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t VOLUME VT.-NUMBER 908.] CHARLESTON, S. C., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 1868. EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK The Campaign for 1868. CIRCULATE THE PAPERS, OUR FLAG TO TBS BREEZE. FOR PRJGSIOKNT, HORATIO SEYMOUR. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, ?BAI?CIS P. BLAIR. THE NEWS FOR THE WAH. A SHORT SEiRP AND DECISIVE CAM? PAIGN. C&eapeaX Political Infommtlon Ever Offertd tothc PuWic. THE -NOMINATIONS OF SHE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTr having been made, THE CHARLESTON NEWS has put cm its armor and Trill go into ibo grand contest with sH the 'zeal, vigor and earnestness Quia roll consciousness of devotion to the right inspires. Its blowB -wm fall thickly, stea? dily and rapidly; and if the friends ot law. order and the Constitution do the?vduty hy extending its circuia?cn, itv labors csu be made powerfully effec? tive for good. We appeal, then, to our readers to examin? oar remarkably low terms and go to work with a wiO to get up ?arge dubs lor THE CHARLES? TON NEWS. The campaign now begun will be the most excit? ing, aa it unquesionably le the most important, the country has ever witnessed. The hie of tho nation and the Heerdes of tho people depend upon the re? sult.. A triumph of the Radicals will result in Cae utter desolation and ruin of the South, and the plac? ing cf an ignorant-abd brutal race in all positions and placee of honor and trust, to the exclusion of the white race. The government must be wrested from th? thieve? and plunderers who now have control of J lt, and power placed in the-handa of a part; pledged to give peaceTo a distracted country, and to make lt a government for white men, and not for negroes. It is cotly necessary-that tho people should be thor? oughly informed .to accomplish this, and THE NEWB wffl be an admirable means of diffusing this lllfl'HIIfrff'"' ' TH? DAILY or THE XBI-WEEKLY NEWS will keep Ita readers amrooghry posted on aQ Important events and:movements transpiring, win be foll of tacts and sta'istias, and wiH be a valuable and useful osjnpri?n document. THE CAMPAIGN NEWS. Daily News (four month*).$2 00 Tri-Weekly Newe(four months). . 100 CLUB BATES. One copy oa'-Uie News free to every person who ?ends o club of ten subscribers at these ratee. Five copies D;uy News, four months, to one address..$8 t Five copies Tri-Weekly News, four months, to one address.?25 Ten copies Sally News, four months, to one address-. .150 Ten copies Tri-Weekly News, four months, to ' ene address.....:.7 50 j [THE TRI-WEEKLY NEWS con fauna all the news published in the DAXLT, and the latest intelligence up to the time -of publication, on Tuesdays, Thursdaye and Saturdays.] TZbeae prices should secure Car THE NEWS a vast circulation, wnicfc would result in a corresponding benefit to tb* .Democratic cause. May we not confidently ask tho kind offices of our friends in this .behalf? Remittances can be made by money order at oar risk, and all letters should be addressed to RIORDAN, DAWSON St CO. HY TELEGBAPik FROM TRE STATE CAPITAL.. [6JXCL4X DDOATCH TO THE 1 ULT HEWS.] CORBIN'B DATLV BILLS-THE GREENVILLE RAIL? ROAD HELTE? BILL--A LOT OE BILLS PASSEL EXPECTED .DEMISE OF THE AIKEN BILL TROUBLES TN UNION-FIVE HUNDRED NEGBJES DRILLING - THE EFFECT OF l^E CHARLESTON MEETING--?ORE PAINS ABD PENALTIES. COLUMBIA, July 27.-'In the Senate to-day Corbin introduced bills designating the mode of taking lanas or obtaining right of way by railroads. The bill for the relief of the Greenville Road came np. Rose made a motion for its postpone? ment to next session. Along debate ensued, when, on motion of Sw&fls, colored, the bill was postponed for three weeks. The following were passed : A bill incorpo? rating the Langley Manufacturing Company of ? Edgefield; a bill organizing the Supreme Court; a bill fixing the amount of tb? official bonds of j certain officers. Jillson gave notice of a .bill appropriating one thousand dollars fox tho rcliof of Mrs. Dill. CorbiiR gave notice of a bill to regulate the manner of settling obligations incurred in Con? federate; money. Adjourned. Tho House met at 5 P. M. A ball Creating the County of Aiken cant? up; after discussion, in which Elliott and Jackson" spoke for, and Whipper au drainers against the bill, tbe^revioufl qnmi?x? was called, pending which tbe*H^ase~<?Journed. The Aiken bill will be killed to-morrow. Most of the menbers went to Greenville on a jollifi sation yesterday and returned to-day. Whis? key was abondant. The political disabilities of ex-Governor Orr haye been removed. He has gone to ArkanssB and Iowa. - Trouble is reported with the negroes of Union County. Threats have been made to take the prisoners ont of the jail, and Ave hun? dred negroes are said to be drilling. The Republicans are very mach excited about the Charleston ratification meeting and Hamp? ton's recommendation not to employ any but Democratic negroes. Bills will be passed punishing corporations and individuals who carry out this recommen? dation._ Oar Washington Dispatches. THE RECESS OF CONGRESS- A GENERAL MUD? DLE-THE PRESIDENT VERY ATTENTIVE-A STOP FUT TO FURTHER AGGRESSION-BARGAINS ABOUT THE MPBpljMB SESSION. WASHINGTON, Joly 27.-The Piesident has nominated Alexander Comminge, of Pennsly va? nia, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Three more of the Express robbers were hong by the mob near Seymour, Indiana. The steamer Santiago de Cuba has arrived at New York, with $713.000 of treasure. She reporte no fighting AB yet. President Diaz was banished. The yellow fever prevailed at Rivas, Nicaragua. The Costa Rica Coa gre has abolished the export duty on coffee. The Funding bill hos passed both Houses of Congress. The bill reorganizing Missis? sippi, Virginia and Texas, came ap in the Senate, Mr. Buckalow took the floor to argue it, when Mr. Corriding said that it was use? less to try to pass the bill, and, on his motion, it was tabled. Nelsen lift, from Georgia, was admitted to the House. Th? Funding bill passed the House by a vote of one hundred and two to thirty-two. Simeon Corley, a representative from South Carolina, was seated. The Senate confirmed Gen. Rosecranz as Minister to Mexico, Enos D. Hodge Associate Justice of tte Supreme Court, and Louis Wolfloy Assessor of the Internal Revenue of the First District of Louisiana. They rejected Simeon J. Johnson as Assis? tant Secretary of the Treasury: A bill was passed removing the disabilities from Nelson Tift. General Young was seated as a representa? tive from Georgia. The House ?llibnstered on the tariff bill to the adjournment. Both Houses have adjourned to the third Monday in September. The 8enate rejected Johnson and Sewell as Collector and Assessor of the Third Louisiana District, and reconsidered the vote concerning Seldor fbi the Second Virginia District, and re? jected K.?. - There is so much confusion that it is impos? sible to give the position of the several impor? tant bills, but all affecting tho South, of on aggressive character, have failed. The President bas called no special session of the Senate, and many important offices are left vacant. The President was at the capitol until noon. ; All bills were signed but the Funding bill, wbic*. bowe . w, can be signed within ten days. me Republican members of Congress have signed an agreement not to be here ic Septem? ber, unless advised to oome by Senator Morgan and Representative- Schanck, of the Congres? sional Republican Committee. Our CaMe Dispatches. [FEB ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. J WAS BREWING WITH PORTUGAL -A PROBABLE OUTRAGE-DEATH OF LOBS CBANWOBTH MORE NEWS FEOil JAPAN-MIKADO HOWLING -JEDDO TO SS A TIA OKED -TWO EMPIRES COMING. LISBON, Joly 21.-It is reported that a Brit? ish gunboat has landed men at a Portuguese colonial station on the coast of Guinea and taken possession of the place. The Portuguese guard were made prisoners and L*J flag haul? ed down, British colors being substituted. The government has dispatched two men-of war to the scene of the outrage. LONDON, July 27.-Lord Craiworth is dead. Adriese from Japan to the 30th of June have been received. All the ministers of loreign powers in Japan had united in a protest against the revival by the Mikado of decrees .against the native Christians. The war continued to rage with much violence, and the troops of the Mikado wepe in possession of all ports opened by treaty to foreign po weis. The brother of Staats Basbi, the ex-TycooD, beads the .revolt against the Mikado, and had a large army under his command, with which he was advancing on Jeddo, in which city thc party of the Tycoon is very strong. There had boen some fighting in the vicinity of Jed? da, but no do?isiv? success was reported ou either aide. It was thought the war between the two parties, whose strength and resources appeared to be-so evenly balanced, would re? sult in a division of the country into two in? dependent empires, governed respectively by the Mikado and the Tycoon. The Georgia Legislature. ATLANTA, J ul y 27.-Tho Democratic Congress? men nominated to-day were General Wo fiord and H. V. Miller. The House adopted a resolution proclaiming military law at an end, and the restoration of civil law. A hill was introduced to re-enact the Stay law. A resolution was passed by both Houses sus? pending levy and sale, except for debts con? tracted since the war. The Alabama Legislature. MONTGOMERY, July 27.-Both Houses have ratified the Alabama Code, except where it is in conflict-with the new constitution. A large number of senators and a majority of the rep? resentatives are in favor of removing all politi? cal disabilities. A resolution bas been offered providing that, for publishing slanderous articles, editors and proprietors of newspapers shall be fined not less than one thousand dol?ais and imprisoned not lees than six months, and the press and materials can be sold to pay the fine as soon as judgment is entered. This applies to copied, as well as original matter. The judge of the court is to decide what is slanderous. Governor Smith has vetoed the bill fixing the pay of mombera at eight dollars per day, with forty^ cents mileage, on the ground that the pay is exorbitant, and not in proportion to th? money in the treasury A .Murderer IC scapes. RICHMOND, July 27_The Re*v. Reuben J. Herndon, in jail at Orange Courthouse, charg? ed with the seduction and murder of Miss Mary Lumsden, escaped last night. He left a con tMS''-" of the seduction and a denial of the murder. Five hundred dollars reward is offer? ed for his capt ure. Governor WeUs bas obtained from the Fede? ral government six thousand dollars on account of expenses incurred by Virginia in raising and equipping Federal troops during tho war. Cholera in New York. NEW YOBS, July 27.-There have been several cases of cholera, and three deaths have occurred in what is known as the shanty district of the I oity' . THE CBOFS IN FLORIDA.-The following let? ters have been received by one of our most ex? perienced factors, Wm. M. Lawton,' Esq., in relation to the crops in Florida: PALATKA, July 22, 18C8. Dear Sir: Your favor of thc 16th instant is received, and we are obliged to you for the information it conveys, and, in roply to your inquiry as to the caterpillar being in Marion County, we wonld state that, from all we can learn, we feel assured that the caterpillar is in Marion County, and is doing much damage. It is also in Akcb.ua County. We hear of none in Putnam County as yet. We are having too much rain for cotton. In some localities the cotton is shedding its forms. We hardly think there will be os mnch of the staple this year as last. Very respectfully, [Signed] TEASDALE & REED. F.I.TITSVTLLE, E. FLORIDA, July 22,1868. Dear Sir : Since I last wrote, cotton crops have generally continued to fall off, but this is not the worst of it. I at this time have the real, pure, genuine caterpillar in my cotton, and ir by the 15th of August they are in full blast, it would be reokless to presume upon more than last 3 ear, if so much. Remember what I say, and watch bow the thing runs. Old .otton will suffer least; late cotton is tender and they w?l eat it up entirely. We have but few scattering ones as yet, and tbey generally have i ) web up about five times before the grand attack. I have some few scattering open Bolls cotton. Yours respectfully. (Signed) J, M, CREWS. GE SEK AL POLITICAL NEWS. -Mr. Pike is thrown overboard by the Radi? cals cf the Fifth Maine District, because he goes in for taxing the bonds. They call him a turn-Pike. -Leavenworth held an immense meeting for Seymour and Blair Saturday night. Hiram U. Grant passed through the town the day be? fore, and only the postmaster was so poor as to do him reverence. -The State Central Democratic Committee of Kentucky have issued a stirring address for organization and work. Kentucky is good for a majority, whereof the puzzle is wbe ther it shall be 80,000 or 100,000. We advise the latter. Then it will nearly be up to that of New York. -The Cincinnati Chronicle, the rapidest paper in the State, says : "Grant us U. 8. Grant should bc every patriot's prayer." If the piety of the Chronicle does not exceed its punning, the expected dissolution of tbe paper w ill take it straight to Thad Stevens' penitentiary. -"Fire your guns," said a poor laboring man in Detroit, while the Radicale were ratify? ing Grant's nomination. "Yon can't fool me any longer. I voted your ticket until it takes three dollars to buy what I used to get for sev? enty-five cents, and now think it's about time for a change " - Mr. Greeley declares that the Republicans are delighted with the nomination of Govern? or Seymour. That's so; many are so delight? ed that they intend to vote for him. Chief Jnstioe Chase, Senator Doolittle, Senator Dix? on, Charles Francis Adams, Andrew Johnson, and probably Thad. Stevene. are among the Republicans who will vote for him. -The Cincinnati Commercial, a riotous Radical paper, says : The Republican party has r. ached a point where it is necessary to face the cuoice of a speedy disbanding or an enunciation of a poli? cy for the government of the country upon which the organization can appeal to the peo? ple with reasonable confidence. Having reached that "point," they have taken Sumner's advice to Stanton, and "stuck.' -Hon. John Young Brown, cheated out of his seat from the Ninth Kentucky District, de? clines to be a candidate because he refuses to let the Radical party have a pretext, as far as he is concerned, for disfranchising the people of his district, by foisting a man upon them as a repre"dilative who bad been rejected by a majority of thousands. Mr. Young might as well mn and be elected again. The next House will be Democratic, end no such crea? ture at McKee will be able to misrepresent Kentucky. -The Chicago Times (Democratic) declares: "Governor Seymour does not get drunk; he never was a political apostate." To which the New York Times (ad interim) assents and in? quires: "But how about the other man ?" Well we must refer the Times (ad interim) to Wen? dell Phillipe, who declares that "the other* man" (Grant) cannot stand up before a glass of whiskey without failing down, aud to Chas. Sumner, who called "the other man" (Grant) a whitewasher, in li66. -The Cincinnati Gazette very truly asserts that "during the war Grant wrote fewer and briefer dispatches than any other General.'' That's true; he wrote barely any at all. Raw? lins was his dispatch writer, and to him be? lau:,-? the odor attached to: ."I pro poe? bo move immediately on their works," "111 fight it ont on this line, if it tales all summer," ?tc. The only order Grant is actually known to have written is that one defaming the whole Jewish race, and expelling all the Jews from Tennes? see. But as an offset to these "few and brief dispatches" which Grant did not write, he can claim the credit of having lost more men in "few and brief" battles than any other t?eneral. The Malden Sp :ceh of a Carpet-Bagger. A NOBTB CAROLINA SCALAWAG IS CONGRESS-BE cana FOB A LEGACY OF ARMS-THE DEMOCRATS DANGEROUS. In the United States House of Representa? tives, on Friday last, Deweee, of North Caroli? na, made his maiden speech. It was absurd euough in itself, but it is evidence that by force of arms alone do the scalawags hope to retain the control of the Southern States. The following extract from the proceedings of the Boase will give an idea of the scene when De wees spoke : Mr. Washburne next yielded the door to Mr. De wees, of North Carolina, who commenced speaking far back on the Republican side of the House. The excitement which had prevailed through? out the discussion seemed to be on the in? crease, and it was suggested that Mr. Dewecs, who could not be.distinctly beard from where he was speaking, should speak from the clerk's desk. Mr. Dewees, having complied with that sug? gestion, addressed the House against adjourn? ment. Some provision should be made for the new governments of the Southern States, and for the protection of the loyal people, other? wise the rebellion would bere-estabbsbed. The letter of Mr. Blair would be carried out. if Congress adjourned now, before aix months the last traces of republican governments in the South would have ceased to exist, and the Ku-Klux, the rebels, the slaveholding Copper? head Democratic party would be ruling there as they ruled in 1865. fdr. Brooks clapped his hands in admiration of the speech, which was mach enjoyed on the Democratic side of the House. fdr. Woodward inquired of Mr. Dewees whether the reconstructed governments in the South could be maintained in any other way than by the bay met. Mr. Dewees. We can if you will give ns arms to keep down the rebels, [ triumphant laughter on the Democratic eidej, and by no other means. Mr. Woodward. Then, as I understand the gentleman, the governments which this Con -gress. has been at such great pains to recon . Btract can only exist by the bayonet. Mr. Dewees. The gentleman's part* in 18C1 stole tbe. arms that belonged to the" Govern? ment of vbe United States to shoot your loy? al neighbor's sons; and the guns are still in the hands of the slaveholding Democratic porty. Mr. Jones, of Kentucky, asked whether the militia and all tbe arms in North Carolina were not under the control of the Governor and Legislature of that State, as now consti? tuted. Mr. Dewees. No, sir; we have no militia. Mr. Joues. It is your own fault. Mr. Dewe?e. Under tbe mle of the Demo? cratic porty from 1861 to 1865, every musket, shot-gun and horse-pistol was taken out of the hands ot loyal men and put in the hands of the Southern sympathizers. The support given to this question of adjournment on the side of the House where I occupy a seat is for the purpose of carrying out the 3d of July letter stamping out the loyal State governments and dispersing us carpet-baggers. [Laughter.] leaytotnem, "come on, whenever you feel di6poeed. Come ou. Stretch out, then, your traitorous hands to touch again one fold ol the old Hag, and the re? presentatives of four millions ot men, who, though black in skin,are white and loyal in heart, will throw* themselves as a bulwark between you and those loyal governments, and you will only Uve in sad memories of bad ?vente. Come ou ! Come on I" [Unrestrained laugh? ter among the Democrats.] It' you want to sustain those governments, you have got to give us some assistance. Mr. Roes. Is there not some danger of the Republicans losing the elections there unless they get arms ? Mr. Kelley. Is there not more danger of Republicans, white and black, losing their lives ? Mr. Dewees (replying to Mr. Kelley's ques? tion). There certainly is, if yen ajlow the Democrats any show at all. Tue President and ? he .: o u t h. niE MTT.TTAItt TO BE REMOVED-W?AT WILL LOW THEIR REMOVAL-A BETTBN TO i BULE IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE CAI BAG GOVERNMENTS. President Johnson appears U have d mined to remove the military garieons o: Son tb, and allow the new governments to E or fall alone. The following extrtctB fron: Washington correspondence of ne New Times and New York Tribune, poiit ont pl the course the President will adbjt : The correspondent of the New York Ti under date of the 24th, Bays : President Johnson, in conver&tion wit offic?-hunter to-day, remarked tlat the i ber of commercial and Indian treaties, as as important nominations peeling in Senate which required immediate action, so large that an extra session of Ue Seoati Executive business will be abeobtely n< Bary. In conversation with anober part; garding Southern affairs, he remarked tba could not consistently recognize tie office: the reorganized States as loyal )mcers, consequently will be obliged eilher not to '. intercourse with them, or address limeelf t< officers, who in bia opinion, are lerally ont: torecognitior; then be added, 01 the effi elected under this so-called provisbual gov ment. He predicted that the witbcrawal of troops from the Southern States weald resu the destruction of the carpet-bar/gwernme and added a hope that this result vould be complished without bloodshed. He fun stated that the Radicals have run meir rac all the States but Virginia, Miaisaippi Texas, for the reason that with tie retui civil government, the people, no longer mented by military power, will ??nstate constitutional governments. If. be adi Congress would hold military ion'.roi i them until the next election for State offic matters might take another turn, but pe ac civil law means constitutional ml?, and co: quently the restoration oft the Sotthern 8t on the basis of "my policy" ie notaltogeth thing of hope. The correspondent of the Trirune, wri under the same date, says : President Johnson's friends are already h ing at the course he intends pur sling as e as Congress is got rid off. He bat ordered Secretary of War to relieve all the mik commandera in those Southern States that h been recently admitted to the Union, and also withdraw ail the military fran the si States and the militia bill having ?ailed to i Congress, the loyal men South wil be witt aims and left at the mercy of the rebels, a whom have arms in their possession. In way Slr. Johnson and his tr?ente expec carry the Southern States for Seymour Blair._ _ Sir Anthony Trollope on Rmconstr tlon. AN OUTRAGEOUS TYRANNY-THE- NEW RULER! THE SOUTH-CONSTITUTIONS TO ORDER-) EXE INCONSISTENCY-A WAS OF ?ACE8. The following letter from Sir Anthony T lope, the well-known English autior, late!] a visit to the United States, is published in Poll Mall Gazette : WASHINGTON, June -. 1661 * * * * * . It has b deemed by Congress that each of these Sti shall choose a new constitution - fer itself, that in choosing it all men. blacks and wh alike, shall have an equal voice, except t white men known to have been leading reb and that other white men who will not uk test oath so worded as to ba utterly in ec citable to thc leelings of a Southern whiten shall bo debarred from voting at all. 1 he shot is, that the framing of th-(.Stnto con tatiana - ia to b-o.. K'^U *" 'De men "W four or five years since, were slaves, and T are still negroes. But it must not be suppo that these bip ck men have really been askec frame their constitutions, or do anything c than vote. Their constitutions have been s to them by post, and consist in an nndertak on the part ot the State in question that men shall hereafter vote alike. It will, the fore, go forth to the world that Alabai Georgia and the others have themselves dared that white men and black men shall the same for all political purposes, and that this basis the States have been ' reconstru ed" and r .stored to the Union. I bold tl tyranny never went beyond this. It may be well at first to point oat that in none of 1 great Western States can a negro vote at i In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri nc bot a white man can vote. In Minnesota, W cons;n and Michigan white men and India can vote, but never a negro. In the gri Eastern States negroes are kept away from t Eolls, either practically or by actual ru a Pennsylvania no black man can vc In New York a negro can vote, but i without a zeal property qualification a three years' residence.' In the States of Nt England, excepting in Connecticut, negro can vote; but their number is so small as make their voies of no possible value. Yet bas been oidained by these victorious Nort em States that in the conquered Sonthe States all political power given the whites sb; be put into the bands of a race bf men who ye terday were their slaves. For myself I am pr pared to argue, if it be needed, that a negro not fitted by bis gifts and nature to exerci political power amidst a community of wbi men. He is eo naturally subservient to tl white man's greater power ol mind that, whe passion is over, he will always do as some wbi man shall instruct him. But putting aside f< the present a subject which is very vast in i bearings, and in which men have and will di pate loudly, here bas been made a provision fl a war of races with the express object of keepin down a people in order what that people may I debarred from all political power m tho empir lt must be remembered that government in tl United States is State government for the mo part. In Georgia the black man, on these lim of reconstruction, would have the power i making all laws tor the restraint of the whit They would be enabled to enact that a ma should be bung for this or that so-called cri m -a white mon, if you will,.for not taking o bis bat to a black man. Bat it has never bee for a moment intended really to entrust thi power to the negroes. The intention ie tba through the negroes, all political power, bot State power and Federal power, shall be in tb hands of members of Congress from the Nort -that the North shall have its heels on th South, and that the conquered shall be subjec to the conquerors. Never has there been a mor terrible condition imposed upon a fallen people For an Italian to feel an Austrian over bur for a Pole to feel a Bnseian over him, bas bee bad indeed; but it has been left for the polit: cal animosity of a Republican from the North a man who himself rejects all contact with tb negro-to subject the late Southern slave owner to dominion from the African, who wa yesterday Lis slave. The dungeon chains ar knocked off the captive in order that he ma; be harnessed as a beast of burden to th captor's chariot But it will not be so. Ther will in these Southern States be a war o races ; hatred from the white man to the poor timid, incapable, unconscious negro ; sufferinj for both, infinite suffering for poor 8ainbo who will gradually begin his appointed task o disappearing ; there will be rapid death o negro children, negro want, and all the fol lowing of negro vice ; but the white man wb< Jives near him will gradually resume his power There will oe an influx of Northern men inti these States, anti they will gradually becomi ae the white men of the Sontb. The seneca* ofter a while will fail ; bat in thc meantime al the hatred of a conquering and a conquered people will be maintained, buch, sir, aie mj ideas of "reconstruction.^ THE CROPS IN MARLBono'.^-The Benuetlsville Journal says : "For the past two weeks the beat has been almost intolerable-. On Friday and Saturday last tho tbermomeier in the shade went np to one hundred and one de? grees, aud it is believed to be the hottest weather experieoced for mr.ny y cairs. There was not a breath of air stirring, anti everybody was anxiously on the lookout for a refreshing Bhower, which came m torrents on? Monday evening lasj, accompanied by severe thunder and lightning. The heat was considerably diminished, and afforded great relief to al!. On Tuesday night it rained again. The crops and vegetation, which had been eufferitig several weeks from the drouth, bas been re? invigorated, and nrc now doing remarkabiv well.'' Words of Soberness and Truth, A SENSIBLE COLORED MAN'S ADVICE TO Ela BRETHREN. Mr. J. A. Wood, of Screven County, Georgia, sends to the Savannah News and Herald a let? ter which he bas received from an old family servant now living in this State. The letter, which might be read to good purpose by every colored man in the State who is not too blind to know the difference between a Southern white man and a Northern saddle-bagger, is as follows : BARNWELL DISTRICT, S. C., July 5,1868. My Beloved Brethren : The Lord bas shown to me the folly of voting for the Radicale, and the glory of supporting our Southern friends-the Democrats. I sin? cerely hope He has opened your eyes, that you may see and think as I do. If you wish to meet me'with a emibnrr countenance, you must turn from tbe lying Radicals. Thuir road leads to tbe ruin and everlasting destruction of the poor colored man. My beloved brethren, jon may be Democrats-I hope to (Jod von are-but it makes my heart acne to think, perhaps, you have been persuaded by the demoniac Radicals to believe thal they freed you, and are your friends. Trust them not; believe them not. God freed us, and I think it is our duty, as fol? lowers of Jesus Christ, to show to Him, by keeping bis commandments, that we are thank? ful for being moved from under the heavy weight of bondage by His gentle hand. Besides, the black people seem to mistrust and doubt God's ability, by joining the mean and worth? less Radicals, to finish the great work be has commenced.' This is wrong. Rest assured God is able to complete what be starts with? out tbe help of man; and if you wish to do prell, make friends of the D?mocrate, and leave the money-hearted Radicals alone. You may say tbe Democrats are our enemies. Doesn't God tell us to love our enemies-pray for them who curse and spitefully use us ? More than that : If the Southern people are our enemies, where must we go to find our friends ? We cannot go to the Radicals-they live in the North. They come South, fool us out of our votes, go back home, and never think of the nigger till they get out of office and wont another one. I tell YOU, brethren, money is at tbe root of all their roguish talk and rascally acts. We have beard of laud that would be given to the black man, but we bave never seen it yet, and never will see it. I don't believe the just God would suffer the work of such injustice to go on: and these sheeD-headed Radicals eau seo too far into the fatore not to know what the ill consequences would be if they attempted to take away the Southern lands. I was Radical once; I'll tell you what changed me : Wheo I came to this place in January, I bad not bread for. my family to eat. There I was with my dear little tender ones suffering for something to eat. Ob, brethren, you do not know how my brain bumed, bow my heart was made to bleed, by the cries of ?y starving children. I went to my Radical friends. They would not lend me one bushel of corn; but the gracious Lord, in his infinite wisdom, directed me to tbe Democrats-those whom 1 once called my enemies. I found' food for tbe hungry, drink for the thirsty, and am now happy, because I feel that I have friends. They will let me have what I want, bnt we can't get anything from the Radicals unless we get the Democratic man to stand our security. Which of the two act like our friends ? I tell yon now, if you are not working to support your Southern friends, you had better, ero you learn to do so to your son ow. Go to the Bible. It will tell you that when Christ was on earth, He fold tbe people to beware ot the publican, which is tho same as Radical nor do as they did. You know, brethren, if the Saviour spoke of them in that way, they must be grand rascals. We are poor, pitiful creatures-got no borne, no money. Let us work, then, to make friends. How in the world can we live butin and through the Democrats ? Ton mnrr think they can't do without OUXj&bor, but they can; they can get white laborers. Dear brethren, take my advice. I love you, and if you do not wish to wound my feelings, stick to the Southern man. He is your friend. If you will join me, I want yon to come over and live with me next year. If you don't, I bid you farewell, brethren; yes, a long farewell. Ttl have nothing more to do with you, only when your sweet-mouthed Radicals leave you to starve. Then will I give you bread-the Democrat's bread-to keep ycu alive. May God move from your eyes the scale of ignorance, that yon may see the path which is leading yon to your own damnation. I have a fine crop of cotton, corn and pota? toes. I hope we'll all have good luck, and make money enough to buy usa piece of land from our Southern friends.* Answer this letter as soon as j ou get it. Tell me all about my friende. Your affectionate brother. AARON WOOD. Mr. J. A. Wood, Scarboro, Qa. DEAR SIR : Please send for all my brethren. Read and explain this letter to them. I send it to you because I feel that you'll take an in? terest in putting them in tbe right path. I am, ?T, vour bumble servant. AARON WOOD. P. S.-I would like to have it published, sir, so that all my colored friends can see which is the right way /or them to vote. ELOPEMENT EXTBAORDTNAHS-A NEW YORK MERCHANT ACTS TN A SECOND MATRIMONIAL DRAMA.-"Burleigh," tbe New York correspon? dent of the Boston Journal, tells tbe following story : Not far from where I write, one of the most extraordinary elopements has taken place, with a most tragical sequel. A merchant of stand? ing and wealth bad a family consisting of bis wife and several children. The lady bad great personal beauty, was very accomplished and intelligent, a capital housekeeper and earnest Christian, and greatly devoted to her family. Not far from ber residence lived a lady of twenty-three summers, tall, coarse-featured, and as unattractive as could be imagined. Her mother was dead, and she kept house for her father. Tbe visits of the merchant to ibis bouse attracted considerable attention. It was known, however, that the father was generally present at tbe visits of tbe merchant, and the community was generally divided about the matter. Riding and walking succeeded, and the scandal became general. On Monday morning the merchant informed bis wife that be was going to leave-that he was going to sail for California, and take the girl witli him. Her father, be said, bad given bis consent, and agreed to keep the thing se? cret till after bis departure. He told her that no power could prevent his leaving. If she kept qui? et until after he was gone he would give her tbe house in wbicb she lived and two thousand dol? lars in money. If she did not, be would go oil the same, but would leave ber penniless. He asked ber to fix hip linen and pack bis trunk, and have it ready by Thunda? morning, all of which she agreed to do. He bought a trunk for the girl, and gavo her two hundred dol? lars for ber outfit. On Thursday morning bo left his home. While his b.nd was on the door-latch bis wife told bim sue should remain just where she was and take care of the children, and if at* any time he wished to come back, the door would be open to bim. Ho went over to the bouse whero the young woman was in waiting. He gave her father some money, and he accompanied thc parties to tho cars. On their way down tbe lather referred to some expenses be bad incur cd in giving b s daughter music lessons. The mercbnnt handed him two hundred dollars, which he pronounced satisfactory. After the : rain had started, the old man told the story of thc elopement. Whon some one remarked to him that the merchant wonld desert bis daughter as he bad bis wife, bo sai.I that it was impos? sible, tor be had never soon such love between two persons before. When be was asked why he did not put a stop to a step that could only be fraught with misery to all sides, he said that his daughter, when she told bim of ber intend? ed journey, showed him a bottle ot poison, and said if b?"openeJ Ins bead on the matter till after she was gone she would poison him and and herself too. And she would have done it, be said. The eeaael to this affair is more iban usu? ally tragical. Tho parties sailed immediately for Calif jrnia, and for some reason not explain? ed, took tbe return vessel back to New York. Tbev landed in the city, where the girl was lett at J. hotel, penniless. She succeeded in roach? ing thie placo, deserted, and sent immediately for her father, woo visited htr at the hotel. She agreed to go homo with bim in the marc :ng. He called for her at the time agreed up? on. He found her a corpse. She bad commit? ted suicide dunng the night. In the mean? time thc mercbaut had not been beaid from after deserting' the girl at the hotel. Ten days ago he appeared at the door of hie own house. True to ?er promise, and true to her woman'y love, the wife threw the doors wide opeD and bade him welcome. Hidden from the eye of his neighbors and friends, he remains in-doors. Spend mollets. OS* RELIGIOUS NOTICE.-A PUBLIC Prayer Meeting will be held Tc-Night, at half-past Eight o'clock, in the Led ure room of Trioity Church, Hasel-sireet, entrance on Maiden Lahe. July 28_ tul9 ?-CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP CHARLESTON are nooned that she is discharging cargo at Adger's Wharf. Goods remaining un? called for at sunset will be stored at owner's risk and expense. JAMES AUGER & CO. July 28- 1 J9S- FINAL NOTICE.-THE BOOKS OF the Treasurer of the Town of Mt Pleasant will be closed on the 31st inst., when executions nill be im? mediately issued against those in arrears for taxes. For the accon. lation of residonta of the city owning taxable property at Mt. Pleasant, the Treas? urer will be at RUSSELL'S DRUG STORE, No. 238 King-street, from Eight o'clock A. M. till Four o'clock P. M. each day np to the date specified: JN'O. W. FERGUSON, July 28 1* Town Treasurer. OS* FINAL NOTICE.-ALL DEMANDS against the Estate of the late WILLIAM HALL. M. D., must present them for adjustment, and thone in? debted to said Estate are requested to make pay? ment, without further delay, to C. GADSDEN HALL, Qualified Executor, . At Mesara. J. A F. Dawson's, July 21 tu 3 No. 96 East Bay. 46T OFFICE CHARLESTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, JULY 20. 1868.-In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors at a meeting held this day) the price of Gas will, on the first of August, BE REDUCED TO (i5) FIVE DOLLARS PEE THOUSAND FEET. July 21 12 W. J. HERIOT, Secretary. MS* FOB RESTORING STRENGTH AND appetite, use tbe great Southern Tonie, PAXXMIH'B HEPATIC BTTTEBS and you will not be disappointed For ?ale by all druggists. tu OS* COMSTOCK'S RATIONAL FOOD. BREA yr MILK FOR LNFANT3 and highly nu? tritious for invalids and dyspeptics, where the stomach can bear and assimilate no other food. In? fants grow and thrive upon it wonderfully. Refe? rence to the leading Physicians. G. W. COMSTOCK, No. 67 Courtland-atreet, New York. DO WIE & MOISE, July 21 tnth?6 Charleston. JW CONFIDENTIAL TO THE LADIES. It is now weU known that the celebrated PALMETTO HAIR RENEWER ls extensively used by all ladies who wish to preserve the youthful color and beauty of their hair, or who wieh to restore the hair to he original color and beauty. Satisfaction guaranteed. BOWIE A MOISE, Agents. July 21 tuths6 Charle."ou. ?3"WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU ? This is the familiar question put to every invalid. In many cases the answer ls, "I don't know exactly, but I don't feel weil." Look at the countenance of the mon or woman who makes this reply, and you will generally find that the eyes are duh and lustre? less, the complexion sallow, the cheeks flaccid, and the whole expression of the face dejected. Interro? gate the invalid more closely, and you will discover that cos pupation, thc result af u dis uni er ed stvmach and a torpid liver, is at tbe bottom of the mi schief. "That's what's the matter." Whoever has expe? rienced the effects of TARRANI'S EFFERVESCENT SELTZER A PERI b NT in auch cases, need not to be told to recommend it as a remedy. TARRANT & CO., Wholesale Druggists, Na 278 Greenwich and No. 100 Warren streets, New York, Sole Proprietor*. < Sold by all Druggist. 3mos 22 July 6 OS* DISASTER FOLLOWS NEGLECT. Whoever feels the premonitory symptoms of sick? ness should remember that it adds the agony of self reproach to the pangs of disease to remember that they might have been prevented. Langour, debility and low sp irita are often the precursors of terrible disorders. They indicate an immediate necessity for a tonic, and the beat tonic in exlatenco is HOSTE PIER'S STOMACH BIT? TERS. Sick headache, pain in the right aide, and yellow? ness of the whitea of the eyes are unmistakable sympj toms of an approaching bilious attack, and, in order to word it off, common prudence dictates the pro priety of resorting to tho most efficacious ot all and bilious pr?parations-HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. Flatulence, nausea, oppri aston after eating, irregu? larity of the bowels, and a distaste for exertion, de? note a disordered state of the stomach, ?hieb, if neglected, la sure to culminate in chronic dyspepsia, but which may be relieved in a few hours, and en? tirely cured in a few daya, by taking half a wlneglass ful ol HOSTETTER'S BITTERS at regular inter? vals. AU physicians admit that innumerable lives arc sacrificed every year that might have been saved by precautionary medication. Romember that one of tho principal uses of HOSTETTER'S BITTEBS is to put thc syst? mina condition to repel disease. It recruits and restores tho waning strength, and is, therefoie, especially needod during the staion when intense heat makes such heavy and constant drafts on the vital principle. 6 Joly 23 OS* BATCHELORS HATE DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye ls tho beat in tho world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, nstantaneous; no disappointment; no ridiculous tints; remedies the ill effects or bad dyes; invigo? rates and leaves the hair soft and beautiful black or brown. Sold by r1! Druggists and Perfumers; an properly applied at Batchelor's Wig Factory, No Bond-street, New York. lyr January JOS-NEW MARRIAGE GUIDE.-AN ESSAY for Young Men, on Physiological Errors, Abuses and Diseases, incident to Youth and Early Manhood, which create impedimenta to MARRIAGE, with sure means of relief. Sent in sealed letter envelopes free of charge. Address Dr. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa. January 31 SS- A YOUNG LADY RETURNING TO her country home, after a sojourn of a few montlia in ll e city, was hardly recognized by her friends. In place ol a coarse, rustic, flushed face, ??he bad a soft ruby con plcxion of oloioet marble smooth? ness, and instead twenty-three she really appeared but eighteen. Upon inquiry as to tho cause of so great a change, ehe plaii ly told them that ehe used tho CIRCADIAN BALM, ai d considered it an in? valuable acquisition toony lady's toilet. By its use any Lady or Gentlemen eau improve their peisonaJ appearance an hundredfold. It is simple in its combination, as Nature herself is simple, yet ansur pained in its efficacy in drawing impurities iron, also healing, cleansing and beautifying the ?kin and complexion. By its direct action on the cuticle it draws from itali tts impurities, kindly healing th* same, and leaving the sui lace as Nature intended 1 should be-clear, soft, imoott and beautiful. Price ?l, sert by Mail or Express, ou receipt of an order, by W. L CLARK & CO., Ch?mete, So. 3 West Fayeitc-Btreet, Syracuse, N. S, Che only American Agents for tbe sale rf the tame. Wavell ???J tvr PflCK OF OUll If TY COMMISSION ERS, FIRE PROOF BUILDING, JUi.Y 27TH, lWJi.-Thc Board ot CO UNITY COL MISSIONERS, having beeu quuiiic I aud duly sworn into effiov. are prepared tu approve ot thc Bonds of Public lit ficers. Tho v. nous Boards cf Comtniisiuucrs, namely : Commissioners of tho Poor, Commissioners of (loads, i-rid-, cs, Ferries, Cuts, and Commissioners of Pubrc Buddings, are requested to hann m at this oilice immediately, a .?.il ard iempi?te statement o: all matters pt-rtsJui' to '.heir various offices. By oi'1er of the ! card. F. C. MILLER, Chalan n Bo sd County coiainiissioncr? July 27 C pipping. YACHT HAGGIS MITCHELL, THIS FAVORITE YACHT, HAVING, 'been thoroughly refitted for pleasure pax. nt?re, is now ready for engagements by ap*, .plication to the captain on board, orto BLACK ft JOHNSTON, April 7 tuths6moe Agents. VESSELS WANTED FOB COASTWISE ANT) WEST INDIA. ' POETS. Highest rates and dispatch guax. >anteed by RISLEY ft CREIGHTON, Shipping and Commission Merchants, July 4 Nos. H3 and 145 East Bay. FAST FREIGHT LUTE TO BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA. THE FAVORITE AND ?WIP 8. rew Steamship SEA GULL, N. P. DUTTON Commander, will sail for Baltimore on Thursday, 30th July? it half-past Two (2) o'clock P. M., from Pier No. 1, Onion Wharves, making close connections, and del ? ivering freight in Philadelphia promptly and ot Une rates. The usual Through Bffls of Lading will be given to. Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, Louisville, Cincin? nati, and other Northern and Western pointa For Freight engagements or passage, apply to COURTENAY k TBENHOLM. July 28_bathj_Union Wharves. FOR NEW YORK. THE SPLENDID SIDE WHEEL 'STEAMSHIP CHARLESTON,. DEBUT, Commander, will sail on .Saturday, August 1st, at 4 o'clock. . Jger's tooth Vt barf, t or Passage, apply to JAMES ADGEB ft CO., "omer Adger's Wharf and East Bay (Up Stairs). July 27_6^ FUR NEW YORK. REG ULAR LINE EVERY WEDNESDAY.. yt~yrs?ttm 1211 STEAMSHIP MONTEREY, /Z?f?tWr^^ Captain C. SIDEB, will leave . .??W??fflifu Vandcrhorst's Wharf on Wednesday Joly 29, at 2 o'clock. P. M. No freight received after 12 o'clock on day of Badg? ing. BAVENEL k CO. July 23_Agents. ' STE A BI TO LIVE It POOL. ' CALLING AT QUEENSTOWN, r t~trmm THE INMAN LINE, SAILING X^?teS^r* SEMI-WEEKLY, carryincr tee U" ?%JjjM(W^ S.-Mails, consisting of the following CITY OF PARIS, CITY OF BALTIMORE, . CITY OF WASHINGTON, CITY Ut? BOSTON Sailing every Saturday and every alternate Mo' daju at 1PM., from Pier No. 45 North River, New York-, BATES OF PASSAGE, BT THE KAIL 8TJCAKEBS SAILING EVEBT SATUBBAY? Payable in Gold. | Payable in Curren ry. lat Cabin.$100 j Steerage.$8 1st Cabin to London.. 105 Steerage to London... 3 1st Cabin to Paris....115 | Steerage to Paris.4 Passage by the Monday steamers-First C&b'n$90 gold; Steerage $30; payable in U. S. currency. Rates of oasAoge from Now York to Halifax; Cabin, $20, Steerage, $10; payable in gold. Passengers also forwarded to Havre, Baworg, Bremen, ic, H moderate rate.?. Steerage passase from Liverpool and Queenstown, HO currency. Tickets can be bought here by per-, sons sending for their friends. For further information apply at the Company* - offices. JOHN G. DALE, Agent, No. 15 Broadway. New Yoi k. June 4 Smo NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. STEAM BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND BREMEN, Via Southampton. TEE BCBEW BTEAMZBS OF THE NOETH OEBMAK LLOTZ> BALTIMORE.2.Capt. VOECKLEB. BERLIN.Capt. UNDUETSCH. OF 2500 IONS AND TOO HORSEPOWER. - WILL BON REGULARLY BS sf?QtfkWZ TWtEN BALTIMORE AND BRE ^aa^Hg Mfc:N- V-IA SOUTHAMPTON. From Tn Tia Bremen on thc 1st of each month, i Tom southampton ou the itu of each month, Frc as Baltimore on the 1st of each month. PRICE OF PASSAOE-From Baltimore to Bremen London, Havre and Southampton-Cabin$90; Steer? age $36. From Bremen to Ballimore-Cabin $90 Steerage $40 / Prices of passage payable in gold, or ita equiva? lent. They touch at Southampton both going and re? turning. These vessels take Freight to London and Hull, for which through bills of lading are Wpnffd. An experienced Surgeon is attached to each vesseL All letters must pass through the Poetofflce. ND bills of lading but those of the Company will DO? SI geed. Bills of lading will positively not be .de? livered bet?re goods ore cleared at the Customhouse* For Freight or Passage, apply to A SCHUMACHER ft CO., No. 9 South Cbarles-street, Baltimore. Orto MORDt CAI 4 CO., Agents, East Bay, Charleston, 3. O. April 20_Cmos PLAN TE KS ON THU PEE DEE. i- sATTj*. I HAVE BUILT THE STEAMER: BdSaEC "GENERAL MANIGAULT" to run. on the Pee Dee River the year round, in connection with the Steamer "EMILIE," from Georgetown to Charleston, and a line of GOOD SCHOONERS to New York. No charges in Georgetown when Goods aro shipped by our Vessel a as they will be landed-at; " our Warehouse on the river at Georgetown. Freights at thc lowest going rates. Cotton from the . Pee Dee to New York. $3 per bale (insurance except- ? ed); at times much less. Liberal advances made . when consigned to our Factors, Messrs. SHACKED- - FORD ft KELLY, Charleston, or Messrs. DOLL NEE, POTTER ft CO., No. 181 Front-street, New York. I moat respectfully solicit a share of the public- ' patronage, at least till shippers see that dispatch and satisfaction is given. All letters or business will be promptly attended to by Yours, re?pectmUy, A. MORGAN, Georgetown, S. C. SS" Ch?1 raw, Darlington, Marion. Florence and i Beunottetille papers please insert four times, and: send bills and paper to Shackelford k Kelly, Charles ton, 3. C._G_July 24 FOR PEE DEE RIVER. IO CONNECT WITH STEAMER GENERAL MANI GAULT AT GEORGETOWN FOR THE DIFFER EN r LANDINGS ON THE RIVER. r THE STEAMER Eil LL TE, CAPT. ^frVn^SL ISAAC DAVIS, will receive Freight at Commercial wharf as above on the 27th and 28th instants, and sall on the 28th instant, at Nine o'clock P.M. All Freight must be prepaid. No charge made for transferring Goods at George? town, For engagements apply to 8HACK ELFORD ft KELLY, July 24_Boyce's Whait FOR GEORGETOWN, 8. C., TOOCHLNG AT bOUTH ISLAND, WAYBBLYAND BROOK GREEN AND K li II HF I ELD MILLS. _ -JC^w THE STEAMER Ell LL LE, CAPT. ??g2SCraAAC DAVIS, will receive Freight at Commercial Wharf, as above, on the 27th and. 28th inst, and sail on the 28th, at 9 o'clock P. M. < For engagements, apply to . SHACKELFORD ft KELLY, Agenta, July 24 No. 1 Boyce's Wharf. [ONE TRIP A WEEK.] CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH STEAM PACKET LINK, VIA BEAUFORT, HILTON HEAD AND BLUFFTON STEAMER PILOT BOY.Capt. W. T. MCNELTY. si EAMER FANME.Capt. FENN PECK. - fir****, ONE OF THE ABOVE STEAMERS rl^v^^-L-will leave charleston every Tuesday. Morning, at 6 o'clock, and Savannah every Thursday Morning, at 6 o'clock. For Freight or passage, apply to J HN FERGUSON, Jure 29 Accommodation Wharf. FOR PALA T Iv A , FLORIDA, VTA SAVANNAH, ST. MARY'S FF BN ANDINA JACKSONVILLE, AND ALL LANDINGS OH THE ST. JOHN'f RIVER. - .js-rr-'w THE STEAMER DICTATOB, ^??3522 Captain CHAHI.ES WI LL ET, wtD.'. leave Charleroi every luesaay Ni?,ht at 9 o'clock, and Pava:.nab every Wednesday A?ernoon, at 3 o'clock, lor tho above places. Keiuroing will leave; savannah lor Charleston every Saturday Mornin?, at 8 o'clock. All gooda not removed by sunset will be stored at the exprnBc and rii-k of owners. All IreigUt must bo prci> id. J. D. AIKEN ? CO., Agents, June 27 south Atlantic Wharf. ESTIMATES FOR PAIXTTNG TUE. DIAL? ON ST. MICoAEL'd CHURCH STEE? PLE.-Staled estimat'H direcled to the Committee on St. Michael's Clock ar hereby invited by >h? 23d io Btsnt; at 12 IL lao work to ne done U ss fol OWE: To ram: the fcur (4) Dials (whi ci To paintall tho numbers O J th ; ?ame (bl ck.) To paint the h>nd3 and hrenno Ute ?ailie. To vam sh ?he whole ?fter painting. The materials. UB.-d to be o: the verj best quality. Hy o.dcr of the Chiirm:n W. H. SMI1H, Juiyl? Cl-rk'f CouuciL