The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, July 30, 1871, Image 2
COLUMBIA. S. C.
Charity Medicis al Home.
Tb? Radical press* oom rn end, in rory
warm terms, tho course of tho Now
York Times:, in its exposure uf alleged
?irnuds io ' the city government of New*
York. In all that these journnls hnvo to
say of condemnation of abuses and
villainies in New York, wo concur. Our
view of thieving and rascality is tho
same wherever oommitted. A public
plnndorer is a plunderer, whether he
lives io Loudon, Paris, New York or Co?
lombia. Bat this we have to suggest to
the Badioal press of oar own section:
They need not go to New York, in order
there to expend their virtuous sympa?
thies in behalf of a plundered public.
Here, at homo, is a field for their ener
-glea. -Let them imitate the Times, and
engage in local exposures. Herc, ia Co
Jumbia, are laurels ready for any journal
that shall get the facts and tho Agares
and print them in' leaded type. The
-swindling in South Carolina is fashioned]
-after just sucli swindling av is charged
against the public officers in Hew Tork.
And if the Democratic administration is
.justly amo nublo to tile charges of the
.New York Times, BO much tho worse for
that party ia New York. But we cannot
bat suggest h*-w mach worse the caso
would probably bo ander a Radical re?
gime. Our cotemporary. of the Union
.says:
".Tho people of the city of New York,
?And of the country, owe a debt of grati?
tude to the Times, tor the fearless man
nor ia which it has exposed tho villainy
Kif that ring of corrupt soonudrels who
soek to oontrol the political destinies of
the natiou through the iostrumentality
*ot Tammany Hall.
-"We hopo it will continuo the fight
until it shall have secured to the pooi
'tentiary, what it BO justly olaimn, the
-bodies.of these political robbers."
This is well-good doctrino and just
.sentiments. But we may well suggest
that there are rings of "corrupt scoun?
drels" nearer this point than Tammany,
?and tho penitentiary here; no less than
in New York, has a place for "political
robbers." Here, right at borne, is work
"both for the PHOINES, ami the Union.
And tho Union will be oxpeoted to open
its batteries upon tho capital aear by
if it desi i ea to be considered consistent.
Xiet Tammany be left to tho Times. Let
the capital receive the Union's shots.
Let this bo done, or the public will con?
clu do that the Union belongs to that
?class of journals that caa soo the "mote"
.in thc Democratic oyo, bat are blind to
the "beam" in the Radical eye.
' Mr. IT. a. Parker's Attitude.
At the recent Tax-Payers' Coavention
a committee was appointed to co-operate
with the.Legislative Committee ia their
investigation of tho transactions of the
.8tate officials. That committee consisted
of Messrs. Edwin J. ? Scott, Richard
Lathers and William Wallace. It was
understood that no objection would be
made. We bavo now the result before
-UB. Mr. Soott, as chairman of the com?
mittee of the convention, makes his re?
tpbrt to President Porter.. So far as the
Legislative Committee is oouccrued, his
co-operation is virtually decline.1. 'rho
Comptroller-Qen eral is willing to have
his books examined. But Treasurer
Ndes G. Parker thinks "his books have
been examined enough." Our readers
oan draw their own conclusions. The
.Governor, it seems, has no authority to
?exert and no influence to exercise in the
premises. He is pleased to ackoowledge
that "some irregularities hail occurred,"
but holds that "aothiog illegal" has been
done. The public will entertain another
opioion. It will believe, and does be?
lieve, that much that is illegal has been
done, und this belief will bo strengthen?
ed by just such oonduot as that of the
State Treasurer. - Mr. Parker is disposed
to.exhibit aa unbecoming iudopondenco.
His oouduot is an insult to thai large
. body of citizens representod by tho oorn
jnitteo of which Mr. Soott is chairman.
Mr, Parkor may deem it no business of
the tax-payers of this State to iaquire
into the state of his books. If he were
above suspicion, ho might afford to play
the rola ho has taken. As it is, his re
. fasal to allow his books to be inspected
will be deemed suggestive of the fear, on
his part, that they will not stand the test
of a searching examination.
DESPOTISM VS. REPUBLICANISM.-Tho
true issue before tho ooantry is thus
perspicuously stated by Judge Trum?
bull, the (Republican) Senator from
Illinois:
"Tho question is whether wo are to
revolutionize this Qoveromeut, aud no
longer have a ropublio oomposod of
esp?rate Status, but a ceotralizod, con?
solidated Go vorn mont-to strike out
thirty-seven stars, and have but ono."
The World says "thu reason why tho
naoieut lintons wore BO formidable in
battle is, that tlioy wore all Pict mou."
Yet history says they did not all go Scot
freo.
Snniay ?omine;. Joly 30.1871.
Proportional Representation Again
The principie ot proportional repre?
sentation is moking headway both ia
England and this oonntry. Upon a rc*
cont occasion in England, whereon effort
waB made in the British Parliament to
dispenso with tbis featare in a certain
case, on the ground that it had not
worked well, tho objcotioos urged wore
ovor-rulcd. It was seen that the majori?
ty had, ia the ouse under consideration,
oyor-reacked itself in the o fib rt to grasp
moro than it was justly entitled to, nod
tho principle was re-affirmed. lu this
country the ablest journals, without dis?
tinction of party, endorse the measure,
and whenevor constitutions are to bo re?
vised, a popular demand springs up for
tho. cumulative system of voting. Bo
oently, ic Western Virginia, a large pub?
lic mooting was held to bring about a
convention to revise the constitution of
that State. Among the objections to tho
present constitution, the resolutions
adopted mention that the system of rep?
resentation is defeotive; and that no pro'
vision is made for the principle of mino?
rity representation, wliioh is pronounced
"one of tho most practical and valuable
discoveries which, in modern times, lias
been made in the science'of popular govern?
ment. If popular govornmenta aro to be
mado eudaring aad to fulfil the ends for
which governments are instituted, it
must be done through the medium pf
some such instrumentality as that con?
tained ia aa improved system of voting.
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THE LATE REV. C. P. GADSDEN.-Tho
death of this esteemed and popular
Episcopal clergyman has boon received
with unaffected sorrow by tho largo
number of-his friends and admirers in
this State. On Friday last, in tho city
I of Charleston, there was held aa ad?
journed mooting of the clergy of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of Charles?
ton aad vicinity, to take notion oa thc
oooasioa of Mr. Gadsden's death. Suit?
able resolutions wero adopted. These
resolutions allude to the loss that the
ohuroh'aud the community have expo
rionced ia the death of a devoted minis
ter of Christ, and refer in becoming
terms to those qualities which made
him beloved as a mao and successful a?
a preacher.
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Later Cuban iatelligenco throws dis
crodit.npon the story telegraphed thence
by Spanish authority, of the utter defea
of the expedition of Qucsada. It is cor
tain that if tho royal troops did attaol
and annihilate tho revolutionists, ns the;
olaim to have done, they did some rc
markablo marching. Qucsada landed a
Guantanamo, distant at least 300 mile
from tho scene of the reported buttle
and, at tba date of the landing, th
troops which, it is said, defeated hin
were not less than 150 miles distant
Yet, the Spanish report says, Quesadi
was routed on debarking. The story i
30 inconsistent that it will bear confirms
tioa before being implioity believed. Ii
fact, we are disposed to doubt the whol
report, and to believe that the late aoti
vity shown by the insurgents against th
royal forces is tho result of Quesadu'
successful lauding and penetration int
tho heart of the island, where he ha
been joined by other revolutionists.
? ?? ??-?
Tho Graut administration has iuaugu
rated a new plan of dealing with orim:
nala. Grant pardoned Bowen, the bigs
mist, on the ground that ho did not ir
tend lo violate the law. Now it is state
from Washington that the .deficit c
$-10,000 in tho accounts of Naval Paj
master Washington has been compre
miscd, as "there are no evidenocs c
fraud on the part of that officer." Ac
yet a naval court-martial, before whic
Washington was brought, found bil
guilty of embezzlement, and sentence
him to one year's imprisonment, and t
pay a heavy fine. If, as the Treasur
officiais say, there were no evidenoes (
fraud on Mr. Washington's part,
would seem that th J court-martial niut
have convicted bim merely for the fan c
the thing.
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WE STAMD Conn BOT ED . -Fr o m tL
communication of Mr. Edwin J. Scot
it will be seen that he corrects our erre
in stating that his committeo had ext
mined the Comptroller's books and foun
them oorreot. It appears that the con
mittee made no examination of Mr. Ne:
gle's books:
Mn. EDiTon: If you will publish m
report to tho President of tho Tax-Pa;
ers' Convoution, it will appear that ye*
have no authority for the statement i
your issue of the 29th, that Comptrolh
Neagles books were found strictly co
root. It would have afforded me grot
pleasure to say so, if snob bad been tb
case; but, ia fact, they were not exi
mined at all, although he offered ever
facility for that purpose; for I wishe
to make a thorough investigation <
none, and tho failure to obtain access I
tho Treasurer's offioo rondered a visit i
I that of the Comptroller, iu my jud{
i mont, usolesa. EDWIN J. SCO IT,
Chairman.
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An up-train-a short Bkirt.
City- BLarbct?.
Mn. EDITOR: I see it is contemplated
by Council to build another market at a
coat of-well, any amount-it may be to
those moat interested. In European
cities it has been found more convenient
and moro economical to permit indi?
viduals to establish n market in any part
of ti eily whore needed, tiing saving tho
public expense.
Compelling every porson, far and
near, to go to a ouutral mai kut to buy a
pound of steak, a dozen of eggs, or n
cabbage, ?B a monstrous absurdity which
ought not to be tolcrnted.
Privat? outorprise, if permitted, will
furnish all our oitizons need, at conve?
nient point?,' -without making us pay
thousands for another market not want?
ed. CITIZEN.
SOUTH CVROLINA BONDS.-Tho New
York Financial Record, of July 26, soys:
"The New York Herald of yesterday,
published a squib from tho Evening
Telegram, respecting South Carolina
bonds, calculated to mislead tbe public.
The bonds alluded to were incorporated
in the annual statement of the State in?
debtedness, and were issued under an
Act approved Marah 27, 1869. Tho
entire issue authorized and issued is only
8200,600, ?nd havo been kopt by tho
Treasurer for hypothecation only. If
any have appeared on the street, it bas
been accidental, und without intention
of sale. They ought to be accepted aa a
good dolivery for new July bonds, us
they do not represent any increase of in?
debtedness, and tho authority for the
issue- of said bonds is not questioned. It
may be remembered that at tho lust con?
vention of tax-payers, it was ascertained
1 that the existing iudobteduess of thc
! State amounted in tbo aggregnto to oulv
! about 88,000,000, and that the interest
should be provided for by taxation ns
well as tho principal, without defalca?
tion, and repudiation was scouted as au
idea not to bo entertained. At tho samo
timo, howover, it was distinctly declared
that nuder no pretence whatever should
the credit of the State be extended, thus
giving most positivo assurance of their
ability and desire to restore the credit of
the State, and thus rank with Georgia or
even with tho best of the Northern
States. It should not be forgotten that
the debt of the State is gradually being
reduced; that during the year 1870, over
8300,000 maturing bonds were returued,
and on the 1st of the present month
about 8200,000 moro maturing bonds
were paid off. It is simply infamous to
attempt to discredit a Stute that bus re?
ligiously met every engagement prompt?
ly, and a community who ure endeavor?
ing to recover the losses of an intercilio
war. Wo too often forget that the great
wealth of the South oonsisted in itsslavo
system. This organization was removed
by an inevitable edict, dud tho wholo
property, lands and hereditaments be?
came valueless. Some of the States with
small indebtedness accepted tho situa?
tion, and had tho power to achieve suc?
cess. Suoh is South Carolina."
THE NEW CODE-ARBITRATION.-The
Greenville Enterprise contains tho fol?
lowing card, signed by a number of citi?
zens of that County:
GREENVILLE CODNTY, July 15, 1871.
Whereas we, tho undersigned, citizens
of Greenville Comity, appreciating the
oppressed and impoverished condition of
our State, arising from ex parte and un?
just legislation-not the least of which
is the class l?gislation, establishing what
in called tho "Now Cede of Proceduro at
Law," and the outrageous, extortionate
and intolerable fees of costs allowed law?
yers and oourt officers under and by this
Act. Tho whole thing being engrafted
upon our statute books by a maa-the
offspring of rocoustruction iniquity and
one of tho greatest monstrosities of
"carpet-baggers" yot spawned upon our
State. That while we are fully cogni?
zant of tbe fact that them hus been a
great deal of dishonesty and extravagant
waste of the public treasury, on tho part
of many of our oflioiuls; and that tho
taxes aro burdensome and hard to bo
borne, yet wo are candidly of tho opi?
nion that much of the discontent and
demoralization of society arises as much
from the practical bearings of this odious
code as anything else; and wo would fur?
ther Submit that WO do uut regard it
either patriotic or right, in any sense of
the word, for attorneys to demand or ac?
cept theso exorbitant bills of cost, and
cannot oonceivo how their consciences
can bs soothed and at ease when it is so
palpable and apparent to any and every
one that their fees aro so far dispropor?
tionate to services rondered.
Tbe courts have, upon broad and high
grounds of equity, justice and expedien?
cy, aud in view of tbo fact of tbe greater
bulk of tbe property of tbo Southern
people being swept away, held very
wisely and patriotically that old debts
should not be paid in full; but what re?
lief is it to the masses to be roliovod of
portions of their indebtedness, when the
costs of obtaining tbis relief is often
twice, or even more than three-fold as
muob as tho amount of this reduction,
and into whose pockets thia goes the re?
cord showetb. And we further submit
that it is the interest and duty of the
people to take care of themselves, and
keep out of tbe courts, and for the ad?
justment of claims and disputes to es?
tablish a board or boardB of arbitration ;
and to the cud that a full expression of
public opinion may bo elicited, wo re?
quest a public meeting of tbe oitizons of
tbo County, to bo held on tbis subject,
on sales-day in August, nt tho court
house, to dovelop aud mature some
plau for tho establishment of this board
or boards.
FIRE AT GEORGETOWN.-A warcbouso
occupied by Oougdou, Hazard Sc Co., at
Georgetown, was destroyed by fire
Thursday morning. Tho loss of C., H.
Sc Co. is about 85,000. Insured for
82,500.
. THE CARPET BAGGERS OM TUE. DOWN
GRADE.-Tho Springfield, Mass., He
publican, Radical, adds its kioka to those
of Groeloy against the carpet-baggers.
There is pith, point and sonso iu what it
says: */.
"They (tho carpot-boggers) ore doibg
more harm to tho country to day than
the locust or caterpiller, or noy other
kindred pest. They aro teaching tho
less intelligent and discriminating South
erneis to despise aud bato tho Northern
people moro heartily than ever; they are
debauching tho freedmen ; they uro bring?
ing disgrace upon the great Republican
party and upou tho National Govern?
ment. That their rapacity is insatiable,
and that tboy Bteal eyory penny they cnn
lay thoir hands on, aro comparatively
trivial accounts in the indictment against
them. Yet this constant plundering is a
very serious matter to tho commuuities
which are plundered. It means increased
indebtedness and heavier taxation. It is
just such rascality that is making the
name of Republican a stench in thu
Southern States, and bringing suspicion
and enmity upon honest immigrants.
And mattors will not mend much so long
as needy and greedy adventurers are ap
! pointed to responsible Federal offices,
j and fellowshipped by Northorn Republi?
cans on the floor of Congress."
TUB BENNETTSVU?IJE BATLROAD.-Tho
President of tho Wilmington, Charlotte
and Rutherford Railroad writes to Mr.
Hudson, of Bennettsville, to say that, if
the citizens of that placo will grade a
road to Laurinburg, aud furnish cross
ties and irou, his company will, no
doubt, leuso tho road at six percent.,
aud furnish thoir own locomotives and
oars. It is proposed that tho new read
be n three foot gauge. Mr. Hudson, iu
communicating this proposition to the
Marlboro Times, says that, in his opi
uiou, tho route to Society Hill is more
advantageous, but, if that road cannot
be built, the community should do ult
in their power to meet tho offer of the
Wilmington, Charlotte aud Rutherford
Railroad.
There is a sharp rivalry just now in
Alabama among different guano dealers.
One of them, by way of showing the su?
periority of his guauo over any other,
says that a farmer reoently put a sample
of it into his pocket, in which there
happened to bo a carpet tack, aud start?
ed home ou horse-back. Before reach?
ing his house his steed broke down, aud
the farmer was at a loss to discover the
cause, until be found that tho carpet
tack had grown to bo a long bar of rail?
way iron.
Ypsilon, Alaska, contains tho oldest
Mason, in the person of a Russian, aged
115 years, who claims to havo received
tho Master Mason's degree at the age of
eighteen, by special dispensation, in a
lodge on tho frontiers of Persia, more
tbau ninety-seven yours ago. The uged
gentleman is quit? feeble, but visitors
say he still retains a thorough know?
ledge of Masonic work.
fg.Anolhor of tho wretched misers of
Now York city is dead. This ono was a
woman, who, for years, has been ?licking
up rags and bones from tho city gutters,
while she had $5,0(30 btowed away in
bank. Sho leaves itali to a little girl of
eight years of ago who lived with her,
but it is probable that we shall hear of
numerous sharks putting in their claims
as first of kin.
KEROSENE AGAIN.-Mary Ellen Cun?
ningham, a colored girl, thirteen years
old, residing in Charleston, attempted to
light a fire with kerosene, whon an ex?
plosion occurred. Her clothes took fire
and Bhe run io thu street; a thoughtful
colored man pushed her down and co
vored her with sand, but she was so seri?
ously burnt that her life is despaired of.
SINOUBAU DEATH.-We aro i uformed'
that Mr. P. H. Ott?, a taoner by trade,
residing at Baylis Clayton's, in Picken*
County, whilst running out of a shower
of rain, last week, fell down and was so
seriously injured, that ho died instantly.
[Picketts Sentinel.
Two citizens of Laccaster repaired to
tho ^ortli Carolina lino, on tho 28' li, tn
sottie a difficulty according to thc code;
but upon arriving on tho ground aud
measuring off the disluuce, the challenge
was withdrawn-much to tho dissatisfac?
tion of a crowd of attendants.
A pew in a Long Island Church was,
last Sunday, tho scene of a enebro party.
Two young mon played, while a ypuug
lady between them allowed her lap to
servo as a table. Tho whole party wore
hustled out.
McGehan, tho Ohio murderer, whose
counsel Yulluudighatn was whon ho shot
himaelf, recently escaped from jail, and
has not yet been re captured. Ho was
one of seven prisoners who dug them?
selves ont and fled.
A remarkable baby, with two heads,
recently died in Boston, ajad what was
singular, as well as horrible, in tho death
?of the girl, was, that one head lived for
some time after the other had giveu up
j tho ghost.
The Balcigh (N. C.) Telegram says
that a very worthy young lady of that
city, who has hitherto been in rather in?
digent nod obscuro circumstances, has
fallen heir to 8500,000. Her friends
(?) will now be numerous.
A vordict of death by consumption was
returned by a jury over the remains of a
colored man, named Jacob Piackney,
who died suddenly in Charleston, on tho
28 th.
Au iuoendiary fire, on Saturday morn?
ing, destroyed the kitchen on tho pre?
mises of Mr. Alfred Thames, on St. Phi?
lip street, Charleston,
Tho number of deaths in Charleston
during 1S70 was 1,011-whites 539; co?
lored 1.075.
Mr. II. H. Husbands, a respected citi?
zen of Clarendon, and ono of his children,
died last week.
Dr. Edmund Ravened, of Charleston,
died bu tho 28th. Hu was one of tho
fouudors of tho Stato Medical College.
Tl? ocal Items
. PHONIXIANA.-Tho "price of single
oopieB of the PHCBNIX IS five cents.
We would suggest to persons who novo
not yet roturccd their personal property
to do so nt once, und save tho poualty of
fifty pur cent. Mr. Calnan's office is in
tho Court House.
The following was the range of the
thermometer ai tho Pollock House, yes?
terday: 7 A. M., 81; 12 M.,8G; 2 P. M.,
88; 5 P. M., 00; G P. M., 88.
Cur merchants, und others'wishing to
prepure for tho fall bnsiuess, will please
tako notice that tho PHOENIX office is
supplied with all necessary material for
us handsome cards, bill hoads, posters,
circulars, and other printing that maybe
desired, as any office in tho oity. Give,
us a call and test our work.
Tho Pickens Sentinel is the title of a I
new paper just issued from tho County
town of that name, by Messrs. J. B.
Holcombe & Co. It is published
weekly, at Si.50 per annum.
Commissioner Capron bas furnished
us with a copy of the monthly report of
tbo Department of Agriculture for July,
1871.
A grateful people are tho Dominican
proteges of General Graut. They are re?
ported as becoming intensely hostile to
American residents, ull but two of whom
buve been forced to leave the island for
safety. If Gaueral Grant succeeds in
carrying out bis purchase scheme, his
Ku Klux powers will bo afforded occasion
for exercise.
Nine elephants arrived in New York
last week from Ceylon. They ure sup?
posed to bo intended fur Uncle Billy
Seward's stable. After his extensive
Oriental experience, it is not to be sup?
posed that be will ride upon anything of
less size.
Punch says tho "music of the future"
will be played, of course, by Bands of
Hope.
Why should young ladies sot good ex?
amples? Because young mon are so apt
to follow them.
Some men make u great flourish, al?
ways doiug what they believe to be
right, but always manage to believe
that is right which is for their owa inte?
rest.
A wise man advertises extensively, be?
cause ho believes that many columns
furnish a good support.
A dividend is thu surplus, the result,
the eud of a transaction, divided nmong
tho Bhare-bolders-hence the word
divide-ends. .An apothecary originally
carried bis medicine about in jars-be
was a pot-carrier-thence tho word a-pot
he-curries.
Somebody has written a book entitled
"What shall my son be?" Upon which
some one replies, "If tho boy is as bad
as tho book, the chances uro that he will
be banged."
Thc reason why editors have their man?
ners spoiled, is because they receive so
many evil communications.
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN SOUTH CA?
ROLINIAN.-Wo rogret to leura from a
private despatch, received yesterday, of
tho death, near Memphis, Tenn., on the
28th, of Mr. James Scaifo. Ho wau a
native of Union District, and was about
thirty-eight years of age. Mr. Scaife
was well-known in Columbia, where bo
bas many friends. Ho loaves a wife,
children and a number of other relatives
io mouru his sudden death.
IMPROVED' Lianr.-Hon. A. II. Ste
phens, of Georgia, thus speaks of tbe
Southern gas generator. Geu. Stoibrand
is engaged in tho manufacturo of these
maohiues, which are rapidly coming into
use. Tbore is one on exhibition in tho
PHCEXIX office:
TuEAsunEit's OFFICE,
SouTHEnN DOMESTIC GAS Lionr Co.,
ROME. GA.. July 18. 1871.
Hon. A. H Stepftens, Craufordville, Qa.
DEAR SIR: HOW aro you pleased with
your gas generator? Is it giving you a
good light? Yours, very respectfully,
THOS. J. PERRY, Treasurer.
LIBERTY HALL.
C RA Vf FORD VILLE, GA., July 20, 1871.
Mr. Thomas J. Perry. Southern Domes?
tic Oas Light Company, Home, Ga.
MY DEAR SIB: Ia answer to your in?
quiry, I have only to say, that I am very
well pleased with your gas machine. It
bas been in use now about three months,
and furnishes a beautiful light-quite
equal to, if not superior, to any cost gan
light I ever saw. Yonrs, most respect?
fully, ALEX. H. STEPHENS.
APPRECIATION OF A SOUTH CAROLINA
ARTIST.-We learn that Mr. Albert
Querry bas been invited to "Liberty
Hall," to paint a full length portrait of
the distinguished owner, tho Hon. Alex.
H. Stephens. Wo record this with gra?
tification, ns it may bu deemed a pleas?
ing tokon of recognition of Mr. Querry*s
merits as a rising artist. Mr. Stephens'
reputation ns patriot and statesman is so
high, that a work of art, which docs him
justice, would surely excite no little inte?
rest among bis friends and countrymen.
MAIL As^^^^^-^tha Kort boru
moil opens at 3.00 P. M.; closes-...7.15
?. MV Charleston day mail opens 4.00
F.;M.; closes'?.00 A. M. : Charleston
aigbt mailop?ns G.30 A. M.; oloses COO
P. M. ' Greenville mail opens 6,45 P.
M.; e.osea G.00 A. M. Western mail
opens 9.00 A. M. ; closes 1:80 P. M. On
Sunday office open from 8 to 4 P. M.
SERENADE.-Hon. R. B. Carpenter ar?
rived in Columbia on Friday laut, and
oconpied quarters at the Columbia Hotel.
He hos been waited upon by a number
of our principal citizens, and last night
was complimented hy a serenade by the
Firemen's Band. After repeated calls,
Judge C. mado his appearance, and waa
cordially greeted. He dolivored a short
and pithy address, which wos warmly re?
ceived by his numerous1 hearers. After
giving an outline of his evidence before
the Ku Klux Committee in Washington,
he gave the substance of a conversation
between himself and Geo. Grant's fac?
t?tum, Senator Morton-the latter gen?
tleman having informed the Judge that
he had boen "read out" of the Republi?
can party, because he ran against "the
party" in South Carolina. "Well," said
the Judge, "if running on an honest
ticket is contrary to Republican princi?
ples, I am perfectly willing not ouly to
be road out, but to remain ont."
REBATE ON COTTON.-Tho following
letter of Commissioner Pleasantonis the
foundation for tho claims for refunding
over-paid taxes on cotton: *
TBEASDBX DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, Jnly 17, 1871.
Sm: Replying to your letter of the
15th inst, I have to inform you that this
office holds that ander the Act of Jane
30, IRG1, as amended by the Act of March
3, 18G5, tho taxes imposed thereunder,
on unmanufactured cotton, do not in?
clude rope and bagging; and where taxes
have been assessed and paid on the gross
weight of cotton, withont any allowance
or deduction having been mado for tare,
an amount equal to four per cent, of the
gross weight of each bale, has been al?
lowed and paid,'with the approval of the
honorable the Secretary of the Treasury,
to claimants who have presented their
claims regularly sworn to and certified on
Form 40, and oh full proof that no snob
allowance was made for tare at the timo
of assessment and payment of the tax,
AU claims for refunding mast, however,
ander the regulations of the Secretary of
the Treasury, bo presented to this office
before the 4th day of August next, or
within two years from the date Of the
payment of the tax complained of, or
they will not bo considered.
A. PLEASONTON,
Commissioner.
Editor Journal of Commerc?, No. 76
Beaver street, New York.
[The piloted Form 46 above referred
to may be obtained in blank of any As?
sessor or Collector of Internal Revenue,*
and has ouly to be filled with the names
and particulars. It has on the back of
it the blanks for the proper certificates,
and is, therefore, easily adopted by the
claimants.]
THE SOUTHERN CI/AIMS COMMISSION.
The Southern Claims Commissioners
have so changed tho rule concerning the
taking of tcstimooy as to provide that
in any case, not over $3,000 in amount,
claimants may apply to any of tho spe?
cial com missioners appointed in the
Southern States to take the testimony in
their oases for tho use of the commis?
sioners at Washington, and that appli?
cation need no longer be mado to the
commissioners themselves. The appl ?ca?
tion must be a written one, and contain
certain information, best expressed in a
form prepared by the commissioners, of
which specimen copies will bo ready for
those concerned in a few days.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Tri?
nity Church-Rev. P. J. Shond, D- D..
Reotor, 10J? A. M. and 5 P. M.
St. Peter's Church-Rev. Francis Ja
qnemet, 1st Moss 7 A M.; 2d Mass,
10>?; Afternoon Service 4 P. M.
Lutheran Church-Rev. A. R. Rude,
10}? A. M.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. Joseph R.
Wilr.on, 10Vi A. M.
Marion Street Churoh-Rev. S. H.
Browne, 10>? A. M.; Rev. Manning
Brown, 8}? P. M.
Washington Street Church-Rev. W.
W. Mood, 10}? A. M.; Rev. S. H.
Browne, 5 P. M.
Baptist Churoh-Rev. J. L. Reynolds,
10?? A. M.
HOTEL ARBIVALS, July 29.-Nickerson
House-M. C. Butler, Thomas Steers, S.
C.; George Roddey, New York; J. B.
Cook, C., O. & A. R. R ; John H. Bing?
ham, New Orleans; J. W. Flaok, Char?
lotte- W. R. Kline, Chester. ,
Columbia Hotel-V. Duffie, W. J. An?
derson, W. H. Evans, Charleston; A. J.
Baldwin, Miss L. Baldwin, J. Frite, Pa.;
Y. J. P. Owens, Laurens; R. B. Geiger,
Ala. ; R. Singleton, La. ;. S. Place, lady
and daughter. Camden; H. F. Dutten,
L H. Cathan, N. Y. ; G. F. Wright, Po?
mona.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Jacob Levin-Corn, Hay, &o.
Communication True Brotherhood.
Proclamation by Gov. Scott.
? > ?.
OFFICIAI. I'.AFFI.E Nounr.ns Charleston Chart .
tabla Association, fur benefit Freo School fund:
RAFFLE CLASS NO. 107 - Morning-July 29.
1-14-25-01-05-52-12-39-21-13-51-57
Witnnss our hands, at Charleston, this 26th
day nf July, 1371. KENN PECK.
JAMES OILLTLAND,
July .10 Sworn Commissioners.