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Washington News and Gossip.

OUR DIFFICULTIES WITH ENGLAND.-It was
announced in recent cable dispatch that the
san Juan business would be settled by refer
en'e 70 the President of Switzerland for arbi-
irat.os. Private advices from authoritative
English sources are 10 the effect that the Brit
ISL Government has concedt Il the poi Mt at issue
II this case by a.reeiUg to Withdraw her JOINT
occupancy TO the Island of San Juan. This
would give the United States 9 ntrol of Pagets
crTE. nd one OF tire best haTOSrs bstwaal
Saw FTspcisCo and Sitka
The cCuvs niion entered into by Minister
johnson andJ SsGley for settlement of the
g. hama GuHstIo', md sent over for ritific,-
ton by ouc Govern nent, is expected TO reach
p re about the 2id instant The deflils q,
ssr' ensnf, It's bei'vei, will not be made pub
hc Tor some time to come. unless points favor
able 70 England sra published there for efr,,t
o. the parliamentary elections, which tax
place to-day.
JUST So The quidnuucs say to-day that
the revenue e imbr & 20 has been settled, for this
time at least, by he President informing Full
isitOn last night that he did not deem the
charges aga'nst Courtney aud the two other
oihcals sufficient to Justify him in suspendng
Them Fullerton et once left for New York
Tor the purpose, il is understood, of ootaiurny
new evidelce, when he Will return here TO re.
new the n ght.
fuilsrton's friends here ave very sauguine
that he viii yet make out good case
It's said that Secretary McCulloch expresses
the opinion with considerable emphasis that
this whole fraud-detecti1g business is a hum
bag and nuisance. The public, we think
viii heartIly say .Amen.''
IMPORTANT To SHIPPERs.-We learn that a
committee OF the Georgetown City Councils
BAD an interview this morning with Admirs,
Radford. in command of the navy yard here.
and obtained from that officer thu Temporary
use Of dredging macbina, for the purpose of
cieariug out the otstruc.ions in the GEORGE
town channel OF 'he Po-)msc. The work VIII
be CONNIE need on Monday.
TIE REvESUE FRAUDs-Judge Fullerton,
who has been here for several DAYS past en-
gagged in ferrettDg out the New York reyenue
frauds, left here last night for New Yorl, 10
seek additional proofs. Ii is said that the
prosecution has utterly failed to sustain any
charges against District Attorney Courtney.
VINO will return to New York to-day
ANIMAL REPOETs.-Nearly all the Cabinet
officers have completed their annual reports
and copies VIII be submitted 10 the Presiden:
next week 10 accompany his annual message
The President will not commence the prepara-
ton OF bis message until he has received all
The reports. Commissioner Rollins was er.
sed all day yesterday in preparing lis report.
1BURLow WEED comes from Europe i'm
some what improved health. He does not in
tend, however, TO resume either bis editorIal
ho,rs or hts active participation Ia public and
political shIIrs. He Will spend a portion OF
be coming winter in Wellington.
AMONG THs AMERICANS registered n, the
Office OF B0wles Brothers & Co. PARIS for the
week ending 18th October, we observe the
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the ASSOCIATION. EsCh Glass r. limited 10 s.OO1
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a sE.Tl5sr Of ore C'Tss o1Hnor b asS.Ssef this
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The Columbus Prisoners Turned Over to
the Civil Authorities.
ATLANTA. GA. ,Julv .,


General Meade to day issued the follow
ing order TO General Sblcy, president of
the military commission trying the Colum-
bus prisoners here:
"ln view of the action Of the Legislature
to-day, and the probable immediate admis-
sion of Georgia and cessation of military
authority, the commanding General directs
that the commission Of which you are prc
sldent suspend proceedings in the trial Of
prisoners charged with the murder of Ash
burn. Tho prisoners will be retained in
custody until further orders"
The prisoners have been accordi gly turn
cd over to tho civil authorities. All .hc
witnesses for the prosecution hQvc left for
tho North.
:, The city is crowded, with visitors to the
Democratic mass meeting.
Negro Officials Appointed in North Caro-
lina- Campaign Excitement.
WrLMISoroS, N c., July %.
The new sheriff has appointed one white
and two negro deputies and a negro deputy
to the jailor
The political excitement here is rs nigh
ana VIII probably surrass that of 1910 be-
fore the close of the campaign.
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Latest by Telegraph,
Congressional,
WASHINGTON, July 20.

"HohiN"ioN, ouiy ~.
SENATE. Tho bill relative to tho rights
of naturalized citizens abroad was discussed
all day, interrupted only hy tho reading Of
he veto of tho electoral college bill. and
he passage Of the bill over The veto by Il
vote of 1910 8. The southern scuators. .erccpt
Poole, who is absent, voted soldiy with the
forty eight.
After an executive session the Senate nd
journcd
HOUSE,. credentials Of Lash, from
North Carolina, and Bowen, from South
Carolina, was referred to the Election Com
miticc.
The bill extending the .rovisions Of the
law ot July i. 1861, limiting the jurisdiction
of the Court Of Claims to North Carolina,
was referred to The judiciary Committee.
resolution restoring to Winnie Rcams
her studio in the capitol frcm which she
was frightened by Butler, was adopted.
Mr.. Eldrdgc of Wisconsin, asked leave
to offer resolution requesting the Sccrcta-
~ Of War to communicate to the House the
names Of all persons under sentence of
military commission or court-mar,al ut
Dry Tortugps, their crimes, aud the names
Of all persons in military conf. mcnt at
Atlanta, Ga, and Charleston, s. G.
MIR. Scholiel1, Of pcnnsvania, objected
and Mr.. Eilrilgc withdrew his resolution
Lash aud Bowen, from North and South
Carolina were seated.
Mr. Mullins, in opposing Bowen taking
his scat, said "Bowen was bor, i'm Ohio,
and went TO- South Carolina ten or fifteen
years ago. When the rebellion broke on. .
he went voluntarily into the Confederate
army, accepted commission rs captain,
and WAS promotcd to major for his gallantry
in shooting uowu Union men While u ma
ior he (Mullins) was reliably Informed
Bowen killed his rebel colonel but Of that
act he would not complain. For This act
Bowen was arrested and put in irons, but
was released when the rebel troops nlvanc-
cd. He then had one or two things to do
he hung or Join the Federal forces, and did
the latter" The speaker was informed by
Gcncrai SiGklcs himself that while in the
Fedora! army Bowen acted so badly that he
hal to be incarccrated by the Federal aus
ihoritics. When the war was over he be.
came n Radical and adup ed the faith Of
franchise for the black man. The speaker
had no disposition to oppose the pardon of
mcn who showed proper pcntcnce bu, he
would not reward treason by making these
people rulers over us rs soon as they came
hnGk. lie doubted very much whether Tie
House was pursuing the proper policy in
this matter.
A1iouruCu
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.Ladd Bros.
Tho Alteration a Corr otion.

We understand that we were mis-
Informed as to Giles Harrison dis
charging his pistol ut the Honorable
j. NJ. Rutland, causing that gen
tlcman to blow out the light and drop
on the floor, TO escape the sh +. 1t
seems that this account was cxaggcra-
ted. Said Giles, We now hear, con
Quoted the ducllo on moro magnani.
nous principles. When he had re-
turned with his weapon and had come
within thirty yards Of the Honorable
Senator's house, he ''Grcd his pistol
ep into the air. His honor being
thus appcased, the difficulty was "am-
icably adjusted," and he carried the
Honorable Senator's trunk 10 the dc.
pot next morning.
We take The occasion Of this corrcc.
tioa to say to rampant dignitics, and to
all others that it may concern, 'h,t il Is
our duty and business to publish The
ficws and that the memory Of man
runncth not to the contrary that there
ever vas time whcn shoo,ing-scrapn
was not legitimate public property. -
This, too, was no private affair between
u gentleman and negro, but between
All Honorable Senator in whose life
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adversely to the new impeachment move.
met; otherwise, tho action was entirely
partizcn. The Corruption Committee Oh
impeachment has been discharged The
bill protecting Americans abroad, passed,
and goes to tho President. After passing
many bills of no interest, the Frccdmcn's
Bureau bin was agreed TO, which secures
Howard in otlice.
In the Senate. after unimportant busi :.
ness, the House bill for the re organization
Of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, came up,
md was s'plaocd on the Speakers table as
too important to be referred TO committee.
This bill was ,clcgriphcd in full last night.
The bill protecting citizens abroad was
re umnd Howard opposed comforting DOW
or on 'ho President, by which hc could u-
volvc the country in war in six weeks and
The Government had nothing to do with
Irish oppression nt home lie objected to
making the United States "A ssccly ron pro.
pagan lizing roilica views. Frey sniu 'hc
bill was an effort 10 change The laws Of m.
tions, and by its passage we would simply
expose ourselves to the contempt, Of; all M
tions Of the earth. The hili passed. 80 yeas
too nays ,,-Frcy> Fesacnden, Fowler, How
ard and Van Wink,o. Though in ,hcir
seats, Sumner and Trumbnll refused to
vote. The bill removing political disahii-
ties from Hahn, Of l,oiliSiaua. and General
lonng of Georgia. was ancndcd to include
John Young Brown, Of Kentucky, and 9th
crs, taken from The table and passed The
bill securing Howard in office as Commits
sioner Of the Frcc1mcn's Bureau, passed.
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speech, appealing for arms. Rising, he
used bclligcrcnt language, saying, in effect,
Come or, como on--thc representatives of
four million people, though they had dark
skins, would be in the front This speech
created mucli mirlh on the floor, but was
evidently deprecated by the Radicals. FL.
nally tho Senate resolution for recess was
ndopted, and = motion to rcccnS!dev :ac vote
Tomorrow prevailed, which leaves the ques-
ton still opeu
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RULE TO PLEAD.
The State Of South Carolina.
L 4 L L El.D nlSTRIC CIR


i + l. d Dl TRlCT
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
Nancy Wiiks, VS.. D. G. Boyle, Attachment.
NIllEREAS the Plaintiff did on tho Goth
w day of October, a. d. 1867 file
her declaration against the Defendant who,
(as il is said) is absent from aud without
the limits Of this State and has neither wife
nor attorney known within the samo upon
whom copy Of tho said declaration might
be served. .,..
1t is therefore ordered that the snid De.
fcndant Ito appear and plead to the said
declaration on or before the 9th day of Oc.
tobcr, a. D. 1868, otherwise final and ab.
soluie judgment will then bo given a,h
awarded for the Plaintiff against him.
S. Is. CLOWNEY, G. G. 2.
Clerks Office, Fairfield District
26th OotobcrlSGT oct 20 lc3mly !.
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RULE TO PLEAD.
State Of South Carolina,

IN TUE CoMMoN PLEAS.

IN TUE CoMMoH PLEAS
Martin l. Braswcl!, bearer. w. C. McClena.
CHAN. Attachment
w iENEAS the Plaintiff did OH the TWEEN
~ seventh day Of April, a. D. 1868,
NE ms declaration against the Dcfcndant
VINO, tas 1t ~ said) is absent from and without
the 'i.niis of thus State, and has neither
wife nor attorney known within the same
upon whom a copy copy of tho said de-
claration might be served.
IL is therefore Ordered that the said De-
fendant do appear and plead to tho said
declaration on OF before the twenty eighth
day of April, A d. 1869, otherwise final nnd
absolute Judgment will then he given and
awarded Tor the Plaintiff against him.
s. B. GLOW NEY, G. g. p.
Clerks Onicc, Fairfield District,
April 2Iih, 1868.
July 2.lc3mlS ra.
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JUST RECEIVED.

GliOlCE lot Bacon Sides,
" Extra Fine Shoulders,
Prime Leaf Lnrd,
Muscnvado Molasses,
Baltimore Golden
and Extra Syrup,
Crushed, A. b. G.,
Extra 9 yellow,
and Brown Sugar,
Adamantinc Candles,
Refined and common Petroleum,
Finest Gun Powder nnl
Green llyson Tea and best
Philadelphia All in pint bottles.
Liverpool salt aud
Choice Carolina Rice
j. II. FLENNlKEN,
Agent for Aubrey Il Co., Baltimore.
july %
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Forncy's Press announces that
Union politicians are lravcrsing the
South promising peace and prosperity
to all classes and conditions" Organic
ing loyal leagues among hr negroes and
picking mp the property OF white men
Is nearer the truth, and much more
agreeable occupation for the CARPET
haggcrs, an exchange thinks.
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Fatal ARRAY in Savannah Another Negro
Riot
SAVANNAH, Ga, July %

DNFANNAH, NA., July Y.
!. q difficulty occurred last night in saloon
between William Robert Hopkins, tax.rc.
cciycr, and Isaac Russell, deputy sheriff in
which the former was Instantly killed by n
pistol shct, fired, as Russell claims, in self
defence. The affair caused great excite
mcnt among the negroes, who at the sign al
of drum assembled, several hundred
strong, armed with guns and clubs and
threatening to lynch Russell anl .dcmolish
his house. On learning that Russell had
been taken to jail they prccccltd to attack
1t, nut were dispersed by the police. The
excitement is.somcwhat abatcl this morn
ing
The prompt response to the signal shows
that the negroes arc fully organized in
this city.
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Doko Democratic Club.
~. Et],jo....

Doko Democratic Club.
ar. Elitor.
The following ycsolutions was adopt
ed at the meeting Of tho Doko Demo
cratic Club, on the llth instant, with
Che request that it be published in
your paper. TIL
Resolved, That We ratify the plat
form, and nomination of tho late De.
cratic Convention at New York and
pfcdgcto them our cordial support.
JOS. QUATTLEBAUM,
President.
Tnos. Il. CENTER, Secretary.
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New Advertisements.

New Advertisements. ti j..
Bagging and Rope as. II. Aiken.
Ono thousand pounds Of Bacon, for
sale by Mcintyre Il Go.
d. r. Flcnniltcn, adycrtises frosh
supply Of Groceries. See notice in
another column.
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From WASHINGTON,
W WAsHiNGroN, July {

WASHINGTON, July SO.
Apprchcnding unfavorable hygicnic re-
suits, the removal Of the Confederate dead
from Johnson's island is postponed
The members Of Congress haiing from
the South have caucus this morning TO
consider the situation in Virginia, Ntissis
sippi, and Texas, and making arrangements
for the coming campaign in their own
States.
Tho Senate has passed n bill directing
seven engineers TO report next session upon
the bridging Of tho Ohio and in
the meantime bridge building over that
river except at Louisville. is suspended.
The House last night passed the funding
bill substantially as published on Monday
Appropriation bills nggregating $202,-
OOO,O have been passed
SECOND DISPATCH.
WATInNGroN, July 22.--0 p NJ.
The uncertainty about the tax bill crca, es
much excitement 1t seems probable now
TINT the President will veto it on the
ground of innovations on the appointing
power.
The. Senate will disagree to tho House
amendments to the funding bill,
The President has nominated S. Fcrgn-
son Beach for district attorney for Virginia,
district and William Sclden collector of tho
second district ofthe same State, Alvin
Hawkins has been nominated for Consul
General Of Havana.
AT the meeting of southern members of
Congress and Union men to-day, White
more, Of South Carolina, was chosen presi-
dent, and il. y. Fisher, Of Mississippi; sec
rotary. a committee Of FIVE was appointed
to draft rcsoutious. John G.. Fremont
introduced resolutions to tho effect tn A., in
view Of the Presidents threat oning atlitlde
regarding reconstruction, Congress should
remain in session until after the election,
and should pass n stringent law for the
enforcement of The third section (hat about
holding oflicc) Of the fourteenth amendment.
Pending the consideration of these measures
the President should be impeachei and the
congressman lsouthern) pledge themselves
TO resist adjournment or recess until tho
removal is accomplished.
The meeting adjourned till night
WAsuiSGToN, July 25.
The Senate, last night, tabled bill, re.
Loving Corlcy, Of South Carolina Hahn, of
louisiana and General Young Of Gcorgia.
The Senate ratified tho Chinese treaty.
Captain JIG Green was found in the
Prosidepts grounds, with his throat badly
cnt lle snys two whites and one negro
| robbed and attempted to kill him Green 8
friends think he attempted suicide.
| In the, House, tho bill requifing future
grants Of railroad lands to be sold only 10
actual settlers, passed. A resolution was
passed, providing for exemption fsom, the
penalties Of tho recent tax The bill for TWEEN.
| ty days., as. it will take that long for ita
official promulgation. Gift, Prince, Ed.
wards and Cove have been seated as Repre-.
sentatives from Georgia. I.
"A Florida member introduced iDipeach-
mens resolutions, which wero referred te
| tho judiciary Committee. Baker, Ingersoll
and Spalding voted with the Democrats
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Gable Dispatollc,s',

LoSpoS, July Is.
The rebels left Ticnstzn, going South.
The Aiikado has issued decree against
the Christians in japan. The Japanese
prevent Foreigners from buying land NJ
Osaka. The secretary, and servant ui,he
Scrvian prince karagorgc arc on trial for
the murder Of Michac!s.
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Proclamation of the Ratification of the
Fourteenth Article.
WAsIIiNGroN. July 2

hAsiiNGroN. July. 70.
Scctetary Seward addresses . lcttcl> "'ro
whom il may concern" stating tlnt Con
grcss, in June 1866, passed resolutions pro
posing amendments to the Constitution
known as the fourteenth article. which he
quotes. The Secretary goes on TO say that
the act Of 1918 requires The Secretary of
State to publish tho amendments when
adopted, but no act authorizes him TO dc. .
lcrminc and decide doubtful questions as TO
the authenticity Of the organization of State
Legislatures or The power Of any State leg.
iSla'urc to recall the previous ratification
Twenty three States have ratified h @
amendment, and also bodies avowing them
selves as the Legislatures of Arkansas,
North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, South
Carolina, and Alabama.
II appears, further, that Ohio and New
Jersey have withdrawn their consent The
efficacy of this withdrawal is doubtful. The
whole number Of States is thirty -sevcm.--
The Secretary then proclnims The amend
mcnt adopted, provided the original rcsolu-
iions Of Ohio and New Jersey arc valid and
not affected by their subsequent Withdrawal
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RULE TO PLEAD,
State OF South Carolina.
FIELD DIsTRIc ~

N | -
IN TIE COMMON PLEAS.
@. A. Hill (for another vs. J. G. G. Feaster
Attachment.
\NTEREAS the Plaintiff did on The sixth
W day of June, a. d. 1868 file his decla.
ration against tho Defendant who. (as il is
Snid) IS absent from and without tho limits
Of this State and has ncithcr wife nor attor-
ncy known within the same upon whom a
copy Of The said declaration might be scrv-
cd.
II is therefore Ordered, that tho said Do
inndant do appear and plead TO the dcclara-
ton on or before the eighth day of Juno,
a. D. 1869, otherwise final aud absolute
Judgment will then be given and awarded
for the Plaintiff against him.
$. Is. tIOWNEY, G. G. p.
Clerks Office. Fuiricld District.
june 23-1 cGmly
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RULE TO PLAED.
State Of South Carolina,

FAIRFIELD D1sTRT CT.
Jas. X. Rabb ys John Wiliingham Attach
mont a2 s"h nSSst
VNIHEREAs the Piaintifftiid on the six-
Wv teenth day Of March, ,iA:2 d. 1868 file
his declaration against tho Defendant who
Gas tits said) is nhsent from and without
thc limits Of this State md has neither wife
nor attorney known Within thosa upon
whom 3, copy Of The said declaration might
bo beryed. ag iit's sttS4a sy,
1t ia therefore Ordered, Tint tho said
Defendant do appeav and plead to ,be said
declaration on or before the seventeenth
day Of March A. D. 1869 otherwise final
and acknowledgement will then bo given
and awarded for the Plaintiff against him.
als5 84f SaB, ,CLOWNEY, O. g. s.f +. III
Clerks Office, Falsleld District.
f mar l7-1e8mly, s;,5 4, I9 q +. SS I. 81
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The New York Commercial .1dver.
hser says that Wade Hampton, For
rest, Barksdalc, Preston, Eairfay,
Forsyth, Yerger and other distin-
guished Democrats of the South, are
to stump the, Northern States against
Grant and Colfax. t,.t y
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/ Local Items.
PUBLIC MEETING. .

a Grand Mass Meeting of the De-
mocratio Party Of Fairfield District
will bo held at Winnsboro next Mou-
day, the Sd of August, for the pur.
pose of ratifying the nominations OF
the Hon. IIoratio Seymour for Prosi-
dent, and General Frank p. Blair, for
Vice President, Of the United States !;
and also for the purpose of taking
measures to have the District repre-
scnted at the State Democratic Con-
IGNITION which is to meet in Columbia,
or the 9th of August for the purpose of
nominating Electors for President
and Vice President, aud organizing
for the Democratic campaign general
Iy.
w. r. ROBERTSON,
President of the District Democratic
Association.
Ladd Bros,
Are tearing down their shelving to
make room fora larger stock of goods
next Fall. These gentlemen like our
friends on the corner (No. |, Hotel
Range, employ white mechanics only,
therefore should be supported by the
District. Read their advertisement
In another column.
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nm English girl, who has climbed the
Alpaand slrangled wolf with ier own
hands, finds these sports begn'to- pail, and
isnow going to Central Africa to shoot
panthcrs. ~ 4 S,!iee
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he heat is 80 intense in Illinois that all
sorts of work have been suspended Farmers
arc Offering from five to seven dollars for
harvest hands but can get none at any pricc.