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From the Gin dm iii Ii iilroa.1 Record. Blue Ridge Railroad. COLUMHIA, S. C., Juno 28, 1871. I&n T. Wrightson, Editor Rditrpad Re cord :-After muny vexatious delays, occn atoned mainly by tho peculiar condition1 of tho finances of this State, and the distrust of capitalists to invest in Southern securities, tho Bluo Ridge Railroad is again in a condi tion, I hopo, to press tho construction along the lino moro vigorously. A new company, composed of capitalists in .South Carolina and New York, is now forming, who proposo to complete thc road in a short time on certain conditions. This proposition includes the issuo of a preferred stock for ?2,000,000, beariug 7, 8 or 10 per cent, until tho road is completed, after Completion to have same pro fercuoo over stock now issued. Tho new company to hold or retire old stock. Thc company in this State and in New York pro poso to subscribe at once for one-half of this preferred stock. With tho 82,000,000 of preferred stock, und tho vt,000,1)00 mortgogo Louds endorsed by tho State of South Caro lina, this Toad can bo completed lu two years from this dato. Tho advantages of ibis direct connection bolseen Cincinnati and tho nearest Atlantic port havo boon demonstrated for tho last thirty yonrs, und aro being sUongiucuod aud fortified by tho oxpericuco of each succeeding year. Tho excess of freights on your pro duce ?nd manufactured ort icios by the cousu mer iu tho Southern States, by way of Balli more or New Orleans, would pay for the construction of this road every tl)roo or five years, to say nothing of tho profits made ?brough a direct trade with thc South, West lodi? Islands and South America. Tito connection hy way of thc Blue Ridge Railroad is deemed so important by tho peo ple of Georgia, that no less than four roads have been recently chartered with liberal Stato aid, viz., 315,000 per mile : thc Au gusta & Hartwell Railroad to Clayton ; thc Athens & Clayton ; tho Cai tersvillo & Clay ton, and thc Macon & Clayton or Knoxville Railroad Company. So that you will perceive that when once in connection with Knoxville you will have the most direct and cheapest communication with North Carolina, South Carolina and almost all of Georgia. With great deference I would suggest that the true policy to bo pursued by Cincinnati, iu endeavoring to establish close railroad communication with the South is so clear as to render argument or demonstration almost unnecessary, lt is, in a word, to malee use of the road already constructed from Cincin nati to Paris, and thence to build u road via London, to connect with tho Knoxville ?is Kentucky Railroad at the State linc-a dis tance to build of 150 miles, at a cost of s JV $5,000,000; or, following thc road already builta little further, to Nioholasville, complet.; tho connection to thc Kentucky & Knoxville Railroad, by constructing LAO tuiles of road ot about thc same cost. tt would seem that when returning reason calls thc people of Cincinnati from following the KlNI.s I" AT fl.'s of the direct road to Chat tanooga, a scheme which looks to others as if it had been devised mainly for the purpose of duding a place to spend ton millions of dol lar.*, to accomplish an object that coull bo gained more quickly and easily by the expon ' dlturc of half that sum, they will turn their attention again to their first project, viz., a connection with tho Southern section via Knoxville, which oilers all they need at so BioaM a comparative cost. Bub pardon this digression. What we now proposo ta to appeal to thc citizens of Cincinnati, either as a corporation or indi viduals, to como to our aid, and subscribe nt luost ono million dollars of this preferred stock. Tho State of South Carolina, city of Charleston, and individual stockholders, have already paid in and expended on this road nearly throe millions of dollars. Wo propose row to retire this old stock and permit new parties to como in with $?2,000,000 preferred stock, aud by thc uso of S 1,000,000 mortgage bonds guaranteed by tho State of South Car olina, build thc road and own it after it is completed. Surely the people of South Car dina arc in this giving a su Ilici?n t guaranty of their great desire for this western ooo nee tion. And if after moro than 80 year*?' advo cacy of this road on thc part of your people, thoy should decline now to aid to this small extent, we may well doubt their sincerity, or the itnportaneo of the connection to them. 1 have addressed you on this subject, be cause I know your great desire, and have road your constant appeals for this great enterprise. Pienso pisco it ngaiu before your people, and if likely to bo successful, the Bluo Ridge Railroad Company will aid in any maunct Which may be suggested. I have for thc last four years devoted my timo to fostering and encouraging this enter prise, and now feel that the road may bo sc pured beyond a doubt, with n snail arnot)ni c-S aid from your city. But if \ should fal! io the cud, the people of South carolina will always remember with gratitude tho unceasing efforts you have made in a common causo will thain. Yours very truly, J. W. 1?AR..ISON, Prest. Ii. R. R. R. Co. IIARTvTiMK.a poit FARMERS.-A farroc; in debt always will have hard tunes, such n; those who own loud and huvo a comfurtabb homo, freo from all encumbronoo cauuot ful ly comprehend. Mr. Bceohcr, who know tho cost of farming, perhaps, better than it y refits, says candidly : "No blister draws sharper than inter?s does. Of all industries, none is compnrabl to that of interest, but works all day nm night, in fair weather and foul. It has n sounds in its footstops, but travels fast. I knaws at n- man's subst.anco with invisibl tooth. It binds industry with its film as fly is bound in a spider's web. Debts roll tuan over and over, binding him hand nm foot,nnd letting him hang upon tho fatal mes! nniil the long-legged interest dovours him Tdioro ia but ono thing on a farm liko it, nm that is tho Canada thistle, which swarms ne\ {ilsnts every time you break its roots, who? dossoms aro prolific, and every flower tho fti thor of a million of scods, overy lenf an awl Avery branch a spear, and ovory plant, a pla toon of bayonets, and a field of thom like ni armed host. Tho whole plant is a toi mon and' vogotublo ourse-^-nnd yet n farmer ha? bettor make his bcd of Canada thistles thai attempt to bo at onse upon interest " DKATA OP AN OM) OoNMnERAm-Th Richmond (Va.) Ditpateh, of the 20th, soy? ?orgeant George W, Crowe, so woll< know in this city during tho war ns having obarg ' of tho "Soldier's Homo," or better known ii tho army Of Northern Virginia ?is ' Crow' Nest," died nt his residenoo on Sisth ant AJaual streets, in thi??ci?y, yesterday morning BY KI?ITI1, HOYT & CO. TF li M S.-For Subscription, TWO D OL LA F S per annum strict I y in, uti ca nee ; for six montis, One Dollar. ?fif Advertisements at &1 per square for len lines or less for the first insertion, und ?U cents for each subsequent insertion. OBST Obituary Notices exceeding Jive lines. Trib utes of Ucspect, Communications of a personal character when admissable, and Announcements of Candidates, will be charged for as advertise' ?xents. Job Fl inting neatly und cheaply credited thriJ" Necessity compels tts to adhere strictly lo (he requirement afc ? s lt payment. WALHALLA, S. C.: Friday Morning, July um. jti?." Tho EuiTOtt? uro absent this week. ?t&~ Soe olia ugo ia Dr. ZACHARY'S adver tiscujeut. n^A. Mr. T. 0. SPENOKH, of Piokcus, hus boon nppohited ''Notary Public," by GOT. ?S corr. ?3T Tho District Meeting fur G reen ville District, S. C. Conference, cot)) tn eli ocs to duy, (Wednesday,) and will continue fer the remainder uf thc week. We notice the departure, from Char Icjton, in the steamer James Adgor, of Mr. C. ?ONES, wife and children, of our County, on their Northern tour. it??* Mrs. Chief Justiuo O'Ni ELL is spending a few weeks in our town, with her nephew, Dr. H. S. JAM KS. She is in excel lent health, for one of ber age. BQJU I'1 noticing tho fine clover bf Mr. SritniLIXO, thc types made us sty "fivo-and one half inches in height.'' It should have b-'ou .dive and on" half/J <7 in height." This is the finest clover we have seen. t?>" Messrs CAUTER ?N: VA lt KKK inform the public thal they will soil goods very low Those in want of good and pretty merchan dize, will bc sure to call on thc above named gentlemen. Road their advertisement and profit thereby. A Bjok for the Times Our young friend, Mr. St s. SMELT/KU, is the Agent of "D?ad Issues and Living llc suits ; or, Sherman's March through South Carolina," a book for tho limes, and well worth the subscription price. Thunder and Lightning ! Mr. 13. W. DYKUM, of Anderson, is in our town, engaged in thc Lightning Rod busi ness, and has affixed them to tho houses of several of our citizens. Those who have not yet mule arrangements with Mr. li., had best cull on him at an carly day, as ho will re main in town tnt a short time. Personal' We had the pleasure of a visit, last week, from Mr. F. P. DEAHI>, of Columbi), thc publisher of the Temperance Advocate, the prospectus of which appeals !:i this issue of our paper. Thc Advocate is tho oigm of the tempor?neo cause in South Caroltun, and should, as it deserves, receive a hearty .sup port from thc people of thia State. Oood News for Walhalla We learn, from tho Phoenix, that arrange ments have been made for the extension of thc telegraph linc from Andersen to Wal h ab la ; and that a company has been formed for thc accomplishment of tho object. This is certainly good news for Walhalla, and we hopo it will not bc long before wo are in tele graphic com munica I ion with the rest of the world. Address An address, in behalf of the Phrennkosmi an Society of Newberry College, will be deliv ered, by Mr. E. A. WlNUAUl), in t' o Court House, on Monday, thc 81st instant After tho close of tho address a collection will be taken up. The subject to bc presented is ono in which tho interests cf all aro concerned, and the cause, for tho benefit nf which thc funds that may bo raised are to bo appropriated, should enlist the cnorgies of every true and noble heart. Disastrous Fire Wo regret to learn that our friend, Mr. P. h. DEAN, living near Fair Play, in Oconeo county, met with a hoavy loss by fire on Monday, 10th inst., says tho Anderson intel ligencer. His dwelling caught lire about three o'clock itv tho afternoon of that day, and was tatally consumed, besides tho furniture, tho clothing of tho family, and several hundred dollars in greenbacks, making a total loss of about $2">00. There was no insurance upon tho building or its contonts, wo believe. Tho origin of the fire ia not exp! a Iii Od, unless it was an iuoendiary act, as the flames were dis covered in a room whero th oro bad been no firo for several months. Wc deeply sympa thize with Mr. DEAN in this great misfortune. -Thc wonderful iee oavoiu Dccorah, Win nosh elk county, Iowa, is a vertical fissure in tho faoo of tho cliff of Trenton limestono that forms a part of tho bank of tho Upper Iowa rivor. It is about ono hundred feet in ull of its wi;.''ings, is from two to eight foot in width, and vnuics still moro in height. In tho winter tho oave is freo from ico, but on tho approach of hot weather the ioo bogins to accumulate, and solid, hard and dry cakes on. orust the sides and bottom of tho cavo. When tho woathor is hottest the ouve is-most abundantly stored with ico. %? .ff _ ??'! tf.L 'j . 1 aga u - ??.'-'L'u1 eg8Bft"gfg\vi*.iy,m>"<.9>'i'*~,n Revival of Kuow-Nothingism Ono of tho results of the lute Orango riots in New York is the formation of ii protestant longue, and an effort to revivo thc old Know ?Nothing crusade. It has been repeatedly predicted that tho Radicals would havo a new victim pretty soon, and that Roman Catholics would probably bc the party selected, lloncc, it is greatly to bc deplored that n seeming provocation to that end has been givou.by the attack on tho Orange procession in New York. The Roman Catholic Archbishop and tho clergy did their best, it is said, to pre vent it, but thc lawless clement involved were outside their influence. Whilo the elorgy, in tho estimation of right minded men, have cleared their skirts of all responsibility, til o misfortune is, that the fanatical and tho vio lent will persist in making them aniiwcrublo, and in retaliation upon the Roman Catholic! Church for the ruffianism of n few evil and misguided men. The preponderance of Prot estantism in this country is so enormous that it may, in a certain souse, be called a Prbtes tuiit country. Rut religious liberty is one of tho fow franchises still loft us, and Il??taught to bo secured, not only theoretically but practically. To this end, n spirit of*^ora tion and charity should bo cultivated by Christians of ail denominations. And it would be well for both Orangemen and Ro man Catholics to lay aside any out door dem onstrations which are not in conformity with the customs of this country, and are c?lcala ted to excite tiic prejudices of others Fortunes Waiting for Somebody. On or about the first of October, tho series of (lift Concei ts will commence in Charleston, which will result in twenty-four hundred and four people drawing cash prizes amounting te live hundred thousand dollars. The highest prize is an Academy of Mut-io worth 5200,001); tho next is a pile of greenbacks, value ?10U, 0U0 ; thc third $25,000, and so on. Those boru to good luck will win those gifts, for titi enterprise is in the hands of some of the most distinguished men in tho country, whose word is their bond, and w hose purpose \$ thc nobler one of raising largo moans willi which to settle 1 inmigrants on Southern lands. Tho tickets are five dollars each, and may b( purchased from the local agents of thc Soul! Carolina Land and Immigration Association Charleston, S. C. Mil KD KR \M> RETUIIIUTION.-?\V? an informed by gentlemen from?Alb:my, that ot Monday last a Mr. Rush, thc overseer oi Mr. Pen. ll. Hill's Mud Creek plantation had a difficulty with ti negro employed on tlx place, iii which tho negro uttcmpted to sui!:. Hush with a singletree, and Hush shot a him Lut without effect. Tito negro then left and on Tuesday returned with a double-bar rel shot gun,-omi approaching Rush when ii tho field, remarked lo him : "I am no wyarin I ed and on no equal fooling with you." IRusl replied, "ull right ;" and when in the act u lea;.in from bis horse the negro shot him ii the side with a load of buckshot. Rush fol , from his horse molt ally wounded and the nc gre ran. The negroes in thc field, who hu witnessed the affair, immediately started to neighboring plantation for a doctor, und o the way they found tho UCgl'O who had slu Rush lying dead in the road, with the top ( ! bis head blown off and bis trun by his sid? It is supposed tbut he accidentally discharge the other bin rel of his gun and killed li ?mac] or, thinking that he was being pursued an would Le caught und punished, stopped i ! the road and blew Li* own head off.-Mitti 'fdegrtijih. - A "spirited widow" has been nuikii bitings (jiiile lively at Wndosboro, N. C. SI was put in jail for biting and scratching li motin r and sister ; und ono. day List week chango of cells becoming necessary, thc ma istrate, constable and jailer undertook toi movo her. Tho magistrate retired, with : arm frightfully bitten, thc constable did I same, severely bruised by his head coining contact with a bottle "deftly slung" by t charming willow, and of the throe til0jail was thc only one that did not leave hastily fearful kick fro ai tho "lively old girl" reiidi ing him breathless on tho floor of the cell. What bocaine of Lim is not stated ; that h account from thc scene of ibo row, wi that tho widow was practicing on his pr trate form with a chisel. - Alaska must bc a dad place indeed wh it does not offer any alt raclions even to a n ciiuo officer. Tho Coli -tor of Customs Sitka, though he has since bis appoint tm drawn a Salary considerably greater than1 amount ho bas collected, bas finally given his place, in sheer despair of getting CHOU plunder out of the seals and wal russos to co pensate for the disadvantages of exile. Ii to be boped that ho will lind some conger receipt of customs at which to sit, but as Alaska, if office holders will not stay tin WO- can sea*.eely expect any ono else to do : for if a collector cannot make it pay, w hope is there for ordinary emigrants '{ -. ?. - A Washington letter to tho Raltiin 0'azclfe says: Friends of thc impeached : self banished ex-Gov. Holden, of North ( I olina, assert, to day. that they have offcc an arrangement with United States Som elect Vance, and his friends in that St? whereby it is agreed that Holden shall back to bis home in Novth Carolina and there in peace, undo/ the protection of Va and his friends, and that in return for l protection of Holden and his friends havo tainted a promise from Radical Senators, \ heretofore opposed Vaneo taking hi? sea thc Senate, to withdraw their objections, ti in piirsuunoc of this, Vaneo is to hn7C seat in tho Senate ot tho next sof-sion. -r---*-?-< -- - A San Francisco dispntoh reports t tho gold plncors of Sonora nrc pronoun "equal to tho best California omi Austral and that "thousands of pcoplo oro flocking' thom White Immigrants for tho South Tho attention of tho readers of tho C/n-nu (ele & tfcrtincl is directed to tho advertise* mont of Messrs. lintier, Chadwick, Cary & Op:i which appears in another column of this paper, lt will he soon that they huve form ed a Land and Immigration Association for the purpose of bringing to South Carolina immigrants from Kuropc and tho Northern States, nnd settling them upon lands selec ted by tho Association. The manner in which they propose to raise 1'uuus to cai ry out this most commendable design is brielly US follows: One hundred and tilly thousand tickets aro to be sold ut (ive dollars per tick et, which will entitle tho holders to admis sion to a series of concerts to bo given in Charleston during the month of next Octo ber. Kuch purchaser of a ticket will also be entit'ed toa chance at two thous md four hundred and four gifts, which will be distrib uted during tho progress of the concerts. The prizes amount lo ii vc hundred th??sund dollars, ami all of them are in cash save one. The first prize is thc Academy of .Mu sic-a magnificent building recently erected ill Charleston. lt is one of the finest build ir.gs in the South, is situated in tho centre of the city, brings in an unuual reutul of $20, UDO, and cost $230,000. Tho s moud prisse ia one bundled thousuud delhi's; thu third, twenty five thousand; the fourth, ten thou sand, and so on. The schemo i., recommen ded, and its managers endorsed by the host and most prominent citizens of South Caro lina and New York City. Some of these managers certainly need no endorsement. Generals M. C. Butler and M. W. dry, for instance, ure too wolli known among us to need backing, and their names alone show that there is nothing bogus tn tho Assocution. Tho purchaser of a five dollar ticket may bo come one of tho wealthiest men in the South, and whoever draws a pt ?zo is sure of gcttiug it-no matter v. here he comos ?roui or whom he may bo. Hut, laying aside a pecuniary view of thc matter, the objects ot thc Association arc sucii tts will receive thc support and approval of every man in tho South who desires (lu material prosperity of his country. South Carolina is overrun with ii native colored pop illation idle and thriftless. It is with il greatest dilllcnlty that laborers for the plan tations can bo procured j vast, tracts of bun' are nut cultivated tit lill, and every species o real c.-tate has greatly depreciated in value In order to icinedy this distressing conditio) of oll'iirs, in order that education and re!?abb laborers maybe secured, that thc vest rcsour o- s of thc State ihtiy i developed, and tin pi ice of bind may appreciate lo somcthiii; mar th< ir value, the iud of immigration mus be invoked. Intelligent and industrous la borers must bc procured from lmgland, Ire land. Frnuco, Germany, Sweden, the North ern Slates and thc Hast. To got this labu requires capital ;:t first, lt h folly to talk c bringing immigrants to tho South unless in duccmcnts aro hold out to them. Immigrutio Societies hive hitherto attempt'd to d business in thc South without money--ai; benet- their failure. Thc passage looney c thc immigrants must bc advanced tn thoa and lind.; sold cheaply and on long limo, c good W?gcs mu.-t be paid. Tho managers r thu Association above mentioned know an appreciate these f".;ets. and are working i accordaitOO With their teachings. While th Associai ion is a Carolina institution, it is iii that State alone which will be benefited. We, of this State, arc fully us much ?nteres cd in ii.- success. If tho stream ofimmigr lion can be diverted from the NY est, thonp South Carolina may he thc first to feel its < leets, Georgia will soon afterwards bo rere cd, nod every Southern State will bc a gd cr also. Wo trust that the scheme will r ecive the liberal eneour ugomont of our eil zens. Messrs. John J. Cohen Ss Sons a j general agents for the sale of tickets in A gusta. - An ff unfit Ch ff? ?ch Ik Sentinel. -?MU> 6 ?*-- . DAHIN a ATTEMPT TO ROU TI; H 7-i.\n, - Society seems to bc getting badly demora! ed in the Stato of South Carolina, and neal every day we have a fresh proof of thc elTet of that higher civilization which has bc the fruit of triumphant Radicalism. One tho latest items from across tho river is a i ring attempt to murder tho mail itdcr n rob the Government mail. Mr. D. ll Thon son, of this city, basa contract, for ?uTryi tho mail between Augusta lind C?* Ut ou Mills, ?ll South Carolina, tl good many mi distant. On Wednesday morning, the ni; rider, a young man named Dich, left C. bonn's Mills, on one of his regular trips, About one o'clock in thc afternoon ho rc.n cd Rocky Pond, twenty mile!) from boro While riding ip a bili in a part of the !'< remote from any bou.se, two mon sprung fr thc bushes and commanded him to halt, i of thom the .same time firing at bim w a pistol. The ball fortunately mised its a ami before tin y could snoot again Mr. ll drew* his pistol and fired at them HCVI times. Astonished :;t meeting with sud warm r?ception where they exp clod to I au ?asy conquest ami a rich booty,the cbwi ly highwaymen betook themselves to Hi;. Mild ran into tho woods. Mr. Itioh then c tinned his journey unmolested, und reno the eily ie safely. One of tho party who tu ok cd him was a white man, tim other n gio. It was evident that their intention to murder thc mail rider, and then carry mail into thc wood-* and rifle thc ponche* their leisure. -A tiff lt Uti Ofu'oniclc Sc PjunU NATIONAL RANK. - A Washington lc in the, llaltimorc GtUttttc says : '"Out of $54,000,000of national bank circulation pi dod for the Southern and Western States, t taken by tho 12th instant, not quito oue-tl of that amount, or Something less than $ 000,000, were taken. An erroneous i mr sion prevails, especially in the South, the law cuts them oil in the South lifter 12th instant, hue in truth the law, us it stands, enables the Southern nod Wes people to increase thc national bank on and circulation under the direction and v in tho discretion of tim Comptroller ol' Cilfr?noy. Parties in the South nnd V wishing to como in nuder the national b ing laws need not. bo detened by the Iii lion above mentioned." - Tho locomotive Vulcan, on tho Le Valley Railroad, exploded near Coalpor Thursday morning, killing thc engineer fireman a"d four train builds. The hedi ul 1 have been found except that of tho man, which is believed to bo in thc can Tito oncinocr was blown by the ex pb about 800 yards on tho mountain sido, one of tli3 Ita in mein was blown acros river. Telegraphic Items ! TOHONTO, July 21- lu u billian! tourna ment, last night, h'rank Dieu ami Phelan \ played, Dion winning by 221 points. \VASIUNCITON, July 21 -Thomas A. ! .Scott, the railroad klug, and ll. S. MoOomb, of tho Jackson LUUrptiU, havo bought into the Louisiana Levee Company, and propose to commence active operations immediately, lt is understood that the transaction was con s-unmated through tho intervention of Sena tor Wost, of Louisiana. LlTT'iiK HOCK, AUK., July 22.-All mail pou tractors on lines leading hence have failed. A special mail agent is here, endeavoring to make special contracts, to prevent the people from being inconvenienced. Loutsvltii.R, July 22.-Several alleged Ku Klux havo been brought hero front Ks tollo County ; one of whom, it is stated, has peached. There appears to be a band local to listel lo and Powell Counties. The prison ers were held in ?1,000 each, to answer at the October term. WASHINGTON, July 22.-T h e United States Arsenal fit tho Navy Yard was burned to day. The loss is estimated at $1,000,000. The supposed cause is spontaneous combus tion. WASHINGTON, July 22.-It is now sup posed thit tho loss by the explosion at thc arsenal to-day is not moro th ti) #200,000. In addition to tho artillery and cavalry equip ments aud general military stores, the museum is totally destroyed. This contained many war trophies, models und firm-arms of all na tums, together with specimens of uniforms forming a valuable collection. During the lire, there were many explosions from shell and loaded musket, but nobody was thereby ?nj un J. Probabilities-It is probable .stormy weath er will extend on Sunday from Missouri to Wisconsin, with fresh Easterly winds on Lake Michigan ami Superior. Threatening weather, willi rain, is also probable for thc lull'coast. Partially cloudy and clear weath cr North arni East of Norf'; Carolina. GUKKNIlllIKU Wini:-; SUM'JIWU SlMUNOS. WEST VtiKiiM.v, J lily 22.-There was a white frost hero this morning, and .shawls and overcoats wine in demand. BOSTON, July 22.-The bark Commodore Dupont, from Savannah, for Montevideo, bas arrived. She reports heavy weather, sprung a leak, ami the crew being sick willi fever and ague, put into this port to recruit. Sr. LULLS, July 22.-The hearing in thc case of Miller against Bradstreet's Coinmor ci il Agency continues. Miller introduce! further testimony as to his solvency, and stated that the report published in tho Jilly number of the agency's report had injured his standing. J. ll. K i mes testified that bc had beim sent for by Mr. Shepard, Superin tendent of th? agency, and told by him he (Kaines) could have good rating, if he would pay for hunting up the evidences of his cred it, and this would "oat from 025 to ?500 - Kaines refused the idler. Shepard was then placed on the stand, ?md flatly contradicted tho statement of Eames, and said M ooes oller ed him money for a favorable i\ilin>_r ; thal he (witness) told him he ought be kicked oui of tho ellice for milking such an oiler. IL lever received presents, and money consider niions had no influence with bim. King whose, testimony was reported yesterday, hm been discharged for making incorrect reporta falsifying ibo index and g?nerai disobcdicuoi of orders. King had threatened to injuri tho linn, and assaulted ibo witness ui:h Juras knuckles. Tho rating of Miller was bas<;< on information received from men who are re gu riled well versed in ir..de and business, am -.viii) stated that Miller's assets an I Ihibilitio were so nearly iou il as to jtutify witness ii rating bim to be trusted willi elution. Th ease excites much interest. Ton ONTO, ?Inly 22.-it i.-: officially an nonnoed that emigrants may enter the Coi ted Stat'-.s with cattle and bagglgo upon thei p> rsonul bond. PuiiiApKi.i'iiiA, duly 22-Thc Pennsyl vania property in thc Atlantic ami (?rc Western Hailroad wm sold today, and pnj chased by Senator Thurman ami Gcnerr McClellan, in behalf of the trustees. It wa sold in three soot ions. Tho price aggregate ?020,000, of which 811,000 was cash. Sr. LOLLS, July 22.-Tho steamer Oliv Branch, lichee to New'Orleans, sunk th morning, len miles below G fa nd Tower. J is fi an d she cannot be raised. The vosscl valued at 9517,500; insured for ?25,000. CHICAGO, July 22.-The bridge of til South-western Hailroad Company, ht Lpuvci Vierth, on the Alchjsou Blanch, will soon I commenced^ The main line of tho Saut! western Hailroad is now complete, oxecj twenty miles in Davies County j M If SOU t which will be 6 ti ?shed by September 1st, whe thc whole line frdm Obi cogo to Louvcnwci tl vin Brick Island, will be opened. WASHINGTON, .Inly 2:5.--The Solicitor i tho Treasury, in a long opinion, hob that where parties act under a deed ion of the ConiniissioWei' of Devonne, thc are nut. li..ble, should the Judiciary .Do pur incut subsequently overrule the Comtnissioi cr's decision. This defeats claims on tl Government for tax on bonds, coupons an dividend: for the live mouths between Se tomber, 1870, and January, 1P7I, where o lied's of corporations, Under the Commissio er's decision, have failed to withhold tho ta Thc opinion holds I hat in withholding tl tax, oinceiji (d' corporations act as agents < thc Government, and aro not equitably r spousible for the legality of thoCommissionci opinions and inst niel ions. Nl-'.W VOKK, July 24.-Thc messenger a national bank was knocked down on tl corner of Broadway and Warren street, ar robbed of $80,000. DAYANA, July 24.-Knfool Quesndn, wi 200 men, landed nour Ountanntnn, with eig teen mules and some lilies The mules we eaten nod the rifles distributed among tl insurgents, A light v/Vi ii ?lie party result' in a Spanish victory. Tho loss of tho Spa iards was ten killed and twelve wounded. Thc insurgents lost twenty three killed. A vices from insurgent sources claiin a Cub success, and forty live Spaniards killed, 71 oupturcd, and that tho Patriots control t department of Guatanuma. Lt is apprehen ed that tho sailing of QuOsildu'fl expoditi will cento n ootnplioation between Spain ai Venezuela. Nn\v YOUK, July 24.-The following U copy of ii letter brought to Admiral Uog( by a p itty of Coreans, shortly after thc ni val of tho expedition in their water* and 1 foro the livst conflict occurred } "In the ye a man of your nation, whose name w Si.'biger, cunio hero and coln Minn (ea tod, ai then wentawuy; why cannot you do tho nnnii tn 1805, a peoplo named French oiimo hoi and wo refer you to thom HR to-what happe ed. This peoplo has lived for 4,000 years the enioyment of Its own civilization, and \ 1 wu nt no (?thor. Wo trouble no otb r nut ion \ I why do you trouble us ? Our country Ls id the extreme East und yours in thu .extremo West j lot* what purpose do you como BOT ? many thousand milos across tho sea ? Is it I to inquire about the ship dosiroyed ? Gencr-* al Sherman,'s men committed piracy and mur* dors, and wcro punished with death. Dc? you want our laud '{ That cannot1 be. Do you want intercourse with us? That cannot bc, cllhor " As tho party bud no credentials, or authority to trcuj, neither Minister Low nor Admiral Hogers paid any attention to the communication. Tl IK i'll USSIA N OA VALRY SVSTKM.- Wo take the following article from the Vosxi'scha Zn il uv y ; "After the w ir of 18G0 tho results achiev ed by tlio Prussian needle trun gave rise to au absolute storm of imitation, which extcn tb'd even to China and Japan, lind now the success which accompanied tho cutir? novel method of employing tho Gcrmun cavalry iu tho late campaign seems likely to give rise to a similar movement. The Hnglisb and Hus- ' siati boise lia\'c already booti pul through ev olntiouson tho Prusso-Gcrmnu system, und it may be considered certain that most of tho other St; t'. will follow theirox a tu plo. This is the mbio importuut us the general udopliou of breech loaders and rille cannon had led tc tho conviction that Itt fniure tho employment of eavaliy must bo confirmed to reconnoiter-' ilig and to services intended to secure the* safety of the arin y ; so that, in tho years* succeeding 1SG0, Russia, France ao l Austria effected more Ol' less important reductions ia thc st i engt li of tho cavalry. This view of tho question, which at tb? time Prussia altino op . pos d. may now bo considered entirely aban doned, "Thc Prussian ayate m consists in forming j tho Cavalry into divisions of middle strength, whioh are divided into brigades of two or three regiments, and which, as a whole, orin (hoir part-, may bo employed with the great est freedom, as well for scouring the country, securing thc safety of the anny, and p "su ing the enemy, MM for an attick on the btuvlo liold. 1'he system has boon p u ticul irly calcu lated to secure a lightning rapidity i'll attack, and its results have been so brilliant that, while in 18GG scarcely a single attack oil tho closed rinks of the Austrian infantry proved successful, thc CS orman cavalry in the battles of lioaumont, Amiens, the second battlo of Orleans, and the Ilapeaume, broke up and dispeised intact French squares, in spite of the rapid lire of the ohasscpots, and took bat teries willoh were engaged in tiring, sword or lance in hand. The new organization h?>s proved even more effective in scouring tho country and securing the safety of the army, so that the entire change which has taken pl ice in thc opinion;) of military authorities; abroad cannot cause us any surprise." CONTI:.-.T IN PitOSi'KCT.-Col. I. 0 Mo Kissick, of Union, who, it will be recollected, was tho candidato of tho Reform parly I'm- Congress in the Fourth District ot [this St ato, is at present engaged in visi ting the sovcral Counties with tho view of procuring sufficient testimony to enable bini to contest the seat hold by lion. A. S. Wal lace. His ground of contest is that he was defeated by fraudulent means. Thc Yorkvillc Enquirer is not sanguine of thc colonel's success, ns "the frauds practiced at thc last election," it says, "were so carefully covered uji that it will be next to impossible to gel anything tangible upon which to hang a tale." FitoM run BAU TO THK CHURCH.-Col, \{. A F?ir, one of the most esteemed mein hers of the Abbeville liar, has accepted : call from .several churches in that county, um: i-< now tin earnest and efficient Presbyterial minister. - 1,000 Chinamen have boon engaged b; a large pl mtcr hi tho sugar growing district o Louisiana, ano are expected lo arrive nt ni eu ly day. A planter who has had none bu Chinese laborers for n yoar orso past, write thal they aro in every respect superior to ni groes. Ile. oxrrosses the hope that a sufi cicnt number "may bc brought to thc State t j mako it bloom as ii. did in ante bellum tiinof : believing that they ure tho labor that cr j build up its broken fortunes." - A fight occurred in a saloon nt Haye j City, Kans is, ou Monday night, betwer . s mic soldiers of the Sixth Cavalry im'd n pa I ty of citizens. Charles Harrison was killet j and a mau named May, two soldiers and I Mexican teamster were wounded. The Sho . iff, named Lamb?n, who appeared to rostot I peace during tho fight, was fired upon un I mortally wounded. - Tho London Spectator lunicu*3 ov< tho decadence of inouarehial system- hi Gre Britain. It says : "There, is in this count but ooo grert political institution left alis and that is apparently endeavoring to connu suicide by asphyxia. Tho throne, as a pol ioal power, is dead. The lords aro dy in and il tho llouso of Commons loses tho r ?poet of tho country there will bo nothii left." - - Arrangements arc on foot to start n m journal in Washiuton on thc 1st of Soptc ber, which ahull lc thc especial champion Southern Kepublicans. lt will support I present Administration, favor thc red urti of taxes, and oppose the payment of tho t i tiona) debt by the present generation, h is not yet been decided whether it will bi daily or a weekly paper. - When a man is unable to tell thc ti by his watch because there uro two linn nnd he doesn't know "which to believe," il n tolerably sure sign that ho has partaken moro refreshments than his naturo requir - Mr. J. F. 0- DuPro, tho worthy Coi ty Treasurer of Abbeville, has nt considc ? bio personal inconvenience nccepted tho pt lion of United Stntes Rovonuo Collector - A hotel keeper in Dunvillo, N. brags of ono boarder who Ins boen with' li over thirty five yoars. . M? Roast anaconda is said, tc bo the ?'ff ionublo delicacy among thc natives nt qui pa, Peru. - A negro bid in Newborn, N. G., ki! an iufaiit on Friday Inst tvhllo okuakiuj "just for fun !"