The Carolina Spartan. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, June 03, 1869, Image 2
[From the Toledo (Ohio) Blade.
The Grcnl Fiiriflc Railroad.
I.VBLK OF DISTANCES Br.TWKKN NEW TORK AND
BAN FRASCISCO AND THE CHEAT EAST.
The ftenr completion >! the great Pacific Rail
road attracts *uc!i General niieuliun not inly
throughout our own nai ion bui hi Lurnpe, and
inquirertes are eo Ir quent regarding ibe particu
ar- of travel, that we ha v.- co .'piled ihe
follow ng table, from Clie besi material at band
showing as nearly a a possible the various disfauces
run, front point to point, and the ordinary
itne consumed in making the tiip from
Kci Vork, over each section oi road, to Sua
Krnucisco, the great metropolis of the Golden
West:
Milt*. Hour*.
Kcw Vork lo Chicago, 111 911 894
Ghicago to Omaha, Nebraska 401 2oJ I,
Omabft lo Bryan . . tT>8 43
llry an to Ogdeu, Utah 231 10J
Ogdon lo Klko, Nevada, via
Control Pacific llailroad, 278 12J
blkoto S.icnimeuto. (Jal.,
rta Centra Pacific llnilroad 405 81 !
Sacrnmano lo San Francisco,
tia Western Pacific railroad 117 31J I
Total . . . 3.853 102$ |
Thus a total dVanoo of c..8o3 ruile^Vc made,
according io tho present solieJtile lime, in _ix
days, seventeen and a liall hours, aciual time,
by a traveler's watch, from whicn wo deduct
three ntid a halt hours, difference ol lime,
wlieu going *\c?t. leaving ttie apparent lime
consumed in making tho trip in six days and
fourteen hours'
At San L'Ynncisco tho mails will connect with
the varioit ? steamship I.ties running on tho Pacific,
and may be landed at lleinJulii in nine
days from the c ty or fit con an i a half days
from New Yolk, 'i hey can rrnch Japan in
nineteen days from San Francisco, oi twentyfivo
and a half days from Great Britain, thus
boating the British hi ils sent via Suez sent l>v
the Peninsular, i\nd Oriental ?'earners by from
three t week" I lie ' ri ' h.'iwi't'M \ nkn?
ham i, Japan, and either Hong Kong or Siiunx
lini], is .c uJiIy t?y i ho Pacific
tn iiI s'eani-hip- in Hum live ! > sis tiny*, which,
added tn the time in reaching Japan, will g w
the tlnough t mc n cusi ny to reach eilUer o
the ubo\e iiiiili! i por.s of China*
The .lioiiron Hnclriue So called
?lis Purpose and .>1 caning.
The New York Tribune's remark of yesterday
thai there is no good rcusou to doubt the
truthfulness of the rcceut lamous dispatch
from Loudon, has created some discussion
here. 1'. is argued by some that the Limed
Stutcs must lower her lone, and that sucli hu
radiation must vastly etieel the popularity ol
the dominant faction. Such is the legitimate
effect of g"ing oil' hall'-cockcd, undur the ignition
of Sumner's extravagant rhetoric uuu
Chandler's braggaJocia.
In truth, the whole course of the Senate, and
its blind eudoiseuient by tiiu llxeciuive in
the itidecetii liusie displayed in tlie recall ot
Minister Johnson an.I otherwise, have placed
t o people ol this Country 111 an ciiliieiy
false poaitiotj. it was attempted some months
n-.'o bv the radical p.ess to sliuw that ttic tucalleU
Monroe dociriue" JUs.iiku propaganuism
ou the pari ot me government, io tutelligeut
traueis it is unnecessary to say i. ul n
truant precisely llu reverse. fne passage in
the message 01 .Mr Monroe to Congress tu ib.o
which is pupuluily known under this name,
was iuserieu in cons queiice ol the alarini g
doctrine of the tight ot "imerven ion ' in the
affairs of uidiviaoai nations una their tippen
UOKI33, piouiuigcu ny ino combined iihsuiutv
governments oi Europe, known us I lie "lloiy
Aluauce." I lie iinftj.uii ol Spain bv Fr.iuce
in lb_d 10 prevent the establishment ol u constiuiiiotnu
government, lo which King Feidinund
Lull consented, uiid lo wbi li mete \on
little or no opposition in Spain, was an exam- 1
plo of t lie application ol Uie pernicious pi inc.-J1
plei usserte i by these despots. Air. Aluuroe, in i
llie message re.erred lo. protested against ih.s I ,
doCiiine being applied io America, and dc '
clared iliat any attempt ou t -o pari ol Euro- I '
peon powers io extend tlie system ot "national <
inierteranco" lor the put pose ol controlling in i
any manner the governments of ibis hciins
phore, "which bad established their independence,"
would be Considered as ihe inanilesia :
lioii nt'an uati'ieiidly disposition towards (be t
the Unied States. ;
JL nis is mi Micro is cd' "lie Alonroo doctrine,
and u will bo perceived iliai the absurd conduct
ol Cougiess, as a body lor 'be past lew I
years, and inc leccut nonsensical simin!"? .a I
lis individual members, Lave iiui only placed I
tins government in ditcci antagonism to ilie |
principles tlitis avowed in IdJ-j, l,ui given ti,o
governments ol 1 rancc, England ami Spiiu, !
the high bland {join 1 of maintain ug u.ose 1
principles against 1 licit threatened \i.damn |
on uur part. A nine may conic, utid doubtless j
will, v lieil it Will sun 1 lie litclcMS and sc.ilu 1
Ttients ot all puiics, tlull 1 li piesrnt colon es '
Ct European powets on (liis Com iiieni shad ei I
tiler loiui iliuiuselv s into sej ar .iu lepuolics ' ;
or becomes absoi bed in litis; but (be policy i
^ii sucti it can be called) iuatignruied by 11 luteals.
and in the process ol being carried out .
by ioioe, must, in ilie aniure oi (i.iugs, imuiea '
suraby postpone 11. <
\Viiy Tiiens Wxi.l be no War With Eng- 1
land.?The New York ZV.-.-ssays that a lead ng 1
member oftho Senate Counuittee 011 Foreign
Relations scouis ibe idea tliat there will be a
war between England and the I'uiud Stales,
growing out of the Alabama claims. lie gives
tho following icasotis for his faith:
"First, it would necessarily be s. naval war, ,
for the invasion and conquest ot Canada would
be only the work ol a week. licuig a naval
war, t e dvsu uotioii of coiinncrc.; and shipping
01 bulb countries wool, be utmost ti.e only 1
result. England has three times die number !
ot sieatii vessels I nut wo have, i:li her passen?
ger and man steamships being uvadabto in
tweniy-lours' notice as a v.ai llotdla.
"Second h war with England would cost .
the United States at Ic^st ^d.lioO,t)bU,UUO, |
wliich would c.emu.illy end in repudoition. 1 1
.n?.?i)wiiue, ilie iucn:k-*i Ioam nud suturing to j 1
boili cotinirms would bo incalculable. ! I
' Third, ilic lini.ed Sihics cannot afford to
liold ilie British Not ill Aiot-i'ituii possessions I
as conquered provinces Hour tuitions ot 1
tiisc<>n> eui ed |ii*iipio oil the Aorlli, nud us i i
itt.uiy on the ?ou-n. would produce a eiuie of ' (
u liana unything but pleasant ' ; ^
The Corrov Cmoi>. ? > coinnine to receive 1
from nil men.ins ii.o most ' '.. ( imaging an- !i
c3iiiiim ot il.c >c -iion crop. Tuo continued ,
cold i.igli'8 and tlie leceni cold wind' which i
bnve prevailed ' liroughout ihcetuire H laiorn I'
rind middle sections ot the ' ta e have canned | 1
the plant to dio and in many localities tlie jl
crop has h??n ploughed up mil replanted in j'
corn. (
She 6atoUnn Jppartnu.
SPARTANBURG:
Thursday. June 3* 1S4J9.
The attention of school teachers is crI'?
ed the advertisement of Ilev. 11. H. Keid
School Commissioner for Spartanburg.
$ut to be Sold.
To prevent disappoint tbisnt to any one, we
announce tltat the sole of tho Crawfordville
potion Factory, advertised for the last three
prccks to be sold on Salesday in June, by the
Clerk of the Court, has been indefinitely postponed.
ia i
ru?rni\ Irunwoiks
We call sjftwlal attention to the ndvertiscmeut
in this issue, of Messrs Goldsmith & Kind, of
Columbia, S. C. Our citizens can see a specimen
of the work from this establishment en
elding the monument erected to Col- O. E.
Fdwirds, in the grave yard at this place.
T ds beautiful railing will satisfy any one of
tiie a*ill ,of these gentlemen as artificers in
iron.
1'. G. .llattsie.
This gontlctnan, late of the firru of Twittv
& Co., has opened n business at the store of
\!r. J. W. Hahl-v. This fact lias already
beet' discovered by many persons, as seen frctiu
the influx of customers to tins establishment.
KJ^-Scc advertisement.
Uiatiup Lynch.
This dignitary of the ltoman Catholic
Church, Hisltop of the diocese of South Caro"
lino, made a flying visit to our town last week,
a.riving Tuesday nftcrnoon, and leaving Wednesday
morning. His discourse in the Court
House, at night, to a hastily coilectcdaudicuee,
was a general review of the history of the
Christian Church, lie spoke of the Commission
of Christ to the Apostles?the day of
l'entcco-t?early persecutions under Roman
mperota?heroic firmness nnd fortitude of
the Christian martyrs ? the divine preservation
of the Church from destruction and from corrupting
charge?i s immutable stability nnd
continuous growth in numbers and strength,
a'l along through the centuries, until the present
time.
There are not many Roman Catholics in this
place, utid this is the first visit of so high an
oflicial of that Church, which has occurred
within our recollection.
a ?
State Asscssitx-nt anil Tit&nfioii.
We find an Important and interesting ex
hibit in sl*ii?lical tables made up for the
CI?arle5?ou .Ye its, of the cssessment of taxable
property, real and personal, in ttic State,
monies nnd credits, nnd statements of the acer
(inn viituK 01 piougu tanas, also ot wood. |
uncultivated mill marsh lands. From these
tables it appears that the following is the as^
sussed value of the leal and persoual property
id I lie State :
Real Property $125,171,088
Personal i'roperty 38.851,254
Toial $161,022,342
Three fourths of one per ce ?t., the tax upon
this amount will produce SI,230.167, State
tux, being $7.50 on every thousand, or 75
cents on each hundred dollars of the assessed
value of tlie real and personal property in the
Suite. In addition to this, Spartanburg pays
a County Tax of thirty cents ou each $100 of
tiiu assessed amount of the real and personal
property in this District. It appears from an
tbslract of the real property in this State, as
relume t by the District Assessors, that the
real estate in Spartanburg was valued by litem
at $2 003 886, and 100 per cent, added by the
State Hoard of Equalization, raised litis
amount to $4,187,772. In an abstract of the
vcrxouiil property, monies and credits, as returned
by the District Assessors, the value is
put down in Spartanburg, at $2,032,705, which
t ided to the assessed valtio of the real proper
[/, m;iivtis i, inxaoie in Hits District, j
itnd produces a lax, Slate and District, ol
Bt)5,3lo.'JS 10 be paid by Spartanburg District. '
To tins amount will be added Capitation tax of I
;>1 per bead, increasing tUo tax paid by li.e
District, to about $70,(>ti0.
The toilowiiig figures, showing the cotnparajve
amount and valuo of all the lands in the
State and in this District, will also be found of
interest, if w. do not question their correct ,
ness :
Value of Ileal Property in State, $125,171,088
" " Spartanburg, 4,187,772 I
" Personal property iu State. .38,851,251 |
' " Spartanburg. .2,032.705 j
ARADLK OR PLuLOH LANDS.
So. Acres in the State 2.490,450
Value $13,504,201
Mo. Acres iu Spartanburg 75,581
Value..., $141,300
woon lands.
Mo. Aces in the State............ 11,552.377
Value, $23,111.017 |
\o. acres in BpnriAnburg 248.413 j
Value, 704,305
]( will bo seen from (lie above figure* thai |
lie arable or plough lanils in Spartanburg are
rallied at near i?0 per acre, while ihe wool I
and is valued al $3 per acre. U'e also learn \
rout the tabular statements referred to, thai |
he assessed value of the personal property, j
nonies and credits of Spartadburg District, is (
lie largest ol any District in the .State, except |
Jiiirleslon. The assessment of the real estate
it Orangel urg was increased 3<M per cent by
he .Suite Hoard ot Ibpi iiiz it inn ; that of Ivorthaw,
'.200 per cent. ; many other Dis'r cl as- 1
les mi nts wera raised 100 per cent The fax [
isseshinei.t of the State auiouiils to ?230,000
nore than is authorized to be assessed by the 1
aw, which says "there shall not be assessed 1
ind collected an amount exceeding niilli n 1
lollaro."
For the Carolina Spartan.
** Honor to whom Honor."
Mr. Editor :?We were surprised tlint your
enterprising Journal, contained no notice of ]
thegrnnd pcrfomnuice of our Amateur Ma- J
rand'us," ou the night of the 'Jjtli instant. |
Such exhibitions, of native talent, so highly |
cultivated, certainly deserves the reward of
newspaper notoriety, even if11 hey shoulvM'ail
to reaeh a higher point in faoie, winch is some
limes attained hy less meritorious performers.
in* intention oitlie whole town wan attracted,
nudevcu ilii soundest sleeper* abandoned the
embraces of Morphccus, to , witness [lie sublime
entertainment. Wo will not uttcmpi to
describe tl.e scenes in regular order or minute
detail, as they wei e crowded npou each utiicr
in sucli rapid succession, and were of such a
thrilling and startling uaturo, us to excite in
tlie listener or beholder, eitotions of so vio
lent n nature as to preclud^ the possibility o'
critical analysis All that we oun gather Iroin
those who hud the best oppot.uuiiy of observation,
will only aui linrize us I a indulge in some
geueral reflections,which although ti.cy may lull
tar short of doing the subject' jusi.ee, will nt
least .ndiuute. thai tlie nuuiuUcc was not altogether
in.citsible ot the exCeneuce of the perlormatice.
ami the genius or the perfot tnets.
Tito unexpected ringing of the -town hell"
between 11 and 12 o'clock, p. in., nhliotinced
that something was up, but before anybody
had time to renclt the -streets, a certain
contused, incoherent yelling, dispelled all
fours o' tire, and everybody began to nerve (hem
selves tor (lie promised entertainment. I wish 1
could describe in appropriate terms, the character
ot this yelling alluded to ?1 know nothing
in nature equal to it- There is ail animal
with long curs, which enjoys some celebrity
tor liis vocal performances, hut the most vo
cilerutisul these would hang lit head in siiatne.
it lie could hear ilie yelling ulorcsaid. Hut lie
in trlit console himself wiili ilm l-eflo.-iion il.m
! Ins inferiority it owing to no waul ol' natural
I endowment, but can only be attri nted to Ins
! mistortune in no! having nc> ived so thorougli
a tu ning as thiN rival species oI the genus
usi/ius. He should -enumber, ilinl. lie lias
never been educated to delight his auditory
with the pcrforinurict of | rotatie interludes
and vulgar variations.
The next scene we remember, was a feat of
legerdemain, who eh; ihc nurt. 11 on 'c wus
tnagically converted .nto a bawli ig all.-y ; the
floor ol ttie passage vas made the butt-planes,
the baok-door tlie pits, and convenient stones,
lite halls?there was nothing very remarkable
in this part of the pe formtuice, except the cx
cceditig brilliancy ol the concept I m.
The >cenc was lien rajiidiy changed, and
j I he nud'ence permttYd to witness l'cats of stone
throwing at Mr. AijK Johnson s wi.uk simp,
which for prectsionof aim, jaointory force and
effective cxecu.ioti. dwindled into insignilicancc
the renowned deed of the slayer ot |
Uohult- David h id comparatively nothing to
unsteady his nci'ves?nothing but a single
gt nt to conlront h m. whilst our ,4Aotaieures"
had to tietro theirselves against the fright till
possibility ol rousing from his slumbers ot tbr
Cbict Marshal of be town. David did nothing
but kill a giant, whilst these, by their iii'gin
and powers, shattered into a thousand liag.
incuts, the window-glass and s isli of mo afo o
| said work-Hiup, nmt ovaniadeutcd its phtuk
-ribbed walls.
The next part of the perfornanco wasan exlii |
bition oiiiieciianical skill end ingenuity in re!
moving several points frvn ttie bars of an
iron lence, and in an iucre<iibly short time? |
wiiicli they carried oil as trophies of their ?ucC.3S.
Tlio nttractivenc.'s ofthcrvarious perfnrnian
ceswus greatly enhanced by requent interludes,
introducing of wcll-mcastned uaihs, uud mgh
toued vulgarity.
In justice to hemselves, we thiuk lite performers
should have dttferrcd the remaining
part of the performance to another time, us
they bogs a to show marked signs of weariness
<>t limb, tuickness ot tongue and indistinct tie-s
of voice, lint with indctnitable perseverance,
they continued, until ole by one, from ttioir
exhaustion, they rotiredto the most convenient
resting place.
\\ e would gladly give/lie names of the sev..
al performers, but the modesty of true great
iicss lias kept tliem i/icoj, and we refrain Irom
mentioning those we do know, lest the others
might accuse us of making invidious discrimi
nations, lfut if they will only persevere in the
course tlicy have begun,, their names will not
long remain unknown. It requires no prophet'?
kill to piolnre them at 110 d slant day, ftgur
tng in liijfi filnctf. and (their names eiuo/Ud
a noDg the undying #rcotds id' the country
".Many a rose is born jo blushunsocii," bill
these arc a different species of blossom aliogcih
er Let ml d tfirrandttvi he their motto, ami
it will not be long, befufe the humble tribute,
now being paid to their genius, ..ill be lost
in the widespread notoriety which shall encircle
their mimes. Allhosgh I cannot gratify the
public curiosity by pulntsliing the names of the
lu rui-s <ii mis article. I icei lil>1 ( li is UU" lu
litem to say, that those of litem I know, are
young gentlemen of line opportunities?elegit
ni manners, address an<l lirtts?Uuve ever
held in ile>erve<f contempt anything like la
bour?uii'lers and perfectly iln; art of person
nl aili-rnmeiii, wilii an iinpcciiiiions pocket
book. Have never ileigued to approach nearer
ilian a atour's throw in a i cork-shop: arc etui
iuiiily accouiplislieil in ilie useofall cinpliaiic
expletives anil pride themselves, especially in
graceful hows and gesticulations, polite ijuoia lions
and exquisite mil ill I ilk in die presence
of ladies. Tncy have various oilier accomplishments
of u less public nature which we
beg iItem i<> excuse us lor failing in mem ion.
Hay 31, 1809. JUSTICE.
We learn from Berlin that a Prussian offi-cr
who was in the Confederate scivioe during
our war, and who was o.i duly at hail est on,
has communicated to tlie Prussian Government
the secret of the torpedo of American invention
which was found very serviceable in the de
lcnse of the Cb illusion harbor* Experiment* I
were lately made at Kiel wall (It s particular
torpedo, in tlie presence of naval and military
officers designs ed by tbe government; and
ilicy were perfectly successful, uslbcy blew a
vessel wlncli bad been prepared for the purpos.
all to pieces. Tbe officer (Von Sheliliu) who
communicated the sec et, lias received an up
puin ruent on the Stall of I lie Prussian service.
An Alexandria dispatrh slates that on April
2 1, a timely di"covt?ry was in idc of an >.l einpi I
to a-sas-ina:e tbe Viceroy. An explosive ma
chuie, wiili a powder train leading lothe door,
and ailaclied by a tube to the gas pipe, was
found under the seat oi I lie viceregal box iri a
theatre at Cairo. The Viceroy was appri.-ed
of the projected attempt on ..is lite, ami stayed
away. The perpeiralors weie unknown, but
several persons bad been arre t td on suspicion'
His Higliness bad received tbe congratulations
of Ike foreign Ministers and Egypuau func
tionarics on bis escape.
tfor the Carolina Spartan.
LnNt Sunday at Cherokee.
Mn. Editor: Lnst Sunday being tbe day
set apart for the dedication of ihe new Church
built by the mystic brotherhood, at Cherokee
Springs, we proceeded to that placo, and nr.
rived there after an hour atid a half*' ride.
Though it was quite early, we found a targe
number of persons already assembled, and
tt ey Con iuued to cotigrogite from the surrounding
country, and frotu the village, untij
the assemblage l.ad increased in numbers to
au extent seldom seen in the country. Tho
ministers arnveu ?me lieTS. a. li.
Lester and U. (J. Oliver. At the close of
the singing l>y tho Choir, Mr. L>: stbu road
as his first lesson, a part of Solomon's Prtyer
at the Dedication of the first Temple. He
read u very appropriate hymn, aud offered
prayer, which was impressive upon tho entire
congregation. Mr. Oliver rend a second
lesson, soleo ed from one of the Gospels. Mr.
Lester then aunouueed as his text?" XXVII
Psalm, 4 verso " For filty minutes lie held
the nitenlion of his hearers. The speaker in.,
creased in warmth ol manner, and wi h mark
id effect upon the audience. The writer never
heard this learned divine, when he appeared
to have gretier liberty, or to Intve been more
deeply impressed with the spirit of his Calling.
The services were closed with an up
propria!e prayer by Mr. Oliver, singing aud
the benediction
I Wo earnestly hope and believe that a cord
was alt uck on this occasion, that will continue
to vibrate lor many days to conic. Will not
all good people join the prayer of the preacher,
"ihni the little hiiihiing at that place may
be a nvucleus, around which many may gmhor,
aud from winch many may be gathered to
the garner above. So mote t be. W. It.
Ininnrhciil in Hi iiooi t -?
. ... ?WUI B 111,111:1 flTlic
follow is a joint resolution authorizihg
tho Stuio Treasurer to npportiou the several
Counties the appropriation of $25,000 authorized
in General Ordor No. 130, of December 3,
IS07, forihe support of free sclioo s, same to
be paid over to the respective County Treasurers,
iu order to pay claims of Teachers:
lit il I{esolrt<l by the Seu.lle and House of
Hep. esenlatives of the Slate of Soul li Carolina,
now met tnd sitting in U< ueral Assembly, and
by t.ie aihority of the same, Tnat the State
i Treasurer be, and he is hereby, authorized to
apportion to the several Counties of the State,
according to the number of their Represents^
t.ves in the lowir brat.cii of the General Assembly.
1)10 appropriation of twenty five thousnnd
d. liars Authorized in General Ur.ter No. 130,
issued by General Canby, and bearing dale
December 3, IS07, for liie support ot free
solum.b and 11 pay over ihcauioiint each Conn
ty may be entitled to under said apportionment
to the Ticasurer thereof, who shall be,
and is hereby, empowered to pay the olaiinsot
all teachers lor sen iors rendered in this County
during the year commencing Oct her 31,
ISliT, in accordance with the provisions of the
aforesaid General < I der, alter said claims shall
li ivc been certified by the School Commissiono
s of said County and approved by the Siate
Superintendent ol Education . /'rociUtd, That
all such claims shall be presented for payment
n or before 1 lie thirtieth day of June, A. D
Alia provftft. further, Tliul, if, in any
County, (lie amount of claim* presented aliali
ho in in excess of the amount of money apportion
to said County, said claims shall bo
pool pro rata.
Approved March 20, 1800.
Justin Fostkii, Chairman of the Hoard of
Commissioners of Free Schools urges upon
teachers having claims, to present them on or
before the 18th of June, that said claims may
he certified to as required and forwarded to
lie State Superinteudatii of Kducato n lot his
approval, and returned and presented for payment
before the thirtieth day of June, iist., as
provided in the above Act. We advise touch ers
to pre in-nt their claims by the fifteenth inst.,
to secure payment.
Iliigluntl ami lite United States
The London correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inquirer writes :
When it was known that Mr. llevcrdy Johnson's
Ala a ma treaty had been so unanimously
reji'Cl'-d, it w.is foil tii-it sotno further demand
was likely to be made u ou the Government,
but 1 am sure no one dri-atucd for a moment
how extensive tt.nt demand would be.
The enormous character it now assumes bus
taken nearly eveiy ore's breath away, and
the whole community is now pondering over
the magnificent combinations figures contained
in .Mr. SSitiiiuer's speech. The speech is, under
all the cif?.imatinees, accepted as representing
the views and intention* of the Uuited
.Suites Government, and it is luily expecitd
that Mi. Motley wilt conic here insti uc . ed to
make in form the demands implied by its language.
l ite immediate elfeet upon the imli
he iniiitl Ins been, of course, exactly nliat
miglii have hoen expected.
The vie* taken of the subject is litis: That
the new lentnml is to be. tirm, a public humble
upo ogy ou the pat t ol this country, through
its government, lor its erroneous course during
the recent tvar; anil secondly, the payment
something like 40') 000,000 sterling iti
toe shape of damages. To this the unanimous
voice (t>ves but cuo reply, vix: That
neither proposition can or shall br cuterta tied
tor a uioiueiit. I have before me at this 1110tnetil
the articles on the subject from all the |
leading British j urnals, friendly and untriendiy
to the United .States, and numerous
private letters Iroui Kngiislt friends of both
those chat acers. ami tliev all breath tlie aum?
.-pint. Tney nre couched \u various tones ol'
indignation, reg.et mikI resentment ; bui tl vy [
all ?evince the same determination to resist
hotli of these demands, it'need be, to the very
death.
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A Washington correspondent says that the
rep il l of the triple alliance ot' European pmre
s to provide against American aggressions is
r girded by the t'abinct as a stock jobbing report.
It is staled that General Grant himself
is rather pleaded w,il? the idea, and it is very
evident that lie is-in tav.ir of a war. Some of
I lie im-nibeis of 'lie nhinet nre anxious to
k iow w at part the Southern Iciders would ,
lake in case ot a rupture. Toe Kichinou I Knipiirer
HUL'gesis that tln-y ask Gen. Lougstrecl.
Alnny "ex-iebtd" soldiers, wo douht not. in
case of a war would be wring iu iolLw hun
? into the custom houses.
A London despntcli nnnounces that it is
now definitely ascertained dial tho rumor >f
a triple alliance against the Luited States is
without Any foundation.
General News.
WAsntKOTbto?tt is reliably stated that
Font well, alter hearing Opdyke, determines to
persist in Belling $2,000,000 in gold and buying
SI.000 0(>0 in bonds weekly; until the bonds
ore placed in a sinking fund that will reach
?20,000,000. This policy involves the sale of
nearly 00,000,000 in gold.
'1 ho Union Pacific Railroad has organized.
Oliver Ames, President; John Duttie, Vioel'resident
; John G M, Williams Treasurer.
Nearly all the Directors are Massachusetts
men.
Mobilk. ? A fire occurred on Commerce, between
St. Michael and St. Louis streets, last
night, by which Childress Davis. ?rr.ui???
dealers, Fuiiui' & Guvd&vr, ! ' E. Stodluwrtck
&. brother, commission merchants, Ober & Anil
rson, feed store, ttnd linker & Co., forwafding
merchants, were burnt but Col. L. T.
Woodruff, one of the moat prominent business
men, and President of the Hoard of Trade, lolt
his life. Two others were soriously injured
l>y the falling walls. The loss is estimated at
between $10,(H)0 and $50,000.
New Orleans.?The sale of the New Orleans,
Opeloufcas and Great Western Railroad toolc
place this morning, by virtuo of an order from
iho United states Circuit Court, under tha
auspices of ex United 8tates .Marshall F. J.
It? rrtti. The principal interest? .represented
were the Llinoia < entral itatlroud, Mob.lo and
Chattanooga Railroad, the hbnd holders of lite
road i*ud Charles Morgan. The road was
knocked oft' at $2,050,1)00. Mr. Whitney
untionticcd tiiat it was lite intention of Mr,
Morgan, who was present, to immediately set
about extending the road to the Sabine.
Titers can be no longer the slightest doubt
that the crop is at least twenty to twenty-five
dt.\s later than usual, and that the stand is
generally veiy deficient. If the season should
become more tnvoruble at an eatly day, n tair
crop may bo made, but this is quite uncertain.
| A H;usta C'hrviucie, 27Ih.
News living.
?iiow is still it foot deep in Vermont on th<J
West field and Montgomery Road.
j The two hundreth anniversary of the OM
South Church, in ltostoii, was observed oa
Sunday.
I lay is $30 a Ion in the Northern part of
Vermont, and in some sections the cattlo are!
said to bo starving.
Senator Sprngue has been invited to addrest
the Augusta Labor Union, but owing to pi easing
engagements ho will to forced to pustpouo
1 it until nest fall.
There is a man in Chicago who poesesscs
| so remarkable memory that ha is employed by
the various benevolent societies to remember
the poor."
' Cleanliness is next to godliness;" and
this is the reason, my little dears, why yon
arc put in (he tub on Saturday night, before
being taken to church on Sunday tnorning.
Re urns from Abbeville and Union indicate
the entiic Democratic ticket lor Couuty oilicers
was elected. In Darlington and Fairfield (he
Republican nominees were successful.
Two snakes caught in M -riden, Conr.f
w r ; put in a glass case. One of tliein bit il p
oilier, which died immediately afterwards.
| It thru bit itsc'f and bo committed tuicidc,
like Hymn's scorpion.
A crtu-1 transition from romance to reality
was that experienced by a Cincinnati girl the
oilier evening, who tried to drown herself for
luvo, uui was rescued and locked up over night
on a charge of drunkenness.
'i'lie novel point of order was raised in the
M issMcliusetiIs Legislature recently, whether
the member who has the floor has a right to
speak so loud as lo disturb members who ire
e igaged in conversation.
Indiana divorces do not always let oflf ti e
d voiced very easily. One le law, who pul el
for a divorce, got ihc decree, but lost with h:a
wife, his ch Id and nil his properly, in (he
way of aliinoi.y and costs.
The manager of a menngerie in Belgium
recently took the place of his -'lion tamer,-"
1 who was sick. He got along very well until
the Hons b< ca ne hungry, when they a'.e
him.
The Columbia Phoenix is informed upon
good authority that arrangements are being
made to survey a railroad route from Frog
Level to some point ou tlie Columbia and
Augusta lload, near Leesville.
UuKr.'.v on Tttr. Futurk or tub Southern
Radicals.? Horace Greedy has written to the
cd.tor of tlte Wheeling InUllit/encer a letter, in
which he gives t he Southern radicals generally
a bit of advice. The letter is as follows :
New York, November 18, 1868.
My Dear Stii: I have yours of the 16th
I s leading positions hsvo long been unde ?w
tjiood and appreciated in this quarter. Now
hear me. <
Every year 1,000 of your rebels die, and
1,000 (< ? more) of their sons become of agr*
You can't disfranchise litem. You have now
0,000 majority. Six years at furthest will
mi* -i t
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then (ho rebels will tie enfranchised in spite
of you, and the blacks will he leti under foot
mid you under estimate these at 2,000* Go
your own way, ami see if the rebels can't bars'
you under foot in lees than six years.
I speak from a wide experience when I tell
you ih.it your house is built on the sand. It
cannot stand. Every year will see tlio pas-'
sions of the war cool and the demand for amnesty
strengthened. Now you can amnesty
the rebels. Soon the question will bo, Shall
they amnesty you ? Look at Kentucky and
read your ceiiatu fate in theirs. Yours,
HORACEOREECV.
Lonuom.?-The press continue bitter' Alabama
claims articles. The Standard (Tory)^
bitterly assailed the radicals for addressing
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miration Tito flatteries with which Ameri
cutis have been besmeared are the causes of
their present menacing nttitude No man1
with English blood ill his veins should dealwuh
Mr. Sumner's speech in such a tea.
bio and unmanly strain. America had been*
dc eived into the belief that Knglanti would
meekly endurj insult and humbly submit to
cltasi iscmciii, and had nil but committed itself.
A message addressed to such a nation as Bug
land could oidy be answered by a challenge.
America had the plain facts of the late'war,
and cannot be humbugged into the belief thai
ttic hirlk of the English people approved of
such unser ions, to make Americana believe
that England is telling lies to escapw from
a thrashing. We are never guilty cf the
meanness ol denying the sympathies we enteriuiucd,
in order to escape the displeasure
of a successful party. The educated classes
are the nation ; the masses arc only their foU
lowers.