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COLUMBIA. Saturday Morning, Jan. 13, 1867. Two Kv?ls Co 3>r Remedied. Tho report o? Mr. Wells, Special Commissioner of the Revenue, which was recently submitted to Congress, dwells with some force upon two im? pediments to tho business prosperity of the country-bea vj taxation and an inflated currency. Ho shows that excossive taxation has an injurious effect on thc pro? ducing interests of thc country, and in very many instances is the causo of violations of thc law, ns in tho case of the high tax on distilled spirits, fie says it has been ascer? tained that for every throe gallons that pay the heavy tax imposed by thc revenue laws, five evade the pay? ment; and, on this ground, he re? commends a reduction to ono dollar per gallon. The high tax on tobacco is productivo of similar results-thc frauds commit ted therein in a singlo section of coiintrv being $20,000 daily. Mr. Wells contends that this high taxation has crippled production, and yet enhanced price -. Thc. prices of leading articles of consumption, he says, show an average advauco of ninety per cent., while thc labor engaged in producing them has only advanced sixty per cent. Ho says the diminution of competition, thc main? tenance of an extravagant scale of prices, and th" growth of grievous monopolies, are sapping the vitality of many industrial pursuits. He affirms that, in many descriptions of manufacture, the internal rates of taxation, snperadded to tho high prices of raw materials and for labor, sweep nearly all tho profits into tho coffers of thc Government, and, in many instances, actually offer a bounty to the foreign competitor. In connection with a reduction of taxation, he advises a contraction of | the currency, and argues that tho retaining of the present amount of currency in circulation tends to in? crease no business except what is speculative, and check the very deve? lopment which is expected to provo remedial. He contends that tho $300,000,000 which tho national banks arc authorized to issue is suffi? cient for tho legitimate business of the country. He denies tbat contrac? tion concurrent with reduction of taxation would injure any producing interest, but, on the contrary, main? tains that thc influence of such a policy seasonably announced, would go before it, and prices would fall, in i anticipai ion of a diminished supply of currency, and with such a decline the purchasing power of money would so iucrense as to keep the volume of circulating medium suffi? ciently ample to facilitate all needful and legitimate s xchanges, and at tho same time diminish tim field of spe? culation. Ono thing is evident-tho whole peon!- of iiii> conutry arc over-taxed I io such an extent that energy and enterprise are in many instances j prostrated; but we look for little re-1 lief fron; tho partisans and politicians j v i > tjov; control national legislation. ? The taxation per capita imposed upon j thc American pc opie is higher than in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Pru ?si;-, or Austria. How long they can stand under it, remains to bo soon. -<-??- - DEATH OF JAMES C. CALHOUN. Tile Abbeville Banner records the death of .Tame:- C. Calhoun, of that District. He had been in failing health, and thc La nier understands that he emigrated to Texas to re? cruit, riding across thc plain by him? self. Ile became exhausted by tho way, and was lound speechless, in thc midst of tho vast prairie solitudes of Texas. THE KIXGSTEEE CATASTROPHE. The Kingstrcc -Starhas thc following: "Lieut. Boss, commaudihg the garrison at this place, acting under instructions from Gen. Scott, of the Freedmen's Bureau, arrested Sheriff Matthews, James P. Barrineau and J. S. Beck, on yesterday, and sent them to Charleston this morning. This arrest was made in consequence of their being in charge of tiio jail winch was recently destroyed by lire at this place. These officers were arrested while in discharge of their duty on tho District Court." - - - ^ Form y s Press speaks of Thad. Stevens as a "sort of institution : created for tho time and tho oe- ] casion. " Thc radicals in tho Pennsyl? vania L?gislature consider Mr. Came? ron a bettor sort of institution than j Stevens. ; Tho Tcxai Labor 1.?". The Legislature of Texas bas passed a law regulating the matter of contracts between planters and freed? men. The New Orleans Crescent fur? nishes thc following -synopsis, which wo re-produce, ns it may furnishsome suggestions to those making contracts for tho present year: 1. No person is compelled to con- ' tract, yet if they do so for a period longer than ono month, the contract must be in writing, signed and wit? nessed in presence of a justice of the peace, County juu^<., County clerk, or notary public. 2. If tbe contract is violated on the part of tho laborer, all wages earned to tho lime of abandonment arc for? feited, unless such abandonment is caused on account of harsh treat? ment, or violation cf contract by the employer. 3. One copy of the contract must bo deposited with tbe County clerk, and any court of competent jurisdic? tion may enforce the contract. 4. The County clerks are to keep tin alphabetical register of tho con tracts. 5. All labor contracts must bc made witii heads of families; shall embrace the labor of all members of the fa? mily named therein, and are binding on all minors. G. The wages due are a lien upon the crops to one-half the crop, se? cond, however, to the rent liens. 7. One-half thc wages to be paid as agreed upon, the other bali may be retained by the employer until the contract is completed. 8. If employers wilfully fail, they may be lined in double tho amount due thc laborer, to bc for his benefit; and any cruelty, inhumanity, or negli? gence of duty, on thc p;irt of the employer, may be summarily pun? ished by fine. 0. In case of sickness, the laborer's wages, for ibu time lost, to be de? ducted, and if feigned, lie forfeits double thc wages for the time; and if lie refuses to work, when able, for more than three days, he may be re? ported to a justice of the peuce, and may bo adjudged, ii be refuses still to work under his contract, on any public work. 10. Must work ten hours a day ia summer, and nine hours in winter, unless otherwise stipulated in his con? tract; is charged with proper care of stock, etc., etc.,.which aro at bis con? trol for laboring purposes; is re? sponsible for injuries wilfully done, for disobedience of orders, etc. 11. Labe rers engaged in household duties are subject to all tho calls of the family where employed, nt all hours, day or night, except when sick, provided no such call shall be made after 10 o'clock at night, or on Sundays, unless the exigencies of the family or household render such calls necessary or unavoidable. 12. For habitual laziness, etc., tho laborer may bc discharged, subject, however, to an award, by two citi? zens, assisted by a justice of thc peace. 13. Any contract made in a foreign country, according to the law there, may bo enforced here, if properly .authenticated. lt appears from an article in the Crescent that the agent of the Freed? men's Bureau in Texas bas nullified the provisions of this law and direct? ed his sub-agents to disregard it, and that if any contract between a planter and a freedman shall bc found in accordance with this law, said con? tract must be ileemed and regarded as null and void, and of none effect in law or equity. Wo extract thc following paragraph from thc comments of our cotempo rary <'ti this order from theBurean: "In common cases, and where only common men are concerned, it will be remembered by many middle aged gentlemen that the laws of St.iles were held as constitutional, and aa inch respected, until, on a cose duly brought before a Federal court on actual suit, the State law was found to be inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States, or of some Federal law made in con? formity therewith. That's old-fogy ism. Now-a-days, all power emanates from the radical majority in Con? gress, and is chiefly to hi executed by tho Freedmen's Bureau. What? ever i:-, found co lie m contravention with tho wishes ot that majority, or of its distinguished chief, Thaddeus Stevens, ceases to be a law, and can no longer beheld as binding in courts or conscience, especially in Texas." The prevailing idea it would seem, among the officers of thcBnreau, and indeed the whole radical party, is that tho planters of the South are determined to defraud tho freeJmcu and get out of them all tho work they can, and theo refuse to pay for the labor. Why this notion should obtain among sensible people is not easily accounted for. Tho .explana? tion mig t be found in the fact that the Bureau is a paying institution to its oflicers and employees. But wo feel well assured that were the freedmen and. those with whom they aro identified, relieved from the interference of these officers, there would be a vast improvement, both in the condition of tho laborer, and in the material prosperity of the Southern States. Commercial Cycles. From tho initials subscribed to the following interesting communication, extracted from the Charleston Cou? rier, wo presume it is from the pen of that able and venerable writer on political economy, J. N. Cardoza, Esq. : Those who have watched thc pro? gress of trade, must have been struck with those remarkable coincidences which, at ?early equally recurring periods, take place, and which are denominated commercial crises. What is not less remarkable is that they recur at nearly regular periods. Thus, in 1825, a crisis of this kind was witnessed in England, and which extended to the United States, thal gave a great shock to public and pri? vate credit. In lS3l> 'Al. about ten years after, an exactly similar crisis occurred both in En gland and the United States. The crisis of 1857 is too familiar and too recent not to be itt tho recollection of all. The causes of these occurrences may not always bc philosophically traced, but the most rational way of accounting for them is by supposing that the public mind after a lapse of years having been dormant, and communities dur? ing a tolerably long course of pros? perity having accumulated capital, a spirit of enterprise ami adventure is engendered as the result of reaction from the previous quietude or inac? tion, lie the explanation what it may, thc historical ?act is indisput? able that sucli nearly recurring periods form a part ol* the history of commerce. The question -.irises from thc great tension of the public mind in the di? rection of excessive speculation, for some time past, whether 1S6T will not lind ns in the midst of collapse and excitement similar to what has occurred in previous decennial periods? The spring of tie; present year may not pass without witness? ing a crisis of this kind. It behooves all connected with trade to employ precautions that would meet a com? mercial crisis that appears to be menaced from several causes, both commercial and political. The shortness of thc cotton crop seems favorable to speculation; the pros? pect of a balance of trade against us from a deficiency in thu aggregate value of our exports, as compared with onr imports, and thence the ne? cessity of remitting a large balance in gold, point io such u result almost unerringly. In addition to these circumstances, political complications indicate simi? lar consequences. Those who have watched conjunctures in our history nearly identical with the present state of thing3, will not fail to deduce tho proper inferences. When tho admi? nistration of Mr. Van Buren carried out tho financial policy of General Jackson, it did not fail to bring Gen. Harrison into tho Presidency, and to effect a completo revolution of par? ties. The pecuniary pressure was so severe, on the people-tho conse? quence of that policy-ns to revolu? tionize nearly all thc industrial inte? rests of the country. Now the application el' this princi? ple is obvious to all v. ho are observant of the-course of events. The papers inform us that European capitalists, who are large holders of American securities, aro becoming alarmed at tho political sfato of affaira in tho United States. The menaced im? peachment of tho President may not result in anything that threatens a conflict between tho Executive and legislative departments of the Go? vernment, for wo believe that the radical party leaders are loo sagacious to force such an issue, but tho Eu? ropean moneyed interest is too sensi? tive not to be affected by tho appear? ance of things on this side of thc Atlantic. Tho .supposition is natural that, becoming alarmed, American securities will be remitted to thc United States, and the proceeds in gold sent to Europe. If this should be concurrent, with a large balance due for over imports, it would cause a pecuniary pressure that maj' result in a political revolution and thc over? throw of thc radical party. It, per? haps, is to be wished that tiiis party would carry out tho policy of some of its leaders by an impeachment ol thc President. It would bring about thai political chango that would re? sult in the speedy restoration of the Union and the equality of tho States. J. N. C. t> ->~ - I. O. O. F.-GRAND Lone J; OP TIU: STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA.-At tho annual communication of the Grand Lodge of tho Stale of South Carolina, held in Charleston, on the 17th, the following Brothers were installed into their respective offices: P. G. M. Caldwell, M. W. G. M. ; P. G. ll. H. McDowell, K. W. D. G. M. ; P. G. J. F. Speck, M. D., lt. W. G. W. : P. G. Rev. L. C. Loyal, R. W. G. Chaplain; H. G. M. John H. Honour, jr., M. D., R. W. G. Secretary; P. G. B. Dross, ii. W. G. Treasurer; P. G. M. Wm. Thayer, Ii. W. G. Rep? resentative; P. G. M. John McKen? zie, Ii. W. G. Representative; P. G. John T. Milligan, W. G. Marshal; P. G. Ii. F. Divvcr, W. G. Conductor. At a meeting of the Grund En? campment, held on the 18th instant, tho following officers were elected T, McKenzie, W. G. C. P. ; L. C. Loyal, W. G. H. P.; J. T. Milligan, W. G. J. W.; P. S. Jacobs, W. G. S.: - Duvall, W. G. T.; J. McCammon, W. G. S. Silk factories arc springing up on .he Pacific cotst. An Imperialist in C'ongrcu. All history has shown that the step from anarchy to despotism is easy and natural. Anarchy is the result of disrespect of law, of a menial con? dition that fads to perceive the im? portance of order. lt i? in nations the malady which in in Hviduals is called insanity. Its characteristic symptom is ideal disorder. Jt is lack of the powered' mental control. Politicians whoso minds have lost their balance, whose reasoning pro? cesses, arc not guided by fixed princi? ples, who start from no established i basis and toove not in obedience to j ?aw, who measure their own ideas by ' no standard, and whose minds ate ail tore up, are already in the condition tallied anarchy. lt ia natural that the. idea of such persons should run in tho direction of despotism* It is perfectly natural, therefore, that Mr. Halbert IC. Paine, member of Congress from Wisconsin, should, piopose, in the Uouse of Represen? tatives, i? bill I' r'e-orgauiise the mili? tia in thc seve. ' States upon a plan so strikingly analogous to Die des? potic military system of imperial France that, liad iL been proposed in the French chambers, the proposer! could not have failed to be set down j as the most undoubted of imperial- I isis. The proposition is no jnoie nor ! less than to organize a grund national j army to support the- political supre? macy of thc reigning -dynasty. It j provides for enrolling all the able bodied men over eighteen years obi, and for "'a national guard of two regiments in each Congressional Dis? trict," to be officered by the Gover? nors of States, bat subject to the' orders of Congress. And "no State shall be permitted to oi'ganize. any other troops." The measure, o? course, is uncon? stitutional -if it were not. il would not be "radical."' But il'is more, than that, ll is a scheme looking more directly to the overthrow of the Republican liberties of America, and to the laying of thc foundation of an empire, than any other that lias been broached in the American Congress. Tho present Emperor of France vaulted from a presidency to a throne on the shoulders of a military organi? zation precisely similar to that which Mr. Halbert F. Paine, of Wisconsin, propos? to establish in this repub? lic, and thal military organization in Franco is to-day all that makes France an empire. If Mr. Halbert E. Paine's bill to reorganize the mi? litia should become the law of Ame? rica, Americans will not have long to wait to behold "tho man on horse? back, " and to witness in America the transformation which occurred when France went to sleep a Republic and woko up un Empire. [Chicago 7\mes. TBTJTH WKLIL TOLD.-The piquant "Mack," of the Cincinnati Commer? cial, who is not a conservative, nor the correspondent of a conservative paper, in speaking of the Milligan decision, has the candor to say: If there is one thing of which thc people of this country is more hear? tily sick than the war itself, it is the very thing which the Supreme Court has decided illegal and unconstitu? tional. Long afier the battle of car? nage shall have boen forgotten, recol? lection of these, infamous tribunals of injustice and oppression will live in the memory of thc American peo? ple, and .the only wonder that they were so quietly submitted to, and elicited no more marked demonstra? tion of disapproval than the condem? nation of a political spe-r ch or the dissent of a newspaper editorial. Provost Marshals, Adjutant-Generals and Judge Advocates, sprang from the dry goods counters and bar rooms of the country, full armed in the pa? noply of war, like Pallas from the brain of Jove-and the sound of war was not enough for them; they must have the sound of justice, too. If Gen. Grant, or Gen. Sherman, or any other officer, conceived a pi ju dieo against anybody, all he lind to do -was to turn him over to a set of brass-buttoned tumbler-washers or epaulettod counter-jumpers-and if they wouldn't convict him, there was no . use of anybody else trying it that's nil. MASOXKY OF THE HUMAN For.M. The proportions of the human li^ure is six times the length of the foot. Whether the form be slender or plump, the rule holds good; any de? viation from it is a departure from the highest beauty in proportion. The Greeks made all their statues ac? cording to this rule. The face, from tho highest point of the forehead, where the hair begins, to the chin, is me-ten th of the whole stature. The [land, from tho wrist to the middle inger, is the same. From the top of :he chest to the highest point in the "orehead is a seventh. If the length if the face, from tho roots of the lair to the chin, bo divided into ;hree equal parts, the first division le ter m ines the placo where thc eye? brows meet, and the second the place >f the nostrils. Tho height, from lie feet to the top ol' the head, is the ;ame as the distance from the cxtre nity of the lingers when the arms iro extended. - -o-o-e- - Admiral Sommes has arrived at alexandria, and entered upon tho Professorship of Modern Philosophy, j n tho State Seminary, to which ho vas recently elected. Switzerland is the only foreign )Ower that does not reciprocate in | ccrcditiug to Washington a Minist SLAVERY IM BRAZIL.-Some timo ago, an association was formed, with committees in l'aris and .London, to promote the universal abolition of slavery. The first caro of the com? mittees was to send addresses to the Emperor of Brazil-end the Queen of Spain, thc sovereign ; of tho only two conni ric- that still have slaves. .That addressed to tho former potentate has been answered by his Imperial ? Majesty's minister for foreign affairs. | The reply states that the personal de- j siro of the Emperor and the tendency j of public opinion in Brazil are equally ! in favor of abolition, and says: "The j ..mancipation of the slaves, a ucees \ '? nsequenee of the abolition o? | tue e-trade, is now only a ques? tion form and of opportunity." j The minister promises that, whenever the unhappy circumstances in which the country now is shall permit, the Brazilian Government will consider, as an object of the highest impor? tance, "til" realization of that which tbe spirit of Christianity has long j demanded fi'dm the civilized world." It has been stated since that tin- Em- ! pcror of Brazil had emancipated his j own slave.-,, as an example for his sub- j GRKENHACK COUNTERFEITS. -Two j counterfeits of greenback currency have been detected in several cities, j We give a description of the lulls, ? that the public mav be rm their j guard: * \" j 20s, imitation read ou top, Ai L of March H, 1863. Thc female in tho Centn-, willi left hand resting on :? sword, has th-- left hand turned to thc left, and the eyes looking in thc same direction. In the genuine the head is turned the same, but thc eves ai< looking front. Thc foot in tho counterfeit is distinctly sven, and counts four toes; wi the genuine it is not visible. On the reverse sidi-. in the word Unit?".! States of America, thc shading runs all through the let? ters; in the genuine thu letters aro shaded on thc edge only, showing the white between. Hs, of the issue of March 10th, 18G2. Tlie words United States, when compared with those of a genuine bill, have a scratchy ap? pearance. In general appearance, paper and printing they are well cal? culated to deceive. . FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLA its WORTH ov RETRENCHMENT.-During th? last session of Congress a Committee on Retrenchment was appointed for the ostensible purpose of cutting down tho expenses of the Government. It was thought by many persons, at the time the' Committee was appoint? ed, that the heads of the various de? partments were better qualified than anybody elso to keep down their ex? penses, but tho idea seemed to pre? vail that the Committee would, in some mysterious way, do a heavy business in the money-saving line. The next news we got of this body is contained in a resolution that luis just passed Congress appropriating "fifteen thousand dollars for tho ex? penses of tho Retrenchment Com? mittee." It seems, therefore, that retrenchment is a very expensive luxury. Luxuries are well enough under certain circumstances, but in view of the prosont heavy indebted? ness of the Government, and tho consequent necessity of economy, wo consider it imprudent to iudulgo in any moro retrenchment at present. [iV?it' York Sun. THE BENEFITS OF PROTECTION.-A j conqu?te outfit of clothing may be had in England for $110, while, in this country, tho same would cost 8321. This will serve to show moro clearly than auy amount of argument tho difference between taxation for revenue purposes merely, as in Eng? land, and a tarin" that is designed to protect the manufacturing interests ! at tho expense of tho muss of tho j people, as in this country. A complete list of prizes captured bv the United States Navy during the war, adjudicated by tho Navy De? partment, has been prepared for ap? portionment and distribution. Over 1,000 captured vessels aud tho suc? cessful cruisers aro enumerated. It is estimated that not less than 5,000 seamen and officers aro interested in these prizes, and that from 85,000,000 j to 86,000,000 aro involved. THE BIGGEST YET.-Tho London Review's comment upon tho yacht ; race is as follows "Tho Yankees, j who can boast that they have made tho biggest national debt ever made I in tito same time, that they have car ? ried on the biggest civil war, and crushed tho biggest rebellion ever known, may now claim the glory of having had tho biggest y?ichfc race." Rev. Mrs. Dr. Buddington, of I Brooklyn, now traveling with herir?s- j band in Palestine, writes home that | the sea is so rough near Joppa that it is a matter of no surprise that the whale was unable to stand the double agitation of Jonah and tho billows, and viewing the prophet as a conun? drum, "had to give him iq)." On Tuesday a delegation of the survivors of tho soldiers of 1S12 waited upon tho Congressional Com? mittee on Emisions in reference to an increase of their pension allowance. It was an adult delegation, thoyonug est being 74 years ol ago. A JEALOUS WIFE.-A San Francisco paper reports that Mrs. Annie Ash? ley, wife of tho member of Congress from Nevada, has boen arrested for threatening to shoot a woman. A ease of jealousy. .uooal Items. Thc Phoenix office in on Mum street, ? ow doors above Taylor (or Camdon ) street. Tho "fence decorator*' who is now pur uing his vocation around thc city is in Ogmed that, to avoid trouble, it would bo ,s well to get permission fro tn tho owners >f prop?, rty b< fore proceeding ?ny further. We arc highly gratiOed al being ablu to tate tba- thc eminent divine, itcv. B. M. 'ahm r, ?.!' New Orleans, will preach in the 'rcsbylerian Church, to-morrow (Sunday) norning, and perhaps in the" evening abo. i)i a lt KADI NO Ilooiii. Our friends aro nvtted to visit the Phtrnix reading room, diere they will find on filo papers and icriodicala from every seel ?on of the Union, ["ho building is open day and night. LAMES' INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.-Tb? itiention of our citizens ia called to the ard of this society. It i.-i a noble, chari ablo institution, designed to furnish work o thf.se who need employment. All who in ve work to giv<- should aid these ladies n their benevolent enterprise. .NEW STORK. We refer'to thc advertise nc-nt of Mr. A. Palmer, who has removed ds large s.tock of stoves, of cvpry descript? ion, tin-ware, Sic., to his new building, >:i Main street. Mr. P. has a fine atoek of foods. The building which toi has erected is n asfceful erick structure, containing two argo alores on the lir.-t ?tory, with sua rious rooms above. (>n< of tho ?argo rooms n tho accord story bas boen taken by the lowish congregation as a pynagogue, and .he other is occupied by Mr. Palmer -va a ?tere-roo n for a portion of his stool;. NKWAi>V75*fiTlsK?.tK>rrs. Atteoti miscall si to the following advertisements, wide!? is e published this morning fo" .irst time: Pollock House bunch. Wm. McGuinnia-Northern Cabbage. W. s. Monteith-Rooms t?) Rent. W. T. Walter-Auction This Day. A. Palmor -Removal. J. AT. li. Agnew-Herrings. Industrial Association -Clothing EMIGRATION.-Wo ure gratified to see that a considerable tide of em mi? gration has set in our direction, and hope that the many and manifest advantages offered by oar region of country to persons desirous to settle, will induce many others to do like? wise. Nearly every day brigns trains of wagons and carts through our town, bringing the household goods of numerous families, who have abandoned tho worn out fields of tho ?lder States, and are seeking a home in our genial clime and on our virgin soil. We observe, too, that planters aro introducing numbers of colored laborers from tho older States, and tho present indications are that a much greater area of land will bo cul? tivated this year than there was the past year. [J'Jast Florida Banner, Jan. 2. Tni? TARIFF AND TAXATION.-A Northern exshange -says it has been informed that the iron interest of Pennsylvania, tho "wool-growing in? terest of the West and tho manufac? turing interests of New England have combined, for the purpose of forcing throujh Congress such a re? vision of the present tariff as shall still further increase the already one? rous duties upon iron, upon English and French cloth, and upon all kinds of foreign goods; and it is believed that the combination, notwithstand? ing all opposition, will attain its ob? ject. Thc advocates of this measure iay its adoption is necessary to sus? tain the manufacturing interests of the country under the crushing weight of the present system of taxation. THE LOWELL, FACTORIES. -If tho operatives in the Lowell factories could pass them ives off as "colored persons," they would infallibly suc? ceed in their attempt to get their sloven hours of daily labor reduced to ten. While they remain wiiite, a misfortune likely to attend them all their lives, they never can succeed in arousing the sympathies of their Boston employers. Elsewhere work? ing people are agi eating for the eight hour system, and success will crown their efforts; but in Lowell people must expect harder work and longer liours, in order that red flannel jacket and tract missions to thc un? born" babes of Africa shall bo sus? tained. Are they not in thc service if the Lord's chosen? Then why mould they grumble? [Xew Yurk Herald. THE FENIANS.-Asan evidence of :he rottenness of Fenian affairs in Ireland, the speech of a Mr. Arck leacon, ut a Fenian meeting in Nev: STork, may be taken. He said that . ie had only lately arrived from Lo? und, and he assured them that gi? gantic as wero tho frauds practiced jere, they were nothing to what had icon done in Ireland. He believed he whole of the Fenian leaders there o bo traitors to the cause, and in tho Day of the British Government. Men he most incompetent, some of them ?ven imbecile, were at the head of tffairs. A NEGRO ADMINISTRATOR. -Letters >f administration were granted by >roper authority, in Wilmington, N. on Saturday, 14th instant, to Richard Reed, a colored man, who nade application to administer on tho state of John Nixon, colored. Thia s probably tho first instance of the dud on record in the South.