W&t ?j)?ilt?t0m Jails jfefeg, VOLUME X.-NUMBER 2179. ' CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1873. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR7 THE SEITE CAPITAL / m EROGREiSS OF THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. BTA Good Rale Adopted In the House IBS [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS ] V COLOMBIA, January 10. BF The Senate, alter a long debate, concurred ? in tho House resolution requiring the attor r ney-general to make Immediale investigation Into the late Slate treasurer's payments, and if any be found to have been Illegally made to commence proceedings against bim. Wnitte rJfore introduced a bill to incorporate the Oar L'ngton academical Society; also another bill to enforce the payment of the poll tax. The latter bill prescribes a penalty of two dollars or thirty days in Jail for non-pay? ment Tbe bill to amend section 6, chapter 62 of the general statutes was reported on favor? ably by the Judiciary committee. This is im? portant, as lt seeks to lacrease the State li? cense iee for agencies oi foreign Insurance companies from five dollars to five hundred dollars. The bill to incorp?rale the Slate Auxiliary Joint Stock Company was reported on unlavorably by the committee on incorpo? rations. The bill providing for extension of the lime lor payment of the tax for the fiscal year commencing November 1,1872, was reported on favorably by the committee on finance, . and alter a long debate was read tbe second lime and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Gaillard presented a memorial from the Charleston City Council, and gave notice o? a bill to incorporate the Charleston Water . and Canal Company. The bill to Incorp?rate tbe Irish Volunteer Rifle Club of Charleston, and the bill fur the better protection of wllg lous worship, were read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for a third readlrg. The rest of the calendar was referred to ap? propriate commut?es. The Senate In executive session to-day con? firmed the following appointments by the Governor : Trial Justices, C. T. Hopkins and J. B. Sbermao, for Greenville; Oliver Hewitt, for Barnwell; B. S. Rollins, for Darlington; G w.'Shingler and J. P. Howard, for Charleston; J. F. Southerland, S. B. Hall, J. T. Truesdaie and C. Shiver, for Kershaw; Jas. B. Newberry, 'or Anderspn. In the House Speaker Lee announced a very admirable rule that hereafter tbe call of committees for the introduction of bills, ?c., would terminate each day at one o'clock P. M. This ls dttlgned td limit tbe tiresome and trifling debates which have lately occupied tbe sessions ol the House, and lt will have the salutary effect of shortening the session ot the General Assembly. Moore eave notice of a bill to incorporate the Greenville Agri cultural and Mechanical Society. HAT rington gave notice ot a bill to pro hlblt the Bale of liquor to minors. The bill to Incorporate the Irish Volunteer Rifle Club ol Charleston; the bill to Incorporate the Pal metto State Rifle Club ot Charleston; the bill to Incorp?rale the National Zouaves ot Charleston; the bill to incorporate the Lin? coln! Light Infantry of Cbarleston, and the bili to Incorporate the Bowen Riflemen of Charleston, received their fina! reading, ( paased and were ordered to be sent to the t Senate. After a long debate, the enacting - clause waa et ricken out o? the bill to repeal j the act relating to the financial agent of South Carolina. The Blue Ridge Scrip Case j was continued to-day. Mr. Haskell concluded | i his argument against the scrip holders, and waa followed by Mr. Pope on the same elde Mr. Pope addressed himself especially to the Invalidity of the scrip as violating the Constl tutlon of the United States In being a bill of credit. His argument was clear, convlnclnz and pleasing to the court and to the bar, and lt ls thought has practically settled the ques? tion. After Mr. Pope came Attorney-General Mel? ton, who discussed tbe question ot the pro? priety of the mandamus under the circum alancea. He showed clearly that the demand for the levy and collection of the tax to pay the scrip should first be made, which bad not been done in the present case. Shortly after j Mr. Melton commenced, the hour of adjourn? ment arrived, ai.d the court adjourned to ten ' o'clock to-morrow. PICKET. ] THE BLUE RIDGE SCRIP ( ASE The Argument on Thursday. COLOMBIA, S. C., January 9. The tug o? war has commenced in the rev?- i cue bond terip case. Arter the conclusion of 1 the business from the Eighth Circuit the scrip -, matter was resumed in the Supreme Court to- c day. The cont t delivered its decision adverse I to the motion ot. the attorney-general made 6 yesterday; that U to say, the court refused to i hear testimony on Important questions of fact c which bear directly upon the case. The action j of the court hasexcited general comment In ( the oommunlty. It is not understood why t evidence in certain important matters should j be suppressed. t The questions of fact raised by the attorney general, and upon which testimony was re- ; quested, were 1st. What was tin acta al consideration for c the issue by the State ot the revenue bond l ecrlp. 3d. Whether the condition or the act ot 15th September, 1868, waa compiled wi'j, which 11 enacts, in the .second section thereof, "that o She bonds or'any part thereof shad not be .] used unless upon the express condition that . upon application to the Congress of the " United States, or to private capitalists, the c amount of three, mil li DDS ot dollars In cur- ti re ney, or so mach or that sam as may be necessary, shall be furnished in exchange, or upon the security of said bonds;" and if not, b what was the transactions which resulted In the transfer of the said coeds from the pos? session of the Blue Rldse Railroad Company * Sd. What, il any, were the representations made by the officers of the Blue Ridge Bill road Company to Induce the Legislature to declare, by preamble, that the State bad be? come liable to pay the said bonds, and that it would be to the Interest of the State tc take v up such supposed liabilities by the issue of the li revenue bondsorlp; and was the State, In fact, t so liable ? 4th. What amount o? money was aotuallv P received by the Blue Ridge Railroad Compa? ny in consideration of the transfer ol the said B booda r ? 5ib. Has the consolidation of the Greenville 1 and Columbia Railroad Company and the J Blue Bldtte Railroad Company been either ? partially or entirely affected lu pursuance ol 1 ibe act of March 6,1871 ? 6th. Wbat was V ? date of the levy by the t comptroller-general for t he fiscal year com- * menclng November 1,1872 ? I Alter the decision of ihe court against the ? admission o? testimony, the arguments of c counsel came next In order. p Mr. Chamberlain opened for the relators. [ He said: t The correctness of the remedy here sought, the right ot the relators to iem-iod it, and that i I he respondent is the proper offl ?er to perform ? the duly, are not. questioned. Tne other qaen- | tiona be would discuss la the order in wnich > they were presented ia the respondents re- 1 turn. 1 1. That the obligation to redeem the scrip rests ' on the treasurer. Tne duty now demanded ) Tests on the comptroller-general. The rela tors cannot demand anything of the treasurer j until alter the respondent has been compelled to do his d?ty. It is bis duty to levy and col? lect this tax "in the same manner and at the same lime with the regular annual taxes levied by ihe State." This duty should have been performed on or beiore the 15th Novem? ber, annually. General Statutes p. 65; Com? monwealth VP. Commissioners, 37 Peon., 246. 2. This ls a public duty resting on the re? spondent, and eniorceable at the suit of any person Interested in us performance. Moses on Mund., 126,127. Commonwealth VB. Com? missioners, 32 Penn., 223, and other cases cited. 3. He said that demand was necessary In the case of a public officer, and cited nume? rous authorities. 4. He denied ihat the false representations made by the Blue Bldge Railroad Company, H they were admitted, impaired the validity of 1 the scrip. There was abundant consideration for the ecrip outside cf all their representa? tions. The act Itself set forth th* considera? tion of the scrip, namely, the recovery and destruction ot the bonds. This consid?rai ion bad been received, and was now retained by the State. The act of March 6.1871, called the "consol? idation act,"'was a valid statute which repealed the conditions Imposed by the original act of | September 15, 1868. It had been frequently said that this act was In violation of Beetloo 20. article 2, of the constitution, but that act was germane to tho purpose of the act. The purpose ot the act was to facilitate and render desirable the consolidation ot the two roads. Ii did not impose any obligations to consoli? date, but only held out Inducements to that end. Its provisions took full effect without consolidation, and among the?e was the pro? vision repealing the conditions imoosed by the act of September 15, 1868. The great purpose of the Legislature, in the act of March 2, 1872, was to recover and de? stroy the bonds endorsed by the State. That purpose was effected, and now the relators demand the paymeut of their scrip, which they have received In return for their bonds. There had been no failures ot consideration to the state, bat the great object of the act was accomplished by the retiring of tba bonds. All defences io the payment of these bonds oould be made lu this proceeding as well as at any time, and the respondent had no cause to claim tnat they should be allowed to make this defence elsewhere. 4. Mr. Chamberlain next went Into an elaborate discussion of the scrip under Sec? tions 7, 10 and 14 of Article 7 of the State Constitution. He said the State had all power I to contract public debts la the absence of ex-1 press prohioltlons in the State Constitution. Section 7 was merely a restriction on the mode of contracting debts for extraordinary expenditures. It was not a restriction on the power of ihe Legislature to contract debts for other purposes. Section 10 authorising the issue ot scrlp.certlflcate8, Ac. for the redemp? tion ot other evidences of indebtedness, could not be limited by the words "pre? viously Issued" to debts contracted prior to tbe adoption of the constitution. It means ?Imply the evidences of Indebtedness issued at any time prior to the time ef the 1 ??liing of the new scrip, Ac. Section 14 can? not be understood in the absolute sense of the words used. This would lead to a con? flict of this seollon with ihe 10th section. The 10th section must be understood as a re? quirement simply that all Stabs debts by way ot loan must Oe upon State bonds alone. This leaves the 10th section in full force and effect as a grant of power to issue scrip, Ac, In lieu of other evidences ot Indebtedness. 6. Had the Legislature a right to endorse the Blue Ridge Bond?? He contended that the constiuuiou contained no prohibition of the guaranteeing of the bonds of corporations. He read also from the Constitutional Conven? tion of 1868 in which a section was proposed expressly prohiblilug the guaranteeing ot the bonds of corporations by the State, R hlch section, aller much debate, was stricken >ur. He concluded that the State had that power ind that lt bad been properly exercised la he endorsement of the Blue Bldge bonds. rne.se bonds were, therefore, aa obligation iroperly and law!tilly Incurred by the Slate, iud they came under the meaning o? th? words used In the 10th Beetloo of Article 9 of ;oe Constitution, "Evidences of Indebtedness irevloutOy Issued." Tne right of the State loder that section to redeem these bonds was ind?niable. 6. He next examined the question whether the scrip was a "Dill of credit," and weat imo i careful examination ot the cases ot Craig vs. Missouri, 4 Prit. 421, and Briscoe vs. Ken? tucky, ll Pet. 204, and reached ihe conclusion mat under those cases the sci lp was not re? pugnant to the Constitution of the United States. 7. Mr. Chamberlain said that be now ad? vanced to the most important position of thia argument. It was that, admitting that the scrip was a "bill of credit" within the mean? ing of the United States Cons.hutton, it was still obligatory on the State to redeem lt by Lhe levying ot this tax. Granting that the scrip could not be received lor taxes, nor re? issued for payment of dues from the State, lt was still true that the Stale had realized the full value of the scrip, and that oo law or prlactple of law forbade lhe levying: ot the Lax to redeem the eerip. He elaborated this point at much length, ind Insisted that the contract still subsisted ind was tully capable of enforcement at tbe lauds ol the Slate, even If the scrip was re? pugnant to the United States Constitution. This was the Impregnable nosltlon ot this argument. The consideration was received, ;he obligation to redeem was complete, and .he relators demand their rights. 8. He next addressed himself to the inquiry whether lhe time having elapsed tor the levy ng ol lhe lax, it could now be drawn before mother year. He said this was preposterous, f ie comptroller-general having neglected hts lut v al lhe proper time, he could now be com? piled to do his duly whenever thlB court ibould order lt. 9. In regard to the proceedings now pend Dg In the Fifth Circuit, he said that those pro seedings did not reach to the case which the viators here make. Those proceedings asked inly the enjoining of the Issue and circulation il the scrip, and did not touch the question of | he duty of the lovymrr of this tax. This case s wholly outside of that case, and thia case ls lot only not Involved In those proceedings, mr. re*ts on independent grounds of its own. 10. Finally he urged that If these relators vere entitled to this remedy there should be | 10 hesitation In granting lc It would then ie a legal obligation instead, as the respondent lalms, of being a financial question resting n the discretion of any State officer. After Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Haskell followed 11 a finished argument against the scrip. He onfloed himself strictly to the question of I he violation of the constitution of the State | i the act authorizing the issue of the reve? ne bond scrip, and maintained thia position J tbe entire satisfaction of the outsiders, and tie evident gratification of at least one mein? er of the court. Qui VIVE. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. IPROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, Thursday, January 9. In lhe Legislative proceedings to-day there rere a large number of important measures otroduc?d and a tremendous quantity of rifling debate indulged In, but no action of articular significance. j Senator Jervey to-day Introduced In the a lenate, and Representative Bosemon In the louse, a bill ot some Importance to Charlea- t on, which proposes tn? establishment of a c uvenite reformatory under the oontrol of the 1 layor and City Council. The provisions of c bl? bill are as follows: B*. it enacted, ul ror a term of years, to be mid io usetul Industry and to be Instructed lo parlous branches of knowledge tor which they nay oe qualified. SEO. 3. That tne Mayor or acting Mayor of Charleston, or the board ot commissioners which the City Council of Charleston shall create and appoint to supervise the said Insti? tution, shall have power and authorltv to bind either of the Inmates ot the said House ef Refuge and Industrial School that shall have arrived at the age ot fourteen years as ap? prentices to any trade or employment for which they may be fitted, the males lill twen? ty-one, and the females till eighteen years of age. SEC. 4. That lt shall be a misdemeanor to entice away or harbor any of ihe minoru com? mitted to '.he House ol Refuge or Industrial School, or to entice away or harbor such of them as ehall have been apprenticed by the authority aforesaid. Senator Smalls, of B-aufort, to-day Intro? duced a bill which would seem to Indicate that our law-givers are so well pleased with the muddle into which the State finances have been placed by ibe Issue of State bonds as lo desire to extend the same dangerous practice Into county affairs. The bill ts en? titled a bill to provide tor the funding of the debt of Beaufort County, and Us principal pro? visions are as follows: It authorizes the Beaufort county commissioners to borrow thirty thousand dollars on the credit of the county, to be represented by coupon bonds bearing 6 3-10 Interest, payable anuuallyat the county treasury, the principal to be re? deemable alter one year, and payable after twelve years lrom March 1,1873. The bonds are to be signed by not less than t wo? ol the county commissioners, countersigned by the treasurer and registered by the clerk of the ceurt in the name of the person to whom iBsued, and they are lo be In sums ot fifty dollars each and numbered consecutively lrom one to six hundred. The amount at the par value of all thea-* bonds 1? to oe used ex? clusively injjcancelllng ihe debt of Beaufort County. The county commissioners are to advertise for thirty days for bids from persons holding county checks tor terms of exchange tor said bonds at par, and those offering the largest dlscouut on their checks shall have them exchanged for bonds and the checks cancelled. An annual tax ot one mill on the dollar is also provided for. ibe funds there? from to be kept separate and used exclusively lor paying Interest and retiring bonds. Another proposition to amend the game law was made to-day by Senator Nash In tne introduction of a bill which seeks to change the period when lt ls unlawful to hunt deer, which ls now from January 1 lo September 1, to the period between Maren 1 and August 1. Also to limit the period lu which tbe bunting ot turkey, partridge, snipe, Ac, which now extends from February 14 to October 15, and make it from May 1 to September 1. Senator Whlitemore to-day introduce'', his UBual bitch ot bills, among them belnv' a Dill to require officers elected by tue people to qualify within thirty days alter the receipt ol official notification of their election, under a penalty of forfeiture of the office. He also In? troduced a resolution to make an appropria? tion of-thousand dollars for th*? legisla? tive expenses of the sessions of 1870-71 and 1871-72. 8enator Jeter introduced a Joint resolution lo extend the lime for the payment ol the present taxes to the first ol March, which, itter some debate, lo which the proposal was strongly supported by Senators Jeter and Smalls, and as strenuously opposed by Sena-11 tors Nash and Whlitemore, lt was laid over for consideration to-morrow. The entire time of the House this morning was occupied with a series of senseless squab dies over the most trifling resolutions, lniro .1 need apparently for the express purpose of provoking debate and prolonging the session. One or two important bills were Introduced, however, which were as follows: Representative Orant Introduced a bill to divide Ihe State Into five congressional dis? tricts, the proposed arrangement of counties Delng as follows: First District-Georgetown, Williamsburg, Sorry, Marlon, Marlboro', Chesterfield, Dar? lington and Clarendon Counties. Second Dlstnot-Cnarlesion, Colleton and Jrautreburg Counties. Third District-Richland, Fairfield, New jerry, Laurens. Anderson, Plckens, Oconee ind Abbeville Counties. Fourth District-Sumter, Kershaw, Lan?as-' er, Chester, York, Union, Spartanburg and 3n?envllle Counties. Fifth District- Beaufort, Barnwell, Edge ield, Ai ^en and Lexington Counties. The same member introduced a bill to re? peal the act lo establish au inferior court in Lhe County of Charleston, which proposes to make a clean sweep ofthat expenslvejand un? satisfactory Institution. Representative Wallace introduced an Im? portant bill seeking to undo the labors ot the late codifying commission and repeal the act authorizing lb* formation of the com? mission and tho code which ihey produced. 1'hls bill also provides as roi lows: Tue forms of proceeding, practice and plead? ing in the Court of Common Pleas lu all ictlons phall be the same as have heretofore existed In this State In the Court ni Equity. The times and places of holding tue Courts of Sessions and Common Pleas shall be the jame as ihose now established by the laws hereinbefore recited and repealed, " and by any law amendatory thereof. In actions already commenced all further proceedings shall, under ihe order of the Court where lt ls pending, be made to cou lorm itself io tbe said lormer practice of the Dourt of Equity. PICKET. OUR COTTON MILLS. Statistics of the Manufacture In 1872? We are Indebted to B. F. Nourse, Esq., Bos? ton, generally acknowledged to be our highett authority on statistics or American colton manufactures, for estimates ol the spinning ;apacliy and ihe consnmpllon of the cotton mills ot the Uoited States. Mr. Nourse desires t to be understood lhat bis figures are only ;s tl mate?, though based upun facts which warrant their belag regarded as a very close tpproxlmallon to accuracy. Mr. Nourse re narks: "They (the statistics) are only estimates, md the (uriher we get from any last period )f actual data, 1869-70, the more room is there or error. None of my figures caa be fur yrong, though la the greac fire I lost all my statistical library (including the Bulletin's Annual of 1872,) and canaoi avail myself ol natter I had for verifying this sort of work." The following are Mr. B. F. Nourse's statis? ts, relating to consumption aod the number >f spindles; the figurers apply to the calendar rear : V estimated consumption dr cotton in the United States for the calendar years 1871 and 1872 : 1871. 1872. B the North, bales. 940,000 l,OS4,ooo m the South, bales. toa,ooo I4t),ooo Total.1,062,000 1,210,000 i At the doss of 1871 the Southern consump-1 lon, as Iheu stated, (96,000 bales,) was uader istimated. Further Information of the in ?rease of spinulng machinery showed that lt ihould have been at least 106,000 bales, and he correction is made ia the above comparl- j ion. Sstimated number or cotton spindles In the United States )ecember si, 1870..7.260,000 december 31, 1871.7.6?O.OOO )eoember31, 1872.~.8,350.000 These figures show an important Increase a tbe productive capacity of our mills, the [ala of 1872 upon the precedlag year being 0,000 spindle?, or 8? per cent.; and oom tared with 1870, 1.09u,000 spindles, or 15 per lent. The consumption of cotton la the vhole United S.ates last year ls stated at 1, 10,000 bales, azalost 1,052,000 bales la 1871, m Increase of 168,000 OaleB, or 14 per oeot. in the Increase In spinning capacity during be year ls only SJ per cent., while the lo ireased consump;ion ol cotton ls 14 per cent., t follows that the cotton machinery of the ountry has been more actively employed n 1872 than during the preceding year, which iflbrda another evidence of the general pros >erity of business during the past year. THE HAND.-It is a profound study. No in itrumeut devised by man compares with it for ora plication. It is a hammer, a vise, a for sep?, a hook, a spring, a weight; it pushes, traws in, and the fingers alone oontain ?'omsntB of chisels, gouge1?, and all the tools a loulptor requires in modeling. Prom the .Ibow to the digital extremities its movements ire produced by nearlv fitly m?seles. 9o oom jlicated ia the oordsije of a human hand ex oert anatomists eau hardly keep in re nembrance its intricate rasohantsm. With t all the emotions of the ruiud nny ba both nanifested and intensified. How oould a Frenchman tain with bis hands tied? The hand ethe prime minister of UM brain. It is the soul's agent in the aooomplishment of its de* signs. It is a wonder of wonders. EX-GOVERNOR SCOTT. A CARPET-BAGGER'S OPINION CARPET-BAG RU LB. Thc Ex-Governor to Become a Perma? nent Resident ot ?Our Beloved State." A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commer? cial writes from Columbia on Christmas Eve: I called upon Scolt yesterday at his resi? dence. Having retired from public life he keeps pretty close to his house, and gives more attention to private than to public affairs. He is Interested lu a banking bouse here, and owns some property, but no vpry large amount. We had a long talk about the late senatorial contest, he going Into details pretty freely, but the In form ail ou he gave me I am not at liberty at present to make public. A portion of it, however, has been embodied In a previous letter. As to tthe general condi? tion of the State he said: ?ucannot say that I see much hope for South Carolina in the near future. The outlook ls rather gloomy. The finances are In a wretched condition." "How will the present Legislature compare with the last one ?" I asked. THE NEW LEGISLATURE WORSE THAN THE LAST. "It ls worse than the old one, and the old one was bad enough. The troth Is, each suc? ceeding Legislature ls more worthless and corrupt than the previous one. We seem to be drifting down Btream all the time." "How about the Reformers that were elect? ed ar. the last election ?" "Oh. they are a worse set than the fellows they succeeded. It seems Impossible to im? prove on anything down here." "Won't there ever be any Improvement F asked. "UolesB lhere 1?." replied the ex-Governor, "the finances of tbe?8taie will get in such con? dition that the reckless Legislature will be brought to a stand-still from mere Inability to golnrther." "Is there NO CHANCE FOR THE TAXPATERS ever to get Into power or have a respectable volo? in the administration ot State affairs ? " "Not as (hey have been previously manag? ing. Force, violence and Intimidation will not do. It bas made matters worse for them. Their only chanoe is to win over enough blacks by kindness to give them power, or else go en masse Into the Republican party, and rule through that medium." "You have, no doubt, seen lt reported," continued ihe Governor, branching off on to another subject, "that I have made a million dollars while In South Carolina. Tnere never was a more infamous lie circulated. Before I became Governor I had some money. This I invested In 8tate bonds, ai they were very low, and I felt certain they were bound to rise. They did rise. Any one else could have done the same thing with the same effect. AFTER BECOMING GOVERNOR I bought $10.000 more In bond?, going Into the market and buying ttem the same as any Dther perHon would wno wanted them; this ls all. It hat been charged that I would, as governor, depress bonds as low an po.-s.iole, buy them, and then, tbrojgh vigorous recom? mendations to the Legislature, cause them lo be enhanced In vain?. The charge is false. I have made a little In S'ateboods lu a Derfectly le ltlmate way, but nothing beyond what any one snould who chooses to Invest his money and risk the consequences. What little I have I did not make he'e. I have, from time to lime, brought over $60,000 Into the State. HE M BAN B TO "STIOK." "Yon Inteud io live here, I suppose ?" " I do," replied the ex-governor, with em? phasis. "I canL ot be driven, coaxed, or frightened away. I own property bere, and Intend to make my home here. I shall stick II out, reports to the contrary, notwithstand? ing. Those who have been predicting that I would act Bullock over again will be disap? pointed. This house where I now live be? longs to the State. I shall move out In a few days and turn lt over to Governor Moses, going lo my own. I shall live In Columbia, and If a carpet-bagger, I shall become a permanent une." I talked with the ex-governor several hours, and some of his conversation would prove "very Interesting reading." If I was allowed to give lt. But as he Is out of public life, he does not want io stir up unpleasantnesses here, which the publication of his entire con? versation would be apt to do. A friend of his told me the oiher day that the "old man," as he calls tue governor, would make things warm here in 1875. He Intimated that Scoit would then run for the Senate, and rattle lhe dry bones generally. REFUNDING TELE COTTON TAX. X Powerful Oovcraent In Its Favor. WASH?NOTON, January 10. Tbe friends of the colton tax refunding scheme are making a powerful and what they think will prove a successful movement In furtherance el their object. A circular, ac? companied by figures from Judge S. R. Curtis and Messrs. Hugues, Sharkey and Herschel Johnson, as well as memorials and resolutions from nearly all the Southern States and cities, bas been signed by all the members from the cotton Mates. The circular, which wllh ac- j companying paners will be laid on the desk of j each member, ls a declaration that they In? tend to press the passage of un act at this session to refund the cotton tax collected by the general government after the close of the late war. They set lortb that In their be? lief the law Imposing the cotton tax was un? constitutional ana unjust and oppressive In Its operation; that lt fell essentially upon pro? ducers, and was passed when their States were wholly unrepresented under the mis? taken Idea that lt would fall upon consumers. They ask of Congress a fair examination of the arguments submit'ed, which they claim demonstrate the correctness ot their positions and the reasonableness of their demands. It is slated that ttila paper ls signed unani? mously by all the members of the House of Representatives now present from the cotton St ates, irrespective ol politics or? color, and lt ls expected that lt will have a powerful effect, and gtve dignity and force loche movement. CONGRESS IN BRIEF. WASHINGTON, January 10. In the United States Senate to day Ames in? troduced a bill opening all branches ot the army to colored men. Tbe Indian appropria? tion bill was passed, and the Senate adjourned until Monday. Ia the House a large number of private bills were received from committees, J be execu? tive, legislative and Judicial appropriation bill was considered. Aa amendment to In? crease the appropriation for the Educational Bureau was rejected. The appropriation for the purchase and distribution ot seeds by the Agricultural Department was Increased from fitly to seventy-five thousand dollars. Upon the question of appropriating four hundred thousand dollars to pay Judgments of the Court of Claims, an amendment was offered providing that no part ot lt should be applied LO the Judgment tor the proceeds of captured or abandoned property aeizsd before June 30, 1865, and that no such Judgment should be paid except under special appropriation by Congress. Without action on this amend? ment, lhe House adjourned. STAR SHIRTS. What's in a name ? &et, under 8tar Snlri Sign, OharieBioa. Mr. Boott haa never ban? died any but the original Star Snlrt.-Adv't. STOKES AFTER TBE SENTENCE. In th? Condemned Cell-The Sheriff's Vain Efforts to Retara him to his Old Cell-Painful Meeting with his Father-The Prisoner Despondent. The New York 8UD, describing lhe return of Stokes to prison after sentence had been passed upon bim, says : The scene outside ol the Tombs was an ani? mated one. Every window, every door Btep, and even the house tops commanding a view of the side entrance ot the city prison was crowded with male and female spectators. A crowd of not less than two thousand persons surrounded the entrance, all anxious lo catch a glimpse of the condemned murderer as be alighted from the carriage. And even as it drove up to the door a swarm of meD, women, and children., almost out of breath, ran uo and defied the authority of the few police officers who In vain tried to keep the entra?en lo the prison clear. At 11.46 A. M.|8tokes re-entered tho Tombs, where the sentence of the court had con demned him to be kept UNTIL HIS EXECUTION. Immediately the massive oak doors of the prison were closed, and for some time no one was admitted. Horace Stokes, the brother of the condemned man bad arrived tbere In advance of lhe carriage, and he and the reporter joined the procession which so sadly filed Into the court yard of the prison, where Warden Mark Finley and several keep? ers were awaiting the arrival ot the prisoner. Not a word was spoken as the small party passed Into the male prison where Mr. David O'Dwyer stood sentinel at ibe door, but when Inside, and while standing In the lower corri? dor. Wardpn Finley said, In a low tone of voice, to the sheriff: '.I'll give him No. 4." "Ob, no," quickly responded the sheriff, "you must put Ed back in his own cell." "I cannot do lt." ?aid Mr. Finley, politely but firmly, "he ls a condemned man and must be put Imo a condemned - cell. I am sorry, but I have only one duly to pprform, and I must do lt without fear or favor." "But," replied Sheriff Brennan with anima Lion, "he ls lu my custody, and I alone aa. responsible for his safe-keeping. 1 want bim put in his own ceil." . - "Mr. Sheriff," answered Warden Finley, .you know I would not do anything to dis? please yon or Mr. Stokes either, but I tell you, slr. that I have been la this prison twenty ;nree years and I uever knew of a similar 'equest being made or even expected. I am governed by the Tules of this Institution which are made by the commissioners of :harlty and correction, to whom alone I am 'esponslble for any violation of my duty. So hat if you turo over this prisoner to me, nuch as I regret lt the necessity for so doing, [ will have to PLACE HIV IN NO 4." Here Deputy Sheriff Shields spoke up and isked the warden lo allow the prisoner to be ilaced In bis old cell ou the second Uer tor me hour, or until the commissioners could be :ommunlcated with, but Mr. Finley was Im? movable from what he considered his bounden luty. Then the sheriff directed Mr. Shields .o re?ala possession of the prisoner, aud not rive him up to the warrien ot the Tombs tor me hour,, aud be lelt promising to communi? ste with the Hon. Isaac Bell during that .ime. Then, Mr. Shields, Edward 8. Stokes and Sorace Stokes made several circuits of the :ourtyard, but the prisoner was silent. He ippeared to be wrapt up lo his thoughts, and, .hough a deep shade of sadness overspread Us whole features, there was a peculiarly Bar? lo?lo expression about the lips which told of atent fires of smothered hatred. The walk iround the yard had been traversed several ?mes, wheo Mr. Stokes, Sr., the lather of the prisoner, entered. STOKES'S INTERVIEW WITH HIS FATHER. "Hllloa. lather," said the condemned mar Jerer, as he grasped lhe extended band of bis ?ed parent. But toe almost broken-bearled jid man, whose gray hairs are belog dragged n sorrow to tbe grave, was too much over? come to reply, and the tears flowed from bli pyes unbidden and unrestrained. Horaoe Stokes drooped behind and placed his poe ?ot Handkerchief to his eyes 40 bide his emotion, when suddenly the aged parent seemed lo nave recovered his sell-possession, and, amid 1 copious flow ot tears, he almost oded oui : "God bless you. Edward, but I never thought I would live to see this day." The walk arouod the yard was then re? sumed, but not another word waa spoken be? tween the father und son for several moments, Put after that quite an animated conversation was kept up In a subdued tone. At one o'clock Warden Finley re-entered the court yard and Inlormed Mr. Stokes that no message having arrived irom the commission? ers In relation to any alteration of the standing rules of the prison, ne would have to bo placed in tbe condemned cell, which had been pre? pared for him. "OOOD-BT, FATHER," ?aid the condemned man, and he walked 1 way toward the entrance lo the male prison, as ibe father passed out of the yard toward ;ne gate the son entered the prison toward his jell, and as he was about to enter lt he sud? denly stopped, grasped his brother by tbe >and and saying, "Good-by, Horace," turned Hs back on his only brother, and stepped over ,he portal of bia small cell. Horace cried blt .erly, and with his head hanging on bis breast ie sic wi v and silently passed out of lhe prison. The cell In which Edward 8. Stokes will re? nata until the day of his execution-February 18- ls known as Condemned Cell Number Four. It ls located on the east side of the jround floor, and was last occupied by John Lbomas, the negro who was banged for m?r? ier, and previously to that by John Beal, the Doiltical rough, who also expiated his crime ja the gallows. It la a small apartment with ;wo iron doors, each ot which fits Into the liner. When Stokes took possession of lt he only article of furniture lt contained was 1 small, low IRON BEDSTEAD with a canvas bottom. The walls were scru julously white, and the floor was a paragon of I jleanllnesa, but the Interior bad a dull, cheer-1 ess appearance, which evidently struck ter -or to ihe heart of the prisoner when he en? ured lt. After he had been there alone for tome time, his bedding and olothlng were aken down from the cell be formerly occu- j Died, but none of the ornaments or Utile hu? irles which he formerly had about bim were xanaferred to his new quarters. At 2 P. M. the prison was closed. At that ,lme the keepers made a lour of the cells and .ried all the doors. to Bee tnat they were lecnrely locked. When keeper Mccafferty .ried Stokes's cell door be lound the oon iemned murderer irEEPi.NQ AS THOUGH" HIS HEART WOULD BREAK. "Cheer up, Mr. Stokes," said the klnd ?earted keeper. "It will do you no good to rive way to your feellnga, and will only make rou sick." i "Oh. Mac," responded Stokes In a tone of sepulchral sadness, aa the tears trickled down ila face, "Neither you nor I ever thoughi t would come to this." At 4 P. M. Mi8B Foster's restaurant furnished Stokes with a tempting dinner, but the dishes were returned almost untouched. Stokes'* appetite seemed to have departed wiiu his iplrlts, and hope having also gone, lhe con? demned man was left to his own mediations. After the dishes were removed, he closed ihe Inner door ot bis cell and was seen no more by the day keepers. Thoa- who claim to know Edward 8. 3 okes's disposition and temperament say that In their opinion be will never submu to be hanged, and lhat If no legal barrier ls in? terposed to his execution previous lo the day Axed for lt he will prevent the disgrace of a pubho execution by quietly terminating hfB own existence. He will, however, be closely watched by the warden and keepera of the tombs, and one week beiore the execution Sneriff Brennan will detail two deputy sheriffs who will relieve each other In their walch over him boihnlgit and day. SPARKS FROM TBE WIRES. -Wm. Craig, colored, convicted of rape, was bung at Cumberland. Md., yesterday. - Extremely cold weather continues at Chicago and ihrougbonitue Northwest. -Pr?sident Grant is gone to Annapolis to attend the ball at the Naval Academy. -Anselmo Vivante A Co., of London, have suspended. Liabilities, three and a half mil? lion dollars. TBE DE ATS O* NAPOLEON" HI. Farther Particulars of His Las : Mo? menta-The Grief of the Emprero and Yoong Prince-Sympathy of itaeen Victoria and the Prince of Walei The EfTect of thc Tidings In Fi ance, ?ic, ?kc. LONDON, January 10. Tue Empress Eugenie and all of the house? hold of Chlselhurst were present at the bed? side of Napoleon when he died. The Emperor showed some slight signs of consciousness towf rds his last moments, and spoke to the Empress twice In a very feeble tone. The last Indication of life was a smile when his wife kissed his hand. She wae completely overcome by her emotions, and faint'd at the bedside. The Prince Imperial, who had bean summoned lrom Woolwich by telegraph, arrived at Chlselhurst fifteen minutes after the death o? Napoleon. He was greatly affected and kissed bis father's face several times. The Emperor died peacefully, passing away without the slight? est sign of pain. His death ls attributed to syncope or embolism. A post-mortem ex? amination of theeemalss waa lo have been held yesterday. The body will lie In state for several days previous to the funeral. Euge? nie, for several hours af'er his death, kntlt at the bedside of the Emperor, engaged in pray? er. Her Majesty Queen Victoria has sent messages of condolence to the Empress lo her bereavement, and the Prlnoe of Wales, with Prince Teck, have visited Chlselhurst. The remains of the Emperor will probably be placed temporarily in St. Mary's Church. The Prince of Wales, who ls at present the guest ol Baron Rothschild, at. Acton, has requested the postponement ot all French plays at the theatres in London, aa well as of the ball which was to have been given in his honor. A dispatch from Paris ss j: that the news of Napoleon's death caused a great sensation in that city. There was a slight rite lu the price of rentes. The Bona partlst deputies In the National Assembly left theCbamocron hearing the news. Many of them will come to London, where Prince Na? poleon, Princess Mathilde, M. Bouher, M. Fleury, and others are expeoted. The sad intelligence caused great grief In the provinces of France, and much sympathy ls expressed for the Empress. The London Journals of this morning publish highly lauda? tory obituaries of the distinguished dead. The latest dispatch from Chlselhurst an? nounces tbat Eugenie ls more composed, though still very much prostrated. She seen no one but her nearest relations. The ar? rangements lor the funeral ol tbe deceased Emperor have not yet been decided upon. It la said that the dean and chapter of Canterbury nave offered, subject to the approval of the home office, a crypt in that Cathedral beneath the crown el Thomas-a-Becket, aa a tempo? rary tomb for the remains. Bouher, Fleury and several other well known Bonapartlsta had arrived at Chlselhurst. Dlspatohes were being received from distinguished persona from all quarters expressing the deepest sym? pathy for the Bra press. JOTTINGS AMOOT TBE STATE. -There are 4800 dogs In Abbeville Connty. -Aiken is to nave a fire company. -The county treasurer at blackville waa not ready with bia books on the 10th Instant. -The new courthouse at Abbeville has been completed. -Mr. B. H. Jones died on Friday last, at Ninety-six, of c?r?bro-spinal meningitis. -The people of Abbeville are paying their taxes promptly and bravely. -The mi ai value of real estate in Abbeville la $4.681,220. -The Fret, Bridge at Camden will probably be complet ed next spring. -Toe Newberry Female Academy la in a flourishing oondltlon. -The Masonic Fraternity at Wlnnsboro1, gave a supper last week which was a success. -H. B. Leadbeiler, Esq., died recently in Anderson County ol meningitis. -In every part or the State people are paying their taxes promptly. -The National Bank ol Chester has de. dared a semi-annual dividend of six per cent, payable on and alter ihe 6LU instant. -A survivors' association was organized in Darlington County, on the 6th instant, to co? operate with the elate Association. -The Methodist Cuurob at Darlington C. H. Is pleased with the appointment of Rev. A. M. Chreitzberg, who Is now on duty there. -Mr. Audrew Powers, who was wounded in the late affray at Tlmmonsvlile, has had his leg amputated above the knee. -Rev. A. M. Ciireltxoerg, of Darlington, preached last week before the Methodist con? gregation ai Newberry. -A portion of ibe salaries of the professors of the University have been paid by Treasurer Cardoso. -Toe Sparenburg postmaster is a missing male, aud be did not leave his cash account in a Bailsfaotory condition. -Orangeburg is pleased with the dignified and saiielaclory manner in wbioh Judge Gra? ham presides at me court now in session there. -The receipts of the hot supper at Cokes bury, on the 4th instant, amounted to $130, and were given to the Masonic Female Col? lege. -A large eight light chandelier of elegant finish has been sent to Rev. J. B. Middleton, the pastor ot the Pearl street Methodist Cnurcb at Darlington, from a silent but active friend. -Mr. L. O. Dargan, the former superin? tendent ot' the Methodist Sunday-schuol at Darlington, le coming to Charleston to reside permanently. -Mr. Lucien Butler, who shot and killed a oelored man also named Buller at Greenville, on Sunday latt, has surrendered himself to ihe authorities. -Mr. G. E. Tuxbury's official bond bas been approved by the attorney-general, filed in the office of ihe secretary ot Slate, and ?il? commission issued aa treasurer of Union Ooumy. -Mrs. P. G. Rockwell, Mrs. Gaines Ashley, Urs. Jennie Williams and Mrs W. Stevenson have been appointed the auxiliary committee to forward the objects of the association for the promotion of amusements in Aiken. -Aiken ls determined to have a race? course. A committee consisting of Messrs. Henry Sparnlck, Gaines, Ashley and Luther W. Williams, has been appointed to take the matter Into consideration, and report at an earlv day. -Tne Lexingtoo Dispatch asserts that the bond of oounty treasurer Dr. E. 8. J. Haves was not accepted, because of Us Illegal exe? cution, and not on aocount ot Its lack ot money value, and adds thai in fact the clerk of the board ot couuty commisioners says lt was not rejected at ali; but aa it was not pre? sented in legal form, lt could net be legally approved. -Governor Moses has appointed Levi Meeize, W. H. Wilt, J. E. Dou'ey aod C. P. Quattlebaum notaries public for Lexington Uonniv, and David Garvlu fir Coller?n Couniy. O, S. Beauchamp, commissioner of deeds for South Carolina, resident In ihe S'-aie of Louis? iana. Tne Governor has reappointed J. Tunno Barrlfun healih officer at Georgetown. -The annual parade of ihe Palmetto Steam Fire Engine Company of Columbia took place on Tuesday. Toe day pa-sed off pieasamly. In the evening ihe Paimettoes elected the lol lowing officers: President, Captain W. B. manley; vice-president, G. A. Shields; first director. J. A. Shields; second director, B. B. McKay; t'.lrd direoiur, James McElrone; lourth director, C. Puat; treasurer, E. B, Stokes; secretary, T. P. Purse; engineer, Wm. Martin; axmen, Joseph McDougals, Hugh Weir, James Maloney, M. Braunau. -A freight tram ran into tue rear of a pas? senger train nn the Ene Railroad, yesteiday morniog, completely demolishing the rear cars, and injuring the bumpers ot the others so that they ooiiid not ba uncoupled. One pasBonger had his leg broken. ova aouiH ATLANTIC NEIGBBOBJS. Georgia. -ColumbUB stilt complains of a Bcarclty of coal. -A Ara la Atlanta on Tuesday destroyed eight buildings. ' -One hundred houses in Griffin have been levied up oo for taxes. -The Savannah Evening Mirror bas BUB pended. -Lowndes County has a colored Justice, ox the peace Just elected. -The governor's message gives much satis iaoiloo to the Georgia preta. -An attempt was made a few days agoto set on Ure tne machine shops on" the State Road. -Tne bridge of the Georgia State Hoad over the Oustanaula was destroyed by an in? cendiary on the 71 h Instant. -A raoe for five hundred dol?an a Bide will take place in Savannah on tbe r.Sth Instant between "Nick King" and '.Dandy.'' -Amongst tbe works of art at the late fair In S .yannan, was a flu? portrait of the late Bishop Davis, ot South Carolina. -Colonel Bobert A. Alston, of the Atlanta Berald, lormerly of Charleston, ls a candidate for public printer of Georgia. -all the machinery of the Arkwright Cotton Factory, In Savannah, haa been received, and ls being placed in position. -The Washington Steam Fire Company, of Savannah, will visit Jacksonville, Fla., on the first ot n?xt month. -Mr. Geo. Dobv, a well known and popular engineer on the Georgia Railroad, ahot him? self accidentally on Friday lat t, and lt ia feared the wound in mortal. -The eli I zen s of Columbus held a meeting Thursday night to take Into consid?ration the extension ot the Brunswick and Albany Ball road to Columbus. -At a meeting nf Joseph Lodge, No. 70,1. 0. B. B.. held at Savannah on the 5th instant, Mr. 8. Yates Levy, formerly of Chariest.D, waa elected monitor. -The total receipts of the treasurer of tba state ot Georgia last year for taxes, rental of Brate Road and Bale of bonds, were two mil? lion dollars. -Toe nate of cotton whloh was presented to Miss Lydia Thompson in Savannah last year, was sold la St. Louis last week lor 1800, and she gave the proceeds to the poor o? that city. . -A well koowa citizen ol Savannah, sup? posed to be Insane, was seen a few evenings ' ago running along B ty street bareheaded. It ls supposed that he fell into tne river and was drowned. -On Wednesday last a colored boy wu run over and crushed by a lumber-train on the Central Railroad, anda white man Wi run over and killed by a freight train on the ~ Macon and Augusta Road. -The beet time ever made by a Balling ves? sel between Savannah and Bremen was made by the ship "Savannah," which went lrom port io port In twenty-five days, leaving Sa? vannah on December 14 und arriving at Bre? men January Sib. -An Atlanta letter says: "Many South Carolinians have Bottled lo Atlanta, among whom we may mention Messrs. 0. J. Gaiter; A. 0. Carlington. Farrow, Bonham. &c . not to forget Col. W. 8. Grlsham, formerly of Wal? halla, who ls now connected with the firm of J. M. Boon, Jr.. ? Co." -At a meeting of the stockholders of the Macon and Wesiera Railroad, held at Macon last week, a vote was taken upon the ones- i; lion of consolidating that road with the Cen? tral, and remited, seventeen thousand five hundred and sixty shares for consolidation and three hundred and eight shares against. North Carolina. -The citizens of Raleigh desire to have 08 mnlatlve suffrage. -General Robert Ransom, formerly of Wil? mington, bas been made superintendent of the Florida Railroad. -The proposed fire alarm telegraph for Wilmington will oost 16000. -The spirit-rappings lu the courthouse at Wilmington are said Billi to continue. -There have been sixty-one oases of small? pox la Harnett county, and sixteen ot Ita best citizens have died. -The Jewish ladles of Wilmington have formed an association styled "The Concordia" for the purpose of alu lng io building a syna? gogue. -Aa unknown man was run over and killed by the Wilmington and Weldon train on Tuesday last, about nineteen miles from Wilmington. -There ls a firm engaged In the lumber business oo tbe line o? the Wilmington, Colum? bia and Augusta Railway, which has 100,000 feet of inaner on haod and cannot find cars . for Us transportai lo n. COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT. Miw Tc RX, January 10. The following ia the comparative cotton statement tor the week : 1878. 1871 Receipts at all ports for the week. .182,i w 90.191 Total reefs for ihe year to date.1,882,632 1,67a 780 Exports fi r nv, week.100.764 71.464 Total receipts for the year.108,888 826,478 stock at ali 0. a. p rta.6ia.6?4 804.891 Stock at Interior towna. 84 888 88.0W0 Stock at Liverpool.;..440,000 6il,000 American afloat for Oieat Bri? tain.91,000 188,000 KIPPINGS OPPONCH. GonpisioN or nra HATH. Th? sponge. _ THB DUTCHES OK. Au expensive wife makes a pensive husband. ADVICE TO JU0HXLOBS. Never marry a horsey girl. She will be' a nagging wife. TAXXBO) rr ros osivrxo. Engaging Photographer. "Just look a little pleasant, Miss 1 Th mi: of 'im I" LXABNINO. HADE LTOLT. Pupil (saying bis leeson.) Nauta secat mars. Nauta, tbe sailor, secat, outs, mara, the sea* Preceptor. Cuts tho seal How does tne sailor cut the sea? Pupil. Got sick of it, gives it up. (Grins.) Preceptor Good boy. Martita._ DOERZAPH-WiTCOFda.T.-On the evening of January 1st, by the Rev. W. s. B >wm*n, PAOL H. DOSHZAPH to Mi-s boran WiToorsKr, both of Charleston. * Meo 11.LAM - WILKES.-In Chester County, January 2, by Rev. J. R. Mlokle. Mr. JOHN Mo (JALUM to Miss MATILDA WILS KS . DUNCAN-DOVER.-In Cheerer County, Decem? ber ?I, by Kev. Thomas Mullenau, Mr. W. 0. DUNCAN to Miss JANS DOVER. SPOUSE-HELLER.-In Newberry County, De? cember 23J. by Rev. E. 0. McOilncock, Mr. CALVIN arocBE to Mus HsNsunrA HILLIE. STEWART-MoCURRY -In Anderson Countv, December 24, by Rev. W. s. Pressly, WM. T. T. STSWABT to MUS MOLLIS MOCCSBT. HAWTHORN-PEN.SEL.-In Abbeville. Decem? ber 3 st, by Kev. W. A Pressly, Mr J. 0. HAW? THORN to Miss MATHS PBNNBL. MOWATEKS-WATERS.-In Chester County. December 21. bv Kev. 0. B. Betts, Mr. JAMBS MO WATERS to MIMI NAMCT ANN WATSBS. FE NBL -BR DFORD-In Ohe-ter Onnnty, December 24. by Rev o. B. Betts, Mr. Lawis B. FUNNEL to Mis* s MANDA BBADITOBD. THOMPSON-BKEWTON.-in Laurena County? December 10. by Rev. D. F. Haddon, Mr. A. T* THOMPSON to Mrs. MAKT E. BBBWTOB. MCDILL -THOMPSON.-in Laurens County, December loth, by Rev. D. F. Haddon, Mr. W. H. Mc ia to Ml-s MAST M THOMPSON. inn ?ai a cue et. THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acqualntano-u or OH 4RLES ANCRUM and fami? ly, and of his slater, Mrs. Ellen Brown, are re? spectfully invited to attend the Funeral sfervloes of the form-r, at Centenary Csurorj, wentworth Btreet, TOMOBROW, (Sunday,) at 12 o'oltck M., without further Invitation. Jami-* MWIWMMII ?? HI ISSSIISi SIB I ?periil Notices._ ^ar-THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK OF CHARLESTON, 9. C., JANUARY 8, I8?8.-Tne Stockholders of this Hank ere bercby notified that th? ANNUAL ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS Will be held at their Banking House, tn Broad street, on TOBSDAT, the 14th of January. Polia open from 12 M. to J P. M. H. G. LOPER, Jan4-fltuftu4 Cashier.