The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, December 24, 1871, Image 2

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?MMWBflBBWW^BSSWSBMBBBBBBSaSSSaSBSWaaaSSBSSMSaWSBi either. I bid for the market oontraot; it was io wriiiuk; X thick it $20,000; it was presented to,the Market Commit? tee. I was cot certain whether there would be other bidders Until a week prc ' vioos, when I heard Smith and Binions would bid. I spoke to them, and first they said they would not bid; then after? wards, yea. We ' had BO. conversation about the amouut of bida, nor did I hear it from any other person. There was no understanding that I should make my bid higher (ban theirs; my bid was a bid in good faith. (Signed.) JAMES M. ALLEN. B. W. Johnson sworn-Examined by City Attorney-I put in bid for the City Hall; tba bid was in writing; the amount was, I think, $141,600; I understand Mr. Waring bid; I never Baw it; beard it waa lower than mino. I believe Mr. Allen bid also; I think $188,000, but don't know positively any bids bat my own. I can't say whether Mr. A.'s sp?cifica? tions called for more labor and materials than mine; my bid did not comprehend the whole work to be done; I exoepted some work; I think, running of gas pipe, chandeliers and seats in theatre. I don't know what Mr. Allen's oontraot was to embrace specifically. Before working np my estimate and handing in bid I had no conversation with Waring or Allen ; I can't say whether I was in ignorance- ol the other bids; my bid was not affected by the knowledge I possessed, if any, ol the bide of Waring or Allen. I did not know to a certainty the amount of Mr. Allen's bid until it was opened; I had heard a little something about it; th ort was no understanding between mo and Mr. Allen that I should do some of thc work if he got the oontraot, nor witt anybody else for Mr. Allen. There wai no understanding, either, with Mr. War ing. My estimate was made without re terence to the bids of any one at alt ] had no conversation in reference to Mr Allen's bid with any one before handln) in bid, bat had a kind of a sappositioi of amount; not from the contractors o: any of their agents, however. I ha? some intimation of Mr. Allen's bid bc fore I pat in mine. I could have, nude these oiroamstanoea, put in my bid a a leas amount than Alien, but did not d so ; it did not affect my estimate. I ha no intimation from any member of th committee what Mr. Allen's bid woul be. Q-By Alderman Denny-Where di ?ou get joui intimities of amcur.t < fr. Allen's bid? A-From Dr. J. L. Neagle. I Teal did not have sufficient time to make full estimate; I had the plans and spec fixations only a short time; I don't koo that any person intimated that I shoo have a aab-contraot if I made the bid did. Dr. Neagle promised me nothii that woald affect me in making up n estimate. Q -By City Attorney-Has the comp tition in the biddings between Mr. Aile Waring, yourself, the committee ai Council, so far as yon were concerne been perfectly fair and honest? ^_Yes. (Sigued) R. W. JOHNSON. W. H. Parkins sworn-Was prese when bids were given out; express opinion at Weam Sc Hix's gallery th judging from a building thea bei erected in Atlanta, woald think it woi cost $75,000; afterwards tdd commit of Council tbat it might (the City H host from $75.000 to $100.000; had i made an estimate and made the remi merely as gaoss-work; in the meantii find the cost of many materials wot cost more in Colombia than in Atlac I knew nothing as to amount of any before it was opened; upon reflect i finding the difference ia cost of b labor aad materials so much higher tl I had conceived, the contract is not travagant. To illustrate: The cost laying bricks ia Columbia, I learn, s should be in this building, will be per 1,000; while ia Atlanta it woald c at the must, $14 per 1.000. Also, - plastering will be fifteen cents square yard more here than ia Atlai I also find that much of the labor n be brought from Philadelphia or I York, as competent men cannot be tained from a nearer point to do a h portion of the work, aa per con tr also, the slate and large portion of iron work cannot be done at a no point than Philadelphia or New Yorl waa present at the opening of the b end everything was done with open and fairness. W. H. PARKIN; Alderman Denny stated that Mr. V ing had been summoned twice be the Oounoil, and paid no heed to summons at all. Affidavit of Mr. Clark Waring, so nal ly appeared Clark Waring. \ being sworn, says: 1. That he was one of those who in a bid for the construction of the City Hall, now in process of ereot that his estimate therefor, made upo examination of the plans and speoi tion waa 8140,000; that be made this b good faith; that he had no oommai tion whatever with any other bidder said work, and had no knowledge were going to bid; that he knew what was the bid which was to be t by any other party ; and that he con moated to no one what wonld be his 2. That he had no conference or a| ment with any member of the Council as to his bid before it was c ed, or at any time before the con was let; and, until after the ?ontruo! let, did he have any knowledge o formation as to what others had posed to take the oontraot for the v, 8. That he hod no agreement o: derstanding with any party as to hip defendant's) taking a snb-oontrool the work, or for any part thereof. 4. That he is now engaged in structing the said building, under a oontraot; bat that said oontraot wai n:ads in parsQBDCe of nnv agreemei understanding with any party, prc to the letting of the contract, an? oocneotion with the work did not menee antil, perhaps, a month afte oontraot was entered into with Mr. A and after the excavation of the base bad been commenced by Mr. Allen was nearly completed. ?Signed) 0. WARIN Sworn to before me, this 14th De ber, A. D. 1871. W. A. CLARE Notary Pub) Personally appeared W. Hutscu \ who, being daly sworn, say?, that I a member of the City Council Chai rman of the Special Committe the City Hall; that aa such chai rms daly advertised for plans for same; npon matare deliberation, the con tee, of whioh he is a member, adi the plan of the building now in o> of erection, presented by Parki Allen; that he duly advertised for for erection of City Hall, under plans adopted, and that three wi and sealed bids were presented for i one from R W. Johnson, for $141 excluding the- .;anothei OIBYVWarlntfi'roY ?T40.000, with-n^z . as sureties; and the third from James M. Allen, for (hesum of 8138,000, with J. Ii. Neagle as surety; that upon motion of Atderman Taylor, a member of Special Oommittee, tho contract WUB unanimously awarded to Janies M. Allen, he being the lowest bidder; and that upou the unanimous report ni the Speoial Committee, the City Council awarded the oontraot to James M. Allen for the sum of 8138,000, being thu amount of his bid; and th ut contracts for ereotion of same have been duly exe? cuted; a bond for 850,000 for faithful performance of the same, duly executed, aud said bond lodged in the offloeoi D. B. Miller, Clerk of Court for record, by deponent, acting as ohsirman of said ! Speoial Oommittee; that as far as de j ponent knows and believes, the commit i tee acted in good faith ie the award of the oontraot, tr na ti DR to the high poai ' tion occupied in the community by Olark Waring and B. W. J nanson, both of whom had served in the former City Coan oil, to the satisfaction of all parties, and both of whom had been put in I nomination for re-election at the elec? tion at which the deponent was elected, and re-nominated by the Democratic party of this city, a party claiming to represent all of tho wealth, brains and virtue of the community; that the de? ponent believing that tho bids of Waring and Johnson were in good faith, and re? flected the true value of the work, cheerfully voted for the oontraot with James M. Allen; that the deponent had no knowledge of the amount of the bid of any bidder uutil it was opeded in the presonce of the oommittee; that deponent had no intimation, from any so'uroe, ol what would be the bid of any party ; that deponent, prior to advertising for pro? posals for ereotion of the work, asked each of the prominent contractors ir the oity, viz: James M. Allen, Jamee O j Bell, B. W. Johuson and Olark Waring, ? and perhaps others, to submit bids foi the work, saying to them and to otho persons, that the committee desired fal competition;, that at 12 o'clock, upoi the day fixed Xor opening the bids, oui; two bids had been put in, although botl Johnson and Ball had promised-some time previous to present bids for same that upon motion, the hoar for openioi the bids was postponed until half-post 5 to receive other bids, the oommitte being informed that B. W. Johnso T rm i ri m ak o a bid for work; that the dc ponent was requested by members of tb oommittee to stop at the house of B. V? Johnson, it being on his way to depc aent's home from his office, and get bi bid, if he intended to make one; that i pursuance of said request, deponent di so; that he did not find B. W. Johnso at bis residence, bat near Wing's Mil deponent told B. W. Johnson that tl oommittee had extended tb? time fi receiving the bids until half-past 5, i hope other bids, his among the numbe would be presented; hu said he had mat up his mind not to bid; depouent tb? left him and started to go up town; lat ia the afternoon, before half-past 5, short time, B. W. Johnson came to d ponent and said be had changed li mind and intended to make a bid, and very short time after, came to deponen' office and handed in the bid, seale The bids were opened in deponen office, in presenoo of Mr. Parkins, t architect employed by the city, wi gave no intimation to the oommittee th the bids offered were extravagant; wi confidence in tho integrity of tbe arol toot and tbe bidders, the deponent vot to award the oontraot to James M. Alb The deponent denies any fraud or coi sion, on his part, with any bidder, th agents, or any other person or persoi to award the oontraot so as to make t city pay more for the work than wai fair price for same. The depone sometime after, hearing charges fraud, and also that a ring b been formed; and that Olark Warii thoa doing some of. the brick work the buildiug, was in the ring, and tl W. H. Parkins, the arohitect, was a f mer employee of Clark Waring, a would certify to the work done by Ch Wuriog, and pass any of it, whetl done according to specifications or n sent fer Parkins to come to city; wuil OD him at thu Columbia Hotel, and asl W. H. Parkins to allow the commit to appoint Borne resident architect superintend the work, so that oitizi here might be satisfied that the wi was fairly done. He (Parkins) assent and sent deponent the letter, a copy which, marked A, is appended, d verified. Also, ou next evening, a BOCC letter, marked B, a copy of whioh is noxed. That the deponent showed letter marked A to the Building Cc mittee, and was authorized by them negotiate with Mr. G. T. Berg, of t city, a? -eaidont architect, aud that B negotiation was going on at the time tho commenoemont of the proceedi in former oase before Judge Melton. W. H UPSON WIGG Sworn to bofore me, this 23d Deoi ber, 1872. PHINEAS F. FBAZEE, Notary Public SOUTH CAROLINA, RICHLAND COUNTI Personally uppeared before me, Hazard Wigg, who, being duly ewe made oath and saith as follows, to ' Upon a casual inquiry made or Mr. j kins, architect of the oontemplttod ( Hall, in the office of the Probate Oo by deponent, as to what he thought buildiug would oost, he xeplied in wc very nearly, if not exaotly, as fol lc "In Atlanta, itooald be built for 876, or 880,000; bat here ia Oolumbia, I : both labor aad materials much a costly. For instance, bricks can 'worked up' ia Atlanta at twelve do] per thousand; while hore, they wc cost not cost leaa than twenty dollars thousand." Deponent was present whoa Mr. O Waring called at the P-obate office procuro the plan and specification the building, in order to preparo his and was told by Judge Wigg, thal could not let them go out of the o during the day time, as they wore Iii to bo applied for at any moment, pereons desiring to make proposals. J said Judgo Wigg, yon can have tl from the time tbe t?fico doses in afternoon, (half-past 2 o'clock,) nut opens again next day. ID compliance with this uodersh ing, the enid Mr. Clark Wariog cn upon the deponent, at the residouo deponent's soo-in law, Mr. Wragg Bull street, about dark, that day, or < shortly after, and asked for tho said j and sp?cifications;and deponent sen little SOD with the said Mr. Warin? the Probate office, to get. tho said ; and specifications, and to givo thor, bim, tho said Mr. Waring, uud it dono; und abont ll o'clock of tho (Monday) on whioh the proposals < opened, the said Mr. Waring broi the said documents baok to the oi and delivered them to depooent; nru reply to oasual inquiries made by depo neut, tb" naid Mr. Waring stated that tho labor o? examining thc documents bad ooonpied him all of one night, and ?that he had arrived at pretty clear oon alusious apon'all points, save only as to tho oost of the. glassware. * Further, deponent saith not. w. HAZ aar? WIGG. Sworn to before me, this 2ad Decem? ber, A. D. 1871. PHINEA8 F. FRAZEE, Notary Publie. Personally appeared James O. Bell, who, being dnly eworn, says that W. Hutson Wigg, Chairman of Special Com? mittee on New City Hall, came to depo? nent before proposals for contr?ete to build the esme had been published; that the said W. Hutson Wigg told deponent that the same woald be asked for, aod asked him to make a bid for work, aa the Committee desired bids for the work from a? the responsible contractors in the city; that deponent promised to make a bid; that no inducement to make a bid wsB offered to deponent by said W. Hutson Wigg, nor any intimation made as to price or any matter in said bid by said W. Hutson Wigg to deponent. JAMES C. BELL. Sworn to before me, thin 23d Deeem ber, 1871. W. HUTSON WIGG. Notary Public. Personally appeared Joe Taylor, who being daly sworn, deposes and says he ii a member of City Council of Columbia and a member of the Speoial Committei on City Hall; that upon the day of open ing the bids, at 12 M., only two bid were handed in; that, upon motion, thc opening of the bids was postponed nuti half-past 5, in order to get in any othe bids; that the Chairman of Speoial Oom mit tee, W. Hutson Wigg, was requests* to call at R. W. Johnson's house, i being on bis way home, and ask him fo his bid. The bid was brought by Mi Johnson to the office of Chairman, an* opened in preeenoo of Committee an the arohiteot. Mr. Parkins, along wit the bids of James M. Allen and Olar Waring; that Mr. Allen's bid, being tb lowest, was, npon motion of deponen swarded the contract; that the arohiteo 1 Mr. Parkins, gave the Committee, at tb time of opening the bids or since, no it timation that the price asked for tl building was excessive. The deponei voted for the oontraot, haring faith i the integrity of the bidders, Messt Allen, Waring and Johnson. Sworn to before me, this 23d Decei ber, 1871. JOHN ALEXANDER, Mayor, ex officio Chairman. We have read thu foregoing, ai swoar to same as being correct. WM. SIMONS, I. SMITH. Sworn to before me, this 23d day December, 1871. JOHN ALEXANDER, Mayor. COLOMBIA, S. C., Sept. ll, 1871. GENTLEMEN OF TUB COMMITTEE r CITY HAU,: I propose to build the Ci Hall, as per plans and specifications, Parkins & Allen, for the sum of $140,0' I will give ample security; suoh men J. P. Southern, W. C. Swaffield, Hope, John Caldwell, ?fcc. (Signed) C. WARING COLOMBIA, S. C., Sept. ll, 1871 To the Building Committee of the new I Bali, Columbia, JS. C. GENTLEMEN: I propose to build new City Hall according to plans f specifications furnished by Arohit? Parkins & Allen, of Atlanta, aud oe plete the whole work, with the except of Beating the theatre and the dxtures-that ia to say, the obaudeli and brackets-for the sum of $141,f. Very respectfully, yours, (Signed) R. W. JOHNSON COLUMBIA. S. C., Nov. 23. 187: W. H. Wigg, Esq , Chairman of Spt Committee on City Hall. DEAR 8IR: Owing to a pressure of eioess at home, aud the necessity < resident arohiteot dnriug the erectioi the new City Hall, I respectfully t geat that yon appoint some practical ; son to that position. The uttouda that I give it, from time to time, will meet the requirements necessarily the committee, and I think it wil better for both the contractor and lit ing Committee. Vory rcepectfu yours, W. H. PARKINS, Architec I oertify that I have examined the ginni letter, in possession of W. Hui Wigg, and declare thut the forogoit a true copy of same. SAMUEL BEAR] COLUMBIA HOTEL, December 24, 187 W. Hutson Wigg, Esq., Chairman cial Committee. L??AB SIR: Enclosed are those b contractu-one of whioh is nearly f out, (as I think proper,) or, if you tl you can make it more satisfactory, can fill ont the blank one. If Mr. Berg accepts the positio resident architect, then wo are rele from any further inspection (unless see fit to cull our attention) in eonj tion with his supervision; and us work of plans and specifications ant tail drawings, Sec., are adopted, work commenced satisfactorily, I t you will uot put off the third"payi too long, for our work, you are av is in ? manner done. If, us you st in my room yesterday, you wish to i up the traveling expenses that woul if I ooutinued to supervise, why, t I hope some day to present you a sot of plaus and specifications 1 dwelling bouse, free of charge, or other building of your own. And yon will please allow me to exprese sincere thanks for tho kindness, spatch and fairness you huvo oxer during tho preparation and the b ning of a building wbioh wo feel ash must reflect credit upon the city, especially the chuirman of Special < mittee. This letter may Boem to y< au intimation of a resignation or part of the affairs of the City Hall, at all. I.feel like expressing our tl to one who has stood by us, for B toots sometimes have difficulties t eounter, through committees, tha never seen by outsiders. Be soi write us as Boon as you hear fron Berg. Very respeotlully yours, W. H. PARKINS Of Parkins & All I have examined the foregoing I and certify it to be a correct copy o original letter in possession of w. son Wigg. SAMUEL BEAU BALTIMORE, December 23.-Ma generally unchanged. Whiskey fir DG@97. Hi3 Honor the Mayor stated th compliance with a resolution pnsnei vern ber 28, instructing the City Atti to prepare a memorial to be present tho Legislature, that said memorii been prepared and preseuted to tb gislature, and referred to tho p committee. Received as informan On motion of Alderman Wigg, Conn I oil adjourned. ?_WM: J. ETTEB. Oliy Clerk. COLUMBIA. S. Ci Bun H ay Morning. December 24 1871. ?ftv Tz 1*1 by .Tu ry-Packed Jar lea. Aa eminently appropriate to the times in whioh we live, and the experience now before ns, we snbmit the annexed extracts. The United States Govern? ment is fashi?ni?g its coarse after that pursued by the English authorities in Ireland. We have now in the United States Oonrt both grand and petit juries that are "packed"-notoriously so. The foreman of the grand jory is a miserable specimen of the genus "carpet-bagger," and against this "foreman" wo learn that charges are now pending at the hands of the City Oounoil of this city. He, we believe, is a "reverend gentleman;" but as there are black sheep in the oh ur oh as well as State, this does not prevent him from being the unworthy person his record makes bim-the flt tool of a Government that seeks, by improper means, to administer the law over a fet? tered and conquered oommunity. How often with men do we find "With smooth dissimulation, skilled to grace A devil's pnrpose.with an angel's face." Nor is it better with the potit juries. Generally speaking, these men are bitter partisans, and of the political party op? posed to the party of the prisoners on trial. This is what the trial by jury bas oome to iu this State. Heaven save un from the cons?quences of this state ol things! But to the extraots. Comment is unnecessary. The application is ob' viona: "It is tho very anoieut privilege of thc people of England, says Edmund Barke, "that they shall be tried, except ii the known exceptions, not by the judgei appointed by the Crown, but by theil own fellow-subjeota. Trial by jury hoi probably exeroised more influence thai any other institution, in moulding on national charaoter, and in impressing ot it especially that inborn reverence fo law whioh has become proverbial. Bu with that singular perverseness, whie ima characterized all our dealings wit Ireland for centuries, ve not only im posed our own institutions on that ut happy country, but we imposed thei shorn of all that whioh made them pr< oioas to Englishmen. This is true, i an aggravated sense, of trial by j ur) The very essence of trial by jury is, t Burke has observed, that the accuse 'shall be tried, not by the judacs a] pointed by the Crown, but by his ow fellow-subjects.' But how did wo cari out this principle in Ireland, in the cai of political prisoners in particular? I simply ignoring it. We retained tl name and the forms of trial by jar, but we so perverted its intention ai spirit, that what Englishmen regard ; the palladium of their liberty, beean in Ireland the symbol of overy speoi of injustice aud wrong. When it w an object with tho authorities of Dubl Castle to secure the couviotion of I prisoner, they never hesitated to pa< the jury that tried him. Names, whit ought tu have been on the pauel, we systematically and arbitrarily exclude and tho jury box was tilled with mon, whom it might' have been predicte with tolerable certainty beforehand, tl) they would bring in a verdict of guilt Let us illustrate our argument by a ty] cal example. lu 1844, tho governme of the day succeeded ia getting averd: of guilty against Mr. O'Connell, a m of whom Maoaulay has declared wi truth that 'the place which he hold the estimation of his countrymen w such as no popular leader in our histor I might perhaps say in the history of t world, has ever attained.' "If ever there was an occasion wh the Government should have been soi pulouuly careful to administer justi fairly, it was on the trial of O'Connt for the eyes not only of Ireland, but all Europe, wore upon them. But inveterate bad the habit of managi verdicts become in Ireland, that on crucial occasion, when trial by jo itself might be suid to be on its tri tho authorities shamelessly packed t jury whioh Bat in judgment on thu gr? tribune. Twouty-Bevcn names wt omitted from tho panel which ought have beon on it. And then from 'tl mutilated jury list.' as Macaulay ind nantly calls it, foi ty-eight names w< taken by lot. 'And then'-wo mi tell tho rest of the story in Macaula burning language: 'And then comes t striking. Yoa struck out all the Bom Catholio names; and you give us ye reasons for stnkiDg out these namei reasons which I do not think it wot whilo to examino. Tho real qnesti which you should have considered v this: Gan a groat issue betweon two h tile religions-for such the issue wsf be tried in a manner above all suspicit by a jury composed exclusively of na of one of those religions? I know th ia striking ont the Roman Cut holies, y did nothing that was not according teobnical rules. But my great chut against you is, that you have looked this whole oase in a teobnical point view, that you have boen attorneys wi you should have been statesmen. 'J lotter of the law was doubtless with y< but not the uoblo spirit of tho ii The jory de mndietale lingua' is of imt monal antiquity among us. Supp* that a Dttloli sailor at Wupping is cusod of stabbing an Eoglisbmuo it brawl. The fate of th? culprit is i aided by a mixed body of six Eugli men and six Dutchmen. Such wero I securities whioh the wisdom and just of our ancestors gave to aliena. Ton ' are ready enough to call Mr. O'Connell ss sliest when it serve*, your nnmoses to do eo. Yon are ready enough to in? flict on tho Irish Roman* Catholics all tho erl?? of alienage, bot tbe one privi? lege, the one advantage of alienage, yon deny bim. In a case which of all oases most required a jury de medie tale-in a ease which sprang out of the mutual hostility of races and sects-you pack a jury, all of one raoe and all of one sect. Yes, you have obtained a verdict of guilty; but yon have obtained that ver? dict from twelve men brought together by illegal means, and selected in auch a manner that their decision oan inspire no oou?deuoe."-(Macaulay's Speeehes, page 314.) Sp eec?? of CO. Bow?, ?nd other?, In the Lrglilature-Our Resolve. We invite attention to the report that the Charleston Courier makes of the speeches of Mr. Bowen and others, upon the question of the impeachment of Scott and Parker. Mr. Bowen is himself a Badical. Yet read his speech, and it will be seen how Southern Radicalism, as illustrated by the present Badical re? gime, is condemned out of the mouths of its own party. We regret that this paper has not given an abstract of the speeches made during the present session of the Legislature. We oan, however, now review the field, and say that the speeches made on the part of the prose I outors in the Legislature confirm all that we have charged against the infamous ring who have so plundered our people and ruined the public credit. Nay, more. The speeches of Bowen and bis friends show that the Demooratio press have fallen far short of the truth, and that we have not half told of the cor? ruption and swindling of the South Ca? rolina Badical o?icia'... On the other hand, the speeohes of Gov. Scott's and Treasurer Parker's shameless, corrupt and ignorant defenders are miserably weak and fall of tho effrontery of men who are both fools nod knaves. Lot not Scott, Parker, Chamberlain and Kimptou think they aro to escape. Tho minority in the Legislature have failed. The efforts of Bowen and Whip? per, aud others, seemingly disposed tc kill thu ring, have failed. Corruptioc and bribery have carried the day. Scott has paid his way ont. But we tell hin and his co-swindlers, and co-corruption ists, that neither ho nor they are yet ou of "tho wilderness." The ministers o J ?st ice urti upon their tracks. We sum mon our friends to the work. Whatevei there is of honest purpose in the Legie laturu to pursue the ring, we bid it no despair. The prosperity of South Caro lina is involved. Under tho presen regime, there can be no peace, no de velopment, no good for either the whit or negro masses. Nor is there an; doobt os to the result. Wo tell all th people that the ring cannot, shall not escape. The spirit that thus speaks wil be found irresistible. The ring must b broken. The canse of the people mue bo made triumphant. If there be no legal strongth enough in Sooth Carolin to accomplish the victory, we will go t New York, to Ohio, and elsewhere, am bring the O'Couors, the Stanberys am the Barretts of the North to our dt fence. We, for one, are iudeed in earn est; and we keep our eye upon the ol jective point. Tba Amwer and tile Defence of th City Council. As was to be expected, the bomb-she that foll, yesterday, in and abont th Council Chamber aud City Hall, prc duccd no little commotion in the rank of the "city fathers." The Connoil mc in spcoial meeting, last evening-Aldei man Cooper, Goodwyn, Thompson an Wallace absent; the other moruben arith Mayor Alexander and the Cit Attorney, being prosent. We refer tb reader to their procoediogs. What sha! wo do about it? This was the questiot There was one present-tho hero of th memorial-to suggest a conree of aotioi See the proceedings-they speak fe themselves. One thing we observe: Th Council are congratulating themselvc that tho law, for the present, falls onl on Neagle, Allen and Wigg, and that th other members of the Council are nc iuvolved. Lot na put this questiot Did not tho Mayor and all the Aiderme know that tho City Hall was to cost bt 875,000 or 880,000? When, therefor? they did all-oxcopting Denny an Mooney, absent-vote to award tb contract, to Allen, for 8138,000, did the not consent to what bore on its faoe tb marks of fraud? Answer that. No sp? oial pleading-no mere quibble-n technicality of the law-will prevent tb public from looking at this thing just c. it is. Tho inforonco is-tho faots go t BIIOW-tiiat the Mayor and all his Com eil were privy to the secret issue c the 8250,000 nevon per cout. bonds, an were privy also to the fraud conneote with the City Hall. The lawyers er gaged will hold thu parties responsibl before tho courts. We arraign them bi foro Ibo bar of publie opinion, und the shall not evade a just responsibility, ? \ the name time, we say, lot them mab their def once- if defence they have. C course, tho effort will bo made to dispi rage the testimony of Messrs, Wnrin and Johnson, und also tho recent lett? of tho Architect Parkina. Tho Cit Council is evidently hard pressed. .Ther is further trouble ahead for the Counci We had tho pleasure, recently, < meeting with H. M. Stokes, Esq., of th Union Times, who is well known as a industrious and indefatigably editor an newspaper proprietor. rho Stat? Ki-IUIat?on? Itobnrt ?J. Shl T?r, Edward Hop? and lt nf ns O. H tun, Plaintiffs, ra. th? City ot Columbi? ku? w???>?5 -- -Iii St i n'''niI?hU, This ie the pamphlet to which we re? ferred in oar last issue. Ordered by the Board of Trade, it made its appearauoe yesterday. The citizens received it with much interest. It tells its owu story, and it shows under what auspices the city of Columbia is at present. The evidence shows that it mast have been well known that the proper contract for the new Oity Hall was from 075,000 lo $80,000-must have been well known to the Mayor and Aldermen, and yet the building committee recommended that tho contract be awarded to J. M. Allen for $188,000! Thia committee consisted of W. Hotson Wigg, Wm. Simons, L Smith, W. Mooney, Joe Taylor; and it appears farther, that, upon motion of Alderman Minort, the Council unani? mously awarded the contract for that sum of $188,000. There was not one member of the Oity Oounoil to get up and say "that amount shows a swindle on its face, and I will not allow the city to be imposed on." Not one faithful man among the faithless. On that occa? sion the Oounoil proceedings show the following present: Mayor Alexander, Al? dermen Oooper, Goodwyn, Hoyne, Mi? nort, Simons, Smith, Taylor, Thomp son, Wallace and Wigg. Aldermen Denny and Mooney were absent. Now, it seem that the Mayor and all the Conn oil, excepting Denny and Mooney, voter! to award the contract to Allen foi $138,000, when every man knew, oi onght to have known, that the price wai a swindle. It was farther, on thi< occasion, that the "riding young' financier-Alderman Wigg-said, refer ring to the ways and means of bnildini the market and Oity Hall: "As to th ways and means, he wonld state that i is not the bug-bear some people, wooli make it appear, as the amount of oas! on deposit in the bank, to-day, und th revenue from taxes (and no increase rate of tax in January) will build bot the ball and the market. To use a con: mon expression, the oity was not broke. This was said, let it be rememberer! September 12,1871. On A ugusl 21,187J tbe $250,000 seven per cent, city bone had been secretly and illegally issnec About this not a word for the public wi said on September 12, 1871! Cbrlstrans. To-morrow brings us tho day whiol throughout the civilized world, is ossi oiated at onoe with a commemoratic that is holy and a joy that is cheerfn No haman circumstances can affect tl duty or the philosophy of this comm morion. Bat not in every oommi nity, and not in every family circle, ot Christmas bijng its mirthful joys. Th State is doubly oppressed. Thestroi arm of a powerful Government bea upon*a large portion of the State, and uplifted to strike, with partisan blin ness and party zeal. In addition to thi official corruption sits enthroned in tl high plaees of our rolers. Robbers i vade the State Treasury. Under tl forms of law, and without these fora the snbBtanoe of the people is waste and the genius of mis rule and wroi rales for a time. Furthermore, numb? of our citizens-and many of them gui less of any offence whatever-ere prison, and violated rights and ruin industries are the fruits with which i find ourselves confronted on this Ghrii mas. But we do not despond. If Christin is the season of sacred memories, it also suggestive of that faith and tl hope which remain to every child earth-seeking not to pierce "Thoee mysteries which Heaven will not bt earth to know." Let ns work on manfully, bravely, ho[ fully; resting ever upon the thoug that, whatever doth betide us, as im viduals or communities "There's a Divinity that ahapea our cudi Rough hew them how wo will." We send our greetings for to-morn morn, and wish our readers a oheerf thonghtful Christmas day. They Want tts? Money. From the proclamation of Edwin Gary, State Auditor, we are told ti the taxes mast be paid, or the pena will follow after January 15th, ne Thus the faithless Governor goes be upon his promise to the Tax-paye Convention. At first, he denied 1 making of that promise. Next, he si that he siuoe found ont that he had right to make the promise. Oas thi is certain, the taxes are wanted. T Treasury is empty, and the plunder of the State want nore meat to feed < They want the money. Of com they do. A Card-Mr. Parkins* Latter In Halali to tn? City. The undersigned, having notioed I letter o' Mr. Parkins, architect; when he says that Messrs. Parkins and All estimate the City Hall work at $8 407.95, desiroB to ssy, in reply, that takes issue with Messrs. Parkins s Allen on this point. The undersign with Mr. Fry, made a careful estima and allowing a liberal and reasons compensation for the contractor, we \ the cost of the proposed City Hall $78,000. Tho ondersigned re-offir this estimate. Messrs. Parkins a Allen have not given, according to I plan? and specifications, a oorreot et mate, in roy judgment. They say tl we have an estimate too low. I si and no doubt Mr. Frv will sustain when he returns to Columbia, that th estimate, as published, is, in many of details, too high. JAMES TROY The total cost of the post office dept meet for the last fiscal year was ab< ?25,000,000. JE*o o ?t? X w Itoapofc,?, Om MATTERS.-The price ol lingi? copi?e of the PHOENIX ia five cents. Secure tickets in tbe Sooth Carolina Laud and Immigration Association. D. Gambrill, Esq., is the agent in Colum? bi*. There are ? number cf velnable prizes. Ospt. 8. Li. Leapbart, agent of the Home Insaranoe Company, has fur? nished us.with copies of their new calendar, for 1872. It is truly a work of art. The record for each month is ap? propriately illustrated with colored pic? tures. The Post Office will be open to-mor? row (Ohristmas Day) from G to 6 P. M. James L. Jamison, th? colored Repre? sentative from Orangeborg, ba? boen elected to AU the unexpired term of Se? nator Oreen, deceased. To-morrow being Christmas Day, no paper will be issned from this office on Tuesday next. Tri-weekly subsorib- Ata era will be fnrnished with to-day's daily, v*1 Oar streets were thronged with coun? try people, yesterday-principally oo lor?d. Christmas ia the general jollifica? tion time, and no one knows how to appreciate it better than Sambo. BEXtlOIOOB 8 KU viona THIS DAY.-Tri? nity Church-Kev. P. J. Shand, D. D" Rector, ll A. M. and 4 P. M. St. Peter's Church-Rev. Franois R. Jacqnemet, 1st Mass, 7 A. M. ; 2d Mass, 10>?. Afternoon Service 4 P. Bf. Lutheran Church-Rev. A. R. Rade. 10 ^ A. M. Presbyterian Church-Rev. Jos. R. Wilson, 10?? A. M. and 7 P. M. Washington Street Church-Rev. J. W. Kelly, 10>? A. M.; Sanday-sohool Meeting, 8>? P. M. Marion Street Church-Hov. W. T. Capers, 10>? A. M. Rev. John W. Kelly. 7 P. M. Baptist Church-Rev. J. Lt. Reynolds, 10& A. M. UNITED ST AT BS CODBT-SATURDAY, DE i oKMBEB 23.-The court met at ll A. M.. to receive the verdict of the jory. Pre? sent-hie Honor Judge Hugh L. Bond. The jury returned a verdict of -guilty against Thomas xs. Whiteside* and John W. Mitchell, under the first and third counts of the indictment. The first count contained a charge of general con? spiracy to hinder aud prevent divera malo citizens, of African descent, from the free exercise of the right of voting, at an election to be held on the third Wednesday of October, 1872. The third charges a special conspiracy against Charles Leach, (colored.) to hinder and prevent his voting at the same election. The defenoe moved for a new trial and in arrest of judgment. Mr. Corbin submitted an order that the defendants be turned over to the custody of the Marshal, to await the sentence of the court. The court then adjourned to Wednes? day next, at ll o'clock. LIST OF NSW ADVERTISEMENTS. Thoa. Do du tn ead-Notice. Edwin F. Gary-Taxes. Howard Association-Special Notice. Statement Carolina National Bank. A. Y. Lee-Strawberry Plants. " D. O Peixotto & Son-Auction Sales. Struns St Bro.-Announcement. M A NOVA o ru in NO ENTBBPBIBE IE CHAUI.EB TON -Charleston is fast becoming a manu? facturing as weil as a commercial city. Tho largest manufactory of doors, sashes, blinds. Jto., iu. the .Southern Stat?-? ia that of . Mr. P. P. Toji.K, ou ilorlbeck'a Wharf, in that city, sale* rooms at No. 20 Hayno street. Mr. TOA i.K'S advertisement appears in another column. Nov 21 OFFICIAL RAFFLE NUMB EBB Charleston Chari? table Association, for benefit Free School fund : RAFFLE CLASS No. 262 -Morning, December 23. 0 1-33-67 76-12-13-5-49-23-68-58 Witness my band at Charleston, this 22d day of Doeembor. 1871. FENN PECK. Deo 24 Sworn Commissioner. MARRIED, On the 10th instant, at the residence of the bride's mother, bv tho Rev. J. L. Reynolds, Mr. J. H. QAY, of Goldsboro, N. 0., to Miss SALLIE A. SMITH, youngest daughter of the late P. B. Smith, or Columbia, S. C. No carda. On the evening of the ^Oth inatant, by the Rev. Wm. T Oapera, Mr. W. E. HARTH to Miaa GARRIE WATSON, both or thia city. No oarda. Plant Strawberries How. ! 5I^\i^\f\ WILLSON ALBANY PLANTS, . ready to deliver to those, that have applied. ALEX. Y. LEE, Corner Sumter and Blanding streets. Dec 24 _ __ fl Notice. G. AND C. RAILROAD. COLUMBIA, 8. C., December.23,1871. THE F roi gbt Depot at Colombia will be closed on MOM DAY, the 25th inatant, Christmas Day. THUS. DODAMEAD, _ Deo 24JL _ General Superintendent. All Beady for the Cook. yi1Bft| A CONSIGNMENT or TURKEYS WHdL and Fowls. Eggs and Butter, jost ' _ZL_^?rcooivod and for salo cheap. Apply at my auction room. JACOB LEVIN. Doo 23_^_ Garden Seeds, OF oboice stock and true to name. Every variety of selected GARDEN, FIELD and FLOWER SEEDS. Having ovar 200 aores de? voted te seed growing, all wanting pure seeds direot from the grower should send their or? ders direct to ns. Descriptive Catalogues and Price List furniabed on application. COLLINS, DOWNS & CO., lill and 1113 Market st., Philadelphia, Pa. Seed rarma near Ha?donfield, N. J. N. B.-Trade s-inplied on liberal terms. Doo 23_$26 Christmas Goods. ?A BOXES layer RAISINS, 2,000 large \JVJ Florida Orangos, 50 oases imported Champagne,new Currants and Citron, Eng? lish Pickles and Picoalily, Edam and E. D. Obeose, 100 boxes Fire Craoksrs and Torpe-. does, Champagne. Cidor, Jamaica BumA Otard Brandy, Palo Sherry and Madeira Wines, Smyrna Figs, Sultana Baisins, Almonds. Pecan and Brazil Nuts, and every? thing else good and frosh. E. HOPE. Deo_19_ LARGE AND FINE STOCK OF CARRIAGES, On Salo at W. K.GREENFIELD'S REPOSITORY. THE Buggy stock embraces everything, from the plain, substantial Concord stylo to a light, elegant trotting boggy. Pour paaaenner vehicles In large variety, including Brownells, Rockaways, Photons, Victorian, and a new style of four-seat Buggy. This stock is all fresh from the factories, ls of the latest deaign, and, not ieaat important, is being sold at very low prioes._Deo 20