Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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JEZy: Tole^rapli. Kow* Items. J WASHINGTON, January 25. -- Pomeroy, Harper arni Defreee, at the Currency Com? mittee, opposed Ilaiulali's gold Lill; tho balance of the members favor it. Gen. Tbomas will testify relative to the transfer of tho Southern railroads. Tbr Tribune's special says Thomas acted under special ordere from the President. The Ways and Me im Committee will re? port against changing the present rato of retiring greenbacks. Honduras advices sta'o that a body of Yucatan Indians invade 1 toe mahogany district, threatening to break up the works and tho roads, in the city business was suspended. A severo snow, extending over the entire State of Wisconsin, commenced last night, and still continu?e. The railroads are blockaded. A special to the Philadelphia Enquirer closes its article on StovCns' act'am as fol? lows: "This ends the prospect for Territo? rial Governments with thc South for this session." Tbo Maryland Legislature bas passed tho enfranchising Act, restoring the Con? federates. The Tennessee House has declared the i seat of tho Jackson Dist ri i t vacant, as the representative is not sufficiently loyal. GALVESTON, January 24. Gen. Griffin, Kidder'^ successor, forbids the proposed honors to tho remains of Albert Svdney .Johnston. The National Repub?i denies publish? ing an art icie credited toit, favoring armed resistanco to Congress, accompanied by a statement thal, tho article was authorized by thc President. Thc Republican bas thc highest authority for saying that tho arti? cle in question was published in the Con? stitutional Union, and was not authorized by the President. BOSTON, January '25. Thc Ladies1 Anti? slavery Subscription Society bebt their thirty-third anniversary meeting to-day. There was a small attendance. Wendell Phillips said the North must bc kent up to the level of devotion and sacrifice mani? fested by the South. A change of 5,000 votes would re-elect Andrew Johnson, and Seward is politician enough to get them. We must get Johnson out of the way-not to punish him, but because wc need his place to work from. The President, be added, is a traitor; the Supreme Court is poisoned with disloyalty. Congress mast absorb the Government and save ii. Congressional. .YASIIINOTON, January '20. In the S?? nalo, Mr. Wilsou presented thc p< tition of the Adjutant-General of Arkansas, to tho effect that that State had furnished 10,000 Union soldiers, and asking thai thc record of their devotion be printed. He also gave notice of a bill to increase and equalize thc pay of army officers, Thc bill to regulate judicial proceedings, and to amend the Act relative to thc habeos corpus, was passed, and goes to the Pre? sident. It provides machinery by which certain cases may be transferred from State to Federal courts. A bill to place the redemption la: da, for? feited for non-payment of taxes, m the unrepresented States, iu thc bands of a single commissioner, was ref rred to thc Committee on Finance. It provides for an appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury in certain cases. In the House, the joint resolution appro? priating $100,000 for the removal of wrecks, A-e., from Sandy " Hook Channel, was passed. A bill appropriating $9.59U t > pay l'or a house in Allandale, Fairfax C ninty, Va., burned for military jmtposcs, was taken up. lt was argued tlfat the bill would es? tablish a precedent, which would counte? nance many millions. Thc bill -passed yeas 99, nays "27. In answer to a question, Sb vens said he would dispose of his enabling bill in some way to-morrow. Adjourned. Thc bill giving suffrage to tho people of tho Territories, regardless cf color, is a law from the lapse of time, not by Presi? dential approval. COaUME U?IA I. A.KD F1\\Y\<I \L. NEW YORK, January 25 -Noon. Flour duli. Wheat dull and "nominally lower. .Corn firmer-mixed Western S1.1C?@$1.17 iu store. Pork heavv and declining-new mess $20.25@$20.30 for Western; old mess $10.'23. Lard dull and drooping-barrels I2@lS.Jc. Cotton dull, at 33}@34c. for midd Ung uplands. Stock market heavy and lower sterling 9.1; sight 10. Gold 3ij. 7 P. M.-Stocka steady. Money 7 per c ut. At thc last board gold was quoted -ai '3*\. Cotton dull and unchanged, with -..oes of 250 bales-uplands 33&(tf.3-L Flour l?@15c. lower-State 9*^12J; Wes? tern i)^(a,V.ii; Southern brands dull and drooping, at ll^t^lC.;. Corn more active and a shade firmer-mixed Western 1.16^ @1.18. Beef heavy-new plain mess V2(?? 18; extra 17@20. Pork closed firmer, with sales of 4,400 barrels new mess at 201; old do. 101; prime 1G@17. Lard dull and lower-quoted at 12(2112$ for old; 12| ?7<,13 for new. Spirits turpentine 65A@GG?. Hosin 4(h,0. ?ALTX2XOBB, January 25. Flour- How? ard Street family 14; Western superfine 10 @10J. Wheat-old 2.75@3.05. Corn lower-white 96t/?99. Oats,ss. Provisions quiet but firm. Coffee and sugnr un? changed, but quiet, CINCINNATI, January 25. Flour and wheat unchanged. Corn a shade firmer; ?-.ar 5C; shelled 62. Oats 51. Whiskey dull at 25. CHARLESTON, January 25.- -In the cotton market, there was a slight improvement in price at thc commencement of tho week. Under adverse news from the foreign mar? kets, prices receded about lc. per pound during tho week. Sales for the week 1,000 bales. Quotations 28@33. Pico fOAfaJlO. Hay-North River $1.70@1.75. Corn"$1.28 (./;f.4?. Oats75@80. Flour $12@18 Ba? con-ribbed sides 1-i*; clear ribbed sides 15; clear sides IC; primo shoulders 13?. Sugar 134 for white. Molasses New Or? leans 80; svrnn H'2; sales of new crop Cuba clayed have been effected at45@lG. Salt common Liverpool $2.25@'2.50 per sack. MARRIED. In this city, on tho 24th instant, by thc Rov. Peter J. Shand, at thc residence of the bride's father, Mr. WHITEFOORD S. SMITH, of Spartanburg, s. c., to Miss ANNIE C. HUGGINS, daughter of George f biggins, Esq. DR. R0SENSTEAUS, "tnryiTH his celebrated SPECTACLES, W is at Nieker.-oifs Hotel- for two days. Those needing these glass, s should give him a call at once. Jan 20 2* .RENT ONE COMFORTABLE ROOM, .in a cen? tral part <d'the city. Fer particulars, apply at this office. Jan2t> 2 TO RENT. mHE BUICK STORE, on Main street J. 52 feet by 24 -formerly occupied by J. C. B. Smith, opposite Kenneth ? Gib? son's. Terms reasonable. Appiv to Mu. E. STENHOUSE for information. Jan 2C (? Tin "Destructive?." That it is the lirra purpose of the destructives in Congress to drag An? drew Johnson from the Executive chair, cnn no longer bc doubted by sensible men. Tho Goveruuieut can? not be otherwise overthrown-except through this means the Supreme Court cannot bc reached, neither can the existing State Governments at the South be in any other way sub? stituted by the satraps appointed by Cougress. To enable tho rovt Iution ists to accomplish their cuds, such a movement is indispensable. The im? peachment aud trial, as is plainly in? dicated, will bc the merest mockery. 1 believe it was Legendre who, in reply to a question ns to the jnstico j of condemning Danton, asked, in ! turn, if the Jacobins could afford to iose Robespierre, and upon being re? sponded to, that the bloody work marked ont by the revolutionists could not be accomplished without tlie aid of the latter, coolly told his questioner that he bad answered his own interrogatory. "It is a matter," said he, "with which neither law nor justice, has anything to do. It is purely a political quest-ion of State necessity." Although this is precisely the case with the impending impeachment, the managers, 1 learn, will not dis? pense with their accustomed jug? glery. Tho plan is, through tho Judiciary Committee, to collect from witnesses of the type of Conover a mass of calumnies against the Presi- i dent, and spread them broadcast j over the country in a report to bo drawn up by JBontwell after the fashion of his infamous array of falsehoods and distorted facts in the case of Davis. This is to prepare j the way by operating upou the ere- j dulity of the public for the advent of Butler on tbe ^tb of March, who will predicate: bis promised article of impeachment upon the evidence thus elicited. .No doubt seems to exist but that through thc accessions to the destructive element by tho late changes in members of the Senate, and from the reinforcement of four additional Senators of the right stripe from Nebraska and Colorado, that that body will then be in a proper condition to proceed to tho trial and | fully prepared promptly to render the required judgment. j Baltimore Gazetie. - - >* . 0*- -- DON'T LIKE Ir.--it will be remem? bered, says tho Richmond Times, that some months ago a vessel left this port having on board about fifty freed women, destined for the God? forsaken city of Boston. We under? stand that nut moro than two of them have returned, they not being per? mitted to do so by their nea- task? masters and mistresses. In a con? versation with the hist one who returned, we learned that boires were secured for them in Boston before their arrival in that delectable land, and $20 of their wages were retained for the purpose of paying their passage money. The ono with whom we conversed says all were anxious to return after a short so-j jonru iu Boston, 1 ?UL were not per? mitted to do so. She was compelled to run away, leaving lier clothing in possession of her new master and mistress. She ?lue- not complain of harsh treatment on their part, being allowed all the privileges usually granted to white people; but she says ? she could not enjoy her meals, bo cause they wi re so different from the "old Virginny" style, and had to be partaken of at the same table with "white folks."' Moreover, they were constantly prating to her ab jut thc deficiency of her education and abus? ing Southern people, when she "kuevv and told them that they were better than Yankees, anyhow." She says she would rather be a slave in old Virginny than to be compelled to live free in Boston. The BILL FOT SELLING GOLD.-It directs that whenever any sale of coin is made from the Treasury of the United States, public notice of at least six days shall be given by ad? vertisement in one of the daily pa? pers of Washington and New York, designating the amount to be offered, inviting proposals for any part, there? of, naming the place and the hour up to which said sealed proposals w?l be received, tho terms of pay? ment, and when and where said pro? posals shall bc opened, to bo address? ed to the Assistant Treasurer at New York, and opened and declared by him in tho presence of such persons as may choose to attend at the time designated in the notice. No pro? posal to be considered unless accom? panied by a certificate of deposit in thc Treasury of thc United States, of five per cent, of the amount of coin bid for in such proposals, which is to be received as part payment when the proposal is accepted, or refunded to the party when not accepted. The payment for coin may bo received as in compound interest notes with the interest accrued thereon. Tho As? sistant Treasurer, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, is to have the right to reject tho whole or any part of such proposals, provid? ed that none but the high bid shall be accepted, and different bills at the same rate shall be accepted ouly;>ro raia. AN EMBEZZLER SENTENCED.-A de? spatch dated San Fr mcisco, January 19, says Petro D. Headley, convicted : of embezzling $00,000 Irom Wells, Fargo & Cu.. -i<? to-day sentenced to three years' imprisonment iu tho State prison. FIST FIGHT BETWEEN POIJTICIANS IN WASHINGTON.-The Washington ?Star, of Monday evening, has the fol? lowing: This morning, about eleven o'clock, an exchange of blows took place in the hall of Willard's Hotel, which ?caused some excitement at the time. From the statements of persons who were present we gathered that Hon. E. P. Holbrook, of Idaho, at that hour happening to meet ex-Governor Cum? mings, asked the latter if he certified that thc facts were true contained in an article published iii tho Chronicle\ of this morning, charging that the newly appointed Governor of Idaho. | Hon. John RI. Murphy, had been in? dicted for malfeasance in office, and I that the County safe in his possession : having been broken open, some of the purloined moneys were subse? quently found in his bed. Mr. Cum- ! mingssaid that the charges were true, when Mr. Holbrook said in effect that lie might as well charge that the President appointed thieves to office. ' Cummings replied, and Mr. Holbrook | first struck him in thc bice with his fist, and then usiug his cane, knock- j ed him down; the cane breaking two of the glass shades of the gas fixtures, j Cummings immediately regained his feet, and attacked Mr. Holbrook with his fists. At this time Mr. Chad? wick, one of the proprietors of the hotel, interfered, with some of the bystanders, and ordered the parties to leave, some their friends accom? panying them out the hotel. Mr. Chadwick's prompt interference pre? vented any further breach of the peace. The article referred to from the Chronicle, was copied from the Detroit Post, and charges that the newGov? r nor for Idaho. John M. Murphy, "wasop.ee indicted in Wasco County, Oregon, for malfeasance in office, and emigrated to Idaho in cons?? quence ol' that little but unpleasant difficulty, in 186?5 he was elected recorder, of Boise County in that Territory. Just previous to thc last election the County safe in his pos? session was broken open anda part of the purloined money subsequently discovered in his bed." R?SSING A STATE.-Forney's ( aro- j niclt is a sort of slop bucket, into j which all the sweepings and scour? ing's of radicalism are poured, lt is used and abused precisely as Mr. , Phipps, a London apothecary, is said to have dosed a cat, to whom he ad? ministered .-ill his most dangerous poisons before the}- were sent ont to patients, with a smaller number of lives than Tabby, to be periled by a new invention in poisons. AU those measures from which, from their extreme atrocity, even Butler and Stevena shrink with dis? gust, Forney advocates without a blush. He is as convenient to his party as a waste-pipe or barrel for refuse matter, and is used :*ece.rd ingly. We felt no surprise, therefore, h, lind recently in the Chronicle an article adv:, sating the spoliation of f?m State of Texas of all her public lumls. and the invalidation of all title.; which have been given by that State lo pri 'ato individuals. The line of argument, too, by which this theft and robbery is sustained, is characteristic. The. precedent of Wil? liam the Conqueror is referred to, and tire general spoliation of the English by tho Normans is dwelt apon with manifest satisfaction. It is not remarkable that men with this talent for robbery should regard the Supreme Court with thc same dis? gust which pick-pockets are said to entertain for Old Bailey judges and j ?tries.-Richmond Times. Tn:: S?U.U? PLANTATIONS CL- LOU? ISIANA.-Sugar plantations are in the market now at unusually chea]) rates. One, situated about forty-eight miles aboveNow Orleans, containing 1,3UU, 059 arpents, with fine, commodious dwelling-house, built of brick, and improvements, and extensive brick sugar house with machinery com? plete, cabins for eighty laborers, was lately sold for $32,??U. Terms, one fourth cash; balance, two and three years. ' This estate made, in lS?'J, au av erage sea ?on, 250 hogsheads ?of su? gar. Before thc war, this plantation, with thc nogroesYittuehed, was valued at ?100,000. It is not an extreme case. A New Orleans paper says that it will require about $25,000,000 in the way of loans to replace the losses sustained by the suf?ar-plantiug in? terest of Louisiana and to \ lace the several hundred plantations in good working condition. Even then the scarcity of labor will present serious discouragement. - ^ ? ? -- SOMETHING FBOM DREAMLAND The Columbus Sun tells the follow iu?: A story is told of a planter who, on Tuesday, deposited several bales of cotton in the Planter's Warehouse. When encamped that night, he dreamed the building was on fire, and thc vision made such a vivid im? pression that he returned to tin: city |und sold his cotton. Tho draft had hardly bei n put into his hands before the alarm of fire was given and the warehouse was found to be in dames. The moral of this, however, is not to believe everything you dream, ur that a warehouse will burn nj) every time such a thing occurs to a man's fancy. A .schoolmaster in Indium pulled a little. boy"s hair, threw him over the stove, and then choked him until he was black in the face. RADICAL BEN N BTT-CONSERVATIVE GREELEY.-It certainly is a st ni ugo fact that Greeley should hare to re? prove Bennett for radicalism. The last Tribufie says: "The New York Herald now heads the hunt for the impeachment of President Johnson. We choose not to prejudge the evidence which may be adduced in support of Mr. Ash? ley's or Mr. Loan's proposition; but wc beg Congress to bear in mind that thc Herald was at least equally zeal? ous and persistent in driving a De? mocratic Congress to pass tho Nc braska bill, which it now (truly) d?chires to have been the initial, essential c4xuse of that party's down? fall. Day after day it taunts the Democracy and 'p?ur Pierce' with their fatal shipwreck on the Nebraska rock, though the Herald was itself the pilot which drove them under lull head-way thereon. Where shall its malicious mockery lind its next victim?" I IOTTON CULTURE IN* VIRGINIA.- -We copy the following from tho Rich? mond Whig: Cotton culture is beginning to re c ive considerable attention in Vir giaia. and already has pr?sent?e promise of a great success. Arnon, those who have turned their atten tion to it are Edmund Ruflin. o Hanover, who, without the aid o any fertilizer, bas gathered fron twenty-one acres eleven bales, whicl is a very line yield indeed. Tin Messrs. Uurwell, of Turkey Island on the James River, have made fort; halos the past year from 130 acres and this, notwithstanding tiny ac knowledge that they have made man; mistakes in thc cultivation of th crop, first by giving the plants nearl, twice the proper distance, and, sc coudly, by not thinning it ont to on stalk in time. Our farmers shoal? take encouragement from these sn? cessful examples. ANOTHER COLORED LAWYER Amin TED TO THE BAU.-We bear of an otb ? colored mun that was admitted yo; terdav to practice in the. Suprem Court of the Uuited States. Wini the delighted recipient of Iiis ne honor was iu one of the clerk rooms to pay the fee for the nece sary certificate, Hon. J. S. Blac came in hastily, asking for chang so as to make a given sum. As nor of thc clerks could do this, ti cob ired lawyer proffered his aid f? thc purpose, asking, at the san time, if he had the honor of addres ing the Hon. Thaddeus Steven Judge Black recoiled, saying, "X no!" and rapidly made bis exit, wit out accepting the monetary accoi modulion proffered by the new-ma' member of the bar. [National ?HleUig-jncer. THE SOUTHERN STATES. -Tin: Ni York Times. ;*i an editorial on t reconstructs 1 problem, says tl "every thee ;.. of restoration or construction which has been prom gated is more or ios ; illogical in o or another of its paris. No sett mont seems possible wi;ich will J involve certain inconsistencies in t course of its development.'" Referring to the recent sp veli Mr. Bingham, it says: "To submi constitutional amendment for rat cation to thc excluded States, a then to deny their 'sovereignty' o> tence is an inconsistency not eas explained. They can ratify only States; and if they are States wi the ratification of an amendment the Constitution is concerned, tl are also States as against thc terr; realizing programme ol Mr. ?: vous." THE POOH Nnono.-The Messent published at Meridian, Miss., say; On Saturday, tho Selma tr brought here over 100 negroes, ni women and children, gathered in Canebrake region of Alabama, the route to the Deer Creek com to work on plantations. Por s< reason, thoy raid over here all Saut Wo are struck with the differ? twixt now and then. lu tue time, when negroes were on move they were well clad. Man those wo saw hen ou Sat urda}- v poorly clad. They aro going : thc deep recess of tho river bott and we suspect there will be poor opportunities to improve t' intellectually. Will the school-mil brave swamp fever to follow tl to tboir new homes in the dark toms of the Mississippi"? AN O ^I) PREDICTION VERIFLED. a" ol Kinderhook Almanac, of 1 is the following prediction about United States: When the country is ruled by a tailor A beggar shall stitch with a tubal, gold; And tho water shall furnish, nish ad i land, Throe millions of men, wah th( ir iii command. A part of this prophecy has fulfilled. The tailor bold now : the land, and the. beggars of rump Congress are trying tostitc the Union by holding on to the lie purse. An immense fortune is said to been left to the Gove family, oi United States, by certain parti Holland. This intelligence has corroborated by tho minister res at the Hague, who has been wi to, and who has fully confirmei reports in circulation in refe: thereto. Tho fortune amoun $75,000,000. Whoever obtains il bo enabled tbereoy to become : cus-rider and a gentleman. A FINANCIAL PANIC.- -There seems to be around us much of the indices of an approaching financial panic. It may pass over, but judging from present appearances, it is more likely to visit and overwhelm us at some unexpected moment. Bc prudent, j Bc cautions. Be prepared at all I points for its coining; and then if the I reckless partisanship of Congress j bring it on, be rcadv to "stand from j under," and let it fali upon those j who deserve to suffer for their want of patriotism. i - [JS'em York Smithy Times. WEST VIRGINIA TEST. OATH.-On ' thc 17th inst., the Court of Appeals ? of West Virginia decided that the j law requiring attorneys nt law to j take an oath that they had not par? ticipated in thc rcbelli >n was consti? tutional, and overruled the applica? tion of v:X-Lieutenant-Governor Price, and other attorneys, to be ad? mitted to that bar without taking the test oath. Au appeal is to be taken from that decision to the Supreme Court of tho United States. CAPTURE OE A COUNTERFEIT PLATE. The detectives of the secret service division of tho Treasury Department, a few days ago, succeeded in captur? ing the plates of a counterfeit on the small fifty cent issue of fractional currency, bearing thc vignette of Cen. Washington. The seizure was made in Cincinnati, i )uio, within a few days, lt is believed that there ?ire not very many of the counter? feits in circulation. In his comrnentari. s on the consti? tution, Judge Story, referring to the powers and duties of the President, says: "In the exercise of his political powers, he is to uso his own discre? tion, and is accountable only to hi.' country, and to his own conscience. His decision in relation to these pow? ers is subject to no control; aud hi? discretion, when exercised, is conclu? sive." While Lord Brougham was reading a paper before the meeting of thc Social Science Association, held ir London, a f w weeks ago, his false teeth fell ont, and, in consequence he was unable to proceed. Stopping a moment, he adjusted them, at tin same time making the remark, "One'i teeth are a bother, from infancy tc old age." The Selma Messenoer mentions tba the wife of a citizen of that place hat recently inherited an e state in Ger many of 900,000 guilders-abou $400,000, when reduced to a speci basis. The Messenger forbears givin the names of the parties, from apprc hensions that it would be distastefu to them. VIRGINIA L?GISLATURE,-In th Senate, on Friday, two bills were lai on tim table- -one providing for art ricial limbs for disabled soldiers, an tho other xempting thc Polish in migrants from taxation for thr< years. The House has rejected th resolution to call a State conventio to rm a new constitution. I A newsboy was arrested in Phil, delphia, iast week, on tho charge i obtaining mo; ey under false repr sentatious, by making a practic when he was "stuck," of crying on I "Assassination of the President "Murder of Gen. Grant," "Death Thad. Stevens," and similar faiv hoods. Material changes are about bcii made by the Post Office Dopartmci in the registry of letters, in order give greater protection to their tran mission, and also io fix upon pot masters and others, responsibility case of loss or miscarriage. Full i structions and blanks will be issui in a few days. A New Westminster despatch sa the Rnsso-American Telegraph Li worked a distance of 800 miles, wi but six-cups batter at each end, the midst of a rain storm. This said to be the longes1 single circi on the continent, and probably the world. Jo us' M. BOTTS.-This notorio political "liunkey" has been in Was ington for several days, lobbyi with tho radicals. He is constanl expressing his opinion that the oi way to get out of our national di culties is the impeachment and dej sition of the President. The Bishop of Illinois, at tho quest of the Bishop of Londc preached and eel'-brat ed the H< Communion, on Christmas Day, the Royal Chapel. Whitehall. 1 believe that this was the first time American bishop bad been invited undertake this duty. - Daily News IIOLLYWOOO MEMORIAL BAZA The Executive Committee, entras with the management of tho Bazn have determined, by the advice judicious friends in this city ti elsewhere, to postpone its open: from the -Ith dav of February to 23d of April.- ?ichmond Whig. Mon;: COUNTERFEITS.-The Bi mond Examiner states that a new: dangerous imitation of the $5 J tional Bank note has made; itsappc ance in that city, but it does : state on what bank. I A Paris paper of the 29th ulti says: ."An innovation has been ep idly noticed in ladies' dresses, ! ornaments hf g been replaced : amber." An American paper says the win cf the: large ocean steamers m about 200,000 revolutions in cross tho Atlantic between New York ; Liverpool., When President Johnson swung around the circle, into Harrisburg, Pa., last fall, the Democratic city go? vernment gave him a grand reception, at a cost of $800. The courts have decided that the city is n? t responsi? ble, and tlie Democratic members who voted the affair will now have to pay for it. "ST. Erato. "-Carleton, thc pub? lisher, is out in a statement, in which he says Si00,000 worth of this work has already been sold, and it takes five Adams' power presses, constantly going, Sundays excepted, to supply the demand. With such pecuniary success, Miss Evans will stand the shafts of tho critics. THE LAST CAUSE FOE "STRIKING.'' In compliance with orders from a "Trade Union/' a hundred carpen? ters employed by a firm in Sunder? land. England, struck because their employers would not give them their beer at three o'clock instead of after their day's work was done. A foundry, for turning out plows, hollow-ware and tho like, has been started at Rusk, in Cherokee County, by T. C. Philleo. The Reporter says he is making skillets, bakers, plows, etc., of the most approved models, betraying a skill which even a Yankee might envy. - Galveston Ne irs. BAI/TTMOEE.-A bill has passed both houses of the Marylaud Legis? lature for au ( lection in Baltimore on Wednesday, February 6. This is designed to turn out thc present city government, elected for a tenn of two years only two months ago. Tho towns and cities of Kansas, ac? cording to the Governor's message, doubled their population daring the war. The population of the State has increased upward of 50,000. Tho whole amount of liabilities is $000, S9G; the resources $557,714. Ihey have a lively horse thief in New Jersey, ile was put iu jail, married there, feigned insanity, was sent to the lunatic asylum, escaped, stole another horse, and is again ar? rested. Two sleighs ran from Providence to Boston, a distance of forty-two miles, for a purse of $1,000, on Tuesday aftcrnoou, and the winner made tho race in three hours and twenty-five minutes. As matters stand now, there would appear to be no very near prospect of a clearance of the foreign element from tin." field of contention in Mexi? co. GOOD Liri:.-A gentleman, just returned from Mexico, says that "things are nearly as bad there as in the United States." The Methodist "Book Concern" lias between twenty and thirty cylin? der presses constantly at work. A man in France was fined $100 for speaking disrespectfully in a stage I coach of the Emperor. Axiotion Sales, ESTATE SALE. By CONSENT of heirs, wc will sol], at PUBLIC AUCTION, the following propcrtv of t!ie l?state of John Bates, de ceased, on TUESDAY, the 2"Jth instant, at ll o'clock a. m.: At thePea RidgePlanta tion, ail tin Household and Kitchen Fur nitnre, :i large l-l of Hogs, Cattle, Sheep, and a lino Buggy and Harness. And, on the day following, at tho White cotton Plantation, a large lot of Hogs and Cattle, and a largo quail ti ty of fine Potatoes. THUMS OF SALK.-All sums under ilOO. cash: for sums ahove $100, notes, with ap? proved security, at twelve months from dato, with interest annually. JOSEPH BATES, JOHN S. BATES, Jan 1"? 12 Executors. Just Received ON CONSIGNMENT, and FOR SALE LOW, 20 ho.-. H Fine Tohacco, S kits Fine Virginia Butter, 25 pounds Choice Country Butter, 40 bushols Dried Apnles. THOMPSON EARLE, Jan 3G :! Old standTolleson & Jannoy. PROSPECTUS OF TI ??': X?.^JPTISST. WE PROPOSE to publish a WEEKLY PAPER, devoted to tho diffusion of the principios of religion and the interests of tho Baptist denomination. Wo have been moved to this undertaking hy the solicitations of brethren in various por-' tions "f thia State, as well as of other States, among the readers of the lato Confederate Baptist^ and hy our own con? viction that a caper of a high character would contribute largely to the intellectual improvement, the religious progress and the general welfare of tho churches. Tho field is large, affording ample room for ali sincere and zealous laborers. Thc Baptist will bo printed on a sheet about twenty-two by thirty-two inches; and will contain twenty-four broad columns, mostly in Loni,' Primer type, clear and legible, so that it may be road with com? fort, even by thc aged. Its entire meelia nieal execution will he of the highestorder. Our columns will be enriched by corres? pondence and contributions from thu other Southern states, and, occasionally, from Europe and our missionary stations abroad. Tho entertainment and instruc? tion of tho young -especially the child? ren -will not bc forgotten; and our venc? ido friend, "Uncle Fabian," so well and favorahiy known to the readers of tho Conft ieraln Baptist, will resume his labors in their behalf. In short, wo possess ali tho facilities requisite to nrodnco a pap- r of tho ti rsi rank. As such, we offer it to our brethren, and solicit their generous co-operation. The Baptist will bo issued as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers h ive been secured. TKUMS $3 a year, payable on tho recep? tion of the firs* number. All communications will bo addressed to ' The Baptist. Columbia, S. C." J. L. BEYNOLDS, A. K. DURHAM, ?ian 24 Editors and Proprietors. ??-Stato papers exchanging willi tho Vhonix an- requested to copy.