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COLUMBIA. S. C. - T 1_SS_!_- ??? . Sunday Horning, November 26, iS7i. "Aiidnuui Trelawny dit? - irr.v And ?hall Trelawny die?" We have laid, in all troth and candor, to onr fellow-oitizena of the State, re gardleea of party or color-for all parties and all colors are involved-that's se? rions responsibility now rests upon ns. A genuine oriaia is upon ns. Onr. read? ers know that we are nc alarmist. Oar readers know that we seek to sugg est methods of action that are prac ioal and discreet; that we sock the golden mean between extremes. As a journalist, onr moderation is known of all men. We advise nothing that is rash or untenable. We propose no policy that will not stand the wear and tear of time. We do not say that the life or death of South Caro? lina hangs trembling in the balance because a State neither dies in a day, nor can bo quickly made to live again. Sut this we do affirm, that the prosperity of the State is involved. There is a genu? ine crisis npon ns, resnlting from Orant ism in the op-country, and from the monstrous frauds and swindling of the State ring of officials-faithless, plun? dering servants of the people, as they have shown themselves to be. Heaven help us all, if the people shall be apathetic on the bond question, and not be firm thongh discreet on the mili? tary question. Violence would be Grant's opportunity. Apathy is Scott & Oo.'s. Tho State must meet firmly and squarely the issue before us. The people must move. Trelawny must.not die; Trelawny shall not die. Tliere are more than "thirty thousand Cor nish men" to ask the reason why-he should, ..Tb? Pint Btep"-Lmt Vu to me Courts lu View of the shameful and out rageons way in which this State has beet despoiled and robbed by such men a Gov. Scott, Treasurer Parker, Agen Kimpton, with the assent if not th activa help of Attorney-General Cham berlain, abd others, composing a gran ring, we have urged and do urge th course panned in New York, vis: A r< sort ta the courte of the land. Why sto to investigate the statements made b these * people? Enough has been d< veloped to fix the responsibility at lea on Scott, Parker, Kimpton and Ohan berlain. To Bay the very least, the d velopments, the allegations, the inf ro?aos, are snoh as to place upon tl ring the onus of disproving the oharg which are currently mad?.y Let us to L courts, and promptly, too. ThiB is tl move, and the impartial public will sn tain honest Democrats and honest B publicans alike; honest: white men ai honest black men alike. All good, pc pie will . second this moveV ' This. is t course that our friends ia the North sc gest. This is the course that comm sense diotetes. ' This is the course tl New York tried with groat success. Tl is the course that j c?stico demands. Tl ia thia courao that onr safety reqnir and this the coarse that all tho surr?ui ing circumstances render necessary a effective, whatever timid and doubti men may suggest. Whatever influences may prevail stop this legal issue, we Bay let it made. We' say, farther, that the p pie must make it. We say, farther, t it ought to be made promptly. 1 Legislature will assemble soon. In Ijegiel?tnroi the rino; will have tfc tools, and will freely spend their mon The colored ligislatprs will come inc nant at the money stolen and spent the adventurers. They will find t their only representative, Oardozo, gone? He, a colored man, gone beca . he had not the oourage to expose rascality that his eyes saw, and his ii gination conceived of. The. colo members of the Legislature will be clignant. The effort will bo made to 1 them np. The effort, will be made induoe them to adopt suoh legislati?i will hot only seek to legalize and oe up the putrid oorpse of onr pm finances, bnt such laws will be prepa as to give the ring a new lease of po and pelf. This mnst not be. This s not be. The plundered and ontro tax-payers and people in general n come to the rescue. Fellow-citizens, we urge you-we peal to yon-to meet this great issue strong combination is before yon. banded and the bonded foes of the ? must be met. Without regard to part color, let all good people oome to reson?. Move for the courts. The Sh life is involved. Action is the word. The Union takes the ground thal have made our points against it in o to increase the business of the PHO at it's expense. That will not do. only say that wo do not regard it rea able for the Union to injnre and ii our white population, and thou ex us to pay for it. The Hon. Beverdy Johnson and Ji Bond, of Baltimore, arrived here on terday, and are at the Columbia H Judge Bend will preside with J Bryan at the approaching United S Oonrt, and Mr. Johnson is one oi counsel employed to defend theme be tried under the Eu Klux Act of gress._ Jndge Bond is not oonnooted wi tl bonds; but we dare say has very dis views on the question. Smalley, of the New York Tri publishes the most outrageons i upon the "average white man of & Carolina," plaoing him low indeed the Union prints this. j BP PtMMl. ; We sometimes answer the Union and other assailants, and BO met?an es we do not. We h?ve high authority for this : "Answer a fool according to bis folly." "Answer not a fool sooording to hie folly." ?That the Union should nol like poetry, we do not wonder. Lean and hungry [.Oassiuses, fit for "treason, stratagems and spoils," never like roses or poetry either. We think that " Poetry ls the grandest charlot . Whoreiu king thoughts ride." We think that history is "philosophy teaching by. example,"' We think that logic may be welded like a keen Damas? cus blade. We think that rhetoric may b> properly used to adera and rehder subjects pleasing. We know that truth ie mighty and will prevail. Therefore, all these elements, with all the strength and time wc can . command', shall we bring tb bear upon the crimes we assail and the wrongs we seek to redress. Whatever there is of error in our oonrse and our views, will not and ought not to prevail. Whatever there ia of troth, right and justice, and we believe there is all of these in our course and our views, will stand and will ?prevail. Wo are marohiug on in the path of duty. We seek the honor, the prosperity and the safety of tho State. We are powerfully backed. We feel the inspiration thal comes of Heaven, and Heaven's best men and best women. This ia all. We arc moving on. It is the heart of trne and honest Sonth Oaroliua that responds tc our hopes, onr aims, our duties. Snot small obstructions as may stand in thc way, we shall remove, and go on tc higher objects. But let us say to tin Union and all haters of poetry-of th< true, the beautiful, and the good-tha there ia one thing that poetry cannot do It oannot bo applied to do.tho heavy am doubtful worst that rests upon the Union "Nor florid prose, nor honied li OB of rhyme, Can blazon evil deeds, or oonaeorato orimo." It will, perhaps, be observed, that i we quote poetry, we also use mnoh dr; prose; that if we point out offenders, w also denounce the offenoo. If wo do us poetry now and then to point a moral o adorn a tale, we also magnify the la and the testimony; and these we in voe as we help "FOUL WBONO descend inl her pit." Tho Expected Report-Tile Hcott-lParlie i Klmplon allowing. We suppose that the reoent ?tateme: by Parker of the STATE DEBT is the joii conclusion of Scott, Ki mp ton and hit self. We were informed by one of tl committee that were invited to examii it, that their report would be ready by certain period last night. We do n know, what conclusions the oommitt reaohed; but this we hold, that if tnt labors have been based only upon t Parker statement, their report cann amonnt to anything valuable. Kin ton's bond account and his money aooo< must be examined, in connection with Pt ker's statement, or else the labors of 1 committee must prove nnsatisfaoto Assuming that Parker's statement is o root-and it may just as well be deen incorrect-sooording to his own she ing, tho public debt now arnon to about $15,800,000, for to Tressa Parker's total of $11,904,908 must added the $3,773,000 hypothecated hampton. Now, in November, 1870 : we remember aright, the Comptroi General pnt the State debt at ab $7,600,000; thus showing that the SI debt has been more than doubled in < year. Assuming Parker's statement u correct, there has been an illegal issui at least $6,000,000, and Scott, Parker i Himpton are the ohief sinners. We are informed that Gens. Hamp and Butler declined to act upon the o< mittee of investigation of the Par exhibit. Lieut. Gen. Wade Hamptun'i Addrei We have before us a oopy of this dress, on the life and oharacter of 0 Robert E. Lee, delivered October 1871, beforo the society of Gonfodei soldiers and sailors in Maryland. At time of the delivery of this address, heard anti sas* that it had been reoei with great enthusiasm, and had exoi much admiration. We find that this bute was well deserved. This eui upon Gen. Lee, by Gen. Hampt shows that pur distinguished fellow-? zen wields as well the pen of the polis writer as the sword of .tho cavalry lem It is a beautiful, an able, a truthful bute from one Christian soldier to otbor. It is not only a tribute to C Lee; it is a tribute, also, to the sold that he commanded during his most 1 liant and marvellous campaigns, moro than all this. It vindicates, by testimony of facts and figures, the ti of history, and magnifies the Soutl soldier. We might give extracts f this address, or analyze its elements, we shall not. We prefer to commit its entirety, in its rouuded proporti to our readers. Let it take its place by side with tho late address of Li Gen. Early. They are each beaut pointed and patriotic. They are the frank utterances of gallant gene They come ouoh from men who suoh fine illustrations of "high thouf seated in a heart of courtesy." We learn that Gov. Scott telegraj to New York and ordered Eimpl arrest when in New York. Why wai arrest not made? Is Eimpton safe New York or in Columbia? Gov. Soott, Treasurer Parker, A Ki nip ton, aie the men against whoi hold that legal proceedings shoul more espeoiully instituted fort?n There are others involved, but tho a are, we hold, tho ring-leaders. AoknowledgmcBtit We beg leave, for the proprietor and ourselves, to tender to pur brethren of tho State press of South Carolina, onr acknowledgments for the kindly greet? ing with which the PHOENIX haa been re? ceived ander ita new auspices. We feel very deeply the responsibility whioh the good opinion of oar friends entails apon as. Their expressions of confidence and good will are very grate!ah We value them more than gold or any preci?os metal / We shall seeknot to j forfeit thia good opinion. Having a high, diatinot, honest parp?se ia view, we shall en? deavor to move steadily apon the path? way that stands blazed oat before oar mind's eye. We desire to say a word, also, ia behalf of the proprietor. He deserves no little credit for the pecuni? ary adventure upon which he haa em? barked. He has enlarged his paper and inoreaaed II?B cash expenditures to a con? siderable extent. He should be sub? stantially sustained. With large acnes aions to his subscription list and bis general business, he will be enabled to hold his pecuniary own, and still farther to improve his paper-whioh is now, we think, one of the handsomest dailies in the State. Again: Aa the ohief editor intends to conduct this paper, the pro? prietor can expect no patronage from rings of any kind, or from the present regime, or from any clique. The pro? prietor's help mast come from the peo? ple, and from the honest manses it should come, for theirs are the interests that the PHONIX will sternly and faithfully uphold. We are pleased to say that thus far we have not been disappointed in oar expectations of approval and sup? port. Oar subscription list haa boen largely increased, and we have received assurance after assurance, at home and from abroad, that we are backed from one end of the State to another. In con? nection with oar brethrea of the press, with whom we are ia sympathy, we shall oarry this campaign on until the light of victory gilds oar joint banners, and the people of the State are permit? ted, aumolested and unobstructed, to work ont, ander Heaven, upon Carolina ?oil, the destinies of the State. The PHONIX comes to ns greatly en? larged and improved. Col. J. P. Thomas bas become responsible editor; and he is dealing to the Radical harpies snoh powerful blows as make them and their organ in Columbia howl with rage. "Lay on, Macdui!." [Sumter N'?tes. ENLABOEMENT OP THE PHONIX.-On Sunday last, the PHOENIX, known, ho? nored and patronized throughout oar State, appeared much enlarged and otherwise improved. And, still more important, Col. J. P. Thomas is officially 1 announced as its ohief editor. Colonel Thomas, who has been guiding the PHOENIX politically for three or four years past, now makes a formal saluta? tory-and a very honest and spirited ' one. We are glad to record these pros I perons things of oar ootemporary. Con , tinned and enhanced success, we feel aainred, lies before the PHONIX. ' [Edgefleld Advertiser. WELCOME, THBIOE WELCOME.-Sunday ' morning's Columbia PHOENIX oomeajto 1 ns considerably improved and enlarged. . Col. John P. Thomas, a native of Fair? field, and of whom she is justly proud, 1 has assumed editorial oharge, and in ' fntnre will direot its course. Colonel ? Thomas is one of the ablest and most r fearless writers in tho whole oonntry, . and his contributions to the oanse of journalism will be appreciated every ' where, and his onslaught npon Radical : offioe-holders and corruptions rewarded , by the deep gratitude of his persecuted fellow-citizens. Wo prediot for him great success in bis new field of opera ' tions.- Winnsboro News. I We are not only pleased to see the I PHOENIX in an enlarged and improved form, bat to find in its issne of Sunday the announcement that Colonel J. P. Thomas, who, for a long time, has been ' writing for it, is now formally its ohief ' editor. Col. Thomas is a brilliant and foroible writer, and now that ho has the helm in hand, we may look for good and sharp work. Better late than never. [Newberry Herald. THE COLUMBIA PHONIX.-Wo are pleased to welcome onr esteemed con ! temporary in its eularged and improved form. The entire editorial control of the 1 paper has been assumed by Col. J. P. 1 Thomas, who has for some time past been contributing to its editorial columns. He is a writer of ability, and will make it one of the leading journals of the State.-Abbeville Press and Banner. ENLARGEMENT,-The Colombia (S. C.) PHONIX bas been enlarged, and Col. J. P. Thomas, who has been writing for the paper for some time past, is formally aononnced as connetced with it in the oapacity of ohief editor. The PHONIX is a sterling Democratic journal, and is worthy of liberal patronugo. [Augusta Constitutionalist i It is with real pleasure that we notice the DAILY PHONIX in ita enlarged and greatly improved appearance. Col. J. P. Thomas announces hie formal counoc 1 tion as the editor. We hope to see it prove a "power in tho land." [Temperance Advocate. With the issue of last S.inday, the DAILY PHONIX was considerably en ' larged and othorwiso improved in ap? pearance; and, besides, contains the salutatory of Col. J. P. Thomas, who , assumes chief oontrol of its editorial de? partment. Col. Thomas is a graceful and vigorous writer, and the PHONIX, ander his -management, will doubtless refleot the sentiments and feelings of tho majority of the white people of the State. [ Yorkville Enquirer. 1 TUE COLUMBIA PHONIX.-Wo notice, with much pleasure, the enlargement and improvement of this paper. On tho 19th instant, it caine out a handsome twenty-eight column daily-in size and ability, reflecting, creditably, the cha raoter and sentiment of the intelligent, high-toned masses of the State from the capital. In thin advance step, Col. J. P. Thomas becomes the regular associate of Mr. Julian A. Selby, aa ohief editor, and will bonceforth labor aotivoly in that oonneotion. Thus equipped, the PHO? NIX mnst beoome a power in the State and for good.-Sumter Watchman. THE COLUMBIA PHONIX.-This paper comos to us this week considerably en? larged and improved, and under the en tire editorial management of Col. J. P. Thomas, who ia a trae,eon of the Benth, a high-toned gentleman, nnd an able and vigorous wirit??. Under ula control, the PHOINIX will continue to bo the bold and uncompromising opponent o! the gigantic frauds perpetrated by the party in power under, toe forms of law, and will faith fa Hy represent the people of the State who seek the honor and wel? fare ot Booth Carolina, We wish oar contemporary the most unbounded auo oees.-Marlborough Times. . , - TBS COLUMBIA - PHOWIX.--We are pleased to sea that our friend Selby baa responded to the wanta of the people of the State by enlarging' and otherwise improving h ia paper. It came to ns last Monday with four oolamna added to ita width and ita pages leghtheaed. It ia now the largest daily paper in the State. Bat ita sise is not the greatest improvement. We are more pleased to record that Colonel J. P. Thomaa is now become the editor in ohief of the PHONIX. For Borne time past the Colonel has been doing valiantly for the trne people of the State, in the oapaoity of editor, tn cog., and we are .confident he will continue to fight boldly and persistently against fraud, oppression and corruption as editor in ohief. Lot the people of the State now gather around the PHOENIX and show its editor and publisher that they will stand by and support them so long as they manfully and independent? ly defend the honor and interest of the State. The PHONIX ia now worthy the united patronage of the true people of Sooth Carolina, and we hope it will re? ceive the support and encouragement it deserves.-Union Times. The Colombia PHONIX has recently been enlarged by the proprietor, Mr. Julian A. Selby, and now it ie as large as the most of the weekly jonrnals of the State. It is mnoh improved, and will rank with the first-class dailies. Col. J. P. Thomaa, aa able, ready and vigorous writer, is announced as the ohief editor, and will henceforth conduct its columns. His editorials are of superior charuoter, and have tho right tono and ring. Wo wish for the PHOSNIX still greater pros? perity, and feel mire, under its present management, it will have a front stand in journalism.-Greenville Enterprise. Mr. Julian A. Selby, the originator and proprietor of the PUONIX, has recently made two considerable improvements in that paper. He has enlarged ito borders, and permanently engaged tho services of tho inoisive pen of Col. J. P. Thomaa, who assumes the position of chief editor. The Colonel has heretofore been par? tially connected with the PHONIX as an occasional contributor to its editorial columns; bnt nnder this new arrange? ment, he will give his constant attention to that department, and hos already dealt some heavy blows on the sconces of some of the members of the corrupt ring at and abont Colombia-his animus being, "It is for theo, mother State 1" [Greenville Mountaineer. THE COLUMBIA PHONIX.-The enlarge? ment of this exoellent journal is a mat? ter of sincere gratification to its nume? rous friends throughout the State, and we are especially pleased that Col. J. P. Thomas has formally announced his con? nection as its editor. We knew some time ago that Gol. Thomas was "the power behind the throne," although not devoting his time regularly to editorial duties until reoently. As our cotempo rary well remarks, it is now fulfilling the demands for a strong Demooratio jour? nal at the seat of government, and we believe that the people will accord it a hearty and generous support. Under its present management, we are satisfied that the PHONIX will prove yet more use? ful in advancing the true interests and sorest progress of all classes. [Anderson Intelligencer. The DAILY PHONIX oomes to us en? larged and otherwise greatly improved. Col. J. P. Thomas is to give his time and talents to the editorial columns. Mr. Selby is one of oar best printers, and makes a capital paper. The PHOENIX hae a fine opportunity to monld public opi? nion, friends, don't throw away youi ammunition on H?ge sad "sioh like," Marshal the hoets of disorganized well wishers of the State of all shades ol opinion. Then will viotory perch on your banners, and new life be infused into the now almost pulseless State. \Keoioee Courier. With pleasure we notice the fact thal Col. J. P. Thomas has been prevailed upon to accept, tho editorial chair of thc PHONTX. This gentleman possesses every qualification necessary to make the tho? rough journalist, and we congratulate the PHONIX in having scoured his valua? ble services.-Chester Reporter. THE PHONIX.-This journal comos tc ns mach enlarged, SB well as improved in appearance. It ia nowa twenty eighl column paper, with Col. J. P. Thomas as ohief editor. Under the editorial ma? nagement of Col. Thomas, we predict for it a bright and prosperous future. ] Pickens Sentinel. THE KU KLUX TBIALS.-An informal meeting of citizens was held at the hall of the Bank of Charleston, yesterday, in pnrsnanoe of the appeal made by Gene? ral Wade Hampton and others of Colum? bia, for fonda to secure the services ol eminent counsel to defend the accused who have been imprisoned under the Ku Klux Act. After careful consideration, it wan deemed advisable to sub-divide the labor, and name committees to solicit subscrip? tions in the different portions of the oity and County A Charleston. Tho list of oommittees appears below. The known character of the gentlemen whose names aro suggested insures their hearty response to tho call mado upon them. The oourt meets on Monday. Tho emergency is pressing, and tho neces? sity for prompt notion renders it imprac? ticable to consult in advance the several gentlemen whose names are on the com? mittee. The oanse is one whioh must appeal strongly to our people. It is the cause of oivil liberty. This movement aims to secure a fair trial, and the voice of counsel who will be heard with re apeot by the oonrt and by the country in defence of the accused, who ure the vic? tims of martial law. Our fellow-citizens of the Hp-oonntry aro the present suffer? ers. It may be our torn noxt. We re? cord with pleasure the foot that, in ad? vance of the meeting on yesterday morn? ing, the following voluntary contribu? tions were handed to the gentlemen who published tho oall. We commend tho noble example: Henry A. Middleton, $50; Elias Van der horst, $20; Alfred Hogor, $25; Charles T. Lowndes, $50. I Charleston News. GEUMAN CONSULATE.-0. O. Witto, Esq., of onr oity, bas received his exe? quatur as Consul of his Imperial Ma? jesty the Emperor of Germany, at the port of Charleston.-Charleston Nexos. Tile Flro boam Bouda Agata. Ia perusing y oar paper o? thia morn i og, it-was a BO u roo of gratification to learn that borne one bad sufficient remain? ing respect for the State to bring forward the oona ide ration of the fire* loan bonds, and the anomalous situation in which they hare been placed. The honor of the country, and common justice, have long demanded their settlement; and the judicial officers in whose hands they Were placed have shown criminal neglect in not haying, ere this, filed their opi? nion. The case was said to have been deolded in March last, and Joly was ap? pointed ior delivering an opinion, yet has eight months passed sinoe the deoi sion, and-four sinoe the decision was to haye been published, and nothing has been heard from them. It is welt that the subject' of those bonds have now bean brought before the community, end it ie hoped that some valid reason will be given.for tho great neglect of the law requiring adjudications to be made known within the sixty days. The transaction is not creditable to the judi? ciary, and the conduct to the bond? holders anything but honorable to the rulers of the once proud State of South Carolina. Those bonds are the repre? sentatives of money loaned to the State of South Carolina and by the Legisla? ture to the oitizenB. It was borrowed during a season of great distress, when half of Charleston was homeless and without food; and neither tho Legisla? ture nor the people knew where it was to be obtained. The funds advanoed on those bouds purchased food and raiment and house shelter to its desolated citi? zens, and I would ask if snob are the se? curities we should endeavor to get rid of? On what conditions were those bonds issued? By the authority of the State of South Carolina they were struok off and sent to England for sale, the State pledging its character for their re? demption; but, as in default of payment, tho Stute could not ho legally enforoed, the moneyed men required an additional security, uud tho Bank of the State of South Carolina guaranteed the bonds, controlled the paying of tho interest, and finally was bound to pay them np whoo due. Still further, the assets of tho bank were set aside and pledged. They thus gavo the bond-holders a mort? gage on thu honor of the State BB well as a lien on the property of the bank. But, not satisfied with that, the Legislature gave them a lien on the assets of the bank; the very specific assets which are now olaimed by a third party, and which is tho subject of the suit now under con? sideration. This suit is bofore the Snpreme Oonrt, on appeal against a decision of Judge Carpenter, whose views accorded not with tho opinions of the bond-holders, nor of the legal learning of the State. If my memory serves mo true, being deeply interested in the condition of the people, Col. Moses, at that time a mem? ber of the Legislature, (or Senator,) advocated tho issuing of the bonds os a relief to the people, and assisted in car? rying it through. He subsequently joined in getting Gen. McDuffie to nego? tiate the sale in London. The addi? tional guaranty of the bank being there ' considered necessary, he assisted in ob? taining it; and subsequently obviated a difficulty, by joining in devoting the specific assets of the bank for tho pay? ment of those speoifio bonds. Snob being then and now the condition of those bonds, they were considered mar? ketable, and all parties in Europe were willing lo extend the time; which was so done. They fell due in 1868, and were continued until January, 1873. About that time, came the deep specula? tion on tho broken banks, and the idea that, with the power outside and the pressure in, that tho bill-holders-those . who had speculated on them-oould be substituted for the bond-holders, and I tho effort was mado to effect it. The i one having no olaim but that of the ordinary purchaser of the bills of a ' broken bank ; the other having the pledge of tho State and a lien on the assets ? ia faot, the very assets now composing ? the bank property. i Col. Moses was one of those who 1 united in making the debt and securing it by mortgage, and who now has to ad? judicate it, and the community anxious , ly await his decision, especially as some 1 rumors are afloat not very creditable to i the learning of the Chief Justice or the r termination of the judioial fate of the . unfortunate bonds. , It is hoped that the subject now begun . will continue until it is finally arranged. ONE OF THE PEOPLE. A SMALL WAR.-Brother PHOBNIX and [ Scott's organ in Columbia are rnnning a ' little tilt nt each other just now. Take our advice. PHOKIX, and let Carpenter . alono. Ho id a mean, miserable sort of ' a follow, not worth the notice of a gen? tlemuu. Tbo more you abuse him, the greater prominence you give him. L. C. I C. likes it, for his course plainly sbowe I he aspires to the position of a martyr. Don't ??ratify him, but leave him to the insignificant field of life that nature de? signed for him.- WinnaboroNeies. NEWS PROM CUBA.-The schooner E. A. De 11 art, Captain Pi uk nam, arrived ' hero yesterday from Baruooa, with a ourgo of fruit, consigned to Messrs. C. ' Bart k Co. About the time of the arrival out of the DeHart at Baracoa, tho Cuban rebels made a demonstration against tho plaoo, but were repalsed by the Spanish garrison, which was about .4.00U stroug. The DeHart was detained some time waiting cargo in consequence of tho unsettled state of that portion of tho island. - Charleston News. A Now York paper says: "David Dud? ley Field has beou employed as Republi? can couusol to assist Reverdy Jobneon ia the argument of Ku Klux oases in South Carolina. It is expected that Judges Bond and Bryan will disagree in opinion, which will have the effect of bringing the caso before the Snpreme Court at Washington, and thus test the constitutionality of the law." Fifty Indians recently attacked a stage? coach in Arizona, and killed two of the ptiRsengora. If you will capture thoso Indians, and wash tho war paint from their faces, yon will find that nine-tonths of them will soy "koow." Tho South Carolina M. E. Annual Conferouco will bo hold in Spartanbnrg, S. C., on tho 13th December next. Bishop Paino will preside. QA contemporary tolls the ladies that they must "take heart." That's just what tho dear creatures have boen doing for ages. Laws and institutions aro constantly tending to gravitate. Like dooks, they must bo occasionally cleansed and wonna up, and set to trne time. Booai ? ?i ?s? j?a. fi? * TH? CITY ALMS HOUSE-HOW THE Orre COUNCIL MAWAOB THIS OHABXTY.-A few days ago, having heard of the existence of a lamentable and outrageous state of thiogs at this oity institution fdr the poor, we determined to see for ourselves. We visited the plaoe, resolved to exten? uate naught, and to set down nothing exaggerated. In the first plaoe, we found the story that carried ns there greatly at fault with the facts, and, therefore, we dismiss it. We speak now ' from our own observation. We found mnoh to criticise, and some things to commend. In the first place, the band? ings, in their oharaoter and condition, are very inferior. The apartments, however, seemed very cleanly. The beds and bedding were very inferior, and the latter seemed scanty. The food is well cooked; the cleanliness and the cooking aro attended to by two white inmates. We learn, however, that the supplies, whioh oome from the store ol Cooper & Taylor, are often very inferior this applying more particularly tc the bacon and the flour. We did not see these artioles. We saw the dinner pro? vided for a sick inmate-an Irishman and a New Yorker. This consisted of t piece of corn bread, a piece of fattj bacon, and some greens-very good, th? man Raid, for healthy persons, but no' pleasant for a siok person. We asl leave here to commend the case of thii poor man to the sympathy of the publie He is disabled by white-swelling. H told us that he had come ont here seek ing business, was a good accountant am clerk, and wished to get money enougl either to go back to New York, or to ge board for a week or two, until by wor he can become self-supporting. W promised to help him, and shall do ec He is evidently a very intelligent mai The nurse is said to be noted for he kindness and industry; The oook do< her duty welL We heard a very favori ble report of the physician, Dr. Sylve ter. He is represented as kind and a tentive, and folly up to his duties ar responsibilities. The inmates nambi about twenty-seven, of whom there ai two oolored men; the remainder ai white women and children. The stei ard or superintendent, or head man, ts colored man, known as Uncle Sam. This man very politely carried ns ov the establishment, and showed os b garden, of whioh we learn that tho i mates, in spring and summer, get tl full advantage. He was represented us, and BO impressed us, as a kindly ai simple-hearted old man, ready to do I duty as well as his ignorance aod t weak mind would allow. Wo have i harsh word or harsh feeling for this e negro man. Bat this we have to BS How is it. Mr. Mayor and Messrs. Aldi men, all-white and bleck-how is it tl you should have deemed it proper plaoe a oolored man over and in ohar of white inmates, men and wome Had you placed a oolored manager o* an institute for oolored people, we wet not have had a word to say. But, "Uncle Sam." a proper person for 1 work? Is he a proper person to charged with the sensibilities of womer not only in health, but also in that ori cal and delicate period, when the pai of helplesness, of maternity, appeal ] strongly to human hearts? Outside this question, is "Uncle Sam." fit for post? Save in the element of his kii ness, we saw that he was not-too igi . rant for the discharge of his duties c too weak for the discipline of the pis Bnt let us bring the responsibility do 1 to a point. Who is the oommittee of , Oity Gounoil charged specially with i Alms House? Is it Aldermen Tay Denny and Cooper-two oolored men i ' one white man? Once in seven mont at least, has Alderman Taylor visited charge. Once in seven months, at le i and that recently, has Alderman Dei ' visited the Alma House. As for Ah . man Cooper, we were told that he ' nov er once visited the plaoe. Heseei 1 to have confined his duties to furnish 1 the supplies, in connection with his p , ner, Alderman Taylor's brother. It roported to ns that the Mayor and i Chief of Police visited the plaoe oi atonally. This story speaks for itt We have told it coolly, and if we h erred, it is on the side of moilerati The picture has been lightly shae 1 This, however, is very obvions. 1 the Oity Gonncil squandered less on Oity Hall and new market, and ] more attention to the Alms House, poor inmates wonld have been gre benefltted. AB for the colored me i the Council, wo are not surprised they should have sanctioned the pla< of n negro man over this establishm As for the white members of the Oe oil, let them vindicate their aotio they can. We submit their action to public tribunal. More we might 1 said, but we withhold all save whi necessary to inoite the publio min rei or m. ^Treasurer Parker's statement come us again revised. We shall wait longer before discussing its merits. The committee engaged in the inv gatton of Parker's statomont has no! reported. The Union understood tho committee had verified Par] statement, and we learn that this B ment has been telegraphed all over oountry. Was this premature aunou mont ono of the Union's tricks? It 1 very muoh like it. When the comm have reported, and when Parker's li revised statement shall appear, vre pose to analyze the statement made. ??<?W?w?.-~Tk? price o: ??g^ . oopi?? of the PHomrrx U five cent?. . The PHoarax office ii supplied with tjl necessary material for M handsome cards, billheads, posters, pamphlet?, hand-bilb, oiroa I ar?, and other printing that maybe desired, a? any offloo in the Bonth. Give aa a oalland teat our work. Mr. MoKenna thinks that the colored ., man, Jobo Bawl?-carried before ibo Mayor on Friday-did not receive jus? tice. He was discovered behind the ^ counter of Mr. MoK., and .was lhere overhauled. As Mr. MoKenna has boen robbed several times lately, and the rob? bers have been very lightly punished, .. he begins to think that he most take tho lewin his own hands. Bawls was re? leased from the penitentiary only a short' timo ago. We observe that the Southern and At-. lan tic Telegraph Company bave extended their linea to and are in operation at Macon, Qa. The line ?B rapidly becom? ing popular, and exhibits quite a pro? gressive spirit. Mr. C. F. Jackson has jost received a number of E. Butterick & O?.'s cata? l?gaos, for winter of 1871-2. These patterns aro folly understood by the la? dies, and their importance highly appre? ciated. The latest styles of wedding cards and envelopes can be seen at the PHOZNTX of? fice. They will be printed in the beet styles of the art-successful imitation of engraving. Among the arrivals at the Colombia Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moroso, of Charleston. J. E. Chambers and Alex. Kelly have been appointed County Com missioners for Chester County. John C. Minott'a resignation as Trial Justice, for Charles? ton Connty, (he being appointed Chief of Police,) has been accepted. Mr. A. Y. Lee offers for sale a fine collection of bulbs and strawberry plants. Parties contemplating planting such should not let this month pass by without having them in the ground. There will be a meeting of the Board of Directors, of the South Carolina Mon? umental Association, on Tuesday, No? vember 28, at the residence of Dr. Darby, at the South Carolina University, at 4 o'clock P. M. A full and punctual attendance is requested, as business of importance will be brought before the meeting. We had the pleasure of meeting, yes? terday, Col. Simons, of the Charleston Courier, and Capt. Dawson, of the Newt. Persons intrant of wood are directed to the card of Mr. M. A. Penn, in an? other column. He proposes to keep on hand at all times a supply of this muoh - needed article. Orders can be left at the grocery stores of Messrs. Agnew and Hendrix, or at the wood yard, near the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Bail toad Depot. > BLUB Hmas RAILROAD.-At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held yester? day, Col. J. S. Cothran, of Abbeville, was elected President. Col. Cothran is a native South Carolinian, of fine record. He is a man of brains and strong in his devotion to the interests of the State. The selection seems to us a good one, and we cannot but anticipate that Pre? sident Cothran will seek- to push thia railroad enterprise which, in its integrity, has ever commanded the sympathies of many distinguished Carolinians. As a general rule, we favor all roads-except the road to min. RELIGIOUS SHBVT??S THIS DAT.-Tri? nity Church-Bev. P. J. Shand, D. D., Rector, ll A. M. and 4 P.M. St. Peter's Church-Bev. FranoiB B. Jscquemet, 1st Mass, 7 A. M. ;; 24 Mass, 10%. Afternoon Service 4 P. M. Lutheran Church-Bev. A. B. Bude, Bude, 10)? A. M. Presbyterian Church-Bev. Jos. R. Wilson, 10^ A. M. and 7 P.M. Marion Street Church-Bev. W. W. Mood, 10>? A. M., and 8>? P. M. Washington Street Church-Bev. Man? ning Brown, 10)? A. M. and 3}? P. M. Baptist Church-Bev. J. L. Reynolds, 10)? A. M. MAID AititANaKiiENTS. -The Northern mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; oleses 7.15 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; doses 6.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.46 P. M. ; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail opouB 9.00 A. M. ; closes 1.30 P. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. H OT Eli ARRIVALS, November 25. Columbia Hotel-H. Solomons, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moroso, F. W. Dawson, T. Y. Simons, S. C. Gilbert, Charleston; A. Annan, Savannah; L.Zimmers, London; J. D. Wiggins, W. B. Workingham, N. T.; B. R. Goodwin, Fhiladelphi?; W. . E. Earle, Greenville; L. S. Kingsley, Hga) Y.; Hon. Reverdy Johnson, H. L. Bondr L. E. Johnson, Baltimore; J. C. Ooarh, Ga. ; Mrs. W. L. Mikell and ohild, Edis to Island; C. S. Braun, city; O. M. Sad? ler, E. E. Jefferson, J. Gilfillin, W. A. Bradley, S. O. Nickerson House-J. S. Camp, Fair Haven ; Mrs. A. C. Carlington and chil? dren, Miss Garlington, M. W. Carling? ton, Ga.; W. R. Kline, Alabama; E. J. Hardin, N. C.; J. W. Sbaokleford, .GsL; J. H. Roberts, N.O.; J. M. Soigler, Newberry. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. D. C. Peixotto & Son-Auction Salos. Baster and Jeter-0*der for Sale. J, N. Robson-Phosphate of Lime. W. D. Love & Co.-Still Ahead. Communication Acacia Lodge. Jacob Levin-Desirable Furniture. Gov. Scott-Qu aran tino Proclamation. A. Y. Lee-Dutch Bulbs. . W. S. Pope-Nurse Wanted. OFFICIAL RAFFLE Nunnxns Charle*von Chari? table Assoc! at ion. for benefit Froo School fund: RAFFLE CLASS No.318 - Morning, November 23 45-78-6a-55 37-4-41-16-44-67 60-12 Witness my hand at Charleston, this 23d day of November, 1871. FENN PECK. Hov 24 Sworn Commissioner.