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; @je <?%af legton ff ?lg ffletog?, I VOLUME X._NUMBER 1424. CHARLESTON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. WAR INEVITABLE ! THE NOTE OF PREPARATION HEARD ON ALL SIDES. PRANCE MORE EXACTING THAN EVER IN HER DEMANDS. The King of Prussia Snubs the French Ambassador. THE "MARSEILLAISE" CHANTED BT THE STUDENTS IS THE STREETS OP PARIS. THE PRUSSIANS CALM AND CONFIDENT, Ac, Ac, Ac, The Wltbdmwal of Prince Leopold Clrealar Vote of the British Govern? ment. LONDON, July 12. Tie formal withdrawal of Prince Leopold has been*telegraphed to Madrid. His action la placed'solely on the ground that in conse? quence ol the Insult which had been offered to Srjanishhonor, the Cortes wo old be guided in their tote by ? d?termination to uphold the in? dependence of the-nation, and therefore the election would" not be i spontaneous and sin? cere expression in favor of the Prince, without which he would not be willing to ascend the throne. Prussia maintains her dignity intact, -and yield? not an inch to the French demands. -The British Government has addressed a -circular note to Its representatives abroad, de ' fining-its position on the Spanish affair. The -ncte deprecates the -discourtesy of Spain in .concealing from friendly powers negotiations with a loreign primeo in connection with the .throne ; regrets the threatening tone of France, "which ls calculated to obstruct .explanations .and an amicable settlement ; approves of Prus Bia's position in the absence of proof of her .complicity in the-Intrigue. While the election of Prince Leopold would be destitute of politi? cal importance, England* will.do all in her power to Indite him to withdraw in order to preserve the peace of Europe. The Londqn Telegraph Bays the further statements made by the English ministers last evening in Parliament discouraged all hopes of peace; even were Prussia to reply'as France apparently desires, that fact would .afford no assurance. Concentration of Troop*-The Martel!-' lalse-The Emperor's Horses, ?fcc., ?%e. - . - LONOON, Joly 12. There ls no doubt that Prussian troops are concentran ne near Baden an d Mayence. The Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette Btates that many or the news dis? patches from Pari8_to the United States have been delayed and altered, because they con? tained details of preparations for war. He adds that regimental bandsman? busily prac tic- ! lng the Marsellalse, and reproduces the report' of the Gaul ola that the Emperor's horses, after special training to accustom them' to -artillery fire, h ave been sent to the frontier. N : Deputy Gambetta intends to make a speech in the Corps L?gislatif, In which he will de? mand the government to insist on the fulfil? ment of the treaty of Prague, and M. Arago .will oppose him In the interest of peace. Pica set sus Military Movements. . PAXUR, July 12. i The evening journals, of Paris publish the following details -of Prussian movementB as > received from Ems: The King of Prussia had had several audiences with Baron de Uoltire. The First Prussian Corps d'Ann?e received orr-. odors to march to the fortresses of the Rhine. - The corps at CaseL Hanover, and in the Elbe. .Provinces,are tobe reinforced Immediately. .?Seventy thousand troops are to be on the line' .of the Shine. More Reports and Rumor*. PARIS, July 12. : The Paris journals note the contradictory re - .porte of the attitude of Italy on the French and 'Prussian question. Some of- the reports say 4 that Italy Is favorable to France, while others ny that she leans towards Prussia. Itals believed that If war ls declared the . Chambers will vote the entire budget. The Paris papers contain a. report of the anning o? Prussia. Prussia will establish aa entrenched camp of 25,000 men at Larraeh, . within a few miles of Basselo, on the Rhenish border. The . journals have reports of an immense movement of troops In Germany. They repre? sent that the roads to the frontier are encum? bered with men and horses. Sven In the Grand Duchy of Baden the military activity is remarkable. Railway transportation has been ?- BO arranged that 35,000 lm&ntry and 5000 cav? alry can reach the frontier in one day. Secret. exercises of artillery having been going on at the fortress of Bastadst, abd on the common roads in Western Prussia sergeants of the reg-, alar Prussian army are drilling young soldiers in the handling of arms. The Liberte, in alluding to the report that a special envoy had been sent to Russia; says it -ia incorrect, bot that a messenger has gone'to Vienna to propose an offensive and defensive .alliance between France ana Austria. The same paper intimates that the Klug of Prussia would refuse, as chief of the house oi Hohenzollern, his support to the candidature .of Prince Leopold, butas King of Prussia he .must give him hl&consent. Proceedings In the Corps L?gislatif. PAMS. July 12. Minister OlUvier left the hall of the Corps L?gislatif at three thu* afternoon, and hada .conference with the T?uke de Grammont and . the Prussian Ambassador and returned. It was -expected that government would make another .declaration in the Chamber to-day. as all the Ambassadors were Invited to attend, but none .waa made. After the retrurn of Mons. Oilivier, Deputy Duvenols submitted an interpellation to the government as to what guarantees would now be demanded io prevent future complications, ?? which an answer will be re? turned at the proper time. The panic on the Bourse to-day wa? caused by Che forced sales of the speculators. Prince Leopold1* Father vrlii not Con? sult. PAM?, July 12. The news that the difficulty with Prussia will probably be arranged is founded ea an an? nouncement that Prince Charles, ol Hohenzol? lern, father of Leopold, through Senor Olo zaga as Intermediary, has telegraghed to Gen? eral Prim that he should ref ase the crown for his son, even if elected by the Spanish peopie. The Empresa for War. BERLIN, July 12. Tho Paris correspondent of the Prussian Cross Gazette says the Empress Eugenie is tm implacable promoter of war to defeat the Prince of Hohenzollern, and place Prince Al? fonso on the throne of Spain. Of the claims of tkrtlalter ehe is as strong a partisan os she. was of the fatal undertaking of Maximilian in Mexico. State of Affaira In Berlin. BERLIN, July 12. The people are united In favor of the stand taken by the government. Though stocks are declining, the bellet is general that peace will be preserved. Readiness of War Steamers. CHERBOURG, July 12. The Vigil de Cherbourg says: "All war steamers now in this harbor keep their Ares banked, not only to embark provisions for any threatened point, but to be ready for more active service. Parla In a Turmoil. PARIS, July 12. The excitement here over the quarrel with Prussia ls tremendous. On the Bourse and boulevards, and in cafes and clubs, heated discussions are going on, and personal en? counters are not unfrequent. Ministerial agents are exciting the people against Prussia. They charge that the mangling of Count Bene? detto's telegram, and the detention of the train yesterday, were Prussian tricks to gain time. Military activity is unabated, and the fleet ls under orders for the Baltic. It will be com? manded by Admiral De La Graviers. General Donay ls ready te march on Luxembourg with an army of 60,000 men. The Ministers of War, Marine and Finance, had protracted inteiviews with the Emperor to-day. The Opposition charged that the violent speeches of the Duke de Gram mont and 0111 vier were made by the express desire ot the Empress, who ls devoted to the intrests ot the Princs of the Asturias. They also say that the Emperor's moti ve is personal ambition, and ridicule the iden of a decrepld invalid leading the army, with a child ol' fourteen as aid. A War AJr iost Inevitable. LONDON, July 14. General uneasiness still characterizes the feeling throughout Europe. The tone of the French official papers is pad- ' fie; that of the others hostile, warlike. The resignation of the French Ministry is as? serted and denied. The French people and journals are inri is peg? ed to accept Hohenzollern's father's dispatch forbidding his candidature as a finality. They say peace without a direct ackno wledgment from Prussia would be more shameful than success. The newspapers Ia Libert?, Moniteur. -Pays, Opinion and Public (ire very bitter on the Min? istry fer .primary arrogance and subsequent timidity. De Grammont announced to the Corps L?g? islatif the withdrawal of Hohenzollern, but that negotiations wire not yet terminated, and asked the Corps to walt until Saturday for a .full expos?. The Presse thinks a settlement precarious and dangerous to France, enabling Prussia to -choose a better opportunity. ' The Telegraph says a formal reply from Prussia ls the only thing that can restore con? fidence. The Emperor 111 Satisfied. BRUSSELS, July 12. . Napolen is dissatisfied with the mere with? drawal of Hohenzollern's candidature. He Insists that Prussia formally disavow the can? didature, which the King of Prussia refuses on . tke ground that {?cession would produce more extravagant demands Irom France. Thc; French Pern andi-The King of Prussia s nabs the French Ambassa? dor. EMS, July 14. The French Ambassador to-day demanded an audience of the King ol Prussia, to exact that'Prince Hohenzollern's renunciation be made perpetual, and that the royal veto be ap? plied to any fresh approach to the Prince on the subject -cf the Spanish crown. The King declined to-receive the Ambassador, and ans? wered him through his aide-de-camp, that he .had na further communication to make. THE LATEST. The Prussians Ready for the Contest. BERLIN, July li, ll A. M. The disposition, of the people of Prussia seems to be calm, serions and resolute*to fight ! for the national honor. The national journals regard the situation as very disquieting. \ The B?rsen Zeitung says "war is sure, be? cause France wants it. The French prepara? tions area direct Insult to Prussia and King William. Wax is enevltable." . The Feeling In Paris. PARIS, July 14. The Constitutionnel (Ministerial organ) de? nies the reported disagreements among the Ministers, and states further that no Minister has tendered his resignation. The Bourse opened declining. Rentes ,G9 francs 10 centimes. The Journal to-day gives the details ef th e military preparations, which still continue. Last night from SOO to 400 students made a ?demonstration In the streets. While returning from a public ball, they shouted " Viva la France-down with Prussia!'' and sung the Marseillaise without Interruption from .the police. INFALLIBILITY PREVAILS. r ROME, July 14. The Infallibility dogma was carried yesler - day by a vote of lour hundred and Atty to eigbty-elgh:. * SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The Fenian beaders a*. CananJaigua, New ?ork, were senten "d yesterday, to one and two years imprlsonr eat and small fines. The scene was touching. The convicts will be sent to prison to-day. Starr has too years in Auburn Jail. 1 Governor Walker, of Virginia, has refused to commute the sentence of Jtter Phillips, to be hung on Friday, July 22d, for wife murder. Phillips has already had twelve respites-he will certainly be executed on the 22d inst. P. R. Forney, the son John W. Forney, who .had his legs crushed by accident in New Or? leans, a day or two Ago, died yesterday of lockjaw. The New York papers of yesterday announce the successful landing of another GuVan expe? dition. The crop reports from S?rth Alabama and Arkansas are unusually favorable. Corn and cotton are both remarkably good. In West Tennessee the cotton will be seriously Injured by the worm. The Grand Lodge of Free Masons are now in session at Toronto, Canada. The order ie wonderfully prosperous. On Tuesday last, at St. Louis, a negro rav? ished a white 2irl. The citizens took him from JaUand bung him. Yesterday another negro grossly insultad Mrs. Crawford, living fonr' nfUes from eedalia, during her husband's ab atnif. &r, CrawforO with bloodhounds ie on ni?; tra*.'. WASHINGTON. GEN. BVTLEB RELIEVED OF HIS DISABILITIES BY CONGRESS. Closing; Up the Work of the Session. WASHINGTON, July 14. Ex-Confederate Major-General M. C. Butler, of South Carolina, has been relieved of his dis? abilities by a special bill. He is the candidate for Lieutenant-Governor on the Union Reform ticket. An effort to get up a general amnesty in the House was lost-74 lo 101. In the Senate, Howard, from the Conference Committee on the Georgia bill, reported that the committee were unable to ageee upon a report, and moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment. He thought the bill ought to be passed at this session. This could be accomplished and the whole question set? tled by concurrence. Trumbull opposed the proposition as involving abandonment of the position of the Senate in maintaining the right of the people of Georgia to hold an election during the coming fall. Upon his suggestion, Howard withdrew his motion, with a view to a possible settlement in conference committee. Wilson, from the Military Committee, re? ported adversely on the bill directing the Sec? retary ot the Interior to deliver the Mount Vernon relics to Mrs. Mary Custls Lee. He said he was personally In favor of the bill, but had been overruled by a majority of the com? mittee. An Ineffectual effort was made to get up the New York Air-line Railroad. Tke Omnibus Disability bill is regarded as hopelessly gone tor this session. Half-dozen persons, partlcdarly needed for political pur? poses, may be relieved. Twenty-five land grant bills are on the j Speaker's table where they will lay until next [ session. The best opinion ls that nothing can be done aboot Georgia. Mrs. Lincoln's pension of three thousands year passe* the Senate, and goes to the Presi? dent Senator Morton is dead. LATER.-In the Senate the bill creasing Houston a port of delivery was passed. The bill authorizing American reglsUjy for foreign vessels was tabled. The Senate then went into Executive ses? sion. Both Houses are in session to-night. Busi? ness-Is proceeding with rapidity and Congress will-adjourn to-morrow-sure. * The President sent a message to tuc Senate congratulating the country that the repr?sen? tatives of the government had secured amelio? rating modifications in the Spanl h-Cortes In Cuban emancipation. . In the House a committee of con erence was ordered In the Deficiency ApproprU Mon bill. A bill giving the President five m liions for .Indian purposes was passed. A RAILROAD SMASH. NASHVILLE, July 14. The north-bound train on the Nashville and Decatur Railroad >broke through the bridge near Nashville yesterday and . lell into the. stream. Tom O'Neal, a telegraph repairer, re-< eel ved a wound and died last night. Jones, a brakesman, was desperately wounded. Ten passengers, among whom were several ladies, were more or less hurt-some seriously. THE VIRGINIA TEACHEBS. WARRISTON, July 14. After the reading of Commodore Maury's address, in which he advocated the establish? ment of Southern polytechnic schools, Profes? sor Venable, of the University of Virginia^ re? turned his resolution submitted the previous day to invite the lady teachers of Virginia to become members, and to take their seats in the convention. The resolution produced a sensation and an exciting debate. Professor Venable supported his resolution in an cui mated speech. After debate the matter was re ferred to a committee. NEW YORK GOSSIP. A Sad Romance In Real Life-Singular Constancy in Love and Friendship Episcopal Church flatters - Things Theatrical, ?Ve. A New York letter, of Monday, says : In one of the up-town houses, on a side street, there have lived for the last twenty years a couple of old maids, of considerable wealth and of very singular characters. They were not related to each other, but lived to? gether out of friendship. They had as girls at? tended the same school, and were attracted to each other by the coincidence of Iiaving been born on the same day. Many, many years ago they formed the acquaintance of twin brothers and fell in love. Their affection was returned, and the day for the double wedding was ap? pointed, when one of the brothers was at? tacked with smallpox. The other contracted the disease, and by another singular coinci? dence they both died on the same day, and that, too, the very J^v appointed for the wed? ding. After their .a-ath, the two affianced brides took up their abode In the same house, and have ever since remained faithful io their early love. As they were both handsome girls, and lu good circumstances, they receiv? ed numerous offers of marriage, but the appli? cants all received a respectful negative. One ol'the giris had been an orphan from child? hood, with property in her right, and the other, being an only child, came into posses session of a large estate when her parents died, which happened a score of years e.go. They then built the house in which they have since lived, and have every year, on the anni? versary of their intonded wedding-day and of the deaths of their intended husbands, shut themselves up in a certain apartment con? taining the large oil portraits of the two broth? ers, and there would re-read old love-letters, and devote the day to recalling the memory ol the deceased. They were members of the Episcopal Church, and, of late* years, enthu? siastic Ritualists. The other day one of these ladies died in lier seventieth year, and the sur? vivor, who has outlived most of her other friends, is now left alone in the world. These ladies have several times announced their in? tention of leaving their property to charities connected with the Episcopal Church. Talkingabont Episcopal affairs, a new church of this denomination is to bc started up town tinder very peculiar circumstances. Its pro? moter and rector is a young Englishman, Joshua 1). Bradley by name, who is u disciple ol' "Brother Ignatius,*' who lately created such a sensation in the English church. He has hired a ball, easy of access to both rich and poor, on the corner of Broadway and Thirty-fourth street, and converted il into a place of wor? ship, which he calls St. Sacrament Mission. Here he intends every day in the year to ad? minister the sacrament of the communion, or the "Holy Eucharist," as the Ritualists invari? ably call it. He intends to work chiefly among the poorer classes, and already has a mission at No. 10 Beekman street,' in the lower part of the city. He appeals to the public for means to erect in his up-town chapel a suitable altar, and requests "gentlemen and boys willing to give their services in the choir, for the love of od," to send him their names and* addresses at once. The Fifth avenue theatre closed on Saturday night foribe season. "In the fall it will reopen with an Improved company, and its manager promise? a new play by Huildn Heron, ? come? dy by Brinsley Sheridan, which has never yet been performed, and several Shakespearean re? vivals, in which Hrs. Scott Siddons will ap? pear. When Booth's theatre reopens, it will be with Jefferson in "Rip Van Winkle;'' it will be with the deliberate intention of running that immensely popular play Just as long as people will come to see lt. The only limit to Jefferson's engagement will oe the endurance ot the theatre-going public. At Nlblo's the fall sensation will oe an entirely new play by Dion Boucicault. At the Olympic Fox will produce a new pantomime. THE PAP ACT. Pope Pins the Ninth to the Sacred Coir lege-The Twenty-fifth Tear of HU Pontificate. On the 17th June Cardinal Patrizl, In the name of the Sacred College, presented con? gratulations to Pope Plus IX, on hiB entering, on the 25th year of his Pontificate. The Uuita Catholics publishes the following reply made by the Pope : I thank the Sacred College for this new proof ol their affection and love, and, while you say that the present Pontificate has been signalized by tribulations and by glories, I will say frankly that the present Pontificate was, at Its com? mencement, encountered by an effort of ene? mies of God tor political emancipation, to in? troduce subsequently religious emancipation. It was useless, in these first fervors of the movement, to cry out io the unthinking In? considerate people, "Popule meus, qui te bea tum dicsnt ipsi te scducanu" The emancipa? tion was attempted and accomplished, and the revolutionists obtained their end. After politi? cal emancipation came religious emancipation, in whose name was perpetrated what is known to every one-spoliations, usurpations, pris? ons, exile, and everything penal for the church and her ministers. However, to these evils worse succeeded, and our country, re? peating the blunders o? other nations, ad? vanced their false doctrines, and even though, as on a tormer occasion. Incense was not burn? ed to the Goddess of Reason, it was upheld, and Is still upheld, that reason should not sub? mit to laith, and that learning should not bc guided by the hand of religion, and as a natural consequence, a thousand other errors are being propagated, and find, unfortunately, a following and followers. They are embrac? ed by all those who are foolishly dazzled by the beauties of the world; by all those who, that they may abandon themselves to it, live tranquilly nnder the tyranny of certain names; by those who work, think and discourse ac? cording to the journals which they read and the circles they move In, who adore and vene? rate wh?t ls called public opinion, following Its principles even when they are contrary to justice, right, reason and truth. And why this ? The first source of these errors, not the only source but the 'first, ls Ignorance. Permit me to relate two occurrences which happened to me some two years ago. I will be very brief, because I don't wisn to incur the blame of wearying my audience as some? times happens in some corner oi the world when certain orators speak. On two different occasions there came to me two distinguished personages, who occupied a most dis? tinguished position in the State to wbrch they belonged. The first, after a stiert conversation, announced to me, to my great consolation, that he was a-Cat tio lic ? and, moreover, that being a Catholic, he believed in hell; however, that the hell in which he believed was notas it was commonly understood, but a place In which God con demned'slnners to perpetual melancholy, and nothing more. The other who came shortly after, spoke with me on certain laws and prin? ciples of the church and of religion. As we -could not cometo a clear understanding, he i broke out into this classic blunder : "I know," he said, "the religion of Rome and a part ol t italy ls different from thc religion of the rest of the world; for in Rome you have the religion of St. Peter, and elsewhere tho religion of St. Paul;0 and then n?~~aaTOa\,"*wlth lil-adjasied erudition, "precisely on this account -God showed to St, .Saul the sheet filled with an? dean animals to be eaten." I congratulated him on his time being occupied in reading the Acts of the Apostles; but 1 added that the vision was not made to St.'Paul but to St Peter-that the two apostles were in perfect accord, and both brought round the conver? sion ot Rome and the world; and Paul wrote to the Romans, and boasted that he was a Ro? man citizen, and with Peter he was martyred In Rome, confirming with his blood the eame faith preached in Rome and outside of lt by the Prince ci the Apostles. Now, I say, why all this? I repeat lt, dearest brethren, be? cause of ignorance principally. And whose duty is it to dissipate this ignorance, whose to eliminate certain prejudices which, penetra? ting even t(r the highest classes of society, pro? duce therein evils without end ? It ls my duty, lt ls .your duty, venerable brethren, since both you and I have been placed by God as sentinels to walch day and night over the safety of Zion-Super muros tuos constitu? cus? todes; lota, ?.'ie, tota nocte, in perpetuum non tacebunl. It behooves us to teach the people their duties; to us it belongs to dissipate the errors which gather on this earth, and to di? rect so many even perlv ; good people, but who do not know, from the position which they occupy, the truth of certain principles, or the existence ol' certain facts. Where? fore, having invoked God's assistance, I will Bay in the first place that among the sentinels posted by God, for tlie custody of His City of Zion, that ls to say the Church, there are some who forget the greatness of their dignity, and who even abandon their insignia of their high degree-that they may assume certain cus? toms and manners that will suit them better to mingle with worldly people; there are senti? nels who think that they eau approach the world and pretend to love it under very spu? rious but vain pretexts; but the Great St. Leo says to them, "Pacem cum mundo, nisi amo liri mundi, Jiabere non possums Those who hold out a friendly hand to this world in order to negotiate conventions with it forget, though the Apostle St John tells very clearly that the world does not know Jesus Christ-Kundus cum non cognovit. And if the world does not know Jesus Christ, or pretends nat to know Him, how is it possi? ble to do homage to lt or seek Its favor ? Or ls lt the world that has beautified our souls with the sacerdotal character, with that character which, as I and you hope, will shine brilliantly In heaven when God snail call us Into the pres? ence of His glory ? Was it the world that en? riched our souls with the other sacred favors ? Was it the world, in fine, that, separating ns from the rest of men and placing na over them, endowed ns with irlfts of wisdom, understand? ing, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and arid the fear ol the Lord ? Or was it not God himself who poured out these heavenly treas? ures into our souls ? To Him, therefore, lei us offer our thoughts, our affections, our work and our gratitude. But I will conclude these re? marks with a heavenly benediction, which I im? part to you with all the expansion pf my heart ; and first I bless these first ones ol'whom I have been speaking.and.rnising my hands to heaven, I pray that God may look on them with an eye of mercy and enhance tho blessing with the grace of light, to the end that, groping about ai they are amid obscurity and darkness, they may find an exit from that confusion to wit? ness once again the beauty and splendor ol' truth. I bless the second class, and they are those that hesitate, wavering in duos partes; and cannot yet bring themselves to all intent to defend the ruins of the Church, and I beg God to unite with the blessing the grace ol' fortitude, to give them courage once for all to emancipate themselves from certain doubts and indecision. I bless the third, who are by far the most numerous; and the blessing I give them I ask God to unite with it the grace of perseverance-the greatest grace which God can bestow on his church and his people. Ah, if hitherto they have trodden the paths of truth and justice;'if hitherto they luve been examples to the clergy and to the people; il hitherto they have been lull ot' zeal for the glory of God and the salvation of souls, hence? forward may they ul gigantes currant in vius suas, continue as giants to run from virtue to virtue in the space of life which God deigns to grant them; and thus, having finished their mortal career, may they at the last hour hear that Heavenly Invitation, Euge, serve bone et ?deles, intra ta quadium Domini tai. And I pray, also, that all those who yet wander in the plains ot'Sennaar may come to us; that all united in the apostolic hall, we may pray to God unanimiter perservantes in oralione, and ask of Him assistance for ourselves, for our brethren, for the'entire Church, and the pro? pagation of the church'herself. Bewirf ?o Dei, VO ?DO?ISM. CELEBRATION OF FETISH BITES IN LOUISIANA. Haman Sacrifices- a White Child Ullas, lng-An Es-Chaplaln of the Leglsla t are Voadoacd-Breaking of the Spell by a "Prlcitiii"-Extraordinary Scene in a Christian Chapel. The past week or two has been a period of strange, wild excitement among the black people of New Orleans. St. John's day inaugur? ated the annual ceremonies of the believers in the African superstition o? Voudouism. and the celebration of Fetish rites generally. How long these ceremonies are to be kept up we are not informed. St. John's day, however, is the principal feast, and for that occasion this year a secluded spot was selected on the shore of Lake Ponchartrain, where numerous shanties were constructed, with a principal one in the centre, under cover of which the Voudou orgies were performed. A corres? pondent writes : These rites, as celebrated this year, do not appear to have been so extravagant and cruel as In former years. It appears that they vary according to circumstances, and I have the word of a Voudou priestess that there are oc? casions which require the sacrifice of a new? born infant in order to accomplish the pur? poses of this savage superstition. During the period of slavery great efforts were made to eradicate Voudouism, and it ls certain the superstition was greatly tomd down, but during late years the blacks have passed so much out of and beyond the influence of white civilization that Fetishism seems to be on the increase. It ls Invoked on all occasions of personal quarrels or Jealousies of any kind, and almost, all cases of sickness are attributed to the fatal spell of some Fetish man or wo? man. If St. John's f?te, as the negroes call lt, happens to occur during a period ol excite? ment or when some Important event has oc? curred, or is about to occur, of some special Interest to any considerable number of the black people, lt is then the ceremonies be? come most imposing and, at the same time, most revolting. On this point I obtain my in? formation from a professed Voudou priestess, and it confirms all that ie said or believed by white people on the subject. It is horrible to think that even human sac? rifice ls not beyond the requirements of this horrible infatuation. On such occasions great mystery is affected, and none are allowed to be present except a chosen few. The victim, strange to say, must bc white, If attainable, and of such an age as to imply innocent blood. In this requirement there Is easily to be seen a horrible allusion lo the crucifixion of the Saviour. When all is ready the votaries as? semble in their rude temple, in the centre ot which is placed a large Iron cauldron, con? taining a snake. If circumstances are extra? ordinary, requiring actual human blood, the victim, as stated, must be a white Infant, If it can possibly be had, and of very tender age. The officiating priestess. In a state of almost > absolute nudity, and her assistants, in simple loose, white garments, lead a wild and fiendish dance around the cauldron, during which the dancers, one at a time, drop ont ot the circle and prostrate themselves beside the cauldron. By proper appliances the snake is then . forced from his repose In the cauldron and al? lowed to crawl over each prostrate form. All : having submitted to this loathsome touch, then follows the work of sacrifice and expia . Hon, the innocent blood of the child being sprinkled upon the cauldron, upon the snake, and upon ull the worshippers. All this takes ' place amid dancing and wild, incoherent In? cantations. This completes the sacrificial ceremony, and -afterwards the priestesses array themselves in the most gaudy and costly garments, the head priestess being adorned and honored as a tineen. Word is then sent out of great festivi? ties at the Voudou temple, and forrar and near the dusky children of Ham flock to the place, and for days and niirhts give themselves up to feasting and the most extravagant amuse? ments. Such ls the description given by a Voudou priestess of the celebration of St. John's day on an occasion extraordinary. On an ordinary occasion the rites are only varied by the omis? sion of the sacrifice, the priestess sprinkling on the worshippers the blood of snakes or liz? ards. It ls Impossible to say how many times human sacrifice has thus been practiced, as the greatest possible secrecy is generally ob served In regard to the place of celebrating the f?te ol St. John. The singular and myste? rious disappearance of very young children every few years has led to a firm conviction in the minds of many that they were sacrificed on i Voudou altars. At this very moment the peo? ple of New Orleans are greatly excited by an Instance of this kind. On the Otb of June, only a few days before St. John's day, a negro wo : man stole the infaut child of u Mr. Digby, re? siding at the corner of Howard and Poydras , streets. The case was Immediately placed In the hands of the police, and Hie most efficient . detectives employed. Constant and unremit? ting search has been made from that day tc this, without the least particle of success, not? withstanding heavy rewards have been offered for the recovery of the child. No one appears to feel authorized to say lt was stolen for sac? rificial purposes, yet thousands believe such was the purpose of Its abduction, since neither Mr. Digby nor his friends have any knowledge of any specific reason why his child waa taken. The entire absence of any lends, animosities 01 jealousies, within the knowledge or the child's i parents, such as usually exist where children are stolen, leaves a wide margin for conjec? ture, of which Voudouism is not the least Im? probable. The negro seems peculiarly fitted for the re? ceptions of all kinds of superstitious ideas. Teach him any method of religion aud he will maintain it just so long as he is controlled by instruction. Withdraw that, and the pure eet, simplest doctrines will soon degenerate in his mind into the most absurd superstitions. From such a fruitful soil it would be un? reasonable to expect an abundant supply of Fetish men and women, who claim thc power of putting spells upon their fellows that will even cause them to pine away and die. They call this Voudoulng. Among a peopl.-so given to superstition, victims are of course not want? ing. Imagination would do the work, how? ever much the Fetish men might be lacking in power. A beef's heart, stuffed with bitter herbs and laid upon the door step; miniature coffins, or wooden likenesses of mice, spiders, snakes, or the feathers of a Jay bird, interwoven with straws, dipped in blood, and hld in pillows, in beds or In crevices about one's room-any of these tilings will "Vondon" the stoutest-heart? ed negro. When any of these things happen to a negro, it ls understood that he must die, or be subject to continual misfortune unless the spell can be broken. Some priestess is Instantly sent for, and fora pecuniary conside? ration she undertakes the relief of the suffer? er. A em ak ab le instance of this kind occur? red only three months ago; and ls of sufficient interest to justify a full description, as given to me by an eye-witness: On Murais street, in this eily, is a not very pretentious chapel, known as Hie "Soldiers' Joy Chapel." It is in what we call here the French part of the town, and where the ne? groes most do congregate. Of course Joy Chapel being under the ministerial charge of the Kev. Mr. Turner, late chaplain of the Legis? lature of Louisiana, has a large communion, and numbers among ita congregation the cbiel part of the ne-;ro aristocracy of the city, in cludiug lils Excellency Lieutenant-Governor Oscar J. Dunn, und many negroes who used to be slaveholders before the war. It so happen? ed that his reverence, Mr. Turner, came under the baleful influence of certain Fetish men and women, who. by their "spells," compelled him, in season and out ol season, to mew like a cat or bark like a dog. This he would do on the most solemn occasions. At home, in the bosom of his family, or as he walked along the streets, the impulse to mew or bark was irre? sistible. Even when In the pulpit preaching, or on his knees praying, mews and barks would interpolate themselves into the very thread of lils discourse, and in the most ludi? crous manner. Alas, he was Voudoued ! The learned, the eloquent, the gifted divine-the dignified, dusky-hued chaplain of the Louisiana Legislature-the man who did the praying for the whole State, and more especially for os graceless a lot of scamps, Radicals ?nd Democrats, both in eluded, as can be found even in the National Congress-was Voudoued. He was "an old man. a little man, and a preacher of the Gos? pel," and could whip the man that had Von doued him if he conld find him. Fetish men however, whether in Africa or America, are not remarkable for personal courage, and since they would not submit themselves to the Rev. Hr. Turner's dreadful anger, he was compelled to Beek a redress of grievances through zhe regular channels prescribed by the sacred rules of voudouism. A priestess was Bent for. It so happened that a Vondon priestess had Just ar? rived from St. Louis, bearing the name ot Mme. Lott, and whose reputation was spread? ing far and wide for the possession of wonder? ful powers. Mme. Lott is the sister of Mr. Lott, member of the Legislature of this State. She was sent for, and, as the sequel proved, lt was her hour of fortune. It was the tide in her affairs, and of which she was not slow to take advantage, that leads to fortune and fame. Mr. Turner's church was appointed as the place for a first interview with this renown? ed priestess, and there they met, he being at? tended by another colored preacher, bearing the same name, and by the praying men of his church. Mme. Lott was unattended; bnt she made her appearance in the most fantastic and cost? ly attire; nevertheless, being dreadfully mark? ed by smallpox, and of a color two or three shades deeper than Egyptian darkness, she was ugly enough to scare the devil out of his own dominions if lt were possible for her in the flesh to invade them. As she swept down the aisle of the church, her head bandanna ar? tistically arranged to represent a half-unfolded fan, with sharp points on either side that look? ed like horns, lt is said a strange sense of fear and trembling fell upon the attending witness? es, and the reverend Congo gentleman gave vent to the most distressing sounds, resembling the cries ot a cat. The result of this interview was the appointment of a time when, with ap? propriate ceremonies, the reverend chaplain would be cured of his canine and feline propen? sities-Mme. Lott, having an eye to business, no doubt, directing that Mr. Turner should call in his congregation on that occasion. At the appointed time the chapel was thronged with anxious spectators, as mottled In appear? ance as Jacob s cattle, black and "colored" predominating, with " a right smart sprinkle " ol genuine white. The reve? rend chaplain and spiritual adviser of the Louisiana Legislature occupied a pro? minent place in the foreground, attended'by bis brother namesake, and appearing as woe? begone as if about to walk the fatal "Bridge of Sighs;" and, altogether, except for the oc? casional long-drawn m-e-o-w-s ol the poor Voudoued man, the occasion was as solemn and serious as a funeral. The appearance of Mme. Lott, however, produced a stir not un? like that of a court reception when the King and Queen enter. But even this decorus con? duct on the part of Mr. Turner's spiritual flock was doomed to be disturbed by that gentle? man's super-divine regard for the sanctity of the Church of God. It cannot be said that any one of the 400 persons present manifested a desire tobe seen, but there was an*irresistible desire to see the wonderful things about to transpire: consequently many, more especial? ly the white element, would stand upon the benches, to the great horror of the Voudoued parson. He literally stormed at the irreverent offenders. Springing to his feet with a m-e-o-w that sounded like the wail of some lost spirit riding upon a midnight storm, he ca'led upon the offending spectators to "respect the house of God:'' andthen with another m-e-o-w, per? haps less violent, but not less indicative ol'his crazed condition, he subsided into his wonted melancholy. In tho meantime, Mme. Lott, an epitome of hideous ugliness, was advancing down the aisle of the church with a movement so slow as scarcely to be perceptible, and was close? ly attended by thc Voudoued parson's name? sake-parson Turner number two. In one band she held a small rod or wand, and in the other a quantity of common table salt. Sway , lng from side to side she made haste-slowly, her eyes meanwhile glaring with a fearful lustre, like those of an enraged wild beast i On passing the centre of the church she mani? fested symptoms of swooning; her hands shook as" if seized with palsy, and finally she sank to the floor grinding her teeth and foaming at the mouth. Instantly she was surrounded by the faithful, who tanned her and sprinkled ber face with- water. After that she revived, '. arose, and again advanced to the conquest of the powers of darkness. Stopping for a moment, she said aloud that these twelve persons engag? ed in Voudoulng the beloved pastor were nine men and three women, and that three of the members had left the church since she entered. It was manifest the remaining nine were determined not to give up their domin? ion without a struggle, for Mme. Lott was again seized with a fearful trembling. Her eyes rolled in their sockets, all the while gleaming like balls of fire. It was plainly a ; last, a death struggle, with the odds apparent i ly against her. Again she sank to the floor, but almost immediately arose, with an air ol triumph that showed that she was master of the situation. Advancing with firm step to a point near a raised platform, she commenced fishing with her wand in a little crack in the door, and soon brought out a small object ol most strange appearance. In size it was about as large as a tarantula, but bad the appearance of a mouse, with large protruding eyes. Still the work was incomplete. Passing to the yard in the rear of the cnurch, where pretty much the same scenes were enacted, Mme. Lott finally succeeded in capturing a miniature collin from beneath a brick in the pavement. They all then returned into the church for the purpose of making a final disposition of the little objects that had given poor Turner so much trouble and annoyance. One of two things must be done with them-they must either be burned to ashes, or cast Into running water. Accordingly a fire was made In the stove and the little varmints consigned to the flames, while the Voudou believers danced and sang around. Tbl3 completed the work. The spell was broken. Parson Turner waa free, and certain? ly be felt free, for he Jumped and danced around, shouting and singing at the top of bis voice. Such arc some of the interesting character? istics of the nation's wards in Louisiana, and I speak. Um* generally of them because there is not one of them, from Governor Dunn down, of whom it may not be said he is more or less under the influence of the Voudou supersti? tion. HOMICIDE IX NEWBERRY. The Herald says : On Sunday evening about eight o'clock. Levi Garrett, white, was killed by George Gordon, colored, on Colonel Ben wick's place, some ten miles lrom the court? house, in this district The circumstances, as given us by Sheriff Paysinger, are as follows : On Saturday, the wife ol Gordon severely cut a dog belonging to. Garrett, with u hoe, and which he valued highly; and upon Mrs. Gar? rett's interfering, the woman attempted to cut her with the same implement, but the two daughters ol the former Interfering it was pre? vented and quiet was restored. Garrett was not at home at that time, but upon re? turning and becoming acquainted with the circumstances, and finding his dog nearly dead, he started, with a little son about thirteen years old, for the cabin of Gordon, and getting there he called the woman out. She refused, he reiterated the demand and threatened her with violence. Finding she would not come out, he threw one of three rocks he had picked up into the house, whereupon Gordon raised lils gun standing near by, presented and fired. Garrett cried out to his son, "He has killed me, let us kill him," and sprang in and made an attempt to grapple, but fell dead. The son was caught by the negro and a joint of one of his linders bitten off. By this time thc parties in Garrett's house near by, and who had been at supper, came to the scene, and thc matter ended. The examination made by Dr. Carlisle showed thal sixly-seven shot had entered Gar? rett's right breast and that the fourth rib was cut in two. Gordon gave himself up on Sun? day morning, and is now in jail. -The theatrical chronicler of the Gaulois says that Charles Dickens, during one of his visits to Paris, had his watch stolen from him at the theatre. This watch had been given to him by the Queen, and was, therefore, very much prized by him. On returning to his hotel Mr. Dickens found a small parcel wailin<? for him, to which was pinned the following note: "Slr-I hope you will excuse me, bul I thought I was dealing with a Frenchman, and not a countryman. Finding out my mistake, 1 hasten to repair it as much as lies in my pow? er, by returning you herewith the watch I stole from you. I beg you to accept the homage of my respect, and believe me, my dear country? man, your humble and obedient servant, "A PICKPOCKET." THE LATE ADMIRAL DAHLGREN His Career and Services-'Details of Hi? Sud len Death. Rear-Admlral John A. Dahlgren, whose death has already been announced, was a na? tive of Pennsylvania, and entered the navy as midshipman In February, 1826. He was pro? moted to the rank of lieutenant In 1837, and was made commander in September, 1856. Since 1847 he has been chiefly employed on ordnance duty at Washington, devoting much of his time to important experiments, under the direction of the bureau of ordnance and hydrography. The result of these' experi? ments has been the adoption of great changes, in naval armaments, the heavy shell guns of the Dahlgren pattern, and also the efficient armament for boats, adopted likewise to light land service, consisting of bronze howitzers of 24 and 12 pounds calibre, for shell, shrap? nel and canister, being among the impor? tant ieatures. He has written several works on naval matters, as the result or In il? lustration of his numerous experiments. He was placed in command of the Washington Navy Yard on the outbreak of the late war,., where he remained until after Commodore Dupont's failure to take Fort Sumter. Upon the removal of Dupont, Commodore Foote was appointed his successor, but this officer before reaching the fleet died, and Dahlgren was as? signed to the command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, in which position he remained until the conclusion of General' Sherman's "march to the sea," and tho 8?rren? der of the lorts along the coast of the Carolinas and Georgia. At the close of the war he was assigned to special duty tn connection with.his,, experiments in gunnery. In December, 1869^ he was promoted from the rank of commo? dore to rear admiral, standing third on the ac? tive list of that grade, and was again assigned to duty as commandant of the Washington Navy Yard. During the war Admiral Dahl gren's son, Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, was killed during a cavalry raid of United States troops around Richmond. A correspondent gives the following details, of his last movements: The cause of bis death was heart disease. - Admiral Dahlgren had been complaining, slightly for several days, bnt did not keep his' house; nor was lt thought that be required the services of-a physician, though Surgeon John? son, of the navy yard, who saw him yesterday afternoon, found him suffering, and prescrib? ed. Last night he retired as usual, but was rather restless. This morning he was ;well enough to get up for his breakfast, and also to give some orders to Mr. Lewis, the messenger of the yard. The servant girl had justiert the room when she heat d him call "Harry," and she ran back and found that he had got up from the chair and thrown himself upon the sofa. Mrs. Dahlgren at once came In, and Sur? geon Johnson was sent for and responded, promptly, but when he arrived the sufferer was bevond relief, and, after two or three fasps, be died, not uttering a word, his pulse avlng ceased.when Dr. Johnson reached-, him.' Commodore' Dahlgren was noted for his kindness and charity. Indeed, lt < has been, said of him that he was never known to disre? gard any appeal for charity, whether made im person or by letter. . He used frequently to re? mark that the orders for a reduction of force In the yard gave him more pain than those whom lt actually affected. His first wife was a lady from Fhlladelphia, of the children by whom only two survives-Paul, aged 22 years, who lately resigned a lieutenancy in the Third Artillery; and Charles, aged 28 years, who lives, In Brooklyn. Ulric, another son, was killed during the war; the eldest daughter died about ten years ago, and bis youngest daughter, Eva,. by his first wife, died In New York about a month since. His second wife ls Mrs. Goddard, nee VInton, and daughter of a former member of Congress of that name from Chlo, .whose . daughter, Miss Romaine Goddard, was lately married to Count Overbeck, Austrian-' Consul Generai at Hong Kong The result of the last marriage of Admiral Dahlgren was three chil? dren, all living. EX-Q VEEN ISABELLA. Fall Text of her Manifesto on the Ocea. sion of her Abdication* The lollowingis the full text of the mani festo of Queen Isabella on her abdication : "Span i ards-My long reign bas seen many sad and troubled periods-sad above all for me, be? cause the glory of certain facts and the pro Sress realized while I ruled the destiny of our ear country cannot make me forget that, loving peace and the increase of the public good, I ever saw my deepest and most cher? ished feelings, my noblest aspirations, and my most earnest wishes for the prosperity of Spain, thwarted by acts independent of my will. As a child, thousands of heroes pro? claimed my name, but the horrors of war sur? rounded my cradle. As a girl, I had no thought but to second proposals which ap geared good and calculated to secure your appihcss, but the heated strife o? par? ties allowed no time for the law and for the love of prudent reforms to take root. At an age when reason ls for? tified by experience, the ungovernable pas? sions of men whom I would not oppose at the cost of your blood, more precious to me than my own, have driven me to a foreign country far from the throne of my ancestors, to this friendly, hospitable, and illustrious land, but which is not my own country, nor that of my children. Such, in brief, is the political history of thirty-five years, in which I nave exercised the supreme representative power of the peo? ple committed to my charge by God's law, by personal right, and by national right Reflect? ing upon this period. I cannot accuse myself of contributing with deliberate intention either to the evils laid to my charge, or to misfor? tunes which I was powerless lo avert. A con? stitutional queen, I have sincerely respected the laws. A Spanish woman before all, and a loving mother. Spain's sons are all equally dear to me. The misfortunes which I could not prevent were mitigated by me as far as possible. Nothing was more grateful te my heart than to pardon and reward, and I omitted nothing to prevent my subjects' tears from flowing for my cause. With desires and feelings that have nevertheless been vain to spare me, in my country or away from it, the bitter trials afflict? ing my life, resigned to suffer them and ac? cepting the designs of Divine Providence, I be? lieve I can yet freely and spontaneously per* form this last of my acts, all ol which, without exception, have sought to promote your pros? perity ano to secure your tranquillity. Twenty months have passed since 1 set fool upon for? eign soil, apprehensive of ills which, in their blindness, tenacious supporters of illegitimate aspirations, who have been condemned by thc laws of the kingdom, by the vote of many assemblies, by the right of victory, and by the declarations of the governments of civilized Europe, do not hesitate to endeavor to reproduce. In these twenty months my afflicted soul has never ceased to hear the suffering cry which arises from my never forgotten Spain. Full of faith in its future, solicitous for its greatness, integrity and independence, grateful for the support of those who were and are attached to me, for? getting the affronts of those who do not know me or insult me. for myself I ask nothing, but I would obey the impulse of my heart and the loyal sentiment of the Spaniards by confiding to their honor and noble feeling the destiny ot a traditional dynasty and the heir of a hundred Kings." Here follows the act of abdication trans? ferring the crown to the Prince, under the title of Alfonso XII, Isabella preserving all civil , rights, and the custody of Alfonso while living . abroad, and until proclaimed King by the government and Cortes representing the legitimate vote of the nation. -The original Declaration of Independence,, now in the patent office, at Washington, is nearly illegible from the fading of the Ink with which it was written. A fac-slmile ls in Philadelphia.