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Seto SIX DOLLARS PER ANNUM VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1046 BY TELEGRAPH. THE CINCINNATI RAILROAD. KNOXVILLE OR CHATTANOOGA. CtorcnrNATJ, Jone 8.-The committee of the City Council on Southern Railways met last Bight ia secret session. The ballot showed a tie between Knoxville ?nd Chattanooga for the Southern term ic UB. Subsequently two mem? bers favoring Knoxville changed in favor of Chattanooga. Another ballot was not taken, bat tbe question will be decided this after? noon._ EUROPE. AFFAIRS IN SPAIN-BUDDEN DEATH OF CF EN EB AL O'DONNELL. MADRID. June 3.-The Cortes have adopted abs constitution. Topete informed the Cortes ? that six hundred of tbe Cuban prisoners Bent to Fernando Po would be soon transferred to the Canaries. The motion reducing the stand? ing army to twenty-five thousand was lost. General O'Donnell, while speaking against the motiate, was seized with apoplexy, and died at the Chambers. Figueroa announced, amid mach enthusiasm, that though opposed to monarchy the Republicans would support and follow the constitution. THE THUND?REB ZN DESPAIR. fe LONDON, June 8.-The Alabama diplomatic corresponden JO has been published, comment? ing on which the Times says : "When vre compare the exacting and critical spirit of America with the conceding temper of Eng? land, and consider that all that was yielded waa insufficient to prevent the rejection of the treaty, we despair of the success of any nego? tiations in which England maintains due re? gard for her own right? and honor." BIOT ZN WALES. LONDON, June 8. - A riot occurred at Hold, a small town in Wales, where the people at? tempted to rescue prisoners from the sheriff. The military fired on the people, killing four and mounding many. A l-FAIRS ZN MAT AN A. HAVANA, June 8.-The agitation in the city is partially abated. Dulce has resigned and Don Espe nar is acting Captain-General until the arrival of De Bod?. The city is tranquil, but disorder threatens to break ont at any mo? ment, sa the volunteers are greatly incensed against General P?lerez, who has disappeared, and his whereabouts ia unknown. Great a nx iety prevails. A part of the Va sc on gads volun? teers have arri ved. - > NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, June 8.-The revenue to-day was one million and ix -ee-qaarters. M. C. Arist?n, of f ' ie Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore Conference, oas been ap? pointed a chaplain in the nary*. The Presidential party left for the Annapolis bail at five P. M. on the laltapoosa. Bout well bas received a San Francisco letter dated May 28, from the assistant treasurer, re? porting six million in oom, subject to his order. The Indian Bureau has received no notifica? tion of the reported Indian outrages in Kansas. [ The following is from a reliable source : "An expedition lett the Southern coast on the 29tb ultimo, numbering four hundred and seventy five men. These men were a part of General Jordan's command, all of them ex-Federal or Confederate sotdiera. From reliable informa tio.i received try Interested parties the men and munitions of war have safely-landed, and bato Joined tbe Cuban forres. Tbe expedition waa in charge ol Colonel DeBusay, of the Confederate army, from Louisiana." The President has appointed S. E. DeFor rest Collector ot Customs tt Fernandina, Fla. ? ~_ -.-z.- * .... >?B?/jfjrX RICHMOND, Jone 3.-The committee appoint? ed by the Colord State Convention, waited on dpneral Canby to-day with a petition that he should issue on order giving the colored people equal rigbts in the cars and steamboats. Canby deoUcad to interfere in the matter, and referred them to the courts as the proper place for the redress of any gi ie vance that may exist. The rust baa appeared in the wheat in this vicinity, and the crop about here will be shortened one-half. General Lee has expressed himself in favor of the adoption of the expurgated constitution and the election of Walker, the candidate of the Conservative Republicans for Governor. RECONSTRUCTION IN TEXAS. Nsw ORLEANS, Jone 8.-Dispatches of yes? terday from Jefferson, Texas, mention that at the military trial then peudinir, Richard Fi eue? res, who bad turned State's evidence and who was the strongest witness for the prosecution, was placed on the stand, and he at first stated that be did not wish to give evidence; that General Buell expected mare of bim than he contd tell, and bad that morniog threatened, him with proseen ion and punishment for per? jury, if he did not tell all be had stated pri? vate! j; also that he would-be tried for the crime with the balance of the prisoners: Ho only recognized a few of ibe prisoners and ' shed tears. Tho scene created mach fooling; his testimony wwi not conoluded. One or two more freedmen have boea examined, and swore l^ery way. The trial will hut three months. THE STREAM OF I MM I GEA NTS, NEW YOBS, June 3.-Amone fourteen hun? dred steerage passengers, landed yesterday from the steamer Manhattan, were three hun? dred skilled Welsh workmen of different trades. Tbe influx of Norwegians continues enormous, sud it is stated that at least two hundred thousand will arrive within the next eighteen months. Their destination is invari? ably the Northwest. -General Butler bas hod another converea . tion witb a reporter, and says tbat the law to the Alabama controversy is on the side of Eng? land, and it had been so decided by our Su CMue Court; but that we should, neverthe 8, withdraw our intercourse with England, because of her course in taking advantage of a technical law to injure us. He opposes i he rec i ?rocity treaty with Canada, as we were un tai. Jy rested in the las1 one. but thinks such a treaty would be of neat advantage to Canada and England. He expressed the greatest confi? dence m B.mt weii's policy, and considera him tbe best Secretary of tbe Treasury since Ham? ilton. -New Ycrk Central Park can hereafter be seen for twenty-five cent?. K carriage sei vice has been organized and the vehicles will begin to zun this morning:. Each will seat twelve ?irsons, and will ? ever be allowed to oarry ara* ore than that number. The ron e will em? brace all the carriage drives in the park, U. S. CJCBCUIT COURT-CHIEF JU STICE S. P. CHASE, PRESIDING. The court opened at ten o'clock yesterday morning, Chief Justice Chase and Judge Bryan on the bench. The jury answered to their names. Ths con sideraci?n of the case of the United States vs. Wm. Morrison et al was resumed. Mr. Coram addressed the jnry on the part of the government, and was followed by Mr. Con? ner for defendant. At the conclu*. on of the argument and previous to the charge of the Chief Justice, Mr. Corbin submitted the fol? lowing to the court : In this case the court is requested to charge tbe jury : 1. That ff the defendant, Morrison, accepted the office of Postmaster, at Winnsboro', S. C., on the 20tb day of December, 1859. and bound himself to keep safely all the public money collected by him, or otherwise, at any time placed in hiB possession and custody, till the same was ordered by tbe Postmaster-Gen? eral to be transfered or paid out, * * * * * * and faithfully account with the United States in the manner directed by the said Postmaster-General, for all monies, postage stamps, stamped envelopes, etc., &c., which he, as postmaster, or as agent and depository, should receive for tbe use and benefit of tbe Poatoffios Department ; and if be entered upon the duties of that office, and continued therein up to tbetflst of May, 1861, and receiv? ed the salary anaonmmissions allowed by law therefor, he muBt\ held strictly to the un? dertaking in bis bond ; and if tbe evidence shows that dering his continuance in said office, as postmaster, there came to his hands property of the United States to the amount of $772 27,^ which he has not accounted for. or pud over, as required by the Postmaster-Gen? eral, then a verdict for said amount with ? mer? est at the rate of six per cent, from the date of the default must be rendered for the plain lift 2. That tbe defendant, Morrison, did in oar suance of the order of the Postoffice Depart? ment of tbe Confederate States, forrard to that office at Bichmond all, or any portion of the property of too United States, to wit : $51 07 in stamped envelopes, is not a proper account-1 ing to the Gov? mment of the United 8tates therefor, and does not bar the right of tbe United states to recover judgment against said I defendant and "ns sureties for the same. ^ | 3. That said Confederate- States or govenW ment was an unlawful combination of divers persona, eneaged in unlawful insurrection and rebellion against the Government of i be United States and within the territory thereof, unlaw? fully usurping the powers of government, and as snob it continued to be unrecognized as having any la wini existence, till suppressed by the military power of the United States; hence neither said Confederate Government, nor its offioers or agents, could originate any legal action or issue any order which the defendant Morrison was bound to obey. 4. That the surrender of tbe $5107 in stamp? ed envelopes belonging to the United States, by defendant Morrison, on the order of the I agent of the Confederate Government, receiv- I ed by him thronarh the mails, was not a BUT render or Melding up of the United States property under tbe pressure or irresistible foi ce, bot s violation of the condition of his official bond, unauthorized and contrary to I law. 5. That the deetmotion of the $131 62 in postage stamps, by tbe United States forces, is no defence to this action unless he, Morri? son, postmaster, shows affirmatively : L That he was loyal to the Government of the United States. 2. That snob, destruction occurred without his negligence or default. Chief Justice Chase then charged the jury as follows: Gentlemen of the Jury-We shall decline to I ci ve the instructions asked for by the counsel tor the government, except so far as they are embodied in what we shall now proceed to say. The policy of the Government of he United States, in respect to the business of the Post office Department, requires that principals and sureties upon the bonds of postmasters I shall beheld liable at all events. The deci- I sions of the courts have constantly affirmed thia doctrine. Neither robbery nor theft, nor misadventure of any kind, except, perhaps, when caused by the action of the government itself, will excuse a postmaster or his sureties. J It is admitted, io accordance with this prin- j oiple, tbat the present defendants aro liable to the .\mount of $370. But, it is claimed that the postmaster, and, of course, his sureties also, axe reliov, d, as to certain other liabilities assessed against him by the government. Ibis relief, under the acta of Congress, can arise only in two ways: either through acts of ] Confederate troops, or through acts of the na? tional troops. No relief could arise under any authority of tbe Confederate Government. That govern? ment was founded in an at.empt to throw off j tho authority of the United States and estab? lish an independent republic, If that attempt had succeeded, all transactions authonzea by the Confederate Government moBt doubtless have been recognized as lawful. But in the absence of success chat government was itself unlawful. Its whole existence was a continned rebellion against the lawful government of tbe Un ted States. No one could be protected in any action ly the sanction of its authority. The only exceptions to this ore acts of war. . The National Government, in tbe exercise of a sound discretion, conceded belligerent rights lo the armies of the insurgent States during the late civil war; and acts of a strictly mili? tary character, performed under military au? thority, may be protected by this conoession. Tbis, however, bas nothing to do with the present case. It is not pretended that the postmaster failed to account to tho govern ment in consequence of any military orders, nor, Indeed, would military orde-s for snob a j porposs constitute a defence. But the Congress of the ifni ted States, sen? sible of the hardships which must act md the vigorous enforcement ot the rule, to which we have adverted, against postmasters for de-1 faults occasioned by the late civil war, bas thought fit to afford them a certain measure of relief. The act of 1864 authorizes the Post? master-General to credit postmasters for cer? tain losses occasioned by the Confederate forces or rebel guerillas. This relief ia o >ufia- j ed to loyal postmasters. The act of 1865 ex tend ? the same relief to oases where the losses j are occasioned by armed forces ether than ( those of tbe so-sailed Confederate States. If yon find, therefore, that part or the loss I in the present case was occasioned by armed forces other thin those of the Confederate States, at the plaoe where this post office was j established, that is to say at Wmnsboro', yon wi :1 deduct tbe amount of such loss from tho whole amount of tbe account stated. Tbe whole law noon the subject may be briefly stated thus : Yon ara bound to take the amount stated in the account furnished from the Postoffiso Department as the true amount doe from the principal defendant. Neither he nor his snrities are excused from the payment of tbat amount by any Joss through fraud or forco. except under th? acts of Congress referred to! For losses ?'cso'i i bod I by these acts the defer dants ate nos respon sible. If you find, therefore, tbat any part of ] the loss of tbe principal d?tendant was oe- j c-isioaed by the presence of armed forces other than those ot tbo insnrgeet-States, yon will dednct that, amount from tho sum stated in the post?nico account, ??and render a verdict tor the balance. ? . . In respouse lo a request ot the District At- j torncy, tho Chief Justice further charged the jury that, interest upon the amount found due j chould.be computed from the time of default of payment, that is to say, from the 30fh of June. 1861. The jnry retired and after being out a bon t an I hour, tue 'court was i- formed that one of tbe jurors had been taken sick. The jury returned into court, when the foreman reported (hat they were unable to agree upon a verdict. A mistrial was ordered and the jury discharged. J. H. Baldwin vs. Caroline A. Lamar, ad? ministratrix otu. A.L. Lamar. Motion to cuter np judgment on a verdict obtaiood in the Circuit Court, for the District of South Caro? lina, May term, 1860 Thia - was a cane involving an alleged in fringnient of a patent right, the famous Tyler, Cotton Press. A verdict w s given by a jury in 1860 in favor of plaintiff for 116 666 66 cents, bnt owincr to the war no judgment was taken. In 1867, the record or the journal of the court was substituted, by order of Ju ige Bryan, for I the original records or the coori. The obj of the present motion is to have' jndgm entered UD nuncpro tune for the amount of verdict. D. H. Chamberlain, Esq., Attorn General, appeared for the motion; A. Magrath, Esq., contra. The judge took t papers and reserved his decision. George Parsons, citizen of New York, John G. Lawton, citizen of Sontb Caroli Bill for foreclosure of mortgage ordered j confesso. On motion of Messrs. Memmini Jerry and Pinckney, it was ordered that it referred to Daniel Horlbeck, Esq., Begisti to ascertain and report the amonnt due complainants on the security of the mortgt set forth in the bill, and that behave leave report any special matters. W. C. McDaniel, trustee of Eliza Mc Dan ve. Wm. 8. Mullins, debtor. Campbell & S brook for plaintiff; M apr ?ali & Lowndes defendant. Jury No. 1 was charged with t case, and rendered a verdict for plaintiff $4056 and cost of suit. David Van Nostrand vs. John Bussell. T. Coi bin, Esq., for plaintiff; Campbell & S< brook for defendant. The jury rendered a v diet of $1303 for phi.i tiff. Caroline Carson vs. Alexander Bobertson al. Bill for relief and recover}. Magrath Lowndes for plaintiff; Campbell & Seabroe McCrady A Bon, Simons & Simons, Rutledge Young for defendants. The bill was read Mr. Lownde), and the several answers by cou sol for defendants. Atter hearing argume by J. B. Campbell, General James Simons a: A. G. Magrath, Esqs., the court adjourned half-past three P. M. The argument will be resumed this mornii by A. G. Magrath, Esq., for plaintiff. The following is the charge in full of tl Chief Justice, in the admiralty case of tl steamer Gary vs. the General Sherman, reporb in y estonia} 'ti NEWS : It is not likely that I shall arrive at an other conclusion in this case than that I which the evidence bas already brought me. It is a cause of salvage. The libellant mal? no claim on the ground of contract. Admira 'ty guards the rights and enforces the du tic arising or to be performed on the sea. It ht been called the human providence thc watches over those who go down to the sea i ships and do their business on the great wi tera. Its rules of proceeding are not those c the common law. Tbey are not teebnica They aim at substantial justice, according t the principles of equity, applicable in tao case. What is the substantial justice in this ca e Tne steamship Sherman on her voyage sont! ward was disabled hy tbebreakiog of ber sha: near Cape Lookout, and was lying ia shore i a position wbero a change of weather migb drive ber aground, and cause a total los* Her engine was useless, tine bad sai.'s, bu the evidence shows that the ship contd not b navigated safely without thc aid of steam Wuere abe was her sails seem to ha ve been.c no use lo her. In this condition of distress, she made th ordinary signa's for assistance from other ves sels vhich might be in the vicinity. Bearing the sigoals the Gary came to he relief, and negotiations took place which sho< the estimate put by the respective parties o the assistance needed and its value. It wa agreed between them that the Garv would toi tbe Sherm in inte Morl oik for $15,000. Under tbe circumstances of this case, th contract cannot be the measure of darna?ec bat it is proper to take it into consideration a showing the views o? the parties at the time The fact that the contract was made canno deprive the Guy, as salvor, of ber rtgbt c compensation, if, though not performing th contract, she rendered salvage service, am did not forfeit ber claim to compensation b. her subsequent conduct. Under the contract of towage, the vessel proceeded some rime in the direction of Nor folk, when an unfavorable change of weathe took place. The captain of the Gary, sa-tisflec that it would take a great deal of time to gel into Norfolk, proposed to obaoge the port o destination, and go to Charleston. The pro position was assented to by the captain of th< Sherman, and the conrees of the eteameri chanted accordingly. Tbey proceeded safely and easily in th? new direction until they reached Frying Pax Shoals, where the difficulties, which give risc to thia action, occurred. I cannot resist the impression made by thc testimony for the libellants, that both veeselc were quite safe at that moment. Undoubted? ly there was an alarm on board of the steam? er, and there was reason for it, for the leads? man reported four and a half fathoms water, and shoaling. The evidence satisfies me thal this report was an error. 1 be captain of tbe Sherman, however, necessarily became anx? ious about the situation of his ship, and changed her course, notwithstanding tho cap? tain of the Gary, to whom ho called, assured him that there was no danger. From this un? necessary change of course all the subsequent mischief arose. The Gary endeavored to ac? commodate herself to the movements of the Sherman, and in consequence of the manou? vres of the two vessels, the hawser by which the Sherman was towed parted, and the two ve sols separated. In this state of things it was the duty of tho Sherman to lay to and wait assistance from the Gary, which was obliged to take in the hawser before tbe vessel could be safely navi? gated. Instead of doing this, the Sherman proceeded un.?er sa 1, the wind being favoru blo, towards Charleston. On tho other sirle, it was tho duty of the Gary, as soon as possible, to render the stipulated assistance. There is much conflict in the testimony upon the point whether the Sherman made any sig? nals after tho vessels separated. The weight of the evidence is that she did not. Ou the other hand, the evidence shows that when the hawser was brought on board the (laiy, there was evidence thst it had boen cut on the Sher? man. Ibo captain of the Gary concluded, naturally cnongb, that the separation of the vessels was designed. The Sherman bsd gone off, as be thought with the mtent to get rid of the towage. Under these circumstances he tbongbt it useless to go in pursuit. ? I co not think that the evidence that tbe hawser was cut is conclusive, though it is certainly strong. 1 think that the appearances, regarded by wi nesses as evidence that it was cat, may bo well enough accounted for by the Cculiar circumstances under which the weer parted. The captain of the Gary, however, certainly had reason for the conclu? sion he came to. Ho knew the vessels were safe at the time tho disturbance arose upon tho Sherman. The steamer bad gone off with? out apparent reason; there was, what seemed to bun, strong evidouco of a fraudulent intent to evade tho contract on ber part. Ali bough this conclusion docs not Bcem ?yar? ran ed by tho evidenct bofore me. thero was, in the circumstances of Ibo case, iu my opinion, a sufficient excuso lo tho captain of tho Gary for not proccoding in search of the Sherman. He is not entitled to pa}ment under tho con? tract as bo would bavo been it ho bad followed the Sherman and offered to continuo in thc performmco ot it. aud that offer had bec? re? fused; but I think he was entitled to salvage. Thron2ti the aid ot tbe Gary, thc .--herman bad been rescued from danger, and brought safely a great part ot the way to ubarles'on. Favora? ble w'nds enabled ber to proceed still further without that aid, and then eho lound another vessel which towed ber into port. Under these circumstances, I am inclined to regard this as a eise of salvage, in which two vessels Berformed snoocBsivcly (he ealvage 6erviots. one of tho oiso.s which have been cited tu argument are exactly emular, but ibe princi? ples upon which somo of them were decided sustain, as I think, t .is view. Tina leaves only tho question of compensa? tion to bo determined. Undoubtedly, if the Gary had pursuod the Sherman, and offered continued assiatanco, her eise would bavo been belier; perhaps, bad eho do .e so. and ber fun her insist anco had been declined, she might have been entitled to thc fud amount stipulated in tho contract. As it was. 11bi k she was entitled _to such an amount as would be a fair compensation for the- services netually rendel ol by her. Sho rescued the Sherman from a certain degreo Cf peni ; by deviating tiom ber courso to ren 1er that assistance she forfeited ber insurance ; ? considersblo timo was devoted to tho service, and a certain amount of expenditure was incurro 1. It ia difficult t0 8aywhat isa lair reward Jor tho services tims rendered. - Under tbo circumstance, it seems proper to refer to the testimony concerning the attempt to compromise toe difference between tbe owners of tbe two vessels. It appears tbat tbe owners of tbe Gary were willing to take $4000, and that the owners of the ?herman offered $3000. This evidence, to be anre, is by no means conclusive as to the actual value of the services, but before I heard it, I inclined to the opinion that $3500 might be fairly dr creed, and tnis evidence confirmed that opinion. Upon the whole, therefore, I will pronounce for tbe libellant and decree $3500 as salvage. In Bankruptcy.-John kt. Will and Bussell Padgett were finally discharged in bankrupt? cy. Lewis Jones was appointed an assignee of Wm. C. Mitchell. The petitions of J. Riley, fi. Easterlin and F. Darmisb for final dis? charge were read, and final hearing set down for 4tb June. The petitions of A. C. Zeigler, D. G. Robinson and S. F. Izlar for final dis? charge also read, and final hearing set down for the 8th of Joly. Theodore Kahn and B. Liv? ingston were finally dischrrged m bankruptcy. THE CUBAN FILIBUSTERS. Landing or thc First Kxpedition - It Component Materials-General Thom? as Jordan In Command-He Does not ?ipect to Serve In the Field. A crrrespondont of the New York 8uDday Neva writes from "thc Heights on the Bay of Ni pe, Cul a," under date of May 12 : Tho expedition of which you have been for many weeks past a confidant was brought to a erccessful consummation on yesterday. Wc arrived here after having safely evaded Span? ish cruisers, and made good our landing by midnight ol yesterday. As you were aware, tbe General's s turbos of the chart and topo? graphical mips of this port, having been car? ried out in New York, under consultation with eminent engineers, our commander was pre? pared, on avery brief reconnotsance, to select a position of defence without delay. To cover risk of movement on the part of the enemy, he threw np some excellent works ; and, with the experience of our veterans of tbe army o ' the Potomac, in tbe use of the spade, we were very soon ombled to store our material behind de? fences which our small force of men, "tried in fire," can make good against ten times their number. The force which we had intended tobring with us you are aw J re of. Without stating the number (which you ilreadv know,) I mav add that it ia, intact, but about two-thirds of'tbat, seeing that at tbe eleventh hour tbe courage of some of the men enlisted leaked out, like that of Bob Acres, "at their fingers' ends." The force actually landed ie, however, formi? dable in its compactness, experience, and dare-devil bravery-Americans, Germans, Irishmen, Englishmen-some of whom have undergone "the baptism of blood" from Chat? tanooga to Atlanta; ubere w io have breasted the tempest of battle from tho Wilderness to the Five Forks. * General Thomas Jordan is, as yon bave been awaie tor many months, our commander. He is a native of Loray, in tbe Valley of Virginia, and was a captain in Ibo old army of the United States. He was, during the war of sections, cbief of staff to General Beauregard. His en? gagement with the Junta of New York makes bim second in command to the former geueral in-chief of the revolution. C?spedes. Before bis arrival, however-deferred, as jon are aware, bv the mi.-carriigo o' bia former expia? tion at Ragged Island-a change had taken place in tbe state of affairs heie, and C?spedes having been made President, his second in command is in fact the present General in Chief, Quesada. A virtual, though, it m ty be assumed, an unintentional and perhaps un? avoidable breach of faith with General Jordan, has therefore folio ved; and having been brought to tbat officer's knowledge on our landing, does Dot aopear, aa might have been expected, to meet the hearty acquiescence of a mao trained, as he has been, in the jealous punctilio of West Point. General Jordan is not likely to consent to play cbief of staff to Quesada. 1 he matter will, I hope, ba compromised by hie assign? ment to the War Department as its military cssistant, organiser, and adviser, fie ap? pears to think. I suspect, that his duties will not be those of the field, though bis men, not being very well adapted for civil service, will object to being led to battle under any Cuban. Herein we fear some difficulty at the start, but committed as we are to the struggle, that diffi? culty will very soon vanish when the enemy comes within reach of oar rifles. We have sent out part ot our force to collect transporta? tion. They came, unexpectedly to both, noon a small body of Spanish troops placed as a guard on a neighboring pioperty, but very soon per? suaded the Dons to part company with them at an unceremonious speed. Teams are being brought in for the removal of onr material to tho headquarters of C?spedes. Our communi? cations with him bave bceo opened, and al? ready have wo received visits from some rag? ged and hungry-looking palriots who are said, in our camp, to hold the rank of Generals. I have no more to add than to tell yon, io con? clusion, that all so far his prospered; that wa are in fine health and spirits, and tor the time safe from garroting, behind some pretty works, mouutod, landward and soaward, with six very ocat-looking fleld-piecjs. Letters received at Washington, yes'erday, state that the force under General Jordan bad succeeded in joining tho Cuban forces, after sever:! fights, in all of which the Spaniards were repulsed with severe loss. General Jor? dan's loss was slight, not over forty-five in killed and wounded. He Baved bis aitillery, arms and ammunition. He bad with him sev? enteen hundred rifles of thc most improved patterns. TUE DEAD OF THE WAR. Sensible and Liberal Sentiments from a .Northern ?'reacher. The Rev. Mr. Frothingham delivered a dis? course in New York on the day of thc decora? tion of tho graves of tho Union dead, winch concluded as follows : I mean all who died in the war wero equally victims. Thc Southerner and tho Northerns those who fell with us and tboae whj foll agaiust us-all were 'victims laid on the same altar. 1 would wish tbat we all did this as one nation. LH us strew tliese flowers not on North? ern graves alone, but on Southern graves also. Tbo.y were equally brave they were all equally faithful to their ideal; their valor was com non, their feeling was common, their endeavor was common, and the same d3Votionto their cause was common to each; and each sido wa-J devo? ted to its ideal-one sido no less entirely than the other. Northerner and Southerner each cherished bu purposes, each had hope, each was full ot confidence ot' tho ability of h s God; oach opened his Bible; each made his prayers to tho same Deity who direc? ted thc battle; they were common victims, la:d on a common alt'r, in a common cause Oh, wc ought by this time to be able to do jus? tino to tho purpos"8 as well as to thc spirit of our foes. They boro moro than we did; they sacrificed moro than we did. Their bernes were burned over theil heads by fiery shel's; ours wei o left untouched. They ure o'jligoj to bow their heals as conquered? wo aro privileged to raise ours as conquerors F would drop a tear on one of Ha ir gracex as quickly as on one of our ow?<; and I am willing to affirm that Ibo gnilt was no!: their's alone. We were all sinners together. * ? * These men fillod their placo, not shrinking, not swerving. They only knew that they were un? der orders, ami ra their place. Whoever they woro, let us remember that tboy did their duly ; they wero gond soldiers, lt was a groat word sweet lovely it is to die for ono's country. A greater word ?B thia - sweeter, lovelier is it to to liva that one's country shall bj sweet and lovely. -The town of Corinne, thc last ot tho rruah room ci'ies that sprang up and vanished as tho Union Pacific Railroad progressed, seems likely to become a perraauenc city. Though not moro than three mouths old. it has tip wards of ten thousand inhabitants, a muni? cipal organization, several hotels, dry goods, auction and commission st?re?, a banking bowse, and a d?ily paper. The stree s hive been numbered as high as "Thirteenth." and municipal ordinances looki ig to tho heal'li and cleanliness of tho city ara enforced by effi? cient police. The daily paper is erowdctf with advertising, and indicate excaeding activity in business. Oorinno must be tc t down as one of thc wonders of tho interior. A QUEER SUICIDE. A ?Ian Kill? Himself that lil? Children may Derive the Benefit of Insurance on his Life. [From the Chicago Tribune, Ma; 20. J ? suicile under rather peculiar circum? stances, and one of tbe incentives to which was obviously a desire to bestow on relatives a large sum of money to be obtained on a life in? surance, was committed, in this city either on Monday night or yesterday. The particulars are as follows : Several weeks since a middle aged mon named ?. Stephenson, with two lit? tle children, arrived in this city, evidently from Canada, and took lodgings at a boarding house kept by a lady named Mrs. Eliza Clark located at No. 187 Adams-street. - He stated thatbe was an engineer, and m a day or two made a trip on one of our lake steamers. During hie absence the childreo weic well pro? vided with money by bim and such comforts as they could reason? bly desire. On Saturday nuht he returned, and stated that he had concluded to Bend his children back to Canada. On Monday be took the little ones ard placed them on board of a Canada propeller. He re? turned to tho house about 9 o'clocu, and im? mediately sought his room. When he did not make his appearance at breakfast a servant was sent to call him, but she found the door closed, and nothing more was done about the matter until noon, when a carrier brought a letter to bim. The propri? etress of tee place and the carrier both visited his room, and finding it locked, with tbe key on thc in Bide, the door was forced open. On entering the room a ghastly sight met their gaze. On the bed, undressed to hie under? clothing, lay the body of Stephenson with his throat cut from ear to ear with a razor. Tbe suicide had been very particular as to details in committing the act, and placed his panta? loons under his pillow, carefully adjusted his other clothing on a chair, and otherwise con? formed with the strictest rule of safety and propriety. Before he undertook the bloody deed he had carefully tucked the bedclothes about his person. The following letter, ad? dressed lo a brother of the landlady, was found on the dressing stand by the redside. To judge from its contents, the "almighty dol? lar'' was one of the incentives to the act: "CHICAGO, May 24,1869. "Dear Sir-Will yon be kind enough to put some sort of a coma about me and lay me in a grave somewhere ? Send a copy of the verdict of the coroner or a oortifled copy of mv death to B. L. Stephenson, Perth, County of Lanark, Ontario, Dominion ot Canada, via Bait more and Ohio Ra lroad. Ho will pay all expenses which you mav incur. The certificate of my death is necessary, as my life is insured for a large BUT', of money. The vessel which took my two little girls away to-night snapped the last link which bound me to this world. I changed my mind and determined to go on a different journey to that which I first contem? plated. Excuse the trouble I mnst give you, and believe me truly yours, E. SrzPHENSOir. P. 8.-Please keep all quiet as yon can. If you send the documents mentioned above, you may rest assured that you will be amply remu? nerated for any trouble you may be at. E. 8." AFFAIRS Hf TBE STATE. Chester. The Chester Beporter says that "persons who bought and planted Dickson Cotton Seed, in that and Tork County, agreo in the state? ment, that the plant from this seed has Buf? fered more from the coid weather than any other kind of cotton. A-, a general rule they have failed entirely in getting a stand." Spartevnburg The S part auburn Gazette says : "Quite a large audience was in attendance at the Court? house on Tuesday night last, to listen toan adjiess by the Bight Bev. Bishop Lyncb. He presented a very olear, concise and interesting view of the rise and progress of Christianity, confining himself exclusively, however, lo the external development ot the church." Sumter. We have the following reports of township elections in Sumter County: Sumter Town? ship-Selectmen, T. J. Coghlan, J. M. Wilder. R. M. Andrews. Surveyor, J. W. Thompson. Clerk, B. S. Bradweli. Town Constable, But? ler Spears. Privateer Township-Selectmen, David F. Lide. F. M. Uellette, J. H. Cockerill. Clerk, J. B. Phillips. Constable, Willis Os teen. Surveyors, M. G. Hornsey, James A. Os teen, S. J. Bradford. Kc wherry. Tbe Herald says that "the last few days have been warm enough for the planter whoso hopes for a cotton crop bad weil nigh died out in consequence of tho previous extreme cold." Tba same paper Bays : "On a short jaunt into the country last week we were pained to see so little corn along the road, only here and there, or few and very tar between, did the coro plantings show themselves, but wherever they did, it waa refreshing to seo the plant BO vigorous and fine, while, on tho other* hand, although there was scarcely anything oise but cotton Denis to be seen, in many esses to dis? cover tho plant would have required the use of a magnifying glass of great power. That cotton is looking bad is undeniable, but from the vost quam itv ot land planted it may be calculated that if no further backsets or accidents ~ccur, the crop will be a fair average one Wheat bar vesting has commenced, and tho weather is highly propitious. We have made some inquir? ies about tbe breadth of land in wheat, and thc probable yield. The doctors arc about divided. Some say that tho usual area was sown, but that tbe'yield will not be so large as that of last season owing to tho lato heavy winds and rain having materially atteoted the bloom. Others affirm that not* more than two-thirds tho amount of land was planted, but that the soason having been favorable, the nights cool, ?Sec., little or no rust is seen, and that tho yield trill bo an average o ie. A gentleman who passed ovoi a large section of tbe lower part of [ the d:s rici last week, tells us (bat ho never saw finer wheat fields; that tho wheat WJS lux? uriant, even, well filled, and about ready for tho reaper." A PflOTOGBAPH OF Bu ILES.-The Imperialist says of tho hero of Fort Fisher : General Butler is pre-eminently a "represen? tative man" of this day and generation in Amorica. Coarse, violent, unscrupulous, the traditional "Tombs lawyer" all but deified, he is yet the most complete living embodiment of the kind of energy which now controls what we cill our "republic." He is the universal caucus in brdily form. We could not more completely depict our present system of gov? ernment than by affixing his photograph to a diaft of the grim relic of our battered shuttle? cock of a constitution. We shall be quite ready to accord to Mr. Butler the amount of credit which will undoubtedly belong to him for his important servies to the cause in which wc are laboring, if there wuro only a dozon euch men in America wo would bavo an empire bet?re thc next Presidential election, lor ihe nation woul 1 fly lo it ns their only refuge Irom an intolerable evil. -"An American Actress" writes from Ohio a long letter to the New York Times in reply to tho char cs of Miss O.ive Logan m relation lo the desirability ot ladies entering the theatri? cal proie-MOP. Pho thinks that Miss Logan bis drawn largely on ber imagination in de? scribing the r? quircmenfs of managers. 'Jbe argumentum aa hominem is introduced with considerable effect iu thc lettor. The writer cla>nis that Miss Logan's early career was not a success, that she was brought out as a "e tai" without talents or experience, and made a par? tial success only b.cause during the war any iictress could succeed, and that she long ago vo'untanly chose paris for representation by herself which uecessttatod tho exposure which she now 80 hotly condemns. ?3-THE NEATEST, THE QUICKEST AND THE CUEAPE?"T.-THE NEW3 JOB OFFICE, No? 14J EAST BAT, bavmg replenished Its Stock with a nev and lara*! assortment of material of tbe finest quality and latest stylos, is prep ired to execute, at ino bUortCsi notice and In tho best manner, JOB PB INTI NO of every de?crlpbou. Cali ani examino tbe seale of prices before giving your orders eUewbcrc. ^.CREDITORS' NOTICE.-ALL PEBSONS talented to Ur. GEORGE H. GUC?t?i arc requested to mute payments to either Mr. GEORGIE H. o RU HEH, orto Mr. O. W. GRUBES, (lo be found at racjsri. C<oaWI>'?STO?E, RINQ-sTBtET,) durlnc toe month. After tbe first of Jone, all Indebtedness unpaid will bo placed into tbe Uanda of a Magistrate, in order to wind up the affairs as speedily as possible. H. GBBDTS b CO., May 10 imo Agents for Creditors. /atterri lattas. jtg~ The Relatives, Friends and Ac? quaintances of Ur. and Mrs. THOMA? A. MUBBAY .nd family are respectfully invited to attend tbe Fu? neral Services of their Infant Daughter, from No. 13 Henrietta-street, THIS AirsaKoon, at Four o'clock._June* SS- The Relatives, Friends and Ac? quaintances of afr. and Mrs. J. J. BXASXET, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. F. POLHZMUS, and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. FZBOUSON, are respectfully invited to attend the Fanerai f enrices of Mrs. J. J. BEASLEY, at half past Eight o'clock, at the English Lutheran Church, THIS MOEN INO. * Juna 4 Special Mollets. ?"MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON RA1L BOAO COMPANY.-Thc First National Bank of Charleston will pay the TENI H (IOTH) DIVIDEND of the above Company, declared April 28th, 1869, to resident Stockholder" "* this city on and after the first proximo. ?VM. C. BREEs?, Cashier. Charleston, 8. C., May 31,1869. May 31 ta- EXECUTOR'S FINAL NOTTCE.-NO TTCE is hereby (riven that on the SECOND DAT or JOLT ensuing, at ll o'clock, A. M., the undersigned will apply to the Judge of Probate of Charleston County for a final discharge as Executors of Will of the late EBENEZER H. RODGERS. FRANC IS 8. RODGERS, ) GEOBQE A. RODGERS,} Ixeeutors. E. B. RODGERS, J Juna 2 wfmlmo ta- PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE.-A NEW COURSE OF LECTURES, as delivered at tbe New York Museum of Anatomy, embracing the sub? jects : How to Live and What to Live for ; Youth, Maturity and old Age ; Manhood generally review? ed ; the Cause ot Indigestion ; Flatulence and Ner? vous Diseases accounted for ; >'? arriage Philosophi? cally Considered, Ac. These Lectures will be for? warded on receipt of fonr stamps, by addressing : SECRETARY BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ANATO? MY, No. 74 Weit Baltimore-street, Baltimore, Md. April 10_mwf lyr JW FOURTEEN YEARS OLD-IN 1858 we purchased the entire stock of a BOURBON WHIS? KEY then three years old. We now offer this brand at |5 60 per gallon and $1 60 per bottle, or $16 per dozes, large bottles. Connoisseurs In this city and New York pronounce this the finest Whiskey of tbe day. Buy it and be convinced. Constantly on hand otber brands, from $2 60 to IS per ealton. WM. S. C JR WIN ft CO., Importers and Dealers in Fine Brandie*, Whiskies, Wines, ftc, No. 276 Klng-street, Branch of No. 900 Broadway, New York._ AW SCIENCE ADVANCES.-AS SOON A8 an article purporting to be of utility has been test? ed, and its merits endorsed by public opinion, un? principled parties endeavor to. tepleLish their de? pleted purses by counterfeiting and substituting a spurious for the genuine arti cle. Som e. time since. mercury, in the disguise of pills, powders, ftc, was given for all diseases of the stomach and liver, while quinine was freely administered for the chills. At length HOSIETTEB'S STOMACH BIT1EBS made ita advent, and an entire new system of healing waa inaugurated. The benc?c'al effects of this valuable preparation were at once acknowledged, and miner? al poisons suffered to sink into that obscurity to which an en'ighiened age has consigned them. There have been many spurious Bitters palmed upon the community, which, after trial have been found per? fectly woi thiess, while HOSTETTER'S has proved a Messing to thousands, who owe to it their restora? tion to health. For many years we Lave watched the steady pro? gress of HOSTE TT ER'S STOMACH BITTERS in public estimation, and its beneficent effects as a cure for all complaints arising from the stomach of a morbid nature, and we are free to say that it can be relied upon as a certain relief and rem? edy. Its proprietors have made the above prepa? ration, after years of careful study and sitting, and are now reaping the rewsr.1 claimed by this valu? able specific, and which they so richly merit. It is the only preparation ot the kind tbat is re? liable in all cases, and it therefore deminds tbe attention of the afflicted. May 29_DAC_ 6 j?- ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN.-ON THE Errors and Abuses incident to Youth and Early Man? hood, with the humane view of treatment and cure, sent by mall free of charge. Address HOWARD AS? SOCIATION, Box P. Philadelphia, Pa. May 22_8mos 43-BATCHELORS HAIR DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world; the only true and perfect Dye; harmless, reliable, Instanta? neous; no disappointment; no rldlculoua tints; rem* edies the ill effects of bad dyes; invigorates and leaves the bair soft and beautiful black or brown. Sold ly all Druggists and Perfumers; and properly applied at Batchelor's Wig Factory, No. - Bond street, New York. lyx May 16 Jj! KAN CIS H. DUC, Late of the firm of Shepherd, Due ft Cohen, MA* l'FACTURE II OF \P L A I N TIN WARE. And Wholesale Dealer in JAPANNED, STAMPED WARE, ftc, No. 18 Hayne-strcet, Charleston, S. C. OS- OIL, PAINT, FRUIT CANS AND BOXES made a specialty. mf May 24 JJOLilllES cv JU A CU KT H. fio. 30 Broad-street, Charleston, 8. C., BROKERS, AUCTIONEERS, BEAL ESTATE AMD GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, Will atttend te Renting and J Meeting of Renta and purchase and sale ol BtoO's, Bonds, (told, Silver and Real Estate. ALSO, To the Purchase of Gooda and Supplies for pirti? In the country upon reason iblo terms. GEORGE L. HOLMES.Al.EXA.NDER MAOBETX Jauuary 1_lyr J. D. HEARD, N. T. I W. J. HEASD, NORFOLK. C. W. YOUNO, N. Y. j F. E. O OOD RID OE, PORTSMOUTH. J JE ARD, YOUNG A CO., PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 347 Washing (on-street, NE ir TORE. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THB SALE OF EARLY VEGEGABLE3, FRUITS, POTATOES, ftc. REFEBENCES.-Go vernor Z. B. Vance, Charlotte; W. D. Reyno ds ft Bro., Norfolk; E. G. Ohio, Supei intendent 8. ft R. Railioad, Pnrtsmou h; Colonel s. L. Fremont, G. E. Burruss, Esq., Wilmington: H. E. Thurber ft Co., Lang bra a ft Egbert, New York ; Bernard O'Neill,Charleston; Alexander ft Russt'.l, Savannah 3mos Apri! 2 JAMTd KNOX.JOHN GILL J? N O X & G 1 JL I*, Cotton Factors A? GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Nc. 125 SMITH'S WHARF, BALTIMORE. CONSIGNMENTS OP COI TON. RICI?, ftc. RE HPBiJTFC 1 LY solicited, tin I liberal advances made theaeon. O ders for CORN sud BACON promptly executed with care and attention. 3mos Maj 13 ?*Wmfl. FOR LIVERPOOL. THE Al BRITISH BABE DALKEITH, V CHARLES 8. ANDERSON Af aster, having a > large portion o? her cargo on board, arni .meet with dispatch. For Freight engagement* applv to B, MUBE k CO.. Hay 19_Boyce'? Wharf. PLKASUHE } PLEASURE! THE CELEBBATED AMD WELL known YACHT MAGGIE MITCHELL, ilitely overhauled and pnt in fine order, i* - ?cow rear y to make Excursions to the vari? ous points of Interest about the harbor. Appl) to Captain on board, or BLACK A JOHNSON, Jane 1 tufa_No. M East Bay. EXCURSIONS: EXCURSIONS: THE FINE FAST HAILING YACHT ELLA ANNA, tbe Champion or tbe South, ?is now ready and prepared to make regular - -?rripf, th ns ?fft rd in ?r an opportunity to all who may wish to visit points of interest in our beau? tiful harbor. For paaaage, apply to the Captain on Union Wharf._Imo_May IC EXCURSIONS AROUND THE HARBOR, THE FINE, FAST SAILING AND OOM . "FO BT AB LY appointed Yacht ELEANOR twui resume her trips to historic pointa la ?the harbor, and will leave Government Wharf dally at Ten A. M. For Passage apply to THOMAS YOUNO, December 18 Captain, on board. BALTIMORE AND CHARLESTON STEAMSHIP COMP ANT. THE STEAMERS OF THIS LINE will tail on the following daw? for BALTIMORE: Th a M AK VIAND, Captain JOBS SON. FRIDAY, 4tb Jnne, at 2 P. M. BEA GULL, Captain DUTTON, will follow on - Jnne, at -. 9W Through Bills Lading signed for all claaaea or Freight to BOOTON. PHILADELPHIA. WILMING? TON, DEL., WASHINGTON CITY, and the NORTH? WEST. Tor Freight or passage, apply to COURTENAY k TRENHOLM, May 31_mwf8_Union Wharves. FOR fl HW ? JKH. BEG ULAR LINE EVER T WEDNESDAY, PASS AG ic cao. THE STEAMSHIP SARAGOSSA, Captain H TD RB, win leave Vtndar horsfa Wharf, on WEDNESDAY, June 9th, 1869. at - o'clock. RAYEN EL k 00., Agenta. June 3 H KW YORK. AND CUAHLKSTUI STEAMSHIP LINS. FOR N E W YORK. CABIN PASSAGE $20. TBE SPLENDID SIDE-WHEEL I STEAMSHIP JAMES ADGER, T. J. LOCKWOOD Commander, wUl aajT from Ad ger'i south Wharf on Sar. CEDAI, June 5th, at 3 o'clock P. M., precisely. 4EsT* An extra charge of SS made tor Xtekets pur? chased on board alter sailing. JKsT* No Bili? of Lading aligned after the steamer leaves. SW Throngh Bills L? ling given for Cotton to Boston and Providence, H. L -- ?V Marine Insurance by thia line J? per cent, erg- The Steam ?rs of thia line ar* Ant class in every respect, and their Tables are tupnlled with all the delicacies of the New York and Charleston mar kata. For Freight or Faaaage, apply to JAMES ADGER k CO.. Agents, Corner A rige r's Wharf and Eaat Bay (Up-otalra.) May 31_6 FOR PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON. REO ULAR EVERT THURSDAY. THE STEAMSHIP PROMETHEUS, 'Captain A. Ii GB AT, will Ka--North 'Atlantic Wharf, on Fnma*. June ,4th. at ll o'clock A. M. For Freight, apply to JOHN k THEO. GETTY, May 31_North Atlantic Wharf. PACIFIC MAIL. STEAMSHIP COHFY S THE oran Ltfit TO CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN. CHANOS OF SAILING DATS! STEAMERS OF THE ABOVE line leave Pier No. 42, North Blver, foot of Canal-street, New York, at 13 o'clock noon, of the lat, ll th and Slat of every month (except when these datea tall en Sunday, then the Saturday preceding). Departure of 1st and '?1st connect at Panama with steamers for South Pacific and Central American porta. Those of lat touch at Manzanillo. Departure of 11th ot each month connects with the new steam line from Panama to Australia and New Zealand. Steamship GREAT REPUBLIC leaves Ban Fraxcis? co for China and Japan July 3. 1669. No California steamers toucn at Havana, but go direct from New York to AspinwaU. One hundred pounds baggage free to each adult, Medicine and attendance free. For Passage Tickets or iurtber Information apply at the COMPANY'S TICK RT OFFICE, on the wharZ foot of Canal-atreet, North River, New York. March 12_lyr_F. B. BABY, Agent CMANOk OF SCHEDULE. FOB SAVANAH-INLAND BO UT E. VIA BEAUFORT AND HILTON HEAD. PASSAGES BEDUCED. To Savannah. So- To Beaufort ...54. FABE INCLUDED. THE SIE A MB b PILOT BOY, OAP? ?TAIN FENN PSCE, wll> leave Accom? modation Wharf every MONDAY MOBMHO at 8 o'clock. Rerurninr, wiU leave havannah everv WEDNESDAY MOBNINO at 8 o'clock. JOHN FERGOsuM, May 31 Accommodation Wharf. FOR KDISTO, ROCKVILLE, ENTER? PRISE AND BEAUFORT. ' THE STEAMER PILOT BOY, ^Captain FENS PECK, will leave Ac? commodation Wharf, every THURSDAY MOBNTNO, ai 8 o'clock. Returning will leave beaufort FBLDAY MOONING, at 8 o'clock, and Edtato at 2 P. M. JOHN FERGUSON, May 31_Accommodation Wharf. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. FOR PALATKA, FLORIDA* VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA AND JACKSON VILLE. THE ELEGANT AND FIRST-CLASS _.STEAMER Ol TY POINT, Captain JEO. E. MCMILLAN. ?Ul sail from Charleston every TUESDAY EVENING, at Nine o'clock, tor the above pom ts. Connecting with the Central Railroad at Savannah for il ille and New orleans, and with the Florida Railroad at Fernandina for Celar Keys, at which point steamers connect with New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola. Key West and Htvana. Through Bills Lading eigued to New Orleans 1 Mobne. AH freight piyable on Oae wharf. Goods not removed at sunset will be stored at risk and expense of owners. J. D. AIKEN k CO., Agents, May 27 South Atlantic Wharf, J T. HUMPHREYS, BROKER, AUCTIONEER AND COMMIS? SION MERCHAM. \ SALES OF REAL ESTATE, STOCKS, BONDS, SE CURITIE8 AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ATTENDED TO. No. ?7 UROAU-STHEET CHARLESTON, 8. 0. mam Hon. HENRY BUIST, W. J. MAGRATH, Bag. General JAMES CONN KR, T. B. WARING. Ea?,. OftoboT_ JOHN D. ALEXANDER, ACCOUNTANT, NOTARY PUBLIC AND GENERAL AGENT, No. 10 Brood-street. I RESPECTFULLY SOLICITS BOSINESS IN AD? JUSTING ACCOUNTS of Merchante and others, and in WRITING UP AND POSTING their BOOKS, either in part or whole A-c January 9 riAitLE & BLYTHE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, prc*.nvUle, S. C. WM. E. EARLE. A. BLYTHE. ii* May 28