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c^UMBE??ifcC;1 -:-. ' ' ? - ?- iuy.f'i.-_ Thnafoyttoifrin^^^^ 7'~r' tiavat- Memorial. * t^""; Out readers will Add elsewhere the ' 'Memorial of the M?yor and 'Aldermen' of the City of Columbia to the General Assembly of the State of South Caroli? na, praying tho passage pta Bill author? izing tho i?sue Of City Bonds." In itfl malicious > abfuae of tho purpose anij; spirit, of the motives an?\ aots of the editor of this journal, in ?ita weak points and transparent deceptions, in ita miserable appeals to tho passions and prejudioes of the colored members of the Legislature, wo might let the memo? rial Bpeak for itself, und it would itself utter ita own condemnation. But whilst we smile ai its'aesaultr upon tbis journal, we shall notice it. And, first, we pre? sume we are not mistaken when wo say that the memorial, although signed by the Mayor, pears unmistakable marks of tho pecnliat literature of tho City Attor? ney, James, 3D. Tradowell, Esq. Ho, it is understood,' ia tho pen of tho Council, as he is. also much of its brains. And, as ox-Mayor and a lsj^er of long stand? ing at the bar, no doubt the City Attor? ney is prepared to make a good case foi the Council-if anybody can. As citi? zen, we met the City Attorooyna oitixsen before the public meeting ofA?itizens and tax-payers. He now moves to acothei field, where be expeots to bave the ad vantages of locality and audienoe, and there renews the fight under the auspice! of Mayor Alexander and all bis Council And what's.bis case, or the oase of the Council? What's the great misrepre sentation with whioh we are obarged' What does it amount to? That, in tin abstract we took of .tho . bill, .upon th? use ^fiitj far copying for about ten mi nutes, we:understood that the $800,OW of eight por cont, oity bouda involvi the absorption of the present bondel debt of'the oity. to the nmount of ?325. OOO; whereas: it ia alleged that that dop is proposed to be \ allowed to ?email where it is, and that, therefore,-tho prc posed bill-involves the issuance of ba $475,000. ' Let ns inquire bow this ai foots the points made by ns. The prc sont debt of the city of $825,000, at si and seven , per cent., would involve a annual interest say of ?21,125. The ic . terest on '$475,000, at eight per cent, would involve an aunoal interest c $38,000. Adding these two inter* amounts, and we would haye ?59,121 whioh the city would have to meet evoi year. To this add the $86,000 for on rent city expenses, and wo have $95,12i to meet which wo would have the tare etc., of the city, estimated ;at -S85.0C per annum. Thus it will be seen, that the corre tion does? not help the cause pf tho CQOI eil, and does ?ot materially affeot ox argument. The fact of tho matt or i that we have.stated what is substantial the case, and tho memorial itself vir ti ally'confirms ail,' that .we have said, < the protest of the. tax-pay ors sets fort! Neither in tho public forum, nor iu tl Legislature, nor in the courts, can tl City Attorney make good bis defeoQ But what/after all, Ts the point for tl Legislature to consider? The City Gout oil con tond that they have now two co; tracts on hand, ihVolvihg 8106,600, .vj the market, .818,600, and the City Ha $138,003., .Let ns say that tho matter those contracts is now in legal hand and will soon come up before the couti We have ' every confidence that tho contracts will be adjudged null and vo on account of fraud; will be proven co ceived in iniquity and brought forth sin. Fending this, the Legislature mi well pause before giving the City Cou eil authority to issue bonds with a me gin of even $475,000. The Legislate may well pause before placing nfc the d posai of this Counoil any funds at a as experience hos showed and ci wo foots prove that they are unsafe o ns tot ans of the city's finances. We have very little to say about t Mayor, whose name is signed to' tl memorial, in whioh so maeb pf -vi gar abase is lavished upon us, Ci tain it is that Mayor Alexander, whi he oan do Us no injury, bas done t city much evil.,.: Bat why need any o be surprised? Has he not abandon the friends of bis former and better da; to take his earthly part with strang and renegades and misguided coloi men, who prey upon both colors and races? And is it to be deemed a atrae thing, that he who began his mayora in treacliery should nm ii and dose it infidelity to the people's best int?r?t and to those intereste that it was sworn duty to protect? Maul how d. yon assail us? As to the personal attacks made np ourselves, we can afford io despise tut and to turn to the judgment nf theiinn Mal public We are in a warfare, and m expect to be bitterly assailed. All hope is, that we may not merit any saults that we may have to meet, the name of Godsend of truth, we hi set up oar banner, and we shall stand the people's interests. What we utte untruth and injustice, if any there let it perish, and perish it will. W we utter of truth, right and justice, < will stand, and naught oan pre against it. Here we stand. To all foes of the oity and the State, thi what we proclaim: "di "Ir. the corr opted surrente of this world, Offenoe's gilded hand may shove by justit And oft His seen, the wicked, prize itself Buys ont the law; bat it ia not so above There is no shuffling, there the action lie In his true nature: and we ourselves c poil'd. Even to the teeth and forehead of out- f ai .To give in evidence" *n /mummm u^Ma' WIIWt?-y-.w'-><atM?tt. ? - Over and oyyr sg?tn L^ve in a figurative eense, knocked out what brains J?here is in the brassen hoad-.of -$ho ring ?Ojrgan here. Tbe time waa. when, if a tnon'a brains wero out, he died; But tbe finies are abnormal. It is a?t.-so now;. ?Sometimes, such a person Jites .ana braja... Sometimes, as in the ossa oitho ?'Uhfon, the empty head lives and tbe ffil?a tongue hisses from fan gi ess jaws. Th ?the Union, of yesterday, dirt ie thrown upon tho. pTUtJpguiabqa/ oQunseT here from, abroad And opoft the raautix.^. Al-, ladling to tbe outrages and.tho disgust Lng details brought 9n? iu the case now on trial, thi^BbstaeieBS paper says: "No wonder.tho distinguished counsel loft the court room. . ' . "Yet, these are the men wbo represent the Democratic party of South Carolina! "These are tbe men whom tho PaojNix defends and lauds I." . .? , ' We alindo to this, but to nail it down, though the source might well justify us in treating it with qopjtempt. But wo refer to it, beoanse our mode of warfare embraoes the petty foe as well as the high and strong. It is not true that?; "tho distinguished counsel left the court room" for the reasons whioh the Union assigns, or leaves us to infer it assigns. So much for No. 1. "' ' Further, it is not trae that the men referred to by the Union "are the men whom tho P.uONix defends and lands;" Wo might make the denial stronger, but it is snffioient to say that the assertion is hot true. We oppose alt wrong-doing, whether done in Yo; k or in the State House or in Wall street. But how st?nde the brazen organ of the ring? Does it not uphold, if it does not dare "laud," the corrupt and swindling officials whose names'now stand out in bold relief as dismal lights on the cliffs of shame? , It does, und -when . it tarns to magnify and exaggerate Ku Kluxism, Iit is done but to hide and cover np the monstrous swindles of tho ring. Think of this naper prating about virtue and crying but against outrages! ^What is it but the case of one who puts on tho livery of virtue to serve tbe devil in, and the cloak of "loyalty" to serve the cause of pnblio robbers and swiadlers. Now go. The liegUlatare. Mr. Bowen's move to impeach Scott and Parker is still the subjeot of d?bate in the House. We are told tbat Cham? berlain's turn will oome next. Let tbe Legislature move. Move they mast, or self-stultification and worse self-guilt is the result. Shall MAMMON- win the day, Ol' JUSTICE triumph? Pursue the ring. : :A BLOODLESS CANINO.-We have not n?frequently to visit the store of our neighbor of Queen's Delight and Blood and Liver Pills notoriety-we came near writing it blood and thunder pills-for sundry articles, such as cough kisses and medicated confections for ourselves, rosewater for our friends and wormwood and caustic for the publio enemies. We did so reoently, when, to our surprise, our Columbia Holmbold and Ayer as? saulted us with a cane. Wo did not re? cover until we were sensibly refreshed with the pleasant odors of boqaot co? logne, vaporized through an' atomizer. Folly ourselves again, we took in the Situation, buried dead issues, and'heroby accept the oane-in-token of a kindly purpose. All we have to say is that we hope the Doctor may never have to drink his Queen's Delight or to swallow bis blood and liver pills. Two foul murders have reoently been committed-ono in Richland and the othor in Lexington-one upon a poor Irishman and the other npon an ex-Con? federate soldier. In each case, it is sup? posed that money was tho inducement. Under some circumstances, what a howl would these murders have raised. But inasmuch as it does not appear that : whites committed these outrages, it is bot likely that habeas corpus will be suspended, or. that military rule will bo established. DEATH OF JOSEPH WALKER, ESQ.-We ' regret to learn from the Charleston News of tho death of this esteemed, public? -spirited and valuable citizen. Mr. Walker had for some timo been in ill health. In his death, Charleston has loBt ono of its best citizens, and South Carolina one of her good sons. To nsefui pnblio ser? vices, Joseph Walker added private vir? tues that were conspicuous. Rich and rare developments of fraud have been made in connection with the City Hall swindle. The City Council is asking of the Legislature leave to issue city bonds. Do not agree to it, Messrs. Legislators. Pause before you act. SLANDEROUS.-When Gov. Scott said ia his lato message, that no company of white militia had offered for enrollment, h's knew that he uttered a vile dander and falsehood. No wouder Tim Hurley says that he can't speak tbe troth. This really looks like it. At least ono dozen companies offered for enrollment, and were rejected by the veracious Govern ! or.-Sumter News. REMEMBER.-District Altoruey Corbin, in his dosing spoech on the trial'of R. Hayes Mitchell, said*that Jim Williams was "justifiable and excusable" in mak? ing threats to kill tho whites from "the ? cradle up," and that thc only wonder was, that all the whites were not "assas? sinated" and their "houses burned I" ! Charleston News. Ftna.-Wo learn that on the 9th lost., Andrew Oottingham, of Little Rock, lost by fire bis kitchen, smoko-houso and I barn. When the fire was discovered the I kitohen and smoke honse were on fire. By great exertion hie dwelling was saved. j It waa evidently tho work of an incendi I aW. -?Marion Crescent. THE TJnTtiU) STATES OI?G??T* C??BT Tut?; -nv ti TIT.TIT GASSS.--T/CE?EAY, Deoembor li).-Tho court convened a? ll A. M., Hon. Hugh L. Bond and Hon. George S. Bryah presiding. ( i Mr, Corbin announced that be. wai ready to proceed with the triul of th? other defendants, Joined with Hebert Hayes Mitchell i? the indictment, or with another case, .ii tbe defence were not prepared iu that. Mr. Stanbery stated that Mejor Hart, tbe looal.counsel in the oase, was not present, but would be in on tho 2 o'clock train from Yorkvillo. 5 The case ot tbs United States vs. Thomas B. Whitosidos and otbora, was then taken up. j : ; j 4 Mr. Corbin stated "that ho preferred to join the defendents in the trial, if they would consent not to sever in their challenges.. ' Mr. ?. D. Melton, cooneel for John VV. Mitchell, .the only one of the defend? ants, except T. B. Wbitesides, that had been arrested, expressed his willingness to juin bis client with Dr. Wbitesides in tho defence, and tbe trial proceeded. Mr. W. B. Wilson appeared as coun? sel for Dr. Wbitesides. The defendants were arraigned and plead not guilty. The jury was then empaneled as follows Whites-David Leahy, foreman, Alfret: Haggerty, John D. Dunn; oolored-Jos T. Holloway, January Simpson, Josepl Smith, Wm. F. Dover, Wm. Smith, Cy rus Alston, Henry Fordham, John Free man, John W. Gordon. The olerk read tbe indictment to th? jory. The first ooo nt charges a genera conspiracy to hinder and prevent diver male citizeus of Afrioan descent fron tbe free exorcise of the right of votinj at an election to be held on the thin Wednesday of October, 1872. Tbe se Cond charges a spooial conspiracy agu i ns Charles Leach, to injuro and oppreB him, because he had voted in 1870. Th third charges conspiracy against Charle Leach, to binder and prevent bim f roi the free exercise of the right to vote i 1872. The fourth charges conspirae against Charlea Leach, to injure and oj press bim, because of bis having vote for A. S. Wulbjro. in October, 1870. Mr. Corbin addressed tbe jury in short preliminary speech au follows: It seems to me, geutlemen, almost ni necessary to ? make any remarks iu tb opeuing of this case. But perhaps may be as well to direct your attentic to the points which the prosecution shs attempt to establish under this indio ment.. . i First, wo shall show you a goner conspiracy, aimed against a certain cia of our citizens, to prevent their free e ercise of the right to vote; that the purpose was, by intimidation, t h rea and actual violence, to force colon voters from their political ullegianc and that they were armed, disguise ?fcc, and intended to control tbe eh tiona. We shall show you that the .defendents were members, and tin pursuant to the designs of the const, racy, they went upon several raids, ai aguiust Chas. Leach; that they whipp and boat bim severely, booause ho was Radical, aud to prevent bis voting in t future, and because ho bad exeraiu that right in the past Wo will further show that they whi ped and beat a number of other color men, and, more than that, whipp? maltreated and ravished women in t most brutal manner. The prosecution thou entered up the examination of their witness Osman Gunthnrpo was first put up the stage. He Raid: I was initiated ii the Ku Klux Klan in August, 1868, Dr. Edward Avery, at Ebenezer, m Book Hill, in York County. He ti me the object was protection for o I selves and families. After I joined found their purposes political, iu 1 interest of the Democratic party, ant withdrew in November, 1868. Mr. Corbin read a paper, purport: to be the constitution und by-laws of order of the Ku Klux Klan, and tbo \ ness said that it embodied tho samo o' g?tions that he had subscribed, and t the understanding was to crowd IV oals from tho polls. Cross-examined-I was not at polls at Hock Hill on tho day of eleoti There was no interference at the Boya box, where I voted. I beard from 1 Cathcart, a brother member, that intention was to crowd tho polls, know of no such object having been clared at any meeting. It was um stood that no force was to be used, joined for protection against tho oolc people-net that I myself feared tb but there were rumors of threats them; and I thought it might be as ' to be prepared. Testimony of Lawson B. Davis, wi I joined an organization about tbe t die of January, 1871, known as tho visible Empire of tho South. We Smith, F. J. Parks, und my brot Marshall Davis, initiated mo at my bo at night. I don't recollect much al tho obligation, except that the pen for divulging was death. Tbe ol then waa mutual protection against prehended danger from the oolored i tia. Mr. Corbin here read the samo p that ho read to Gunthurpe. Witness-I think that is thu sume i galion that I took, except that w you road, "We oppose und reject principles of the Radical party." bad it, "We oppose and reject tbe teen th, fourteenth and fifteenth am ments to Ibo'Constitution." The ? of the order were these: If you n man, and desired to ascertain if be a Ku KInx, you paused the tinge: your right band slowly over your i ear, through the hair. This was re] to by a similar movoment of the band over tbe left ear. Tho next was to to placo tho rieht thumb o the right lapped of t..o coat, and the fingers make three gentle and stroke? on the breast. This, s!?o, replied to with the left band. The was to place the right baud in tbe pants' pocket, leaving the thumb which was replied to with tho left, next waa to place the heel of the foot in tbo hollow of the left, wbiol replied to with the left. If you m night, one would spoil the word, I-i without prononnoing it; the reply N-o t-h-i-n-g, uttered in the same w have recognized a purty of Ka once by the pass-word, io Spartet County, near Limestone Springs, i 10 o'clock at night.. I challenged t giving the poss-word, I-s-a-y; the plied and rode on. There were tw two or twenty-four of them, all ii guise. I attended one mooting c Ka Klux, near my bouse, in an old at night. I met there F. J. Parke fersou Garner, Charley Byers, J< Smith and others. Charley Byer made chief, I secretary, a younger tber of mine monarch, and Wm. grand turk. Tbo way the klan opt was trile WB?iaeV?r ?barge? wer? pre- t furred against any ODO before the klan, be was: visited, warned and ins tr noted io quit Radicalism. If be still persisted in his offensive oonduot, be waa then or? dered to leave (he oona try, and if he didn't go, he waa to ba killed. The operations -ere to be directed against Radicals. Wesley Smith told me that he, Wm, Smith, Wm. White and Lean? der Spencer killad Charley Good. I knew Qood; he was a Republican, and a blacksmith by.trade. Ho told me, be? fore be was killed, that he had been | visited by the Kn i Klux, severely whipped, and' ordered' to' chango his polities, and said that he vr?nld not chango his polities. I told bini not to be talking that way in publie, or harm might come of it. I knew nothing of the killing, exoept that I was ordered to come and assist in throwing the body in the river. I went out to Mr .-Howell's 1 and waited there until after th? hour ap? pointed for the meeting, BB I did not de? sire to see the body;-then I rode on to? ward tho place of rendezvous and met I several of the men coming back. They were Thomas Li. Berry, Pinokney Oald I well, Wesley Smith and Wm. Smith. They told me they had sunk the body in the river; Broad River. They said they wrapped it up in bagging, tied trace chains aud plow-shares to it and threw it in. Then, being still fearful that it might rise, Pi nek. Caldwell had jumped in upon and driven stakes through the body, into tho bottom of tho river. Wesley Smith told me about the killing. Charley Qood was on his way home from doing somo blacksmith's work ic tho neighborhood. When in about e quarter of tv mile of Wesley Smith's, they-Wesley Smith, Wm. Smith, Wm. White and Leander Spenoer-carno upoi him. Wesley Smith attempted to shoo* him but hie musket snapped, and b< handed it to White, who took it and abo Qood. Qood foll bnt was not killed, nm Wesley said that Wm. Smith finishei him with the butt of his gun. The ob jeot of throwing the body into tho rive wa3 to implicate ns all in the murder, have never heard of the body beini found. Charley Byers told me, also that he had whipped Jerry Adam's; thu thoy surrounded the houso and Jerry ut tempted to escape, but, seeiug thom al around, turned tc go hack in the dooi and he, Charley Byers, fired over hi head to scare him; then they took hit out and whipped him. I never heard c any other transactions of the klan, was never on a raid. I met a party in tiating a Methodist preacher, iu Kort Carolina; it wns in tho Southern purt t Hoke County. The prcRcber's nam was James Carpenter. I was ridiu along tho road at night, when I came n on tho party. They were off the road i the woods. I wus halted, the pass-wot was given and replied to and I was ii vited up. The oath they administere to tho preacher was tho samo I he tukeu. 1 knew two of the party; Ski and Dirk Price. Thin was about the 1 of February, 1871;' Cross-examined-The rumor of dal ger when I joined the klan was that tl militia, armed by Qov. Scott, would a tack tho white people. Tho negro mil tia were said to be armed with Uuiti States army guns. The nearest inoonr ary fire to me was at Mr. Crosby's. M Crosby had his gin-hoaso burnt. The were current reports of incendiary fir about in the Oonnty. I have nev known Mr. Whitesides as a Kn Klux. Mr. 0>rbin-Did you know of ai acts of violence on tho part of the mi tia? Witness-No; andi never feared thei nor any of thu colored people aroui me. There were current reports of rai by Ku Klux aoross tho river in Uni before I joined. I can't state the re tive time of tho incendiary fires and t Ku Klux raids. Kirkland Qnnu was the next witne He repeated the testimony ho had giv I in the trial of Robert Hayes Mitcht stating, in nhort, that ho was initiated January, 1871, by Wesley Smith, a that the purpose of the organization v to put down the Radical party und nef suffrage, to bo curried out by killing 1 white Radicals and whipping the blac He Btated that he belonged to John Mitchell's (the defendant) klan, und n him oat the night of the Bill Kell ra on Barksly Hill, near Bnllaoe Cn bridge. John Wallace was ono of 1 night hawks of the klan, and had ordei him to meet on Barksly Hill. Hesta that thoro were present Harris Wil Edward Leach. Herod Neil, Charles Foster, Thomas McKeowu and oth( that they did not go on to kill Bill K as they intended, uecuuae Hugh Kel! brother, was present, and was not member of the klan, und they feared was there as a detective. Ho also t the same story about the Jeanie G< raid by Charley Byers' klan; also t tbnt he had recognized Samuel Brown as a member by giving tho sig and hearing him tell Wesley Smith t ho (Brown) could kill and whip m d-n niggers with his klan than all rest in York. Cross-examined-? know nothing Dr. Thomas B. Whitesides (the defc ant) being a member. I once gave 1 the signs, and he didn't return them, heard him once speukiug o? the Klux; Hayiug that it WUH n most dane ble institution. I never entertoiued hard feelings toward Mr. Mitchell, did I ever tell him so. Tho next witness was Charles Foster, who Huid: I know John Mitchel I and Thomas B. Whitesides v have kuown them nil my lifo. I joi the Ku Klux Klan iu Deoembor, 1871 Mt. Vernon Church. Herod Neil James Arrow wood initiated me. first part of tho oath I took was to toot women and children aud to down Radicalism. The intention wu kill and whip prominent Radicals. Mr. Corbin here read extracts fro constitution and by-luws, aud wit Buid he thought it the sume UH had i repeated to him when he WHS i ni tis Witness then wont on: The si whistle used was of some kind metal, und made n loud, shrill ni and was used on raids to veut tho necessity of giving c mauds by word of mouth. 1 spoke in whispers, or changed natural tone of the voice, so us to guise it. Some talked Irish; ot Dutch, as suited their fancy. I wa two raids. Tho first was on the uigl tho Util of .January inst. 1 wont John W. Mitchell, Milton Watson, 1 Qood, Dr. Thoa. B. Whitesides, Cht Byers, John Davis and others. Pi ney Webber hud brought over a pai Parker's Klan, from Uniou, and lea< party. We went first to Preasly Hoi house. Ho lived ou Roland Thurn; place. They jerked him out of bod, I saw Pinckuey Webber havo hie the arms, bringing him out tho i They carried him off up the road, whipped him severely. I think mode him give tho League signa. They [< told him that tho whito men had always 11 ?aled this oouutry, and would rule it yet; and that ho most leave politics alone. The osase of complaint against him was that he had boen heard to swear that he intended to have a burial place among the white people in Salem Ohurob grave-yard. We next went to Waddy Thomson's place-Beauty 8pot-broke down tbe door ot Terry Thomson, a co? lored mao, and dragged bim out and whipped him badly. Some four or five whipped him at one timo-the rest stood in a circle around, to prevent his escape. They talked to him aboat some threats be had made, to kick an old white man ia the neighborhood. They then went on to Mr. Moore's, and took ont Charley Oood, and beat bim with sticks, and told him to let politics alone. This was about 1 o'clock at night. Charles Good is the same negro who was afterwards killed. They went on theo to Madison Smarr's, dragged Charles Leach from his house, whipped bim badly, and told him to leave politics alone. They gave him about fifty lashes. They thou wont on and whipped Amos Howell. Didn't whip him very muoh, and I didn't bear the conversation that occurred. We then dispersed. Dr. Whitesides, Milton Watson aud myself rodo borne together. He stopped with Milton Watson that night; his family was there. We were out nearly all night; started aboat 9 o'clock, und returned about 4 o'clook. I thiuk I heard Mitchell's voice, but ho was disguised. He was chief of a klan. I saw him installed at a meet? ing in an old field near Mrs.-brick house; I saw him, too, at the meeting on Barkley Hill, the night of the proposed raid on Bill Kell. 1 was the mau that told Hugh Kell to go, then, and try to save his brother, Bill Kell. There were threats, afterwards, against Hugh Kell and myself. Charles Leuuh, white, told me to tell Hugh Kell that it wouldn't be good for him if ho didu't join utter hav? ing been at the meeting at Barkley Hill, and hu went oil* und joined Sumuel G. Brown's klau. Tho second raid I wui on, wo met uoar Dr. Whitesides' house Julius Howe, Chess. McKinney, Jeff Smith, aud others, were there. Wt passed Dr. Whitesides' house aud sav bim and his wife staudiug in the piazza Wo went first to Mrs. Moore's, called on a colored man, took his gun and brok? il; then ou to Chunsey Chambers', go au Enfield rifle from an ph', colored mai there und broke it, too; then went ou ti Adolphus Moore's, kicked down a duo and pulled out a odored mau. The; whipped him very badly on his ban back, but I didu't seo any blood. Th charge against him was that he had in formed on Joe aud George Loaoh. The; made him promise never to swear again? a white mau again, mid never to vote th Radical ticket. They wont ou, tbeu, t Ed. Byora' pince; and there we came ti; with six or seven of the Rattle-suak Klan-Will Johnson was in command We went on, then, and whipped a colore mau, named Moore. They told him t bu careful not to make uuy morethreati We went on, thou, and whipped Ales Leach und Henry Mcrae. They atnie Alex. Lench about 1U0 lushes on his bat back. He was utterwards killed. The told him he must change his politic! Wo weut ou, thou, to Wilson Wilson') they kuocked down his door au drugged him out. They whipped him little und tried to inuke him givo tb Leugue sigus, but I don't thiuk he die We started off, then, but the Ratth snakes weut buck und beut him bad h Mr. Kell told me afterwards that Wi Johnson liked to have killed him. W then wont on to Billy Wilson's, u whit Radical. His wife was io contiuemen and I begged them not to go in, bi they pushed on to his room. They sin his dog ut tho door and wore in the a< of rushing in, when Harvey Hamme wright, u step-sou of Wilson, came oi uud begged them, for God's sake, not I break in the room where his mother wi lying sick. Billy Wilson then came oi on tho steps and they talked to hie They told him he was a d-n big, fii Specimen of a Radical; that he waa f enough fur soap-grease, and that if at more burnings occurred within ten mil around*they would hold him responsib and kill him. We then dispersed-tl Rattle-snakes, under Will Johnson, goii their way, and we, Mitchell's kia called the Tigers, rode on to Bulla Creek, whero we took off our disguise Joe Mitchell, John W. Mitchell's so took the disguises. I never saw L Whitesides on but one raid. He to me afterwards that he wus disgusted wi uud disfavored Ku Kluxiug, bec tuso was running all his hands off. I had talk with him iu Yorkville jail. He sc me word that he would give me 825 get him off, and he hallooed to me a; was going out of jail, to go and fix t thing for him. Cross-examined by Mr. Wilson-II you not say in Yorkville jail, in presen of Johu Miller, Robert Riggius. Hay Mitchell, Johu Mitchell und W. Whitesides, that you had made a m take in naming Dr. Whitesides arno those in that raul, aud that you won go to Col. Merrill and correct it? Witness -I did not. Cross examined by Mr. Melton, coi: sel for John W. Mitchell-The raid Charles Leach was ou the night of t 9th of January. I don't recollect hearing John .Uitohell talk that night. Henry Latham-I lived on Mr. W Shearer's plantation. The Ku Kl came to my house one night last wiut before coru-plauting time. I heard th at Mr, Ramsay's, boforo they came i and I tried to dodge. I went out a hid under a hickory tree. I stayed tli? a good loug while, until I thought tl had goue; theo I broke up soino roll wood und came on back to my ho? but they must have been watching from somi!where, for, just aa I ku down to blow up the fire, they ran and grabbed mu from behind, n drugged mo out. Dey wus dem o h eu boys uud Bob Higgins, 'cause I kuov his horse. Dey saul, who ure you? said, Henry Latham, boss. I was ober in a trimble, und put ou all scared dat I knowod bow. Dem fi Shearer boys had told me Weil nest dat dey was gwiue to make good Dime erat out o' me, aud 1 jis thought < was como for to make good Diminue out me den. Dey grabbed me, i pulled mo out, aud kicked me, aud cul me, and said, G-d d-u you, we'll your throat! Dey dragged moon toa de big road; dey was kiokiug mo ebb step; dey kick my bone all up in de ba I bud de ru matiz, loo. Wen I oum do fence, aud lit up my foot to git oi I hurt, so I hollow, Obey I Dey e wats du matter wid you now? I say, dem rinnati/, boss. Dey kick me f dun dey t ak and beat mo wid long po dey bit mo Homo six or seven lioks spit Dey was sehen in all. Dey axed me ebber gwine vote Radical tioket agait say, no, boss. Dey den mek me gib ie league sign. Wen der let me up, dey ?id, ran; and I ron all leonid. Jerry Ulowney-I have boon living in XorkviUe since- March; before that X lived abou% four miles ont, on Jndge Beatty's place. Tho Ku Klux oame to my bous* on tba 26th of January, about 1 o'clock at night. I was sleep sound. Presently I hear a monstrous fuss; dey bin all bab stick; dey beat in my house all at once-barn I bsmt bam-i-da, bam-i dal baml barn. I say, good God, old 'oman, wat in de name o' God is dat? She say, I dun no. Directly dey all commence Bing one song;, der? wasn't much words in wot dey sing; dey des all sung, "Hey, mani yon home to-night? Hey, mani yon home to-night? Hey, mani yon.home to-night?" I jumped and got under de bed. Say I, old 'oman, data dem Ku Klux, shore miff; God nab massy, dey done cum at last. Dey jerk off plank. The moon shine bright tbrongh de oraok. One say, "You der'a da dam old rascal-shoot bimi shoot bimi" I run open de door, and here oom o de old debbie heself, wich he long horn on. Dey ax me for my gnu; I git it and dey take it. Dey- baas -sae wid band-spike. Dey knock me ober and ober. I beg, I pray-ob I m ar s ter, please I Dey beat me till I most dead; and dere WOB one dam nigger in de crowd, too. T l wish he bud he head out off, dam rascal. After dey git trew, he oom up and say, | "No?, olo mau, behaue yerself, and dei Ku Klux won't trouble you any more." Den dey all go off in a line, hoppin, to Unole Isom house, ond a eayin, "Whoo! whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo; and my ole 'oman cum and pull me iu de bouse. I bear 'em at Uncle Isom bouse after dat. Dey shoot off ail my and Uncle Isom boys' cartridges. Harriet Simmons, colored-1 am the wife of Sam Simmons. He is a Radical, and voted at the last election. The Ku Klux came to my boase three times. ! Tbe first time my old man was at home, they hallooed, and he went out. Two of them carno in and searched, but didn't find what they was looking for. They took my old man off aud bit him five licks, and told bim they wanted him to "j in o dat Dimoorat ticket." The se eond time they oame, tbe orowd was big? ger. I told tbem my old man was uot ut home. They searohed about the house o long time. They spit in my face, and throw mud in my eyes; and wben I was blind, they stole all my pies and two ninnes of moat that I had. Then they'took me out in tbe big road, and Chess. MoOollum, Tom McCollum and big Jim Harper "ragished" me, and talked all sorts of nasty talk. After that, I lay out in the woods-my old mau aud me aud the children. We lay out iu all the lightning, and thunder, and cold, away lop on tbe creek. One morning, wher/I came to unlock my door, I found my house all ashes. Shoolbred Coben was the next witness, who said: I live in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Two years ago.I lived in York County. I joined the Ku Klux j in 1869, iu North Carolina, about De? cember. Frank Ellis initiated me; there were twelve or fifteen in tbe klau. Tho I understanding wan, that we were to ad- j vance the interests of the conservativo and put down the Radical party. I bavo been on some raids. The first was on the 2d of December, a year ago, against Tom. Round tree, a colored Radi? cal. He was killed. Ned Turner came over aud gave me notice to moet on a Thursday night, at Morse's Creek, iu York. 1 met there Robert Morse, Reu? ben Goforth, Asbury Mutlinax, Wallace Wiley and others ; a good crowd gathered ; Gabriel Humphreys and George Turner carno op; this waa about 10 o'clock at night; we met in the woods off the road. George Turner took command and led us on to a quarter of a mile of Round tree's house. We then dismounted, left four or five to guard the horses, and pushed on to the house. AB we jumped the fence, around the house, I throw off some rails, BO that Ronndtree might hear and escape; but be didn't. They commenced firing into tbe house; fired some 75 shots, till Turner ordered tbem to stop. They surrounded the bouse. Jasper Spencer and others lifted a big rook, and threw it against tbe door and broke it. They went in and couldn't find Roundtree. Somebody hallooed out, "He is in the loft I" They com? menced firing there. Ross Saper ran in to the door, and as he stopped, Ronndtree shot him in the bead and wrist, and jamped out the window to run, and they commenced firing on bim. I ran round the house and saw bim fall; but he wusu't dead yet. Some of tho party thea went up and asked bim for his militia guns, and held bim down. Wbilo this was going oo, Henry Saper went up and looked at bis brother, Elijah Ross Saper, who had been shot, ?nd when he saw bia blood trickling down, he turned, drew a long knife, and walked up deliberately to Ronudtree and cut bis throat, from ear to ear. They theu wont in the bouse, found three guns and a pistol. About this time, we heard shooting down in the field. Some one was hallooing: Rally, boyal rally I Hore are the Ku Klux! George Turner hallooed back: Yes, here we are; and ready for yon, tool Bat directly, the men at tho horses sent word to be off quick; and wu hastened | on, mounted aud rode off. I was ou au- ? other raid, wheo John Wright was whipped. I went with the MoSwain boys. We went to Mr. Morse's place first, but didn't find our man there. Tbeu we rode on to Jane Babeely's, a white woman. We surrounded the bouse, and then broke in. Didn't aee any one at first, but raised the floor, and there we found John and Jake Wright and John Morse. Joe Harden ordered twenty-five good switches ont, and we commenced whipping. John Morse and Jake Wright ran off, and Joe Harden then tied John Wright to a tree, knocked him down, and beat him painiaiiy. They then took Jane Baheely, and poured tar and lime on her, aud ordered uer to leave the Connty in three days. The court suspended here until ll o'clock, to-morrow. BURNING OF RyTTENDBHQ'S MILLS. On Tuesday last, 12th lust., the steam saw and grist mills, with cotton gin at? tached, belonging to Mr. J. Rettenberg, and located about twelve miles below Sumter, were entirely destroyed by fire, including a large quantity of lumber in the yard at the time. The fire origina? ted in thc cotton gin, which was running, and is supposed to bave been communi? cated by sparks from tho engine. No insurance.-Sumter News. An ex ch an go says "Mexico is again upset." If it were really "upset," and the people generally toppled into the Pacific, it would be better for the coun? try. The total cost of the pestofHoedepatt* meat for tbe last fiscal year was about $25,000,000. ?iooal Item?? C?xx L?ATT?E?".--Tue p??o? o? single copias of the P?ICSNIX is ?ve cents. The Pnoasrx office ia supplied With til necessary material fox aa handsome card?, billheads,posters.pamphlets, handbills, oiroulara,' and other printing that maybe desired, ss any office in the South. Give us a call and test oar work. A complete outfit, with the exoeption of a press, for a country paper is offered for sale at a very low rate. Particulars can be obtained at PHOENIX office. "Christmas is coming." Look at the splendid exhibit-the world's fair of oar ! advertising columns, and at the abonnd ing supplies of all descriptions, provided u by our enterprising store-keepers, to meet the demands of theil? customers, in town and country, wholesale and retail, required for "- merry Christmas." . Work is being pushod forward on the Government Court House and Post Office, corner of Richardson and Laurel ^ streets. Yesterday, several monster derricks were brought ap, apd will soon be pat in po&itici. Mr. McKenzie's confectionery and toy emporium has been universally conceded to be Santa Claas" headquarters. Tbe old gentleman holds court there, and ia busily engaged in mulling his selections for the little folks. The collection of articles is v>i'icd and ?ma?ense-embrac? ing everything from u three-inch .baby to a hobby horse almost as large as life. Headquarters is well worth a visit. Mr. Pollock has introduced something new-ginger ale. It is far ahead of soda water, and goes beyond ginger pop. It is a capital beverage, whether taken plain or mixed. Persons desirous of investing in the land and immigration scheme of Messrs. Batter, Chadwick & Gary, shonld step up promptly and procure tickets from Mr. D. Gambrill, tbe authorized agent. No tickets sold after the first of Janu? ary, and all remaining in bauds of agents at i hal dale are to be roturoed. Tho "Pilgrim," notwithstanding the cold sn H j), drew a fair audience last night. The paiutiugs ure excellent, and tho dream of the great John Bunyan ia vi? vidly illustrated. The "Pilgrim" will resume his peregrinations thia evening, in Irwin's Hall. Ou Tuesday, as the duwn passenger train on tbe Greenville and Colombia Railroad was approaching Frog Level, a pile of cross-tieH was discovered laid across the truck. Fortunately, the train was running slowly, and the engineer saw it iu time to prevent any damage. A freight train over the same road ran off the track yesterday, aud delayed the down passenger train several hours. DAN BICE'S PARIS PAVILION.-This ve? teran joker made his first appearance before a Columbia audience, during tbe present week. His jokes were original, and many of them pointed. As for his tronpe, we confidently assert that they cannot bu excelled. The band is a marked feature-something far ahead of circus bunds generally. Wo commend Mr. Rice aud his circus to our people. MATXI ARRANGEMENTS. -The Northern mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; closes 7.15 A. M. Charleston day muil opens 4.00 P. M.; chines 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; closes 6.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P. M. ; closes 6.00 ?. M. Western mail opens 9.00 A. M. ; doses 1.30 P. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. TAMPERING: WITH A WITNESS.-Moses Edwards, (colored,) ono of the witnesses for thu defuudunt, Johu W. Mitchell, now on trial in tho United States Court, declines to testify, because he Rays he has been warned by Kirkland Gunn, Charles W. Foster, aud three other men, that he didn't kuow that if he dared to testify in favor of John W. Mitchell, he should suffer for it. Gunn ia the Aker man witness, that got the $200 for his services, and Foster is oue of the con? fessing Ku Klnx. MURDEH IN LEXINOTON.-Mr. Monroe H. 11 ur m an, who had charge of tho County poor house, was murdered, while on his way homo from the village, on Tuesday night. The body was found ou the edge of Fourteen Mile Creek, a short- distance from his residence. Money was evidently the obj eat, as the pockr-U of the unfortunate mau were turned inside out. Mr. Harman wus a quiet, inoffensive man; he cerved faith? fully in the Confederate army, was badly wounded, taken prisoner and reported dead, but finally recovered, with tho loss of no eye. He leaves a wife and 4wo children. Thu murder occurred between 9 and 10 o'clock. It is supposed that Simon Black, colored, and aged eighteen, is the murderer. He had come to Co? lumbia from Lexington on tho ll o'clock train night beforo last, aud had riddou ander the cars ou the Iruuka. Ho was arrested in this city and carried back to Lexington. Circumstantial evidence goes towards implicating him in the murder of Mr. Harmau, and other colored men are suspected. LIST or NEW ADVERTISEMENTS R. R. Homphill-Summonses. R. C. Shiver & Co.-Christmas GiftB. W. B. Gnlick-Notice. W. B. Galick-Stockholders' Meeting. S. A. Pe*?oe, Jr,-Columbia Csu?!.' J. D. Bateman-Fish. A. W. Wehrhan-Notice. Apply at this office-Wanted. M AN UK ACT Uli I Nil EMTKBPBI8K IN CHABLXH TON - Charleston is fast becoming a manu? facturing as well as a oommercisl oily. Th? 1 argost tn*naf*otory ?f doors, sashes, blinds. Ao., iu tho Southern State? ia that of Mr. P. P. TOALS, OU Horlbeck's Wharf, in that city, sales rooms at No. 20 Hayne street. Mr. TOALK'S advertisement appears in another oolutnn. Nov 2t