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? .1 .UAT<? '.. li. fi ??_?-^.V? , ? NOON DESPATCHES, BOHEIIOK'S parr AT* SPECULATIONS-SPA? NISH MIN IN TUT TKO?BLE8 - RELIGIOUS ., EQUALITY IN ?WAN OE-COMMUNIST TRI*. AX?-FATAL MABIHE DI8ABTKH, AO , AC, ? LONDON, Deoember 20 -Victoria bad received tho congratulations of tbe Fronoh Republic upon the Prince of . Wales' recovery. English j o omuls ex? !.. prwsa regret at SoUonuk'e complication with private speculations, MADRID, Deoember 20.-A comber of Madohampo Miuistry have resigned. . f The formation of a new Ministry has beeo entrusted to Sagosta. Sagosta offered four portfolios to the Zorilla fac? tion, all of whom ref need. ' </ \ PARIS, Deoember 20.-Thiers assured ? deputation o! French Protestants that religious equality will be maintained. Communist trials are progressing ra? pidly. The number tried is 14,878, of / whom twenty-two have beeu oonvioted. . > LONDON, Deoember 21.-Wales gradu? ally gains strength.. Dr. Gull will be made a baronet; Dr. Lowe will be knighted. , NIGHT DESPATCHES. LONDON, Deoember 21.-The steamer Delaware, which sailed this week (rom : Liverpool for Calcutta, was totally lost, yesterday, off. Scilly Island. All on board are supposed to have perished. PARIS, Deoember 21.-A new Spanish Cabinet has been formed, with Sagosta as President and Dr. Blas as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Government will now move for a dissolution of Cortes. american lulcUluenco. NOON DESPATCHES. HERNAN NOT A VOUOHKH THIEF-NEQltO KU KLUX IN ARKANSAS-PROGRESS OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION-TERRIBLE EARTH? QUAKES-FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENTS - CONGRESSIONAL, AC, AO. POUGHKEEPSIE, Deoember 20.-There is heavy ice, and it is extremely cold. . KEW YORK, Deoember 20.-No arrests to-day. The sheriffs hold no warrants. The grand jury reported no indictment to-day. Twelve new oasss small-pox to-day. R. C. Underbill, a lawyer, of Brook? lyn, is dead. District Attorney Garvin feels j us ti? tled iu Baying that Heenan's name hos not been mentioned before the grand jafj.ia confection with voucher thefts. John W. Sanders, Jasper Dugan and Curtis Garrett, confined at Ohioot City, Arkansas, for tho murder of a negro lawyer, were taken out by a negro mob and shot dead. The negroes took pos? session of the town, which they now hold. A number of citizens have fled for safety. CINCINNATI, December 21.-The Presi? dent's father, the Covington (Ey.) post? master, is paralyzed. He fell in the post offioe, and was insensible for an hour, but has revived. NEW YORK, Deoember 21.-August Belmont, in a card, denounces the Times as fabio and calumnious in several arti? cles, associating him with corrupt men. . Jacob Nevan, a negro, hes been com? mitted, at Trenton, for attempting to burn the City Hall, Dsniel ? 'row succeeds Tweed as Direc? tor on the Erie Road. A oar bearing Alexis waa thrown from the track oi the Grand Trunk Road None were seriously hort. The Little Miami train collided with a wagon containing ten women, and killed -a boy and hurt Mrs. Walker, of Ten nessee. A Herald speoial, dated Matamores, the 20tb, says American intervention is confidently expected. The Texas repre? sentatives are requested to favor inter? vention. Oanalvo is threatening Mier. I Oortena's allegiance to Juarez is doubt? ful. Martinez is moving on San Louis and Navarjo on Bocateros. Valdez, who recently pronounced at St. Carlos, is marching towards Monterey. The ar? rival of a steamer, with funds, from Tampico, is expected. Unless foods ar? rive, a pronunoiamento here is probable. RICHMOND, Deoember 21.-The Senate passed the Honse resolution staying the fabling of the State debt. It goes to the Governor. The police raided seven faro banks, to-day-the first interference since the war-and made a olean sweep. NIGHT DESPATCHES. WASHINGTON, December 21.-The re port to the Senate about Cuban matters . shows instructions to the naval officers to protect American citizens, and throw no obstacle in the way of escaping Cubans, who, upon reaching American bottoms, are to be protected. Anthony was elected President of the Senate pro tem. Sumner introdooed his one term amendment. It don't effect the next term. Information was asked regarding Bumana Bay, from the Com? mittee on Retrenchment, with power to scud for persons and papers. A r?solu lion admitting Goldthwaite, from Ala? bama, went over with the morning hour; Sherman objeoting that Goldthwaite had been elected by the members of the Le? gislature, some of whom were seated by fraud and violence, and others are dis? qualified. The amnesty bill was re? sumed. Morton's amendment invali? dating the eleotion of Senators and Rep? resentatives now claiming seats was adopted. Upon Sumner's motion to in? clude his supplemental civil rights bill, objection was made that Sumner's bill not only required a majority, but also the signature of the President; whereas the amnesty bill required two-thirds, but not the signature of the President. Sumner's amendment was rejected. Without notion on the bill, the Senate adjourned. A large number of amend? ments were proposed and lost; Morton's being the only one adopted. lu the Honse, there was a general de? bate. Adjourned to the 8th of January. Probabilities-The barometer wiii pro? bably continue to rise to-night in New jcjogiauu, with faning iuiupuraiure. Full? ing barometer will prevail on Friday very generally East of the Mississippi, with cloud and snow West of the Apalachiau range. Easterly winds will increase on the South Atlantio const, with threaten? ing weather and rain. South-east winds, with rain on the Gulf coast. The lowest burometer will move North-eastward over Iowa and Missouri. Cloudy weather will extend over the Middle and Eastern States, with South-westerly winds, by Friday afternoon. The area of lowest temp?rature will pass North-east into New Brunswlok. Dangerous winds are not anticipated for the Atlantic coast to-night. MEMPHIS, December 21.-A person who last escaped from Lake Village, beard the screams of women and ohildrer, whom he saw rushing down the levee. The Sheriff of the County hoB applied for Federal troops, fearing the colored militia will fraternize with the insur? gents. Every white able to obtain con? veyance has left the County. Tho Go vernor of Arkansas baa teni hie adjutant united ia a petition for-regular troop?. OiiABisrrew, Deo? taber 21.-Arrived oxjhoouera Lu Vs, W. Silmons, Boston; Ii. 8. Knight, Sandy Hook; Bowdoin, Baltimore. Sailed-steamers Georgia, New York; Virginia. Philadelphia. RICHMOND, VA., December 21.-Mar? tin Alley, who killed Robert Petteway, two months since, was convicted, to-day, of murder in the second degree, and was sentenced to eighteen years ia the penitentiary. HAVANA, December 21.--Dr. Howard, who has been awaiting trial at Oienf ne? goa,1 for aiding the r?bela, has been sen? tenced to eight yean in the penitentiary. PrrrsBURO, PA., Da QC. m ber 21.-An Eastern bound train ran off near West Newton, Pa. Cause, a broken rall. Fifteen persons were hurt-two fatally. The express oar is in the tiver. Naw YORK, December 21.'-Sonth American letters report forty shooks ol earthquake in nine hours at the town ol Oran. The streets were opened, and i every ho nae tumbled into ruins. A vol i cano bnrst forth in the province of In fsry. Further subtei ranean commotions along the line of Ihe Andes are appre? hended. .'. PHILADELPHIA,, Deco taber 21.-The people croea the Delaware River on ict opposite the city. Financial anti Commercial. COLUMBIA, S. G., December 21.-Salei of cotton to-day 200 bales-middling 18%o. LONDON, December 21- Noon.-Goa sols 92.9B*. Bonds 92%. . FRANKFORT, December 21.-Bondi 96%. LIVERPOOL, December 21-3 P. M. Oottoa opened steady and is now firm uplands 9%@10; Orlesns 10%; sale 15.000 bales; speculation and ezpor 5,000. LONDON, December 21-Evening. Bullion increased ?280,000. LIVERPOOL. December 21-Evening. Cotton closed firm-uplands 9%@10 Orleans 10%. NEW YORE, December 21-Noon. Flour, corn and wheat dall. Pork hoav -mess 13.50@13.G2. Lard doll, at 9> ?9%. Cotton steady-upland? 20% Orleans 20%; sales to-day, 7,003 balee last eveniug, 2,475. Freights dull Stocka very strong and steady. Gob steady, st 8%@8%. Uov?rnm??tc da! and heavy. Money 7, gold. Esobang -long 9%; short 9%. SaleB of future last evening, 4,400 bales, as follows: De comber 19%; January 19%, 20, 19% 19 13-16; February 20%; Maroh209 1t! 20 7-16, 20%, 20%; April 20 11-16, 20% 7 P. M.-Oottoa firm; sales 1,61 bales-uplands 20%; Orleans 21. Flou dull and deoliuiog-common to fair ei tra 6.50@7.25; good to ohoioo 7.30(< 9.25. Whiskey firmer, st 95. When favors buyers-winter red Western 1.5 @1.58. Corn a shade firmer. Por 14.87@15.00. Lard-kettle 9%. Freight drooping. Sales of futures to-da 11,750 bales, as follows: December 19^ 19 11-16, 19%; January 19%, 19 13-U 20; February 20%, 20 816. 20% ; Maro 20 7-16, 20%, 20%; April 20%, 20^ May 20%; June 21. Money active sn stringent. Prime business notes quote at 10@12. Ezohange quiet and firm, i 9%@9%. Gold 8%@8%. Goveri monta lower and closing steady-6; 9%.. State securities firmer ia ne South Carolinas; deoldedly lower in Tei nesses and Virginias, and geaerall heavy in the balance of the list. Virg nia consolidated 6 per oent. bonds d olined from 57 to 51%. There was i creased pressure to ?bil nearly all tl bonds on the list, and a large busine was transacted in Tennessees, Virgin! and South Carolinas. Tennessees G new 61??- Virginias 54%; new 6 Louisianas 60; new 50; levee 6s 64; 75. Alabama 8s 1.00; 5s 65. Georg 6a 75; 7s 78. North Carolinas 83; nc 12. South Carolinas 48; new 23%. CHARLESTON, December 21.-Colt? steady-middling 19; receipts 2,7 bales; sales 500; stock 3,058. SAVANNAH, Deoember 21.-Cotton fii -middling 18%; receipts 4,*755 bal? sales 2,130; stock 71,726. CINCINNATI, Deoember 21.- Flour fin Corn steady. Pork firm, at 13.62. La weak. Bacon weak and quiet-oho ders6%. Whiskey 90. NEW ORLEANS, Deoember 21.-Oott steady-middling 19%; receipts 6,E bales; sales 5.200; stock 14,833. WILMINGTON, Deoember 21.-Oott firmer-middling 19; receipts 537 bal sales 600; stook 3,886. MOBILE, Deoember 21.-Cotton siro -middling 19; receipts 2,378 bales; ss 2,500. BOSTON, December 21.-Cotton-m diing 19%; receipts 2,700 bales; BB 8,000. NORFOLK, Deoember 21.-Cotton fi -low middling 18%@18%; reoei 1,312 bales; sales 300; stook 6.503. BALTIMORE, Deoember 21.-Cot! strong*-middling 20; receipts 108 bal sales 716; stook 3,200. PHILADELPHIA, Deoember 21.-Cot firm-middling 20%@20%. AUGUSTA, Deoember 21.-Cotton stn -middling 18%; receipts 1,200 bs sales 1,000. GALVESTON, December 21.-Cot firm-good ordinary 17%; receipts 1, bales; saios 2,150; stock 38,455. Columbia Board of Trade. A N EXTRA MEETING of the Boar &. Trade will be held Tilla EVENING 7? o'clock, at Hibernian Hall. Prompt tendance is requested, as buainoas of im tanco will be transacted._Doc 22 Meeting of Stockholders. CENTBAL NATIONAL BANK, COLUMBIA, H. C., December 21,18' TUE regular annual meeting of the Ut holders of this Dank will be held, or SECOND TUESDAY in January, 9th prox at lim Rankinir Honan, in tba cit.v nf Go bia. ' '?. Ck BRENIZKR ajDeo 22 1 tu2_Cathi Notice. OENTRAL NATIONAL BANK COLUMBIA,*H. C., Deoember 21, 18 rxMiis Bank will not opon on Chris X. Day. All Notes and Acceptances turing on that dav will be due and pa' on H AT U ?C WY, 23d instant, as provide law. A. G. UREN1ZEK, Oashi Doc 22_ Wanted. AFIRST BATE HOUSE-SERVANT 1 without a family, to go to town of ter. He must havo good recommendal Apply at thia oftico._PE_?J Columbia Ganai. WANTED, 100 moro LABORERS o Columbia Canal. Apply to J. BI.< ford, at tool-houso, Guignard's Ferry, A. M., or on tho Canal, betwoon 1 and 2 Deo 21 4 B. A. PEARCE. Jn., Ag Notice. GASOLINA NATIONAL BANK < COLUMDIA, H. O., December 20,1 TH IH Bank will be cluBed on Christina AU notes and aooeptanoes falling c Monday should bo attended to on BATU previous. W. B. GULIO DeoSl 9 Casi TJHITKD STATES Grao DIT COURT-TRIAL Of Ev KLUX OASES-CONTINUATION OP TESTIMONY tS O ABBI OF THUS. B. >VniTK BEDE8 AND JOHN W. MlTOIIELIj.-The court met at ll A. M., Judges Bond and Bryan presiding. Maj. Hart submitted a certificate of the insanity of H. H. Kell, one of the ?risouors in jail, signed by Dra. Darby, alley and Gibbes, and applied for bis release, on bail. The court granted the petition, and accepted Elmore Kell and J. T. Kell as sureties. The examination of witnesses for the prosecution was then resumed. The first witness pnt np was Mary Ro? bertson. She said: I am Jiving in th roo miles of Oheator. I did live, until the 6th of March last, at Mr. Billy Wilson's, on Bul lace Greek, in York Oonnty. The Ku Klux ran me away from there. They visited my house three times. The first time they came was on Sunday night. I heard them shooting and hallooing np at my mother's house, and when Hooked oat of the door then, they were with my little son. I ran on before them, to make him show tbe way to my husband's boase. I slipped oat to one side in the woods. They carno on, broke in my house, and searched it; took the gan and broke it. Then they went on to Jim Crosby's house, and I saw them break his gua, too. I knew one of them John W. Mitchell-that's bim there, (pointing to the prisoner.) Ia about a month, they came b i ck again. I was in the houae with Mrs. Wilson, and didn't see them olose, but they broke down my door, and tumbled everything about in the house. After a weok, they came buck a^ain. I was in tho house and opened the door for them. They rushed in, pointed pistols to my breast, and asked me where was my husband. 1 told them he had gone off for somt i white-oak. One of them ordered me tc come and show him Mr. Billy Wilson'i house. I went, and he took me off neal the fence and tried to debauch me. H< put his pistol to my head, and said he'e blow my head off. I told bim very wei -I would rather die than be disgraced He then took me baok to where tin others were. They made me pull off ur sack and whipped me. Tbere were Joi and Ed. Lonou, and Joe Miller. Capt John W. Mitoholl stood off apiece am egged them on, saying, "Put it to ber boys; she's d--d stubborn." I recog nized Dr. Tom WhiteBides, too, aud Mc W atson, that married Jua Lunch's daugb ter. They had no disguises. I hav been knowing Dr. Thomas Whiteaidos : long time, andi belonged to John Mitch ell. Cross-examined-Two had gowns on - Dr. Whitesides and Mr. Watson-an< horns on their heads, but no cover ove the faoe. It was about the 1st of Marok Jamos Crosby was the next witnee called. He said: I live ou Denni Crosby's place, now in York. Lai March I lived at Billy Wilson's place The Ku Klux ran me away. The K Klux came first on a Sunday nigh! They passed my house first and wont o: to John Thomson's, broke iu his dooi and I heard them shooting: "Shoe him, d-n him; shoot bimi" Then heard the sounds of the lash. Direotl afterwards, they rushed up to my doc and burst in, I got up and said goo night, geatlemen. They replied: Non of your good night here, Qod d-n yot Who ore you? I said Jumes CroBbi Well, what are you doing here on tbi d-d Rad iou l's plantation? I told thei I didn't think that ought to make an difference. They said, yes it does, an you're got to leave here, too. Where ?our gao? and, os thoy eaid this, thc nooked me over the head. I got tl gun and gave it to them; then all si fell on me at once and whipped me wit cow-hides. They then made me bren my gun all to pieces. They said, ye tell the niggers that if any of them a; caught on this d-n Radical's place, th? will be hung. Then one said to m danoe, d-n you, danoo. I could scare ly move my foot, bot I jumped about i I knowed how. The men that whippi me were Dr. Whitesides, John \ Mitchell, Joe and Ed. Loach. I kne Mr. Whitesides and Mr. Mitoholl we) I recognized Joe and Georgo Leach 1 their size, and I knew Dr. Whitesid by his size and by his neat track, knew John Mitchell by his size. Th all had gowns on, and red scarfs ov their faces; but I knew them by th< size. The next witness was Charles Loac colored. He said: I live on Madisi Smarr's plantation, on Bullace Creek, York County; have lived in York sinct was five years old. I voted last fall, a voted for Mr. Wallace. Tho Ka Kl came to my house on Monday nigl shortly after Christmas. I heard thc shooting at Berry's about an hour 1 fore. I had given them out and v asleep when they broke into my hon roused me from sleep, and commenc oursiog me for a d-n Radical. I t< them yes, I was a Radical, and belong to the League; but hadn't attend muob, because I didn't seo any sonso it. I told them I hadn't stolon anythii nor meddled with any whito man, a that I had a paper in my pocket to sh what sort of a man I was. They nab if it was from Governor Scott? I si no. They took it, read it, and p noanoed it all right. They then wt ont, and I thought I was safe; but tl called me to the door, and told me bring A light. I went with a Hg They snatched it out of my baud a commenced whipping mo over my h< and on my back. They out me all i whelps from my haunches up. I wat able to work well for a long time. Th wore some thirty or forty'of them, w horns and gowns on. Cross-examined-I know Dr. Wh sides well. Ho is regarded as a gi and kind man among the colored peo I do know ui his helping some wiih ci I got a bushel of bis corn myself, was after New Year's day, and tho se night that Press Holmes and J* Thompson wore whipped. I didu't ooguizo any of tho party. Mr. Mite was always thought very well of by colored pooplo. Eliza Leach, colored, was tho i witness called. Sbo said: I am tho of Charley Leach, and live nt Mad: Smarr's place, in York County. 1 member when the Ku Klux came to my husband; it was on a Monday ni not long after Christmas. Witness I went on in tho description, varying i material point from her husband, prosecution closed tboir examinatio chief with that witness. Mr. Moltou proposed to put th< fendant, John W. Mitchell, on the st but the Court refused, on the gr< that the accused was not compete give testimony in tho United S Court. Mr. W. G. Whitesides was thei npon tho stand and testified as fol I know Charlea W. Foster, and was bim in the jail a? Yorkvilie. I heard hi'j* Bay, there, that he waa mistaken in the man-referring to Mr. Whiteside?. He ?aid that he (Pr. Whltetideo) waa not on the raid a^ainat Charles Loach, Press ley Holmes? Jorry Thompson, and the otb ers whipped the same night; and that he (Foster) had made a mistake io giv? ing his same to Col. Merrill aud would correct it. Mack Arohey, John Miller and Bobert Biggins were present and heard bim say so. I heard Dr. White sides call oat to him as he was leaving the jail and tell him to fix that thing. He said he waa going to Gol. Merrill to do it. Foster was in jail about a week. Questioned by Mr. Melton-I beard of the raid on Leach, Charley Qood, and the others, the day after it occurred. I waa living nt my father's; twelve miles from Yorkvilie, three miles from Wylie's store and about seven miles from where Charley Leach lived. I saw John W. Mitchell the night that Leach, ?co., were whipped, at my father's; he came for my brother, Dr. Thoa. Whitesides, to go to see his mother; be got there some time after dark. My brother was not at heme, and he went on up to Dr. Dar? win's, where my biotber was. Some time afterwards I saw him, Dr. Darwin and my brother pass on down the road. It waa nine miles from there to Capt. Mitchell's houso. The next day I heard of the-raid on Charles Leach and others. Cross-examined-I am a brother oi Dr. Whitesides. I was never a member of tho Kn Klux Klan. Capt. John Mitchell said that bis mother was ill the night be came for my brother. It waa fi or 9 o'olook when they passed baok witb Dr. Darwin. I didn't seo them again that night. J. don't know if my brothel was the regular family physician ol Capt. Mitchell, but he attended fro quently. I was a prisoner at Yorkvilh when I heard the conversation of Charlot W. Foster, in wbiob he said that he hac been mistaken in giving tbe name o Dr. Whitesides to Col. Merrill as one o the party on the Charles Leach raid. John Miller-I know Charles W. Fos ter. I heard him say, in the jail a Yorkvilie, that be had boon mistaken ii implioating Dr. Whitesides, and I hean him reply to Dr. Whitesides, as he wa going ont of jail, that be would correct it Cross-examined-I am not a mombo of the Ko Klux Klan. I never told Col Merrill so. I said that I had been at meeting. The Ka Klux had been raid iog rouad the country, and had boo twice at my hesse to soc mc. I hoar, they were suspicious of me, about m getting a colored man the place of car tain of the road. A cousin of mine toi mo I bad better attend a meetiug. I al tended twice at Sharon Church. I wu never sworn io, nor on a raid. I di not go from the church to Mr. S. Q Brown's. I was not on the raid whe they made Charley Bussell dance. Tb way I came to go to the second meetin was, that I was advised to do it by m cousin, Pole Miller, in order to keep ot of danger from the Ku Klux. I thougL I could just go to tho meeting, bi wouldn't be obliged to go on any raids Robert Biggins-I know Charles V Foster, and saw him in jail at Yorkvilh I heard him say, talking to W. C. Whit? aides and me, that he was mistaken i implicating Dr. Whitesides in the Cha ley Qood and Leaoh raid. Cross-examined-The witness declino to answer whether he wes a member < the klan, or a captain, or was on the Jil Williams raid* Dr. Robert R. Darwin-I live in Yor County, um a practicing physician; D Whitesides is also, I remember tl night that Charley Qood, Charley Lead Jerry Thompson, &c, were whipped, saw Dr. Whitesides that night at ir boose. Capt. John Mitobell came fi bim and myself, to go to see old Mr Mitchell. We left my bouse about o'olook at night, and got to Capt. Mite! ell's about 10. Mn. Mitchell wes vei ill; she was having attacks of epilept fits, caused, I think, from chronic i flammation of the bowels. Dr. Sma was the ragular pbysioian of Mr. Mite ell; bat when Dr. Smarr was away couldn't attend, myself or Dr. Whit sides was called in. Dr. Whitesides ai myself stayed all night and until brea fast next morning. We sat up all nigt very nearly; I laid down about 4 o'elo ia the morning. The patient was in large room, and there were a good mai sitting np. There were Mrs. Howe ai ber daughter Sally, Mrs. Whisonai Capt. Mitchell, Dr. Whitesides, myse and one or two more. John Mitchel is about eight miles from my hom Mrs. Mitobell was very ill. Capt. Jo! Mitobell sat up all night, and so did I Whitesides. Our attention wns frequei ly culled for by the patient during t night. I heard of the Ku Kluxing-1 next morning, after breakfast. Jan Mitchell, a younger son of Capt. Mitt ell, had been to the post office, and bes of the whipping of Jerry Thompsc Pressley Holmes and Charley Loach. Cross-examined-I was never a mo ber of the Ku Klux Klan, nor did I ty so confess to Col. Merrill. I was oat ally at a meeting ouco. I don't kn that you oould call it a Ka Klux me ing. It was a neighborhood meotii called to ooDsnlt means of dofei against the incendiary fires that had I come frequent. I know that thc ev> ing I was called to visit Mrs. Mitel was tbe 9th of January, because I kei record on my books. John Mitel was present all night, sitting up with mother. Mrs. Mary Howe was next call She said-I reside in York. I remt ber of heariog of the raid on Leach, was at Mrs. Mitchell's that night, was sent for because Mrs. M. had b taken very ill. I got there about s down. Dr. Thomas Whitesides and Darwin attended that night. They there about 10 o'clock. Captain J Mitobell had gone for them. Dr. 1 win, Dr. Whitesides, Mrs. John MttcL Captain Mitchell, Mrs. Wbisor.aut, : self, my daughtor Sallie and my Julius sat op all night. It was Wodi day night, the 9th of January. A breakfast, next morning, I heard of whipping of Charloy Leach, Pi Holmes aod Jerry Thompson. Sau Mitchell told us of it; be had been < to tbe post office, and heard it from I Smith. Tho post office was on Tho sou's place, where Jerry Thompson whipped. Cross-examined-I romembor the by ci rc um stances; I can't exactly how. New Year's day was on Sundi Mrs. Hannah Miami Whisonant next placed upon the stand. She i I live in York County. I am a sist Capt. John W. Mitchell. I recoll?e mother's illness; she bad spasms; bad boen ailing for several days, bul taken violently ill on Monday nftcrti and Capt. John Mitchell went al dootor. Ho returned with Dr. W sides and Dr. Darwio, about 10 o' at night. Several sat up that n Thore were my sister-in-law, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Howe, Mies Sully Bowe, Oapt. Mitchell, Dr. Darwin, Dr. Whiti sidoa and. may-be, ooe or two more. I eat up all night, and so did Dr. Darwin, Dr. vVhitosidt-H aud Oapt. Mitchell. It was on the 9th of January, Motiday night. The wa; I kuow the date in that I know when Christmas waa, and I re? collect bow soon af 1er it that mother waa so ill. Charle? Leach lived ut Mtdison Sniarr's. I heard of hit* hav'iig been whipped. Sammy Mitchell w tit over to the post o iii co early on Tuer ? ay morn? ing, and when ho carno beek auid that Mrs. Smith hud told him of Churles Leaoh and Jerry Thompson having been whipped tho night before. Tho Ka Klux visited Capt. John Mitohell during the Ohristmas. I didn't, myself, hear what they said, but I heard of their threatening him. Oross-examined-The wny I fix the date iu that I know the day I left home, and I know the day mother was so very ill. Christmas day was Sunday, and so was New Year's. I wont to my mother'i on Thursduy, and the following Monday she was taken so ill. I remained there some ten or twelve days, till mother got better. Miss Sally Howe was next put upon tho stand, and testified as follows: lam a daughter of Mrs. Mary Howe. I live in a quarter of a milo of Capt. Mitohell, We are not related. I recollect of being at his house when his mothor was ill. J don't recollect the exact day. The wit uess then went on and verified tho state munta of the others, as to the presence of the two defendants all night in tin sick chamber, and of tho hearing of th? raid next morning. Sammy Mitohell testified as follows I am a son of Captain Mitchell. I an fourteen years of age. I recollect th* night that grand-mother was so sick, sat np till about 12 o'clock. Dr. Dar win, Dr. Whiteside*?, Mrs. Howe, Mis Sallie Howe and some others were there I got up tho next morning, abont doy light, and went tn carry Borne letters t the post office. While there, Mrs. Smit told mo that the Ku Klux had boen thor tho night beforo and whipped J orr Thompson und Butler Smarr. I cam back home, and told thom all thor about it. I recollect the Ku Klux con ing to pa's during Christmas. The came, they paid, iu search of a man wh bad stolen a horse. They asked pa if b belonged to the Ku Klux. He snid nc They said: "D-n, you had better be. Cross-examined-I am not & Ku Kin: I never saw any except the seven thi came to father's. They went up stab aud all over the house. I never sa father with any Ku Klux gowns, nt knew him or brother Joe to be out < nights. I olept with brother Joe. E left home about a mouth ago. I don know where ho is. Thomas Holen was next called. E Haid-I was a member of tho Ku Kit Klau. I aas with the party at Bil Wilson'?, tho night that John Tbomj son, alias Robertson, was searched f< at tho gin-house. Neither Dr. Whit sidos nor Captain Mitchell were ther The party was composed of Sheri Childers, Allen Crosby, Van Hemphi Hezekiah Porter, Evans Murphy at myself. I don't know of Dr. Whitesid ever beiug on any raids. Tho time our visit to Wilson's was about the 1 of March. I was listiog up cottc ground. Cross-examined-I joined what son called Mitchell's Klan, but Squire Hoi initiated me. I saw .Captain Mitchi on Barksley Hill, tho night of the pr posed raid on Bill Kell. Some of tl men were in disguise. I didn't s Captain Mitchell take thc disguises whi we broko up. Tho grand jury found true bills in t following cases: The United States rs. George Turm Elijah Boss Sapaugh, Henry Sanaug Robert Moss, Borter Mooro, Wall Moore, Claiborne Hopper, David Bu sour, Joseph Lockie, Washington A thouy, Dr. Bell, Bobert Bell, Km Paris, Richard Puris, Miner Paris, Jo Guffrey, Wm. Geffrey, Michol Quffn William Ross, Rufus Moss, Doe Wilt John Wiley, Wallace Wiley, James 1 billson, Walker Dawson, Reuben C forth. Wm. Worthy, Jas. Osborne, Ne ton Osborne-conspiracy against Th Roundtree. THURSDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Tho court met at ll A. M. Tho defenco in the case of Thos. Whitesidcs uud John W. Mitchell sumed the examination of witnesses. Mujor Guyton, colored, was put ur tho stand. He stated that bo was a sidont of York County; lived in neighborhood of Capt. John W. Mit ell, and knew him well; that ho was v liked by tho colored peoplo, and b the character of n kind and consider mau towards them. He further test i I that there was a general disturba throughout tho County, and that inc diary fires were frequent, and that himself hud been importuned to ong in a plot to burn u large numbei houses. Further, that ho himself 1 warned a number of men who were terwards punished by the Ku Klux t thoy would endanger themselves by tl violent conduct aud languuge. Tho defeuce closed here, and the ] sedition introduced rebutting testimo as follows: Butler Askew, colored-i ..ve in Y County, aud know Mujor Guyton, never gavo mo any warning about Ku Klux coming on mo. They did : on mc once, lt was on the 3d of hrnary last. There were flvo of th They jerked mo out of my house; ir. me take nfl* my shirt, and whipped I know Major Guyton's politics, voted tho Democratic ticket all tho 1 nulli the l?Pt election. He voted Radical ticket that limo, but ho told afterwards that ho was sorry he ever it. I am too young to vote m.,. ^1f. Jackson Dowton, colored, was : called. Ho said-I livo nt Mad Smnrr's place, in York County. I k Major Guyton. Ho never warned n the Ku Klux. They did visit mo a a month after Christmas. They c tearing up to my house at night, dog bayed them and they shot him, didn't kill. They then broko in house and tonk mo out. They said : are a Radical, ain't you? I said: sir; I am a Radical. Yon belong tc League? Yes, sir. Bill Kelt's Lon Yes, sir. They then piled on mo, gave me about 100 lashes over my e They wero ali disguised in gowns, nome had long horus on their h They told me to tell my folks tl thero was so much as a chicken I burnt in that neighborhood, they si i kill ten d-ii Radical niggers. Charles M. Foster, white, recul j Milton Watson brought mo orders I on tho Charley Good raid. Ho Irowed my Ku Klux gown and ron take home, as a model to make tho c. by. Miss Rico Leach, Miss Jc Moss and Mies Watson made u gow as, Ac. I left them all at Watson's, and weat on by borne to get a saddle ready for Dr. Whiteside?, which I did; aud when they came np, 1 put lt on his horse, or rather mare. We rode on then towards the ferry. When on the way, Dr. Whiteeidee asked me why I didn't bring some whiskey. I said: Why didn't yon order some? Afterwards, I told him I did have a little, and I pulled oat a flask, and we took a drink. I have had u conversation with Dr. Whitesides siuoo I have been in the oity of Colombia about my testimony. I mot him in front of a restaurant. He asked me in to take a drink, which I did; and he asked me into the back yard and wanted to know if I waa going to come right ont against him. I told bim to wait till I got on the stand, and then he would hear. A friend of his (Lawson Davis) carno to me afterwards about the same thing. I bad a conversation with Capt Mitcholl, aud otherr, in Yorkville jail, in reference to what 1 had disclosed to Col. Merrill. I told that I had made a clean breast of the thing. Capt. Mitchell said yes, if yon had stayed away there might have been a chance for me. I know something about that visit of the Ka Klux to Capt. John Mitchell's in Christmas week. There waa a stranger in the neighborhood who was suspected of being a Ka Klux spy. Sam. Roberts and some others from Union were in search of him. They found him at Capt. Mitchell's, and re? ported that he was all right. Sam. Roberts and his party were members ol Parker's klan, in Union. Some of them left their disguises with m eat the grocery when they came off the search after thc supposed spy. I gave the disguises per sonally to Capt. Mitchell, and he seni them over to Parker in Union. I dranl a great deal of whiskey while in jail a Yorkville, and I don't know but tbat ] might have said something about mj having erroneously implicated Dr Whitesides in the raid. I don't reool leot of telling him, as I went oat of tbi gate of the jail, that I would go to Gol Merrill and correct it. I think I sah that I was going to Col. Merrill's; but nv brother can tell yon what I said; he wa there and knows. Kirkland Gnun was next oalled, an? said: I did see John W. Mitchell a Barkaley Hill the night we met to mak the raid on Bill Kell. Capt. Mitchel rode np with a bag; the bag would hob about twenty-five pounds of cotton. H ssid. I tuve son?.e cotton here to fat? \ tho grocery and trade for whiskey. ] was tho bag in which the gowns, ?fcc. were kept, [ think. At least, I saw Capt Mitchell put one of tho disguises iu i when we dispersed that night. Amos Howell, colored, said: I live v Sam. Howell's, in York County. Tb Ku Klux whipped me tho same nigt they whipped Jerry Thompson, Pr?sale Holmes, Charley Good and Dave Femei ter. It was about the 25th, 26th or 27t of January. Elias Ramsay deposed as follows: know Robert RigginB. He was a mea berof the Ku Klux Klan; ho was elect? chief of the order at Sharon Chureh. saw him, too, on the raid when Jim Wi Hams was killed. I know John Mille too, and I saw him at tbe meeting i Sharon Church. John Robertson, colored, was swori and said: I live ia Chester County, not last winter I was living at Billy Wilson' in York. I left there on the 5th Marci I met Dr. Whitesides at Chester, abot three woeks ago;' he told me howdy aud said he was glad to see me; Le spol about bis trial here and said, if yon d niggers don't take me out of this scrap I'm gone up. I never heard bim mal any threats against the witnesses, Mrs. Billy Wilsou was the next wi ness, but she gave no new points, exoe; to lix the date of the first raid on h husband on the 26th of January. Tl testimony closed here. Mr. Corbin stated that he dui n think it necessary to make any openii argument for the prosecution, and tb Mr. Chamberlain would follow the con eel for the defence. Col. W. B. Wilson, of Yorkvill counsel for Dr. Thomas B. Whiteside led off for the defenoo. He confined b argument almost entirely to the facts tho case, claiming the acquittal of I client, npon the ground of hts enti innocenoe of any connection with t Ka Klax Klan, or participation in t slightest degree in its outrages. He : oitod in feeling terms the testimony Charles Leach, the viotim of the spec conspiracy charged, as to the high cl ractcr of Dr. Whitesides among the < lored people, for kindness and frien< acts, giving them his professional s vices gratuitously when poor, and assi iug thom frequently from his privi means. How the defeudant, as prov by Gonn, also a witness for the prosei tion, bad denounced the organization the most damnable that ever cnrsei country, and that, too, to a momber tho klan, and not either in its day fright and panic, as now, but whoa was in the full exercise of its terri power, when the bravest hi rut scare dared whisper disparagement of it. H< too, ho failed to recognize the signs tho order, which every member ^ bound to know, which was disproven Gunn, the swift witucss of the Gove ment, and a member of thc very ordei which Dr. Whitesides ia accused of longing. How that Davis, another mt ber of the same order, and a witness tho prosecution, denied any knowled even hearsay, of Dr. Whitesides bein member; aud how that even Foster b sell was forced to say that he never ki of Dr. Whitesides being engaged in i other ontrnge, except the raid uu Chai Leach and others, on the night of 9th of January. So much for tbe gc ral chargo of conspiracy. Tho spes then turned to the charge of the spe conspiracy against Charles Leach, col lu ting, in a olear and effective rx uer. the testimony of Mrs. Howe. B Saliie Howe, Dr ."Darwin, Mrs. Wh nant and Sammy Mitchell, showed t on the night of tho 9th of January, which, as manifested by the testimc the outrage on Charley Leach WOB ; petruted, Dr. Whitesides was away, charging his professional duties by sick bed of Mrs. Mitchell. Col. Wilson was followed by C. D. 1 ton, Esq., counsel for the def en dan W. Mitchell. Mr. Melton opened argument by a brief analysis of tin diotment, showing the nature of offence charged. Tho first count stutea, charged tho defendant with tici pa thai in a general conspiracy hinder and prevent, by threats, int dation and violence, divers male oiti of African descent from the free exe of the right to vote at elections, second, third and fourth charged a cial conspiracy, based upon the < aot of whipping Charles Leach. Melton said he would not deny, it fuco of all the facts drawn out ii case, that his client was a member c. Ka Klux organization ; Out ho denied the assumption ihut tho kluu waa a con? spiracy intended tu interfere with the rights ot aoy cines to vote. No snob in te u Iii'ii appeared from ita constitution, auii no (ainu interpretratiou placed upon it by iudividuul meoibere, be claimed, oon'il bind others, who must be pre? sumed tu have subscribed it with a view to the purposes Bet forth, and to nothing else, until, at least, they themselves bad given evidence of a different undemand? ing of it. Nor could the unlawful acts of certain parties to the agreement bind others not eogaged in them-the agree? ment itself being of so inoocent charac? ter. As to tbe special conspiracy against Oharlee Leach, the testimony of all the witnesses present at Captain Mitchell's, the night of the occurrence, proved him innocent. At the dose of Mr. Melton's speech, the court adjourned to ll o'clock, to? morrow, when Mr. Chamberlain will close the argument before the jory. -?LrjLoitloiaL Saloi?. State of South Carolina-Bichland Co. IN TH S CQMMQN PLEAS. Referee's Sale. By JACOB LEVIN, Auctioneer. Mary O. Fair, as Executrix of the will of Sa? muel Fair, deoeaaed, vs. Jacob Geiger et al. -Complaint to marshall Assets for Dower and RelieJ. PUltsUANT to a decretal order in the above entitled canae, I will sell before tbe Court House, in Columbia, on .the FIRST MONDAY in January next, between the legal hours, the following BEAL ESTATE, to wit: Such portions of two (2) squares orland, in the city of Columbia, aa belonged to the late Samuel Fair, deceased; one Known aa the "Hospital Lot," bounded by Washington, Barnwell, Wiun and Lady streets, and the sqnare contiguous thereto, bounded by Lady, Barnwell, Winn and Gervais streets. The above will be Bold in lota of about one-quarter of an acre each, a plat whereof can be sean at the office of the undersigned. TEBXB OF SALE-Cash sufficient to pay COB t? due; of tbe balam e, one-half payable on the lat day of March, 1872. and the other halt on the 1st day of Marob, 1873. The parchase money to bo secured by bond and approved personal security, with a mortgage of the premises sold: bat if one-half of the pnr ohaae money be paid bi oauh, then the per? sonal security will be dispensed with. Pur? ohasora to pay for stamps and papers. Deo lOf D. B. MILLEE, Special Referee. Sale Spartan burg and Union Bailroad. The Stat? cf South Carolin a. plaintiff, against tbe Bpartanburg and Union Railroad Com Ipany and other?, creditors, defendants. N obedience to an order dated 15th day of . November, 1871, paeaed by the Hon. James M. F.uil-nd, Jcdgo !:? thc 1th Circrli, ef tbe State nf Houth Carolina, the undersigned will sell, on the FIRST MONDAY in January, 1872, at Uuiunviile; in Gie County of Union, in the State of South Carolina, belate the Court House door, between the boura of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at public outcry, to tbe highest bidder, the whole of the S PA UTAN B U HU AND UNION RAILROAD, iucluding thu Road-bed, Right of Way, Grading, Bridges, Masonry and Super? structure, lying and situate iu tho Counties ot Fairfield, Union and tipartanbnrg; all the atock subscribed for in the Spartanburg and Union Hu i I re ad Ge mp anj ; t bc chartered right? and privilege? thereof; the railroad spikoB, chaira and equipments, and all the property owned by said company, as incident or neces? sary for its businf ss, on the following terms, to wit: Twenty-five thousand ($?5,000) dol? lars caah, and the balance in three equal semi-annual iuatalmont*, with interest on each instalment from the day of sale, to bo secured by the bond of the purchaser, with a mortgage of the entire property sola. The purchaser wiP atao bo required to pay for all stamps and papers. If the higheat bidder should fail to pay at once the twenty-five thousand ($25.000j dol? lars aforesaid in caah, the property hereinbe? fore advertised will immediately be offered, at the time and placo above mentioned, upon the terms already Mated, for re-sale. JAMES M. BAXTER. THOMA? B. JETER, NOVEMBRE 28.1871. Referees. Butter. LBS. Fresh Country BUTTER, for salo by_E. HOPE. 400 Christmas Goods. ?MRE CRACKERS, Fire Crackern, Torpedoes. Torpedoes, For sale, wholesale and retail, by Deo 20_JOHN AGNEW & BON. Excelsior Fire-Works, FOR CHRISTA!AH, At Heise'? Confectionery. Dec 17_ Stoves, Tinware, &c. TUE undersigned have jost received a large lot of Cooking, Parlor, Office Land Chnroh STOVES, nf newest pat "terns and latest designa. Alan, always on band a good assortment of home made and pressed TINWARE, all of which will bo sold at tho vory LOWEST cash price?. Give ua a call before ourchaBing. HOOFING, Guttering. Plumbing and all Job Work promptly attended to. Store juat above new Pout Office Building, Mainatreet. CHAMBERS ft. CO. Dec 16_Gt_ Frightful Prophecy. IP yon nog'.act a cough ur a cold, however alight, consumption, that great destr?yer, will be auro to follow. Tho iuacription upon the tomb-atone will bo iu the fellowing start? ling words: "DIEU vaoM A N KO LEGT an Cocoa." Stanley's celebrated COUGH SYRUP will cure oonghs, colds, asthma, throat affeotions, when no other preparation will. Try a bot? tle. Prepared only by Nov 25 t E. H HE1NITHH. Druggist. _ Executor's Notiee. ALL persona indebted to the late James Brown, either by note or book account, are requested to call and settle at onco with my agent, Fred. J. Brown, or they will bo placed in the banda of an attorney for col? lection. Those having claims will present them, properly attested, ai once for pay mont! SELINA BROWN. Nov 28 tl3 _Executrix. For Sale, ?\f\f\ EMPTY WHISKEY BARRELS. Ap ZAj\) ply at tho Columbia Hotel. D??l? & WM. GORMAN. The Temple ot Health. MORE good and reliable remedies can bo bad at UEINITSU'S Drug and.Cbemi cat dtoro than from any other place in the land. There is not a single person afflicted with disease, who ever nought a bottle of Heinltsh's medicine, but returned and gave thanks, and bought another bottle Just see what has been done: 80.000 bottles of tho QUEEN'S DELIGHT, tor the blood. 25.000 bottles Stanley's COUGH SYRUP, for coughs, Ac. 20,000 Blood and Liver PILLS, for diseases of the Liver. 20,000 bottles Tar and Wild Cherry COUGH CURE. 10 000 bottles Heinitsh's CHILL CURE. 20.000 bottles QUAKER LINIMENT, for rheumatism. Still the orv is, oomtl Como ono, come all, to tho Temple of Health, and be healed at little cost. A fall stock of good medicines al? I wava on hand, at moderate prices, wholesale anti retail, by E. H. HEINITBH, Nov 25 t Proprietor and Dealer. PRINCE OF WALES ONLY TH RIB TY YEARS OLD! 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