The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, December 05, 1871, Image 2

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COLUMBIA, S. C. Tues lay a?orniuR, December 5.1871. Tile New statement or ibo Pabilo Debt of tbe State. The Charleston Courier is correct in stating that the Joint Special Investigate . ing Committee will report the outstand? ing debt of the State at $20,855,000, in round numbers. Such is also our infor? mation. Thia statement ia exclusive of the $6,000,000 sterling loan bonds in the hands of the American Bank Note Com? pany. That the Soott-Parker-Kimpton tool and organ-the Colombia Union should assail this report in advance, is not to be wondered at. To uphold the ring-that is ito business. As was to be expected, the report of the committee, consisting of Messrs. Orr, Pope, Baxter und Brenizer, is brought forward to bolster up the Soott Parker-Kimpton statement. No doubt this committee will regret the use made of their report. As we have already said, this report amounts to nothing valuablo, except as a confession of the fraudulent and illegal issue of State bonds. Bused upon the data contained in Treasurer^Parker's office, and hypo? thetical from' beginning, tp edd, it must fall with the pyramid of fraud reared by Scott, Parker and Kimpton. Nor do we think, from what we know of thin com? mittee, that they will quietly allow their names to be used by a corrupt and swin? dling ring, to shield them and their orimes. Nor do we think that this com? mittee will take issue with us, in stating that their report amounts to nothing td tho advantage-of the ring, except the oapital that they have made or may make ont of it. Speaking of the result arrived at, the committee say: "Thia is obviously the result, from the dala furnished by the Treasurer. It ie scarcely necessary to remark, that with? out a full examination of the books, vouchers and accounts of tho Finanoial Agent in New York, not hi ag aoouratc can be obtained whereby the whoh amount of the pnblio debt can be defl nitely ascertained. How the bouds ii the Financial Agents' hands have beei disposed of, does not and cannot appea without a full accounting on his part. This is all very true. And yet this oom mittee, consisting of Messrs. Orr, Pop? Baxter and Brenizer, are used by tb Union to help tho ring's cause. Again. The Union suggests that th Joint Investigating Committee-all Ht dionis, consisting of Messrs. Whittemoi and Swails, colored, of the Senate, an Messrs. Dennis, Hurley and Gardner, < the House-took a long time to lind the "mare's nest."- According to tho nh ox ing that they proposo to make, it wool seem that they have done very well. D; they not unearth that $22,510,000 stool and bonds printed by the American Bat Note Company? Did they not const ra the ring to admit that the State debt w $?,000,000 greater than previously i ported? That is doing pretty good vror Let us have'tho truth. That Bond Issue-Municipal Malte In the proceedings of the City Cou oil, at their last - meeting, wo notioe tb Alderman Wallace submitted draft of bill relative to bonds and stocks of (lie c of Columbia, prepared, he said, by C. Melton, Esq., and which is to be et mitted to the Legislator?. On moti of Alderman Wigg, the bill was refer? back to the spcoial committee, with : straetions to prepare a memorial to I Legislature, and that the Mayor a City Attorney be added to tho spec oommitteo. Wo would like very mu to see said draft of this bill. Tho c zens of this city aro entitled to see even before it goes to the Legislatu This wo havo to suv : That if said dr is intended to co vor np and legalize t secret and illegal issue of $250,000 se per cent, city bonds, pledged to ] Neaglo for the loan to tho city $75,000, ut tho rato of fifteen per ce per annum, we intend that this dev shall be exposed to tho public and General Assembly. Nor, let us say the City Council, do we intend to them hide behind the legal person of D. Melton, Esq., or any other man, hi over .much we may rospoct his le attainments and his honesty of purpc In the discharge of our duty, we si not allow any personal considoratiom influence onr duty to the public WI we see the bil), alluded to in auch ge ral terms, we shall have something m to say. The legal attainments of Mi Melton, fairly and duly applied, is thine;. The UGO that the Council i desito to mako of the same, is anol thing. We draw the line, for to criminate is the duty of the hour. In the proceedings of the Legislal for December 2, 1871, we notion a r lution looking to economy, rotrenohn and reform, introduced by Mr. Wil a momber from Anderson. This is x It is a good move, and all jost men sustain it. We may, however, obsi that wo hopo that Mr. Wilkes, in h ing to future reforms, will not fai deal with tho questions and tho di of the hour. To bring a oorrupt swindling ring to account is, it seem many persons, tho first duty before Legislature. That Mr. Wilkes ap ciates this as fully as we do, we have reason whatever to question; and merely throw out our suggestion in o that tho Legislature .may linders what public opinion expects of it in direotion. -,.?+?> A oolorod mah, named Jim Sessi was brutally murdered on the 19th in Horry Couuty, by one Maok roughs, n eolorcd man, ?. ??e?iti or Bishop Dat ls. We announced in oar lait issue the melancholy event of the death of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diooese of Sooth Carolina. The subject deserves at our hands a more than passing notice. This event will be reeeived with sad in? terest, not only by the members of the ohnroh of whioh the deceased was Bishop in this State, bat by the State generally. A good and an emineut servant of Qod belongs not to any'special congregation cf the servants of Christ and of the Great Father. He ia the property of all faithful souls, who recognise the Divi? nity that stirs within us, and claims oar reoogaition and worship. Bishop Thomas F. Davis was born in Wilmington, N. C. Thenoe he moved to Salisbury, in the same State. From that place, he removed to Camden, in this State. There he labored moat faith? fully and acceptably as pastor of the Episoopal Ohuroh at that place, until he was promoted to the high office of Bishop of the Diooese of South Carolina. This event occurred, we believe, in the year 1853. How ably and zealously he has for eighteen long years discharged the duties of his position, is well known to the Episcopal Oharoh in South Caro? lina. In spite of the loss of Bight, and of great bodily infirmities, he has labor? ed in his Master's cause, famishing a grand illustration of the long triumph of an unconquered will "Tue star of the unconquered will It rose within bis breast. Sereno, and resolute, and still. And o aim and a elf-poos o BS ed." But that star has set, and death is at last the victor. We shall leave to other pens the grate? ful task of paying becoming tributes to the memory of Bishop Davis. We shall con fl ne o a rs el ves to a brief analysis of his character. It oconrs to us that the oast of Bishop Davis' mind was meta? physical and analytical. He was emi? nently profound and deeply philosophi? cal. He strove to reach to the roots of things, and he deslt with the main? springs of haman action and haman oon duot. His discourses were severely in? tellectual, and yet not wanting in tbs elements of love and persuasion. He wielded a Damasaus blade, and generally he out down and through the subjects that he handled. His perceptions were keen and his discrimination jost. His mind was, in fine, decidedly logioal and of superior mould. Utterance was given unto him to apeak boldly of the myste? ries of the Gospel, for whioh he was long au ambassador in the bonds of severe bodily inflictions. As respects his heart, that was ever full of Christian love and oharity and all the Christian graces, and his piety was deep and abiding. His zeal was fervent, and he seemed resolved always to know only Christ and Him crucified. Need we say more? It is un? necessary. The record of his life and his services is his best and highest eu? logy. Ho is gone. A pillar in the ohuroh on earth has been removed, tc take its place in the "house not mad< with hands, eternal in the heavens." "Servant of Qod, well dono." The United States Court-The Drama Upens. The United States Coart assembled, on yesterday, at tho State Capitol. Th? United States Government cannot oom plain of tho juries drawn and empan nulled, Many of them are known to b< bitter and extreme partisans, and a larg* majority are colored men. How far tho] will appreciate their oaths of office-1( what extent they may leave their pas S??US and pi'?juu??o? outside ol the oonrt-room-wo cannot now say. W< shall not pre judge them. The Unite< States is represented by Messrs. Corbit and Chamberlain. The general defenci ia in the hands of Messrs. Beverdy John son and H. Stanuberry, assisted by F. W Pickling, Esq., of our local bar, and i lawyer eminent for his fine logioal ant analytical powers. On yesterday, it may be said that tin drama opened. A motion was made bj the Hon. Mi'.*?tansberry to quash tho in diotment that had been framed by tin Uuitod States Attorney. In sastainin) this motion, Mr. Stansberry addressee himself to tho court for more than tw< hours in a close, clear and convincing logul argument, in tho coarse of whiol we are proud to record that this ominen son of Ohio vindicated the great prinoi pies of local sovereignty and persona iiberty. A nonie voioe was y ob lerda; raised in the State Capitol, and airead; is the move vindicated that brooght h tho State saoh men as Messrs. Johnsoi and Stansberry. We may somewhat par don Ohio for a SCOTT, since it has al? sent us a STAN SD RHU v. Messrs. Chamber lain and Corbin will reply, and the Hon Beverdy Johnson will, it is presumed answer for the defence. Thus the figh opens, and Heaven defend the rieht. Tho Toledo Times has given asan ide of Gov. Scott's investments. Financia Agent Kimpton, when appointed to hi office, through Attorney-General Cham borlain's influence, is known to li av been a poor broker in New York-utter!, auknown in Wall street. Besides whs he claims to be due him by the State we aro informed that he now owns a larg part of a certain hotel in New York, pro perty in Connecticut, property on Lak George, and other property I It is now reported that Treasure Parker has invested the sam of $314,00 ia Uuitod States bonds, and our infoi B ! munt holds that he knows whereof h writes. Is this man to bo allowed t j escape tho clutches of the law? Msk i, i him disgorge. This is the point. ,, -1 ? ? > r- Mr. James M. Caldwell, a loadin, J factor of Charleston', died on the tfd. Gsto waa in the habit cf repeating every day, ia the Roman Senate, the words: "Carthage must be destroyed." Let every good man in Sonth Carolina repeat, until the day of victory, "The South Carolina ring of State robbers must be broken and dispersed and punished." MBSSBS. EDITORS: In 1868, immedi? ately after the Reconstruction Acts of Oongress became the law of tho land, the negroes of Columbia held a masa meeting and invited Qen. Wade Hamp? ton and Col. Orr to address ihem on the new situation, which these gentlemen did; and especially did Gen. Hampton inform them that they were now, by the law of Oongress, oitizona in full with the whites in all civil and political privileges, and invited the negroes now to join the whites, to form one body politic, to be oOme one politioal family, and let IIB nil now unite our strength and intelligence together and eel sot some of our best and wisest men to represent onr State in convention to reconstruct and re-organ? ize oar State Government in acoordauoe with the Reconstruction Aots. This speech of Qen. Hamptou was favorably recewed, and met with marked favor by the press of Virginia and other Southern States. And no sooner than the pro? ceedings of this meeting beoame publicly known, than the New York Herald Hounded the alarm to the Radical party North. See, said that paper, did not I tall you that yoa were sharpening u sword with two edges, and it might out against yoa as well as for yon? If these South Carolinians aro let alone, they will absorb the whole negro population into the Demooratio ranks, and swell the majority against yon. The Radicals North did take the alarm, and immedi? ately despatched Wilson to come to this State and Kelly to Georgia and Alabama, to prevent this union of whites and blaoks, to carry oat the purposes of the Reconstruction Acte. A committee of Congressmen (I don't mean a committee appointed by Oongress) met aud had printed a Union League constitution, with Lincoln's likeness on tho fronts, and thousands of oopies were sont South by their agents to organize Union or Loyal Leagues all over our land among the negroes, to defeat the very letter and intent of the Reconstruction Acts. And we all know how saooessfal they were. We all ka ow that in this State every ne? gro, by threats and intimidations, and all manner of persecutions, were com? pelled to join them. I remombor one artiole of that constitution, a Ho, and these Congressional gentlemen knew it was a li?, was, that if the Democratic party ever got into power, they woulc remand them (the negroes) back inte slavery. They were boned by an iron elad oath, more binding and fearful ii its revenge if violated, than the Kt Klax oath. And it proved one of th< best and most successful conspiraoiei against the General Government tba has ever been organized in this Statt since the war; and the result waa, i Union League State Government wa organized, jaoobinioal and antt-Republi oan, trampling npon and tearing dowi the very foundations apon which ou Republican State Governments ar formed. See their militia bill, o rather Soott's enforcement of it. No only the tax-payers had no voice in thei convention or Legislature, but the whit inhabitants were taxed to buy arms t pat into the hands of negro militie ignoring entirely the rights and privi leges of the whites to form into militar companies. I was in Laurens County G the time, and all white companies wer rejected by Scott, and only negro cou punies accepted; and Jue. Crews, Scott lieutenant, often marched through th County with his Loyal League compt nies, with Winohester rifles aud ba cartridges, frightening, terrifying au intimidating the inhabitants. Look i this pioture and then at that, and te me which of the organizations, Loyt League or Ku Klnx, conspired moi against the General Govern meut, an the peace and welfare of thu State. PACOLET. MR. EDITOR: When I see * m?u wit the past and present record of one L. ( Carpenter, editor, eudorse tho sunt menta of Gov. Scott, in his message, i follows, viz: "The recommendations i the Governor, in regard to the reduotic of expenditures, meets with our henri endorsement; thoro is no use in trying i disguise the faot that the State goven ment is run on an entirely too expeneh scale;" then am I sure mendacity hi reached its climax. Why, sir, look ; the facts. Eighteen months or so, sine one of the candidates for Congress pat the traveling and other expenses of th seedy, third-rate osrpet-bagger to th State to assist him in the canvass of h District; but, "presto, oban ge," he sm dooly appears npon the stage as ono i the celebrated "printing company" clique who have stolen at least $150,0( from tho treasury; the owner of a iii mansion and adorninge, costly curring, and teams, with other "Tweed-Iiko" ev denoes of how well these vampires hai drawn nf)on tho vitals of our State, ar then prates about economy; or, forsootl if he oan "get after" some poor fellow i a country office, (a school-teacher, < tome other small fry,) ho sudden "smells a mico aad acts the floo." Th quotation from his life may not bo poet cal enongh for him; if not, another le will be quotod at any early day. Bu soberly, is this state of things to exi forever? I trow not. OLD TIME REPUBLICAN, Tho President of the United Stat has gone into winter quarters at Waal ington, aftor his arduous summer cue paigu at Long Branch; and having pi the rebellions portions of his domaii onder martial law, he fools secure fro any danger that an "on to Wasbingtoi movement will be made by tho enom; We oan assure him that "all is quiet alot the Pacolet to-night." Even the H Klux have peaceably retired to their de, in Richland, York, Spartauburg, Chest and Union, awaiting the dread asst: promised them by the General's Qua ter m astor's dork, R. K. Scott. Ti pickets are out and spies are stationl at every point. Best, warrior, rest. [Union Time Mrs. T. Dotterer, who was injured : the railroad accident, near Florance, di? in Charleston, on Sunday last. The hotel oalled the Branoh House, ; White Bluff, near Savannah, was burn? with all its contents, last Thursday nigh Truth is as impossible to bo soiled I any outward touch as the sunbeam. MESSRS. EDITORS: I wish io call the no? tice o! the Legislature, as well as the pub? lic io general, to that portion hf Scott's {alias Monkey's) message, (Sooth Caro? lina Penitentiary,) wherein be refers to1 his ase of Executive olomonoy. . Ho says: "As an instance of the cle? mency need by me, in minor offences, 11 cite the case of a conviot who was sen? tenced (by a Judge of his own party) to a term of eighteen months in the State Penitentiary, for stealing a few ears of ! oom, amounting to loss than a peck, from the feed-box of his employer** horses." (It would seem to his Excel? lency that stealing is only a fashionable ! woy of doing things nuder Radical rule.) All wo have to say is, that he has cited one of tho best oases he aould have made out to illobtruto to the American people the game he nud his nug have been praotioiug upou his colored constituents. Look at the case hu cites, and then ask ourselves the reason why the convict j was not sentenced and imprisoned for three years, instead of eighteen month?. Any person who would be guilty of rob bing a dumb brute of his nourishment hould not have had the Executive cle? mency extended towards him, because a dumb brute was not able to protect him eelf against tue thief ; nor are they gifted with the powers of speech to in? form their owners of the robbery. Thia coso has been a very unfortunate one for his Excellency's reference to eus tain him in the use of his olemenoy. suppose, however, it was brought to the notice of tho publie, (uot purposely, but accidentally,) so that they might havean idea how it is that the publio trough 'Treasury) is empty. Wo will illustrate for him, (Scott,) as he tailed to go through with the routiue of the few ears of corn from the feed box. You see, tho tax-payers are the ones who furnish tho corn; the Legisla? ture orders the hostlers (the tux-gather? ers) to put the corn (funds) in the trough, (Treasury;) tho L?gislature, not exactly blind, but have their eyes banded by great talk about Ku Klux and such and such outrages against the colored people on account of politics; by this means, their attention is drawn off from tho feed-boxes, (we, of course, do not wish it to be understood that tho colored people have no intelligence, because we know that there are a good many who are shaking the scales from off their eyes,) by the carpet bag swindling ring. This ring then make a nhargo against the honest tax-payers, aud try to impress upon an intelligent publio that they uro the causo of tho decline of State sonori? ties. During ali this harangue, the thieves are in the publio stables, stealing not a few oars, but bushels. We are glad to seo that oar intelligent colored people have at lust discovered that the horses aro becoming lean, and hope that they may be abie to track the robbers to thoir dons, aud draw them forth to publio view. Another sifting will appear soon of "that message," in reference to tho Union vii le jail raid. See Jv. Jv. portion. SUMTER. WHAT DOES IT M KAN?-The auuexed r startling paragraph is copied from tin 8 Dayton (Ohio) Herald, November 17, r aud will shock the sensibilities of all om readers. Is it possible Ihut wo are ti R IOHO the invaluable services of our picket 6 line Governor, after all else that ha; u been lost through the mal-admiuistra I* tion of publio affairs by himself and hil political associates? lt cannot bu tim J ho intends forsaking "our beloved State,' k where he ban stood bravely upon th? 6 picket-line, amid so many dangers fron !" tho threatenings of bloody Ku Klux uur 8 the legions of rebellion; spirits in sym e pathy with that organization. Thegrie \~. and poignant sorrow of our people cai , possibly bu imagined, but cannot be de ( scribed. To think that Scott intends t< j. emulate tho brilliant exuinplu of tho lat? , lamented Bullock in too much for poo 1 human nature, and tears mutely expr?s \ ? the anguish of bleeding hearts, so soot to be deprived of their faithful guardiai and constant protector. But wc mus cease wiitiug on this fruitful theme louj , j enough for onr readers to get at the iu fortnutioo, wnich i* convoyed in the edi J- torial statement of Ibu Dayton Herald i- as follows: ,8 "Gov. Scott, of South Carolina, is ai 3j Ohio carpet-bagger, und wo aro glad ti know a muu of thrift. Hu ia bnildiui lU himself un elegaut residence ut Nitpule ty ou, Henry (Jouuly, in this State, (Ohio, to which he will occupy wijeu tho inuvitii a_ blu time arrives for him ut thu South That hour seems to be arriving preti; fast. Hu has bankrupted thu State ?is made repudiation a rallying cry with al at persons ont of oftlce who pay tuxes, um ~ got rich himself. Loyalty is its own re ! ward." l. Such is tho brief and pathetic an IM nouooemeutiu regard to our departing !B Governor. Wu would suggest, as a sou V* venir of his trials nud triumphs in Sont I I Carolina, thut his Excellency collect tin 01 autographs of his faithful allies iu th "?j different brunolies of tho State Govern munt, especially iu thc legislative de 10 partaient; and likewiso that ho bo pre d.a vailed upon to accept a few millions o l' dollars iu the Slate bonds so couveoi en tty printed by tho Stnto Treasurer Tho bonds would be a lasting memento r* warranted to keep in any climate, au? in no danger of depreciating in value. ^r [Anderson Intelligencer. 18 JAMES L. PETiann.-Wo briefly al *? hided a fow days ago to tho death o James L. Potigru. Ho was tho oldes '? member of the Charleston bur, aud sine Kt tho demise of Hugh S. Legare, its bright est ornament. But ho was uot morely i i lawyer of distinction, for his literary nt tainmouts were extensivo, und hi ^8 poetic talents of a high order. A frieut ?" onoo told us that ho was present nt i Q" party at Dr. Davis', in Columbia, Soutl Carolina, when a discussion arose bo 38 tween Miss Penelope Davis, (afterward m, Mrs. Wm. C. Proston.) and Mr. Petigrn 1 as to the truth of Wordsworth's usser f' tion that any natural object was a ii l? subject for poetry, Miss Davis denying and Mr. Petigrn vindicating tho opi ns nion. A Flora's ulbum happening to bi L>r on the table before them, shu took it up 5e und poiutiug to tho word aloa, nskec r" him if ho ann Ul pluck a poetic Howe *? from such a plant? Ho took tho book and reading over the description of thu tren, immediately produced the follow ' -iug impromptu: ?n Though bitter the aloo, 'tis pleasant tu ga/.o A On a plant of such wonderful birth, As blossoms hut onoo in tho limited days, Allotted to tho children of earth. rt?' And snob, dear? si mn ?(i, is tho homage sd prov?; t. For Uh! it depends upon you, Whether dooui'd to oadure, like tho aloe, m 'J i love Rhall partake of ita bitterness, too. Pheonix Axe, Hook ?ntl liad^rCompsnj. MB. EDITO B: Have the kindness to sjjtaw tho undersigned a small space to makes statement of theoondition of the above-named company. It was re-or ganized about one year ?go, with ?boot twenty men; that number has gradually dwindled down to less than a "corporal's guard." The track is in good condition, with saffioieot ladders, hooks and axes to render it usofnl at Urea. We lack one necessary thing-a sufficient number of men to work to advantage at Area; and our object in tasking this public c-tste ment is to get our citizens interested io the company to such an extent as to oome forward and unroll themselves as mern bera. We want at least. twenty-five members, composed ox mou who witt, re apo nd with alacrity to tho alarm bell, and perform the other duties that pertain to tl remen. ' Unless a sufficient number re? spond immediately to this call, we ?ill be compelled tc surrender our truck, truok house, etc., to the City Ooo neil. Tboao who become membors now, will be pri? vileged to participate in the election of .jffloera. . All who desire io assist in sav? ing property, and who wish to connect themselves with this branch of the fire department, will leave their names with either JOHN JE&NER, JOHN A. ELKINS, Or, W. W. DEANE. The correspondent of the New York Herald, who bas given to that paper a ! truthful view of matters in the up-coun? try, says: BETWEEN Two Evms.-The suppres-l sion of the Ku Klux organization is an event uot to be regretted. While it owed its origin to the mai-adminiatration of the Slate officials, it is undoubtedly re? sponsible for many atrooioua outrages Gould it have been possible to have con lined it to its original mission, it would have greatly benefited South Carolina. In two or three of the Counties, its bold and determined, though utterly lawless, aotiou ugaiust criminals oompelled Qov. Scott to remove some of the scoundrelly offioiats ho had previously foisted upon the people, and appoint honett and im partial men. Its equally lawless opposi? tion to the negro militia averted a bloody struggle betwoon the whites and blacks. This much is said in favor of the Kn Klux without any feeling or jot of sym? pathy for them. The famous Vigilance Committee of Sau Francisco was an equally lawless combination of men, but who will deny that it benefited California immonaely? Unfortunately, there were elementa among the Ku Klux which took advantage of its existenoe to gratify their own private animosities, and they killed and shot men at will and pleasure. Hud it been left undisturbed for twelve months longer, it would have probably b eeo mo intolerable to every honest mun; then tue better olaases would have riaon uud crushed it. Whether it would not buve been best to have let the Ku Klnx run their course until society stifled them to death by the mere force of opi? nion, is a question I shall not discuss. Certainly the United States would have been benefited by such a conree; for I tell you, in all seriousness, believing that I write the so le ino truth, that the whole? sale arrests mawing in these Counties, the almost Russian despotism inaugu? rated in this State, and tho knowledge that the present movement plsoes them more utterly in the power of ignorant negroes and thieving political adventu? rers, are filling the hearts of the white peoplo of South Carolina with a bitter, relent lews hatred of the Qovernment it? self, more fatal to the Union than all the Ku Klux deus ever organized could pos? sibly have been. ODR UNFORTUNATE FINANCIAL CONDI? TION.-Thu Beaufort Republican, which seems to be aloof from the peculations j { and management of the ring, takes tbii vies of our present financial condition: Tho entire proT of South Carolina have become fairly awakened to the enormous frauds that are being unearth? ed regarding our unfortunate finanoiid condition. What course to pursue is not one ettHy of solution. Some of the more immoderate ones look npon repudiation as the ouly panacea to oure the evils Desperate diseases require desperate remedies, but we cannot counsel so dan? gerous and at the same timo so disatroue a remedy as repudiation. To do thal strikes a blow at the credit of the State, from winch she can never recover. It u plainly evident that the Governor is at the bottom of the whole affair, and that ne is pulled and banlod by the ears tc suit the ring. If the ring did not inoludc ibu majority of both branches of the Legislature, we might look to them foi some relief, or perhaps they could mauuge to impeach bim; that seems tc be Ibo most popular politioal word in the great unabridged. That course, if soa cessful, would give us a new Governor, from whom better things may be expect? ed, if he had the moral oourage to smash this Tam macy offshoot. An effort ii uow being made to got the State Trea? surer out of tho way. As ho has mad? a cool million sinoe bo has been in office, he can afford to puck up his carpet-bag and go to Yankeedom. Bat that will ntl cure tho evil. It may be tba means, howover, of having this imbroglio pre? sented in its true light, if there is un* truth in the old axiom that when thieve? full out honest mon get their dues. PLAYING JDIJBT.-Some months agc a counterfeiter, named John H. Sims, ooDtlned in the Syracuse jail, remember? ed Friar Lawrance, or conceived a bril? liant idea to effect his escape. He ap? plied to a doctor, who, rn promise oi a rich reward if successful, gave him some drugs which threw him into a death like tranca. An iuqscst was held sud u vordiot of suicide by poison ren? dered. The body was then given to friends of deceased. After the report of his death was well circulated, and he had rooovered from tho trance, he was taken by bia coo federates to a safe resort, thoroughly disguised, and, being pul on board thu curs, proceeded to Bingham? ton. At the time he was leaving Syra? cuse, people wore holding funeral ser? vices over au empty coffin, supposed to contain bis body. CAPTAIN THOMAS H. PITTS.-The re? lations and many friends of C?ptain Pitts will bo grieved to loam that he died, ou the 9th ult., at Calhoun, Ga., from tho cifeots of a wound received in tho battle of Chancellorsville. He com? manded Company I, 3d Regiment, 8. C. V., nod was u brave soldier, a gallant officer, and a fine type of tho trne Osro j ! liua gentleman in tho day? of the old re grims.-Laureneville Herald. . Ann Matthews, a colored girl, WAS -v ! burned to death, in Charleston, Sunday last. Ljooal It a sao. ?. ? --? i PH<ENIXIANA.-The price of single lopiea of the PHCHHIX ie fl ve cents. The eubscription prices of the PHOHIX roblioations are: Daily-$8 per annum; H six mon tba; $2 three months; 75 cents ?u gie month. Tri-weekly-85 per au? min; $2.60 six months; $1.25 three mouths. WBEELY GLEANER-$2.75 per .nunm; 81.50 six months. No subscrip? tion for a less time than three months received. A chicken oongTeso, or dispute, oom es off in this city in a week or two*. Haast*. Paysinger & Franklin are making the neceuEary arrangements for the reception of the delegates, and a lively time may be expected. Farther particulars may be expected in a day or two. The PHCENIX office ia supplied with all necessary material for as handsome cards, bill heads, postera, pamphlets, hand-bills, circulars, and other printing that may be desired, as any office in the South. Give na. a call and teat our work. A spoiled child-The one that played with the keroaone lamp. We are reqoested to state that the raffia for the horse and wagon will posi? tively take place at(the Cottage House, (next door to tue Independent Engine House,) at 8 o'clock to-night. Person! who have not paid for their chances will please oall and settle, as no chance wil be considered taken unless paid for. At the annual communication of Har mony Lodge No. 67, A. F. M.., held ai Hambnrg, the 1st instant, the followinf waa the result of theeleotioo, viz: Mosei Simon, W. M.; George Denim, S. W. O. Rupp, J. W. ; A. Levy, Treasurer W. Spires, Secretary. Notwithstanding the assertion of ma thematioiaoB, the marriage ring is a oil ole in which husband and wife have th problem set them of making all square. Men are said to be the canse of all th extravagance in women's dress, and who they cease to pay court to silks, velvel paniers, frills, chignons and far belo wi the women will go over to calico dress? in battalions. MALL ARRANGEMENTS.-The Norther mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; closes 7.J A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.C P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Oharlestc night mail opens 6.80 A. M. ; closes 6. t P. M. Greenville mail opeas 6.45 j SI. ; ol oses 6.00 A. M. Western ms .pens 9.00 A. M. ; doses 1.80 P. M. C Sunday office open from 8 to 4 P. M. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.-The bell Trinity Church was tolled on Sunda for fifteen minutes, after morning sc vice, and on yesterday, for flfte* minutes, commencing at 2 o'olook-tl funeral boar-oat of respect to the m mory of the late Bishop Davis. Co ERECTION.-IQ the Goa neil p reece ingH, published on the 2d, tbe followi; was accidentally omitted: After deliberation by Council, Aid? man Mooney introduced the followi; resolution : Whereas B. F. Jackson. City Survey? having been fonnd guilty of charges pi ferred, Resolved, That he be dismissed frc the office of City Surveyor. Alderman Wigg offered tho followi aa a sabstitate, which was adopted, &< SUTBBMB COURT, MONDAY, December 1871.-The court met at 10 o*c!o< , Present-Associate Justices Willard a Wright. The fallowing cases were beat ? Biggera Mo bl ey et al. vs. John McK 1 Sr., administrator. Mr. Hempbill 1 appellants; Mr. Williams for respoi 1 ent; Mr. Bra wi cy in reply. Thomas J. Cureton, appellant, ' Eugene A. Hutchinson, responde ' Continued. ' At 2 P. M., adjourned until Tuead December 5, at 10 A. M. \ The 'Templeton dramatic comps , made their first appearance for this s > sou at Irwin's Hall, last evening, and 1 are truly glad to say, were greeted b \ large and fashionable audience. 1 oompany has had many valuable ace i sions since their last visit to Oolnml ' and, under the sffioient management Mr. John Templeton, has establisher . reputation throughout the Sooth wh i they folly sustained last night. C< 1 mnu's celebrated comedy-the "Heir ' Law"-was selected for their debut this city, and was not only unexoepti ; ably acted, bnt the soenio represor i tioce were fully as good as ci rou m Btan would permit. Tbe entertainment, < , greatly enhanced by tba songs ot i little artiste, May-the-Fay, who is rei an extraordinary ohild, and the wont ful feats of the Leon Brothers. In sh< the success of tbe oompany was o< plete, and we shall expect to ase tl - entertainments largely patronized on I occasions. Mr. Templeton certainly serves the highest encouragement, , ouly for his enterprise and energy, for the faultless style in whioh he ca to tbe popular demand for pare and fined performances. This evening we will have the o i brated ladies' play of "East Lynne; the Elopement." THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT Coe MONDAY, December 4,1871.-The o< convened at half-past ll o'olook, t! Honors Judges Bond and Bryan pre ing. Mr. Alva Gage, of Charleston, sworn as a juror. 1 Judge Bond announced that the o< was ready to hear any preliminary tiona. Mr. Staosberry, for the defence, in oase of the United States vs. Allen C 1 by, et al., moved to quash the indiatna ' upon the following groands: 1. The conspiracy charged is to vic the first section of the Aol of May i 1870, whioh section defines no crim offence, and forbids nothing. 2. The names of the persons hinde ir prevented, or not allowed to vote, are ?ot set forth; nor ia it Alleged that their names were unknown to the grand jory. 8. The noan? by which the onlawfo! prevention waa effected are not eat forth. 4= TheBpeoiflo election at wbioh they were not: allowed to vote, whether fir 8bato, County, municipal or United States offleer? or members of Congress. 6. The date of the election, as steted: third Wednesday of October, 1872. 6. That the qualifications of said mal? ci ti tona to vota S?S ??ut aol fur iii. Aa to second count: 1. That it is not alleged that said Amsi Bai ney was qualified to Tote. .2. Nor that there was any election. &V The unlawful means are not set forth. .AB to the third couut, the defendants rely here upon this further objection, to wit:. That the burglary and battery charged in this count are not alleged as an-overt' sst of 'the conspiracy, but as a distinct i offence against the State. of Sooth Carolina, as is cognisable by or within tbs jurisdiction of this court, but I is exclusively-Cognisable by the State courts having -jurisdiction of such of? fences in the ssid County of York. > .- As to the fourth count: 1. That it does not allege that said Rainey eras at the time when, Ac., a citi? zen of the United States, or that the right of suffrage was then secured to him by the said fifteenth amendment. '2. That it is not alleged that he was otherwise qualified to vote than by force of the said amendment. 8. That no election is set forth. As to the fifth oonnt: The defendants rely upon the esme ob? jections to this count as are set forth to the said second and third oounta. Aa to the sixth count: The defendsnts rely upon the same objections to this count as are set forth to the said second oount, and in addi? tion, that it is DOt alleged that the said Rainey had exercised the privilege therein mentioned. As to the seventh oonnt: The defendsnts rely upon the same objections to this oount as are set forth to the said second, third and fourth counts. As to the eighth count: 1. The means by wbioh be was to be hindered are not set forth. 2. That it is not alleged which of the rights-those of person or property were intended to be invaded, searched or seized. 3. It is not alleged that he was a householder. As to the ninth oount: 1. That it is not averred in whet way or by what means the said Rainey was so deprived of the equal protection of the laws. 2. That it is not averred what were the laws, Federal or State, of the pro? tection of which he was so deprived. 8. That it is not alleged that he was a oitisen of the United States, or of any State or any Territory of the United States. f| As to the tenth oount: The defendsnts rely upon the sams objections as are set forth to the ninth oount, and further, that it is not set forth what privileges or immunities he was so deprived of. As to the eleventh oount: 1. That it is uncertain, because it does not appear that the conspiracy and injury were before or after the election. 2. That the particular election, or 5 I when or where it occurred, is not set forth, and no day is given, except the date of the conspiracy-that is to say, ; j the 21st of April, 1871, the next day after the Act was passed. 3. That it is not alleged that said Rainey waa qualified to vole at that eleotion, or that he was a citizen of the State, or resident of Congressional Dis? trict when the election was held. ? I 4. That it is not alleged that said Wallace was a citizen of the United States, or citizen of the State or District in which the said eleotion waa held; nor that he waa a candidate for eleotion, or j I that said Rainey voted or intended to vote for him. . Mr. Stanaberry argued thejgrouods of the motion minutely, stop by step. Mr. Corbin, for the Govenment, stated that the grounds of the motion to qoash the indictment bad not been handed him til! this morning, and that he did not have the necessary time to collect bis authorities, Ac, and asked for time for that purpose. The court granted time till to-morrow, t 10 o'clock-till which time the court Y I adjourned. IA noble lord asked a clergyman once, at the bottom of his table. "Why a goose, if there WAH one, was always placed next the parson?" "Really," said he, "I can give co reason for it; but your question is so odd that I shall never see a gooes tor the fa lure without thinking of your lordship." H OT KT, A uni VAM, December 4. Nickerson House-W. B. Wilson, York ville; Col. Merrill, U. 8. A.; T. R. Ro? bertson, Winnsboro; C. S. Brice, J. Nor? ton, W. H. Brawley, Chester; R. E. Alli? son, Lancaster; J. Lowry, York; J. J. Gormley, N. 0.; C. Boll, Orangeburs; II. J. Baxter, N. O. ; J. B. Debeny, Paris; s T. Mahon, N. Y.; G. Ames, Chicopee; B Mrs. C. R. Bryoe, Misses L. H. and Ma? mie Brvce. Richland; F. E. Taylor, S. C.; J. P. Ki nar J, Newberry; D. H. Shel? ton, Ricard's T. O.; K. S. Ward, Miob.; J. E Gregg. Mars* Bluff. Columbia Hotel-H. S. Johnson, Mrs. Talmidge, W. J. Vereen, W. H. McNair, J. J. Spire, N. Y.; E. Blionton, Cam? den; L. G. Strauss, York ville; J. H. Averill, Winnsboro; J. J. Blackwood, R. M. Oates, H. M. Drano, N. C.; H. P. 11 Cooke, Lewisville; C. Berkeley, Va. ; T. Anderson, P. B. Gadney, Anderson: 1 * Miss N. Strauss, G. C. Harrison and wife, Md.; H. S. Wingard, Newberry. LIST OF NSW ADVXBTISBMXNTS True Brotherhood Lodge. Meeting Palmetto Fire Company. State Capital Restaurant, Jacob Levin-Auotion. Programme Templeton Troupe. OFFICIA c. It AT FLK N UM mena Ch ar lesion Chari? table Association, for benefit Free School fond: llArrna CLASS NO. 329 -Morning, Decnnber 4. 77-5-lfM5-53~46-?9 27-40-2-61-51 Witness my hand at Charleston, thia4th day of Btoember, 1871. FENN PECK, Deo 5 8wom Commiosioner. MANUFACTURING ENTEBPBIBB IN CHABLIS TOM -Charleston is fast becoming a manu? facturing as well as a commercial city. The largeat manufactory of doors, sashes, blinda. Ac, in the Southern States is that of Mr. P. P. TOALS, on Horlbeck's Wharf, in that city, salea rooms at No. 20 Hayns street, air. TOALB'8 advertisement appears in another column. Nev 2$ MABRIED. On the 27th nit., by the Rev. P. J. Shand, CHARLES W. ?EBA, of Charleston, and Miss MARY E. TAYLOR, daughter of Alder map Taylor, of this oily.