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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. THE WAR IN EUROPE. BEATY sKimMiBHxrre SEABBAAB BBVCBZ. THE NEEDLE GUN PROVES ITSELF SUPERIOR TO THE OHASSEPOT. BASS OF OPERATIONS OF THE F?EJSCH ARMY. NO BATTLE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DATS. "napoleon ?nd the Corp? l?gislatif. PAMS, Joly 23. At the reception of the Corps L?gislatif by Napoleon yesterday, President Schneider, in the name of the Corps T l?gislatif, addressed the Emperor as follows: ?J Sire- The Corps L?gislatif has terminated its labors; lt bas mianimoosly voted all aubel dles and all laws needed for the national de? fence, thus giving a signal proof ot Ita patriot? ism. Ult is true that, hot he who declares war, bot he who' causes lt, ls the real author, there w?l be one voice among the nations to lay the responsibility opon Prussia, who mad denened by unnoj >ed for success, and encoor EmtL by oar patience and desire to preserve for Europe the benefits cf pes?e, bas conspired against our security and attacked our honor. Si such a case France knows ber duty. Ar ent hopes follow yon to the army, which, ac? companied by voca* son, yon take command of. Behind yon. behind oar army, so accustomed to carry high the standard of France, is the nation. Remit, without uneasiness, the re? gency to your aajrust sposne. She will unit? with the authority which her great quail ties insure the force niven by the ilbera! institu? tions lnauguratec. by yon. The heart ot the nation is with you aird the army. To this tits Emperor re piled-as follows : Messieurs-1 experience great satisfaction, on the eve ci my departure for the army, In being.able to thank yoa for the patriotic co? operation you have given my government war ls legitimate when it Is made witta the as? sent ot tiie country and the approbation of its representatives. Yon are'right'in recalling the words of Mon iesouien. The true author of a war is not he who declares, bathe who ren? dan It necessary. We have done all that de? fensed on us to avoid lt; fend I may say that the entire nation in its' Irresistible, force has dictated our resolutions. I confide to you, In parting, the Empress, who will call you around - ber should dream stances require. She knows lftw to fill courageously the duty which the position Imposes. I take with me ray son. He will iearn In the midst of the army how to serve his country. - Resolved to pursue with -energy-tile great: mission confided to me, I have faith lu the iMccess of our arms, for I . know that France is standing behind me, and thatvGod protects us. - Pnaoh Provocation to Wu-Napoleon's ? Oem^dt In tile Hoheniiollcrn Oma?. iv.-.B?p?oi,Jt?ya3. The official publication ol the" demands of1 tranc? on Prussia, show that Prussia had no alternative bat a refusal of them. France de? manded from the-Berlin Government a pledge that no German should ever ascend the Span? ish throne; that one of the Hohenzollern Prin? ces should reside permanently in Paris as a hostage, of guarantee to. tins pledge, or, that a very large amount of money should be deposit? ed in France aa sharity of Its observance, the money to. be ;forieited should' the. pledge be; violated. It "was also- demanded,1 as ah alter-, native, for this, that the Rhenish pro vin ce."ol Prussia be banded over to French keeping.-fo be held by France until the period of the death .C the last Prince of the house of Hohenzollern-; Sigmaringen. The Berilo OfflcW Gazette declares that be? fore the present war doses Germany, with the other , powers of Europe, will " exact from France special guarantees for the observance Of peace hereafter, and that in. case o? her re? fusal to give them, the united forces will so, cripple the French Empire as to. prevent fur ther mischief"on her part. In the Isorth German Parliament yesterday Dr. Simson resal a, dispatch from America, an nooncing that the Germans . of St. Louis offer? ed $1,000,000 in aid of the wounded ?nd wid? ows and orphans of the war. Prussian Feeling ls Llfco the Uprising Ot the North attar Samter-Prussia Taken by Stu prise-Universities Clos? ing and Student? Enlisting-Stow v Concentration- Pm ?j La ns Bf e ? n to MtrchonParli. . #tt?li?i? LONDON, Friday, July 23. The army, movements, on both sidas are slow. A special correspondent writes from Berlin, on the 20th Inst., that Prussia Was ac? tually taken by surprise.. Nobody contemplat? ed war. Hence the concentration of forces is less advanced than with the French, nor will Von Moltke.be harried. There are two meth? ods of mobilizing the Prussian army. The quicker is when regiments march as they are, ; not walting for the reserves, which follow i^when ready,- The more regular method is when regiments await their reserves till their rasks are ML' The latter and slower method has now been ' adopted, showing that Prussia isla no dread of the threatened immediate Invasion.1' -' No soldier of the famous corps of Prussian Guarda has yet left Berlin. Infantry reserves < were arriving cn Tuesday, and regiments were exdected to march on Friday. J . Enthusiasm and confidence increase daily. ^t?efeeHn&tnror^^ com? parable to that of the North when Sumter was . attacked/ Still, the financial andapommoroial distress ls terrible, and there are innumerable fallares of pld and strong houses. __? It ls perfectly understood in Berlin that the German army, ii' victorious, will march to Paris. The railroad freight traffic has ceased, " and the passenger tra?fl c closes' on the 24th. :A G?ttingen University ls closed, and all the students have enlisted. From Bonn 300 are expected.- All the universities will soon close. The London Dally News has a special from Strasbourg of the 21st instant, saying the de? fences depend mach on the water, which ls . now BO tow that,the place is comparatively weak. Additional works are ia progress. The garrison numbers about six thousand, and be? sides there are in .camp about ten thousand more. 'Communications across the rive-con? tinue by ferry. Correspondents of La Libert? and La Happel have been arrested, one while sketching the fortlflcations, and the other by reason.of his speak lng French with a German accent Both have subsequently been releas? ed.. The correspondent arrested yesterday, at Metz, Is now reported to be William H. Rus? sell, Journey lng towards Prussia. Although the Journal Officiel to-day reiterates Le Boufs order that no journalists shall be admitted to the French army, it Is reported that one poss was issued to the correspondent ?of an English . Bon apar tia t paper. In France only official amy news is to be allowed. The Pteench expeditionary naval force is expected to ?all from Ch erbe arg on Saturday. A Projected Alliance between France and Prussia. /. . LONDON, Joly 25. The Tim? publishes and vouches fdrj.be att? ir?t icity of ?ne following projected treaty submitted by France ta.Prussia. Thc preamv tte sets forth that '"the King of Prussia and ' Emperor of the French, In order to strengt the ties of friendship between the two govt ernments and peoples, Ac, hereby conch the subjoined treaty:" In the first article Napoleon admits and cognizes the late acquisitions ef Prussia f Austria? In the second, the Prussian King gages to facilitate the French acqulsltto] Luxembourg; In the third, the Emperor ac e?ces In the union of the North and South ( man States, Austria excepted; in -the fom Franco, finding lt necessary to' absorb Bi um, Prussia tenders her assistance to t measure; the fifth article ls the usual 0n< offensive and defensive alliance between two nations. [We assume that this treaty, if a genii document, was submitted by France at sc time anterior to the late declaration of v probably, after the withdrawal of the candi ture orPrlnce Leopold. The rejection by Pi Bia of this proposition may prove to have b the immediate cause of the rupture of diploi tlc relations.] A French Reronnoisance-Two Pr siana K-lled. FORD ACH, July 21 The Prussians have been repulsed at Kar A reconnolsance has been made on Prust soil by the French. Nsw YORK, July 21 A special to the Herald says: '-The Pi siana left two Prussians on French soil at B lin." On a Raid-Cone? n trat lon of the Pren Troops. . BERLIN, July 21 A body of lancers passed the border n Saarbrnck, tore up the railroad toward M tor a Icing distance, destroyed the viaduct, t returned to camp without loss. A French force ia concentrating on the co near the Belgian frontier. The: inhabitants of the Island near mouth of the Elbe have removed, leaving! Frenoh without pilots. - Sailing of tile Frenen Fleet-Thc Ev cu allon of Rome-A Beggarly Acron of Prisoners. PARIS, July 25 The Toulon fleet sailed to-day to rerafoi thatof Cherbourg'. The gradual evacuation of Borne has be decided npon. Viscount de Friesland, the present Fren Minister to Chill, succeeds Parado! at Was lngton. The Journal of Metz says the French ha taken forty prisoners so ihr. , . The Emperor presided at a council of min tera yesterday. Thanks of the Prussian Parliament ai People of Ute Germans or St. Loni?. ST. Louis, July 21. The following dispatch was received to-nig from the President of the North German Pe llame ni, In reply to the address adopted I the meeting held here last Monday night : BERLIN, July 21: Your telegram of the 19th inst, has bee brought to tho knowledge of King William, < the Kelchstag, and of the' German people. . am instructed by a unanimous resolution '< the Reichstag to tender to you and our bret) ren beyond the sea^in the name of the whol German nation, our deep'gratitude and thanl for this expression of your devotion. You ai separated by wide distances from your o', homes, but your hearts beat warmly for th fatherland. - You snail find y dar people true, and you faith m the future o ! Germany shall be fuuulec So will lt, God. Signed, SIMSON. Prunec and thc Rights of Neutrals. WASHINGTON, July 25. The State department bas official notlc that France, In the present war, adheres t the Treaty of Paris, as well In regard to th United States as to other power*. Prussia property In American bottoms will bo respect ed. unless contraband of war, and America property In Prussian ^bottoms will be re; pected. "Neither Prussia nor France will be allowe to purchase vessels or war supplies In th! uountry. Ireland Sides with France. . DUBLIN, July 26. The sympathy of Ireland is almost entire!; with France. Large meetings were held here hvCcrk and elsewhere yesterday, at whlcl strong- resolutions In favor of the French wert adopted. The Sinews of War. FLORENCE, July 25. The Italian Chambers have authorized the negotiation of a loan of six million lire. Volunteering in France-The Cor pi L?gislatif Summarily Suspended Movcments of the Emperor. PARIS, July 25. The number of volunteers already enrolled in France is 110,000. It ls tolerably certain that the Duke ol Pallkao will be commander-in-chief of thc Army of the Baltic. The Journal Officiel publishes a decree clos lng the sessions ol the Senate and Corps L?gis? latif. - The Journal bas several other official announcements; one touching the Inviolabili? ty of tbe neutrality of neighboring powers, and another in regard to strengthening tbe fortifi? cations of France. It 1B reported to-day that the Emperor has gone to Cherbourg to visit the fleet. It is now Bald that the Emperor will go to the front about next Thursday. A Carlo as Conversation-The Bargain? ing Between Bismarck and Napoleon. LONOON, July 26. The Daily Telegraph prints to-day, in large type, a communication recounting an inter? view had with the Emperor Napoleon a fort? night ago. The Emperor had no thought of making war upon Prussia. He was still un? prepared, but France was slipping from hlB hands, and in order to rule he must lead France to war. The Emperor re? lated tbe contents of the dispatches which bad passed between himself and Bismarck, claiming that the latter wanted too much and wanted it too soon. The Emperor demanded Luxembourg in 1866 as an equiva? lent tor his neutrality In the war between Prussia and Austria. Bismarck replied by de? manding Holland as an equivalent for Luxem? bourg. To this the Emperor replied that should the independence ol Holland be attacked by Prussia it would be regarded by France as a declaration ot war. Count Benedetti was present when these facts were elicited. The Prussians Cross the Border-A Suc? cessful Recon?oissance-The Chassc pot and the Needle-gan. SAARBRDCK, July 24, via Berlin. On Sunday a body of Prussians crossed the frontier near Saarbruck, and penetrated into the country several miles. At length they found the French tn considerable force near the town of Geremieller. Sharp skirmishing followed between the forces, when the French soon retired, leaving ten killed and wounded on the field. There waa no loss on either side. This engagement demonstrated that the naedle gun ls superior to the ChBssepot. . Subsequently a- company of-the Prussian 17th Regiment of the Une captured the French customhouse at Schreckllngen. The officers of the customhouse made a stout resistance, and were all killed or captured. One Prussian officer was slightly wounded in this engage? ment. The deserters from the French army are very numerous. They are continualiy coming within the Prussian lines. -: The French Baise. LONDON, July 25. The French base ol operations extends from Strasbourg to Huonville a few miles north of Metz. The centre ls between Bitchoche and St. Arnolo. Thc second line ls at Metz, and is capable of expansion to the centre and to Thlonvllle. No Battle lor Several Days. PAWS, July 35-Night. No report of a battle bas been received. -?In? deed, no battle ls expected to take place for several days. The Position of Cuba-A Denial by Bis? marck-The Disposition of the Dateh Troops. LONDON, July 24. The Saturday Review does not think the fortunes of Cuba will be effected one way or another by the European complications. "The duty of the press in these war times,'' the same paper says, u1B difficult. Holland, particular? ly, begs for silence about the disposition of the Dutch troops." BERLIN, July 23. In the North German Parliament last even-: lng Count Von Bismarck denied the assertion ef the Duke of Grammont that Gorman; had confessed the Impossibility of Prince Hohen? zollern's candidacy. He asserted that from' the time the government first knew ol the pro-' ject nothing personal or official was said to ; Benedettl about lt Lieutenant-General de Kirchbach will com-1 maud the Fifth army corps, and Lieutenant General de Golbeau the Eighth. . PARIS, July 23. - The Swiss Legation at Paris has been charged with the protection of thc interests of Bavarian ; citizens. The Dutch Consul will protect the French citizens in Prussia. Belgium has forbidden the exportation of horses. The Very Latest. WASHINGTON, July 25 -10 P. M. There are no indications whatever of an' early battle between the French and Prussian armies. WAH TOPICS. Tbe Rothschilds, Kins; William and Napoleon III. [From th? Staats Zeitung.] "There will be no war," said lately the aged widow of Mayer Anselm Rothschilds to an ac? quaintance, -for my son will not give them the money." This was, doubtless, also the Idea of her grandson, Alfonso Rothschild, when he came to Ems to Induce the King of Prussia to give up his obstinate purpose and to grant some small concession to the longing desire of the French monarch. Perhaps he .wished to say to the King that the Rothschilds would furnish him no money; and that if be did not take pity on the embarrassment of thc French Emperor they would employ all UK ir financial power to the injury of Prussia and Germany. , However, King Willi an cares nothing for all the Rothschilds in the world. He has a well filled treasury, with more than thirty millions of hard dollars, the exact opposite ot the French treasury, whose accounts show noth- - lng except on the debtor side. Besides, the Council of the North German ConfederailoD, relying on the iuture approbation of the Diet, has granted him an unlimited credit. The King, accordingly, was unwilling to receive the financial negotiator; and while he himseli packed off the Impertinent Count Benedettl with a round answer, he sent word to the rich Baron Rothschild by a servant that he was not at borne. At this Mr. Alfonso gets angry and resigns his office as Prussian Consul-Genera! in Paris. It must be admitted that this ls a very proper act on his part; for he would by no means be a suitable persou to represent the commercial interests of Germany.In the French capital at the present time. He ought also to be praised | for so warmly espousing the Interests of the Emperor Napoleon. Gratitude is a beautiful but not a very frequent virtue. When the < Prince's lather, In 1848, made in Paris the per? sonal acquaintance of Louis Napole?n, he was worth about two hundred millions. Out of these two hundred millions, In consequence of the convenient information received (rom the Cabinet of the President at the time ot the coup d'?tat, and since then from the Cabinet of the Emperor, he has made two thousand mil? lions; but of these two thousand millions, the , greater part ls engaged in all sorts ot specula Uons and enterprises, which would turn out ! disastrously if anything unexpected should happen to the Emperor. 1 Prussia and the War. > [From the New York Times. [ J The King of Prussia, in his speech to the North German Parliament, on the opening ol < the session, alluded to the war as a struggle "without which Europe can never be at last? ing peace." Thia ls a very candid commentary I on the situation. The policy of Pmssia belair , what lt ls, and the interests of Franee beln<r what they are, war was inevitable. Even If lt could be averted now-and nothing short of a ' miracle could do it-thc contest would have to i be fought out at some future time. Two very ambitious powers are anxious to take the lead? ing place In Europe. We do not now say 1 Wnlch we ought to sympathize with. That is a i matter of feeling and of opinion. What we , have to deal with ls the fact that the war has been as clearly foreseen by Count 1 von Bismarck as by the Emperor Napaleon. 1 It ls nonsense to say that Napoleon has taken , Prussl a unawares. Bismarck laid down a course of action which it would require years to com plete, and he has been steadily pushing on his i plans, well knowing In what quarters he would : provoke opposition. First oi alt, Austria had , to be cleared out of the way. That was a mat? ter of no great difficulty. But that was not the end. France had grave interests at s.ake, and i ll was only a question at what point of Bis- , mardi's design she would step in and Inter? fere. Perhaps the Prussian minister did not 1 anticipate that the Spanish plot would be the i critical move-mora probably be did foresee : it, and determined to provoke the unavoidable . conflict on thal very question. He has not been caught in a trap, rle knew very well that a I war with France would complete his jrreat pro- ? Ject ol' "German unltv,': by bringing over the Sooth German Confederation in a "body-and he was content to take the risks of a war as the price ot this advantage. "Not Prussia alone. I but the entire German nation, rises in its full < majesty against the audacious man who presumes to trample nations into the ' dust to gratify his princely lust." Such 1 ls the language" of the preamble to the reso- i luttons passed last night at the meeting of the Germans held in thlB city. Tho "audacious man" is, ol' course, Napoleon III. in other quarters the opinion ?3 confidently expressed j that the result of the war will be to extinguish ( Napoleon. That looks simple enough on pa? per, but it is among the peculiarities of Na- ' foleon that he is not easily "extinguished." 1 t is in his favor at present that the French , people are at his back, not to mention the pos slbility of Austria and Italy likewise ranging ' themselves on his side. The support of Eni? < land ls counted upon for Prussia- no one can , say with what Justice, for the foreign politics of England are always a muddle. England ' went Into a costly war for the purpose of main- I talnlng a Mohammedan Prince in Europe. She < gave her sympathies to the Southern States at a dBW when lt was very necessary for her ' future well-being that she should have sup- f ported the North?. She looked on and i saw Denmark crushed, notwithstanding that a . uanlsh Princess ls to be the future Queen of Bngland. No one would be surprised if she 1 now decided to make deadly enemies of her < nearest neighbors and her most powerful ally. Prussia would receive her aid, and leave her to settle her own scorco with France. We are told that thecan.se ot Prussia Is the causeo: I iberty. It may be so-we do not propose to To into that question at present. But Bls ?arck "was not always above making termB with despotism. It was only the other day ;hat liberty of speech and of the press was mppressed in Prussia. When the war against austria was decided upon, it has been 6tated, ind never contradicted, that Bismarck prom sed the Emperor Napoleon the Rhine Provin? ces as the reward of his neutrality. This bar? kala Is said to have been concluded at Biar? ritz. The Emperor has waited for the fulfil? ment of the contract, and, instead of getting rds promised spoils, he has seen Prussia en? deavoring to extend ber protecting arms beyond the Pyrenees. We say noth? ing of Hanover and the Elbe Duchies, tor, after all, they were German. But there is such a document as the Treaty of Prague In existence, and instead of fulfiling the stipu? lations it involved. Bismark has treated it with derision. These are among the causes of the war, which historians will have to consider, and which we may as well keep in sight now. We commend the Germans hera and elsewhere tor the patriotic spirit they are displaying. In their point of view they are quite In the right. They pursue a course which ls highly honora? ble to them-only outside observers may be permitted to recognize the truth that some ex? cuse may be made for the present feeling of the French people. The two great Intriguers of the age are now standing with crossed Bwords. We, as. spectators, may sympathize wIQf which we^lease, but the fact remains that both are seeking territorial conquest. The lust of Dower ls not confined to either side. Nothing ls easier than to predict the over? throw of Napoleon. After him, however, France will survive. And before she can be overthrown, we must expect a war on a Beale which even this blood-stained century has never seen surpassed. ?The Best Soldier la France." The Army and Navy Journal of the 23d makes the following assertion : As Von Moltke was hardly known to readers out of Prussia .anterior to the splendid cam? paign which ended at Sadowa, the maa to whose brain will be due whatever of success? ful strategy shall characterize the Frerteh arms in the coming war ls as yet unnamed. Gene? ral Louis Jules Trochu ia to-day undeniably the best soldier oi France. He is now fifty five years of age. A graduate of the Staff School of 8t? Gyr, he was made lieutenant In 1840, and promoted to a captaincy In 1843. His first staff service Was with that fine soldier Bugeaud in Algeria. Chef d'escadron and major in 1846, and lieutenant-colonel In 1853, his first European service was in the Italian campaign. At the commencement of the Crimean war he was made chief of the general staff, and by reference to Klnglake's Htetory, it will he seen that In all conferences with Lord Raglan, Trochu.- rather than St. Arnaud or Canrobert. was spokesman on the part of Franco. Throughout the cam? paign, having been made general of brigade in 1864, he occupied this position of confiden? tial staff officer of the commander-in-chief, an office analogous to that ot Gneisenau under Blucher, given in Just recognition of his mili? tary ability and skill. In 1864 he reached his grade of general of division. Two years after be was charged with the preparation of a plan to reorganize the army. Instead of, aa hos beep suggested, lacking the imperial con? fidence, he nos lt in the most flattering degree. His essays upon organization,"ZMrm<fe Fran ?uise,''-published in 1867, ran through ten edi? tions. Trochu ls known to have anticipated the event of war with Prussia A recent pam? phlet from his pen, which unfortunately can? not be obtained In this country, develops an immense deal of study ol the Rhenish frontier as a flglUstig field, and palpably Indicates.the national Impulse as occupying the strnte-i gist's mind. Should the war survive its first battle a fortnight, and promise, as seems very likely, to be a long one, Trochu's name may chance to appear at the head of thc French armies. NOTES OF THE WAR. -The Fran?ais says: Italy promises to mam tain a lrlendly attitude towards France. The latter declines other aid unless Austria Inter? feres. Reports are favorable from the diplo? matic agents in Denmark and Spain. Russia, however, seems inclined to favor the Germans. -Many of our readers may not have a fair understanding ol the word "rentes," which occurs so constantly Just now In our foreign dispatches, and whose rise and fall seem to constitute the financial barometer of Paris. They ore the funded debt of France, not, how? ever, lu the form of bonds, but simply loans from the people. These loans are entered to the credit of the lenders on the government ledgers and draw a specified rate of Interest. The holders of the debt are called "renters," and the fluctuation in its value denote popular distrust or confidence in the government. -The quality of the Prussian soldiery as to their personal and family respectability ls probably higher than that of any nation in Europe. The rigorous rule for all, even the highest, commencing In the rar'-s; the excel? lence of Prussian educational systems, and the sober enthusiasm of the German people, cort> stltute them a dangerous opponent. The French have more ?lan ; but the Prussians, like the Anglo-Saxons, will bear whipping, and, after a defeat or two, may, perhaps, feel lust ready to begin. On the other hand, the French have always been demoralized by re? verses. -Auber's opera of "La Muette de Porlicl,'' known to English theatre-goers by the name af "Masaniello," was always accounted mis? chievous in political tendencies. The spark? ling music, the tremendous ?lan of the chorus, raised the Inflammable Frenchman to a pitch sf nervous excitement, and royalty proscribed Hie charming and Inspiring strains to French audiences. In 1830 the production of "Masa 1116110" In Brussels was the last ounce that turned the scale. The audience, after hearing Lhe market chorus and the sufferings of the iumb girl and the vengeance of her brother, rushed into the streets, built up barricades, ind all Europe was speedily in flames. Just now Napoleon III permits Parisians to hear the "Masaniello." -The "Marseillaise" hymn, after being in? terdicted and replaced by the old royalist song of "Dunol3 the Brave," ls again heard In thc streets of Paris. It always used to be the toc? sin of the barricade, but, singularly enough, it now returns to Its first. purpose. Originally written by Rouget de l'isle, an officer of the Strasbourg garrison, in the days of the first re? public, for express usc as a war song by the army of the Rhine, its Introduction to Paris was by the band of Marseillaise sympathizers, orought to the capital by Barbaroux in 1792. They chanted it In their march through the streets to their work of blood. The declama? tion of the hymn by Rachel was one of the most inspiring efforts by that great actress. Its sffect on the audience was electric. -Castle Garden, lu New York.the Mecca of foreigners, no longer echoes to the tread of the'pountless hosts of German immigrants that ?r so many years have sought refuge under the banner of liberty. The sudden change in \\i aspect of affairs in Europe, and especially ;he stringent laws of Prussia regarding her citizen soldiery leaving her dominions during \ foreign war, have suddenly checked the exo lus of Germans. Hamburg, Bremen, and Lu jec, the great centres of emigration to this country, are now doubtless blockaded by FTench squadrons, and os there are no steam ihip lines Irom Trieste, in Austrian territory, x> this country, there ls now no possible outlet, ?nless it be through Holland, whose ports are ivatched with Jealous eye3 by the enemies ol 3ermany. Thc harvest In Oregon exceeds that or any former year. THE RADICAL COUNCIL SCOTT TO BE RENOMINATED UNANI? MOUSLY. A COLORED MAN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Thc War of the Contending Delega? tion!!-Triumph of the DcLarpc Wing-Whit tem o re Looming np for Congress. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO.THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA. S. C., July 25. The Radical State Convention assembles in the Senate Chamber in the capitol at noon to? morrow. At this moment R. B. Elliott, (col? ored,) the Assistant Adjutant-General, and a member of the lower House, is the most promi? nent candidate for president of the conven? tion. Ex-Congressman Whlttemore, the seller of cadetship8, is next in favor. The city is alive with delegates, and the can? vass between the rival delegations from Charleston is very active. Congressman Bowen has his headquarters at the Columbia Hotel. DeLarge, the leader of the left wing, has his headquarters at his rooms in Main street. The friends of DeLarge are jubilant, claiming that a large majority of the delegates are in favor ot admitting, the DeLarge delegation, and will reject all com? promises proposed by the Bowenites. These last, lt is said, proposed that both delegations should be admitted, and that each delegation should cast nine votes-one-half the vote of Charleston County. Another proposition was that all the DeLarge delegation be admitted excepting T. J. Mackey, in whose place one of the Bowen delegates should be taken. Fall? ing In this, the Bowen delegates offered to withdraw from the convention, provided that DeLarge's friends agreed to hold another county convention ' for thc nomination of a candidate for Congress from Bowen's district. This was also declined. It ls^felleved that R. K. Scott will be unani? mously nominated for re-election as Governor, and that A. J. Ransier, colored, will be nomi? nated for Lieutenant-Go vernor. A caucus of the delegates to the State Con? vention will be held this evening. A caucus of the delegates from the First (Whittemore's) Congressional District will be held to-night at Nickerson's Hotel, Whitte? more's headquarters. President Magrath and vice-President Tyler, of the South Carolina Railroad, arrived here this evening, on a business visit. Their main object ls the location of the new buildings for the South Carolina Railroad Company. THE MILITIA OUTRAGES INNORTH CAROLINA. RALEIGH, N. C., July 25. Writs of habeas corpus for the citizens ar? rested at Vanceyvllle were issued by Judge Mitchell, and served on Kirk last Friday, when Kirk took them up and arrested, and still holds In custody, the officers serving them. Governor Holden will respond to-morrow to the order of the Chief Justice requiring him to produce A. G. Moore, one of the Alamance prisoners. It ls not known what the answer will be. A MURDEROUS AFFRAY. ATLANTA, July 25. Moses H. Bentley, the colored messenger of the House of Representatives, was shot and Instantly killed to-day, by Malcolm Claiborne, a colored representative from Burke County. The cause was a private quarrel. Claiborne was expelled by the House and is lodged in jail. An election this fall ls considered a foregone conclusion. THE MALCONTENT MORMONS. SALT LAKE OTT, July 25. A crowd of Mormons insulted Colonel Find? lay and his guests last night, and broke up a party which he was giving to General Auger and stan". George Cronin, a prominent mem? ber of the anti-Brigham Young party, was found dead to-day, and is sold to have com? mitted suicide. THE LOST CHILD. NEW ORLEANS, July 25. The Governor has received a telegram from the Mayor of Cincinnati, asking whether a re? ward would be paid for the recovery of Thom? as Digby's child, stolen in New Orleans, and supposed to have been sacrificed in the Voudou orgies. The Governor replied that the reward would be paid upon the delivery of the child to its father. . HOT-TEMPERED COOLIES. NEW ORLEANS, July 25. Ono hundred and fifty Chinese ou a planta? tion near the city, becoming dissatisfied, seized Cum Wing, the Chinese contractor, and held him until be was released by the Metropolitan police. The ringleaders have been arrested. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Mack, the negro minstrel, is dead. The revenue yesterday was $940,000. The Benecla was at Slmons's Bay, in South Africa, on June 2. All well. Majors George A. and James W. Forsyth ac? company General Sheridan to Europe. Two men were killed yesterday at Lowei], by the fall of a grain elevator. Three men are said to be in the ruins. Rear Admiral Turner, commanding the Pa? cido fleet, has sailed Jrotn Callao for San Fran? cisco to turn over the command to Admiral Winslow. The steamers Tuscarora and Pilgrim, and the monitors Wyandotte, Ajax and Manhattan Balled from Southwest Pass, yesterday, for Key West. A large and enthusiastic meeting was held at Staunton, Va., yesterday, in furtherance of the Valley Railroad. Colonel Mike Harman resigned the presidency of the road, and stated that ueneral Lee would accept the pres? idency of the road, in connection with his duties at Washington College, by consent of the board of trustees. ALL ABOVT THE STATE. A Dastardly Outrage-The Colored militia Fire Into the Heart at the Town. A Clinton correspondent of the Laurene Herald calls the attention of that paper to one of tbe most dastardly outraces that was ever pnt upon a peaceful community. He says : "In obedience, 1 suppose, to orders, the col? ored people of this town, and ten miles around, bave for a month past met on every Saturday, wi tb in two Irnndred yards of tbe heart of the town, to parade and drill. Until lase Saturday the community had not bet n mau-rial ly dis? turbed, bnt on that day, some three hundred of these mili iamen being on tbe parade aronnd, they every ono discharged their loai ed rifles into the heart ot the to*n. The os? tensible object was ti drive off two colored men wh'o came riding toward tbem. "Every one believes that the whole matter was a plan to get an a riot for the purpose of making capital for the election, and that there was an understanding between these two Dem? ocrat (so-called) negroes and the balance of them. At any rate, though a hundred guns were discharged, not a scratch can be found on the persons aimed at, while the balls whistled thick and fast through the town, very fortunately hurting no one. "On Tuesday the constabulary appeared in towo to arrest tbeso two men on the chai ge that they were hired by white men to make the disturbance. The endeavor eoe ms to doubly outrage aa innocent and already outraced community. We all know that money can nuke some people do a good deal ot hard swearing. ''Now, Mr. Editor, what think yon, is there no way of getting snob outrages legally stopped ? ls this case much different from that of the men who beat and rob another and then call bim thief ? "These men are evidently doing their best to stir up' dissensions between the whites and freclmen; their whole heart is fall of hate and morder. They woald think nothing of plank? ing tho State into civil strife, ii they had a chance to steal a few dollars. "In conclusion, eir, what ought to be said of men who, at the October election, will stay at borne, even though ii they vote they nust do it aer?se the bayonet of tho carpet-bagger." Attempted Poisoning. A Lexington correspondent of the Colombia Guardian says : "On Saturday last, this vil? lage was thrown into a state of considerable excitement by a reported attempt of a colored man to poison two or three negroes. This man came into the village with two water? melons, and ont and gave different parts of one melon to two or tere-: pf raoos, eating a portion himself. He then went on to another no use ot colored people, and served out th other melon. Sometime, an hour or so, hav? ing elapsed, one of the parties w JO had eaten ofthemelou was suddenly taken sick. The attack cootiouedon Sunday, sod symptoms were also observed ia case of two others who bad eaten of the first melon. Puyeiciaos pro? nounced symptoms very like those of poison from stryohmae. The supposed perpetrator was arrested on Sunday, and is now in jail. Oao ot tile palie ts may not recover, bat it ia hoped that she will. Feeling among tue color? ed people and whites against tho prisoner is very strong.'' Deaths. The Yorkvilie Inquirer says : "On last Mon? day, Willie, agod anont eight years, a so 1 of oar esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. Joseph N. Steelo, was accidentally drowned in Tool's Fork Creek, a tew miles from this plaoe. He visited tho creek in company with a little play? mate, and entered tba water as usual, uncon? scious of any danger ; bat the recent rains bav - mg washed out thc bed of the creek beyond hie depth, aad being amble ta swim, he was drowjed almost instantly. The body was re? covered without difficulty. Mr. W. M. Bass, a resident of Beaufort Oona ty, South Carolina, died at this place on last Monday. Although a sojourner aad a stranger, unknown to oar community, he was not, tnerefore, frieodloss. Being a Mason, he was attentively nursed in hie illness by mem? bers of that benevolent society, and buried with masonic honors in the grave-yard at Ebe? nezer. r An Atompted Riot In Lancaster, The Herald says : "Late ia the afternoon, af er the Radical msetiug bad adjourned, an altercatioo occurred between a uegro from Lancaetor, who was drunk, and a small white boy, wbich at one time threatened to termin? ate" Jn a riot. Tho negro had Hteppei on a dog belonging to the boy, and" the two. we learn, cursed ono another. The brother ot the hov, Mr. W. B. WIIBOD, Jr., being told of the difficulty, came to tne spot, and some words passed, wheo he took away a good sized reek which the negro was holding in his hand, knocked bim down wi tb it and kicked him two or three tunea. Colonel W. B. Wileon, by this time, came ont and drew bis son into his office, whilo tho negro was forcibly removed by Hiles Johnson, Esq. The most of the colored men in town were congregated near Rose's hotel, and talking the matter over among thomsalves, began to threaten ven? geance. Bul air. Wilson having in the mean? time been arrested and given bail, the threat? ened riot was dying away, wheo John W. Mead, on 3 of the nominees for the Legislature, appeared on the scene- Being well ?Hod with buroing fluid, he felt disposed to shed light, and walked about the crowd with a pistol m his hand, talking about "seeiog bis brother's blood spilt," "vengeance," ?co., aod cursing tho white lace promiscuously. NothioK but the forbearance of the white people, who dis? tinctly beard this insulting language and could easily have mastered up a larger num? ber than tue colored pooplo, prevented a- riot. As it takes two parties to get up a fight, Mead at leogtb gained a dim perception of the f Jct tbat ho was making himself ridiculous, and gradually cooled dow J. The State constables stationed hero wore, wo learn, mixing freely in the crowd, bat did aot seem called onto in? terfere io any way for tho preservation ot the peaco." _ _ _ A VENOIlfO A. DAUGHTER'S SHAME. The Particulars of the Llndsey-Hay ward Tragedy in Virginia-A Strik? ing Case. The killing of B. F. Lindsey at Chester, Vir? ginia, on Tuesday, by hie father-in-law, Cap? tain W. H. Hayward, for thc seduction of a daughter, and the dismissal of Hayward from custody after examination before a magistrate, have been announced by telegraph. Both Hayward and Lindsey are well known in Rich? mond aad Petersburg and vicinity. *The fol? lowing facts were elicited before the coroner's jury: Benjamin F. Lindsey, the deceased, arrived at Chester, on Wednesday aiternoon, on the 3:20 P. M. train from Richmond. He went to the store and took a drink. Captain Hayward met bim there, and told him that a gentleman in the hotel wished to see him. He took him np stairs very coolly, and, approaching the bed, Bald: "Let me introduce you to your soo aad the victim of your villany." With this he turned the bed-clothing dowu and showed him a new-born infant. Turning to his daughter, who was lyiog lu the bed, he asked her if this was uot Lindsey's child. She replied that lt was. He then remarked: "You have heard what my daughter says, Mr. Lindsey. What have you to say ?'. He replied, "I am taken so much by surprise that I do not know what to say." Captain Hayward put the question again, and Lindsey replied, "That is my child lishe says so." ?poo this C?ptala Hayward drew a small Smith & Wesson four-shooter aad commenced firing. Lladsey, who was sittiog upoa the bed at this time, arose, but made no resistance. Captain Hayward dis? charged tne four barrels, two of the shots taking effect, one in the fleshy part of the leg, and tne other la the abdomen. The wounded mau fell, aad was taken to his room, where he lingered through the night, and died at half past 9 o'clock the next morning. The prompt discharge of the slayer in this lostance,on the ground of justifiable homicide, indicates perhaps more strikingly than any similar case, the spirit of public sentiment in regard to the crime of which Lindsey was guilty. The following were the remarks made by the Commonwealth's attorney at the exam? ination of Captain Hayward, and the proceed? ings consequent thereupon : Colonel Ambers, Commonwealth's attorney, addressed the presiding magistrale ana ex plained that since 1867 the law had dispensed with an examining court; that its duties had been devolved upon the examining magistrate: that it was in his power to send the prisoner on with or without ball, or to discharge him at once. He recommended the latter course. There was no jury which c. aid be empanelled on God's earth, white or black, savage or civ? ilized, which would find the accusedguilty of murder. The feelings of a father rise in every man's bosom against the commission of such foul crimes and proclaim that "the way of the transgressor is hard indeed." He did not think this was a case in which either .the pub? lic morals or public safety required the accused to be sent on. He should be discharged. Then it would warn men of libidinous appetites that when they do these deeds they do them not only at the risk of an avenging father, but of an avenging public also. Captain Clopton, counsel for the prisoner, said that he did not think It necessary, after what had been so well and properly Bald by the attorney for the Commonwealth, to make any remarks. The magistrate then said, "Captain Ha/ward, stand up." * "Under these circumstances I cannot ex? press my feelings. I think lt my duty to an? nounce your discharge." There was every evidence of approval at the termination of the caw on the part ot the spectators, but no noisy demonstration was made. The following was endorsed on the warrant of arrest: \ . "The evidence heard this day and the party discharged, on the ground of justifiable homi? cide. JOHN O. PEROUB, J. P." The Richmond Dispatch says: Hiss Hayward, the young lady so foully wronged, Is about eighteen years of age, of pleasing manners and retiring disposition. She resided in this city since her father moved here. Her condition was not suspected up to the time of her delivery. Captain Hayward is a well-known citizen of Richmond. He commanded a cavalry com? pany during the war. and has been lor some time proprietor of the Dime Saloon. Recently he took charge, with the deceased, ot the Cbes tel Hotel. He ls a gentleman of great popu? larity, of quiet and unassuming demeanor, and could only be brought to such a deed under the greatest provocation. He conducted him? self calmly during his examination, but lt was evident that he was laboring under great dis? tress. Benjamin F. Lindsey, the deceased, was a man of great local prominence la Chesterfield. He has occupied various positions of trust In that county, such as presiding justice, regis? trar, &c He was the Conservative candidate for the Legislature at the last election,' and was also a candidate for the nomination to the Constitutional Conven lion Jn 1867.- He lived for some years in this city. He was a man widely known and generally much liked. He - was married to Captain Haywood's eldest daughter last December, THE WEATHER AND CROPS. la a n r e n s. The Herald says: "We hear ot ehowors tbrougbont the district and tho crops are speedily advancing. Many sections have suf? fered severely from drought-cotton generally is backward and small, but now and then a tine field .ie to be seen. Iha cotton on rod laud, owing to the dry spring, came up late, and is very backward. Corn looks cenera I ly well, bnt tbefieldb are few aud far b?tween." Darlington. Tho Southerner says: "OJ Wednesday afternoon we had a (rood fall of rain, just at the ri? ht time, when our fanners were crowing anxious. We believe it was general through the ccuntj."' Orangeburg. The News says: "The crops are growing finely and the farmers are beginning to calcu? late as to what they will make. There will not be a full crop in this county." Clarendon. The Press says: "We have been reliably in? formed chat on Thursday last a severe storm of wind, rain and hail passed through the lower section of our county. In eomo places levelled trees, removed fences, and materially inj or ug the crops, especially corn, splitting the blades in shreds and scattering the imtna tured ears over the heida." Abbeville. The Banner says: "This and other portions of she district have been lavored dorins: the past few days with partial showers, bnt rain is still very generally^needed. 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