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C ) LUM BIA, S. C.
Frilay Morning, Ootober 20.1871.
Sus])'nulon of tile Writ ot Haben? Cor
inn-?Tim Coll of th? Empire."
As oar readers observed ia our tele?
graphic columns ou yesterday, tho Pr??
sident or the Emperor, General Graut,
han suspended in niuo Counties of South
Carolina tho writ of habeas corpus. Tho
independence, of the judiciary, trial by
jury and habeas corpus are among the
groat principles of civil liberty that wo
derived frota our English uuoostor*.
Among the great principles of liberty
that freemon hold dear, that ombodied
in the writ of habeas corpus stands pr??
?minent. It ia hold to bo tho boat safe?
guard, tho highest privilege of tho citi?
zen. This great writ General Graut, us
?we hold, for party purposes, tram plo?
under foot. Uudor thu pretence of "re?
bellion," uino Couutios iu South Caro?
lina aro placed under martial law, aud
her citizens made liable to nil tho perse?
cutions, all the wrongs, all thu false
swearing, that ure possible under thu
infamous Ku Klux Act of a Congres?
sional majority. This act of GOD. Graut
was uncalled for. Thuro is DO rob ell i un,
or anything like it, in nny County in
South Carolina. If this proceeding did
Dot originate ia the military instincts ol'
Grant himself, it carno doubtless from
the machi nations and tnisrepreson talions
of designing politicians. Such mea as
Wallace, and Elliott, and WorthiDgtou,
and H?ge have DO doubt made their
contributions to this end. Such jour?
nals as the Union hero have beeu only
too successful. Nor do wo think it at
all unlikely that this martial law in
South Carolina is tho suggestiou of
Gov. Soott himself.
Pretending at one timo to favor mar?
tial law for South Carolina, and thoa
again to oppose it, wo deom it quite
probable that he-the Governor of South
Carolina-is ia full accord with the Go?
vernment at Washington. This suapen
sioo of tho writ of Jiabcas corpus is a
grievous wroug to the citizens of South
Carolina. It will DO doubt affect our
material interests, and injure our Stat o
geuerally. We are wounded, and our
foes aro our rulers and their confederates
ia our midst. What a commentary
Upon the State Government is afforded!
State! did we say? We withdraw the
word. What a commentary upon the
province of South Caroliua! Here, in
South Carolina, iu thu midst of peace,
the bayonet of the United Stutes soldier
eaters, aud the baton of the civil magis?
trate is contemptuously thrust aside.
No good citizen in South Carolina eau
object to the enforcement of law aud
order by proper menus and agencies iu
every Goaoty of South Carolina. But
the point we make is that, to effect this
ead, there was DO Decessity to resort te
the extremity of martial law. ID por?
tions of South Carolina, there have beeu
violations of the law. But these viola
tioDs, it should be boroo ia mind, how?
ever actually indefensibie, have beer
largely the result of the corruption oi
office holders aud the plunder of thc
people-at the capital and ia the COUD
ties-from the highest State offlciuh
down to the most petty County officer.
If there have been outlaws io the com
muDity, there have been outlaws io th<
Government and outlaws io the Legisla
tare. Indeed, wo do not hesitate where
to fix the chief responsibility for tin
disorders that have occurred ia thu
State. Aad here let us be understood.
We do aot deny that disorders havi
ocoorred io this State, bat we do alHra
that they have beea greatly exaggerated
But we repeat, it is obvious w here the re
sponsibility rests. It is with the corni p
and ioeffloieot regime that wo have, au<
have had ia this State. That thii
regime is grossly corrupt, wo have thi
admissioDS of such men of tin
Radical party os Mr. Chamberlain
the Attorney-General. Wheo, then
tho President of the United State
deolares nine Counties in South Ca
rolioa nader martial law, aod under
takes to send his troops aod to curry ou
the provisions of the Ku Klux Act, h
should consider how far he may he vin
dicatiog the law, and how far, on th
contrary, he may bo throwing the Fedc
ral legis over roving inoendiarics am
thieving officials and publio plunderers
That the cause of law and order shouli
be maintained in Soath Carolina is righi
but it does not follow that to effect this
the severe measure of martial law sbouli
have beea rosorted to. Against thi?
however impotent it may be, we raise ai
indignant protest. The grounds upoi
which the President predicates hts dc
duration do not in point of fact exist
and his edict is but the oxeroiso of th
despotic power that ho derives from
partisan Congress. Great is tho prove
cation, and great is tho desire c
oar foes that disturbances may occui
Wo say to our people: bo prudent-h
firm-be true- bo discreet. We aro
powerless cow, nml must yield to power.
But be of good uhuor. This state of
tl) i a gs cuunot Inst. Ae "tho coil of the
empire" draws oloser aud olosor around
outraged communities and so- ?failed
StutoB, widor and wider, we tbink, will
opeu Ibo oyes of tho North. Through?
out tba North, there are thousands and
thousands of gallant men that are kuit
to us of tho South in closent, bouda.
Thc react i ou, then, must como. Cou?
rage, fuith, endurance, hope-these aro
the qualities that our citizens arc called
upon to illustrate.
"Courage ho said, und pointed to the hind,
This mouniitig wave wdl laud ua shoreward
HUOU! '
Victor Emanuel docs uot seem to bo
pursuing such a policy of conciliation ut
Homo as to rccornmeud himself ugaiu lo
tho favor of tho Pope. Il is reported
that the troops of tho King havo occu?
pied Iwo of tho convents und virtually
forced the nuns to vacate the premises,
ami that now ho wants another convent
for a stable. Tho most remarkable foa
turo of thc continued invasion of the
Pope's territory is tho popularity which
attends it. Home, tho very fouutaiu
head of tho Roruau Church, gives its ad?
herence not to the spiritual head of the
church, but to thc King, ugainst whom
hus beeu lauuehed tho most terrible ana?
thema of tho church. There wore times
in tho world's bi ?tory whoa excommuni?
cation was ublo to bring the excommuni?
cated to bis knees to HIIO for pardon aud
remission, but Victor Emanuel goes
ii pou Ins way as regardless of the curse
as of drops of falling rain.
COLUMBIA, IS. C., October 18, 187L.
Mn. EDITO?: This day's PntENix
makes Dr. Lynch assert that steam
boiler explosions aro caused by tho gen?
eration uud subsequent combustion of
hydrogen, flow eau this assert iou bo
reconciled with the following facts?
"Steam or aqueous vapor may bo ex
posed to a full red heat (100?) by passiug
it through iron tubes heated to redness,
without undergoing any decomposition.
* * * Tho decomposition of iron at a
red heat appears to bo hero arrested by
the production of maguetic oxido, which
Hues the interior of tho tubes. * * *
This oxide is formed by passing steam
over red hot iron."-Brando & Taylor,
pages 138 and 385. Lee, 18G7.
lu my own experience of super-heated
steam, formed by passing steam of fifty
pounds to tho inch through iron tubes
heated to redness in furnace, I have
beeu led to notico that the pipes so used
havo worn, not, (as might be expected if
tho doutt, 'H theory were good,) from
the inside, int, ou tho contrary, always
from the ititside. If hydrogeu had
buen formed, there must have been an
oxidation which would havo gradually
worn holes iu said pipes from inside.
G. L.
On Thursday last, a company of in
fautry of tho eighteenth regiment passed
hero ou their wuy to Yurkvillu, uud on
Saturday morning two companies of
cavalry left hore for the same destina?
tion. When the artillery and siege
traius are to move to the front, we are not
advised. The force at Yorkville now
consists of three companies of cavalry
and two of infantry-aggregating, we
suppose, uot lusa than 200 men. One
Deputy United States Marshal, or the
Sherill of tho County, could make all
the arresta that aro drawu on tho bills
for that County ns safely and as effectu?
ally as tho whole military force of the
Government can do. This would not
suit the purposes of party, though. Au
insurrection at the South is needed to
keep the Northern heart fired; and all
the forms of suppressing oue must be
gone through with, no matter how dis?
astrous tho consequences may bo to thu
section of couutry selected for the
enact mont of the farce. Woo to the
conquered has buen the rule since (Itu
creation of tho world. It would bo idle
for us to expect our fate to be better than
that of other conquered people.
[Chester Reporter.
THE NEXT PARKET FOU Lui KW A.- The
American Colonization Society expect to
despatch au expedition for Liberia on
tho first of November, 1871. To in?
dustrious and worthy people of color t ho
society will give passage aud subsistence
on tho voyage-made iu about forty
days-and support for the first six
mouths after lauding. Siuglu adult per?
sons get ten acres, and families twenty
five acres of land. These are all gift?-',
uover to bo repaid. Those wishing to
remove to Liberia should make applica
tion, addressed to Rev. William Mc Lain,
D. D., financial secretary, or to William
Coppinger, corresponding seorotury of
tho American Colonization Society,
Washington, D. C.
Tho Chicago calamity absorbed public
attention lust week to such an extent that
the returns from the important State
elections, held during the week, almost
passed without notice. Returns are not
yet complete, but those already received
show Republican majorities of 40,(JO ) in
Iowa, 16,000 in Pennsylvania, Qud
22,000 iu Ohio. In the latter Statte, the
Semite is reported to he a tie, while in
the House tho Republicans have thirteen
majority. In California, full returns
give Booth (Republicuti) 5,008 majority
for Governor.
Two SINGULAR HISTOIUCAL FACT?.
The cackling of geese saved Rome, and
the kick of a cow destroyed Chicago.
A carrier pigeon flew from a steamer
at sen to Montclair, New Jersey, ut thu
rate of 180 milos an hour.
A correspondent of the Lexington
Dispatch propounds the following* perti?
nent questions:
ConuMDiA, S. O.. Oot. 9, 1871.
MESSRS. EDixons: Will you please
publish a . few iuterrogatories for GOT.
?Scott. It will bo seen by reference to
his report, (to John Scott, of Pennsyl?
vania, who is une of tho sub committee
on the Ku Klux,) on the financial aff ?irs
of South Carolina, that it is a one-Hided
affair-soo Daily Union of 23d ult. Tho
following questions aro propounded to
his Exoolleucy, aud, by his answoring,
lie will confur a fuvor on tho tax-pavers
us well as tho rust of nm uk ind.
Tho following communication hus
beun sent to John Scott, Suh-Cotnmis
8ii>uer, and it is hoped that answers will
bi? furnished by his Excellency:
L. Will you please stat? tho number of
offices created iu tho Statu and Counties
since your first inauguration?
2. Will you pie.iso give your ruinous,
for thu necessity of these office? now,
and wliy Ibuy were needless under former
rule?
3. Will you please statu your reason
fo? tho necessity of State Constabulary,
and thu cost of tim same, and also thu
good done to thu State by said force.?
4. Will you pleuso state in full thu
amount of taxes assessed il pou thu peo?
ple to pay salaries, perquisttus, contin?
gent fuuds, ?CC, of the needless officois,
constables, pages, door and assistant
door-keepers, Hurgenut-ut-armn iu the
Legislativo halls, clurks to committee*,
lobby cmployoos, boot-black for two
certain members of tho Legislature,
(tho latter at a salary of S3 per day,)
Assistant Adjutant and Inspector-Gene?
ral, Commissioners of Couuties and
Schools; formerly Hoad Commissioners
were uppoiuted by Legislature and
bound to serve, without pay, for omi
3'oar; now County Commissioners receive
from 8800 to SI,(JUD per annum?
5. Please state whether it is within
your knowledge that W. 1?. Nash, caine
into possession of u building or build
tugs formerly staudiug on tho lauds
whereou tho Executive mansion stands,
and by whoso authority were they
removed, aud what price was paid, it
any?
U. Pleasu statu iu what part of your
report is the amount of sales of State
constabulary, of horses, harness, wu goos,
lire arms und ammunition, which was in
possession of one Hubbard, aud when
said property was sold aud by whom?
7. Pleuse stutu in what portiou of
your report is credit giveu for sale ol
State lands by Commissioner of Sinking
Fund; also sale of Un: building ktiowti
as Brauch of thu Bauk of thu State of
South Carolina, amounting to SIG,DUO?
8. Please state, if withiu your know?
ledge, if tho office of Lieuttmaut-Go
veruor was ever a salaried office until
Republican rule?
9. Pleuso statu, if within your know?
ledge, if it was customary for the
Legislature, at every adjournment, to
vote uway thu people's money to the
Speaker of the House of Representa?
tives: 1. $250; 2. $51)0; 3 S 1,000, ex?
clusive of his 810 per day? This mun
re?oives a salary of 82,Gib) as Adjutant
aud Inspector Geueral, and has a con?
tingent, fund and BUpposed perquisites.
10. Will 3'ou please inform us how
Deuni8 managed to get his enormous
bill through the Legislature, of 892,500,
aud give your reasou for vetoing the
same?
11. Will you please state M/>?>M your
honor, if withiu your knowledge, wh?thei
any bills or accounts against tho State
have beeu received at the Treasury for
loss than the face of tho same? or whe?
ther any such bills or nccouutn have
beeu charged up iu tho Treasurer's of
fico for the face of them against thc
State, and they having huun paid at thc
Treasury at a discount?
12. Will you please state upon yoni
honer your candid opinion of thu Land
Commission business; aud givu tht
names of the parties who have tnadt
perquisites (so called) from it, and what
the value of thu lauds purchased for thc
8700,0U0 appropriated by tho Legisla
turo? Also, statu if you have over, it
one of your messages t ? tho General
Assembly, told them of their extrava
granee and squander of tho tax payers'
ninney? Further slate if the Attorney
General hus over brought suit aguius
?ny one for swindling or attempting tc
Bvviudle tho Stato in uny bf the Depart
monts?
The foregoing questions and answer;
ure requested to be published by yoi
und sunt to John Scott, of the sub-corn
mitteo on the Ku Klux, to whom yoi
made a partial report of the finances o
the State. VEUI L'AS.
Thu papers iu tho Stato friendly to tin
cause of truth aud justice will pleut?
copy. V.
M. GUIZOT KEDIVIVUS.-It must ho ro
garded us one of tho signs of the timei
that the voleran ox-Mmister of Loni:
Philippe, M. Guizot, at his advauoet
age, is included iu the appointments o
President Thiers, and that hu goes ti
Greece as tho representative nf France
The author of thu Spanish Marriages i
too old for London, or Berlin, or Vienui
or St. Petersburg. But Greece is a sor
of sinecure. It is difficult to get ove
the idea that the acceptance of this ap
poiotment mvuns that all that can b
done will bu done to restore, tho Hons
of Orleans.
Tho Washington Republican says
"Ten years ago, precisely, Wm. AI
Tweed wis a bankrupt. To day, h
boasts thut ho is worth 820,000,000. Ii
other words, he has made 82,000,OUI) pe
annum without a cent of capital." Te:
years ugo, precisely, Ulyseus S. Gran
was a bankrupt. To-day, ho can boa?
thut hu is worth 81.000 000. In ethe
words, lie bas made 8100.000 per minni
without a cent of o.pital.
A fatal difficulty occurred iu Eitoutou
Georgia, ou thu lOtb instant, which fi
suited iu the death of Mr. Mario
Spivey, by a pistol-shot iired by youu
Dan. Claiborn.
Pro cl H m at lon. by the I'rcoldent.
WASHINGTON, D. O., October 17.
The following proclamation by tbe Pre?
sident, in regard to tbe onforcement of
tue fourteenth amendment to tho Con?
stitution, waB issued this evening:
Whereas by an Aot of Congress enti?
tled "An Act to ouforoo the provisions
of the fourteenth amendment to tho
Constitution of the United Stute?, and
for other purposes," approved the 20th
day of April, Anuo Domini one thou?
sand eight hundred and sevouty-one,
power is given to tho President of tho
United States, when in his judgmetit thu
public safety shull require it, to suspend
tho privileges of thu writ of habeas cur
pus in any Stuto or part of a State, when?
ever coin!H mitions and conspiracies ex?
ist in such Stale or part of a Slate for
the purpose of depriving any portion or
class of the people of such State oT the
rights, privileges, immunities and pro?
tection named iu the Constitution of the
United Staten, and secured by the Act
ol' Congress aforesaid, and whenever
such combinat ions and conspiracies do
so obstruct itinl binder tho ex?cution of
the laws of any such State and of the
United States as to deprive tho people
aforesaid of tho rights, privileges, im?
munities and protection aforesaid, and
?lo oppose and obstruct tho laws of the
United Slates aud their due execution,
and impede uiul obstruct the due course
of justice under the same; and whenever
such dunhill,itions shall be organized
ami uruml, aud so uutuorous and power?
ful as to be uble by any violence either
to overthrow or Het at defiance the con?
stituted authorities of sai.l State and of
tho Lui ted States within said Slate, und
whenever by reason of mid causes tim
conviction of such ofleuders ami the
preservation of tho public peuce shull
become in such Slate or part of a State
impracticable; uiul whereas such nu?
la win I combinations ami conspiracies
for Mic purposes aforesaid arti declared
by tub Aot of Congress aforesaid to
bo rebellion against the G o ver n nient
of tho United Stairs; ami whereas by
sui?! Act of CongresH it is provided
that before t lie President shall suspend
thu privilege of thc writ bf habeas corpus
he shall {?rsl have made proel.i uiul lon
uonimitudihg siicli hum egon ts to disperse;
and whereas on the 12th day of the
present month ?if October, tho President
of the United States did issue his pro?
clamation, reciting therein, among other
things, that such combinations and con?
spiracies did then exist iii the Counties
of Spurtanburg, York, Miriou, Chester,
Laurens, Newberry, Fairfield, Laucitster
au'l Chesterfield, iu tho State of South
Carolina, and commandiug thereby ull
persons comprising such unlawful com?
binations and conspiracies, to disperse
und retiro peacefully to their homes
within live days from the date thereof,
and to deliver either to tbe Marshal of
tho United States for the district of
South Carolina, or to any of his depu
lies, or to any military officer of tho
United States within said Counties, all
arms, ammunition, uniforms, disguises
aud other means nml implements used,
kept, possessed or controlled by them
for currying out tho unlawful purpose?
for which thc said combinations mid
conspiracies aro organized; and whereas
the insurgents engaged in such il ? law fill
combinations uud conspiracies within
the Counties aforesaid, have not dis
poised and retired peacefully to their re?
spective homes, and havo not delivered
to the Marshal of the United States, di
to any of his deputies, or to any military
ollicer of tho Uuited States within said
Counties, all arms, ammunition, uni?
forms, disguises anti other means und
implements used, kept, possessed or con?
trolled by them for carryiug out the un
lawful purposos for which tho combina
tiens nud conspiracies aro organized, ai
commanded by the Said proclamation,
but do still persist tn the nnlaw ful oom
binntious and conspiracies aforesaid
Now, therefore,
I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of tb(
United States of America, by virtue ol
the authority vested in mo by theConsti
tutiou of thu United Stuten uud thu Act
of Congress aforesaid, do hereby de
claro that, in my judgment, tho public
safety especially require? that tho privi
loges of tho writ of habeas corpus bonus
pended, to tho cud that such rebelliot
may bc overthrown, and do hereby sus?
pend tho privileges of tho writ of habe?i
corpus withiu tho Counties of Sparlau
burg, York, Marion, Chester, Laurens,
Newberry, Fairfield, Lancaster am
Chesterfield, iu said State of South Ot
roi i na, iu respect to ull persons arrested
by the Marshal of tho United States, foi
thu said district of South Carolina, or bj
any of his deputies, or by uny militan
officer of tho United States, or by nuj
soldier or citizen acting under tho orden
of said Marshal, deputy, or such militan
ollicer within any cue of said Counties,
charged with violation of tho Act o
Cougress aforesaid, during tho co ut inn
ance of such rebellion.
lu witness whereof I have herennti
set my baud and caused tho seal of tin
Uuited States to bo affixed.
Done ut the city of Washington, thi
17th day of October, iu tho year o
our Lord 1871, aud of the independ
ouco of tho United States of Amcri
Ott thu ni uot y sixth.
U. S. GRANT.
Ry tho President:
J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secretary of State.
Tho wife of ono Giovanni Maroolli, ai
Italian resident of Cairo, in Egypt, los
her sight nf ter careful treatment fo
opthatmy hy n prominent oculist, Dr
Altior Garrulier. The husband, from i
feeling of senseless revenge, waylaid tl.i
doctor and his secretary as they wer
going h< ms ono night, uud threw nitrii
acid into their eyes, entirely destroying
those orgaus.
In the Southern Cultivator, "A Youth
ful Wnlow" furnishes a good receipt fo
making pickles. Young widowers, win
muy uot understand the receipt pei feet
can call upon ber, we suppose, for i arti
oulurs.
r.ooo.1 It orsa.?.
PHCENIXIANA.-The price of single
copies of tho PHCENJX is five cents.
Seorotury Parker will accept our
thanks fur a card of admission to the
Abbeville Agricultural Fair, on the 25tb,
20th and 27th.
Yesterday WOB a particularly pleusunt
autumn day. The record of tho ther?
mometer at the Pollock Housu waa LB
follows: 7 A. M., 57; 12 M., G3; 2 P.
M., ?I5; 7 P. M., 05.
Tho Palace of Truth ia haviug a run
in Boston, nt the museum. Can't tiny
give Den Butler a season ticket? Bo
uniy learu something that he oe\er
know-how to tell tho truth.
Tho PIIU?NIX omeo is supplied with nil
necessary materiul for as handsome cards,
bill heads, postura, pamphlets, hand-bills,
circulars, and other printing that maybe
desired, as auyoUico iu the South. Give
ns a cull ami test, our work.
Merchants and other business men
who intend having canis, circulars, bill?
heads, posters or other work printed, in
contemplation nf the Fair, should seud
in their orders at once, and not wait
until the last moment, when a press of
work may prevent their b-jtug tilled sat?
isfactorily.
The New York Herald says that Bout
well, "as a iiuuuco minister, is incapa?
ble and u failure." But it is not true.
Unlit well can come nearer paying a na?
tional debt and leaving it bigger than
when be started, than man now liring.
Tho newest word out is itzecuiute
poi/.nth, und it means in English a mun
who can't luke a joke, "and gets his
back np" ut tho merest trille, In .Mexi?
can definition it is a hunch-back dog.
MAH. AKUANUEMKKTS.-Tho Northern
mail opens at 3.Ut) P. M.; closes 7.15
A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.01)
P. M.; closes OOO A. M. Charleston
night mail opens 0.30 A. M.; closes 0.00
P. M. Greeuville mail opens 0.45 P.
M. ; closes 0.00 A. M. Wcstcru mail
opens 0.00 A. M. ; closes 1.30 P. M. On
Sunday ofljee open from 3 to 4 P. M.
THE HO UTE OF OLD Jons ROBINSON'S
MAMMOTH TAHEE TENT Snow THKOUGH
TUE STATE ot- SOUTH UAIIOLINAAND PAIVT
OF GEOUOIA.-Will exhibit at Chaster,
Friday, October 27; Wiunsboro, Satur?
day, 2S; Columbia, Mouday, 30; Augus?
ta, Ga., Tuesday, 31, and Wednesday
and Thurs lay, November 1 and 2;
Thompson, Friday, 3; Warreutuu, Sa?
turday, -i. Tho price of admission will
ho seventy-five cents for adults and fifty
couts for children under teu years of
age.
Tun HOME FIUE INSUUANCE COMPANY.
Tho New York Commercial P'alli finder
thus refers to tim popular company,
whose principal odice is at No. 13E
Broadway, Now York. Capt. S. L.
Leaphart is the ugent ia this city:
Wo aro gratified to learo that thu
popular insurance company, which, foi
nearly twenty years, hus received UK
well-merited confidence of the public,
will Buffer no interruption to its business
from louses incurred by the late severe
calamity at Chioago. By its semi annual
statement, of July last, its capital and
assets are showu to exceed $4,500,000,
placing its entire solvency beyond all
question. The "Home" possesses au
element of unusual strength in thu en?
tire confidence reposed in its manage?
ment, and, if requisite, its capital stock
could bo increased to any desire'!
amount.
lt is amusing to noto tho eng?mese
with which the small companies ull ovei
the country, who probably uever held s
risk in Chicago, and could not have ob
tinned one, himten to aRaure th? public
that their standing is not impaired bj
the recent disaster.
Notwithstanding tho fuct that thc
Home Insurance Company held a large
amount on Chicago, lhere will bo iu
chango or interruption whatever in itt
customary operations; policies being
issued as usual and the evun tenor of it:
way preserved without tho slightest ulto
ration in tho programme. Nothing
more fully demonstrates tho substuutia
foundation upon which the Homu Iusur
ance Company is based th au the sa tis
factory manlier iu which it emerges froa
the terrible Chicago fire. Assuming i li
liabilities in Chicago at $2,000,000
which is au ample estimate, it could
from its cash capital and assets, liquid?t)
its ontiro obligations und ha-? remain
ing over $2.?J?,000-a sum greatly ex
coeding thut possessed by any othci
Now York company.
OLD JOHN ROBINSON'S CARD-TXOXBTI
KOII SALE.-Old John Robinson wooli
most respectfully auuouuce to his man:
frieudi and patrons in the city of Colum
bia and vicinity, who aro desirous o
witnessing his mammoth THIIEE TEN'
SHOW with their families, and who havi
heretofore boon deterred from attendinj
on account of the delay and annoying
difficulty in procuring tickets at tin
Ticket Wagon, that ho has placed ticket
for sale at the well-known and popula
il rug store of Walter C. Fisher, opposib
tho Columbia Hotel. Tho price of ad
mission to the eutiro qnadruplo combi
nation, Museum, Caravan, Menugerh
und Circus, will be 75 cents for adult*
and 50 ceutB for children under lei
years of ago. 9
AN EIIEOANT VEHICLE.-We Lad thc
pleasure, yesterday, ol assisting in thc
introduction into oar city of an otb et
handsome vehicle, just brought ont b]
Messrs. Boyce & Petteugill, of the "Dex
ter Stables." It is the latest improve?:
earring?)-a landan-which can be uset
either open or perfectly close. Thii
laudan is, wo assert without tho fear o
contradiction, the most elegant vehicL
in this quarter of the United States
Mest-rs B. fe P. dosorvo and will receivi
tho thanks of tho riding public for thei
successful efforts to please.
CONNECTION.-Tho New York Heralu
' a few duys ago, published a list, as wa
? stated, of the principal fires whioh ha
occurred in tho past cou tory. This lia
coutuiued several errors-the most im
portant of which was: "February 17
1865, tho city of Charleston wita ulmot
destroyed by fire," etc. Columbia wa
partially destroyed by tho Federal so
diers on the date meutioued-Charlei
ton, moro fortunate, escaping seriorj
injury. A terrible Bro swept throng
the "City by tho Sen," iu Decembei
1861-commencing foot of Hasel stree
ou Cooper River, und sweeping in
South-westerly direction to Ashley Rive
We hope tho papers which have pul
lisbed the incorrect statement of tt
Herald will give Columbia the place i
the picture to which she is entitled.
SOUTH EUX STATES COLORED CONVE:
TIOS-SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.-Tl
Convention met ut 10 A. M., Lieu
Gov. Runnier in the chair. Prayer w
offered by Rev. Mr. Campbell, of Geo
gia. Additional delegates from Arkana
and Tennessee were admitted.
Tho following telegram was read:
Delaware sends greetings and bi
your Convention God-speed.
* (Signed) WM. HOWARD DAY.
Messrs. Piuchbuck, Gray and Quarl
were appointed a committee on rules f
the government of the convention.
Quarles, of Georgia, offered the f<
lowing resolutions, which were referre
Whereas, the annexation of Sun D
mingo is now agitating tbe publia min
and whereas this is a question in wbii
the colored citizens ot' this country a
vitally interested; be it, therefore,
Resolved, That the colored citizens
the South, in Convention assembled, i
gretting those differences that ha
arisen between good men upon this su
ject, and utterly repudiating the nee
any fraudulent means by whioh it m
be accomplished as an abstract qiiestic
we favor the annexation of Sau Domi
go: Provided, That nothing in these l
solutions shall bc so construed SB custi
any reflection upon that great and go
man Hon. Charles Sumner, in b's op?
sinon, in which such acquisition : . to
accomplished.
Walls, of Florida, offered the folio
ing r?'soltitions, which were referred:
Resolved, That the safety os well as t
advancement of the colored people
the South demand the preservation
the reconstructed State goverumen
and taws upon which said governmei
are based, and their blessings can oi
be assured in the future by the contii
auce of the Republican party.
Resolved, That whereas perfect an
of purpose sod honor of action, mut
confidence nud zealous co-operation '
tween all classes in the party, and bc
races, is absolutely needfnl to inst
success, therefore, we deprecate all
tacks upon any class within the Repul
can ranks, believing that those who hi
como among us from the North, and v\
have been faithful to the Republic
party in the past, can be safely true
in the future.
Be olier, of Georgia, offered the 1
lowing preamble and resolutions, wh
were referred to the Committee on Ci
Rights:
Whereas the civil rights of colo:
per-?ns are invaded, iu many of
States, by au odious discrimination
railroads, steamboats aud other pul
conveyance, under charters grauted
tho Legislatures of tho several Stai
anti whereas the power is reserved to
General Government to correct
vvrongu complained of uud to secure
every citizeu equal privileges and iou
ni ties on the public highways:
Resolved, Tbut this Convention, r
rosen ting the 8iiffrng?'B of nearly 1,01
0 )0 votes and 4,500,000 American c
zena, respectfully urge upon Congi
tbe passage of tho supplemental c
rights bill, introduced iu the Senat?
tho Uuited States by Hou. Charles St
ner, ol' Ma&saohuaetta.
Happier, of Alabama, offered the
lowing resolution, which was referrec
Resolved, That there bo a commil
appointed, to consist of one from e
State and Territory represented in I
hotly, to rcoommend a suitable persoi
this Convention to be supported by
members hereof, directly und indirec
in tho next National Convention, us
choice for nomination for the Preside
of tho United States.
A resolution to furnish ladies attc
iug tho Convention wi*h seats, after c
sideruble discussion, was tabled.
Gray, of Arkansas, offered a res
tiou to tho effect, that in all cusei
voting each State shall vote through
chairman of the delegation. Adopt?
LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
E. H. Heinitsh-Quinine, &o.
Agnew ife Son-Cigars.
Hostutter'H Stomach Bitters."
Mts. Leckie-Dry Goods.
Allworden ic Stork-Dissolution.
OFFICIAI. RAFFLE NUMDEHB Charleston Cl
tahle AfM.ie.auuij, tur ueiietit broeiSohool f
HAFFLI?CLASS NO 180 - Morning- I Wobei
3:1-32-73-11-12 28-20-9 G7-10-3u-fi
WitnosB mv ti mia, at Columbia, this 19'1
nf October, 1871. FKNN I'fcCK.
Oct 20 Sworn Commission