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VOLUME VII.-NUMBER 1109. CHARLESTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1869. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR BY TELEGBAPH EUROPE. THE AGITATION OF TBS IRISH CHURCH BILL IMPOSING DEMONSTRATION IK PREPARATION. LONDON, July 10.-The agitation in relation to the Irish Church bill threatens to become ?eriouB. Preparations are already bei Dp made for an imposing demonatration against Mr. Gladstone, who has hitherto hesitated to en? courage the meetings, but bas consented to give semi-official sanction, on the ground that the Lords attempted to qualify their opposi? tion to' the will of the government and people on the ground of pretended change in public sentiment. It is pertain, however, that the Commons will refuse to yield the Lords their . amendments, except, the three points not affecting the principle of the bill. It is ex? pected the open air meetings will be the largest ever known. * THE LORDS PASS THE BILL. Lonna*, Joly 18.-The motion for a post? ponement was withdrawn, and tbe Disestab? lishment bill waa passed to a third reading. Oe clause permitting Bishops to retain* their seats in the Bouse of Lords was erased, also a provision providing furnished residences and glebes for Catholics and Presbyterians, when the bill was passed and the Lords adjourned after an exciting session. THE CHANGE or aOVEBIWEMT Ul FRANCE. PARIS, Joly 10.-The Patrie of to-day says that the recent negotiations between th?'goT ernment and the Corps L?gislatif have resulted in an understanding that the former will re? alize the projected reforms, and announces a senatus consuUtm to carry the same into effect. The Constitution of this evening says that the counsellors of the Crown are discussing the question whether it is advisable to reply to the interpellation, and thereby divulge the pro? gramme of the government. No d?cision bas been rea obed, and, therefore, the reports as to the views of the guvwument ire premature. PABXS, Joly Lt.-Tbs Counoil of Ministers and the Privy Council have held frequent meet? ings, at the rrarrunrma of the Emperor, to de? liberate upon tbs interpellation for" political reform now pending in tbe Corps L?gislatif. It is said the- following programme has been agreed: apon, with tbs oonourrenoe of the Em? peror: The Senate will be immediately con? voked, whan Parliamentary chances of a liber? al character will be proposed by the govern* ment Thees reforms wiil'probably include the extension of the right and facility of interpella? tion and the creation of a responsible ministry. Tbs Emperor ohoos in g minis tera from* the Corps L?gislatif with a view of arriving at fha particular responsibility of each member of his Cabinet. , A THE EXPEROll'S POLICY. PARIS, Jujy 15.-Napoleon yields io the Corps L?gislatif. Np chance of ministrv is yet an ne un oed, but an early reorganization is ser- j tain. Throngb out tbs whole nisis the Empe ror has exhibited peculiar tact and unread ness. ] He had nearly all the members of the Corps j L?gislatif to dinner and at a soiree at St. Cloud, and chatted playfully with them. Many of them were of different shades of opinion, and gave expression to some piquant say in ge. TEM BKs?lH PRESS OH FRENCH AFFAIRS. LONDON, Jely 10.-The Times this morning has an editorial article on the state of affairs in France, Tba writer says that if the Corps L?gislatif is arm it will gain the powers which have been demanded by a Urge maj ai ty, and wh i ch the majori ty also desire. The old t h in gs are passing away, and another political dispen? sation is at hand, The desertion of the mon? archy by M. Machan will show how deep is the general conviction that the ''personal govern? ment" is a lost canse. The Morning Telegraph says that tbs Empe? ror said the principle of ministerial responsi? bility was the right one ,bu t that it was the busi? ness of the Senate, and not of the Corps L?gis? latif, to regulate it. Tim e, h b we ver, will bring the measure. THE YACHT DAUNTLESS. QUEENSTOWN, July ll-Theyaoht Dauntless, J James G. Bennett, jr., rx>dlmaodiog, arrived at this port to-day at 2.35P.M. All well. She experienced heavy weather. The voyage was made in 12 days, 17 hours, 6 minn Vee and 12 THE WEATHER. LONDON, July JO.-The weather throughout England is fine, and favorable for the growing crops. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. ' m WASHINGTON, July 18.-The trial of a negro woman for tho murder of a white man is pro? gressing before Judge Fisher. The jury is half black. The New York Tribune, in discussing the Virginia election, answering the question whether members of the Legisla! ure should be seated without ttking- the iron-clad, says: "Host certainly; this has been allowed in other States, why not in Virginia? Every one should take the oath of fidelity to the government and constitution, but not be required to swear that they never gare aid or comfort to the rebellion. It seems to us a strained construction of ex? isting laws which required this." k Tbe Cabinet meeting to-day ignored the further consideration of the Mississippi elec? tion, and the fourth Tuesday or November may be consMered fixed as the election day ior Mississippi and Texas. Dr. Mary Walker's application for office has finally been rejected by BontweU. THE WAR IN CUBA. HAVANA. July 18.-The railroad communica? tion to Puerto Principo ie free. The latter Sacs has been reinforced by a battalion of annes from Spain. The vomito is raging fearfully at Naevitas. The Spanish commander reports an engage? ment in tbe Sagua District, wherein tbe rebels snffared a heavy loss. Thirty-three additional estates of alleged rebels have been embargoed. NEW YORK ITEMS. NEW YORK, Joly 18.-American Girl beat Lady Thorn yesterday, Thorn running bat one heat. The track was heavy, and neither horse in good condition. The best mile was ran in fcSif. Byan, the filibuster, is still encamped on Gardiner's Island, and bas bis guards secretly watching for strange vessels. Several vessels have arrived from Coba and Bio Janerio with yellow fever. CUSTOMS SEIZURES, NLW ORL?ANS, JOIT 18.-Tho sugars here, under seizure, have bsen appraised, on a gold bsB>, at nearly two hundred thousand dollars, and bonds ?i l be required on the same basis. The customs < floors express the opinion that tha number ol o gars seized by Collector Stock? dale, in tbe last few days, was about one hun? dred thousand, and a quantity, belong ng to ene or the heaviest cigar m porters in the city, iras taken possession of to-day. THE FLOODS IN TEXAS. GALVESTON, July 13 -Tbe Colorado River is higher tban ever known, the water having risen forty-seven feet eight inches, bnt is now falling slowly. The whole valley is entirely under water, and the crops destroyed. The railroad between Altriton and Columbus has been washed away for several hundred yards. A number of persons were drowned below Col -ambos, and Altriton was aix feet under water, anda number of dead bodies were seen floating past there. The water exit cfif Donovant's and other plantations at Eagle Lake. At La? grange the water waa four feet in the public square, and it is rumored that Baa trop and VVebberville were waebed away, and many lives lost. The latter town is situated in lower land than Lagrange. The Brazos is very high still. THE STRUGGLE IN TENNESSEE. Excitement and Personalities ot* the Caavait. The Tennessee election takes place August 5th, and it 13 well that tbe dsy is so near at band, for the relations of the gubernatorial candidates have now got to the fighting point. lt ia evident tbat they will have to stop stump? ing the State. It was bara enough for each of them to tolerate the verbal omlaugbts of th9 other; but when they fall to with fists and bowie-anivee, it will be impossible for the peo? ple to retrain from joining in. The Knoxville Press and Herald gives the following account of a recent "joint discussion" between the rival candidates 00 the stump, ard tbeir behavior towards each other: Dorine Governor Senter's closing lemarks at Clintoo, fae was 'a ciicumstanc-" more severe and scathing in his denunciation of Stokes than in any previous speech. The ''General's" military record was used pretty mach in the way tbat boyB uBed a bladder, wbiob is puffed ono and swelled by the wind it confines within itself. Governor Seo ter used it as a foot-ball, threw it around among the bystanders, and finally took it between his hands, and briarie tr them sharply together, borst it. Wfaen the "bald eagle" rose 10 reply, he fair? ly trembled with anger and shame. Raising hui long finger and pointing it towards Gov? ernor Semer, he said: "Fe?ow-cit?ens-I have a wife and children whom I should greatly dislike to part from. Yet I tell Governor SOD ter I will hold him parr tonally responsible, after the election, for wbat he has said to-day. Ii fae consuls!s bimseir a gentleman, 1 challenge him to meet me after the-eieetion, as a gentleman and we will tb en see who is tbe coward and who the man. I denounce Ben ter SB a liar, and I am ready to meet him any time after the election." Governor Senter, who was sitting immediate? ly in tho rear of Stokes, coolly arose and in? formed Stokes that be was ready to meet brm now, or at any time agreeable to him (Stokes) pr?tions to the election, but would prefer to settle tbe difficulty without delay. He, there? fore, invited 8tokes to step out on the field in the rear of the stand and obtain satisfaction. Stokes replied that fae would settle the affair after the election. Both speakers then intimated that the dis? cussion was closed for the day. Senter slao ped Stokes on the shou'der and remarked, quietly, that he preferred to give him satisfac? tion without delay. Stokes then replied that he did sot mean anything serious, bot desired Senter to under? stand his desire for a fight as expressed in a Pickwickian Bense. The affair would doubtless .have resulted se? riously if Stokes faad not been destitute of courage. A correspondeit thus describes the two can? didat for Governor of Tennessee : The oontrast between the two is very marked. Senter is young, between thirty-five and mx, a little above medium height, broad, and rather inclined tobe portly; black hair and beard, and rali and florid face, wbich tells of a love for the good things of the world. No an? chorite, evidently. Though comparatively a young man, fae has bad mucb oolitioal expe? rience, having been in public lire almost con? stantly sin oe he was twenty-one years of age. Stokes, on the contrary, is thin and spare, slight figure a little stooped, bald crown, smooth and colorless face, beak-like nose, and general contour both of taos and figure, which at times seems decidedly bird-like, and recalls forcibly tbe familiar soubriquet (the "ball eagle of the mountains") by which he has been so widely known m this canvass. MR. GEORGE PEABODY AND HIS SECOND SIFT TO THE SOUTH. The New Bedford Mercury, of July 7tfa, Bays Hr. George Peabody's second gift to promote education in the Southern Btate3 is even greater than it bad stated it to be, and adds: Besides the valuable stocks, worth more than a million of dollars, he adds $384 OOO in Florida bonds, which will ultimately ba paid, and will swell the amount of his gifts to 1 his one object to nearly $4 OOO OOO. The letter to tb? trustees, advising them of this new gilt, was written by Mr. Peabody himself, and shows the clearness and vigor of bis intellect., not? withstanding the fact that he is Buffering f ron a disease of a serious nature, painful and prostrating, and which, he is conscious, must before long termir ate bis bfe This interview between the t rest philanthropist, lying upon his siek bed and the distinguished gentlemen who bave so wisely administered his magnifi cent charity, was an exceedingly affecting one. A description of it, and particularly ot Air. Peabody's remarks, not only in regard to the educational scheme and what be expects to re? sult from it, but in relation to the war, would intensify the public regard for him, not only as one of the greatest of benefactors, but as one of the outeet of patriots-never for a mo? ment faltering in his allegiance to tho govern? ment, though never forgetting that tho North an i Sonth const 1 ute one country. He will not live to see the full fruits of bis*noble charity. But the great banker, in bis best days, never embarked in a scheme more certain of success or promising more magnificent return?. His educational fuud is accomplishing and will consummate what obanges of tba constitution . could never effect ihe existence of real and abiding harmony between the North and the South. Mr. Peabody, we learn, designs to adminis? ter upon his own estate. Death will find him possessed of only means sufficient for a be? coming burial. Ho will leave nothing for heirs to quarrel about. His vast ?tate will not be tied up in chancery, at the instigation of some avancions heir at lew. to the pore disappoint? ment and Buffering of needy beneficiaries. He will fluisb his good work. GENERAL F. P. BLAIH. JB. ON THE ?0UTH"J1N SOLDIEBS OF THE LATE WAE.-The remarks of General F. P. Blair. Jr., at the banquet meet? ing of the Society of the Army and Navy of the Guli reunion meeting, held at Long Branch last week, for wbich he was called to order amidst hisses and other demonstrations, were made after a ?hort speech b ? General Sheridan, laudatory of the volunteers ol tho Union army. General Blair Had been called out for a spet cb, atid wini followed is thus reported by the Now York papers. Major-General Blair said he would say a word for a people who hod not yet had a voice raised in their behalf. "I will speak of the people who were once our enemies, and 1 know that when I speak of them before soldiers, 1 speak before th"se who will heartiL respond those against whom we ontendod. whom we aspersed as rebels, and whom we triumphed over as well. They were great and generous people; they were worthy of the steel of our best. We nave heard here of Farragut and ShendaD. but we shall yet hear ot Lee aud Stonewall Jackson. [Hisses and enes and great confusion.] Who is it dissents? [Num? bers of voices, "We dissent." "I dissent." .'l hink of Andereonville sn J Libbv prison "J It would be little ment for us to have tri? umphed over a mean enemy. [The speaker was sgaio interrupted by a storm of nisse-. J 1 speak ot them as onr late adversaries. [Cries of "rraitorB."j Are there no voices to bo rtreed for them? [Cries or "Yes" and ' NJ," great confusion aBd cries of "l?aitor."] Admiral Farragut here decided thal to intro? duce anything which interrupted the ha min? was oat of order. FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. I Election of Professor of Law In the ?tate I University -Bursar-Pro spec ts- The j Taxes-Meeting to Ten Tai Law. [FBOH om own CORRESPOND rar | C OL v UBI A, July 13.-1 be Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina held a meeting yesterday, pursuant to adjournment three weeks aero. A good deal of routine busi? ness, such as receiving and considering reports of committees, was attended to; bnt the main item of business was the election of Major C. Davis Melton to the Chair of Law. In this election we have indicated the policy intended towards the University, namely: to continue it in its present style. In the election of Major Melton to the chair of law-a man who stands high in the community, wh > is eminent in his profession, and whose mind is characterizad in a high degree by those qualities of severe ligio and system that are deminded in such a posi? tion-his election indicates the purpose of keeping the tone of the institution at its maxi? mum. The election gives universal satisfac? tion, and it is understood that Major Melton will accept the position. The burearon ip was given to Jsmes Davis, a respectable negro of Colombia. As the bursary system of boarding has bean practically abolished (by the students choosing to board elsewhere) since last Octo? ber, the only duties remaining for Bursar Davis are those of "sherm*," which have been per? formed by a negro ever pitioe the college was founded. The board adjourned to meet again at the call of the chairman, Governor Scott. It is understood that such meeting will be called at au early day, so that the new professors lo be then elected may be ready to enter uporrtheir their duties at the regalar time-i he first Mon? day in October-when the next seseion begins. A prominent phi si cist of Charleston ts spoken of as likely to be invited to the Chair of Phy? sics, vacated last spring by Professor John Le Conte. THE TAXES. At a meeting of citizens, yesterday, it was decided to.resist the payment of certain cases of excessive taxation, by legal process in the courts. Chancellor Carroll and P. W. Pickling. Esq., were selected as attorneys in the case or cases to test the law. These s'.eps have been hastened by Governor S jott's letter, bat had j their origin in a discontent anterior to that publication. The community approve the testing of the question in the courts; bat most temperate men think it is not an occasion for muon political declamation. COBSAIB. PERSONAL. -Lord Lyons went from Paris to London to j vote on the Dish Church bill. -Since ISM, Wm. H. Seward has built one hundred tnd sixty houses in Auburn, N. T., and sold them, on easy terms, to men of mode? rate means. i -Julia Ehergenyi, the aristocratic murderess of the Countess Cborinsky, whose trial excited so much attention, baa died of consomption, i at the Neadorf penitentiary. I -A Louisville matron, whose husband snores badly, keeps a clothes pm underneath ber pillow, and when his snoring awakes ber, she adjusts the pin on hie nasal organ, and then slumbers peacefully. -The Beauffremont divorce case in Paris still goes on. Thoy seem to have been a nice couple. The husband writes: "Amuse your? self ; mind you amuse yourself well. As long aa you do not mike m3 ridiculous I ask no more.:' -Isadore, the youngest daughter pf General Albert Pike, was found dead in bier bed, at memphis, on last Friday morning. She bad retired complaining of nervous headache, and, from an empty cbloro.orm bottle fonnd beside ber, it is supposed she used it to soothe the I pain, and in her sleep had upset the bottle upen her pillow. -An aged Phil Adelph ia lady, whose failing sight rendered necessary a prayer book of great size, recently called on her friends on her way to church, and opon starting agaio unwitting? ly picked up a small musie box instead of the prayer book. Daring the sacred ceremony the old lady attempted to open her prayer book, when, to her surprise and the astonishment of the congregation, tbe machins struck up ' Lan? nigan's Ball" with great ctearnepa and force. -An elf-like lady, the Princess Felioie, was recently received by the French Empress, at the Tuileries through the mediation of Prin? ces* Mettt mich. The Princess Fe?cie walka erect beneath the outstretched arms of a child of two, yet the lady has attained the advanced age ol Bix. Her paients are peasants of Pro? vence, her brothers are stout and well-grown laborers. To attire Princess Felicio for her audience with the Empress, a doll's dressmaker was Bent for, and among her stores ware found a muslin frock, a sash of b'ue, and a plumed bat, which exactly fitted her Li li pul ian form. -"George Eliot," or Mrs. Lewes, the author of "Adam Bede," is an accomplished linguist, a brilliant talker, and a musician of extraordi? nary skill. She is aH genius and culture, but she is not beautiful; on the contrary, is decid? edly plain. Yet, even bad she never written a hue of poetry or prose, she must have been regarded by all who koew her as a worn in of vast and varied knowledge; a worn in woo could think deoply and talk brilliantly; wl.o could not only play severe classical music like a professional performer, but also bring forth the utmost meaning from the heart of au old ballad. -Two daughters of the illustrious Eager B. Taney have lately been dismissed from the em? ployment of the government, and their places given to two of tho God-and-morality party. Tuese ladies, it is stated, are advanced in years and in the most stn ?toned circumstances and entirely depondont for support upon their daily labor. Their illustrious father, Chief Justice Taney, served the government faithful? ly for more tban a quarter of a century, and shed a lustre upon tho judioiary of the govern? ment unequalled by auy saro that of John Marshall, aod retired irom offica a poor man, and his daughters are now denied employment by the government. Tbcso ladies were in the Patent and Pension officas, u ider the chat ge of Secretary Cox. and it is said ho was fully aware of their circumstances, and that special oppoals were madoto him by Mr. Caleb Cueh mg. and yet it was all for naught. -Here is a pretty story from Figaro, wbich reminds one ol the c rarity brigands of young? er oouutries. The Duke and Uuches.2 of Sax? ony were driving in the neighborhiod ot Sor? rento, when suddenly their carriage was sur? rounded by tbe band or tho terriole Fuoco, tho bravest, moat accomplished, and most feared ot Neapolitan banditti, Besietance being use lf ss, the Duke'a party Burioa loJ. Fuoca ap? proached the carriage, hat io hand, and polite - 1 / asked whom bad ha the honor of addressing. Ha was informed. Bowing to the party, he handed the coachman a gold coin, and said to the Duke ae he dismissed his band, "Will your Highness pardon tao audacity and int>o lenoe af m.v mm, and bring with yon a favor oble recollection of tho anforlnnate Neapolitan Fuoco." It is necessary to say that the Duke was equally generous, and that be sent to his gallant captor a magnificent gold watch valued four thousand france. -It was one of the peculiarities of Washing? ton Irving that he took kindly to the mint julep. Dickens ditto. When the latter was in this country on his first visit, Irving and he met, by appointment, at Baltimore, and had two days of good time. Some man of bib? ulous habit, an admirer of tbe booka of both, sent to them at the hotel a most enormous mint julep, wreathed with flowers. Dickens writes: "We sat one on either Bide of it, with great solemnity, (it filled a respectably sized ron nd table,) bat the solemnity was ot very short duration. It was quite an enchanted ju? lep, and carried ns among innumerable paople and places that we both knew. The julep held out far into the night, and my memory never saw him afterward otherwise than as bending over it with bis straw with an attempted air of gravity, (after some anecdote involving some wonderfully droll and delicate observation of character,) and then, as his eye caught mine, melting into that captivating laugh of bis, which was the bright and best I have ever seen." -A correspondent of the Boston Traveller writes from New Orleans : 'Into the uncom? pleted customhouse, upon which General Beauregard was working when he abandoned architecture for the field, we went, admiring the grand design and the ponderous masonry of the building. Ol the second floor, the way to which is up the same old rickety plank stairs, is the room occupied by General Long? street. He was there when we went in, and greeted us in a very cordial manner, appearing aa mach at home as any other man should in a fat customhouse office. If a man ever bas rea? son to smile it is when he gets into the . .stom- ' house, tot it is one of tbe neatest, prettiest, jol? liest, laziest petitions ever bold by man. Gen? eral Hood is running a commif sion stoze on the second floor of a stone building on a' side street. Be was ever sociable, and talked freely about the war, and said he regretted nothing he had done, and would do the same fighting over ag in if he bad a chance. He said when be succeeded General Johnson ia command of the Western Confederate army he knew the game was up. He was only fighting to eave his honor. The revolution was crushed when Vicksburg fell, and he said so at the time. He said it was painful for bim io talk about the lost cause, and he did not like to recall the war. General Beauregard is President of th e New Orleans and Jackson Railroads, and bas hts office in a floe marble-front building in the wealthiest part of the city. He made little or ?o reference to the war, but confined his con? versation to the commercial convention and the condition of the railroads." VOYAGING IN TSE CLOUDS. Aa Exciting Balloon Trip from the city of Bogalo to the Alleghaay Mountain! - Two Falls lato lake Erac -Thirty Miles aa Hoar at aa Alta, trade of Two Miles-Ont of Ballast imatting Through the Treen-A Night ia a Tree-Morning ?ad Safety. On the 5th instant the balloon Hyperion as? cended at Buffalo, New York, carrying up Pro? fessor Hing and four gentlemen of the press, one of whom, a writer ra the Buffalo Commer? cial Advertiser, has published a long and ex? citing account of tbe trip, from which we con? dense the following narrative: THE ASCENT Was made at 4:15 P. M. There was a light current of air at the time of casting loose. The balloon rose almost perpendicularly to the height ot some four thousand f<*t, and a mag? nificent bird's-eye view of the city was afforded. Every street and building m the oily was plain? ly visible, and the people who atiil thronged the neighborhood we had left, looked like pigmies. The sensation, even to tbe n .vices, was very pleasant. There was none of that dizziness which we, at least, had expected to experience at first. We realized tbe feeling which has often been noted by balloonists-not that we were ascending from tbs earth, bal that the earth was receding from us. As the balloon went sailing up and along, it was to us apparently stationary, and as if the earth was being unrolled before os. like a huge panorama exhibited for our special benefit and delecta? tion-we eomfortablj seated in a front seat meanwhile. A DESCENT INTO THE LAKE. At twelve minutes to 5 the drag-rope fell into Lake Erie, causing a serious loss, as there were but twelve bags of ballast on board. The narrator continues: At twenty-five minutes past 5 o'clock, being then pretty nearly thtee ?carters ol a mile higb, and about opposite oint Abino, the balloon commenced descend? ing, the momentum constantly increasing, as fror. KM g notified us. He also gave ns to un? derstand thal we should go into the water, but assured as there would be no danger, aa we would quickly rise again. He instructed all to grasp tbe ropes firmly, to step upon tbe edges of the basket when we struck, and to bo careful not to be thrown oat by the shock. Al) this was uttered m an instant, and in less than two minute;, as it seemed, the balloon Strock the water. The shock was quite ViOlSUt. but w3 maintained our positions, and nothing serious followed. The bottom of the basket Bank bot a few inches beneath tbe water, on which it skimmed for lomething like a hun? dred feet. A portion ot che provisions were soaked, and our oveicnats and feet got wet. A small quantity of ballast was discharge J, and we again rose. Thu voyagers made ano'her descent, fifteen min?tes later, but immediately arote to an alti? tude of two miles, travelling at the rate ot thirty miks an hour. At twenty mmnces to six they passed over tho Village of Eden, and abouts wore heard, asking them to come down, and agreeing to furnish them with a convey? ance back lo Buffalo. DOWN WE COME! Having determined, says the writer, to ac? cept the kind invitation extended by the pot? pie of Eden, Prof. King Buffered the balloon to descend gradually, aud at twenty-five minutes to eeven we came close io the ear'L in an oat field belonging to Mr. Michael Hutchinson, one milo aud a q tarter cast of Eden vidage. Thu anchor was lei go. but dragged noou the ero iud until we hud passed into an ad? joining corn field, when ono of the men who had come alter us threw h.mself upon it, and thu Hyperion waa brought to a standstill. After o sufficient number of mea had taken bold of tho basket to pr Vent the balloon from ascending Professor King gave purmis?ion lo those of his pa Beugers wno nisbed to get out to streich their lees io do so, which we did. After a pleasant chat of fifteen minutes' dura? tion, the command was given tore-embark. We bade our friends good bye and soared away, amid expression* of c. od will and hearty cueers, which we duly reciproca, ed. AWAY WE GO ! Ascending with speed we soon reached sn altitude ot a milo, and while drifting aooot ate our buppere aud chatted pleasantly. At twelve minutes past seven we struck a current of co.der air, and travelled southerly al a dis? tance of a dozen miles from the lake shore, os wo were told by Protestor King, although to the untravelled balloonist it Hppeaied but across a coupie of fields or BO. The voyagers now wished to descend, bur dared not OD account of tho prevalence of forests m tho country over which they were sailing. At last all their ballast gave oat. and the bottom boards of the car were taken eu' and split and thrown over as occasion requir? ed. At last they came to a part of the country where ?hey thought a landing might be itt t empted, and they prepared to descend accord? ingly. CEASHTNG TEB0X7GB THE TREE TOPS. We could not distinctly see the ?rees, appa? rently m front and oi el her side ot us, and here aram Professor K ng corms-i.ed ns: "Holdfast to tb3ropes of tho basket, but be careful to keep your hauds out ofthownjot tbe anchor-rope, or yon may get them torn Look ont also for tbe branches of tbe trees they hurl yon from the basket 1" Tbe warrine came in time, and every grasped the rope) and braced himself for shock. On drove the balloon like an enraged monster over the trees, the strong basket "With iron ol a aped and with iron bound-" crashing tbrongh the tops and tearing away great branches in its rushing course. The shock was awful, but though the basket crack? ed sod quivered, not a withe was severed, not a strand was parted. XHKOCQH THE NIGHT. The anchor caught at last upon a tree at o'clock; and ts soon as it was ascertained that our J rarney was actually ended, the momeo tous ques ion arose, how were we to get down We coald distinguish the trunk of tbe tree be low and the limbs above us, but we knew not how far was the ground, or what was beneath us. Never at a lots, the eronaut direct ed that all the siring and rope which we could find put together and an attempt made to get soundings. The two flags were tied to the ends of two small sticks, seven feet each length, used for flag stans, and to these were added whatever was available in tbe shape cord, and the trial made. No bottom. HOW TO aar DOWN ? Another cause of apprehension was that the wind might arise during the riebt and drive the balloon against some of the limbs with suf? ficient force to puncture it, thus letting the gas escape; but it was agreed that if the wind did not blow, we might oontinue suspended io our basket-four feet six by five feet six, and three feet deep-in safety until morning, evsn though it was caree nf d to an angle of almost forty-five degrees. Then, again, we might remove all the ropes bat four by which the basket was attached to the hoop, tie them together, let one man lower himself by hand, end go search of help. Ah I bat all the ropes we could spare, when tied together, would not reach the ?round, for our flags, and flag-stafls, and cord and string, were forty-five feet in length, as measured upon the arm, and they did not ! What next? Why shout for assistance Good! Altogether, now, and give it all your power of lung I "Hillioho-o-o-o-o-ohl" But only echo answered "Ob-o-o-o-oh I" MAXING A NIGHT OF IT. Again what ? Make the best of it I That's it. Lei's have a concert. And didn't we sing! We sang "Up in a Balloon," wbicb, berna en cored we treated ourselves to "Auld Lang Syne," "Old Grimes," "When Mw Day with Rosy Light." and so on ad infinitum. As wind-up to that portion of the entertainment Professor King favored us with selections from the French and German- operas-ir we may take his word for it: and we would take hi word for anything; but a decent and becoming respect for the troth compels the admission that, however superior the Professor may be as an oronaut as a singist he is not a success A long per od of impatience followed, but the night came to an end at last. THE MORN TNG BREAKS. When it bad become sufficiently light to dis tinguish objects about, above, and beneath us plainly, we found that we were banging about sixty feet from the ground; that there were otner trees near us; that immediately ander the ba?ket there was nothing but ?mall bushes and teat tiie surface was level. Convinced that we had nothing but oar own efforts to rely apon tor oar release, Professor Eing decided I to cat the anchor rope and allow the basket to descend to the ground. Not knowing the amonnt ot lifting or resisting force left in the balloon, we proceeded to lichten the basket by throwing overboard everything it contained and coffee can, baskets cf provisions, sand bags, Ac, were quickly upon the ground. TBE OESCBMT. Catting a smaller rope which had been fas tened to the basket and a limb of a tree above to lessen the strain upon the anchor rope, the Professor climbed to the hoop, and cann ming all to be in readiness, severed the anchor rope itself, threw his knife from him, quickly swung himself back into the basket, and in an instant we were upon the earth. It waa 2:20 o'clock Although tbe shock waa somewhat violent, no one was hurt in the slightest degree. The party landed at Ki nz a a, Wiirren Conn ty, Pa., and after a severe jaunt o /er bad roads inasprioRlesswagon, through a country m fes ted with rattlesnakes, reached Buffalo more fatigued t:<an hart. THE TUEN OF THE TIDE. The Result la Virginia and Ita Effect - Will Grant Adopt a C?nserratlTe Pol? icy! 0?: The Washington correspondent of the Balti? more Gazette writes : The objects accomplished by the result of the elections in Virginia, however important, excite secondary interest here wheo compared to the evidence this great political revolution furnishes of a previous w holcome change of pu bbc sentiment everywhere. It is well known that the primary parp?se of the RiJ ical party of making the negro, politically and socially, supreme at the South, and politically and socially equal at the North, was beginning to "stink in the nostrils" of all decent men. The manifest design of forc? ing the negro into the trades unions (or to break them op,) helped amazingly to open the eyes ot the rank and file in the Northern work? shops. Tbe adoption of tbe Fifteenth amend ment by packed Radical Legislatures, without permitting the people they pretended to rep? resent to have any voice in the matter, aided, and the otter failure ot tbe new administration to respond to the general desire for the real pacification of the country, completed the dis? gust of the people. The sweeping defeat ot the Hidicals in Virginia is but a reflex of this general disgust, of which decisivo evidence may be expected in the fall elections. General Grant has it yet in ms power to re? trieve the error into which be fell at the begin ring of his administration, and I am informed he is aware of the absolute necet sity of dis? carding the advice of the men bj whom be has heretofore been guided. The people (however befogged for a time) will never deliberately sanction tbe impracticable and revolting theo? ries of Sumner's faction, when attempted to bj reduced to practice. The time baa happily at last como when, backed by tho people, he may assume a conservativo position without danger of even the anathemas of the extremes of bis part v. Io such a course he will be sustained by the nation at large, and may laugh to ecorn the faction that will be left in the opposition gutter. MISSISSIPPI. Thc action of the Cabinet on Friday, in relation to the Mississippi election, is signi? ficant in several respects. It is thus virtually conceded that tho Conservatives will triumph in the other Southern States, and that the erfect of these victories on the tall elections in the North is dreaded. Hence the postponement of the Mississippi election until November. The Pr?sidant hid decided on a much earlier day for the election in Texas and Mississippi, but he has been overruled by these extremists. TENNESSEE. What of the contest m reunessee? Stokes has been, up to the present tune, thecmdi date of the President. In his interest have Bout well, Creswell and Delano made appoint? ments and removals. But the moral weight of the Virginia election promiees to overwhelm these par isan influt ncea and to secure the election of Senter. The President is disposed lo throw Stokes overboard, and it is doubtful if even Boulwell can sav-- him. There is really very little to choose between aiokes and Berner. If i thad an v choice at all, the Democratic party would have nothing to do with eiiher of ibem. Ot the tno evils, however, Senter is considered tho least. AS*OFFICE COUN1Y COMMI SIONERS. FI'ihPROOF BUILDING, JULY. 12,1869.-Felons wishing to contract for thc building ol a Bridge over a creek, known aa "Church Creek." to connect John's Uland and Wadmalaw, will hand in their bro* posais to thia office on or before the 21th ?nat A Plan and SpeciQ. ation?. recently prepared by Mr. L. J. Barool. Civil L'oginoer, can be seen at this cul ?c from 10 o'clock A. M., to 2 o'clock P. M. F LANCE, July 13_ll_Clerk Board C C. &W BATCH ELOB'8 HALB DYE.-THIS splendid Hair Dye is the beet in the world; the only true and perfect Dve; harmlose, reliable, instant: neouf; no dlsappolntm-nt; noitOiculoua tinta; rem? ?di?e the ill eCecti of bad dve?; invigorates and leaves tbe bair soft and beautiful black or bro ?n. >old ly all Bruog'sta and Perfumers; and properly applied at Batchelor^ Wig Factory, No. - Bond Street, New Jork. Jyr May i; /nacrai notices. 49? The Relative? and Friends of Mr. ind Mrs. ALEXAKDEB DUNCAN are respectfully invi? ted to attend the Funeral .Services cf Ml BON L-OUI9A, eldest daughter of the late WILLIAM DUN? CAN, at the residence of her grandfather, Mr. JOHN CASSIDY, No 58 -1. Philip street, at Ten o'clock THIB MOBNIKQ, without further invitation. July 14 49* Th* Friends and Acquaintances of Mr. MICHAEL KENNEDY, and of Mr. and Mrs. BOBIXT, are requested to attend tie FUneial or the former, THIB Iranooi, at Four o'clock, without further notice, at Northeastern Railroad Depot. Joly 14 ? Special Mitts. ??CAUTION -POISONOUS TOILET POW DEB.-The use of powders, blooms, ftc., which can not help but rum the skin eventually, is fast be? coming superaeded by that new and eTqulalte beau? tifier, MILK OF VIOLETS, which is sold by all dracgi- ta and fancy goods dealer?. Especially for summer nae it is delightful. G?nerai agent. V. w. BBINCKEBHOFF, Kew York. 1 July U 49* O'NEILL vs. MoKEWN, ET AU-NO? TICE.-By virtue of the order of the Court mate In this case, 1 am now ready to pay the claim anta on the Estate of the hie Bev. P. O'NEILL, eleven per cent, of their teepee tl va claim*. July 13 a JOHN B. GRAY. Becelver. 49-IHE NEATEST, THE QUICKEST AND THE CHEAPES1-Tan NEWS JOB OFFICE, No. 143 EAST BAT, i.r.ng replenished its Stock with a new and large assortment or material of the finest quality and latest styles, is prepared lo execute, at the shortest notice and In the best manner, JOB PRIN TING of every description. Call and examine the scale of prices before giving your orders elsewhere. 49" INSTALMENTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE ?RAILROAD CALLED FOB.-The Six? teenth, Seventeenth. Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth In sta! menta are called for as follows: The Sixteenth Initaunent on 15th of April, 1869. The Seventeenth Instalment on 15th of May, 1809, The Eighteenth Instalment on 15th of June, 1889. The Nineteen tb Inata'ment on 15th of J dy, 1839. The Twentieth Instalment on 15th of August, 1869. Tte Stockholders in Charleston will find the amounts due on their subscription at the office of Colonel J. B. E. SLOAN, Brown's Wharf, to whom payment] fa author zed to be made. If not paid by last date will be declared forfeited by crier of Stock? holders. W. H. D. OALLLARD, January 13 lamoS Secretary and TreMurer. 49- NOTICE.-NAIIONAL FREEDMAN'S SAVINGS BAN K. -DEPOSITS made betweea now and July 19th, will draw Interest from July 1st. June M 94 NATHAN BTTTEB. Cashier. 49" PHILOSOPHT OF MARRIAGE.-A KEW COURSE OF LECTURES, aa delivered at the Kew York Museum of Anatomy, embracing the sub? jects : Row to Live and What to Live for ; Youth, Maturity and Old Age ; Manhood generally review* ed ; the Cause ol Indigestion ; Flatulence and Ner? vous Diseases ace c mated for ; Marriage Philosophi? cally Considered, ko. These Lectures will be for* warded on receipt of fear stamps, by addressing : SECRETARY BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ANATO? MY, No. 74 Weat BalUmore-arreet, Baltimore, Md. April 19_ mwf lyr 49- THE WORLD GROWS WISER.-THE. human stomach ha? been a ahamarolly persecuted organ. There wai a time when for every dereliction of duty it wai punish'd ?Ith huge doses of the most diaguating and nauseous drugi. In vain it rejected them, ind (literally) return ed them upon the bandi of those who administered them. They were forced upon lt again and again, until ita solvent power wu thoroughly drenched out of lt The world is wiser sow than it waa in that drastic era, when furious purgation and mercurial salivation were what Artemaa Ward would have called the "main bolt" of the faculty, in cases of dyspepsia and liver complaint The great modem remedy for Indigestion and bil? iousness la HOSTETI'EB'S SIOMACH RITTERS, a preparation wrlch baa the merit of combining a pal? atable flavor with auch tonic, aperient and an ti bil? ious properde?, aa were never beretofoie united in any medicine. It has been discovered, atlast, that sick people are not like tbs fabled Titans, who lound prostration so reXre?hing that, when knocked down, they rose from the earth talcs as vigorous as before. When an in? valid is prostrated by powerful depleting drugs, he ii apt to itay prostrated; ard the debilitated being aware of tbs fact, prefer the buddln g up to the knock? ing down syp tem of treatment HOS 1 ETTER'H BITTi RS meets the requirements of the rational medical philosophy which it present prevails. It Ha perfectly pure vegetable remedy, embracing the three important properties of a pre? ventive, a tonic and an alterative. It fortifies the body agaiuat die ease, invigorates and revitalizes the torpid stomach and liver, and effect! a most saluta? ry change in the entire system, when in a morbid condition. In summer, when the enfeebling temperature ren? ders the human organization particularly suscepti? ble to unwholesome ilmospheric influences, the Bit? ters should be taken as a protection against epidemic dlaeaae._pac_6_July 10 49-DUrCHER'S LIGHTNING FLY-KILLER. Death to the Li vi o 5 I Long live the Eiders I Sold by Dealers everywhere. Imo_Jung 29 49* ESSAYS FOB YOUNG MEN.-ON THE Errors and Abuses incident to Youth and Ear'yMan? hood, with tho humane view of treatment and cure, ?.nt by mall free of charge. Address HOWARD AS? SOCIATION, BOX P. Philadelphia, Pa. May 22_3moa S3-MARENGO.-F EVER AND AGUE CURE, TONIO, FEVER PREVENTIVE.-This val? uable preca ration haa been in private uae for many years, and through the persuadion of (rienda, who have u ed it with the moat beneficial resalte, the proprietor has been induced to offer it to the pub? lic. It ia warr m ted to core CHILLS AND FEVER of however long standing, removing-the cause and entirel} eradicating its effects from the system. It will PUBIFY TBE BLOOD, strengthen the diges? tive organs, induce an appetite, and restore the patient to perfect health. It is a purely VEGETABLE preparation, and so harmless that children of all ages may take it with safely. Aa a tonic HARENG J ba' no superior, and for debility arising from the effects of fever, or from uther cause, is invaluable. A few do.-es is sufficient to satisfy the moet in? credulous suff-rer ot' its viriue and worth. All who try one bottle of MARENGO witt be so much pleased v?itb 1 s effect, '.bat they will readily en? dorse it, NO HUMBUG. For evidence ol its effi? cacy and valu-, refer to MARI NGO circulars, which contain certificates of well known and respect abie citizens. MA?ENGO is a genuine Southern pr?paration, the propr ctor and m mulaoturer b ing a native and ri aident of Charleston, and it is fully guaranteed to give complrie and universal satisfaction. NO HUMBUG. TRY IV. For sale by all Druggist?, and bj DOWIE k MOISE, corner Meeting ODd Haael itreete; GOOD 1 ICH. WINEMAN A CO.. Hayne-atreet. and G. J. IUHK. Druggist, Agent of Proprietor, corner of King and John streets, charleston, d. C. june 8 nae 3mos /ine Jlrts. ^_ jpHOTUGKAPIl CObOUl&G. PERSONS' WISHING TO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS tinted with care and taste can have their orders promptly filled by leaving them at Holmes' Book House. Written directions should in roch case be given as to the style of coloring pieferred. April 22 3mos* QlTRATtn OF 1UGNKSIA. A GOOD COOLING 8UMMRR MEDICINE MADE fresh every day, by DB. H. BAER. May 25 Nc, 131 Meetinj-street. Snipping. EXCURSIONSl EXCURSIONS THE NEW AND COMMODIOUS YACHT MABY ELLA, is now reidy and prepared to make regular trips to pol o ta of Interest in our harbor. Will also take pan lea fer Picnics and Moonlight Excursions. For Engagements apply to Captain CODE, on board at Atlantic Wharf, or to Na 109 EAST BAY. June 2*_Imo EXCURSIONS! EXCURSIONS f THE SINS FAST SAILING YACHT EL, I, A ANNA, tue Champion of tte sou tb, is now ready and prepared to make regular tripe, thoa affording an opportankv to a ll who mav wish to visit points of interest ia our beau . tiful harbor. For passage, apply to the Oap tain on Union Whir f, June 21_ EXCURSIONS AROUND T11K HARBOR.'. X-, THE FINE, FAST BALLI NO AND OOM? MV^FOBTABL? appointed Yacht SUATOS Pk, will resume her trina to hil to ria pote ta la JaQst-the harbor, and will leave Oovernmeu Wharf rtaily at Ten A. M. _ For Passage apply to THOMAS YOOHG, December 18 Captain, om board. KEW TURKANO CHARLESTON STEAMSHIP LINS. FOR N ? W YORK. GABLN PASSAGE $20. TBS SPLENDID 8TDE-WFREL bTEAWHTP MANHATTAN. M. 8. WOODHULL Commander, will etti from adder's couth H hart on Par - c SD AV, July 17, at 12 o'clock M. An extra chante ol ts made for Tickets par chased on board after sailing No Billa of Lading signed after the steamer leaves. mg- Through Bills Lading given for Cotton te Bo*ton and Providence. B. L mw ' hroogb Bills of Lading given to Liverpool. ?rf- Manne Insurance by this line % par cent. MW The nteam ?ra ot this line are first olaas ia every respect, and their Tablea are tuoolled with ail the delicacies of the New York and Charis*ton tsar, kata. For Freight or Passage, apply to JAMEh ADeab a CO.. Agents? Corner Adaer*? Wharf and Bast Bay (Up-tair*,! MW Cf A J PION, will follow on SxTUXDAy, Joly 2a ai 6 o'.lock P. iL July 12_?_ FOR PaiLA??tliHHlA AAL) BUS 1 UN, REG THAR START THURSDAY. THE STEAMSHIP PROV BTHK ' US, Captain A B. GHAT, will U ave ^Nortk Atlantic Whait, on Taros* . sai. 16th instant, at lox A. M. For Freight apply to JOHK A THEO. GETTY, July ia_North atlantic Wharf. BAL TI MURK AND CHARLESTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY. THE STEAMSHIP FALCON, Captain Honan, win sail for Baltimore on lauaaxuT Moana*, Jmy is. at half-past 10 o'clock, fresa Pier No 1, Union wharf. Through Bills Lading signed fer all classas of Freight to BOSTON, PUlLaDti. PalA, W1LMITO* TON. DEL, WASHINGTON CUT, and the NORTH? WEST. For Freight OT passage, apply to COURTENAY A TRENHOLM, Joly 10_S_Union Wharves. FOR NEW URS. ? PASSAGE 120. THE SPLENDID 8LDEWHBXL STB/MUMP MAGNOLIA, Cacti? M B. OSOWXLL. having elegant aaa spedous accommodations lor pea sengers, will kate Vandethorst'e ?turi oa Wsm jutsnar Mossmte, Joly IA Itt*, at half past 9 o'clock. r Joly 8_KAVENSL a ou. Ageim. PACIFIC MALL STEAMSHOP COMFY ? THROUGH LU'S TO CALIFORNIA, CHINA AND JAPAN. QB ASO B or SA IL ry o DA rat , STEAMERS OF THE ABGV line leave Pier No. 42, North Brm, foot of Canal-street. Nsw York, at 12 o'clock noon, of the 1st, 11th and Hst of every month (except when these dates Jail en Sunday, then the Saturday preceding 1. Depart ure of 1st and list connect at Panama witt stammers for Sooth Pacific and Central American perta. Those of 1st touch at Manzanillo. Departan of 11th ol each month connects whk the new steam One from Panama to Australia aaa New Zealand. Steamship OREGONIAN leaves Baa Francisco Cor China and Japan Au?tut 4. i860. No California steamers touch st Havana, bat ft direct from New York to AapinwslL Ons hundred poonda baggage free to each adult Medicine and attendance free. For Passage Tlcketa or further information applf at the COMPANY'S TICKET OFFICE, on the whait foot of Canal-street, North River. New York. March 12_lyr_F. B. BABY, Ageat FOR B DISTO, ROCKVILLE, ENTERPRISE AND WAY LAND? INGS. THE STEAMER ST. HELENA _J Captain H. D. i ixion, will recorre at Trna DAT. 14th mst, and leave To-Moaaow Moasxao, at 8 o'clock, and Edlsto FBZDAT Moan iso, at 8 o'clock. For Freight or Passage apply on board or to JOHN H. MURRAY, Agent. Market Wharf. No Freight received after sunset The steamer will leave again on THOBSOAT, 23d inst, at 4 A. M., and Edlsto on FXXDAT, 23d instant, at 4A. M._1^_Jnly 14 FOR EDlsTO, ROCKVILLE ANO BEAUFORT. THE STEAMER PILOT BOY, ? Captain FIRS Pxcx, will leave for the above points every J HUBSDAT MOBHXKO, at 8 o'clock. Returning, will leave Beaufort FBLDAI MoBKoro, at 8 o'clock, and Edlsto st 2 P. M. JOHN FERGUSON, June 30 w Accommadation Whart CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. FOR PALATKA, FLORIDA, FIA SAVANNAH, FHBNANDINA AND JACKS? VILLE. THE ELEGANT AND FIRST-CLASS _'STEAMER DICTATOR, Captai? W. T. HONKITT. will sall lrom Charleston every TUESDAY EVENING, at Nine o'clock, tor the abovt pointa Connecting with the Central Railroad at Savanna! for Mobile and New Orleans, and with tee Florid* Eal)road at Fernandina for Cedar Keys, at wbiol point si earn era connect ?nth New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola. Key Went and Havana. Through Bills Lading aigoed to New Orleans sad MoM i e. All freight wyeble on the wharf. Goods not removed at sunset will he stored at iii k and expense of owners. I. D. AIKEN A 00" Agents. May 27 mw Sooth Atlantic Whaat F R GARDNER'S BLUFF, GEORGETOWN, ?ND ALL LANDINGS ON THE PEEDEE BITER. TH K oTEAMER M ARIO V, CAP _?TAIN J. T. FOSTEB, is receiving freight at Accommodation Wharf, and will leave on 3HTTBSDAT NIGHT, the 15th inst, Jnl, 13 3 JOHN FEBGUSON. J T. HUMPHREYS, BROKER, AUCTIONEER AND COMMIS? SION MERCHANT.. ?ALES OF BEAL ESTATE. STOCKS. BONDS, SB. CUFJTIKS AND PERSONAL PBOPKBTY ATTENDED TO. No. S7 BRO A O-S T R EE T OHAHLB^TON, 8. C. BZFE&ZN CE8. Hon. HEN-tl BO 1*1, W. J. MAGRATH, Esq. General J Ail FR CONNER. T. B. WARING. Esq. <!CtOl>" yyiLLIS At CH1SOLM. FACTOBS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS A5P SHIPPING AGENTS, WILL ATTEND TO THE PURCHASE, SALE AND 8H1PVFNT (to Foreign and Domestic Ports, et COTTON, BICE, CUMBER AND NAVAL STORES. ATLANTIC WHARF, Charleston, S. a e. WILLIS.A. R. OHISOLH October 28 _ K OSADAIilS Purifies the Blood. For Hale by Draajgistt KTerywbere. July 28 in