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GENERAL NEWS. The state penitentiary; Knowing that a detailed description of this long desired enterprise would not be uninteresting to our readers, we arc enabled, through the kindness of an esteemed correspondent, to furnish an account of the proposed building. The grounds arc situated in the corporate limits of Columbia, at the fbot of Plain street, about twenty minutes walk from the market, arid immediately on the Canal, and are at present enclosed by a high wooden wall twelve feet in height, with only one entrance through which access is gained to the works. All visitors arc required to cuter through the Clerk's office, and there register before being admitted to the prison. As yet the construction of the cells alone occupies the attention of the architect, but by reference to the drawings a cood estimate can be formed of the " -i r\.. arrangement ot tne sirueuuu. \ju i entering the main archway, large [ stairways lead from the right and left to the upper stories. The basement is divided into rooms, which will be used as laundry and storerooms, and the large area in the centre will be devoted to cooking, heating, and like purposes. To the right and left are the north, .and south wings, where the colls are located. These arc isolated, having no connection with the walls of the building, and arc accessible by a stairway and a balcony. There . are fifty cells on every floor in each wing, and they arc five tiers high, 'thus making two hundred and fifty cells in each wing. Each of these are .five by eight feet in plan, and have a height of seven feet, resting on a stone paving .eighteen inches thick, which extends to the outer walls, and would render any escape by that direction impossible. Each cell is provided with all the modern appliances for supplying air, water, &c., and on the top in each wing, large cisterns will fie furnished;. these will contain the n-nffvr. -fiwm ilif? rnnf huh will 1)P ni'in IJWVVi 1AUUJ? V?V iVVij WV4V ^ ..cipally supplied from the river by means of a large Turbine wheel.? Sewers,:drains and pipes tire arranged .throughout the building, and every attention paid to the hygiene of the establishment-. There is a corridor fourteen feet wide passing around the cells and paved with eighteen inch granite blocks, and extends to the wall of the building. The central _ -ImlKlhtg- m^ml7irtt?3~alT tllC apUfTMOTlR of dining, rooms, guard rooms, dispensary, hospital, chapel, parlor, offices, &c. The female Department is to the fight of the male, and combines all the various divisions Of the latter, with the addition of a large workroom, and the cells on the upper floor are somewhat larger than those used by the male convicts, being 6x8 and 7 feet high. They arc 48 in number, which is a fair proportion of females to males. This proportion is based on the statistics of other prisons in the United States. The pressing want of a habitation and employment for the convicts that were waiting in every district of the State, rendered it necessary to commence the construction of the cells first, and up to this time forty cells have bedn completed and ready for Hhe reception of convicts. Each of these cells will accommodate three Convicts, if the pressure require it. The' isolated condition of the cells admits of the construction of themain building at any" time. . The architect, Major T. B. Lee, has devoted all of his engineering skill and ingenuity to the interest of the State, and will eventually succeed in erecting a building whose magnitude will compare with any in our country, and for economy of /-.f rtvr>nllrkfl lw UUlldbl UULlUli UU wj | any that has been erected. The quarry has been located on Broad river, one mile from this work and immediately on the canal. By means of an incline plane, of 300 feet in length, and a chain passing around a drum, the stone is brought into the yard. The water of the canal furnishes the motive power, and by a skilful arrangement of machinery, rock is now removed that would formerly have required the labor of twenty horses. At present 40,000 lbs. of rock arc put into the yard with the assistance of only four laborers. ' Various temporary sheds and builditfgs for the immediate construction <->f fli'n lwiilrJincr fui.vn hnnri nvnMml ah the grounds, and the labor of the convicts is directed toward the the construction of the prison. His Excellency, the Governor in company with General Burton, visited llie Pennitentiary on the 29th ult., and were escorted around the extensive grounds by the Architect and Engineer, Major Thomas B. Lee.-1tlp to this date the visitors' register shows over 800 visitors since the 11th of May.~The roll of convicts now jiumbcr 52, the majority of whom are aide bodied hands. They work well, and arc well clothed and fed. Charleston News, HEADQUARTERS, 1 . Second Military. District, > .Charleston, S. C. July 18 1$67. J General Orders No. 60. The following appointments of Registers are announced. The persons named will be assigned to duty by Post Commanders as members ol Boards of Registration for thesevcral Registration Precincts they may establish within their commands. Commanding Officers of Tests will fill vacancies and report their action to these headifuarters for confirmation. Two Boards of Registration will he organized for each County in North Carolina having more than six elec-' tion precincts, except the Counties of Beaufort, Cumberland' Craven, Edgecombe, Granville, Halifax, New Hanover, Wake, Davie and Wilson, which shall have the Beards provided for in this order. Three Boards of Registration will be organized for eacli District in South Carolina, except the Districts of Barnwell, Berkley, Orangeburg, Lexington, Beaufort, -Greenville, Chester, Colleton and the City of Charleston, which shall have the Boards provided for in this order. Registers will be required to take the oath prescribed by the act of Congress approved 2d July, 1802.? Blank forms of this oath of office will be furnished to Post Commanders, and when duly subscribed and sworn will be returned to these headquarters. The election precincts established by law or custom as voting places in the Counties and Cities of North Carolina and in the Districts, Parishes and Municipalities of South Carolina, will be designated by Post Commanders, as the places for Registration. It is desirable that not more than six of these and preferably a less number, be included in a Registration Precinct and assigned to one Board, so that ample facilities may be afforded for Registration. Every Board will choose its presiding officer, who will represent the Board and announce its action upon all matters coming before it. Regulations for the government of Registers in the discharge of their duties will be duty published as soon as practicable for general information. [The following is a list of the Registers for this and the adjoining Districts :1 .District of Darlington.?S. S. ILM. PMrott,Elijah cis A. Thomas, A. W. Thompson, Stephen Jctt, F. A. Burge. . District of Marlboro .?W. II. Boyeo. Frank H, Eaton, George Hopkins, Jos. S. Thomas, J. L. Easterling, Calvin Smith, Jas. Covington, Alex. Newton, George Hood. District of Chesterfield.?Brent Johnson, William Fullcrton, II. G. Gray, John M. Smith, Henry L. Shrewsbury, John W. Swinncy, Benj. Crowley, Malcom McColcman. District of Kershaw.?Joseph J. Richardson', Joseph M. Gayle, Levi P. Champlain, W. E. Turner, Soloman A. Benjamin, Columbus Shiver, John A. Boswell, Theodore Lang, Hugh Young. % District of liiehland.?Joseph II. Denk, M. J. Calnan, Dr. J. W. Green, James Drown, Adolph Feiningcr, J. White, W. J3. Nash, W. B. Edwards, William Simons, District of Fairfield.?L. W. Duval, James. M. Daly, T. P. Oxner, Thomas Jordan, S. B. Lumkin, John S. Douglas, Richard Cobean, Dr. W. B. Peake, Dan. B. Kurkland. District of Lancaster.?Dr. W. C. Armficld, George Sinclair, Dudley W. Usscry, Alfred Andrews, J. TCopela'nd, E. Iv. Brummett, 11. L. Beck, R. R. Thompson, James L. Barr. ' * * a- * * The Registers hereby appointed will be immediately notified by the Post Commanders, to whom they will report at once for the necessary books and blanks. All communications from the Registers will be addressed to the Post Commander. Orders and instructions will be transmitted to Boards of Reg tration, uiropgn tnc same cnannci. By command of Maj. Gen. Sickles. "J.AV. Clous, Capt. 3SthU.S. In, A. D, C. and A. A. A. G. Sad Casualty.?A colored boy of about six years was suddenly killed in this place, on Monday afternoon last, in the following singular manner: The child was playing in his father, s yard, when a soldier of the garrison, who was passing along the road this side of the depot, discharged his piece to get rid of the load, and the ball passed over a field several hundred yards, through an inch board, through the child's body and lodged in his arm, killing almost instantly. A Coroner's jury was called?of white and' colored men?who rendered a verdict of accidental death. This occurrence speaks loudly against the practice of shooting guns in the limits of the town, especially when loaded with balls.?Southerner. Protection-Demanded.?The attempt made ill this city by Radical "demagogues to arouse a feeling of discontent and of opposition to law among the working men, has .its parallel among the.Radicals of Allegheny county, /Pennsylvania. A recent meeting of these protectionist worthies was -marked by the passage of the following extraordinary resolution: Resolved, That,whilst we earnestly advocate the doctrine of protection to home manufacturers, we at the same time deprecate and oppose the efforts now being made to import foreign labor to complete with the home laborer, and we urgently request our Representatives in Congress to provide by legislation a head tax upon improved laborers. < While the whole country is clamor-, ous for emigrants to come in.and, tiid in the development of our resources,, these Pennsylvania protectionists call upon Congress to impose " ahead tax" on new comers, in order to secure to themselves the monopoly of labor and the regulation of its price. ..This, demand is in exact keeping with .that of the iron-mongers and manufacturers of the "Keystone State" Who, by protective measures, have. ^anaged to raise the price of iron far beyond its normal value, and in this manner have. imposed a tax qu the consumers of irou throughout the entire land for their special benefit, The' iron men of Pennsylvania ask/protection against foreign labor, because it is capable of furnishing cheap iron to our people, and the working, men of that State, instead of wishing to see | this country the traditional "home of the stranger asylum of the oppressed," cry aloud for protection against "imported laborers." . Our local llaideals, have done all that they could to turn our resident white population out of employment; they have raised* against them a persistent cry of disloyalty?have .persuaded the negroes to abandon the labor to which they had been accustomed and flock to the city in order to crowd out the " rebellious jyhite trash" wherever possible, and are n.ow trying to get up a workingmcn's opposition to the execution of our muni eipal laws. At the bottom of all-this tlicrc is something of political trickery and something more of 1 lie leaven of agrarianisin. Radical influence lias taken the bread out of the mouths of hundreds of policemen and other municipal employes and givey it to men anu oromeiA or .i-iUiUu. <4rcUr^A order to secure the negro vote, and it is now endeavoring to bring about a "plain and colored" amalgamation, the motto which is "less work; and higher wages." Wc trust that all respectable men, both white, arid colored, will stand aloof from this illegal and most mischcvous attempt to array certain classes of our people against other classes. Already wc have enough of this; let it be abandoned at onccand forever.?AT. 0. Times. Hon. W. W Bovce.?Wc find the following brief extract of a letter from our former Representative in Congrss, in the Clarendon Press. It is address to Air. Gullucbat, of that District: A word as to the public matters. I think our people ought to register and participate in the election. To do nothing, will be tocommitsuicidc. I think the great point is to carry out General Hampton's ideas, and show themselves thereby the friends of the colored people. Our people should recognize what is inevitable in regard to the legal and political rights of the blacks, and grant of their own volition what will be given in spite of them. By this course, harmony between the two races will he maintained, and political power in the State will remain in safe hands. All expressions through the press or otherwise against the'dominant party to help the South. The great object with the South:now should be to get established in their political rights. Then a feeling of confidence will take the place of present insecurity, and capital flow in from the North. 1 feel intensely for the unhappy condition of my Southern friends.? You must not be discouraged?struggle on?affairs must improve. With kind wishes, your friend. WILLIAM W. BOYCE. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.?We learn that this body has recently purchased the property in town known as the Coodlott House, and intend to use it as a boarding place for the students of the Seminary. The measure is universally regarded as a very good one; for it will materially lessen the expense of those young gentleman who enter the Seminary in a course of preparation for the ministry. The remarkably able faculty connected with this theological institution furnished' in itself a rare advantage to those seeking such religious instuction; hut its claims arc further enhanced by the provision alluded to. We have 110 doubt that the next session will show a large increase of stu1 dents.?Greenville Mountaineer. 4 THEJOU RJV Thursday", July 25, 1867. jJS5?* Attention is directed to tlic Advertise-' meat of F. Goss, which appears in our is3u,o to-day. We invite attention to the article in . Uu. day's paper, signed "Quaker." It is (lie first of a series, in which the writer amdeS takes to discuss the questions-of national and social pi-ogress,.and. the best modo of pro-motiag them in our new relations. These articles arc from the pen of a gentleman of talent and learning combined, with a training which admirably fits him to deal successfully with these difficult problems, and we are satisfied that our renders will find in their perusal, information, pleasure and profit. Tall Cotton. Kcv. Harmon -Jones, (fvccdnian,) left at our office, a specimen of his cotton crop, on a lot iu Canulon, a cotton stalk, measuring sis feet in height. . :. Tho Tableaux. 1:112 net procoeua oi me liiuies luoieanx, amounted to S2C.15, which was handed to the Treasurer of the sewing society, to he added to the fund, to.aid the rebuilding of ... > a the Episcopal Church. . The Crops. Wc.hcar complaints of drouth prevailing fiti sonic'portions of our District. Until within it short pcribd'the corn crop was cohsider' cd very fair, hut fears are entertained that it will he 'very materially injured, even .if wc should have seasons'in a few days. The cotton for tho most pfji-t is doing well. ' t To Dry Tomatos. Scald the fomntos, peal and cut them in halves^ scrape out the seeds, then strain the seeds and put the liquid- with the pulp in a large shallow boiler; cuok them as. thick as possible witliout.hitrning; it will be necessary to stir tltctn very often ; put in a small quantity of ground black pepper, to keep off flies, when drying.. Spread .the mass out very thin oil dishes, keep them in thespn until quite dry. Roll ihc dried sheet up tightly, wrap the roll iii'paper, seal the ends,' keep in a dry place;'avoid th'c use of salt. A few pulverized cloves- sprinkled over the sheet, previous to rolling it. up, will prevent mould. ; !'. Registration. Wc publish to-day the names of the Registers of voters for this-District. Perhaps ol' those who can qualify by faking the oath, this is as fair a selection as could be made. There is no reason to apprehend fraud or partiality in the discharge of their duties, on the part of this hoard. Very soon, our people will be called upon to register, or to'for tcit all voice hud influence m tlic reorganization of the State Government, the formation of the Constitution, under which they and their children arc to be governed, and the framing of the laws under, which they are to live. It is one of the saddest exhibitions of the times, that a sort of paralysis of indifference, or.impracticable and unwise adhesion to constitutional and political theories, long since severed by the stern logic of events, written indelibly upon our history, by the littler of the Universe, possesses a large portion of the people of the South. In Virginia, where the white population arc largely in the asccndiiacy, at last accounts, it was very doubtful whether tlio State had not been I turned over to negro rule by the neglect of the whites to register. In Georgia, the same result is senouslv apprehended. Now, what possible excuse c;in those men render to themselves, who by this neglect of the simple duty of registration, thus fatally wrongs the State? In Georgia, under the lead of Stkvkns, Toombs, 11 n.i., Johnson and others, the old democratic party is revived. The organization of national parties at this time, can have no possible effect but further to distract and divide the Southern whites, and incense their implacable and powerful antagonists.? If the. white people of Georgia arc divided, as they must he, between the counsels of Gov. Bhown, 011 the one hand, and these old line democrats on the other, the negro will rule Georgia certainly and inevitably. This is no time to make new issues, nor to revive old. What we need is to organize State governments upon some sure basis, and rescue our race from hostile and degrading domination. This must be done. It can bo done by dealing wisely with the stormy elements which surround us. Not by drawing party lines, nor by arraying race against race to our common ruin, but by uniting all races nnd classes in a common effort to promote their true interests, as citizens of ibe same State, all alike, dependent upon her welfare and prosperity, nnd mutually dependent upon each other. It may now be too late, but an honest, united and intelligent effort of ouv people in this direction, would have insured success. Hut surely no good can result from a voluntary forfeiture of the right to vote, whether any good is to come of registration or not. If the white people fail to register, it will be laid at the door of rebellious obstinacy, and may lead to the permanent disfranchisement, by a provision of the new Slate Constitution, of all who willingly omitt to register and take part in the organization of the new government.? Wilder and more unreasonable measures than this may prevail, if our people proclaim in advance, their enmity to the new government, by refusing to register, and let all who [ can register, use their best powers and influence to orgnn'izc a government under which we and our children can live in peace, at least, if not in contentment. We clip the following from the Charleston Xetca. The beauty of the lines quoted is sufficient to embalm the memory of the deceased poet. We have somewhere heard that Myj last four lines arc inscribed over the portals of a Cemetery, to the Union dead a? Boston. Will not tlm News give us the whole poem? * ' '> ^ "Theodore O'llara wrote the poem from which the following quotation is taken. It ' was written on the occasion of the burial at Frankfort?whither they were brought lor reinterment?of the remains of the Kentucky volunteers who fell at Bueua Vista. It commences' thus "The inuiilcd drum's sad roll has beat s ' 1 The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet Tftat'b'vavc and'fulTen few. Oh Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead. .Majoi*,1O'llara, who was at one time connected with the Louisville Journal, macrysd with gallantry in the war against Mexico; and also on the Confederate side in the' late war. lie died in Georgia a few weeks ago. , ' 11'Oil THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. " Our Nativo Land." To one of just and cultivated sentiment, these words convey all that.could be expressed in the fullest amplification ot their meaning. The old roof tree, the babbling brooks, the shady groves, the sunny fields, the. rugged hills, the old school house, that witnessed our childhood's : sports, all 'come back to view. The companions of early life, with all the'varying vicissittides of their pilgrimage and ours, pass in review, mingling tints of glad and mournful hues. "Wo dwell.in sweet, reverential memories, on ;the .white lucks and loving faces of parents, whose words were law, and whoso law was love, and shed toars, mixed with emotions of sweet and bitter, ovor their quiet and peaceful graves. Patriotism, worthy of the name takes its origin from those very centres of our being and experience?it commences at home, extends to neighbors and friends, to the district, to ,tho State, to tho general government, getting weaker as it diffused, yet maintained, supported, strengthened, in its remotest branch, by this life giving centre, which finds its warmth at the home hearthstone That patriotism which expands itself over a continent, without a support from such a centre, is like the child's soap bubble?it lias some pretty hues, floats gracefully in tho atmosphere of ! sentiment, but has no vitality. , "A"breath will mar it, Ad.a breath lias mailc--" Man's motives must re6t upon a basis of selfishness, yet may enlarge this principle, polish, cultivate, refine and enlighten it, until it is almost God-like in its perfection, but if you remove it, the fabric must fall.' Tlieso prefatory remarks aro mado as a fit introduction to a few articles, which, with your permission Mn. Edixoit, I propose to submit to your readers of Kershaw District, on tho reconstruction of cur affairs, material and social These, to somo extent are still within our control. Tho civil and political, are in other hands. As to these latter, wo can only bow to the yoke, endure to tho end, and exhibit nerve and Tiatienco . under suffering which L w merit, though they may not receive the admiration of our enemies. Premising, 1st: That the people of Kershaw District love a home, for whoso reputation so much has been done and suffered, in the last century and 6coro of years. 2. That they aro unwilling now, to .givo up what remains of the effort and civilization of all that time, but are anxious manfully to struggle on, as interest and duty alike prompt, to develope, to their fullest capacity, the social agricultural and manufacturing advantages of the District, I purpose in a few, brief articles to stimulate and refreshen our love for our old home, by exhibiting its advantages?to incite to o o renowed, prolonged and conceited effort, to devolopo those advantages, by presenting in their true colors, however imperfectly, tho fruits wo may yet enjoy, the harvests we may yet reap. With an eye to the valuo of the spaco r\f vniii* ntvlnmris jithI fl l'G!?ard for U1V ' W4JVW4 v ? ? "1 o promise of brevity, I forbear for, the present, merely announcing for your next issue, a brief article on " Social Becon'stuuctiox." QUAKER. Radical "Wit axi> Congressional Dignity.?From the official report of the proceedings of the United States : llouso of Representatives on Thursday last, wc make the following ex- < tract; Mr. Broomall, of Pennsylvania, asked leave to introduce a resolution authorizing the speaker to appoint a < Standing Committee of thirteen mem- . bers to be called the Committce'on i Ethnology, and to whom shall be re- : ferred all documents relating to the < three great races of the country, viz: i whites, negroes and Democrats, to inquire into the origin of each, and to ascertain if they arc descended from . different sources, &e. : JJL ...'! ^ Cotton Growing in California ?The San Francisco Bulletin half thefpllowing interesting paragraph oil j the subject of cotton growing in Cali- - "1 fornia: 1 "Much interest is felt in the at-' w tempts still making to cultivate cotton on a large scale in California^^pd it is believed that a considerable breadth of land-will be planted ip the ^taple' this year. - Wc were showd fo-day / some sample of green1 seed, or-upknd- if cotton, grown in Sacramento county f last scasdn, and representing a ship- j mcnt of about six bales or one ton in M weight. The staple is of a fair quali-' 1 ty, and will compare well with the' J medium grades of the same variety' grown in the Southern States. The' fibre is about five-eights of an inch long," is: of good colour and fineness, aiid remarkably strong when twisted. In the absence of "knowledge as7to vield and cost of culture, it'is not 4/ , ~ ' V" : possible to speak as to its. profitable- \ ness as a crop, but the: quality of the cotton is good beyond cavif.-M'It is now over tlirce years . since, the first experiments in cotton growing were. madc-in-California^-and- its-culture lias^sinee heeivstcadjly -prosecuted in several districts/' Oiic'wbuld suppose that by; this.t^uie.thoibusiness would liave formed,regular cjh^nncls through ' which: some ; accurate knowledge could be derived as to culture, yield, &c., but such is. not-the case. The sale of home raised cotton is confined to a very few parties in'this city, yet these -parties.are jo much in the dark as to the extent pf the crop of, 1866 as to be unafile to definitely state whether it was 10,000 ^ or 100,000 pounds; neither can they give any particulars connected \yith its growing." Better Times Expected.-Extrcme ease characterizes the money market, and stocks and Goyerpuucnt securities are looking up. .The market for dry goods in Hew ,,York is irppyoving,, according to the Ind$- , pendent. Goods are. no longer forced upon the market at a: sacrifice.:.-.' The banks, it is reported, arc also quite free from their monthly or quarterly panic..; The^are making; their quarterly returns without disturbance of their customers..; They are said,, to show a better condition .than theydinvc hitherto done! Perhaps the reason is that, while busi- * .ness kas been dull, there has<:also been a faUrngoff in speculationj. and the tanks have therefore been less exposed to losses. ' ' : :iv - "* Tlicre is a prospect of an abundant harvest and of cheap food for the people, which will do more for the* benefit of industry and labor, than? an equal division of property once a* month. Cheap food is the main spring of all productive industry and enterprise. It will make railways, and start the factories, and improve farms. Those who have lost money by producing or importing more goods than the people could buy and pay for, under the pressure of high prices. TIrey need not hold back cotton prints and sheetngis any more than wheat and bacon, in expectation of a rise. The fall of breadstuff's and provisions will bring down the prices of everything else.?National Intelligener.' -~w Radical Newspapers in the South.?The New York Times of Thursday last says:?"It seems that the attempt which Congress made, through Mr. McPhcrson, to cstalj)is1i a class of violently Radical newspa- > pers in the Southern States, will prove a failure, unless .additional donations from the Treasury are promptly made. Neither the whites or blacks can be induced to read these journals, and the special appropriation made to them, under the plea of comsation for publishing the laws of the United States, is found altogether inadequate to their necessities. Even Hunnicutt's paper in Richmond, the New Nation, is in its last stages.?" Hence we read in the Tribune of yesterday, that 'until Congress makes an additional appropriation for their support, as well as arrangements to pay their bills promptly, this class of journals will fail from necessity.' We,, in common with other groaning tax-, payers, will watch with interest to see whether, and m what shape, Congress will make this additional appropria-. tion." Brazilian Emigrants, who have gor c- < to that country from the United States, and returned home again disappointed, arc constantly warning their countrymen not to go to Brazil. The latest warning of this kind is from a Georgian, who publishes a letter in the Atlanta Era, in which he says, over his own signature, that the cmi-> gration movement to Brazil is a delusion, and isgotton up for speculation} * and that, as yet, there has been only one side of the question presented to to the people. lie says he is prepared fo represent the other side, and challenges contradiction. Of the Brazilian Emigration Agent in New York Iiq speaks hi very uncomplimentary terms,