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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1883. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A A* ROW IN THE WIGWAM. MEETING OF TBE RADICAL STATE CONVENTION. m. Very Decorous Body-The Trouble ia the Camp-Fon Sumter Aloses Iieada the Delegate? out of the Wilderness One Blore Blow at Senators Robertson aad Sawyer-Ml Hands for Grant, the OfTlce-glver. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] CoLUMB?A, S. C., February 19. Too Republican State Convention, held for the election of delegates to represent the State In the National Republican Convention which meets In Philadelphia.In June, assem? bled today, and was called to order at 5.25 P. H. by Lieutenant-Governor Banaler. The floor, the platform and the lobby were crowded with'delegates and lobby members, the whole forming a chattering, turbulent mass, In which the colored element, of coarse, largely predominated. Banaler explained the objects ol the convention by reading a written speech, irjhw h Ich he'advised the election of six dele? gates at large, and two from each of the lour -Congressional districts, wita fourteen alter . nates. 5 A heated and vtolent debate followed, the bone of contention being the temporary chair? manship. Lee nominated Congressman El? liott Jones nominated R. H. Gleaves, of Beau? fort; Richardson nominated Speaker Moses, who declined. Jones declared that a ring bad been formed to send eleven white men and three colored men to Philadelphia, who were to atop, on the way, at Washington, Bee President Grant, and demand more ap pointments here, or refuse to support Grant In the National Convention. This dec- '. taxation caused a tremendous sensation. For : two hours longer the war of words continued, \ the debate taking the widest scope, and the ' delegates indulging in the bltterst personal abuse. Banaler vainly airove to preserve.some semblance of order. Whipper nominated B. ! E.Cain, but Speaker Moses was renominated ? In spite of his previous refusal, and waa elect- ( ed by acclamation amid loud applause. Speaker Moses when escorted to the chair j, returned thanks for the honor done him, and L pointed ont the gravity ol the Hut; which the ( the delegates' were assembled to discharge. ? He said , that the Republican party at home ( was united, but there were men in the conn- l ell of tb? nailon who had proved un fal thru l to ( their trust. The delegates most, he said, Hell President Grant that he had listened too long to certain representatives of this State in the ] Senate. The speech was received with ap? plause. ft. J: McKinlay and T. K. Sasportas were I j elected temporary secretaries, and a commit- j tee on credentials were appointedvconsisting of Jones, Sheriff Mackey, Hoyne, Smalls, : Nash, Jamison, Mobley, O'Connell, S walls and j Lee. A recess of thirty min?tes was then taken. j | There are two tickets la the held. The first ! contains the names of Scott, Banaler, Elliott, j L. C. Carpenter, Orr, Ralney, Frank Moses, Maxwell, Smalls, Sheriff Mackey, Nash, Cham? berlain and T. J. Mackey; the second, the j names of Scott, Banaler, Elliott, Tatt, Car- ? pehter, Moses, Jones, Maxwell, Smalls, Sheriff ? Maokey, Nash, Lee, T. J. Mackey and Mobley. < A long printed letter from Chamberlain, , warmly eulogizing Grant and demanding hie i renomination, is industriously circulated 1 among the members. The recess of thirty minutes extended to i two hours, and the convention reassembled at ' "...*.. i 10 P. M., when the committee on credentials ( made a partial report. The Charleston dele- i gatton, as reported, ls as follows: W. G. 1 Pinckney, E. W. M. Mackey. B. N. Brown, W. J N. Taft, R. C. DeLarge, P. P. Hedges, GU. j Pillsbury, B. H. Cain, W. J. McKinlay, J. A. Miishington, F. Ladson, C. Simons, S. Brown, G. Lee, Michael Caulfield, P. L. Miller, J. P. Howard, Frederick Robinson. A committee on'permanent organization i was appointed, consisting . of H. E. Hayne, 1 Johnston, DeLarge, C. D. Hayne, Harris, Tol? bert, O'Connell, Johnson, Sasportas and ] Wnlpper. PICKET. ABOUT BRIDAL COUPLES. A. Bachelor's Remarie* on their Appear . .. . ance and Behavior. 1 .. " i The Washington correspondent1 of the Cin? cinnati Commercial ls facetious over the bridal 1 couplea.who flock to the Capital to enjoy their ? honeymoons. Be says: There must be some undiscovered magnet i! which bringa so many happy pairs to Washing? ton. They flourish in such numbers in no other city, but the secret has net been discov? ered. Yo? meet them ?very where, and at ali hours-no, not at all hours, unless you take your breakfast very late. It you go down to jour break last m the hotel, say half-past ten or eleven, you will se? a perfect school, or flock, or drove of them. There they sit at the lit? tle round tables allover the room, and they took very pretty-I mean the brides,of course, for the men. great sheepish fellows, are not worth looking at. There they sir, lb trie properest kind of attitude; they would not have you lor the world think they were at that very mo? ment the happiest girls on earth. Their dress - ls of the properest kind-a subdued or neutral shade, trimmed with velvet and fringe or em? broidery ; a dainty little hat, with a bow or rib? bon, a patch of velvet, a plume, it shred of lace, and a bright flower trying to hide among , them all, even as she is trying to hide the , blushes that come and go on her round i Cheeks. i The little doves always come to breakfast In their hats, and carry their little coats and muffs and gloves in their little hands. This ls the 1 style, lair girls, it you have any such thing in ] via*. She may go back to her room and read ' over the letters he used to write her all day i long, and not go out ot the hotel at all; but it Is the style to go down with hat on aafl all things ready. It ts very amusing to watch these people at the hotel. They come to every meal-break? fast, lunch, dinner and supper. At breakfast they look verypretty. at lunch so-so, at din? ner they are resplendent, and at supper pale and tired. You see them at their best at din? ner. It Is there that they shake out the wrinkles in their new dresses. Yesterday the pretty bride went to dinner in biacK Mik and Valenciennes: to-day she- wore alight-blue ?Uk, long train, trimmed with point applique; to-morrow she will wear ashes-of-roBo silk, white satin trimming and fringe; the day fol? lowing,- if ehe stay solong, she will wear a very handsome black slk walking-suit, and the following morning you will see her at the early breaki??? with her demure little travel? ling snit on, for she ls gologln the morning train-going back to begin her future-but whether tor good or UT depends largely on herself. v _ SPARKS FROM TOE WIRES. -uNol prosses" have been en ter id In eight i whiskey cases In Baltimore, upon tte payment of the costs by the d?tendant: _ -Tho Hon. George H. Per^'.eton sprained his ankle in Cincinnati, and will be laid up for several months. -The Ku Klux trials commenced at Jack eon, Miss., yesterday. There were two hun -dred persons accused, and the witnesses were all black. -The blockade at Salt Lake City ls more vigorous than ever. -The claim of the weekly papers o? New York tor over $100,000 for corporation adver? tising has been disallowed as unauthorized, although the advertisements were ordered by officials. THE NEW APPROPRIATION BILL. A Damaging Report-The Ku-Klu x no Longer to Blame for the Financial Smash-V Side Blow at the Legisla? ture for Spending More than Tnelr Income-Proposed Repeal of the Law for Paying Interest in Gold-Passage of a Batch of Bills. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, S. C., February 19. The special committee on the bill to make appropriations and raise supplies for the fiscal year commencing November l, 1871, made their report to-day. Tbey say that the de? ficiencies in previous appropriations amount to $950,000, and that the delinquent taxes, in the last three years, amount to $1,200,000. The present embarrassed condition of the State finances is attributed to the failure to levy and collect a sufficient amount In past years; and the neglect of the Legislature in past years to provide annually for deficiencies in the revenue now voakes greatly Increased taxation necessary. The committee report that the debtjbearing interest is $11,994,908 98, and that the Interest required ls $719,691 54. The expenses of the State for the current year are estimated at $2,450,000. The committee recommend the passage of the substitute, with an amendment making the Interest on the debt payable in currency or national bank notes. The Senate passed the bill to Incorpor?t the Charleston Water Company, and adopted concurrent resolution to adjourn on the 29th The House passed the bill lo Incorporate the Beaufort Horse Ballway Company; a joint res? olution to relieve Treasurer varapill, of Ma rion, of uncollected taxe.-; a joint resolution authorizing the levying ot a special tax in WU llamsburg; a bill lo incorporate the Provident Land and Beal Estate Company of Charleston a bill to incorporate the Big Bay and Adams Run Railroad Company; a bill to renew the charter of the Bennettsvllle Academical So clety; a bill to amend t ie charter of Orange 5urg; a bill to punish parties for making fraudaient sales ot land; a bill to renew the ;barter of the Town ol Newberry; a bill to re ?harter Frog Level and change the name to Snterprlse; and a bill to Incorporate the Town >f Mullins. A bill to Incorporate the South karolina Agricultural College and Mechanics' [nstltote was.passed to a third reading after i long debate, In the course of which Jones nade a furious attack npon the State Uni ver dty. _ . PICKET, NEWS PROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, February 19. Senator Davis ls recovering. There will be no minority report in favor of I abbott who claims a senatorial seat from ? North Carolina. It Is reiterated that Colonel Miller will report in favor of seating Ransom. The following nominations were confirmed : Barney, collector of revenue for the First District of Texas; Cnaa. Hall, assistant secre? tary of State. The committee on ways and means decided to-day that the income tax for the current j year shall be collected as heretofore, the com? missioner of internal revenue distributing the necessary blanks. SENATE.-The majority and minority Ku-1 Klux reports were presented and ordered to De printed. The majority report, in connec? tion with the extension and suspension of the j 'tabeas corpus, recommends an exceptional general amnesty. The discussion of the Bale i>f arms to France was resumed. Adjourned. HOUSE.-The civil rights bill, similar to Sen? ator Sumner's, went over to next Monday. A resolution instructing the committee on ways ind means to report a bill abolishing the duties 3D salt and coal failed of a two-thirds vote; lyes 103, nays 86. A bill abolishing the duty DO tea and coffee was passed over by 53 to 36. The Ku-Klux committee reported. Tne minor-1 Ity report presented a bill which was not re? solved by a vote of 66 to 130, not two-thirds, secauae lt contained phrases disrespectful to che President; but afterwards, upon condition ? that it should be pruned ol offensive and un? parliamentary phrases, rrwas received without | i division. Adjourned. THE OLD WOBLD'S NEWS. ANTWERP, February ID. A demonstration was made to-day against the Count de Chambord's residence. The ring? leaders were arrested by the authorities. MADRID. February 19. It ls now oald that Topete or Serrano will head the new ministry. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, D.C.. February 19. The barometer will probably fall on Tuesday | throughout the Mississippi Valley, with in? creasing southerly winds and threatening I weather. I ne lowest pressure moving eastward j toward Illinois. The highest barometer will remain over the Middle and Eastern Slates, with partially cloudy and pleasant weather. The low barometer In Florida will move north? east, keeping some distance off the South At- j lantlo coast, with increasing northeast winds. Easterly winds, veering to southwest, with pleasant weather, prevailing on the Western Guli coast. Dangerous wiods are not antici? pated for Monday night, except, possibly, in Wisconsin and on Lake Superior. Yesterday's 'Weather Reports of the Signal Service, TJ. S. A.-?.17 P. M., Local Time. Place of Observation. ca ll : a 3 Augusta,- oa... Baltimore. rfust?n.......... Charleston. imicago. Dmclnuatl. 3alveston, Tex.. Key West, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn. Uemplits, Tenn.. Ht. Washington. New Orleans.... Sew York. Norfolk. Philadelphia. Portland, Me.... Savannah . <r. Louis. Washington. Wilmington,N.e. 30.04 30.04 3O.00 29.98 30.10 30.25 30.03 29.94 30 06 30.0 29.91 30.06 30.08 30.03 30.10 30.07 30 02 29.98 30.07 .9.95 : O : o 5l|NW 43 W 42 R 58 N 31 S 37 E 82 E 89 NW 45 S 52 S 13 NW 69 NE 41 E 37 N 41 E 35 3 49 N 42 SE 4J NE 60 N a CD Light. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Brisk. Light. FreBh. Fresh. Gentle. Light. I'rlsk. Gentle. Light. Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Fair. Clear. Clear. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. Clear. Thr'ng. Clear. Fair. Fair. NOTB.-The weather renoro dated 7.47 O'CIOCK, this morning, will ba posted in the rooms of the cnamber of commerce at io o'clock A. M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy or the Chamber) be examined by .ship masters at any time during: the day. THE ENGLISH STRIKES.-The latest English papers announce the termination of the strike of four thousand colliers at Codnor, In Derby? shire. An advance of eight cents per long ton of twenty-five hundred weight of one hundred and twenty pounds bad been made, but as subsequently wages were paid on a basis of twenty-five hundred weight of one hundred and twelve pounds, the employers proposed taking off four ;c^tc a ton. This proposition was rejected, and the men struck. After a cessation of work for a week, the dispute was settled by an agreement to al ow a reduction of two cents a ton. The joiners of Newcastle, after a prolonged strike of ten months, have resumed work, having obtained their demand of $6 72 lor fifty hours of work per week. The Operative Stonemasons' Society, of London, have demanded an increase of wages from Bixieen to eighteen cents per hour, and a re? duction of the period of labor to fifty-one hours a week. The>e terms have not been accepted by the employers on the ground that other building trades have just settled upon the fifty four hours a week as the limit, and that lt would be almost an impossibility for masons to come and go at different hours from brick? layers and other men ' on a building. The miners of North Staffordshire, ten thousand in number, threaten a general strike to reduce the working day to eight hoare. A ROMANCE OF CRIME. THE STRANGE STORY OF CHRISTINA EDMUNDS. Her ltove, Her Jealousy and Her . Crime-The Trial at the Old Bailey- [ Extraordinary Scene after the Con. ?letton. We have had another most remarkable and sensational trial at the Old Balley, writes the London correspondent of the New York World under date of the 17th ultimo, result? ing, as did that of the Rev. Mr. Watson for the murder of his wife, In a sentence of death. But in this case the criminal was a lady : a I lady of mean?, refinement and some coasid-1 erable personal attractions. Last summer this lady, Miss Christina j Edmunds, was living with her widowed mother at Brighton, where they had resided for some years. The family bad been in many respects an unfortunate one. The father of Miss Edmunds died In a lunatic asylum; ber sister suffered from hysteria and died at an early age; her grandfather on her mother's side died in a flt at the age of forty-three, and suffered from dementia many years before his death; her cousin on her mother's side was an imbe? cile, and Miss Edmunds herself had suffered from hysteria, had been partially paralyzed, and occasionally walked In her sleep. Some month's ago, by an unhappy late, Miss Edmunds lormed the acquaintance of one Dr. Beard, a physician of Brighton. Dr. Beard ls married, but Miss Edmunds conceived for bim a criminal passion. She claims now that he seduced her, and at this moment she is preg? nant by bim. Be this as lt may, she came io believe that Mrs. Beard stood in her way, and she seems to have resolved to remove her from the way. She called one day upon Mrs. Beard and while sliting with her took from her pocket a bon-bonbox, and from the box a chocolate bon-bon, which she placed in lhat lady's mouth. The bon-bon burned Mrs. Beard's mouth; lt bad a strong metallic taste, and she ejected It as soon as possible. Neverthe? less, she was taken ill, and suffered as lfXrom the effects of some strong poison. She recov? ered, but not long afterwards she received a JOX containing catr.es and sweetmeats, some jf which were also poisoned. Dr. Beard now lad aa Interview with Miss Edmunds, in which lt appears he accused her of attempting ta poison his wife. Thus (ar the eise is nos rery strange-women madly la love hart: sought to poison their rivals ever since tue fvond began, and I presume they will continue to do so until the world ends. Bat now some? thing strange occurred. Part ot the case Is alli wrapped In mystery, for upon the trial the tt simony of Dr. Beard was.exclnded fur technical reasons. Bat lt seems that Miss Edmunds was greatly hurt by what Dr. Beard ;aid to her, and that she devised a plan by which she might make him believe that she aad not Intended or attempted to poison his (Vile. She had given her a poisoned bon-bon, it was true; but If she could show that pol-1 loned bon-bons were sold at the confection 2r'd in Brighton as a common thing, and that jhe had bought ber own poisoned bon-bons at ? this shop, she could make ? lair show of inno? cence. Uer mind devised this scheme-she would herse'f poison a quantity of bon-bons exactly like those sold at the shop in question; jhe would contrive means to gel these poison? ed sweets mixed with others In the shop; people would buy them and be poisoned, and then she would say to Beard, "See, I am inno? cent ! The poisoned bon-bon which I gave to pour wife I innocently bought!'' This sounds to me very much like the shrewd calculations of ?lunatic; to carry out the plan would bring 1 about the death of an indefinite number ol I people, whom she did not know, and against whom she had no hatred; it mattered not to her; all the children In Brighton might be killed with her poisoned candy and she would rejoice if only tnereby she could win her lover Pack to her. It was not a case of saving her own life; Dr. Beard hal not threatened to prosecute her; he had only cast her off, and was "cold" towards her because be believed me bad tried to poison his wife. She must re- j move this belief at any cost. Two things were necessary to be done, and 90th wero difficult. She must procure the poison wiiho'tt being known to procure it; ind having poisoned some bon-bons she must zet them mixed at the confectioner's shop. Bet?re this Bbc had procured some poison at a shemist's in Brighton by representing herself | is a Mr?. Wood, saying she wanted the strychnine to kill v.ii*, with, and bringing wtih her a tradeswoman of the town, to whom she had introduced herself as Mn. Wood, to "Identify" her. She forged a note purport? ing to be written by one chemist ana ad- > dressed to another, stating that the first was ( out of strychnine and requested the other to send bim some at once. She sent this note by a boy whom she picked up In the street, the unsuspecting chemist gave him the poison, and he took it to Miss Edmunds. She now had her poison; she went to the confect lon? er's, purchased a quantity ot "chocolate creams," and went home with them, where, as is supposed, she impreg? nated them, In some way not under? stood, with strychnine. It remained to convey these deadly sweets back te the shop. At first lt seems thal she despaired of accom? plishing thlp, and contented herself with dropping them about the town in a very "pro-1 mlscuous" manner, but always in paper bags having thc name and address of the confec? tioner. She left one of these bags ina station? er's shop; a boy found lr, ate the candios, and was taken very 111, but did not die. She lefi another bag in anolher shop, and a similar re? sult followed. Perhaps these were only ex? periment!1, to ascertain how much poison a | "chocolate cream" could bold. At last, how? ever, she matured her plans. One day she walked out; she carried In ber muff a paper bag containing "chocolate creams" fully Im? pregnated with, strychnine. Sb? found a boy in the street; she gave him some money and told him to go to the confectioner's and buy a j quantity of "chocolate creams" of a certain aesciiptioti; lie obeyed, and returned to ber with ihe sweet1, which were In a paper bag exactly like the one she carried in her mull'. Turning her back to the boy for a mo? ment elie exchanged the two bags, and then handing the one containing the poisoned sweets to the boy, told him ibat he had made a mistake, und that he must take them ?suck to the shop and exchange them for the same quantity of another kind. This was done-the poisoned sweets were emptied back among others, and were ready to be sold to the first comer. Miss Edmunds's messenger returned; she rewarded him for bis trouble, and she went home lo walt for results. Perhaps she wondered a little that night as to wno her In? nocent victims were to oe-and perhaps she felt a little Idle pity for them. It was sad that she must kill some Utile child or some young mother in order that her lover might be won back to her; but all the children aud all the mothers In Brighton must be killed sooner than her lover should not be won attain. * And thus she waited lor results. She had not long to wait. She had sent the poisoned creams to the shop on the 8th of ) June. On the 12th a man named Miller, who was in Brighton on a visit to his iriends, went to this shop, bought some "chocolate creams," took them to his brother's house, and gave one of them to his little nephew, a child only four years old. In ten minutes the child began to cry; In twenty minutes more he died. Mls-j Edmunds lia J at last succeeded In sufficiently poisoning "chocolate creams." This happened? In june, but the prisoner [ was not taken Into custody until Hie 25th of AugiiBt last. All this while she was engaged in scattering poisoned "chocolate creams" about Brighton, In Bending boxeB of poisoned fruit to her iriends, and In writing anony? mous letters to the lather of the murdered boy urging him to prosecute the confectioner for murder. Many of her victims were taken very ill, but no other deaths occurred; the "chocolate cream" business was broken up, and the confectioner destroyed all lils stock, and finally, owing lar more io the Imprudence of Miss Edmunds than anything else, suspi? cion fell upon her, and she was arrested and indicted for the murder of the boy, for the at? tempt to mulder Mrs. Beard and others, and tor fraud and forgery. So violent was the prejudice against her in Brighton that a change of vrnue was granted. She was brought to London; aud her trial, which lasted two days, eaded last night In a verdict of | guilty and a semence of death. The defence, albeit it was conducted by Ibat, aile advocate, Mr. Sergeant Danny, appeared to me to be weak. It was simply tbat the woman was insane, and several doctors testi? fied that lu their opinion she was of unsound ' mind. They admitted, however, that sh knew right from wrong, and claimed onlj ?he had ,la deficient noral sense." Eu Juries listen to these plaas with great dis In their opinion, when a person's "n sense" ls so "deficient" as to lead him to der, that person must be hang. The pr log Judge was Mr. Baron Martins, and he hard upon the prisoier's defence iron fi ret. I looked with much curiosity and on the wretched wo m in l rom- time to during the trial. She is not a bad-looking Bon. Asllghtly-madeand paje-faced woman, gives the Idea that ill-health bas made look older than she really is, and yet, < without making any such allowance, would scarcely set hir down as more i thirty. The upper part' of the face, with high, narrow forehead, the hazel eyes, the brown hair, and clear olive-colored comp lon, is certainly not. wanting in femti beauty. The defect of the countenance n< the mouth, which is full and thick-lipped, In the somewhat heavy md* protruding lo Jaw. Whateter might bethe objections to lace lt is not wanting, j so far as expresi goes, in either character or Intelligence; one could even fancy mat when it is bri and animated, instead ol being set and rli it might easily enough bp deemed attract! The prisoner was very simply dresi wearing a black velvet Mantle, with a sn black tippet around the!neck; and the c noticeable peculiarity in her appearance i a large coronet of htir surmounting smooth locks braided ir. a fashion now lc out of date. Throughout the first day sat with her email, tlgbtig-gloved hands foll across her knees, perfectly calm and s possessed to all outward! semblance, but j terday her nerves occasionally gave w When her mother went on the witness stt she sobbed and wept bitterly, and when .< ol the medical witnesses was giving some < dence in her favor she rose from her seat s tried to speak. The jory retired at li o'clock, #na at five returned with the ft verdict of guilty. In Watson's case there \ a recommendation to mercy; here there y none. English Juries are always very hard tvomen. And now there comes, as the fin }f this extraordinary trial, an extraordlm scene. J The foreman of the Jury said,- "We find l irlsooer guilty of wilful murder." Silence having been proclaimed, the prlsor vas asked whetner she had anything to si md replied: I wish that I had been tried apon the ott margea which were brought against me. Hr. Sergeant Bail antin? ibid yesterday, a :hat the Improper Intimacy existing betwe ne and Dr. Beard had beeb Inquired Into, as night have otherwise determined my case. ?vished him to be examined on that subject. Mr. Baron Martin. It does not rest with r ,o say whether you should have been tried . my other charge or not; but I have no doti .he gentlemen with whom lt rests will see tb .?our representation is forwarded to the prop luarter. Prisoner. I wish to say that it was owing ny having been a patient of Dr. Beard, and ny going to his surgery at his tnstlgatlo ind to the treatment I have received, from hil hat I have been brought into this terrie josltlon. I wish that th? Jury should ha mown the circumstances respecting the ioju ie did me, us lt might have turned my case. Mr. Baron Martin. While I am not dlsl ?lined to believe your statement, I believe th he unhappy circumstances In which y< )laced yourself towards; the close of the ye 1870. probably led to all this;, but the truth I .hat only confirms the propriety of this ve lict. In order to have your case fairly tried wished to keep out the whole of that matte br lt seems to me that the more you say aboi t the worse you. make your case to be. I a julie certain that the unhappy manner und? which yon became acquainted with Dr. aq Hrs. Beard led to your turning your attentio ja poisoning these articles-led to your poisoi ng fruit and a variety of things. I have on! >ne duty to perform. I entirely concur In lb rerdict of the jury. I consider that they gai he utmost attention to the ci rou m etan ces und < which you gave those sweets to the little bo; ind they have arrived at a conclusion which >olleve to be the right .erne. I believe thu rou, having the idea of pol o mn g 'into you nlnd, poisoned a quantity of sweetmeat ind gave them to (he boy Adam May, and lave no doubt that your giving him thee tweets caused eventually the deatn of Sydne Barker. Tdu had no desire to kill this child : belelve, but lt seems to me that you got Int i morbid slate of mind in consequence c ??our relations with Dr. and Mrs. Beard, an n the end it led to all this. That ls, I tbiul he truth of this case, and I wished to kee Dr. Beard's case entirely away, with the vlei )f giving you tho fairest trial lt was posslbl o give anyone In such a position. I real) relieve myself that you are guilty, and ott nore do 1 consider that the jury were right ii ?ejecting the evidence respecting your lo sanity. In truth, I think there was iv svldence on that point to go to a jury; an f I had been asked to rule against lt mould have so ruled. The question reall; s, not whether a person ls of weak intel ieot, but whether ne or she ls able t* distinguish between right and wrong. Wltl ?ich litters ai you have written, lt would, ba vi seen lmposslole to find any other verdict. I jouid be no pleasure to the Jury to bring yoi in guilty, but I do not wish to make an; further observations to distress you. I cai jnly say that I believe the verdict of the Jurj lo be a right Judgment on both points Bub misted to them. The law imposes upon mi i he duty of passing sentence upon you, wbicl ls that you oe taken lo the place from whenci you came, and thence to ihe Jail at Lewes ?hat you then be taken to the place ot execu Hon, and be hanged by the neck until you bt dead; that your body be burled within th? precincts of the prison; and may the Lort have mercy upon your soul. The prisoner, wno stood very calmly listen? ing to the Judg J, was now asked whether she had anythlug tu say In order to stay the exe? cution of the sentence-whether she was pmeg nant with child. After a few moments' delaj the prisoner muttered something, which wai so indistinct that the female warder and the governor ol' Newgate bad lo ask her again, At leug h a reply was elicited, to the effecl that she was pregnant, and amid great excite? ment-nearly everybody in the place standing up --the under-sheriffs were directed lo Imme? diately emoanel a jury of matrons to try whether ibis statement was irue or not. Thle was a matter of great difficulty, and messeng? ers had to be sent out, imo lite neighborhood but after some delay, Iwelve ladies were placed lu the jury-box und sworn, and the prisoner was asked whether she had auy evi? dence to offer. To this she simply answered, "No." The jury were then removed to another room, where the prisoner was also taken for examination. Another difficulty now aro-e, for a doctor was needed, and no one seemed willing to offer himself. Several names were, called. Including those of the medical men who had anneared as witnesses in the case; but some "were out of the court, and others objected on the score ol' blas. Amongst these latter was Dr. Blake, who excused himself on the ground that, he had professionally attended Dr. Beard's and Dr. Boyd's family, and his rea Bon was admitted as valid. At length a doctor named Byley was found and seni to the jury, who, alter more lhan half an hour's absence, returned to the court and re-entered the box, th? prisoner being again placed at the bar. The que.-tion wnether they agreed In their verdict was put and answered affirmatively. The forewoman was then asked whether the |ury found the prisoner pregnant with child, and with quick child, and replied ''No" The wretched woman, upon hearing this fatal word, again attempted to speak, but i-he was hurried away by the warder, and this morning wus removed to Su.-sex, where 6he will bc hung, if Mr. Bruce, the home secretary, does not set his own Judgement against iliac of the Judge and Jury. The Journals this morn? ing demand that, this shall be done. It is un? usual in England for the verdict of a Jury to be questioned, but this one ls boldly questioned., and one of the papers to day dec'ures that If this unhappy woman is hung, English Justice will be stained with indellible disgrace. NOTES ERO Ot GOTHAM. NEW YORK, February 19. Lorrillard Fire Insurance Company has de? clared Hs flrtt dividend of sixty cents on the dollar. The Cleota'.ra, from Havana, reporis a vessel burning in latitude 34, but could not reach her on account of the dead calm. Archbishop McCloskey suggests a discon tlnance of ihe processions on St. Patrick's Day. The Stokea trial was resumed, the qnesiion belog upon the legality of the grand jury. Mayor Hall's trial ls again postpoued at the instance of the prosecution. LAWS OF THE STATE. ACTS OF TBE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Published by Authority. AK ACT to Incorporate the Wallingford Church and Academy of Charleston. Whereas A. C. McClelland, Joshua D. Ged? dings, Nathan Bitter, J. J. Knox, Lawrence-S. Mills, William Miles, Samuel Marlon and Wil? liam Williamson, trna tees of the church for? merly known as "Siloam," now as Wallingford Presbyterian Church and Academy, by pe? tition therefrom, bave prayed to be Incorpo? rated: Stenos 1. Be lt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of'the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting In Gene? ral Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That from and immediately after the pas? sing of this act, all those persons wbo now are, or who hereafter sholl .or may become members of the said society, shall be, and they are hereby Incorporated, und are hereby de? clared to be a body corporate In deed and In law, by the name and style of the Wallingford Presbyterian Church and Academy of Charles? ton, South Carolina, for the advancement of Christianity, and by the said name shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal, with power to change, alter and make, new the same as often as the said corporation shall Jndge expedient SEC. 2. That the, said corporation shall be capable In law to purchase, bave, hold, re? ceive, enjoy, possess and retain to Itself, in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any lands, tenements or hereditaments, or other property of what nature Boever, not exceed? ing the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, or to sell or allen the same, as the Bald cor? porators shall think: flt, and by its said name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, anawer and be answered unto, in any court of law or equity In this State, and to make such rules and by-laws (.not repugnant to the laws of the land) as, for the order, rule, good gov? ernment and management thereof, may be thought necessary and expedient: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall' be con? strued to Interfere with the prerogatives, con? trol and direction of the G?n?ral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America over the institution aforesaid. SEO. 3. That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall continue in loree until repealed, and as such shall be judicially no? ticed In all courts of this State. Approved February 115, 1872. AN ACT to authorize Clerks of the Courts of Common Pleas to take Testimony in certain cases. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repr?sentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting In General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same: That the clerks of the Courts of Common i Pleas In this State, In all civil causes or pro? ceedings hereafter to be Instituted, or now \ pending, or at Issue in the Court of Common I Pleas for their respective counties, shall, upon : the application of dither party to such cause ! or proceeding, after tea days1 notice bo tb? adverse party, take In writing the depositions ; of said party; or of any witness or witnesses i In said cause or proceeding, whose examina- i Uon shall be required by the party making i such application; upon taking which deport- i lions, the several parties shall be entitled to i the ?same rights of examination, cross-ex- . amlnatlon, and examination io reply, and the same exception to the admissibility of evl- i dence, as are allowed by law upon examina? tion before the court. And the d?positions i so taken shall be certified by the clerk before : whom euch examination was bad, and shall be read In evidence at the trial of the said cause or proceeding; subject, nevertheless, to the right of either party to require the per- ; sonal attendance, and viva voce examination . of the witness or witnesses at the trial of said cause or proceedings, the exercise o? which right, however, not to cause a continuance or delay In the trial of the said cause or pro? ceeding. S.e. 2. That eyery clerk of the Court of Common Pleas shall have power to compel tbe attendance before him of the witness or wit? nesses to be examined as aforesaid, upon the application of a party to any civil cause or proceeding hereafter lo be instituted, pending or at Issue in the said court, lor which pur? pose he may Issue a subpoena to any such wit? ness, which shall be served personally; and if any witness npon whom such subpoena bas been duly served shall fall to attend conform? ably thereto, il.e. clerk by whom the same was Issued shall have power to Issue a role requiring such witness to show cause why he should not be attached for contempt; and upon the failure or neglect of such witness lo show cause, the said clerk shall have power to Issue an attachment agalnet such witness for con? tempt, which attachment shall not be dis? solved except by the order of a judge or of tho said clerk. SEC. 3. That every clerk of the Court ol Common Pleas foe taking the deposition:) hereinbefore mentioned, shall be entitled to demand and receive the sum of one dollar for each witness examined, to be paid by th'? party against whom judgment shall be ren? dered in said canse or proceeding. Approved February 16,1872, AN ACT to provide for the redemption of cer lalu lands sold under order of General Eel. R. S. Canby for taxes. SECTION 1. Be lt enacted by the Senate and House ol Representatives of the Slate of South Carolina, now met and Bitting in Gene? ral Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That thc former owners of all land eold for taxep, and bought In for the State by the sheriffs of the several counties, under the pro? visions of an order of General Ed. R. S. Can by, dated Charleston, S. C., December 3,1867, to provide for the support of the Provisional Government of South Carolina, for the year commencing t;he lac day of October, 1867, be, and they are hereby, allowed the privilege of redeeming said lands, at any time within twelve months a'ter the passage ol this act. SEC. 2. Thal Ihe person or persons desiring lo redeem land, sold under said order, shall apply to the sheriff for a certificate, under his hand and seal, slating the amount of tax, costs and penalties, 1er which the land was Bold. That theu the said person shall present ihe same to ihe county treasurer, and pay to said treasurer the amount of Ihe tax, with interest thereon, at the rate of seven per cent, per annum, on all costs and penalties; whereupon the treasurer shall- make and deliver to such persons a deed of conveyance for said land, removing all the titles therein. SEC. 3. That the county treasurer shall ac? count for the taxe?, penally, and Interest paid in, uud -r this act, in the s J me manner as he does for other taxep, and shall distribute tne cost?' to the officer to' whom the same shall belong. SEO. 4. That the person or pert ons redeem? ing ihe land shall pay. to the county treasurer the sum or three dollars fbrthe*8eed'or con? veyance, and to the sheriff (Sf/ cents) flfcy cents for the certificate. SEC. 5. That all acts or parts of acta lncon slated with this act be, and the same arel hereby, repealed. SEO: 6. That all deeds'of conveyance hereto? fore executed and delivered Oj the sheriffs of the different counties, or any of them, under, the act providing for the redemption orland?, Bold tinder, the orders or General Gan hy, ap? proved the ninth' day of March. ?.D. mi. in which the application wis made therefor within the time limited by that act, be, and the same are hereby, ratlfled and confirmed. Ssc. 7. That the sheriffs' who may. have r&: eel ved taxes, Interests ?nd penalties In the r?? demption of lands, as in that act provided, are hereby required to turn the same over to their respective county treasurers, to be dis? posed of by them as other taxes, and to parcel out the costs received by them lo the officers lo wbom they'severally belong. Approved February 15, 1872. a.ir ACT to Incorporate the Mechanics' and Far? mers' Building and Loan Association of Richland County, South Carolina. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by' the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the State of South dardina, now met and silting in General As. sembly, and by the authority of the same : That E. H. Helnltsh A. G. Brenzler, John Agnew, M. J. Calnan, W. B. Nasb, William 31mons, S. B. Thompson, James Davis, JSsop (Joodson, J. H. Bryant, William Taylor, to? gether with such other persons who are how, sr may be hereafter associated with them, be, ?ndthey are hereby declared a body politic ?id. corporate, for the purpose of making loans of money, by certificate or otherwise^ secured by mortgage on real estate or person? al property, or by conveyance of the earned to their members and stockholders or other per? sons, by the name and style of the Mechanics and Fanners' Building and Loan Association of Bichland Connty, South Carolina, the capital Block ol which shall consist o? two thousand Binares, to be paid in by successive monthly Instalments of one dollar on each share, so long as the corporation shall continue. The B&ld8haresto be held, transferred, assigned and pledged, and the holden thereof to be Bubject to such lines and forfeitures, for'de? fault ia. their payments, according to such regulations as may be prescribed by the by? laws of said corporation. SEC 2. That the said corporation shall have power and authority to make, any such rules and by laws for Us government as are not re? pugnant to the constitution and la wa of the land; shall have such number and succession of members and officers as shall be ordained and chosen according to the said rules and by? laws, made or to be made by them; shall have ind keep a common seal, and may alter the same at will, may sue and be sued^plead and bo im pleaded, 4u any court of law or equity, in this State; and shall have and enjoy all and every right and privilege Incident and belong? ing to corporate bodies, according to the laws or the land. SEO.' ST That tho said on poi art lou nun have power to take, purchase and hold real estate, and to Bell and transfer the same, from time to time, to Its members and others, on snch terms, and under such conditions, and subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the rules and by-laws of said corporation: Pro? vided, That the real estate held by said cor. I poratlon shall not at ?ny lime exceed the value of two hundred thousand dollars. SEO. 4. That the funds ol said corporation shall be loaned and advanced to Ita members and stockholders, or others, upon the security of real and personal estate, and used in the j purchase o? real estate for the benefit of its members and stockholders, on such terms, and under snch conditions, and subject to Buch regulations as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the rules and by-laws of said corporation; and lt shall be lawful for the said corporation to hold such lands, tenements, hereditaments and personal property as shall be mortgaged or conveyed to them In good faith, by way of security, upon its loans and advances; and may sell, allen or otherwise dis? pose of the same to Its members, stockholders or others, as they, from time to time, may deem expedient. SEO. 6. That whenever the funds or said corporation shall have accumulated to stich an amount that, upon a lair and Just division thereof, each stockholder and member shall have received, or be entitled to receive, the sum of two hundred dollars, or property or that value, for each and every share of stock by him or her so held, and such distribution and division of the funds shall have been so made, then this corporation shall cease and determine. SEC. 6. This ac' shall be deemed a public act, and the same - ty be given In evidence, without specially pleading the same. Approved February 15, 1872. THE NEW IMPROVED WHEELER ft WILSON SILENT SEWING MACHINE ! THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST ! WHEELER & WILSON VICTORIOUS AT THE LATE STATE FAIR, HELD AT COLUMBIA 1 Why it Should Have the Preference of all Other? i 1st. Because lt is the simplest. 2d. Because lt sewa easier. 3d. Because lt sews faster. 4th. Because lt asea no Shuttle. 6th. Because lt makes less noise. eth. Because lt ls more durable. 7th. Because lt has been before the public for over twenty years, and hence lt ls no experiment to try lt. Ninety thonaand more Family Machines sold than by any other Company. Ita late Improve? ments set lc far ahead of anything In tbe market. Adjusting aDd repa ring done promptly. All work warranted. call and examine, whether wishing to purchase or not. WHYTE & HARRAL, General Southern Agents, IVO. ?.? SING STREET. MM monita. w.^?^ ^llAZYCK-YEADON.-On the eventng.o:-, 14th February, 1872. ?t St PanPs Charon," " clirieboro', by Rer. Jas. H. Elliott, JAS. S. MJ to .SALLIE A., daughter or steed m an Yead OD, Esq., both er this city... So carda.. .'...- Wv&%$ DEHO.v-FARKKR.-On the 13th of February, at St. Phillip's Church, Charleeton, S. C., by t ne. Rev. James W. Hiles, WILLIAM RUSSBLL DBHOK to SARAH PERON??XA?; ela es; daoghter of. i ne late Wm^lloKenaia Parker.,-. ..'-T.; m .-yrftivr M DR PH Y.-D led of con so tn pt lo n, cn the morn? iDgofthe liKiL Jons J. MtTETHT, in the Wth yeto ofhlsage. u . ;;.?&. . as also those of the family, oro r?spectfally"Tn-s vlted to attend his Fanerah ?errices, at - EO.IT Mary street, THIS M?BjSrni&r?tO o'elSc*. **' r~ febM*-c ?-.J1.'.1. ...J ^FRETJNDSCHAFTSBUNIK-AN EN? TERTAINMENT of the Society will tata place ?Tins DAY, 30th lestant, at 8 col?os, at ; the Han. . A.W.JAGER, nh."Ai febl9-a ., . For;Conimjftea. CONSIGNEES . PER MERCHANTS* LDVE SCHOONER IDA BI RDS ALL. ! fran?' : He W ' Tork, will send to Adger'a North Wharf before Bimset for G< ods, or expenses will be Incurred" on same. No claims allowed after Goods leave the wharf. WILLIAM ROACH A CO. ,. feb?M :<:1o vi: %9tT>TAX NOTICE.-THE TAXPAYERS or St. Thomas and-S t. John'J will take no tic? thai the collector will be at '-Kew Hope" on H&WAT? february 28; Brick Ch ar ch, Tr BSD AT, the 27 th blatant, st. Thomas! Partah;*andi at Strawberry Ferry February 29tb, instant,; and at Biggin . Church March. ?,? St John's. The Delinquent I lazes or i860 must ie paid without delay... -j feblQ-2 '_ Depnty Ogro Treasurer. ^NOTICE-CENTRAL POSTOFFJlDB; ?OX.-By permission or Stanley O. Trott, Esq., Postmaster, a POsTOFFIGE BOX bas been placed In my Grocery Store, No.#276 King street,, .nearly, opposite Basel street"for the accommodation of the public. . . .1. ! AU Lette; i deposited will be delivered 'gt th? \ principal Postofflce in time for'the regain malls. EVEBTE: BEDFORD^ " j1 Saccessbr to Wi a Corwin A OOv/? 1,0 Iebl4-a -go. OT ElngiBWeett^ jBjjr FRESH VACCINE HATTER,! ~~ TAKEN FROM THE ARM, - ,' - S . ?r ~ 'i :. ?.. I Kiq .. MBJUXKAT.. . ; ???a? B U RN H A M'S <jjjj BW H'OBty'0' febiMmo . .' CHABH8T0H, s. c. ???P THE CHARLESTON CrHABX?iJ BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFlCAL ? ' RAFFLED NUMBERS. ' .t^-'iir-.-f.J CLASS NO. 857 -MO RN IK 0. ? . L > - 53-58-32.-45-63-65- 3-78-25-48- 6-77 ' CLASS No. 358-Ermnxa. : fd [ 42-38-73- 5-59-71-65- 1-31-47-49-10?. As witmus oar hoad at Charleston mu loth day of Feb mary, 1872. FENN PECK, ? -y JAKES GLLLILAND, octa ' - awoirn ctnnmiai^oneTi. fi?r ON MAR RI AO E. -inj". Happy relier for.Yoong Men from th? effect? or Errors and Atrases in ~>arly life. Manhood re? stored. Nervous debility cured. Impedimenta' to' Marriage removed. New method or treat? ment. New and remarkable remedies. Books and Circalara sent free, lajgyaled envelopes. Ad? dress HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 ' South Ninth street. Philadelphia Pa. " ' oona": pm- AT A REGULAR MEETING OF " the Board ol Commissioners or the Almshouse, held on the 5th Instant the following Preamble ' and Resolution were unanimously adopted and ordered to be published : Whereas, The City Connell having materially - reduced the appropriation for the snpport of the Almshouse for the ensuing year, the Board of Commissioners, in order to make the appropria? tion meet the requirements cf the helpless poor.of. the city au far as possible, reel themselves com . pelted, in the discharge of their pabilo.doty, t require a more rigid inspection of the condition or these obtaining uut-door rclelf; therefore, be lt '' Resoioea, That from and after the first day of March, ensuing, all out-door relelf will be dis-. continued, except to such aa may present new applications, said application's to be recommend-1 ea by two immediate neighbors or .respectability, who shall certify to the worthiness ol the appa*. cant as well as to bis or her incapacity to earn a livelihood. 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