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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Daily—one rear $lO oo “ six months 6 00 " three months 2 so Tki-Wekkly—one year 6 00 “ six months 250 Weekly— one year...... 2 oo “ six months 100 Single copies. 5 ets. To news dealers, 2J4 ots. Subscriptions must in all cases be paid in advance. The paper will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. JAS. G. BAILIE. } FRANCIS COGIN, ! Proprietors GEO. T. JAOKSON.) W Address all Letters to tJio Constitu tionalist office, AUGUSTA, GA. FROM WASHINGTON. Denial of Reported Failure—“ Bou ncing” Employes of the House —Cotton Claims—Democratic Senatorial Cau cus—Discharge of Navy Yard Men. Texas Pacific Railroad Bill. Washington, December B.—The Bos ton agent of the Associated Press re quests the following amende: “By some local interpretation oT my dispatch, sent November JOth, the Southern press made me say that W. K. Lewis & (Jo. will pay fifty cents on the dollar. W. K. Lewis & Bro. is the name of one of our leading houses in the pickle business, and the firm is perfectly sol vent. W. K. Lewis, of the firm, en dorsed for Gildoroskv, as stated in my dispatch; but the firm is by no means affected by it. Their credit in the South is bepig injured by the dispatch sent |nni Washington, and it is but fair that tliey 'Shoukl be set right.” J Mr. Adams has reappofnted the old clerks temporarily, so as to avoid con fusion in the clerical routine of the Honse. ’ Col. Fltzhugh is rapidly dis placing the c-ld employees, and Mr. Stuart, the Postmaster, has “.bounced” (as he calls it) the entire old crowd. The report of the Secretary of the Treasury, under caption of claims for proceeds of cotton, says all claims have been rejected which did not appear, from siftisfnotory evidence, to come within the plain letter of the statute, and shows the number of claims filed as 1,336 ; allowed, 39 ; rejected, 1,181; dismissed for waut of jurisdiction, 96 ; under examination, 20; amount paid ou claims allowed, $180,358, and the following summary proceeds of cap tured and abaudoued property: Cov ered into the Treasury, $20,910,656.44 ; awarded to claimants by Court of Claims, under the act of March 12th, 1863, $11,348,247.73 ; paid to claimants by Secretary or the Treasury, under the act of May, 1872, $180,358.43 ; paid ou judgments against Treasury agents, under the act of July 27,1868, $39,- 188.17 ; paid under various relief acts of Congress, $228,250.81; disbursed for expenses under joint resolution of March 30. 1868, $75,000 ; total, $11,871,- 045.14; which, deducted from total amount received as above, leaves a balance of $9,039,611.30. Mr. Wadleigh is Business Chairman of Committee ou Patents vice Ferry, died. - - > Rear Admiral Alrny reports arrival Mazutiau on November 20th; perfectly qiiiet. The usual salutes triad courte sies passed. He intended to leave in a few days for Acapulco. There was a full Democratic Senato rial caucus. Great dissatisfaction was expressed that the majority had left them only two places on the Finance Committee instead of three, as in all other committees composed of nine. Messrs. Bayard and Kernan was placed on the Finance Committee. • Va cancies caused by the death of Mr. Johnsou will be filled by Mr. Eaton on Foreign Relations and Mr. Key is on Post Offices. The minority have four instead of three out of eleven composing the Committee ou Rail roads. Mr. Eaton is placed on that committee, who, with Messrs. Ransom, Kelly and Carpenter, compose the mi nority of Railroad Committees. Sena tor Sumner’s bill for the paymeot of the French spoliation claims is still pending in the Senate. One hundred and eight men were discharged from Washington Navy Yard. The bill introduced by Senator West to aid the construction of the Texas-Pa cific Railroad, is mainly a copy of a bill reported by the Senate committee on railroads, February last, and recom mitted on the same day.- It authori zes the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad (Jo. to construct a railroad from Venita southwestwardly to a junction with the line of the Texas-Pacific Railroad from Fort Worth; the junction to be on or South of the 33d parallel, and between the 100th and 103 meridians. The Texas-Pacific €O. is to construct a road from this poiut through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, to San Diego hay, and for these pur poses, the two companies shall en joy all rights heretofore gran ted them, except that grants of land shall not be duplicated, and shall not exceed twenty alternate sections per mile in the Territorits, and ten sections I er mile in the States, on each side of tlie lines of the road; and the rights of the Atlantic and Pacific Company shall be confined to a connecting link be tween Venita and the Junction. The bill also provides for the construction of a connecting link by its New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad Company, between Shreveport and New Orleans, and authorizes the Texas- Pacific Company to extend its line east ward from Shreveport to Vicksburg. %|t is further provided that the United States Government shall guarantee the payment of seventy-five per cent, inter est on the bonds of the Texas Pacific Company to the extent of $35,000 per mile. Elaborate provision is made for securing the Government against loss by means of a first mortgage, and the retention of all proceeds of sale of lauds and of the cost of Government transportation, together with portions >f the earnings of the roads, to estab lish a sinking fund, etc. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Suicide —Falling- of Scaffolds—Mills Burnt. Chattanooga, December B,—On No vember 24th, a preposessing elderly gentleman registered himself at the Read House as L. C. Tuft, New Jersey, and passed most of his time since read ing without saying a word to any one. This morning he left the hotel about 6:30 and prqceeding to a back street shot himself in the left breast, surviving only two hours. The hotel clerks say he received four letters yesterday. He leaves a tine wordrobe, but no papers or anything giving any clue to where tie is from. - *>**<±6 ■ >■'' • Philadelphia, December B.—Three working men on a scaffolding fell ninety feet; two were killed, and one other died a short Lime after. Half an hour after another scaffold fell with two painters, but they saved themsel ves by catching on beams where they hung until rescued. Patterson, N. J., December B.—Mos quito netting factories, and two other large buildings with a quantity of looms, &c., built for the Centennial, was burned. Loss, $60,000. Two hun dred working men are thus thrown out of employment. Phi ladelphia, December B.—The Rev, Dr. Eeci.eston of this city has written a letter to the Episcopal Dioceaon au thorities, declining the Bishopric of lowa. San Francisco, DectJ/nber B.—Two Mexicans engaged in a recent murder and robbery at Campos were tftktfu from custody and hung by a mob. • ■f # lb jl. r _a_ , l . >jt fd . .... Cft Auguste Cunistifutieitelist Established 1799. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, December 8. — Senate— Memorials were presented by Mr. Robertson, from the Chamber of Om meree of Charleston S. C., on behalf of the merchants and business men of that city, for bar and harbor improve ments. By Mr. Patterson, from the South Car olina Legislature, asking for the pas sage of a law preventing internal reve nue license for retailing liquor. By Mr. Johnson—For the removal of the political disabilities of Wm. Sharp, of Virginia. By Mr. Withers—Praying for com pensation for property used by the Federal army after 1865. Bills introduced and laid on the table for future reference : By Mr. Morton—Regulating the eouuting of votes for President and Vice-President. By Mr. Clayton—Repealing section two thousand three hundred and three of the revised statues making restric tions In the disposition of public lands in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida. By Mr. Robertson—To secure the depositors of the Freedman’s Bank from ultimate loss; also, to remove tbe legal and political disabilities of all citizens of the United States. By Mr. Spencer—Grantiug Cornell, Jewett and associates, a charter for an dfcean cable between the Pacific coast and Asia. By Mr. MoMillen—To extend the time for the construction and comple tion of the Northern Pacific Boad. It allows the company ten years more time to complete the road. By Mr. West —Amendatory of and supplemental to the act of March 3d, 1871, to incorporate the Texas Pacific lload, and the act supplementary there to, approved May 2d, 1872, and the At lantic and Pacific Railroad act of July 27 th, 1866. Mr. Morton submitted a joint resolu tion to elect the President and Vice- President by a direct vote of the peo ple. Adjourned. Consecration. Chicago, December B.—The conse cration of the Rev. Wm. Edward Mc- Laren, S. T. D., as Bishop of the Northern Diocese of Illinois, took place at the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul. The building was filled at any early hour, and hundreds were unable to gain admission. ' At eleven o’clock the Bishop-elect arrived. The clergy took. seats in the three front rows, and the lay guests occupied seats immediately behind them. The organ then played “The Priest’s March in Athalie,” and the procession entered, headed by white-clad boy choristers, followed by the men singers and the berger of the cathedral, bearing his staff of office. On the altar stood a magnificent, flower cross several feet high. The following reverend gentlemen were present; Rt. Rev. R. 11. Clarkson, D. D. LL. D.; Rt. Rev. H. B. Whipple, D. D.; Rt. Rev. Edward R. Wells, S. T. D.; Rt. Rev. Gregory T. Bidell, D. D ; Rt. Rev. Jos. O. Talbot, D. D., L. L. D ; Rt. Rev. John F. Spalding, D. D.; Rt. Rev. George D. Gillespie, D. D.; Rev. Samuel Chase, D. D.; Rev. Clinton Lack, D. D.; Rev. George Cushman, D. D.; Rev. James DeKoven, D. I>.; Rev. George Worth ington and Rev. James A. Bolles, D. D., tbe latter two gentlemen acting as at tending presbyters. Tbe Rev. Canon Knowles was director of ceremonies. Bishop McLaren was seated at the up per end of the chaucel, near the altar. Directly over the head of the Bishop, on each side of the floral cross, were memorial tablets in black, silver and gold, to the memory of his predeces sors,-Chase and Whitehouse. The choir then sang song of praise, “The Angels Sing,” in which the congregation joined. Then followed the Te Deum and the benediction. This closed the morning prayers. The consecration then proceeded, Right Rev. Sami. A. McCloskey presid ing, Right Rev. R. H. Clarkson and Right Rev. H. B. Whipple acting as presenters. Bishop-elect McLaren knelt and received the testimonials, certificates and other papers and insig nia, bestowing on him the dignity of the office. Right Rev. Edward R. Wells, S. T. D. Bishop of the diocese of Wisconsin then preached the ser mon, at the conclusion of which the procession left the cathedral. Delega tions were present from Cleveland, representing Trinity Church, of which Dr. McLaren was rector, also from various parts of Illinois and other States. Statement of a Survivor. London, December 8. —Among the saveti from the Deutschland was Franz Hamm and family of Texas. London, December B.— Twelve corpses including those of four nurses have been brought ashore at Harwick. It Is theught that few if any bodies remain on the wreck. The following additional particulars of the disaster are gleaned from the statement of a survivor. The lead was cast every half hour, we found twenty-four fathoms of water, then seventeen,and immediately after struck; the engines were turned at full speed astern, when we instantly lost our propeller. We were then driven further up the bank. Two boats were launched, one containing eight per sons was swamped the other with August Hud two others drifted off. The remaing boats were net launched because of the high sea, but were held ready, all however were alone during Monday. The cargo in the forehold was thrown overboard to ease and get the steamer off, but In vain. The pumps were worked all day and rockets were fired. The passen gers remained in the deck houses un til they were driven into the rigging by the sea. FROM BOSTON. Dedication of a Catholic Church — Failure, Boston, December B.—The Cathedral of the Holy Cross, one of the largest Catholic churches iu this country, was dedicated here to-day with the usual imposing ceremonies. Among the hosts of clergy were Bishops Lynch, of Charleston; Hendrickson, of Provi dence ; O'Reilly, of Springfield; De Goesbriaud, of Vermont, and Healy, of Portland. Notes of the Boynton Packing Com pauy went to protest ou Tuesday. Tlie paper was endorsed by two heavy pro vision firms of this city. M— Itiuw The Evening Ghbe is informed that six frigates now at East Indies will leave for the Mediterranean via Suez Canal. The brig Neponset, Urlmn, for Glas gow arrived at Fayal leaking badly. She will proceed without repairing. AUGUSTA. GA.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9,1875. WASHINGTON. A REPUBLICAN VIEW OF THE GREAT CHANGE. Gathering of the Clans—The South Captures tbe Federal Capital Strange and Unfamiliar Scenes—The Caucus—How Blaine & Cos. Retired from Their Seats of Power. [Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.] Washington, Dec. 4. The Democracy gathered to the Capital yesterday morning looking like soldiers after prolonged battle fol lowed by a night’s march, tbe lobbies of the hotels were crowded until the small hours of the morning, and the rooms where delegations met till nearly day. Tbe managers were languid, pale and nervous, and showed plainly that sleep had not come to them for many hours. The crowds at the hotels were such as Washington has not seen for fifteen years. They were not largely composed of members, to the credit of the latter be it said, but of the strikrs of the various candidates for Speaker, and the much greater army of can didates for the minor offices. These, in the midst of thick tobacco fume, and odors of whiskey, and floor and walls bespattered with tobacco, talked, and argued, persuaded, begged and threatened, hour after hour. There were legless aud armless men iu con siderable numbers scattered, about, who no doubt fought bravely, but not for the Union. THE “SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN, SIR,” was to be seen and heard on all sides. He evidently felt that ho had at last achieved a victory and taken Washing ton. Said a Confederate Major, a mem ber-elect, “All Virginia appears to have invaded the Capital. There are 5,000 from the first families here. It is the first time an organized Confederate force ever entered Washington.” The talk was all of the offices, and for each there were candidates without end aud the gravity with which they talked of the importance to the Democratic party that there should be due regard to the sections in the distribution of the four offices, Speakership, Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Door-keeper was vastly entertaining to all disinterested hearers. If this motley crow 1 had been dividing and distributing king doms, the lofty language and the grave words could not have been of weightier eliaracter. There wore plenty of per sistent candidates, who declared flatly and boldly that the great Democratic party could not afford to ignore their claims—“could not afford it, sir.” Aud there were dozens who looked as if they would each take two offices rather than have any go unfllled. A SOUTHERN FOUR-IN-HAND. After a hard-fought night the rank and file began to tind their way t.o the Capitol. There were not wanting in the rauks those who were literally on the winding way. While walking ou with the stream, and with it upproaehiug the Capitol gate, there drove slowly along the avenue toward the Capitol a I fitting emblem of the old times which j seemed returning. A great two-wheeled I cart, with high sides of warped poplar j lumber, was making its way along. Four animals were drawing it. A male and a horse had the lead, and un matched oxen were attached to the tongue. There were rope lines aud corh-husk collars, and a queer mixture of rope and thongs and straps for harness, and on the driver’s board sat a man with a Joseph’s coat —the whole thing the exact counterpart of what, our Northern “boys” saw so much of in the South. |No one could look at it, and notice it bearing down on the Cap itol, without thinking of how much of the old times were really gathering back to those halls. THE CROWD IN THE HALL OP REPRESENT ATIVES was very great by noon. The new members could be detected at a glance as they entered. There was the same important manner which they have maintained at the hotels throughout the contest there. At home they were the men of mark. It had not yet dawned upon many of them that they could not bo so here. The idea that they might be somewhat overshadow ed and partly swallowed up seeme to creep over them rapidly us they step ped into the hall, and found them selves iu a crowd where few seemed to know each other, and where there were so many in whose faces no traces of reverence for a*tnan because he was a member could be seen. It may have been fancy, but there seemed to be a general feeling as if all FELT THEMSELVES SETTLING DOWN toward tbe level which most new mem- j bers will reach. THE HALL ITSELF has changed only in its carpet, and this has already been christened “ McPher son’s revenge,” which, being interpret ed, is equivalent to charging the re tiring clerk with setecting as ugly a floor covering for the Democratic House as possible. It is a glaring blue ground, covered with small square bars of gray. It might appropriately be called “ THE BLUE AND THE GRAY,” and the relative proportion of the colors is about that of the mixture of Union and Confederate among the members. In this view it is peculiarly appropriate. But it lias one serious drawback—for a Southern Democratic House— it will show tobacco juice to a great advantage, TAKING A BACK SEAT. Posted on the Clerk’s desk was a no tice which has been uukuown there since ’59. It set forth that the Repub lican caucus would be held at night in the hall, “if it was not occupied,” and if it was, in the Judiciary Committee Room. So has Republican glory de parted. For many years the small band of Democrats has obtaiued permission to use a committee room for a caucus, and twenty or thirty of the faithful have annually gathered to agree upon can didates for complimentary votes, aud to talk gravely of a policy for the ses sion, Yesterday these long aqd patient waiters WENT If HIGHER, and the Republicans announced their withdrawal to the quiet and cosy, yet ample committee room. THERE WAS LITTLE CANVASSING on the floor for Speaker. That ground was regarded as well fought over dur ing the night, and nothing was wanted to complete it but the record of the ballot. But candidates for all the other oftichfl were out with their friends in force. The well kuown candidates for Clerk required no indorsements or certificates, but some of tbe unknown contestants for Door-keeper aud Ser geant-at-Aims deemed it best to dis tribute printed recommendations.— These were scattered on the desks, aud were all suggestive of the great change which has come. 1 4 ■; FOSSILS OF THE DEAD PAST. One paper was iu regard to Door keeper. Most of the letters spoke of his good character when the writers were in Congress, and the signature, from Virginia, showed that this was in the good old days. Judge Niblack, of Indiana, knew one eighteen years ago asacleik in one of the offices about the House, and another member had met him here over twenty years ago. These letters are specimens of soores upon scores, which show how the fos sils of that dead past are struggling to rise again. Every candidate hail in dorsements, no matter how humble the office he was seeking. These are easy to obtain in Washington ; it is so much easier to affix a signature to a paper than say no. THE WEIGHT OF INFLUENCE. A good example of the weight of in fluence whioh can be secured for a mi nor position was found in the applica tion of a liquour-seiler of this city for the position of “ keeper of the restau rant of the House of Representatives.” His paper speaks of his qualifications, and the signers say : “We cheerfully recommend his appointment, believing that, from his long experience as a ca terer, he would discharge the duties with great satisfaction.” And the names appended as signers are those of Sena tor Thurman, Montgomery Blair, Mr. Corcoran, Biggs, the banker, and a dozen others equally well kuown lipre. [Special to the New York Times.] Motive of the Nomination of Mr. Kerr —The Democrats Act Wisely by Com pulsion—Discontent of the Ex-Con federate Generals with the Selection of Clerk. Washington, December s.—lt was not a spasm of virtue, but rather of wholesome fear and a kind of wise shrewdness, that actuated the caucus in preferiug Mr. Ken to Mr. Randall. Very few of the Democrats are found to object to Mr. Randall’s record from auy . personal dislike for it. Tne Democratic members of this House do not regard him the less for being a salary grabber, but mem bers are frequently heard to say: “ We cannot afford to encounter the constant newspaper cry about this salary busi ness. We cannot afford to be contin ually on the defensive because of the Speaker we elect.” This was undoubt edly the feeling that defeated Mr. Ran dall. If that single act of his in mist which introduced into his poclet the amount of back pay which Mr. Kferr refused to take had not been donel if he had not been a salary grabber, (lie would have been Speaker, It was tjhe reiteration of this charge that consoli dated against Randall in the last ttvo days of the canvass the leading men among the Democrats, including sev eral Senators. In ali the other fea tures of the canvass Randall had the advantage. Personally, he is a man of considerable maguetic power over men. Mr. Kerr has almost ao friends beyond tbe circle of those who know him well. Randall is active, alert and sharp, and a fair parliamentarian. Kerr is a much slower man, and has to reason about many things which Randall perceives instantly. For the House Randall would have made the better Speaker, but the Democrats chose Kerr for the whole country and not. because of his fitness to exercise the duties of the Chair. Randall was injured by the support of the Texas Pacific influence, not because the Democracy opposes the subsidy, but because it fears that the country will oppose it. The sup port of the gamblers hurt him, but it was because that element of his sup port became a subject of comment by the press. The favor with which he was regarded by Republicans who have offices tbey do not wan t to lose, or who do not want to be investigated too severely, had its influence, but iu spite of al! this he would have succeed ed if he had had Mr. Kerr’s record on the Salary bill. The caucus was by great effort put upon its good behavior, and the same men who exercised so much influence yesterday will endeavor to hold the majority liruily in hand through the winter. The ex-Confede rate Generals are not pleased with the toue of tlie caucus, nor with its results. They do not like Lamar’s speech nor his influence. They were willing to ac cept Kerr, but they wanted the Clerk ship. Their man Banks was badly beaten by Adams, a Union man aud an officer iu the Union Army. Tlie ex treme men quite bitterly of the pains taken to exclude Confede rates. They are not likely to tolerate the restraint which the caution of pru dent Southerners counsels. How gene ral may be tlie disappointment over the defeat of Banks is not apparent, but so far as it exists is quite violent aud may grow demonstrative. On the other hand, the best men of the party arc highly pleased with the result. They are gratified that the first action of the party in its exercise of power is not foolish and indefensible, as its enemies predicted and they themselves feared. Lamar contributed more than any other man to' this result. He was pledged to Randall, so tile friends of the latter claim, but his influence was given for Kerr, and he is pleased at Kerr’s • election. Whether his labors here have aided his election to the Senate is a subject that is discussed, and it may be regarded as doubtful. The next important action bearing upon the future of the party is the composition of the committees. New York, December B.—A meeting of merchants was held this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce, to con sider the discrimination made by rail road companies against this city ou freight to the West. B ; G. Arnold, the Chairman, said the business of New York merchants was being ruined by the discrimination maJi by trunk liucs in favor of other cities, particularly Boston. A committee was appointed to wait on tbe managers of the chief lines, and see what can be done to lid the city of the’evils complained of. The Business of Suini| Newspapers.— This business of suing ‘newspapers for libel by every scalawag is getting to be so common since that furious verdict against the Pioneer Frees, that the ue*t thing the public is likely to learn is that a lineal descendant of Cain, the first murderer, will institute suit against the first publisher who issues a copy of the Bible. If the law is wrong, and we believe it is, the quicker newspaper men get to work and change it the bet ter. As the thing looks now, if a news paper dares to show up the rascalities of some mean creature whom God created in His infinite wisdom for some wise purpose of Hie own. why the fel low who, very likely, never earned an honest dollar, and never owned a character to lose, except a bad one, ‘ runs to a pettifogging lawyer aud ex pects to get a few thousand out of the newspaper for libel. The press of the State should see to this matter next Legislature.— [Bantings Union (Fern.) A FANTASTIC NOBLEMAN. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK AND HIS DIAMONDS. A Curiously Guarded Treasure House —Fondness for Confectionery and Fear of Poison—Tlie Eccentricities of an Aged Dandy. There are hut few persons who have resided in Paris for any length of time who do not remember the late Duke of Brunswick, that painted, bewigged Lo thario, whose follies, eccentricities and diamonds made him the talk of all Eu rope. A small volume, recently pub lished iu Paris, gives some strange and new details about this royal oddity, who, the reverse of Jupiter, passed away from this earth, quitting his be loved Geneva in a shower of diamonds. The Duke was born in 1804, He was the first child boru to his parents, the Prince Frederick William, son and heir to the reigning Duke of Brunswick, and the Princess Marie Wilhelmina, of Baden, sister of the then Empress of Russia and to the Queen of Sweden. The Duke’s youth was a stormy and an adventurous one. His grandfather was killed at the battle of lena, being blinded by a ball which put out both of his eyes, and he was borne from the field only to die a few days later of his wounds; and the ducal family were driven from their dominations. His father fell at the battle of Waterloo, and the young and throneless Duke was consigned to the guardianship of his uncle by marriage, George IV. The negotiations of Prince Metteruich re stored out hero to the throne of his father’s when he was nineteen years old. Two years later he contracted, while in England, a morganatic union with a young English lady of great beauty, Lady Charlotte Colville. The only child of this union, the Countess de Ciuy, was that daughter with whom he afterward had such a long and scan dalous lawsuit. On the 7th of Septem ber, 1830, the revolution broke out, which drove the adventurous prince from his throne, and thereafter began the wandering, eccentric life which ended at Geneva a few years ago. According to his French biographer, the Duke had a great influence in con ferring upon France the doubtful blessing of the lato empire. One day, while Prince Louis Napoleon was a prisoner at Ham, there came to him a messenger, bringing with him a paper which he presented to the Prince for his signature. The Prince signed it and the man departed, leaving behind him as the price of that signature a pack containing eight hundred thous and francs—the golden key which was to unlock for the captive his prison doors. This man was M. Smith, Chief Treasurer to the Duke of Brunswick, and the paper was a treaty by which the two crownless exiles pledged them selves, the one to re-establish the Duke upon hi s throne, and to form, if possi ble, a united Germany, and the other to aid Prince Louis to gain his uncle’s crown. After the coup d'etat the Duke in stalled himself permanently in Paris. He purchased, on the Rue Beaujon, near the Arc de Triomphe, the hotel which had formerly belonged to Lola Montez. There .e caused to be erected the huge and curious structure which, with its rose-colored walls and profuse gilding,"seemed the very realization of a place in a fairy tale. Into this mar velous building but few persons were allowed to penetrate. To effect a sur reptitious entrance was almost an im possibility. The walls surrounding the house were of immense height, and were covered with gilded spikes, with all of which au electric apparatus was so connected that if one of them were touched a chime of elec ric bells was instantly set in motion. To gain en trance, the would-be visitor must come provided with a password, a letter of introduction, or some potent or unmis takable reason for being admitted. Once within the walls he was intro duced into an elevator lined with blue satin, which bore him gently to the ante-chamber of the Duke’s apart ments. The bedroom of this eccentric gentleman was made entirely of iron— walls, ceiling and floor, alike. It was, in fact, an immense iron cage, wherein the ex sovereign, thanks to a dozen complicated pieces of machinery, could bid defiance to the thieves and assas sins, the fear of which poisoned his existence. At one side of this apart ment, and only to be opened with its secret key, was a closet containing the gigantic strong box, wherein was de posited his marvelous collection of dia monds. The strong-box, in itself a marvel of mechanism, was suspended by four chains in the cavity which it occupied, beneath which was a well dug deep beneath the foundations of the hotel, so that the Duke had but to press a spring to cause his treasure chest to disappear from view. Besides which, the closet was so constructed that, had auy oue unacquainted with the secret of the lock essayed to open it, he would have received the dis charge of a number of concealed gun barrels arranged like a mitrailleuse. In this coffer the Duke kept not only his diamonds but his bank notes, his pa pers and his Ingots of gold, many of which, to escape from prying eyes and Angers, he had caused to be disguised as cakes of chocolate. In that iron box was inclosed all that life held for him of interest or of love. He was as much afraid of assassins as he was of thieves, and surrounded his life with as many precautions as he did his wealth. He never employed a cook, never partaking at homo of any food, except a cup of chocolate, which he prepared himself by the aid of a spirit lamp. The milk for bis choco late was brought to him direct from the country, in a locked silver can, one key of which never left him, and the other was deposited with the farmer who supplied him, precautions which did not hinder him from insisting that his valet should always taste the first spoonful of the beverage when pre pared. He always took his dinner at one of the great restaurants of the Boulevard, preferring usually the Maison d’Or. Once, when he was detained In the house by some slight indisposition, the Marquis de Planty, who was then his physician, scolded him for eating no thing but sweets when at home. But ho could not persuade the Duke to have a steak or a chop prepared for himself in his own house; he was forced to go out, to have the meal cooked himself, and to bring it to his royal patient, who exacted from him a solemn oath that he had never lost sight of the eatables for a moment. Reassured on this point, the Pul*e mad© short work of his dinner, which he declared to have been the best he bad ever eaten. He was, however, no thing of a gourmand , eating little, and never drinking wine, which had been (ophidden to him in his youth by bis physician, his usual beverage being ordinary beer. He was extravagantly fond, however, of fruits, ices, preserves and bonbons, of which he partook on all occasions, without much regard to ceremony. Sometimes his magnificent carriage, with its four splendid horses, would be seen drawn up before the door of a fruiterer’s shop, while the proprietor of the equipage, seated therein, was engaged iu devouring piles of peaches or of grapes, which were, brought to him from the shop. At other times, when taking ices at Tor toni’s, be would pay largely for the privilege of going down into the kitchen and eating the ice cream direct from the freezer. His great delight was to enter a confectioner’s shop and to eat as long and as much as he liked from the various piles of bonbons and crys talized fruits, leaving behind him t.vo or three gold pieces to pay for his de predations. He passed nearly his whole time in the house. He remained in bed, where he read, wrote and received his inti mate friends, till about four o’clock iu the afternoon, after which his toilet always took up an immense time, so that during a great part of the year be never saw the sun. The excessive care which he took of his person, and the artificial character of his make-up, are matters of public notoriety. He paint ed his face, or caused it to be painted, with all the minuteness and artistic finish that might be bestosved upon a water-color drawing. His beard, on the culturo of which he bestowed much time, was combed, perfumed and dyed daily. As to his wigs, ho possessed them by dozens; and in respect to tbeso wigs and his manner of using them an amusing story is told. A celebrated dame of the demi-monde, being pre sented to the Duke at the opera one evening, expressed to him au ardent desire to inspect the wonders of the fairy place of which she had heard so much. The Duke gallan.ly promised that she should have that pleasure that very evening after the opera. Accordingly, when the performance was over he escorted her to his hotel, took her up stairs by means of the satin-lined elevator, and introduced her into a dimly-lighted room, where ho left her under the pretext of order ing more lamps. The lady waited some minutes for his return, aDd finally, be coming impatient, she began to look about her, to discover where she was. To her amazement, she saw in one corner of the room a head which stated at her with motionless and glassy eyes. She rushed in terror to the door, but found that it was fast ened on the outside. A second glance around the dimly-lighted apartment revealed the fact that she was sur rounded by heads—not five, or ten, or twenty, but thirty, all of which bore a ghastly likeness to the Duke himself. Her persistent shrieks at last brought ; to her assistance a lackey, who opened j the door and rele;ised her. Tills mys- | terious apartment was sknply the room ; where the Duke kept his wigs, and the | heads were wax models of his owu ! countenance, each differing slightiy in coloring or in the arrangement of ! the hair. Each day the Duke made choice of the particular wig and style of visage wbieh he- wished to assume, and his valet was charged with the task of reproducing the colors of the wax model upon his features. His dress was always extremely ele- j gant, though sometimes very eccentric. He delighted in embroidered dressing gowns and iu magnifleedt uniforms.— Among his servants was numbered for years a magnificent negro, black as jet, and of colossal stature, who, attired in a Mameluke costume of the very richest materials, covered with embroideries and blazing with diamonds, was always on guard iu the aute-chamber of the Duke’s palace, or else waited for him in the vestibule of auy house in which he weut as a guest. Some ohe once asked this magnificent attendant con cerning the duties of his post. “I’m for looks and not for use,” he made answer, showing his snowy teeth. One night at a ball given by Prince Jerome Bonaparte, the Duke’s carriage was delayed for a few moments. The negro came forward to announce its arrival, and immediately ho was sur rounded by a number of the guests, who wore curious to see this splendid specimen of servitude, whereupon the Duke, in his impatience, cried out: “Se lim, clear the way there! Draw your sabre, and cut me down some half a dozen of these impertinent creatures!” Imagine the effect of this outburst in the midst of a crowd composed of the most elegant ladies and highest digni taries of the new empire! If there was anything on earth that the Duke loved bettor than diamonds it was a lawsuit. He would go to law about the merest trifle or the most in significant sum. Once he sued a wash er-woman about a bill of seven francs. A single watch, which he sent to a jew eler to be repaired, and of which the back was formed of a single ruby, was in itself the subject of twelve lawsuits, j The erection of his hotel on the Rue Beaujon furnished occasion for ten j more ! He said himself, just before he j died, that he had squandered millions j iu that way, and that justice was a j lottery. As to his diamonds, he consecrated fabulous sums to the formation of his collection, which speedily became cele brated throughout Europe. Among tho most remarkable of the trinkets j which he possessed was a pair of epaulets, formed not of gold thread, but of magnificent yellow diamonds from Brazil. They were valued at two hundred thousand dollars each, and were exhibited at the Taris Exhibition in 1855, watched day and night by four policemen, who took turns iu mounting guard over the crystal case which con tained this treasure. He nevfir forgot nor forgave the broken promise of Navoleon 111 to re instate him on his paternal throne, One day, being present at some scien tific experiments shown before that sov ereign, on reducing diamonds to vapor, the emperor offered, laughing, to sacri fice all his diamonds to tho cause of science if the Duke would do as much. “Ah, sire,” made answer the Duke, with a meaning glance, “I am only a poor exile, and am forced to be eco nomical. Were I to have the hap piness of mounting a throne as your Majesty has done, I would promise to be more generous—and I keep my promises,” His daughter’s conversation to Cath olicism seemed to arouse in his breast a terrible enmity against her. Up to that time he had treated her as beeamo his acknowledged child, but afterward, whatever heart he possessed seemed olosed against her, When she mar ried the Count de Cirrey, though ho gave his oonsent to the allianoe, he was only represented at the ceremony by one of bis ohamberlalns. Prayers, en treaties, and finally long years of liti gation were exhausted in the offort to make him provide for her and for her ohlldren, but in vain. An adverse de cision of the French tribunal in this question drove him from his fairy palace New Series —Vol. 28, No. 107 on the Rue Beaujon to Geneva. No par ticle of his immense wealth was be queathed to the Countess. He at first intended to leave his whole fortune to the Prince Imperial, and a will to that effect was actually drawn up. When the war with Prussia was declared the Duke, then ouce more installed in Paris, hast ened to remind Louis Napoleon of the old compact between them, and claim ed from him in advance, as the con queror of Germany, the fulfillment of his ancient promise. But a few weeks later the Duke was forced to fly with his diamonds from before the advanc ing legions of the Prussians. He took refuge anew in Geneva, and there, in March, 1871, he drew up the new will, which constituted the City of Geneva his sole heir. On the 18th of August, 1873, he was engaged in a game of chess quite late iu the afternoon; sud denly he arose, and saying to his ad versary, ‘-Do not cheat me,” he passed into the next room. These were his last w r ords. When his attendants, sur prised that he did not return, went to seek him, they found him iu the agonies of death, and in a few moments he ex pired. Tims ended that strange, heart less, eccentric, useless life, whose com mencement had been surrounded with such a halo of romance and chivalry. It was this sudden death that pre served to the city of Geneva the in heritance of the eccentric old volup tuary, who had scandalized its Calvin istic walls by his manners and his mis tresses for three years past. Having cart lessly thrown some water from a tumbler out of a window, it had drenched a passer-by, who forthwith threatened the Duke with legal pro ceedings. Furious at tho threat, he resolved to tear up his will, to return to Paris and to turn his back on un grateful Geneva forever. He would restore his rosy Parisian palace which had been sadly damaged durmg the commune; he would go back to the delights of his Parisian life, His law yer and his steward had been sent for and preparations for his departure had already been begun. But, before he could make ready, he was summoned to depart on a long journey, and one which knows no return. His nnde stroyed will bequeathed his treasures to the city wherein he breathed his last and Charles, Duke of Brunswick, de generate descendant of the heroes of Jena and of Waterloo, took his plaoe amid the faded figures of a forgotten past. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. A fair will be held at Irwin’s Hall, in Columbia, on the 13th, 14th and 15th, for the benefit of the Neagle Guards. The object is to raise a fund among the friends of the company sufficient to defray the expenses of a trip to Phila delphia during the Centennial. Under the omnibus charter act of the last General Assembly, applications for charters of incorporations have been filed by two new companies, the Fire Insurance Company, and tbe Ship Car penters’ andCaukers’ Protective Union, both of Charleston. The following gentlemen were elect ed, on the fltfi'thstam, prestdent and directors of the Charleston Exchange for the ensuing yeai: Thodore D. Jer vey, Esq, President. Directors— Messrs. Wm, Ravenel, Geo. W. Wil liams, F. J. Pelzer, B. G. Pinckney, Jos. L. Tobias, Henry Card, J. H. Parker, James S. Murdoch, E. C. Williams, W. K. Ryan, W. J. Middleton and S. L. Howard. At tbe aunual communication of Strict Observance Lodge No. 73, A. F. M. of Charleston held recently, the fol lowing officers Were elected and in stalled to serve for the ensuing year: D. B. Gilliland, W. M.; W. St. Julien Jervey, S. W.; J. L. Stocker, J. W.; F. J. Dawson, Treasurer; J. D. Easterlin, P. M. Secretary; O. Tiedemau, Jr., S. D.; Jos. S. Legare, J. D.; M. S. Harris, Richard Drwson, stewards; L. F. Meyer, tiler; T. P. O’Neale, organist. In answer to the call of Dr. Miller, President of the County Union, a meet ing of the citizens of Barnwell was held on the 6th instant. Judge Aldrich was called to the chair, who explained the object. After several interesting speeches by Dr. Lartigue, Messrs. A. Aldrich, Miller, Simons and Williams, it was, on the motion of Dr. Miller, re solved, that the delegation to be ap pointed shall sustain the Governor in the recommendations of his veto mes sage, and that the tax payers be ad vised not to pay a tax levying a higher rate. Columbia Union-Herald : It has been known for two days that the Governor was unwilling to see the tax bills come tp him in their present shape. He has given the subject the most anxious thought, and realizes the difficulty of meeting the expenses and debts of the State, and, at the same time, acceding to the demands of the suffering busi ness interests for the lowest rate of taxation possible. A knowledge of the Governor’s feelings was seen in the postponement of the special orders on all the tax bills in the House yesterday. It is pleasant to note this willingness to pause for further consultation. The result, we trust, will be that the bills now under consideration wili be so modified as to bring the levy within eleven mills. To exceed that amount will place it out of the power of the Governor to approve the measures, and postpone still later the collection of the taxes. The Last of Dejazet,— l have just returned from the funeral of Dejazet, “ The Muse of the Vaudeville,” at the Church of the Trinity. All that is dis tinguished in Paris paid respect to the grand old lady. Although the church will contain four thousand five hun dred people, tickets were issued with out limit, aud thousands of ticket hold ers were excluded from the church.— She was eighty when she died, and there were men in the throng who upoke of her only as a maiden; though, for that matter, there was very little girlishness about the swallow, whimsi cal masquerader. To be sure she was lively, but only with tho liveliness of caprice and deviltry. Even lago is brilliant sometimes, and Lucoa is char mi ig when she drives everybody mad ; so Dejazet was prettily wicked, She succeeded because she was not apirit uelle, but spirited, But, then, she was almost historical. She was great in her way, and Paris adored her, — [Paris Cable Special {Dec. 4) to the New York Herald. Miss Cavendish, the English actress, is coming, and some one remarks that she is fine-cut. Then the critics can puff her if they chews .—Nwristown Herald. Charivari tells of a negro named Domingo, in one of the French colo-. nies, who, speaking of the advantages of the Christian religion, Bi\id< "There was a time when J knew nothing of God or the devfl, but now I know and love them both.” To Advertisers and Subscribers. o:sr AND attke this date (April 21, 1875.) aIL editions of the Constitutionalist will be sent l'ree of postage. Advertisements must be paid for when han ded in. unless otherwise stipulated. Announcing or suggesting Candidates for office, 20 cents per line oaoh insertion. Monet may be remitted risk by Express or Postal Order. Correspondence invited from all sources, and valuable special news paid for if used. Kejected Communications will not be re turned. and no notice taken of anonymous letters, or articles written on both sides. GEORGIA GENERAL NEWS. Burglars have visited Athens. “No cards.” The Republicans of Atlanta are or ganizing. T. W. Alexander has been elected Mayor of Rome. Columbus is enjoying fine large strawberries grown in open air. The South Georgia Conference meets at Amerieus in a day or two. Bishop John C. Keener will preside. Who’s hit 1 The Southron of Gaines ville announces for its platform “ability, honesty, economy, dignity and sobriety.” Frank Habersham, a newspaper man of Atlanta, caught two young negro burglars on Monday night. Dr. T. E. Skinner, of Athens, who has been called to the First Baptist Church at Macon, preaches his fare well sermon on Sunday. A Columbus paper says ; “Congre gations were very full Sunday notwith standing the rain.” Are there any Good Templars in that region ? A seven year old colored child was accidentally burned on F. P. Reynolds’ plantation, near Covington, a few days since. Forsyth is threatened with a burgla rous fever. Fhe Advertiser suggests, ‘‘the best plan is to have the stores so securely fastened that an entrance would be exceedingly difficult.” Iu Upson county, the cholera is kill ing off the hogs in that county. The disease is prevailing in tho upper por tion of this county, in tho Uuionvilie neighborhood. Many hogs there have died from the disease. A dead negro was found on the rail road track near Forsyth, at first it was supposed he was killed while lying asleep on the road, but an investiga tion suggests the idea of murder. The Radicals in Savannah have an agent employed to drum up negroes, escort them to the Court House and pay their poll taxes. One of them was seen with some hundred or moro cer tificates in his bands. You understand this ? The young book-keeper who recently left Savannah somewhat in arrears iu his accounts with his employers, lias been apprehended iu a distant city aud an officer was dispatched to bring him on. Rev. James Mcßrvde ha3 accepted a call to the pastorate of the Baptist Church of Valdosta, consequently has retired from Students’ Hall at Mercer University, of which he has had charge for a long time. The Georgia State Grange met yes terday morning in the ball room of the Markham House, which was gener ously tendered them for the purpose by 001. Owens. The Grangers are all stopping at the Markham House. The Atlanta grocers held a meeting, at which resolutions were adopted con* demniug tbe idea of a tariff on coffee, which some parties at the North are suggesting. It is urged that the tax is in the interest of speculators only, and a burden on consumers; and the Asso ciation called on our Representatives in Congress to resist it. The officers of the Exchange Bank, of Macoa, have made application for an injunction restraining the officers of the Planters’ Bank from doing any thing with the concern. The Exchango Bank claims to be the largest creditor of the Planters’, holding its paper amounting to $47,500. The failure of West, Edwards & Cos., of Atlanta, is the heaviest one that has occurred in this part of the South. They have about $200,000 in accounts due them. Their assets altogether, in cluding the accounts at face value, will approach $250,000, whereas their liabilities amount to about $640,000. At a meeting held at the Christian Church, Hunter street, in Atlanta, on Sunday last, for the purpose of elect ing a pastor for the ensuing year, tho votes being taken without a nomina tion, Elder T. M. Harris, State Evan gelist, was unanimously elected. The well known pointer dqg “Mingo,” belonging to Mr. Horace Spear, of Columbus, died recently. He had a large tumor in his body, and while un dergoing a surgical operation, he was placed under theiinfluence of chloro form. Too much was inhaled and ho died under the knife. Asa bird and duck dog he did not have his equal in the State. Newnan Star: Asa general thiog, we dislike to hear au editor say local items are soarce, for it is often the re sult of laziness, but in this instance it is true. Our little city is as scarce of local news as Columbus is of violators of its local laws.” We are sorry Col. Fitch has given up reading his ex changes from Columbus. However, we will willingly “pass” the locals, if the witty editor of the Star will write a few more sketches. A novel rifle range is to bo made at Columbus. A deer has been made of boiler irou, hung upon pivots and mounted upon wheels to run upon a track 76 feet long, which is to be placed upon an inclined plane. Tho deer being started from one end of the. track, will travel rapidly, with a lo ping motion, which will be sustained by a simple arrangement of springs. The marksman, standing at a dis tance, will fire at the deer while it is in motion aud passing behind trees and blinds arranged to make tho hitting of it more difficult. The Hebrews of Savannah are about to build a temple. The building will be one hundred and forty feet long by forty-eight feet wide, with tower one hundred and twenty-five feet high, and slate roof. The style is gothic, of the fourteenth century order; the windows of a peculiar and unique appearance. The aisles will be of an uncommon order of excellence, beautifully grained and moulded. The nave will be half grain ed and arched, with a height of about forty feet. This nave roof will be tha second of its kind in the United States, the Catholio Church in. Huntsville, Ala bama, having one similar; they were both, however, designed by the archi - tect; of the proposed temple. The Pendleton-Little wing of the Okefenokee expedition are thus report ed by the Valdosta Times: “After an absence of twelve days they crossed, the swamp, then went fifteen miles ia boats in a southwesterly direction, from Barber's Cow House to Black Jack Is land, and then twelve mil'- ri north from its western end back to Billy’s Island making a circuit forty-fivo miles iu the swamp in, twelve days, two-thirds of the distauoe never traveled by man before,” Basket plaids are very fashionable this year. A visitor at Bing Sing says that all the men there except the guards were dressed in the popular fashion, —■< Detroit Free Frets-,