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rorelgn Affuir?, PARIS, August 8.-Tiie Popo has writ? ten a letter to President Thiers, congra? tulating the Frcnoh nation upon the great success of the new loan, which, his Holiness thinks, in attributable to tho refusal of Goulard, the Minister of Finance, to accept the position of Am? bassador to the Court of Italy-the in? vader and ooemy of the Holy Sec. American Matters. PLATTSBURG, August 8.-President Grant and family arrived heie lost even? ing, and left this morning, by steamer, , through Lake Champlain, for Lake George. NEW YORK, August 8. -A Boston spe- i cial says that Butler will make no parti? cular effort for the gubernatorial candi? dature, but will accept the nomination of cither the Republican or Labor Re? form party. Banks speaks at Wall street Tuesday. The Continental sugar house and re? finery was bnrnt last night; loss 3500,000. 150 persons are thrown out of employ? ment. The latest despatch to the Times says Caldwell's majority is 2,000. The Se? nate stands thirty-one Democrats to nineteen Republicans; the Houoo sixty three Democrats to fifly-sevou Republi? cans. Tho National Educational Association, in session in Boston, hus chosen a full list of officers for the ensuing year, headed by D. G. Northrop, of Virginia, for President. Among tho vice-Presi? dents are Edward Brooks, of Pennsyl? vania, W. T. Lopton, of Alabama, end Mies G. A. Lathrop. SALT LAKE, August 8-A registered package for $10,000 was stolen from the mail from San Frauoisco hither. No cloe. DETROIT, August 8.-A 6aw mill and lumber yard fire ut Portsmouth, Michi? gan, yesterday, involves a loss of $300, O00. SAN FRANCISCO, Augusts.-Chilton R. Winslow, son of Admiral Winslow, sui? cided. MANCHESTER, August 8.-Horaoe Gree? ley had a fine reception al his old heme, with cannon, band and procession. At his home, his speech closed with a happy allusion to the mutual interests of the cotton glowers and cotton spinners, and the expression of trust that sectional misapprehensions and hatreds were yield? ing to experience, whioh provoked nine hearty oheers. A joint delegation from Manchester and Concord conducted Mr. Greeley to Conoord to-day. NEW ORLEANS, August 8.-After a prolonged conference, the Liberal, De? mocratic aad Reform Committee failed to agree. Subsequently Pinohback's Republican Committee made a proposi? tion to the Liberals, whioh was accepted, giving the Pinchbaokers the Congress? man ut large and the Seoretary of State; thus effecting a fusion of Liberals and Pinohbaokera. The Democrats and Re? formers demanded four pluces on tbe State tioket, including the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. MOBILE, August 8.-At a Republican District Convention, held here to-day, composed almost entirely of negroes, Ben. Tnrner was renominated for Con? gress by acclamation, with great enthu? siasm. Another District Convention wil soon be held at Camden. Each wing of the split accuses the other of bolting. WASHINGTON, August 8-Evening. Frequent inquiries are made at the United States Treasurer's offioe, both verbally and ia writing, with regard to the recovery of money derived from the sala of property belonging to Confede? rates in the late war. Many suppose the Treasury not only has the money thus oolleoted, but is authorized to refund it. Thia, however, is a mistake as to the Southern States, although several small sums have been refunded to ex-Gov. Letcher and others, arising from the sales of confiscated property in tho Dis? trict of Columbia only. Probabilities-Falling barometer with cloudy weather, rain and South-westerly winds in the North-west, the Upper Mis? sissippi Valley and on the npper lukes. Partly cloudy weuther in the Ohio Val? ley, with Southerly and Easterly winds, extending to the lower lukes. Southerly to Westerly winds on tbe Gulf, with olear weather on the South Atlantic Light Southerly and Easterly winds, light coast ruins and cloudy weather from Florida to Virginia. South-easter? ly winds and partly cloudy weather in the Middle and Eastern States. The Republicans fired 100 guns to-day over North Carolina. The Democrats and Liberal Republicans aro holding u ratification meeting to-night, with can? non firing, torch-light procession and fire-works. The result in North Caro? lina does not seem to dampen the ardor of the friends of Mr. Greeley. Tho pro? cession made a magnificent display on the avenue, with illuminated banners, a' constant stream of pyrotechnics, and five bands of manic. SELMA, ALA., August 8.-The Central Agricultural and Mechanical Association will hold a fair on November 12th, to continue one week. $25,000 in pre? miums are offered. Preparations for the fair have been commenced on a grand scale. CHICAGO, August 8.-The proprietor of tbe burned Iowa elevator is charged with an over-issue of receipts for 100,000 bushels of oom. CINCINNATI, August 8.-A special de? spatch reports a collision, yesterday, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, between Humboldt, Tenn., and Troy, killing three negroes and wounding five others. The oars of one train were telescoped into each other, the smoking oar body passing directly over the hoads of the passengers in the next oar; and the pas? sengers were obliged to get out through a hole ont in tho floor. NEW YORK, August 8-Evening.-Tho Treasury awarded $2,000,000 in gold nt 115-all taken by one clique. Pacific mails-Quiet husbands. Financial ?n.i Com me retail? LONDON, August 8-Noon.-Consols 92%. Bouds 92?.(. PARIS, August 8.-Rentes 55t. 72c. LIVERPOOL, August 8-Evening.-Cot tou closed unchanged. LIVERPOOL, August 8-3 P. M.-Cot? ton opened quiet und steady, but is now firmer, and ima advanced a fraction uplands 10; Orleans 10i?@10;?.?; Bales j 18,000 bales; export and speculation 3,000. NEW YORK, August 8-Noon.-Cotton quiet; sales 1,250 bales-uplauds 21^'; I Orleans 22. Flour advancing. Wheat | very firm. Corn dull and heavy. Pork quiet, at 13.00@13.65. Lard stoady steam 8>B@S%- Freights firm. Stocks very heavy. Gold dull, ot 15'jj. Money firm, at'4. Exobauge-long 8Ju"; short 9%. Governments dull but steady. State bonds steady. 7 P. M.-Sales of future? to-day 12,050 bales: September 20%. 20%? Oc? tober 19%, 19)?; November 1U%, 19 15-16; December 18 9-16.18 11-10; Junu ?;y]8%-old form of contract. Cation firmer; sales 2,702 bales-uplands 21%; Orleans 22)6. Flour firmer-fairly ac? tive; common to fair extra 7.50@9.G0; good to choice 9.70@12 50. Whiskey stead v. Wheat l(^2o. better-winter red Western 1.73@1.78. Corn active, a shade better, and ia good export and fair hume demand. Rico firm, at 8)?@9. Pork a shade firmer, ut 13.G2@13.75. Lard firmer und active, at 8*4@9J^. Freights ?rm. Money 2(a3. Sterling unsettled, at S*?@8%. Gold 15%0_a lo}4- Governments closed steady aud a trifle lower. States steady. Tennessee* very strong. CINCINNATI, August 8.-Flour iu fair demand but lower-old 7.75(7<.8.00; new 7.00?7.25. Corn dull nud unsettled, at 44(a,45. Pork dull aud a shade lower, nt 13.0U@1S.25. Lird dull and nominal for winter, at S}..?(a}8}^; summer in good demand, with full prices, at 7%. Racou in good demand-shoulders G;5J; sides SJaCsW i- Whiskey firm, at 90. ST. LOCIS, August 8.-Flour and corn steady. Whiskey 92. Pork dull and nominul. Bacon firm uud scarce-job? bing uud order lots, shoulders 6Jn(i?7; clear rib sides 9}^ ? clear sides 9%(a?y.J:j. Lard quiet-kettie 83?>. BALTIMORE, August 8.-Flour firm and in good demand. Wheat active and firmer. Corn steady. Oats-Southern 41@42. Rye 70@73. Provisions strong. Mess pork 14 25. Shoulders 7}<?@7^. Cotton dull-middling 21^; sales 38 bales; stock 1,085. GALVESTON, August 8.-Cotton nomi? nal-good ordinary 19>2?20; receipts 19 bales; sales 50; stock 570. WILMINGTON, August 8.-Cotton firm -middling 20 J? ; stock 340 bales. NEW ORLEANS, August 8.-Cotton no? minal-low middling 19Jtj@19>?; re? ceipts 2 bales; sales 178; stock 7,550. j NORFOLK, August 8.-Cotton quiet ! low midliug 20; receipts 27 bales; stock 361. I AUGUSTA, August 8.-Cotton nomiual -middling 19; receipts 74 bales; Hales 64. SAVANNAH, August 8.-Cotton quiet middling 20; receipts 23 bales; sales 43; stuck 1,334. CHARLESTON, August s.-Cotton steady -middling 20; receipts 6 bales; eules 60; Btock 3,969. PHILADELPHIA, August 8.-Cotton quiet-middling 22. BOSTON, August 8.-Cotton quiet middling 22)i; receipts 50 bales; sales' 400; stock 8,000. The Lancaster Ledger says Trial Jus? tice C. L. Jones held un inquest over the dead body of a colored child named Elizabeth Colbert, aged five years, on the plantation of Capt. W. G.'Stewart, on Monday lust. Tho circumstances of the child's death, as related, is of the most shacking character. The verdict af the jory of inquest charges tho death to the brutal treatment of the step-mother, Maria Colbert. She has been commit? ted for trial. Tazo l's baud of Coyeters Apaches, numbering sixty, mostly women aud children, came iutu Camp McDowell, Ariz ma, uud surrendered themselves. They promised to remain on the rcserva f ion uud assist tho troops in punishing tho hostile Indiuut). Tho officers sta? tioned here believe tho whole of this band was quartered and rutioued here last winter. A colored man employed ou the Air Lino Railroad was killed a few days ugo by Mr. James Shunuuu, who was ono of the overseers. It is probable that both parties wero drinking, as tho homicide took place near a liquor shop. Slmunou is a Tenuesseean, und hus lied the coun? try.-Keotcee Courier. NOT DEAD.-The principal keeper of the penitentiary says that Capt. Hamil? ton, convicted same timo since ut Mo Duffie Couit, is not dead, as reported by the Chronicle and Sentinel, but is alive and doing well. [Augusta Constitutionalist. Capt. J. C. Philips died at his resi? dence near Zeno, iu York County, on Sunday morning last. He bud been in ill health for some time past. For Sale, Mba. 20 FINE LAUGE MULES, and S MHB four-horse WAGONS, wah li sets of -?raifT HARNESS. Augusto_CHAS. LOGAN. Palmetto Lodge, No. ?, I. 0. 0. F. <\??3Bfc?SSE2S*<*ffl!ffift?v THE regular moot ^j^^^Sltr^S^^S?^ing of this Lodge will iJts?i??St???i^ hold in Matonie Hall, Tait, (e.may) EVENING, at So'clock. Hy order of tho N. G. I. SULZBACHElt, Aug 9 1 __Soon ISA J. Flour! Flour? i)AA BBL8. NEW FLGUH, ? r all gradi?, ?UU for salo at greatly ro aced pricie, by_JOHN AGN IV Vt HON. On Consignment, Ii li \(\ BUSHELS OORN. . V/UU 100 barrels FLOUR, Which wo oiler at a heavy decline. It must be \snld. LO HICK fe LOWItANGK. DI orin Carolina May. rr pr BALES good N. G. HAY, for aale ow I f) by HOPE Sc GYLES. STATE OF SOUTH. CAROLINA, OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, COLOMBIA, August 8, 1872. To the Editor of the Phoenix. SIR: En closed please lind a copy of a lotter that I have addressed to my attor? neys, Messrs. Melton ?fe Corbin, which I desire you to publish. The Fiuanoial Board of this Stute have seen flt to apply, through Messrs. Mor? ton, Bliss & Co., of New York, for a peremptory mandamus to compel me to seal more conversion bonds. I huve silently und putieutly borne the blame for scaling bonds, und huve been considered by some ignorant and mali? cious persons responsible for their issue; 1 and I now deem it un act of simplo jus? tice to myself to stute to the court und to the public what part I have taken in these transactions. I think my letter will plainly show not only that I um not responsible for the issue of these bonds, Out that it was throng h my care und positive refusal to seal, that several millions more, per? haps, huve not been added to the debt ol tho State. 1 huve the honor to be, verv respect? fully, &o" P. L. CARD?ZO, Secretury of Stute South Carolina. SECRETARY STATE'S OFFICE, COLUMBIA. S. C., August ti, 1872. Messrs. G. 1). Mellon and JJ. T. Cor kin, Attorneys and Counsellors al Lata. GENTLEMEN: Having been able to re taiu your valuable services to show oausi why u peremptory mandamus should not bo issued by his Houor Judge S. W Melton, on Wednesday next, August 7 to compel me to seal conversion bonds, J dusire to submit a few reasons why . think such a mandamus should not bi issued. In November, 1870, I begun to sus peet that the conversion bonds that hat been sealed by me wore not being use? for the purpose for whioh they were in tended, viz: in exchange for any of th other various bonds thut bad beeu is sued, or certificates of stock, whicl wero to be cancelled us soon as ex changed, and kept in the Treasury, a evidence of the conversion bonds issue in their stead. I then endeavored to learn from th Treasurer the purposes for which s many conversion bonds were declared t be needed. He replied that tbe finance of the State were under the control of Fiuanoial Board, consisting of the Gc vernor. Treasurer and Attorney-Genera and thut it was not my province or rigli to know their action, except so fur us could learn them from the public reporl they might make through the Treasure und Financial Agent; and that b thought it was simply my duty to seul t many bonds ss they required. I then communicated with the Alto ney-Goneral, requesting from him written opinion as to whether I had tb power to require from the Fiuauci Board a knowledge of their transaction before I should take the responsibility < sealing any more bonds. The Attorne; General gavo the opinion thut my dui we* simply 1. inisterial; thut I had i right to know the transactions of tl Financial T> rd; and that it was my du to seal " .any bonds m the Treasure in .?" a by the Financial Board, r .citied; that tho Financial Board hi tbe absolute and exclusive control of tl issue and sale or hypothecation of bond und the disbursement of the proceeds such sales or hypothecations. Though I believe this opinion to I according to the letter of the law, it d not entirely satisfy me, or convince m that I bad no responsibility in the mi ter, and I therefore determined to ti my utmost exertions to learn whetli my suspicions, ns to what I deemed be the misapplication of conversi bonds, were correct or not. During the legislative session of 13' 71, a luw was enacted to create what known as tho "sterling funded debt" South Carolina, und a board of li officers, culled the "Sterling Fu Board," was authorized to manage t negotiation of these bonds, which bot consisted of tho Financial Board ref red to, viz: tho Governor, Attorn General and Treasurer, with the udilit of tho Comptroller-General and inym I thou felt in a bettor position to rom? or confirm my suspicions with regard ' the uso being made of the convcrs bonds, and determined to use my opp tiiuity to the utmost. This loan, thoso who aro acquainted willi thu aro aware, waa to consist of SO,OOO,1 of bouda, which were to be negotiated London, und the proceeds of the ( used in the purchase of four other bo ut a lower price in Now York, und t prove a grout suviug to tbe State. This wu8 one of the reasons given the Legislature to secure thc passage the bill. In accordance with thia law, I soi 83,500,000 of thene bonds during summer of 1871. I then refused to any moro of these bouda, as I infei from a conversation with tho Treasi that an effort ?would bo made to exe? this luw contrary to what I conceive be the truo purpose aud intent of law. The Treasurer informed mo that tl the "Sterling Fund Board," had the thority to nse tho proceeds of the sui there bonds to pay any existing pi debt of the Stale. I further learned the existing publia debt would prob bc very large, pf rhaps the entire arnott the loan! ?6,O?O,0U0. This stator, astonished me beyond measure. 1 mediately informed tho Tronsuror nothing should be done with the stet loan bonis except at a full mee called by tho President of tho B through mo, tho Secretury. I was termined to prevent, if possible, wi conceived to be a diversion of thc b to a purpose entirely different from was intended by thu law. On inquiry from the Treasurer what method it was intended to a tb? sterliug loan bouda to such a pur? pose, I was told by bira that bu proposed issuiug sufficient couversiou bonds to cover not only all otber bouda and stocks tbat hnd ever been issued, but also tho "starling loan bonds," aud theo simply j place them in tho Treasury, uud report i that they bad boen converted by tho holders. Tho conversion bonds could thon bo hypothecated for loans by tbe Financial I board, independently of tho Sterling Fund Board, na they (tho Financial Board) claimed that they bad a right to do, under thu lieu permitting thom to hypothecate any bonds in tho Treasury, or in the bauds of the Financial Agent, whore theso bonds were, and the moneys thus obtained used to puy off all debts hitherto authorized by law. And thus, instead of the sterling loau bonds being sold iu London ut u higher prioe than they could bring in New York, and the proceods of the sule upplied to the pur? chase of our other bonds here, they would have been simply exchanged for conversion bonds, which conversion bonds would have been hypothecated for loans, und then forfeited und sold, and the moneys thus obtained applied tc tho payment of till debts hitherto autho? rized by law; and they (the sterling loan bonds) would thus have been au addi? tion to an alleged debt of between $15,000.000 aud $10.000,000. It perhaps would not bo amiss here tc stato that the Treasurer, or Financia Board, who had poaiessiou of the ster? ling loau bonds, amounting to ?6,000, 000, meaut to hypothecate these bond' cveu us late as last March, without th? knowledge of the Sterliug Fund Board as such, for loans, aud was only prevent ed from so doing by the timely repeal o tho Act und cancellation of the bonds In authority of tho Legislature. From November, 1870, to this period (August, 1871,) I sealed, under tho ud vico giveu by the Attorney-Geuerul, suf iicient conversion bonds for couvertiuj tho one million of seven per cent, relie of the Treasury bouda, und $700,000 o the Laud Commission bonds, as the Trna surer positively informed me that ho de sired them for this purpose only. I was coolly informed by the Treu surer, lust September, that these sam "relief of tho Treuaury bonds" auc "Laud Commission bonds," for which '. hud sealed conversion bonds for the pur pose of exchange, and which were BI exchauged, had never been canceled, bu bad beeu re issued from the Treasury uud ure now either hypothecated fo loans or forfeited and sold. The Governor also informed me tba thoso were facts within bis own certaii kuowledge, especially with regard to th "relief of the Treasury bouda." During the month of October, 1871 the Treasurer requested mo to Beal small amount of bouda, for the expr?s parp?se, as he said, of saving a loun <. between throe and four millions of bond: which had been hypothecated, un would certainly be sold at a sacrifico, i more collaterals were not pat up to suv them. 1 at first refused todo so, remine ing Ihe Treasurer that the same reaso waa alleged several times before, and tin I did not feel satisfied of tho corrected of bia statement, lie thou requeute me to accompany him and the Goveruc to New York, und satisfy myself, by coi terring with the Financial Agent, of tl necessity that existed for tho sealing < these bonds, for the purpose of preven ing a sacrifice of those hypothecate! Tho Treasurer requested mo to take m seul ulong with me, so that no time I lost. I hud previously consulted wit the Attorney-General on the lawfulne of taking my seul to New York, and tl Governor on thc propriety und necessi of so doing. The Attorney-Gonerul a sured me it was perfectly legal, und tl Governor, that it was necessary. I tot tho seal with mo very reluctantly, b lieving I would be in a better position insist upon knowing the truth of what had so long suspected. Tho Troasur also informed me that thc Sterling Fui Board, of which I was a member ai Secretory, would meet in New York ai take some definite action in regard tho negotiation of tho sterling fui bunda. Thia list ntatcmeut dctvrmiucd me proceed to New York. I went, a upon tho representation there mai sealed $250,DUO of bonds. You m imagino my surprise when 1 saw tl amount of bonds, the sealing o', whi had been performed by mu upon t urgent representation that they were i solutely essential, ns additional coila rals, to prevent the sacrifico of suv? millions handed buck to the Treasurer tho Financial Agent, aller they wi sealed, us being unnecessary lor tl purpose; und then the Governor infor I ing tho Treasurer thut hu might i them iu any manner he pleased! 1 se I afterward informed tho Treasurer thu j would not seal another houd, uni I compelled by the oourts of thu Stu ' where, ho would bo required to make exhibit of what had beun done with conversion bonds; that I considered hypothecation of conversion bonds thc Financial Board, which I strou suspected, us positively illegal; that tl were simply for the purpose of exchan as indicated iu their title, and tho hoi exchanged, canceled uud filed in Treasury, us vouchers for tho couvera bouds. This was in Octobor, 1871. have not sealed a single bond sit though repeatedly requestod to du I both before and alter tho passage of I Validating Act, which contains un et j ciul clause requiring mo to seal for \ poses of couversiou only, thereby plying that tho previous uso of tho c version bonds, in hypothecating tl for loans, was illegal, ut d which tho liduting Act WOB supposed lo legalizo The Treasurer made un exhibit in vor?ber last, which showed that all suspicions with regard to tho uso bc made of tho conversion bon% were reot. Since that exhibit I huvo \ tively refused to seal a single bond, ing tho Treasurer that I had now p tivo knowledge from his published re than hu hail used more than S6.000.000 I of conversion bonds for purposes of hy? pothecation, ?iud which I believe to be forfeited ami sold; that I considered this whole amount, which had been sealed by me under tho most positive assurance thal they wero beiug used solely for tho purposes of conversion, misapplied. The Treasurer now assures me that ho desires conversion bouds for the pur? poses of exchange only, but I have re? ceived similar assurances several times before, aud they have not beou verified by subsequent facts; and I buve no au? thority to insist upou seeing the bonds oauoeled thut are taken in tho Treasury in lieu of the conversion bonds issued. The Treasurer resentB this us question? ing his veracity and integrity. Tho Treasurer has also informed me that this ?5182,000 of bonds is only thc first installment of ?1,700,000 that he desires sealed. If this mandamus, therefore, is granted, I will bo compelled to sen! thut amount nt least, and perhaps an iudoQnite amount more. I hold that I have already sealed sufi!' cieut conversion bouds for all l?gitim?t* purposes, viz: in exchange for otbei bonds. I believe their hypothecation U be illegal, and that ii tho Treasurer o Financial Board hypothecated them, bi or they uro personally responsible for tin amouut so misapplied; aud that it is cer taiuly not my duty to seal any more with tho positive facts in my possessioi which tho Treasurer's report of last Na vember shows. It will bo seen from that report to tb Legislature, page 469 of tho reports au? resolutions 1871-72, that the pnbli bonded debt fs Btatod as ?15,851,327.35 Of this amount there are S7.191.700 o conversion bouds. Only SI,034,302.3 of this amount huve been used for th legitimate purposes of the Act, viz: coe version. As will be seen, by refereuce t page 471,.. tho enormous balance c S6,151,397.75 have been, 1 claim, fraude letitly aud illegally used. Thc relators in this application fe mandamus to compel mo to seal, wb claim to sulfur great pecuniary loss b my refusal to seal, and who threaten t hold me personally responsible ior di mages, should hold the Treasurer or F nuncial Board responsible. I have a ready sealed conversion bonds for tl purpose of converting the bonds wbic they now desire to convert, and wbic have been oertainly once before conver cd, and perhaps two or three times. If the construction placed npon tb Act by the Financial Board be correo viz: that they had a right to issue coi version bouds without exchanging the for the other bonds, as they have doi to the extent of more than S6.000.00l and thus increaso the debt of the Sta by so much, the Act is uncoostitntione The Constitution, (Art. IX, Seo. 7 requires three distinct conditions in tl passage of all laws contracting pub! debts, viz: First, that it be passed I the vote of two-thirds of the members each branoh of the General Assembl second, that these votes be recorded I yeas and nays on the journals of ea House respectively; and, third, th every such law shall levy a tax annual sufficient to pay the anuual interest suoh debt. It will be sccs, by reference to tl journals, that tbe Act was not passed tho required two-thirds vote, nor hs the yeas and nays been called and : corded upon the journals; and it will aeen by refereuce to tho Act itself tl it has uo section requiring the anni levy of a tux sufficient to pay the intere I repeat, therefore, that the Aot is u constitutional, if the construction plac upon it by thu Financial Buurd is a rect. But I hold that that constructi is not correct. The Act simply provit for conversion or exchange of bonds, its title indicates. The fact that it v uot passed by tho General Assembly accordance with the constitutional quiremeuts roferred to above, wb they were very careful to observe in passage of every other contracting public debt, proves that they ne meant it to increase the public debt. The Act bas also internal evide to show that it cannot bear the const r tion pluced upon it by tho Fiuau Hoard. Section 3 requires that Treasurer shall receive ouo dollar foe all bonds or stocks exchanged, uud 1 cents for every blank used in tho tran; tion, thereby plainly showing that conversion bouds, though sigued, co tersigntdaud sealed, were regarded so many blanks, until they were iss from the Treasury, aud other bonds eeivud iu their stead, and, of can canceled aud tiled us vouchers or j deuces of tho conversion bonds iss in lieu thereof. I know, from repeated conversa with tho Treasurer, that tho const tion now placed upou the "Couver Act" by tho Financial Board is au < thought, a pure invention, devised to tricato themselves from a difficult perilous position. Tho rumor has boen industriously ciliated that I have never kept a regi of any or all of tho bouds I have sen This statement is' not correct. I kept a careful registry of all tho bi sealed, except tho conversion boudfc have never supposed for a moment those conversion bonds would have I used for any other purpose, exee[ exchange for the other bauds I mealed and kept a registry of. Bt soou as I suspected that they were b used for other purposes, I did ke very careful registry. I have the honor to be, vory res] fully, P. L. CA11D?ZO, Secretary State South Carolii Mr. Amzi Triplott, a well-known zcu of this Couuty, was arrested on tunlay Inst, ou a warrant issued by Justice McDonald, charging bim murder committed on the person negro man. Aaron Mobley, in the s of 1865. Mr. Triplott was oarried b Judge Thomas at chambers, on S da}' afternoon, and admitted to ht tho sum of $2,000.-Chester Reporte In Memoriam. At & meeting of True Brotherhood Ledge, No. 81, A. F. M., tho following tribate wa? paid to tho memory of Bother W. T. WAL? TER: Died, at tho Clcuvoland Springo, North Ca? rolina, on the let of July, 1872, Past Master W. T. Walter, in the forty-eighth year of his ago. Life's fitful dream gives mau but little time to preparo for tho rushing drama of stern reality. Infancy's helplessness, youth's etrng gles, manhood's fow 1 linty years, then old ago's tottering toototcps loading to the gravo, sum up tho stages of this transitory state. Tho subject of this notice had livod to the third of thc HU stages-attained it in the proud consciousness of having lived it well-whan death came to call him from our altars to worship in tho templo "not mado with hands." A life of such enlarged usefulness, to us of tlie Masonic fraternity-a lifo fraught with tba beauties of Temperance, Fortitude., Prudonce aud Justice-a lite that was spent in a Masonic sphere, which bia unsullied cha? racter adorned, and which his death has tilled with gloom-all the traits that mako manhood beautiful, and death but tho aweot privilego of laying our burthen at tho feet of the Supremo Qrand Master of tho Universe require nomo tribute, even thia feeble enume? ration, from his stricken brethren. When tho cold summons that called, ns to hia side in a distant land shall have grown numb by timo, and tho ead rite ia accorded us of planting tho sprig of acacia at his grave, wo will all hail the opportunity to do his memory honor by ko 'ping fresh the love? liness of a lifo shut out forever from commu? nication with those who in lifo honored him in death, revere. It waa unanimously re? solved: 1. That in tho death of Past Master Wm. T. Walter, we recognize tho will of Almighty God, and bow before Him in humble acknow? ledgment of His mercy and omnipotence. 2. That in tho death of our brother, wo have witnoasod the going out of one of our greater lights, and that wo give assurance to hie widow that wo mingle our tears with hers in this ead bereavement. 3. That we will most heartily unite with tho brethren of Richland Lodge in removing, with the approbation of hiB family, the re? mains of Brother Walcer to this place for in? terment. 4. i hat a copy of thia tribute be insoribed upon our minutes, and that a blank page be dedicated to his memory. 5. That these proceedings bo inserted in tho DAILY PHOENIX, and that a copy be trans? mitted to tho widow of our lamented brother, with assurances of tenderest sympathy. G. M. WALK KR, .Soc re ta ry. SPECIAL BA H GAIN 8 SILK PARASOLS, "PA?TRA. FINE FANS, LACE EMBROID? ERED HANDKERCHIEFS, Lace/Hilare and Cuffs, tine White Cambric ann Lawns, Wide Ribbons, Table Damask and Doiliea and Fino CaBsimercs, at C. F. JACKSON'S. Aupr 8 J. I. With a view of realiz? ing money, and also to make room for the opening of a LARGE AND VARIED STOCK In the fall, has decided upon offering his pre? sent stock, from this date until the 1st oi next September, AT. COST FOR CASH,_ A CHANCE FOE ALL ! G ii EAT BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS, AT OT.D. LOVE & CO.'SS ?J~N anticipation of removing in September tu our largo and commodious NEW STORE, iii tho Wheeler Building, corner of Main and Plain streets, we will close out our present stock at unprecedented LOW PRICES. Bargaius in all classes of Goods. W. I). LOVE & CO. W. D. LOVE, { B. B. MCOHKEIIY. \_Joly 14 Frosh Country Butter. LBS. ohoico COU NT HY BUTTER, for salo by_HOPE A OYLES. Fare Angelica Wine. ON draught, CALIFORNIA ANGELICA, a delicious and pure Wine for invalids and summer uso, just received and for sale j low by JOHN AGNEW Sc SON. July 30 200