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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 2202. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1873. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. DEATH-BLOW TO THE SCRIP THE SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST IT. The Patterton Case- The Legislature. COLUMBIA, S. C.. February 4. I have Just been informed upon the moat unquestionable authority that the Judges of the Supreme Court have to-day unanimously decided to refuse the application for a man? damus to compel the comptroller-general to levy a special tax of three mills lo pay the Interest and principal of the 3 ne Bidge scrip. Hjtrs case was argued last month by Messrs Campbell and Chamberlain for the scrip, holders, and by Attorney-General Melton and Messrs. Memmloger, Pope and Haskell for the comptroller-general. The opinion ot the court, which la to be promulgated in a few days, will, lt is said, declare as one Important reason for refusing the mandamus that the Issue of the scrip was an emission of bills of credit, and was, therefore, unconstitutional and void. This decidion will obviously be fatal also to the other Blue Bldge scrip case upon appeal from Judge Melton's order en? joining the reception ol' the scrip la payment of taxes, which was postponed until the April term of the Supreme Court, and lt Is probable that this appeal will never be brought op for argument. In the Court of General Sessions this morn? ing the motion by Chamberlain, nominally on the part of Robert Cooper, to quash the array of grand jurors was argued at length by Messrs. Cbsmberialn and C. Davis Melton for the motion, and bj Attorney General Melton and Mr. Leroy F. Youmans against IL It sbould be explained, as it is perfectly well un? derstood here, that this case of Bobert Cooper is simply a petty case of some small breach of the peace, which bas bean picked up by Mr. Chamberlain and the Ave or six eminent counsel associated with him for the purpose of making this motion, which is understood to be In the interest of Patterson, whose trial will Inevitably be postponed until the May term If this motion succeeds, and possibly utft?l next year, inasmuch as the law provides (see General Statutes, Chapter 3, Section 3,) that the grand Jury shall be drawn but once a year, In January. After the argument the court adjourned till to-morrow morning, when Jadge Carpenter announced that he would render his decision. The Legislature. In tbe Senate to-day Corbin Introduced a bill to amend Section 45, Chapter -ol the General Statutes reduclog the penalty for malfeasance by trial justices. Duncan Intro? duced a bill to amend Section 3, Chapter 3 of the General Statutes, so as to allow the grand Jury of Spartanburg County to be drawn in July instead of January of this year. The bill to encourage manfaclnres and Internal provements was postponed until Friday. The following bills were read the second time and ordered to be engross* d lor a third reading : Tbe bill to renew the charter of the Charles? ton Floallog and Dry Dock Company. The bill to renew the charter of Welford Coi H ge-, of Spartanburg. The bill to make the county auditor the clerk of the board of county commissioners. Tbe bill to punish any person or persons who shall sell and convey any real or personal property, on which a lien of any kind may exist, without giving notice of the same lo tbe purchaser or purchasers. The bill to amend Section 33 of the act establishing and maintaining a system of free schools throughout the State. The bill to fix the time for certain State and county officers io report. The following received their Anal reading, passed and were ordered to be sent to the Honse: The bill to refer to the voters of Barnwell County the location cf the county seat of that Cffanty. The Joint resolution to allow the heirs of j James Phillips to redeem certain forfeited lands In Darlington County. The joint resolution to allow John J. Boach, ol Kershaw County, lo redeem certain forfeited landa. The bill to prevent the obst mellon ot har? bors and navigable streams In this State by the discharge therein of ballast. The bill to incorporate the Charleston Coast? wise Transportation Company. Tbe bill to authorize the county commis? sioners of Abbeville County to open and estab? lish a public road irom Wm. Hunter's to B. H. "JcCasian's, In tbe said county. The bill to prevent the btate and county officers from holding more than one office. The following committee reports were adopted : The unfavorable report on the account of ? John Sweeney, of Orangeburg. The favorable report on the account of Chas. Smalls, of Colleton County. The following bills were referred to appro? priate committees: The bill lo amend Section S3 of the act es? tablishing and maintaining the free school system of the State. The Joint resolution to provide for the pur? chase, by the State, ot a lot of land lor the use of the State Penitentiary. The bill to regulate flowag?\ Tbe bill to revise and arnaud the charter ol the Apprentices' Library Society of Charleston. In the House the bill to abolish the office of j recorder of the City of Charleston, and the bill to Increase the judges' salaries were re? ported on unfavorably by the committee on the Judiciary. The bill to make appropri?t ion and raise supplies for the fiscal year, commencing No? vember Ist, 1872, was debated for a long time, bot finally read the second lime, ned ordered tobe engrossed lora third reading. In the bk), as passed, the Penitentiary appropriation is cut down from sso.coo io $40,ooo. PICKET. RAILROADS AND IMMIGRATION. The Great Seaboard Narrow-Gauge Line-Charleston to New York In Twenty-four Hours-A Commissioner of Immigration to be Appointed. [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, S. C., February 3. Of all the railroad projects that have been brought forward at the present session of the Legislature, there is none that promises to have a more important bearing on tho rail? road system of the State and country, or posesses more direct and personal Interest to the people of Charleston, than the oas which proposes to incorporate in this State the At? lantic and Paci?c Seaboard Railroad Company. This appears to be very different from the great majority of the ephemeral and imprac? ticable railroad eeheme? that are annually presented to the General Assembly, and rushed through by the insertion of dozens ot members' names as incorporators, and the lav? ish distribution of handsomely printed stock In tbe commiltee-rooms. The lriends of this measure, so far as I have been able to ascer? tain, have made no offer o? money or stock to aoy one In return for votes or Influence, and propose that the measure shall pass on Its merits or nol pass at all. In the meantime the company has been fully organized, the necessary franchises obtained In North Caro? lina and {Virginia, and the road contracted for, and the work, lt is promised, is to com menea at Wilmington, N. C., within day?, and to be extended in bom direct rapidly aa la consistent with thorougl structloo. Tee road ls to be built up narrow gauge system, and under the vision of Central C. B. Stuart, the ch gineer of the road, who, by the way, peeled to arrive In Charleston in the coi a few days for the purpose of Interestii Charleston Chamber of Commerce In tl terprise, which proposes for the pres make Charleston the Southern nal point of the road. The ter in this State is now obtained, the bill having passed the ? without opposition, and having been ably reported upon by the railroad corni In the House, where it now awaits its tc the calendar. This bill ls simply an ai ment to the charter of the Charleston, Gi town and Conwayboro' Railroad Com which was granted last year, the prov; of the amendment being that the con shall be authorized to consolidate wit merge Its name Into that of the Atlantli Pacific Seaboard Railroad Company and struct the road Irom the North Carolina 1 Georgia State line, instead o? from the 1 Carolina Slate line to Charleston, as prof lo the original charter. This charter cou no extraordinary franchises, no exem I from taxation, and not even the very tree provision to authorize cities and cou through which the road may pas aid In Its constructioD, and then therefore, no objection that can be u against Its passage. Another bill was I duced to-day, however, by 8enator Dun Horry, which does propose to authorize c ty and municipal aid lo the enterprise u certain restrictions and conditions, whlc pear to be extremely reasonable and ad tageous lo the counties. The usual pro t.ion made by railroad corpora1 ons see such aid is tbatlhe counties shan Issue I own bonds, turn them over to the compati exebaoge lor common stock, provide foi interest by direct taxation, and trust tc good faith and good fortune of the com; for their ultimate redemption without ano resort to taxation. The proposition mad the Seaboard Railroad Company is very ferent, the plan being, in brief, that ? county shall, upon a favorable vote by a Jorltyofthe voters, issue its thirty year per cent, bonds, and deposit them bank not to be touched or to begin to d interest nnlil the construction of the i has actually been commenced in that cou: that during construction the company lt pay all the interest on the bonds, and I when the road shall be completed and operation through its whole length In I county, the company la to issue to tho coui in return for its bonds, preferred stock, be ing interest at one per cent, per annum m than the Interest on the bonds, which i per cent., compounded semi-annually, \ provide a slnklug fund which will, in twee eight years, pay off the principal of I bonds. This bill is entitled "A bill to authorize c tain counties to Issue bond i and loan the sa; to aid the Atlantic and Pacific Seaboard RE road Company," and the following la a care synopsis of the first portion o? the bill wi the full text of its more Important provislot The first two sections of the bill provi that the counties through which the compa ls to build and operate lja railroad are anthe lzed lo call special elections within nine days aller a request in wr?iog from the boa of directors, and after thirty days' public n tice tnereof, to ascertain whether the major! ot the voters desire to extend such aid io t company, and prescribe the manner of hoi lng and declaring the result o? Ihe elecllo If the electors vote In favor ol aiding tl road, the bonds of the county are lo be Issue secured and put upon the market as follow: The county commissioners shall Immediate cause bonds lo be printed, the same not exceed the sum of iwo thousand dollars fi every mile the road ls to be constructed In lt couniy, and payable In thirty years; am upon the county commissioners receiving tl same, they shall sign, and ihe clerk ol ti board shall countersign and seal the same wit the seal of the board of county commissioner The bonds shall then be numbered and regl terea in ihe office of the clerk of Ihe count; and the county commissioners shall the cause ihe bonds to be deposited with som banking or trust company. Whenever the Bald company shall actual] commence the construction of said railroa within ihe limits and confines ot any count voting aid as provided for In Secilon 2, an shall deposit with the treasurer o? such cour ly a boud duly executed wiih good and sufi] clent Buretles, aud approved by the count commissioners, in a sum sufficient lo guarac tee the payment of Interest on said bond during the Ure the said railroad shall b under construction, ihe county commissioner shall transfer the bonds to the Atlantic am Pacific Seaboard Railroad Company, and pub llsb such transfer in the official paper of th* ccunly, and the bonds shall commence tc draw Interest from ihe date ot such officia announcement. Upon the completion of sah railroad, the county commissioners snail ro ceive Irom the Atlantic and Pacific Seaboarc Railroad Company un amount of prelerrec stock o? the said company equal to the amoun of county bonds lsBued in aid of said company, the preferred stock to bear Interest at one pet cent, per annum more than the county bonds. The bonds of the couoty shall bear Interest al the rate ot six per cent, per annum. The county commissioners shall Invest ihe additional one per cent, received Irom ihe preferred stock In securities or in any safe manner whereby the same shall draw interest semi annually, and shall continue to invest the one per cent, as received, together with the interest on the same, until a sum shall have accumulated sufficient lo pay and cancel the bonds ol the county Issued in aid of said company, when the bonds shall be paid and cancelled. Ail moneys received as Interest on said bonds and preferred stock shall be held by t he county treasurer and paid out on the order of the county commissioners. The friends of the road also state that they do not need nor desire the aid o? the cities and counties to enable them to build the road, as they claim to have ample capital for that purpose, but that they propose to use the bonds in the purchase ot lands along the line o? the road to be sold, through the agency ol a general land office, such as was established many years ago In connection wilh ihe Illi? nois Central Railroad, to small farmers and other immigrants who may be induced to buy by the low prices at which the lands will be held, ihe easy terms ot payment und the facil? ities that will be afforded for transporting pro? duce lo market. Arrangements have been made lor placing tho bonds of the road in Europe, and it ls thought that the fact o? these bonds being secured by, and convertible at pleasure into, these landa along ihe lina ol the road, will give them an additional value lu Europe and at the same lime encourage immigration to this country. AN IMMIGRATION COMMISSION. Apropos ot this BU oj ed the following bill was introduced by Senator Dickson, of Claren? don: It is entitled "A bill to provide for the appointment of a commissioner o? Immigra? tion and to define bis duties: Be it enacted, Thaf his Excellency the Gov? ernor be, and he is hereby, authorized and di? rected io appoint an officer who shall be known as ihe commissioner ot immigration, and who shall hold bis office for the term ot two years, and unlil the appointment ol a suc? cessor, SEC.'2. That it shall be the duty of the said commissioner to promote and assist tbe 1m migration and seulement In this State of laborers, mechanics and ariisana, of what? ever character, and particularly of agricultu? ralists, whether from the Northern 8tates or irom other counties, and to that end, to publish and circulate through newspapers and other? wise, prac: leal Information concerning the climate, soil, water powers, mineral resources and other natural advantages afforded In this State to those who are seeking homes and In? vestments of capital. He shall also hold pub? lic meetings at practicable polola throughout this Slate for the purpose ot enlisting public interest In the subject and securing co-opera? tion from the public generally. SEC. 3. That the said commissioner shall open an office in the City ot Charleston, and shall have authority, in bis discretion, to es? tablish an office or agency io ihe City of New York, and to appoint a deputy or agent to bave charge of the same;.and shall keep, or cause to be kept therein; full and complete records of all lands and other properly which may be reported to him for sale or other dis? position by the owners thereof, and of all opportunities for labor or Investment which may be offered through bim, by capitalists or 01 hers; aud shall give such information there? of, through newspapers or otherwise, as will cause the same to become known to those most likely to lmmlgrae. He shall have the right lo charge and receive such lees for effect? ing sales of property, or (or rendering any ot ber services to capitalists or others lo this State, as may be properly paid for the same which fees shall be paid into the State treasury. SEC. 4. That the paid commissioner shall re? port to the Governor, annually, on the first day of November, and at such other limes as may be required. SEO. 6. That the said commissioner shall receive an annual salary ot three thousand dollars, and shall ba allowed for actual ex? penses for rent, deputy's services, advertising, printing, Ac, not exceeding twelve thousand dollars per annum, to be paid on the warrant ol the Governor out ol any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 6. That the books and papers of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics shall be turned over lo the said commissioner. Tue rest ot the proceedings of the Senate to-day has been lally reported by telegraph, and tbe House, as was expected, and as is usual when att adjournment ls taken from Friday t) Monday evening, had no quorum, and was consequently adjourned until noon to-morrow. PICKET. A FINGER IN THE CV BAN FIE. WASHINGTON, February 4. The following ls the text ot the resolution Introduced by Ur. Banks tn the House ol Representatives: Whereas, Ihe armed comest tor independence which baB been maintained by the patriotic people of Cuba against the Government of Spain lor several years is now without any reasonable expectation ot pres? ent or remote termination; and whereas, this contest bas been obstinately continued lu total disregard of all the rules of civilized warfare, with a wanton and careless sacrifice of the lives of non-combatants, whether men, women or children, and such a disregard of the rights ot oiher nations as lo threaten the interrup? tion o? peacelul relations with Spain; and whereas, lt is believed that the principal governments o? America and Europe In ihe interests of humanity and Christina civiliza? tion desire that some Just and efficient meaus be devised to assuage the horrors ot this fra? tricidal struggle ano to promote a just and per? manent peace. Therefore, be lt resolved, That the President of the United States be and hereby Is requested, if in his Judgment tt be not inconsistent with the rights of this government, to open communication with such foreign governments ot America, or Eu? rope, as he may deem proper, with a view to the adoption of such general and efficient measures as will Insure the safety of non? combatants, whether men, women or chil? dren; encourage the emancipation ol slaves, enforce the strict observance of the rules of civilised warfare, und establish in the Island ot Cuba, wllh which all nations have hitherto maintained peacelul and Important commer? cial relations, a Just and permanent peace. The resolution was referred to the committee on foreign relations. BEYOND TUE BRINE. LONDON, Febrnary 4. A true bill of indictment has been lound In the Central Criminal Court, of this city, against Mr. Robert Bowles, charging him with misdemeanors In connection with certain securities deposited in the Parisian basking house of Bow'es Brothers & Co. His trial will come off at an early day. The proprietors ot several collieries In South Waler, who have announced iheir determina? tion to employ Chinamen irom San Francisco, lo lake the place ot the strikers, have received anonymous letters threatening them with as? sassination, should they carry out their inten? tions. The weather (or the past three days has been very cold, and many persons, through? out England, have been froten to death. PARIS, February 4. A conierence of a moat ethical nature took place to-day, between President Thiers and the committee of thirty. The subject of dis? cussion was the recent report ot the commit? tee of assembly regulating the powers of the Executive. President Thiers addressed the committee at length, denning the proper re? sponsibilities and dulles of the Executive, and demanded lhat the committee shall make a report to the Assembly, as will grant him the power lo lake part in ali discussions In the Assembly regarding politics and proposed measures. The language of President Thiers was most decisive and in official circles a rupture ls considered probable. BKKUN, February 4. The new government, fortification bill ap? propriates a total of sixty-eight million dollars lor Ute Improvement of existing and con? struction of new fortifications throughout Ger? many. BARTBQOAKBS ZN TBE EAST. CALCOTTA, February 4. An earthquake occurred at the City of Le? brae, In the Territory of Scinde, atlended by a dreadful destruction of human Hie and a great amount ot property. Over five thousand il ves were lost by the disaster which overlook the city so suddenly. No escape was possible. A great part of tbe city ls lc ruins. Tue shock extended over a large tract of country, being distinctly felt at towns several miles distint. The inhabitants of Lebree, after the first con? vulsion was over, seized all movables and fled to the mountain?. Houses loitered and fell in ruins, blocking up the streets and killing men and animals. ATHENS, February 4. A terrible earthquake occurred In the Island Of Samos, causing much destruction of life and property. A COLORED SENSATION. WASHINGTON, February 4. The largest audience ever assembed lu ibis city was present In Ltncoln's Hall last night to wltnets an operatic performance by a newly organized opera company composed exclu? sively of colored artists ol this city. Most of the singing was very fine, and the perform? ance throughout was highly creditable to ihe aiplranta for operatic houors. ABOUT DRIJSD FRUIT. [From the Wilmington Star.] A gentleman o? this city bought twelve hun? dred and Hf ty pounds ot dried fi ult, at Wal? halla, 8. C., December 15, 1872. It was deliv? ered on that day io ihe railroad agent at lhat point, and ihe receipt ls now on exhibition In Wilmington. But, unfortunately lor the pur? chaser, ihe dried fruit h?.s not come to hand, and his customers are unanimous in the opin? ion that railroad receipts are no substitute to speuk ot lor dried apples. It belns one o? our weaknesses to be exact In details, we ''have ihe honor "to state" lhat Wal? halla is a station on the Greenville and Columbia Railway, a connection ol the Wil? mington, Columbia and Augusta Railwav; but whether the lormer or the latter road'is, in this particular instance, managed on business principles we are unable lo decide. But we think lt perfectly safe io wager a pound of the aforesaid dried irult, payable on delivery In Wilmington, that ihe detention complained ol is chargeable to that splendid system ol through freights which ls conferring its in? calculable blessings on our people through the agency ol that patriotic organization called the "Southern Railway Security Com? pany." NEW CHARLESTON. TBE WONDROUS CBAWGV8 WROUGHT IN TBR OLD CITY. A Distinguished Pastor Uevlslts Fa? miliar Scenes-Ula Recollections of the Past and His New Impressions or I the Place and the People. We flDd ID the last Issue of the great Bap? tist orgaD, the New York Examiner and Chronicle, a very Interesting letter irom the Rev. J. R. Kendrick, of New York, formerly the pastor of the Citadel Square Baptist Church, who has lately been revisiting the old scenes of his clerical labors. We copy the letter entire. He says: Never shall I forget my earliest visits to Charleston. On one of theBe occasions I found myself, late in an afternoon, at the great fashionable resort of the city, known as the Battery. There a vision of splendor broke upon my young eyes to which they had been wholly unu-ed. The broad battery drive was literally thronged with brilliant equipages slowly circling round and round to catch the refreshing breeze from the sea, while the broad promenade was filled with elegantly dressed pedestrians. It was a scene of enchant? ment. At tbat day, while as yet Central Park with its unrivalled glories was not dreamed of, no other city In the country could have presented Its parallel. Then the private car? riages of Charleston were numbered by hun? dred?, possibly by thousands; now, as I am informed, there ls scarcely a hali dozen of them in all the city. Thia single fact Indi? cates the prodigious change lhat has come upon ihls peopie. OLD CHARLESTON'. ' Undoubtedly old Charleston was one of the most Interesting and attractive cities In the land. It was beautiful for situation, and In this respect, happily, lt remains unchanged. Lying between the Cooper and ?he Ashley, lt expands northward from the Batterv locus In a fau-like shape, much resembling New York In Us general configurai lon. ita harbor, too. ls sttiklngly similar to that of the great me? tropolis, except In IIB luck ol bold coast-line and background features. The Charleston climate for eight or nine months in the year ls delicious. Tliu mild breath ot the tropics tempers Its winter air and gires lt much of the gorgeousness of tropical vegetation. Through the open window at which I now write my eye fails upon a variety of rich ever? greens, and upon orange trees laden with their golden fruit, thongo candor requires me to add that this iruli la ot the bitter-sweet Bort, and much more bitter than sweet. Charleston is Just now lu her most amiable winter mood, und is treating us to an Inter? lude of truly celestial weatuer. That famous "sun of Austerliiz" was nothing to the South? ern sun which here and now ls giorllylng na? ture and gladdening the heart of man with euch a light as is rarely poured on land or Bea. When in Naples I was often reminded ol Charleston, and now the. charms of Charles? ton carry me back to Naples. The visitor here ls greeted at every turn by the algns of a venerante aze. He feels that he ls In no mushroom town that sprang up last year. Charleston 1B a quaint place, as well as old, with a discriminating individuali? ty sucli us gives a charm to many English and continental cities. Its domestic architecture, In particular, ls Its own. Intermingled with the regulation houses are not a few noble mansions of baronial size and grandeur. I am at present enjoying the hospitality of a Irlend who is the fortunate occupant of one ol these palatial homes, built some eighty years ago, and In a style of architectural solidity and fidelity rarely equalled In this fast period of varnish and veneer. These ancient houses are oiien rich in associations, traglo and comic. Some of them are probably coeval with those ante-revolutionary times when Charleston waa the capitol ot "the pet colony," und was the scene of a gav and luxurious provincial life. It has a toog history ot vivid and romantic interest. The storm of tire bas swept over lt again and again lo desolating lury, the storm of water has deluged lt, the storm of shot and shell has haltered and lorn lt, the raven wing of pestilence has often shadowed lt, and yet out ot all Its disasters ii has always risen In lasclnaliDg beauty. Tue society of Charleston was always fa? mous for Its .cultivation and refinement. IIB people have been distinguished fora certain polished courtesy and quiet grace ot manner, blending delicacy, dignity and conscious I though ii ot o (Te n s i ve sell-apr. r eel allon. It was J Dr. Jeter, I believe, who, some years since, made the shrewd remark that me genuine : Bostonian seemed to say in his bearing, 'T ! know all ihings," while ihe typical Charlesto nlan Bald, "What I don't know isn't worth knowing.'1 Charleston always prided it sel i on Its careful observance ot the gentlemanly proprieties, and willi no little rtPi*r>n. Set? ting aside the weakness and absuru of Its chivalry affectation, and Ita lingering bar ism ot "the code," ll was undoubtedly, i his respect, a nearly model community. ? could hardly wish to meet a finer specimei f mani.o nd than was presented in a Charleston an, whose native principles of honor wert regulated by genuine Christian convictions. THE NEW ERA. I have been writing maiuly of old Charles? ton-Charleston beyond the flood, not me Noachlan, but the DavlB-LlncoIn flood. Bare? ly, in the revolutions and convulsions which history records, hus there been a change so radical, so complete, so amazing as lhat which has overtaken this interesting city. That bomb which, in April, 1851, was hurled at Fort Sumter, and which started me (rom my feverish morning slumbers as If bursting over my own residence, initiated an over? turning tor Charleston which even now seems scarcely credible. All old condilions and relations have been destroyed or inverted. To sum up the whole matter in a word, the Ignorant and coarse black slaves of Ibis proud, refined ann sensitive people have become their actual masters. As I walk about these familiar streets, I meet black men standing sentry as guardians of public order, with ihe shield ol the policeman glittering on their breasts. A black Judge sits upon the city bench, and so on to ihe end of Hie humiliating chapter. And yet this shocking case ls not near so bad as one might imagine. By the consent? ing I ea11 mon j of nearly all Judicious and tem? perate persons with whom 1 have conversed, the negroes behave with extraordinary mod? eration. While often complained of as idle and useless, lt Is Billi acknowledged that ibey are modest, respectful and considerate In their behavior towards the whites. Such cer? tainly Is Hie fact, so fur as my own observa? tion goes. 1 have not yet wllneased the slightest demonstration of colored Insolence or presumption. What the people chiefly complain ol is corrupt government and Intol? erable taxation. Of this, certainly, they have a rig!;', io complain. It ls not. strange, of course, that negro legislators Just lakeo Irom the plantation or dray should be the easy dupes ol unscrupulous white men, and accesi? ble to bribes. It is whispered that some ol the learned and holy patriots wno have adorned New York Legislatures and the National Congress have actually parted with their votes for a pecuniary consideration. Can we greatly wonder then that Calo and Pompey should not be proof ocainBt like seductive persuasions? His un? derstood here that the Dewly elected senator (rom this Slate, Patterson, purchased his honors by the mosl shameless use of money. If this ifl so. ihe wretch ought to be whipped out of Waj-blngton, and Irom the aoclety of all decent people. It ls, of course, Impossible that the present abnormal state ol things In South Carolina should very long continue. Belief, it seems to me, will ultimately come irom the negroes themselves, provided only that the whites aro wise with the wisdom of conciliation and pro? gress Once thoroughly assured that ihe old master-class entertain no covert deslgus upon their present privileges, the negro must begin to break away from the leadership of corrupt adventurers and take part with those wto de Bire Just and economical legislation. Meanwhile, I am equally surprised and gratified to learn that the material prosperity of South Carolina is rapidly reviving. The crops ot Hie past vear have been abundant and ihe prlceB highly remunerative. In some sections of the Slate there Ia said to be more money in the hands of ihe people than ever before. Charleston, of course, must feel the effects of this general prosperity. New branches of Industry are openlng-notably the phosphate-which employ much capital and make handsome returns. A hopeful feeling animates this community. With rednced tax? ation and a better State government, I begin to trink lhat the glories of new Charleston may greatly surpass those of old Charleston. Already the people spend less time in reading the doleful book of Lamentations, and are turning to the more cheerlul pages of Isaiah. the prophet of redemption and hope. Let me simply add, that tbe Baptist chnrobes here seem to bo in a condition of healthy activity. Bey. Mr. Shuck, pastor of | the venerable i .rat church, is doing well, and Mr. Chambliss, recently called to the Citadel Square, has reoeived a welcome which augurs tbe best results. O? tho colored churches I cannot now write. J. B. K. January 15th, 1873. OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC NEIGHBORS. Georgia. -Athens ls said to be remarkably prosper? ous. -A collision between two freight trains occurred on th? Slate Road on Saturday. -Judge Robert A. Allen, an old and res? pected citizen of Augusta, died In that city on Sunday. -The Arkwright cotton factory, In Savan? nah, will be ready to set IIB spindles in motion in about two weeks.) -Macon has more sickness In her midst at this time than at any lime within the recol? lection of her oldest citizen. -It Is likely that tbe sunken steimer Nick King, of Savannah, will not be raised. Her hull ls said to be cracked amidships. -A company has been formed In Atlanta, and have purchased ihe machinery (or manu? facturing barrels, kegs and buckets, and ex* peet to be in full blast In about forty days. -Parties In Savannah are endeavoring to buy up the stock In the sunken steamer Mick King. Thirty-three and a hali per cent, ?sine highest figure offered. -An engine on the Macon and Western Railroad, on Friday, ran into a pile of cross iles placed across the track by some diaboli? cal wretch. No damage was done. -Delegates Irom eighty-five counties, to the number ot about two hundred and fifty, will attend the State Agricultural Convention, which assembles In Augusta on the lllh. -A fire occurred at Darlen on ihe night of | the 25tb of January, which destroyed the courthouse and Jail, together with the public records. Loss $12,0CO to $15,000. Nobody hurt. The fire was ihe work of an incendiary. -On last Friday night the down way freight train on the Western and Atlanllc Railroad collided with no unloaded up freight, about one mlle and a half this side of AlatoonR. The trains were almost upon each other before the engineers discovered the Impending danger, ana their tearful situation. In a moment the terrible shock occurred. Both engines were badly smashed up, and one of the firemen was painfully bruised. No oiher pet sons were Injured. A number ot cara were damaged, and all the trains on the road were delayed for several hours. North Carolina. -John 8. Bryan, Eq., has been appointed agent of the North Carolina Railroad, at Salis? bury. -Governor Caldwell has Issued a commis? sion lo Hon. A. S. Merrlmon as United States senator, tor the term beginning March a, 1873. -At the meeting at tbe company sbops, last Friday, ol'the board of directors of ihe Norlh Carolina Railroad, Treasurer Colonel G M. Lee, and the secretary. Mr. C. M. Crump, resigned, and J. A. McCauley, Esq., was ap? pointed to fill their places. Florida. -St. Augustine rejoices in the possession of | a wonderful fish and the carcass ot a sea-cow. -Government work on the batteries bel re? erected at Key West ls not discontinued eveu on Sundays. -The lines of the Western Onion Telegraph Company hos been extended to Milton via Pensacola. -The vestry have extended a call to thc Bev. John Reuther, curate of Christ Church, Nassau, lo become rector of St. Paul's Church at Key West. - Ry tbo urrirol of tho DtcauiDi some fifty or sixty Cubans landed at Key West j week belore last. Immigrants are also ar? riving from Nassau. -Tue Floridians are endeavoring to get ur a Stale fair. Judge Dupont has been request? ed to prepare and puuiish an address on the subject. -A new town called Beecher has been laid out on a bend of the St. John's Blver, near Little Lake George, and about one hundred miles from Jacksonville. It already boasts one boiel and three mineral springs. -Mrs. Blcbbourg, a well-known resident o? Escambia County, died on the 181 h ol January, at the age of one hundred and seven years. Up to iwo yeurs ago she retaiued possession of her faculties. -The asylum for aged colored people at St. Augustine, for the toundailou of which the late Buckingham Smith left a large estate, has been commenced under ihe supervision of Dr. Bronson. -Rumors are current of bribery In the late senatorial contest. A resolution calling lor an investigation bas passed the lower house. Coldoconce, ol Fernandina, says be will prove that the senator elect, . Mr. Conover, was .lected by bribery and fraud. Conover in? te s an investigation. -Colonel L. A. Hardee says: "I can show you a bed o? pure copper in Florida that you can see on the surface for at least a mlle and a half, and lt ls supposed that lhere is enough to supply all the mints, manufactories aud shipyards of the world for a century. I have seen and handled some of the copper, and, If | you desire proof of this, I refer yon to A. W. DaCosta, Esq., of this city, (Jacksonville.") -It 1B reported lhat more than one hundred and Pity J?lflg,jyjJiflggJg& QIHMM^ counties adjoining for the Western States, especially Texas, since the November election. This hegira ls assuming huge proportions. The Montgomery (Ala.) Alverliser, speaking of this exodus ot people Irom Florida and Georgia, says: "Tne Texas fever rages with unabated fury. The Western, Mobile and Montgomery Railroads are dally crowded with men, women and children on their way lo that State. The dally average Is about two hundred." -TheTallahassee Sentinel (Rad.) has this lo say ol Conover, ihe recently elected senator from Florida : u3. B. Conover was born In Middlesex County, New Jersey, September 23, 1810, and ls, consequently, lu his thirty-third year. Having profited by the advantages of | a liberal preliminary education, be was grad? uated as a doctor of medicine lo 1883. very shortly afterwards he received an appoint? ment as assistant surgeon in the army of the Cumberland, and was stationed at Nashville, Tennessee. Alter several promotions in the line of his profession RS a medical army officer, he was ordered to Florida In 1866, and sta? tioned at Lake City. Shortly afterwards he resigned his position In the army and content? ed himself with civic employmeut. Politically, he bas always been a Republican. The first vote he ever cast was for Abraham Lincoln, and he has preserved his lealty to his early political principles lo ihe present lime. He was a member ot the convention which framed the present constitution ol the State. For his services to the Republican party he was rewarded by Governor Reed, on bis In? stallation in the gubernatorial chair, with the appointment of State treasurer, ihe duties of which office he bas eatislactorily filled.'' SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -In the United States Senate yesierday the I resumption of specie payment was discussed. -The United Stales House of Repr?senta? tives bas ordered the evidence In ihe Credit Mobilier case lo be printed. -The steamship Montgomery, from Savan? nah for New York, has been towed Into Tybee, with ber shaft broken. -Zanzibar advices, dated November 30, say Livingstone started for the Interior, Au? gust 18. -Tne Norwegian steamer Woodham, bound irom Newcastle lo New York, went ashore on the Isle of Wight during a gale, and ls a tola) wreck. All hands were saved. -Mr. Hardgrave, formerly of Nelson Coun? ty, Virginia, killed himself, his wife and child, lu Washington, yesterday. Cause-insanity, irom pecuniary losses sustained during the war. -One o? the boilers at Wood's Rolling Mille, Philadelphia, exploded. A fragment enter? ing the Alolon Print Works, three hundred leet distant, killed two boys. Nine persons in all were killed. -The Ice gorge continues at Port D'ppstt, Md. There are no signs of the rlyjerr-TTslng, but the residents are living la^dread. No rise ls yet reported lo the Susquehanna, and , the loe ls still solid. / KATE FOI AT THE ALTAR. QUEER DOIROS OE THE SPIRITS AT HER WEDDING. Novel Proceedings In th? Church of St. Marylebone, Eng -Stranger Scenea at a Wedding Breakfast-A Spirit's Joke on the Bridegroom. Miss Kate Fox, one ol the Fox ulsters whoee spiritual manifestations beean at Rochester, N. Y., many years ago, and who were the founders of modern Spiritualism, was recent? ly married In the Parish of O d St. Maryle? bone, England, to Hr. Henry Dledrlch Jenc? ken, a barrlster-at-law, and himself a Spirit? ualist. The wedding was witnessed by a num? ber ol personal friends in the flesh, and, as it would *seem, by a considerable number from the spirit land. The London Times gives a full and particular account of the ceremony, In the course of which it says: As the marriage ceremony was In progress, gentle raps were heard In the vicinity of the altar as though the spirit friends of Kate Fox were anxious to congratulate ber on her hap? py marriage, and again In the vestry the same sounds were beard, being translated by Hiss Fox as signs ol the approval of ber friends in the spirit land. The bride was attired in sim? ple white and lace, with a half wreath ol while flowers In ber nair. She wore no Jewelry be? yond a plain gold brooch at her neck. THE WEDDING BREAKFAST. At the conclusion of the marriage service the bride and groom, with their friends, re? entered their carriages and were driven to 45 York Place, Portman Square, where a mogol cent breakfast, whose centre piece was an im? mense wedding cake, had been prepared. Prince George and the son of the Uuke of Wellington did not attend the breakfast, but when ihe bride reached her future residence she found that they had not forgotten ihe pleasant English custom of sending her a fit? ting wedding gift. That of the Prince was a beautiful and valuable fan, together with a box of perfumery, while the other scion ol nobility bad made her an equally appropriate present. Besides these, there were numerous gifts from other friends. At the wedding breakfast, when the usual wishes for the hap? piness and welfare of the bride and groom had oeen uttered, and while tbe toast drinking was in full blast, the spirits who had deserted the sombre church ar d followed the party to the social board again mode themselves beard, and LOUD AND FREQUENT RAPS were heard In various parts of the room. Miss Fox's mother was the first to make her? self known. She sent a message to Ur. Jencken, commending her daughter to bis care, and expressing her approval of the marriage. Besides this the communicated to bim several matters of a private nature. Closely following mis spirit came that of Ur. James B. Taylor, whose will made so great a sensation In the courts of New York a lew years ago. and who was a kind and benevo? lent friend to Miss. Fox during the latter years ol his life. "We were with you at the altar," raid Ur. Taylor. Then, he, too, like the bride's mother (deceased ) communicated with Miss Kale, or Urs. Jencken rather, fur some minutes, and finally concluded by hearti? ly congratulating her on her marriage and wishing her a happy and prosperous future. When the spirit of Ur. Taylor bad ceased talk? ing, for a Lime at least, the company was made aware of ihe presence of many others from the spirit land, and tbe raps were fre? quent, and In nil parts ot the room. They were facetious spirits, too. Une (said to be thal of Mr. Taylor) rapped out, to the infinite amusement ol all present, spirits departed as weil as the bodily guests of the newly wedded couple. "Jencken ls no longer his own mas? ter." Having enjoyed the merriment occa? sioned by this brilliant sally, the same spirit oiM.J, ' il--. mm T.."",i-,. in.fc.tl COMMUNING WITH THE SPIRITS. Then Mr. Harrison, In an interval when the spirits were at rest, asked of them, "Can you carry a message this morning lo our friends In America ?" "Yes, to Maggie," (Hiss Kate's shier) was the reply, on the receipt o? which Ur. Barri son requested them to say to Haggle, "Your sister Katie was married to-day lu tnt pres? ence of nine loving friends." He asked the spirits, further, to convey a similar message tu Mr. Mansfield, of New York, as so many different spirits were able to communicate through him, but ihe disem? bodied seemed to be by no meaos sure ol And? ing him, and answered diffidently that they would try. THE TABLES MOVING. To cap the climax, the spirits at (length manifested themselves physically, at least in a certain sense. As the company, with brim? ming bumpers, rose to do honor to the toast, "Our Spirit Friends," the heavily laden table was gently raised from the floor, and was sus? pended In mid air lor some seconds. This occurred also at other perl-ids of the feast. Aller the breakfast Ur. and Urs. Jencken lett London tor Tunbridge Wells, where a portion' o? the honeymoon was spent. They have since returned, and will soon visit Parla. THE WEDDING CAKE was entrusted to Captain Hurray, of the White Star line, by whom lt will be brought toNriw York lor distribution among Hiss Hale's friends. Mr. Jencken Is a Spiritualist or many years' standing. He was among the first ol the professional men of England to publish what he knew about spiritual paeno "?fitipa at a time when the announcement of a beli?"TiTttrein produced more ridicule and re? quired more mbi'?rheour.age than at ihe pre* ent time. His betrothal BTU fer ?9JL4ecif place some months ago, but was studiously concealed from all but very Intimate friends. WILL PATTERSON RE TRIED I [From tho Colombia Carolinian.] There ls a case ol very general and absorb? ing public Interest, which lt bas been expected would oome up for ulai bet?re our Court ol Sessions, which met yesterday. Il ls the case of John J. Patterson, senator elect-God save the mark-from Sooth Carolina, charged with bribing and attempting to bribe members ot the General Assembly to secure their votes. Whether he will be tried or not ls not to be foretold. Ordinarily, when a person Is charged with a criminal offence, based upon two cr three affidavits, lt may be relied upon, pre!ty surely, that he will be put upon his trial. .We are sorry that the community cannot ieel the same reasonable asBurancs os to Patterson's arraignment. He is a wily fellow, up to all Berts al quips and quirks and dodges, and, like an eel, we mucn fear will slip through her flrgers even after being apparently within the grasp of Justice. Toe flrst move on the Patterson chessboard was made yesterday In the motion of Mr. Cnambeilalo, Mr. Patterson's counsel, to set aside the whole Hst of Jurors upon the ground that they had been irregularly drawn. The motion was made nominally in behalf of Ribert Cooper, Borne unknown accused party; but the accused, In whose real interest the step was taken, was John J. Patterson, too "honest," however, lo have his name apDear. Tue point made by Hr. Chamberlain was, lhat u- der the general Jury law, the time al which Jurors are to be drawn most not be more lhan fifteen nor less than seven days bet?re ihe sluing of the court. There seem to be some conflicts and Inconsistencies In the Jury law as lt now Blands, but as to these we will forbear comment until we have the benefit of ihe arguments of the learned coun? sel this morning. It will be a great point tor Patterson to stave off his trial until aller the fourth of Haroh, when he shall present him? self before the bar ol the Senate io claim bis seat. If he can effect this, he may hope, per? haps, by the power and patronage which attach lo a senator's position, to escape alto? gether. t THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, January 4. Probabilities : For ihe New England and Midcle Slates, rising barometer, somewhat lower temperature,- Westerly to northerly winds, and very'generally clear weather. For the SonjUvAtiau tlc and Guli States, east of the Mississippi, westerly to northerly winds, and Jew and clearing weather. From Tennessee lo Ohio and lower Michigan, northerly and westerly winds, and generally clear weather. From Missouri and Minnesota, and Lakes Su? perior and Hicblgan, westerly to southerly winde, and generally clear weather. MOB ACE G REBLET'S DAUGHTERS. They Sacrifice Their Rightful Batate to Nava Their Father's Memory from Desecration. Tbe dark shadows which hovered over the close of Mr. Greeley's career seem to pursue tbe survivors o? his family. It would appear that his cbildreu bad suffered enough, without dragging, by a law snit, the pain lui Incidents of his last days into general notoriety, Waat, the difference 1B between the bein and lega? tees under the two wills of Mr. Greeley BO one seems lo know. It is declared that bis chil? dren offer everything, and have repeatedly asked that ihe court might be adjourned, in' order that the case might be settled without further legal proceedings. Tet the stcuggle before the surrogate of Westchester County is still kept up, and yet the poor, shrinking children, who are willing to accept any terms lhat may be Imposed, are compelled to listen lo revelations of insanity which his beat friend. Mr. Johnson, protested against being compelled to make. It ls some consolation that these orphaned daughters are in no danger of hearing ?ny revelallons save ihose which are of mialor tune, and not of crime. There ls no appre? hension that they will be caliea upon to mash1 for any of the moral delinquencies which are often dark spots upon an otherwise illustrious public career. The private life of Horace " Greeley, lhere ls great reason to believe, was so pure and exemplary that, if he baa be? queathed no other heritage to hie children, its memory might have been a Jewel Io tbelr poverty, without which tbe greatest wea'th could Bot give unalloyed satisfaction to the inheritors. Tet lt la mourniul to think that a man ol such Intellect should be the victim ol such a malady; that the children of a man so benevolent shall nod so little benevolence Irom others; that a sincere and laborious .philanthropist should be deserted by these to whose weuare' nio life had been devoted. It ls melancholy and must auggsa?re o' l?e evanescent charaoler of all earthly distinction 1 to read lhat this man of universal fame, who., but a lew weeks before bad been addressing admiring multi! odes, was carried to his beares by the attendants of amad house, while the drlftlcg snow, not colder than throblesa hearts, was heaped npon bia c flin. Surely here bis tragical story might end, and his chil? dren, as well as himself, be permitted to "rest In peace." The telegraph last evening brought na the following sad letter from the Misses Greeley : COTTAGE PracE, January 39, 1878. Dear. Judge East-I am so mooh distressed by the report of yesterday's proceedings at. White Pialo?, that I must withdraw from a ' - contest which our opponents are determined shall be waged over my father's grave; tor ' not even to carry out bis last wishes can I . permit a memory, which ls Infinitely dear to me, to be so desecrated. With thanks to your? self. Mr. Nelson and Mr. Cboate, for the very kind efforts which yon have all made on be? . halt of myself and sister, i remain, with mnch respect, Very truly, yours, (Signed) IDA F. GBEBLXT. I Jola in the sentiments of this letter. (Signed) GABRIELLE GOULET. JOTTINGS ABOUT IBS STATE. -An examinaron of the students of tbe South Carolina University ia in progress. -Henry Ricks, a colored carpenter, baa mysierlouslv disappeared from Lexington. -Robert Burna, colored, fell from the bridge at Alston into ibe river, on Saturday last, and waa drowned. -The Indications are that lhere will be lolly twenty or thirty visitors from Colombia and vicinity to New Oi leans during Mardi Gras. udSSie^^ posing ceremonies. -with good weather, the Augusta and Port Royal Railroad will be finished within the next thirty days. The ralla are being laid nt the rate ot half a mlle per day. -Miss Fannie Hagood, daughter of the lata Edwin A. Hagood, died in Barnwell on Thurs? day evening last Her uncle, Dr. J. 0. Ha? good, died but a few weeks alecs. -The Citizens' Savings Bank of Colombia, has determined io establlng a branch ol that bank In Aiken, and Mr. Drayton baa been - appointed assljtant cashier at that placo. -John P. Trappe, the young colored man . who was so seriously injured on tbe Green? ville and Columbia Railroad on the 10th ol November, 1870, died in Cleveland, Ohio, on. .. the 27th ultimo. -On sales-day in Aiken there were sold several pieces ot lani belonging to tbe es? tai e of the late John J. Glover. These were aold for partition by order of the Judge ol pro- . bate, and brought $5410, whick ia '.nought a good price. -Tne following real estate sales took place > In Columbia on Monday: A vacant lot on Blandlng street for $1000; a small cottage and lot on Taylor street for $875, cash down; and iwo and one ball acres of land by the river, for $558, cash. -Charles Ogleaby, In attempting to get on the '.rain ot the Spartanburg and Union Eali road at Alston, on Saturday last; made a mis- - step and falling, was dragged to the trestle beyond ihe station, when he fell through, a distance of forty feet, striking a piece of Lim? ber below, causing death In about an boor. -Judge T. H. Cooke, recently elected, was the recipient of high complimenta by tbs An? derson bar and the citizens of that town^jL the rewn^^rmJiLC?luji-h^^ -fp^tf?it was made tbat be make bia psrma net residence in the county. J. P. Reid, Esq, on behalf of the bar, JuBt previous to the ad? journment of the court, united with others In paying the judge this compliment. -The Senate baa confirmed the following appointments o? trial Justices: Anderson-W. D. Wilkes. Abbeville-Moses A. Toleman, OenramLiuS. Young, L. A. Richardson, 8. E. Grandlord York-M. P. O'Connell, J. J. 8. Sill. Edgefield-P. Willis, P. P. M. Miller. Lancaster-B. W. Cousart, R. R. Clyburn, 0. L. Jones, D. C. Woulfe, E. McKlnna, T. Clin? ton, Wm. Robinson, John Taylor, 8. Gardneia Clarendon-8. E. Stranglon. Lexington-W. D. Hull, Reuben Harmon. Fairfield-W. A. Smith. _ -The Boston fire raged on November tin . and 10th. barely twelve weeks ago, yet lbs people of that enterprising city, although lt bas been the dead o? winter, bave labored at rebuilding their burnt distrlot with an energy that rivals Chicago. Amid snow and los, with tbe thermometer far below tbs iraeslog point, thousands of workmen are actively en? gaged In clearing away rubbish, getting oat materials, and doing everything they possible can at tbia inclement season. Some undis? mayed contractors are even said to be potting* up walla, but this work, Ia Bach frosty times, must be a risky process. The walla of new stores are reported to be rising rapidly, and everywhere great plies of materials are accu? mulating, ready for the masons and the car? penters, at the earliest approach ot spring. lu some sections the incomplete action ot'tbs commissioners who are to widen and straight? en the streets delays operations, but every? where there ls a determined spirit exhibited to hurry things forward as rapidly aa possible. -The boiler of an engine on the elevated railway in New York exploded on Thursday, producing a panic among the passengers that demonstrated the inconvenience of tbs sys? tem. The situation was made all the more tantalizing by the proximity o? the platform at Twenty-first street, which waa so nearaiad yet so far. Borne of tbe more impatient of ihs passengers at once began to risk breaking their necks by dropping from their elevated perch on to the sidewalk, a distance, ai; J wing tor tbelr length ol stature, of about fifteen feet. A more ludicrous Bight than when bait a dozen or more were dangling irom tbs nus at once could bardly be imagined. A ladder was flaally procured, down which those who were too timid to Jump descended, save a lone, lorn female, who refused for sundry rea sons to do so till the roaotle ot ?\Stbt?^": shadowed the groat city and all oftftggff inhabitants. The remedy suggestedlorwcn emergencies ls that each train shall carry* folding ladder, by which passengers may descend when an accident occurs, -A lady architect In Chicago ls geWng rich by drawing plans of bouses that have ft half donen closets in each room.