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COLUMBIA, S. 0.1 Saturday Morning,November 29,1873. View* on in? Cuban Question. Public- opinion has cooled down on the aubjeot of a war with Spain for Cuba. The question is one tbat ahoald be adjourned from popular meetings to tbo judgment of publicists and states? men enlightened in the principles of in? ternational law, and responsible for the bonor and credit of the country. The motives of revenge and punishment, of greed for the acquisition of a valuable possession, in disregard of the comity of uatious, of a desire to bnrmouize alieuated sections, of a purpose to ex? pand the currency, of an outlet for die contented spirits, &c., are all inadmis sable, being one-sided, selfish aod un? worthy of a great nation. The first thing to be instituted is an inquiry into the wrong that has been done, the next to require complete reparation for it. All this may be done iu good temper, and should not encroach upon the most perfect respeot for right. Possibly Cuba may be acquired, either by pur? chase eventually, or by conquest. The advantages of its acquisition, iu a na? tional point of view, are not ho obviouB to thinking men as some hasty journals pretend they are. Opinions may well differ on this point. It is not the point at present in question. We have read the views of several dis? tinguished men, and have kept tolerably well up with those expressed iu the journals. We select for analysis to-day, and for the aacsideration of our readers, those of Hon. Reverdy Johnson, of Bal? timore, and of President Woulsey, of Tale College. The first named gentle -man first considers whether the capture ?was a legal one. From the beginning of our Govern? ment, be says we have insisted that an -American vessel, regularly documented and carrying our flag, cannot in time of peace be visited or searched on the bigh ?seas. It waa mainly for violation of thiB doctrine tbat the war ot 1812 with Eng? land was declared, and although at the termination of that war the claim of England was not formally renounced, it was praotioally abandoned and has never siuoe been noted upon. The immnnity of a vessel carrying the necessary docu? mentary papers and flag rests upon the theory that the ooeau is open to all alike, and that a vessel of any nation, while in tbat element, is, iu contempla? tion of Inw, a part of its national terri? tory und as exempt from invasion as the soil itself. If, therefore, the Virginius had our flag, and was regularly documented as an American vessel, and was on the high seas wheu captured, her capturo was illegal aud^oontrary to public law, as understood, it is believed not only by England and the United States, but by all other uatious, including Spain. The facts are matters of inquiry on the part of our Government. The utxt point which engages hit attention is whether Spain had a tight to carry the vessel into a Spanish port. He asserts that she hud not. Her doiug so was but u continuation of the original wrong, and wan an equally palpable und indefensi? ble outruge upou our sovereiguty. Wheu captured, the ouly offeuce the Virgiuius had committed wns ono against the United Slates, iu violation of the neutrality laws?supposing, that is, that she contemplated landing men and arms in Cuba, in aid of the insur? gent:). In the third place, he holds that the atrocities committed on the crow and passengers of tho steamer, inde? pendent of the sacred luws of humanity, were without justification or excuse un? der the public law of the world. As they were not legally captured, they were not prisoners of tvur, and, uot being such, were exempt from tho juris? diction of Spain. Having established these points, he concludes by urging that the difficulty should uot lead to a war with Spain. It is impossible to I suppose that she will hesitate to reuder | every indemnity for past wrongs, and J necunLj for the future maintenance of j our rights and vindication of onr honor. President Woolsey considers, first, the cruel treatment of somo of the per? sons found on board the Yirginius. He lays down the general rule tbat the in? dependence of nations implies that they are the sole judges, each of them, as to what their laws and punishments shall bo, and, to a considerable extent, as to their usages in war. If they go to an unreasonable extreme and shook the sensibilities of the world, they aro liable to be oheeked by remonstrance or stronger measures. Had tho United States treated the Confederate prisoners as traitors, Great Britain and France might rightfully have interfered to put an end to such proceedings by recogni? tion or otherwise. The cruelty of the Turks towards tho Crooks led to the in? terference which ended in tho battle of s Navarino and the reoognition of Grecian independence. The justification will be found in the paramount law of self preservation. It is an extreme measure, only allowable in extreme oases, and, therefore, dangerous, and only to be applied with the utmost calmness and moderation. Now, he adds on thiB point: "Whether one oaao of inhumanity, and that u result of judioial triul, would oall for remonstrance or for more, so long us there is no danger of its repeti? tion, is u point whioh wunt of a com? plete knowledge of the oircumstuuoeu puts it out of our power to decide. It may bo that the just wrath of tho Cubans against long-continued insur? rection, fed from abroad, called for an example. It muy bo that a fiendish spirit of savage cruelty, going up from the populace to the court, wreaked itself in a horrible way." Ho next proceeds to determine whether, supposing the Spaniards had reasonable ground for believing that the vessel was really bouud to tho neigh? borhood of au insurrection in order to aid it, they were authorized to seize it and carry it for trial into a Cubuu port. We quote tho following strong passage upon this point: "What was the offence of the vessel is the poiut which we would examine. If we have u oorreot understanding of its character, tho offence was not piracy, according to the law of nations; for there was no unimusfurendi, aud no in? tention to do anything except to trans? port certain mou aud goods from ono port to another. It was not treason, of oourse, for any but the Spaniards who were on board and engaged in the en? terprise. It was not a breach of block? ade, for there was, as I understand, no blockade. It was not technically carry? ing contraband of war, for there was not technically any war. It ia difficult to define the crime, but it was a very great crime; no other than for a captain and vessel to be engaged in doing what was really a hostile act. Even more than carrying contraband, it was carry? ing offioerB of a high rank in the rebel? lion as near to the scene of armed con? test as possible. The crime was not piracy, at least according to the law of nations, although possibly piracy by Spanish law. It is to be observed, also, that the vessel, although nominally American, seoms to have belonged to Cubans, and to huve been engaged in no regular commerce. Now, in such a case aa this, do the ordiuary laws respecting the right of visit and capture apply? It aeems to us that this is an extreme case, whioh tho ordiuary law of nations does not meet, aud that 'ho Spanish captain of the Tornado was put to a ne? cessity of making the capture for tho sake of the peace of the island. It was a case of necessary self defence for pre? venting war." He illustrates this necessity for self-do fence by tho supposition that a part of Ireland should be in a statu of urmed insurrection, aud an American vessel engaged in carrying from some port of Spain Irish loaders, :immtiuition uud money. In such u case, no one would doubt that tho Government of Great Britain would hesitate to arrest the vessel, to prevent a half-extinguished rebellion from being lighted upagaiu by the arrivul of now means of war uud new sympathizers. Such considerations as those go to the coro of the question, aud must have important weight in its final determination. While they differ fun? damentally us to tho points involved, they agree iu necking a peaceful und honorable solution of the difficulty. -? -? *. ?_ The Lath Thomas JJahino.?The death of Mr. Thomas Baring, long the bead of tho eminent house of Messrs. Baring Brothers A Co., has been an? nounced from London. His age whb about seventy-three years. The bulk of his great fortune goes to a uephew, a member of tho house. Mr. Edward Baring, the brother of the present Lord Northbrook. Mr. Hodgson, formerly of Messrs. Fiuley, Hodgson A Co., amalgamated with Messrs. Baring, now becomes tho active business head of the house. Tho goutleman who has just deceased was n brother to tho late Sir Fruucis Baring, lu 1S?3, ho was elected a member of Parliament for Great Yar? mouth, which he continued to represent until 18137. Iu April, 1811, when Sir Frederick Pollock was elevated to the bench, Mr. Baring was elected for tho borough of Huntingdon. Such was his reputation as an able financier, that in 1852, aud again iu 1858, Lord Dorby offered him tho Chancellorship of tho Exchequer. Ho acted as ono of the commissioners of tho International Ex? hibition of 1802. Justice, though blind, is always beau? tiful. So is a justice of the peace wheu his head is perfectly horizontal aud his heart is tender. Such is that mild minded magistrate of Guthrie County, Iowa, who has just made a decision in tho caso of a parent who suod his daugh? ter's wooer for kicking him out of his own parlor. It was held by tho court that courting is a necessity, and must not bo needlessly interrupted?that a parent has no legal right in a room where conrting is going on. This, how over, leaves open the questions whether a father, in the exercise of his parental authority, may order bis daughter, still domiciled in his house, to go to bod at 0 o'olook; and whether he is bound to find Are and light for tho convenience of the enamored. Statement of Receipts and Disbursements by City Treasurer from May 1, 1873, to September 80, 1878, inclusive, em? bracing a period of five months. To balance from April, 1878, .8 4,698 37 Taxes,'amount collected, as follows? Real estate, from sundry per? sons. . 3,150 55 Personal property, from sun? dry persons. CIO 2U Streot tax, from sundry per? sons. 51 00 Water tax, from sundry per? sona. 1,53(3 45 Pleasure vehicles, from sun? dry persons . 60 00 Penalties, from sundry per? sons. 207 25 Wagon badges, from suudry persous. 46 25 Tavern licenses, from tuudrv persons.2,090 50 Business licenses, from sun? dry persons. 831 00 Special licenses, from suudry persons. 240 25 Market department collec? tions. COS 00 Dog collar collections. 28 00 FinoB collected. 490 20 Contingent account. 25 20 Buggies, from sundry persons 8 50 Quart licenses, from suudry persons. 250 00 City Treimury. 1,700 00 Special iote*est collected... . 2,917 135 Interest account. 23.877 50 Bond account, 7 per cent, in? terest, John Alexauder_07.191 00 Bills payable. 10.494 56 Construction fund. 15,852 98 $142,940 71 B dance due. 2,505 84 S140.443 87 By Sydney Park.-5 90 00 Almi House. 455 88 Superintendent of Water Works, S. W. Honk. 00 06 Steeplemen. 60 70 Overseer Poor, C. Schultz 60 00 City Schools. 268 77 Street Overseer, J. R. Trice. 50 00 Murkut departmeut. 81 90 Police departmeut. 2,284 94 Messenger of Council. 40 00 Contingent aooount. 1,072 43 City Physician, T. N. Ro? berts. 00 6d Refundmeut uccount. 41 40 Piro department. 2,392 00 Hospital department. 270 32 Advertising. 25 00 Insurance account. 225 00 Guard Houso departmeut.. . 123 34 Miscellaneous account, dog collars. 78 90 Priutiug account. 425 25 Clerk's oQloe. 3 80 Clerk of Market, P. B. Nowell 250 00 Street departmeut . 2,532 07 Wuter Worka. 7,470 43 New City Hall. 15,852 98 City Surveyor, C. Muhuu... 80 (10 Iudigent poor. 1,184 85 City Attorney, J. D. Trade well . 500 00 Chief of Police, J. A. Jack sou. 500 10 City Clerk und Treasurer, C. B.irnum. 100 00 Interest uccount. 21,707 29 Bills payable. 60,336 30 Special interest deposited... 3,879 30 Coustructiou fuud deposited. 14.245 70 By balauue. 2,505 84 8142,949 71 Annual Statement of Receipts and Dis? bursements by City Treasurer from May 1, 1872,to April'dO, 1873. To amount received from W. J. Elter. City Treusurer. .8 803 Ol Bills payable. 19,000 00 Amount taxes collected, us follows? Beul estate, from suudry per? sons.*. 28,711 20 Personal property, from blin? dly persons. 10.024 Ol Street tux, from sundry per? sons. fy.W) 7n Water tax, from sundry per? sons. 0,704 90 Pleusure vehicles, from sun? dry persons. 73:'? 50 Business licenses, Irom sun? dry persons. 4,280 70 Market department collec? tions . 2,034 05 Penalties. 638 00 Special licouses. 85S 00 Tavern liceubes. 8,362 30 Quurt licenses. 524 50 Wugou badges. 007 10 Fines collected ut Guard House. 1.114 SO Special interest collected... 27,330 13 Dog collars. 302 00 Bond aocouut. 01.940 30 New Market, sales of debris. 590 30 Lumsden properly. 208 47 Sale of lot to Monumental Association. 000 00 8242,021 81 By Alms House department.8 3,315 70 Guard House. 1,140 04 Street Overseer, J. R. Trice. 550 00 Mayoralty, John Alexander. 1,500 00 City Clerk aud Treasurer, C. Burnum. 1,200 00 Sydney Park. 370 67 Streot department. 11.347 23 Water Works. 12,C17 93 Superintendent of Water Works, S. W. Hook. 728 25 City Physician, T. N. Ro? berta . 933 23 Market department. 007 10 Contingent account*. 15,047 41 Cbiof of Police, J. A. Juck sou. 730 75 Police department. 14,753 58 Hospital department. 1,346 75 Refundmeut accout t. 476 15 Bell tower. 235 00 City Surveyor. 84 CO Colombia Gas Company- 1,418 20 Stationery account. 245 30 Advertising account. 207 50 City Attorney, J. D. Trade well . 750 00 City Olerk'a office. 294 50 Clerk of the Market, P. B. Nowell. 400 00 Fire department. 2,256 50 Printing account. 2,721 44 Now Market. 735 00 New City Hall. 12.9?0 00 City Hchools. 986 C5 Messenger of Council, H. Perriu. 120 00 Palmetto Fire Engine ap? propriation?Fire depart? ment?Notes to Jeffries.. . 2,000 00 StHcplemeu. 558 90 Insurance account. 195 00 Indigent poor. 5,414 72 City clock. 107 09 Overseer Poor, C. Schultz.. 590 00 j Interest account, interest und coupons. 15,671 08 Special construction fund.. 1.650 00 Bills payable. 96.000 00 Special interest deposited .. 25,710 45 City currency redeemed .... 8 00 By balance. 4,598 37 - $242.624 81 * i his ucconut embraces 511,108 paid to Joseph Crews, for provisions fur? nished the city in 1SG5 CHAUES BARNUM, City Treasurer. City Matte us.?Subscribe for the PlUESIX. The atmosphere his moderated very materially. Mr. John Palmer, ono of our oldest residents, departed tins life, yesterday, in his eightieth year. Go to Fine's for extra fioe Norfolk oynter.??on the half shell, or fried; Charleston uud other varieties stewed. Mr. N. G. Parker's horse ran off, yes terday, and the buggy to which he was harnessed demolished. The driver es? caped with slight injuries. Persons indebted to the PHtEXIX office are requested to cull aud settle, as money is needed. Tho cash rule will be strictly adhered to hereafter. Owing to the illness of Mrs. Hamp? ton, Gea. Wade Hamptou was unable to deliver the annual address before the Fair Association of the Carolinas, in Cbailottu. ou the 27th iust. We regret to learn, by a private letter from Philadelphia, that Mrs. M. S. Cooper, consort of Joseph Cooper, Eat]., formerly a resideut of this city, died ou the 18th of the present mouth. The weather, Thanksgiving Day, was very unpleasant, aud yesterday morning there nppeured to be but slight improve? ment; iu the afternoon, however, it cleared off, und the suu shone out beau- I tifully. Colonel E. It. Dorsuy, who, for many years, hus acceptably tilled the position of general passenger ami ticket agent for tbu Charlotte, Columbia aud Au? gusta llailroad at this point, has re? signed, und is ubout to rcturu to his old road?tho Baltimore and Ouio . The Chapman Sisters performed Thursday night to a very good house? the iuulemeut weather, apparently, af j feeling them but little. It is hardly j necessary to say that all were pleased : who attended. The company expect to ' appear Lere uguiu about the middle of i December. I Transfer printing inks uro invaluable j to railroad companies, banks, mer ? hauls manufacturers uud others. They jure cuduting und changeless, uud will ; copy sharp and clear for un indefinite I period of time. Having just received a fresh supply of inks, we arc prepared to j execute orders promptly and at mode 1 rate prices. j The mass meeting at the Baptist I Chinch, last night, to aid iu the oudow- : ' incut of L-'urtnuu Uuiversity, was woll1 j attended. Addresses were delivered by ? I Dr. J. C. Furman. Col. I. G. MeKis I sick, Dr. J. A. Broudus, and several j others, w hich were well received, and j : had good effect. A liberal amount in i bonds was subscribed. I The Odd Fellows of this city are pre | paring to give a grand ball and suppor at Parker's Hail, ou Monday evening, tho Slh of December, for tho benefit of the widows and orphans of deceased members. The ball will bo given on tho anniversary of the organization of Pal? metto Lodge, No. 5. Wo have reason to believe that the nudertaking will he a grand success, aud that the sum real? ized will be a handsome donation for a great charity. Au advertisement an? nounces the depots for tho sale of tickets. PlKEXJXIAXA.?Old boys have their piiiytliiug.s iui well as young ones; the difference is only in the price. Can it ruin soft water when it rains hard? The best frieud to the liquor dealer is a soiir-visuged wife. Men dou't object to bo over-rated? j except by the assessors. Mail Arrangements. ?1 be N or them mail opens 6.80 A. M., 8 P. M.; closes 11 A. M., 6 P. M. Charleston opens 8 A. M., 5.30 P. M.; close b 8 A. M., 6 P. M. Western open tO A. M., 12.30 P. M.; closes 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Wilmington opens 4P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday open from 2 30 to 3.30 P. M. Sons of Temperance ?The Grand Division of this order adjourned Th?rs day night, after a session of two days. The representation was large, and the cause is iu a flourishing condition. The following gentlemen were installed as officers for tho ensuing term: John A. Elkius, of Columbia, G. W. P.; W. J. Cook, of Beuuettsville, G. W. A.; Oli? ver Hewitt, of Graham's Turn-out, G. Scribe; John H. Hardin, of Chester, G. Treas ; Rev. Lather Broad us, of Edgefield, G. Chaplain; L. R. Marshall, of Newnerry, G. Con.; 8. S. Walters, of Orangebury, G. Sen. v United States Circuit Court, Co lumbia, November 28, 1873.?The Court met at 11 a. M., Judge Bryan pre? siding. In tue case of Singleton Brown et ai, the report of the Commissioners was confirmed. The balance of the time of the Coort, to the hour of adjournment, was oc? cupied in the bearing of the case of the United State? vs. James Malone, for wilful neglect of duty as Internal Reve? nue Collector. The evidence was closet1, when tlin Court adjourned until to-mor? row, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Corbin appears for the United States, and Mr. Youmans for the prisoner. Supreme Court. November 28, 1873. The Court met at 10 A. M. Present? Chief Justice Moses and Associate Jus? tices Wright and Willard. Ez parte Edward F. Stokes?petition for writ of habeas corpus. Mr. Haskell pro pet. Granted, and writ made re? turnable December 8. 1873. Ex parte James Thomson?petition for ad mission to practice. Mr. Youmans pro pel. Ex parle Andrew C. Dibble?petition foradmissiou to practice. Mr. Youmans pro pel. Ex parte John R. Abney?petition foradmissiou to practice. Mr. Youmans pro pet. On production of the proper papers, the petitions were granted, and Messrs. ! Thomson, Dibble and Abney sworn and enrolled as attorneys, solicitors and counsellors of the Supreme Court. Miles vs. King, el al. Mr. Youmans was heard for respondents. Mr. Tracy for appellant. I Southern Porcelain Manufacturing Company vs. Cashier National Bank of Augusta. Messrs. Carroll and Bacon I for appellants. Messrs. Aldrich and I Bonham for respondents. Rosana Tucker, appellaut, vs. Albert Wichmao, respondent. Ou motion of Mr. Tracy, for respondent, the appeal was dismifsed. On motion, the following cases were docketed: The State, respondent, r.v. Jerry Cole mau, appellaut; Susan Hoide vs Lewis Landram. At 3 P. M., the court adjourned untii Saturday, 29th, 10 A. M. List op New Advertisements. Ditson Jc Co.'s Musical Library. Typographical Union, No. 34. j John Aguew it Son?Apples, ?fcc. Valuable Property for Sale. I. O. O. F. Anniversary Ball. It is not easy to imagine a State in a worse condition, financially, than the I once opulent and thriving State of Ala I bam a. It has wasted and wilted iu the ! poisonous breath of Radicalism, like I every other Southeru community, only to u somewhat more miserable extent I than some others. Alabama owes a I debt it is not possible, with her small and uow broken und pour population, to puy. No Legislature can ever be brought to the capital tbut will take the respoti sibility of trying to levy and collect a tax to meet iu full the direct debt of the Stute, to pay for a reasonable school system und the current expenses of the government. The direot debt of the State, wheu correctlv ascertained, will be found to amount to nearly 820,000,000, and the floating debt to several other millions. The State's Treasury is empty, und likely to continue so. Her credit is ut the lowest poiut. She cannot borrow, if at all, except at a ruinous discount. The assets of tho State are regarded as almost nihil, under present circum? stances. The planters are nearly all iu debt. The few manufacturing establish? ments iu the State are either ruined or crippled. The State, as a whole, is bankrupt. Ou Friday night last, the gin-house of Mrs. M. A. King, of Darlington, con? taining about 22,000 pounds of seed cot? ton, und 000 bushels of cotton seed, was set ou fire by some person and entirely consumed. Death of Mr Alexander Young.? Mr. Alexauder Young, au old citizen of Fairfield, but who has resided for years past iu Florida, died recently at a ripe old age. Mrs. Sarah T. Dargan died at the resi? dence of her son, George W. Durgau, in Darlington, ou the morning of the 24th. Peter Zink, a German, of Louisville, met n terrible death last Sunday. He f'dl into a vat of boiling lard. Mr. Wm. Shear, a well-known and prominent citizen of Augusta, died in New York ou the 20th.