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^ufe?u gntcttitjcucfi'. Thursday Morning-, August 1:2th, 1869. jjgif An open boll of cotton has been sent to us by Mr. Crews, living on the plantation of Mn. j; F. Wilson, near this place. The boll was-taken from the field on last Friday- This-i? ?ie first we have seen, and by no means indic6.tes that the crop is thus far advanced. - TEE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD. We ore advised that the contract with Creswell & Co. has been consummated, and that the dctaih have all been arranged. The work upon the tun? nels is to begin on the 1st of September. ----?> PERSONAL, \Ve had the pleasure, on Tuesday, of meeting with Rev. Tilmak R. Gaixes, the energetic editor of the Working Christian, Yorkville, S. C. He had been in attendance on the Saluda-Association, and we were gratified to learn* from him that the Bap? tists are extending a hearty support to his- paper. -? THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. Foor members of the inquisition, instituted by the Legislature to inquire into the affairs of this fbngressional District, have reached this place. We are not informed as to the mode of procedure, but hope to know enough of their proceedings to keep the people posted during the progress of an investigation into the conduct of the election last fall. We presume the Committee will begin its sessions at once. -? CROPS IN TEXAS. A friend writing to us from Maysfield, Texas, conveys the following information about the crops, ??eather, &c : "We have had tin abundance of rain, which has caused nearly all the streams to over? flow, nearly destroying the crops. You will see, however, from your Texas exchanges the damage done. .The overflow of the Colorado was a great deal more than the Brazos. The health of our community is not very good?we are having chills and bilious fevers, caused fron? the decaying vege? tation that was overflowed." COLUMBIA ITEMS. The correspondent of the Charleston Xeics states that the work on the State House rs rapidly ap? proaching completion, and that the building will be ready two months before the Legislature meets. The Senate will occupy the wing originally design? ed for that body, with a gallery extending the length of the ball. The House will use that por? tion intended for a State library, with galleries ex? tending around three sides. "The lobby is an im? mense hall," says the correspondent; "and this is fit, for a vast deal of work is to be done in that lobby. Tim Hurley's legislature meets there." The escape of Talbot from the State Penitentia? ry suggests to the correspondent that he was kept (here only so long as he was available for political purposes, and was then permitted to escape. The expense of taking the census of this State, ordered by the last opulent Legislature, will be at least ?00,000?according to an estimate of a Radi? cal official. The United States takes the census of 1870, and it would seem that reasonable econo? my would suggest that a separate census might be dispensed with, especially in the impoverished con? dition of the State. F. H. Elmobe, Esq., who has been conducting the editorial department of the Columbia rhocniz w:th signal abi'ity for some weeks, has withdrawn from that jcurnnl. His successor has not yet been annouueed, but a strong hand is needed at (he capital just now. -4? SUNDRY HUMBUGS. One of the most useful features among the nu? merous good things to be found in the American Agriculturist, published in New York, is the fear? less exposure of humbugs, similar in character to ths villainy commented upon in our last issue. For the enlightenment of innocent persons, we subjoin a condensed reference to sundry humbugs in the Agriculturist for August. The editor pays his respects to one W. B. Dcwitt. New York, who proposes for one dollar to steal a ticket from the managers of a proposed lottery, and send on to his customer. Next, Thompson & Co., Boston, pro? pose to have a "great one-dollar sale" of all sorts of goods, and want agents everywhere to sell the checks. "Return the check and one dollar," says the circular, "and we will forward the article," tte. Any person sending money may get the ar? ticles called for on the check, say* the editor, but ?we don't believe it, nnd advise all to buy their dry goods by the yard at regular aforcs. He also mentions "the Howard 'Association" and the "Doctors" associated there for the cure of disease, and unreservedly pronounces them unsafe, nnd advises all to shun them if they would keep well. Among the lotteries proper, the followingare men? tioned as being particularly active just now?II. S. Barker & Co., Lewis & Co., Hunt, Anthony & Co., and S. W. Waters & Co., all of New York, and all cf them arrant humbugs. We would renew our caution to the unsuspecting, aud warn all persons to avoid everything that promises riches and great gains without labor. - ELECTIONS IN ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE. The returns from the election held in Alabama on Wednesday of last week, for member* of Con? gress, indicate a division in that Stale. The Radical candidates are elected in the Second and Fourth Districts, and Democrats are elected in the 7ifth< and! Sixth Districts. Returns from the First District are loa indefinite to decide which party carried the Jay. The Third District is very closp, and one hundred votes will probably determine the result. This partial redemption of a noble State from the rule of carpet-baggers is truly gratifying. The election in Tennessee for Governor on Thursday last resulted in the choice of Skxteb, the conservative Republican candidate, who was voted for by the Democrats. The status of parlies* in Tennessee closely resembles the coudbion oS ihings in Virginia, and the triumph of Se.ntkr is a thorough defeat of extreme Radicalism, lie has carried Middle and West Tennessee by a sweeping majority, and the latest reports indicate that East Teniutfee has also whet-led into line, which is a result not counted upon by the conservatives, we believe. If this be true, Sexter's majority will scarcely full short of forty thousand votes. The conservative ticket for the Legislature is elected in all the counties carried by Gov. sexter, and it is probable that his party will have a majority in both Houses. Without this result, the victory is barren of practical results, as the h ading feat tires tif his administration will need the support of the Legislature to make them effective fcr good lu the whole people. We sincerely trust that theconscr. yativc party has gaiued a complete and overwhel? ming victory, in order that our dowu-troddsn brethren in that State may have the shackles o? ! their political bondu^? thrown from them, never ! again to be placed upon freetuca and descendants ef a proud ancestry. i S ALU Sil ASSOCIATION. This body held its sixty-seventh anniversary meeting with the Tbwnville Church, commencing on last FrkBay and continuing until Monday. This Assccintiou is one among the oldest bodies of its kind: in the State, and has never been behind it* its efforts for good. This body is now composed of thirly-two churches, located in Abbeville, Anderson aud Greenville Districts, one having been added at this meeting. During the last year this new church has been organized at Honea Path, is under the pastoral care of Rev. A. G. Stuff, and gives promise of success and usefulness. All the churches were represented by delegates except Shady Grove, Friendship and Peniel. The body, after the reading of letters from the various churches, was permanently organized by the unanimous election of Rev. W. E. Walters Moderator, Mike McGee Clerk, and C.E. Horton Treasurer. An encouraging state of things was reported from most of the churches, and especial interest seemed to be manifested in the Sunday School cause. The session, was- one of unusual harmony and good feeling. The-principal part of the session was devoted to-the inauguration of a plan of sys? tematic benevolent contributions to advance the interests of the great enterprises of this denomi? nation. These objects are Foreign, Domestic and State Missions, Sunday Schools aud Theological Education. Much was said in the. meeting upon these groat enterprises, and renewed energy to go to work, in their interest seemed tobe imparted. A plan was adopted and recommended to the churches, and we presume this banner Associa? tion of Baptists in South Carolina will do more during the next year than it has ever before ac? complished in any one year. A good number of ministers and laymen were present from other Associations, and added no lit? tle to the interest of the occasion by. their preach? ing and by their counsel in deliberation. Among these we might mention Rev. Tnos. II. Poi/k, of Newberry, the General Agent of the Baptist State Convention of South Carolina, who- is travelling over the State looking after the interests which have been committed to him. Rev. Tii.ma:i IL. Gaixes, of Yorkville, was also present, canvass? ing for subscribers to The Working Christian, of which he is editor. He is an energetic man, and his neatly printed and ably conducted paper can? not fail to interest and secure the patronage of the denomination in whose interest it is published. Townville Church is sixteen miles west of this place, and is located in a densely settled, neigh borhood of very hospitable people. An. immense concourse of people assembled every day during die meeting, and especially on Sabbath an im? mense audience assembled, aud the most perfect good order was observed through the whole meet? ing. Re it said to the credit of our noble citizens in that community that nothing occurred during the whole meeting to> disturb the quiet of those who assembled to hear ibe Word of God. The Association was most bountifully and hospitably entertained. The next meeting of (his body will be held with the Littlo River Church in Abbeville District, eight miles west of Dor.aldsvillc, commencing on Thursday before the second Sabbath in August, 1870. * HOHE NEWS FEOM ABSOAD. It has long since passed into a proverb that "if you want to know the news at home, go abroad." The following paragraph from the Charleston Courier illustrates the adage, in respect to Ander? son, for wc are not apprised that there has been any recent subscription to tho Air Line in this county, more's the pity. However, this docs not signify that our people will not yet perform their duty, and the rumor is only premature, wc take it. Here is the extract : Letters from Anderson, Greenville and Spartan burg all speak of great railroad enthusiasm hi those parts, throwing up of hats and subscribing money for the "Air Line Koad." Report says the aggregate subscriptions in ilic three Districts foot up half a million dollars. The State is left to build the Blue Itidgc alone, and the AshviUe connection has no money backers. History repents itself even in railroad matters. Two years ago Columbia was cheering and subscribing to the Augusta Road, and is now penitent at achieving the position of j way station on the Augusta and Charlotte Koad ! A correspondent of thcS. C. Republican, writing over the signature of "K. W. K." from Anderson, makes this cheering statement concerning the crops and labor, which wc are not disposed to gainsay ni the least. The InvestigatingCommittcc referred to have not all reached Anderson at this writing, so far as wc know, but presume that the evidcuce as to the alleged -'election frauds" will begin in a day or two. Our people should be prepared to vindicate their good uame, and put to rest these slanderous accusations : The county is prospering finely in an agricul? tural way, and this is about as good evidence of the system of free labor as can be had. Some people who were owners of slaves, have told me that their crops were much better worked now than in slavery times, and that they raised more per acre. Those crops that I have seen thus far testify to the care and industry of the laborers. They also say that they have more money from this soi ree than formerly. For about seven weeks the crops suffered badly for want of rain, but from the 2-3th ult., there lias been a plentiful supply and everything liaB recovered. The Committee of In? vestigation into the frauds of the election of last year meet here this week. .- - THE ECLIPSE AND THE COMET. The great eclipse of the sun on last Saturday attracted much attention in this community, and parties were numerous making observations with the inevitable smoked tlass. Maj. BonsTEL was busy with his instruments, we uuilerstand, endeav? oring to get a photographic view of the grand so? lar exhibition. Our exchanges contain lull de? scriptions, especially where the eclipse was total. Wc feel iucompent to give an adequate idea of the wondcrliu phenomena, and may perhaps furnish some interesting comments on this and other eclipses in our next issue. The eclipse bemg over, the next most startling frve? is the appearance of an extraordinary conic*, which is now visible, according to the astrono? mers, in the Northern part of the licarciis, on any clear night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, and from-that time until the morning star rises. Astronomers assure us, says the Columbia J'lm nix, that this comet will approach nearer the earth than any comet ever did before, and that cither the earth or the comet will have to change its course, or a collision is inevitable. This comet is said to be many thousand times larger than the earth. It is a solid umss of lire, with a tail of the same element that would reach around the earth more than a hundred times. As a collision with this mundane sphere is not ardently desired by its inhabitants, it is hoped that some amicable ar? rangements may ensue by which eitiicr iue earth or the co.net will alter its present course, awl in the* language of an illustrious individual, "Let uj have peace." ? . -. ? . ? r? Newberry is ttill agitating the question of building a telegraph line to connect that place villi the outside world. THE COTTON SUPPLY AND ENGLISH MANU? FACTURERS. We are-hadoced to-yield much of our editorial space this week- tc an article with the above head? ing, taken from the New York Herald. We re? gard its Tiews of the English demand for our great staple as in> the esain correct, and have no doubt that our cotton planters witt realize a high price for the present year's crop-. Neither do we dissent from the proposition that "in a material, if not a political sense, cotton will become king again;" and it may be added, that as- wealth is power, who knows the extent of the political in? fluence the South will exercise, when it shall be? come once again prosperous and wealthy. Says the Herald: "We learn by a telegram from Liverpool that the Cotton Supply Association in England is pre? paring to make great efforts to stimulate the growth and trade in cotton from India. At a meeting of this association a resjlution was pass? ed to the effect that the speedy dcrelopment of the railway system in India is necensary in order to facilitate the transportation of eolton in that country and the importation of it into England. The reason given for this was Ibci insufficiency of the supply from the United State?, nnd it is said the stock of American cotton is not large enough to keep the mills of Lancashire fully engaged. "Siuce the war commenced in this country, England has been making extraordinary efforts to raise cotton in India, and enormous sums of money have been spent for this purpose; yet it appears that after years of these efforts and the expenditure of vast amounts of money the supply is still insufficient to meet the falling off of Amer? ican eolton. We are aware that the supply from India has been largely increased through this ac ?ion of the British government and capitalists, nnd also that the production of cotton in Egypt and other parts of the world has been stimulated by the necessity of the Lancashire manufacturers. But however much the quantity has been increased or the quality improved, England canuot do with? out American eolton. Nowhere ia the world can our beautiful long staple be produced, as far as is : yet known, except in America. Nature has set tied that question. The semi-tropical climate of the Southern Stales and the influence of the Gulf Stream, which brings the necessary showers of rain to stimulate the growth of the annual plant, make a certain belt in this country peculiarly adapted to its cultivation. And even here cotton cannot be profitably produced in the same degrees of latitude beyond the influence of ilie Gtilf 'Stream^ as in the most western portions of Texas 'oath* territory west of Arkansas. Unless the Britbh can find another Gulf Stream and the same climatic conditions that arc found in our Southern States, they will never be able to com? pete with us in cotton production. Cotton can be grown, in. almost any warm climate, but not of the .qualify we produce, nor with the same certainty of a crop. It is a question of climate more than of labor or capital. Irrigation, ns in Egypt, may I do something, and the occasional floods of rain in India may be utilized, but nowhere is there the necessary alternate showers nnd warm sunshine as in the eolton belt of the United Slates. "Since the supply has been cut off in part from this country, the cotton manufacturers of Europe have been changing their machinery to suit the short article of India and olber countries; but we advise them not to spend money unneces? sarily in this way. From this time forth they may expect a larger supply from the United Slates. The planters of the South have surely passed the period of their poverty caused by the war, and they will luve capital enough to extend their planling operations. The labor of lhat sec? tion, which was disorganized and nnreliablc from the same cause, is becoming orgnnnicd and relia? ble. Besides, there will be within n ?bort time a great influx of Chinese laborers, as well as of Eu? ropean and Northern emigrants, to increase the production. Within three or four years, proba? bly, there will be as large or a larger crop of cot Ion raised than in any year before the war. The British manufacturers, therefor?, need not be alarmed or spend large sums of mo:aey uselessly in India or elsewhere. ??With regard 10 the American planters, this news from England of ibe urgent demand for their staple is most encouraging. They are sure lo realize from this year's crop a high price nnd abundant means to increase the area of cultiva? tion next year. Indeed, there is every reason to believe that the South, so poor and depressed from he war, will soon become again the richest part of the country. With the material find social im? provement of the Southerners, ihcy will soon be relieved from all political disabilities. The mem? ories of the war will die out, and we shnll have peace and prosperity throughout the land. Let them go on, as they have been going, prudently,qui etly, and attending to their material interests, and they need have no fear that their rich soil and beautiful country will not soon make them more prosperous and wealthy than ever. I n a material, if not in n political sense, cotton will become king again." BIOTOUS CONDUCT. Only two weeks since, and a disgraceful riot oc? curred in Charleston, instigated and propelled by worthless negroes. Last Thursday night another scene was enacted in Mobile, more fearful in its appearance, and terrible in its results. These demonstrations by idle, vagabond negroes are only the outcroppings of Radical teachings, and while the respectable portion of the colored population generally absent themselves on such occasions, the most worthless among them often involve their race in the deepest trouble by reckless conduct and fiendish nets. Wilb the largest, libcrtv held out to them by designing villains, they feel no restraint of the law, and until a stern lesson is taught to the ring leaders, it may be expected that ourcilies will suffer from their unbridled license The Mobile Register, in commenting upon the riot in (hat city, speaks as follows: Last night's work, done after our editorial of this morning was in print, is a sharp and quick commentary ou the dangers we forecasted from ihe present aspect of affairs. It is a burning shame that this community should be exposed to outrages like this, nnd the community owes it !o itself to lake measures to protect itself against a repetition of them. As to where the blamo lies there is no room for question. These deeds are the direct outflow of the maddened passions of negroes in? flamed and lashed into fury by the pnblic harang? ues and private instigations of the foreign radicals in our midst. It is a question for the public to de? cide how long these ineendiarica shall be allowed to en pose the peace of society and the safely of women nnd children. We hope that a public meeting will be held to answer this question, HON, JEFFERSON DAVIS. T ic New Orleans Picayune has the pleasure of announcing that a letter ha? recently been receiv? ed f-om Mr. Davis, stating that his health is by no means so precarious as has been lately repve senl-ed. The people who loved him and whom he e*rv?d with such strong fidelity will welcome these tidings with heartfelt joy, whatever sneers and imputations may be cast upon them by unscrupu? lous enemies for cherishing an undying friendship towards the man who sacrificed so much iu their behalf. Disloyal or not, wc respect and venerate Mr. Davis all the more for the trials and suffer? ings through which he has been called to pass, and only because he occupied the foremost position in a manly struggle. His revilcrs will sink into ever? lasting obscurity ere his name ceases to awaken interest and affection. -? OUR PHILADELPHIA CORRESPONDENCE. Philadelphia, Aug. 4, 18G9. Editor Anderson Intelligencer : In your interest? ing little sheet of the'20tlr ult., I notice a para? graph stating that "the public debt of the United States amounts to more than six dollars an hour since the creation of the world according to the Mosaic ohronology," &o. The generosity of a benign Congress having provided that we shall have nothing to do, and very little to do it with, and having become suffi? ciently reconstructed-since the Virginia election, I made the calculation and think I find an error, trifling it is true, but nevertheless an error. I find instead of six dollars per hour since the creation of the world according to Moses, which we will suppose to be the original Moses who kept company with a golden calf, aud not the pres? ent scalawag whocoTisoTteth muchly with the black sheep of the pasture, ?he national debt would av? erage over fifty dollars per hour, and from the Christian Era, when Christianity meant "peace on earth and good will to men," (if that is not right make it so, as my biblical quotations are sometimes a little twisted,) dowD to the improved christiauily of the party of "great moral ideas," which means?if your neighbor don't believe as you do, d?n him, kill him?it would average more than three dollars per minute. This would seem to be something large, but like every dark cloud it has its silver lining, winch, on your side, is the fact that your former boot-black or teamster is your political equal?nay, more often your superior ; and with us, that we have a great Peripatetic Eleemosynary, who will lake anything, even an orange from a crippled old wo? man, or a few acres of Jersey land, vide late trans? actions at Long Branch, (by the way, if the orig? inal calculator of this six dollar business be not dead, you might propose to him the following mathematical problem: If the present of a five hundred dollar watch and chain to a president's [small "p," Mr. Printer,] wife entitles a man to the position of Secretary of the Navy, what would ten cents ensure? If the result be favorable 1 might be induced to risk one of my last fractional on such a gift;) and that everything for which we accumulated that fearful toad of happiness for our posterity, that, "public blessing," according ls> Philosopher Horace Grecly, has vanished?gone, in short, to the "dcm.iilion how-wows." A- -MERI?CUS. For the Anderson Intelligencer, RAILROAD MEETING AT CLAYTON, GA. Clayton, Rabun Co., Ga., Aug. ?, 1800. A meeting of the citizens was this day held to advance the interests of the Blue Ridge Railroad, and other railroads in anticipation, to connect at or near this place. The numbers in attendance was so large that the meeting was held in the Baptist Church, which was so crowded with both ladies and gentlemen as to fill the house and leave a great many outside. On motion of G. M. Xetherland, Col. W. T. Mozclcy was unanimously chosen chairman, and on motion of Hon. VY. \V. Cannon, Judge James Blcckley was unanimously elected secretary. Tiie meeting was addressed by Hon. W. W. Cannon, G. M. Net norland, Esq., u. C. Beut ley, Esq., and Mr. Thomas Kelly. The addresses were very earnest and appropriate, and were re? ceived with marked attention, amidst great enthu? siasm at the prospects of the completion of the proposed roads. Mr. Ncthcrland offered the following resolu? tions, which were adopted : Resolved, That wc sincerely regret the absence from this meeting of the President of the Blue Iliilge Railroad Company?Gen. J. VY. Harrison? and the consequent disappointment of the large audience in attendance. Resolved, That we arc proud of the interest this day manifested by our citizens, both male and female, in the great enterprises that bid fair to elevate Northeast Georgia to her proper posi? tion, and that to which she will now quickly leap, as surely as the steps inaugurated are complete*!, so that her vast resources may be properly devel? oped. Resolved, That wc reiterate the resolutions of the meeting held ai Clayton on the first Tuesday in June last, and we recommend them to the con? sideration of every citizen. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Anderson Intelligencer, Keoivee Courier, Southern Watchman and tlie Southern Danncr for publication. The meeting then adjourned. II. T. MOZELEY, Chian. James Buckle?, Sec. - ? . Tekhiblb Traordy in Euokpield.?The Au? gusta Chronicle aiut Sentinel publishes the follow? ing account of a terriWc affair which occurred in Edgclield last Thursday. A dispatch from Au? gusta stales that George Addison, jr., and James Addison surrendered themselves to the authori? ties on Friday. James D. Cresswell, who is charged with criminal intercourse with the sister of the Addisons, is represented at last accounts to be dangerously but not mortally wounded. The following is the account : "As our readers arc all aware of the nature of the affair out of which the difficulty between the Addison family and Mr. D. Cresswell arose, we will not allude to it in this connection, but mere? ly give the history of the recent tragedy as given to us by our informant. On last Wednesday after? noon Mr. D. Cresswell and an older brother, Mr. Charles Cresswell, left this city in a buggy to re? turn to their homes, near IMS, South Carolina. Late on the evening of that day the two brothers readied Edgclield Court House and stopped for the night at the village tavern. On yesterday morning, bei ween 8 and 9 o'clock, the Cresswells again started on their journey, taking in the bug? gy with them a siitcen shooting Winchester rifle, as if anticipating trouble. They had not been gone long when some one came into the town and said the two men had been murdered. A parly immediately went out to ascertain if the rumor was correct. A mile and a half from Edgefield, on the road to IKi, the bodies of the Cresswells were found. The older, Charles Cresswell, was perfectly dead?the body being almost riddled with buckshot. D. Cresswell was seriously if not fatally wounded. One hand was pierced by two balls ; the other hand by one ; the chin was also struck; one ball entered the side, another the stomach. The latter is reported to have said that two men concealed by the wayside had fired simul? taneously as they saw the buggy?afterward ma? king their escape. He identified one of (he party as George Addison, Jr., n brother of tho 3'oung lady of the affair. Tho wounded Cresswell is now an inmate of a private house in Edgefield. No arrests have yet been made." The Columbia Phoenix is indebted to State Con? stable Hubbard for the annexed version of tho affair, furnished by one of his deputies: "An affair of a very serious nature took place one mile and a half from this place, on the 06* road, to-day, (August 5.) At about 10 o'clock, as two brothers?Charlie and D. Cresswell?were le turning home in their buggy from this village, they were shot by two men?supposed to be George and James Addison?who had concealed themselves in a pium-lree ihickct, beside the road. I Charlie Cresswell was killed almost immediately, im he expired within a few minutes after their reaching Dr. Parker's house, situated about 200 yards above where the shoolin'g occurred. D. Cresswell is supposed to be mortally wounded. Immediately upon receiving intelligence of the shooting, three of us mounted and went out to ar? rest the guilty parties, but they had gone. A relative of the suspected parties came to the Sher? iff and myself, and told tie that they were at. his house, and would come and give themselves upas soon as tho coroner's inquest was over, which was then being held." - ITEMS-EDITORIAL AND OTHERWISE. ? Thos. Williamson, a colored man, has been appointed postmaster at Abbeville C. II. ? Capt. John Ferguson, well known in connec? tion with steamboating about Charleston and the islands, died on the Gih. ? An infant daughter of Dr. L. B. Weaver, of Edgcfield, during the absence of its nurse, fell in? to a mill-pond and was drowned one day last week. ? Two colored men had a difficulty in Timmons villc, in this State, when one of them ran against the other full tilt and striking him in the breast with his head, killed him. ? We learn from the Greenville Enterprise that the large and valnable hoose of Mr. E. N. Coleman, situated ten miles above Greenville, was entirely consummed by fire on Thursday the 22d ult. ? It is believed that the next session of the Legislature will be held in the new Slate Capitol. The work is being pushed forward rapidly. It will be many, many years before it can be finished ac? cording to the original design. ? Wm. K. Talbot, charged with the murder of Randolph, and who was such a swift witness for the Radicals, made his escape on Friday last from the Penitentiary, where he has been imprisoned for some time awaiting his trial. ? An alercation, occurred last Wednesday on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, abont seven miles above Columbia between Wiiliam W. Mar? shall and Preston Brooks, both colored employees on the road, which resulted in the death of the latter. ? The first bale of n?w cotton was received at New Orleans from Texas, on the 3rd instaut, as we have been advised by telegraph. This is seven days earlier than last season, when the first bale was received at New Orleans from Texas ou the 10th of August. ? The State Treasurer began the payment of the interest on the registered stock of the Stale, on the 2d instant. We feel assured that the hold, crs of the slock will )>ail this announcement with pleasure, inasmuch as it will enhanse its market 1 value, b*?th at hcroe and abroad. ? The nmonrrt of mowcy sent through the mni by poslal money orders is increasing n\ the raleo^ one hundred per cent. n?nns)ly. This year ihc aggregate foots rp thirty million dollars against sixteen millicns last year, and rt is estimated that thisamonnt wnl again donblc next year. ? We learn that the entire cm tract for building the Port Royal Railroad has been let out to a Mr. Flannegan, at the North, for two millions and a half dollars. The work will btgin at once, and ihe contractor hopes lo finish tUe whole road by January, 1871. ? The Carolina Spartan annonnces the death of Major J. W. Webher, a highly respected citizen of that place. lie died on Wednesday morning last, after an illness of about three wceSts. He was a member of the Baptist Chnrch for many years-; once a member of the Legislature, and enjoyed lo a high degree the confidence and respest ofihe people of his district. ? The Washington correspondent of the Balti? more Sun says : "The Commissioner of Agricul? ture has received information from South Carolina of the appearance of the dreaded and destructive cotton caterpillar among the crops of the Sea Is? lands. The insect has not yet appeared in any large runibers, and it was hoped the ho! and dry weather of May and June would have prevented its return altogether." ? We see it stated that Charles White, (lie lion tamer, travelling with Thayer's menagerie, was actually eaten up by the lions on Friday night, in a small (own in Michigan. lie is said to have been struck on the shoulder by the same lion that Cime so near killing him at Rochester, knocked him down, and the others at once sprang on him, and before they could be beaten off had torn him to pieces and devoured the greater portion of his body. ? The New York World says "the curative and relieving powers of ice are found more valuable year after year. Smalt lumps of ice swallowed whole will often check acute stomach inflamalions, and will prevent nausea if bent is applied outside al the same time. Pounded ice, applied to the spine, is said to cure sea-sickness. A bit of ice will help dipthcria and all throat complaints. To become delightfully cool in summer, apply ice, wrapped in paper, (o lite back of the head for one moment." ? Horace Grcelcy has said one of the best Illings of any Northern speaker yet who has visited the South. In Lynchburg recently, he said. "What the people of Virginia needed was not so much Northern capital or immigration from abroad as unity and determination among her own people to develop their own resources." This is conspicu? ously exact in point of truth, and equally applica? ble to South Carolina as Virginia. ? The New York World, in commenting on the sudden popularity of enfranchisement of the ''white folk" of the SoutS? expresses the following very de? cided opinion : "The anomaly of keeping down thu superior race is a failure, after five years of Congress and the army to bolster it. np. This is the abandonment of reconstruction. Its key-stone was white disfranchisemcnt. That pulled out, the whole arch falls. It has fallen, and will soon be buried out of sight." ? The London Times of last Thursday has its leading article upon Chinese immigration to the ? United Slates. That paper thinks the conflict of 1 races in California cannot be solved by heavy du? ties on iininigr.ition or by street outrages. It is 1 impossible to suppose that the Chinese can be kepi out of America. Inheriting an nncieut civiliza? tion and a most perfect economy, but destitute of tho strength and toughness of moral fibre which support authority, (he Chinese may be welcome as assistants in colonization but not feared as a race likely to dominate in the fulure. ? The Edgefield Advertiser slates that Scott's militia arc still in possession of Edgcf'fcld Court House. This occupation is yet kept np without a shadow of law, right or necessity, and in defiance of legal authority in all its possible forms. Twen? ty strapping negroes, with hot and new-born zeal, guard our jail day and night; while eight or ten white constables are on the wait and watch, with j eternal vigilance. Of the latter, four have arrived within the last week. We hear, also, of two ne? gro detectives who, ever and anon, flit t? and fro, in owl-like mystery. - Unprecedented Success.?Within the past year,, fifty thousand boxes of Dr. Ti n's Veukta itlr Llvku Pills have been sold, and nol a single instance is known where they have failed to give satisfaction. If you would enjoy life, have a fine appetite nnd robust health, use these pills. LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Wilmington, August 5.?The election to fill a vacancy in the Legislature, which has excited sc, much interest for the past few weeks,_ passed off without disturbance to-day. No definite or reli? able returns have been received, but it is generally conceded that the Eagles is elected by several hun? dred majority, in a poll of about 5,0U0. Two Re? publican candidates were in the field?Eagles'fac? tion, led by a Northern white, and represents what is known here as the more extreme Republicans; and Larkins, a moderate Republican, generally supported by the conservative whites. The issue was regarded so important that the County was canvassed by Gen. J. C. Abbott, United States Senator, in behalf of the Eagles' faction. The election excited unusual interest, because it is the first evidence of a serious split in the Republican party. The conservatives had no candidate and polled about half their strength for Lai kins. The majority for Eagles, (colored,) is believed to be about 400. Philadelphia, August f>.?Patterson's bonded warehouse at the foot of Lombard street, Phila? delphia, containing forty thousand barrels of whiskey is burned, loss about eleven millions. The fire is attributed to the breaking of the floor over the engine room. The streets are flooded with burning whiskey, impeding the firemen. Later.?The fire is still raging, but with no chance of extending. The loss is now estimated at five millions. No lives lost. The total insurance on the whiskey is two mil? lions two hundred and eighty-eight thousand dol? lars. The New York and Eastern Companies arc the heaviest losers. The London and Globe Com? pany lost $180,000; the Imperial Insurance Com? pany ?319,000; Insurance Company of North America, of Philadelphia, $127,000. The Phila delphia Companies probably lose $400,000. Jacksos, Miss., August 5.?The Clarion to-day publishes an address to the people of Mississippi, signed by one hundred and thirty-six gentlemen of the old Whig and Democratic schcols, repre? senting nearly every county in the State. They advise that these people should support the Na-' tional Union Republican party and vote for the ticket they present?a sured that it will be com? posed of genflernen animated by conservative and patriotic principles; to-yield no cold, formal sup? port, but be aelive, zealous and faithful, taking Virginia as their example in the coming contest, and assuring the people that this party sustains the views of President Grant and the Congrcssion-' al plan of reconstruction. The National Union' Republican parly have called the NominatingCon-' vention to assemble on the 8th of September in' the city. Washington, August 6.?It is generally conce? ded that Tennessee has gone for Sentcr overwhel i mingly?perhaps 40,000. No County, so far as-1 heard from, gives Stokes a majority. The Tri? bune says for a long time the result of theTennes-' sec election lias been conceded on botli sides. The fight by Stokes has been the hardest kind of up? hill work, and his chances have diminished more and more certainly as the time for voting drew near. We write to indicate the majority for Set? ter as even a larger figure than claimed by lifo partisans. The Herald says a most gratifying:' point of the ncrra is that the contest passed off quietly, ?nd tfcat all the refreshment saloons were" closed during the day. The World says it is very/ gratifying, in view of the efforts made by a por? tion of Gram's Cabinet to secure the election ?'f that bald fadic.il Siokes. More important than' this is the probability indicated by the returns' lhat a majori>y sf the members of the Legislature-" just ektted arc konservative?thus sparing the nation the disgrace of an addition to the United States Senate of another radical. Whether the Senator to be electee? wifl he Andrew Johnson, of Baiiie Peyton, or Emerson Kihcridge, or sorts' person whose name has not yet transpired, mains to be seen, h is enough if the radicals have been beaten in a Stale which they have hehl by the throat for years, through a system of dis franchisement as sweeping as it was outrageous. Thus one by one the fcialcs that voted for Gran* land Colfax are repenting of their folly, and cour? ageously ranging themselves under the banner of the Democratic party. Mobile, Aognst 0.?Last nighf, a acrious riot occurred in the cny, beginning ?.I an outdoor radi? cal meeting over the triumph of the radical can? didate for ibis Congressional District. The meet? ing was a large one, and all present negroes, ex? cept a few while leaders. During the whole off yesterday, rumors were in circulation that the ne? groes were very much excited, defiant and threat? ening, and meant to burn the Democratic candidate for Congress in effigy. Several citizens called or* the Mayor and some of the radical lea den?, and advised Ibcm that it would be better to postpone the meeting, for if the efiigy was carried out, the white people could ntt lie restrained from an attempt to prevent the indignity by force. It was thought thsii thrsc representations had the desired effect, and there would he no meeting. At 8 o'clock, however, the tar barrels were lighted, and the nc groes began to flock in, until they swe.lcd into m crowd of 1.000 or 1,500. Many came with guns, and most all of them wi'h concealed arms such pistols, knives and razors. Nothing occurred to disturb the harmony- of the meeting, except the inflammatory talk of the carpet-bag speakers, un? til about 10 o'clock, when a jocose dispute between two citizens on a subject entirely foreign to politics or the meeting attracted some attention, and in. pressing up to sec what it was about, a white man accidentally stepped upon the foot of a colored man. Just as the difficulty about this was settled, a pistol shot was heard, and this was the signal for general firing The whole crowd dispersed imme? diately, and in ten minutes a dead quiet reigned, broken only by the tread of white patrols. A de? tachment of United Stales troops wero stationed at the guard house at the request of the Mayor," in anticipation of trouble. They took no part in the fray except to march up town to look after and put a stop to tiring. It is not known who fired the. first shot. It was the natural result of the excite? ment. There were not over 100 whites as lookers on. The casualties were small, considering the number of shots and the close quarters. Many shots must have been shot in the air. Three ne? groes were killed outright and four police officers were wounded. Five negroes and three white men. were also wounded. ? The death of Hon. Isaac Toucey, of Connec? ticut, is announced. He was one of the war horses of New England Democracy. With Tom Seymour aud Frank Pierce he fought radicalism from its in? ception, and, though he lost many battles, he never lost his faith or his courage. His career was long and distinguished, beginning almost with the be? ginning of the republic and before (he formation of the old Whig and Democratic parties. He was born in Newton, Conn., November 5, 1790 ; receiv? ed a Ihorough classical education ; was a Represen? tative in Congress from Connecticut; Governor of the Stale; Attorney-General of the United Statea ; Senator in Gongrcss, and Secretary of the Navy. - - Stecial Notice ?To parties in want of Doors, Sashes and Dlinds, we refer to the advertisement of P'. P. To ale, the large manufacturer of those goods in Charleston. Price list furnished on ap? plication. 4?9m Masonic Notice. R. Rush Campbell, Esq., Grand Lecturer, will visit the Lodges named below at the times men? tion eu: Williamston Lodge, No. 24, Aug. 11th and 12th liarnett Lodge, No. 106, Aug. 13th and 14th. Pendleton Lodge, No. 34, Aug. 16th and 17th. Rh?c Ridge Lodge, No. 92, Aug. 18th, 19tb? 20sh and 21st. Hermon Lodge, No. 116, on Monday and Tues? day, the 30th and 31st of August. Independent Lodge, No. 23, at Due West Cor? ner, Wednesday and Th?r day, the 1st and-2nd off Scpl ember. Centre Lodge, No. 37, at Honea rath, on< Thursday night and Friday, the- 2nd. and 3rd'ot September. Helton Lodge, No. 130, an Friday night andl Saturday, the 3rd and 4th. of. September. Aug. 12, 18CU 7 ?