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-IE FAIRFIELD HURALD 'ublished Every I odnesday at WIVNSBORo, S. c, nr R!fPORTES & WILLIAMS. 'TEMS.-' ---jg~g ,nite Copy one year, . $ e 0') 7i e e . . 12 o To a ' " n -, Ab .65 Tfle War in Africa. Ai'AIII OF TIE A 0v1 NcE OF TIE ASi.ANTEiS. The Ashantee war is developiug lf. At'the time of the dispate of bo inai 'the Ashantees, 30,000 -ini mu'iniber, were within twenty miles of 'ape Coast Castle. It will be scn, *therefore, that, as we stated on a pre vious occasion, the stredgth Of the in. .-adig ftree hhs been largely ovetes 'timated. Still, the presonce so near to our settlmctents of oven 30,000 of the imost formidable of tho tribes of Western Afriea acting in uison and obeying implicitly all tho orders df the commande'irs set over 'tlem *by -i heir despotio rulers, eoristitutes no luoan danger. Fortunately, the first rush of the enemy has been checked, so that if the British anthorities prssesa the slightest prudence and' onergy, th settlement itself will bben rendered impregnable. Uneos how'.. over, the admini trator of Cnll Coast, displays a consitdcrable inetease of -enterprise, tibe tribes who are unfor tunate enough to be under our nonii -nol protection will be for the time at all events, ruined. These are ni mnerically strong, and apparently ..rave but owing to want of ammtnuni tion and arnmsj which, though repeat edly rerguested from the olonial nu thoritics, have not been supplied to 'thet, tn!i t the 'f aet that they are lel by hilf a dozen different kings, thy 'havo nmiall chaceo against the Ashiantees, who obey the orders of a 'single chiel. The camnaign 'hogan in 'oaiinostne-s on the l'Oth of March, on which day the Franti.a -the name .given to the various tribes inhabiting the district around the Guld Uoast -sottlemen's - were attacked by the Abhantoo army. The forces on either side were about 30,000 mon. It was., howcvcr, to the disadvantage of thu Frantij that they consifol of a large iumber oft ribes, ench tribe being ac conpanied by its king, who exercised inOr0 01 le.S9: inidependent coiltunud. It is true that there is a nominal King-President, iho rejoices in the euphonions name of Quasie Adwo, hlnt lie aeoms to have claimed no suprema, vy over his brother Sovereigns. The tacties were apparently very siniple, and consisted in steady firing to the front on each side without any at tempt to manouvro. After several hours of fur ious fighting, the right wing of the Ashnutee army was driven olt the fiold, and that flank thus ex. posed to be turned. At that critical moment a message was sent to Lieu tenant Hopkins, of the Second West India regimein', d.mmanding a body of arned HJoussa police, only a mile or two distant from the spot wheru tie battle was being fought. Ito was etitreated to come to the succor of tIro Frantis: but., though persona'ly aiiXious to o>mply with the request, ld was unablo to do so. The rca on ., curious enough, 1 M; lid received irtrict orders to give nothing mocre than mornI support to our ironically tem med protected allies, whatever .ight be the strait. Thihs left to their own re~couroer; the Frantis, lheir powver fniling, biegan to retreat about '7 a. mn., ai'er somne eight hours' light Ing. They must have inspired thme foe with respect anid ha~ve fallen back in geo-l ordler, for the Ashantees never attemipted to pursue them. Really, the biattle, which was fought at a place called Yank umassic, twenty miles fromn Cape Uoast Castle. was creditable to l'oth sides. Thol e .n 1cer of killed anad wvounded also lifts it far above contempt, the loss of the Ashanteos being estimated at-2,000, and that of the Frant is, who were en the defensiuc, at about l,000.-Lon ,.Thec alodors. . how to manage the Modoo wnrecon tinues to engross the attention of many journalhists, especially in the Far West. Tfhe San Francisco Chroni ele, out of pationee with the slow pro. eess of some of "extermijnation," thus Wts its spleen: "Troops have been sent for from across the l'locky Mountains ; Glen. Dav is' headquarters have been estah. lished at Yreka, some eighty miles from the Modoes; Gon. Gilleam, from tfhe Lava hied, i'eports to Gen. havis at t'rekn, i Ulen. Davia, from Yrekar. t port's to (ien. Schotield, at, San Fran. einco ; Glen. Schofield, from San Francisco, reports to Glen. Shet-man at Washington ; Glen. Sherman re ports to the Secretary of WVar cohruitt the President, and the President, con. suIts Bishop Janes and the Rev. Mr. Newmian, Cha plain of the Senate. The Bshiop tells the Chaplain what be thainkt anbout it ; the Chaplain tolls thec Pr esident ; the President tells th,, Seefetary of Wa ; the Secretary fells Sherman ; Sherman tells Scho field ; Schofield tells Davis ; Davis tells (lilam ; Gillem tells a Captain; tlhe Cn ptain tells a hieutenant ;. the Liouten~ant tells an Orderly Sergoant; and inu Orderly Sergeant tells a pri vate to shoot the first [ndian ho meets amnd exterminato him. The pmivate do' a not find thae Indian whore lie looks for him. When he does find him he shoots and nisses his mark, r'rnd the Indian sealps the private. Whaeupon then squa d fells back upron us company ; the comapii al fas bauk ui 'n the regiment ; aiid the regi maent, entrenehirng itee!f, waits for mo r amuneison and for re-tuforeo l.mnits to coin up aneI surround the Lava lBi ds anid starve the Indians Theliorm. We had a repetition Saturjay af. ,ernoon of the storm of the olght be. rfe. The'eleants seemed ut war lor about an hour, and such A florce )nset bf ind, raiti, thunder aid liglta.ting has rarely boen s'een. .tqg wihd1 'played ht~vc 'vith mbgs 'hd Shade trues, and,, what seldom hap perns, a carringo -C(1olonel Dodamoad'a -was ovortirned bn Main itis'et by the firce of tihe wind. Fortnnwtely uo otae wag bairb. We ldhr-4 that the torm extended along the Greouville 1ad Columbia -tilroad as -far ma Newberry) and alins probably done "oine, damitago to erQps and roadg. Carolinian. The following anecdoto las -out. lived its early youth, but it atill reads well : John Phowiix tells the itory that le was one day leaving {in Francisco by the steamor. IHverybody else was taking leave vf frions-but Ie did not know a soul in (lhe etowd. Ashatned of his loneliness, as the boatssheered off he taled out in a lud vote , '"Good bye, Colonol-?" and to hisi great de light every nan op the wharf took off his ljnt and sh'iited-, "Colonel, good bye " WINwETsM3ORO. Wednosday Morning, May 28, 1873. & Correspondence solicited from every sect ion of th e cuti iy. Our colunus are open to all for a free isoauasioii of any principle, thncory or iden, butI we are in no wny responsile- for tihe views or opinions of correspodenis. Kellogg and Ku Klux. I soeens that Kellogg, the bayonet Governor of Louisiana, has eecently had a great fright. Scveral m'ysteri ous placards were posted i iken' portions of New OI)rleaun, containing the onlinous legend "Smooth a glass," and adorned with cortain en balistie signp, of apparently dire in port. At the sight of this handwri ting on the wall, Kellogg became ter rified, his guburnatorial kneocs totter ed beneath him-, an'd the palpitations of his gubornato'iAl heautt might havo boon heard above the shouts of his dra unken metropolitan Janizaries. In hii terror lie imagined that these pla eards were the solemn warnings of a phantoin organization sworn to des. perato deeds against himself and his mniionr. lie immotliately tIubgraph ed to Washington fok- nuccor, ht the whole available force of the army was gone tU the Lava beds to be butebered by Captain Jack. Hie re ocivod orders from the "smoky Cm. sar" to inquire into the matter. An investigation disolobed the faet that these placards were simply an adver. tisement of thn anle of the Academy of Musio. in New Oi.dans. The Ki Klitx .xi.d only In'tho distimnperetI imaa.ginlation Uf the doughty usurper. In Kellogg's case we find a striking exoemplification of the old proverb, "Theii wicked flee when no mlan pur suet h," Calesh Use of' ?roArliis. The New York Legislature lately passed an act making it a nmisdemean. or to point a gun or pistol at any one whether the weapon be loaded or not, and tihe offenjo is punished by fine andl imprisonment. This is a saluta ry law. Tlhe ntilber of deathi daoused In this way, we believe is full3 equal to that of deliberate murders. Not a fortnight ago,- in a neighboring County paper, one of th-ese sad aeoi, dents was chronialed. Such eriaminal carolessnesaslrould be severely pan ished. The pangs etf remorse suffered by the perpetrator are bitt a poor re compense for sending a souli intc eternity unprepared. No per8on of ordinary caution woul.l be guilty oh an act involving a possibility of sucli serious consequfnees. WVo have ney or boen able to divine whmat pleasure there can be in aiming a firearm at any human being in sport ; anrd tragedies of frequent occurrence, arising from this foolish aet, should convince every one of tihe danger of indulgitfg in any sitoh- amuau ment. But if an7t one be possessed Ofgo little !eommon' se'tso ifs not to heed these warnings, he sh6'uld be severely punished by law. It is absurd to say that it can be positively known wvhethier a weapon be loaded without actual, close exaniirinti'on. Many instances have docurred of fire. arms baiflg unexpectedly discharged after having been lauid augr for years. No excu-o for suoli acciddnts sliould be allon ad-. It muy be a/'gsed that a laf pun. ishaing for tl e intord pointing of a gun, wihen no serious e'onsequ'aede 1'esult, would be too severE, ttndl would there.. fore become a de.id hotter. Tbuis diffi culty could be obviated by doelaring tihe killing of a humaon being iat aiiy way, eopt in easni of solf-defano., a erime, eithmer manslaughter or snur. deur ;or else, in simply defining' tlhe aimaing vf a deadly weapon at another to be an unlawful act, in whioh case, the offender, if death resulted, would be guilty of nmanshaughater. T1heg atinno a ha ses..: di -played'great'zcal in Ondeavdring to efro *lk the ehntohes hane never yet efrootsd, I1rovention of the'otse of prdfiine ed-opgrobious epithets. We advi. he.i.do let this effoit alonr, and instead theroof, to divert the'ir ate'indut for awhll tttin Aiodling bills apd pgeelal 1Igislatiotr, 'to -pass suoh a law as is here recommended. Were this law onaqted and rigidlyen. ?drood, diversions more harmless would be resorted to, and fewer hofeks would be desolated. Insuranee. A friend who has a "turn fo'r Mitthonatic- has ruini hed us withi some intere.ting foci, 'iil figures. Thpie t.,i.c p,l htzpcis b) i. - in town sinlco 1847, are :n ft-.lows- In 851, Mr. J., M. Elliott lost. his d i 41ot1o valued at $4,00 ). In 184 . 'Puatel1's eoling wu ai'rl. og-ed loms $1,500. In 1867, Mt. Z.n Cot. loge was burned dowi luvul% ing a los '6f $15,000. In 1873, Mr. 310eM1ster rocovered $2,0)0 to,. the o-s of tl:o Thespian Hall. Nw if the bum I'f $6,000 had been inavestedI at 10 per cont. interest in I8 17 and the interest compounded every 3ear, it would not only have boon sufficient to pay evory dollar of thesao losses, but a bala'n.se of $9,038 would be 'iil left on hand. This calculation is baseid on the an. eumption that no additions are trhdo to the amount otigiaally invested, save the annual accretion.i of intcrest, Wo have made a littso celtulatiou, sagtest',Y by the piroposal of a citie n in regard to organizing a lomr.'c M u.. tual Insurance Company. hot, us as 'bume thit su'ohi a company is organ. ied and 0ha1 It IsseiS poilicies evey year with prroniums auouming to $3,000, which is a moderate estiuate. Also let the money be inveoted at 10 per otat. 1i 6od stcnritic. At the begibnuig of ili o "and year the assets will be 6,306, (3,300 being the amount of fir. t pi eminn, and $3,000 of preminms fdr th6 'ond yent.) At the same rate thero "Wilt b' t' - 952 at the beginning of the fifth year : tad by the beginning ef the tenth year, the onwnilmu.s aiount of $59, 351 will be in the hands of the Con. pany. This oal.ulation, of course, does not :low for losseis from fire inl .t,1 meantiine-, bUt a glanco w1ll suflcte to show that after the first or the see. ohd year, ample funds will have been collocted tb 'it vtn.y ordinary losses from fire. Wo belidvo that with a home organisition, and more equita ble rates than now exist, a much larg or sum than $3,000 would be realized yearly on preniums, anil thb tnpa. ny would be pitwed on a firm footing in a Ahort time. 'i'hosb figarbs seem to dbmotmntrdto fully the feasibility of otganizing a Mutual Insurance Compai ny . in W innsb.oro. There may be drawbacks, but at present we know of none which will not be fully comupen fttLO by tihS ridvantties ariattig from zec a move. Will none Lf our citizens call a meeting to discuss this matter fully 1. Oooperation. The pressing need of our country at tlib FresbiJE dinty is cooperation. Individun1 effort may succeed for awhile, but in the end it must go down liefore org..nization and disci pline. The necessity for cooperation has long been knmown in . tile noldi WVorldi and in thae North ; anrd ac cordingly' every branch of industry, and every profession has its unions .tfd sooperative societies. But in the douth, individ uality ism the pervad inig idlea of the-whlo social and industrial aystem. In bat a few cities, and these the cmnmercial and trade cen tres of their respcective States, ard foouhd any traion of gnofohrarits. in 6tibef locatieis each tradesman has hsown way of conducting bnisinoss, and charges whatever profit ho sees fit on his merchandise. Mechanics have no organifaitfons to proteOt th~it ftittst. frbfeseional muen eonduct fle!'r b'usiness to stilt themselves. But of all elasses the farniers seem to be the most definient to safy eneft of actiont lFvory condeivable variety oaf priod is paid for labor. Some givo wages, others a share in the orop, and even these rates' ar6 n~t d'nm rorm: Every possible motehod of eropping is adopted, each farmer having his own peoriliar hobby, and often riding it to d-eath. In a word the entird f4oele respmble a mob, ipparently hiaving no definite object in view, or having one, pursuing it by no systematie method. Even in polities the saine fact may be obsei-ved--every one is at sea. These facts all rend td make tlid Sovtli what she Is ;-and we niky erpeot no ehange for the. better util wd de'vise some conoert'ed' plhn- for thre amelioration of our condition. In union is strength, ndno' one dan estimate how much may be offeoted by an aggregation of e fforta all tending to achieovo the same end by the same method. We ned aunifrm r.a of iter.t a uniform price for goo4, and 4bovo In all, a uniform systemi &agrioiture th ahd 'unifbraa oc4hpensat&n for 'anbor. h'i The'so can be effeoted only by organi as Zition ; and we trust the day i-tiot '0.. f4r distant wvhen suich organilaidhl 108 will extend over the whole country. to In this connebtien we 'wifl nititidti ?a another evil which can only be reme. at died by united action. We refer to ,th unconstitutiopal lekisidtbP... 'Ihe d homestead law *is an example ; a. be though e6y 'reditor felt h'imself d. -t auded by this not of the Legislaturei th and the dici.ion of th 'Conrts'tipon Is it, yet no one was ble to 'Acur t'h 'f f - xpenCe 'ool'arrying the 'hueic ion 1i11o be tlie kJit'ed btut'es fMiitio '%dirt t [lad tfhere liee'N atsy conc.eAed actibn on tho part of these eruditor.4, the l diit htld have long ago been decid- li ut a alight cot to thibh one ititor T' es-i 1. Vhe'li'o'hA. 'laIv, 'we believe. tf wns unconm-titutionasl, and yet our n1 citizens were switidled out of thous- th andsof dollnrp beoa'se 'no i'nd\'dwai th chose to subjoot bimself to't r'rater 'I expendiiare, feoliig as a per.!bu who i has jubt etcajied the outihell'of a W high way robbe'i-, 't't 'lle ?vb fitr khnt'o g in not losing more. We be.ieve tat i the Ku lux tsr, 'recently levi.d, u' would not tantr 'in t'he Col'rt's ; I:. -b artheles.i our taxpayers it supinlIy,y with folded hands and tuf'er two 0C Wt.A14, 'it".ars to L,.3 filched by U Legb'lath 't~ev'es. Each taxpnyer W losos hu) little in 'th g;; but i there is a principle invofved Tn the bc inat'tOr. Tho 'e6nistitutiou 'il broad al enough now to authborile an uYihimited :3 aniount of steali',n' vItot go'lng ' outbide of it'. E loy tit 1akVqq\'s. b eence on t6'e part o t'h% taipayers to this sy.-teni of plundoing gives the il Legislature increased audaoity, ahd fr our citizonh bak M 6ie 'to blamo ut W themselves. '11the uagoner of old I was refused a.sistanco by lleredlo Si antil h had put his own shoutd'or to fe the wh-cel. 'Just so it is AbshrA for 1 ds to ':all oi hVovidenco o aid, un- t til we help otrselv'on. The prothpt d action of tle Cohlumbij4 Board of w Tlrade baved that oid for ty thousand w dollara in the City Hall twin'dle, and ti prevented a fraudulent iado of bonds it by the City Council. I flow long will our podple submit to ak thin Zndition of ffaa Let stops t e be taken imediately t. orgtni.o l p boards of trad'e, uhions, and granges, tv and to have no more of this diversity ' of -nation, and tame submissiolh to outrages in future. - nt IctA AIr 7itor : Sc In cd6ldl'hiring the sujiet 6f a wa. I ter supply for the town, in 'connia'ltion w ith en engine, as a protebtion against d fires and fire insurncts whi.h I at al jiresent agitating the niinda of 'oui: b o~tizens, it may not be uniniportitut to a givye seome data upon whichi the autlori- em Lies thal be, may proceed, ad thait we h may bo called upon in a fewv years to p. regretfully take a retrospective tiew pi of mony and time entomnbed in a J worthless monument of misapplied 11 zeal. Tfhe first an't fe'at point to beo conaidered is the outer hIpply. And p here I would especially cnll thme at- fh tention of our council (who, I am t< pleased to know, are efficient practibal p men,) to the proprlety in debiding It this matter of consider ing, not alono b our immediate necessities for a pro. * teetion against fires, but what will miost h benefit anid imp1rute the town, prove w equally protective egainst fire,' and at o the same time be most economically iv obtained. Cisterns are naturally aug. 13 gested, situated sas our town is, fifty ft feet above water 16vel. Would cis.. V tbrns, however, iscomplish our great. Om ed t ed 1 That they would not, any h, one who would seriously considfr flhoe'0 matter will conclude, they irf. of i pensivo-osting about $300 each.- al It would take to supply the town for tU use only at Gireaa not less than twelve I or fifteens or ftom $36'00 to *ff500, bi and then only answering the purpose $ by having a heavy, costly fire engine, S hose carriage and 600 feet of hose- Mi in all, costing not less than $,000 to ft $7,000. They are liable to leak evemi tI when constructed by good mechanics. is !t is tru'' tbhoy oan be made so as not te to leak-go can tin roofs, but when, w where, or how ? The experience of in three gentlemen in town who haiO6 di cisterns :night bo wo'rth somethiog d' l'ere. I't wool'd be rather sarcical, I am should think, to run up a firo engine r~ in an emergency and discover a cistern et empty. Again, with cisterns, you B are at the moey of the element' for w water to 111 thenuV, and' it is worthy of ai x'emamrk that an empty cistern ini 'e, June, often in May, is; as a rule, an' ci empty cistern in October. So, should 14I a cistern leak, er a fire occur in the 0ax'- th ly summer mothuy and it toomptied, at we are as ecnipletely without water l'l in that lodality until fall as If it didl or not exist. Cisterns to be of use in La time of fire, must be kept filledand.- t dor look to preveit teo therefrom, iy thdrefore reopednt s' nuch non wrost 'borin4 'stodk'to 'be drawn oooa-ion req.0Ires. A would be ry 'to demondtrate, t $6,000 mned'Oince the writers experience in Tn, say, 1847, at what is now alow 14 of iWt'est, Osay ten Or cent, pay le annually, would pay for more in all the damage done by 11ta ring that time) whldh obsald ha ' en saved by the liest of engines. is therefore "Olearly detmonstrable at in considering this quattion it is important as the extinguishuient of 06 to adopt that plan, it buch theoe0 which will furd'isti a ivihg, 'If stainillg systoit, suinethig ih t h'it 'l It tIh l -i(t' a'lonu for the imon. t, of the town, bb't 'be whad-o it' I.i od t x:ent, a source of reveuuf. iere is a means of accomnIlithing IS doublogod, and t.ithuugh I am It prepared totgi'b cxct figures, I ink it imay be safely a.sumud iat e'3t Will 'bt, Ckoeed the plan just, scu-seI. A Ilydraulio Rum of four ch drive tid two iuch discharge, )uld eatzily furai-h, daily, 30,000 lions of waler, the cost beirg trtljutl 5. *A wood'on tank, such as are od on railroade, twenty feet quare ton deep, would hold isn round where,80 00 gaullotis uf rater, Wd uld be built for '5o'VO. liete 'tire ree points and piob-ably a f6(rth, thin easy uccess, at wbioh a Yiwm, quiring this amount of water co\'Ild ste'o%sfuily oiper'ted. it might pear without cousidoration thaJxt 1,000 gullous of reserve water, aj.1 ,O'0galuus asa daily supply would b.th nlAte *'oio It 6eed for pri. at 'purpaosbs, but weve all the wells towel closed, and ussa only made o this soaree', v~ry few if any AildboVel b6 t'o'ble4 with thiist. otlier words we have ihi town about xty ivells of averago silty cdb't et capiity-abunt 8,000 gillons. 'e hiAe therefore less waiter than -a renty foot tank would hol'd=, an'd a kily supply of less than a $'i ram ould furnish. The daily supply of ells being us a iule the inaximnium of oir rozerVeu calpacit-y. 1, in hai-dMy mbessary to renuk that the sixtv ells in town'Arb more than ample to ifpl' the daily needs of the citizens reu during jAlulouged droughts. To it it more clearly, 30,000 gallons ould give to each cititen, old; young, hitb and coidred; *'euty-Wb gallons -r day. Assuming the suficienoy of e water !Upply by this plan, and its Ivantages over oisterns demonstrable )yond cavil, if ptbpIrly oobveydd; as 60 te easy of ncoas; we AH-ivo the only scri-jus difficulty or ob ct jun to the plan, viz: the cost of its stribution. Although not advisod tb the cost of cast piping, it Iihay 3 bosiMlere'd a sai'o l~aumption that three l'ueh pipe which, under pros. Lre would discharge 18,000 gallons ur, would not cost over ixty c.ents ir foot. Four thbusand feet of such ping would edend from above lMr. as. R. .\iken's i-esidence to below eo depot, and would cost about 2,40i0. UInc thdusantii dollai-s would ~obably pay fof jfuttii it doe#n; andi F afly piping that might be requiredl wcrk the rain ; add to this the rice of an amply powerful enlginej rgo enionglt for the company we ve, whfeh otit bo bottght for ftrm 65o to .$950,. tni $200 worth of >so for reaching the sido streeth, we a would have a total of $4,Ej5 to l23 agtainst *6,100 to 7,000, which ould be necessary to make an equal eflicient system fiy the cistern plan, r the extiniguishmnenat of .fires only. e wouIlt thus hiate, if properly cal lated, a difference in (avor of the draant plan of $1200 to *1800. As ar cititenas hd~v6 by privato coiatribu ons, with great liberality subscribed >out $2,6001 and w~e unaderstand that e County intends donating $i30'0, 4~ C~ttneil could by orenting~ a debt hatingnot a&Wre than an i'i'tereht 6f 300 annually, easily fulfil the neces; ry and great needs of the t own, not try for protection againyst flres, but h~ oadeheld purposes. It may bo oughe by sonme thai the iea of util l'ng ada seuree of revenue good wa' r fadiities iie dhitherical; but to, I wo~ild Aik tlkat fi 'blo wouda >t giVe the stnAll si~nW of tion or fifteen >sl'aas to'sa~e a gAdrdda of vegetables aring a dry season, or an' equal count for en al'modie unkunown Iuxu ,. good bath facilities. Besides ere are several parties who wouild willing to pay for a good supply of itr at their places o'i busindas. In dition to th'e advantages enumi'orsdt. ,and, were it standing a16'noe; suffi rAn to' deteirisine a eholee in favor of ydrants over olsterns, is the faot that 0 proposed tauik can beo so situatsd, d .elevatted within the dorporate oits, as to cover by its own pressure level seoking oapacity of Its con ned water, the first floors of all; i second floors of a vey argema jsit, and ttii roofs 6"f abut one fourth of ull the houses N tqkn, with out the aia of an engibo. ;Tiuis is of inealculable edvantagal for it i-i a well arwriqird fant, that those fires which are not extinguished by hand I'tiie'first brief period of their exist 'epo., result in the destriotion of -the IU'ilding, even in oities with thorobgh. ly organised, paid fire dopartmenss. Therefore to furnish a water supply which will obable eaoh proprietor to become on short notice ad Individual fire. dopartutent within himself, 11 mostsupercedes the nooessity for a Yire Ei;gine, for with our bcatt'ered Silauge pl.. 'of buildine , lit t e fear need be eitortained fur cont'ijuou1.iS lbu.ss, In i.tire, pi dvided thio water su:) p'pV is iihet. X Forcign News. Pi-:nrnno:, May 24.- Th' 'anr i-ts dony tOw b1iih'er6y 4f the Vo0!11-tecrs at $ Ci 11en. ''iy hold ill the priswiers ciepitured, anild ne rea!y to exchanlrge t'hem for Carlist. in thle handh of Th'e Go'vdruniet. At ihr ce l'in,'twolris's . e f."1uni. T be killed were plecarded, "Ki;ledl whilu' at temptii:g to nisassinte Don A l phonso." 0niteral Vail rde orders a N-y (;T thle 'y, . Mabuy factories will 'eoYin'ue the falarie of their operati'v.'"i Sol serving i-i the Re publicah raka, . Juntas are foraiun tu eifuoce the levy% fihlE IOI0aC. inothier Fi:t-liavis says thiey "W'Rah L--1SlTI)X, M Ly 21 .-'ihl"O fol - lowinig despatch was received to day Davis i~o rts a1 fight with th'e In diais oi the 11th int:. Th Iin lutis Werc whipped and ray' awn'y. ThC Iountled truops in pui suit ha0ve not been hemd froin since tihe 14th inst. inj ei. Cuimndibg. 't\vs t'Iis Ai I IN-roN, May 2-i.--1ev. John Narlv, Presient of Oeorgetown olle-ge, di'aId to day of apoplexy, aged sty seveni. i1e wits prostrated on 'l1'bl tday. Father Desinet, for hirtv years a iesuit missioury to the Indians, i6 aljo 'dend. Dspatclies from Iowa state that the lu4$s o' lit'o pnud property from i*,e tarnado is greater thati first reported. Six additional dedd. hI .Tan'acster, one house only is tan'ding. ST. Louis, May 24.--Aspc'ial *des patch reports great excitement am'nong the Wichita Indians, on aeount of the mifder of their incipal'6hief by the )sag'CA. PnAian.: CiTy, T.n.., ay 21.-A fearful tornado passed a mile ano q half North of here, which prost'ated hodmes, te'legriph poles and fences, killing and wounding a number. '['ih wiid moved beAqy stonb' 'ioln the top ofstonegalls. CARino, May 24.--George feldon attempted to arrest Alex. 'Thonipson, a negro, who, resisting, struck the offeer in thil th-ost wit Ii anuife. TIhe oficeer killed tile negr'o arid liim self fell dcead. The Herald speoiaI days Thilers ex. peets fourteen majority ; if defeated., If , is brepafNd to' restigfi. Appre heinding disturbances, Glerieralii Du erot and Chiauosey hav~e beeji oi'dei-ed to join their commands at Neveri. A special from Newv Orleans rays Warmiotth has comumenced mshit against the Timecs, layiog hIs damia. ges at $25,000.. The off'ensive article assef-td thiat thdre was corrdpt offi'ial action in tho MIisdisdippi aind tulf Ship Canal. T he 1,e puliehp eoIlioriallf .an noitneds lDurell's intention to resign, and suggests that Durell has ~arned a foreign mission. 428 bodies ante been locobof&d fromi thi' vdreeked Atlanitie. 118 pssngrs arenissinig, including A Wasshingtofi Speclal diaja tlie Mexican Micister Iinticipatos no trouble between tlle ti.d d'uritries oqer inivasidn mdfter the Kiekapo'os. Nmr:w Cu-rLE, DACz, May 84.-T40 whites received twenty lnih'es ea~h fir 1:ireenv. VAsmi.cGToN, May 25.--Schofleld official ly con flen,. thie unconditional surrndr of pdil of tlie lIfodoos. Genu. JDavis reports himself in hot pursuit of Captain Jlack and the re mainder, And lopes' boon to end the War. W/suralon Maf 24.--The speial' Cabfhiet ineoting to-day Id i'efereinen to 6iil' righte' regulat ions. Treasurer Spintier's elde~st daugh - ter is dying ini Buffalo.,. ~The Postmastor-Genral givos notice that inidecent postal cardsa will be subj'teit to t& fine of from $1,000 to $5,00. . ,The War Departmend has adii'eel' tha~t the Sioiux attacked Fort Abra riath Lincoln; ini Daoet ah Territory, 'but were driven off. Vj'no'r'i, Ci', INvini, May 24. --Part ies fronV Spruce Mountain re. ort that the lindians, after stealiing end fromn the smelting works, wore traded to their ea'Avp, whore a dotinoil was being heldb Mischief iS evi dently meant. Fifty Gosot wafriors participated in the council. Thd Gosofs a're fi'o'm thah Territory. A number of Shawnees participmltod'; All' were armed. The oitizons; bo doming flas'med, fo rmied agdard, but found that the Indians hadp pr. chased all th'e powder, loaeing~ the' settlers' defencoless. A messenger wans sent to Fort IIleek for Arms; which wore refused; Persons living in the threatened eSotions who have been 8uihmtolied as jurors were exous ed-as thenir prese- iS .-id,. to proteet their families. Oovernnot assistuttee cautiot reach the,, i till;0 should the I ldinu 1.4 (ipmluonsi tato. Only scveli avnilablo soldiers are at l0ort HlillIck. The riegular garrison is i 1ikko County, sixty-five ligile, from i01. -Tuio'Y, N. V., May 24.-The fol. lowing named .irms, members of a oomliiatoien to control the Northern lumber market, have suspended. Their liabilities are some $9,000,. .0'0.: White & Co., Albany ; B. W. 6 Barnard & Co., New York ; Orchards 4 Sons, Sandy Hill ; Adama & Co., Dodge & Co., Puige & Co., New York ; P.go & Co., O,,wigo; C. i. Nielois & Co.. Albpany : tho Wit, tiinsburg lill and Lniiber Uim pany ; Chai,herh & (Ct., Cieveland t..n & Spenter, 1 i1aeth, an'I . A. Lovelbee, (Ulicago ; all exten.i vo dealers inl L i iii.er. The Free 31asoius ha v, d-cided to Ieceivo the m0a iimA of utsianj&LlI M iu ister 0:r nl-on their a rri'v . The Parpentor.' ociety hIs toti fled all iiIeaIMIA wtHing over* e ight I -urs to quit on Mutiday week, at 5.34. Train bah a *earing Wednesdajy, uPon '11. OwnI blplication and two ad visers of Train. -10,00 euig, ants arrived at (.tlo (Iau oen this w'uok ; over 8,000 cam1 Nvnday' ; th' lurge:t arrival ier knlown.. &r. TLAA, May 24.-The funeral of Va't'er Desmet, the [udtan ml is bionary took place iu this city this morning, itand wat attended by an im' menso concourse of poople. A i.Yecial despatch from Little lock sits the Southern P. esbyterian Genoni A.sseaubly has adjourued. Nearly all the members have goie home. No definite nction was taken ii relation to an orgauio union, but the general sentiment was clearly it% favor of a union with the Dutte 1-. formed Church, rather than withi any other body of Presbyteria:s. During Robbieries. Our quiet and orderly imutiIty has beeni distu bed by two bold rub beries within the rreseut week. , Sunday night tiho room of Mr. 4d wnrd Gerald, on the '-oujid .*iotr of the risideneo of Mr..'. C. Ocraid, was untered by the wiadow and the room and clothing of 01'. occupants diligently searobed, while Mr. Gerald and his wife wore ;:)eping in Ulsus. pecting securit . Tho burglars ob taied br't a,7all muu of money, and left by the door of the room, which they locke 4 b'ehind them. All this was doio i1lbile a light was burning in the roo'ii. The robbers then wont u stans, got upon the roof of the piaza, and proceeded to the room of Miss Jerald and partly opened the win'dow, when they were discovered by the lady and forbidden to enter. They desisted and di,appeartid. Evidently this was thid *ork of trained and despoi-ate builars, and we advise ogr popl)e tQ be on the alert and look to their viihiablea and their weapons. On Monday night, the r'oii of Messrs. Maiinne and Herman Baum was robbqd of a gold watch' chain and locket, two coats and some dther arti oles of clothing,. whillb th8 gentlemnan slept by the light of a (anop burning in the room. The articles were takeni thbrough a , wind ow opening upon a piazsa in the eodlrsb -of erection, to whoi. adbbsN wiG had by a ladder used by the workmen emip loyed. \thiat between the publ ic and pii vate thievres we are having a good Lime down hero.- Camden Joucrnal. Wannted in Savannah. The SavannahI Advertiser, rceoiv, eil at this office on yesterday, contains the following article, from which it will be seen that there is trouble breiwing in 8avannah for our prose. outor. Hie is up for libel. The Ad.' votiser sayn: "Tun LATE MONTsiotifN-q.onn'r soN (lAM.-It will be temombiercd by our readers thiat sonmc timne during the month of March, about the 26th, Mr. J. H. f)e Montmollin took 0ut a warrant against a reverend gentle., niflso .QallOd; enlinug himself J. Doug las llertson'; concern ing whom usiuo Ii has beof said ig the columns of the Adverjiser, nnI it is son'reely worth whiile toi detail the eircumn stanaos ponne'ted with the ease again, as all of our readers must be fam.iliar with them. "Mr. or Rev. Douglas Robertson was charged with libel, and a war 'ant was issued b.1 Justice Elsier er fot his ar u'ost: 'The tovernd dentle man su'eded In' obtaining the re quisite ball, and was permitted to re turn to his home in South Carolina, "Yesterday th e s wa brought 'foito the gran jury of the City Cou'rt, an'd ?'lr. Douglas Rtobert son, niee for libel, an offense against the laws of the State. I~o wfll be no'tifred that his presence is neede~d here in a stiots tinac. The question is; wIl la ho dom t"-Caro hfn'. EScntion of a alurderer al Alarion. Levi Souls, who was convicted of murd6-r of Noah Sutton, ..t the Feb. rtasry ternm of the C qljrt for ,M i 'n, was huaast Marniona Court Ihouse ona Firiday at meridian. The executi'on took plae in the pt'onco of a largo coneourset of . spectators, numbersing perhaps 1,500 or 2,000. The erimi nal met his death with firmness, ad' dressing the crowd a few minutes be fore his execution in a few sonsible words of warning against the evil' of intemperance. ThoLr o was a fight over a game of dards at Virginia Cit-y yesterday. A' desporado killed two bystanders, awrd Wag then killed b;i~e-,