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~ COLUMBIA. Sunday Morning, March li, 1886. The Fenian DIorement. The excitement in Fenian circles, social and political, in New York, ns well us throughout the country, the Herald states is steadily on the in? crease. New circles were forming, and the rival factions were healing tho old wounds of former strife, and were coming together under the emer? gency of Ireland's difficulty. Pecu? niary aid was forthcoming, and $50, 000 were subscribed in New York on the 3d, to the loau of the Irish Republic. Preparations were making for the grand demonstration at Jones' Wood, on the 4th; but Archbishop McCloskey vetoed the proceedings. From the West we learn that a Fenian naval squadron is fitting out at Chi? cago, and the green flag has already been given to the breeze on the waters of Lake Michigan. From circles and leaders, from all factions and sides the Fenian war-cry is sound? ing. Everywhere throughout the country, and from the principal cities in all sections, we have accounts of monster meetings, marked by great enthusiasm and a strong determina? tion to assist in the liberation of the Emerald Isle. The European mails by the steam? ship Asia put us in possession of the latest developments of the movement on the other side of the Atlantic up to the evening of the day on which the suspension of the habeas corpus act was carried into effect. The pro? ceedings in the British Parliament were rendered notable by the confes? sions of shame and humiliation, for mis-government of Ireland, with which men like Bright and Stuart Mill accompanied their tacit consent to the measure. The London press speak of the situation in most alarm? ing tones. Fears are expressed that the Irish army, militia and police are alike tainted with Fenianism, and the London Post announces that the Go? vernment intend to follow up the sus? pension of the habeas corpus by a bill I authorizing the seizure of all the Irish telegraph lines. The New York Post and the Express have the following commenta on the uprising of the Fenian forces: For two evenings past, the various circles in New York have held meet? ings all over the city, and the cry everywhere is "To arms!" The gene? ral feeling seems to be that the arbi? trary measures in Ireland will pro? voke an immediate rising of the people, and brin/r on the dreaded conflict before the brotherhood in America can lend a hand. The O'Ma hony leaders are actively at work, and it is claimed that a warlike de? monstration will, in ?ome way, soon be made against Great Britain. Pre? sident Koberts and the Senate party are also at work, and it is said that arms and equipments for a goodly military corps ure ready when the time arrives to use them. Material aid is flowing in to both parties and from all quarters. The Father Mat? thew and other temperance organiza? tions are contributing to the Fenian coffers, and Irish associations are being formed. Neither are the ladies idle. They are collecting moneys and garments, and such articles as expe? rience has taught may be necessary in a time of conflict. An Irish lady yesterday gave $700 towards the eui so, and hundreds have purchased bonds. few nights ago, the John Mitch? ell Circle, . Brooklyn, subscribed $1,470 to the cause, and the members have pledged themselves to increase that sam. Another great meeting will be held at Cooper Institute, on the 9th in? stant, under the auspices of the J. J. Bogers Circle of the Fenians. In re? ply to an invitation to attend this meeting, George Francis Train has written a letter of acceptance, in which he favors the fitting out of Alabamas in this country to aid Ire? land. He says he will be at the meeting to cheer for Irish nation? ality. It is estimated at the headquarters to-day, after an examination of the retutus of the various circles, that 1,000,000 men will be ready to move from the United States to aid in the liberation of Ireland at any time the orders to march may be issued from the war depavitnent of the organiza? tion. Last night, many of the circles of this city met at their respective headquarters, and received a large number of now members. Several thousand hav? joined since Thurs? day. At ll o'clock, a new and beautiful flag was raised over the O'Mahony Headquarters, in Union Square. Its material is of fine green silk. The Irish arms, the harp and wolf dog, occupy a space in the centre of thir? teen feet. When the ensign was hoisted to the breeze, it was honored by three loud cheers from the spec? tators. It is stated ou ??ood authority that negotiations are now in progress in V" Washington lu obtain from the United States Government the recog? nition of Ireland as a belligerent power, in order to exercise for her I the same belligerent rights extended by Great Britain to the late Confede? ra te Government. It is claimed that ' thc "nullification of all constitutional law, as embraced in the establishment of martial law in Ireland, entitles thc patriotic forces in that country to the rights of belligerents." It is further held that the precedent for the appli? cation was furnished by England when she recognized the South as a belligerent before actual war had commenced. Fenian repr?sentatives are now in Washington pressing their claims upon tho x-resident and the Cabinet, and it is stated that Sir Frederick Bruce has protested against any such apjilication being received in behalf of* the British Government. The news by the next steamer, it is believed, will lead the Government to give a decision on the question. The meeting at Jones' Wood, on Sunday, was one of the largest ever held in this country, and the imme? diate cause was the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Irelands The Catholic Archbishop of New York denounced the meetingT and admo? nished all good Catholics not to at? tend it. But one hundred and twen ty-fiv? thousand good Catholic Irish men did attend the meeting, and then and there manifested a flaming, ra? diant, irrepressible enthusiasm, which filled the oldest and most unimpas. sioned newspaper reporters with amazement. We question whether the Irish, in the days of the great O'Connell, were ever more wildly ex? cited than at the meeting on Sunday last It must, by this time, be very evi. dent to the most skeptical that there is a depth of feeling, national enthu? siasm and iron determination of pur? pose in this Fenian movement, which have escaped the notice of the super? ficial observer. There is an amount of vitality about this famous Irish organization which has utterly con? founded and amazed everybody. In Ireland, as the vigilantjand merciless severity of the Government increases, the order . assumes proportion and strength which thoroughly alarms the ! oppressor. Li the midst of all this excitement, we counsel moderation-that mode? ration which has heretofore charac? terized thc doings of .the brotherhood. Let thom cleave to that policy, and all will yet be well. Governor Orr. The Governor left Columbia, for Charleston, 01. Thursday morning. The Charleston News, of yesterday, says: We are pleased to notice the arrival of His Excellency Governor Orr, and are gratified at the further exhibition of zeal for the public interest implied by the return of His Excellency so soon to the theatre of his recent labors. It has been little more than three weeks since he left us, within which time he has visited the most remote sections of the State. It may be said of Governor Orr, that his public course has been emi? nently judicious, conscious, and per? haps painfully conscious, that we are not ?Mi juris upon the question of our fortunes, but are dependent upon a current of events we are utterly un? able to control. He has been at no pains to assert himself or his office, but discreetly silent, except upon matters which came in the routine of business officially before him, and he has been able to preserve his self respect while establishing the highest claim to the respect of authorities with whom he had occasion to hold official intercourse. THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.-The election in Connecticut will take place ! at about the same time with that in i New Hampshire. A tremendous ef? fort is being made in Washington to influence the election in favor of the radicals. Of the Connecticut Con? gressmen, Senator Dixon is the only one who is not hostile tc the Presi? dent's policy. Innumerable speeches for and against that policy have been made in the State during the past two weeks. THE GOLD MARKET.-Numerous pranks were played in the gold mar? ket, last week. At one time, the pri?e was quoted at 132%, and, in a day or two after, it took a leap to 138. It is thought by some men on Wall street j that gold will go down to 125 within two weeks. All kinds of fancy stocks ! in New York are dull, and there are j no inducements to speculate in them, j The Meridian (Mississippi) Messen- j ?er says that a Federal major engaged | i freedman lately to hunt him labor- ? sra at $2 a head. He soon got him ' thirty-seven, but seventeen of them I proved to haye run away from other ! places, where they had made contracts | ander the Bureau. The Spring Fashion*. March 1st was "opening day" in lilie metropolitan cities of the North, j "Opening day" denotes the opening of the latest production of Dame Fa? shion. The Northern papers give glowing accounts of the spring fa? shions, and for the benefit of our lady readers we prevent toe following glanes at the new styles of BONNETS. Of the various articles of feminine attire, the bonnet is certainly the "head centre" of attraction among the fair sex. It is also an article that is manipulated by the fickle dame more than any other. Sometimes it is all crown-perhaps all curtain. An? other season, it has no crown at all and scarcely any front. Tnis season, the bonnets are of a very light and coquettish description. The "Em? pire," at present worn, is to be suc? ceeded by the "Panela," and a long category of others, entitled the ' 'Gip sey," "Aurora," &c. The "Pamela" is a very pretty bonnet; one noticed was composed of white crape, trim? med with violet ribbons, and jet and straw ornaments. The crown was loose, the curtain formed with a nar? row border of lace, and the front de? pressed a la Maria Stuart. Another was composed of white lace, trimmed with orange colored ribbons and white satin jessamine flo weis, covered with wax. A hat called the "Margaret" is to supersede the "Oxford" hat now worn; it is similar in shape, but larger, made of straw or Leghorn, and trimmed with velret and cameos. DRESSES. At Madame Demorcst's Emporium of Fashion, on Broadway, some very elegant designs for spring were on exhibition, as was also the case in many other of the principal stores. The changes are, perhaps, not of a very radical nature. Dresses for the season are nearly all gored, and the skirts cut very short, so as to display the border of the petticoat; or else the dress should be boped up with the patent dress elevators. Among the prettiest of the new styles is the "Madeline" gored dress. This dress is cut without plaits at the waist, and the skirt and body is all in one piece. It is made in buff goat's hair cloth, so pale in tint that it is little more than cream color, trimmed with blue velvet of the bright Mexican tint. The peculiar feature of this dress consists of the side pieces at the back, which are continued down upon the skirt-forming coat tails rather than sashes, fifteen inches in width at the bottom, with stimulated pockets. The tails or shafts are repeated in front, but are much shorter, and not so wide at the bottom. The velvet is : simply put on as a narrow border to all the edges, and round the bottom of the skirt. The pockets and front of the dress are ornamented with blue velvet buttons to match. A very pretty sleeve, called the "Coulte," is exhibited, composed of goat's hair, or other spring material. It is shaped to the wrist, but made full upon the back, giving the effect of an inserted puff. SKIRTS. Balmoral skirts will be little worn, except in dirty weather; in fine j weather cambric skirts, trimmed with Anting, will take their place. Some j very pretty skirts are made of goat's hair, striped with black and white. Short sacks, composed of velvet and trimmed with hair or egg fringe, will be worn, either for tho street or j opera. CLOAKS. Bound cloaks will be worn this rammer in preference to any other, j together with talmas and double sapes, scalloped out at the edge and \ bound with material to match the \ Iress. TRIMMINGS. Two methods are adopted for trim ming gored skirts-one commencing from the top and the other from the bottom. Trimming commencing ; from the bottom begins at the side i md ascends higher as it nears the j front of the dress; but trimmings or 1 ornaments commencing at the top of i ;he skirt, should run deep at the back : md shorter as it nears the front. Bands and ornamental galloons (nil be much used this spring for | brimming short cloaks and paletots, uxanged to suit the taste of the j tvearer. ORNAMENTS. A new idea in the way of orna- ; nents is now coming in vogue, in S ;ho shape of medallion or cameos, j milich are intended to supercede the . ?old, silver and steel ornaments now n wear. Some of these are very richly gotten up, and have the ap- ' searance of a valuable carved cameo j jrooch. Epaulettes are worn, com- ! aosed of two or more of these studs j >r brooches, held together by chains I >f silver, and which hang in festoons rom the shoulder. SOCIETY TN WASHINGTON*.-So great j las been the political excitement, hat the animosities attending it have eached the social gatherings which ! ?eretofore afforded relaxation from he antagonisms of the day. The ' eceptions are becoming as "distinct i n those to be met there as the politi al standing of the receiver. Harlan's i as become a sort of Holland House, ainus the art and refinement; and at he White House re-unions the ab ence of many who, in the earlier lays of the session, one was ever ertain to see there, marks the falling ff pf the wicked. [Washington Cor. Boston Post. ! THADDEUS STEVENS' ANTECEDENTS. The notorious Thaddeus Stevens commenced his political life in 1836, in the Legislature of Pennsylvania, as an anti-Mason demagogue. Iiis hobby was then anti-Masonry, as it now is the negro. His first public act was the establishment of an in? quisition to spy out the secrets of Masonry. It is thus alluded to by the Pittsburg Post, which says : "The object of this inquisition was to extort from men connected with the institution of Masonry an exposi? tion of their principles, including the secrets of the Order, which, it is al? leged, they had sworn to preserve inviolate. To this end, many of the most prominent, statesmen of thc Commonwealth were dragged before this 'Star Chamber,' and held in du? rance vile for weeks, and compelled to submit to every indignity that malice Could invent. Had they been the veriest criminals, they could not have been subjected to greater igno? miny. ^ "Among those who were thus out? raged, may be mentioned the lament? ed Governors Wolf and Shunk, and the Hon. George M. Dallas; nor did even the sacred desk escape the per? secution of this fanatical anti-Mason. The Rev. Mr. Sprolis, an eminent divine ol' the Presbyterian Church, was dragged by an officer of the House before the 'modern Jugger? naut,' as he appropriately styled the committee, and put under the tor? ture, with a view of compelling him to divulge, under oath, what he knew about this ancient and l-espectable institution. But he, following the example of the distinguished states? men we have named, spurned the miserable tyrant who would thus have him violate his honor. These men were only released from duress by the united votes of the Demo? cratic members, with a few of the op? position. "We next find this mau, Thaddeus Stevens, in 1838, at the head of a wicked conspiracy to overthrow eivil government in our peaceful old Com? monwealth, by ignoring the clearly expressed will of the people at the i ballot-box, and but for the indomita? ble courage, of the Democratic mem? bers of the Legislature, the hellish plot would have succeeded, and the 'election treated as though it had never been held.' " APPEARANCE OF A DEMON.-Many of the citizens of Bracken County, Kentucky, have made affidavit that they were visited by an unearthly demon. One of the affidavits de? scribes the monster thus: "Standing to the right of the upper cabin, near thc fence that separates tho negroes' garden from the house yard, was a creature of gigantic sta? ture and the most horrifying appear? ance. It was nearly as high as the comb of the cabin, and hud a mon? strous head, not dissimilar in shape to that of an ape; two short, very white horns appeared above each eye ; its arms were long, covered with shaggy hair of au ashy hue, and ter? minated with huge paws, not unlike j those of a cat, and armed wi*h long and hooked claws. Tts breast was as large as that of a large sized ox. Its legs resembled the front legs of a horse, only the hoofs were cloven. It had a long tail, armed with a dart shaped hom, which it was continually switching about. Its eyes glowed like two living coals of fire, while from its nostrils were emitted sheets of bluish colored flame, with a hiss? ing sound, like the hissing of a ser? pent, only a thousand fold lou der. Its general color, save its arms, was a duli, dingy brown." The Louisville Journal having pub? lished a paragraph stating that "Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, of Kentucky, have twenty-two children," a correspon? dent writes: "The remembrance of the above paragraph, in your paper some time ago, induces meto tell you of an old man, whom we see coming to Knoxville about once a week. We call him Grandpa Davis. He is up? ward of ninety years old. His wife has given birth to twenty-nine chil-1 dren, twenty-eight of whom are still j living. They furnished the Union j army in the late war with twenty-five i recruits. Is there another man who deserves the appellation of "loyal" to a greater extent than Grandpa Da? vis ? Does he not deserve a pension at the hands of a Government to which he has contributed so largely to save ? WHAT WHISKEY DID.-At the office \ of the township trustee, the other day, we saw an old man, seventy-seven years of age, and the father of twenty seven children, who is a county pauper. This old man, some years ago. was a popular preacher of the Baptist ! Church, loved and respected for his piety and goodness of heart, and hon- i ored for his intellectual strength. A , word of two syllables contains the se- j cret of his downfall. He loved whis- j key-drank it -and now, in his old j age, is a miserable object of county ? charity, tottering on the brink of al pauper's grave. There is a sermon j and a warning in every white hair ! on this poor old man's head, which j rollicking young men, who make tho- : rough fares* of t ii cir throats for a con- . staut precession of torch-light pro cessions* would do weil to read and ? heed.-India napol is fiera ld. A letter from Key West states that | General Winfield Scott's health has I much improved. From Washington. In a conversation yesterday, with a 1 leading member of tho Pennsylvania Congressional delegation, Secretary Seward brought up the questiou of reconstruction, and was very severe upon Congress for their refusal to admit the Southern delegations. The member thought that after four years of a rebellion that had taken millions of armed men to suppress, and en? tailed upon us a debt of $3,0nO,000, 000, it was the duty of Congress to patiently examine into the question of whether the same men were in a fit condition to be again entrusted with the political power of this Go? vernment; that no rebel should ever have a seat in Congress with his con? sent; that the policy of the Prosident was lamentable, as it would prove a positive injury to the South. Mr. Seward replied, with a great deal of warmth, that the policy was that which Mr. Lincoln had adopted, and was carrying it out whon he died, and that Mr. Johnson was merely continuing it; that the people of all parties would sustain it, and there was not a rebel to-day in the whole country, and he should not use the word. Mr. Seward is in favor of the admission of the entire body of Southern members, just as they are, and of the repeal of the test oath. [Cor. Philadelphia Inquirer. It is now known that Mr. Stanton's continuance in the Cabinet is exceed? ingly distasteful to the President, but radical suggestion and his own inclination forbid the idea of his re? signing. It was announced to-day at the navy yard that employment would be given hereafter without respect to party considerations. It is commonly stated among Re? publicans that General Grant is to be their candidate for the Presidency, but it is understood that ho resists the importunity to oppose the Presi? dent's policy. A highly important rumor has just reached me from a source entitled to consideration, to the effect that the President has summoned to this city the senators elect from all tho re? organized Southern States, lately in revolt. The report may be prema? ture, but several of these senators are now here, and have been request? ed by the President to remain. That he may have occasion to confer with all of them, after the events of yes? terday, is not improbable. [Special lo Baltimore Sun. The Supreme Court to-day decided that the ship Cheshire and cargo were rightly condemned by the court below, and that although the vessel was loaded at Liverpool, and the des? tination professed to be Nassau, the intention to break the blockade was to be presumed from the place and circumstances of the capture. It had been uniformly held that a vessel, as in this case, is not permitted to go to the mouth of a river under plea of making inquiry as to the continua? tion of the blockade, as the fact was known previous to the sailing. The court said this was prima facie evi? dence of an intention to run the blockade. The Supreme Court decided to-day that a county or municipal corpora? tion has no inherent power to sub? scribe for railroad stock. They can exercise no such power, unless ex ?)ress authority be given hythe Legis ature for that purpose. The President has just declared that he is opposed to office-holders leaving their positions for the pur? pose of taking part in the State elec? tions; but the presumption is that | they will go nevertheless. Thad. Stevens was approached last night by an acquaintance, who asked him if he intended to vote for the admission of the Tennessee members; without hesitation he responded in the affirmative. "Will you not," says his questioner, "by so doing! stultify yourself ?" To which he re- ! plied: "Yes, but I shall vote thus, j lest the country might think the hap py relations heretofore existing be-1 tween me and the President had been I disturbed by ^constructionists." The iron men are not far wrong j when they assert that the present tax hurts them, and that to compete with i Old England, either lower rates to them or higher ones to Britain are necessary. English iron has been I imported on a number of occasions | since the war at rates lower than it could have been purchased for in this country, and some of the railways at I the South are now being equipped with material imported direct from the Old World. Secretary Seward, in a conversation j with a Pennsylvania Congressman, yesterday, boasted that he was the j father of the President's last emin ciated policy. It is reported that the President ; has been issuing orders recently for the restoration of the property of noted rebels. I learn that thc President deeply' regrets the passage of the concurrent j resolution by the two branches of Congress, as he looks upon such ac-.i tion as tantamount to au exclusion of most of the Southern members. [ Others, however, do not think so, but i regard the measure as of no practical effect whatever. In other words, it signifies nothing. [Cor. Philadelphia Ledger. Ten railroads are running in Cab- j fornia, the most important being the ! Central Pacific, now completed to j Colfax, fifty-five miles from Sacra- ; inento, and the San Francisco and San Jose Road, fifty miles long. Xiooa.1 Items. CASH.-Our terms for subscription, ad? vertising ?nd job work ar? cash. We Kop? all parties will bear this iu mind. TUVE BURNINO OE COLUMBIA. -An inter* eating account of thc "Sack and Destruc? tion of the City of Columbia. S. C.,'" Una just been issued, in pamphlet form, from the Ph<eiiix steam power pres*. Orders can be filled to any extent. THE WEEKLY GLEAXSR.-The regular publication of this paper will be postponed a few weeks. Versons desirous of sub? scribing, will please forward the money at once. Terms $4 a year. Messrs. E. A G. D. Hope have on hand a large and completo assortment in their iine-groceries, wines, liquors, ?fcc. The proprietors are thorough business mon, and they have competent assistants. MURDER.- We regret io state that a man named Herbert was murdered by a freed? man, near Lexington, C. H., on Thursday last. It appears that the negro had stolen a horse from Herbert; the latter pursued and arrested the negro, who overpowered him, beat him to death frith a club, and then seizing one of the dead man's pistols, fired a ball into his head. The negro has been arrested. The building on the North-west corner of Camden and Bull streets, formerly known as the "Upper Ration House," is now a neatly arranged family grocery store, under the proprietorship of Richard Caldwell, Esq. Our citizens generally, and the ladies particularly, are invited to call and examine the stock, with the assur? ance that tho articles will be found fresh and the prices reasonable. By different nations, every day in the week is set apart for public worship. Sun? day, by the Christians; Monday, by the Grecians; Tuesday, by the Persians; Wednesday, by the Assyrians; Thursday, by the Egyptians; friday, by the Turka; and Saturday, by the Jews. Add the fact of the diurnal revolution of the earth giving every variation of longitude a differ? ent hour, and it becomes apparent that every moment is Sunday somewhere. RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAT.-Trinity Church- Rev. P. J. Shaud, 10} a, m. and Si p. m. Presbyterian Church-Bev. Geo. Howe, 10* a. m. and 3J p. m. Baptist Church-Rev. J. L. Reynolds, 10$ a. m. Rev. Wm. Martin, ty p. m. St. Peter's Church-Rev. J. J. O'Connell, 10J a. m. and SJ p. m. Lutheran Church-Rev. A. B. Rude, 10$ a. m. Christ Church Lecture Boom-Rev. Mr. Pringle, 10? a. m. and 3$ p. ax. Marion Street Church-Rev. E. G. Gage, 10$ a. m. and 3$ p. m. AURORA BOREALIS.-For several nights recently, a light has been noticed in a Northerly direction from thia city, and it was generally supposed to have been caused by fire in the woods; but from statements published in the Lynchburg (Va.) papers, we suppose it must be the veritable aurora. The jVejca thus speak? of it: "About midnight, the North-western horizon was illuminated with a hazy, vellow cloud, of a deep color, towards the horizon, and growing lighter as it neared the upper edge, the sky presenting some? what the appearance of daybreak. From the upper part of the cloud brilliant streams of light shot up in columnar form, changing in color and intensity until reach? ing the zenith, where they divided and crossed each other, presenting the appear? ance of waves of hght. The phenomena was of a remarkable character, on account of the number of columns or streams of light which flashed from the horizon at tho same time. It is very rarely that over five columns are witnessed, but on this occa? sion sheets of light shot simultaneously from the North. North-west and North? eastern horizon, to the number of eight or ten, assuming every imaginable shape." Keep a look-out. It may be a sight weR worth beholding. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is call? ed to the following advertisements, which are published this morning for the first time: Jas. Brown-Glass, Paints. Oils, Ac. Hardy Solomon-To the Ladies. John's. Swygert, Jr.-Bale of Cotton. Gen. Ames-General Orders No. 12. Fisher ?t Hemitsh-Horse Powder. " " -Circassian Bloom. Mayes k Morton-Mules. ITS PHILOSOPHY.-Sozodont is an anti acid; Sozodont is an anti-putrescent; Sozodont is a tonic; Sozodont is all vegetable and entirely harmless. Hence it cleanses the teeth from acetious con? cretions, stops the decomposition of their substance, sweetens the breath, stimulates the gums, and is the safest and best pre? paration of its class in existence. f TERRIBLE DEATH.-An unfortunate inebriate, Joe Hillston, after having spent all his cash in the doggeries of Phillipsburg, Centre County, Penn? sylvania, was thrust out to find his way home the best he could. Fail? ing to find the bridge across the Mashann on, he boldly dashed into the creek to wade it, but ere he had proceeded two-thirds across, his limbs refused to perform their office. He grasped a bough of an overhanging tree, unable to advance further, and soon the fast congealing water ce? mented close about him a tomb of ice, which stretched from shore to shore. Two days after this he was found standing "their rigid as an icicle, his knees imbedded in a sheet of the frozen element seven inches thick, his body inclined u little forward, bands clutching the bough, eyes iistare, and despair pictured on his features. Gen. Joe Johnston is in Washing? ton, to testify before the Reconstruc? tion Committee. i