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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
TUELEcruRE ON RELIGION.


THE LECTURE ON RELIGION.
There were circulated about the capitol build
ing today, handbllls announcing: "a lecture will
be delivered at the African NJ. f. Church, in this
city, tonight at half-past O'Clock. by Hon. F. ].
Moses, Jr."
About 12 O'Clock DeIIarge arose, and, holding
one OF these bills in his hand, asked the Speaker
(Moscs) if q motion would be in order? The
Speaker replied In the affirmative, whereupon
DeLarge said: "Mr. Speaker, move that this
bill be made the special order for tomorrow
night" This motion elected laughter, but no Sc
conds.
Tt might Moses delivered his lecture on religion
to crowded house. He spoke an hour and forty
minutes, and made very interesting lecture,
viewing his subject, rs he stated, from worldly
standpoint. He eXpatated on the benefits OF vr-
tue and morality and especially did he detail the
happy results of marriage. AL who heard the
lecture agree In saying that it was able and In
tercsting. The Speaker is certainly competent to
make almost any subject interesting, but there Is
something in the thought that Moses should
choose "Religionn for his subject and lecture
upon il, which is irresstlbly funny to me and to
many other persons. vote OF thanks was ten
ueTcu TIC SpeuheT ny Luc uuuleuCS loI IilS aoie
defence Of rcllgiOn.'
ACTS APPROVED.
Tho following acts AMI resolutions were return
cd today to the General Assembly as signed and
approved by the Governor: An act entitled an act
to amend the charter Of the Georgetown Railroad
Company, and the several acts emendatOry OF the
same; al act entitled an act to incorporate the
Wnnsboro' Baptist Church, Of Fairfield County;
an act eutited an act to incorporate the Charles
ton Loan Company; joint resolution TO extend
the time in which claims OF teachers for services
rendered during the year commencing October
81, 1867, shall be presented for payment; an act en-
titled 1 act to grant and give the consent OF the
Legislature OF this State to the conveyance to the
CDftcd States OF the lot OF land situate on Richard
son and Laurels streets, In the City Of Columbia,
hereinafter described, for the purpose Of post
orlce and courthouse or for other purposes, and
to cede to the United states jurisdiction therein;
an act to authorize the Governor to remove coun-
ty auditors, treasurers and other officers by him
appointed; an act to vest In Tony Stafford the
charter Of ferry from Dill's Bluff, on james ls-
land, to the City Of Charleston; an act to incor
poratc the Heston Fire Engine Company, OF
Georgetown, South Carolina; joint resolution to
authorize the State Treasurer to issue renewal
OF six per cent State stock the executor OF The
estate OF Maria Brisbane, or TO his legal repre-
sentatlvcs; joint resolution signed OH the ID In
slant, authorizing the treasurer to advance six
thousand dollars per month to the superintendent;
OF the Pententiary OF SOnth Caroliaa. l..
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The Memphis fast freight lines are again in
trouble. The rates now on cotton to New York
are ninety cents; Philadelphia elghty-hve cents;
Boston one dollar.
Dispatches from Fortress Monroe report heavy
northeast gale blowing ell day.
Two negroes named Jones and Carpenter,
were hung at Newcastle yesterday, for rape.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
IMPEA OF THE GOVERNOR
OF FLORIDA.
TALLAHASSEE, February 1

lALH' H.NooEDf TUT u"FJ 70
In the Legislature, to-day, the committee
appointed to investigate the official acts and
charges against Governor Reed, reported for i'm
parchment four to one. The minority report Is
said to be weak. The evidence was read to the
House in secret session this forenoon, and to open
session this P. N. The vote on impeachment will
be taken tomorrow, perhaps tonight.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
The Pope and Infallibility.
THE WEATHER.
WILMINGTON, February 4.

WILMINGTON, February 4.
Rain was falling all day-weather cold and
very boisterous. 1t is reported freezing at Wei
don, one hundred and siXty.fOur miles north Of
here.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
CUBA.

Two Men Killed In Havana.
HAVANA, February 4.
Two men were killed here on Wednesday
light.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05

sions and penalties Of an act to better protect
holders Ofinsurancc policies in this State. passed
December, 1863: Provided. That their premium
deposits do not, at any time, exceed the sum OF
tu.nntV thnns snnl dollars
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
THE EAST.
The SueZ Canal.

ALEXANDRIA, February 4.
Vessels drawing over seventeen and half feet
OF water cannot safely pass through the canal.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
WASHINGTON.
THE IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE
BUSTEED.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE COMING.

RATIFICATION oFTHE BURLINGAME TREATY
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
Business Statistics.

The Day says that the total number Of
business failures in the United States in
1869 was 2799, against zoos in 1868, and
the aggregate liabilities were s75,05l,-
900, against $63,774,OOO the previous
year. In 1867 there were 2750 failures,
with SOC, 6,666,OOO liabilities, the largest
number since 1861, during which year
there were 6993, with liabilities amount
ing to s2O7, PIC, 900, which sum was ex-
ceeded by 1857, with 1892 failures, and
liabilities aggregatiug $29l, $50, 900.
From this it appears that the failures of
1869 have not been excessive, neither in
number nor amount, in view of the dull
ness of trade, the depression existing
the greater part of the year, and above
all, the large depreciation in values
which the year has witnessed. The
unpaid obligations sf the parties who
failed, in proportion to the volume of
trade and to the capital now employed
in business, form o per centage far less
than in any ante-war year subsequent
To 1850.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
Colored Progress.

JOHN T. FORD, Of Baltimore, now
managing theatre in Charleston, South
Carolina, has been arrested in the latter
place for refusing couple of negroes
admission to his theatre. 1t is claimed
that under the civil rights bill the the
atrical manager can make mo distinc.
tion on account of race or color" in the
persons to whom he sells his tickets.
On Friday night the negroes of Wash
ington city held a meeting "to demand
their rights" They insist upon abol-
ishing the present school system Of the
District of Columbia and re-organizing
them upon a mixed basis, so that
black and white shall mingle in the
schools upon terms of perfect equality,
A bill has already passed one branch of
the Washington city council, and will
pass the other, compelling the keepers
of saloons, restaurants, hotels and other
places of entertainment, to receive ne
gro guests upon the same terms and
serve them in the same manner as
whites. If an act of Congress is needed
to further the glorious work, SUMNER
will introduce it, the representatives OF
West Virginia and other "loyar' States
will pass it; and returning home will be
endorsed by applauding Republican
constituents, who claim to be "good
Union men, but don't like this nigge,
business, you know"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
Adultery and Bigamy Publicly Ap.
proved.
From the New York Sun, 4th.I

tAC ACW LOEk CuAt 1bh.J
The following piece of intelligence is
taken from the Tribune, of yesterday:
The Trustees of the Third Unitarian
Church, of New York, sent to their pas-
tor, Rev. o. B. Frothingbam, on New
Years Day, letter assuring him that
his course in relation to the Richardson
marriage, and during the excitement
thereby caused, had commended itself
to their judgment as in the highest
sense manly aud Christian, and that the
attacks upon him by scandsl-lovlng
newspapers, so far from diminishing,
had served to augment their esteem for,
and confidence in, him as their religious
teacher.
At the Richardson marriage Mr..
rockingham stood and prayed over
the two persons whom his friend Mr..
Beecher was about to declare united in
q bigamous marriage, saying: "Father,
we thank Thee for what these two have
been to each other" And this shocking
glorihcstion of adultery and bigsmy, in
the form of IA prayer to God, the Trustees
of Mr.. Frothingham's church now COM
mend as in the highest degree manly and
Christian Their ideas of manhood and
Christianity must be very peculiar in
deed. They sneer at the newspapers as
scandal-loving, and We thank them for
it; for we do not remember any news
paper, no matter what its general char
acter, that has been base enough to
love the scandal of which their pastor
was guilty, and to which they give
such conspicuous approval, or that
has failed to execrate it as its bias.
phemous, biganous, adulterous charAc.
Ter deserved.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
A Dnmper.

The wonder and satisfaction at the
reduction of the debt will somewhat
abate, if the following be true: That
the accounting officers of the treasury
are ordered to allow no claims whatever
against the Government. To pay moth
ing, TO repudiate everything except the
claims of the Office holders and bond
holders, They can receive pay, their
claims are allowed; all others are denied.
No other class of Government creditors
receive one cent. They are denied even
the poor boon of hearing! Why pay
the coupon and refuse the voucherf 1t
is asserted that the debt is not being
decreased; that BoUTwELL's Bulletins
are not true. If large claims are being
heaped up, to be audited and paid at
some future day, our hopes and ex
pectations will be considerably damp
efed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
REUBEN FIELD.
The Mathematical Prodigy Of mis-
souri,.

souri,.
From the st. Louis Republican,
At or near Warrepsburg, johnson
couRty, in this State, resides a poor
widow woman, who has a son, Reuben
Field, a mere boy, untutored and SEEM
ingly almost incapable of literary cul.
ture, who yet possesses most remark
able powers of mental calculation. As
evidence of this, among many other
evidences that might be cited, gentle
man of st. Louis, who had heard of his
possessing this faculty, sent him the
following figures, viz: l45, AS, 145, 145,
nsking him to square this num-
Der mentally, that is multiply
the number by itself, and send
him the result, with the time
taken to perform it, scarcely believ-
ing, however, notwithstanding the ex-
traordinary accounts related to him,
that he would be capable of the task;
in this, however, he was mistaken, as
were others to whom the proposition
had been named. A letter has been re-
ceived by the gentleman named, from a
highly respectable and reliable citizen
of Warrensburg, who states that in
three minutes time the boy Field men
tally pronounced the result, 81 ,067 ,l13,-
l59, ,l63, III ,07 !, OPS, or written in words,
twenty. one sextillions sixty-seven quin-
tillions one hundred and thirteen quad
rillions one hundred and fifty-nine tril-
lions one hundred and sixty-three
billions one hundred and seventeen
millions seVenty-one thousand and
twenty-five.
Though such exhibitions of mental
powers of calculation as the enc exhib-
tied in the above are not altogether un-
heard of, they are nevertheless exceed
ingly rare. In this instance, it will ap-
pear all the more marvellous when it is
stated that this boy Reuben Field is
almost entirely uneducated. Indeed,
the letter referred to above says Field
maintains it is "of no use for him to go
to school, as he can't learn anything and
never could" In fact, except in the
matter Of calculation, in which he is a
marvel, he is said to be Every ignorant
in all other matters" lazy, uncouth,
disposed to wander idly from place to
place, and worst of all, perhaps, sis
very fond of drink" Yet, the letter
states, "he can repeat the eighty. sew
enth line in multiplication backwards
and forwards, and does many marvellous
things in calcula cling mentally"
Let those who think the solution re-
Quired in the proposition given above
cannot be a difficult one, because rem
dered by an illiterate and uncultivated
boy, call to mind that this solution by
the usual forms of multiplication re-
quires the use of one hundred and
ninety one figures, one hundred and
forty-four nultiplications, twenty-three
additions, and fifteen combinations of
figures, and that this, by the ordinary
processes of multiplication is to be per-
formed and retained i'll the mind until
the process is completed. When they
realize this, or attempt the solution it
self they will very likely come to the
conclusion that Reuben Field is prod
ICY in menta! calculations.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11

Senator CAMPBELL, of the Ohio Leg
islature, has introduced bill into that
body providing for submitting the
question CT ratifying the Fifteenth
Amendment to a vote of the people of
the State. A majority of the Committee
on Federal Relations, to which the bill
was referred, Recommended the indefinite
postponement of the bill. In other
words, the friends of negro equality
are afraid to submit their pet measure
to a vote of the people. And yet Gov
ernor HAYES in his messages, and JOHN
SHERMAN in bis speeches before the
Senate of the United States, will both
avow that the ratification of this
Amendment is domsnded by "the will
of the people" whom they represent.
How many of these Radical abomina-
tions would survive if the people were
allowed fairly to pass upon their merits ?
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
Guilt and its Consequences.

(From the Chicago Post Jan ~
The mother.in-law of Daniel Walsh,
the condemned wife murderer, died on
Sunday night, and it is said that her de-
cease was accelerated by the untimely
and terrible death of her daughter. 1t
will be remembered that the father died
short time ago, and it is said that he
too was victim of grief caused by his
child's death, under such awful circum-
stances.
Walsh still remains in quiet, sad
condition, and gives those in charge OF
the Jail but very little trouble. AS the
day of his execution draws near, he has
again to 60 through the fearful ordeal
of suspense he was subjected to o few
days previous to the respite, which now
seems to have been but an instrument
of torture and sggrayation, the doomed
man having prepared himself in the ex-
pectation that no leniency would be
shown him.
Sheriff Fischer is in Cincinnati, but
is expected in day or two to superin-
tend the execution, which will take
place about noon on Friday next II
nothing occurs to stop it.
The scaffold is in readiness for its
place in the Jail, and will not be put up
until tie latest mement.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
An Advocate Of Protection.

How delightful it is to see and hear o
man dressed in Ohio jeans lectured on
the necessity of protecting American
industry by New England manufac-
turer. The fellow will impress his ar
gument 80 neatly with his clenched
hand, covered with a French kid glove,
and will stamp his French calf-skin
boot, half covered, as it is, with his
English cashmere pants, to give empha-
sis to his argument. His Irish linen
collar, covered by an Italian silk neck
tie, gives grace TO what he says.
The csat he wears was made in Paris
his vest is of foreign fabric-his hand
kerchiefs are all imported, as is always
the cologne that gives them their rich
perfume, and in such a costume he la
bors hard to make the taxed farmer be.
lieve that the true safety of govern
ment is to protect the New England
manufacturer at the expense of the toll
ing millions of the West. That is the
only way to protect American industry.
B. FLOOD, in the Ohio
.Stdtesnlun
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
The Georgia Legislature.

An Augusta paper classifies the Legis-
lature of that State as follows: Senate
Vacancies, =; Democrats Is, Radicals
and Republicans, "a. House-Vacancies
IL; Democrats, "a, Radicals and Repub-
licans, 80, making the total, Democrats,
l02, Radicals and Republicans, 104, and
vacancies l3. The Constitution adds:
"In the Senate 9 Republicans are con-
sidsred sure to oppose Bullock's Radical
plans, and in the House 13. Taking
these "a moderate Republicans from the
Radicals and adding them to the Dem
oorsts would leave the strength of the
parties, Democrats and Republicans,
l26; Radicals, 80.
Allowing that Democrats in the Sem
ate and 10 in the House may be ineligi.
BILE, and which is believed TO be an ex-
travagant estimate, and their places
filled with Radicals, would leave ll2
Democrats and Republicans to 81 Rad.
calls. Two of the Democrats of the IA
have had their disabilities removed, and
the vacancies of 3 Others would be filed
by Democrats as the next highest can
didates. In addition, there are 9
other Republicans of doubtful proclivi-
ties.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
A Criminal Libel suit in the Tombs
on Behalf of Mr. George wilkes.

Mr.. Charles J. Foster, of POI William
street, appeared in the Tombs, yesterday
afternoon, and entered a complaint
against Saunders ID. Bruce and j. G.
Simpson as editors and publishers OF
the Turf, Field and Farm, for an alleged
libel in their journal of December, 81,
1869, upon Mr.. George Wilkes, the edi-
itor and proprietor of Uilkes' Spirit.
The offensive article which Messrs.
Bruce and Simpson published is entitled
dying of Criticism" The part Of the
article to which exception is taken is the
following:
"He opened his infant eyes upon this
earth, heaven knows how, when or
where. He grew to manhood, loving
Governor Seward much because he re-
fused to pardon a youthful indiscre-
ton. Fer awhile he made his home on
the Pacific coast, teaching the adventur-
GUS men of that golden land the value
of law and order; winning immortality
as the friend and heir of the murdered
Broderick, and then returning to New
York with the spoils of friendship to
establish 4 sporting paper, gaining
fresh laurels by driving the genial
William T. Porter, a ruined man, into a
drunkard's grave. Since then he has
figured at many prize-fght, has been
an honored guest at the Palace of St.
James without the knowledge of the
Queen; assisted in carrying on a stu
pendous war by speculating in substi-
tutes; has furnished Congress and the
Government with ideas of practical i'm
portance; has become moral censor;
has purified and elevated the turf; has
ably represented American charac-
ter abroad; has demonstrated the gener-
osity of his nature by riding through
the streets of Paris in an open carriage
with The Menken; has grown merry at
the courtesaR's wine table, and then
has shown his gratitude TO the 'profes-
sion by making it the subject of sem
sational newspaper srticle."-Nep York
Sun.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
Touching Scene Mt the Morgue-A
Mother,s Grief,

The World thus describes the scene at
the New York Morgue, when Mrs. Nc
Namsra first looked upon the dead body
of her daughter, Anna McNamara Ale
mego, who was murdered in an assigna-
tion house by George Bauman, her
seducer:
Mrs. Mcnamara, the mother of the
murdered woman, accompanied by her
two daughters, arrived in a carriage,
and after few minutes Mrs. McNama-
ra and one of her daughters were ad-
mitted into the dead house for the
purpose of seeing the body of the
wretched woman whose life had termi-
mated so violently. The few who were
present held their breath as the mother
approached the coffin in which the re-
mains of her daughter were, and even
the Morgue attendant turned aside his
head as he lifted the rude deal lid of
the square box-like coffin. The poor
woman strove to calm herself as the lid
was raised; she drew her lips together
and essayed firmness; but her effort was
fruitless, and with prolonged sigh of
agony aud love she half threw
herself over the coffin. Her hands
moved wildly in the air for a
few seconds, then rested on the face
of the dead daughter, and when the
touch of the icy flesh reached her she
burst into tears. The hands glided
from the forehead of the dead and passed
through the rich dark curls that clus.
tered over it. Then the sorrow of the
mother became more violent in its in
tensity. She called on her dead daugh-
ter to wake and speak TO her, and
moaned and bowed her head. Several
times she cried out: "Annie, Annie, tell
me why did you do thisr The scene
could not be prolonged, and the mother
tainted. She was removed to q room
near at hand and restored to conscious
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11
AMERICAN SLANG.
A Junior Partner Buying Goods in
London.

London.
The utter ignorance of the English of
the Specification of American slang ex-
pressions often causes some curious
scenes among them, and Yankee buy
ers in England, who seem to think that
because their language generally is un-
derstood, all their American idioms will
be. An expert buyer, Junior partner IN
one of our large American firms, at q
recent first visit to his correspondent In
an English manufacturing city, was
complimented by the senior partner OF
the house, who insisted on personally
showing goods to his American pur-
chaser.
"There, sir" said Dowlas, throwing
out roll of goods, "what do you think
of that 7"
"Oh, that's played out" said the
American.
"It's what 7" said Ball.
"It's played out, tell yoH." said the
customer.
"Played, ah! really; we call it plad,
h'yar in England, but this isn't plaid
plad, you know"
"No," said Yankee, 81 don't mead plad;
mean ter say it's gone Hp."
"Ob, no." said the Britisher, mot at
all; it has not gone up-quite the con-
tIary. We've taken off from the price,"
"Over the left; it's threepence too
high now"
mo doubt of it, but our neighbors,
you know, on the left are not manufac-
turers, you know"
Every likely, but don't care to be
stuck when get home"
Really. Most extraordinary. Is it
as dangerous in New York as the news
papers sayT
"Yes, but don't want these goods;
I've got some already that will knock
the spots out of 'em."
"But, my dear sir, there's no spots on
the goods, | assure you. They are per
feet"
"Well, well, suppose we switch Off
on these goods, and try something
else"
Certainly" and the Epglishman, to
the infinite amusement OF the Ameri-
leans friend, called clerk with wisp-
broom and directed him to "switch of"
any dust he could find, while he pro-
cseded to show something else.
"There," said the Englishman, tri-
umphantly, spreading out another fab
ric, "there is the handsomest piece of
goods in England, 'arf guinea yard"
81 can't see it," said his customer.
Cant see it ~ why you are looking
right at it; however, suppose you try
the light of this window"
"No, | don't mean that said the
American. 81 haven't got the stamps
for such goods"
STAMPS! no stamps required but
bill stamp, which we are happy to fur
nish."
This Misunderstanding might have
continued longer, had not one of the
younger members of the house, seeing
his seniors perplexity, rescued the
American and "put him through" after
the manner of his countrymen.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-11

FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CON-
PANY.-At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, the following per-
sons were elected Directors to serve for
the ensuing year, to wit: Andrew Will
son, Alexander Rogers, John Murine,
E. J. Stone, John Reed, William s.
Goshorn, A. W. PAUL. William A. Will
son, and Thomas Pollock.
Subsequently the Board elect organ
lied by electipg Andrew Wilson, Presi-
dent; John Reed, Vice President; and
John G. Hervey, Secretary.
A five per cent. stock dividend has
beed declared by the Board upon the
capital stock the Company.