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Woodruff arrived in Columbia last night, t 1 o'clock, in charge of Lieut. Chapman, of Charleston, and the two spent the remainder of the night at the Colombia Hotel, where their names are ta be found registered this morning. The trip South from Philadelphia was made without incident and without any at? tempt at escape by "Woodruff, who seem? ed to have code to .the conclusion that ? he had done an unnecessary and foolish thing in fleeing in the first instance, and had made up his mind to an acceptance of the situation as it is. Woodruff was before the committee last week, and obtained permission to re? turn to Charleston to procure certain papers in his possession, and which were needed to\establish certain points'of His testimony. On his arrival in Charleston, however, Jtfe was surrounded by anxious and officious friends, who told him one or more warrants had: been issued for his arrest, and that th^ ^constables, w^re al? ready looking for him, and he was.ad- . vised to seek safety in flight. Of the cir? cumstances-, ana manner of- his escape; your readers fhayeVbeeir m^^folly ac-. quaintei~"?nhp afifval at Philadelphia he was met/by- Lieut. Chapman and taken info,custody by virtue of a requi? sition, andTuohghfr to thisfjflaceVwhere, as already said, he arrived last night. Woodruff spent the morning.in .the street ancTin visiting his friends in the jail and elsewhere^ under 7no>fhrther re? straint as to his movements than that im Sosed in the shape of the personal atten ance of Lieut. Chapman, who never leaves his" side. He has not appeared before the comtcittee otherwise than by his attorney, Col. C. H. Simonton, of Charleston, who was telegraphed for, and reached the city this morning. Woodruff's friends here do not think he will be confined in jail, as the neces? sary bail for which he has been in search for hours will be ready when the autici ?ated preliminary examination is held. Woodruff takes the matter quite philoso? phically, though he evidently feels his new position ol prisoner rather keenly. THE CArrUREB. KXAYE'S LAME EXCUSES. : In an;interview thi3 afternoon with Joseph?s Woodruff at his room, at the Columbia Hotel, he made in brief the following statement: He left Charleston because he was reliably informed he would be arrested and that $90,000 bail' would be required. This amounting to virtual imprisonment, he intended keep? ing out of the way until he could com? municate with the committee relative to securing reasonable bail, and failing in this be would have returned in time for the October term, of the . Court of Ses? sions. The charges upon which the warrant was issued for his arrest were for sundry printing bills raised to double the origi? nal amount on account of discount on Blue Eidge scrip received in payment. Concerning this Woodruff also made the following statement: "Parker (ex-State Treasurer) told me (Woodruff) tnatthere was no money in the treasury, but that he was paying, or would pay, all such claims in Blue Eidge scrip. In reply I stated that the scrip was worth only fifty cents on the dollar, and I would there? fore raise my bills accordingly. The bills thus raised amounted to $90,000. They were sold to Comptroller Neagle for $20,000'in greenbacks. (Neagle is here and will testify that he presented the bills to Parker, who paid him $80, 000 iu Blue Eidge scrip for them, keep? ing $10,000 for himself.) A few days afterward Parker asked me (Woodruff) to sign the receipts, which I did, suppos? ing payment haa been made in scrip. It now appears on the treasurer's books that the bills_were paid in greenbacks. 1 deny ever having received a dollar of it, and believe that the checks, which I am told were drawn to J. Woodruff or bearer," will be found credited to Parker's bank^ccount." Woodruff denies saying at Philadel hiathat he was to be made a scapegoat, ut only said he did not doubt there was some-political move connected with his prosecution. He was told by the officers and his counsel in Philadelphia that he could be released on habeas corpus on very small bail, and that it was doubtful if the requisition would be countersigned. By the advice of counsel in Charleston, however, as communicated through his son, he waived technical questions, and agreed to come voluntarily. Woodruff will be able to give bail. The prelimi? nary examination did not come oft' to-day, but will to-morrow. WORTHINGTOX'S CHANCES?NO ARREST YET. The report that Collector Worthington has been arrested cannot be verified here, as all the members of the committee deny and disclaim any knowledge of such an arrests having been effected or contem platecL The truth apparently is that Worthington has been subpoenaed as a witness by the committee, and will arrive here to-morrow morning. Ex-Governor Moses was before the committee again to-day, and it has leaked out that the oudget of papers referred to last night, as having been recovered through his agency, are even more valua? ble than was. at first supposed. They concern certain chiefs who have hitherto escaped the hands of the law, but whose footprints, hitherto supposed to have been deftly concealed, are here given as plainly as that which Eobinson Crusoe saw in the sand. Names may not yet be given to the public, but the committee are elated over the acquisition of the treasure which has thus been washed to their feet, and they will certainly give a good account of its use before, perhaps, another week be past. The language of the great Head Centre of Carpet-bagism was "let no guilty man escape," and this good advice is likely to be followed out by the committee to the everlasting con? fusion of both himself and his many friends of other years in this State. The cry, this" morning, is still they come^he latest probably being ex-Sena? tor Y. J. P. Owens, who is reported in the streets to have been captured near the Canada line while trying to make his way over the border, and who is now said to be en route for Columbia, in conf pany with a friend. The rumor of his arrest, however, lacks confirmation, though it is said to have originated in the State House.?Correspondence Ncics and Courier. T- There were two of them hanging over the front gate the other night. She was standing within the yard and he on the sidewalk outside, both leaning on the top rail, ?and apparently as happy as two pigs in a corn field. He was saying, "Now, my own little darling, 3weet idol of my soul, whose image is ever on my hefcrt"?when he saw the old man com? ing down the front walk, and continued in a different strain : "The potato bugs havn't destroyed our crops so much since we* purchased Paris green, and you will finu also that cabbages can be raised bet terjon a richer soil." The old gentleman heard it and turned back saying as he entered the house. "These young people take more interest in agricultural affairs than people generally suppose." RUSSIA'S ROYAL FAMILY. I The Gossip That Floats About Regard? ing Alexander aud His Father. Lucy Hooper in Philadelphia Telegraph. In the dearth of any positively start? ling Parisian news, a little gossip from another European capital may not be unwelcome. I recently had the pleasure of being presented to a charming Amer? ican lady who has resided for some years ast in Russia, and who told me a good eal respecting matters at St. Petersburg. From her I gained the impression that the Emperor Alexander must be the most accomplished sovereign in Europe, as well as one of the most winning of men?grave, gentle, kind-hearted, and of the most exquisite distinction of man? ners. And kings and princes are by no means always refined and accomplished gentlemen, as witness the P-; but I will say no more. Still, such a glamour doth hedge about royalty. The * Emperor is said to have a great dislike to form and ceremonial,, and to be occasionally bothered by bur Ministers in that respect. The story goes that some years ago one of our newly accredited envoys 'arrived at, the Palace one day, crammed to. the throat with a speech. Admitted, to the presence of Royalty, the Czar commenced asking him some questions about our country, but was un? ceremoniously interrupted. "Odo mo? ment, your Majesty?one moment 1" cried the new-comer, spreading his fingers fan wise before the Czar's face to check any further outflow of words. The good natured sovereign smiled and subsided into silepce, and our envoy, keeping his" eye sternly upon him to keep him quiet, after the fashion adopted with unruly dogs, first drew forth and wiped his spec? tacles, and then produced a thick roll of manuscript from bis coat tail pocket, which he forthwith proceeded to read. Time passed on, and to this eloquent Minister and his successors there suc? ceeded still another, who, in his turn, sought audience of the Czar. His Maj? esty uttered a few words of ceremonious greeting, bowed, and waited with resig? nation for the customary speech. It did not come?merely a courteous reply to his own remark. Again the Czar said something and looked expectant. "Your Majesty will pardon me, then," said the new Minister. "I have come merely to present my credentials, and have no in? tention of making a speech." "Thank God!" cried the Emperor, springing from his seat and clasping his visitor's hand with fervent enthusiasm! The Emperor Nicholas was very dif? ferent from the present Czar. He was a sovereign of the olden type, magnificent, grandiose, and despotic. One story of his reign sounds like the romantic ad? ventures of Buckingham or of Louis XIV. He was passionately in love with a beautiful Russian lady who was resid? ing in Paris. He wished to summon her to St. Petersburg, but to do so would be to fatally compromise her reputation. The stratagem to which he resorted can only be compared to that of the Duke of Buckingham when he closed the ports of England in order that the bark whose sole freight was the diamond shoulder knot of Anne of Austria might reach unmolested the shores of France. He issued an order that every Russian resid? ing in Paris should return home at once. Of course this proceeding gave rise to the wildest rumors of an impending war with France, business was unsettled, men were ruined, etc., but the Czar's purpose had been achieved. He was a man of very quick temper, and on one occasion was stung by an ab? surd contretemps into a tremendous out? burst of passion one Easter morning. On that day it is the custom for the Czar to go forth from his palace, and, embrac? ing the first man whom he meets, who is almost invariably the sentinel at the pal? ace gate, he exclaims: "Christ is arisin!" to which the reply is: "He is risen in? deed !" uttered with great manifestations of joy. So in this particular morning forth sallied the Czar, kissed the sentinel on both cheeks, according to the custom, and uttered the invariable exclamation, "Christ Is arisen V* "So it is said" an? swered the soldier, in a thoroughly stolid-, way. The man was a Mohammedan from one of the Tartar provinces of the Empire. The wrath of the Czar was unbounded, and since that day the or? thodoxy of the sentinel who is to guard the palace on Easter Sunday is always very carefully ascertained beforehand. My informant was warm in her praises of the Czarwitcb, whom she describes as a model husband and father, devoted to his pretty wife, whose side he scarcely leaves, and setting in every way an ex? ample of conjugal tenderness to his fu? ture subjects. The other sons of the Czar are inclined to be wild, even our old friend and admiration, Alexis, whose divorced wife, I am told, was recently remarried to a German noble, and is now residing in Berlin. I hear that our pres? ent Minister, Mr. Boker, is as popular at St. Petersburg as he was at Constantino? ple. He recently passed through Paris, and I caught a glimpse of him from afar, but bad no opportunity of conversing with him respecting his experiences of the Northern Land. One more anecdote of an American Minister at the Court of St. Petersburg, and I have done. Years ago, during the reign of the Emperor Nicholas (it was when my informant first went to reside in Russia, she said,) there was sent from our government as envoy a statesman of the good old-fashion stamp. On being admitted to the presence of the splendid sovereign, he instantly fell upon his knees. Nicholas looked at him for a moment with supreme disdain. "Arise, Mr. X-," he said, "I am neither your sovereign nor your God?why should you kneel?" Wounded, But Married.?One day last week young Ivcy, who had been ad? dressing Miss Bullard against the wishes of her father drove up to the house of the latter for the purpose of carrying away his prize in the absence of the old man, who had gone fishing. It appears that the old gentleman had made ready by loading his gun with slugs of lead cut from the sinkers on his lines to shooS the lover if he persisted in his efforts to carry off his daughter. The two lovers were seated in a buggy and making their way to North Carolina when they were overtaken by a small brother of the bride elect, who levelled the old gun and com? manded them to halt. Not heeding the command, the youngster pulled down upon them, and. severely wounded his sister in the side, but missed her lover, the shot lodging in the back of the bug? gy. Nothing daunted, the two proceeded on their journey until they reached the house of a preacher, who made them one. The young lady was so weak that she was supported while the ceremony was performed. It seems that the boy acted under his father's instructions.? Marion Merchant and Farmer. i ? Poor womeu need not feel badhw she cannot throw a brick at a heJp sharpen a pencil. There are few Mb* more cousumate in skill and djjfrity than the way in which she rej|^ l"cr trail from the mud with one ha# Exodus to Africa. A Charleston, S. C, letter to the New York Sun says: The negroes are alive at present with anticipations of a return to their ancestral jungles. Ever since the last election the popular sentiment among them has been in favor of an ex? odus to Africa. Here, lately, the senti? ment has taken definite shape, and organ? ized efforts are being made to obtain as? sistance from the Liberiau and American Governments to assist in furnishing ves? sels to transport the emigrants? An agency has been established in this city purporting to be a branch of the Coloni? zation Society of Philadelphia, at which the_ emigrants enroll themselves and pay their fees to defray preliminary expenses. I Some of the colored churches have taken up the matter, and in one of them every member has signified his or her intention to accompany their pastor. Every idle negro is loud in his assertion, "I am gwine on de fust ship which starts." On the 4th of July the negroes held a mass meeting on the Battery green in this city for the propagation of their em? igration policy. There were from ten to fifteen thousand colored persons in atten? dance. Every speaker who addressed them spoke favorably of the exodus ex? cept a white missionary from Vermont, who was scarcely allowed to proceed after he was found to dissent from the popular idea. The meeting determined to adopt the old Jewish precedent, and send two men to spy out the land. Accordingly an assessment of a nickel was levied upon each poll for that purpose, and collected on the spot. The battery is a beautiful spot, cov? ered with grass and regularly shaded by oak trees. Over the heads of the nation's wards floated the beautiful flag of the Union. ? On the green sward they were gathered in groups of one or two hundred, enjoying their peculiar dance of "Tula, Lula Lu." They were so in? tent on this enjoyment that they paid little attention to tho speakers, except to throw in the nickel, and thus confirm their readiness for the expedition. As I strolled among these crowds of happy beings, I could not refrain from asking a sedate old negro, "Is not this better than Liberia?" The old man answered, "Boss, dis is berry nice, but dey say we must go back to our people's home." The propagandists tell the negroes that Africa has a golden shore, upon whose beach old ocean daily throws the golden sands she digs from the deep sea. Dia? monds are said to pave the rivulets. Bread grows on the trees. Meat runs wild in the woods, and one elephant will suffice a whole family for a year. Mon? keys nurse the babies while the mother rides in a golden chariot drawn by white ostriches. The less credulous and more industri? ous people are told that cotton and rice grow without replanting, so that two. crops are gathered each year; that coffee is perennial, and only requires picking and sacking, and that in a few years they will all be as rich as their old mas? ters were before the war. The most intelligent are appealed to upon social principles. They are told they may stay among the white people a thousand years and they never wi. 11 be anything more than "niggers," and if they go to Africa among their own people their superior intelligence will soon give them place and position in their father? land ; thev will be kings and queens, lords and ladies, among a people whom they will elevate by their association. Major Delany, the first black field offi? cer of the late war, who has explored a considerable portion of the promised land takes a philosophical view of the matter. He says he begins to realize that slavery was a great civilizing process to the African race; that they were brought to America, Christanized in bon? dage, and are now able to return and Christianize the old folks at home. He sees trouble in the fact that those who are most willing to go now are those who are unable to communicate either moral or religious culture to the Africans, and he thinks those who are able so to do will likely desire to remain in this State. He favors a partial emigration of supe? rior intelligence, so that the pioneers may become practical missionaries. Af? terward he thinks a general exodus may be effected. The whites look on, with different ideas as to the effect of an exodus. Most of them quietly say, "Better let them go, and then the country will fill up with white people, and the old State will com? mence a new lease of life." Some, how? ever, cannot see how .they are going to get along without negro labor, and many of them, who yet look on their old slaves as foster children, cannot bear the idea of parting with them to return to barba? rism. A Splendid Little Love Story..? Here's the story of an unfortunate young lawyer. This unlucky wight was head over-heels in love with a beautiful girl, and was about to be married to her. On the eve of the wedding-day, he was called on to defend an awful miscreant?a man of thirty, who had poisoned his mother and father. The case seemed a lost one, and, when the prosecution had closed, the young lawyer was just about giving up the struggle without an effort. Sud? denly he perceived in the far extremity of the court-room his beloved and her parents, who had come to see what kind of stuff he was made of. The presence of the one he worships changes his train of thought. He feels that he must make a show of talent, and commencing his argument, rises to the highest flights of eloquence. In a word, he succeeded in showing that the criminal is an upright, virtuous, and much-abused man, and ob? tains his acquittal. In the evening, the lawyer, with triumphant air, calls at th* house of his future father-in-law, expar ting that his success will ensure hufa warm reception. To his surprise he>bds the young girl cold, and her nfents mucn embarrassed. He asks vtm> this sort of reception means. "M-a^iend/' says he, whom the young mjf had al? ready begun to call fathejp-laWj "I must tell you?my dao/fter loves another." "Another! WbjP the man ?" "The good and virtuous fn whom you, to-day, by your eloq-:,Je, restored to society," replies the ?#er Turned Gray -/One Night.?One of the most rentable transitions oc? curred to a yourfnan in this city a few weeks ago thtfiias ever happened in this communythe youns man referred to having re#tly met with severe fami? ly afflictio"(ii&nd until these visitations lie had lejni gay and easy life. He was quite hajJsome> w^ nftir 88 hlack as a raven, jfbout three weeks ago another and njfRterrible blow was added to his suflej^s than any that he has been calif up?n to bear. When he came ddH to the sitting-room in the morning, dft passing a sleepless and terrible Jght, brooding over his recent misfor (Junes, it was observed that his hair, that the night before had been black, was perfectly white, having undergone this change during the twelve hours of deep suffering and mental anxiety that he had passed tlirough during the night. His eyebrows and lashes had undergone the same transformation.?Richmond Whig. A Good Story of Old Bnjk. Judge Jere S. Black tells i capital story of an incident in Presided Buch? anan's administration, to whicl he was the Attorney General at tbe$ime to which the narrative relates. Tie event has an application which will bjqnickly perceived by readers of intelligf ce. The spacious and elegant revhue cut? ter, the Harriet Lane, named inponor of the President's stately niece, whj did the honors of the White House, an! who is now an honored matron of Baltimore, had just been finished. Being irevenue steamer the vessel was of coupe under the control of the Secretary of tje Treas? ury, Hon. Howell Cobb, ofjGeorgia. Very quietly among themselves the offi? cers of the Cabinet arranged |r an ex? cursion down the Potomac m tje vessel, and to make the occasion the mire pleas? ant they invited the diplomatic corps to be their guests. It was, of cflrse, de? signed to take the President gong, but as his old-fashioned notions! against "using public property for priUte use" were known all too well by th?|Cabinet, the members resolved to keep fie trip a secret from "the 'Squire," as tfey called Mr. Buchanan among themsel^p, for as long a time as possible, and tfen insist upon his countenance and alendance, when it was too late to prifent the "frolic" on which the Cabinet ?as bent, as mischievously as "boys" whjare bent on keeping "the old man in th?3ark." The President, however, whdabserved matters very closely though ver-quietly, became aware of the design,|ut said nothing to "the boys" for sie time about it. At length, howeverlhe sent for Judge Black, and quite abriifly said to him: "Black, what is this I bei about Cobb's getting up an excursionon the Harriet Lane?" i The Judge started a little, an when he saw the Took on the Presidents face he perceived he was in no triflingmood. He answered evasively, howeir: "I haven't heard anything very paicular about it. Guess there's nothingSn it." Mr. Buchanan was not to be decfred by any such statement. Taking for ranted that Judge Black was indisposeqto tell as much as he might, the Presidet add? ed : "I've sent for you to tell yotjthat I won't have this thing. Cobb mux stop it. The government vessels are nt to be used in that or in any other way ir pri? vate purposes. I want the arranement countermanded at once." Judge Black directly perceiveilthere was "a case."" The diplomatic coj s had been invited and here "the 'Squii' had forbidden the whole thing. So hiidded remonstralively, "I hope you wonj insist on what you say. The diplomatic corps have been asked j. and expect to]>. It will be very awkward to stop it no ," Realizing the situation, Mr. But! anan rejoined, but very reluctantly, "I ii ut? terly opposed to taking Govennent property for private use. It's a vel bad thing to take this vessel out. of thyard for Cobb's party; but if it is doe, I want you to tell him expressly thlhe's got to pay all the bills himself, ft the use of the vessel, and all the explses. The government shall not be mm to lose a cent by this thing." Thi?ime there was no doubt at all that thtlOld Public Functionary's" determinatiolwas fixed. J Mr. Black departed, sought Cobn&nd said to him with a face decidedly Jog : "Cobb, 'the 'Squire's' got wind ofjour trip, and he sent for me. I had a t?d hard time to get him to let you taf the Lane out at all. He was forstoling the whole thing, and told me to tetvou it couldn't be done. However, wfi I showed how far things had gonfhe agreed to let the affair come off, protted you paid for the whole shot out of >ur pocket, and on no other cond do. There's no doing it on any other te: s." For response, Cobb's only act v i a long, low, peculiar whistle, a bat of his when he was very much surpr|d. Nevertheless, the arrangements had too far to recede. The excursion came off, and afl day or two had elapsed "the'Squire" on the lookout to see if his condi' had been complied with. At the Cabinet meeting, in a lull toward j close, he said: "Cobb, how about; bills of the Harriet Lane excursi Have they been paid ?" The Secretary of the Treasury, knew only too well that they "had paid," responded: "Yes, Mr. Presid and I happen to have the accounts receipts with me," and with that he t from his vest pocket and laid cn the ble "the accounts and receipts." On examining them "the 'Squi found that this little trip which C< had arranged with "the boys" had cjjjt the Secretary of the Treasury qii ?2,000 out of his own money. _ /_ A Tidal Way/7 The San Francisco Cj/'onicle says: M. Paris, who was steward on board tl American ship, CarroXon, loading guaf at Pabelleon de Picar Peru, at the tid of the tidal wave/n the South Pacij coast, writes fronvCallao as follows "At 8:10 on tbfi morning of the 9th May I was forpard in the kitchen speai ing to the coo/, when suddenly I heaij a rumblingdie distaut thunder, whicl lasted aboif five minutes. Then th] ship begaj/u) shake so fearfully that al on board/xpected her spars would com] down, /he whole crew made for thi cabin/Reaching the deck, I cast mf eyes^owards the shore, and the mos and frightful scene I ever witj presented itself. The village had fire and was burning rapidly, whih] inhabitants, principally -women and :hildren, rushed frantically about, thd stronger ones endeavoring to reach th? hills in the rear of the town. WomeE threw their infants to the ground, ani sought to save themselves by flight] Those who reached the foot of the moun^ tains were overwhelmed by falling stones and crumbling earth, many being buried alive. The guano on the Pica gave way like a great land slide, covering those unfortunates about the works who were yet asleep. Then came the tidal wave, as if to wipe out the destruction already accomplished. The burning buildings in the town, together with the living and dead inhabitants, were swept into the sea. The total loss of life on shore is estimated at 300 souls. "Between thirty and forty other vessels were dismantled and so nearly wrecked that they are almost beyond repair. Capt. Rutherford of the English bark, George A. Chapman, deserved mention for his daring in risking his life in the midst of this terrible scene by rescuing the women on board the different vessels who were washed overboard. On our way to Callao we saw many evidences of the terrible visitation. The town of Pisaqua is half washed away. On the 14th Callao received a severe shock. Most of the inhabitants fled, going to Lima. We brought about 200 persons here from Pabelleon de Pica. I shall never forget the 9th of May, 1877. No pen can describe the terrible scene." Ine ? When a moth flies into a lamp-flame and is consumed may not the fire be at? tributed to a defective flew? The Joseph War. A correspondent of the New York, Herald, under date of Kamiah, July 16th, says: My letter of the 12th inst. closed with the retreat of Joseph's command up the mountains on the left side of the South Fork of the Clearwater. Our cavalry, which had been dismounted and fighting as infantry, answered the bugle call of "boots and saddles" as quickly as possi? ble, and hurried to take possession of the Indian camp. Here we found that the Indians had been so demoralized that they had left almost all their plunder and Indian ictas behind them, meat ac? tually cooking before the fires remaining untouched. Our soldiers were all soon engaged in pulling over the "caches" and loading themselves and horses with plun? der. Some of the boys in blue now ap? peared dressed in the handsome buckskin and bead-work shirts; others had piles of buffalo, bear, beaver, fox, cougar, gar, deer and elk skins. Some confined their plundering to little "hoodoos," or Indian amulets made of beads, furs and feathers; others again went about de? stroying their provisions and miscellane? ous artscles, such as saddles, clothing, cooking utensils, canvas, diggers, axes, &c. All of us, more or less, took some little souvenir of the occasion. That night our force slept in Joseph's camp, and the next morning a dozen or more fires along the river bank told the story of lodges and contents being de? stroyed. PURSUIT OF TIIE INDIANS. , Our little army then started over the mountains?cavalry, infantry, artillery and all?in pursuit of the runaways. When about half way over the route we came to a hill strongly fortified and abandoned, which I have since learned had been occupied by the volunteers and abandoned by them because of the In? dians stampeding their horses, which had been picketed in their centre on the sum? mit or the hill. It seems the redskins waited till night and then with a fright? ful yelling from 300 sets of leather lungs and the firing of their guns, made a feint to charge the breastworks, which so frightened the horses (as they knew it would) that forty-five of them broke and ran down the hill, some carrying off stones as large as barrels tied to their lariats. The result was the Indians got the horses, and the volunteers, thus deprived of means of rapid locomotion, set out on foot back to Grangeville the next day. Our ride on the 13th was rather monoto? nous, over grassy, treeless hills, with very little water and no signs of life, except some young colts, which joined us, negh ing for their lost mothers, and the "fool" hens, a species of grouse, which our men knocked over with sticks and stones. THE KAMIAH VALLEY. Arriving on the summit of a high mountain the beautiful little Kamiah Valley, rich in grain fields vegetables, along the silver Clearwater, in patches of green and yellow, lay stretched out be? fore us. This valley is inhabited by the most intelligent Indians in this part of the country, under a chief Nez Perces, James Dawyer. Most of them live in neat little frame houses, and are practical farmers; and, bein?- devout Presbyterians and having regularly ordained ministers among their own number, yesterday (Sun? day) was duly observed as a day of rest. On bringing our field glasses into requi? sition, from the mountain topreferredto, we discovered that Joseph nad crossed all his stock to the other side of the river, and, before we could reach him, would be himself also in that place of temporary safety. We, however, hasten? ed down the mountain, and, galloping through the wide roads of the pretty lit? tle valley, soon reached the river. UP WITH THE INDIANS. The Indians had lost no time, and on our coming >vithin range of their sharp? shooters found they had piled up stone breastworks from which they intended to harass our crossing. Captain Wilkinson soon got the Gatling gun in position, and so peppered the different points taken by the Indians that, although they did not actually retire, they became suddenly impressed with a desire to deal sparingly with their ammunition. Captain Whip pie, who had taken a road with his com? pany of cavalry far off to the left, along the river bank, was surprised by being fired into about forty times in quick suc? cession by some Indians ambuscaded be? hind a rocky point which ran well out into the river. Fortunately, not a man was hit, and, although many of the sol? diers dismounted and let their horses go, all finally joined us in safety. The only man on our side who was hit in this day's skirmish was an artilleryman, who* re? ceived a scalp wound from one of the In? dian sharpshooters. Moving a little back from the river we went into camp, where we have been for the past two days reconnoitring, planning how to head off Joseph and listening to his overtures of peace. OVERTURES OF PEACE. Yesterday James Reuben, son of the former chief of the Nez Perce Indians, and one of General Howard's most faith? ful guides, brought us word that Red Heart and five Indians had come in and given up their arms to James Lawyer, and that Joseph wished to know on what conditions he might surrender. General Howard sent him word to first call in all his pickets and "corral" his stock and Eeople, and then he would listen to what e had to say. Later in the day the full force of Indians were seen leaving and climbing the mountains far on the other side, of the river. Joseph sent word that White Bird and other chiefs were de? termined upon not surrendering, as they would all be hanged, and that he had to go with them on this march toward the Buffalo country to keep up appearances, but would surrender to-day. General Howard then told Joseph, through his own messenger, that he must surrender unconditionally and be tried by a mili? tary court. At this stage of the negotia? tions the matter rests at the time of my writing, General Howard, placing little faith in Josepn's professions, going on [with his plaus just as if Joseph had never cried peccavi. INDIANS UNDER ARMS. I News reaches us that about three hun? dred Indians are under arms in the ipokanc country, to the north, and, al jough not as yet demonstrating any war * e spi"^ General Howard thinks it Vtyuld have a good moral effect to send sofoe troops there. In this connection I cannot help noticing how few men are in thftfield at a time when all the Indians of ?je Northwest are more or. less unset? tled jn temper. Some time ago General Hiltjtfd ordered Colonel Green, who is knot,o to be a good Indian fighter, to comq whMi Colwell Sandford, via Boiso City,-, aud^join him without delay. A . despatch now comes that this reinforce? ment, for son\e reason unknown to every? body, is goinr into camp on Salmon Meadows on (he 20th. The exact use for men in that locality is past all find? ing out, unlesi it be to pasture horses and rest the wir-worn veterans prior to their campaign SUPJLIES WANTING. Our commissary department is in a dc deplorable coalition, if literal emptiness can be 30 characterized, men being with? out salt, sugar, coffee and other actual camp necessaries. They fight on, how? ever, with no more complaint than their forefathers at Valley Forge, and are a constant subject of compliment and source of admiration to officers and fron tiersmenjalike. News reaches us from different sources that Joseph's ammunition is running low, and in proportion his courage, Bob Acres like, oozes out. The defeat of the In? dians on the 11th and 12th inst. has been the occasion of sowing not only lead, but considerable discontent among them, and there is every indication that they will soon be divided among themselves. An? other good effect of our victory is the fact that large numbers of Indians in different parts of Idaho, Washington Territory, Oregon aud Montana who were hesitating whether to join the hostiles have now hung up their rifles and be? come very peaceably disposed. The Joseph war may now, therefore, be said to be practically over, and our duty henceforth will be to hunt the scattered remnants like wild beasts. The Stock Law in North Carolina. The Charlotte Observe)' recently con? tained a series of interrogatories in re? gard to the operations of the stock law in Mecklenburg County, from H. A. Gaillard, Esq., of Fairfield, who desired to procure the views of those familiar with the practical workings of such a law. In response to the questions asked by Mr. Gaillard, a progressive farmer in Meck? lenburg gives the following answers con? cerning the working and popularity of the stock law in that region. The ques? tions are answered in the order pro? pounded : 1. The new law in Mecklenburg is in? creasing the number and improving the quaility of the stock. 2. The trouble and expense of keep? ing stock through the winter is increased, but the profits are more largely increased. 3. Farm tenants have no trouble in obtaining pastures. Laborers, living in the city, and in no wise connected with farming, have no pastures, but have the benefit of public pastures, at low figures. Those of them who have good cows find them as under the old law, profitable. They are in many instances furnished pasturage free of cost. 4. The adoption of the law by a single township produces no complication or con? fusion ; out its adoption by several town? ships, or a county, increases its advanta? ges and popularity, and diminishes the expense of fencing. 5. The same provision existed with us, in regard to fencing in such townships as adopted the law. There was but little trouble in making contracts, for the building of such fence, with either those favoring or opposed to the law. The cost, including gates across public highways, should not exceed ?100 per mile, though with us in some cases it has exceeded that amount. Contracts were generally taken.by those living upon the proposed line of fence at $1 per 100 for old rails, ?1.50 for new, $3 to ?5 for gates. Rais? ing the money to pay for the fencing has in some instance been easy, in others difficult. The adoption of the law has had the effect of advancing the interest of the whole people; has imbued the farmers with a progressive spirit of improve? ment; makes the cultivation of cotton less expensive, which will enable the Elanter to pay larger wages to laborers; as almost entirely relieved the tenant from the burden of fencing; has made the raising of hogs, cattle and sheep prof? itable ; has learned men to regard the lives and property of their fellow-men, and thereby advanced the cause of civili? zation. It has made men more peaceable and better neighbors, and has brought order out of chaos. After this, the first year, it will enable the farmers of Meck? lenburg to improve their land3 to greater fertility, by making compost and plough? ing more deeply, which in a few years would conduce to their leisure and pleas? ure. In conclusion, the stock law is giv? ing greater satisfaction, to both whites and blacks, than its most earnest advo? cates had predicted. Mecklenburg hopes that the people of South Carolina may obtain the same ben? efit from its adoption. Condition of the Russian Army. The accounts received of the condition of the Russian army on the Danube are widely at variance. According to the Avenir Militaire, the heavy and continu? ous rains which have fallen, have ren? dered many of the roads exceedingly bad and it is difficult for even a man walking to pick his way along them without sink? ing knee-deep in mud. At the same time men, horses, and material are all suffer? ing from the continued damp weather, which not only causes sickness but is al? so probably sowing the seed for future epidemics, which may be expected to devastate the Russian forces when the summer heat, tropical in its intensity, dries ?p the ground and causes noxious exhalations to arise from the now sodden earth. The armament and the equipment of the troops, and especially all articles made of leather, such as belts, boots and harness, have also become very deterior? ated by the incessant rains. On the other hand Mr. MacGahan says that the Russian army is in splendid con dition for fighting. Major-General Yol chine, commanding one of the brigades of the Eighth Army Corps, toldjhim that the Fourteenth Division had marched the whole way from Kischeneff after having been in cantonments near the horrible town all the winter. The men about the Pruth had to wade for miles together up to their waists in water, and there were occasions when officers had to strip with the men and give themselves to the task of extricating the wagons of the col? umn from out swampy sloughs of des? pond. Notwithstanding these hardships and the long march, the average of sick men in the regiments of the division? each regiment numbering close on 3,000 soldiers?was not above 50 men. The three prevalent causes of inefficiency are fevers?not infectious.'but of an anguish type, sore eyes and foot-soreness. Only, the fever cases, and of those only the most severe, are left behind; the other cases come on with their respective regi? ments in the ambulance wagons, of which two, each containing 12 men, are at? tached to each battalion. The General laughed as he gave details respect? ing the spirit ration of the Russian army. On the march from Kischeneff, each man received a dram four times in the week; wheu not marching the al? lowance is two drams of raki monthly. The food ration was three pounds of bread daily, with half a pound of meat and beans, for the soup, of which the Russian soldiers partake twice a day, a great many eating out of the same big camp kettle. ? During a late storm one of Burlin ton's best young men was struck by light? ning. But fortunately escaped serious injury. The bolt struck one of the points of* his standing collar but long before it could get down to the young man's neck the electric fluid gave it up and curled up exhausted, about naif way down the col? lar, used up. Political Advantages of Emigration to the Sonth. Mr. J. B. Clymer, in the Cincinnati Enquirer, makes an appeal to the young men of the North and West to turn their eyes in the direction of the Southern States, to find pleasant homes, profitable occupations and superior advantages in every rc pect. Mr. Clymer has traveled extensively during the last two months in the Southwest, and refutes the mali? cious slanders and falsehoods of Morton, Blaiue and other politicians, who have deluded the people of the North with fears of insult and danger, if they should cast their destinies with the South. Af? ter traveling forty-five hundred miles; and mingling with all classes, it affords him genuine pleasure to testify that dur? ing the whole tour he did not see any abuse, quarreling, violence, insurrection, or even an armed or drunken man. He summarizes the advantages offered to emigrants in a terse and vigorous man? ner, and as these inducements are not confined to the region visited by Mr. Clymer, we append his truthful state? ment as applying in the main to this latitude: What are the practical advantages of emigration to the South? Among many, I will present the following: 1. The soil, quickened and enriched by an abundant annual rain fall, is general? ly of the most fertile character and capa? ble of growing the most exuberant crops (often two in one season,) with the less labor and greater certainty than else? where. 2. The climate, except in low, mala? rial districts, is pleasant, salubrious and' healthy, the weather being tempered at all times by gulf, lake, river or moun? tain breezes. The heat of Cincinnati and Central Ohio, though less continu? ous, is more oppressive than the heat of Memphis, Mobile and New Orleans. 3. Excepting a few isolated portions of country, good well or spring water for drinking purposes is abundant. 4. While there is no necessity to feed stock of any kind longer than one month, the winter being mild and the grasses ever green, juicy and succulent, it is necessary in the more rigorous North to feed from five to seven months. This is highly important to stock growers. : . 5. On account of the numerous navi? gable streams and lines of railroad, what? ever is produced can be easily and cheap? ly transported, and, as a consequence, the markets are excellent. 6. As a general rule, although average Southern people do not seem to appreci? ate the fact, the cost of living is less than in the" North. 7. Families moving South, unlike those who formerly emigrated to the extreme West, can locate in good, neighborhoods, where there are churches, schools, good society, court houses, and where all the machinery of law and good order are in full and successful and successful opera? tion. This is notably the case since the despicable carpet-bag regime has been supplanted by Democratic, intelligent and honest government. 8. The families that may settle in the South will be at all times, by railway or steamer, within cheap, speedy and con? venient reach of their Northern friends? nearer than in Nebraska or Colorado. 9. While farms in the North range in val-. ue from $50 to $150 per acre, according to location, improvements, buildings, &c., the very best of Southern farms, with few exceptions, can be bought at prices ranging from $3 to $15 per acre. Any farmer who understands the value of money will appreciate this difference. 10. The Northern tradesman, with his superior industry and sagacity, seldom fails to achieve a fortune in Southern cities, where opportunities are so great and manifold, and competition is so small. 11. The manufacturer can find in the South iron, coal and limestone, for mak? ing the best qualities of iron and steel; cotton, wool, wheat and cane, where they are grown, for running his spindles, looms, burrs and refining apparatus, to? gether with the finest water power for propelling engines and machinery; mak? ing this, what God intended and destined it to be, one of the finest and best paying manufacturing districts on this continent. 12. Summing up the case in a single paragraph, it i3 my deliberate conviction, that there is no territory of equal pro? portions to that of the ''Sunny South," that is blessed with so many natural ad? vantages, and that has so many possibili? ties of material prosperity. Tho Conqueror of Montenegro. Suleiiman Pasha, who is expected to reinforce Raouf Pasha south of the Bal? kans with from 18,000 to 20,000 men, took pains, when he was Chief-of-Staff at Erzeroum, to promote the efficiency of the Turkish officers. To encourage them in their studies, he visited the schools and classes of instruction, and instituted examinations. Owing to'his extreme strictness, and to the severity with which he punishes all o(fences, he is said to be. no favorite with his soldiers, and to be actually disliked by his officers, especial? ly by those of higher ranks. The Pall Mall Gazette states that in-the Servian campaign, he distinguished himself by the capture of Kujazevac, and by his. conduct daring the fighting in the valley of the Morava; but, although possessed of much knowledge of the art of war, toe failed to co-operate with other Generals, being, so common report says, exceeding? ly jealous, and unwilling to assist others in any way to gain distinction.. He is described as being in appearance much more like an Englishman or a North German than a Turk, having light blue eyes and a flowing red beard. Tall and well grown, of a figure which betokens great physical strength, he is, unlike, again, the majority of Turkish officers, exceedingly particular in his dress, al? ways appearing in his proper uniform as a Field Marshal of the Turkish army, with his breast covered with orders, ac? companied whenever possible by a nu? merous and brilliant staff, composed mostly of young officers, and escorted by a troop of cavalry. His recent cam Saign against the heroic mountaineers of [ontenegro has made him one of the heroes of Constantinople. ? "I am astonished, my. dear young lady, at your sentiments; you make me start." "Well, I have been'wanting you to start for the last hour." ? "What is your name ?" asked a teacher of a boy. "My" name IsJule." "You should have said Julius, sir." said the teacher, and turning to the other boy he asked: "My son, what is your name ?" "Biliu.s, sir." ". . . \ . ~ The. longest sentence oh record was i constructed by a Western judged '- He sentenced a murderer for life, and after? word slapped two more years to the sen? tence because the prisoner called him "no gentleman." -; '"' ? A Mormon trigamist who couldn't persuade a widow to become his fourth wife sent his No. 2 to plead for him. The widow with some surprise asked the woman if she really wanted her to accept, "Well," said the second wife, .ul don't wish Mr.-to take any more .wives, but I do so hate and detest his 'No. 3. that I would do anything that would plague her, and so I want you to come." 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The Chiefs of the Cherokees, Dela? wares and Seminoles, are all members of Baptist churches. In two cases the Chiefs are pastors. ? A case of poisoning is reported at Tipton, Moniton county, Mo., in which six* persons were given poison in milk while eating breakfast. ? Mocking birds are getting so scarce in Virginia that a law has been passed prohibiting their capture for sale for the next six years. > ? This is the season for gathering va? nilla in Putman County, Florida, and the woods are full of people engaged in that occupation.- It is .worth $5 per 100 pounds in Palatka. ? Nearly all the American .officers in the Egyptian service are now on their way home, because of the Khedive's friendship for Turkey in the war, the Americans not caring to fight for a Mo? hammedan power against a Christian power. ? The last loan of the Turks, as stated on "the most reliable authority," was of two millions of money from some large house in Paris deeply interested in Turk? ish securities. This loan was on the se? curity of diamonds and other jewels, the property of the late Sultan. ? The Iowa Greenbackers, at their re? cent convention, denounced national banks as a curse to the country, and one speaker went so far & to declare that the people would be justifiable in rising en masse and destroying them. They then nominated a national banker for Gover? nor. ? Suicides have been terribly frequent in New York. From June 1st to the end of the first week in Jufj/ no less than sixty-three people have attempted to make way with themselves, and of this number thirty-eight were^ successful. Drowning was the most popular method of suicide. ? Since the decision of the court of appeals that none but hotel keepers in New York can sell -spirituous liquors, there has been a rush to get into the hotel business. Thus far 1,100 applica? tions have been made, and each appli? cant has three beds?some of them on the roof and some in the cellar. ? The Seventh National Conference of Young Men's Christian Associations in Scotland was held July 10, at Edin burg. The union embraces 100 societies, with a membership exceeding 10,000. Gentlemen representing the American associations were present from New York, Brooklyn, and Columbia, S. C. ? The colored Republicans of Talla | hassee, Florida, held a meeting a few days ago and adopted an address fully j recognizing that a political revolution ! has taken place, and one of. the results they hope will be the obliteration of race issues in politics. The meeting indorsed the course of President Hayes. . ? The value of the crops, as given by the Agricultural Bureau in its report for. last year, was in round numbers $555,400,000 of com, $342,000,000 of hay. $204,500,000 of wheat, $272,900,000 of cotton, and $129,500,000 of oats. Pota? toes are down for .a value of $65,000,000, tobacco $30,000,000, and barley $29, 950,000. '? The Georgia CoristTf?tional Conven? tion has adopted a bill of rights, which recognizes all races of citizens and - pledges all protection in their, rights of citizenship. Imprisonment for debt and whipping for crime are prohibited. The bill declares that the right of changing the constitution or form of government - is the sole and inherent right of the peo? ple of the State. ?A farmer living at Liraington, Maine, named M. Gould, after picking a lot of potato bugs from his vines the other day. went in to supper and ate freely of bread and milk, crumbling up the bread with unwashed hands. It is supposed some of the poisoned juice of the bugs got iuto the bowl, as he died before the next morning. ? The coal regions threaten to be the theatre of lawlessness and. blood? shed long after the railroad strike has come to an end. . In all sections of Penn? sylvania there is a bad'spirit in the air, and riotous proceedings have already taken place at many points. Those in the vicinity of Plymouth have been "specially outrageous, and call for the ftternest measures of regression. ? There is a charge against General Scott for contingent expenses amounting to $1,129, which has been on the books of the government since 1816. The Sec? retary of War has just been advised by the Auditor that it might do no harm to cancel the item, seeing that the General is dead and never was morally responsi? ble for it anyhow. ? The Calcutta Mohammedans have published an apeal to their Indian fel? low-subjects of all creed for help to the sick and wounded Turkish soldiers. Neither Christians nor Hindoos, however, have as yet shown any signs of respond? ing. ' On the other hand, the Mohamme? dans of Singapore have quietly subscribed among' themselves some $40,000 for re- ? mittance to Constantinople to aid in the war. ? Some idea of the vastness of the railroad strike may be obtained from a statement of the number of men employed by the great trunk lines. The figures are from trustworthy sources. The New York Central and Hudson River' employs 15, 000 men ; the Lake Shore and Michigan Central, 10,000 ; the Erie, 15,500; the Baltimore and Ohio, main and leased lines, 16,000, and the Pennsylvania, with its leaseholds, 27,500. ? In that part of the Black Forest belonging to the grand duchy of Baden, lies the pretty district of Koenigsfeld, containing 410 inhabitants. During fifty years there have been no crimes or mis? demeanors of any sort?neither trans? gressions of the police regulations, nor sheriffs sales, nor illegitimate births, nor divorces, nor lawsuits of any kind.? Moreover, in these last fifty years at Koenigsfeld no one has ever got drunk or stretched out a hand to beg. ? The king of Gaboon, the oldest na? tive prince on the African coast, died about the beginning of May, at the ad? vanced age of 100 years, and was suc? ceeded by his eldest son, Andaunte, who at once broke up his father's harem and cashiered the women to the number of 120, liberated, all the deceased king's slaves and abolished the sacrifice of hu? man beings at religious rites. He also informed the dealers on the Gaboo River that he will take immediate steps to fa? cilitate and open up the trade of the river and roads leading to the interior. ? A telegraphic dispatch from San Antonio, Texas, dated J?ljr 80, says: "The surrender of Valedez is confirmed by a dispatch to headquarters, involving a complete collapse of the Lerdo move? ment. Treverio gives every assurance that he will now use his forces to sup ress the raiding. General amnesty has . een extended to the adherents of Vale? dez. The leaders, however, are expected " to report to Gen. Navarijo at Piedras Negras. The Indian raiders have got off ." with an unusually large number of hors? es from ranches near the headquarters of Guadaloupe River. Indications are that the raiders will not cross the Bio Grande . > near settlements, but will go back by , Way of Devil's River, as did the last otte' which was overtaken."