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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. LAST NIGHT'S DISPATCHES. A DOUBLE VICTORY. LONG HID DESPERATE FIGHTING. ROTH WINGS OF THE FRENCH ABM T DEFEATED. McMahon om the Right Loses 4000 Pris? oner*, Thirty Gana ?nd Six Mitrailleur*. FROISSA RD BEATEN BACK ON THE LEFT. THE FRENCH RETREATING ON METZ TUMULT IN PARIS ON THE RECEPTION OF ^- THE NEWS. RIOTOUS SCENES AT TUE BOURSE. TUE EMPEROR'S ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER. JPARIS DECLARED IN A STATE OF SIEGE. HASTY PR?PARATIONS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE CAPITAL. The Prussian Victory Fully Confirmed. BERLIN', August 7-6 P. M. The French have been deleaved along the entire line in the two days' fighting, and are in retreat on* Metz and concentrating for the defence o? Paris. McMahon was beaten on the right, and Froissant on the left The Prussians captured four thousand prisoners, thirty gnus and six mitrailleurs from McMahon. The 'fews of the Reverses in Paris.. PARIS, August 7-6 P. M. The French official reports confirm the news that the army bas met reverses on both wingB. ?ar? J is in a state of tumult. The people are maddened by the defeat of the French arms. The Presse of to-day says that at the Bourse yesterday several persons were arrested. "At 3 o'clock shouts of A bas la Bourse ! were ut tered by portie* at the dissemination of false news. Thereupon the order was given to close the Booree, the crowd became furious, and tore up the railings of the enclosure. Force was brought to bear and the building was. evacuated amid applause from the crowd m on the place outside. Judicial investigation is now going on. ; The Sews in Washington. WASHINGTON, August 7-9 P. M. The cable telegrams that reach us from the - seat of war in Europe are somewhat confused and contradictory; but they are construed at the North German Legation as being greatly to the advantage of Prussia. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] ^M WASHINGTON, August 7. m The Assistant Secretary of State has received ??flotable dispatch to-night from. Minister Wash? burn*^, dated at Paris to-day, and announcing that a great battle was fought yesterday be? tween the French and Prussian armies, which resulted in the defeat of the French army. He especially mentions the defeat of General McMahon's corps and tbe corps commanded ^.'General Frolssard. There is great excite? ment in Paris, and the telegram adds that it is being placed in a state of siege. Owing to the absence of the Secretary of State, it bas been found impossible to obtain the exact language of the dispatch for publication. Baron Gerolt has also received official Information announcing the victory of the Prussians in yesterday's battle. Further Accounts of the Prussian Vic - tory. BERLIN, August 7-8 P. M. The following olficial dispatches have been received : MATENCE, August 6-10 P. M. The French have been turned back along their entire Une, and have commeuced a re? treat towards the Interior of France. They had commenced an advance from Saarbr?cken, which they had held since the famous battle of three divisions against three companies of Prussians; bot, having to fall back, they burn? ed that rich and unprotected town, and, in withdrawing, spread the conflagration by throwing hot shot into it. SA A RB rte CK EN", August 6-1 P. M. The Town of Saarbr?cken, bas just been re? taken by the First Prussian Corps, under com? mand of Genera] Steinmetz. ? MATENCE, August 6-9 P. M. The heads of the Prussian columns ap? proached the river Saar on Friday last. Gene? ral Karners found the enemy west of Saar? br?cken, in a strong position in the moun? tains, and commenced immediately to attack them. Following the sound of the cannon, a portion ot tbe divisions of Barnakeow and Stupnag came up. General Goeb??n took command, and, after a very severe fight, the position occupied by General Froissard was taken by assault. General Francais and Colo? nel Renter are among the wounded. MATENCE, August 7-6 A. M. General Goebelin reports, concerning the fight we3t of Saarbr?cken that many hun? dreds of prisoners were taken. From these we gather that Froissard'-: corps was engaged. Our force in tin action wa3 four divisions. Night alone put an end to the fighting. The enemy covered his retreat by a heavy fire of artillery. General Steinmetz arrived in the evening and took command. The los3 is heavy on both sides. The French lost very many officers. MATENCE, August 7-4 A. M. The Prince Royal reports as follows : In the battle of yesterday, in which we defeated McMahon, whose corps had been reinforced by divisions from the corps of FaiHy and Canro berf, we have taken two eagles, six mitralUeurs, and at least four thousand prisoners. General Bago was wounded. The loss wa?? great on both side-. BERLIN, August 7. The French Emp?rer has withdrawn his entire line, and is concentrating his troops for the deience ol Paris. His losses have been enormous. The Prussians overtook the re? treating French forces early on Saturday morning west of Saarbr?cken, near Spiehrea Hills, a position at which the French endeavor? ed to make a stand during their retreat. This was carried by the Prussians at the point of the bayonet. This battle ls known as that ol Hageneau. BERLIN, August 7. The King sends the following dispatch to the Queen: "Good news. A great victory has been won by our Fritz. God be praised for his mercy ! We captured four thousand pris? oners, thirty guns, two standards and six mi? trailleurs. McMahon, during the fght, was heavily reinforced irom the main army. The contest was very severe, and lasted from 7 in the morning until 9 at night, when the French retreated, leaving the field to us. Our losses were heavy." MATENCE, August 7. Prince Frederick Charle?is at Blieskastel and General Steinmetz is between Sulzebach and Saarbr?cken. The general headquarters of the army ia now at Kaiserlantem. It ls re? ported that General McMahon was wounded in the battle yesterday. COLOGNE, August 6-Midnight. The battle near Saarbr?cken to-day began at ll A. M., and at 9 to-night it still continued. Our troops repulsed the enemy, who bave aban? doned the field ol battle. We have conquered, but our losses are heavy. La Liberte publishes the following: "At 1 o'clock to-day the Bourse was invaded by a crowd maddened with Joy and enthusiasm. Instantaneously the windows in ali the streets near by were hung with flags, on account of a great victory announced to have been gained by Marshal McMahon. We managed to get through the crowd to the bureau of the commis? sary of police, who said he bad not received any official news. A lew moments after a placard was put up by the administration, which an? nounced that the corps of McMahon bad occu? pied a strong position, but made no mention of a battle. Rentes are quiet at 67f 7c." French Official Dispatches. PARIS, August 7. The Journal Officiel, in its second edition of | to-day, publishes the following proclamation: 'Frenchmen! Up to this hour, we have always given, without reserve, all certain news which we have received, and we con? tinue to do so. Last night we received the following dispatches: 'Marshal McMahon has lost a battle. General Frolssard, on the Saar, baa been obliged to retire. His retreat was effected in good order.. All can he re-estab? lished.' (Signed) NAPOLEON. " METZ, August 7-3.30 A M. .'My communications have been interrupted with General McMahon. I am going to place myself in thc ceatro of the position. (Signed) ? . NAPOLEON." METZ, Augu6t 7-4.30 A. M. "After a series of engagements, in which the enemy brought heavy forces into the field, Marshal McMahon was forced to fall back from his first line. - The corps of General Frolssard had to fight yesterday from 2 In the afternoon with the entire army of the enemy. Having held his position until 6 o'clock, be ordered a retreat, which was made In good order. (Signed) LE BOEUF.'' X Stirring Announcement-Paris In a State of Siege. PARIS, August 7-Sunday Night. The following proclamation has Just been issued :. "Details of our losses are wanting. Our troops are full of elan. The situation is not alarming, but the enemy ls on our territory, and a serious effort is necessary. A battle ap? pears Imminent. In presence of this grave news, our duty is plain* We appeal to the pa? triotism, the energy of all. The Chambers have been convoked. We are placing Paris with ali possible baste in a state of defence. In order to facilitate tlie execution of military prepara? tions, we declare the capital in a state of siege. Their must be no iaint-heartedness no divisions. Our resources are immense. Let us pursue the struggle without flinching, and our country will be saved. Paris, August 7,1870-10 P. M.-By order ol' the Empress Regent. Signed: M. Ollivier, Minister of Justice; Due de Grammont, Minister of For? eign ?Affairs; M. Cheavaadln de Valtlrome, Minister of the Interior: M. Seegrls, Minister of Finance; General Vicompte de Jean, Minis? ter of War, ad interim." A SLANDERER E UNIS HED. The Editor of the Scurrilous F:ing Or? gan Thrashed-How he Took, it-What , People Think about lt-Movements of j Judge Carpenter. [3PZCIAL TELEGRAM TO THE N2WS.] COLUMBIA, Sunday, August 7. An encounter occurred this morning in the Columbia Hotel between Captain George Tup? per and Mr. John M. Morris, editor of the Radical Organ published ia Charleston. The difficulty grew out of an article published in that8heeton General Butler, entitled "A Coun? ter Indictment." Captain Tupper accosted Morris and asked if he was the editor of the sheet in question, and author of the article alluding to General But? ler. Morris replied, "Whether I wrote it or not, I am responsible." Captain Tupper instantly dealt Morris a blow on the face that staggered him, but he caught against a pillar and recovered himself. Ano? ther blow was passed by Captain Tupper, when Morris ran up stairs, his starting being some? what accelerated by a lifting kick from behind. On reaching the top of the stairs Morrie stop? ped, when Tupper sent his hat up stairs by servant. Captain Tupper was subsequently arrested by Trial Justice Solomon, and held to bali lu the sum ol' $500 to appear at the October ses? sion of the court. Ile was also bound over io keep the peace for a year and a day. Colonel Thomas Taylor, Judge John S. Green, Major F. H. Elmore, anti a number of other prominent gentlemen, volunteered promptly to go on his ball bond. The community heartily^approve and endorse the prompt action of Captain flip? per in resenting the personal abuse and scur? rilous attack on General Butler by the Ring Organ. Judge Carpenter and other gentlemen pro? minent in the Reform movement, will address a meeting of citizens at Alston. Fairfield Coun? ty, to-morrow. -Dr. Deem?, ol New York City, has with? drawn his name from the ex cutive commit? tee ol'the Evangelical Alliance, because "tin willing to bft connected thus with a boclv whose doctrinal basis lorbids such non as Francis A. King, of Baltimore, a Quaker, and vice president of the Bible Society, Recome, a member.'' WEISSEN??RG. X WO DATS' SARD FIGHTING. f . I VICTORY CLAIMED BY BOTH SIDES. OFFICIAL BULLETIN FROM THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS ABOUT MAR? SHAL MCMAHON. INTERESTING SUMMARY OF FACTS AND RUMORS. A Better Feeling in London-Rumors from the Seat of War. LONDON, Auguste. There is a better feeling la the markets and on 'Change. The cause cannot be traced to any feature of political news, and ls probably tbe result simply of r?faction from exaggerated depression which followed the fl st announce? ment of the Franco-Prussian war. Rumors are prevalent of righting now going on, but no confirmatory dispatches from the Continent are to hand at this hour. Latest advices from the seat of war concur that Marshal McMahon Is advancing. He now holds a strong position on the Bavarian fron? tier. Tbe entire French line ls kept io com? munication by underground telegraph. Tbe Affair at Welssenburst-Heroism of the French Troop*-The Prussian Loss. PARIS, August C. The Journal Officiel of this morning says the French troops, who, to the number of 7,000 to 8,000 were engaged In the affair before Wels senburg, bad to contend with two Prussian army corps, including picked troops of the Prussian guard. The Journal adds, that in sp'tft of the inferiority of their numbers our regiments resisted the assaults of the enemy for several hours with admirable heroism, when they were forced to give way. The loss of the enemy was so severe that he did not dare to pursue. While at Saarbr?cken we have a broken Prussian line, our 6wn remains In? tact. La Liberte, of this morning, publishes a pri? vate dispatch, sent at midnight last night, from Strasbourg, reporting that McMahon beat the Prussians yesterday evening. The latter evac? uated Wei8senburg. Telegraphic communication with Welssen burg has been re-establis?ied. La Liberte says McMahon moved yesterday towards Welssenburg. He was but two hours march from that point, and bis men marched at quickstep. He has between 60,000 and 70, 000 men. To-day there will be 150,000 men concentrated near Weissenburg. The loss of the Prussians In the recent engagement reach? ed 10,600 In killed, wounded and prisoners. The French forces defending the town were but 8000 or 10,000, while the attacking force numbered fully 40,000. The enemy was so severely crippled that he could not follow the French when they retired. Enthusiasm In Paris-No Official Re? ports-Disturbances in the City. PARIS, August 6-P. M. The enthusiasm of the people over the favorable reports from the frontier is indes? cribable. Enormous crowds fill the streets around the Bourse so that no vehicles can pass, and shout and sing patriotic songs. Cafes are filled to overflowing. Placards are posted at the Bourse, giving particulars of the last two days' fighting. Official reports are awaited with feverish anxiety; none have yet appeared, and a3 the government will permit no other news from the array to be telegraph? ed abroad, tbe bulletin reports cannot be used. The police last night made a seizure of spe? cie shipped to the theatre of war by private parties. The books and safe ol' Baron Hirsch also were seized on a charge that the rule re? quiring them to be placed under seal had been violated. Attacks were made last night upon the shops of money-changers, which were occa? sioned by imprudent remarks made by some of their employees, who are Germans. The police protected the threatened places fvoru damage. At one shop, which bore the arms of Russia, a placard was placed, bearing the in? scription, uRespect for the Arms ol Russia." The shops which were menaced last night remain closed to-day. The Gaulois of to-day prints a dispatch from Metz, reporting that a regiment ol" the Royal Guards of Prussia was cut to pieces at Wiessen burg. A Prussian general was wounded. The French soldiers fought like lions. The loss of tile enemy was 7000 hors de combat. A Reported French Victory-Two Days of Fighting. LONDON, August C-8.30 P M. The Globe, on undoubted authority, says a great battle, in which many bodies of troops were engaged, began yesterday, but was In? terrupted by darkness. It was resumed early this morning, and continued until 7 o'clock this evening, when victory was declared for the French. Similar rumors are current in Paris, affecting the Bourse. The conflict between McMahon and the Crown Prince of Prussia, already mentioned, was apparently the commencement of the struggle. Official Report of a Prussian Success. LONDON, August 0-9.30 P. M. Thc following dispatch has just been receiv? ed here : ..WEISSKNRERG, VIA BERMS, August 6. "The Prince Royal has defeated Marshal McMahon. Official report of the victory for the Crown Prince.-' Thc Prince Royal's Bulletin Announc? ing a Victorious Battle. BERLIN, Angrot,;. / Via London, 10:30 P. M. J The IVince Royal telegraphs the following bulletin from the field of battle: "A victorious iatile Las been fought near Werth. McMahon was totally beaten hythe larger portion of my command. The "renell retired upon Bltsche. (Sigoet?) FREDERICK WILLIAM, Prince Royal." FIELD OP BATTLE, near Werth, 4:30 P. M. A duplicate of the above dispatch lias been received direct from Berlin. Thc Address of tito Prise? Royal to his Troops-Thc Prisoners of War. BERLIN, August C. The Prince Royal, Frederick William, com? manding the South German army, issued the following proclamation: .'Soldiers of the Third Corps-I am appointed to command you by the King. I greet you, soldiers ol Prussia, Wnrtemburg and Baden, united under ray command. Your courage, discipline and per? severance fill me with pride, joy and confidence. In true fraternity, continue to spread your fag over new victories, which, tjod wl'.ns us will insure honor and pea? to united G many." French prisoners so far taken in the t have been distributed around Berlin. Pr sians will prove by their treatment ol' th? men that, though they are captives, they i no longer enemies. Advance of thc Prussian Army. CARLSRUHE, August G Tlie army of Baden yesterday passed t frontier and advanced to Leuerburg. where established headquarters and seized soi boats in the river. "The French loss at Nuk chen was three killed and one wounded at t shelling of St. Jean station. Prussian Movements Before the Batt] LONDON, August 5 A special correspondent at Saarbr?ck writes as follows, Tuesday morning : ? c guns are being brought up opposite the Frene and will reply If the French open Ure." The letter breaks off here to catch the po The same correspondent, writing Mond night, 6ays, "I thought at the end of my it letter that my contributions from Saarbr?ck were finished, and had set out for the rallwi station, when a commun'cation received fro one ol the best informed men in the pla made me determine to stay, and to-day t monotony of Saarbr?cken has been broke Two thousand men, with IC guns, have con within a mlle of town, and two whole regimen are lying in the immediate neighborboo The first and third battalions, and fortieth H henzollern fusiliers made their appearance c the Saarlouis road, at the top of a hill tv, miles out of Saarbr?cken, about 5 o'clock, ar with them came Bixteen guns and a large Hr of wagons. They did not come into the towi but turned into a large field, high upon tt hills, where they will bivouac to-night. Ther was great joy at the new3 of their approacl and the towns-people went up to the field t receive them with provisions, presents < cigare, Ac. When I wrote my first lette there were hardly more than five hui dred men In Saarbr?cken, and had tl French made a move forward, even with small part of their forces about Forbach, w could have made no resistance whatever, bi from one Bource or another our loree was eui ousiy exaggerated. Paris papers have credl ed us with an extraordinary garrison. Thei are at present just outside of the place 30C men, and, moreover, the forty-eighth reg ment, with sixteen guns. Within a short di lance are the ninth hussars and the sixt; ninth regiment of the line, with thirty gun Thc twentieth regiment, which was to hav come here to-day, advanced nearly to Saa br?cken and then turned In another dlrectloi The destination of the regimeat is unknowi General Von Guben made his appearance her yesterday, and remained for a sUort tim? The present com mander is General Von Gulst nom. ' The French Army of Africa-Forwari Movement Into Germany. STRASBOURG, August 5. Yesterday, alter the council of war, Marsha McMahon, with his chlef-of-staff, Genen Coulsan, surveyed the Rhine from Kehl brldg upwards. They visited Brumuth, twenty mile north of here, where a cavalry division and i part of the first division of Infantry are encamp, ed. From the movements it ls conjectured tl:a Marshal McMahon, with the African army, ii about to cross the Rhine, and dash rapidly, bj way of Carlsruhe and Heidelberg, to Frank fort, and that thence he will endeavor to cul the railroad communications between Berlii and the Rhine. It ls believed be will leave Mayence on bis left, white the main army pushes on through the lower Rhine provinces to Mayence and Coblentz. The forward move ment, it is rumored, is fixed for Saturday. It ls reported that the Prussians are gathered in force in the South, and that the Baden force ie in the Black Forest. Facts and Ramon from London. LONDON, August 5. Advices from private sources attribute the delay in opening the campaign after tbe ar? mies were ready on both sides to a renewal of Napoleon's proposals for peace, which were finally refused to-day by Bismarck. The Gaulois says that the Emperor will issue a decree making the Marseillaise henceforth the national air of France. During the fight at Saarbr?cken it was played by the bands. The French hospital service have 24,000 beds ready for wounded. The Constitutionnel says that thc agent of Prince Charles of Roumanla in Paris took an active part In procuring the renuncialion of the throne of Spain by his brother, Prince Lc pold. The Berlin government, irritated al the conduct ot the agent, have demanded his dis? missal, but Prince Charles refuses to yield io the demand. Offenbach, the opera bouffe composer, though a German, has published a French war Bong, entitled "God speed the Emperor." It is rumored that the Count de Camrnonl la Force bad arrived in London, as special messenger from the Duke de Grammont, to assure this government that France will re? spect the neutrality ot Belgium, and it is added Jjiat he has met willi a cool reception. It is asserted that the bank fate was raised for poll^cal effect, and not from financial ne? cessity. " Political Disturbances in Belgium. LONDON, August 3. Violent political and religious disturbances occurred' yesterday In Brussels and Ghent. Mobs held the streets for some hours, and sacked convents and other building-:. Troops were'called out, and the riots suppressed. The cities are now tranquil. PRUSSIAN REPORTS. LONDON, August C. A correspondent writes from Coblenlz on Tuesday thal the Prussians were in much greater force on the banks of Hie Saar and Mo? selle than was generally supposed. Hence they do not Intend to full back on Mayence or Mannheim, but will hold the French ia check from Sierek to Loulerburg. One proof is the long trains o:' provision wagons stretching from here to Troves, and the ambulance train willi them U mach too great a force for a mere affair of outposts. Moreover the large square here (Clement z Plat/.) is covered with peasants' wagons laden with bread and biscuit, all moving west. Troves is now the headquarters of the eighth army corps. The Prussian wagon and ambu? lance service is more perfectly organized and their horses in better condition than those ol' the French. The soldiers are in admirable spirits. Their enthusiasm ls less noisy than that of the enemy, but their quiet confluence is far prefer? able to such effervescence as I recently wit? nessed on the oilier side. Coblentz ls full of landwehr. There are few troops ol the line there. The fortifications are being rapidly strength? ened and trees arc being felled In readiness for attack. All commanding points about the great fortress, the occupation of which would render it indefensible against modern artillery, ar.? now strongly fortified, and earthwork are being rapidly constructed towards the French lines. A special correspondent at Cologne writes on Tuesday that troops are passing steadily through that city, going southward, all in ex? cellent condition, each corps with provisions for six weeks. No enthusiasm surpasses that of the South German regiments, many of which have peti? tioned to form part of the advanced guard. Expected Fighting Near .Mayencc. A special from Frankfort on Tuesday says it is generally believed that a great battle will be lought near Mayence. The number of men now massed between Mayence and the front is enormous. The citizens of Frankfort, supposed hostile to Prussian rule, show a lavish hospitality to the ?roops. If they do noe love the Prussians, they at least detest the French. This war, in? stead of detaching Frankfort from Prussia, has developed sincere attachment to fatherland. Prussian batteries passing through here are observed to be much lighter and more service? able than in 186C. German officers believe the Prussians will bring into the field a gun supe? rior to the Napoleon pet artillery, and the French mitrailleurs will find their match. The Freneh at Saarbr?cken. A Paris special of Wednesday evening says the French very reluctantly admit that they do not occupy the town of Saarbr?cken. They simply preserve a position on the heights, on which they had erected batteries a week be fore the attack. It is now well understood that Saarbr?cken was never an outpost, and so long as the Prussians occupy Saarlouis, was not an import? ant military position. Filty departments at first exempted from garde mobile service have been warned that they must immediately furnish their contin? gent. The Belgian Question. The Paris Presse Judges from movements of the enemy's troops that Belgian territory will be violated by Prussia. The Emperor has au? thorized English, American and Austrian phy? sicians to onter the military hospital service. Miscellaneous. English pilots are forbidden to servo the bel? ligerents. The press of Sweden and Norway approve the neutrality declarations. Coal tas risen over one hundred per cent, at Hamburg. Bavaria haB voted a war loan of two millions. Torpedoes have been sown thickly m the channel of the Weser. A correspondent of the Independence Belgo says the affair at Saarbr?cken was a mere farce. lhere is great popular impatience ia Paris at the delay io operations on the frontier. The fortifications of Antwerp and Hamburg are being nut into a complete state of defence with all possible haste. Saltpetre, in vast quantities, bas be .n ordered from Ind a. Bismarck's organ, a: Berln, now approves of England's obsei vance ot her neuirality obliga? tions. There were serious ri >'.a in Geneva on Sat? urday arising ont ot certain criminal trials; two killed. The French yat :h fleet follows tbe French naval fleet to the Baltic to act as ambulances. It was General Abol Douay, ii.fantiy com? mander who was killed at Wiesssnberg, not General C. Douay, general commanding a division. The Journal of St. Petersbure, in a leading article, strongly sympathize* with Ealgium, and urges the miintcnancD of neutrality. General licnn publishes *a letter to prove that Bismarck was io 1856 reidy to aban lon Belsium sod Luxembourg to France. It is said that Tiena was prompted to mike th; publica? tion by friends in France. The press of Madrid City discuss the atti? tude of the Washington Government towal ?s (Juba. MontpeosieriBts use it as an aignment for an early meeting of tbe Cortes. 'J be City of Sunderland, England, has sent an address to Premier Gladstone, urgiug neutral? ity. TheSiturdiy Review explains the withdrawal of French troop? from Rm; by the anomaly of their pres3nc3 theroand by new French w r cries, which the Empsror bas authorized, in eluding tbe Marseillaise. The Saturday Review SITS Germany baa acccB3 to English armj tbroa?!i Hjliand, which arc supplied by England ai.d may in turn Bond supplies to North G?rminv. ibo Economist think* tbe suspension of the Bank of Franc; was a war m-asure to reserve funds for thc troops. A GREAT VICTORY. Result of tbe North Carolina Elections. RALEIGH, August 6. Election returns received to-day confirm the previous opinion expressed that the State has gone Conservative by 5000 to 15,000 majority. Cobb, Republicau, 1st district, and Dixon, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Heaton, both Republicans lrom 2d district, are certainly elected. Additional returns render the election or Waddell, Conservative, over Dock? er}-. Republican, certain; Gilliam, Conserva? tive, elected to fill Dewees's vacancy, and H. Rogers, Conservative, to next Congress for the 4th district, elected; Rogers beats Harris, a negro, about 900;Leach, Conservative, is elect? ed over Scott, Republican, tor the 6th district; Harper, Conservative, is doubtless elected over Jones, Republican, in the 7th district. Both houses of the Legislature will be largely Con? servative. Some claim a two-thirds majority in each house. WILMINGTON, August 6. Returns enough have been received to settle the fact that the Conservatives carry both houses of the Legislature by decisive majori? ties They also carry the 3d, 4th, 5lh, 0th and 7tli Congressional districts, which makes the delegation stand five Conservatives and two Republicans. In the 3d district Waddell, Con? servative, is undoubtedly elected, though two counties iiave yet to be heard from. Careful estimates ?ix his majority at 375. It is con? ceded that Shipp, Conservative candidate for attorney-genera!, carries the State. RALEIGH, August 7. Judge Brooks, of the United States District Court, has issued writs of habeas corpus lor all citizens now held by Kirk under order of Governor Holden, to appear before him al Salisbury, where he opens court to-morrow. The State ha? gone Conservative by a very large majority. Besides electing five out of seven Congressmen, the Conservai ives will have a two-thirds majority in both branches of tuc Legislature. Josiah Turner, editor of the Raleigh Semi? ne!, has been arrested at his home, in Orange County, by a detachment of Holden's militia, though the county has never been declared in a state o? insurrection. -Persons desiring to visit France can ob I tain passports by direct application to the Passport Bureau, State Department, Wash? ington. THE STATE CANVASS. THE REFORM CAUSE IF SPARTAN BURO. ANOTHER SPEECH F?OM JUDGE CARPENTER. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.') SPARTANBURG COURTHOUSE. August 4. A celebrated Russian author bas written a fable which will be appreciated by the people of South Carolina. Be relates that in a vicini? ty thickly settled, and in a prosperous condi? tion, the small streams, ia consequence of heavy rains, rose Buddenly, flooded the coun? try and swept away crops, houses, fences and other property, reducing to poverty the people living on their banks. After recovering irom the shock, the people assembled and deter? mined to appeal to the river, (of which the streams were tributaries,) to make the streams restore the property they had carried off. say? ing that the river, so large, noble and gene? rous, would not allow its "Inferior waters to steal with impunity from the people." The peo? ple proceeded down the streams until they ar? rived upon the banks of the river, when to their amazement they saw floating upon its broad, surging bosom, the very goods which had been stolen from them. Said one of the party. "Let us go back, the power which we thought would sustain us and restore our goods not only encourages those who stole fr?re us, but receives the stolen goods which they bring." The condition of the people of South Caro? lina is exactly similar lo that of the people mentioned in the fable. Soon alter the "Scott Ring" came into power and placed Its satellites Into the county offices, they commenced to prey upon the people, who. believing that the men wno occupied the offices of the State, (in former times held by men of unsullied reputa? tion,) appealed to them for redress. But in? stead of being relieved, they found that they must submit to all wrongs, taxation, thieving and all other means the minions of Scott have for plundering the people, as the State officials not only sustained their minions, but shared their spoils, and were themselves engaged in stealing from the people of the Stne, differing from their minions only in that they stole on a larger scale. AFFAIRS IS NEWBERRY. The allusion to the minions ef the "Scott Ring" who hold the county offices, naturally suggests to us to mention some Instances of the management of the affairs of the court of Newberry by its officers, which show that they are very much like all of Scott's appointees, or those elected by the men who support the "richest live" Governor. As we are Informed contracts were given out at rates largely In excess of the amount necessary to do the work, showing that the commissioners were negligent in their duties, or, as is believed by a majority of the citizens, criminally divided the profits of the contract with the contractors. Among thc instances mentioned we will cite ! one where a man for $150 contracted to build a causeway, or something of the kind, across a creek, which cost (10, and was washed away by the first rain which le IL alter it was built. Another-a bridge which cost about $76 to put up-was let out, by contract, for $300. The credit of the county bas, through the misman? agement of its officers, fallen so low that money cannot be borrowed to pay the honest and dishonest debts. It ls said by the citizens that there is no money in the treasury, and that one of the commissioners who attempted to borrow for the county, offered as high as eight per cent, per month, but tailed to get it. Not only are th? commissioners complained of but nearly all, if not ali, ol' the county officers. MEETING AT STROTHER'S DEPOT. Early Wednesday morning our party left the hospitable residence ot Hr. R. V. Gist lor Spartanburg Courthouse. We crossed the Broad Ri ver at Strother's Depot, (Fairfield Coun? ty) on the Spartanburg and Union Railroad, where we found assembled ahout one hundred colored and filly white men who, understand? ing that the candidate of the Union Re lo rm party would be there to take the train, had come to request them to make speeches while walting for the train. Having plenty of time, lt was determined to accede to the request, and Judge Carpenter, General Butler and Colonel Simons, made brief but stirring ad? dresses, which the audience hilly appreciated, as was evinced by their deep, earnest atten? tion, and frequent applause. After Judge Carpenter concluded, the train, which had arrived, and was waiting tor us, signalized its readiness to start. The party was soon aboard, and, after a short, smooth, rapid run, were at Union Courthouse, where thev witnessed another specimen of RADICAL MALICE. When the train arrived at Union Courthouse Hie sheriff. Mr. Rogers, served a writ upon it to satisfy an execution in his hands in laver of Joe Crews. It appears, from information given us. that Joe Crews, the Governor's lackey, bought up some bonds of the Spartan? burg and Union Railroad, and instead of suing upon all of them sued only upon enough to come under the jurisdiction'of a trial Justice, secured a judgment, and then attempted to levy upon the train, hoping to stop it and thus prevent the Reform nominees from meeting their appointments. Mr. Jeter, the president of the road, said he would be responsible lor the amount of the levy, and the train was al? lowed to proceed. TUE CANDIDATES AT SPARTANBURG. .We arrived here about five o'clock, P. M., yesterday, and were taken In charge by a com? mittee of citizens and carried lip into the town; where the party was divided-part going to Wiiliams's Hotel and the others being quar? tered at the Palmetto Hotel; at night the band of the Eighth Infantry, whose music hath oft delighted the citizens ot Charleston, serenaded Judge Carpenter, who, in a few sentences, most cordially thanked them. To-day, in a grove near the Williams Hotel, and before about two thousand people, one fourth colored, the candidates of the Reform party and Colonel T. Y. Simons delivered ad? dresses. During the morning, one of Scott's appoint?es, Fleming by name, and county au? ditor, trial justice and -collector ol internal re? venue-the" Corbin of the up-country-man? aged to get Into an argument with Judge Car? penter regarding the latter's charges against the Scott Ring, and was "devoured," "used up," "routed, horse, foot and dragoons." But more of him hereafter; let ns return to the grove. On the stand were Colonel J. H. Evins, Colo? nel J. H. McKissick, Major D. R. Duncan, Colonel Gabriel Cannon, E. H. Bobo, Esq., J. H. Clayton, Esq., Judire Vernon and Captain H. H. Thomson. About ll o'clock, Colonel Evins called the assemblage to order, and said they had met to unfurl the bannerol' the Union Reform party and to hear thc standard-bearers to whom the Hag had been entrusted-Hie Hon. R. B. Carpenter and General IL C. But? ler. Jud^c Carpenter, a distinguished and high-toned gentleman, endorsed by the bars of Charleston and Orangebunr. at whose courts he had presided, and one whose ermine had never received a stain. General Butler, whose heroism on the field had only been equalled by his devotion to the State since the return of peace. Colonel Evin- fien introduced as the first speaker "a worthy son o? South Carolina, distinguished as a lawyer, and whose facile pen had worked vigorously ami efficiently in the cause of Reform "-Colonel T. V. Simons. A RADICAL'S OPINION OF RADICALS. Colonel Simons, after showing np the cor? ruption of thc "Scott Ring," mentioned that a few elms ago he conversed with a Radical in Charleston, who was bitterly opposed to the Reform movement, and thought it was very roolish fur any party to base its platform upon honesty. He didn't deny that his (the Radi? cal) party was a band of robbers, and sahl that if it were formed on honest principles, it would go to pieces; they existed by briberv and corruption. When the Governor said he intended to veto the Phosphate bill, he (the Radical) put bia hand In his pocket and said that h.e would buy up the Legislature, and pass thu bill over the veto, and did, and offered to show the Colonel the receipts the members had given tor tho bribe money paid them to vote the veto down. THE STATE BANK BILLS AND JUDGE CARPENTER. The Colonel paid a high tribute to the in? tegrity and worth ot Judge Carpenter, ac J sam that all the charges which Radical malig? nity could suggest had been made against the Judge since he had refused to unite with them in their nefarious schemes, and had joined a party organized to drive them out ot the offices which they had disgraced. One of the charges was that the Judge had a case be? fore him relative to the bills of the Bank of the State, and had withheld his decision until he had purchased the bills, and then decided so as to make a speculation out of them. This charge, said the Colonel, was false, and he doubted not all of the others were equally so. He was one of the counsel In the case, and on the day the arguments were concluded, the Judge, Injopen court, gave his opinion of the case, upon which his written decision after? wards was based. SPECIMEN RADICALS. If any one doubted, said the Colonel, that all honest men, both North and South, were anxious to see the Reform movement success? ful, they would only bave to read tbe news? papers and converse with leading men of both sections, read and hear them speak of the Ring, which were not only a disgrace to the Republican party, but to civilization. He would give one or two specimens. He related how Judse H?ge, in 1867, wanted all of the ne? gro population to have but one head, so he might cut lt off with one blow; three months later Inveigled them Into voting for him for Congress, and two years later, (only a few days since,) when the colored people refused to renominate him. endeavored to get the Union Reform party to take him tip and run him. He related the history of Whittemore, (well known to all,) and who had drawn np the platform of the Radical party which ad? mitted that relorm was necessary In Its ranks, and pledged themselves to make the reform and then stand upon a platform drawn up by the cadet broker, and wno was also charged with still worse crimes. In speaking of Whitte? more. the Colonel read an editorial article from the New York Tribune, advising that Whitte? more be arrested and Incarcerated at once for his crime of selling the cadetshlp. Said the Colonel, I asked Mr. Corbin, the United States District Attorney for this State, why he did not have Whittemore Indicted, and he replied that he could not, as the offence was not committed in South Carolina. GEN. BUTLER AND TUE RADICAL ORGANS. General Butler was next introduced, and after alluding to the causes which led him to join in the Union Reform movement-reasons be? fore explained and well known to the people ot South Carolina, a desire to conform to the laws of the land, and to rescue bis state from the band of robbers which infested it-said that several assaults had been made upon bim for entering upon this movement, and especially by two of Scott's organs-one of them not a thousand miles away, (the Spartanburg Radi? cal sheet)-but all he had to say to them was to repeat Tristam Shandy's reproach to the fly : "Go away, little insect, there ls enough room in the world for both you and I ;" ne could afford to disregard such miserable, con? temptible sheets as they. RADICAL CONFESSIONS OF VILLANT. The General spoke at length of the neces? sity of the people arousing themselves to ex ?el from office the robbers who filled them, he Radicals themselves admitted that refor? mation was necessary, and proposed to reform themselves. Some good citizens want to join the party and reform it, but that would be like joining a band of robbers and attempt? ing to make honest men ot them. However, whatever the differences may be In regard to correcting the evils which exist, all know that they do exist and are determined to correct them. THE BLACK CODE. While General Butler was speaking, a color? ed man named Smith, (a trial justice, the only colored appointment made by Scott in this county.) instigated by Wlnsmlth, a low white man, prominent in the Loyal League, said he would like to know something about the "Black Code." You are just the man I want to see, said the General. I am glad you asked me the question. I suppose you got the In? formation that I voted for the Black Code from the lying organs of Scott. Well, now I tell you I spoke and voted against lt. He then read an article which, in speaking of him and the Black Code, said that "by relerrlng to the House Jour7i.il, page 119, In the vote on the third and foal reading of the bill, among the nays will be found the name of General Butler." Now, said the General, I hope you are satisfied. I want you to look up that page and see for yourself. The charge that I voted for the Black Code is false. I brand lt as a malicious, deliberate and contemptible lie. [Enthusiastic applause.] ' ' EDUCATION OF THE COLORED PEOPLE. Judge Carpenter was next Introduced, and after briefly alluding to the charges made against him and denying them in toto, and saying that he came before the people endorsed by the truest, best men of the State; knowing this, he felt assured that the envenomed shafts of the enemy, tipped with malice and perjury, would fall harmless, proceeded to snow the colored people in what way the Radicals had deceived them. In the matter of education, he said the Radicals had promised to educate tlie colored men's children, and had appro? priated $30.000 to establish free schools. Of this amount .they had paid $33,000 in salaries for the superintendent of educationand school commis? sioners-leaving $17,000 to be absorbed In buy? ing school-books and paying travelling ex? penses for the commissioners. Under these . circumstances, he could well understand why no schools had been established and the chil? dren uneducated. He knew the tithes were also appropriated for school purposes, but he had not heard much from them; he doubted not that the school fund was now in debt to the commissioners. He had never heard of school commissioaers being paid before: when he was school commissioner In Kentucky, he was satisfied with the advancement of the pupils; but Scott's commissioners had to be * paid-to aid in taking the money out of the pockets of the people. THE UP-COUNTRY CORBIN. Judge Carpenter next showed what Scott had been doing for tile colored people, allow? ing them to vote and giving the offices to the white men. The Governor did not think the colored men flt to hold office. He (Judge C.) desired to know if any colored man held the offices of couuty auditor, trial justice and col? lector of internal revenue ? Why had not the Governor given one of the offices to a colored man ? [The colored people here pointed to Fleming, and cried out, "Ihat's bim; that's him !" and Jeered him until he left very much chagrined.] NO POLITICAL MOVEMENT. Judge Carpenter said the Union Reform movement was no political movement; it was simply a movement to drive out of the State a band of robbers which infested the State. It was useless for people to talk about politics now. When the robbers were driven out it would be lime to talk of politics. A colored man voting for General Butler would not be? come a Democrat any more thau a white man voting for him (Judge C.) would become a Re? publican If a man's house was on fire he would not ask a man's politics before ask? ing him to aid in extinguishing the llames. Tlie State was now in the hands of rob? bers: it was necessary to expel them; and un? til that was done, lt was useless to inquire into the politics ol' those who aided in the movement or led it. 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