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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. '-iMIDKKHr DISPATCHES. STARTLING" TIDINGS. IS THE FBE3?CH EMPIRE TOTTERING RUMORED FLIGHT. OF LEADING IMPE ' RIAL1STS... ORB AT ACTIVAT y AHD FEVERISH EXCITEMENT IN PARIS. STRASBOURG INVESTED BT SIXTY v* . THO?FAND PRUSSIANS. MARSHAL BAZAINE, AND GENERAL TROCHO IN COMMAND OF THE FRENCH ARMY. jr. pi ? ~ ?:. NO FIGHTING SINCE SATURDAY. THE FRENCH - AND PRUSSIANS LOSSES. The Iron IlanU in Paris, 'j c ' ?K i ? - , -PABI8, AUgUBt 9. The Minister of the Interior has Issued a proclamationannonnclng tha^ according to the te rm 8 o t. t be law, of 1649, on the declaration of a stateof 'sejge,' tte mill tary author! t ies have, th e right - ta .interdict- all publication 3 ' 'of a nature to exctte OT, keep up. disorder. .As such a proposition as that made by the Si?cle to institute a committee of . defence tends to anarchy, and compromises unity of 'action, creating useless agitation, on the advice of the council ot ministers lt ls decided that the mill tary authorities shall apply proscriptive meas? ures to any journal renewing sucha prop os I _tlon. * Si arti lng Reports. LONDON, August 9. The Pall Mall Gazette has assurances from private conrees in Paris that the.Empire is on the verge ol collapse. The Germans are ex? pected in Paris even If they are arrested IQ their progress: The empire is dead. The Par? isians are receiving arms, and they are all Re? publicans-at heart. The establishment of a provisional, government ls already talked of. The Ofieanlsta, tb.rough Generals Changarn 1er and" Trochu, are In the ascendant, and em i neat Imperialists are leaving France. ' Tile Feeling In. Paris. PARIS, August 9. The Republican and-Democratic Journals advise the immediate meeting of the Corps L?gislatif and the arming of the people. They all cens?te strongly Ute disorders which have taken place In the streets,' and counsel calm? ness and moderation. -The -deputies to the Corps now In Paris nret yesterday afternoon, and called upon the Empress. ' There was great activity in the enrolling of volunteers In.'all parts of the city. Thirty three, ?thousand workmen are strengthening. ? the fortifications, assisted - by twenty thousand j sailors from 'the navy. The Gaulois says falso news of vlctery was disseminated la Stras- : bourg last week, at the same hour it was sent j ont here. There was a preconcerted attempt ; to deceive the'nation. - ? Mutterings of the Coming Storm. . o S .11 y. I LONDON; August .9:' Letter? from Paris, say the citizens are de fl- 1 ant ofj martial, law. and continue to assemble lo th? sireets, anu discuss the war. j . General Chan gamier at the Front.. ' ,'?3 :, Mirra, August 9-9 P. M. i '<?jea^_?^ra?garnle* hajjarrived here. He ' - wai conducted from toexailway station to the j preiecturate by an' honorable citizen. - The. General was la civilian's dress. ? He was im? mediately taken into the presence of the Em? peror.,' Publio opinion here receives with laver the advent of Generai Changarn 1er. V The Coaling Struggle at Meir. : a y '..i MKTZ, Augu?:8^-8ao A. M. The enemy .ls in .large measure concentrated in front of Metze'- Marshal Bazaine will have the direction of operations. The corps of Gen-, eral- Froissart! has retired in good order on Metz. All has, been'.quiet during the night: Th? 'Emperor has just gone to the headquart? ers of General Bazaine. , .' - Investment of Straibourg-Advance of the Prussian's Right. - r. . i u LONDON, August 9. A dlspatoh from Carlsruhe, dated to-day, / states that., Strasbourg ls surrounded by an army or Bixty thousand Prussian, troops, most? ly from Squib. Germany. 'The city mast sur- j reader, aa the garrison la composed i of only seven thousand soldiers. The advance of the Pru ssl an's rigli t fr om Saarlou ia to Troves. has coram -n ced. It 1B ' su ppo sed that1 Prince Er>'ri erick Charle a.ls in. command, - - -Chewing .Words for the French, i ! ss J*.. ' PARIS, August 9^-6 P. M. The proclamation of martial law was rather a precautionary than an Imperative measure, and its Vigorous enforcement ls not contem? plated. -Gi SB? KITJAH The Jonrnrl Offici??r after describing the re? sources and patriotic spirit of the - nation, which bas always been an obstacle to Prussian ambition, asks: "What other power would like to see Prussia making the North and the Baltic Seas Prussian lakes, Invading smaller States, and .acquiring a dangerous pre? ponderance ?^ Favorable signs are already apparent. Eh gi and, satisfied with the cate? goric assurances of Fiance, hastens to render secure tue northern frontier of France,-by causing Belgian neutrality to be respected. In Sweden, Norway and Denmark, the popu? lar feeling is with France, and the Emperor of Russia gives proof of the best understanding with France. Austria and Italy are arming, and will "cause embarrassment to Prussia. Meantime, French diplomacy is not more idle than the French arms wiU be, and, France . will prove, that she has not degenerated In 1870.". . ..;!., The Journal Officiel contains the following notices and decrees: , ' Minister 'Washburne was received by the Empress for the purpose of delivering the reply- of President Grant to letters recalling Minister Barth ency. Th??Departmont8 of Cote" d'Or, Saone, Lor ralne,aridtbe' Rhone are declared in a state 1 of siege. The decree relative to the incorporation in j the National Home Guard of all citizens be- 1 tween 'the ages of thirty and forty, who do not ] already belong to some military organization, : convokes alt chiefs of corps, and proscribes - measures for .the immediate rearmament of ! the Guard, with gun3 altered to breech-loaders. ' in teed ?ons where thc National Guard has not 1 heretofore been organized. The chiefs of battal lions have already been appointed, and thanks ? to the efficiency pf measures taken, the or? ganization of the National Guard will soon ex? tend to every, part of France. In the depart? ment of ibo Seine, where that organization is strongest, it has already given proof ot devo? tion and patriotism which cannot be changed by the circumstances through which we are passing. On the demand of the Minister of War, the prefect of the Seine this morning charged the engineers ot the municipal service with the ex? ecution of planB lor" strengthening the fortifl. cations of Paris. The service will be organized and divided between three chief engineers and eleven assistants. Each 'chief will be in charge ol' | an arrondissement The prelect of commune has the chief supervision of the entire work, .The contractors of Paris said they would make no conditions for thc work, but placed their for? tunes and their personal services, their mate? rial and their experience, at the disposal of the I authorities for the defence bf Paris. The offi ' dais and engineers at once took charge ol the workshops offered by the contractors. Trie Corps L?gislatif. PAMS, August 9-Evening. The .Corps L?gislatif met to-day. An order I of the. day directed against the ministry was proposed by Clement Duri ern is, and was adopted by a large majority. Minister Ollivier asked for a suspension of the sitting'for a-few minutes. Latest-No Fighting since Sa tus ni ay. LONDON, August 9-10 P. M. There has been no fighting since Saturday. General Trochu has entered upon the duties of major-general of the French army. It is not known whether Marshal L^Boenf will have any command. A rumor has .reached here that the Prussians are in Mulhauser, sixty one miles southwest ot Strasbourg. ; i Authentic advices show that Marshal Bazaine, ':commaader-m-chief,;;.t??. 'one hundred ami thirty thousand men at Metz, McMahon fifty thousand at Saint Avernet, .Canrobert fifty . thousand at Nancy. Prnistau Reports of tho Respective Iiosses. BERLIN*, August 9. i 'The losses of the French in the battle of J Wourth on Saturday were five thousand dead, wounded and missing, and elx thousand pris? oners. McMahon's baggage, many cannon, and two large railway trains with 6tores and munitions, were captured. The Prussian cav? alry, in their pursuit, bagged oae thousand ?stragglers, who had thrown away their arms. The total Prussian loss was thirty-five hundred dead and wounded. The Elbe Cloted. - ., - HAMB'JUU, August 9. ; The RiverElbe bas been closed to prevent the entrance of the French fleet, but a small Ipassage is still left open at Goose Island. ! NEWS FJtOX WASHING TOIT. WASHINGTON, August 9. A recent decision of the Treasury Depart? ment, that vessels arriving in the waters of the United States cannot change then? clear? ance papers, is adhered to. This is In conse sequenoe of some vessels cleared lor New York having changed their papers to New Jersey ports, in order to avoid quarantine reg? ulations. ? The following is tho whereabouts of vessels composing the North Atlantic squadron : The Nantasket and S wa tara-are at St Domingo; t he-Congress, Dictator and Sangus at Key West; and the Severn at Hampton Roads. The Tus? carora is engaged in conveying iron-cladB from New Tork to Key West, and the Yantic on ocean soundings. It can be positively stated that both the President and Cabinet are very decided In opinion that both the laws and sound public policy demand that an election should be held in Georgia the coming fail. Among the strongest in this bellet is tbe Attorney-General, and the attempt to defeat an election ls held by the majority of the Cabinet to be a gross outrage._ AFFAIRS IN NORTH CAROLINA, RALEIGH, August 9. Returns come in slowly. Enough is known to put the election of Ave Democratic Con? gressmen beyond a doubt. Thirty-two sena? tors aud seventy-five commoners were elected by the Democrats certain, probably more. The Deputy United States Marshal served on Kirk, yesterday, wilts of habeas corpus issued by Judge Brook.1, to bring his prisoners before him, at Salis! wry. Kirk replied h? ho would answer after consulting Holden. Twelve mechanics a? the company's shops of the North Carolina Railroad, Alamance County, were arrested yesterday by Bergen, Kirks lieutenant-colonel. The son of Josiah Turner, editor ol the Sentinel, was carried to Yanceyvllle. arid is now in prison. THE ??THAN MURDER. NEW YORK, August 9. Aman, supposed to be the murderer of Mr. Nathan, was arrested at Nyack last night and brought here this morning. .( MR. DAVIS IN NRW YORK. NEW YORK, August 9. Jefferson Davis arrived tc-3ay from Balti? more, and is at the N#w York Hotel, where he is the recipient oT many attentions from Southern guests. He refuses to be inter? viewed. A STRANGE RECOVERY. NEW ORLEANS, August 9. Bigby's child has been recovered in good condition. It has been in the possession of | negroes in the south district of the city. -Boston regrets the Franco-German war chiefly because it will probably interfere with the great design of the world-iamons Gilmore to outshine all previous efforts by a great mu? sical festival next year. The programme for I that occasion included the bringing together of | some of the great militar}' bands of Europe,and though it ls confidently stated that the success of the festival "cannot be doubted," it seems extremely probable that this part of the pro? gramme will have to be omitted. The Boston Transcript dwells regretfully upon the great concourse of military musicians that formed an accompaniment to thc Paris hxhibitlou of | 18C7, and ls evidently filled with a great sorrow In that "the Hub" will bc unable to surpass this great occasion wheu " the "Overture to Oberon" was performed on a hot day in July, a dozen times In six hours, to a swoltering but enthusiastic audience. At lliat meeting the French warmly cheered the Prussians, whom they are Just engaged in shooting, and the ex? cellence ol tiie competition wus so even that the Judges found some difficulty in awarding the prizes. But. now that the "piping times of j peuce'' have gone, let Mr. Gilmore beware how he brings the Oilt and the Teuton together, even on a spot hallowed by thc great Jubilee and forever spgsfestive of the anvil chorus. Boston may he.Ve the war of the Rhine re? peated under Its own eyes il thc strains of the "Marseillaise" and "Der Deutsche Vaterland" "orne to be discoursed by militant bandsmen from France and Germany. FRANCE INVADED ! THE WHO LE FRENCH PEOPLE EIS INO EN MASSE FOB DEFENCE. MARSHALL BAZAINE IN SUPREME COMMAND. OMINOUS TALK ABOUT NAPOLEON. LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. ?fcc.. ?fcc., ?tc. Changing Commander*-Much Agita? tion tn Paris, but no Disorder. ; - . PARIS, August 8-P. M. . , The Temps this evening announces that Mar? shal Bazaine has been appointed commander in-chief, and General Trocbu major-general of the army. General LeBoeuf retires. : Le Parlement says the ministry have deter? mined to create a national committee with power to act under all circumstances arising from the war. . ..,.,".. ! It ls reported by LePays' that the regular garrison of Paris has already Ijeen largely In? creased. Some of the deputies of the Left met at the hall of the Corps L?gislatif te-day, and while they were there a great crowd surrounded the ?place, shouting for arms. It is rumored that Henri Rochefort will be released. ; The people ar? assembling in great num ? bers on the Bonlevanis, and lhere is much agitation, but as yet no disorder. An Immense Uprising of the French People. PAULS, August 9. There is an Immense uprising of the people of France to repel the Prussian invasion. .It is said officially that two millions of men are ready to march, and that the reserve corps will number one million. The people are 'clamorous for organization and leaders. The Americans in Paris are receiving their passports. The manners and soldiers still in Algeria are ordered to the field. Pursuing the Fleeing French. LONDON, August 9. Tbe following official dispatch is dated at Ham? burg, in the Palatinate, 9.43 A. M.. August 6 Yesterday after the battle of Wourth, the enemy retired in-the greatest disorder. The French artillery endeavored to make a stand at Neld derbrun. The town was taken by the Bava? rians, and the enemy retired en route to Bitsche. The cavalry of W'urtemburg captur? ed the enemy's stores and four pieces ot artil? lery at Reichshafer. Their dead and wounded covered the route of the retreating army. This morning we have occupied Haguenau, evacua? ted by the enemy. The German troops hold both banks of the Saar, having occupied Sarregaemine and For bach after a slight resistance by the French. The Bavarians in Battle. MUNICH, August 9. The King ot Bavaria makes the following re? port concerning the battle of Wburtli: Early on the morning of the 7th instant, Just as our troops had left their bivouac to march to Eu glebelm, the thunder of cannon" was heard. Our movements were hastened, and we soon came up with the first corps which was en? gaged with the enemy. The Bavarian troops were placed in action at once, and participa? ted- Jn the assault upon the heights of Gue mene, which were carried about five o'clock, the French being repulsed in disorder and with heavy loss. The action was severe and sanguinary. The King Issued a congratulatory order to the second corps, thanking them for their splendid conduct and gallantry. The Evacuation Of Cl v ita Vece lila. ROME, August 9. The last of the French army ol occupation left Cl vita Vecchia to-day, in the steamer Ma? gellan, for Marseilles and the seat of war. The Buoyancy In the Cotton Market. LIVERPOOL, August 9. The buoyancy in the cotton market ls at? tributed to Prussian successes. The general Impression here ls that the Prussian victories augur a speedy restoration of peace. Italy and Austria io the Rescue-Trie London Times Predict-, Napoleon's Downfall. * LONDON, August 9-3.30 P. M. The Paris correspondent of the Manchester Examiner telegraphs that Italy and Austria each send 100,000 men to aid France. The Empress Eugenie, according to the Pall Mall Gazette, ls preparing for flight. The army at Metz . is still undergoing a thorough reorganization. The London Times ascribes the French dis? aster to the Emperor's obstinacy in refusing sound military advice and to his Illness. The Times says that parties in France will make the Emperor pay the penalty of his ill success. His name ls already ignored in acts by which the regency expects to rally the people. Things arrange themselves as If hs was not expected to resume his power, as If testing liow he may bo dispensed with altogether the only question ls who shall first utter the word "abdication." Edmund About writes from the field utterly condemning the Emperor's mismanagement. He says: "Having declared war, he let the Prussians begin it. It is true that neither par? ty were ready, yet the French lost twenty days In marching and countermarching. They were surprised at WeisBenbuig by the enemy, where there were no vldettes to watch, no skirmishers to meet, and no plan to repel." Thc French Warming to their Work. PARI?!, August li. The Patrie says : "The government calls upon all former officers and soldiers having served in the armies of France to take their grades In regiments of volunteers of the Garde Mobile,which are to go to the iront Immediately. This request has been greeted enthusiastically, and numbers are responding to the call." There were two couacils of the ministry to? day. General Changarnier left his residence this morning to seek a command at headquarters Thousands accompanied bim to the railway. La Volontarle says : "General Changarnler, as soon as he heard ol' the afLtir at Weissen bnrg. telegraphed asking for a command." This morning's papers say that nothing is certain concerning the course of Austria. Rus? sia ls keeping he r quiet with promises. All Q.uiet on Monday. METZ, August 8. The army is concentrating to march' to the Vosges and 'defend the passages. The night ls calm. There has been no engagement to-day. The French Out of Rome. ROME, August 9. Thc embarkation of thc French troops, which was completed yesterday, was retarded by the storm, but for this the last of the troops would I have gone several days agu. ! No Battle on Tuesday. - . PARIS,- August "9; There has been no battle to-day. The corps of General Fullly, which was not engaged in the recent action, is, the rallying point of the army. . The proclamation of the ministers ls received with enthusiasm. The Minister of the Interior has-taken measures'to hare dispatches bulle? tined at the Bourse and the Mayoralty houses. Measures will be taken at once for strengthen? ing the fo?tiflcat?ons of Paris. The journals here announce, with warm ap? proval, that Italy ls ready to send 100,000 armed men to assist France. ! The Patrie says it was rumored ..that. the Bourse would b? closed to-day ac noon. Noth? ing of the sort has taken place. There have been no disturbances; the authorities having been warned that the International Society ? f Workingmen Intended to make demonstra? tions, took precautions to prevent them, which would have been effectual If any out? break was really contemplated. WAK TOPICS. The Lieft Bank of thc Rhine-V Ger? man. View. j A. correspondent writes to the New York 'Evening Post as follows: A superficial dance at the map may possi? bly sometimes lead to the impression that thc Rhine is the natural, and that lt ought there? fore to be the actual political boundary between France and Germany. So, a casual glance at the map might lead a stranger to imagine that the Hudson River ought to be th j boundary between New York and New England. - Bus' the Germans would not tolerate an assumption of this kind any sooner than the New Yorkers. Indeed, the arguments against 1, derived? from the past history and from the present state of thing.*, are much stronger In the case of the Rhine than of the Hudson. ? The Inhabitants of the left-bank of the Rhine are, and always have been Germans. But tho province called Elsass or Alsace, or Alsatla, which extends aiong the left bank for thc dis? tance of about one hundred miles below Basie, In-Swltzerland, was oeded to France by the treaty of Westphalia in 1G1S, by way ot "com? pensation for the services ol' tho French to the cause of the Protestants ia the Thirty Years' War. This was the first, as it is still the only, foothold of the French upon The Rhine. Stras? burg is the principal city of Elsass. Its popu? lation, after two hi'mured years of French domination, remains German almost as mirch as Its celebrated Gothic cathedral, lt was a free city ol' the German empire, and as sjcii entitled to a sent in its Diet. ; The same may btf said of fi ve'other towns in Elsa1;.1-, and also of the lortifleJ to.vn of Metz on the Moselle, In the province of Lorraine, which was once a part of Germany. Following down the left bank ol thc Rhine below th? French possessions, we come to Spires, the capital of Rhenish Bavaria, unher wlse called the Palatinate, and then to Worms. In the Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt.' These old Gorman towns were imperial free cities, and in both of them diets of the empire ware held. Several ol' the emperors resided at Spire?, and nine of them, nmoa.: them Ru? dolph, of Hapsburg, are buried In Hie vaidlffof its cathedral. Here, la 1521). the deoree of the diet against the doctrines of the Reformers was passed, which led to a vigorous ..protest" on the part of the minority, and hence the name ot Protestants. In 1521, at Worms, was held the diet at which Luther appeared r.nr.1 . made his celebrated defence of him ?elf before the Emperor. Charles Hie Fifth. Continuing the Journey, we arrive at thc garrisoned town of Mainz or Mayence, the birthplace and residence of Gntemb?rg, and the cindie of the art of printing The Arch- ; bishops ol Mainz were powerful temporal prince*, and were first In rank of the Electora of the German.Empire. Crossing thc Nahe at Bingen we enter the Prussian possessions on j the west side ol the Rhine, which are com posed chiefly of territories that belonged to the Archblshonrlcs of Cologue and Tr?ves and ; the Duchies of Cleves and J?lich, all of which ! were fiefs of the empire. The towns of Bop- ? part and D?ren in this part of Prussia, and also Cologne"(with its German cathedral,) the , largest and wealthiest town on tb?. Rhine, Were Imperial free cities. So also was Aix-la- , Chapelle, or Aachen, situated west of Cologne, ? on the borders of Belgium, renowned for its , congresses, its diets, its councils and corona- : lions of ; Emperors. Mention ought also to be made of Bonn, on j the Rhine, the birthplace of Beethoven, and j the seat of a flourishing German university, , where Niebuhr, Schlegel, Arndt and Dahlmann ? lived and taught, and where Lange, whose ( Bible Commentaries are so well known In this . country, lives and teaches. The population of 1 the Prussian, Bavarian and Hessian territo? ries west of the Rhine is something over three millions, and about two-thirdB of these are subjects of Prussia. The loregoing statement, though necessarily meagre and imperfect, will serve to dispel any Illusions as to the reasonableness of the French Emperor In his ambition to extend his con? quests to thc Rhine, and to explain the una? nimity of the uprising of the Germans. They i would as soon think of abandoning Berlin or Leipsic to the Russians as ol' surrendering Co? logne or Mainz or Tr?ves to the French. They ? have no central city Uko Rome, or Parlss or i London. Bu'. If there ls anything In the world . which they regard as sacredly their own. It ls the noble river and Its fertile valley, filled with 1 the ancient seats of their civilization and Hie ; monuments ol' their art and Industry-the faithful chronicles of their history-and they ? will most assuredly fight to the last to defend ' and keep it from the French, as a man will fight lo defend his home p.:;d hearthstone against robbers. The Coat of the European War. The cost of war ls quite beyond estimate. It begins the moment that it ls thought of, and steadily Increases all the time up to an actual I collision, and does not end until long after the belligerent parties have sought the shades ol' peace. It permeates every trade circle with damaging effects to every ciass of productive industry. It is, of course, impossible to ascer? tain, even approximately and lo figures, the amount of damage done by mere apprehen? sion of Injury, and, In the language or a New York cotemporary, "still more so to track lt 1 through all the channels of robbery and misery in which lt results,.at last, in the pri? vations, sorrows and ruin of unnumbered homes." But one branch of the work lt I leaves Is palpable, for it is represented by the depreciation of values upon the stock exchanges of the world. Every dollar of the j Eublic securities Issued by different nations ls eld by somebody, and its owner finds himself worth, after the declaration of war, less than before. The London Economist, of July 16, ; has undertaken to estimate the amount of this loss, as shown by the fall In securities In the eight days between July 4th, the day before 1 the first alarm In the French Chamber of Depu? ties, and Julv 12, when the war panic riret 1 reached its height. In this one week the value : of French rentes fell equal to $150,000,000; . that ot British consols $11,575,000; that ol'Ita? lian bonds 144,575,000; that of United States bonds SG3.000.000, and the total loss ol value in 1 the national securities sold in London was no less than $381,475,000, or not far from ? $400,000,000, without Including the stocks ' ot Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland and J some other countries, ot which no sales J arc made in London. In railway stocks a si m- a liar depression took place, und In those of eleven prominent .English lines alone there was a Tall In price ot $12,1*5,000. The total : loss of property to investors by the mere dec- 1 laration of this French-Prussian war is certal n- ! ly far more than live hundred millions of dol? lars, a greater amount, perhaps, than it was ever before in the power of two men to do- ! alroy, and which, as the Economist justly says, ? Impiles individual suffering difficult to or?r 1 estimate. This is tho beginning; but it i& not by figures or by words that men will express : the end of such a war. The fright and confu? sion thus broutrht into the commercial world is ? of Itself * gigantic evil, ami it war resulted in no other injury to mankind than this, lt would 3 well deserve all the maledictions ever tutored ! against it. J The Terrible French Artillery. The Now York World translates and com? ments upon an article from a late French paper as follows: i Prussia has her field artillery and mitrailleurs, ? on which she very justly counts; but France, > too, has her mitrailleurs and her field artillery, : which do not bear comparison. For seven M years France has steadily improved her famous i mitrailleurs, and has multiplied enera su HUH to-day there ls nota battalion of Infantry or sharpshooters which has not at least two In its ranks. The Prussian arsenals are gorged. The French arsenals are full to overflowing. Since the campaign of 1866, Prussia has spent 110,000,000 In renewing and modernizing its war material, much of lt, however, being used in the war crowned by Sadowa. France has spent 210,000,000 on her military stores-camp? ing equipments, provisions, drugs, ambulan? ces, in a word, all the accessories of the grand theatre of war have been stored in the Invalides and the Ecole Militaire. The mitrail? leurs themselves are not the latest thing out and the supreme refinement of the destroying art. *i he mitrailleurs only are known to the public, but lt appears that we have better than this, although the public may not be aware of it. Two months ago, about, people began to talk of engines of war hot yet named of the Commander C- M-. These, If we are to believe the report of one who witnessed re? cent experiments with them, constitute some? thing miraculous in destructive Inventions. Their extreme range ls 3000 yards only, which ls the mean range of the mitrailleurs, their elder sisters, but these new and formidable inventions snrpass them in massacreing power as much as the mitrailleurs themselves sur? passed everything which had preceded them! At 2600 yards, the effect ot these 'engines, which have been .temporarily baptized. "Les Filles du Commandant'C. M.," ls so terri? ble, so certain, that a single regiment, we are told, could force Its way with them from the frontier to Berlin, sowing death and terror befare. This arm was invented two years ago, and experiments with the first model were made with the greatest secrecy at Vincennes and Mendon. To prevent spies ob? taining information or getting aglimpse of the gun, or rather mitrailleurs, a cordon of troops surrounded the place where the experiments were being carried on, out of view of the in? ventor and the gentlemen forming the com? mission appointed by the Emperor to test the merits ol the arm, with-orders to allow no one to pass. The arm when approved was manu? factured in the Vosges, the same surveillance and caution being observed. As soon as the g?es were ready they were packed In boxes, which were sealed and sent to the various ar? senals. No instructions were given In its use lill three weeks ago, when lour men In each regiment were couducted'socretly to a conve? nient sp jt and taught how to manouvre lt. The Frenrh Prince Imperial. (laligsaui's Messenger has the following In? teresting item about the "boy soldier" of Fiance : His Majesty gave a grand dinner the evening before last, at the Palace of St. Cloud, to the officers quartered there In garrison-Lancers Ol ihe Guard, Voltigeurs, and CentiJardes. Tile guest?, to the number of eighty, dined at a table In the form of a horse-shoe. His Maj? esty entered the room at 7.30. amidst enthu? siastic cries'ot "Vive l'Empereur i*' "Vive ITmperatrlce !" "Vive i'Prince Imperial !"' "Viva la France !" and thu repast at once be? gan) Tile dinner was.calm, cordial, and par? ticularly noticeable for the absence ol* all cere? mony. At the dessert, suddenly, without any order having been given, the baud struck up "Tue Marseillaise." "and the effect was electri? cal. At the first holes the officers looked at each other in amazement, unable to under? stand the audacity of M. Schenck, the band? master. Tlie Emperor was evidently much pleased. au;l thc enthusiasm became beyond description, and it won: 1 have needed" but very little lor iii o guests to have Joined with their voices in the famous chaunL Tho Emperor then rose and went to compli? ment :he musicians, and afterwards the party repaired to tho garden, where coffee wai? served. The Emperor and Empress mixed with the different groups conversing with the officers, all at once the young Prince was looked for, and search was about to be made for him, when he was seen coming iii, drag? ging something after him, and which was at MSC found to be his campaign bed. He set lt out. put his tilings In order, and lay down on it, to the great amusement of the military men. present. One ol' them, however, re? marked to MB Imperial Highness, that, for a sub-lieutenant, his h?glige took up too much room, but the Prince excited much laughter by replying that it was not?t all the same thing for bim, as lie belonged to the etan". He was also triad to prove thai be spoke German well, and entered into a discussion iu that language with an officer from Alsace, as to the usefulness ol the lance. Meanwhile, the Empress presented to Captain Marty, of the Second Voltigeurs, two of her proteges-the son of Baron Lam? bert and the brother of her reader, both Just engaged as volunteers in that officer's com? pany. Questioned as to his departure, the Emperor gave no decided reply, but the Prince, less circumspect, said that lt would be per-: haps in about Uve or six days. This news was' somewhat disappointing. "Why, lt will be all aver," exclaimed one officer. "Do not be un ?asy,"sald his Majesty, "you will still find plenty to do." About 10 the company retired. A BLOODY FEUD. History of a Tennessee Vendetta. Tho fearful Calahoula vendetta in Louisiana, irbica culminated some months since in the leath of nearly all the survivors, Colonel Tones and his sous, is supplemented and eclipsed by a tearful feud in Tennessee, cf which thc tenth victim has just fallen. This, known as tho Bolt on-Dickens hud, is described at le jeth in the Memphis Avalanche. Io Mav. 1857. Isaac L. Bolton, of tho then firm of Dokena, Bolton & Co., of Memphis, slave dealers, bou?ht of a Kentuckian named McMillan, a necrro boy brought from Kentucky, who was, by the twms of bis Kentucky mas? ter, to bo free, if sold out of the State. The boy au jd for his freedom a?d recovered it. Bolton then shot McMillan, and his tris] soon came on, in Covington. He ?ra* acquitted by a jury every one of which was bribed. The ex? penses incurred by this trial were at hast $100. 000, ail of which was paid by property said to belong to the lirm of Bolton, Dickens & Co., composed of Isaao L. Bolton, Thomas Dickens, Wade H. Bolton and Washington Bolton. The ?im expired a day or two after the killing of McMidan; and Thomas Dickens and Washing? ton Bolton refused to njjree to share any part of the loss or expensa of defending Isa ic, and demanded that tho money of the firm used for that purpose should be refunded. Wade sided with ms brother, refused to settle, and this be? gan the vendrtta. During the war Dickens was in Missouri, and Washington Bolton in?Ken tuckv. where, in 1852, be died; in 1834, Isiac L. Bolton died, and in 18S5 Dickens returned lo Tennessee and tried to settle up the busiucss with Wad J H. Bolton, who hud chartre of the books. The expenses of the trial proved sn insuperable obstacle, and no settlement was effected. Ia January, 1869, two assassins named Inman and Morgan tried to murder Colonel Dickens at hid home, aud shot bim twice. They killed a man and a negro womau and wouud.'d another man. and fled to North Alabama. Colonel Dickens laid the blame upon his arch-onemy, Wade Bolton. Morgan and In mau were pursued, hunted down and destroyed like wild beasti in a cive where tiny were con? cealed. In tho meantime, a o'aancery enii, in? volving ever $250.C0D, was come on between Dickens and Bolton. In June, 1839. Dickens met Bolton iu Court square, Memphis, and shot him f itally. He waa ir.ed for twnty-six nays aiid acquitted. On the 30 h ult., as Colo? nel Dickens was riding home from lue resi 'lonce of bis friend. John O. Bolton, at Haleigh, be was shot by an unknown assassin concealed in the brush, who lodged both charges of buck? shot trom a double-barre-liel sun in Ins body, in8taut.v killing and dreadfully manaling bim. Who did the deed seems to be a mystery. Aa '.Vade B Itou left no children. Colonel Dickons loavea surviving bim only one c'aild, Dr. Sam DicltCbfr; Isaae L. Dohna, several diughtere ?nd one son.. M. Sett) Bolton; and Washington Boliou. several daughters aud one son. Isaac Bolton and Wcde H. Bolton were brothers. Washington B ilton w :a not related by blood to sit'ier, but Isaac married Washiueton's sister. Thoma* Dickens bad Two sons, and both mar? ried dans'n ors of Isa", c Bolton, l'hey wer. ail ot puro Ensr'ii?ii parentage. Whether the bloody vendetta will end here or not, remain6 lo be seen. -The Emperor Napoleon wears but one ring, containing a valuable amethyst, which Gen? eral de Beauharnois, alter being imprisoned luring the Helga of Terror, sent to his wife Josephine. Queen Hortense wore this ring niter Josephine's death, and Louis Napoleon lias had it on his hand ever .??nee his mother's loath. l li? ?l AIU UAJM V A??. THE REFORM RAZZ ROZZING AND GATHERING. An Impromptu Meeting at Alston-Good Attendance and Decided Success. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ALSTON, AUgUSt 7. From the short notice given, lt waa not ex? pected that there would be many persons pre? sent; but such is the prevailing interest In the Reform movement, and the intense indigna? tion excited everywhere by the astounding disclosures ol the rascality of the Scott Ring, that one or two runners In a brief time brought together over five thousand persons, more than half of whom were.of the colored popu? lation. Colonel E. W. Seibels, of Columbia, was first introduced, and very gracefully opened the discussion with kind words ol cheer to all. He passed to a review of the causes wtaich I have led to dur present oppressed and unfor 1 t?nate condition; and, while he claimed for the South honesty, sincerity and truth in her efforts to secure a separate nationality, yet he thought a great mistake was made by the political leaders In South Carolina, when the war was over, not to accept the Inevitable re? sult, viz: universal suffrage, and, with the aid of the enfranchised colored man, to pro? ceed at once to -organize an honest, faltoful and impartial State Government. He next ex? posed the land commission swindle in Lancas? ter, and accounted for the sudden rise in cer? tain chemicals by the great demand made for them by the Scott Ring, in their hasty and eager efforts to wash out, expunge and oblite? rate the damning stain of the SOO.uOO-bond robbery. Various other subjects were dis? cussed with eloquence and force by Colonel Seibels, and altogether his remarks made a happy Impression upon the audience. Judge Carpenter, the gallant and able stan? dard-bearer of the Union Reform parly, was then Introduced, und his appearance was wel? comed with enthusiastic applause. It was evi? dent that he had been overworked, and lt is u matter of surprise how he and the gallant But? ler have stood up so nobly through the her? culean labors of the campaign. Jud^e Car? penter told the people that on account of his hoarseness he would only attempt a plain, friendly talk In a conversational style. But as he proceeded, and lils soul warmed up with his theme, and his eye kindled with intellec? tual HIT. then were seen and felt again those terrible blows from his keen Damascus blade which, on other occasions, have carried consternai ion und dismay to his ene? mies. His counsels and earnest appeals to the colored people were ' well-timed and well received, and their fruit will not be wanting on the day of election. With a mas? ter hand he dissected, seriatim, the members of the Scott Ring, exposing their effrontery, vileness and corruption, and dared any one of them, or any other person, then or at any other time, to face him and contradict the damning proof, which he had In black and white, of their guilt and infamy. Eloquently and ably did he urge the white people to appreciate the importance of the contest; to give freely of their Lime and talents and raeann to secure success; for lt was an Issue ot life and death to them-an Issue on which was staked honesty, truth and an impartial government on the one hand, and the most unblushing corruption, indecency and oppressive taxation on the other. At the close of his reraarkss, three heany cheers were given for Carpenter and 11 Butler. The colored people gathered close around the stand, nad gave marked attention to the forcible utterances ol the Judge, and it was evident that a deep and favorable impression was made upon their minds. This was seon not only In thc cordial shaking of hands with the Judge, but in their eurnest and outspoken declarations aller thu speaking was over. 1 was an ear-witness to the tallowing conversa? tion, between two colored men, as they were t retiring from the ground: "Well, Sam, how t did you like the talk ?'' "First-rate, first-rate I tell yon Jim I'm done with the league, I ( mean to vote for that Judge, and, if the Lord ? spares me, I mean lo carry a hundred votes t with nie.'' That was the spirit kindled, and that is the spirit of the mountains everywhere Let every man go to work, and continue u work, earnestly and faithfully until after the elections, and even a more glorious victory than has been achieved in the Did North State will crown the noble efforts of the honest men ,. of Eouth Carolina. W.K.B. |j , < Reform Meeting and Barbecue at j Wadllngton-. J ud g e Carpenter i Threatened with Assassination. [PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] "ON TUE WINO," August 2, 1870. Wadllngton, seven miles lrom Newberry Courthouse, was to-day the scene of a grand barbecue, and one of the most enthusiastic meetings in favor of the Relorm movement held during the campaign. Upon our arrival here this morning, about ll o'clock, the seats around the stand erected in a grove, a few yards distant from the residence of Colonel Wadlington, were filled with ladles. A few paces further a large number of cooks wen engaged In preparing the barbecue. The male portion of the assemblage, under Colonel Nance, were drawn up on either side of the road, and saluted the Reform candidates as they passed between their lines, and then fell into line behind them and escorted them to the stand. Shortly arter 12 o'clock, Colonel Fair called Hie meeting to order, and stirring addresses were delivered by General Kershaw, Mr. You mans, General Butler, Colonel T. Y. Simons and the Rev. Jonas Byrd, colored, of Charles? ton. All of the speeches were of a stirring | j character, aud that the blows administered to the Scott Ring were of telling effect, was evidenced by the enthusiastic cheers of the men and thc waving of handkerchiefs and ? clapping of hands by the ladies. Being "on the wing," time does not now permit us to give even a faint synopsis of the remarks of Hie speakers; suffice lt to say, they were earn? est, eloquent and effective. That cf the Rev, Jonas Byrd was listened to with the deepest attention by both whites and blacks, especially by the latter, who seemed to be deeply im- [ i pressed with the speaker's earnestness in de? nouncing the corruption of the "Ring," and convinced by the proof which he brought to sustain his charges After the addresses, the assemblage, about eight hundred lu number, partook of the "good things" provided. When all had finish? ed, there were a large number of loaves of bread and Joints of meat left, which were dis tributed among the colored people. The Radi? cals had told thu colored men not to attend, and had gotten up two barbecues within six miles or Wadllngton to draw off as many as | j possible, but the attendance to-day showed that Uley had not heeded the advice ol'Scott's minions. After the speeches and barbecue, one hour or so was spent la dancing at the house of Colo? nel Wadllngton, after which our party, by in? vitation, took quarters at the residence ol Mr. R. B. Gist; and are now enjoying his generous hospitality. At thc close of to-dav's proceedings General J. B. Kershaw anti Mr. Voumans, both of I j whom volunteered their services and have done faithful and efficient work in behalf of the Reform movement, le|t us to visit home for a short while. They will lend their power? ful aid again in a few days. JUDOE CARPENTER THREATENED WITH ASSASSI? NATION. ' The committee which arranged for the meeting at Wadlington to-day, sent one of their number to inform the Radicals that such a meeting was to be held, and invited them to send any of their leaders to meet the Reform candidates and argue the questions at issue, promising them a respecttul hearing and a fair discussion. The gentleman to whom this mission was entrusted we shall designate as Mr. A. He first called upon Mr. Corwin, Uni? ted States assistant assessor, and a leader of the Radicals about Newberry, and found him addressing a large number of col? ored nen. Mr. A. told Mr. C. the object of his mission, and Mr. C. stated that the Radi? cals did not want to meet the Reform candidates. Mr. A. thea went to Mr. hZSZi ""?"'' .* ""?Kisiraie, _ now a mai. justice and a local leader of the Radi? cals, . to whom he also stated the purpose ?Ll^fty ,?? ,vWch Mr- SmItQ replied tbat the Radicals "did. not wish to meet Juage Carpenter in argument, but If the Judge continued to make such speeches as he made at Greenville and'other places, he would oe met Mr. A. asked Mr. Smith what he meant by say ne that Judge Carpenter would be met; did he mean that he would be . met by argument or force, to which Mr. Smith replied that he would not state what he meant; all he had to say was that Judge Carpenter would be met. . . Some of the colored men of Newberry County Monday morning made threats against the Reform candidates, and asserted that they should not ?peak when they came in the even? ing; but being informed by the citizens that the speakers should deliver their addresses without interrupting'those who threatened, ceased their threats, and made no effort to disturb the speakers when they came. THE COLUMBIA C.LITIGATION Another Account. The Colnmbia Guardian, in noticing an affair tbe main facts of wbich have already been given in a special tea-gram to ?HE NEWS, LI .irrstes the-provocation and. then.adda: ; j . Captain Tupper, determined to defend bis absent friend fnm suoa foul aspersions, im? mediately approached Mr. Morris and demand? ed to know it he was the author of the article. Kir. Morris stated that he was one of the editors and respousib:eior any editorial article. With that he received a slap in the face, ac? companied by a stunning blow of the fist that sent bim whirling across thepassage. He had bristled up and showed fight wbeu first ap? proached, but the rapid aud vigorous attack ptovei toa much for his carpat-bag valor, and be fl.-J precipitately for the staircase, biB -.peedy fears reciving additional impetus front a lever power, strenuously aop'ied at every ?ump, in ti3 rear. The "posteriori argument was more than th? hireling oald withstand, and be went leaping to the upper rep ions of tho hotel mid the uproarious laughter of the bystanders. Teou.ii devoid of personal courage, tho fighting editor showed that be possessed a full share of low Yankee spito, aad of that pru? dence wjicb is ihe better part of valor ' -H ? that fights and runs away M?y live to fight another day." Thc spirited representative bf tho Bing had' noteveu tac distant courage of a>>o;herday, but mad-speedy up plication to a mjgis'rate and bad Captain Tupper pLiced under bo id to keep the peace, and to appear at the next'holding of the Court of General Sessions, to answer a charge of assault and battery. If Mr. Morris and bis co-editors continue to nuke their editorial columns the vehicles of personal abuse aad insults against such men us General Batter, tbey may expect to rec3ive traquent repetitions cf tbe castigations administered by Captain Tapp. r. Whatever a conseionsuess of Built coupled witb a wiat ^f matdj vilor, may ir duce political adventurers io suomit to, the high-toned gentlemen of South Carolina will ?evc-r allow their good names and characters Lo be traduced wini impunity. The chastisement inflicted by Captain lieorge Tupper upon tbe representative of the "Organ of tue ?.ug." elicited each hearty ap? probation from tiie g iod c:t.2ej3 of our city, -; hat ho was presented with a couple of cow? hides in compliment of his gallant condnct. - The ' cruel ?ew/V seems likely at hst to be properly' administered, and we trust that its inplication to the shoulders of white political niacreants ni ty teach them that "there ie. ife iu tho oil land yet.'' THE HANGING OE SEAL. A Fearful Scene at thc Gallows. It ba3 already been stated that at the execu- : Jon of John Beal, in New York on Friday last, he black cap by some mistake was not drawn iver his face. The New York Sun of Saturday rives the following description of the scene on. he scaffold : When he arrived under the rope he and the ines ts and Mr. Stevens turned around and mel t down, while the deputies formed in front >i the policemen and reverently knelt. A fer? rent prayer was offered of several minutes' luratlon, amid the most deathly silence, and hen Real, the two priests and the deputies ?ose to their feet. During the prayer the exe tutloner drew out the noose and fastened it to he rope, putting a rubber band over the dou? ble book to keep to keep lt from slipping. iVhen the prayer was concluded, he again itepped up and drew the noose tight with both lands, so that the knot rested on the bone o? he skull just behind the left ear. Real turned . -ed In the fae" while this was being done, and ils hands trembled, but be showed no other. - sign of weakness. Father Duranquet was then, at 9:08, lust ibout to give him the crucifix to kiss, when suddenly, without warning, a dull thud was heard, and Real's body flew up to the height of ;ix or seven feet toward the right, and bound? ed down more than a toot, the rope sinking Jeep into his flesh, and the knot slipping like ightnlng round to the hollow of the back ol he neck. The priests just escaped being . knocked down, and retired sorrowfully to the corner in the rear. A look ol horror instantly transfixed every countenance; strong men threw their arms before their faces to shut out the horrid sight, and some fairly groaned in terror. Tile black cap had not been pullec" "iwrr over Real's face, and all the agony of a violent .leach was about to be seen in the contortions ot his countenance. It seems that it bad been igreed upon that Under Sheriff Stevens should first raise his hand as a signal to draw iown the black cap, and afterward should wave his handkerchief for the cutting of the rope. While standing with bis bat in one ?and and his handkerchief In the other, awaiti? ng the end of the religious ceremonies, a fly aappeued to alight upon his nose, and he un? consciously raised his handkerchief to brush it iway. Tha-hangman in the box saw what he took ' :o be the signal, and struck a blow which not only instantly severed the rope, but sank deep nto the sleeper below. Mr. Stevens was hor .or-struck. He wrung his hands, and went to lie reporters' desk, exclaiming, "It was not : ny fault; it was the fault of that man there," jointing to the executioner. The expression of the doomed man's face as ie went into the air was one which will haunt hose who saw it to their dying day. Both >yes and the mouth opened wide, and the. eatures wore a mingled look of Intense fear ind reproach. When he fell his body turned luickly to the left, his eyes still open and ooklog apparently at the crowd around him, vhile the noise of the air gurgling in his :broat could be distinctly heard. He then swung slowly to tbe right; bis eyes :losed, and then opened twice with difficulty, i film gathering over th un. and then abut for 3\er; his hands fell Leivily from his breast to in's sides and twitched two or three limes and vere still; his body ra;B:d itself convulsively hi:ce and hung limp. He was theu lowered dowly within a foot of the ground, and the iront --f the cap wns pulled over his ejes in an iwer to a deprecatoryhisa from the spectators. He hung still for a minnie or two. and then lia legs came together four or five times. After bat ho never moved. His death was one of be quickest and easiest of the kind on record; ificr three seconds he was insensible. Had the ob been bungled, aad h id he struggled as nuch as Revnolds did, the saene would have leen past bearing. -A German statistical writer remarks that he invention of the sewing machine has ena iled one woman to sew as much as a hundred :ould sew by hand a century ago; but, he con inues, one woman now demands as much ?lothlng as a hundred did a century ago-so hat matters are not much changed after all. -A Parisian artesian well having got down >00 metres through chalk without finding vater, the projectors announce that they are lound to strike water or disturb some China nan's domestic arrangements in the attempt. JJOMOOPATHIC REMEDIES. A FULL ASSORTMENT just received by ?R. H. BAER, julji No. 131 Meeting street