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The New York herald., 1868-05-23

cago Convention, had some effect In stilnuiat-
ing the upward tendency Of prices. At
the same time the abundant supply OF money and
the low rates OF interest," combined with the ,ulness
OF business on the stock Exchange make The banks
and other corporations largo buyers OF these secu-
rites for the sake OF employing the surplus capital
The monetary ease will probably lest all summer,
and SPECTATORS, foreseeing this, have been buying
freely for rise. Tke lLdlcSa92S c0at.Iuo favorable
to further considerable advance, after which the
market win remain steady, and the widest margin
for Improvement 10 10 be found in the most re-
cent issues OF ave-twentes, owing to their relative
cheapncss. The market vas strong and active up to
the close, when the following quotations were cur
rent:-Regis;cred 1851, lis i15h coupon, 1851 115
1l5S 52o's, registered, 1862 lO7 i07S $685. cou-
pon 1852, 110h li0Z; do, 1854 1881 1857; do,
1855. 1857 1881; do, 1865 January and July, 1iOk
q llo%; do, 1867 1ioK 1lo&; lo-i0s, registered,
lo4Z l05; 10.4O's, coupon, lo42l 105; June
gsos, los% q losG; July 1908, 1osH io3I; August
compounds, 1863, llsA l1s%; September do, NIX
llsA; october do NIX NIX.
Atthe commencement OF business the stock mar
ket was firm and moderately active, and at the
early session of the open board prices slightly
higher than at the close last evening" Erie selling at
69l, New York Central 1904 ana Pacific Mail at
s2%. At the first regular board there was considera.
10 improve, especially for the Western shares and
Reading. Erie closed u higher than st the same
time yesterday Reading ~ Cleveland and Toledo
1h, Rock Island tx, Northwestern preferred s.
Fort Wayne ~ Ohio and Mississippi ~ Pacific
Mail K, Quicksilver q, Canton Company 4 and
western Union Telegraph y. Government securities
were strong at an advance OF y x,
Az the open board at ono O'Clock there
was disposition shown to realize, and New York
Central sold at 1904, Erie osH and Pacific Mail e2x
AT the second regular board the market was dull but
firm, and Cleveland and Pittsburg closed n higher
than at the first regular board Cleveland and Toledo
y, Rock leland " Northwestern preferred A. Fort
Wayne u, Quicksilver y and western Union Teie-
graph u. while Pacific Mail was Y lower. Govern.
ment securities were strong but in some instances
an eighth lower than at the noon CALL The bonds of
1862 and 1857 were however, an eighth higher. AT
the open board at halpast three prices were without
material change, but after tho call they were some
what dropping. The market soon became Arm again
however, and at the close at Q quarter 70 six
O'Clock the quotations were a. suboined:-wc
Union Telegraph, 3sA q 3sH; New York Central. 100
1924; Erie, so a 6ex; Pacific Mail, 90 s2A; Hud.
son River, 13s l3sx; Reading % 93k; Michigan
Southern, s7% Ohio and Mississippi, 80; Cleveland
and Pittsburg, s51 s576 Cleveland and Toledo,
los Iosb; Rock Island, e5x o5X; Northwestern,
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GRAND RALLY OF DEMOCRACY


GRAND RALLY OF DEMOCRACY.
Arrangements have been made to
hold a joint Democratic mass meet
ing at i5partanburg Court House, on
Thursday, September 10th, and at
Union Court House, on Friday, Sep
tember 11th, with extra trains be-
tween Spartanburg and Union on
those days. General Wade Hamp-
ton, Hon. Armistead Burt, Cover
nor Perry and several other distin-
guished gentlemen have consented
to deliver addresses on said occasion.
There will be grand procession of
the Democratic Clubs of Spartan
burg and Union, and adjoining Dis
tricts, at each place, on those days
respectively; also, public picnic
dinner, and, at night, torch-light
professions, with music, banners,
transparencies and works. All
the Democratic candidates for Pre-
sidential electors, and Democratic
canvassers for the State, and the diff
ferent Congressional Districts, and
the representatives of the press, are
respectfully invited.
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Information Wanted.
ALBANY, Ga, August IA, 1868.

ALBANY, Ga, August II, 1868.
EDITOR MARION STAR: In 1864,
there was DR.. Neagle, a "Conhact
Assistant Surgeon, on service in one
Of the Confederate hospitals. at At
lanta, Georgia. Whilst on duty at
that place, he had the misfortune to
murder the hospital steward of the
Grant Hospital-a young man of fine
talents, and representing family of
worth and intelligence in South
western Georgia, by the name of
McGrath. By this act of DR.. Neagle,
a most excellent widowed mother and
orphan sisters were deprived of their
protector and stay, and he, Neagle,
in order to escape the vengeance of
the young mans family, was COM
PEELED to retire to "parts unknown. ="
Now, Mr.. Editor, my purpose is to
inquire, through your columns or
the columns of your exchanges, if
one DIR. J. L. Neagle, the so-called
Comptroller General of South Caro-
lima, is the person who murdered
young McGrath. Any positire in
formation will be very, very thank
fully received. MONTECRISTO.
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GOOD SIGNs.-Nothing is so en-
couraging to our hopes of the cleo
ton of Seymour and Blair as the
doleful pictures which the radicals
are painting of the terrible punish
ment that will be inflicted upon them
selves in that event! The guilty
always exaggerate in their minds the
retribution that is in store for them.
Greeley, with a keen sense of his
deserts, exclaims that, "'should Sey-
mour unhappily be chosen, the rebels
will say you have had us under these
three years; now it is our turn. We
will show you who is master now!"
And poor Greeley begins to sum up
what they will do. And first: "They
will drive out the carpet-baggers. J"
Woe, indeed, will have come when
those virtuous persons have to go!
No wonder the apprehension is keen,
and the wall set up is hearty and
loud. But the culprits can hardly
induce honest people to continue
them in power, in order that they
may escape punishment for their in
Vulnerable and unexampled crimes.
Their apprehensions are natural, and
become the more lively as the pros
poets of the conservative nominees
brighten. It is, therefore, very en-
couraging to hear them howl.
Richmond Dispatch.
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Aunt Susan, about seventy years
of age, is Unanimous" on man.
She says: eff all the men were taken
off, she'd make arrangements for her
funeral forthwith" She also says ::
Suppose all the mon in one coun-
try, and all the women in another,
with big griver between them. Good
gracious! what lots of poor women
would be drowned."sd ~ ''p .At6
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THE LRGIsLaTUaE.

THE LEGIsLATURE. ~ -,
PHocEEnINes OF TEIRTY-NtHTR DAY.
HcUssE CT 2EPa1ssIsf;.G;.s.is I.E!E
tCo1phrBIA, August 20. Driffie of
fered the following resolution, which
was adopted: H.s.5s
ResotUed, That it is expedient to
make the poor houses in this State,
institutions of industry. and that the
Committee on Public Buildings be
INSTRUCTED to inquire and report upon
o plan for 80 doing. 80
Whipper introduced bill to es-
tablish the Office of County Trea-
surer, which was read first time.
The bill to declare the manner by
which the lands or the right of way
over lands of persons or corporations
may be taken for the construction of
railroads and other works of internal
improvement, was passed.
Also bill to authorize a State
loan, to pay the interest on the State
debt.
Also bill TO repeal the charter of
the town of Hamburg.
Also bill to amend the charter of
the city of Charleston.
Also bill to regulate the manner
of keeping and disbursing funds by
public officers.
The bill to provide for the payment
of the per diem and mileage of the
members of the Legislature, was
then taken up; but it appearing that
the copies of it laid on the desks of
the members were incorrectly print
ed, the consideration of the subject
was postponed, and the House ad-
journed.
SENATE.
Randolph offered resolution, in
structing the Committee on Military
Affairs to ascertain the number of
stands of arms, batteries, and the
amount of other military equipments
which are now in possession of the
State, and at the disposition of the
Governor, to report accordingly to
the Senate. Ordered for considera-
ton tomorrow.
Corbin offered series of resolu-
tions, contemplating the appoint
ment of Joint Committee to in
quire into the assets and liabilities of
the Bank of the State, whether the
State is liable in any way for the
debts of that institution, and if so,
to what amount, and whether those
debts were created during or in aid
of the rebellion. The committee to
have power to send for persons and
papers, and to report at the next
meeting of the General Assembly.
Randolph reported as enrolled,
sealed and ready for ratification the
following Acts, which were then rati-
fed: aaa. .ls
.sAn Act to regulate appeals and
writs of error to the Supreme Court. !"
'tAn Act to provide for the record
ing of certificates of sale issued to
purchasers of land sold under direc-
ton and by authority of the United
States Direct Tax Commissioners in
Beaufort County"
can Act to organize the Circuit
Courts"
can Act to make appropriations
for the payment of the expenses of
the Legislature, and to meet def
ciencies in the appropriations forathe
fiscal year commencing October l,
1867, made by General Orders No.
139, dated December 5. 1867"
The rest of the session was occu-
pied in the consideration of the bill
to close the operations of the Bank
of the State, which was finally passed,
with an amendment permitting all
holders of the bills, whether filed in
the Court of Equity or not. to fund
them.
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Radlcnl sTroubles, ia the Recon-
4 ..s,ss ~ ~ - z stEEacted Sinfes.


...S's,as .;,i ,sssr \ isork Herald is sometimes
right, as the following article CLEARLY
proves: ~
The Governor of Alabama has ve-
toed the measure providing that the
Preside tial electors shall be chosen
by the Legislature and not by the
people, and has thus brought out
very handsomely the hitherto latent
differences between the radical
rogues in that State. The political
division in Alabama is no longer
between the radicals and the people,
but between the two factions of the
radicals-the carpet-baggers and the
scalawaggers-a sign of promise.
Your carpet-bagger is a loose fish
from the North, who shoots about in
the shallow water of party in the
South, and, because he is loyal and
has friends in Congress, and can
take any sort of an oath, gets some
fnt place, or gets into the Legisla-
ture, with view of getting fat
place by and by. He has no consist
ency, no home, no character and no
means. He is altogether bogus, and
is more or less radical, exactly in
proportion to his moral and political
worthlessness. Such is the stuff,
mainly, from which Congressional
radicalism has made the deceptive
fabric of reconstruction. The scala
wags are resident radicals s-fellows
who, perhaps, were more or less sin
cere in their readiness to cooperate
with Northern men in reconstruct
ing the South on Northern ideas.
Generally, they are looked upon by
the mass of Southern people as recre-
ants; and they are also looked upon
with no great favor by the carpet
baggers. for scalawag is q Yankee
phrase, and, no doubt, was given to
one section of Southern radicals by
the contempt of the other. But the
scalawags served the purpose of the
radicals, inasmuch as their presence
in the new Governments gave them
some appearance of authenticity. It
seemed to imply that the new Go
vernments were genuine, when q
portion of the resident community
participated in their formation. But
more significant fact now appears,
when we find that the meanest white
men Of the South-the contempti-
BILE residents of Southern States who
joined in the radical scramble of re-
construction-cannot, at the last,
get down low enough, or grovel in
the dust with sufficient humiliation,
to keep on terms with the Northern
element in the reconstruction juggle-
the carpet-baggers. This will show
10 the North how absolutely impossi-
ble it has been, from the beginning,
for the real people of the South to
participate in the reconstruction
instituted by Congress, and, by
showing this, the fight over the cleo
toral law in Alabama may do good.
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A MAGNIFICENT SPECUIATIoN.-A
Projected SwINDLE OF THE So
CALLED LEGIsLATURE.-We publish
ed, yesterday, the text of q proposed
bill ''to close the operations of the
Bank of the State of South Carroll
na," which has received its second
reading in the present Legislature.
The amount of the matter is that the
assets of the Bank of the State are
to be seized and sold for the benefit
of the parties named below, who
have "fled" its bills in disregard of
the claims of foreign creditors and
other creditors. The following
table will show the profits which will
be realized by some of the persons
who have "filed'' bills of the Bank
of the State of South Carolina, sup
posing that they gave ten cents on
the dollar (more, probably, than they
did give) for them, and that the
bonds in which they are to be
funded" will sell for fifty cents on
the dollar. The amount of bills is
taken from the records of the court;
they may have purchased many more
land, doubtless, have done so) which
were filed in the name of other
parties:
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THE BoURBoN QUESTION. The
September number of Pmnam'S s
Magazine revives the discussion
which, many years ago, began in the
columns Of that periodical, "Have
we Bourbon among us?" and which
turned upon the point, averred by
Rev. Mr.. Hanson, of the identity Of
the late Rev. Eleazar Williams, mis-
sionary among the Indians, with the
son Of Louis XVI. Mr.. Hanson,
now deceased, exhibited, great inge-
nuity and zeal in support Of his posi-
tion, and the subject has lately been
revived by Rev. DIR. Francis Vinton,
who, it is said by the New York
Eoenfng Post has long been in pos
session Of important facts which,
until lately, he has not boen permit
TED TO use. is y. 4,I.rg a
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local Tte11a3.

=. tTIs TILE LAST Rose OF SUMNER.
Last night, near the hour when
church yards syawns 1--WE were visited,
by member in good standing of the
Ku Klux Klan, who, without remov-
ing his mask or uttering word, de-
posted on our desk mysterious
looking package, and then vanished
into the air. Inspired with awe at
the solemn manner of the strange
being, and his sudden and inexplica-
BILE disappearance, it was sometime
before we could reconcile ourselves
to touch the bundle; but after many
invocations to the spirit of the Ia
mented Thad. to protect ns from the
Vaccinations of his co-partner, and
with the aid of our "Devil," we un-
folded it, and loi here is what we
found: A picture ut once suggest
i've, expressive and striking-in the
foreground lies q railway track,
whereon runs locomotive, and the
name of it is YORK; and to its tender
behind is attached q car, whose
freight is an open carpet-bag, from
which protrudes the head of "man
and brother" Likewise there sits q
small youth of the white persuasion,
vending that vile expounder of the
''unterriied"-the La Crosse Demo-
c'at-to whom the "trooly loil' en-
gineer is crying out in profaue
tongue, ''no place here for you, ye
lubber." And behold in the rear of
the train stands prosecutor of the
flesh, from whose lips proceed the
call "cut behind" and in front of it,
in the dim perspective, looms up the
State Hotel for the entertainment
of those whose garments are parti-
colored, and who take lodgings within
its still unfinished walls, that their
morals may he thereby improved and
themselves reconstructed and quail
fed to become legislators and sena-
tors in the land they love. And be-
hold, the picture was comely to look
upon; but the meaning thereof was
not clear to us until our devil pointed
out the figure of one of the ring
streaked-and-striped, and as we read
the language which he is represented
to utter, the scales fell from our eyes,
and the Interpretation thereof be-
came clear. And the language was
this, "Glad to see you, Massa Rose. Z"
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3 INsTANTsoR ULT1Mo.-Burnt Dis.
trict Randolph was very anxious,
yesterday, to postpone the discussion
OF measure until the 22d ultino; but
upon further investigation it was
shown that he meant the 22d instant.
State the month, so.called Senator,
and avoid the use of words you are
Hnacquainted with. T
The Land We Looe, for September,
contains twelve articles. General
Prices report of his Missouri cam
paign, in 1864, is Of stirring interest,
The other prose articles are the Suez
Canal, Mary Ashburton, Mr.. Dick
ems and his Debt of Honor, Chief
Justice Nash, of North Carolina; and
The Empress Eugenia. The poetry
is from Mrs. L. Virginia French,
Miss I. M. Porter and DR.. J. D.
Bruins, OF New Orleans All the
writer's for this truly Southern maga-
zine are of recognized ability.
CHATHAM RAmRoAD.-At meet
ing of the citizens of Columbia, held
at Carolina Hall, last evening; Col.
James G. Gibbes was called to the
chair, who introduced Mr.. A. B.
Andrews, who had been invited to
address our people on the Chatham
Railroad, which is to connect Raleigh
with Columbia, by way of Cheraw.
Mr.. Andrews, in a short discourse,
showed the great benefit, the road
would be to the whole State of South
Carolina, in running near hundred
miles through its territory, through
a portion of the State in a great
measure isolated from the great
thoroughfares which intersect the
State. '-'''
This road, passing by the coal
fields of North Carolina, could de-
liver coal in Columbia at eight dol
lars per ton, which now costs nine
teen dollars. Besides giving employ
ment to thousands Of our laborers,
it will develop the resources of the
State. and shorten the distance to
Raleigh los miles, ~. sy
Mr.. Andrews, after mentioning
other points of interest connected
with the road, stated that his object
here was merely to obtain from the
Legislature charter for the road;
that the company did not ask one
cent to be appropriated, as the COM
pany have o capital of above
So, 900, 900, and would begin the con-
struction of the road as soon as the
charter was granted. -
Upon the conclusion of the address,
Col. McMaster offered the following
resolutions. which were passed una
nimously:
ReSolred, That the citizens of Co.
lumbia view with interest the con-
templated construction Of the Chat
ham Railroad from this place to
Raleigh, considering it an enterprise
of the greatest Importance to the
whole State of South Carolina, and
especially beneficial to Columbia;
and hereby express their thanks to
the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
for their noble effort to develop the
resources of this State. by proffering
to build the road without expense to
the State.
ReSolced, That the thanks of this
meeting be rendered to Mr.. Andrews,
for his instructive address on the ad-
vantages of the Chatham Road.
On motion of Capt. w. B. Stanley,
it was ordered that the proceedings
of the meeting be published in the
PAenic.
Mr.. Gourdin, of Charleston, former
ly President of the Blue Ridge Rail
road, being present, was called upon
for his views on the adyantaoes of
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The South is like. q man with the
tooth -ache--it has many acres iit
would gladly get tid,of.3 ~, -,
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At Carlinsville, Illinois, the other
day, a drunken man, O Democrat,
struck General Grant in the face with
his hat He probably knew not
what he was about, but soon learned
what was going on, for he was
knocked, down and kicked of the
platform. It has been made the
occasion Of some denunciations, of
the Democratic party-7most unrea-
sonablX for no. man could approve
SUCH rudenees.gr I co5ars .asl,...i
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The Phonin Weekly Letier Sheet
irices Current ana Market Report
will be issued this friday afternoon.
Those desiring copies, will hand in
their orders as e:s:ssly as practicable
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3 INsTANTsoR ULTMo.-Burnt Dis.
trict Randolph was very anxious,
yesterday, to postpone the discussion
OF measure until the 22d uAin,o; but
upon further Investigation it was
shown that he meant the 22d instant.
State the month, so,called Senator,
and avoid the use of words you are
Hnacquainted with.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-24

The st. Peters Catholic Asylum, the
"Orphans Church Home" and the He
brews, have all fairs going on for the ben
eft of the destitute and the orphans
They have articles of value for ordi'
narily necessary purposes on sale, a.
prices as low as they can be
bought OF the stores, the same hav
ing been manufactured by benevolent
persons for that purpose, out Of materials
furnished at cost, or in part donated, sc
that nothing will be lost to those who
buy, while money will be raised to re-
lieye suffering. Go aud give thus to the
needy, in hard mid-winter, and see how
tears of gratitude will run down the
faces of the aged poor, and how the
eyes of the little ones viii glis-
ten, while they gambol with the
Joy you have purchased for them,
if you would be happier than ever
before in your life 1t is better to
give than receive. There il no bappi.
ness on earth so great ss that which the
benevolently inclined experience from
the Consciousness of having generously
acted the part of Good Ssmaritans.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-24
Tax ON whisky.

The Cincinnati Comwerciai very we'll
says: "The statement that the revenue
from whisky under the present tax oil
fifty cents on the gallon has nearly
doubled for the four months ending Dc
tober 30, as compared with the same
period of the previous year, when the
tax was two dollars on the gallon, will be
poser to those who, for speculation or
other purposes, advocate return to the
high rates. The actual figures Of the in
come are: For the months Of July, Au.
gust, September and October, 1867,
81, OPS, 69l 46; for the same period OF
1868. 1854 ,6s3 80. With this plain
statement of results before it, Congress
will not be likely to change the rate of
taxation, no matter what pressure may
be brought to bear upon 1t. The revenue
laws may be modified, so far as the sys-
tenn of collection is found, upon expe-
rience, to be defective, aud amended so
as to more effectually protect the inte'
rests of the government, but any change
in the rate OF taxation need not be ex-
pected"