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ment of the session of Parliament until
November 7th, and the members soon
after separated.


MonroNs WAR WHooP.-The Big In.
Jun OF the Radical wigwam, the terrible
Oliver Z. Morton, Senator in Congress
from lndiana. rider, rubber and groom
OF the stables to his imperial majesty,
Ulysses the First, is again on the war
path. STUNT Louis was selected, with
due reference to theatrical effect, as the
scene of his first performance. There
lieappeared one day Inst week hideously
bedlzened in appropriate costume Of
pRint aud feathers, went through all the
grimnces and gyrations Of the classic war
dance, hourshed his bloody tomahawk
and scnlping knife a in mode Tecumseh,
aud wound up with "a yell Of sudden
aud portentous BIRTH" tint woke the
sleeping echoes Of the far off forests OF
Maine, and startlcd tho wolf from his
lair in the businesses of the CordiIlcrns.
We claim copyright for That curl; it is
not in Sergeant'B Speaker, or any other
compendium of American eloquence. |
AS the horrid noise reverberated through
the South, carpet et-bagger and scanwag
yelled in chorus, whilst all 'Rebeldom, y
affrighted, pale, and trembling in every
limb, recognized in the unearthly diupa-
son the knell Of their approaching doom.
Morton has set the Keynote Of the
Radical campaign. We may expect no
mercy from that quarter. No more par
dons for any who participated in the
rebellion. and the Ku Klux bill to be
rigidly enforced until all who are not
''for Grant" are made to bow their stub
born necks under the CALLING yoke Of
Radical bondage. Morton's speech con
tains wholesale charge against the
Southern soldiers of having iu fact aud
in spirit violated their plighted faith to
the Government, and thereby forfeited
all claim to its probation. This is buse,
unfounded calumny, Which we did no,
expect even from his viperous tongue,
that ''out.venoms NIL the nsps of Nile. u
We defy him to show wherein one OF
them has failed to respect, with religious
fidelity, the terms of his parole. We
even challenge military commission,
with Hunter or Candy at it's head, to
make good tho uccusntion in single in
stance. But TINT is showing too much
concern about the filthy mouthings oI
this slGnderous rnnter. Let the heather
rage. The Radical party hos about done
US all the harm in their power. They
have one why aud another filched from vi
nearly everything we possessed Of value
to free people, save our honor and oul
integrity to Heaven.
Between Us aud the demon Of Radical
ism there is eternal enmity. Persecution
only makes the flame of intense, undy
ing hatred, burn the brighter. From
Morton, and oil like him, the Southern
neoplo ask nothing, hope nothing ant
fear nothing. They believe that the day
OF their deliverance from petty tyrann.
and heartless persecution is not far dis
tapt, and that the next Presidential elec
tion will witness the consummation st
ardently hoped for by good men Of al
shades OF political opinion in every par
of the country. Richmond Enquirer.
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UNRonANT1o END OF TIE PIONEER WAR

VESSEL OF SoUTH CARoLINA.--The hull
Of the old light-ship Weehawken, which
has been condemned on account of leaks,
was sold at auction yesterday morning,
by Messrs. W. \. Leitch and r. S. Brnns,
to Capt. Thomus Young, for $3.50. This
old boat haB had somewhat eventful
history, and may be said to have been
the pioneer vessel Of tho Confederate
navy in these waters, she having been
purchased and put in commission by the
State of South Curolina in February,
1861, under the following circumstances:
The Legislature Of South Carolina, ut
the session Of 1SG0-'Gl, enacted that the
Governor should purchase or procure,
ut an expense of $3.50. 600. three vessels
such as ho might deem fit for the ser
vice proposed. to form u sen. coast police
force to prevent the landing Of maraud-
ing parties, who, it WAS supposed, might,
iii the event OF hostilitics between tho
two sections. descend upon the coast in
vessels ot light drift to commit acts OF
depreciation und violence. The defence
of the long line Of sen coast against nu
enemy en- force WAS not contemplated,
however, M to render such defeuccs eff
fectnnl would require means beyoud the
resources of the State. III order to
carry out the object Of this enactment.
Gen. A. c. Darlington. tho then Secro.
tary OF the Interior. appointed O com
mission, composed OF scientific and pruc-
tical men in this city. to examine all the
vessels in Charleston harbor, and also to
make inquiry elsewhere, and report who.
ther any could be procured which were
adapted to the service intended. Their
report satisfied him that there were no
vessels in this hurbor which wcro suita-
ble in every respect and could be pur.
chased on reasonable terms 1t was be-
lieved that they might bc bought at the
North, but after diligent inquiry ouly
one could be- found tliut it was thought
expedent to purchase ~ the flames
Gray" an iron propeller. built for the
navigation Of the James River. Lieut.
Dozier was despatched TO Richmond
| nn,l negotiated the purchase of this steam
er, at the price OF $4,000. to be deli
vered in Charleston. She arrived hers
on February Is, 1861. aud was fitted ou
under the name Of the Lady Davis,
her armament consisting of two twenty
four pound howitzers. Enlistments o
seamen were begun, aud had reached
the number Of thirty, when it wa.
thought best to suspend any further ef
fort to complete this organization on nc
count of the action of the Provisiona
| Congress, looking to the establishment
| OF navy for tho common government
From that time until the year 1868, th
Lady Davis WAS employed as polic
and transport boat about this harbor ant
along the coast, and in that yenr she wa
dismantled aud her engines and arma
ment transferred to another Yunboat
After 1868 she was lying up in the har
Dor until the possession Of the city b,
the Federal forces, when she was mad
q light-ship and stationed over the wrecl
of the gunboat Weehawken, near Morri
Island, and has been employed in thi
service until she was condemned fe1
weeks ago. She is now to be broken H.
by her new owners and sold for old iron
Charleston NerS.
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FooL1NG FATHER Cincinnati comes
up smiling with this for romance.
which rather bents the Albany condensed
novel: Beautiful young lady-pa mil
lionairc-fnlis in love with dry goods
clerk; pa forbids him the house, and or.
ders his daughter to marry wealthy old
bachelor or no one; she consents, aud
the dny 10 fixed; an elegant trousseau is
provided, md pa gives her check for
$4,000, which she gets cashed; happy
dny and guests arrive, dry goods clerk,
looking cheerful, among them; young
lady friend of tho bride calls the minis
ter in the back parlor, where lie finds
the bride. dry goods clerk, aud few
others in the secret; young lady aud her
own true love happily united; pa and
old bachelor rush i'll, too late; pa swears,
old bachelor swears, and pa rushes off
to stop payment of check. too late ngain !;
happy couple on wedding tour with tho
So. 600, waiting for the patcrnal recall,
"Beess you, me childeren" and tho cnr-
tain drops.
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The New York Observer says: "Penny
ocean postage is the next great step to-
ward making all the world akin. 1t is
now under advisemont, and we hope that
before next winter wo may send letter
to England for two CENTS All such pro.
gross helps to bring the nations nearer
to each other, binding them by tics Of
Intercourse and affection, and SO helping
On the reign of universal peace"
A Liverpool cotemporary, in reporting
o meeting, says that one Of tho speakers
.briefy addressed the audience at some
length"
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Two boat-loads of negroes from the
Carolina side OF tho river arrived in Sa-
vnnnah, Wednesday, and proceeded in n
body to the Exchange for tho purpose Of
registering mt tho coming municipal
election. Fortunately. notice Of their
coming reached tho officers, who were
waiting for their arrival, aud prevented
thcm from committing perjury.
Mr. J. L. Milwcse, Of Anderson, WINS
accidentally killed in Texas. on the 2lst
uit., by n log FILLING upon him.
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AU KLUx IN NORTH CAROLINA. A man
who writes himself I'M. II. BERRY, reve-
nue. agent, late captain United States
army" gives the Washington Chronicle
Detailed account of his adventures
with North Cnrolina Ku Klux. The
valiant lnto captain had all along be-
lleved the Ku Klux but myth, until
the 10Th instant, when Mr.. Wiley, col
lector of internal revenue for the Sixth
District, North Carolina, two deputies
and himself, proceeded TO Gastou Coun-
where they had information there was
an illicit distillery.
They found, suys the late captain, on
tho premises Of ono Mr.. Thoruburger
several barrels Of whiskey concealed ia
his ont-houses aud in his bedrooms.
Tho liquor WAS seized aud removed to
tho railrond depot at Cherryville, and
stored in the warehouse Of Mr.. Sum
ntt. About l o'clock 4. NJ, about
fifty or sixty men surrounded the house,
masked with false faces, armed with
shot-guns, rifles and pistols, broke open
tho store where the liquor WAS stored
and took it away. They then inquired
where those ld Yankee revenue
officers were. They swore they were
going to have them out und kill the
last one of them. Preparation was
made to fight to tho bitter end; but,
luckily, just at this moment tho ladies
and children in the house became ex-
cited, and commenced screaming. and
to this fortuitous circumstance, with
! out further explanation, tho captain at.
tributes the escape of the entire Ku
hlux party. Tie captuin has had many
thrilling adventures in his day. but ht
thinks this last one with the NORTH
! Carolina ku Klux tue most remarkable
Of any.
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CAPTURED FLAGS. The Buf}nlo n.
W Courier gives some Information con-
cerning the number Of flags captured
from and Ivy the Union troops during
the late war, Which will be of interest to
the soldiers who represented the several
States. Where the Information comes
from is not known. The following
figures SHOW the number Of flags taken
from regiments belonging to each State
by the Confederate troops: Alabama ] 6;
Arkansas /; Connecticut !; Delaware 0;
Florida 6; Georgia %: Illinois IL; Indi-
ana 2; Iowa l Kentucky 2; Louisiana s.;
Maine 4; Maryland 8; Massachusetts o;
Michigan 8; Mississippi 10; Missouri 8;
New Jersey 2; New Hampshire l; New
York 13; North Carolina &c; Ohio 7;
Pennsylvania 10; South Carolina 7;
Tennessee 10; Texas 4 Vermont l; Vir-
ginia So; Winconsn Q; miscellaneous s.
Total $50.
yhe next statement shows the number
of Confederate flags captured by the
Union troops Of each State: Alabama Z;
Arkansas /; Connecticut 9; Delaware 3;
FIoridh Georgia 3; Illinois 13; Indiana
10; Iowa l3; kentucky IL; Louisiana Q;
Maine s; Maryland 9; Massachusetts 10;
Minncsotn 5; Michigan 13; Mississippi
3; Missouri 4; New Jersey 8; New Hamp-
shire /; Now York los; North Carolina
S; Ohio 81; Pennsylvania 4G; South Cn.
roliEa l; Texas 5; Tennessee 5; Vermont
A; Virginia "a; West Virginia IT; Wis
consin 4. Total 1856.
BY these figures. it will be noticed that
while tho Union troops of the MOI slave
holding States, almost without All cxcep.
ton, captured more flags tkan they lost,
the Union troops Of States that held
slaves before the wnr, almost without an
exception. lost more than they cap
tured. The Courier adds:
AS far as this comparison goes, it tends
to show that the troops from Southern
States who fought for the Union wero
not so good MS those raised in the North,
and inferentially that the best blood Of
the South supported the rebellion. The
capture of bnttle-flags is substantial tes-
timony OF victory; the loss Of one indi-
Gates the utmost decentralization possible
for n regiment, hence the conclusions
from The tables above are irrefragable.
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On Tuesday night, tue 18th instant. a
negro man, named Bird McLnre, for
merly tho property Of James s. Mcclure,
Esq, WIS murdered OH the plantation
OF james G. McAliley, on the Western
side Of this County. He was culel out
of his house. about midnight, Ivy four
persons, aud shot to death Immediately
upon their getting him in range The
witnesses, inclusive of tho wife Of the
deceased, mud of Tom McAliley, who
guided the lnur,lerers to the house oi
the deceased, we're unable to tell who
any of the perpetrators Of the deed were.
We have heard stories on both sides
first, that the deceascd had made violent
threats about what he would do in case
he had the authority to make arrests OF
white men; aud, again, that he had in.
Cured the enmity Of certain young
colorcd men by supplanting them in the
affections of dusky belle. Which
story, il either, is true. we neither know
nor care. The crime will be attributed
to the Ku Klux, and every white mar
in Chester County will have his due
share of odium in the Northern mind
attached to him. Whenever the friends
and pimps of Grants administration
cense to speak Of tho white people o
the South us Ku Kiux and murderers e,
| anasse, we will then feel that our self
respect justifies us in denouncing as they
deserve midnight marauders and mur.
derers. Chester Reporter.
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ANOTHER kU KLUx STORY CLINClIED.
a correspondent of the Charleston Neus

ANOTIlEN AU ALUA OTOHY CLlSCIED.
a correspondent of the Charleston Ners
writes us follows from Orangcburg:
a party of mounted men, variously
estimated in numbers at from so to 100,
entered this town little after mid night,
yesterday morning, and, nfter posting
notices on the post Office in the lower
part Of tho town, near the hotel, upon
one Of the Office doors of the buildings
allotted to the officers of tho court, aud
upon telegraph post near tho railroad
avenue, withdrew quietly and so myste-
rionsIy that no one is able to givo any
clue to their ronte. The notices purport
to emanate from the headquarters Of the
ku klux kim, and contain warnings to
such as are engaged in buying seed cot
ton, n practice that is carried on to n
shameful extent, and which encourages
unlimited thcfts in the cotton fields, J
and hints to the carpet -bnggers and
scalawngs, who are stirring up strife be-
tween the races, to desist, under penalty
of being visited with summary punish
ment. The orders conclude with O
friendly call to the colored people to
unite with them as the friends of order
and good government, to root out the
enemies of both white and colorcd men.
On tho whole, the document was aimed
Mt ilagrant abuses, and was full Of peace
full assurances, especially to industrious
and honest negroes. The movements of
the party we're quietly conducted with
the signal OF the whistle. aud since their
departure not u vestge of information is
known of them, aud not single throat
or act Of violence has been reported OF
them.
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DEATH OF MAJ. JOHN Fl. HUGHES. 1t
is again our sad duty to chronicle tho
death of ono Of our oldest citizens.
Maj. John II. Hughes breathed Ills last,
at his residence near our town, ON Fri
dny, tho 18th inst, after painful and
protracted illness; mud Mt tho advanced
nge OF near seventy years. He was III,
upright Christian gentleman, n man uni
versnIly respected, n prominent member
OF tho Methodist Church, aud II useful
citizen. EtiyefeU ARcertiSer.
The steamer Warrior arrived mt Dart
mouth, England, on July 22d, after IL
voyage of tweDty-six dnys and seven
hours from the Cnpo Of Good Hope,
which is tho fastest time OH record.
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FATAL ArFRAYs.- An affray occurred
four miles from Old Efingham, in this
County, on Tuesday, the 18th instant,
which resulted in the death of one Ca
rolina Cusaok, colored, at the hands of
Richard Osborn, colored.
Alexander Dewitt colored, and VIM.
Warren, white, both living CLOSE to the
Chesterfield limo, in this County, had q
little difficulty about one mouth ago;
during the same day the dispute was
settled and they became friendly. Iu
the afternoon, the negro, Dewitt, in
vited Mr.. Warren in his field to get
fine watermelon. While Mr.. Warren
was in stopping posture examining a
watermelon, the trcachcrous villain dealt
him blow OH his head, which crushed
in his skull. Three of his ribs were
also broken. Mr.. W. was afterwards
carried home, where lie survived these
severe injuries thrco weeks, suffering in-
tensely. He died about one week since.
Aa yet Dewitt has not been captured.
Darlington L,tlec.
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DISTURBANCES NORTH AND SoUTu Re
ferring to the recent riot in Ogdensburg,
New York, by which the efforts Of a
strolling lecturer to deliver an anti-C
tholic illumination were sought to be pre-.
vented, the New York Journal of Com
n.erce, one Of the ablest, as it is certainly
the most judicious and fair-minded Of
all the Northern papers, makes the fol-
lowing true and incisiye observations:
"Had trouble of m equally serious
aspect happened at the South, arising
not out of religious or sectarian differ
ences but from political causes, men,
like Speaker Blaine, would lay the whole
blame on the Ku Klu1, and demand
that President Grant send bayonets down
there. It would be exactly as appropri-
ate to call upon him to interfere at Og-
densburg, and his interference is as
much needed there as at the South. \
Since we should regard the appear
ance OF Federal troops at Ogdensburg,
to settle religious feud, as wanton in
suit to the dignity of the State, we are
also, By the same process of reasoning.
constrained to look upon nll force Acts
relating to the South US impertinent and
unnecessary meddling in the concerns oi
that part of the country. To appreciate
how Southerners feel about it, we have
only to imagine our own thoughts in
case President Grant had made the Og-
densburg outbreak the pretext of putting
that city under martial law"
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Pending suit brought by them for
divorce, u Michigan husband and wife
eloped together and left their astounded
lawyers in tho lurch.
Sheridan's ''policy" toward The Iu-
dians, being interpreted, is "lcads win !,
tails you losc."
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COLUMBIA. s.. G.
Friday Morning. August rs, 1871.

The kings and princes of Europe seem
to be moving about uneasily. as if clouds,
somewhat larger than mans hand. had
risen in their respective skies. Though
it can scarcely be said of them that, like
the sovereign of the realms Internal
their wanderings are devoted to the ami
able purpose OF seeking whom they
may devour," yet they are evidently dis
satisfied with their surroundings, and
the shadows which coming events cast
before are alarming to their gentle and
noble natures. Rights divine are be-
ginning to be weighed in the same pro-
saic scales with rights human, and as the
former are much more ETHEREAL than tho
latter, they are likely to be fonnd want
ing in substantial weight and condemned
as founded on false prctence. When
strictly analyzed, pampered privilege is
found to be wholly inconsistent with in
alienable rights, and the policy of taxing
the toiling millions to the EXTREMIST H.
nit Of endurance, TINT the coffern of n
few royal spendthrifts and libertines may
be filed to repletion, is condemned rs
alike unreasonable and unjust. With
the advance of liberal principles, the di-
vinity, 80 long supposed to hedge in
kings. will disappear, aud in merit will
be found the sole patent Of nobility.
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HOTEL Arrivals, August "a. Nicker-
son House-J. W. Hardy, L. L. Prince,
Baltimore; j. l.. Orr, Anderson; II. A.
Smith and sister, Winnsboro; Nj. M.
Wolfe, Charlotte; r. G. Stewart, N, Y;
Z. T. Smith, Anderson; J. Bryce. s. @. !;
G. P. Hoffman, Doko; J. r. Chatham,
Helena; III. G. Andrews, Beaufort; G..
W. Earle, j. Mccall, Darlington; s. r.
Todd, VIM. Mills, J. Fl. Sullivan, r. J.
Sullivan. Laurens; ". Holland, Green
vile; W: G. Mayes, Newberry.
Columbia Hotei-G. W. Shrew. Va; E.
]. Gage. s. Q. Gilbert, J. E. Thames,
Charleston; J. T. Riley and lady, Miss
r. Y. Guskins, Orangebnrg; w. NJ.
Pelot, Aiken; w. d. Kennedy, Augusta.
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LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
w. D. Love &c Co.-Newest Goods.
r. Q. Shiver & Go. Big Preparations
John Il. Wilson, Card.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Edward Hope-Secd Oats.
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. Tho Northern
mail opens at 500 P. NJ; closes 7.15
a. NJ. Charleston duy mail opens 400
P. NJ; closes 600 a. NJ. Charleston
night mil opens $50 A. NJ; closes 6. 90
2. NJ. Greenyille mail opens Gas P.
~. closes 600 A. NJ. Western mail
opens 900 A. NJ; closes 1. 80 P. NJ. On
Sunday Office open from 8 to4P. M.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10
Self.ActfnG Gate.

A model of an automatic gate which was not
automatic, for it refused to work when it ought
to, the invention of Senator Poole, of North Oar
DINA, came with latter Endorsed, From the
President of the United 6tates-R. ii. Douglas.
Private 6scrstary" How the connection came
about was not stated. Mr.. Lyman having low
cred himself sufficiently to bring the gate within
the range of his vision. looked at it. but ade no
sign. The general verdict seemed to be that the
gate Of the Senator was not good.
The New York Hearth and Home gives
the foregoing account of Senator POOLS
exhibition before the American Institute
Farmers Club. Are we to infer that the
model was ycranked by little Douglas,
Grants Secretary, or that Grant, in con-
sideration of services rendered, bought a
patent from Pool and presented it to the
Club ? At all events, the allusion is a very
contemptuous one.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10
THE INEVITABLE KUKLUX.
What the President Knows About the
Organic alton Objects OF the Invisible
Umpire

The following account of what they pre-
tend to know or believe, and intend to do,
about the condition of affairs in The South
at the White House is furnished by the
Washington correspondent of the Herald {:
Attorney General Alderman had a long
conference to-day with the Secretary OF
State. and afterwards with tho President.
The subject OF the interviews was of course
the everlasting kuklax question, involving
the punishment of the persons recently ar
rested in South Carolina. and perhaps the
PRONUNCIATION of a new proclamation. 1t
was the original intention of the Govern
ment to follow up the suspension Of the
habedS corpus in the nine counties of South
Carolina with a similar movement upon
Northern Georgia.; and as most of the
yourg men suspected of the Kuklux afini-
ties who ran away from the former State
took up their abode in the latter, it is not
improbable that they will be soon on the
movement once more. Alderman IS not q
maa of sufficient calibre to engage the at
tention of the President for two hours in
one day unless important matters are to be
decided in which the Executive needs all
the Information his law adviser can afford
him. Just at this moment il is @ matter
of great interest as to what the President
knows or thinks he knows about the Ku-
klux. Ii is asserted by those who ought
to know something of the character of the
information communicated from time to
time to the Executive that he has much
more direct knowledge on this subject than
even that possessed by the Congressional
Committee. Gentlemen of high character,
formerly officers In our army, who were
and are even now living in the South, hav-
ing learned through their supposed Demo
cratic sympathies important facts relative
to the secret purposes of this organization,
have made him acquainted with the danger
to its fullest extent. The officers OF the
United States Secret Service have been,
and still are, very active in ferreting out
the Khan. The danger to which they are
exposed in this service renders il necessa-