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h' THE JOURNAL. CAHDKX, FEBRUARY la, 1871. itoliirinii* Services for next San day, February 19. Methodist Chuich?Hew A. J. Stokes, Pastor?11 A. M. aod 71 P. M. Sunday School Oi A. M. Lecture and Prayer Meeting every Wednesday at 71 P. M. Episcopal Church?Ilcw F. Bruce Davis?11 A. M. 3 J P. M. Baptist?Rev. A. K. Durham, Pastor?no service. Presbyterian?Rev. S. TI. Hay, Pastor?Services on Friday evening, Feb. 17, at 71 P- M. on Saturday at 11 A. M. aod 71 P. M. Sabbath School ex-1 crciscs in the Church at P. M.? | llcvs. D. McQueen of Sumter, anil W. A.Gregg of Bishopville arc expected to be here. Xcw licit. Through want of space, wo were compelled to omit in our last issue, a notioo of the very fine bell with which the members of the' Presbyterian Church, hail presented themselves. It weighs about thirteen hundred pounds, has a very sweet tone, and is a great addition to the Sabbath Hells. After considerable difficulty, it was hung in the spite of the Church, and is now ready to do its part in inducing people to attend to their religious duties. iTiore outrages. Tuesday's tuail brought us tidings of more outrages from the up-country.? It appears that on Sunday night a band of armed and disguised men, numbering about five hundred, surrounded Union jail, tied and gagged the jailor, opened the cells, aud took out ten colored men, six of whom, arrested for the murder of Stevenson, they shot. Two others, uudcr the charge of arson, they hung, . and the other two arc missing. This report brought to Columbia by Mr. Ilagood, member of the Legislature from Pickens, was confirmed by the . Sheriff of Union County. Another report frour York, states that the house ofCapt. Ferries, commanding a white militia Company at King's Mountain, was attacked by Ku-KIjx, who seized sixteen stacks of arms. A letter from Abbeville received in Columbia reports the killing one of the County Commissioners. We arc "hcarfofy sick of "reading of these horrible violations of law and order, and deeply do wo regret that we arc called upon to chronicle another instance of them. It seems that the people of the up-country have been badly overrun by the legislation of the dominant "party, and flagrant acts of injustice have been dune them, but all this does not begin to justify any set pf men in thus setting all law at defiance, and perpetrating outrages which make us shudder in the recital of them. They are doing not only themselves, but the entire State, nay, the whole South, acruel wrong, when they thus fan the flames of hatred which burn bright enough in Congress and at the North, without any assistance. We therefore, protest against these violations of peace and order and call upon all men who love their State to deuouncc and put them dowu. Uowcu and Itiganiy. AVe gather from the Charleston News that the great bigamy case against the notorious liowen has begun. Powen plead "not guilty." Mr. II. L. Anderson, Clerk of the Circuit Court of AVauneka Couuly, Florida, identified Uowcnand Tabitah l'arkc, bis Florida wife. From all accounts, TJowcn has two olhcr divorced wive?, and one? his present wife?who has been the unconscious means of bringing her contemptible husband into his embarrassing position. "Would it not be something noteworthy if Bowen was convicted ? Then Whittcmoro and Bowen, "pur vobilc J'ratumgreat lights of South Carolina Republicanism, will both be disgraced in the eyes of the entire country; Congress will probably purge itself of Bowen, and we will have the honor of sending Bowen the Bigamist and O O "Whittcmoro the Wicked, to our State Assembly, possibly from neighboring Counties. Wlieu that occurs, will it not be a glorious day for South Carolina ! Yea, verily. Then will be the time for a second flood, or some other destructive agency, to come and destroy all such cattle, r>r\r\r aM Snil tli fnrnlinfl ttUU JiUI IIJ ?/ir\S4 utvt OVUVII vw* What fearful degradation do wc not witness on all sides? What bold and unabashed fraud, treachery and villainy do wc not see occurring daily under our very eyes ? Can wc descend any lower 1 Colored men, answer. The Hon. It. C. Do Large has met with quite a serious accident, caused by the accidental discharge of a shot-gun, chattering the fingers of one hand and j lodging a few shot in his head. The wound, though paiuful, is not considered dangerous. A Man Drowned in Baptism. c A Paragraph has been circulated in / many Newspapers, among the number, I the Journal, stating that Dr. Pownall of r Sandy Ilill, Ky., was drowned recent- ; ly while being baptised. Wo clip the r following from an exchange : i "The story of the drowning of Dr. { Pownall, of Sandy Hill. Ky., in the j act of baptism, turns out to be an in- . famous falsehood?we will not say hoax. It is contradicted by Rev. Issac Erretf, ( editor of the "Christian Standard," r Cinn., Ohio, on the authority of Rev. ( II. B. Taynard, who baptized Dr. Pownail." 2 t Prompt Payment of I/okmcn. 1 Piedmont Life Insurance Co. t We call attention to the following r acknowledgments of the prompt pay- r moni nf InssM bv the above Company. Flat Rock, S. C., Feb. 13, 1871. ~ Capt. Wm. Clyburn, Ag't. ,, Dear Sir : Allow us to thank jou, j in the name of our orphan children and j ourselves, for the receipt of Five Thousand Dollars each, from your Company, j the amount of the policies upon the j lives of our husbands. Although nothing can make good to us, the losses we have sustained, still it is a great consolation and a sourco of gratification to feel that we have been provided for against the curse of poverty, by the foresight of those who while alive were our protectors and shields from the cold charity of the world. In conclusion, allow ns to wish for T your Company and yourself, the pros 1 perity which your fair dealings and promptitude deserve, and to subscribe 1 ourselves Respectfully, Mrs. Ellen V. Drakkford, ! ami CniLfiREN. 1 3Irs. 3Iary E. Shannon, and Children. i For the Journal. , RoadiiiK Itooni. , Mr. Editor :?It was far frcm my intention when I wrote a short article 1 suggesting a "Reading Room" for our 1 town, to engage in a discussion ; nor do I intend to do so now, but I would, however, at your suggestion, respectfully correct a misapprehension under ] which you seemed to have labored in t your critique upon my article. ( In the first place, if you will pardon I 1 me, your notions are rather too high | "in tills time of ruin and poverty," to < which you referred. I cannot see how "we would be necessarily compelled to < rent at least two rooms costing $100." i One room would be all that would be j neccs-wry, periodicals could be deposit- ] ed, and consulted when any desire to do so before the time for lying on the ] tabic expires. Even, a Jargc room handsomely furnished is not necessary; j we do not propose an Alexandria Li- j brary but an unassuming country Read- ] " t i .u-t t l.nn? i lng lion 111. in one iuwu, uwu x ixuvn i i of, the Heading Room occupies a part j ( of the back room of a book store which s the proprietor gladly offered for the ( pleasure it gave him, aud for the bene- I fit that he derived from it io his line of s business. In another town where there i is no book store, a large hall, forty feet i by fifty feet, was offered fur fifty dol- r lars. If the room is not tendered to the club as a gratuity, it ougbt not to be an item of considerable expense.? Twenty dollars ought to procure all the ( furniture necessary. There is room for the expenditure of thousands of dol i lars, but I am only estimating what is ( necessary. For one hundred dollars you can get ( from twenty to twenty-five of our best ] Reviews and Magazines, instead of ten 1 as you supposed. ?o that with from otic hundred and fifty to one hundred , and seventy-five dollars, you can get a j Reading Room sufficiently comfortable i for your purposes, rich in reading mat- 1 ter. The expenses of on a of the best ' Reading Rooms in our State, outside of our cities, do not exceed annually our highest figures. There the aged, the young, the learned and the unlearned repair, either to read or to carry away food for home digestion. It was not proposed to confine the organizatiou to our young men alone, but rather to put it under the guardianship of our older and more experienced citizens, and let our young men cooperate with them. It speaks well for the move that you can muster twenty young men on the first count before the plan has been generally and fully understood. When it is understood and appreciated, fifteen or twenty more tuny be added to that number. Then when you add to that the noble men of riper years, who arc always ready for every good work, your Heading Room will be a decided success with but a trifling expense to each member. The patrons of the Heading Room need not spend their evenings away from home in order to secure the benefits of the Room. An hour or two there would bo sufficient for a general survey ?< ii ? Kfnrottirn find articles mav be I Ul LUU ilbViitiutv^ 9 taken home for close reading. Your "fourth and most weighty consideiation" is physically utilitarian.? "We would say that a man of a family could ill afford to d> it, since twentytwo dollars (we have shown however, that it will not take anything like that to carry on the enterprise) would keep , him in shoes for a year, or buy a suit if clothes." Let us provide for th< lead and heart. as well as the feel am mly. Ouc of England's best states nen once said, "I hope to sec the do; rhen every Englishman will bo able t ead Bncoo." A facetious orator re died, "I hope to seo the day whci ivery Englishmen will be able to ca >acon (Bacon.) Now, l\Ir. Editor,-w lave been hearing long enough "let u :at bacon," let us cry awhile, "let u cad Bacon." Call a mectiug of you jitizens and let the Beading Room b i fixed fact and none will regret it. Witl his article I retire from the discussion loping that you, one of the rulers o ,ho tripod will suffer our communit leither to suffer detriment nor wantam ;ood thing. Philomath. Fur the Camden Journal. x '. The Lady I Lov'd. The young moon swung in a cloudless sky, vnch peeping star from its homo on high, 'eeped down on me with its angel eye, And the lady I lov'd. t. maiden fair, of beauty rare? l tnniilut, fur tt'if.li irnlden hair? Wns the lady I lov'd. soft as the song of a syren floats, * The Southern inock bird's silvery notes? The mimic notes of n thousand throats, While I whispering woo'd. The maid I lov'd with hazel eyes, ['hat beam'd on me in sweet surprise While I whispering woo'd. Tho young moon beam'd with a softer ray, Tho young birds chirped from thicket aai spray, iVhile I iioinewnrd took my moonlit way, With the lady I'd won. Ay heart waR stirr'd by twit'ring birds, 3y soft sweet tones and whisper'd words fOf tho lady I'd won. lilt a bundled months havo wing'd thci flight, Vnd the vows wo plight are just as bright, Is the vows wo breathed that moonlit night ily winning little wife i s dearer than the maid I woo'd? Jearer far than the maid I won? jjj)' vuiiiiiiik iimo nno. BEAUMONT Guano in Hand for Cottoni: Sxpectanct?$1,000 Premium. B he advertisement of Messrs. Wilcox }ibbs k Co., which appears to day, i will be scon that this wealthy and;cn terprising firm, offer to take Cottor delivered in October next, at 15eti per lb. in exchange for their Ouanoi ivhicli they will deliver at once. Tho also offer the magnificent premium o 51,000 for the greatest increased yiel from the use of their Guanos. This firm has for years imported th Phoenix Guano direct from the Sout Pacific Ocean, and tb?^- prejJS^i: their large factories at Charleston am Savannah, from the Phocuix Guan No. 1 Peruvian Guano the now cclc sratcd fertilizers known as "Wilcox ulibbs k Cu'a Manipulated Guano, ind their "Guano, Salt, and Plaste Compound." All the fertilizers wliic hey sell have been extensively an successfully used for years, and as a ncvitable consequence grow iu favo vith our planters over / season. rhe Commercial and Financia Chronicle of New York. Office of A. C. Kaufman, No. 25 Broad Street, Charleston, S. C., Feb. 9,1871. I cordially commend to those genth nen ot business, cankers, Drouers, mei :hants, etc., here and elsewhere, wlios notice the Chronicle, as a financial an commercial monitor, may have escapee ;o look carcfu|!y into tho merits of thi paper, even now accepted by many a :hc standnrcl journal of America in mai Lers pertaining to finance and commerc ?its extended and extending: circuit Lion being the strongest testimony i its favor. I would here take occasio to rcmak, in passing, thut its editor (personally known to myself,) ar gentlemen of intelligence, redeemer uDd culture. This accounts somcwht for the paper being conducted on th cxactcst principles of honor and ir tcgrity, and with an ability, vigor an independence seldom equaled and neve excelled. So generally known is this pape that no banker's or merchant's librai throughout the lengtht and breadth < this vast country is considered con pleto without it. It can be found c almost every desk?always a faithfi companion, friend and guide. I d not pretend to arpuc tne merits or tn paper, but simply ask the skeptic t read and bo convinced. I have been requested by the publish era to act for them in this section, ar have consented in consideration of tl many courtesies they have extended me. I will receive subscription moot to same, (810 per annum,) and sho or ship specimen copies of the paper to any who may desire to subscribe. A. C. Kaufman. Mysterious Escape.?Eli Grime trlin enn leased that ho murdered '\il nel William Parker White, at Wai camaw, Georgetown, S. C., oo the 7i of March, 18(54, with a colored priso er, cscpcd from jail last evening. 11 made use of a private key, wheh he g out of the desk in tho office, aid th gave liberty to himself and colored eoi fedrate. Up to a late hour last nigl their whereabouts had not been a: certaincd.? Charleston Courier. Livingstone.?The safety of P Livingstone, tho cclebi^tcd cxpl rcr < Africa, has at last been positive y e tublishcd. A cablo dispatch an mui ces the fact from London, based upo a letter to that effect received !k?i Africa by the venerable practit m and patrun of science, Sir Rodoric Murchison. ? J 2 From tho Charleston Courier- th j The State of Affairs in South Caro- bi lina. th At times we are almost tempted to h< f despair of any relief from the extrava- so 0 gant and ruinous system of legislation . with which the State is burdened, and th j, the people oppressed. There seems no th limit to the wildest expenditure and Ti the most open misappropriation. While et e every regard for tho public welfare de- of s mauds economy and retrenchment, the so 3 warnings of the past seem powerless, to and the public funds arc dispensed with D a freedom as if the soil of the State dc e was a vast and inexhaustible treasury, m li or as if these expenditures were never bs 1 to be met out of the labor and pockets th r of tho people. m There is but one obstacle to the A y cause of peace and prosperity, and that tii y is in the character of the majority of th those who control the legislation of tho w State. They look upon this Common- si iaL i A!_. i i wcaun simpiy as ine legitimate suuject 'a of prey. They have no higher purpose sc than their own aggrandizement, it is cl immaterial how effected. Acknowl- w edging no responsibility to public opin- aj ion, they arc utterly indifferent to the ti public judgment. They appear to have tl no other care than how to enrich them- c\ selves at tho public expense. These, tc } in no wise, represent the people of la South Carolina. If they did, they sc would desire to advance her interests, ol and promote her welfare. Their whole course has developed two facts?one of bitterness to a misrepresentation of its people; the other of considering the bl treasury, which is but the toil and hard jri earned taxes of the people, as created as fa a special fund for their exclusive bene- tr fit. ^ ^ ti It is this class who are well aware te that with rightful power their mission ti of misrule is gone, who are ever clamer- C ous for national aid, and who fill the ear of public opinion with all sorts of (i r outrages, as alleged to be committed at the South. This is c part of the po- >] 'itical machinery necessary in the au- la I. dieuce of a credulous North to enable 8' them to retain their ru'c over the down- tl trodden Commonwealths and people tl ot trie eouin. loeir rccora is one 01 ti misrepresentation, of the deprivation of 1: rights, of high taxation, lavish expenditure, and an entire disregard of all 11 < accountability. The State of South y Carolina staggers under mis-govern ft mcnt. And auiid the darkness that ru '' prevails, there is scarce a break in the it clouds to reveal the sun of day, as still .0 shining behind its gloom, and ready at i, once more to illuine tha State with its a< ,. presence hi The fact is, thcro is scarcely a charge h; made by tlic Kiform party, in the aj 7 recent canvass, as to the wide spread ai if corruption and incompetency which tc I prevails, which is not being daily veri- h; tied. What was then prophecy, is how ft history. The frauds in the recent elec- V e tions have developed to an extent aud a 4 h certainty which has startled the State. ? a Fars months the United States Court w \ has been busily engaged in hearing and hi i.i :? .1 ? j i.i r UULCI Ml IIJIIIJ5 IIIU VTd^Ua UtUU^Ub UCiUIC 1.1 it. Thise, in many instances, showed di ' so utter a violation of the elective fran- ei , cliisc, so wanton a disregard of the tl rights of voters, so manifest an altering tl r ot the votes, and pervert-ion of the pub p j( lie will, as, in the large majority of it j cases, to have tnaJo the recent ballot a C farce and a mockery, and to have de- fr n prived the people of any real cxprcs- r< ?r sion of their opinion. The Election tl Law was infamous in itself. It was T made manifold, more so, by the con- w i,l duct of many of those who were cn- si trusted with its manipulation. d Take for instance, again the alleged troubles in the County of Laurens. We tl have ever believed that these arc cn- $1 tii-fly owing to the course pursued by ^ !* Joseph Crews, the alleged Republican a r" Representative from that county. l)u- c ? ring the late canvas lie made the most h exciting harangues to the colored peo- h |> pic. The whole teudency of his efforts | 13 and utterance's was to array race against h 13 race. The colored militia were armed c in opposition to the white race, until at t< c last things caiuc to that pass that it was h l* practically avowed that the white race Ji " had do rights which the colored man tl D was bound to respect. The houses, v s> barns and provender of* the planters p c were fired with the incendiary torch, h until at las*-, after months of irritation ti and oppression it all culiLinatcd in its 1C necessary fruit, a collision, which took 0 l~ place some timo siuce. The very worm ? " when t-amplcd upon will turn in agony g, 5r under the heel of the ODDrvssor.? < From a calm review of the facts we c r> cannot but conclude that but for Mr. f, 7 Crews and those of his stand-point ti there would have been the most per- tl 11 feet peace in the State. There is no u reason why there should not be bar- ]_ i mony between the races. But this c . cannot be, as long as individuals under ls the wing of the Republican party are p 0 permitted to stand between, and with j, swords of flaming fire, not ooly to keep them apart, but fan anew the blaze of s dissension and discord. c 10 And now the Senate Committee re- e t0 port that seven thousand five hundred t 5y dollars has beco fraudulently drawn by t, w the Chairman of the Third Con- a grcssional District out of the public a funds. We annex the report: "The j Special Committee appointed to in- s vestigate the money transactions of the a Committee appointed in 1809 to in a " vestigate the electoral affairs of the ^ c' Third^ Congressional District, report / L that they have examined the books of r, " the Treasurer of the State and find a lc that the vouchers tally with the list of a expenditures but they desire to call a 13 the attention of tho Senate .to the p amount appearing on the list furnished t, by the Treasurer, as drawn by the c 3* ( IknSrman nf f Ito HnnimiffAn f .1 naonli Crews) in favor of J. A.. J)unbar, viz : 1 87,50(3 for scrvicf s i cndorcd as attorney M r. and clerk. Affidavits of Wright, 'j[ >1 Elliott, Smalls and Mclntyre, members ? s of the Committeo, are embodied iu the \ i report, showing that Mr. Duubar was a i, never, with their consent or knowledge, 3 ? employed by the Committee as attorney tl or clerk, and also the affidavit of Mr. k Dunbar, declaring that he had never re- c ceived a cent as attorney or clerk; at he had been retained as attorney j the Chairman, (Joseph Crews,) and mt he endorsed the accoatits because i was requested by Joseph Crews to do as an Attorney." The statement simply amounts to lis, that Mr. Crews, as Chairman of e Committee, drew from the State reasury, and therefore out of the pocks of the people of the State, the sum ' $7,500 for the ostensible purpose of rvice rendered by Mr Dunbar, as atrney of the Committee, while Mr. unbar testifies he never received one jllar, and other members of the Coraittee declared on oath that Mr. Dunir was never with their consent, or to icir knowledge, employed by the Cornit tee as either attorney or clerk, nd this is the result of the investigaon by a Republican Committee, on te conduct of a Republican member ho has been one of the prominent iriekcrs of outrages at the south. The cts point their own moral, they }4ilWlJ ll^VU JUIUIVI VUUJiu^uv, *?VJ early illustrate the character of those ho govern the Boutb, and who control jainst its people the sentiment, and le faith of the North. It is necessary ie truth should be known, for how?er deaf an car the present mny turn ?the real voices around them this at st must have its perfect sway. The tales must eventually fall from the eyes : the North. The Cost of a Committee. In March, 1869, the General Assernly appoiutcd a special committee to ivcstiguto the disordered state of af,irs in the Third Congressional Disict, and the causes of the "intimidaoo, outrages and murders" perpetra;d during the preceding general elecon. The committee consisted of Joseph rows, chairman, Messrs. Wright, :olored,) Elliott, (colored,) Bryant, vhite,) Smalls, (colored,) and Mclnirc, (while.) They went to work in low onrl rirosmtort thn roatilK r>f tlmir bors, last session, in a work of nearly 00 pages, printed at the expense of le State. According to this report, ic last meeting of the committee, to ike evidence, was held in September, 809. During the year ending October 31, 869, thiro was paid to the committee, >r expenses, $10,281 80, and in the illowing year $17,53o G5 additional, laking a total of $27,81a 45. The last cm of $17,523 65, as reported by?the omptroller General, caused a mild itouishmcnt in the Legislature, and :veral attempts were made to 6nd out ow the money was spent and where it ad gone to. A special committee was ppuinted to investigate the matter, od it was ascertained that, according ? the vouchers, the following amounts nd been drawn by Mr. E. A. Dunbar, >r services as attorney and clerk, viz : larch 2, $1000; April 19, $2500; May , SI500; September 28, $2500?total 7500. The committee transmitted ith their report affidavits irotn nictu c.L. n'L:_.i l r\* era ui iiic iiuru uuiigr^aiunui uisirii;i? uvestigating Committee, in which they eny having employed Mr. Dunbar iu thcr capacity, aud the committee, icrcforc, in conclusion, recommended mt the attorney-general (Mr. Dunbar's rofcssional partner) be instructed to istitutc legal proceedings against Mr. tunbar, Tor the recovery of the money audulently obtained. A stranger fuct ;niains behind. Mr. Dunbar swears lat he did not receive this money.? 'here stand his warrants. Arc the arrants forgcties, or did Mr. Dunbar gn the papers and allow some oue else raw the money ? The next step was to put Mr. Crews, ie chairman of the committee, on the Land. Mr. Crews declined to make a ritten statement, but said he would nswer all questions that would not riminatc him. To the question whether e bad retained Duubar as attoruey, c **aid he had. The questions whether )unbar or himself had drawn the $7500 c declined to answer. He, also, debited to say whether the warrant drawn > the order of Mr. Dunbar was paid to im. In answer to another question, Jr. Crews expressed the opiniou that Ito Third Cougressioual District Incstigating Committee had not been iropcrly discharged up to this time, and ad a perfect right to draw on the rcusury until properly discharged. This is how the case stunds. A sum f $27,815 45 has been spent, of which 7500 is charged to Mr. Dunbar. This urn, at all events, lies between Mr. Irews and Mr. Dunbar, and if the Gcnral Assembly has a shadow of regard jr decency, it will push the investigalon. We should like to know whether he Attorney-General cannot act in this latter. We do not believe that Mr. )unbar received the money. A judiial investigation will show who did. Dut the work accomplished, and Mr. !rews hastens to Washington, breathnc forth "threatenings aud slaughter." Tbc'Statc of South Carolina is in a tate of insurrection. lie gains the e l) ! i._i n i. it ! . ar or i resiucni uranc. ue 13 iistend to with ready compliance. The roops of the United States are ordrcd 0 Laurens, to find everything quiet nd peaceful, and, like King Georges' rmy, to march up the hill arid then own again. Against these cx parte tatenicnts against the South wo have gain and again entered our solemn nd earnest protest. What the South rants is peace and good government, tod these sorely are not unreasonable cqucsts. On the motion, we believe, lso, of 31 r. Crews, a committee was ppointcd to investigate the political fi'airs of the Third Congressional )istrict. This was evidently intended 1 make un a nolitical ease. Of this - ? - -I 1 ? ounnittee Mr. Crews was chairman. There is not much room for doubt, 'ho State Treasurer shows that S7500 ras paid to the order of Mr. Dunbar, his gentleman makes affidavit that he never received a "dollar." J. J. Vright, of the committee, says that no ttorncy was employed, and Messrs. Iclntyre, Suialls, and Elliott confirm ie statement. We arc not aware that Ir. liryant has spoken, but Crews delines tu criminate himself! Charleston News. % * General Lee's Successor.?On February 6, interesting event occurred in Lexington, Va. This was the inauguartion of General Costis Lee as President of the iostitutioc lately presided over by his illustrious iather. A large audience assembled in the chapel. The religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Dr. Pendleton, late Chief of Artillery in the army of Northern Virginia. The Rector of the Board of Trustees then delivered an impressive address to the Board Trustees, the Faculty and the students of the University, lie referred-in terms of the highest eulogy to the late President of the institution, and closed with expressions of high appreciation of the qualities and virtues of tho sod wlio was to succeed the deceased father. Said the speaker,in conclusion, "it only remains for me' now, as the organ of the Birfrd, to ad* minister to you, Gen. George Washington Custis Lee, the official oath of offi :e." Gen. Leo replied in becoming terms, and took the oat!) of office. The new President is but thirty years old/ and is said to possess the highest analifications for tho position to which he' has been elevated. It is expected tbatr his administration will be brilliant antf successful. " * Another Ku Klux Raid.?Woare reliably informed that a number of mounted men?supposed to be abouf 500?appealed at Union Court House/ about 12 o'clock Sunday night, and proceeded to the jail. They demanded1 the keys from Jailor Hughes and Deputy Sheriff Hill, who refused to surrender them. Mrs. Hughes was then' oatcchiscd as to the whereabouts of the keys; but being greatly alarmed, did not answer?merely -pointing to it bureau, where they were deposited. The drawers were immediately opened,the keys obtained, the jail doors opened, nod ten colored prisoners (under indictment for the Stevens murder) were' carried to the "hanging ground"?n out a mile and a hall troiu the town?when1 six of the party were shot, two hung, ; and two "turned n? inissintr." The Jailor on 1 Deputy Sheriff were carried off from the jail about a mile, and lied in front of the Sheriffs residence./ There is no clue to the perpetrators. A writ of habeas corpus bad been serr-> ed u| on Sheriff Dunn to bring three of tho prisoners before Judge Thomas, in Columbia, but owing to some informal ty had not been obeyed.?Phoenix. The Bowen Bigamy and Men* der Affair.?A warrant wa* is-n -d ou Saturday by Trial Justice Magrath for the arrest of this celebrated uk>iu< bcr of Congress from "South Carolina on the ohatge of being accessory before the fact to the murder of Colonel William P. White, and the officer in charge has gone to Columbia to obtain from Governor Scott the requisition necessary for the apprehension of the said member of Congress in Washington or. any other State^ Bowcn is now * said to bo ih Washington, Where it o will he tried this week for bigamy. The Augusta Chronicle, of Saturday, says: "Two gentlemen of this city? Mr. J. A. Chri*tnin, chief of police, and Mr. E. J. Hatcher?having been summoned as witnesses for tho prosecution, and started to Washington this morning. Bowcn was at one . time a journeyman bricklayer here, and married the first of bid three wives iu Augusta." MARRIED?At 8 p. ni. on the 12ih inst., at the residence of Maj. A. G. Harris, the bride's father, by S. II. Ford, D. D., Mr. E. G. Rouinson, jr., (formerly of Camden,) to Miss Jennie Harris, all of Memphis, Tcnii. On the 1st intt., by llov. J. E. Rodgcrs, Mr. J. A. Davis, to Miss E. SDavis. On the 7th inst, by the same, Mr. II. L. Ammons. to Miss Jane E. Simmons. Ail ofKcrshaw District. CAMDEN FEMALE IMTO The Second Session of this Institution, will commence on February J3th. The School will be nbly conducted by the Teact|?rs mentioned below, who, feeling grateful for the patronage e?tended them during tho past Session, offer their scnici-s again to *hc people of C'amden, and respectfully submit for the consideration of patrons, their extremely LOW KATES of TUITION, viz: Collegiate De'pt. Per Month $4 OU, Academic -I til Primary .2 <5 French 2 00 Drawing 2 00Musicnnd use of I'iano 3 20Mrs. M. LOUISE CLAKSON, Principal, English Department. Miss L.,J. CLARK. English Literature, Languages, Malbcmaticaand drawing. Miss R. F. GAILLARD, . , Tiicfrmiioiitxl ,iml ViipmI Music. Fcb.To ' ~ " ff. Couiieil Chamber, CAMDEN, S. C , Feb. 15, 1871. Be it ordained by the Intendant and War-dens of the Town of C'amden, iff Council assembled, mid by authority of the same, That* Sections One, Two Three, Five and Twenty Seven, of an Ordinance ratified in CounciJP on the Twenty-third day of January, 187lr be so Amended as to read as follows: Section I. A Tax of Eighty five ceulsper" One Hundred Dollars of tho assessed value ofall Lots and Buildings within tho said Town,slinll|he levied and collected. Section J. A Tax of Eighty.fire ceuts per' One Hundred Dollars of the average value of all Merchandise or Stock in trade ownod or held by Merchants or Shop keepers, fromthe first day ol January l?7l) to the first day of January 1671, Shall be levied and collected.Section 5. A Tax of Eighty-five centa per One Hundred Dollars of the net income on' Factorage employments and Professions,shall be levied and collected. Section 27. A Tax of Eighty< five cents per One Hundred Dollars of all premiums paid,. ,.i- .1-111-,.,I t? ho nuid tn nil I.it'o ?nd Kirn' I duii in nee Agencies doing business withinsaid Town, shall bo levied and collected. ltatiticd in Council, the 15th day of February. 18?I. \V. Z. LEITNER, J. K. Wither spoon, Intendant. Clerk. February J6. 2t French Confectioneries. A Fresh supply of Crystalized Fruits, Fancy and 1'luin Candies, for Sale by UOl^CSON & DUNLAP.