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I r VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 2138. v.. PALMETTO POLITICS. MANOUVRES OF THE ASPIRANTS FOB THE UNITED 8TATES SENATE Official Vote of the State for Grant and Greeley-smashup on the Hallroaii Tat Kplxootlc, <vc [SnCIiL TfiLKGRAM TO THK NBWB.] COLUMBIA, November 20. The members of the new General Assembly are flocking to the capital by every train, and log rolling and caucusslng ls unusually lively. Tbe official vote of the State In the late Presidential contest gives Grant 72,290, Gree? ley 22,703, and O'Conor 221. Grant's majority 49,687. The fight for tbe senatorsM^ is going to be a desperate straggle. The Patterson clique appear rather crestfallen since the recent in? junction proceedings. They claim that Moses and Melton have "gone back on them." There begins to be a good deal of talk of Chief Justice Moses In connection with the senatorshlp, but the Governor elect Is said to have distinctly stated that bis lather's name must not be need so long as General Elliott is a candidate. Governor Scott ls receiving numer?os appli? cations, urged in person, for changes and appointments of county auditors and treasur? ers, ma hesitates, however, to make such changes on tbe eve of going out of office, fear? ing that they may conflict with the future Governor's plans. Tbe horse malady Is Increasing here, and mules are being worked by the express com* pa??es, all their horses being down. There was a railroad smash last night on the np train from Augusta, and two sleeping oars were left at the scene of the acoldent. The porter of the sleeping-cars was severely In? jured. The accident was caused by a defective rail. It rs thought that the man shot while sup? posed to be stealing last night will die. SANTKK. SOUTH CAROLINA FINANCES. Unexpect ed Action of tbe Slate Control? Hr-.Vo I'tuvniuu Made Tor SD,OOO,OOO of Bonds-An Io j unction on tbe New Tax Lavy, [Telegram to the New York Tribuna] COLUMBIA. S. C., November 17. Tbe comptroller general ot the State has Jost Issued instructions to the county auditors to levy a tax of four mills on the dollar for the payment of a year's Interest on a portion of tbe Slate debt. He proposes to raise a sum sufficient to pay the Interest only upon the bonds which were recognized as valid by the Taxpayers' Convention ot 1871, amount lng to 19.865,900, and upon such of the new conver? sion bonds as have been changed lrom any ot tbe old bonds ; this will leave about $6,000,000 of the conversion bonds unprovided for. Tue comptroller's action in excluding these bonds inalcatee a purpose to maintain that they have been fraudulently Issued, and to disregard the validating act passed by the Legislature last winter. Nearly all these bonds are held In New York,guda considerable amount 1B held by. savings banks, whose officers have thus lar caretully concealed the tact tbat they have In? vested the funds In their charge in securities of auch doubtful character. About $7,000,000 of the conversion bonus have been issued, ot which about $1,000,000 are supposed to have been properly exchanged lor old bonds. The remaining $6,000,000 have been sold by H. H. Klmpton, financial agent of tbe State in New Yortr. aim ana-it tue 1? only authorized their exobange for former i?ouo?. u.,w?i>..y account has ever been given of the proceeds of the sale or these $6,000,000; there ts no evi? dence that any ot the money realized has been expended for the benefit ot the State, and the general belief here ls tbat the whole amount las been divided among the Stale officials who compose what ls known as the Bond Bing. No confidence ls felt that tbe money collect? ed nnder the instructions of the comptroller general will ever be applied to the payment of the Interest upon a portion ot the debts, as pretended. It will probably be held In the treasury ander injunctions until some new scheme ol plunder can be devised to get lt out. The Incoming State officials elected In Oe; ober, alarmed lest the old officers should dispose of this Interest fund and of the money about to be collected for State expenses before they va? cated their offices, applied recently lor an In? junction, and to-day the Circuit Court gave an order restraining county treasurers lrom pay log any of the money received tor taxes Into the hands of tbe present State treasurer, Par? ker. If tbe new tax levy had been allowed to So Into tbe treasury before they could put lair hands on lt, the new officials teared that the old Ones would manage to make way with lt all, and leave the treasury bare. [Editorial Comments of the Tribune.] Reports of the condition of South Carolina finances are not very encouraging to bond? holders. The State comptroller. It seems, pro. poses to raise a sum only equal to that requir? ed' on $9,866,908 of the funded debt, leav? ing about $6,000,000 unprovided for. These are ot the conversion bouda and are large ly held In the North; but no satlslactory account otrthelr sale has ever been made, and the comp? troller practically repudiates them. But even tbe taxes that are to be collected to meet the Interest on the remainder ot tbe funded debt are not to be covered Into the Slate treasury without a struggle. The State official*, elect? ed on tbe Moses ticket In October, have pre? vented this hy the Issuing of a restraining In? junction procured at their instance. Whatever may be the real cause ot South Carolina's financial trouble?, lt Is, clear that even the officials do not trust eich other. THE FRESBTTERIAN SYNOD. Action upon the Evangfil tallon of the Colored People. The Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina now In session at Colombia bas, after consid? erable discussion, adopted the following reso? lutions In regard to the extension o.t. religious facilities among the colored population of the State: ' Resolved, That this Synod ls glad to hear of any willingness among the colored people within our bounds to. seek instruction from oar ministers, and that all our ministers and members of our church are hereby encouraged to engage earnestly In every proper way in the good work of promoting the knowledge of the Gospel amongst the pt-opie. Resolved, Tbat in the judgment ol this Synod, the way ls clear, the General Assembly con? curring, lor our ministers to a? si st, this people In organizing themselves Into Presoyierlan churches, separate from our Presbyteries, with the understanding that they may look to us for religious Instruction, so far as we can furnish lt, until God, lo His providence, shall raise up competent ministers of their own to lead them In the right way. Resolved. That this Synod, while expressing its own opinion in this form, are sensible of the desirableness ot harmony ot opinion and action in our whole church, and would, there? fore, overture ihe General Assembly, at Its next meeting, to reconsider the plan lt recom? mended In 1869. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The president has appointed Thomas Fair man post ma? ter of Philadelphia. -William P. Ross bas been elected chief of tbe Cherokees, vice Downing, deceased. -One hundred and thirty-two cargoes of wheat bave been sent to Eogland from San Francisco since July. -W. B. Greenlaw obtained a Judgment In the Federal Court, at Lil tie Bock. Ark., yes? terday, against the Memphis and Little Bock Railroad, for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, lor work done on tbat road. -Messrs. Lamb A Eastman, of New York, yesterday obtained a verdict against ihe Cun? den and Amboy Bailroad Company Tor $114 - a?36 dollars, with Interest, for tbe loss ol one ?ftnndred and thirty-seven bales ot cotton barned on the dock ol said company In 1864. TBE MALADY TS MAKIO*. It ls Supposed to have been Brought Along by Old John Robinson. [FROM ODS OWN CO-RESPONDENT.] MARION, 8. C., November 18. Last week a few horses la our towa were seized with a disease resembling that described ac raging In our cities North and South. Others have since been stacked, aud there Is now no doubt tbat the "epizootic," or what? ever lt may be called, ls In our midst. The flrat cases appeared in the lower part of the town, near the location where John Robin? son's circus company pitched their tents dur? ing their visit here on the 8th instant It was noticed that the horses o? the circus were affected by a cough, and hence we attribute our mlafortune to the visit of the circus. Still no one attaches any blame to the company, lt being considered one of those unexpected mis? haps which could not have been guarded against. The disease seems to be ot a mild type, and no deaths have as yet occurred. Judge Townsend holds an extra term of the Court of Common Pleas for this county during the coming week. Suoh a court has been long needed, and will be ol real benefit. JUVKNIS. JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE. -A colored man named Peters was frozen to death in Orangeburg last week. -A t?male seminary association has been organized at Marlon. -Marlon ls to hold its town election on the 10th prox. -A Presbyterian conference ls to be held at Clinton, Laurens County, on the 29th instant. -Sheriff Jesse E. Dent has been Installed at Columbia. -Th? epizootic is Increasing at Columbia, and the physicians are footing lt. -There ls a wood famine In Columbia. This ls nothing new, however. -Barney Ballentlne, of Edgefleld, convicted recently ot grand larceny, bas been pardoned by Governor Scott. -Governor Scott has appointed John R. Boas a commissioner of deeds for this State, resident at St. Louis, Mo. ' ? -The Iron work for the new Central Bank building at Columbia has arrived. It was de? layed in Philadelphia by the eplzoodleum. -One of tba prisoners in the Orangeburg jail tried to break out last Saturday. The con? victs lu the State Penitentiary have a much easier way of getting out. -An extra term of the Court of Common Pleaos begins at Marlon next Monday, and an assorted panel of Jurors have been drawn, seventeen colored and seventeen plain. -The Town of Marlon has been gerryman? dered-one mlle added all around the edge and lt now has a Republican majority of twen? ty-eight. -Judge Mackey opened court at Lancaster yesterday. He 1B looking over the couniy re? cords fur the eighteenth century to find more material for indictments. -The annual intermediate oration belore the Euphradlan Society ot the Sooth Carolina University will be delivered next Thursday evening by Mr. B. 0. Townsend. -Seven oales of cotton standing on the plat? form of the railroad depot at Winnaboro' were set on fire last Sunday by some malicious 8C0undrel and burned up. -The annual conference of the Methodist Eplacopal Church South, In South Carolina, will meet at Anderson Courthouse on Wed? nesday, December 11th. Bishop Paine will preside. -Neale's Bridge across the Congaree la nearly completed. Thia will give trim some? thing to control alter next Wednesday, when he goes out of the comptroller-general busi? ness. -A move has been made by the Rock HUI Grange to petition the General Assembly to re? peal tne law concerning; lenee?, and in lien thereof to enact a stock law for the eastern sect iou ot York County. -The house Qt Olarseon's Turnout, on the Cuidoi) Braaoh of ibo Boutfc o^.o.?.,.. Batl road, the properly ot Colonel T. B. Clarkson, lormerly kept as a atore, was burned on last Sunday morning. The origin of the fire Ia un? known. -The Wheeler Hooae at Columbia will be finished and opened for the reception of guests by the first or December. It is a large and commodious hotel, with all the modern con? veniences, and under the charge of Mr. T. M. Pollock, who la to be the proprietor, la cer? tain to be kept In admirable sly le. A FEW MOSE FIRES. BOSTON, November 20. A Ate bnrat ont thu morning In Rand & Avery'a city printing houses, at the foot of | Washington street. A general alarm sounded, but the fire waa confined to the printing house. Nsw YORK, November 20. A fire In Jersey City thia morning destroyed a tobacco warehouse, a lumber yard and some dwelling houses. The fire ls now under con? trol. Schmidt & Co.'s malt house, at Williams-1 burg, ia burned, with ??ty thousand bushels of malt. TBE ALABAMA LEGISLATUBE. The Governor Administers a Q,a.Ietus to tile Radical Conventicle. NONTGOMBRT, November 20. The Conservatives, wno hold their sessions at the capital, have a quotum, and have fully organized both houses. The governor re? plies to a committee Informing him that they were ready for business, that he will send bia j meesaije to-morrow. In reply to a committee from the other body, the governor, after an elaborate argument, concludes: "Abstaining J from further multiplying reasons tor my con elusions, permit me to say that my otu dal oath of fidelity to the constitution and laws forbids my recognition of any body as the General Assembly of Alabama other than that which organizes under the forms of tne constitution and the laws, and lu the capital of the State. I The body which conailtuied you the commit? tee I do not recogn'ze as the General Assem? bly, and t herefore have no official communi? cation to transmit lo lu" ACBOSS IBS ATLANTIC. LONDON, November 20. The police situation reniaiD3 unchanged. A mass meeting la to be held In the park next Sunday night to decuaa what course will be pursued. PARIS. November 20. . The committee appointed by the French As? sembly to draft a reply to Prealdent Thlera'a message, baa, by a vote ot nine to alx, elected Duke Pasquler d'Audlffut irs prealdent. This action la regarded aa unfavorable to the gov? ernment. TBE NEW YORK VEGETABLE AND\ FRUIT MARKETS. The Dally Bulletin of Tuesday, November 19th, aaye: The supply of common potatoes ia becoming more ire?, although prices have not relapsed as yet. Sweets are Btiu held firmly. Vege? tables without material change. Our quota? tions for potatoes are In bulk, In ahlpplng order 60c per barrel must be adued. We quote: PeacnblowB $2 50a3; Early Roae at $2a2 50; Early Goodrich and Jackson whiles ? ?l an?ulDights $1 25al 75. Sweets $3a3 25 per bbl tor Vlrelnla, and $3 60a3 75 for Dela.^-c^,;q50te:,7eSe,abl,'B: ??I ?"?Ions, per bbl $2 50?3; do yellow $2 60a3; do Connec? ticut white, $4B4 6li per bbl. fcquaah, marrow? fat, per bbl, $lal 25. Russia turnips. $1 75 ner bbl, white turnips, $1 25 per bbl. Cabbages $6a9 per 100. Red cabbages. $8al0. B^-W JerBey, $1 25al 50. Carrots, per bbl $1 25a2' Celery, SI 75 per dozen. Cauliflower, $la3 5rj per dozen. We quote: Apples, Newtown pippina $3a4 Fall pippins, prime $3 50a4; York pippins $3u3 50; greenings $3a$3 50; Baldwinsi $3 Splizenberg $3 60; river stock, all varieties' ?2.2 50; and Jersey. In bulk, $1 50*2 per bbl' Pears-California-Winter Neils $5*6. Easter Buerre $5x6. and Glou Morceau $5a6 per case. Qutncea S6a7 for apple, and $4*6 for pear! Urapea, Isabella, per lb 6>7c. Catawba, do,' 8 J9C; Iona do 9c; Diana do 8a9c. Cranberries! prime $10al2 per bbl; per crate $3 60; do fair to good $2 75a3 25. A WEB Of CIECl THE MYSTERIOUS POISONING EEK DR. J. B. SMITH. Full Particulars of the Great North Carolina Poisoning Case-1 Deadly Seldlltz Powder-A Clergyman's Wife and Daughter Passing Through Terrible Ordeal. BALEIGH, N. C., November 17. The community of Raleigh, and indeed ot almost the entire State of North Carolina, have been greatly exercised for the past four or dre weeks over the (acts developed in the exam? ination by a coroner's Jury Into the causes which led to the death of the Rev. J. Brinton Smith, D. D., a prominent and influential cler? gyman of the Episcopal Church, and presl- j dent of the St. Augustine College for the edu? cation of freedmen In this city. Dr. Smith came to this city some four years ago for the purpose of engaging In the educational work to which all his talent and energies have been devoted during that period. He was a native of Delaware, and bad preached successfully in New Jersey before removing to North Carolina. A MAN OF ENERGY AND CULTURE. Dr Smith was a man of greattnergy and force of character, and bis influence was felt not only among the people of his charge, but in the whole community, to the welfare ot which be was strongly devoted. The general testimony at the time of bis death was that ] the City of Raleigh and the State of North Carolina had sustained an almost Irretrievable j loss. The school, of which he was principal or J president, was almost exclusively his own creation, and to lt he was devoting himself with all the energy of bis nature. It ls lo? cated ic a charming situation, about a mile | from ?.he State capitol, Just beyond the new j cemetery, and at the time of the doctor's death was In a prosperous condition and filled to overflowing with pupils. Near by ls the doctor's residence, an elegant building, com- j ploted within the last year under bis own di? rection, and around lt an extensive ground, with fruit orchards, garden, ic. tastefully laid out by himself. The school buildings and his own house and grounds Indicate a man of | taste and culture, who had loca'ed himself permanently near the work to which be pur? posed devoting his life. It was to this charm? ing spot, in the midst of comforts and luxury, and almost at the opening oi a successful life's career, that the destroyer oame, and In a mu- J ment blighted all his prospects and plana ot the future. THE FATAL DRAUGHT. On the 1st of October Dr. Smith arose at his usual hour, about half-past dve, and after walking about his farm a little while and giv? ing special directions to the overseer of the estate as io the work of the day, returned for breakfast, remarking before sitting down that he felt a little unwell. He suggested that a seldh.z powder mlgbt do him good, and there? upon his daughter, Mrs. Maun, prepared it for him, and he took it, remarklug as he did so that it was unusally bitter, and inquiring what made lt so. His daughter replied that Bhe did not know, that she had mixed lt Just as her mother banded lt to her. After eating bis breakfast the doctor returned to the farm, and while conversing with the overseer was overtaken with what he described as a pecu? liar sensation. Thereupon be at once return? ed to the house. Arriving there, he said to J bis family that he believed be was dying and j thought be had been poisoned. A physician was Bent for, but too late. In five minutes the poison bad done Its work and the doctor waa a corpse. The suddenness of the event and the singularity of bia remark that he tbought he had been poisoned, made lt seem necessary to summon a coroner's Jury and have a post-mortem examination. The Jury was summoned and the examination begun. A CHAIM WITH A lirSOIKO LINE. and now there began to be woven around the persons of Mary E. Smith, the wile, and Mrs. Francea 8. Mann, the daughter of the j dead mao, u chulo of circumstances which needs bat a link or two to lasten upon them the guilt of deliberate murder. The link lack* lng In thia circumstantial chain la a motive and cause. Could it be shown that any suffi- J clent motive existed In the minds of these two I women, as for Instance that they were to be in Borne way profited by the dark transaction, or could lt be shown that positively unhappy relations existed between these two and the husband and father, the chain would be com? plete. The admitted facts aa they have slowly colled around the unhappy wife and daughter may he elated In bilef, without giving the tes? timony In detail. The first duty of the coro? ner's Jury, of conree, waa to 8ecure the re? mains of the seid utz powder left lu the goblet I from which the doctor drank, and (he box of powders from which the particular one waa taken. The post-mortem was conducted by trustworthy physicians of the city, and lt waa decided to rend the stomach of the deceased to Philadelphia for the purpose of chemical analysis. The coroner, wno look ihe stomach to Philadelphia, carried alao the tumbler In which the powders were mixed, the empty paper wt apper which had contained the dose, ihe tin box containing the other seldlltz pow? ders from which the dose was taken, the spoon used In administering the medicine, and a glass jar of sugar om ot which the pow? der had been sweetened. A SOOCESSFCL SEARCH FOR POISON. Dr. Genth, the chemist Do whom tbess arv Holes were submitted, began his analysis very carefully with the more unimportant articles. The sugar In the Jar was fl rat teated. It show? ed nothing to verify the suspicion or the doo- | tor that he had been poisoned. Then came the Un-box of seldlltz powders. They were tested one by one, deliberately and carefully with the consciousness that more than human Ute bung on the result. Nothing yet ol poison. And now the chemist comes closer lo his work. He takes up the empty powder wrap? pers, Including the white and blue papers which had contained the acid powder and the soda. A particle ot white powder adhering to the blue paper attracted his attention. It was the beginning of the trail. The minute white particle was subjected to the usual chemical test. The characters and perhaps the lives of two women trembled lo the balance, and as the result ap? peared the coll O? circumstances began slowly I to envelop them. There was in thia little speck of white a deadly mineral poison. The tests developed the characteristics of strych? nine, and the chemist BO pronounced lt. Then came the spoon used In administering the dose on mixing the powdera. Here was another trace of white powder, and under the aualysiB thia, too, proved to be strychnine. Next came tne tumbler from which the powder bad been taken, and In which a sediment remained. Tne trail remained. Here waa the deadly pol BOU again beyond a doubt. The examination of the stomach was reserved until the last, and here was found the final and conclusive evidence that the doctor when he threw up his hands In the agony ot death, and expressed bia belief that he bad been poisoned, was not giviog way to childish fears, but was uttering his deliberate conviction aa to the cause of his. distress. WHO ADMINISTERED THE POISON. Here were facts that could not be denied, for they came in under the sanction ol seien-1 tlflc exaction. Dr. Smith died from the effects | of poison. Who administered ll? Confes? sed Iv his own daughter, Mrs. Francea 8. Mann, who received lt from the hands of her mother, I the wife of the doctor. There la enough In j thia to warrant the jury in holding both the ! women to answer to the charge of murder. But thia was not all. It appeared in evidence before thia Jury that Mra. Smith waa the cus? todian of the key to a closet from which the glass was taken in whioh the fatal draught was mixed; that she rarely allowed any ono but herself to lake the key or have necees to the contenta of the closet. And now the facts coil Billi closer round this unhappy woman, for In this closet there was found a vial con? taining a quantity ol strychnine. TUE WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARRESTED. So much for the chain ot circumstances, and < certainly the Jury waa warranted upon these ? In holding* bom the women for trial. Added to these are reporta current among the negro servants that the doctor waa tyrannical and cruel in bia family, and had at times personally chastised bia own wife. Theae furniBh the missing link of motive, and lt seems as If | nothing could be more complete. If the wo-_ men are lunooent, they are victims of themoBt] cruel combination ol circumstances that ever I ministered by Frances o. ~. E. Smith was the custodian ot a hey of the closet in which was lound a rial of said poi? sonous drug. Undera coroner's warrant th? two ladles were arrested on ihe following day and com? mitted to Jail. This was on Tuesday. TEE CASE IN COURT. Application for a writ of habeas corpus was immediately made by the counsel for the accused, and a bearing upon lt was had before Judge Watts, of tbe Superior Court, lo this city on Saturday. The mayor's office, in whlon the hearing took place, was turouged, and intense interest was manifested in the'pro? ceedings by all classes. Mrs. Smith came Into court leaning on the arm ol her?ate husband's brother, and accompanied by Mrs. Mann and three other daughters of the deceased, all clad In deepest mourning. The counsel for the prisoners Bald the defence was willing to have all the tacts In the case brought lo light, and for the purposes ol this examination was ready lo admit the regularity of ihe testimony as to the chemical analysis, the discovery of poison, ?c., and that the tumbler containing the poi? son was banded to the deceased by his daugh? ter, Mrs. Mann, notwithstanding which, he was satisfied he would be able to convince the court ot the Innocence ot the prisoners. The prosecuting attorney said he regarded this as the most important case that bad ever been tried In North Carolina, and that a sense of public duly compelled him to demand tbe lull? est Investigation; but that he was not now prepared for the trial, and asked a postpone? ment. His request being denied, the prose, culing attorney deollaed naving any responsi? bility in the case, and withdrew from the trial. The hearing was consequently in some meas? ure ex parte. THE PRISONER'S DEFENCE. The counsel for the defence then submitted the report ot the testimony belora ihe coro? ner's jury, and lotroduced testimony to show, first, the absence of any motive for the crime. The affairs of the deceased were shown to be In an embarrassed condition, and it was proven that his wife had'voluntarily signed away all her Interest in the estate to relieve him (rom the embarrassment; while as to the charge of cruelty to his wife and family, testi? fied lo by negro servants, abundant evidence to the contrary was furnished by ihe friends and intimates of the family, it appeared In the cour-e of the testimony that Mrs. Smith bersell first suggested a post-mortem exami? nation, and the propriety of having the stomach tested by. the ? most competent chemlsis. She rejected the theory that the poison was administered by others, as she did not believe her husband bad such an enemy In the world. She also repudiated the Idea of sutoide. as she considered ll totally incompati? ble with his views to desire such a death. THE WIFE'd THEOBT. Her theory seemed to be that in preparing a dose for BO me depredating animal, which be sometimes did, a sufficient quantity of the deadly drag might have fallen upon the seid Utz powder to have caused death. Captain Smltn, the eldest brother of the deceased, tes tided to the Christian ' character ot Mrs. Smith, and that this was the first time he had ever heard an 1 mirna:ion ot unhappiness In. his brother's family. He concluded by saying that no member of his family considered U lor one moment possible that Mrs. Smith could be gullly ol the crime oburged upon her. The Rev. Dr. Smith also testified to the excellent character of the accused, and said ibat her composed bearing under this reverse of for? tune could emauate lrom nothing but pure Christian faith. During the proceedings. Major Mano, the husband of Mts. Maon, the accused daughter, entered the coutt room, having been summoned from Vermont, where he ls en? gaged in business. This belog his first meet log with bl? wife since ihepharge waa brought, the scene was one ofxnelaaohoiy interest, and excited the sympathy ot all the spectators, among whom there was scarcely a dry eye. THE PRIS ON Sits DISCHARGED. At the conclusion of the testimony, Judge Watts gave the lollowing declson: "It ls the judgment of the court that there ls not tbe Bllgnest evidence, either positive or presumptive, lo Implicate Frances ll Mann In producing or prooarlng the death of her father, Br. J. Brlnton suth. It Is the further opinion ol tills court that there ls no evidence lo satisfy the court that Mary E. Smith elmer nrepared, administered, or connived, at Ihe death ?of her husband, Dr. J. Brlnton smlth.) I am, however, of the oplniou that lrom the report of the Jury of Inquest, which the court regards as merely Inferential, lt was the duty of the coroner and officers of the law lo give the matter a thorough investigation. It ls, therefore, the judgment ol the court that the prisoners be discharged,'' The announcement was received with the most decided d?monstrations ot approval, and the prisoners, who had borne themselves through the whole proceeding with great calmness and dignity, for ihe first lime gave vent to their feelings in floods ol tears. They were Immediately surrounding by their friends, who overwhelmed them with congra? tulations. A GENERAL BELIEF IS TREIB INNOCENCE. The belief In their innocence, notwithstand? ing the terrible cordon ot circumstances that surrounds them, ls almost universal In the olly. Tue result ls not conclusive. Of course til? effect ot the decision ia only to discharge them lrom custody. Doubtless the prosecut? ing attorney will present the oase before the grand Jury ut the next term ot the Superior Court, which will ho In March, and ask for a bill of indictment, as lt caa hardly be denied thal there Is sufficient ground for holding them for trial. There will probably be a regu? lar and formal trial at that lime, though lt is hardly possible that they can either of them be convicted unless meantime some new evi? dence should be discovered. The theory of Mrs. Smith, that the doctor was the victim ot bis own carelessness, receives pretty general credence here. He seems to have been a pe? culiar mao In some respects, and one of bis peculiarities was his aversion to trespassers on hla grounds, whether brute or human. Al? most tbe first thing he did alter taking posses? sion ot the property he occupied for the school and residence and private grounds was to post notices warning off ail trespassers; and be was especially sensitive to the Incur? sions of animals, such as dogs, hogs, ?c., upon hie premises. It waa to kill these that he pro? cured the strychnine which CAUSED HIS OWN DEATH, and it ls said that the day before he died he poieoned a hog found trespassing on his land He was ol an Irascible temper, and said to be somewhat sharp in his business transactions bm a man of great foroe of character, and to his friends genial and companionable. Be first came here with Sherman's army, In which he was a chaplain, but did not take up his residence here UDtil two or three years after the close of the war. His wile ls an in ? telilgent, modest-appearlog lady ol about filly, I and his daughters, Including Mrs. Mann, are bright-looking aod rather handsome youug women. The school, of which ihe doctor was the principal, ls continued under the charge of a brother of the Bev. Dr. Smedes, and wi ii probably be kept up. though it must sensibly feel tbe loss of the energy and force of Us founder and first patron. There ls no proba? bility of the conviction of either of the ladles ot the crime of which they are charged, should they bei ried again; nor is lt likely that the mystery of the poisoning will ever be satisfac? torily cleared up, except on the theory ot Mrs. Smith, thal he died a victim ol his own care? lessness. A MISSING STEAMER HEARD FROM. NEW YORK, November 20. The Pacific Mall Steamship Company an? nounce thal a dispatch has just b?en received by them stating that the steamship Arizona was spoken on ih? 14th Instant off Manzanilla, on the coast of Mexico, wHb her piston broken. The Arizona was In tow-of ihe Con? stitution, bound for San Francisco, and the passengers had been transferred to the Con? stitution. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON. November 20. In the Oulf and South Atlantic Slates high TSro meter with generally clear weather and ? winds veering to northeasterly, The Prealdent In cl;i anual message will.re. commend the passage of a bill by Congrega removing all the disabilities imposed by the third section of the four-teenth amendment to the constitution. Ha will take the ground that aa the amendment does not' exclude the ballot, but only Imposes disabilities to bold' office upon certain persone, there ls no gopd reaaon for disfranchisement of that kind mere? ly because they were, before the rebellion, of standing and character enough to be elected to offices requiring them lo .lake an oath to support the ponai Huil?n. lahls last message, be suggested (bat If there were any persons distinguished above all others for the part they look in the rebellion they might be excluded, but now he proposed to Include everybody. Tbe excepted classes .now are all senators and' representatives of the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-: seventh Congresses, officers ol the Judicial, military and naval service' of tbe United' States, heads of departments and foreign min-! Istera of the United Statea who participated In. the rebellion. -.. .j It waa rumored to day that the Prealdent, lb' fulfilment of that liberal policy toward the Bomb which ls promised on his behalf by some of his friends, would order the release of the three conservative members of, the alabama Legislature, who were arrested on Saturday, refused ball and taken to Mobile under"ihej pretence of violating the enforcement act, but; in reality to prevents, Conservative organiza-; Hon to-day of the Alabama Legislature, o nd the subsequent defeat for re-election to the' United States Senate Ot i hat notorious carpet? bagger George E. Spencer, In whose sole Inter? est, lt ta believed, these arrest were made. SEA ISLAND COTTON. Th* Future Lookout of the Plan.rt-. Ems TO ISLAND, October 28. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. It will not take any one of much discern? ment to see, by the present slate of affairs, what will be the late Bi the sea leland cotton planter. It ia eviden t to the planter, the lac tor, and also must be ao to the' buyers, that sea Island cotton cannot be produced io pay tbe coat of cultivation at the present market ratea in Charleston, the high price of labor, and of everything necessary to produce a crop, not to mentlou .he great uncertainty of the seasons that we have had to coutend wu h for the last six years. Even at the prices we we have received previous to thia aea?oo, which were from 60 to 76 per cent, above ihe present rates, bow few, lt any, bave made more than a seamy living tor their families. Those strangers wlih ample means have aban? doned ihe cultivation, and those who had limited meena aod those who used borrowed money, have all l et what little tiley bad, or got deeper into debt. No factor, or noy one else will advauce when he knows that, evan If a crop 1* made, the prevent price would not satisfy his liens. So, lt that ls tue case, whal ls to become ot that olass of planters who live by their (actors ? Aud ihe few that nave means will be very careful in the use of them, reducing iheir plunilug toa small scale. Before me war there were a few buyers, a few factors, and the number ol plauters could be calculated by the number of plantations. How la lt now ? Tho only vestige remaining of the old times la the same little ring ol buyers. The city is filled with factors, many of them when they commenced only knew sea island cotton because lt waa In a round bale. As to the planters their name la Legion. Everyjreedm?n thu:, works a task ot ground ior you la a planier, and that Claas has be? come one ot conquerable Importance, pro? ducing from one hundred pounds to three balea each. Another clues ls the little coton trading stores aod public loll gina. The freedman alter harvesting his crop either trades lt off or senos It to town and sella tor the beat be can get, not ca! cu I ail cg the cost, ao he gets some money. The stores and toll gins are also anxious Bellera, as they wish to realhie the cash lo make ire s h pu reliases. The ataall lactor, with limited means, on a falling market force off their coe - stliut-nt's cotton to cover their liens-so those aflmo have any means or credit have lo walt and leave things In i;hehanda of the small ring of boyera In Wall street either bulls or bears require mon ?y to carry on their opera? tions; btu in thia caie ihe amall ring of bears have only to hold tm to their money and bide their lime until ihe urgent necessities of thc planter requires him tu submit to their terms. If nome remedy Is not applied, and that im? mediately, the plaining ot colton on these Islands will b-> a thing of the past. In my next I will state what I iblnx will be Ihe only means to s ive from total destruction the SEA ISLAND PLANTER. MEXICAN MATTERS. WASHINGTON, November 20. Our minlBter to Mexico, Mr. Nelson, hud a long Interview with Prealdent Grant this after? noon, relative to the condition of uffilrs In that country. He (peaks lu terms of praise of the new president di that Republic, and par? ticularly of his Intelligence and d-sire to pre? serve and strengthen ibe friendship now ex? isting between bis eva country and tne United Slates. There seems to be no obstacle In the way of concluding a new conventlou, extend? ing the time lor deposing of the remaining claims before ihe United ctates and Mexican mixed commission which, by limitation, will expire under the present convention In Feb? ruary next. It is stated that the Mexican president ia anxious for such an extension, and will appoint an agent In good faith to carry ont the design ot tbe commission lu placo of Mr. Guzman, by whose action the proceedings were some weeks ago Interrupted. Prelimi? nary s'eps have already been taken for a new convention. _ A COACUMAIZERS' CONVENTION. Haw YORK, November 20. A convention of carriage builders ls In eeaslon here with nearly every State repre? sented. Ic has appointed an executive com? mittee to consider the best means of adjusting the Interests common to employers and em? ployees. ?.eec lp ti by Railroad, November ?0. SOUTH Ci ROLIKA RAILROAD. leos bales cotton, 42 hales conda, 82 bbls spirits turpentine. 236 bblB rosin. 4 care stocs. To Hall road / Rcnt.u u Walter A co, Q W williams A co, Tr sn liol ra A Son, Pelzer, Kodgers A co. Slo in A Sf-lgnlons, B B KI OBI A co, W BL Ryan, A J Saunas, W B smith A co. Pringle A ron, W 0 Bee A co, Wilcox. Gibbs A co, A B Mulllgm. WIFS A co, Witte Bros, Mowry A Mon. w B Winiam* A Son, w W Smith, A S smith. Mnrdaugu A Weekley, Ooaats A Wroton, Caldwell A OOJ, and others. NORTHBJ.STSRN RAILROAD. 217 bales upland cotton. 7 bags sea island cot? ton. 14 "bois spirits turpentine. 35 bbls rosin cai s of lumber, mdse, Ac To Frost ft co. W K t- y an, A J Salmas, Mowry A Son, Q H Walter A co W ? Bee A co, T P Smith, A s smith, Caldwell A Son, G W Williams ft co, TO Boag, Wilcox. Gibbs A co, Tren holm A Son, Whtlden A Jones. Pringle A S O, Pelzer, Rodgers A co, Mor dangh A Weekley, llavenel A co, needer A Davis, wit:e Bria. W P Dowling. H wagerer. D C Ebaugh, P B Lalane A co, Kinsman A Bowell, Gaillard ft Mm,itt, G Wasblneton. Chapeau A HetTrou. E Welling, S C Railroad Agent, Order, and Railroad Agen . SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD. 84 bales upland nod 20 bags sea ls and cotton, HO bushels rouirh rice, 40 bbls rosin, 23 bbls spirits turpenlne, cars lamber, md e, Ac To P McQueen. Elias Bros. G W Aim -r, M ti S'mes, P Hutson, Reeder ft Davis. Prater A Dill, J A EDS low A co. Mnniaug i ft Weekley, cranley ft De hon, JOH Cianst en. W c Bee A co. Stoner A Lowndes, J Stephets, Birdln ft Paifcer, Whllden A Jones, Witte Bros, W II Welsh. A J sailcas' B Spell, w Gurney. Mowry A Son, w p Dowling. G w Williams A co, Kinsman ft Howell. Pe zer, Rodder.- ft co, Singer Manufacturing Company, A H Morse, and others. Passengers. Per steamer Clry Point, from PalatEa. via Jack Bonville, Fernandina and havannah-Mies A Ed? wards, Mrs Covington and 3 children, Mrs Sanger and 8 on deck. per steamer Emilie, from Georgetown, S 0 MJBs Harlee, J A Foster, E s florry, R F Huger. J McKinley, and 10 on deck, ' Monday..... Tuesday...... Wednesday.. Thursday.... Friday.. *&l saturday.... Snnrtav. ll., ll..68 W..4S 1..4t 2 28 .VA RI XV S JEWS. CH A RLES TON, 8. C----.NOVEMBER 21,1872 Lat86deg45mm 8Ssea | Lon 7?> deg 57 min 27 sec. . ???=? A?EJVED YESTERDAY. 9 Ship Richard the Third,-Hubbard, Savannah-: Balled Tuesday. Ballast: To Street, Bros A oe. . steamer tncy^ Point,' McMillan, Pal una, via JacKaoavuie, : Fern?n dina and- savannah., TS .bales cotton, 60 pkga oranges, IS bales*hldes, Mil bundles hides, So pigs rars? To Kavene! A co, -Money. :A Lowndes, Wi tte Bros, Ptnefcney Bros, Paul, Welch A co, M Goldamlth A So QB. Fraser A DHL G H Ingrabam A Son, J A Enaiow A co, J F O'Neill, T P Smith. A S Perry. Dr James Globes, G H Lertn, G W Williams A co, B F Mccabe. steamer Emilie, White, Georgetown, ni tes rice, mdse and sundries, TO saackeiiord A Kelly, JR; Pringle, A Boo,,stoney * Lowndes.Pelzer, Rodgers i co. Mordecai * co. and others; Boat from CbriKt Charon, c bags sea island cot? ton. To V\ ru Guruey. . - , - . Boat i rom Si Andrew's. 2 bags sea (aland cot -ton. . Td-* ha Coicoo* 4 co. ? ??'.! . .Boat lr, m John's island, e bags sea Island cot? ton. To John OolCoCk A CO. - Boat'from JotmM Island. T bags sea island cotton.' ToBBopan: "J . . . <. :> . Boat from John's Island. 4 bags sea' island cotton; To B Roper. ' ' ? . . Boat' from Christ Church.. 13 bags sea Island cotton. To Kin-man A howell. ? Received rrom Bennett's Mills. 102 tea rice. To Kinsman * Howell and W o sea A co. . OLEARES TESTBRD AT. . Sehr Franois Satterly, Stetson,. Boston-Roach A Monett. SAILED YESTERDAY. Sehr Samuel Fish, TeeL Bocks ville, S O. FROM THIS FORT. steamship Falcon, Haynle, at Baltimore. No? vember 18. CP FOR THIS POET. Sehr J Q Stickney, Fooks, at Baltimore, Novem? ber 20. . - ' CLEARED FOR THIS PORT. Sehr Mary Mankln, Tyler, at Baltimore, Novem? ber 18. MARINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. ' .' ' " LrVsRToot, November 20. Arrived, Reta and Un?ame from havannah. Nsw TOBE. November 20. H Arrived; Moravian, Zodiac, ban Salvador, Man? hattan, Cimbria, Liberia Cuba. . Arrived ont, Deotebiand, Trinaorla. MEMORANDA. U . . The sehr W Slater, Watts, for Beauforte c, cleared at Baltimore, November 18. ' "'.' The echr Marla 0 Frye, Banker for Bull Elver, S 0, cleared at Baltimore, November 18. 1 1 ' LIST O7"T?8SBLS UP,' OLBABCD ANDBAILXD FOB THIS PORT. " FORIBTGH. ITVEHfOOL. Br bark Pille de l'Alr, Jones, sailed...Oot 4 The co.ward, BnUard, cd.Oct 30 CARDIFF. The Mary Jane, Jones, sailed.Sept 20 The Emma, Pender, sailed.Sept io Bark Brilliant, Bartley, salted-.Sept 16 BBBMBR. German bark Neptune, Ploghoft, np.Oct 1 The Freihandel, W?chter, sailed.Oct 1 TROOM, -- ?_ Tho Augusta, Onderberg, ashed.Oct 6 STOCKHOLM. Bark QelloB, Holm, sailed.Sept 6 BAROILONA. Span bark Providencia, -, sailed.Oct 10 OtBQKKn, SIOttY. Swedish brig Anna, Jansen, sailed.Sept 0 FOBT TALBOT. The Santander, Miles, cleared.Oct 4 OiLLAO. Bark Sapho, Wilbur, up.Oot 14 BABiOOi. Sehr Mary Mangam, Bainbridge, up.Nov 6 DOMESTIC. NSW TOBE. Bark walter, Berry, cid.....^;Novl8 >chr H J rea ce Bogers, aneppard, us..Nov 14 Sehr A ilea on, Bogers, up......;.'..Nov 6 Sehr Mvro,er, Brown, cid.Nov 14 sehr Wm Bowe, Yoang, oieared............Oct so Sehr Albert Thomas, Kuse, cleared.Nov 2 BOSTON. Bark Walter, Berry, up.Oct 80 Brig Melrose,-. up.Nov ll Sehr Emma D r in ney, Elwell, cleared.Nov 2 rOILADBLTBIA. Brig Mary 0 Roosevelt, Roberts, cid.Nov 18 Sehr Electric, Dale, np.Nov 12 Sehr L 0 flecaman, Robinson, cleared..Oct lg BAXTTMOBK. Sehr J H Stickney. FCOKB, np.Nov 18 Sehr Mary MauKin, Tyler, cid.Nov 18 Sehr Sue Cummings, Lyon.Sept 18 FBOVTDBHOZ. Sehr Irene E Meaaervey, Wall, sailed.Nov 2 ^_ THOMAS & LANNEAU, NO. 289 KING STREET, OPPOSITE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE. FINE WATCHES, BICH JEWELRY, 8ILVER AND PLATED WARE, BRIDAL AND I HOLIDAY PKESENTS. THEY" ABB NOW OFFEBING AS LABGE |AND WELL SELECTED STOCK A8 HAS EVER BEEN PRESENTED TO THE CHARLES? TON PUBLIC. NO. 289 KING STREET. novl6-stuth3mo8 ?militen (taro* D. A. J. SULLIVAN BUILD EB AND CONTBACTOB, No. 113 MEETING STREET, NEARLY OPPOSITE CAMERON, BARKLEY A CO Desires to Inform hus friends and the public that he is prepared to carry on tbe GENERAL BUILDING BUSINESS. Repairs of au kinda at? tended to, Designs and estimates furnished upon anplteailon. sepe , GARD. I would respectfully Inform my friends that I have resumed business at No. 26 Vendue Bange. PET? K MACQUEEN, Provision and Produce Commission Merchant octl?-tnthaimo . .' w M . J . GAYER, ATTOBNEY-A T - L A W, COURTHOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C. nove-imo jyjOSES GOLDSMITH * SON, COLONNADE ROW, VENDUE RANGE. Highest oaau Price paid for *TOL, WAX Bides. Skins, Paper stock, iron, and all kinds of Metals. ALSO, Dealers in COTTON, Naval Stores ^and Scotch pig iron. mayso-mwflyr checks Inflam: pel the irritating- matter-'-#5 toe Bronchial tobes. " nowt fl 1 -' --i_---*-Y I, . ^THRVBMHBRB OF THE GFAN J HUSSARS TILTING GLUR are requested to call 1 on Messrs. MENKE A MULLER and-ieave order* fur?ielrUhironas? ? ^...r-. ~r> Bj order of the Tr^sMeot.r . :/ .? J. 0. W. BISCHOFF, oc.tg ... . .. . ..; . "., semetary. -, ^ BELL SCHNAPPS, DISTILLED bj tho Proprietors at Sch! ed a rr, in Holland. An invigorating' Tonftr and Medicinal Bererage. Warranted perfectly par?, and fros from ak deleterious sabstaucea. It ls distujea from Bar? ley of the fl nest qaaiity, and the aromatto Juniper Berry of Italy, and designed expressly for oases Of Dyspepsia or Indigestion, ?ropsy, Goat, Rhea mattsm, General Debility, GsTtarrtr of the Blad? der, Pams m the B3Ck and stomscn, . and ai" diseases of the Url na ry organs. It fires relief in anama,!ararat.and uaicuii tn tbs Bladder, \ strengthens and invigorates v.e system, and ie a certain preventative and core or that dreadful scourge, Fever and Ague. \~s^nnk ' ' CAUTION I-Asl Xor '-HUDSON G. WOLFE'S BELL 80HNAPPS." For sale by all respectable Grocers and Apothe? caries. ' .' . . ' ' HUDSON G.' WOLFE ft CO., Sole Importeri; Office, Na 18 South William'street, New Tort * senSo-smos ,; -? pm* BUBNHAM'S AROMATIC DENTL FiUCE, ror Cleaning, Be&aufj?ig and Preserving the Teeth, and Imparting a refreshing taste to the mouth. Prepared by EDW. S. BURNHAM, ' Graduate of Pharmacy, No. 421. Kin i street, Charleston;-S. a: i Recommended by the following Dentists: Mr , i. & PATsVcK, Dr. B. A. MUOKMSFUBS. - , r gggMgg . pm* THOSE OF OUB BEADERS WHO desire their hair to cake the same color as when young, should use HALL'S VEGETABLE 8101' LIAN HAIR RENEWER. nOTlS-ttntaXDAC pm* BATCHELUR'S HAIR DYK-THIS superb Hair Dye ls the best in the world. Per? fectly harmless, reliable and instantaneous. Na disappointment. No ridiculous tints, oTunplea*-: ant odor. The genuine W. A. Batchelor's Hair: Dye pro-incej. immediately a splendid black ot natural brown. Doe* not stain the sith, bat leaves the hair clean, soft and beauuxuL The only safe and perfect Dye. Sold by all druggists Factory le Bond street, New York. ,.. . -./ mchS-tnthslyr . :, am* CLEAR UH) HARMLESS AS WA TER-NATTANS'S CB Y ST AL DISCOVERT FOI* THE HAIR.-A perfectly clear preparation ooS bottle, as easily applied as water, fer jsatortng to gray hair its natural color and yonthra] appear' ance, to eradicate ana prevent' dandrulL -topror mote the growtr of the bab; and step' Its. falling out. lt ls entirely harmless, and perfectly .free from any polsondos substance, and will therefore _take thj? nlacejoLa?J.^ dirty and unpleasant preparations now In use. Numerous testimonia s have been sent us from many of our most promt' ; neut citizens, some er which are subjoined, la every tiring m which the articles now in ase are objectionable, CRYSTAL DISCO VEK Y ls perrett! It ls warranted to con tam neither Sogar ol Load, Sulphur or Nitrate of Silver, lt docs not soil the clothes or scalp, ts agreeably perfumed, aaa makes one of the best dressings for the Hair in, ase. It restores the color of the Hair "more per fees and uniformly than any other preparation^ and always does so in from three to ten days, virtually reeding the roots of the Hair with ail tho nourishing qualities necessary to its growth and healthy condition; lt restores the decayed and induces a new growth or the Hahr mere poa* lively than anything else."Tne apnucation o< this wonderful discovery also preduces a pleasent and cooling effect on the scalp and gives the Hair a pleasing and elegant appearance. Price ll a bottle. .ARTHUR NATHANS, ,, , inventor and Proprietor, Washington, D. 0. , For sale by the Agent, DB.'B.''BAJDai . NO. 131 Meeung Btreet, Charleston, 8. a novig-stutr<8 ' f*0birtB ana /ttrniatjinfj <&OOOM? SOOT T THE ONLY EXCLUSITE CENTS' Hillii CHARLESTON, 8. C. "? SSS ?1 0? SSSS, SS8SS SSSSSS sss-s^ss . 1 "ss SSSSS88SSS nnMMoooo SSSS83SSSSBSSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSS88BS. g SSSSSSSS S&988JSB ., ssssss onnyjiQ SSSSSS S-SS8 ?uU I I Ossss? ssss ssss sss sss "jg STAR 88 S B - ??? SSS SHIRT SSS Hi SSSS 8388 8SS8S j_88888 ssssss EMPORIUM SSSSSS 8SS9SSSS SSSSSSSS * SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS8SSSSSSSSSS8S&SS 8SSSSSSSSS SSSSSSSS SSSSSS 8SSSS 8888 SSS SS - ?? ; S The Proprietor of the above Establishment bat Jost returned from New York with a new and well selected stock of the Oeleorated . .. . ? : ? 's.y.'jvi STAR SHIRTS AND COLLARS, ALSO, A ran ASSOKTXXMT or , GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, ooNsmnNoor i ?N DEB WE AF, Shaker Flannel, Wool and Merino, Cotton Flan neL Shirts and Drawers, all grades and au sises. Enirltsh Merino aod cot ton Half Hose. - ? ii Also, a mu selectloa of the latest Novelties ?i NKi5h Windsor Scarfs, Marquise Scarfs, i| Lort Stanley Searls, Uvtngston cravats, Chancellor Scarfs, Bows arid Ties, Gray's PAPEK COLLARS of aU descriptions. . WalKlng Canes and Umbrellas. E. SCOTT, MEETING STREET, OPPOSITE MARKET HALL. jpEHFUME ATOMEZEB8. This new and elegant addtaon to the tolles table ls coming daily into more general ute: A full 8apply-dur?rent styles-constantly oe isnd At DB. H. BAER'S Drag Store, Na 181 Meeting street,