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ngTHE DOLLAR REWARD SOAP"
removes Pitch, Tar, Paint, Sweat and Leather
Stains, &C., &c. ,,o.ep.n.v,s ..o,,,
Charleston, s. G.
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PORT CALENDAR.
KOON,s PHlSBs.

New Noon, OH, 10 hours a minutes, evening.
First Quarter, 14th. 2 hours, minutes, morn'g.
Full Moon, 2lst. hour, 80 minutes, morning.
Last Quarter, 9th, hours, minutes. evening.
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E,OR LIVERPOOL, VIA QUEENSTOWN
CARRYING THE UNITED STATES HALLS.
THE LIVERPOOL AND GREAT WESTERN
&6s srEAx COMPANY E&6
Iron screw Steamships from .-.1 ...-,,..-
PIER No. 48 N. B., EVERY WEDNESDAY,
Cabin Passage $50, gold.
Storage Passage (Omce No. 20 Broadway) $So,
currency.
For Freight or Cabin Passage, apply to ~
WILLIAMS d GUION,
~ No. SO Wall street, =. T..
N.B.-Through Bulls Lading to Liverpool lHsued
uy the Charleston and New York Steamers, which
make close connection with the above line.
For particulars and rate Of Freight apply to .
JAMES ADGER co.,
WAGNER, HUGER q CO.,
pay8 Or WIN. A. COURTENAY. !.s2i.s.'
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RAILROAD CON-
~ PANY.
E@8&sI
CHARLESTON, .. O., February 4

CHARLESTON, 8. O., February II, l5TI.
Trains will leave charleston Daily at lois A. NJ
and 500 P. d.
Arrive at Charleston 1880 A. n. (Mondays eX-
cepIedJ and 2.s6 P. N.
Train does not leave Charleston 500 P. NJ, SUN.
DAYS.
Train leaving 10 Is A. N. makes through connec'
ton to New York, via Richmond and Acqnia
Greek only, going through In a. hours.
Passengers leaving By 90 P. N. Train nave
choice OF route, via Richmond and Washington,
or via Portsmouth and Baltimore. Those leaving
FRIDAY by this Train lay over on SUNDAY Ia Bal.
iimore Those leaving on SATURDAY remain SUN.
DAY In Wilmington, N. y.
This is the cheapest. quickest and most pleas.
ant route to cincinnati, chicago and otner points
West and No thwest, both Trains making con.
nections at Washington with western Trains OF
Baltimore and Ohio Rallroat.
SIS. S0LOMONS,
Engineer and Superintendent.
P. L., CLEAPOR, Gen. Ticket Agent. may2l
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at Augusta with Georgia Railroad ana Centrh
Railroad.
Night Train connecta with Macon and Augusta
Railroad.
Columbia Night Train connects with Greenville
and Columbia Railroad, and with Charlotte Road
TO points North.
camden Train connects at KingVille daily lex:
cepr Sundays) with Day Passenger Train, ano
runs through TO Columbia.
A. L. TYLER, Vice-President.
8. 3. PICKENS, G. T. A. jan1o
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Marine NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YoRK June 4.
Arrived, steamships Hecls and Regulator; n:. 80,
Arrived out, steamships cslaoria' Egypt anu
Maine.
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CHARLESTON ZoUAvE RIFLE CLUB, CohfAsi
A.-A meeting of the members of this new ana
spirited corps was held last evening at the olo
Tower. In John street, for the purpose ef per-
fectlng their organization. The principal
business was the election of officers, which re-
suited as follows: Major A. B. Rhett, president;
Colonel g. B. Pickens, first vlce-president;
Captain T. G. Boag, second vice-president; r.
F. Gray, third vlce-president; J. W. Reed,
fourth vlce-president; E. A. Loyal, secretary;
]. s. Bunch, treasurer. At the conclusion OF
business the meeting resolved itself into
committee of the whole and discussed COLA
ton, of which q bowl of punch formed PROM
inent feature. The new officers were toasted
and the health and success Of the zouave Club
were drank with appropriate sentiments. The
club already numbers over seventy-ave men,
all from the upper wards, and worthy repre-
sentatives of the bone and sinew OF the north.
eastern portion of the city. They have made
fine beginning, and will doubtless make this
club one of the pet institutions of Charleston.
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CAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON
- RAILROAD.
&WMW -
CHARLESTON, march 80, 1877.
On and after SUNDAY, March 3lst, the Pas
senger Trains on this Road will run as follows:
EXPRESS TRAIN.
Leave Charleston daily $50 T. A.
Arrive at Savannah daily y.............s s.4S r n.
Leave Savannah daily y.............'..'ll.0 r. n
Arrive at Charleston daily f'Zo a. n
DAY TRAIN.
Leave Charleston, Sundays excepted. s.ie a. =.
Arrive at Savannah, Sundays excepted. a'do +. a. ny
Leave Savannah, Sundays excepted. soo a. a.
ssUdsSs o SqOusS saSa Os sS lad
tn ,n 1ninta IN Florida and by Savannah line OF
sasss5eps s s0 RSas 70 Boston dispatch gysa e
freghts for Beaufort and polntSs On p0,a Eoys' @
Rsroad and a. ss low rates as oy any ot1er llne
TICKETS on sale at this office for Beaufort over
p.t no1ei Ra,irosd u. 8. GADSDEN,
foi' Engineer and Superintendent.
q. q. RoYLsTOH, Gen'l Fl. and Ticket Agent.
apr1
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RRCAPTTULATIof.
whites II. Blacks and Colored 2s-total 49, and
I still birth.
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The Charleston Cotton, Rico and Naval
St0rea Market.


TUESDAY EVENING, June 4, 1872
CorroN.-The demand was light and the mar
ket quiet but firm, the business being unimpor-
tant and restricted to about IA bales light weights
and mixed packed at 2a@2sHc . fb. Quotltlons
are continued nomlnally, say:
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The "Green.-ShOrt" Case.

1t was widely proclaimed by the Re-
publican press previous to the meeting
of the present Legislature, that their
members, being in the majority would
set the example Of moderation and fair
ness. Their first act was a gross out
rage. Luther Green, Democrat, was
elected Representative from Warren
county by fifteen majority, and certifi.
cate given him signed by the twenty
five return judges of the county, who
having performed the duty required of
them adjourned finally. Mr.. Green,
not suspectIng any e.f.A -..S t.te-,,sS,
appeared before the bar of the House,
but when the returns were read, to his
surprise found another return purport-
ing to be signed by thirteen return
judges, gotten up four days before the
meeting of the Legislature, certifying
that Mr.. Short ,oas elected.
A committee was at once appointed
by the Speaker, to decide who had the
prima Jdcie right to a seat, which COM
mittee reported next morning in favor
of Mr.. Short, refusing to give Mr.. Green
even dayto consult counsel or prepare
his case, while his opponent was repre-
sented before them by an able attorney.
The vote was strict party one, except
that Josephs of Philadelphia, for rea-
sons well understood at Harrisburg,
sided with the Republicans.
We never heard of more outrageous
trick nor of an act in such fragrant VIC.
lation of law. The precedent has now
been established that although a man
may have been duly elected, and the
return unanimously signed, his oppon-
ent by secret solicitation, by bribery or
corrupt means may obtain another GER
tificate from men whose duties have
ceased, and thus obtain a place the peo-
pie refused to give him. Two of these
signatures were in pencil, but even if
regularly made, it was without formal
meeting, without notice to the other
candidate, or to the other return judges.
A party which keeps itself in power by
fraud, is unworthy of the public conf.
dence.
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The Governors Message.

We have published the Governors
Message this week, omitting only some
matters too trivial for notice, for the
purpose of keeping our readers fully
informed on the questions of the day.
1t is lengthy, verbose and weak. The
recommendations in some instances,
will be adopted, but the most of them
will be passed over in silence. In the
" Evans swlndle" question, an attempt
is made to whitewash the defaulter, but
1t fails to convince the reader that
Evans did not steal s291 ,046 of the pub
lie money, and that Geary's admins
tration did notgive him the opportunity
to do so.
The Governor also recommends O
reorganization of the military; that
they should be paid by the State trea
sury, &c. We do not think our people
care about erecting standing army
The use made of the militia in Louisi'
ana and the South generally, shows moi
only the expensiveness of such a pro
ceeding, but that such troops too gener
ally are used for the purpose of breaking
down the civil law and accustoming
the people to military rule. However
as 1t is the.last annual message of hi.
Excellency, we should patiently beal
its infliction.
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The cold blooded murder of Col. Fish
by Edward Stokes, on Saturday last,
has sent thrill of horror throughout
the country, and in the terrible manner
of his death, his misdeeds are forgotten
The murdered man is too well known
to need description at our hands. He
was in many respects a remarkable
man. Beginning life as a pedlar, he
eventually went to New York and
became involved in the Infamous mani.
pulations of the Erie r.. r., which
eventuated in the entire control of the
road passing into the hands of himself
and Jay Gould. He was shrewd and
INSCRIPTIONS, daring and reckless, and
possessed of wonderful effrontery.
His love of display and notoriety was
intense. All are familiar with his
Opera House squabbles, his ballet
dancers, his Colonelcy of the Ninth
regiment, his steamboat speculations,
and his Erie r. II. management. He
never missed an opportunity to put
himself before the public, and his eccen-
tricities and utter disregard for public
opinion made him at once the laughing
stock and the source of amazement to
the people OF his faults, and they
were many, it is Lot necessary now to
speak. Whatever they may have been,
they did not justify the horror of his
death. With all his imperfections on
his head he has gone before the Great
Judge. 1t is only left for US to bring
his murderer to justice.
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THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA

ernment having no resources is power.
less to relieve the widespread distress.
JAMES FISK, Jr., Vice President of
the Erie II. r., Col. of the N. Y. Ninth
Regiment and we'll known throughout
the country as a daring flnancier was
shot in New York on Saturday by Ed
ward Stokes and died the following
day. Stokes was arrested and is now In
custody. Great excitement prevailed
and threats of lynching were freely in.
dulged in. The funeral was largely at.
tended, twenty-five thousand people
being on the streets and it is estimated
that fifty thousand viewed the remains.
He wasburied at Bennington, Vt.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at IL
tusville, on Sunday morning, by which
twenty buildings in the heart of the
city were destroyed. The principal
buildings burned were the Sherman
House, Petroleum Hall, and CONNER
cial Block. The loss is 100000. The
insurance is about $4,000. The Assist
ant City Engineer fell from ladder,
fracturing both kneepaps.
THE total-abstinence men are to hold
a national mass convention at Cleve-
land on the 22d of February to make
nominations for the Presidency and
Vice.Presidency of the United States.
1t need not be remarked that the move.
ment is decidedly aud avowedly an
anti-Grant one, and therefore entirely
distasteful to the loil Republican or
gans.
On Saturday Dec. 30th, in II rochester
a negro named Howard, outrag ed lit.
tie girl about ten years of age. A mob
endeavored to break iuto the Jail and
kill him, and the military were ordered
out for the protection of the building.
Tho soldiers being pressed by the
crowd fired volley killing two men,
mortally wounding two more and SO.
verely injuring several Others. How
ard was subsequently sentenced to
twenty years imprson ment and is now
in the State Prison at Auburn glad to
have escaped with his life.
THERE is great excitement in New
Orleans over the fight between the
Grant and anti-Grant parties each
claiming to be the legal Legislature
There are two thousand United States
troops in the city ostensibly to quell a
riot should such arise but in reality to
overawe Gov. Warmoth and his friends
who are opposed to Grant. The Gus.
tom House party under Grants broth.
er-in-law Casey are prepared to go to
any extreme to carry the State for
Grant. Gov. Warmoth has sent de.
spatch to the President denouncing the
action ofthe Custom House party and
United States officials and the President
has promised an investigation. Two
Legislatures are now sitting.
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NEWS.

The messenger of the bank OF New
York had his pocket picked on Friday
OF sight drafts amounting to 500 1000, in
the office of Brown Brothers & Co. No
arrests.
BALTIMORE was greatly excited on
saturday over the brutal murder OF
Dr. Merriman Cole, retired physl-
clan. The victim was found lying dead
In his office, which is located in the
most thickly-settled portion of the heart
OF the city. Thirteen wounds were
about his head and face, and his skall
was crushed in three different places.
BRIGHAM YOUNG, the Mormon lead
er was arraigned for murder last week,
before US. Judge Mexican in Salt Lake
City and committed without bail. He
is now prisoner in his own house.
LAURA FAIR who was convicted
some time ago of the murder of A. p.
Crittenden and whose trial created a
great sensation, died in prison at San
Francisco recently.
ADvICEs received from Persia state
that the famine still continues in that
country with undiminished fatality.
II is estimated that the deaths now av-
erage three thousand daily. Thousands
of sufferers are dying in the houses and
streets from sheer starvation. The gov.
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The Legislature.
Both branches of the Legislature met
on Tuesday of last week. The Senate,
owing to the death of Senator Connell,
of Philadelphia, stood sixteen Demo
Gratis to sixteen Republicans. Speaker
Brodhead at once issued a writ to hold
an election to fill the vacancy, thus be.
lieing the prophecies of our opponents.
1t was in the power of the Democrats
to have prevented an organization until
next year, but to their good be II said
they preferred the public interests to
partisan advantage.
On Thursday Senator Rutan, Repub.
lican, was elected by the vote of Sena.
tor Buckalew. Ia giving this vote Mr..
Buckalew said: "The time has arrived
when the necessity of the case demands
the election of Speaker. am auth
orized by my Democratic colleagues to
vote in such manner rs to produce
the result. Nothing could be gained by
prolonging this amicable controversy.
My colleagues have thought proper to
exhibit their magnanimity by bringing
1t to conclusion. l may add that our
proposition extends only to the single
election Of Speaker" None of the
other officers have been selected.
The House organized promptly on
Tuesday the Republicans electing ELI
oft, of Philadelphia, Speaker. The
Democrats voted for Adam Wooliver
of Lehigh. A committee on Congress.
ionat apportionment, and one on Con-
stitutional Reform were ordered.
On Wednesday the Green contested
election was decided, and the Govern
or's message was read. On Thursday
the House adjourned until Tuesday
evening. Inasmuch as the Constitu ton
prohibits either House from adjourning
for mere than three days without the
consent of the other, we take it for
granted that the Republicans propose
to carry on the session regardless OF
that instrument.
In the Senate last Tuesday, nomina.
tions were made for State Treasurer.
Mr.. Graham nominated r.. w. Mack
ey, of Allehheny.
Mr.. Blllingfelt nominated G. d. Cole
man, of Lebanon.
Mr.. Buckalew nominated Mr.. Charles
Broadhead, of northampton.
Mr.. Purman nominated Mr.. James
II. Stewart, of Beaver.
Mr.. Randall nominated Mr.. William
Dougherty, of Harrisburg.
Mr.. White nominated Mr.. E. Billing
felt, of Lancaster.
In the House several nominations
were made for State Treasurer, as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Buck nominated Mr.. r. w.
Mackey.
Mr.. Lusk nominated Mr.. James II.
Stewart.
Mr.. Peisert nominated Mr.. Charles
Broadhead.
Mr.. MCGOWAN nominated Mr.. Will
liam Dougherty.
On Wednesday, in the Senate, the
Governors message was read. A reso-
luton was passed appointing three Sen
ators and five members of the House to
investigate the settlement of the war
claims of the State by George o. Evans.
George w. Hammersly was elected
clerk. The sessions will be hereafter
from II o'clock to l unless otherwise
ordered.
In the House, Committee on Labor
and Cooperation was appointed and
consolidated with the Committee on
Statistica
In joint convention the two Houses
elected r. w. Mackey State Treasurer.
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FROM the report OF the Superinten.
dent of Soldiers Orphans, it appears
that there have been issued 20 orders
for admission to the Orphans schools,
to children from Columbia County.
The following statistics relative to the
religious belief of the fathers of children
in schools may not be uninteresting.
OF 1907 children actually in school
June l, 1871, the fathers of 3,0is are
reported as members of some church,
leaving $50 unconnected with church
or not reported.
Of3,O4S thus reported, there were Of
Methodist parentage, 1910; Lutheran,
4O3 Presbyterian, 800; United Presby-
tcrian, 4S; Baptist, POI Episcopal. 1853 /;
Catholic, 106; German Reformed, 40;
Disciple, 81 Church of God, 27; Church
of Messiah, 81; United Brethren, II 4;
Thinkers, 10; Congregationalist, 8; AL.
brights, 2; Adventists, 8; Evangelical,
30 Protestants, probably not intended
to represent any particular denomina-
tion,) ia; Universaists, 6; Friends, ;
Puritan and Unitarian, each /.
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CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, Monday Senator Schurz
replied to an article in the New York
Times, which, as might be expected,
was shown to contain as many inaccu-
racies as statements. Mr.. Fenton spoke
at lepgth on the bill to regulate the SER
vice in the collection of customs at the
various ports of entry in the United
States, and dispositions of fines, penal.
ties, and forfeitures incurred under the
laws relating to customs. He pointed
cut many gross acts of injustice perpe.
trated under the present system, quot
ing the Civil-service Commissioners to
show that ne.fourth of our revenue, or
100000, 900, was lost in its collection.
He argued in favor of a thorough civil
service reform and permanency of office:
holding.
In the House several important bills
and resolutions were introduced. In q
discussion on some land jobs Mr.. Wood
asserted that the retirement of Attor.
ney-General Akerman was brought
about in consequence of his giving an
opinion adverse to the land jobs in
which certain high persons were inter-
ested.
Congress on Tuesday was very dull.
The Senate again attempted to patch the
Civil Rights bill. Very severe charges
We're preferred against Senator Clayton
of Arkansas In the House the '9rges
duplicating Senator Clayton a. Mr..
Edwards, of Arkansas, We're refe red in
the case of the latter to the Elections
committee. The new Coinage bill was
reported.
In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr.. Cam
eron reported bill to admit six Jap.
anese youths to West Point Military
Academy which was opposed by Mr..
Thurman.
In the House sharp discussion took
place on the Coinage Bill. In the Tex
as contested election case w. II. Clarke
was declared entitled to the seat and
was sworn in.
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George o, Evans.

We shall watch with great interest
the action Of the Legislature in the
matter Of investigating the accounts OF
George o. Evans, in the settlement OF
the war claims of the State. 1t is i'm
perative that the whole subject shall be
made clear to the people, and if, as
alleged, enormous commissions have
been retained without sanction of law
the amounts should be refunded, and
the defaulter punished. There has
heretofore been no disposition to inves-
tIgate the matter and it is full time that
something was done. 1t has bee n
charged that Evans has retained heavy
commissions on sums collected before
his appointment. If this can be proved
then without a doubt, the State Prison
is the proper place for this man. 1t
would seem to be belief of men of his
class that Government robberies are
never punished. We earnestly trust
that, in this instance, If fraud be prov.
ed, the Legislature may demonstrate
the falsity Of the idea.
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Asylum of Crusade COmmandery No.
IL Masonic Knights Templar, Dec.
21, A. ID. 1871 A. D. 7j3.

To the Eminent Commander Officers
and Members of Cru sade Commandery
No ~ X. r.
The Committee appointed TO draft
resolutions relative to the death of
Companion Sir knight Ent have the
honor to submit the following:
WHEREAS, Providence has seen fit to
remove, by death, from our Asylum our
late Companion Sir Knight Wellington
III. Ent and although no word or deed
of ours can now avail our brother who
has been called to appear where the
righteousness of Jesus Christ alone can
secure everlasting life; yet in respect
for the memory of one who was jealous
in the advancement of the interests of
our order we do ReSolUe.
ReSoLued, That in humble submission
to Gods Will we deplOre the loss of
worthy officer Of our Commandery and
beloved member of our order.
Resolved, That in this dispensation of
our Creator while we commit to His
merciful hands the disembodied spirit
of our brother with the hope that he
may have found in the precious blood Of
our Savior an entrance into the blessed
regions of light and life eternal, yet
we remember that we as knights Tenn
plar are again admonished that in the
midst of life we are in death, and that
it is our duty ever to persevere in the
path of honor, truth and integrity.
Resoloed, That to the family of the
deceased, we tender our deep sympathy
in their bereavement and may the God
ofthe Widow and the Orphan give them
strength through His Holy Spirit to
bear up under the trial which their loss
may occasion.
Resolped, That copy of these resolu-
tions be presented to the widow and an
other copy to the newspapers for publ
cation.
Respectfully Submitted,
ID. A. BEcKLEY,
O. Il. KNAPP.
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The Custom House Investigation.

The investigation into the manage
ment of the New York Custom House
has brought to light an amount of fraud
and imposition which would be start
ling in any other age than the one in
which we live. There is scarcely a
branch of the business where merchants
have not been charged exhorbitant rates
which have gone into the pockets of the
officials, notably to the collector him
self. In one case out of a total amount
paid Of $l20, ,Sl7.69 the collector received
Sly 7,15627. The special agent bureau
is sore grievance, as the employees
possess almosG absolute powers over the
books and papers of mercantile houses.
10 quote Senator Fenton, "any COM
mercial house is at their mercy" The
general order business under Grants
friend Leet is rotten with corruption.
AS the commerce of the whole country
Is affected by these outrageous depreda.
tions upon New York merchants, the
correction of the abuses is anxiously
desired and the Committee of Senators
who have the matter in charge are
watched closely. The people will not be
satisfied with any whitewashing report.
The total abolition of the evils COM
planned of, will alone be received as
satisfactory. 1t is to be hoped that the
Investigation will develop Just how
much money Grant and his military
ring at the White House have made
out of this business. The examination
might as well be thorough and the big
thieves punished as well as the little
ones. This is the day for peculations
in Office and the people, since the ex-
posure of the Tammany frauds are de.
termined TO put stop to wholesale rob-
berries whether perpetrated by dishon-
est Democrats or "loyal' adherents of
the administration. The higher the
rank Of the offender the greater should
be thepunishment. Unpunished crimes
grow apace and there can be no limit
set to the outrages committed upon the
public unless punishment speedily fol.
lows conviction.