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COLUMBIA.
Tuesday Morning, May 22, 1866.
Jefferson Davi>.
The position of this gentleman
his long incarceration, the declining
state ,of his health, the infamous
charge of Judge Underwood, and tho
packing of his grand jury, at Norfolk,
together with the approaching trial
of the distinguished prisoner-have
all created a deep interest throughout
the entire country. If thc trial
should come off, it will be thc most
important that has ever taken place
in this country. We consider it so,
because it will decide, if conducted
according to the high and dignified
rules and comity of fair-dealing,
which have beroi ofore characterized
American jurisprudence, in its high?
est Courts, in what treason consists,
and whether or not there are not, to?
day, men within the portals ol' the
capitol at Washington who arc
greater traitors than any man at the
South, including Jefferson Davis,
ever was or ever intended to be.
There are vital questions involved in
this trial, that will enlist the interest
of the whole world. From the able
counsel employed, from the nature of
the charge, and from the unhappy
causes which have brought about his
capture and indictment, Ave have no
doubt the investigation of the charge,
committed, perhaps, to the ablest
lawyers in the country, will throw
more light upon the constitutional
principles upon which our Govern?
ment is founded, and add more to the
fund of political knowledge supposed
to be possessed by the people, than
any event winch has happened since
the independence manifesto of thc
fathers of the republic.
But we wish to write of Jefferson
Davis, so long honored by the South
ern people, so soon to be tried foi
the highest crime that can be com
r mitted against a Government - ' 'Trea
son." Treason! There is no san<
man in the late '-so-called" Confede
rate States-there is no sensible mai
in the United States-who believes ii
his heart, to-day, that Jefferson Davi;
is more guilty of treason, more deeply
dyed in rebellion, than thc hundred
of thousands of those gallant mei
who, at the call of their respectiv
States, marched promptly to the front
and who, for years, manfully fought
heroically contended and endured. f<>
the cause they had espoused. No
one whit more guilty of treason i
Jefferson Davis, than are the mein
hers of the late Confederate Congress
the Secretaries of the Confederat
Government, the Generals of th
Confederate armies, the officers c
the line or the rank and file. If th
one is guilty of treason, they all arc
and Underwood had better embrace
the millions of the South-men an
women-in his abominable charge t
the men he had gathered together t
a grand jury, and had these millior
enrolled in the indictment, the
select one of the purest men-wha
ever his errors bi judgment may ha\
been-that the South could boa;
of-a man whose antecedents tl
proudest of the land would not bins
to own-for honor, gallantly, pn
bity, intellectual attainments, polis]
ed manners and high social positioi
During the brief and fitful life <
the late Confederacy-throughout i
temporary successes and its depres
ing reverses up to the hour of i
final dissolution-Jefferson Davis e
hibited some of the highest traits
character as a patriot and statesma
We behove he was heart and so
with the cause which thc people wi
had selected him as their Chief M
gistrate had believed it their duty
espouse, and we have never kno\
him to shrink from any duty, respo
sibi?ity or labor his position requir
of hhji. In many instances, esy
chilly in "relation to military affaii
he has been censured by thc peov
who selected him; and while th
thought he ought, perhaps, to ha
left military operations to his gei
rals, not ono of them impugned 1
"probity or devotion to the cause
had espoused at their behest.
We come now to the present. >
have recorded the indictment agaii
Jefferson Davis for "treason." I
charge of Judge Underwood we v
not give place to in our columns. 1
have read it. but would not disgri
our paper with its reproduction,
this charge and the jury, let one
two of our cotemporaries speak. 1
Philadelphia Age says:
"Judge Underwood, of the Uni
States District Court in the Virgi
i
\
Circuit, lias manifestly taken Jeffreys
for his inodel, and ia impatient to
immortalize himself by re-enacting
ou the soil of? the Old Dominion tho
cruelties and Rutoheriesof the bloody
assizes. On last Tuesday, he deliver?
ed au addrxAs to the grand jory, the
like of which has never been heard
of in any court of justice. we verily
believe, since the darkest days of op?
pression of which there is record in
English history. " *
The Norfolk Virginian says:
"We need not again recur to the
character of the charge to the grand
jury delivered by Judge Underwood
at the opening of the United States
District Court, in this city, on Tues?
day last. All who have read that
scurrilous production must regret
that the Government under which
they live should ever have conferred
office upon such a miserable crea?
ture."
And the Alexandria (imviif, speak?
ing ot' the jury, says:
"On the authority of a gentleman
who has lived in Alexandria for fifty
years, and has, at various times, held
important municipal positions, that
of the thirteen members from Alex?
andria, composing tho greater num?
ber of tho grand jurors of the Circuit
Court at Norfolk, he has never heard
of but three; ?ind from those three,
though ?lever enough iu their ways,
no sane man would lia ve suppose?I foi
an instant that a petit juryman even
could bc selected."
The above comments are from im?
partial and disinterested newspapers.
But it would appear still further that
thc blood-hound radicals will be satis
fied with nothing less than theexceu
tion of Mr. Davis. The correspon?
dent of the Baltimore Sun, a truthfu
a&ul reliable source, writes as follows
"The indictment of Jefferson Davis
by the grand jury at Norfolk, ant
setting his case for trial at Bichmoni
in June, is in strict accordance witl
thc programme agre ed upon here
Judge .Underwood is expected in th?
city to-night with the copy of thc in
dictment. The trial of Mr. Davi
will now undoubtedly take place at a
early a day in the June session a
possible, and will, of course, be con
ducted with all duo formalities; lint a
all arrangements necessary to secur
a conviction have been made, th
result may be easily predicted. It i
the settled purpose of certain men ii
high position herc to have Mr. Davi
executed, if it is within the range f
possibility, and they are not slow i
asserting that the people oi the Norf
will never allow the interposition <
Executive clemency.''
It will thus be seen that nothiu
less than the blood of Jefferson Davi
will satisfy these hounds. I-Iven th
Judiciary Committee of the rudie:'
Congress rejected the monstrous a?
cusation of Iiis complicity in th
assassination of Mr. Lincoln; an
now. fearing that the charge <
"treason" ?-an bono better sustainer
they are endeavoring to postpone tl
trial, in the fiendish hope that 1
may die in tho meantime.
The special correspondent <>t' tl
New York Netcs telegraphs to th:
paper the following:
"To-day, in the Senate. Mr. Tran
hull, from the Judiciary, reported
bill to change the place and tim?' <
holding United States Courts in Vi
ginia. It changes the place fro
Norfolk to Richmond, and provid*
that tia: time for commencing cou
sessions shall be the first Mondays
May and December.
"A provision giving the Chief Ju
j tice powers i?> call special sessions w
I stricken <">ut. and thc bill as tin
j amended was passed. This post pon
the trial at once from June to i>
cember, and in the meantime tl
radicals hope that Mr. Davis will ?1
. in prison, as ho is unite likely to ?I
if his confinement is protracted th
? long. It is understood that the Hon
. Judiciary Committee will soon rep*
( a bill for the trial of Jefferson Dc,
by a military tribunal for alleged at
in violation of the usages of warfui
f and for direct complicity in the :
sassination of Lincoln. Thc rep(
I is all ready, together with a vast nu
?if what they call evidence, and whi
' they say is ample to convict and ha
- him."
) i Wo were of those during the da
i of the Confederacy who ?lid notthi
- Mr. Davis inf,dlil,l>: \Ve believed
1 erred in judgmental the first bat
. of Mantissas, when he recalled t
t troops from pursuit, and we belies
? he erred in removing General J.
f Johnston and appointing Gene
Hood before Atlanta. We beli "i
. that ho was a man too strong in
s prejudices, whether for friend
o against imagined opponents; yet f?
; moment we never doubt: ?1 his i
0 j swerving honor, patriotism and de
t I tion to thc cause of which he was
t, j chosen leader.
1 i The spectacle now presented to
o world is !ln> cruel incarceration
e this man cruel, we mean, in its
if necessary harshness, lt has abrei
r j been reported that President John
? sent a special message io Fortl
Monroe, asking an immediate rei
(l to be ntiiile upon the present coi
a I Hon of the health pf Mr. Davis.
k. SBK?E?a
i if ' ' ? fl 'i mi i. i t i
this point, thc correspondent of the
New York Hh'ald, writing from the
spot, says:
"Such report luis been asked for,
and Dr. Cooper, United States Array
Post Surgeon, has already forwarded
the required document. From what
I have learned, to-day, the report is of
a character that would not facilitate
procuring a policy of life insurance
for Air. Davis. On the contrary, ho
is represented as being in an exceed?
ingly low state of health, and having !
become very much debilitated from I
want of sufficient exercise, his mus?
cular system reduced almost to the ?
feebleness of an infant, his nervous j
system completely broken down, and
the vital forces remaing to him insuf- j
ficient to ward off any sudden attack i
of serious disease. His long impri- !
sonincnt. continuous anxiety and ha- !
rassnicnt of sleep, from frequent j
changes, day and night, of thc guard
placed over him. are represented ?is
thc inciting causes bringing about (
this physical condition. That some ?
decisive action must follow the sub?
mission of this report there can be
little question. Thc least that is j
looked for is au order granting him
the privilege of unrestricted walking
and exercise during thc "day."
for tho sake of Jus/ivr, wc trust that
Mr. Davis will be brought to a speedy
trial, in a civil court, before an im?
partial jury of lu'-; countrymen and
peers. Wc had hoped that the Pre?
sident would have ere {Iiis published
a general amnesty: but as he has
thought proper not to do this, we I
hope, even with thc New York Tri- \
/>n,ir: "that his trial will beso con?
ducted as to reflect honor "?i Ann ri?
can jurisprudence, and be productive
J of lasting benefit to the country.''
Should that bo done, we have no fears
for thc resr.lt.
OKI- Uailroa.fl*.
lt has been already noticed that a
convention of the officers of the va
rious railroads in the country met at
Richmond last week. The conveu
; tiou, beTore its adjournment on
; Thursday, agreed upon a schedule by
which through tickets and close con?
nections eau bc had over all tho fail
? roads from New York to New Oi?
lcans, including" the varions interme?
diate cities along tin- route it als,?
: adopted a system of through bag?
gage checks and the mode of settle?
ment of coupons with the several
companies represented. The officers
of thc meeting were authorized to
I have the proceedings of tin* eouvon
I tiou published in pamphlet form for
the use of companies represented,
and to draw upon each one to contri?
bute their proportion "? the expense.
We arr- gratified at this arrange?
ment, as it will doubtless secure a
close connection from New York to
New Orleans, and afford gre.it relief
to the traveling community.
Planting l otion.
There is little fear that then- will
be an over production of cotton this
year. The most of the seed through?
out iii.tton planting States has
proved t'> b<- worthless, niul. ii. the
.huge majority of cases, the land
.'planted with this seed has been
; ploughed up. and Corn sowed il! its
. stead. Various causes conspire to
. avoid cotton '??ad seed, scarcity of
< labor, a large diminution of stock.
' and the want of the proper ngrieul
' titrai implements, are amongst tho
? most prominent rea -ons win the
? ; planters will seek to raise tho.?, ? pn>
? duets essential to the support of man
' and beast.
^ We commend the following extract
< from the Nashville lH^nth-h to titi? at
* tention of our readers as presenting
? : sound views:
L '.But while we of the South aro
3 endeavoring to produce all thc staple
. articles that we can, we should not
J forget that there will bc a heavy dr
' I maud for the cereals, and we had
s 1 better grow less of cotton and tobacco
and thc other staph's, and more of
1 t he cereals and other productions nc
i; cessary to sustain life, than to have
e to imporl these from other portions
a of the country. If we can make
.j.(Mit.(?III? bah s of cotton bring us as
much money aji 3,000,000 bah s, i;
>. would certainly be better in a pecn
! ni.try point ol view that we should
1 ? devote the labor necessary to produce
the additional 1,000,000 'bales t.. thc
s i growing of sueh productions as ene !
T j largely inti? our consumption. W.
a would be that innen richer by the
(. operation. The South must learn
this important lesson and practice
upon it. if our people des ire to aecu mu
'' late wealth, as they undoubtedly can.
i We must discard the old system, to?
much Ut vogue before ?ho war. o
. growing cotton almost exclusively
|aud depending upon thc pr ?lits o
that article to buy our bread am
meat. We must, not, as in forme
u ; years, raise too much cotton and t"'
ittle of everything else."
rl A negro, caught stealing, v..is sh o
i- and killed, near Columbus, 'rennes
n I see, on Saturday night of last week
Thc Barntiig ?if C olumbia.
A Columbia correspondent of the
Now York Evening Poftt writes to that
paper that ono W. Bj Nash made an
affidavit that he saw thc: South Caro?
lina Railroad Depot burning and
songe cotton fired, before Gea. Sher?
man's army entered tho city; upon
which the whole horde of radical
papers have opened their mouths,
denouncing (Jen. Hampton ?is the
incendiary who destroyed his own
beautiful city.
To show the utter falsity of these
statements, we called upon \Y. B.
Nash yesterday, ami received from
him tin- following affidavit, which de
molishes the testimony of tin* /V*/.
The conversation he had was with a
Dr. Kuti', connected with the freed?
men's Bureau, and lie distinctly and
emphatically said that he told this
officer that (.?en. Sherman hurtled the
city of Columbia; that his men set
tire to his own house, which, with the
assistance of friends, was extinguish?
ed. Beverly was perfectly indignant
at tin* use made of his name, and ati
the mutilation of his mere statement
and thc falsehood thal 1"- had made
an affidavit. Ih re is now Iiis solemn
declaration under oath:
STATE OK Soi TH CutoniXA. RICHLAND'
i 'lSTKlCT.
Personally appeared before me W.
B. Nash, who, hoing duly ?worn, says
that /<<. mada mi ittji'l'tril in relu
\ timi to th", hurtling of OAwnhio; that
he made a statement of thc blowing
up of the depot, by acculent, and that
a few hales of cotton were burned by
private 'parties, to an officer connect
I ed with thc freedmen's Bureau. De?
ponent further states that (?eueral
Sherman, or men acting umler his
permission, burned the city of Co?
lumbia; and that (?ftneral Hampton
: had nut hi m/ I < >lo irilh ih>i nefarious
' tra usart i;, ',. \Y. B. N:\Sli.
\ Sworn to before nie, this ?1st dav of
Maw A. 1). 18GG.
; \Y.' 1?. JOHNSTON, Magistrate.
We hope that our conservative ex?
changes the Now York Herald, News,
' U VA, and Metropolitan Hcrord-^xr??
place this affidavit of our fellow-citi
I zen. W. B. N'nsh, on record. Beverly
is known and respected in Columbia
! as a truthful man. and from the first
time we saw this charge against him.
we believed ii was false. Iiis affidavit
; proves this.
-?-*???
?.!; h now stated," says korney's
t'ln'onid". ..ou what is deemed relia?
ble authority, that President John?
son is considering the propriety of
discontinuing militaiy divisions, de?
partment-, and posts, and discharging
all vol inteer organizations, white and
colored." We hope this is mon' true
than the majority of Forney's state
meuts. If wc are to have United
States soldiers in the South, by all
means let them be regulars, who are
all white people, comm andel hy
j officers who arc soldiers and not poli
, ticians.
Tur BAITISI Cin itcii- A revival
is going on at the Baptist Church ?it
Greenville, and thirty-three persons
have been received into communion,
and were baptized on Sunday. Tl?*"
Mountain""!' says that the persons
baptized ?ere all young, and the
number embraces some of the most
promising youths of both ??exes.
There wen oightci ii males and four?
teen female . in the tinmber
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MK. DAVIS' CHANCES KOK ACOI'IT
I M.. By the statute regulating trials
for treason, the accused may peremp?
torily challenge thirty-five jurors,
and as many more as he pleases for
cause. All who ''have deliberately
formed an opinion that the party is
guilty of the erinn- charged against
him arc disqualified to serve as
jurors." Th-- probabilities arc that
such consistent Fnion men as maybe
summoned as jurymen will in this
way be disqualified, and the peremp?
tory challenge of thirty-five besides is
likely to secure, in the State of Vir?
ginia, a jury of which .som,- members
will bc favorable to Mr. Davis. Bul
ii. of the whole twelve, there is CVC11
one that stands for his acquittal, the
jury will HO* agree, and disagreement
j is as good for him asanaciptiti.il.
I since he cannot be tried again on thc
: same charge, lt is easy to see, there
' fore, that the chances are at least
' eleven to one that Mr. Davis will not
i bo convicted. Neir York Voi-Id.
Kxi iTixo I IMUS IN ST. Lori,, \
St. Louis despatch, of the 11th, says:
Thc radicals arc much elated by
the meeting last night, nominally
held to cel.-brat.- the capt ure of Camp
.lack-on. but really to endorse ('on
' gross against Prcsideut Johnson.
? Mr. Drake stated that three regi?
ments ol' loyal meneau be armed in
1 : three hont-, to enforce, the registry
' law against reli?is or anybody else.
( io vernor Fletcher avowed his re
' soi ? o to execute the law at any cost.
.Nir Smythe may remain President
1 of the National Central Bank aftei
? intel aug on his duties as ( Collector of
. New York.
. I
National Bunk Note?.
The following letter contains an !
important decision :
TREASURY or THE UNITEI> STATES,
WASH I HUTON, May 16, I860.
DEAR Sin: Your letter o? tb?- l?th j
instant has just now been received.
You ask to what extent is the Go?
vernment liable for the redemption <>f
the notes of the national banks.
1 an?wor to the full nominal face !
vain?' of every note issued by the'
Comptroller of the Currency to a '
bank, and by the bank put into cir?
culation.
You ask, "Should the bank depo?
sits with tho United States Treasurer
to secure the circulating notes with
the banks depositing them to be in?
ad?quat?' to the redemption of the
notes of the bank by reason of the
j decline of the securities deposited, is
thc Government bound to redeem
the notes at par?*' The forty-seventh
section of the national currency Act
net only gives the right to forfeit all
I the securities held for any deficiency,
i but the Government has a first and
I paramount lien upon all the assets of
I a defaulting bank. I, therefore, an?
swer this question affirmatively.
You ask again. .'Could thc abso
! lute failing of a national bank impair
Lthc value of the circulating notes of
thc bank making such failure?"' I
answer, no. On the contrary, ti e
notes of a national bank that has
; failed are rather better than those of
a bank iu good standing, if away
from the business marts or commer?
cial centres of the country, for the
reason that the Treasurer of the
United States becomes the cashier of
such defaulting bank, and will,
through his assistants and all other
Government officers, redeem such
I circulation.
Y'oii ask, fourth. "Are the notes of
j the United States Treasury, beyond
i the fact ot their being legal tenders,
. a greater security to the holders
than thc currency of the national
! banks?"
The United States legal-tendei
notes afford no greater security to tin
holder than the notes of national
banks. The only real difference be?
tween the two is, that while the lattei
are only) a legal tender from and tc
the Government, the former arc
such legal tender from and to all par
I ties, whether municipalities, corpora
tions, or individuals. Very respect
fnilv vours,
V. E. SPINNER, Treasurer,
j II. E. DANIEL, Esq.. (.'ashier Mer
? chants" National Hank. Memphis
j Tenn.
Anui r THE BUREAU. -The Roches
j ter New York ^Advertiser, an able an<
influential journal, says that the evi
' dence which is coming out show
"the infamous characterof the agent
i employed in managing the Freed
i men's Bureau at the South." Th
i revelations made, it declares, dis
closes the fact that "the poornegroe
are physically abused and pecuniaril;
robbed and made the instrument c
j gain by those professed philauthn
pists who are placed over them os
tensibly for their'protection." lb
terring to the ?atc riot at Memphis
: which it says originated in an attac
of drunken negro soldiers upon th
police, the Advertiser concludes th:
the responsibility "is to be trace
directly to the course of those Nortl
ern fanatics and fools who hav
taught the negro of tho South, jin
emerged from slavery, that he is tl
equal in all things of the whit
citizen, and by their teachings ha\
infused into him a spirit of iudepeni
euee which leads i him to condini
: that he is responsible to no law.
spirit of liberty that tells him he hi
no longer to labor, and that he ei
joys a perfect right to prey upo: tl
property of his late master, and
spirit of insubordination which rc:
ders him a dangerous ? lenient in s
ciety. The lab? irs of these Northei
emissaries, mos* of whom arc plac
men in ti.?- Freedmen's Bnreau, ha
been openly carried on. There h
been no disguise in the matter. <
the contrary, the incendiary speech
and sermons delivered to the negro
by these men have been published
detail, and exulted over by the rai
eal press of the North. The whi
wind they have sown is now begi
? ning to be reaped. Thc negro?
true interests are identified wi
those of the whites -especially t
whites with whom their lot isca
Their rea! enemies to-day arc ju
fessed friends from the North. Fr?
these tlu-y must be saved or to th?
emancipation and extermination ;
ci invertible terms. "
POST ( >KFICES RE-OPESE?.- T
Postmaster-General has. during t
last month, ordered post offices to
re-opened as follows: In Virginia.
North Carolina, 50; South Carolil
:?: Tennessee, 28: West Virginia.
Georgia, lt.; Mississippi. 51; \
bama, ll: Louisiana, lt>: Arkans
>: TV\a-. 57. Total. 286.
1 >E.\THS oi ( >i,i> CHARLESTON IANS
The Courier announces the deaths
two old citizens Mr. Philip Coll
at thc advanced age of eighty-se
vears, and Mr. A. F. J. Lacoste
tho sixty-seventh year of his age.
-?-?.?- ?
Thc Chicago Times say.-: "I
republic will be one and indivis
fifty centuries alter England take:
place aloin' v. ith Syrians and Rom:
and ot her nat ions long since def nu
Seen "fury Seward is now on a '
1 to his home, in Auburn, New Y
lt is given ont that, on his return
will visit Santa Anna, who is nov
1 New York.
Local Item?.
Mortgages ami ConveyiUi<'en or Heal K
tah; f'?r wale at thin office.
The attention o? tho ladies is invited t..
tin- notice of M. L. Kinard, Esq., with re?
ference to hats -sun-downs, sca-gides M?.j
ors, etc.
Mr. Bichm-d O'Brien (whom: ?tore is un
Gervais street, near A.-semblv.) ir.:? j.|fJ(,
opened a stock or groceries, which. li<
asserts. will be disposed of at low figure?.
Tnt. WEEKLY OLKAXEK.-The. subscrip- -,
tion to thin mammoth weekly "Hume < nm
panton" has been reduced, and it will nov.
bc furnished nt the following late?: Ono
year. $3: nix month.?, $1.50.
We are indebted to Messrs. Townsend A
North for a copy of the June number of
Godej-'s lAdy'* Bool: To attempt a oom
pliinoniary notice ot' this truly valuable
w^rk is superfluous, SB tho ladies, one amt
all, fully appreciate its merits.
DOOK AM? Jon PRIXTINO.-The Phmii
office is no* fully supplied with cards,
colored and white paper, colored ink, wood
type, etc., and is now in condition to exe?
cute all manner of book and job printing
in tho shortest possible time. Give us :?
call.
We regret to ?tato that a tire occurred on
tho premises of John D. Frost, Esq.. neat
this city, a few nights ago, which de?
stroyed his barn, (containing a lot of pro?
vender, j stables, carriage house, a fine
carriage and a pair of magnificent horses.
Tin- Ib o was tin.- work of au incendiary.
Tur. B?RXiso OK COLUMBIA. -An inter?
esting account ol tho -'Hack and Destruc?
tion of tbe City of Columbia, S. C." has
just been issu.-d. in pamphlet torin, from
the Phoenix steam power presa. Orders
can bo lilb-d to any extent. Single copies
50 cents.
To THE CITIZENS OF COLUMBIA.-Chancel?
lor J. P. Carroll, Chairman of the Commit?
tee appoineed to investigate the facts in
relation to the barning <>f Columbia, having
invited citizens and others to bring their
testimony forward, we state that such tes?
timony will be received at the .office of the
Phtenix, by W. B. Johnston, Magistrate,
at Thomas P. Walker's office, next to the
Post Office, and at the residence of D. P.
McDonald, Esq. * Either of the above ma?
gistrates will take depositions without fcc
or reward. In vindication of Gen. Hamp?
ton, and as essential to the truth of his?
tory, w e earnestly request the testimony of
citizens and others who were temporary
residents amongst ns at the time.
COUKT OK APPEALS. In tho Court of Ap?
peals, opinions were delivered in the fol?
lowing cases:
T. S. McGrew eos. the State. Opinion
delivered by Dunkin. C. J. New trial re1
fusc-d. Sentence pronounced by the Chiet
Justice.
Arthur Benton, Jr., ml*, thc State. Ap
]>caj abandoned. Sentence .passed b\
Wardlaw. J.
Boyd and wife rs. Satterwhite et al. Opj
nion delivered hy WardJaw, J. Circuit de
cree" reformed.
Priester cs. Priester. Opinion delivered
by Inglis. J. Decree affirmed.
Henderson. Fortland and ^h''*flM|^y
Haddon. Sluger and others, commenH|p|!j|?
Friday, was recalled. Argument >H
by Mr. J. ll. Wilson. Mr. 1!. A. H Sj
(ieii. McGowan followed. jfl
N r.w Aior.sTisEMKNTs. ^tr?<|^tfjro|HBj^
ed te the following a<H<-riiseii^B-;^^f?if";\e^j'
are published Cns morning
time: ^^^^^"Kl
Rn taw Encampment-Meeting.
C. N. Averill A Son Com. Merchants ?
On-gg Sc Co. - French China. M
M. L. Kinard-Ladies' Straw Hats ^
Kich?rd O'Brien Corn, Vert, ?vc.
James ti. Gibbes Auction Sale.
Mr. Chandler, of Nev York, offer?
ed two resolutions, expressing confi?
dence "in the patriotu/and constitu?
tional course of tho President," and
speaking of the acts M Congress ti?
the "'wicked and revolutionary nets
of a fe ?v malignant and mischievous
men." The resolution was not re
ceived. Subsequently, Mr. Schenck
offered a resolution, stating that Mr.
Chandler had ottered a gross insult to
the House, and moved that he be
censured therefor. Tit", resolution
was passed by a vote of 72 to 30.
The grand jury which foiru^ the
hill of indictment'agaiust Mr. Dav*,
also indicted Mr. ihvekinridge. The
foreman of the grand jury belongs to
tin- -'Society <d' Friends:" four others
were persons who had been impri?
soned by thc Confederate authorities
during the war.
The citizens of Montgomery. Ala
bama, have appointed a committee
to visit Nashville, upon the subject of
a direct railroad connection between
the two cities, by way of Decatur.
Alabama.
Gas is now manufactured from
wood, bones, tan-bark, lyither scrap?.
Ac. The process is similar to thal
applied in making coal pis. This
gas can be used for cook in* as well
as for illuminating purposes A
Miss Augusta Evins is engaged ou
a new novel, which she hopes to get
out in the course of the summer.
A quarter of a million copies of the
last speech of Senator Cowan will be
sent from Washington immediately.
The reported mnssaere of the gar?
rison at Fort <? edwin, Arizona, is
einfirincd.
?lt is not thought that Stephens can
Munich towards healing the Fenian
1 ?ISS? usions.
Tbc reports of the coming cotton
c\"P in tin? South ami South-west are
ol ft glooo?y character.
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