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VOLLME XI.-NUMBER 1774. CHARLESTON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1871. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. A BATCH OF VETOES-THE COXP Ajf THOL LEK'S REPORT. A Lons Discussion in the House-The Senate T ike Holiday to Monday. [SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THU NEWS ] COLUMBI i, S. C., November 23 The Governor returned to the Senate to-day, with his vetoes, the bills to authorize special taxes in Lancaster and Marlboro' Counties and to authorize the reprinting of the laws of the State. Out of respect to the memory of Sena? tor C reen the Senate adjourned to Monday. In the House, vetoes were received of the bills consolidating the. Northwestern and Greenville and Columbia and Blue Bldge Ball roads, and authorizing the establishment ol I teachers' institutes in the counties. Three hours were occupied in the endeavor to elect a committee ol .thirty-one, to appoint clerks, Ac, and seven members were elected. The House then adjourned to to-morrow at twelve o'clock. The comptroller-general sent to both houses a cc mmunicatlon explaining why he had not submitted his report. He says that the State treu-irrer has not given in his report for No? vember or his annual report, and that the re? port of the financial agent is also wanting. The comptroller, therefore, could not make his report. PICKET. PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Reading the Menage in the Senate-A Strike for Investigatlon-W h 111 e - more's Plea-An Incipient Row in (he House-Lo! the Poor Negro! [PROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDB.ST.; COLUMBIA, November 28. The heterogeneous irruption that annually arouses, the City of Columbia from its wonted torpor is again upon us, and, as usual, lacks no detail of Incongruity to complete the pic? ture and perfect the contrast to the good old times. The dreary looking crow-nest on Main street was this morning swarming with life and teeming wlih the bustle of expectation Halls, corridors, committee-rooms and stair? cases were the scenes df many caucuses wherein the widely dlvifgent views of . white and dusky legislators were dis? cussed wtih animation and mepbitlc warmth, while In the House and Senate cham? bers the last pr?parations were making lor the General Assembly of 1871. There was no lack of prompt attendance on the part of either house, and when ' the hour ol noon arrived, the heavy gavels of Lieutenant-Governor Sau? sier and Speaker Moses descended almost simultaneously. The Senate got to work with only seven absentees, and aiter the calling of the rilli, and an invocation by the chaplain, that sounded strangely solemn in such a Sen? ate, the Heuteoaut-Governor, with another mighty prelude on the gavel, read his saluta? tory. He apologized for offering his views In the face of the Governor's message, but proceeded to invite attention to the extraordinary and grievous condition of st "te affairs. Re terr lug to the condit on of things in several counties of the State which had provoked the Federal Government to suspend thc writ of habeas corpus, he said it might be possible for them to say now long such a condition of affairs should last, and whether they could make a government stror j enough to protect the cill-11 zens ol the State. In regard to the alleged 11 mismanagement of financial affairs he said that he was not prepared to say whether the < cierges were true or not, simply because i nP did not know. He knew, however, that i public confidence In thone who managed the ] finances of the State was shaken, that the i bonds were begging for purchasers in the ? markets of the world, and that the price they < were then btingmg furnished a sad com men- < tary upon that mauspement and a most severe ? reflection upon tboet JU trusted with it. If any i of the State obligations were to be repudiated, ] ne submited that it was extremely ai (Beult to draw the dividing' line-to discriminate as to j ( those obligations which of them should or should not be> repudiated, at least until they t knew more about the entire matter than they j seemed to know Just then; and he warned < them to be careful lest th??y opened the door < and pointed the way to the virtual repudiation of "the old as well as the new-the entire debt i of the State-and thus, Samson like, destroy j themselves beneath the ruin wrought by their ] own hands. i The reading of the Journal was dispensed with, on the motion of Senator Whittemore. and a committee (Senators Whittemore and Barber,) sent to inform the Governor of the, organization of the Senate and Us readiness]1 for any message he might desire to communi? cate. During the absence cf the committee, Lleutenant-Govr>rnor Ransier announced the death, on Sunday last, ol Senator Joseph Green, tro m Oramreburg, and a motion to ad- ? journ, out ol respect to his memory, was In- i troduced by Senator Hayna? but finally with- , drawn to allow of the irsnaaotlon of the Im- ( portant business of the day. Following the ti usual order of proceedings, notice was given i of the introduction of the following bills > , By Mr. Smalls-BiU to repeal a Joint r?solu- -i Lion authorizing theOovernor lo purchase two \ thousand si a no of arms, of toe most improved t patterns, with usual complement of ammunt- , rion; bili to repeal a Joint resolution entitled i UA Joint resolution autnorizlng ihe Governor 8 to employ an armed force for the protection of c the peace;" bl 1 to alter and amend the law lu * relation to fences. By Mr. Hayne- Bill to amend the tax law. By Mr. whittemore-Bill to protect the I ? finances and credit ot the State of South Caro- 'e Una. By Mr. Holli nshead-Bill to repeal an act en? titled "An act to establish the Cnarleston Charitable Association of the. State of South Carolina, for the benefit of the Free School Fund." . Senator Owens, of Laurens, then asked the unanimous consent of the Senate-to Introduce, without notice, his bill for the removal of the plaste of deposit o? State moneys from the So uni Carolina Loan and Trust Company to I ? the Carolina National Bank. Ac, the pro-1 ? TlslonB ol which have been already published 1 in TH K NEWS. The consent was granted, and the bill ordered to be prlntet. for the informa? tion of the Senate. Senator Beverly Nash, Ir succeeded in introducing, on the same terms, I 8 his bill providing lor the punishment of deal? ers in lottery schemes, gift enterprises, Ac, which has also been previously described in inls correspondence Tnc'committee appointed to walt on the Governor next appeared, and announced that the Governor would communicate at once, and they were followed soon af er by the Gov? ernor's secretary. Mr. Heart, bringing the an? nual message, which being handed to the I 1 clerk, was read v the Senate. It was received 11 with close attention and many an ominous 11 wink and long drawn sigh. Senator Hayne remarked with an approach to what the late lamented showman would have called "sar kasum," that they wantqd to hear all about the bonds. SenatorJArnim broke the monoto? nous reading with an occasional question, and c Senator Whittemore made the life of the , reader a burdeu to him by rising to correct his ?. frequent errors in the very complicated ca "u- , lat ions.. ' r At length the message was ended, made the ? special order for Monday next at 2 P. M., and c five hundred copies ordered printed. Senator Whittemore gave notice that his t special Joint investigating committee would a present Its report at an early day, when Sen- j ator Hayne, calbng attention to the recent a card published In New York and signed by the Governor, the treasurer and the chairman of thc special Joint investigating committee, said that it was therein stated that so many million bonds had been prlDted, of which, however, on'y a certain number had been q signed and ba?ad. He moved, therefore, for v a committee of two from the Senate and '_ t from the House to walt upon the treasurer, e demand to know what disposition had since been made of the unsigned bonds, and bring th? same into the Senate Chamber, there to be 11 rjlbiic'y destroyed. J t Senator Nash. That would have to be done in presence of both houses. I ; Senator Hayne. Well, let them be destroyed in*jotnt assembly, then. Senator Whitteraore suggested that lt would be W?ST to await the report of the special jointinvesllgatingcommlttei. There had been reports from the treasurer, from 6elf consti? tuted committees, and irom this and that and the other source, but it would be more proper to wait till their own committee had reported, and un:" the meesage of the Governor bad been digested. He, tor one, did not understand what that message amount? ed to. Th-' card referred to had doubtless been issued for a purpose, and it had served its purpose in deceiving both the people of New York and ot' this State. Senator Hayne. So were the bonds printed for a purpose, and I, for one, am willing to defeat that purpose. Senator Nash. Then let us bave all the bonds here, If we are coing to burn them. Let us send for the $6,000,000 ot sterling loan bonds now in New York, and all the rest of them. But what reason ls there to suppose, If the card signed by General Dennis were is? sued for a pui pose, that the report of his com? mittee will not be prepared for a purpose also ? The motion of senator Hayne was lost, by an adjournment until noon to-morrow, being ordered on the motion of Senator Rose. In the lower house, after the roll-call, prayer and the reference ol unfinished business, to appropriate committees, notice of the intro? duction of the following bills was given : By Mr. Perry-A bill to amend the charter Of the Town ot Pendleton. By Mr. Yocum-Bills to provide for the pun? ishment of embezzlement of money, and for other purposes; to prohibit certain officers from being interested in certain contracts; to prevent certain officers from dealing in cer? tain securities or evidences of indebtedness: to prevent extortion in office. t.nd enforce official duty. By Mr. Jones-Bills to protect plantation laborers who are restricted to payment in plantation due-bills; to alter and amend the charter of the Town of Georgetown; to ex? empt tte County of Georgetown from the pay? ment ot fees of county officer.*, and other per? sons thereto mentioned.' These detail." being disposed of, and a com? mittee consisting of Messrs. Whipper, Lang and Smith started off in quest of the annual message, the fuss ot the aay commenced on a motion by Mr. Bowley, providing for the ap ??ointment of a committee of niue, whose duty t shall be to choose the number of solicitors, clerksi?nd attaches to be employed in the ser? vice of the House; also to appoint a mall car? rier-appointments from time to time not to be made without the consent of the House. The committee to define the duty and regu? late the pay, and their action to be submitted to the House for ratification; also, to have power to appoint clerks, etc.. to attend on spe? cial committees; also, providing that no per? son shall be paid tor but one office, and none to be paid unless appointed by the committee, except the subordinates, elected by the House, and the engrosslc; clerks. An amendment was offered and adopted making the number ot the committee thirty one instead of nine. t Mr. Byas objected. He wanted to know why that house had not appointed a. commit? tee ot thirty-one last winter when lt had been urged, and when millions were being squan? dered that mi ?ht bare been prevented. Mr. Jones presumed the members knew what was in store for them, and were pre? pared for it. He had heard that in a few days the per diem would be reduced from six dol lars to one dollar and a half, and the object of this resolution was only to guard against get- ; ting a less amount of pay by making a perpet? ual session on the excuse that, being deprived of clerks, ?c., the members had to do the work .themselves. He knew tho speaker's Judgment was good, and was willing to rely upon it in this matter of appointments, and he also knew of some gentlemen who even trudged the poor black men their $1 50 per day for cleaning the spittoons. Mr. Bowley knew something, too. He knew of some committees who had appointed five or six clerks, and pocketed the money them? selves. [Here Mr. Byas indulged in an inter? ruption, and the honorable gentleman from Georgetown turned upon him with the retort that ne wanted to keep Jost such individuals i? the honorable gentleman from Orangeburg "rom robbing the State- This was too muoh br Mr. Byas, and he rose to question of privl ege, and demanded a retraction from the ?onorable gentleman from Georgetown. The rentleman irom Georgetown accordingly with irew the offensive remark, and this little In :ipient row having thus been averted in a nanner that would have rejoiced the benevo ent old soul of even Mr. Pickwick, Mr. Bow? ey took his revenge on the House, and des? canted at length on the bird of freedom, econ >my, retrenchment and reform.] This opeaed a flood-gate of florid eloquence, he opportunity being Improved by Messrs. ramlson. Kane, Hurley. Mobley, O'Connell, ct ii, ?nd the resolution Anally passed by a vote )f 75 to 7. The Governor's message was received but lot read. The death since the last session of I Ion. Charlee S. Kuh was announced, and the louse at half-past one adjourned till noon to norrow. PICKET. TUA' TROUBLES IN CUBA. Itel r? forcements Sent the American f leet- IVo Trouble Expected. WASHINGTON, November 29. The troubles in Cuba attract much attention, ind the American fleet wi'i be strengthened inmediately. Minister Roberts has a com- j nucleation from his or our Government, indi? cting other than a peaceful solution of the existing misunderstanding. President Grant s ?aid to have laughed at Secretary Robeson's [ ?port of bis guns In Cuban waters, and to j lave said they were pop guns in calibre and I-1 nfeiior in number to those of the Spanish leet. The American squadron, as reinforced, ' viii consist ot the Terror, the Worcester, the ' vunsas, the N.pslo, and tho Shawmnt. It is 1 tated that the return of the squadron is ac iording to custom, and the authorities appre lend no trouble. The execution of eight stu-1 j tents at Havana, for a riot at the grave ot an 11 ibnoxious volunteer captain, is generally re- f ' yarded as barbarously horrible. THE MUSCOVY HUCK. I . NEW YORK, November 28. Grand Doke Alexis, had an unprecedented laval display last night. THE COLD SKAE. KASTPORT, ME., November 28. The weather is the coldest ever known In November. The thermometer ls five degrees ?low zero. ' BANGOR. MR., November 29. t The thermometer stood at fifteen degrees at | toon. Vessels in port bad great difficulty In i retting our. _, THE KEW YORK RING. "onnolly SHU In Durance - ilayor Hall I ' Arrested. 11 NBW YORE, November 29. i Connolly still lacks a quarter of a million of 1 ila ball, and is in custody at the New York | lotel. Major Oakey Hall will be arrested c o-day. ( 1HE MEXICAN REBELLION. | j WASHINGTON, November 28. A Mexican cpecial says the government ls ODcentratlng six thousand men near Oaxaca, eh ere Diaz has five thousand men. A battle \ s expected wlih'n three days. The govern- ' nent troops are deserting to Diaz. Congress \ las granted ampio means to Juarez tu p it * Iowa thb rebellion. Several generals and [ olonels bav^ Joined Diaz The revolt ex- 1 ends from Sar? Louis to the Rio Grande. Pue- 1 ila is also in revolt. The revolutionists hover f bout the capital, and Vera Cruz is doubtful. 6 lejla, the secretary of war, commands Lhe xmy in the field against Diaz. Sr ARKS FROM THE WIRES. I 1 A Salt Lake telegram says that a motion to 11 uasn the indictments against Brigham Yowie ras debated all day yesterday. ) oung is 11 bought to be three hundred miles away, but I \ ndeavoring to reach the city. 11 -The. National Board of Trade meets at St. jouis on December 6i h. Arrangements have teen made for the entertainment of a large 1 lumber of visitors. l -Business will be entirely suspended in I ?ew York to-day. J THE K?-KL?X TRIALS. SIX YORK PRISONERS RELEASED OR \ BAIL. Good News for Mi v or Offenders- The Ar? gumenta on Tuesday. _ [SP5CTAL DISPATCH TO THB NEWS.] COLUMBIA, & C., November 28. Colonel Edward F. Avery, Robert May, Wm. 8. May, J. Parks Wilson, J. P. Gates, and Henry Toole, (the last named being a colored man,) arrested In Tork on suspicion of Ku Kluzism, were taken before Judges Bond and Bryan on a writ of habeas corpus to-day, and were discharged on bail in the sum of $3000 each. It is understood that all tte Eu-Klux prison? ers accused of crimes less than murder may, upon application, be released on ba*until the delivery of the decision of the 8upreme Court, to which Anal tribunal the cases will undoubt? edly be taken on appeal. All the members of the taxpayers' executive committee not having arrived; the meeting of j the committee ls deferred to to-morrow. PICKET. NOTES AND DETAILS BT KAIL. Thc Second Day of tbe Ku-Klax Trials -Mr. Corbin'* Flank Movement-The Decision ofthe Court. . COLUMBIA, 8. C., November 28. When the * court met this morning, there was an even larger crowd of spectators than on yesterday. A fnumbfr of leading mem? bers of the bar were present, and watched the proceedings with evident interest. Mr. Corbin presented a commission from the department of Jostle?. associating Attor- j nev-Oneral D. H. Chamberlain as counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Chamberlain took the oath. Mr. Corbin, the district attorney, presented an order withdrawing his challenge to the array made Monday, and one fur taking Jurors from the body of the district. Mr. Johnson, in opposition to the order presented by Mr. Corbin, said : By tho act of Congress of 1824, the State of South Carolina ls divided into two districts, one called the eastern and one called the western, and the offences which ire alleged to have been com? mitted were within the western District The sixth article of the amendments to the consti? tution expressly provides, for the security ot the citizen who maybe Indicted, that the Jury which is to try him shall be summoned from the district where the offence was alleged to have been confronted. I cannot be mistaken as to the purport of that amendment. If, therefore, the act of 1824.has not been repeal? ed, and there has been no change at all in that respect, in any legal way, then we feel that ll the jury which ls now to be sum? moned ls taken from the Elstern Dlstrict.it would be an error which I would not be at liberty to waive, because the constitution se? cures lo a party the right to be tried-to be presented by a grand jury taken from the vicinage ofthe district where, the offence was committed-and to be tried by a petit Jury se? lected from the same locality. The order which was passed by the chief Justice and as? sociate Justice, yesterday, evidently seems to contemplate but one district in the State; bat if, in fact, the division of the State into two districts can only be done by the legislative department of the government, and if that department of the government, has divided South Carolina into two districts, then it was not within the power of the court, by any order of its own, to change the act of Con fl ress in that par? ticular, and, consequently, not In the power of the court to deprive the accused .ot the right to have a jury selected from the locality where the offence ls alleged to have been com? mitted. I mention this for the purpose of] bringing it to the attention of the court, tba', BO far as I am concerned, we are satisfied with' any Judgment which the court may pro? nounce: but, at the same time, think-if the court should be of the opinion that the jury should be selected troin the Eutern District it would be my duty, should I represent the Ktles in the Supreme Court of the United tes, to make that a ground of objection should the judgment be adverse to my clients. District Attorney Corbin replied: The Slate of South Carolina is divided imo two districts for the purpose of the District Court. Those districts are called eastern and western. For I tne purposes of the Circuit Court the State of j i South Carolina in fofo constitutes a district, r ' and these parties being on trial In the Circuit j Court, the true and proper construction is that i he jury should be drawn from the body of the district, which ls the State. The constitutional point m idsjs undoubtedly true, but what con? stitutes the district? Mr. Corbin said that in the act of Congress the Stale ls spoken of aa "the District of Swuth Carolina," and contin? ued as follows: Now lu reference to the order which I pre? sented to the court. By an act of the 3d of Mirch, 1865,2 Brightly, p. 107, lt is provided | that "every grand Jury empanelled before any District or Circuit Court of the United States io Inquire Into and presentment make of pub? lic offences against the United States, com? mitted or triable within the district for which ihn circuit is holden, shill consist of not less hm tuteen, and not exceeding twenty three persons. If of the persons summoned less than sixteen attend, they shall be placed )B the erand Jury, and the court shall order the manual lo summon, either Immediately, ir for a day fixed, from the body of the dis .ria," that is the district for which the jour? ls holden. ' It the District Court, from that district; and lithe Circuit Court, from the district in which the Circuit Court ls holden. "And, whenever a challenge to an Individual grand Juror is al owed, and there are not other jurors in Attendance sufficient to complete the grand iury, the court shall make a like order to the marshal to summon a sufficient number df| persons for that purpose. No lndiotment shall ie found nor shall any presentment be made without the concurrence of at least twelve fraud jurors." I think lhere can be no mis axe about this matter. The position or the rentleman would be entirely correct if we vere In the District Conn ; but when we come .o a court that comprehends the whole State n lu jurisdiction, then the Juries should be irawn from that district. Mr. Johnson. May lt please your Honors, .he constitutional provision was evidently in-1 *nded for the security of the citizen-not for be benefit ot the government. Or, rather, lt s especially intended for the security of the )ne, and has no reference to the security of he other. The common law rule, which ls lupposed to be very materially for the securl ;y of the subject, required the jury to be aken from the vicinage where the offence ?vas perpetrated. The provision Is to becon itrned liberally; nothing ls more true than bis principle. Now the learned counsel al eged that if a criminal cause was Instituted n a district court, and not in the Circuit Court )f the United 8tatesv the Jury would only be lummoned from that dlatrict; but, he maln ains, that inasmuch as the Jurisdiction of the 3ircult Court extends over the whole State, here ls no necessity at all for "enforcing ihe provision of the constitution-or. rather, br applying the provision of the con itltution to a case tn that condition. It seems o me that the learned gentleman is incorrect. !t is true that the Circuit Court has Jurisdic? tion, as a court, over the entire District of | ?outh Carolina ; but when we come to inquire low the Jury IB to be collected, we must then ook io the act which makes two districts In h* State ol South Carolina and apply the con itituiIonal provision, that the Jury Phall be lelecied from that dimrict In which the offence rms committed. I submit, however, that I am Mtfectlj willing, so for as I am individually :oncerned, to abide by any ruling, only re? bating thai If the ruling should be adverse, 11 g wou d deem lt my dui y to make an objection r n the Supreme Court of the UuUed States, du uid I re pr. sent any of these cases there. ' Mr. Corbin. If the construction of the dls InguiBbed counsel on the other side ls correct, ve shan be putin this very anomolous condi ion, that if we are to look to the districts con? stituted for the purpose of the District Courts, .rhea we get a man from the Western District ? try we must get a grand jury from that dis? trict to present a bill. When we get a prisoner rom the Eastern District we must gel a grand ury into this court from that district. Now bow are we ever to get along with this busl ncsB If that construction is lo prevail ? Is it to be presumed tbat the business is to be utterly blocked by such a construction? And if WP look into the constitution, there is nothing said in the section referred to In the amendment as to what a district shall be; it simply says this, "In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an Impartial Jnry ot tbe State and dis? trict wherein the crime shall have been com? mitted"-the State and district, Now, if the Slate constitutes a district of Itself, then State and district are synonomous-"which district shall have been previously ascertained by law." The State ot South Carolina has been Axed by law as a district for the purposes of a circuit court, to be held at Columbia abd at Charleston. At the conclusion of the argument, Judge Bond announced as the opinion ot the court that, so far as the Circuit Court ls concerned, there ls but one district in South Carolina. This was the Circuit Court for the District ot South Carolina, and the marshal was entitled to summon a Jury from the body of the dis? trict. Mr. Johnson reserved the point made In his argument. Judge Bond then asked the marshal how much time was necessary to summon the jurors, who replied that forty-eight hours would be required. ' The court then adjourned until Friday, at ll A. M. GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM. (te turn of lae Ora nd Dake to Kiew York His proposed Toar of the Country Probable Visit to Charleston-Cata cazy and his Troubles - "Why Grant Quarrelled with Him-Attacking the Oas Monopoly-How to make Gas Bills He uso nub le-STew Poem? by Longfel? low and Tennyson. [PROM 0?K OWN COBBKSPONOBNT.] NEW YORK, November 25. The Grand Duke came back from Washlnc .on last night, landed at the foot of Desbrosse j itreet from the Jersey City ferry boat, and willie the carriages which had been In walting carried most ef his party to the Clarendon Hotel, slipped off himself, with one of his suite, ind -footed it" up Canal street and Broadway with a cigar in his mouth. To-day begins a *ound of festivities. Including three grand jails, and then bis Imperial Highness starts iff on a tour through the country. I have seen io published programme of his route, but I earn from a member of the committee having Hm in charge here that he contemplates going Bast first, and from Boston West, by the way if Montreal, to Chicago and St. Louis. After i look at the prairies, he will go down the Mississippi to New Orleans, and return to New fork by the way of the Atlantic coast. This plan will involve a stop, possibly, at Charles? ton. Catacazy will travel with the Prlnoe where? ver he goes. As he has relieved himself of :he duties of minister to this country, upon the intimation that his passports would be sent to him if he did not, he will have no official ?res to mar the perfect enjoyment of the trip West and South. There seems to be a very wide-spread misunderstanding about the Dauses of the quarrel between the administra? tion and the minister. I am constantly asked by anxious Inquirers what the trouble ls. ?t j joes seem tim the newspapers, while abusif C!atacazy roundly, have been careless about making specific charges against him. I un? ierstand that there is a lady in the case, but nothing more need be written on that point, except to say that Madame Catacazy, a beauti [ul and accomplished woman, and a favorite in Washington season before last, has withdrawn entirely from society. Catacazy came ont here ander the patronage of Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian prime minister, and has been sept here by his protector in spite of the In? formal remonstrances of the State Depart? ment. The immediate cause of the displeasure of ile President and Secretary Fish is, that M. ?atacazy has violated official etiquette by ex? pressing the opinion freely, and in language not choice, that both of these gentlemen, are aol lar removed from natural uora idiots. It ls charged that be has caused Washington cor? respondents of newspapers published else wbero to revile.the President. It ls also sa d that be ls mixed up In the notorious Perkins liai rn, and that he ls a small, intriguing per? son generally. Either Gortschakoff has de: reived the Emperor about the standing ot his favorite at the Whitehouse, or Catacazy bas seen fortunate enosgh to make the premier lelieve he ls innocent of the accusations which our minister at St. Petersburg, Go ver? lor Curtin, has been the medium of convey ng to that statesman. Yesterday ended :atacazy'a diplomatic career in this country, ?owever, and the danger of a war growing >ut of the obstinacy of the imperial houses of ; rant and Romanoff ls dispelled. The newest newspaper tuse, now that the merest in the dead ring ls dying out, ls about he gas monopoly. It is a good idea for the eadtng journals to attack the great abuses of mr lime, one alter another, and lay them out ts they old the Ring, and perhaps the street lars, ferries, hackmen, target companies, Buddy streets, Sunday ruffians, indecent iewspapera and dangerously constructed heuLres,will each have their turn. The charge igalnst the gas companies ls, that they fur tlsh very poor gas and charge an enormous irlce tor lt. They have a complete monopoly; me company supplies the lower section ol the illy, ana the other the upper. Their bills g?lnst consumers are extravagant and un easouable, and remonstrance only elicits a hreat to "cut your gas off." Alisona of .etty swindles about metres and deposits are lerpetrated,. and altogether the citizen ls as arbitrarily and unjustly treated as if he lived tnder the rod of the King of Dahomey. The journals have taken up the cause of be people in earnest, and their columns teem vlth communications from the victims. Two emedlesare proposed. One is competition. Ither companies must he permitted to lay H pe and supply .gas lu the localities domina- ] ed by the monopolies. When there are a lalf dozen different gae companies soliciting a on su me r's patronage, they are all likely to ffer the best article they can manufacture at i . reasonable price, and, above all, to be civil, rhlch the monopolies are not. Next to om IDUS drivers, the most disagreeable people to 1 io business with In New York are the em? il oy ees lu the gas offices. The other cure of rte present outrage Is the assumption of gas upply by the city. There is no reason why, l the city furnishes water, lt should not fur tish light. If gas was furnished lrom city rorks-, as water ts, cons J me rs would be sure i o have it at cost price, and have the addi- < Ional advantage ot being able to hold the gas ' len to Btrlct accountability if they failed to do heir duty. The matter will come before the i ie form Legislature for consideration, and 1 oubtlees the gas companies will be on hand i /ith their money bags. ' It is eometblng of a coincidence that ex- i racts appeared in the papers yesterday 1 Imultaneuusly from new poems by Tenny- 1 on and Longfellow. Thc latter has produced "< n elaborate work, nothing less than the life ! f Christ in dramatic form. He calls it the '? Dlvlue Tragedy." The text ot the Scriptures j followed very closely, yet many ot the char cter parts are preseuted In choice original lank verse. There are scenes worked up ri th great power, notably that of the cruel- . xlon. tennyson has produced another Idyll, he "Last Tournament," In which King Ar fitir and bis knights and ladies continue ihrlr dventures. The poem ls of one thousand mes, and ls to be printed In full in a forth omingi number of Harper's Weekly, from ad ance sheets. NTH. ALL ABOUT THE STATE. -On Monday the house of Mr. James R. Jkeo, of Wlnubboro', was robbed of two nun- 1 red and flf.ee n donara. The buril?is letta Ole at Captain Bacot's. next door, saying that s Mr. Aiken was sick they only took bis ockeibook. , ; -A number of prisoners and witnesses, to l o belore the United States Circuit Court, ar- 1 ived in Co.umbta on Tuesday. Many ot them 1 ppeared io be well provisioned, some had 1 laitrt sses, and others bedding and clothing, nd i he. most of them looked as if they meant ] a make the best of their Situation. Tiley ' rere in charge of a detachment of United tates troops. -Tue freights both up and down the lino of he Greenville and Columbia Railroad are very eavy for this season of the j ear. -An office of the Western Union Telegraph lompany has been established in the cloak oom at the Statehouse. THE RELIGIOUS WORLD. TELE STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION. Third Day-?lisions and Periodicals Forman University-Efforts to Revive Its Usefulness-Interesting Closing Ex? ercises of the Convention. [PROM ODE OW? CORRESPONDENT j CAMDEN, November 25. The convention met as usual this morning, and, after prayer by the Bev. 0. A. Norris, proceeded to business. The reports of vari? ous committees were received and acted upon, and after a very long, animated and interest? ing discussion it was resolved to continue the State mission work under the organization by which lt has heretofore been conducted, and the executive board at Newberry were In? structed to carry on with all the means they could command the glorious work of evange? lizing our devastated but the more, even on account of her desolation, beloved State; and in order to facilitate this noble enterprise, which ought to awaken our highest interest as Baptists and engage onr most zealous ef? forts, the varions associations were earnestly urged to co-operate with the board and ren? der them all the assistance which they possi? bly conld. Several of the associations and churches present through their representa? tives pledged themselves to come forward and assist heartily m the good work. The ex- j ecu!ive board is located at Newberry C. H. the chairman of same belng;6. T. Scott, Esq. ofthat town. The committee on periodicals presented the following report : Your committee find two newspapers, the Religious Herald and the Working Christian, in circulation among the brethren of our State, both Ailing useful I splieres; the one in communicating general religious Information, and the other serving as a means of Immediate communication in re? gard to the religious enterprises special to our State. Your committee while appreciating the services and claims of both these papers are apprised that they are private enterprises, dependant for success upon the fidelity with which they supply the denominational needs, and being such cannot claim to be recognized as the official organs of the Baptiste ef this or any other State. We wish them well, and trust that the only rivalry hereafter maintain? ed between them may be a rivalry of love and good works. We further oommend to the favorable consideration of our brethren our missionary paper, the Home and Foreign Jour? nal, and the Sunday-school papers, Kind Words and the Baptist Teacher, which have already obtained some currenoy among us. (Signed) T. H. POPE, Chairman. After much debate this report was laid on the table. During the day the board of trus? tees of Furman University held their usual session. This university ls an institution of learning, founded by the Baptists of South Carolina, and under the care of the State con? vention. It ls situated in the Town of Green? ville, and offers to the young student ample opportunities for high intellectual culture. Before the late war lt was endowed with a sufficient fond to make lt entirely self-sup? porting, and enjoyed a large and gratifying measure of prosperity-as many as one hun? dred and fifty students being at one time ma- j triculated within Its walls. That endowment having been lost by the disasters wbich have befallen our State, tbe board of trustees are now endeavoring to place the Institution once more upon a firm and solid basis, and to this end they propose to raise a new endowment of two hundred thousand dellaro, and as soon as this amount shall have been secured, to throw the doors of the university open to all suitable persons who are capable of entering, for ten years free of charge. About one-half I of the amount has already been raised, and [ the reporto! the general agent gave flatter? ing hopes of tbe obtaining of the remaining half at an early day. The importance of this undertaking cannot be over-estimated. The convention then adjourned, to meet at j the call of the president, November 26. To? day (Sunday) the churches in the town were occupied by ministers ofthe Convention, as fol? lows : Rev. John G. Williams, of Barnwell, In the Baptist cnurob, In the morning; Rsv. E. T. Winkler, D. D" of Charleston, in the Metho? dist church, in the morning ; Rev. Fred. W. Eason. of Darlington, in the Presbyterian j church, in the morning ; Rev. C. C. Bitting, of Richmond, Ya., in the Presbyterian church, at night : Bev. J. 0. B. Dargan, D. D., of Dar-1 llngton, in the Colored Baptist church, in the afternoon ; and Rev. T. H. Pope, of Newberry, in the Colored Methodist church, at night. A mass meeting of Sunday Schools was also held in tbe Baptist church in the afternoon, at which several addresses were delivered. Alter the services in the Presbyterian church at night, occupied by courteous Invitation, the convention was once more called to order, a j closing hymn was sung, and with the bene? diction, the body adjourned, to meet with the Baptist Church at Darlington C. H., on Thurs day before the fourth Lord's Day In Novem? ber, 1872. F. W. E. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. BOKE, November 29. The Pope protests against all Ideas of com? promise with the present rulers of Italy. MADRID, November 29. Sickles'? marriage to Miss Crelch was a bril? liant affair. They left Madrid immediately for Liverpool, and will go thence by steamer to New York. . BERLIK, November 29. The government is advised that the German sailors Imprisoned at Bio Janeiro are released. A pacific solution ot the trouble with Brazil ls probable. . Bismarck ls sick. LONDON', November 29. The Prince of Wales obtains some sleep, but the anxiety regarding the result ls not re- | moved. BRUSSELS, November 29. The ministers have resigned, and the peo-1 pie, pacified by this, dispersed. Order pre? vails throughout the elly. PARIS, November 29. The Germans have commenced fortliying the passes in the Vosges. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 29. The cholera has increased largely in Stam? boul within the past few days. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, November 29. A rising barometer, with partially cloudy ind pleasant weather, is probable fer Thu re? lay over the lakes and Atlantic coast, the winds increasing to .brisk northwest ia New England, but diminishing and veering to the oort ii from the lower lakes to North Carolina. Easterly winds are probable, with threaten? ing weather, in. the Gulf States, with cloudy weather oa the South Atlantic coast. The mow west of Kansas and Nebraska will pro? bably extend eastward over those States. Cautionary signals will continue for this evening at Oswego, Rochester, Norfolk and New York, and are ordered for New London, Boston and Portland. Yesterday's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, r?. S. A.-4.47 P. AI.. Local Time. Place of Observation. AlftUStS, Qt,.... Baltimore. boston. ?naries toa. fjnlcago. rjinelnuatt. Calveston. Key West, Fia.. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis. Tenn Kt. Washington. New Orleans.... New York. Norfolk. Philadelphia. Portland. Me.... Savannah . st. Loots. Washington^ 0. Wiimimr'on.NO. 30.02 30 07 20.67 29 97 30.39 30.39 30.07 29.99 30.24 30.81 28.77 30.05 29.94 30. OJ 30.00 29.80 29.95 30.38 30.00 30.01 5 o NW NW NW N W NB NE NW N N NW NE W N NW NW NW NW NW N Gentle. Brisk. i-resh. Gentle. Qentie. Gentle. Gentle. Lieht. Fresh. Gentle. Presh. i ?er.tie. Brisk. Brisk. Brisk. Fresh. Gentle. tienile. B'tsk. Gentle. Fair. Olear. Hazy. Clear. Pair. Fair. Glumly. (lazy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Olear. Fdr. Fair. Fair. Pair. Fair. Fair. Fair. NOTE.-The weather resort dated 7.47O'CIOCK, Lilla morning, will be posted In the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce at io o'clock A. M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the Chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time during the day. THE ALLEGED SCHOOL FRAUDS. HxiCommissloner Moulton Emery De? nies the Chargea Made Against Him. CHARLESTON, November 28. - TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. Sm-On my arrival from the country, this morning, I see that in your paper of yester? day I am made the subject of a most wanton and unjust attack by the school, commissioner of this county. He has gone out of his way to charge me wi th gross fraud in the previous administration ot the office. I am at a loss to understand' the motives for lils gratuitous aspersions, unless it be but part and parcel of a contemptible system of annoy? ance with which, for the past two years. I have been visited, in the shape of insulting anony? mous communications from the K.K.K, and their kindred sort These malignants have pushed their inquiries lo every direction, but failed to discover anything against me. At last, through Mr. E. Montague Grimke, their exertions have culminated Tn these charges. Now to the facta, un perverted and unvar? nished. To the charge that I allowed a claim of $1600 for building school-houses, ot which but j one is in existence, I have to say that the board of trustees in that -district, in whom the law had lodged tho power, bad exclusive charge of the erection of the houses. I am as much surprised as Mr. E. M. G. that they are not In existence. .The board of trustees drew the order on the county treasury for the pay In the name, as I supposed, ot the builder, and on their assurance that the work was done, I countersigned lt and received their voucher for the same. To this extent was I . connected with the transaction-no more, no less, and there lt ended. If Mr. E. M G., or.a million such men, mean to charge or Insinuate that I connived at any fraud in the matter, I pronounce the assertion wilfully false. If ho has any evidence, let him pro .duce lt. Mr. E. M. G. further states that I paid a teacher $37 50 for a claim, and drew a pay cer? tificate lor $250 for three month's services. This I deny. I never allowed to any single teacher (except In one instance, to the prin? cipal of a school, whose claim I did not cash) more than $50 per month. The amounts due principal and assistants were put collectively into one pay certificate, drawn to the order of the principal. He may say this ls a technical error on his port, and that the certificate was for five month's service; as lt must have been, If true at ail. It this is what he means, I answer very like-, ly such was the case. I know not to whom he refers-whether such certificate embraced one, two or three teachers; but it I refered to my books I might Instance a case or two where In a teacher's settlement with me the disproportion between the amount in cash re? ceived and the face of the certificate was even greater; and why ' The State supplied the books to the pupils through the school commissioner, holding me responsible tor their value. Not only these, bot others which the State prescribed but did not furnish, I Issued to the teachers as the law provided, at but ten per'cent, on their cost, with the special instruction of my supe? rior in office that the teacher should sell them to tbe pnpilB at the prescribed rate, and the money returned every month. I found that lt was utterly impossible to carry out these instructions, as the money received by the teachers was, in the absence of pay from the State, - their only reliance for support. Hence, making a virtue of necessity, I told them to go on and I would deduct what was due from their wages. Some teachers drew nearly their whole pay this way Finding my term ot office drawing to a close, and myself responsible for many hundred dollars', worth ol books and no possi? bility of the teachers getting their pay. I was obliged to take their certificates, and, after deducting the amounts due for books and the ruling rates of discount for all such paper, to borrow the money and pay them the remain? der in cash. This I effected in most esses by -depositing these certificates at their mar? ket rates as security. If the discount was high, the victims, if such there were,' can thank those who, by every misrepresentation possible, depreciated such paper. I transacted this business not through any third party around the corner, but openly and above board, unconscious then as now of vio? lating any law or in any way doing anything dishonorable. In no case did I purchase the certificate of any teacher who was not in my debt, though importunately besought so to do, at any price, wishing merely to protect myself. Again, when commencing to organize schools I established a grade of pay of ten, fifteen and twenty-five dollars per month, according to merit Subsequently, In a conversation with the State superintendent I was inform? ed that the grades of wages recommended by the State board of education were twenty-five, thirty-five and fifty dollars per month. I gov? erned myself accordingly, and so Informed the teachers. Each pay certificate was drawn ac? cording to this schedule, regardless of whether a teacher was indebted tome or not For every month's wages drawn on these certificates lhere is a monthly report of services render? ed, and for every pay certificate there ls a proper voucher on file in the school commis? sioner's office. The charge that I have defrauded the corin ty la utterly baseless. Possibly I may be amena? ble -to the charge of having acted the part ot Shylock. If so, I never beard of it from the teachers who hast every opportunity to find purchasers elsewhere, and whose business lt was, if anybody'o, to complain. Mr. E. M. G. seems to have invented grievances for them, doubtless wishing to thrust upon me the discarded mantle of his ancestry. In conclusion, let me say, I lear no investi? gation, and thar, were I placad now as then, I should do exactly the same thing. I confess, however, to a feeling of mortification at being subjected to such aspersions, but am confident that in the opinion of every unprejudiced man they are deemed to be, as they are, false. To the verdict of those who are pleased to think otherwise I am wholly indifferent. Very respectfully, MOULTON EHERT. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. -Senator Norton was robbed of bis wallet while entering the cars at Jersey City yester? day. -A judgment for $478,000 ls rendered against the defaulting Philadelphia treasurer. -A Baltimore negro, convicted of an assault upon a lady, is sentenced to twenty years in tbe penitentiary. -The Court of Claims resumes its sessions at Wash i ngtJ m on Monday. -The Departments will be clpsed to-day. ]5r* CLEAB AND HARMLESS AS WA TER-NATT ABS'S OBTSTAL DISCOVERT FOB TUE HAIR.-A perfectly clear preparation In one bottle, as easily applied as water, for restoring to gray hair tts natural color and youthful appear? ance, to eradicate and prevent dandruff, to pro? mote the growth or the hair and stop Its falling out. It ls entirely harmless, and perfectly free from any poisonous substance, and will therefore take the place of all the dirty and unpleasant preparations now In use. Numerous testimonia s have been sent us from many of our most promi? nent citizens, some of which are subjoined. In everything In which the articles now m use are objectionable, CRYSTAL DISCOVERY ls perfect. It ls warranted to coe i ala neither Sugar of Lead, Sulphur or Nitrate of Silver, lt does, not soil the clothes or scalp, ls agreeably perfumed, and makes one of the b:-st dressings for tbe Hair in use. lt restores the color or the Hair "more per* feet and uniformly than any ?ther preparation," and always does so In from iihree to ten days, virtually reeding the roots of the Hair with all the noutlahlng qualities necessary to Its g owth and healthy condition; lt restores the decayed and induces a new growth or the Hair more posl ttvely than anything else. The application of this won lerful discovery also produces a pleasant and cooling effect on the scalp and gives the Hair a pleasing and elegant appearance. We call especial attention to the fact that a limited number of trial bottles will be given way gratuitously to those wishing to try lt. You will notice that in pursuing tbls course onr aim ls to convince by the actual merits of the article. ARTHUR NATT ANS, Inventor and Proprietor, Wasslngt m, D. C. For sale ny tbe Agent, Da. H. i . R, No. 131 Meeting street, Charles to O. novis-stuthly ?bittmrtj. CLISSE T.-Departed thia lire, November i6th. after a brier illness, Misa EMMA Cuanr, In tke 65111 year of ber age. May ber soul rest in peace. . Spend ffotlrrt. pw CITY TREASURER'S OFFIOE, NO VSMBES 80, 1871.-THURSDAY being TUSHtSglV Icg Day, ihu Office will be closed. TAXES for 1871 wul.be received on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, lat and 2d December, without the penalty. g. THOMAS, novao-8_ city Treasurer. pS* NOTICE.-NO DEBTS GONTR?CT ED on account of tbe f-loop ZULIKA,. except by my special order, will be paid. NICHOLAS F. DEVEREUX nov30-thstu3_For Owner. pm* PUBLIC MABKETS, NOVEMBER 29, 1871.-To MORROW being set apart as a day of Thanksgiving, the Markets will te closed to-mor? row morning, at 9 o'clock. , j. WILLIAM KIRKWOOD, nov29?2 _omer Clerk. pm* PEOPLE'S BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON, NOVEMBER 29, 1871. To MORROW, the seth instant, having been set apart by the public authorities as a day of Thanks? giving, this Bank will be closed. novas J. B. BETTS.' Cashier. pm*, PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK, CHARLESTON, NOVEMBER 27, ?Tl.-in accord? ance with the Proclamation o? the United States authorities, this Bank will be closed on THURS? DAY next, 3oth instant. All maturities of the day must therefore be anticipated as to payment. nov28 ' H. 0. LOPER, Cashier. pm* FOB OHOIOE FAMILY GROCER? IES, WINES, LIQUORS, Ac, also for a New and Superior artic e of Irish GINGER ALB, call ai E. E. BEDFORD'S, nov28-tnths3 . No. 276 Kingtree*. pm* SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD, CHARLESTON, NOVEMBER 28, mi Pfgttlf from the State and Coon ty Agricultural Soc lettes to the Agricultural Congress which meets in Sel? ma, Ala., next week, can purchase Return Tick? ets for one fare at the Ticket Offices of this Oom . nany at Charleston, Columbia, Orangebarg tad Blackville. A. L. TILER, ' vice-President. 8. B. PICKBNS, G. T. A._notts-? pm* THE CHARLESTON CHARITA? BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THU FREE SCHOOL F??ND.-OFFI0AL RAFFLES NUMBERS. CLASS Na Ml-XOSimVS. ? pul : 26-70-21-66- 1_?4_68- 9-64-71-77-Tt CLASS No. 2tt~BTKNrM. . '*<s <tt 29-70 -25-43-49-73- 7-66-20- 1- I-lt As witness oar hand at Charleston thia s9th day or November, 187L FENN PECK, JAMES GLULfLAND, octa Swum Oommlasloners. /HTOFFIGE OF COUNTY TREASURER, FIRE-PROOF BUILDING, CHARLESTON, 8. C., NOVEMBER 8TH, 187L-Tnt Boots ot th? Treasu? rer Of Charleston County will be opened, on the 20th day of November, 187L, for the receipt cf TAXES doe the State and County for the year 1871. The penalty of twenty per cent provided by aw will be added to all Taxes remaining unpaid on the 16th day of January, 1871 . The rate of taxation for the year 1871 ts as fol? lows, via: Sute Tax per centum.T milla. County Tax per centum..8 asila, Poll Tax per capita..$ 1 Of nov8-lmo Treasurer Charleston County. pm* OFFICE CITY TREASURF V NO VEMBER 26.187i.-By Resolution of Ooanou, toe City Treasurer ls authorized to receive tte BAL ANCE OF CORPORATION TAX for 1871 until the 30th instant, without additional expense, after Which date Executions wLl be promptly seat to the Sheriff. 8. THOMAS, novas_ City Treasurer. ?*~BATOHE LOB'S HAIR DYE.-THIS SUPERB HAIR DTE ls the oe?? in the toor?d-per? fectly ? harmless, reliable and instantaneous. So disappointment. No ridiculous tints or unpleas? ant odor. The genuine W. A. BATO BELORA HAIR DTE produces IMMEDIATELY a splendid Black or Natani Brown. Does not stain the skin, but leaves the hair olean, soft and beautiful Tke only Safe and Perfect Dye. Sold by all Drug ? gists. Factory Na 18 Bond street, New York. ian28-mwflyr pm* O N MARRIAGE.-**, Happy relief for Yoong Men from the effects of Enron and Abases In early life. Manhood re? stored. Nervous debility cared. Impedimenta to Marriage removed. New method of treat? ment. New and remarkable remedies. Book* and Circulars sent free, in sealed envelopes. Ad? dress HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Na 2 South Ninth street. Philadelphia. Pa._ootl* JBmUurfi, Dressmaking, m. M 1 L L I N E B ?. . MRS. M. DUNLAP, NO. 304 KING S T R E S T. I wish to inform my la ly friends and the pub? lic generally, that I have Jost opened, an entire .NEW STOCK or MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS, AT NO. 364 KINO STREET. Remember, these Goods an entirely New. nov29-4 ? "M"KS- M. J. COTCHETT, BRANCH OF MME. DEMOREST, NO. 277 KINO STRIKT. OFrOStTX MK8SR8. OARRIHQ HM A CO. DRESS MAKING m all its branches, PAT? TERNS always on hand for sale. Stitching neatly executed. All orden promptly attended to. nov23-lmo jyj-RS. M. J. ZERNOW, No. 304 ?INC STREET, Would respectfully Inform the ladles that ste will .OPEN THIS DAY A FULL ASSORTMENT OF MILLINERY GOODS. DRESSMAKING m all Its branches attended to as usual Having obtained the Agency of Md me. DEMORESTS CELEBRATED PAPER PATTERNS, ls now prepared to furnish a general ASSORTMENT OF PATTERNS. Country orden will receive prompt attention, nov ?8-t otha w IT T E BROTHERS, FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 6 ACCOMMODATION WHARP, CHARLESTON, 8. C. Will make liberal advances on consignments to them or to their friends In New York and Lirar pooL Will also pay strict attention to the fl Ling of all orden for Plantation and Family Supplies, GE/). W. WITTE.ARMIN T. WITT?. sepl-fmwSmos