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Thursday Morning, Apr? 16,1874. Convict* ?t Large. r{f Id response to statements mado in the Union-Herald, concerning twen. -seven conviotB turned loose npou the immu? nity last Sunday, unprovided with the means of getting away, and acting tnr bulontly in the passages of the State House, making tho air vooal with their curseB, the Governor published a card in the several journals, yesterday, to the effeot that he had personally investi? gated the eases of several oonviots on Sunday, and had granted pardon to only five of them. He disavows any know? ledge of the others who were alleged to be likewise liberated, and pays "if they have been released, it was without his knowledge or consent." Bat the Go? vernor does not meet the matter fairly. It is not yet placed on a satisfaotory basis. We have been accustomed to the gross abuse of the pardoning power by tho Executive for several years. It was a orying evil ander Scott. It has hardly been diminished under his successor. We have to submit, we suppose, as there is no way to oheck this wantonness of power. But if the Goverodr cannot be controlled iu the number ho muy par? don or reprieve, if he is the sola jadge of the considerations which are to weigh for or against the exercise of the power, he is not allowed to he so free in the manner iu whioh he shall exercise it. Under the Constitution it is an ofQoial ?act; the pardon is to be granted by the autkority of the State, sealed with tho great seal of the State, signed by the OovoDivor, and countersigned by the -Searetary of State. All these aro ne? cessary.concomitants of a pardpn, and involve the keeping of a careful record. But according to our neighbor, the Union-Herald, whioh speaks by the card, they were all laoking. "It is not pre ? tended," it bsjh, "that these pardous Marexc ifranted in this manner. We said yesterday that inquiry was made at the Governor's office and at the office of the Secretary of State, bat there was no xeoord ia either office of the pardon of these men. If the pardons were not sealed with the great seal, nor ooanter signed by the Secretary of State, as the absenoe of any reoord in his office shows they were not, in what lawfal sense can these men be said to have been pardoned? The Governor seems >to have aoted on the assumption that he has the right to direct a general or par? tial jail delivery by the mere word of his mouth. We deny the assumption." If the Governor pardoned verbally ?only five oonviots, the qaestiou arises, how did the others?twenty-two, more or less?get ouf of the penitentiary? It -seems to admit of no question that a considerable number were let loose. They themselves put the number at twenty-seven. The Governor, or his Private Secretary, has failed to clear up this point. He avers that ha has not given his oonsont to the discharge of more than five. Bnt five timeB five and more are no longer in their cells. Thoy appear to have been enlarged at the same time with aud to be iu company with those whom the Governor admits he pardoned and let out. The Governor having declared that he is responsible for the liberation of only five, who is responsible for the other*? Mr.Dennis will, perhaps, be good enough to ex? plain how it happened. Did he let some oonviots leave upon a mere verbal order? Did he release others himself, or by request of some other parson than the Executive? Did he fail, as would soem from their statements and from the place and circumstances of their re? appearance to be true, to provide them with means of Bubsisteuco and of trans? portation to their usual plaoes of abode? The mutter may soem small to Mr. Den? nis, but tho public desire to know, as they have a right to know, bow it was tbut these irregularities happened. In tho State of Georgia, whioh hires out its 70U convicts, crime is made to add to the treasury, and tho criminals, iu their humble way, do somo good by their labor upon the publio works, or ou rail? roads, canals, &o. The habit of work is kept up, and tho possibility of amend? ment of life encouraged. But thoy uro thought to be above that here, and en? joy u hanusomo support at tho hands of the people whose laws they have vio? lated. They nro tho wardit of tho State, and Mr. Donnis carries tho key of tho castlo in which they nro lodged. He locks them in aud ho lets them out. But there aro laws nnd rules for his guid tnoo. Has he complied with these? How has it happened that such a num? ber, in such a plight, without means to got away, should be at large as they wero last Snoday in Columbia? Spotted Tail can speak only two words in English, and ono of those ho would probably spell with a small "g." [?? ?? Bogva-Reform? The sort of reform, to which we alluded some days ago, which is in? spired by the near approach of a nomi? nating convention, aud the necessity ot laying the pipes to secure good plaoes. is breaking out in several ultra Radical quarters. Every one who goes to Wash* ington, even if his mission be to deolare there that nothing is tho matter in this State, that at the most there is only a little irregularity and a .fow errors o: policy, returns with reform o'n bis lips. Wbat they deny, however, is known and admitted by the Republicans with whom they confer at the capital. And they are instructed to change their tune. And this they do not hesitate to do. It is easy for thorn, of course, to assume a virtne, if they have it not. They must fill tbe bill. So with a wry mouth, they all begin to cry out, "reform, reform." The Union has contracted the infootiou, or received the order. It says that a political contest is drawing neur. That is reason No. 1 for reform. It says again, that its political frionds iu Wash? ington declared that "reform mnstcomo in somo shape and from sume source, and that without delay." That is reason No. 2. Not that it is right, necessary and proper, but becauso an election draws nigh, und instructions have gone out from Washington. The Bort cf reform it wants may bo judged of by tbe programme it puts forth: "Select our leaders with more care aud better judgment." This sounds well; but following comes the demand that they shall only be selected from the ranks of the Radical faithful. Aud in connection, it condemns the appoint? ment of Judge Glover as Treasurer of Orangeburg, as "a wrong and a meuace to our party." Thus are capable and honest men to be forever excluded even from non-politioal positions; thus is the cry of reform shown to be the merest pretence. It forecasts the nomination for Executive of "one who has been a Republican, and of whose party fealty no one can doubt." Party fealty, not honesty of character; a record as a par? tisan, not us a man of ability and pro? bity, is to be the shibboleth. Such tests can only supply a supple man, who will inevitably aud infallibly betray, npon slight temptation, any genuine re? form that may be attempted. Not Found. The visit of Maxwell, of Marlboro, just reminds us that the "lost" revolu? tion, whioh direots the Attorney-General to proseoute tho ex-Treasurer of tho State, has not yet been found. Max? well wrote a letter in the newspapers upon the subject, but did not make it clear whether he claimed to havo de? livered tho resolution in the Governor's office, the last day of the session, or not. Losing a resolution seems as easy as falling off a log, whenever it is deemed expedient. Aud when doue, even if purloined, the orgau which proclaims our evils to bu ouly "imaginary," and which vaunts the excellence of tho State administration, like Mr. Toots, i coolly soys it makes "no difference." | - Frauds in Distilling?Million's Lost to tue Government.?Tho Wash? ington correspondent of tho Now York Journal of Commerce writes that thero appears, from discoveries just made, to be in operation a stupendous system of defrauding the revenue, whereby the Government is losing at the rate of seve? ral million dollars a year, und honest distillers and dealers in spirits uro in dauger of being out of busiuess. It ap? pears that the chief points ut which the frauds arc committed tiro St. Louis, Mo., Evausville, Ind., Milwaukee, Chi oago, First District of Kentucky, aud Peoria, 111. The charges aro that there are ouly one or two illicit places ut each of these points, and the distillers who pay tax regularly aud honestly are anx? ious to assist tho Governmeut in rooting them out, becauso their interests and tbe Governmeut aro the same. Many of tho distillers say that unless the Go? vernment takes prompt measures, ho? nest distillers will soou be forced out of busiuess, and on all bonds it is recog? nized that tho frauds now being perpo tratod aro stupendous. -?? ?? A curious case, illustrative of the magnificent moauness of certain kinds of humttn nature, has lately oomc be foro a Brooklyn court. Some seven? teen years since ouo William Hiker erased u namo from u will nnd substitut? ed his own. By this ho fell heir to $100,000 worth of property, upon which us collateral he raised S?O.??U borrowed money. He now refuses to pay tho $00,000, because tho will was fraudulent, brazenly admitting that ho had substi? tuted his own tor undther man's namo. Under the limitation Statutes ho cannot bo puuisbed. In nil court record*, from the earliest lim? *j, we doubt whether uu example of meanness and criminal sharp? ness equal to this can be found. - Mr. Thomns Richards, au old and ? ruobt ropecled citizens of Augusta, die.l 1 at his residence on Reynolds street, Wednesday morning, nt half-past 7 o'clock. Mr. Richards was seventy-two years of age at the timo of his death. Advooatcs of flogging in schools as? sort that youth cannot bo properly I educated without stern discipline. Important Decision.?In tho case of tho Atlantic, Tennessee sad Ohio Bail road Company, and others, against the Carolina National Bank of Colombia and others, the question was whether 'bonds issued by the company in May, 1862, payable at different periods from November, 1869, to November, 1875, were saleable in Confederate ourrenoy or lawful money. Some of the bonds falling into the hand* of the banks, the company were willing to pay iu Con? federate money, but the bank demanded money of the United States, and this notion was instituted to oompel the pay? ment uuder'n deed of trust executed to aeeure them. The court below sus? tained the demand of the bank, and the question was brought here whore the deoreo is affirmed, the court holding that the iuteution of the company that tho principal of its bonds should bo paid iu lawful money instead of Confederate notes, may bo justly inferred from the oatnro of tho contracts, particularly the long period before they were to mature. Wheu thoy were issued, it is said, it could not have been iu tbo contempla? tion of the parties that tho war would ooutinue from seven to thirteen years, it is well kuowu nt that time wus tho general expectation on all sides that the war would be one of short duration. The Confederate uotes wore ouly paya? ble by their terms after n ratification of peace between tho Confederate States and the United States. Tho bonds of the railroad were intended for sule. iu tho markuts of tho world general!}*, and not merely in tho Confederate ?tutea. They wore payable to bearer, uud the.se wore trausferablo by delivery. They state on their face that they may be converted into tbestookof the company at par by the holder. Tho declaration of tbo officers of tbo company up to July, 1873, show that the company treated the bonds ai having an excep? tionable value ami not subject to the fluctuations of Confederate currency. Bepeated declarations of tbo officers were made to that import. There is sufficient iu these circumstances, it is held, to repel the presumption created by tho ordinance of I be State, of 18(J5, providing lor the discharge of existing oontracts by u scale of tho depreoiatiou of Confederate money, aud declaring that all contracts except official uud penal bonds payable to the State should be deemed to have beeu made with the intention that thoy should bo discharged iu that currency, uud thus tho case will be governed by tbo ordiuury rule. Mr. Justioe Field delivered the opinion. a Succession of Crimes.?A corres? pondent writing from Gueret, France, says: "Oar department has just boou tho scene of a series of crime? commit? ted by an individual whose final act wet, defrauding justioe by destroying him? self. This man's name was Eugene Belliver, a wealthy landowner, living upou his property at Villecbadeau, a hamlet iu the commune of Sordeul. It appears that iu consequence of dis? putes upon money matters he hud ac? quired an implaoable hatred against an undo and aunt, aud his Bisters, who lived with their husbands in neighbor? ing villages. Belliver contrived to send away his wife upon a visit to her rela? tions, he remaining at home with their two children, aged respectively sevea and four years. At night ho strangled the two children whilst they were sleep? ing together iu their bed. Ho then quitted the house aud proceeded to a neighboring village, whore bo act fire to tho house of M. Clemensiou. From thence be proceeded at midnight to the village of Petit Chiroux, and attempted to murder his mother, then set tire to the house, but tho fire was discovered, and the poor woman was rescued. Belli vor, after committing these crimes, threw himself iuto a pond, where his body was found tho next moruiug. The *27th of March was the anniver? sary of tho bloodiest tragedy iu Ameri? can history. On that day, thirty-eight years ago, Colonel James W. Fanuin and 440 men wore shot to death by tho Mexicans, under Urea, iu tbo fort at Goli.ul, Texas. A week before, Fauuiu and his force, being surrounded by the enemy aud nt tbo mercy of their artille? ry, surrendered und-were taken to Go Uud. Mujor Ward, whom Fauuiu hud sent with 100 men to escort some Irish families, was ulso captured, uud the Americans were massacred together on a Sunday uioruing. Aud yet Santa Anna, tho bloody butcher, was nftcr ward* allowed to visit the United States uumolcb.ed. ? -? ? ? The newly-muiricd Duchess of E liu burgb, in whoso honor the ball was given, wore tho famous Bussiau diamond necklace worth $20,000,000. Tbo Em? press' dress was trimmed with solitairo diamond buttons, euch one of which was worth ?30,000 or 8100,000. All tho imperial ladies wore diamond orowns, It is thought there were moro diamonds worn that night thau over before at ouo time, us thoy came from the throe um? pires of Germany, England and Uussia. After this sparkling fusbiou do monarcbs givo balls iu Bussiau palaces. Hon. Alexander U. Stephous has made iirrnngumeuts to come home from Washington and will remain in Craw fordville until his health .shall be re? stored. Ho is fearfully prostrated by bis receut long and severe illness, und Ts noxious to try tho effect ol a visit to Georgia. Ho is 80 feoble that he is un i ablo to travel in the ordinary way, nud has uuguged a special car from Washing? ton tu Lyuchburg. At Lyuchbtirg ho will bo met on Friday by a special sleep? ing cir from Atlanta. 1 The following is recommended as a ] recipe for making bologna sausage: I Tuko eel skiu aud stuli it with ground I cut; season it with Scotch sunfTand por simon oil; lay it ou a hog pou to dry, uud then hang it up by tbo tail iu'u grocery for three months for flies to I givo it the trade mark; then it is ready ! for use. Ornr Matters.? Subscribe for the Phoenix. Mr. A. Blythe baa retired fiom tbe editorial chair of the Greenville Repub? lican. Messrs. Hoffmun & Albreobt are in receipt of new cabbages, from Florida; also, Northern cabbage. Ex-Comptroller J. L. Neagle has been appointed County Treasurer of Rich land, viceC H. Baldwin, Esq., resigned. Those claret punches, miut juleps and cobblers we referred to tbe other morn? ing, are prepared by Mr. Seegeis* Henry. For several days past the streets have beeu intolerably dusty; pedestrianism has been made very uupleusant aud rid? ing almost an impossibility. Tho annual celebration of the intro? duction of Odd Fellowship into tho United States, will be appropriately ro newod by Palmetto Lodge, No. 5, of this city, on the 27th instant. Our thanks ure due to Dr. Hydrick for tbe interesting report of the pro? ceedings of the State Medical Associa? tion. Also to Dr. Fraser, Recording! Secretary, for appreciated courtesies. Mr. G. T. Berg, tho well known archi? tect, finding it necessary to change his base, has removed to Baltimore. We oommend h'm to the good citizens of tbe Monumental Cily. Tho Grand Division of the Sous of Temperance of South Carolina will meet in Benuettsville ou Wedncsduy, the 22d instant. Appropriate committees have been appoiuted lo make tho necessary preparations for the occasion. Tho sploudid four-iu-haud vehicle which attracted stich ndmirution on Muin street, yesterday, was from the stables of W. D. Starling & Co. Tbo splendid fonr inside the vehicle did not fail to elicit a share of public attention. Messrs. Hofl'mun & Albrecht have on hand a large supply of One Irish pota? toes, Northern cabbage, Florida cab? bage, green peas and other vegetables; besides their usual supply of Baltimore sausage aud Bplognas, specimen? of all of which we have sampled, and can vouch for their being of superior quality. Lovers of ?nur kraut and largo Scotch smoked herrings, can get tbe very thing they want at this store. The "Blossoms" of Spuing.?In the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love," and it is quite ns natural that a young woman's faucy should turn to thoughts of "loves of bonnets" and "ducks of dresses." The spring openings offer no end of tomptationa and inducements, and the purse of pater-familias needs to be long to meet the demands upon it. It is safe to assume that the gentler sex are infla? tionists. Firemen's Parade.?Tho Vigilant and Euterprise fire engine companies parad? ed in full force, yesterday, in celebra? tion of the occupation of their new quarters by tho latter company. The procession was headed by tho band of the garrison, ucd marched through tho principal streets of the city. Both cugines wero beautifully decorated with Flora's early offerings and festooned with evergreens, anil tho members of the Vigilont, with their blue shirts nnd black pants, aud of the Enterprise, with their red sbirte and black pants, might well feel proud of the display they made. Many words of praise wero be Hiowcel upon tho companies by our citi? zens for their fine appearance, large numbers, great zeal aud ordorly display. After tho parade, tho Enterprise tcbted her powers, at the corner of Main and Washington streets. Tho Vigilant was housed, when tho companies marched to tho new quarters of tho Enterprise, on Main street, near Medium, whoro an hour or two was greatly enjoyed in toasting, singing, Jcc, which was en? livened by graiu aud fruit juice, proper? ly distilled. Meeting State Medical Associa? tion?Second Day's Proceedings.? The association met at 1U o'clock. Tho names of several elelegatea aud perma? nent members, who wero not present yesterday, wero added to tho roll. Dr. Tulley ofl'eroel a scries of resolu? tion.;, in commemoration of Dr. M. La Borde, which wero adopted. Tho constitutional amendment, of which Dr. Kinloch had given notice at tho lust meeting, was takeu up, and after sumo iliscussiou, adopted. This provides thai tho election of President of the association shall take place bicu uually, instead of annually, as hereto? fore. In tho absenco of the chairman of the committee appointed to consider und report upon the effects of Chloroform upon tho foetus, Dr. Buist read there port, which appeared to have been euro- j lully prepared. It elicited some discus sum, in which Drs. Robertson, Priolcnu, Gibbes, Kinloch and tho President par- j ticipated. Dr. J. Somers Iluiot exhibited to the association a specimou of fibrous osteo- i Kurcorun of the upper jaw, which he had removed from a negro boy about uiue years of age. He read a detailed | account of the case, and culled tho at? tention of tbe association to the feasi? bility of operating on young Bubjecta afllicted with this disease. Dr. Parker, of Charleston, presented a fractured ekull, with several other pathological specimens, and read articles relating to them. These papers were very interesting, and tbe discussion which ensued was quite spirited, parti? cipated in by Drs. Robertson, Wylie, Geddings and Buist. Dr. Thompson save an oral account of tbreo cases of neuralgia, successfully treated with oroton chloral hydrate. Dr. Tumipseed read a paper, in which he detailed the case of a negro man upon whom he had operated, and from whose skull he extracted a piece of knife blade. Ia conn cot ion with the case, Dr. T. made some remarks on periodicity as it expresses itself in the disease known as epilepsy. Drs. Mclntosh and Dsrby made some remarks on the cafe. Dr. Buist exhibited a specimen of tbe guinoa worm, at the same time giving uo account of the habits of this para? site, und the symptoms by which its presence iu tbe human being was recog uized. Dr. Gibbes read an interesting ac? count of an operation for strangulated horuin, exhibiting the hernial sac winch ho hud removed. Dr. Darby presented a uterus and its . appendages, which ho had removed for disease ullecting that organ, accompa? nied by explanations of the case. By resolution of the society, Dr. D. was re? quested to write out the notes of this ease uud of one previously reported by him, for publication in the proceedings. Dr. Darby introduced Mr. Ramage, of Newberry, to the association, and made some remarks iu relation to the opera lion which be performed upon him for the remedying of tbe results of a frac? ture of the skull, which bad been in? duced twelve years ugo by the kick of a mule. Drs. Kinloch, Geddings and Parker discussed at length the surgical aud pathological questions which the the case suggested. Dr. J. A. Watson, of Chester, was elected to membership. The Committee on Nominations made the following roport, which was adopted: President?James Mclntosh, of New berry; 1st Vice-PreBident?W. H. Nar diu, of Anderson; 2d Vice-President? B. W. Taylor, of Richland; 3d Vice President?A. A. Mooro, of Kershaw; Correspondent Secretary?J. Homers Hoist, of Charleston; Recording Secre? tary? H. D. Fr?ser, of Charleston; Treasurer?T. M. Simons, of Charles? ton. Delegates?R. A. Kinloch. John T. Darby, A. P. Wylie, ?. Baruch, J. F. IV10 lean. A. S. Hal ley, G. E. Trescott, Walter Hill, E. B. Tnrnipseed. Alternates?F. L. Parker, R. W. GibbeB, J. C. Maxwell, W. T. 0. Bates, J. F. M. Geddings, J. L. Thompson, John B. DnBose, H. D. Fraaer, Goo. S. Howe. As Delegates to the Medical Associa? tion of New York?R. W. Gibbes, S. Baruch. As Delegate to the Medical Associa? tion of Pennsylvania?F. P. Poroher. Dr. Baruch made an appropriate address on vacating the chair as Presi? dent. The newly elected President, Dr. Mclntosh, expressed his thanks for the honor of his election as President. Dr. Marshall moved that the next meoting of the association be held in Greenville on the first Tuesday in May. After some discussion, it was deoided that the next meeting be held in the city of Charleston on the first Tnesday iu April. Dr. Eraser moved tho thanks of the association be tendered Dr. Barcoh for the able aud impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of this body. Dr. Buist moved that the thanks of tho association be tendered the different railroad corporations and to the mana? gers of tho city hotels for reduction of fare. Dr. Baruch moved the thanks of the association to tho Greenville Coanty Society for tbo kind invitation they had extended to tho association to hold their next meeting iu the city of Green? ville; aud also to the Recording Secre? tary and Treasurer of tho Sooiety for tho prompt and efficient manner in which they hud discharged tbeir respec? tive duties. List of New Advertisements. Notice to Gas Consumers. .Jacob Levin?Auction. J. B. Moore?Resolutions. Wm. M. Bird & Co.?Leads, &o. Hotel Arrivals. April 15, 1871.? Wheeler fJuuse?Q Darling, city; W M Nelson, Winnsboro; J E Wylie, Ga; A Hauf, Pa; H Brown, J Kooher, N J; P Duflio, Charleston; A Wallace, New berry; J O L Marshall, city; C Marsh and wifo, Miss L Marsh. Master Freddy, Conn; F W Kerchner, N 0; J A Wat eon, Chester; MissB Blake, Ninety-Six; T B Frazer, Sumtor; L Dibble, Orange burg; W W Bradley, Ga; F Atkinson, USA. Columbia Hotel?W J Crosswell, S C; J M Seigier, G & C R R; J Peeling, Ga; W T Wilcox, St Louis; E S Brciden baugh and wife, Pa; W J Sprinkle, N C; F L Parker, Charleston; O L Evins, wife and sou, Miss E Broad, N C; S S Marshall, Greenville; W D Goodrich, NC; J C Hayes, Lexington; J S Wis tendorlV, A M Folchi, Charleston; J II Rion, Winnsboro; T B Turner, McD Arlidgo, Charlotte; A Wallace, city; Mr anil Mrs G Kemp, Master Kemp, maid and nurse, N Y; J B .Mooro, Stalesburg; G W D.mus, Walhalla; W T Thomson, Union. Hemlrijo House?L Potter, Mo; J 3 Rithn, Ga; J 11 Campbell, Ridge way; J D llo.fiu, Doko; G II Miller, Younges vilie; J S Cloud, Camden; G W Stef? fens, Charleston. Deaths in Charleston, for tho week ending April 11, 37?whites, 17; co? lored, 20.