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cations made Dy OOtM ". lnOSe O0QleS on Tue
subiect. of the State debt rest. on no truthful
foundation. These gentlemen have unques.
tionab;y been miBled, orthey have themselves
misinl trpreted facts and figures, for will not
be so7,nclarilable as to suppose that two Or
CARNATIONS representing the wealth and COM
merce of Charleston have assumed such :.u eS-
traordinary position tor merely political or
partisan purposes, ! have given You a full
statement Of al! the obligations due by the
State, sani II Is my answer TO their proceedings.
Q. What has been the influence Of the ac-
ton of the Board oil Trade and Chamber Of
Commerce on our bonds In New York and
elsewhere?
The Governor. 1t has been decidedly perni-
cious. The value Of the bonds on the market
has been deprecated, and II is more difficult
than before for our financial agent 10 carry the
debt he has been compelled to assume.
:. H. H. HAPTeN.
Q. Why Is Unnecessary that the State should
be IN debt TO Mr.. Kimpton to the amount oil
a million of dollars
The Governor. From the fact which you
will understand by reference to the manner OF
collecting the axes. In other words, we have
had 10 spend The money anu collect the taxes
TO pay the debt afterwards, For instance, the
lazy 6fitaxeS ortlsss WAS not made until Sep
TENDER OF that year. The auditors and treas
uleis "eio uh1oio W prepa.o tuela ooonS Nv
papers for collection until May, 1869. Hence
We were obliged to raise money 10 pay the
debts Of 1858, and most Of 1859, before a dollar
Of the tax was collected, The taxes for 1869
were not collected until between March and
July 1870, and now we are in the midst of
April, 1871, collecting the tax to meet expenses
Incurred tor the year 1870 That is the reason
why we have been obliged to borrow money
through Mr.. 'kmpton, and hypothecate the
bonds in his hands.
TIE A CONVENTION
O.. What are your views, Governor, with
reference 10 the approaching May Conven.
ton
ms Governor. 1 think it wilt develop some
Important facts which it is proper for the tax.
payers more fully to understand, and, among
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with this set are hereby repealed.
Approved the 7th day OF March, A. D.. 1871.
An ACT to authorize the county commission
ers OF Spartanburg, GreenviLle, Pickens and
Oconee, and the authorities OF certain towns
in those counties to provide means to meet
interest on certain bonds.
src1oN 1. Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State. OF
South Carolina, non met and sitting in Gem
eral Assembly, and by the authority of the
eame: ..;
That the county commissioners of the III
ties of Spartsnburg, Greenville, Pickens and
Oconee, and the proper authorities of the said
cite b and towns in those counties, having sub
scrlbed, or proposing subscription, to the
capital stock of the Atlanta and Richmond Air.
Line Railway Co npany, be empowered, 30 soon
as the said railway company shall have COM
piled with the terms Of subscription of any
one Of the above mentioned counties, cities or:
towns. md SAID subscriptions shall have been
accepted by said company, then the county
commissioners Of such county, or the proper
authorities Of such city or town, are author
lied and required to have levied and collected,
from year to year, on all taxable property in
such county, city or town, q sum OF money
sufficient to meet the interest a~ccruins on
such bonds as may be issued to meetsuch
subscription to the capital stock Of, ssad, At
lanta and Richmond Air Line Railway Compa.
ny, and to provide for the payment Of guch
bonds, as they may fall due.
Approved the 7th day Of March, A. D. 1871
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from the consideration of a resolution 10 re-
peal a resolution 10 open Nolen street.
Mr.. J. S. Allen, chairman of the Committee
on Election Divisions, among others intro
duced an ordinance to rearrange and fix the
boundary lines Of the election divisions in the
Fifth ward and create O new division therein.
Mr. Wagner moved to postpone the fur
ther consideration of the bill until Thursday
next at 4 o'clock. After some debate the
motion was agreed to-yeas 39, nays 1S.
Mr.. Allison, chairman of the Committee on
House of Correction, reported an ordinance
making an appropriation of $500 to defray
the expenses of the Board of Managers of
the House of Correction for the year 1871.
Passed
Mr.. Ehret offered preamble and resolu-
tion requesting Mr.. William H. White, one
of the sitting members from the Sixteenth
ward, to resign his seat, as under the de-
cision of the Court of Common Pleas he was
not legally elected thereto.
Mr.. Walker claimed that the preamble and
resolution were out of order, the Council
having tried the matter, and it was competent
to prove the right of Mr.. White to a seat in
the Chamber.
The Chair concurred in what was said by
Mr.. Walker, and the paper was ruled out.
The ordinance from Select Council making
an appropriation to remove the iron ratings
from Penn Square and put them in place
around Fair Hill Square and the Parade
Ground was concurred in. Adjourned.
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FOREIGN Affairs,

The Government of France will shortly
return from Bordeaux to Paris.
Generals Sheridan and Forsyth, United
States Army, have gone to Paris.
The dividing lines in Paris are guarded
by both French and German soldiers.
On Wednesday, when the Prussians en-
tered Paris, all the newspapers suspended
publication.
The force of Germans occupying the
northwestern portion of Paris numbers thirty
thousand men.
The general demeanor of the Parisians
during the entry of the Prussian army into
the city was orderly, and in few instances
only were any hostile feelings evinced, which
in no case provoked any serious disturbance.
The ratification of peace will be ex-
changed by France and Germany as speedily
as possible. An envoy, bearing the vote of
the Assembly accepting the preliminary con-
ditions of peace, arrived in Paris yesterday
noon,
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CITY COUNCILS.

THEIR PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Select Brdnch.-In the absence of President
Cattell Mr.. g. t. Jones, of tie Twenty-frst
ward, took the chair.
Mr.. Smith presented petition from citi-
zens:.of the Twenty ninth. ward, asking that a
steam fire engine be located in the eastern
portion of that ward. Referred
Mr.. Hanna presented in place an ordinance
making an appropriation for the erection of
new station house, and for the purchase of a
steam tug for the use of the Delaware Harbor
Police. Referred to the Committee on Po-
lice.
Mr.. Hanna moved that the special order of
the day for o'clock, the consideration of the
ordinance providing for better supply of
water for the city, be reconsidered, and that
Select Council take the bill into immediate
consideration. Agreed to-, and the ordinance
was read.
motion to postpone further consideration
of the ordinance was carried, and it was made
the special order for next Thursday at
o'clock.
The Committee on City Property reported
an ordinance appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose of enclosing Fair Hill Park and the
Parade Ground, in the rear of the County
Prison, with the iron railing taken from
Penn Square. Agreed to.
Mr.. Thomas j. Smith presented a resolu-
tion requesting the Fire Commissioners to
lect Council.
After considerable discussion, arising out
of an intimation by Mr. Smith that ''ring"
existed in the Board of Fire Commissioners
| opposed to the interests of the fremen and
public, motion to indefinitely postpone fur
ther action in the matter was made and car
ried-yeas 10; nays, IL.
Bills from Common Council were then con-
sidered.
Common Branch.-At 3 o'clock Common
Council was called to order, President Huhn
| in the chair.
Also, one from the Chief Commissioner of
| Highways, inclosing letter from j. Powell
& Son, stating that they were ready to raise
the span of the Penrose Ferry Bridge. But
in consequence of some distractions in the
river no vessels could go through.
| Mr.. Calhoun offered resolution instruct
ing the Finance Committee to appropriate,
by ordinance, $1,000 for the removal of these
distractions. Referred to Finance Commit
tee.
Also, one from Mr.. Parker relative to
charges preferred against him in the Board
of Guardians, Referred to Committee on
Poor.
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on Surveys,
reported bill to adjust the curb heights
upon a portion of the Twenty-sixth ward
Agreed to.
The Dill 10 repeal the ordinance OF Junt
8, 1870, to regulate the repairing o
streets was then taken up. The old ordinance
requires all repairing of streets to be done b!
the supervisors without any discretion in th
Commissioners of Highways to have the worl
done by contract.
After debate, the bill was lost-yeas 20
nays 33.
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on Sur
veys, reported an ordinance authorizing th
} construction of sewers on Moravian, Button
wood, and other streets. Passed.
! Mr.. A. s. Allen, from the Survey Commit
! tee, made further report in the shape of
resolution for the discharge Of the commits
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nnmHafIn AHnIra.

The post Office of MorristowD, n. j., was
burned early yesterday morning.
The Legislature of Alabama was to ad-
journ yesterday, but holds over for few
days.
The receipts of wheat at San Francisco
this season are 100000 centals against
5,542, 500 last year.
The charge d'affaires of Japan, Mr. Mori,
yesterday presented his credentials to the
Secretary of State.
All the members of the Joint High Com
mission are now in Washington, and they
dined together last evening
-Caucuses of both the Republican and
Democratic members of the Forty-second
Congress were held in Washington last night
The Japanese embassy, which arrived in
Washington yesterday, was presented to the
President in the evening by Secretary Fish,
and a handsome reception accorded it.
The statue of Roger Williams has arrived
at Washington, and will to-day be placed in
the old Hall of Representatives. 1t and the
statue of General Greene are the gifts of the
State of Rhode Island.
Judge Conyngham was buried yesterday
afternoon, from his late residence in Wilkes
barre, with appropriate honors, the judiciary,
bar, Masons, fremen, and citizens attending
the funeral in large numbers.
The prize of $4,000 offered by the French
men of California for the first Prussian battle
flag captured in the war has been claimed for
Riccioti Garibaldi, who took the flag of the
61st Prussian Regiment, at Dion, on the Odd
0f ,Tanuarvs
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"A writer in the Boston Traueller seems to
far the most successful of all the Rebel Generals
during the war.
1t is estimated that $50, 900 persons live on
the banks of the Merrimac river, and, to a
great extent, are dependent upon it for motive
power for their factories and workshops
"A Boston bank President has gained noto.
Tiety by carefully turning up his vest several
inches when at his desk TO keep it from wear
snG ont
Miss Nellie Marshall daughter of Humphrey
Marshall, was married, last week, to member
of the Kentucky Legislature; and as the groom
was i'll at the time, the wedding ceremony took
place at his bedside.
"A Methodist called the Italian unity meet
ing in Boston to order Trinitarian Congrega-
tiopalist was its President Universalist offered
the resolutions, Unitarian seconded them, and
an Episcopalian made one of the strongest
speeches in their support.
"A Scotch granite monument TO the memory
of Hon. James Guthrie has been placed In Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville. 1t is forty feet high,
and bears a medallion likeness OF Mr.. Guthrie,
In bronze. 1t was erected by his children, and
cost $4,000.
Mrs Ellen Yanaga Vale has sued the
steamer Richmond for $6015 because she was
robbed to that extent of diamonds and other
Valuables while a passenger on board from st
Louis to New Orleans on the 10th of November
1859. She had room in the main and near the
ladies' cabin, which she claims could not b(
fastened, and the thieves got In on account o.
this. The officers of the boat claim that thu
loes was occasioned by negligence on the par
OF Mrs. Vale
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Pursuant to the terms OF deed of trust executed
to the undersigned, on the 18th day Of November
A. d. 1869, by the Tucker Creek OIL and Mining
Company Of West Virginia, to secure the payment
of a certain debt therein described, due to Frede
rick Fairthorne, amounting to $1,000, with interest
from the 18th day of November, 1869, which deed is
recorded in the Recorders office of Writ county,
West Virginia, in Deed Book No. Q, page 522 will,
ON THE sTH DAY OF MAY, 1871 Cthat being the
second Monday of the month), at the front door OF
the Court House OF Writ county, West Virginia, pro-
ceed sell to the highest bidder, by public auction
for cash in hand, the following real and personal
property in said deed mentioned, to vital that
certain tract Of land situate lying, and being in the
county OF Writ and State of West Virginia, about
one mile west of the Court House Of Writ county,
containing THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY
EIGHT ACRES OF LAND, known as the Tucker
Greek OIL and Mining Companys Farm.
Also other certain tract Of land situate on the
waters Of Sym Camp Run, and left hand fork OF
fuckers Creek, in the county Of Writ and State Of
West Virginia, containing EIGHT HUNDRED AND
THIRTEEN ACRES OF land, more or less being the
same tracts OF land conveyed to the said Tucker
Creek Oil and Mining Company, by Nelson j.
NickersOn and wife, by deed bearing date on the sh
day Of june 1865; both of said deeds Of record
in the ONCE of the Recorder Of Writ county, West
Virginia, in Deed Book No. 8, pages 29s and 3O1.
Also one Portable Steam Engine Boiler and fix
tures 20 horse power, two sets OF blacksmith tools
and lot of oil well tools, and one fre-proof SAFE
all of which is now upon the premises
awt MS d. H. LEONARD, Trustee.
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REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.

81 r u S T E Z s. $ A L E
-
VALUABLE REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.
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NEWS SUMMARY.
lNnv AnnIrn

The Board of Fire Commissioners, it is
understood, elected yesterday the following
officers
Chief Engineer, William j. Johnson, Good
Will Engine; Assistants, William Sweeny, j.
Harry Stevens, George Hensler, William
Mooney, and William Hughes.
The tax receipts on Wednesday netted
$5OS, coo.
"A servant Of Solomon Lazarus, North
Second street, stole $l75 and some jewelry,
and then left without giving notice.
Two hundred men are now engaged in
cleaning the streets.
Rev. E. H. Chaplin, d. d., lectured on
''Modern Chivalry" in the Academy, last
evening.
The thermometer marked GO degrees at 3
o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
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PROPOSALS..
II N G N e L orr 10 r,
~ FIFTH LIGHTHOUSE DISTRICT,
BALTIMORE Nd Feh 7 1s71
TO IRON MANUFACTURERS.


BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. Z, 1871.
TO IRON MANUFACTURERS.
SEALED PROPOSALS. in duplicate, on forms
furnished for the purpose by the Lighthouse Board,
will be received at this ONCE until IL O'Clock NJ on
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 1871, FOR BUILDING
TWO SCREw-PILE LIGHTHOUSES, one at
BEN0NIS POINT, Choptank river, Md, in about
eleven-feet water, and the other at LOVE POINT,
head OF Kent Island, mouth of Chester river, Nd,
in tenfeet water, according to the plans and speci
hcations for the same which can be had together
with such other needful information, application
to this offce.
The Lighthouses will be built on wooden piles,
surmounted by castiron sleeves, in a manner
similar to certain other lighthouses in this district.
Proposals may be made for either or both Light
houses but the bids must state the price for each
single structure.
Each bid must oe accompanied by written guar
antee in the sum of one thousand dollars from two
responsible parties that in the bid is accepted
the bidder will within ten days thereafter enter into
a contract on the terms OF his bid. The Govern
mentreserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Proposals will be endorsed Proposals for Build
ing Screw-pile Lighthouses at Benonis Point, Chop
tank river, No. and Love Point Kent Island, Chesa-
peake Bay Nd, and addressed to the undersigned.
PETER c. HAMS,
Captain Of Engineers,
7s26t Lighthouse Engineer, Fifth District.
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a. PUBLIC SALE-THOMAs SONS, AUG
E ers.-Business Stand F3uTssory IfS 9T6eS
street. above Poplar street. so feet 'front.' 100 feet
deep to Darien street, 2 fronts. on Tuesday,
March IA, 1871, at - o'el0ek noent WIN De
ali those buildings and the lot OF ground thereunto
belonging situate on the east side OF Ninth street,
north of Poplar street. No. $780, the lot containing in
Iont on Ninth street so feet and extending In depth
100 feet The improvements are four; story oricR
building with two-story back ooildng, IIohyIhg on
street. 1t is occupied as fOur mill. Terms-s5OOO
cash; balance may remain on bond and mortgage
for fiye years Immediate possession OF mill, the
coal ward about the middle OF April. For further
particulars apply to Ellis D. Williams, NO. 1913 Wal
H"' M THOMAS q SONS, Auetioneers,
225s3t Nos. l39 and l4l s. FOURTH 81.
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Il DISQUALIFICATION HAS BEEN
i Il made to the ST. NICHOLAS OIL COMPANY
for the renewal OF the following lost certificates oi
stock in said company. VIZ:
Certificate No. 1345, for 500 shares, and ,.o.o
Certificates Nos. l346 1347, l34s, 13is, ana ISoo'
All in the name OF the undersigned, and dated
April 20, 1866. ,o,,nrsony
lSp4r WILLIAM r. 9"hNSNN'
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TINTED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, BAL
~ TIMORE MD.
FAYETTE STREET NEAR CHARLES
Third Story Union Bank Building,
MARCH l. 1871.
Proposals are invited for dredging in the channel
below Fort Carroll leading to this city, Proposals,
to be sealed and in duplicate, endorsed outside and
accompanied by copy of this advertisement, will
be received until noon OF 1st day Of APRIL 1871,
and will be opened in ten minutes thereafter, in the
presence Of such bidders may wish to be present.
About $4,000 cubic yards, more or less, to be re-
moved. Length OF haul OF material averages about
two miles, The object is to attain depth Of p feet
at mean low water. The tide rises about one foot
and half. Proposals will state kind OF machinery
to be used; average quantity In cubic yards to be
removed daily; price per cubic yard, including ex-
cavation, REMOVAL and deposit. Material to be
measured in dumping scows.
The right to reject any bid is reserved.
Forms Of Proposals and any desired information
to be had on application at this office.
WILLIAM p. CRAIGHILL,
321mt Major OF Engineers U. S. A.
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ClTY ORDINANCES.

D E S U 7 ON
1O OF Request to the Congress of the United
States to Repeal the Income Tax.
Whereas, In the opinion of vast majority of
the citizens of Philadelphia the income tax, as
now assessed and collected, is inquisitorial, un-
equal, and oppressive. 1t invites the commits
sion of perjury; it offers premium for dishon-
bility and education in exposing to the public
the private affairs of individuals; and
Whereas The amount realized therefrom is
vastly disproportionate to the expense of col
lection; and
Whereas The said tax was originally imposed
on the sole ground that it was necessary as a
war measure, and as such submitted to and
cheerfully paid by the people; and the reason
of the imposition of the tax being abrogated,
the collection of the tax should also cease; now
therefore
Resolved. By the Select and Common Counils
of the City of Philadelphia, That the Con-
gress of the United States be respectfully re-
quested to repeal the act providing for the
assessment and collection of a tax on in
comes
Resolved, That the Clerks of Councils be di-
rected to transmit to each of the members of
Congress from Pennsylvania a copy of the fore
going preamble and resolution.
President of Common Council.
Attest
BENJAMIN H. HAINEs,
Clerk of Select Council.
SAMUEL w. CATTELL
President of Select Council.
Approved this twenty seventh day OF February,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred
and seyenty-one "a. d. 1871 49,
sat Mayor of Philadelphia.
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HARTH0LoMEW',S
FIRE ExTINGUISHER.
= IKE Elk ITNOiOTSF1EHs
THE UNION FIRE EXTINGUISRER.
OVER FIVE MILLIONS Cs5,OOO, ,OOO) OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF PROPERTY IN THE UNITED
STATES HAS ACTUALLY BEEN
SAVED BY THE EXTIN-
GUISHER

Within the past three years. while in Philadelphia
alone twenty-five fires, endangering property 20 the
extent of HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOL
LARS, have been extinguished during the past year
by the same means. Our Machine is the IMPROVED
CARBONIC ACID GAS FIRE EXTINGUISHRR,
and is indorsed and used by NJ. Baird s. Co., Henry
Disston & Son, Benjamin Bullocks Sons, Morris,
Tasker COL Alan Wood & Co., Lacey & Phillips,
Bromley Brothers, g. ]. soms, Charles Eneu, john
son s. Co., Rmby IL Madeira, Francis Perot q Sons,
George W. Childs PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company,
Philadelphia and Boston Steamship Company, Phla-
delphia and Southern Steamship Company, and
many other of our leading business men and corpo-
rations.
CAUTION.-All parties in this community are
warned against buying or selling "Extinguishers"
except those purchasedfrom us or our agents, under
penalty of immediate prosecution for infringement
Our prices have been reduced, and the Machine is
now within the reach of every property holder.
N Bone style made specially for private resi-
dences.
Union Fire Extinguiiher Company
OFFICE, n rs stutfrp
No. 11S MARKET STREET.
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GLOVES.

81 FOR THE JOSEPH KID GLOVE.
BEST 81 GLOVE IN THE WORLD.
At g. 'Joseph" Opera and Party Shades.
At 81, Joseph" new Spring Shades
At 81, Joseph" best 81 Glove imported
At sl'25 the celebrated "La Belle" Glove.
At s1'25 the lost beautiful Shades for evening.
At s125, la Belle" White, Opera and Party
Shades.
At IS cents a job lot White Kid Gloves.
At so cents the balance OF our Soied Gloves.
At525 cents. Ladies' Cloth Gloves.
At 2S cents ladies' Plush Lined Gloves
At l3 cents, Chdren's warm Gloves, pairs, CSC,
At 81, Cmldren's Party Shades Kid Gloves.
At 81, Children's White Kid Gloves.
At $3.50, Gents White and Party Shades Kid
Gloves.
At 81 so, Gents Kid Gloves all coors.
AT rs cents, Gents English Half Hose, regular
made
At 25 cents, Ladies' Full Regular Made Hose
At 80 cents, Gents Scarfs, worth 81 half price.
At SO cents Gents Scarfs, worth 81 25; half price.
At Old Prices, Shirt Fronts, OF our own make.
At less than wholesale prices, White Piques.
1000 yards Hamburg Edgng and Inserting, much
below regular prices, at
BARTHoLOMEW',9
~ wstf No. % North EIGHTH Street,