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The New York herald., 1869-09-20
The Surplus Revenue-What Shall Be Done
with 1t

The Surplus Revenue-What Shall Be Done
The Secretary of the Treasury has over a
hundred and two millions of dollars in coin in
his strong box, including the outstanding gold
certificates of twenty-one millions and up
wards. 1t is estimated, too, that the excess
Of revenue over the expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1870, will be more than
hundred millions of dollars. Never was q
financial minister in more happy condition
Indeed, the prosperity of his department has
become embarrassing. Money-yes, coin
accumulates in his hands to such an amount
that he hardly knows what to do with it. The
bulls and bears Of Wall street gore and tear
him in such way to hold on to his cash, or to
let it out in a perfect stream, that he Is in
an agony of suspense and doubt. In one breath
we might exclaim, happy Secretary! and in
another, unhappy Secretary such is the
quandary in which his plethoric money bags
place him.
Now, if Secretary Boutwell, will pay no atten-
ton to the gold gamblers, either bulls or bears,
duties as the financial agent of the government,
he will have no trouble. 1t Is outside of his
duty entirely to pay any attention to the pri-
vate affairs of individuals or to the gold and
stock operations of Wall street. He should
not listen for moment to the representations
of any gold, stock or individual financial
operators. To do so would not only be estab-
fishing dangerous precedent, but would be
entirely beyond his duty. He has simply to
collect the revenues faithfully, to pay
the current expenses Of the government,
to economize In every possible way in his pay
ments, and to apply the surplus income of the
Treasury in the best manner to reduce the
debt according to law. Beyond this his first
object should be to reduce the debt as much as
possible with the enormous surplus on hand,
and thereby save the interest, and If there be
no specific law for 1t he may assume the
authority and Congress will ratify his action.
He has this discretionary power, and If he
will use it both Congress and the people will
commend him for his wisdom. There is no
use In keeping such vast sum of treasure
lOCkeU up anu uuclnpiOycu. Iue fcFcAuc VIII
come In faster than the disbursements. Why,
then, not buy up the debt and save the inter
est AS to the idea of keeping large re-
serve Of coin to keep down the premium on
gold or to facilitate specie payments, that is a
deusion and has proved futile The magni-
tude of the debt stands in the way of specie
payments, and the more that is reduced the
nearer we shall approach to specie basis.
Let Mr.. Boutwell, pay no attention to private
interests and only to the interest of his depart
ment and the public at large. Let him save
all he can by judicious application of his sur
plus funds to the purchase Of the debt and re-
duction of the annual interest, and both Con-
gress and the people will approve Of his
anfi0n
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PLAYED OUT-The democratic pipe-laying
game of Tweed against Belmont. Our small
beer ward politicians had better give it up.
Swccpy says "its ridiculous" and Tweed
concurs. Inquire at the captains Office.
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JUDGE DENT opened his eiectionesrir3
campaign as the national republican demo-
cratic conservative candidate for Governor OF
Mississippi at Corinth on Saturday, and ttey
say ho has the game In his hands.
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HALF LOAF TICKET. democracy os
Cincinnati have set up q city ticket composed
one half Of republicans, one half democrats.
They offer half to secure half which is better
than putting in for all and getting nothing,
Would not this "arf and arf" system be a
good plan for the dl'.ressed republicans Of this
1ity
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EUROPEANS begin to call the question
between Spain and the United States regard
ing Cuba "a difficulty" aud this is significant.
Ali their relations with us, however, are apt to
be difficulties for them.
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DULL WoRK-Elcctloneer in Ohio and
Pienqsy.gania, when there Is nothing to fight
for IN the shape Of federal offices or spous.
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FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth stree, and Sixth ave.
pue.-ENGLIsH OPERA-THR BouEMtAS GIRL.
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Fifth avenue and Twenty.
fourth sreet-DRHAMs
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

BOOTHS THEATRE, ssd st.. between 6h and sss avs
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NIBLo's' GARDEN. Broadway.-FosaosA. or, The
RUIN,
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wALLACK's THEATRE. Broadway and 18th street. -
rHR SCHOOL ron SCANDAL.
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EUROPE.
A Decree by the Pope.

A Decree by the Pope.
ROME, December 13.
The Pope DEGREES dissolution of the Gcu-
menical Councn in case Of his death. Only car
dinals may vote for bis successor.
Prim and the Throne.
PARIS, December 13.
Private advices from Madrid say that Prim con-
templates proclaimng the Duke OF Genoa king,
and himself regent during the Dukes minority.
Prm denies contemplating coup d'etat but be-
lieves that an immense majority Of the people
favor the Duke OF Genoa.
Marine Disaster.
LIVERPOOL, December Is.
The American ship Crescent City, from Savan-
nah, October 30, for Liverpool, was abandoned at
sea. She was loaded with cotton.
The Troubles In Ireland.
LONDON, December Is.
The government has determined to send 6oOO
troops to Ireland and upon the meeting Of Parlia-
ment q bill will be introduced authorizing the
suspension OF the habeas corpus.
The French Finances.
PARIS, December Is.
The annual report OF the Minister OF Finance
reports the financial condition to be satisfactory.
Reasonable Rejoicing.
MADRID, December IS.
There is great rejoicing over the release Of the
gunboats.
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FOREIGN ITEMS.
ZETA.

The queens of fashion have decided that
brown hair shall resume its legitimate sway.
The number of American students at the
German Universities has recently considerably
decreased.
The University of Turin has been closed
on account of turbulent demonstrations" by
the students.
1t is asserted that absentee landlords hold
In Ireland four millions OF acres OF land, from
which they draw an annual rental of sl2,5OO,-
900.
The students and unmarried officials OF
Berlin are about to establish sort of cooper
ativc kitchen, where good dinner and mug
OF beer will cost only ten cents.
The Persian silk crop is a total failure, the
exports being limited to 1900 bales, against
10000 bales last year. This will produce a
notable rise in the price Of silk goods.
The "Bsmarck Book" by George Hese-
kiel. which American publishers refuse to issue
in an English translation, has had in Germany
q sale of twcnty-sevcn Thousand copies.
The Prussian eXccutioncr for the province
of Brandenburg beheaded murderer the
other day in such bungling manner that the
Minister of Justice intends to remove him from
his position.
The days of wooden ocean steamships are
past The splendid steamship Adriatic, 1000
tons-the last one built Tor the Collins line,
and represented to be sound and in good Or
der-s offered for less than $4,000. She cost
over million.
-Eugenie's visit to Constantinople has car
ried all sorts of French fashions into the
harems. and threatens to work social revolu-
ton. Many of the Turkish ladies now appear
in the streets without the veil, wearing Pari-
sian bonnets and Partisan boots.
The Museum of the Louvre. in Paris, has
Just bought group of ivory representing
Venus bound by Cupid, for the sum OF $1,000
1t was originally presented by Louis XIV to
the Chinese Ambassador, and was taken by a
soldier at the sack of the Summer Palace, who
sold 1t for twenty dollars.
Tie Pail Mall Gazette, in an editorial on
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More Reconstruction for Georgia-Thc
Maneuvres of Bullock-The Tariff
Southern Oflcials-The Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company.
rrRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON, December -.
The first legislative week Of Congress has
gone, and without important result. The be-
lief is general now that little will be accom-
plished till after the holiday recess beyond the
mere preparation Of business. The dictuna of
the message ON the status of Georgia will be
concurred in, for the Reconstruction Commit
tee seem to have made up their minds on that
point at once, and in the Senate the Judiciary
Committee have considered two or three bills
making conditions precedent to the rcadmis-
sion Of the State, namely the complete restora-
ton of the colored members to the Legislature.
Governor Bullock is here, necessarily
at work to carry out his plans and
purposes, and has even gone so far as
to dine and wine the leading Radicals
in the House, and take other measures to
get into their good graces, the more effectual-
ly to pave the way for influence in Congress.
This is, in some respects, necessary, for Bull
lock has few old acquaintances in Washing
ton who remember him when he was Adams
Express agent and a telegraph operator here,
to say nothing of transactions In which he
figured very disgracetully in a domestic line.
Conservative Georgians who are here think
that it is Bullock's intention to get the State
under his control, so that he can organize q
negro militia and then do just what he pleases,
and they have not failed to explain to Conser-
vatlve Republican members, and Democrats
in the House, the exact role which Bullock in-
tends playing. When the discussion comes up
in the House, some facts regarding his man.
,agement OF affairs in that State will be sub
mitted, anil some interesting developments
may be expected-probably in The financial
line. and the account; of the State Of Georgia
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COLUMBIA
rHE MODEL LEGISLATOR STILL AT LARGE.
A Bateh OF Business-charleston Ap-
pointnsents-A Bill to Punish Couspi-
racies-Making Ready for the Holi-
days.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEws.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAA TO THE NEhS'J
COLUMBIA, December 13
Meade, the negro representative from York,
who shot Matte Stokes on Sunday, is still at
lsrre and leafing about the city. The affair will,
II possible, be hushea up.
There was no quorum OF the Senate to-day, and
that body adjourned.
In the House, the bill to declare the right Of
way over the Savannah and Charleston Railroad
was taken up and discussed by DeLarge until the
adjournment. The bill comes up again tomor-
row.
DeMars (colored) gave notice that he would in
troduce bill to punish conspiracies for the pur-
peseW prosecuting innocent persons.
A bill to abolish the right to traverse In misde-
meanors or other offences less than felony; bill
to provide for paying coroners' juries; bill to re-
peal the act incorporating the Air Line Railroad;
bin to amend the act defining the duty Of county
commissioners, and bill incorporating the Wac
camaw Bridge Company, were read first time.
A concurrent resolution, that both houses take
q recess from December o to January S, was
PASSED and sent to the Senate.
The bill to incorporate the Oahin University
passed.
Henry p. Foster has been appointed notary
public for Charleston, aod F. A. Martin magis-
trate for Beaufort County.
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the German emigrants to the United States,
says that, 1.-THE phlegmatc, cautious, econom-
ical German will be healthy countcrpoisc to
the mercurial, reckless and extravagant hmeri-
can, and that the Teutonic element is required
to countcrbalance the vast influx of Celts.
Germans, for the most part, value education,
and have certain aesthetic and intellectual
tastes which it is desirable to introduce among
the utitarian Yankees"
The keel of one of the new English men
of-war, the Devastation, has recently been laid
at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. This vessel,
with her companion, the Thunderer, will be
more powerful than any other class of ships
in the English Navy. The Devastation will
be 2s5 feet long, 624 feet in extreme breadth,
Is feet draft, and 44O6 tons burthen. Her es-
timated speed is 12l knots per hour, being
propelled by two engines, each Of SCOhorse
power, and being able to carry 1000 tons of
coal, or enough for 81 days. cruise. The sides
will be constructed of iron and teak nearly
three feet thick, and she will carry two tur-
rets, each mounted with two thrty-ton guns,
throwing 6OO-pound shot. The crew will be
composed of only ESQ men, and her cost will
amount to 81, ,450, 900 in sold.
Cairo, Illinois, at the junction of the Mis-
sissippi and Ohio Rivers, was formerly a
swampy peninsula, but is now the site OF a city
with f2,OOO inhabitants. Long and wide en-
bankments prevent the annual overflow of the
waters, and foundrics, saw mills and manufac-
tories of all kinds are in active operation.
Churches, public school buildings, hotels, rail-
road depots and county courthouscs are now
seen. where thirty years ago nothing was In
sight but dreary wilderness of weeds. Cairo
is the southern terminus of the Illinois Gen.
tral, and other railroads are now in course Of
construction to that city. The town lots have
heretofore been selling at an average Of $685.
each, but the trustees sl the Cairo City prop
erty have recently placed fifteen hundred lots
on the market at 1850 each.
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in the House Thursday, and referred 10 the Ju-
dietary Committee. The provisions OF the Dill
are. that planters, farmers and gardeners must
protect their crops, OF whatever nature, Dy
fences. which must be sufficiently high and
strong to protect the crops from inroads OF
cattle or stock of any kind; and if such crops
so protected are destroyed or Injured by in
roads of cattle or stock, the owner can sue
and recover from the owner of the cattle or
stock damages.
''RUN AND sEB THE SOLDIERS"
A bill now in the hands of the members pro-
yides that Joseph ". Lloyd, George D. Mitch
ell, George Simons, Charles Tolliver and James
Williams be made body polite, under the
name and title of the Delaney Rifle Guards
the name of colored soldier company Of
Charleston.
INVALID CLERGYNEE.
Messrs. John H. Cornish, VIM. II. Clark, Mo-
relle Fowler, Amory Coffin, NJ. D., H. W.
Rayenel, George W. Rose, are the gentlemen
named in a bill requesting incorporation under
the name of q ''Home for Invalid Clergymen."
These gentlemen propose to have the "Home"
located in Aiken, for Invalid clergymen for the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and others in
communion with it, and are to have power and
capacity to take, purchase, hold and convey
property, real and personal, not exceeding in
value one hundred thousand dollars.
PER DIEM.
The Senate committee on Finance, to whom
was referred the bill to make an appropriation
of sl25, 900 for the payment Of the per diem
and mileage of the members of the General
Assembly, and the salaries Of the subordinate
officers, and other expenses incidental thereto
reported on Friday, recommending that $780,
600 be appropriated, on the ground that it
might be necessary, and twas useless to go
through the trouble of passing another bill
Corbin desired to know II the committee had
any data by which they could Judge when the
General Assembly would adjourn. The reply
was that the committee had no reliable data,
but it was supposed that the adjournment
would occur about the latter part OF February.
The recommendation was voted down, and the
bill to appropriate sl25,ooO read the second
time l..
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-Mahomet's birthday was celebrated at Cal
TO, on the lstultimo, when the PROSTATE bodies
of fanatics were ridden over by the Sheik Of
Bekree, live snakes were eaten, glass crunched
and swallowed, bodies slashed with swords,
cheeks and breasts pierced with sharp metal
instruments, which were left sticking in the
wounds they made, and hundreds of men and
boys shrieked and writhed and wrestled In
what professed to be mad ecstacy OF religious
fervor. All this was gone through in the pub
lie streets in broad daylight, and in the pre-
sence of as many lookers-on as could be
crammed together on the fiat roofs, or could
see from the windows of the houses, or at the
gratings Of the mosque at which the festival
eliminated. 1t is said that the Sheik was drunk
during the ceremonies. His eyes were closed
throughout, his face was white to ghasthness,
his body had the helpless swaylng motion of q
corpse held up. He was gorge0usly dressed,
and wore an immense turban of green shawl
pattern. His hands held the bride, but they
we're limp and useless, and his horse was led
by two attendants. AS he approached, the
convulsive twitchlng of the arms and legs of
those PROSTATE grew more and more pronounc-
ed, and then the trampling under foot began.
Sometimes on the centre of the back, ottener
between two men, so as to stand on the feshy
parts of the sides of both, the horse went
steadily on until all down had borne portion
of it and its riders weight. No one seemed
much hurt, however The very tightness of
the packing gave certain power of resistance
to the concrete mass OF humanity, and directly
the Sheik passed, those behind jumped ups
many OF them going forthwith into convul-
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THE TEXAS ELECTIONS.

NEW ORLEANS, December 13.
In forty-five counties Hamilton, (Conserva-
tve,) has majority OF 500; in fortytwo counties
Davis, (Radical,) has majority Of 1882 Davis
s572 ahead with forty counties to hear from. The
Legislature now stands, Conservatives, Senate
thirteen, House forty Radicals, Senate
twelve, House thirty-four. The entire Radical
State ticket except the Governor, is elected.
Hamilton's friends claim that he has 2t0o majori-
ty. Armstrong and Conners, Conservatives, are
believed to be elected to Congress.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Shurtliff he's been reelected Mayor Of Bos-
ton by heavy plurality.
Rio Janeiro advices to November %, state that
Lopez had been driven from several positions,
losing heavily in men and material. AT last ac-
counts the allies were approaching Iquateruy.
There was considerable excitement in New
York over an embezzelment of q large amount OF
Federal bonds, varlously stated at from $1,000 to
$4,000. The firm OF Wm. E. Gray + Co. are i'm
licated and the Stock Exchange have offered
S5ooo for Gray.
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ns- AND WHEN ABRAHAM AND

Ms- AND WHEN ABRAHAM AND
the people beAeld the wonderful cures which
were produced by this drink, Abraham said, my
children must not suffer; give me thy drink to
drink, and will give it name"
And so Abraham drank, and said there was
nothing like 1t even in Sangamon County; that it
was bitter to the lips, but good for the stomach;
and because there were bitter times in fighting
the masters of the plantations it shall be forever
more called PLANTATION BITTERS; and SO it
has been.
And the wonderful work which it has perform
ed Is witnessed at this day in every town, parish,
village and hamlet throughout all the world.
And he said, "Let it be proclaimed throughout
the length and breadth OF the land, from the val
leys and mountaln-tops. that all who suffer from
revers, dyspepsia, weakness, loss Of appetite,
nervous headache, and mental despondency, Will
ind relief through the PLANTATION BITTERS.
They add tone to the stomach, and brilliancy to
the mind, of which /, o people, am living ex-
ample"
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ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, December

MONTGOMERY, December 13.
i, During the discussion of the bill to give ne
groes equal privileges on railroads, steamers, &C.,
Royal, colored senator, said that the sensible
negroes did not ask for social equality, and de-
nounced the bill as piece OF demagoguism.
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funeral Notices.

~ THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND
acquaintance of Mr.. ALEX. C. CHALMERS. and
of his sister Mrs. Susan McDermid and family
are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral
services of the former at the Second Presbyte-
rian Church, THIS AFTERNOON, at O'Clock.
deC14
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as- BURNS CHARITABLE ASSOCIA-
TIoN.-You are hereby summoned to attend the
Funeral Of your late brother-member, ALEXAN-
DER G. CHALMERS, from his late residence, No.
22s Meeting street, one door south Of Ann, THIS
AFTERNOON, at O'Clock.
dec14 VIM. ROY, Secretary.
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ns-UNION LIGHT INFANTRY CHARI-
TABLE AssocIATloN.-Attend the Funeral OF
ex.Lieutenant ALEXANDER G. CHALMERS, from
his late residence No. 22e Meeting street, one
door south OF Ann, THIS AFTERNOON at4 O'Clock.
dec14 WIN. ROY, Secretary.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Amnesty for All Unpardoned Rebels
The Constitutionality OF the Legal
Tender Laws.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE EEws.l

WASHINGTON. December 13.
The Reconstruction Committee are preparing
a bill granting a general amnesty, which they
will report after the holiday recess. General But
Ter annouced to-day that he would support the
amnesty bill.
1t is intimated that the Supreme Court will de-
liver its decision upon the constiutionalty of the
legal tender laws on Monday next.
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FIRE IN WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON,

WILMINGTON, N. C., December 13.
The building in Beery's shlpyard was Destroy
ed by fire tonight. Lass $4,000 to slS,ooo In
sured for $1,000. All hooks and papers lost. Cause
of fire not known.
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Obltnarp.

LIMEHoUSE.-Dled in summerville, S. c., De-
cember 18th, 1869, OF membranous Group,
AMANDA BELL, aged l year, months and
days, only child Of Robert ]. and Agnes +. Lime
house.
suffer little children to come unto me, and
forbid them not, for OF such Is the Kingdom Oh
Heaven.n
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@- OFFICE CHARLESTON CITY
RAILWAY COMPANY, CORNER BROAD AND
EAST BAY STREETS, CHARLESTON, S. c., DE-
CEMBER Il, 1s69.-On and after this date, the
Cars will make Extra Trips on each line after the
regular schedule time, as follows: Leaving the
upper terminus, on Rutledge avenue, at $50 and
1880 P. NJ, and the terminus corner Of King and
Shepherd streets at the same hours and the Bat
terry at 10 O'Clock P. H., stopping at the corner Of
Meeting and Market streets until the closing OF
the Academy Of Music.
The fare for oil passengers on these extra trips.
will be ten cents, and no tickets win be received.
By order. g. w. RAMSAY,
dec14 Secretary and Treasurer.
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nOv10

ms- IF YOU WANT STRAW. MANIL-
LA and all kinds OF WRAPPING PAPERS, go to
EDWARD PERRY, No. 155 Meeting street, oppo
site Charleston Hotel, Charleston, s. G.
deCl4 6mOS
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5perial Notlres.

aay- THERE WILL BE A SOLEMN RE-
QUEEN MASS for the repose Of the soul Of Mrs.
ANNIE oNEILL, in St. Joseph's Church THIS
MORNING. at O'Clock. decl4
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~ UST RECEI E D,
LARGE ASSORTMENT oP
FINE BUSINESS ENVELOPES,
NOS. AND O.
Which will be furnished to orr customers with
Business Card neatlAprlnted thereon at 81 to Sc
per 1000.
CALL AT
THE NE W S o B o F Z G +
AND SEE SAMPLES.
nOv10
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MAGNOLIA wArER-Superlor to the best i'm
ported German Cologne, and sold at half the price.
dpcl4 tuthS3
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The Divorce Law-Debts-Thosc Odd
Fish-Turpentlne-The Per Diem.