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6. THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN THE DAILY SUN Friday, December 22ri, 1871. From the Washington Patriot. TEMPER OF THE SOUTH. Extract from n Letter from Hon. Henry W. Hilliard, ot Georgia. Augusta, Ga., November 10, 1871. 2b the Editors of the Patriot: Gentle men—My attent'on was called some days since to a paragraph in the Morning Chronicle, which classes me with those gentlemen in the South who are still dis posed to resist the government; or, in the language of the article referred to, 4 ‘Who refuse to submit in good faith to the reconstruction acts.” Without giving an elaborate statement of my views, I shall only say that the Chronicle does me great injustice. It does so unintentionally, I do not doubt. I certainly do not approve the policy which has been adopted by Congress in regtrd to the South. A more generous comae would have produced better re sults. But I do recognize the acts re ferred to as laws de facto, without enter ing into the question of their validity; nor have I ever approved the rash coun sels which would disregard them, so long as they continue to be recognized by the several departments of the government, including the Judiciary. In my judg ment, a free government must be admin istered by treating the proceedings of its legislative departments with respect If these proceedings are conducted in an unwise, sectional, and illiberal temper; if the acts which receive the .ormal sanc tion of the Legislative and Executive Departments are even in flagrant viola tion of the Constitution, still they must be respected as actual laws until they are repealed, or set aside by the proper tri bunals. To claim for the citizen the right to apply the test of his own judgment in every act of Congress, is to invoke an authority which would set all law at defiance. This is not only my personal opinion, but it is the sentiment of a very large proportion of the people of the South. Those who rep resent the Southern people as restless in surgents watching for an opportunity to resist the government, either do not com prehend us, or they seek still to hinder tae progress of that broad, generous, pa triotic spirit which would effect a true reconciliation between the people of the two great sections of the country so late ly ranged against each other under rival banners upborne by brave and true men on both sides. So long as tLe people of the other sections of the Union are made to distrust the people of the South, they will give their support to those measures that are a reproach to free government, and that threaten its existence every day.- Therefore, no effort is spared to excite :,uis distrust; and it is the vocation of some journals to represent the Southern people as opposed to law and order. * * * * Heniit W. Hilliard. be recognize Foster Blodgett as Senator elect from Georgia, so far cs to give him control of the Federal patron age of the State. The petitioners „ de clared they had examined into the case, and were satisfied Blodgett was legally elected, and ought to be seated. A very voluminous document, styled “Report of the Civil Service Commis sioners,” was transmitted to Congress to day, with a special message urging imme diate action. The report recommends that the President retain absolute power of removal, the recommendation being followed by no restrictions, not even an assigned reason for removal. It does not separate appointments from political pat ronage, as was originally intended. The Ways and Means Committee pro pose to investigate the operations of Mr. Boutwell’s syndicate. In this connec tion, the New York Herald of to-day Las a long article exposing the operations of the syndicate, and suggesting the im peachment of Secretary Boutwell. Senator Norwood leaves for Savannah on Thursday night or Friday morning, to pass the holidays at home. The experiment of ascertaining whether or not kerosene can be used ad visedly for kindling the world is still be ing made in various part-< of the country. Thus far the decisions have all been in the negative. Death off a Former Prominent Citizen of Georgia, REBEL. IN READ LIFE. Ton THE COSGEESSIOSAL K. K. COMMITTEE. He hath doffed his dusty armor— I see him moving alow, In hia furrowed field, a farmer, Of the single hors-) and hoe. And the sun is blazing warmer Than a battie trench aglow. His rusty crooked sabre On the wall it hangs un whet, But his tools of toil my neighbor KeepetU bright Clio keenly set, And hia back is o tit with latter And his soul is bowed w.tb debt. And ever and forever He walketh in the dread Of the wound that waketh fever And the wail that asketh bread! And his sinews feUa'shiver At the frost ux>on his head. There’s a wound athwart bis shoulder From a Beecher-.oadeil gun. For he said his State was older Than any Union; And they shot him through the shoulder With a bullet, thereui> ,u. But I have not heard him murmur At the heaven’s or li—oodle’s ruie. Norat any blaze o! summer. Or winter blast too cool.- Nor did he curse the bummer That stole his “only mule ’’ Born to die a’toiling. And oi his duty loud. The spoiler and the spoiling His Wealth is far beyond, Aud he leaves your l'auey smiling At his folly on your Bond. V. O. s-o-s SUN-STROKES. the Joe Coburn says he has given up ring,” and will not fight any more. It has turned up in that first Confederate note. Alabama- J8@“Chattanoogais improving. A new lamp-post was erected the other day. B@““Train, the great American lunatic, persists in his resolve to come to Atlanta. Bgu A dispatch appears in the West ern papers, dated New York, which says: A letter from Atlanta, Ga., states that a resolution was recently adopted by the State Senate declaring that the people of that State have no idea of demanding remuneration for the loss of slaves by the rebellion. This virtually kills a prior resolution that the General Government should reimburse the people for their loss. This dispatch should have stated, also, that the “prior resolution”, emanated from the Radical side of the Senate and was never adopted. The Harrisburg (Pa.) Journal, a fair sample of the average Radical organ, says: “In order to l>e made a Democratic candidate for any office in the South, it is only necessary to have it known that the party has been indicted as a member of the Kn-Klux Club.” By the produc tion of just such slanders as this the suborned Radical organs propose to keep up the bitter feeling toward the South which lias beeu almost tl»e sole subsis tence of their party ever since the war. Delayed Telegrams. Cincinnati, December 20.—Hon. John Morrissey sues John Kilgore, a promi nent capi tali it of this city, for 610,000, advanced at the special request of Kil gore. on a debt of honor. The steamer America, heavily loaded, from Memphis hither, is ice-bound near here on the Kentucky side. The ther mometer was two degrees below zero at noon. London, December 20.—John C. Heenan threatens the Renter News Com pany with libel suits for connecting his name with the voucher thefts. New Yobk, December 20.—The fune ral of Henry T. Tuckt rman to-day wa attended by many literary mournerss The remains were taken to Boston for in terment in the family vault in Mount Auburn cemetery. Eighteen persons have been added to the medical staff to fight the small pox. Several streets in Williamsburg have been closed to travnl as infected. A St. Thomas special says the Florida has sailed con voyed b.y the gunboat Shaw- mut. The Spanish war vessels did not interfere. The Congressional inquiry into the general order of business excites much in terest among importers. The ventilation of startling extortions is expected. Callender’s bail has been fixed at $20,- 000. Patrick Flynn was murdered near East Hoboken last night. We deeply regret to learn the death, at the residence of his son, Frank M. Reese, Esq., of Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, the IGth inst., of Dr. David A. Ree3e, for merly and for many years a citizen of Jasper county in this State. Dr. Reese was born in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina—the first cradle of American liberty—on the 3d of March, 1794, aud was, therefore, iu the 78th year of his age at the time of bis death. His father was a galluut soldier in the first revolutionary war, and his uncle; for whom he was named, was one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence which ante-dated that at Philadelphia by five years. At an ear ly age he was brought to South Carolina where he resided until grown, when lie removed to Monticello urul entered upon the active practice of his profession. He married there, and for many years was one of the most prominent and popular citizens of Middle Georgia. He repre sented Jasper county in the State Senate for several successive terms, was a Trus tee of the State University at Athens for nearly a quarter of a century, uud in 1853 succeeded Hon. A. H. Stephens as the Representative of the 7th Congres sional District in the United States House of Representatives at Washington —Mr. Stephens, by a change in the coun ty composition of the district, taking the 8tli, so long represented by General Toombs. * . Dr. Reese was an ardent Whig, but never allowed partisan asperity to inter fere with his persomd relations towards his friends, of whom he had more than most men conld boast, and by whom he was sincerely beloved. He was a man of rare common sense, well posted judg ment, strong, clear mind, aud stainless integrity. In every re.ation of life he was almost beyond approach, and the writer, whs knew and loved him well, can say, in \ery truth, that the grave never closed over a more kindly, loving father, a more warm-hearted, generous kinsman, nor a more genial, courteous, polished gentleman. May the earth rest lightly on a spot where is entombed the casket of so noble a spirit! Dr. Reese removed to Russell county, Ala., during the war, and had resided there and iu Macon county, ever since. For the last two or three years his health has been visibly declining, but death came rather unexpectedly. His mind was clear to the last, aud he passed away from earth in the lull possession of all his faculties. His remains were buried in the family cemetery in Chambers county, near West Point, in this State, Macon Telegraph and Messenger. The Internationals, in this coun try, are progressing. They have one Train on the track. The St. Louis Republican has dropped its “foreign policy,” and is now passive. “Outrages in the South” have an existence, but mainly in the Radical pa pers. Some liow or other the Macon Tele graph gets hold of the‘following item: A somewhat notorious person named Bard, who once published a Radical paper at Atlanta, has filed liis petition in bank ruptcy, placing his liabilities at $38,000 The Augusta Constitutionalist says:— Yesterday' there passed through the Ex press Office at this place a coop, con tam ing a pair of fowls, upon which was a card bearing the following quaint lines: Fisk lias settled up with his “darlin” Josie Mansfield. He pays her $15,000. The scandal is now out of the Courts. The question is, is there no spe cial Providence to arrest the impending catastrophe of a visit from Geo. Francis Train? Augusta cast 954 votes Tuesday, all for Col. Smith. Bc3= Alexis lias been treated to a rail road accident, which is an Americanism that he will get used to if he travels much by rail while he is here. That Augusta * ghost is still perambu lating the streets. Smith received 1,081 votes in Colum bus. B@k- Drs. Gull and Lowe, two of Wales, attending physicians, are to have special honors conferred upon them. It seems that Dr. Gull has bad a great deal to do with the extreme illness of the Prince, and is thereby entitled to some reward. ' The United States flag at Samana has been hauled down—the two years’ lease having expired—and that bay not being re-leased, jt is released. Washington Items. The Washington correspondent of the Savannah Neics, telegraphs the following on the 19th: Mr. Norwood was sworn in this after noon, and took his seat in the United States Senate as Senator from Georgia, being the first out-aud-out Democratic member admitted to a 6eat iu the Senate from from any Southern State since the war. Alter administering the Senato rial oath, Vice-President Colfax took the new Senator by the bond and bane mm welcome. From the Democratic side of the House, Mr. Norwood received the Warmest congratulations. The General Amnesty bill was made the special order for to-morrow. The friends of this measure believe it will pass before the adjournment Thursday. Just previous to the adjournment of the first session of the Forty-Second Con gress, a petition was presented to the President, signed by eighteen Republi- “““ Senators aud several Republican BQL- The New York World call3 Con gress “the care of the winds.” If it would only “care” the country would be benefitted. BgsL James F. Rowe has been appoint ed postmaster at Brunswick. He will hold on until some other fellow “weeds oat that Rowe.” B6^»Congressman Leach, of North Cat olina, has been indicted before a Court in Washington, for complicity with the Ku Klux Klan. Of course he is & Democrat, Grant and his backers claim to be in favor of civil service reform; bnt in re ality are in favor of re-forming the civil service, as it has been under the present administration. KgU It is expressed that it is natural that the Internationalists should take to Woodhull and Claflin, since the latter enjoy the reputation of being common property. B©- The impression deepens that Wales resorted to the typhoid fever only to tinker up his moral status in the eyes of the world. He has been a bad boy and wanted the old score rubbed out. Representatives, recommending that The disease of Wales must have been Prince-ipally Jenner-ic. A week ago his last hours were approaching, and now it is expected that he will have so far recovered as to be able to be out in three or four days. Considering that his disease was announced to be typhoid fever, and that ulcers had laid hold of his iutestines with obvious intent to per forate them, such rapid recovery is in deed wonderful. GEORGIA MATTERS. dividual or some person in distress was there. Reaching the spot from whence the sound had proceeded, the two men be held an object that made their hair stand on end and their very blood curdle in their veins. Looking at them intently was an animal bearing the semblance of a dog, but whose - head was one mass of lurid flame. While the horrified men gazed upon this dread object it disap peared, apparently into the earth, and nothing more was seen of it. We have this information from a most authentic source, but it is impossible for us to ac count for the mystery. LOCAL NOTES. My gentle friends, for Jesns’ sake, Put water here our thirst t<f slake; And for the love of doing go >d Give us, we pray, a little tood; And we henceforth (both cock and lien), For your souls’ peace will pray. Amen. The Savannah News remarks: Psalm Bard Las filed a petition in bankruptcy. When a man gets to be bankrupt in purse as well as iu principle, we begin to see the “eternal fitness of things.” Smith received 2,015 votes in Savan nah. Three votes scattered. Mr. Henry M. Law has beeu lecturing in Bainbridge. We find the following communication in the last Dahlonega Signal: Blairsyille, Ga., Nov. 30, 1871. Our community was aroused on last Thursday night by the sudden and unex pected appearance of a squad of men, who represented themselves as belonging to the United States army, in the upper portion of Chester District. They pro ceeded, on their arrival, to arrest and handcuff a number of our best citizens, without producing any warrant or author ity whatever, confined them in a misera ble place—which they have established since they came here—which they are pleased to term a prison, but use it for no other purpose than to extort hundreds of dollars from our peaceful and law- abiding citizens by threats and intimida tion. They refused to allow them even the semblance of a trial, but forced them to pay the enormous sum of $150 each, iu cash, or spend twelve months in prison. But how many men are there in this county that can be found who have the required amount? They have two hun dred and fifty names on their list (so they say). Some of the men could not pay the $150, but could manage, by selling the last cow they had, to pay $10. This they readily accepted, knowing as they did, that they were going right contrary to the laws, and making plunder their sole object. They did not object to a small amount. They got something like $2,500 out of that District. The Augusta Constitutionalist steps to the front with the most remarkable “strange story,” as follows: It seems that the days of the visits of demons to this mundane sphere have not passed away, as is believed by the majority of people. It is well known that Satan roams up and down the world, but though his works are seen and felt, he himself is invisible. It has been left for -Augusta, however, to become the haunt of one of his imps, who, in form “most infernal,” terrifies citizens at the terminus of the Street Railroad near the Fair Grounds, after the fall of night has covered the earth. j Friday evening, between 8 and 9 o’clock, as a gentleman was standing near the terminus above mentioned, he heard something groan in the direction of the colored people’s cemetery. Lis tening attentively he heard the ominous sound again, and in company with a ne gro man, he at once started in its direc tion, supposing that either a drunken in- A Rare Oppobtunity.—A rare oppor tunity is presented for a partnership in the Drug trade, in a neighboring city. The business has been established for many years; has always done a large and profitable trade. The retiring partner desires to sell, on account of increasing years and inferior health. The remain ing partner is an active man, long expe rienced in medicine and pharmacy, and desires a partner alike active as a mau of business. The store, stock, trade, city, and everything relative to the same pre sent an opportunity to the right man, with the necessary means that is rarely offered. All communications will be re garded as strictly confidential. Address box 573, P. O., Atlanta. [From our knowledge of the parties advertising, and information on the sub ject, we take pleasure in commending this enterprise to the attention of any person desirous of a most excellent op portunity to enter upon a well established business.—Eds. Sun.] Gems of Gold and Precious Stones.— To conceive somewhat of the beautiful that art is able to accomplish with gold and gems, one need only stop for a time and survey the wonders that fairly illu minate the magnificent show-ca>es of Messrs. Sharp & Floyd. These gentle men, on several occasions, have made wonderful displays of fiue goods; but never before have they ever had a stock comparable with the one they are now receiving. They appear to have ran sacked the markets of the East for the most elegant of everything in their line, aud it is a perfect show to look at the goods as they have them displayed. They have a perfect mine of diamonds, in pins aud rings, clusters and solitaire. They have corals and rubies enough to form a sunset as large as nature. Some of their corals are perfectly magnificent, and fit to bedeck a queen. Their watches repre sent all the most celebrated manufactories in the world. Their chains, bracelets, necklaces and sucb, are triumphs of the gold-workers’ art. Their stock of silver ware is immense and beautiful. Iu fine French clocks, their stock can be hardly equaled. Besides, they have an endless variety of fancy articles, statuary and bi jouterie, such as has very rarely, if ever, been offered in the South. These goods are all brought out to meet the demands of the holiday trade, and are being sold rapidly at very reason able prices—lower, indeed, than such goods have been sold before since the war. There is no better place to go for Christmas or bridal presents than to Sharp & Floyd’s. The Sun on the Fast Schedule.— The Macon Daily Citizen, of W ednesday, has the following paragraph: Certainly our cotemporary, The At lanta Sun is up to the spirit of the times. In consequence of the change in the schedule of the Macon and West ern Railroad, this, Wednesday morning’s, paper reached Macon at G a. m. That’s business. The Savannah Morning News of the same date, has the following: The Atlanta Sun of Tuesday reached here last night. It requires close connec tion to make this trip. ' The recent change of time table on the Macon and Western Railroad, en ables us to offer the citizens of Macon, a live morning paper, containing all the latest news. As the mails arrive in Ma con at 6 o’clock, the paper can be read long before business hours, and the peo ple thereby can be kept posted as to what is going on in the world. It requires pretty active operations to get in all the latest dispatches, and get The Sun off at the early hour at which the mails leave here; but the office is pro vided for the emergency, and nothing but the smash up of one or more press es, will prevent the paper going out on time. The new arrangement also enables ns to offer special inducements to subscrib ers in Southwest Georgia. The Sun can now reach them “on an even” with the Telegraph, and other papers published further South; and, being a thoroughly live # paper, it will, of course, be sought after. Subscribers can rely upon its al ways being on time. Mayor’s Court.—His Honor was sc discouraged at the reception given him on Wednesday that he sent Lowry to talk diplomacy to the ambassadors from Beelzebub’s Court. Lowry’s dramatic talent is not of a very high order, hut his executive ability is unimpeachable. He is emphatically practical, and we trust this remark will explain the dearth of sentiment, romance and poetry that appears in this report. deeci kelleigh was charged with disorderly conduct and public indecency; bat he chose not to offend Lowry’s fastidious tastes by his appearance. In consideration of this charitable feeling, Lowry charged him only $5. TOMMU3 SENTUB was loitering along the street and found a peculiar dark vessel, on which was in scribed “Benzine, the Elixir of Life.” “I golly,” says he, “I’ll try that." He was found by the police wandering in dream land through Elysian fields, and reveling in luscious mud holes. He paid $5 as a fee for the new nostrum. ANDALUSIA BAYGXNE relied on the potency and charm of his romantic name as a magic rent agent, but was “no go,” and he had to use some language disloyal to the piety of His Honor, but Lowry very kindly dismissed him, aud told him to “sin no more.” Mayor’s Cpubt on Wednesday.—A'Ju dicial Icicle hung over the tribunal Wednesday morning, inhaling law at a temperature of 32 deg. Fahrenheit. The furnace was aglow aud the room was red olent with fumes of brimstone, but even this feeling intimation of the presence of His Satanic Majesty failed to melt the heart of His Honor. Johnson besieged him with an eloquent petition. But he was deaf to all appeals until ihe harmoni ous syllab.e MR. CASH trembled at the tympanum of His Hon or’s ear. Cash,—there was magic in that word, “It sounded sweetly to his ear.” At its first utterance a huge melted drop trickled down the icicle, and, trem bling a moment, was precipitated on the Recorder’s book, and improvised some mystical hieroglyphics, which Johnson, after close scrutiny and laborious study deciphered: “Make Cash and all his Bacchus scholars, Who drink and swear and revel, Repent and come and pay $5 1 For having played the Devil.” The recording angel didn’t blot that out forever, but made out the bill and added: “Payable in money or in brim stone.” He collected another account of 10 from MR. JONES, on the same condition. Jones paid in currency for using profane language. The icicle having melted, itftoppled over, only—to freeze again. Election in Putnam.—Eatonton, Ga., December 20, 1871—Editors Daily Sun: The election, yesterday, passed off quiet ly. Notwithstanding the time was short, there was a grand rally of the Democracy of old Putnam, proving conclusively that the Democrats heartily indorse the course pursued by our Legislature. The great majority of the negroes here did not vote; but we were glad to see some sensible colored men, who Ldow their interest, go up and vote with their white friends for an honest man. Our town has been considerably ex cited for the last two or three days over a case of small-pox. It was a Swede who had the foul disease; but she is dead and no other cases reported. Yours, very truly, T. State University Sorno&or.E Medal. —The pirize medal for the best declaimer in the Sophomore class of the State Uni versity was awarded by the Faculty to Mr, Sam P. Sparks, of Athens, a talented member of the present Sophomore class of the College. He won the medal on his able rendition of “South Carolina during the Revolution”—that noble en comium by Hayne. Dr. Stephenson’s New Book.—Our eminent Geologist and Scientist has written a very able book-—soon to be published—one of the most remarkable and wonderfully interesting of the age. It treats of The Soul, or The Relation of Matter to Mind, being an Exposition of the first six chapters of Genesis. We have examined the manuscript of the work, and consider it one of the most important works on this subject ever pre pared. He treats of the origin of the different races of man, and their moral, mental and physical peculiarities, in a thoroughly scientific manner. He treats of the laws of human life, and shows plainly that it is within the power of pa rents to fix upon their offspring a lasting impress for good or evil—the lack of which knowledge has caused countless thousands of souls to perish. He shows also that the characteristics of children, in many respects, and even their sex, are within the control of parents. Those desiring the work can obtain it as soon as it is published. The work will contain about one hun dred and thirty pages. Persons wishing to procure it, can do so by sending fifty cents to The Sun office for a copy bound u paper, or one dollar for cloth binding. Christmas Meat.—Clark Smith aud John Jones (both colored), were arrested by Policemen O’Shields, Holland, Pitts- ford aud Hinton, yesterday, for stealing 258 pounds of bacon from Mr. James Simmons, on Marietta street. They were both committed to jail. Committed to Jail.—James O’Neal, arrested by policeman Holcombe, was ar raigned before Justice Butt yesterday for stealing a pistol and clothing. He was committed to jail. George Russ (black) was sent to jail for stealing a watch from Anna Thomas (colored). Yerily, the jail authorities are bountiful in their hospitality as the holi days approach. Two white men were remanded to De- Kalb Court for trial for stealing two bales of cotton at the railroad depot iu Deca tur. James Skxles.—Capt. Anderson was solicited to arrest Skyles on Tuesday evening, so that he might be carried to Dade county on the 11 o’clock train. He objected, urging that he should not he dragged away from his home suddenly as he has treated others. This sugges tion was adopted. It is true that Skyles went to the Bar racks and tried to claim military protec tion from civil arrest and trial, but it was refused. DOMESTIC NEWS. NEW YORK. Mexican Mattcvs-August Belmont £>„• 1 is lies a Card—Tweed's Successor o the Krlc Alexis lias a Railroad Aom dent. New York, December 21.—The Ho aid’s speeiai dispatch from Matamorasnf the 20th cays American intervention ^ confidently expected: The ex-represen tatives are requested to favor the inter vention. Conalvo is threatening JJier — Cortenas’ allegiance to Juarez is d ou n t ful. Martinez is moving on San Lo n i«- find PiRVftT’io nn Yaldez, who and Navarjo on Bacalros. was recently pronounced at St. Carlos*^ marching towards Monterey. The arri! val of a steamer with funds from Tamni co is expected. Unless the funds arrive a pronunciamento here is probable. August Belmont, in a card, denounce* the Tunes as false and calumnious in sev eral articles associating him with cornmf men. Jacob Nevan (negro) has been commit ted to jail at Trenton, N. J„ for attemnt ing to bum the City Hall. * Daniel Drew succeeds Tweed as Di rector ou the Erie road. The car bearing Alexis was thrown from the track on the Grand Trunk road None were seriously hurt. South American letters report forty shocks of an earthquake in nine hours in the town of Oran. The streets opened’ and every house tumbled in mins. ,{ volcano burst forth in one province Further subterranean commotions aW the line of the Andes are appreliended° I VIRGINIA. The State Debt-. Raid on the FaroBanks Richmond, December 21.—The Senate has passed the House resolution stayin'* the funding of the State debt. It g 0 <s to the Governor. The police raided seven faro banks last night, which was the first interference since the war. They made a clean sweep OHIO. The President':; father Paralyzed—Fa- tixl liiitlroad Disaster* Cincinnati, December 21.—Mr. Jesse It. Grant, father of the President, and Postmaster at Covington, Kentucky, has been paralyzed. He fell in the ‘Post- office and lay insensible for an hour; but revived. Tne train ou the Little Miami Rail road collided with a wagon containing ten women. A boy named Hunt was killed and Mrs. Walker of Tennessee was injured. The thermometer at Peekskill is at zero. TENNESSEE. What Appears to be a Great Outrage of Some Riiul or Other. Memphis, December 21.—A person who has just escaped from Lake Village says be heard the screams of women and I children whom he saw running down to I the levees. The Sherifi of the county has applied for Federal troops, fearing that the colored militia would fraternize with the insurgents. Every white man , who is able to obtain a conveyance has left the county. The Governor of Arkansas lias sent bis Adjutant to the scene, but, iu the mean-1 time, the Republican aud Conservative citizens have united in a petition fo: regular troops. [Note.—The above dispatch is all the i information received upon the subject j aud it by no means explains itself.—Ed. i Sun.] SOUTH CAROLINA. K. K. K. Columbia, December 21.—In the Ki I Klux Court to-day the defense introduced j testimony to show that threats of whip- ping and cursing the whites preceded the j outrages upon tne colored people. A number of indictments were present ed by the Grand Jury, who were dis charged until next week. Iu the Legislature to-day the Governor’s J tried to force a vote on impeachment, but i were defeated. This is regarded as a I great victory for the impeachers. EGKEIGN NEWS. ENGLAND. The Ilcaltli of Wales—IDs Doctors 10 1)' Rewarded. London, December 21.—The Princec: Wales gradually gains strength. Dr. Gull is to be made a Baronet, am Dr. Lowe to be Knighted. The steamer Delaware, which sail this week from Liverpool for Calcutt: was totally lost yesterday off Sicily t land. All on board are supposed to bavt^ perished. XLII CONGRESS. SENATE. Mr. Anthony was elected Presidentprj tom. of the Senate. Mr. Sumner introduced his one-te amendment. It does not affect the ne term. Information was asked, from the trencliment Committee, regarding Sa na bay, and power conferred to send f-’j persons and papers. A resolution admitting Mr. GoldPj waite, from Alabama, went over with morning hour, Mr. Sherman objecting* the ground that Mr. Goldthwaite been elected by a Legislature, some d the members of which had been elect' by fraud and violence and others disq^j ified. The amnesty bill was resumed. I Mr. Morton’s amendment invalidatioi the election of Senators and Represents t’ves now claiming seats, was adopted. ] Upou Mr. Sumners’ motion to V?, bis supplementary civil rights bill, t objection was made that Mr. Sumnej bill only required a majority, also M j signature of the President; whereas ai ^ nesty required a two-third vote, butn y the signature of the President. Mr. Sumner’s amendment was ; jected, and without action on the the Senate adjourned. > A number of amendments were Pj posed and lost, Morton’s being tbs o^j one adopted. • HOUSE. After a general debate, the Koust - 1 joained until the 8th of January.