The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1871, Page 4

4 CHAOTIC. CAROLINA, Disorder, Sceial and Po the Palmetto State, weer: ' THE SECRET Pai OF HER WOES. ical, in; Carpet-Bagism the Root of All vil. The Last of the Barons on the uation. What an Octogenarian Huger Eas to Say. An African Democrat Expounds Freely. His Orinion of a Two Dollar anda Half Secretary | of Mate and Several Other Things, Cran. ron, $8. C., May 6, 1871. Carolina Barons. M each recurring day the tooker-on in Meetin: street, Charleston, will have poluted ou han ‘he rect form of the Hon, Alfred | Huger, a man of vign'y-turee years of age, of hercu- lean bulid, who. 3 are while as snow, and whose sironz «nd deopy indented eyes, togetuer | with his large wqailine nose, give him avery decided | re: ance to the 9 of Weilington, when that hero was in his last decade. This gentleman ts one | of the few, if nov the last, of the ola remaining gen- | Uemen of weal'h ant ‘amily whose infancy was | coeval with the fou of the constitution and | the repuotic, i The Magers are to tue manuer born, having und | holding the BRST MUGUE SOT 81000 IN THE STATE, prev.ous tO the carpel-bag era @ Muger ora Lowndes or Plucsney would have been Listened to el by Cas cutive white popniation of South | : Tstened to by those | uuirted with publie money or | vat of offtectal malfeasance. — | sader nine successive Presl- | the tmaster of Charleston, | L—The Las A little before noon 2 no. um ni whose hay who are not unit For thir y years, dents of tie Uniti hai held the post and during that por.od of a generation he was unl- versally respected. ian, Woman ana child | in Chareston Kuo vs tie figare of Mr, Huger as he takes his daily watk tu bay provisions for hisfamiy— | aduty to whict he aveads himself, ashe ts now &@ ruined man, wio oace held 120 slaves, with plan- tations well stocked. i THE WAR SCATYPRED THE NEGROES, as m many other States, and Huger’s opulence, deemed waassailubie, moited Uke snow before a warm sun, ‘lis is his vriet record, similar to fifty | other cases in South ima. | Deemiug a judicwus thing to ascertam the views of @ ian 50 Knowa as Mr. Huger on the present demoratized shite of aifuirs, I patd a visit to | him a euce, No. 143 Callioun street, in this city, having iirst armed myself with a proper leiter Of Introtuction \ir. fuger lives im a large house, | moderately furnished, which 1s all that remains | r OLD CAY ALIER, being but the wreck of a ouce fine fortune, I was | received by Mr. ilarer with all that high-brea cour. | 18 resi | lesy and stately diguity belonging to the gentleman | of the old school, aud on entering the parlor was asked Lo take a seit. | Istated briefly that the object of my visit was to guniniormation in regard to the condition of the State of South Carolina, aud that I had been in- formed that Mr. ilcger?s ,ong connection with pub- Hic aulrs wos a guarantee that bis information, if : given, would be correct. “Well, sir,’ said Mr. fluger, “I will let you know alitbatisiu my power, I am an old man, but I sal for many years in our State General Assembly WITH MEN LIKE CALHOUS, XUDUPFIE, PINCKNEY and others Whose names have been handed down to us. All those whom I knew, however, have passed | sway, and Tam tet alone.” It was a touching viclure to see the octogenarian as he uttered thislasi remark. The room served as a Traine to his grand old f.ce aud white hairs, and the balmy and odorous winds from the magnolia blos- | soms came in though the open windows and played | with nis hoary locks, Hon, Alfred Huger | me | announce t | great many went. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY H, Governor was the same. The President of the Sen- ate ana the Speaker of the House of Representa: tives received their per diem like omer members, ao extra ‘complements or donations of any sort being allowed, voted or thougitt of.” “Well, Mr, Huger, how do you people FEFL TOWARDS PIE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT f Task that question because there are very strange opinions at the North, or at least very opinions, ta regard to the ee tay “We nage nobups tg say Of thé Unived Staves ex- grat wal #e wi It is of the prodigacy, ey ity of oar State wove! wal peace. ‘orruption and dishon eu egisiative, that we complain. executive and | ave notorious, and the American people ought te know this Il ever they are to recogaize South Caro- luna. as a Staie o/ tits Union." “No taxes without representation, in other words,” Tremerked. “Decidedly not. Give her representation, give her justice within her own bounds give her What otier Siates enjoy and you will hear of no anore OUPRAGES OR ‘KU KLUXES’ excepting among the carpet-baggers and negroes Who now oppress her.” “Whatdo YOU THINK OF GOVERNOR scort ?” “Lot me saya word. Governor Scott, in a paplic Meeting at Washtngton during the wintor of 1x70, denounced Sou’ nh Carolina as & communt.y ta waien the ‘Winchester rife’ was the proper and ouly law, He came back to our svil and suited the action to the word, ‘The negroes but for him and his diset- RS, would have been content with their freedom, ARE NOT A REVENGEFUL maxed ; | The fest ov ect of reverence secoud, always ‘my coauney. | during your reudence ta race; but the Governor's open abuse of the pardon- . ing power enco! ignorance induced thein to commit.” “His great fault was the organization of the negro mnilitia, Was it not?! “He armed the negloes thorougniy and left the White race ai thetr mercy to take care of themselves, and the sensibilities of our common nature, which 1s to deiend ourseives, came to their relief, That ts our case, stated as clearly as I can siate i, air, and the HERALD, WHICH 18 A GREAT POWER for goou, shoula know 1t.’? “Durng your long life, Mr, Huger, you have doubtless met many of the most DISTINGUISHED MEN OF THE OLDEN TIME? *Trae, sir, In both a social aad pubic relation € have enjoyed the acquaintance of such statesmen and publicists as John C. Cathoan, Langton Cheves, Willian Lowndes, George Module, Hugh Legare Geocral Hayne, Mr. Peugra, Wade Hatmpton, t faher of the ‘present General Wade Hampton; Charles Cotesworta Pinckney, Andrew Jackson ani oumers. ‘Lou were appointed by President Jackson to be tne Postmaster of Charieston many years ago, were You not—under elroumstances peculiarly Laterest= In,“ “Phe circumstances were thesc:—I was @ member of the State senate in 1832, when General Jackson issued his prociamation, “It was proposed to de- nounce the } ut for his course with reference to nullifie: conseque: ft which GENERAL JACKSON TENDERED TO ME the commission of Postmaster. I dectined the same, And gave a3 my reason that the tien lacumbent, . ot, although a nullifier, heid his oftice by vi tue 0: a comission sigacd by George Washingion, and that 1 would mt be instrameatal 1a making any change. 1 may say, parenthetically, that 1 was a member of the convention which pissed the ordi- ance of nullification in 1332 AND 1 VOTED AGAINST THAT MEASURE. Subsequently, tu the summer of 153% Mr. Bacot died, aud Genersl Jackson again tendered to me the cominission of ostinaster. i did uot destre It be- cause I had a fortaue of my own, a plantation and a large number of slaves, and was making my bread upon my owns id Living with comfort and hap- piness. My frie: however, urged me to accept appotnimen: J did so, From that time 1 was Postmasier ol \ harieston NDER OF GENERAL LER, ential terma,"’ 1 the “Speaking of eral Jackson, do you think he knew periec 1 what was going ou iu South Carolina durt year 19322"? “sost undeuolediy, sir. ‘There was no man better advised than himseit with reference to the situation and tue persons enraged in the nullification move- ment, He that transpired ta South Carolina. 1 knew him weil and lad frequent Conversations with tim, even as lar back as 10.5 when | heard nim describe toe bat- tie of New Orieanvs. 1 also met bim IN THE DRAWING ROOMS OF MR. MADISON, Perhays youure not aware that John C. Ca took an active pari 1a electing General Jackson. He nominated bt tn the Convention, though they quar- relled afierwards.”” “Had General Jackson been the President in 136), do you think he Would have prevented secession :!? rivly; but by pursuing I don't beileve it rred had Mr, Caluoun been alive.’? Lto your howe just now; Low many slaves had yous? “Thad ONE MUNDRED AND TWENTY SLAVES. river, My home ac’ arming country reside tala arouud me to make @ farhung man happy aud mMiepeadent. have always been devoted to farming, aud e ye Lowned was born my pro- except, efor misconduct, If a negro made hiinself sive lO me or to his iellow servants I paried 1 bim prompuy; bat Lever did that but once," by Mr. Line ya did you assemble your slaves aud ey were free 1’? “No, sir, 1 soon a8 i got back to the wi oa Lae ald that Th63e wii som “Were ihey demoralized” “Very naturally, sir. The Union troops came among them, Went through the property, carried off @ hunurea head of cnotce catte, desivoyed a fine brary aud took every available articie of value on the place.’ “What has become of these slaves?" “Yoe last ume I counted them FORTY WERE DEAD, Anumber have revurned and ate at the plantation now. One came back only Six weeks ago, and asked me to let liu go home. Jacob, whose picture I suowed you." ‘You must have been fond of Jacob that you pre- serve his portrait,” “Oh, yes, Sir plantation M THEY WERS PREE, 5 choss to B could do so. remained’? A “Mr. Huger,” said the Mzratp commissioner, “1 desire to ask your honest vpiaton in regard tothe | condition o/ the state of affairs in South Carolina at | present. Many thousand readers of the HERALD | believe that there is a reign of terror here, and that | your financial system and the framework of society | are BREAKING UP AND GOING TO SMASH.’ Mr. HugkR—“Sir, 1 consider the moral, political and financial condition of South Carolina to be | more deplorable than | am even capable of express. | ing. Every intelligent and honest observer has long since corae to the same co sion. These are | the resuits of the MALADMINISTATION OF MER STATE GOVERNMENT.!? | re the oMiciais not honest?” I asked. | as my friend, As iar as he comprehended probity I be- eve him to be a8 honest @man as ever lived. He was kind and adectioavate, He tausht my children and graud children low to ride; in short, as I said be/ore, he was knowau tirouzhout the neighborhood ve died during my absence trom home, and amoug last words io his wile were, ‘Always remember Lo do what Ole massa tell you.’ Tam now TAKING CARE OF 1113 FAMILY, and shall do so as long as they live." “Changing the st know of a biibe ever having been offered tn ‘the Legisiature of South Caroliaa before the present regome commenced 7” “A BRINE, STR! A BRIBE 1”? and the old gentleman raised bis hands as if to ex. pload the poverty Of lauguage. I have no expres- siou to convey to You aa idea ol the contempt that “Teonsider that there 13 almost universal mal- versation iu public off The money which ts so lavisuly squandered by some of these men has BEEN CAUELLY WiUN | from the oppres: esolated people of our | State. Our property 1s at the merey of profligate | ani unprine pied sirangers and of ignorant and rapacious pegroes; our ruin as a people and State 18 NECESSARILY INBVITADLE. Isay this now that Lam in the ninth decade of life and with iifty years’ experience as a Senator of | South Carolina.’ “Did the old Legisiatares of the State differ very much from the present eae at Columma . “00D Gop! sin," exclaimed the old geutiewan; “can you ask me s aquestion’ Why, tuere are seventy-four mem- bers of tue Legisiature—which has taxed the State (his year four milion six hundred dollars —a mons strous sum— WHO CANNOT READ OR WRITE, In my time the Legisiature of South Carolina as- seinbled, as now, on the fourth Monday in November. \ The longest session I ever served ended on the 224 | of December. Tue same body now sits between four | and five months. Our pay was three dollars per day—theirs is now six. We never liad a recess for | more than a few hours, THEY GO HOME FOR THR CHRISTMAS holidays and many of them for a much longer period, and they pay themseives what they please; there is | no limit to their extravagance. ‘The cost of a session in our time Was about forty ‘housand dollars; what they now call “legislative appropriation” amounted | for the last session to five hundred and tweaty-five } pga dojlars, Of yore the tax bil for the entire tate WAS ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, Every tan who voted for that bil paid his prope tion of i. The tax bili i3 now four wiltion six hundred thousand duilars, and those voting such a vill payne no taxes. We who have to p the taxes, however, have no representation. jiere ts ‘taxa'fon without representation’ in its most hideous sorm." | “Then there must be @ GOOD DEAL OF BRIBERY in the Legisiature,’’ | remarked. “Yes, cerramly. Add to the four million six hun- ; dred (housaud dollars the inca.culable sams paid to | the menibers for their votes. This mouey, when collected, ts divided on one piea or another by those Who tule and rob, [tis @ gigautic systera Ol organ- iwed robiery.’ How were you paid in the old time, while a ber Of the Legislature, sir’ 1 asked, be largest pay bul lever received daring @ pe+ flod of tWouty-live years in the Legisiatare WAS ONG HUNDRED AND TWO DOLLARS. * embers Of Wiis so-called Legislature now pay woselves seven or eight huudred dollars, Our jous Wee alWays short, never extending be- | would Gave be | ral Assembly of Soath Carolina even suspected of } Such @ crime as 1 } would fave been iguomintously expelled, bestowed on apy man in the Gene. Ving abribe. Had aman darea to move thal the Speaker should receive a donation 41 dollars, as 14 done n’ he would have ly expeued for personally insulting tue at woul! have happened to a member had he received & bribe.” “GOOD GOD! IR WOULD NOT NAVE permitted to occupy his scat one intnute. He Soctall aod neitner his been he would lave beea ostra ed, , family nor himself could have Lived coméortably in the State.” nae hat would have occurred to a man offering a bribe F “tis blood would have paid for the insult, He worli have been challenged—in fact, I think he wouid not have received the warntog of a chalienge, Lremember an tucideat a3 plainly as if it iad o curred only yesterday, which illustrates the tende! Ness of bohor oa this point, You know that it ts a habit of our people aed TO EAT PEANUTS, we Call theif, pindars, groundnuts. Well, we d to do itiu ihe Legislature. It 18 a sort of popu- Jar appetite—just as the French take sauq. One day @ worthy man, whom we had elected tax collector Revera) Limes, walked into the legislative chamber with his haf fuil of Cuese pindars, and. witn no more intention of doing wrong than you Lave at this mo- ment, approached General Willams, thea a distin guished man, who had beed TUE GOVERNOR OF THE STATA, and offered hina handtul The tax collector had been re-elected ouly five minutes betore, and I sup. pose that in the ex-ess of his good feeling he de- ired to snow simple courtesy to his friend. The jeneral looked at lim for a moment with an angry comntenance, and then to @ voice periectly audible he exclaimed indignantiy, ‘Ido not wish to hurt your feelings, sir, but you seem mot to hesitate in harting nie, I wish you to leave me, sir.’ That Was the consequence of OFFERING A FRW NUTS. I leave you to infer what would have followed the act of offering money.” “What is your open of the Ku Klux business, Mr. Huger?” “1 Ubiak it 18 simply the operation of the instinct of self-deicuce. What they do is contrary to | idles al uns dd coinmunities wnere the law itself is perverted, criminals escape {ustice or are promptly pardoned after the ¢ unmiaston of heimous te aud protection Is not afforded to tue people, or, AVENGING STROKE PALLS SILENTLY. and secretly, ond so the public are satisfied. [look upon the Kuhiux, wituout knowing any more about it than you du, as & species of Vigilance Comiit.ee, born of certain events cad terminating with thei, They do not plunder or burn. ‘Taey simply puaish and purify, aliiough they adopt unlawiul means tw do 80." i “Do you think there Is any antagonism existing between th» wiiites and colored people i" “Not at all so, certainly not on the part of the Whites, Ou the contrary, the general feeling ts one of kindness, aud if let alone We two races would dove in perfect harmony.” “Have you OBJROTION TO SEEING NEGRORS in possession oi @ portion of the offices, provided yond twenty-two or twenty-three working days, yet We Were Lot pressed jor ime, Much legislation in those days wou! have been considered an evil, In tho-e days the they are competent and honest /’’ “None in the world. I myself voted for Robert 0, De Large, the colored member of Congress, and I veruer Was uiWays @ respectavio | believe a inajority of the white people would ve per- BenUewan, With @ moderate suiary; the Lieutenant | feclly satiated to give the negroes {pir representa aud {opposed the denuaciation, i | acters in the State of ad a perfect base of everything | | features that 13 wonaerial to Lenoid. houn , wed the crines that Keness and | | Bince Visited the ¢ hala | One Of the uiost polite darkies | ever saw | ban.o negra, ‘such igs m3 poltwness. J = thon un ter the conditions colored men aa erect, i . Gewe berry an lechers 1 whow t hewe fay JU have -ald to resyouse totacuttics from the young thay ta men Whe are kind coongh te conse me, making up a muatepal icket Mt was thee oni, “What Wee Four Views With Tefereuce to sore be aad nulitiestioa lr ‘Wougut Luh Were juexpe lent, | beueved tbe Souin Was ALWAYS SAFER IN THR DOW than out of 1. 1 was a strong State ri cits man or, 1 te od the & Soul Worship, My ive lag tertained by @ chi tor e a+ 1 Would go witn leew the band of ase ONG MAN “Were you inler! Ted to then. Tey tuvaded Whue my wite Ww: death, und there, Dery and arson, One of mw vase a the Confederate Bavy, and — VALUES AT SEW O8LMaNe while commanding bie ar of Geueral Mead has trequont.y beea m wy house in the days Of my prosyernwy, afd Wae bet Alor the surreuder toot piace he Kind enough Wo OFer & lange sum OF Inouey fur the reuel Of tue Chuddven, bast saad to hun, ‘General, | woud KATHAR NOT AY ror ror kindness. ih re ene goueration sinuae of the ay.” He ahow Teolings.’ I Livdren rout that day to Geis.” ‘The staicly oid gentic usu coarteousty bowe |, and, rising, the imterview Was Caded, Ko may m Seach Caroupa 18 wore respected taan ir, Hagor—au Laure tu itself 16 & household Word, and Ide hot boleve (iat he Would Biter & laine ood Mr, hoger, in common With Obuer vid, loaling dl preter Lut We United stater to Lie state to having lie present syste of musgovera- went continue, L.A Negro “Chesterfield” on the Situation. One of the most singular and bes known cear- south Carolina is Siephaey ., of Charleston, de Was formerly 4 save 01 Lhe SlaVos and 1s LOW the keeper of a Aourisaing livery siavle in tnischy, bie pronvaaces de cratof the State rights Jedersvnian sel Riley, Kay (Mat dis politeness iseven parmful ta dave Silty. Belug a democrat he is cordially haved by B MASS OF (HT NE it Ps, and, a8 a consequence, every geutioman wife la the city of Chariesion bave the g) regard for * wcrauc ." as he is called. Esquire, has more tie’ look pomted veard and bis and high foreiead, than he has of the American see iiey hall a block off, with his Coniederate gray millvary coat, Wailea he wears la Memory of tle “lost cause," and ais broad lambs Carecning in ali the glorious freedow of a pair of PEG-TOP CREAM-COLORRY TROUSERS a3 he sits his saddic on a fine mare, while he lifts his hat and bows to the girias, to cveryvody, aad gentiemen 0: the old stuck—and they are careful ty retura lis bows—and you would tink tat be hai been u body servant o MONTROSE OR DUNDEE, ‘Then lok at him as the en, Wolneu and boys hoot at hin aud single him out a8 an object Of haired and de risiou, aud are: rn 3 race and Lact political Tata, and you v mingled expression of Christian foroearance and coateiapt steal over bit lie ts quite com.ortabie, aad Nas a pleasant home, a good Basie ness and some real estate in Charleston. “On many occasions he has been subjected to mob violeuce frou his oWa people, and o2 three occasions lis LUE WOULD HAVE GEREN TAKEN by them but tor the iuterierence of the republican iunicipal authorities here. 1413 place of business 1s at o4 Ball strect, in tms city, aud hearing tT was desirous of gaintug an interview Witi so (is Ungulshed a colored geatic.aan be calied upon me | al ine Mills house, dressed to Kul and in tli own 4 carniag W Wimancipation proclamation was issued | ar peor ar nae . Me. Riley waved his right hand, which was cov- ered was in Columota at the time; butas | i He was the son of old | | sir"! te You should have known him. Jacob | was born my Slave in Ls4, and he died my friend | in 1871. ject, now, Mr. Huger, do you | und Thad every | declined to be or rents | coachtnan, cooper, and everyting. | press holy borror at the question, “Why, sit, I must | | country prosper, ~ , and Wearing at lis buitoubole @ ta Tose Ol simplicity aud good taste, Ar. Riley, ta his EXQUISITE POLITENESS, ved uatil | took a chatr, and after makiog Sone “irecnoiogical”’ remarks on the state of the weatuer and on the movements in fashion. able society, | said to him, as he smoothed his four or five. never sold | broad new beaver with his cambric haudkerchiet:— ©Mr, Ailey, L want you to tell me Of your dist.n- and | would algo like to ovtain your political Aud social Outlook of South gushed hi Views on Un Carouna %” WITH A PALE BLUE KID, and began tn we style of Kob.nson Crusoe:— “1 was de slave of Mr. J, U. Caristopner Iianna- han; he lived oa Edisto Island In iis eary life, and was'a buss coover.” “How many men did he employ {” ghee I was his handy man, He had been a plauter, war ieit Run without a dollar, and supported them, both Mr. aud Mrs, Hannahan, uacl their deaths, Mrs. Haunahan died first, and Mr, Hannahan shoriy after. 1 am forty years of age, and Was bora on Edisio Island, They did not TREAT ME LIKB A SERVAN' they treated me like @ son, and that made me feel like a friend to them. 1 had to strugyle pretty nard tosupport them afer tue war; void of olfeace, “Phat was after the emancipation proclamation Lincoln had been issued, Was tt 7? e3, Sali; In 1565, waen the Union forces came into Cuarleston. [ felt that I was doing what was hight between my FELLOW MAN AND MY G-0-D,'? said Mr. Riley, with a wave of the hand and a look pious as that of an Arab in the desert. “How do you come by tue name of Riley “Why, of course, thac was wy fataer’s name. He was a colored man, and i declare 1 don't know how he came by his name, I used to bave some very warm [riends there before the war, while I was coopering for the New York steamers and other lines, I remember Capen Jim Griilin, from Long Isiand and Capen Mill's tacher— MIGHTY GOOD PEOPLE." “But you know your name is Irish, do you not?" “Ou, ‘yes, and when I was coop:ring along the docks the irish were very fond of me; the Irish all formed un avdachment to me on that account; dey used tO Asx dat same question, and J auswered by coniessin’ that I WAS A GOOD PESIAN, and that I had been so long i this country that the suu had a kind a turued me black. I dou't believe that Were ts an Irishman in town who would not fight for me as quick as ior us owa bradder,” “Are you @ leatan in priaciple as you are in name, Mr. Riley 1? “Well, Iny opinion am that freedom cam by God Armighty to all men, and J don’t think tt ght that one race should predominate over de oder. [ be- a Witte and colored peoples bota, but the wuite people hab mo" seuse. [ took sides becos When tae Union fowces cum in here de cull’d people got wiid like and talked lke savages. Tue cry to the white man was “KILL Ot" “PUT HIM TO DEATH!" “Wipe him off de face o: de earth!’ * on did not like ti war crics of race against racé, did you, Mr. Riiey #"? “No; Tdida’t taink it was right. De thing went to such @ pitch that I salt to myself, God he eo ali men, aud we ail ought to sympathize wi ach other. Then | remewbered, san, that | was 4 Caro luntan, bora and ratsed here, and I wanted to see my id When dey talked about wipin de ‘d—ai s8—s of b—8 off de face of de yarth’ Said to myself, dis thiag won't 9; Lntelligeace aud Weaita MUST RULE THR COUNTRY.” Here Mr, Riley became much exhausted from his unusually coplous How of language, and his head bobbed backward and forwatd with great velocity, “why, don’t you consider yourself tully as good asa white man’? “Well, as for Ppa, we are all free togeder, but at the same time [ look upon DE WHITE MAN AS DB FLAG STAFF. He has got de mercantile iu his wands and etdy- cation and all that, aad tt will do very well for as to follow them, step by step, until we becomes equal; but [ don’t velleve in taking the reins out of their hands unti! we can cope wid dem, That's de teaeon, 1 vote wid de wilte people; they got tne ense,'" ‘What religious persuasion do you belong to? “Methodist. Been so since issih Tam a member of de Bethel churci."” “What 1s your business now?! “T keep a public stabie; own three handsome turn- outs and eight pretty good horses,"? “Did you buy them yoursell, Mr. Riley?” “oh, os sah; wid my oWo earnings, every cent, when I was a slave; I worked hard and saved about $3,500 in mondy and deposited tt In the savings bank in Mecting street; but alter the end of the war everything was smashed up, and, of course, never asked for {t then.” “why, did you lose your THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS? “Well, 1’spose I got about twenty-live cents on the dollar for 11," “Is that ale’? “Yes, gah; but den I started this carriage business about six months alter de Union troops came in and Thave been making money ever since,” “Have you auy real estate beside your personal property?" “T have @ house and jot on the corner of Smith and Bull sireets, 1 paid $2,300 since the war.’ “How many tn family have you?’ “one.” is that your wife?” “Yes, I have been married eighteen year, and, to TS Nae { hava’t got one ciild (with & resigned smile}. Pa the war whom did you cast your first vote is “BEYMOUR AND B-L*A-A-R." “Did many other coloi vople do the jal “Ghariesvon red peop! same thing | gaiuly form of Kiley, cuvd im Conmlederate gray aud | ) gerebi— | had been living wid dem tea years on a streteh, 1871.—TRIPLE on some four or five hundred, it is said, I be- re. am t%ey all vote squarely aud openly, like your- “No, sah, beces I determined to exercise my own | jwlgmeat, and vote open and above de *. ‘hat other prominent colored people voted for Seymoer and Baw tn Charleston? “Wea atey's a Brown, who runs on the or between aud New York,” 18 we a gative of South Carona i? “OB Tols eR 70 KREP A CLUB HOU a where de en used to dine. "0 was & steward for these gentlemen, Then dere was Ed- ‘bo, sah; dere was any gent of them.” we you ever experieaced any diniculty in vol- hat very time John Brown and my- the day before election, for the pur. aud we Were attacked on the corucr Meeting strects by a crowd of nearly HUNORED CULLED ABN. Wiliam Darre.!, who shot Mr. Fin- the race course the other day. He isa dray Griver, and has been @ sort of a servant to Bob De Congress frum the Ciarieston mob?" kept me from being killed; friends then took me away TUR BACK OF BT. MICHARL’S sect car, Next day the elcc- thought if Thad vo de I'd die down town on my own horse, whiue ot Morlvack alley ant saw woman fall from a eculold to tae ground. Three or four geatlemen said (0 mie, “Aide, Stephney, for adocior.”’ 1 went dow ito broad etree: v0 call for ur. De Saussure Homer: Geev were both out, and TL rau lor Dr. tare in Browl, near Kong. As I jumped of tue hore the crowd Gpon the Court house yelied, ees & Gemooratio ——, Kill hams’ rounded wy hors) and caught the reins, dem, “What are you gown’ to dv’ One of the crowd aus were d, “DN VOU, WE'LL SOW you," the same Wiliam Parrett 1 told you of before mate & ik at me teas would have knocxed uy oatal f had stuck me. The crowd by this baw me had gatheret, and | think Was neariy dve hua drod strong, they We:e pulling me about, so TuaT ¥ and the waite adi siuley's Killed | woth COULD UABOLY 888 MM, on the plazza were exclaiming Rhey se huled” Just at tuat time spurs oo" the horse ( key became feariatly exerted, wiviag bis manly foro.e@s aud setting Mis cars ‘back (WO inches.) hey Chased me ap King street, yeving lke crazy folie, When | gol as iar as tae Vicioria Hotel a Nerthera gent @ aa Who Keeps store there, says. ‘show! detena yourseli, auey.’ ‘ue crowd had him dowa © @ intwate, and stepped ms clothes, ‘There were many women im the crowd, aad they were all colored. Northeta tan who tie save my life Was ® While man. Just at thar time, some Chited Staves soldiers came iowa ths strect, and Whea they saw the White maa down aud tuey trampling om him. the sogers went for them and knoc.ed (hem rigit aud let." “Well, did tue negroes hart yoa, Mr, Riley 1” be wad rede vn forae, but & big crowd folly hooting and oxciaimiag, Raric KILEY) Kt ical? alldeway. T came to the house on the lot where Mr, dates Proce cane ty tie ac aun, when, it ue Killed Gia Om Lue 8.0L Tuey got aor my horses deu; kuvcked one of them clean of is feet; Killed Ly 10w.s aud Chickeas aad cut of the head Of my rooster, sta kK it on a pole and carried tt througd the stret.s 4 triumph sao. ing, ‘Democratic Kney Re-e-0 Ko d0-e-0 Ko-u,’ “Did they dance the Carmaguove or CHEBR FOR TUR COMMUNE” “1 don't know What dat ty, sah, vat I never saw my rooster agaia, lor dey histed om oa a suck, aad dat was de Lact of hha (WIA A grievous iuoK), Wiley, GO you re.euaver (ue refrata of that ra sea, y made a li 1, Would ha song t' "fink 90, sah; [knew him sing on BYERY STREET IN CHAKLESTON.” Tere I asked Mr. Kiley to rope st a \ erse or two of the ditty, tain t he was about to recite cal and $9 @ Magner beliitug tie remembrance that fis iife ts in cagaient posmends. Bat vot so, The natural instinct of the Afeicaa Weart fo.lows tue breathing of music, €84 ip af tastenut the loug un- cream-colore| peg top pants, was swaying to ant fro on the greei-covered loauge, lus arms swinging Wildiy, his huge feet beating time aad his Kinky head osciliatiug Liked Peaduidad bau, as be burst forta ia & rich Voloe Will tue folowing carious dog- Riley bad a baby, Hat the baby had no head; De fryin pan, tt ba! An’ de fat, it ali leak out, Di re hts cotto en Riey sutrt, An’ put um Chorus U'itee-o" O'ittiey hab a stabl An’ de sable no lock, i ‘ail mt night, r Wook. Chorus -U' Ree-o' Riley, O, Ac. O'Riey he ain straight an’ tali, He hab no bone tn de back 5 ‘i acrape to de wite folks all, An’ forgit dat he am black. Choris—O" Kee-o'tiley, 0, &e. Having concluded his song, his eyes blazing with a ee fever, iuley Collapsed, aud ne added quietly :— “1 belied MISS NILSONG AM IN DB HOTEL, Lhope she wou't be disturbod.”” Limay add parentuetically that “Democrat 1s a popular faveriie among the children, Ladi cy old cttazeus of Charleston, by Wom his old time po- liteness 14 apprectaved and his jocalurity is roughly understood, “Going back to Where We were,” said the IigRALD commisioner, “1 must HOW ask you the precise lo- ealliy Where you were rovbed and how you escaped, It is necessary, a8 you Wiil no doubt be summoned AS a Wiiness befure tue Congressional Invest) Committee, which Wil vislt tits State in October.” “All this took place in Bull sircet, near Gadsden, where [ live. Mr, Fitzsimmons said to me, ‘Phese people are veut Oh Kliliag you, aud you must take your hurse ND GO OUT OF THR Way until we are able to prolect you.’ “Dia the white citizens oifer you any protection; and, 1 80, Who were incl 4 “oh, yes. All my neighbors—Mr. Lee Howard, Mr. C. T, Lowndes, Mr. K. T. Walker, Mr. stephen lloward and many others. I went up to the railway stable and then across to Nassan street, to a friend of mine, wheie I stayed until about seven o’elock that night, when I came home, Iwas living in a house WITH GERMAN PEOPLE; When I went in the lady was tauch exerted, ing the crowd was going to Kill me, and she children Wold be in danger, So she proposed ti night to zo and si er sistel aw. 1 Site, ‘no, don't go out; you will take ¢ t me go, for Tcan take care of inyseli.’ In 2 little whtie de ev, Missa Giradeau, de pastor of one of de principal churches here, in whose fainily my wile had been raised, cum to de house and tuk her to his own, 1 think dey would shuah have killed her i dey had found her. 1 then leit, and on my Way to the stabie 1 SAW A GUAT CROWD on the corner of Lynch and Bull streets." “All this trouble occurred, did it, because you had opposed the majority oO the colored peopie in poll tics 1” “Yes, sir. THAD TRUBLE IN (65, ‘ and then again to '65, when Mayor Pillabury wad elected, I remember that some of these rowdies catied at 54 Bull street, aud used very rough aad threatening ig bn to me." “Did any of these people insult your wife or mo jest her?” “Oh, yes; dere was slurs, plenty of them, but bse Bede she paid no attention, Waenever we went out Wo Were always foliered by insinuations and abusive langwidge.'’ you transact much business with the colored peopie!? “Very seldom. Now and then dey come to me for a hoss, Not often, howsumeber.’* “Are you on good terms With the leading colored men Of the radicai party? Do you know Lieutenant Governor Ransier, Secretary of tate Card —— oy per, Congressman De Largs or any ose people :* . “Well, [don't know Whippar much, but when [ v along de docks ANSIER USED TO GO AvoUT mending cotton bales. He's a berry good fellow, T don't Know whether pe Was @ slave or not.’ “In the last Gubernatorial glection of 1470, when Scott and Judge Carpenter rai for the oilice of Goy- ernor of Seuth Carel did you aby active Y "Yea. I spoke several times. I went down i beaufort for Carpenter, to make @ speech, and ther wasa black carpet-bagger there im Michigan, named Langley. who was jest been convicted by a jury, half black and white, before Judge Bond, of the United States Uireult Court, for stuMng valiot boxes. 1 was working for Bowen; he was working for Bob De Large. He TRIED TO KEEP PROM SPEAKING." “While on that subject, Mr. Riley, what do you think of carpet-paggers ?” the HeRaLD commissioner inquired, ir. Kiley threw back his head, looked very Wise, grew emphatic, set his ears, pullea out a gold watch, and, looking atits bright face, remarked tome inatone aud with @ manner worthy of a Langun, th “1118 CARRIAGE WAS WAITING down stairs."’ Having satisfed himself as to his precious time he sald:— ane I wish to speak vold of offence. They is TIE LOWEST AND MOST CONTRMPTIBLE get you ever see, dese carpet-baggera. I have heerd dem say to the cull’d people with my own two ears J that dey meant to tax wo white folks of the State 9 Saerl, carried me into | ating SHEET. Until dey got so demoralized oor. couldn't stay here, Now I don’t think dat’s right. Slavery am clean Het-baguers would leave tue pesplo atone We sould wot ve ple alone We 8! live togeder, black and white ~ AS HAPPY AS THE DAY'S LONG in old Souf Kariina, dis am 8 stub born fack—you take the white people of Karlina, Seoray, cca ay, gener alare a, and gay tae ie, | 8 aD wid de de cu a “hey » boys and gals, Wi NOTING TOO GO9D FO! de white people to do to a g ole servant. Frinstauce, my mudder tek you from your mud- der's breast; she nuas you, she carry you to school, she suckic you, and aé samo family relation run all through life, luke you put milk in tea—it colors de tea and change do taste, When you grow up, ol Lip is very natural for you to fecl kind to YOUNG CULLED FOLKS BORN ON DE PLACE. | _ “Were not the colored peopie harshly treated, to j gene ndwlelge, Mr. Riley, in the old slave days? ' Harriet Beecher Stowe, in her ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin,’ has made the old institution of slavery to appear 1 pee the civilized world as the sum of human any, Riley here changed his right angled position for / anerect position, aad, with au expression on nis ebouy features that 1 must fall in describing, but bis paotographer might have caught, and ex- » Chall | Scuse me, sab, for sayin’ cuss word before @ | gentieman; but NAKKIET BEBCHER STOWE AM A D——D HUMBUG. | [been a save allo’ my life aad | love my massa and misses, Hough | buried dein as much as Tdid vetore de war. Ii 1 could write aboutsiave time as 1 thik, | Lbetteve I make Missy Stowe dig a hole ina water | Inelon ani get in dar to jude herself for shame, You see de ting runs dis Way:—You own @ loss, Now, ‘spose you own & hos’ and want to drive dis afters boos, are you goin’ to run him todeath or try to a « os think I was staria’ o® jollars,?” “we “No, "with i, | Ttarned heal ghout tree sod in de vetuble ob an eve dat carpet-bag Secretary of State was in de rauroad kyar—ciean gone." “Was not this @ bilk “Yes, sal, Le bilked me clean out of two dot “Do vou think he will ever pay you" “He may pay me, sah—i'm & Wain’ for sim, BUT DE THING LOOKS D——D Fisuy¥, ‘Scuse me, sah, for !e profanity. Dere’s somet lili wrong about dat man. I ‘spec de Secretary ob Sh hap @ motto, ‘Eternal liberty am Ge price of vigk arly do you think of the Union League in South roling #"}" “1 tip iv’s a combination to dribe de white peo- ple out of South Carolina and hide demecrate party; but dere is no democratic party, for de )eo- pee all conservative, and want to do what ts by . “Do you believe that the members of the colored esoom Guare are also members of ihe Union asue “I know dey are, sab, and dey hab to do what the League tell dem,’* A Part of “Do you think the troubles in the apPes, the State—the outrages of the so-called Ku Klux—are caused by this UNION LRAGUB ORGANIZATION 1" “I do, sah, because de cry of de League and dere orders are to ‘wipe out the while man.’ Some ob dem tell ine once when | was talking about Pu 4 harmoniously, ‘We dou’t care how quick de shed cum, becos we got de melish and de guus, and , de culled folks can whip do whites in de straggie.’ kil bimy “Are you goin’ to whip hiin ii he don’t dee | serve it? Wouldu’t you be doin’ injustice to your own pocket? Well, youowna chile; aint you goin’ to bring hin up right, and if he don’t go right AUNT YOU GOIN! ‘TO Wii him? That's what dey used to do in old thnes.”” “Were you ever wuipped yoursell, Riley?’ asked the HERALD commissioner point blank, “Shual., Suicail, lgotalittie ol it myseif and am thankful for i; tt made a man of me IL have got boys hire to tase care ol my carriages; I got a Tew of dem ot, ing before de \illls Mouse; I'd like @ Cuance Lo give dem a@ dozen when dey deserve it, ‘ou see I can’t,” “Then you are in favor of whipping ?"" “Sartin of that, sah, becos the culled people are like cluidea, Gud you Keep Clulden strongest wid correctiva, dow't you.” § SN may be so Mm a general way (With a wise 00k), BOT 'S/O8S YOUR FADES OWN DIS HOTEL, and you taherit de property? You am not gotn’ to question how he came by it You'll sudfer death be- fore you let it go owt OL your hauds. These people 1ound siavery here, and it stayed until God saw iit to Wipe tl oat, © but vee. We ough: to go back o. ir oWa peuple ¥ T AUNT A-GWINE TO Do 1 1think—fam siuah we can live harmoutously to- or, aud 1 the carpet-baggers would leave us wione Lam sarin we would ge. along like a ship be‘ors @ geuue breeze,” Here ‘ne HekaLD commissioner, from audible @rucuiation, ‘ound (hat the inteiigent Mr. Riley was be waung lo grow marxy and imdisunct in the it thr at, vat ae sy he oifered hia the hospi- of bt Dauole voard., Mir, ley, having pro- cCuied a g took avoub sorty-two drops, and, 38 Wit & proound sigh, sald:— bs te wine 1 wish to speak—I speak from ‘e weaci, sai.” “iluve You aay nard feelings toward the colored © oppose 1 LO yOu tn politics 2? uv; veoduse L Kuow Luey are intstaxen, and Lam only # litte in advance 0: then, aud, like Governor Orr, Wao bs in auvance of Lie Wiuie people, | be- lieve uve or »iX years Will make this ting all rhgut.” “1 have hearl something about w carriaze of jours, oaving beea brokea up by a negro mod. Is so" | “Oh yea; ' ¥ TORE IT ALL TO pieces in the evectioa oi 1568; threw brick! aud drew their pistols to Kill me. 3 at me Afterwards the Wears {ree do you think | missioner, on looking out of a window, heard Kiley | Sumner? “Well, but dui't you think that slavery was a | ie?! “Who is the head of the Union League in South Carolina?’ “Dat two dolla fellow, dat Secretary of State, dat Cardozo.” “Are you willing that there should be a white gov. ernment in the State, with @ fair proporuon of tae dices given to the colored mau 1” “Lam, FROM THE BOTTOM OB MY HEART?" “Even though the white men might have beem rebels during the war?” “Yes, sah; I don’t care how hard they fought for the confederacy. I kuow ‘em to be trooful and £ truss ‘em. I like de general amnesty for all. Slavery 15 dead and Tam wiliin’ to forget the past, and I want to see the ability and honesty of white men sharin’ de public offices wid de colored peuple.” “perhaps, Mr. Riley, you may bave heard some- thing ol a quarrel between President Grant and Mr, What are the sympatines of the colored people of South Carolina in the row?” “On dat plut Lean jest say dis, Dar is @ general trowin up of hats for Grant.” Here the poltte Mr. Riley again took out nts ele gant watch. Tne HERKALD commissioner, taklug the hint, rose as Mr. Riley stated that he beiicvea i¢ would “rai soon," and, making a bow worthy of the veils cour, he took ms leave, aud ihe thierview with the most distinguished negro in South Carolina was concluded. A moment after the Uexalp com. giving orders in @ lofty tone to his superb coacie an, and soon the fluttering outitne of his pewton. cream-colored trousers faded troy the publ down Meeting stre PARADE OF THE POLICZ. lic view | Grand Pageant of the City Guard To-Day=— Wile iviks Mie Up a purse Of SIX hundred and | thirt,-oue dodars aad Uity cents aud got we a uew carnage. Lhe uioney Was presented Lo me on the part of the citicens vy Me. C, T. Lowirtes. My carriage | Whiet wos broken by tue eb was worth about four hundred douar The mov was let by William Darred, & meuber of tae Cuion League, who used to Dew Save ot Mr, Stott, tue butcher. He Ls the one Who shot Mic Finley the other day on tie race course.” “Have you beea kindly treated by any of the white radicais’* | “Yes, Wie alr, Clark, @ Boston man, was Mayor of Cuariesioa Unere Were sume exciiable Wines, dud ne em) joyed o show tue edered people—my own peoplo—that [ Was eniitied wo protection. A crowd then atlempued to Mane & fuss dud (ne Mavor sent for a guard.”” jave they solested you Lately?” ney bother me every day; only dis morning they were sneerin’ at me On de street as I dreve by @ oat my business. Tuey cricd, ere goes Deiwo- cratic Miley. its @ pity you aint hung, you b—k —n of a b—ch.” “tave you any Iriends to back you that are prom- thent among the colored men 1 tits city “Oh, yes; tuere 13 Jun Brown and other demo- pose that an election were to be held to-morruW—Lo¥ laany colored 1 are there In Charleston who Would Vote the democratic ticket If they Were protected agaimst such inUmidation as you have spoxea of /? Out Of wd u 20,400 Votes Of ail parties, black and whiie, | tiuk that li they Were not frightened away lke they tried 1 on ine, AvOUT TWO TUYUGAND COLORED MEN would vote a democratic tic het." “Li @ .olored democratic candidate were noml- na’ would he get votes from Ue colored men y? “only ‘rom afew, More waite nen woud vote for a colored wan than colored wea would vote ior one ot their own race.” “Do you kuow De Large, the colored Congress- man ‘elt, I reckon.” “Wao Was he before he became a Congressman “ife'a been @ tailor, barber and blockade runne! Well, is te not a decent man?" What 1 call @ decent man ts one who keeps sober, AND | CAN'T SAY THAT OF HIM," “Do you kaow tue other colored Congressman, Rainey?" “oniy a litte, He was a barber in the Mills House, down stairs, like Bob De Large, his colleagian, | Taen 1 Wink he became sort o’ preacher and went into polities, Now t don't like that, for Ila man is cailed to preach de Gospel and be sumer moacy to lead hun astray from the fold, dere aint MUL WORD oF GOD in his hoart, and ifdey isu’t de word of Goa I Wouldn't gib- wack tor word of de man." This oratorical display ou the partof Mr. Riley made hia perspire vergmuch, and the erectile Ussue of lis cars again bristied toto exceeding stiitness, “Do you Kaow tlie negro Senator, HOPERT SAL, PROM BEAUFORT! fos, sa; 1 knows about him, for he's re-a-L Arsenic to do wite folks, He doa’t like a bone 1a | dere body. He used to be a clave and drive a hist- jag hoss on the cotton Wharfs’ | "Was he trey ry craeily by his former | Master, this Small, & he feeis so ugly toward te While peopie now?” Sot ® bit, Sali; Nis miassa treated him well, | sal—well, sa; bat his NATRAL HATE JUST CROP OUT, whea te became a politician he do nis mighty i to MonOpol.Ze all de oilcey de While mea ought to hay ee Small Who took the steamer Planter out of Chal wart? Jos, sah, and It was a clean piece ob cheating.” “iid Siali cheat bis master or tue coniederacy by sc ying of the Planter?’ “Way ant best WE WAS CUPATING HIS Maw, of coure! J heas dat he went Nor! for & martyr, bat dey hab published it hean dat de oder culied men on board were de real brave ones. A berry smart man, dat Swali (with alaaga), and ne's berry comfortable in ve way ob grevavacks, He ama martyr, dat Small. De Legisiature beea . A BiG PLUM TO DAT MARTYR. | fle vied for his couutry. Dose teliows who want to get bills trew, a “How about Ransier, thd ant Governor! “A pretty shary cored man. He bot 0 red-hot & radical A Stall; got plenty & money, too. 1 be eve him \o be a clever mau; he is my neighbor, I can't say anything against hin.’? ‘bo a kaow Saything about P, L. Cardozo, tho " e btate | Ransier 18 tue colored i South Carolina, twn't bef" Yes; Mr. Rausier is de Lieutenant Governor and Mr. Cardozo is We secretary ob State ob Sout Caro- | lina, Weil, Cardozo bs got good common sense ed- dycation, DUT He's OF SHARPRST AND TRICKIEST. Deve 28 something ia his counteuance das aint “Do you betleve that he sympathizes with the Colored people of South Uarolina r’ “No, sab.” Cardozo money joney. plenty, sah; bat Tdon't knew how he him, D6 fact am, Cardozo 1s Jest dis—he katki- jate to make all he Kin out ob dis State, and when he see nO udder chance to rob den yhe's of—hes done gone.” ‘Does he talk well and plausibly r* Riley at this moment began i ROLL WIS RYRS IN THEIR SOCKETS frighifully. wnill nothing was left of those orbs Dat a pair of white convex surfaces as he said, With stack of his lps, “O—l, honey am right on the tip ob his lips.” “Have you had any relations with hit that makes You say this /”’ asked the URWALD comunssioner, “Well, about owe weeks he hire one of my carriages to go to a party. reed to carry hit | dere and back for five Jouaree | made two tiga ud charged hun two dollars for de extra, He didn’t like dat berry well, but finuily he looked tn di face like he was going to take out a twenty dollar bili and ask for de change, 1 wish he had, for 1 Wop BAB TRUM mim on de §) I saw @ two dollar bili jnat sticking out of de corner of his roy but he didn’t say tuk- key about dat. He jest way, ‘Let dis stand over and Ti fix ton Monday or Tuesday. 1 wantto go to Warpper’s farm den.’ Well, avout next Tneaday I was drivin’ out and I happened vo see de Seokretary ob State, Mr. Cardozo, a readin’ ob @ newspaper mighty bard. 1 think tt was de Tribune, 1 think he see ont ob de corner gb lls eye, but f dida’t look right hard at him," sto drive hua tirousn the streets, to | va to the blockading squadrou during | i , a oe ne | day night, as a squad of New York sporis were to | be resuembered that he came very near being ' “dire, Dodd’ avove The Line of March—The “Cops” and Their Captuin. Mr, Kelso, the Superintendent of Police, has wisely chosen to-day for the airing of the force un der his command before the public eye. Nervous citizens can rest in peace and enjoy the spectacle of an eflicient, well-disciplined police force spread along the principal thoroughfares, for the rowdies, thieves and burgiars ltave all mizraied to witness the great pounding match in Canada. | Bleven o'clock 18 the appointe! hour of meeting at the Battery, but as it is Supposed some litile uae the wili be uccupied by I and preparation for cisely isthe tune set dot head of the columns, t eleven pre- starting of the The force will be divided inio three battalions, of ten companies each, A number of horsemen, under the command of Captain Wilson, of the Tairty second precinct, wiil take the lead, The Commissioners will como next in carriages; then a band playing “Hail to the Chief” wall precede the Saperinteadent, who will 0@ mounted ON A SPLENDID CTARGER. The First battalion, under the command of Inspec- tor Dilks, 1s next in the order of procession, then the Second, under inspector Walling. The Third will have the honor of being led by the elegant Ja- mieson, the swell of the force, whose broad breast Will be the bulwark aygdiast which many ht and piercing glances will be directed. The line of march will be trom the Battery to Heaver street, through ver to Broad, ap broad street to Wall, through Wall to Broadway, theu, declining to Park row, the columa will tura luto the Clty Hall Park by the east gate and PASS IN REVIEW vefore the Mayor, the Common Councll, all the heads of departments and a number of pro- citizens who nave been invited to att Afier passing in review the column, which will be composed of 1,515 men, Will pass along Broadway to Fourteenth street, along Fourteenth to Fifth avenue, th.ough | Fitth avenue to Twenty-third streei, tram Twenty. third to Third avenue, ronnd Third avenue to Eighth sireet and then to Tompkins square, which will be THE RESTING PLACE and point of dispersa’, ‘stood that all the principal points on Fourteeath street and Fifth hue fr pl & good view can be obtamed have been in demand for the past few days, and in some cases gvod seats have sou for a handsome figure, Ladies have been besieging their merchant friends down down for the past week to give up the front . windows of the stores to their use, 8@ that it is probable, should the weather prove pro- pitious, the principal streets will wear an animated appearance. Tie critical eye of the well-to-do por- tion of the community wil! be also on the alert, and 4t fs to be hoped the untiring labors of the Super- intendent and his atds to bring their men up toa proper standard will meet with a just appreciation. The Alleged Operator Caged in Jersey City How the City Becamo Indevted to an Adventurer, The credit of Rochester, N. Y., suffered severely, some weeks ago, owing to the clever operations of one individual, He purchased bonds of the city, altered the figures and words so asto read “fifty thonsand dollars” in many instances, and then disposed of them. So cleverly was this lusiness executed that the forgery was not detected ull the annual financial suutement of the city was drawn up. Then there Was @ breeze amouniing to @ panic among the cty authorities, an | the police were sent in quest of one Edwin Hail, But Bdwin had taken Freich leave, and the New York city police authorities | were applied to for assistance. Despaicied: ero sent to every city in the Union iis pursuers at last jound in Chief of Police McWiillams, of Jersey City, oue Who put then on the right track, Hall's residence is 31 Erie street, Jersey City, and & requisition was obt Governor Homan, But the “wanted! did not remain there jor the beneilt of A police, Chief MeWilitaus detailed detective Carroll to wate. al the Erie Ratiway dicpot, Pavonia ferry, on Tues- cross over and take the train for the rendezvous of the Mace and Coburn men. Carroll spied out his man among the crowd and took him tn. On his per- son Were a watch and chain, @ diamond ‘el fe fled ve takem volver, and avout $500 im money. ie wil to Rochester to-day. THE BANK ROUBERILS, Arrest of One Moro ef the Ga trapped ta Hoboken, N. J., After a Tr Europe. « Pi iig the Evening Telegram, May 10.] Por along time the detectives througiout the country aye been anxiously on the look out for We novorious despérado who was one of the ring leaders tn robbing the Massachusetts banks last fall, It will cit tured by oiticers shortly alter the perpetration of the Tobvery, but being an extromely active man he gave his would-be captors the sip. After this he took passage for England on one of the Cunard steamers and bas ouly returned from that country six weeks. ely &# HNMder Of lelicrs came through the Ho. hokei Pyat Oilcegaddressed to “Nelly Dodd,’ and the police authorities of Hoboken communicated with the agement io regard to i, Meanwhile & Warrant was issued for (he arrest of Samucl Perrig (that is the thes Hamme) ou a charge of Ultering counmerfelt mowey, 80 that he colt be wrested ib any part of the Union, It svon transpired that the abadgd to was a tend OF Aira, jatter resided in Hoboked, Lear th aad Neadow secs, Oilleors Suires and Wash urn, of Vormont, Who held the Warrants, een f came to New Lork and sube the police chief tn jovoken. house an oilicer secreted jag, and towards 1 approach the house from a back enirauce, htfail saw the very jacividual At Live o'ciock tuis morning Sergeant Vourke vespaicched oilicers Hayes and Hanraiian to assist tie Vermont ofiiciais in Making the arrest, ‘hey procecded to the house, and, having made arrangements sure, the meatiomen holding the warrant eniered througle the front door, They found Mr, Perris ta bed, aud as soon as they aroused him he paused for a mo- ment as if meditating resistance, but atterwards le decided to submit and he was Instantly shackies ‘They conveyed him to this city on the Hoboken fel ryboat, his wife accompanying him on the way. The officers, however, would not permit any con Versation between ther, so Mrs. Perris revarned to Hoboken, not mauifesting the least concern for the safety of her hasbaud, The tai abeut thirty. three years of age, with heavy dark whiskera moustache, Wears dark clothes aud a slouched hat, which gives him the appearaace being @ despe ion He ts to be conveyed to Stamloré to day.