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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1326. CHARLESTON, WEDENSDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. AVASHINGTON. uxiVERSAL AMNESTY FOLLOWS UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE. GOVERNOR SCOTT AT THE CAPITAL. A DODGE TO SAVE WHITTEMORE. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] WASHINGTON, March 22. Governor Scott, of South Carolina, arrived here to-day. Thc object of hl6 visit has not transpired. It is reported as coming from him that he will not issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Whittemore. To-day the President informed several South? ey men that as soon as the Texas bill was passed, he would send a special message to Congress favoring universal amnesty as a flt ting close of reconstruction. [PROM TILE ASSOCIATED PRESS.] WASHINGTON, March 22. The Sutro Tunnel is up In the House. The Reconstruction Committee heard Pei klns, Speaker of the Tennessee Legislature. No action. Thc Tennesseeans will have a further hearing on Thursday. The Foreign Relations Committee agreed unanimously to report adversely on the Den? mark treaty tor the acquisition of St. Thomas. In the Supreme Court, in the case of Benja? min F. Flanders vs. John P. Tweed, in one of the Louisiana cotton cases, the judgment ol the lower court was reversed, and thc case re? manded back for a new trial. LATER. The Committee on Foreign Relations in the House agreed to report a resolution of neu? trality between Spain and Cuba, and repealing the neutrality act of 1818. Associate Justice Strong will be assigned to Grier's district; Bradley will be assigned to the fifth district, comprising Georgia, Florida, Ala? bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The Foreign Relations Committee, in addi? tion to action adverse to San Domingo and St Thomas, agreed to set their faces agalust any further acquisition of territory. Revenue to-day one hundred and sixty-nine thousand. The Naval Committee, by a vote of seven to three, favor selling the Brooklyn Navy Yard property. Spain has eighty-nine vessels, six hundred guns, and thirteen thousand seamen in Cuban waters. In the House there was no action on thc Sutro Tunnel. The Elections Committee reported in favor of Booker, in Booker vs. Tucker, from Vir? ginia. The Utah Polygamy bill was resumed and discussed to adjournment. In the Senate, Sumner's bill to strengthen thc legal reserves and promote specie payment was indefinitely postponed. Johnson introduced a biU to divide Virginia into two judicial districts. The Judiciary Committee reported Ames as ineligible, which was discussed to adjourn? ment. ? -. THE WAR IN RICHMOND. RICHMOND. March 21. Thc city Is quiet to-night Ellyson's police are inApos6ession of the city. Chahoon's force of forty men are still in their station-house, around which a large crowd of blacks have been gathered oil day. Governor Walker has sent a reply to General Canby's letter, in which the Governor quotes all the acts, of Congress on the subject to show that G?rerai Cur.by had no shadow of authority for interfering in municipal affairs unless called on by the Legis? lature or State authorities, nor hos he any au? thority under the orders issued by the Presi? dent or Secretary of War. He says it is clear from a letter written by General Cunby to Cha hoon, on the 18th instant, that he (Cunby) had determined to protect Chahoon In exercising the functions of an office which, under the laws of the State, he did not and could not hold. Governor Walker say6, that as chief exec?, tive of the State, he will see Its laws faithfully performed, and when he linds the power ot the State inadequte, he will call in the aid of the United States. He contends that in a mu? nicipal difference in New York, neither Gener? al Canby or any other military officer would have interfered, nor should it bc done in Vir? ginia, a State that stands on the same footing in the Union with any other. An appended letter from Mayor Ellyson, stales that General Canby, on the night of the 17th instant, said he would get Chahoon's friends to advise him to withdraw his men from thc station-house, and Ellyson should discharge his special police and take possession. The next day General Canby himself took possession. LATER. A donse crowd of blacks, which have been standing all day around Cahoon's headquart? ers at the third station-house, so blocked up the streets that Mayor Ellyson determined to clear them. At ll o'clock he sent a force, who proceeded to clear Jefferson street, when they were fired upon by the negroes, and Richard Bush, a special policeman, was instantly kill? ed, and??j>aptain Wm. Knox wounded. Thc Ellyson police then fired upon thc crowd, and a/ter a short fight drove off the negroes, who carried their wounded and dead, il lhere were any, with them. Thc police succeeded in clearing the streets, and at this time (mid? night) alllis quiet. Bush's body was brought to thc City Hall. ARMED RESISTANCE IO LA WIN VIR? GINIA. FORTROS MONROE, March 22. Another attempt was made to place the own? ers of the Celry Smith farm into posses? sion, which failed, by the sheriff of Elizabeth City County, with a posse of fifty men, who lound some two hundred armed mole and female negroes-live or six shots passed close by thc sheriff. The posse reached Hatnp tou in satety. Thc sheriff has called on thc Governor for assistance. BOILER EXPLOSION. MiNEtiviLLE, PA., March 22. A large boiler In a colliery here exploded, killing several and wounding many. AID FOR THE SO UTH PACIFIC RAILROAD. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 22. Th2 Govern jr signed one million worth of bonds fortjjhe South Pacific Railroad, the pro? ceeds to remain in the State Treasury, lo be used as required. EUROPE. Proceedings of British Parliament-Dis? cussion of Religious Equality In Schools-Trial of Pierre Napoleon Funeral of Count Jttontalcmbert, ?Sic. LOKDOX, March 19. In the House of Commons last evening, after some unimportant business, thc Educational bill was again taken np. Vernon Harcourt supported the amendment suggested by John Bright, viz: That the basis of the bill should be religious equality; without this its provisions were unjust. He objected to lelegatlngsectarian controversy to vestries. Schools in the rural districts are sure to be monopolized by the Church. Parliament, to prevent this, shonld settle the question on a basir of religious equality. Mr. Mundella, tbs member for Sheffield, spoke in favor of Inc bill, taking thc ground that merely permissive clauses alone should be made compu'sory. Mr. Hoare, thc member for Southampton, demanded thc withdrawal of the religious clause ol' the bi:!. Mr. Bright, tho member from Manchester, spoke in favor of ilio bill, claiming that it pro? vided a school for every child, and made at? tendance compulsory. The debate was con? tinued until adjournment, at an early hour this morning. Mr. Temple favored thc project for religi? ous teaching, and Beresford Hope, of Cam? bridge University, thought the plan heathen? ish. Mr. Ricard, of Merthyr Tydvil, charged thc government with underrating the religious 6ense of the people, and Messrs. Bailey, of Herefordshire, and Fawcett Brighton opposed thc bill on general principles. Mr. Dilke, of Chelsea, favored thc Bright amendmeo C Mr. Gladstone deprecated it as having a ten? dency to sunder the liberal party. He vindi? cated thc bill in a long speech, and eloquently appealed to both parties to support the meas? ure. He reviewed and analyzed the argu? ments that had been made against it, and showed that it was an imperial measure, and that lt was non-partisan in its character. After speeches by Mr. Hardy and others in support of the bill, Bright's amendment was withdrawn, and thc bill was read a second time. The House then adjourned. Thc Trial of Prince Napoleon. PARIS, March 19. The high court for the trial of Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, for the homicide of Vic? tor Noir, convened at Tours yesterday. Prin? cess Bonaparte and her children have already arrived there. An enormous crowd of people collected at thc railroad depot to see thc dis? tinguished visitors. The city is crowded with strangers. PARIS, March 20. Prince Bonaparte hos arrived at Tours, in charge of an officer of the gen d'armcrie, and accompanied by the chief officer of the police. Paschal Gronssct, who sent Victor Noir to Prince Bonaparte on the morning of the fatal affray, and Milliere, both on the editorial staff of La Marseillaise, are also in Tours, as wit? nesses. Rochcfort, Groussetand Milliere were transported in charge of officers, because they are undergoing sentence as prisoners at Sainte Pelagic. Arrangements have been made to send telegraphic reports of the progress of the trial to the Emperor every two hours. P.vRiH, March 22. The trial ol Prince Napoleo : commenced at noon. The utmost solemnity prevails in the court. Paschal Grousset was so irrevelant and indefinite in answers, the court refused to hear him. A Crisis In Spain. MADRID, March 22. The truce between parties In the Cortes is broken. Prim, in a speech, said : "Since the Unionists give us buttle, Radicals, let us defend ourselves." The cause of the rupture is in the Unionists supporting Figuera'e amendment to the new loan lor ten millions sterling. The amendment was defeated by 123 to 117. A crisis is imminent. Prim's vic? tory apparently Involves the retirement of Re? gent Serrano. Admiral Berangere succeeds Topete in thc Cabinet. Rome. RCJIE, March 19. The funeral o? Count Montalembert,jorgan ized by General Dc Meridi, in which Bishop Dupanloup was to take part, was counter? manded by the Pope, being regarded os a manifestation against thc Council. As the in? cident produced a, bad effect, mass was ordered to be celebrated In honor of Montalembert by? an Italian priest ot thc Pope's selection. ROAIE, March 20. The Marquis dc Bauneville, Roman ambas? sador, is expected to arrive in Paris to-day. He has received conge for oight days, and has been summoned there for consultation. It is believed that thc absence of Bauneville will last three weeks. Discussion in thc council on the twenty-one canons of the church will not begin until he returns to Rome. The answer to the note of Count Daru, de? manding the admission of a French represen? tative to the council, has not yet lett Rome, as was reported. Thc Pope torbade thc French prelates from celebrating mnss lor thc soul of Count Monta? lembcrt, considering it a demonstration ol hostility to the (Ecumenical Council. An Ital? ian bishop officiated, and the Pope attended in one of thc galleries. As thc ceremonies took place while the council was in actual session, but few of the bishops could assist. Thc arrival is expected here of an agent of Ali Pasha, charged willi obtaining concessions to calm the agitation of the Armeniaus, caused by infringement of their privileges by the Pa? pal Court. The Steamship Samaria. QUEENSTOWN, March 22. The steamer Samaria reached this harbor to? day, all well, Thc passengers and mails were forwarded on the steamer Java. Mlicellancous. The officers ol' Hie Baak of England have de? termined to express Ute assay ol' gold in thou? sandths hereafter, instead of carats. Thus bars will bc calculated In parts of one three-thou? sandths, instead of one seven hundred and six? ty-eights, as at present. The contract for the construction of the Hon? duras Railway was signed in London on Thurs? day last. Thc work ls to be begun within a year. The Madrid Official Gazette publishes a de? cree requiring bishops and the clergy to take oath to the constitution within one month. Among thc sporting men of London the odds are against the Cambridge crew in the coming race with the Oxfords. An American named Booth has been impris? oned at Londonderry for killing a man named Tyle, in November last. The French Emperor and Empress are tobe godfather and godmother to the grandson of Ambassador Lavalkttte. The Portuguese Government will soudan ex? pedition to restore order at Macao. I The Bis'?) op or Barbadoes died on Saturday, ?.t his home, in western England. King William, of Prussia, on Friday received thc eldest son of the late Hon. Mr. Burlingame. Ollivieris a candidate for the Academy of Franco. QUIET IX NORTH CAROLINA. RALEIGH, March 21. The insurrection in Alamance is overrated and affairs are quiet. The people here are astonished at thc reports in Northern papers about lt. The report of another negro being hung here is groundless. There is no resis? tance to law in any county in the State and has not been. Persons accused of crime have been arrested, when discovered, without trouble, and there has been no attempt at res? cue. The statement that disguised men visit? ed the postmaster at "the Company's Shops" ls untrue. Some negroes who, in disguise, whipped other negroes in Alamance, have been arrested and aro now all in Jail. The mur? derers of Outlaw have not been discovered, but should they be there will be no more diffi? culty in arresting them than there was In ar? resting the alleged Ku-Klux in Lenoir last year. Spies and detectives are understood to be in various counties, but have made no dis? coveries ol conspiracy or insurrections. WEATHER AND CROES IN THE UP COUXTRT. [PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PENDLETON, March 30. I wrote vou about the cold snap before and ap to the 21st ol' February, when our ther? mometer stood at 14 degrees, and others in our neighborhood at 12 degrees. Therein 1 expressed a hope, from appearances on that day, that we should have better weather for the preparation of our farms, which had bern very unfavorable before; but we whooped be? fore we got out of the woods. That day was clear. On Tuesday morning, 22d, thermome? ter 20 degrees, hazy; by night thick and cloudy. At 10 P. M. commenced snowing, and In the morning, on going out carly, we found the snow to bc rather above, than at, five inches. Our friends ot the Intelligencer must have slept late to find the snow only three or four inches at Anderson: but it was deeper at Walhalla than at Pendleton, and our being north of Anderson accounts for the difference in depth. From the 22d to this date the weather has been unsettled, and from rai ns and freezes but little ploughing has been done. The range of thermometer, where noticed, is as tallows : February 23d, 2G degrees; 24th, 29 degrees; 25th. 28 degrees, with rain and high winds. Up to March 3d, 30 degrees; 4th, 32 degrees, with rain and high winds. Up to the 9th, 24 degrees; 10th. 26 degrees; 11th, 32 de? grees; 12th, rain; 13th, clear, 40 degrees; Uta. 42 degrees; 15th, rain; 16th, 26 degrees, cold wind; 17Ui. degrees, very cold wind, moun? tains covered with snow; 18th, 28 degrees; 19th, 30 degrees; 20th, 34 degrees, clear. In all propabliity most of the late sown spring oats have been destroyed In the sprout by the recent freezes. Preparations for planting very backward, and as we could not afford to feed our cattle on cotton, cow lood was never known to bc os scarce. All stone fruit must undoubtedly bc killed. Gardens unusually backward. May potatoes frost-bitten. S. J ORD AX IX CUBA. News from tbc Cabana In tito Field Puello'* Defeat Described by an Eye? witness-HU Losses not Exaggerated How Goycnuchc Escaped-Valor of thc Negroes and Chinese-Jordan Finds a Champion. The lTew york Tribune prints the following Interesting letter from thc "brisk, familiar hand" of an American filibuster In Cuba. In its editorial comments, the Tribune says : The letter ls of thc first interest, Inasmuch as lt gives an account which will not be im? peached, by an eye-witness, of the battle that ended so disastrously for General Puello and so .victoriously lor General Jordun. Thc nuin ber of Spaniards killed and wounded exceeded the number of Cubans engaged in this battle a piece of information which the patriots ac qulred In part by having to disinter the Span? iards to get their clothing. It ls General Jor? dan's own testimony that none fought better In this battle than the negroes and thc Chi? nese; but the account ot our correspondent permits some painful deductions. General Jordan fought thc battle with 648 men, includ? ing negroes and Chinese, and some of them so ragged that they had to strip the dead. But lt will be seen that the need of the Cubans is not men, bnt arms. The letter is as follows : \ CAUNAO, CAMAOUET, February 14. The bombastic Spanish accounts of the New Year's Day right at Minas, where Puello was driven bsick with great loss, and tho subse quc nt check ofG uyeneche, caused much am use inent lu camp. The facts are these : Puello, with picked details from five batta? lions of tile best regular troops, amounting to 2200 men, with four pieces ol' artillery, went to Nuevltas by rail from Puerto Principe", thence by water to Baga, and advanced Into the inte? rior. Near a plantation called Las Minas, Gen? eral Jordan had prepared an ambuscade, and was posted with 548 men, all told-Infantry, cavalry and artillery (but one small piece) behind his hastily devised entrenchmenLs. The Spaniards udvanccd lu apparent security, and did not discover the "hun in his path" until within thirty yards of the muzzles of the Cu? ban guns, when a withering fire was opened in their faces and on both Hunks. For a few minutes discipline and the pride of the Spanish officers kept the ranks steady, but human na? turi- could not stand the storm ol' leaden death hurled Into their very faces, and the runks broke and lied lo the rear. The Spanish artil? lery was badly served and the dring wild, do? ing no damage to our gallant ranks. Our sin? gle piece, on the contrary, did fearful execu? tion at its close range. Three lime* : ho well trained Spanish infan? try were brought to the charge, solidly mass? ed in platoons," and as often reeled, broke und tell back, fearfully cut up by the Cuban tire. General Jordun, mounted oil horseback, was everywhere ulong our lines Inspiring his adopted countrymen by will and example Ills color-bearer was mounted nt his side. While Puello was preparing for a fourth charge, the General, finding his ammunition nearly ex? hausted, thought, it prudent to withdraw lils men, and this was done at a walk, coolly and calmly, the men highly eluted with the severe punishment inflicted upon the enemy. None fought better in the ranks than the negroes and Chinese, and General Jorduuls loud iii his praise of them. The Spaniards buried their dead on the field, and retreated seven miles tc fortify themselves In a strong position, where they remained for two weeks, without daring lo leave t heir en? trenchments even for food, which became very scarce Their loss included 200 killed anil buried on Hie field, and 125 who died and were buried in their refuge. This is beyond doubt, as our laen disinteired thc dead to obtain their clothing. Alas ! what a sad picture of this war-dire necessity and unconquerable d?ter? mination to succeed or perish on one side, and the rao3t savage ferocity of the Spaniard on the other. Deserters confirm this Spanish loss, and place their wounded at about BCO, making their Mal loss exceed the number of our men engaged in the battle. Among their dead was one colonel and 32 officers. Our loss was tioo killed and twelve wounded. The fight re? minded me of thc ambush of Braddock at Fort Duquesne, and liad we an abundance of am? munition, Puello's command would have been cut off to a mau. Puello retreated to tho coast by a circuitous route, eoabled to do so bv the necessity of out? looking after his compadre, Goyeneche, who had come into this district from Esp?ritu Santo with a body of U000 men, and was threatening Guttimaro, where we had some supplies, be? sides looking for his friend Puello. General Goyeneche was found, and ambushed in like manner as Puello, and, had lt not been fora premature shot, andjthe giving way of some raw troops, before the cordon was completed, enabling the Spaniards to break through and escape, Goyeneche would have had no reason to reproach Puello for lils bad luck. As i: was he lest 150 killed. The country isrfllled with enthusiasm over these recent successes. Thc dry season is passing away, and the time ie at hand when the Spaniards must remain inactive, while we can operate evervwhere and In new fields to advantage. We hold the interior lines. The people are one in the sentiment ol' freedom. The Spaniards have no power beyond the 6hado\v of their bayonets, and hold only the ground they stand on. The end is near, and this suffering and bleeding country will soon bc free. The recent landings of our friends Cisneros and others on our coast have bought us many needful things; and our active friends In your country, we trust, may not allow their energy to flag In aiding us by moral force and powder and ball. Willing arms and hands enough we have; weapons we need. Gcueral Jordan is greatly indignant at the Spanish falsehood that he offered to surrender, and holds General De Rodas reBnonslhle for the calumny. Colonel Ryan is with us, and his friends, and those of Peters, Johnson, Warren, and other Americans here, will be glad to know they are in excellent health. STORE FRAUDS IX WALL STREET. Thc Women Brokers Victimized. Another fraud was made public in New York on Saturday in the matter of altered checks. On the 17th instant, says the Post, Woodhull, Claflin & Co., (the firm of women brokers recently started in Broad street) deposited at the Fourth National Bank, where they kept an account, what purported to be a certified check for $43GG 52. drawn by Park A lilford on the Greenwich Bank. The Fourth National Bank on the next day sent the check through thc clearing-house to the Greenwich Bank. As an exlra precaution, however, a mes? senger waa sent by thc Fourth National to the Greenwich to ascertain if there was no mis? take about the check, and the teller of the lat? ter pronounced the check and certification good. Later the Greenwich Bank discovered that the check was not good, and that lt had been raised from $40 to the amount above given. The Greenwich Baqk will be the losers, provided Woodhull, Claflin & Co. can show that they were innocent holders of the check. In addition to the above there has been discovered a fraudulent check of the amount of $0600 on the New York County Hank, drawn by Park & Tilford to the ordar of Woodhull, Claflin & Co. It is stated that the check was certified by the sr.ld bank, but that the certification was afterwards cancelled. The Express says: "Madames Woodhull. Claflin & Co. claim that they are 'Innocent lambs,' brought to the slautrhter by the adroit forcers who have been operating extensively In wall street for some time past. They scout tho idea of any other connection thau that of victims in this affair. Their explanation ls to the effect that an indi? vidual, some days since, entered their offi:e and introduced himself as a representative of the firm of Park & Tilford, and that he stated his firm was desirous of assisting them In their efforts to succeed In business, and that Park 4 TUfordwould in future buy nil their cold through Woodhull, Claflin & Co. Their story further runs, that he ordered some gold which they bought from Utley &, Dougherty, and he gave them n certified check on the Greenwich Bnnk, which turns out to be an altered one. Upon In? quiry at the office of Messrs. Utley & Dougherty, we round that Woodhull, Claflin ?fc Co., on Thurs? day, bought $3890 gold, which amounted to $4376 25 currency. In payment for this gold the female brokers tendered thc altered certi? fied check of Park <fc Tilford or thc Greenwich Bank, but they did not like a certified check on the Greenwich Bank, as th? t institution ls too far from Wall street for a business man to send to for Information in regard lo the genu? ineness of checks, and therefore declined to accept this check, notwithstanding the fact that it was tendered by the handsome female broker of Broad street. The gold was finally paid tor by a check of Woodhull, Claflin db Co., on the Fourth National Bank, which was cer? tified regularly by the bank before the gold was delivered. Further developments in re gurd to this affair are awaited with much In? terest." GOLD AXD PRICES. The New York Tribune remarks that thc general trade of New York has steadily im? proved since the price of gold has become more steady. Among buyers, lt says, there ls considerable comparison of thc present price s and those ruling before the war; a few articles are selling as cheaply as at that time, and some even cheaper, considering the price o raw material and the Increased rates of duty. The following ls a record ol the cotnparativ e prices or staple dry goods In January, 1801, and at present. The Tribune says: It must bo remembered, however, that the cost of labor, the cost of building factories and constructing machinery, thc rates of duty and the prices ol raw materials are very much greater now than in 1801, and that much time must pass before these Items of cost can be mnde to correspond with those of ante-war times, even with gold at par and specie pay? ments resumed. Prints. Jan. 1,1801. March, 1ST0 Merrimack W. 10J| 13?j Cocheco L. 10 12 Sprague. 9>;@10\i 10>,'?ll American. 9 @ie U}i Dunnels. 9 ?ll n% Lodi. 7 @ 9 9j4' Manchester. 8 8 8),' nit Ticks. Jan., 1801. March, 1879. Vork,30inch.12)6 20 York. 32 Inch.16J? 32 Anioskeug, ACA.17 iii Anioskcag, A.14 27 Atnoskeag, B.13 2-2 Amnskcag, C.1- '?0 Amo<kcag, ?.ll IS Conestoga, 4-4.IC,'? ?0 [rrom the New York Times.] There is. no doubt, even among our most in? telligent business men, an impression spread? ing that this country is an exception to one great law of political economy-that ls, that gold ls th ' standard of value. The cause ol' this distrust of science in pract ical matters of business, ls that a man of business must al- [ ways look at the probable prices ol' the few weeks or months Just before him. and they nre somelitne8 affected by exceptional or local causes, and not by general laws. He loses thus Hie habit of judging from principles, and confines himself to facts, and is usually all thc more successful from it. But, for that very reason, the ordinary business man ls often the poorest of all authorities on any general meas? ure ol'tinaiico which ID asl be based on broad principles. The llnunclal history of the last ten years will be hereafter one ol'the most valuable" con? tributions to economical science, and will, we are persuniled, only demonstrate more clearly its great laws. But it has yet to be written. In thc meantime we can only refer to facts and figures as they present themselves in the daily journals. These show how remarkably thc price of many articles have followed thc ap? pr?ciation or depreciation of the currency. Jn December, 1804, gold was at 222; in the begin? ning of March, 1870, lt was 115, or a fall ol about one-half. Most of thc great staples have fallen nearly in proportion. Thus coal is down about one-hall, from $12 to $0; sugar, from 30 cents io 13 cents; flour of the best Western brands, from $10 lo S8, and even lower: pork, from $37 to $20; molasses, from $1 35 to GO cents; wool, from 90 cents to 48 coin?, and cot? ton even lower, from $1 20 to 22 conti. Other articles, however, aro still held up by dealers, but must eventually yield. Thus butler1 cheese, eggs, apples, potatoes and mutton have fallen, perhaps one-third or less, and beef ] has scarcely fallen at all, owing to its scar? city. In the retail trade it is si ill harder for the consumers to force a reduction of prices, partly because wageB and rents still hold their gold rate, and compel dealers to keep up prices. Beef is perhaps 3 cents a pound cheaper; steaks about the same: mutton from 4 to 10 cents less; chickens and turkeys are higher; fish a little less; potatoes $1 cheaper the barrel; apples 50 cents less; coffee some 15 cents, and brown 6ugar 13 cents cheaper; crushed sugar 17 cents, and rice G cents less. The general tall in the retail provision market is about one-fiftl!, against one-half lu the gold market since HG4. There is a large margin yet ior decline, which consnmers must tuon experience. A little combination among consumers must speedily bring down prices and more fully il? lustrai ? the principle that "gold is the standard of value." i GROUND-RENTS. How House? nrc Ballt In Philadel? phia-A Hint for Charleston. An admirable plan of building houses, first adopted In Philadelphia, is rapidly becoming popular In the Northern and Western cities, and might, we think, be followed with advan? tage In the rebuilding of the burnt district of Charleston. The following, from Lippincott's Magazine, gives an interesting explanation of thc mode of carrying on building operations in Philadelphia: It is estimated that from fifteen to twenty millions of dollars-earning an average of six? teen per cent, a year-are employed Tn Fnlla delphia In the business of erecting noeses for salo. Thc usual mode of procedure ls as fol? lows : A capitalist buys three or four acres In the outskirts of the city, lias streets run through the property, and then advances to a mechanic about sixty per cent, of the cost of building a block of houses. When completed, the owner ot the fee makes a deed conveying the property to the builder, reserving a rent charge of so much a year. The rent-charge Is sold by the capitalist and thc process begins again. The builder retails the houses-known as "bonus houses"-to persons of small means, and each being subject to a gronnd-rent ol' two-thirds of its value, more or less, the amount to be paid by thc purchaser Is small. The greatest demand ls for houses of six to eight rooms, with bath, gas. hot and cold water and kitchen range, worth about twenty five hundred to three thousand dollars apiece. A mechanic or clerk who can raise seven or eight hundred dollars can buy a comfortable little house with his money, and pay olT thc ground-rent at his convenience. These ground-rents oro peculiar to Pennsylvania, and. Joined with the comparative absence of ,'banking facilities," they have done much to inakc Philadelphia a cheap and desirable place of residence. To the above statement of the facilities af? forded by ground-rents should be added a no? tice of an Institution comparatively new In this country, but which has been In operation for the past halt century in England and Scotland. We speak of the "Building Association." There are, lt ls estimated, between one and two thousand of those associations in operation In this city, cacti disbursing, on an average, at least one thousand dollars monthly. Putting :hcir number at tho lowest figure, say one thousand, we have here twelve millions of dol? lars annually invested in real estate-for that is the only security taken by the association for their loans-by the workingmen of this city. Truly it ls no wonder that Philadelphia I Is growing at the1 rate of a square mlle of buildings annually, and that nearly every fami? ly occupies its own house. TUE CRACK OF DOOM. Tlie Dissolution of the Planet we In? habit-Professor Wurtz's Theory In Regard to the End of All Things-Thc Destruction of Carbon by thc .Mollusks -Thc Coming New Zoic Cycle. [From the New York World.] "There are chemical changes now active on the earth's surface whose continuance must in? evitably bring about the final extinci?n of man, and ultimately that of all other Hie on our planet. * * * Comparatively and geo? logically speaking, the end is near." ' This startling announcement, made by Pro? fessor Wurta, Is, according to some authori? ties, based on strict deduction from physical law. Carbonic acid forms one-thousandth part of thc atmosphere of our globe, and la the fun? damental nutriment of vital existence, fur? nishing, as it does, the carbon to grow plants. It is evident that, compared with other con? stituents of thc atmosphere, this gas exists to but a very limited extent in the form in which alone it can support vegetable life, and the only means by which lt ls restored to the air are the combustion and decay ot organic bodies, and the respiration of animals. If the gas were used only by plants, these means of Its restoration to the air would be sufficient to counterbalance Its consumption, and for this reason: The approximate number ol' living species of plants Is 100,000-the individuals of each species outnumbering those of each spe? cies of animals. The number of species in thc animal kingdom is. approximately, radiates, 10,000; mollusks, 20,000; articulates. .'100,000; vertebrates, 20,000-making in ail 350,000. lt is thus seen that, animals being so much In ex? cess of plants, they would throw out more gas thun would be sufficient to support the vege? tables, laking bulk by bulk. Plants, in decay? ing, would restore carbon to Hu air, and, as nearly all that animals take from the air they restore to it, an equilibrium would be kept up. But lhere are other instrumentalities which ure unceasingly disturbing this equilibrium and withdrawing the gas from the atmosphere. What are these instrumentalities which are thus untiringly rendering the globe unfit to support organic lll'e ? Within thc sea are living beings preparing destruction to all life. The devil-fish, of which Victor Hugo hus given sucha romantic and horrible description, ls as naught when com? pared with the mule, Inglorious clam, and the delicious but deadly oyster, who, like the heart? less monster that he is, lies in his bed and bides his time, watching In grim repose his evening prey. Babbage undertook to show that the destruction of one animal by another produced more happiness than the world would know, If no such destruction ivent on, which was a scientific way of saying that if no ani? mal ate, none would live, and that animals like to live. It took many pages of the Bridge? water treatises to prove this astounding fact; bin what solace is that to the eaten-although it gives moral support to the eater ? We feel justified in eating oysters, but nh ! to think that all the while they are nibbling at our vitals, while pretending merely to be assimila? ting infusoria. Yet such is the horrible fact. Disguise lt as we may; shut our eyes to it; turn our backs and refuse to see lt-lt ls still there. The oysters are after us. The ocean covers about threc-tourths o? the earth's surface, or 15.000,000 miles, but lt ls not nearly so deep. Marine animals with cal? careous shells or skeletons secrete carbonates from tlie ocean water, the carbonic acids of these carbonates having originally come from the atmosphere. When we consider tlie al? most Infinite number of these tish with calcare? ous shells or skeletons-those large fish who will take lu carbon if they eau get it-we must admit with Professor WurLz,' that they are likely to cause the "great machine to run down," and let "affinity obtain its final victory over its mysterious antagonist, vitality." Waler, at ordinary temperatures, readily absorbs carbonic acid, un I, nuder the usual pressure of thc atmosph?re, it tak- s up Its own bulk of it. When the gas luis passed trom the waler, and become a constituent of the shells of fishes, it ls permanently locked lhere, and ever afterwards is unavailable for purposes ol' organic Ute. Thus, the water of the ocean is torced to draw from the air immediately above ll in order to maintain its regular and natural proportion of carbon. This it ls constantly do? ing; to replace every aloin of the gas which be? comes shell, the ocean extracts one aloin from the air. which is thus steadily rendered less and less fit for the growth o? plants, and con? sequently less and less fit for supporting ani? mal life. Mollusks were the very first beings who set about to take away our carbon. The most an? cient forms of animal life found in the lowest fossiliferous races ure mollusks, represented by the linyula and Hie abolas. Pienes were in the early limes a weak and pusillanimous race, destitute of backbone-they merely had back-cartilage; but, as time went on, they, too, learned the advuutage of carbon, and soon became stiff-necked and overbearing, multi plying, ns they did, to tin alarming extent. It ls heartrending to think of, but it ls neverthe? less a fact, that the first fish who hud gone so far as to be true verlerbrates, and have firm and carbonaceous backbones, appear in our own State In thc coralline formation of the up? per lleldcrborg: nor can Hie Catskill group be hold entirely guiltless, for they soon lollowed. Evil is tur more contagious than good. And tlie oysters got bigger and fatter, and more of them, and inc fish became more officious, and grew under the superficies of the sea; and, since lhat time, they have been taking away our carbon, stealthily and noiselessly, it is true, but not, therefore, less fatally. Then plants lollowed in the conspiracy. In the old limes carbon was as plentiful as heart could wish. In the carboniferous age, the earth, not content with its Ashes and clams, sent out trees to rob us. Giant ferns and ail 'paginable shapes and forms of plants grew in rank luxuriance, and as soon as they had got all the carbon they wanted, the earth shook It-s back and laid them away for coal. This was all very well, if it had not gone on, for It gave men a s'iow, and when there was Just enough carbon In the air to let him live, he availed himself the opportunity and lived. But the thing is being carried too lar. It should be stopped now; but, unfortunately, the fishes have the best of us. If the worst comes to the worst, we must set fire to our coal mines and release the carbon there stored, for as Profes? sor Wurtz says: "Geologically speaking, the eid ls near." Let man do his best to ward it off; let him build his Birminghams, his Pitts burgs and his Sheffields, and thus endeavor to restore the rapidly vanishing equilibrium, but by so doing he is only partially and tempo? rarily winding up the machine only to see lt run down again. Nothing belter could bc said in conclusion than in the Professor's own words: Into the ocean depths this precious constit? uent of the air ls continually undergoing "A sea-change Into something rich and strange," never to reappear In form available to life, un? til, indeed, that time shall arrive when "the elements shaU melt with fervent heat;" and which, under the Influence of this heat, the calcic and magn?sie carbonates shall be con? verted Into igneous silicates, rendering up again the treasure of carbonic acid in their marble grasp, the atmospheric oxygen, repre? sentative of affinity, enemy of vitality, shall also then be at least partially withdrawn by oxidation of sulphides and of ferrous oxide; and the earth be thus far advanced in prepara? tion for a new zoic cycle. GOSSIP FROM ABROAD. -The minister of a Glasgow cbnrch rec?ntry referred to the Mordaunt case in his prayer, and requested divine sympathy in "Her Ma? jesty's affliction !" - ihe Israelites of West Russia are at pres? ent suffering severely from famise and dis? ease, and, lacking the Impulse of liberal laws to encourage their industry, have lost heart and energy, and have appealed to the prover? bial benevolence of their brethren for relief. It is proposed to remove the sufferers to the in? terior of Russia, where a more moderate clim? ate, a fertile soil, abundant crops, and milder laws, may restore them to comfort, and inspire, them with encouraging hopes for the future. Contributions in aid of this project have been solicited by the Board of Delegates of Ameri? can Israelites, the president of which body is Abraham Hart, Esq., of Philadelphia. -The French Court which ls trying the claim of Don Francisco de Assis, husband of the ex-Queen isabella, to deal with their joint fortune In the interest of his children, hos pro? hibited the ex-Queen and Count Ezpelata, her steward or majo-domo, from all acts of admin? istration pending the final decision of the cause. This financial difference seems to have produced a coldness between the husband and wife, for lt is reported that thc former has left tho common residence, and hos taken up his abode with his friend Senor Mcneses, on whom the title of Duke of Banos was a few months ago conferred, the Queen, although dethroned, still claiming thc right to confer such honors. -Enthusiasts have long said that the Indian ryot is open to conviction, and that if his ac? quisitiveness were more developed, the large cotton-growing districts under his care would produce marvellously superior results. Model farms are now established for his benefit, and on them the out-turn of cotton per acre has been very much raised without irrigation or manure, and by such means only as ore within the immediate reach of the native cultivators. Besides cotton, a quantity of the mulberry has been planted, with a view to a revival of the silk trade, and attempts are made to Introduce and acclimatize tobacco of a superior descrip? tion. The co-operation of those who are now at the head of Indian affairs ls freely given, and the prospect of obtaining Increased sup. piles of cotton is once more held up. -What a million ls worth in some minds may be Judged from these two bon mots, which have Just come to light. Hope, the cele? brated London banker, who was suffering from an inexorable malady which prevented him from eating, seeing a friend at work upon a chop, exclaimed with accents of emotion, stopping his friend's hand as it was conveying a piece of chop on a fork to his mouth, "Cherished friend, I would give a million tobe able to eat that chop as thou art doing !" And M. Nathaniel Rothschild, who was paralyzed, on hearing ot thc accident to lila brother from a fall from his horse exclaimed, "Ah! how happy he must bc to be able to get on horse? back at the risk even of breaking his neck by a fall ! I would give a million to be able to risk as much !" -The French doctors arc famous for striking out i J new directions and for performing all sorts of experiments on livlngand dead bodies, amusing and horrible, in order to satisfy their curiosity or contrlbuto to science. Thc latest discussion that has arisen ls on the question whether thc brain of a guillotined man retains any consciousness alter the head hos been sever? ed from the body. Some of the savans maintain that there ls sensation and knowledge for a considerable period after execution, while others contend that the brain is Instantly placed in a comatose state which terminates in thc complete oblivion of death. In order to settle this disputed point, there have lately been some very singular experiments. The head of a parricide was placed in the hands of medical men within five minutes after lt was cut off. They began by shouting in his ear thc name of the dead man, but there was no contraction ol* the muscles. They then placed a sponge filled with ammonia to his nose, cauterized nn eye, and applied a heavy shock of electricity, without producing any nffect. So far thc experiments Indicate that there is no sensation in thc head after decapi? tation, but the doctors arc not satisfied. They have taken the head of a decapitated dog, and by injecting fresh blood have induced signs of voluntary movement. It is now their in? tention to do the same with the head ot the next guillotined man which comes into their oossession. We do not suppose that any use? ful purpose will be subserved by the decision ol' the curious question that has been raised, but there is perhaps no greater mischief in these ghastly and horrible experimenta than in the others which have so long amused the drench doctors, und certainly not so much as in tbe vivisection about which there has been a great deal of well exercised indignation. -The funeral of Captain Williams, of the Oneida, took place at Yokohama on the 8th of February. The ceremonies were very impos? ing. Minister DeLong and Lieutenant-Com? mander Mullen were the chief mourners. The French, Prussian and English ministers, the admiral of th? English navy, and the military and naval officers of various nationalities, the consular stall', and a large concourse of civil? ians were in attendance. -Charles H. Wynne, a well known citizen of Richmond, Virginia, and foreome time after the war publisher of the Times newspaper in that city, died on Friday night, aged 51 years. -Francis Loulsada, English consul for Mas? sachusetts and Rhode Island since 1669, died in Boston on Saturday, aged 54. ?bitnarn. BURT.-A faithful spirit has passed her higher life. ?BK?. *N Those who knew, in her domestic relations, the widow of Governor FRANK BURT, who departed this life on the 26th day of February. 1870, near Marietta, Georgia, aged 63 years, can attest to the womanly graces that surrounded her sphere.of duty. :~Mi-T^y??,T>*' They know, though nurtured In luxury, fand blessed by those ties which make the full circle of female happiness, how nobly she bore poverty and bereavement, and how, as the most delicate flowers, If not unrooted, gain strengt li by sway? ing winda, she took root and blossomed in the storms of life. But, though distant from us, the Unitarian Church, in Charleston, whose faith she graced and honored, must not let her pass away without a tribute to her memory. nie solitary reading of the Bible, brought the strict unity of God to her convictions, and hav? ing received that conviction, she held to it with the tenacity of an earnest win. Although a stranger, after a period of reflectionr she addressed Dr. Gilman, then Pastor of the Unita? rian Church, at Charleston, asking advice and in? struction. A correspondence was the result, and a bond of sympathy formed, that was never broken on earth, and we trust ls renewed In heaven.. -*?y It was a pleasant duty to him to supply her with a choice library to meet her wants in the works of Channing, Ware, Ac, and she prized it as one of her greatest treasures. twm>?N Guided by the Spirit ef Truth, and having "foundlier Lord," Hrs. BuRTavailed herself of th e earllest period In visiting Charleston, to obey his last request, by commemorating his death In the church of her choice. lt ls an easy thing "to walk to the house of God in company," and to see familiar faces, buttocoi e after nourishing the divine seed or faith alone, without social sympathy, requires a trust almost sublime-and Buch a trust was hers. . No one who saw that modest, almost shrinking stranger, In mourning garb, receiving the sacred elements, could have suspected the great up? heaval of mind and heart which, in the se? clusion of country life, without religious sympathy or theological aid at the outset, could have brought an unpopular truth to the surface, and then "confess lt befo re men." Hrs. BURT was to the last a devout follower of the Saviour, ami we tenderly commit her to "His Father and our Father, to His Ged and our God.,r C. G. Special Notices. pf SPECIAL NOTICE.-BOOKS FOR. 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