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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. THE RU LATEST. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. GROSSING THE RIVER! J. SEBALD AC CO UNI OF THE BATTLE. THE FRENCH ROUTED, 100,000 i.WDWEHR CROSSISO THE FRONTIER. BESAUCON AND M?LHAUS 0CC?P1EB BY THE PRUSSIANS. Thc Action of the 'French Senate. PARIS, August 15. The-Senate has adopted the financial bills which passed the Corps L?gislatif last night. Another Report of the Hatti e-The French Routed. WASHINGTON, August 15-Midnight. The New York Herald has the following special telegram from London: "Advices irom Forbach say that the French were retreating to the west side of the Moselle when they wer? attacked by the Prussians un? der General Steinmetz. The French were thrown Into great confusion, and, after a gal? lant stand, were rooted with great -slaughter. "A dispatch from Carlsruhe says that the Prussians occupy M?lhaus and Besancon. "One hundred thousand Landwehr are cross? ing the frontier." No Later News. ; WASHINGTON, August 15-12 A. M. Nothing further has been received. We have news from London up to ll o'clock to-night, but ?ot another word regarding the battle. THE LAST DODGE. DARE SCOTT MEET CARPENTER ON THE .STUMP? The Attempt to Keep the Freedmen from the Reform Meetings. \ tSPXCIAX TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUJOHA, AugUSt 15. A. J. Ballsier, Ring candidate for Lieu ten? ant-Governor, and chairman of the so-called Republican Executive Committee,,has official? ly replied to the letter of Mr. Seibels, secreta? ry of the Executive Committee of the Union < Befora Party; In which the Ring candidates j were invited to meet the Reform candidates j on the stump. Banaler does hot Bpeelfy toe j speakers, but proposes that all the discussions of the campaign.be conducted Jointly. Mr. Seibels replied that the discussion must be carried on by the candidates In person, and not by proxy. To thi3 no answer has boen made. The preparations are complete tor the Re? form Mass Meeting to be held to-morrow. A large meeting ia. expected. The Radical lead? ers are travelling all-over the county to keep the colored people from attending the meet? ing. They dread the effect that will be pro? duced by the speeches of the Reform, candi* dates. The Reform Convention for the Fourtb Con? gressional District meets to-morrow evening. The delegates are already here. THE GOLD AND BOND MARKET. LONDON, August 15. Consols 911. Bonds Quiet at 87, Sugar dull. NEW YORK, August 15. Honey very easy. Sterling quiet. Gold opened at 174, and soon reached 17 j, at which point the market exhibited great strength. Under heavy sales, it declined to Upon tele? grams from Europe announcing great victo? ries for both French and Prussians, it became firmer at 16J. During the afternoon it was stronger for a time, owing to the doubt whether the battle at Metz was a victory lor Prussia or France. Gold closed strong at lGjal7. Gov? ernments opened dull, and during the after? noon were dull and steady, closing the same. Sixes 81;'coupons 11$; sixty-twos 12; fours ll; fives Hg; new 9?; sevens 9?; eights 9J; forties 7?; Tennessee 63?, new 614; Virginias 62, new 62|; Louisianas 70, new 67; levees sixes 71, eights 87; Alabama eights 98, fives 71; Georgia sixes 82?, sevens 70; North Carolinas 62|, new 33. ^ WASHINGTON ITEMS. WASHINGTON, AugUSt 15. The revenue to-day ls $851,000. A warrant has been issued for the arrest ol Congressman Butler, of Tennessee, charged with forgery. The Comptroller of the Currency has ap? proved applications for railroad banks, under the new law, at New Orleans and Montgomery. Several other applications irom the South will soon receive attention. THE WAS INCUBA. HAVANA, August 15. The Spanish Minister has telegraphed De Rodas that if the insurrection is not suppress? ed by September 1st, he. will send 15,000 rein? forcements. MAZZINI ABE"TED. FLORENCE, August 15. A dispatch from Palermo announces the arrest of Mazzini, who had just arrived from Genoa. He was taken to Gaeta. SPARKS FROM THE WISES. There was no disturbance between the Orangemen and Ribbon men in New York yes? terday. The Cotton Exchange of New York have elected S. D. Harrison president, and A.B. Graves treasurer. The steamship Pennsylvania was destroyed by fire at London late on Sunday evening. The Catholic Bishop of Quebec is dying. -""^Kladderadatsch," the German Punch, has a cartoon in a late number which represents the French Emperor depicted with all his wrinkles, and with more than hhs rightful pro? tuberance; his foot upon the Rhine, drinking from a bowl of smoking blood. Beneath is the legend : "The monster must needs drink blood torbring back his lost youth. Be it so ! He shall have his fill." Charivari presents us with the portrait ot a Trench soldier working a mitrailleur. Before him is an immense field covered with dead bodies. Soldier, loquitur, "It is not five minutes since I began, and the war is already, over. I suppose I mi;st have turned the handle too fast." s * THE LAND HING. Another Queer Land Purchase-Ques? tions -for the Governor and Attorney General. [FROM OUR "WS CORRESPONDENT ] COLUMBIA, August 14. The land camnnesion still lives, and ita oper? ations have lost none ol their interest. In the absence of all offioial reports, facts are report? ing themselves. The; com?! forth sn spite of every eff?rt to veil, disguise, or to distort them. They come in figures and in form. We are getting them from the mountains and the sea? board. As to tho mountain regions, several lively rumors have bc on afloat recentlv cf lands sold to the State, through the agency of one Mr. Cochran. Xhereplyoftbeaoti-Retbrmars was, Why not ? Why should Mr. Cochran Bell lands to rue Stat*?-and the answer wa3 sufficient. Bat others went farther, and asserted that Governor Scott and General Harrison had sold some of these lands to Mr. Cochran for bim to sell to the State. The reply of the anti-Be formers was the usual one-Democratic in? sinuations 1 -fibrications of the Rsformew 1 all boab 1 But it wDu't do. From Anderson, Oconea and Picken s, there oome deiiaire voices. Furores and facts in form come pouring in like sunshine apon tbe veiled proceedings. We are told that Mr. John -Cochran sold to the land oonr.mission four tracts of land in An? derdon County, measuring respectively 185 acres, 223 acres, 103 acres, sod 261 acree which make 772acrsj-fjr $5 an aire; that he sold in 0c332e five tracts or 1015.193, 357, 154, and 261-in ail 2010 acres-it .50 an acre; and that be. sold in P.ckens six tracts of 428, 327, 363, 40, 185, and 210-in all 1533 acres-al S3 50 an acre. T.tese fifteen tracts aggregate 4285 acres of land in thole turee counties sold to the State for Ixl 18) 50. The purchases were com? pleted on Fridiy, (unluc'.ty day I) the 20th of May, 1870; and about that same date three drafts were drawn in ia vor of John Cochran - three drafts of nearly equal eira. Why were there three drafts? Why were these drafts so neirly equal? They are sud to bc S7?05. $7000, and $6252. There is a balance still; but that is not of interest. Now, we have all heard and these gentlemen do not deny, because they have explained it-that a large portion ol these lands, it not all, wis sold to Mr. Cocbrau by Governor Scott and General Harrison. The connection of the latter gentleman appears to have been regular; that is to Bay, it appears that he made a regular sale of bis portion to Mr. Cochran in the first iostance. He, of course, bad a right to do so. His Excellency, however, appears to bave first off-red bia por? tion directly to the land commission. Will Treasurer Farker tell us what Com p'roi 1er jener il Neagle said when his Excellency m ide this offer of sale to the advisory board ? Di du' ; oe say it wouldn't do ? And was not the same lands then sold to the land commission iu the same 6f John Cochran ? But Governor Scott ia the friend of the ce ??ro, and ho wants to bauefi; that raes by sell? ing lands to the land oommidsion. Then, isn't it a little rem irk able tbat bis Excellency's lands lie near the mann taina, where there are very few negroes to buy binds ? In the figures above it will be observed that the Oconee lands-the largest number of acres, that is 2010 acres-are sold for tho largest price, to wit, $6 an acre. Will Attorney-General Chamberlain deny the fact that Governor Scott urged the purchase of these Cochran hnds in the advisory board ? We ask the editor of the Reowee Courier to bell ns whether these lands, in tho market, would average $1 an acre, or $2 an acre. If we subtract $14,000 from $21,180, we shall have $7180, which would be a little over $150 a>i acre. Laboremus. COBSAIB. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Sadden Death. Trial Justice Patterson, with a Jury and phy? sician, held an Inquest upon the dead body of Edmund Badger, who was found dead three miles from Barnwell Courthouse. Cause of death, according to verdict of Jury, disease of the heart. Murdered. The body of a colored woman was found in the mill pond of Tristram Covington, Esq., about three miles irom Bennettsville, last Sun? day week. The body was badly bruised and cut in several places, and she had evidently been murdered several davs previous and thrown in the pond. An inquest was held over the body, who rendered a verdict as above. Her hus? band. Berry McIntyre, was arrested on suspi? cion, there being very great evidence against him, and he is now in Jail awaiting trial. Drowned. A colored boy about twelve years old; was drowned in Mr. Adam's mill pond, near Adam s vi ile. on the 1st Instant. He was swim? ing with some other boys, and ventured too tar out. He was drowned before assistance could be given. Death by Lightning. On Friday morning last, Trial Justice W. L. W. Riley held an Inquest over the body ol Tony Hartwell, at the plantation of Mr. Jacob Stroman in the Fork of Edisto, on Rocky Swamp Creek, In Orangeburg County, lt ap? pears that during a severe thunder storm the deceased was struck bv lightning. His hair was 6lnged, and hat scorched and some marks of lightning on the cotton and ground-near his body. The verdict of the jury was in accord? ance with these facts. Destructive Fire tn Georgetown. The Times ol' Thursday says: Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, our town was thrown into great excitement by the alarm of Are, which was no sooner heard than volumes of black smoke were seen proceeding from the direction of the turpentine distillery of Messrs. Congdon, Hazard & Co., across the Satnplt, opposite the town. Even where every advan? tage is afforded to extinguish the fire, it. would have been a task almost Impossible, witii the immense amouut o? inflammable tu-aerial which the verv name ol turpentine suggests, but the difficulty of access to the scene of dis? aster rendered lt doubly so. The Wlnyah Fire Engine Company, and members of the Sala? mander Company, were, however, as prompt? ly to the spot as circumstances allowed, and rendered signal service. All efforts, however, proved vain to save the houses, ind a large portion of the stock was con? sumed. The fire also communicated to a small distillery of Mr. A. Morgan, adjoining, which" was likewise consumed. We were gratified, however, to learn that some two hundred barrels of spirits turpentine were saved throughHie exertions of the lire com? panies and cilizeas, who used their utmost ex? ertions to that eud. Fears were entertained that the building for the shingle factory ol' Messrs. Miller, Greeg A Co., nowln process of construction, would have been consumed, which, but for the timely arriva! of the engine, would doubtless have occurred. Several houses In the town took fire from sparks blown across, and much praise is due to the colored Are engine company in speedily extinguishing them before any damage was done. We learn that the loss of Messrs. Congdon, Hazard & Co. is about $10,000. The Bennettsville Journal says : Wo have been visited recently with an abundance of rain, and the creeks and ponds are full. Corn md cotton doing remarkably well notwith? standing the showers are heavy and lrequent. rte weather is exceedingly warm, the ther? mometer ranging from 98 to 102 degrees. A BATTLE AT METZ. BOTH SIDES CLAIM THE VICTOET. METZ REPORTED TO BE CARRIED BY STORM. .30,000 FRENCH AT STRASBOURG. AN ATTEMPTED INSURRECTION IN PARIS. A Riot at Marseilles.' THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM METZ. A SUBPBISE AT METZ. The French Ac count -Napoleon Claims a Victory. PARIS, August 15. Last evening at 8 o'clock, by order of the government, all telegraphing throughout the French Empire was suspended. This morning the restriction was removed. The following Important dispatch to the Em? press Eugenie has Just been made public: ?.LONGUEVILLE, August l-l-10 P. M. '.The army commenced to cross to the left bank of the Moselle this morning. Our advance guard had no knowledge of the presence of any loree of the enemy. When half of eur army had crossed over, the Prussians sudden? ly attacked in great force. After a fight ol four hours they were repulsed with great loes to them. (Signed) NAPOLEON." [Longueville is a small village on the line ot the Paris and Strasbourg Railroad, fifty-two miles east southeast of Chalons.] The Pru ss la n Account-King William Hastens to thc Front. BERLIN, August 15. The Queen of Prussia to-day received the following dispatch, dated "in the vicinity of Metz, Sunday evening:" ..A victorious combat occurred near Metz to-day, the troops of the First and Seventh Corps participating. I hasten to the scene o? conflict. (Signed) WILLIAM." A Fall in Corn. LONDON, August 15-12:30 P. M. Nothing further from the seat of war. Corn market drooping. English wheat is now quot? ed at a decline of two or three shillings. Troubled Times in the French Cham? bers-The New Stay Law. WASHINGTON, August 15. The following is a summary of the latest dis? patches: The French Corps L?gislatif have increased delay in payment of commercial bills to forty five days. Gambetta demanded immediate action on Jules Favre's proposal resolving the Corps L?gislatif into a committee of defence. He declared there must be no trickery on the sub? ject. The Chambers must decide between the safety of the State and the safety of the dynasty. Great agitation arose, and a noisy Interrup? tion, when the people were excluded, and alter a stormy debate the Corps adjourned. Metz not Evacuated. METZ, August 14-8:10 P. M. The Prefect of the Moselle sends the follow? ing dispatch to the Minister of the Interior: "The Emperor left to-day for Verdun, accom? panied by the Prince Imperial. Before leaving his Majesty issued the following proclamation: "On quitting you to fight the invaders I con? fide to your patriotism the defence of this great cit}'. You will never allow the enemy to take possession ol this great bulwark of France, and I trust you will rival the army in loyalty and courage. I will ever remember with gratitude the reception I have found within your walls, and I hope in more joyous times I may be able to return to thank you for your noble conduct." Mulhaus Held by France. PARIS, August 15. The city ol Mainaus is still in the hands of the French. Tidings from thc Baltic. LONDON, August 15. Great events are expected at Kiel immedi? ately. The Defence ef Paris. PARIS, August 15. The Opinion Nationale computes the available force lor the defence of Paris at 130,000 men, with 600 guns mounted. Thc French Government and the Wires. LONDON, August 15-2 P. M. The French orders In regard to telegraphic dispatches have been modified. Priva e tele? grams may be sent except to the following departments : Moselle. Bas Rhin, Vosges, Haute Rhin, Haute Marne, Meurthe, Marne, Meuse, Haute Saone. Neutrals in Blockaded Ports. LONDON, August 15. Ten days, and not fifteen, are allowed to neutral 6hips to quit the German blockaded ports. The Whereabouts of McMahon. PARIS, August 15. It is reported that Marshal McMahon is at Toul. The Constitutione!, however, *ays he ?B at Nancy. Edmond About is still missing, and it is feared that he has been killed. A Pitched Battle at Metz-Another Prussian Victory. LONDON, August 15-2 P. M. A second pitched battle is reported to have taken place this morning near Metz, the Prus? sians being again victorious. Revolutionary Movements In Spain and Italy. LONDON, August 15/ Revolutionary movements ol a formidable character have recently taken place in Italy as well as in Spain. Proclama: !ons establishing a republic in both countries .ire hourly ex? pected. Disturbances in Marseilles-The Mob Cry "Down with the Emperor." NEW YORK. August 15-Night. The Telegram has the iollowing special dispatch: '.LONDON, August 15. ..There has been serious disturbances at Mar? seilles and Lyons. Crowds collected in the streets shouting A bas VEmperev.r ! Three persons are reported to have been killed. A very strong rebellious feeling is manifested, and serious fears are entertained that there will be trouble to-day-the Emperor's jHe."1 On the Flank. LONDON, August 15. Advices respecting the Prussian flank rnoveuumt on Metz are confirmed by the state? ment that the German forces hold Ponta Mousson. Austria Quiet. VlESNA, August 15. The Austrian Government denies having moved troops to the Transylvunian frontier. The German Uefagees. BERLIK, August 15. Hundreds of German families have been e: pell ed from Paris. Many of them have jm reached Cologne. Subscriptions for their r lief have been opened in different parts of Ge many. Twenty French Citizens Shot in Retail atlon. PARI8, August 15. Twenty French citizens of Woerth hav been shot by the Prussians, in retaliation f( cruelties Bald to have been inflicted on tl wounded German prisoners. . The Prussian Advance. LONDON, August 15 The Prussian army has reached Vigneulle which is a lew miles from Metz. The Frene blew np twe bridges atVigneulles to check tl rapid advance of the Germans. Uletz Carried by Storm. WASHINGTON, August 15. It is reported that the State Department Ju received advices that Metz has been carrie by storm by the Prussians. Poor Carlotta ! LONDON, August 15. It is -said that the Empress Carlotta has r< covered her reason by the great events noi occurring, in which she takes the deepest ii terest. Thirty Thousand Men at Strasbourg PARIS, August 15. Thirty thousand men belonging to McMt hon's -Corps, who were cut off from the mai army and were believed to have lallen int the hands of the Prussian?, have arrived ii safety at Strasbourg. An Attempted Insurrection in Paris. PARIS, August 15. The Journal Officiel reports the arrest on th highway of an individual, in whose hous were a quantity of poignards, revolvers c large calibre, and ammunition. Ho was fol lowed the night before last to an isolate; house in the neighborhood of the fortifications where were lound a list of names, a number o red flags, different rallying signals, a dpscrlp lion of the troops occupying forts surroundinj the capital, and carte (ie visites of a person ii thc service of a Sovereign now at war witl France. Yesterday afternoon, at 4 "o'clock, a band o from sixty to eighty men. all armed with re volvers and poignards, exactly the same mode as those previously seized, attacked the engln< house ou Boulevard Villette, and assailed th< guard with daggers and revolvers. One offlcei was wounded in the breast, and a fireman wa? very seriously wounded by three bullets. Foui guns, kept at the station, were carried away, The police of the Fourteenth Arondlsse-ment ran to their aid and also received a vol? ley. One fell instantly dead and others were seriously wounded. The physicians report 'here ls little hope of the recovery o' two ol' them. A little girl was also killed by a stray ball. The police, led by their officers, ar? rested immediately the ringleaders. Tiie pop? ulation co-operated with enthusiasm, and vol? untarily made other arrests. The guns taken lrom the firemen have been recaptured. The weapons abandoned by the Insurgents have also been seized. A call to arms was spontaneously made in the quarter Gobelins. A number of the Na? tional Guards got together, who with the aid of the citizens contributed to the establish? ment of order. A squadron and a company of the Guard of Paris, which immediately arriv? ed, were hailed with warm acclamations. The Serjens de Ville wera also received with th e applause merited by their courage. The com? missary and agents of police made great efforts to protect from public indignation the individ? uals under arrest, who number filly and were Imprisoned in the depot of the prefecture. During the evening, two persons were also taken, whom a student pointed out on the Boulevard Saint Michel. They carried dag? gers identical with those seized on the Boule? vard Villete. They offered resistance," and re? fused to answer the first questions. After five o'clock, the Boulevard Villete re? sumed its usual quiet A crowd of from 3000 to 4000 persons continued to search for the rioters, and manifested the highest indign a tlon. At a quarter past six o'clock, other parties made an attack on the sentries at the same 6tation. Two men were arrested by the Nation? al Guard and locked np In the barracks. The rioters will be brought before court martial to? day. TheEmpresB has sent a letter of condo? lence and aid to the parents of the ci ri who was killed. The Battle of Metz-Official Dispatches Claim a French Victory. PARIS, August 15. An official dispatch states that the corps of Generals L'Admirault and De Caen were en? gaged in a combat at Metz yesterday. Mar? shal Bazaine was present. The enemy was re? pulsed arter four hours' ol lighting. The troops are in fine spirits. The details ol the battle have not been re? ceived from Metz, but the first reports, re? ceived lost night, of the favorable result, creat? ed an immense sensation. Crowds went to the Ministry or the Interior and demanded the particulars. All night masses of people march? ed along the Boulevards shouting joyfully. The Emperor and Prince Imperial are at Verdun. Bitsche holds out against the Prussians. A council of ministers was held this morn? ing, the Emperor presiding. A Keconnolsuance at Toni. PARIS, August 15-Night. The Sous Prefect telegraphs to the Minister of the Interior ?rom Tou!, under date of the 14th. 7 P. M., as follows : "Some Prussians were noticed near the town about 2 P. M., and a reconnoissance was made by the gens d'armes and cavalry. They came upon two hundred Uhlans and shots were ex? changed, the gens d'armes killing one and wounding one of the enemy. The latter sum? moned them to surrender, but received a defi? ant refusal and retired. Thc attitude of the populace was excellent. The members of the Mobile and National Guards hastened to the ramparts." TBE UPRISING IN GERMANY. "1.a Guerre eut D?clar?e"-The Demand for Horses- The Vexation of Travel in Time of War-The Action of the War. tcmbrrg Parliament. A correspondent of the New York Tribune writes from Stuttgart under date of July 23: The excitement in Stuttgart and environs upon the war question is something fearful to behold. Every one had been reading the vari ours articles of the Independence Beige. Schwaebische Murknr-Colnische Zeitung, and , other leading journals, lt is true, with great in? terest, out still regarding the affair as a bit ol' sparring between a set of gouty old fellows, i rendered unusually crusty by the Intense heat i of the past weeks, not a soul really expected j war; PO Friday's telegram, "Lei Guerre est de? clarer,"' burst like a bombshell In our midst. Two days before the dreadful news came, not a place large enough to accommodate a < kitten was to bc had at any watering-place in 1 the vicinity of Stuttgart; and now the whole Wurtemberg, Prussian, and a part of the French army could be lodged with great com? fort The guests at Lieb?nzell scattered like leaves before the wind. Minister Von Varn buler, Graf Wolf, the King's adjutant, and other officials, forgot the interest of health in the demands of duty, and returned to their posts. Private families rushed off in breath? less haste to be in their houses to protect their Penates from the vandal hands of the soldiers who are expected to be quartered in the city. The superfluous horses, and, without excep? tion, all kept as a luxury, have been called In and appropriated to government use. One is astonished at and cannot help but admire the beautiful, harmonious working of the ma? chinery of government at snch times. Twenty four hours after the declaration of war the head of the army knew how many horses were at his command In the entire kingdom. Every mayor, every official, knows his duty at such times-to render an account of the num? ber and condition of. the horses in the district under his Jurisdiction. The order goes forth, the horses are to be brought at a certain day and hour to a designated place. The idea of resisting or evading the Oder would occur to no citizen of this well-ordered kingdom. As we had considerable time to wait, I amused myself watching the crowd and list? ening to the remarks upon the war: crowds of soldiers were leaving-some had been called out, others had volunteered. The greatest en? thusiasm prevailed. Mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts gathered around their dear ones, some walling, some encouraging. Here and there some broad joke from flans would make the bystanders roar and Gretchen smile through her tears, which she then wiped away with her broad palm or upon her course apron. But one sentiment prevailed; the impertinent Frenchman had pushed matters too far-the usually phlegmatic German could bear his in? terference no longer. The proprietor of a large hotel, who saw his guess all departing, and all his prospects of summer gains dispelled in a day. replied to ray expressing sympathy: "To be sure I loose money, but of what consequence ls that If the Frenchmen ODIV get a good thumping." The train moved off amid shouts and hurrahs-the same scene was repeated at every station till so many men were gathered together that I wondered who was left behind to do the work. In the hot excitement so many rush forward that the government will ieel embar? rassed to equip Hie multitude. Finally, after a great detention, we arrived at Stuttgart, to And a scene of wild confusion. Strangers, English and American travellers, were In a state of panic over the refusal of the banks either to advance funds or pay even upon the customary drafts. There is a stam? pede for Switzerland, which, it is supposed, will be the only peaceful spot in all Europe. The wildest stories are afloat-no one knows anything positive, so every one invents a story of lils own. The inhabitants are all pre? paring for the Einguarticrung. In every house soldiers will be "quurtered. The Ameri? cans are understood to be exempt from this, but lt ls not decided yet. The American Con? sul has been besieged with questioners, and Is understood to have telegraphed to Mr. Ban? croft for Instructions. Onward to the Rhine ! Down with the Frenchman ! Germany united ! are all pleas? ant sounding phrases ; but when the men are taken from the fields, who will gather in the harvest ? Fortunately, then, the women can work; the men are also drawn from the manu? factories, which were in a wonderful state ol' activity; but many will be closed now, to the great distress ol" innumerable families drawing their support from such sources. Even the students and teachers of the universities ?md schools are either drawn .by conscription or volunteering in such numbers that many in? stitutions will ol necessity have to be closed. ' A special meeting of Parliament having been called to decide upon what couine Wurtemberg should take, has resulted In a declaration of firm adherence to Prussia; and. thanks to the King for his prompt action, of course all the South German States keep together and fight with Prussia against the common enemy. For foifr years statesmen lia ve been discussing ways and means to bring about '"German unity," but have met with vigorous opposition irom a no Inconsiderable body of the people. What they In ali this time failed to accomplish, the Impertinent, overbearing demands of Na? poleon have done in less than four dayB. A call upon the people to express their sentiments in a body to the King gathered last evening before the palace a crowd ol hundreds upon hundreds of citizens ol'every condition; even the women with babies were there also. Pa? triotic speeches, enthusiastic shouts, martial music, national songs, ?c., seemed lo give im? mense delight to the King, Queen, and their attendants, who stood smiling and bowing upon the balcony of the palace. But it made me sad, and I turned Irom it all with a sigh, for I lelt that the quiet, peaceful life that I have enjoyed so much in Germany for many years was at an end. IS A BATTLE IMMINENT? Von .Molt kt'J Plan of Attack-The French Resources. There are some reasons for believing a great md decisive battle is not so imminent os is now generally supposed. The reasons for so thinking may be thus stated. It is beyond Question a cardinal principle in Prussian strategy ts concentrate a superior force before ittaek. Thus at Sad nra Von Moltke only ad? vanced against the 160,000 Austrians when, by Ihe junction of all his corps, he had250,000 Prussians; and at Hagenau, on tho Otb inst., the Crown Priuce hurled at least three foll irmy corps upon .McMahon's single corps and ave of DeFaiilj's division. Now, as the Prussian army advances into France and tbe French retire before it, it ia 9 vident that the French are necessarily thrown back closer and closer on their reserves of all kinds, while the Prussians are, just io that proportion, separated [arther and farther from theirs. To ttausport teiuforcements to and lonceutrate all tho troops now at the front in me position is au ea?y tliiog for tho French, . is their lines of communication are shortened, ind a work of growing difficulty for the Pms liana, as their lines, loog enough at first, are now greatly extended. Moreover, it is to be borne in mind that while the Prussian army, ; (then all its reBerves and classes are in, is con- ; ?idetably larger than the French, tbe French : s landing army much exceeds that of the Prus- . siana. Marshal Bazaine bas now subject to his orders close on to 400.000 men, already J armed, unilormed, io camp, readv for service j in all respects, and amply provided with map- , trazines, depots, and so on. The Prussian ' irmy can hardly bj as strong as this. The forces on foot at the outbreak of the war we know d-d not amount to 400,000, and it is ioubttul if the baie tour weeks since the dec? laration of hostilities have given time enough to take the reserves from their various avoca- ; tiona, uniform, arm, aud equip them, put them j in their sevaral Organization s, provide the accessary depots, &c, for their service, and send them on to tho front. lu the Austrian ivar it tasked tho railroad facilities of Prussia 10 the utmost to conc-.-ntrate 200 O?0 men in (bree weeks on the frontiers of Saxony and jile?is; how unlikely, then, that in twenty-six lays soo has been able, on the much longer ' line leading to Fiance, to concentrate more 1 than about that number in FraDce. Every 1 nerve must have been strained to get tLe standing armv up to the Rhine, and no chanco I to bring the reserves in bas been afforded, ' sven il we can suppose tba brit! smco of lour j weeks long enough to tit those reserves for 1 transportation to the front. But, it may be 1 urguccL, if this be so, why havo tho Prussian forcei made so desperate an assault ou tbe 1 French line, broken through in two places, and ! u'iven every sign of being in force clough to j march upon Paris ? The answer is easy. Prussia is fighting just now an offensive-deteu- j sive fight-trviug to hold the Rhine frontier 1 till ber reserves eui como into action, aud, . that she may hold it, assuming the offensive, fhe success of tbiB policy in its offensive aspect ' may seem to show a deliberate purpose to ad rance at once; but the great length of their 1 w esent lines of communication, the couvement ! shortening ot rhe French luire, aud the ob- 1 nous impossibility of th? Prussian reserves 1 aeing now ready, are all good reasons tor sup- '. posing that the Prussian generals are anxious 1 ;o gani Mme. ir' so, no great battle may be ?' ooked for in Borne dave. -Ex-Governor Walker, of Florida, In a re- i :eut letter says : "Having stolen nothing, 1 am rory poor.'" ' : SEA ISLAND LANDS. ST. H EE ENA PARISH AND ITS CITIZENS. V Few Chapters from a Faithful Un. published History of the War of Se? cession. CHAPTER II. On the 5th of August, 1861. the Congress of the United States passed an act for raising twenty millions of dollars by a direot tax on all the States, and apportioned it upon the basis established by the constitution. The amount required from South Carolina was $363,570. The fact that a war then actually existed be? tween the United States and the Confederate States is not alluded to, but the 52d section provides that, "If any State is in rebellion when this act goes into operation (1st April, 1862,; It Is to be executed by the President as soon as authority is restored." This was strictly a tax act. unobjectionable in every respect, and exactly In conformity to the con? stitution, while the mode and manner of its execution most effectually guarded and se? cured the rights of the taxpayer, whether present or absent. Like every other Just tax law, it imposed a fair proportional tax, and prescribed the manner in which each taxpayer's share of the burden was, with bis assent, to be determined and adjudged, and who should be the judge, and Anally lt provided for the compulsory payment of the taxes thus determined, after ali other modes of collection had failed. But it provides that when extreme measures must be resorted to. the collector shall first levy on the personal property of the defaulter. Should that prove Insufficient, then, and not before.' his land may be taken, and, after thirty days' notice, lt, or so much as may be necessary, may be sold, the overplus, if any, retuned or jjaid to the owner ; but il "the land cannot be sold for the amount of the taxes, &c. due, the collector shall purchase the same In behalt of the United States for the said amount," but always the owner shall have the right, at any time within two years from the day or sale, to redeem by paying the taxes. Ac. The design of the act, and so ls Its effect, was simply to compel the defaulter to raise the amount by a mortgage on his land for a period ol two years. In one event only, not likely ever to occur, the United States may become, throimh the collector, the owner at the end of two years, if the land is not re? deemed then, subject to very grave doubts whether their title will be worth much. But this is not forfeiture or confiscation, lt is a title under a judicial proceeding to which the owner ol the land was a party. Now at the time this law was enacted, the State had seceded and was out ol' the Union. Supposing such a thing possible, It may there? fore be assumed that it had no application to this State; but when in November, 1861, that part of the State known as Saint Helena Par? ish-a political division of the State, divided from the other part ol'the State by wide bays, inlets and rivers-was subjugated and taken possession o' by the forces of the United States, it became again subject to the laws-"?/?e civil authority of the Government of the United States"1 was then re-established. In the whole extent of the parish', it was in undispu? ted operation, and from thence forward al? ways without aid irom any other power, suffi? cient for all civil purposes. That this was so ls susceptible ol'the very highest proof. But on The 7th day of June, 1862, seven months after the subjugation of this parish and the complete restoration therein of the civil authorities, Congress passed another law, which no respect' for that body will prevent nie from denouncing as the most atrocious and cruel wron},' which ever was Inflicted even by an absolute despot upon his subjects. History and the revolution of a few years may exhibit this monstrous wrong in all Its deformity; at present it is my purpose enly io show the ruin and desolation walch have followed its applica? tion to this part of the State, and that Messra. Brisbane and Wording, styling themselves "United States direct tax commissioners for South Carolina." have warped and bent this most ferocious and barbarous ' law irom its original meaning and pur- 1 pose to suit their own. A Judiciary sufficiently i intelligent, Arm and honest may yet be found ' to redress these people's wrongs. The act is ' entitled, "An act for th?; collection of direct ' taxes In insurrectionary districts within the 1 United States, and for other purposes." The 1 Arst section ls: "That when In any State or portion ol' any State by reason of insurrection 1 or rebtllion Hie civil authority of the Govern? ment of the United States is obstructed so that thc provision of the act of 1861 cannot be peaceably executed, the said direct taxes shall be apportioned in each State, or part thereof, wherein the civil authority is thus obstructed, upon all the lands situate therein"-by another not very objectionable rule-"and each parcel i of said land according to said valuation is charged with the payment of its proportion ol' ? the whole lax, and in addition thereto a pen- ; ally ol' fifty per cent." For what crime is this penalty inflicted ? ! Congress then did not reject the idea that a I part of a Slate may be in rebellion and the other part in perfect subjection and repose, but provided for just such a condition of things. It was only for that part or portion, wherein, by reason of rebellion, Ac, the civil authority was obstructed, that the net of 1862 was intend? ed-for every other part or portion, the aet of 1861 was the law. Now, on the 7th of June, 1S62, the whole ] State of South Carolina, except that portion known as St. Helena Parish, was in rebellion; to the whole Stale, then, except this parish, the act of 1802 applied; but how could it apply to that portion wherein, as I have shown, the civil authority ol' the Government of the United States was and had been in continuous oper? ation for at least seven months before, and never bad been at any time from November, 1861, in any manner obstructed, or insufficient for its' own viudlcatlon ? In the interval be? tween November, 1801, and the end of the war there were no persons in the parish except the most loyal, namely. Federal soldiers and sail? ors, negroes and Yankee shopkeepers'and ped llers, who had flocked In with their notions. By what ingenuity then did the tax cominis- ' sioners twist this law to their purposes ? Tile second section provides, "That on l jr before the first of July next, (1S62,) J :he President, by proclamation, shall de- I :)are in what States or parts of States ? said insurrection exists." <&c. Within the I ime he did proclaim that in South Carolina 1 ind several other States named, insurrection < lid exist. Therefore, say the commisssloners '? a July, 18G2, rebellion existed in St. Helena I Parish, and the civil authority ol the govern? ment could not have been sufficient lor the : peaceable execution of the act of 1861 therein. ' Nothing can be more false and absurd. Be- i sause insurrection existed in the State, there- ' fore it existed in the parish-when the thing i ivas impossible. A j>arl of the State in the I actual occupation since Sth November. 1861, in its whole length and breadth, ot the most j oyal and grateful ol' all bia loyal subjects. 1 Devoted soldiers and sailors, emancipated ] slaves, thriving trades and nobody else, li' : the President was deceived concerning the condition ol'things in this parish, and meant I more than he has said io his proclamation, t ivho deceived him i Had he torgotten the < ?lorious conquest ol' that county by Admiral ' Dupont in November, 1861 ? One thin" is I certain, they (the commissioners) knew that i the civil authority of the government was un- 1 jbstructed in that parish, aud that, it was only I ahen and where lt proved insufficient for the I peaceable execution of the act ot 1861, by rea- i son ot'rebellion and insurrection, they had any 1 shadow ol authority lo enforce the act of 18G2. They also knew that where rebellion and in? surrection did not in fact exist, the President, By his proclamation could not make it. But lu return to the first section. That makes it the duty ol' the commissioners to assess the ands iu the insurrectionary districts, and fix :he amount of taxes to be paid on each parcel, jut it does not seem to require notice to be ?ivea to the owners for any purpose. The i hird section declares that it shall be lawlul lor the owner, within sixty days after the : .imonnt has been fixed, to pay it into the : :reasury at Washington, or "to the commis- 1 ?ioners, but it does not suggest by what means 1 the unfortunate owner i3 to And the extent of ais obligation. Should he fail to pay, how? ever, within sixty days, "the il'k to his land shall thereupon become forfeited to the ? United States," md the commissioner? ; ?hal! cau?e the same to be sold to the highest bidder ior a sum not less than the taxes, penalty and costs, and "sliall strike the same off to the United States, unless some person shall bid that or a larger sum," by which sale "the title shall be vested .in the United States or in the purchaser." But the owner may, within sixty days after, appear before the board in person, and, upon taking tba oath, Ac, and paying the taxes, ?fcc, ana expenses of sale and subsequent proceedings to? be determined by the commissioners, redeem his land. To execute this law the President appointed three commissioners for each State, with a salary of ?3000 each. The three for South Carolina made their appearance in Beaufort in October, 1862, about one year af? ter the subjugation and exclusive occupation* of the parish. Of their doings in that same? parish I will speak presently. Now any one can see that the title of the act is a contemptible equivocation and falsehood. It is in no 3ense a tax act. It is simply an act of confiscation and forfeiture of the most odious kind-a bill of attainder, intended to punish without trial all who owned property in an insurrectionary district, whether they favored or opposed the rebellion-Just sucn an act as the Congress ol the United States had no Constitutional power to pass, If the States had no right to secede. To the poor exiles who were, without any fault of theirs, debarred from all means of know? ing what was transpiring in their par? ish, its enforcement, supposing lt to have been fairly and honestly done, was cruel In the extreme. The act of 1861 subjected lands to sale (not forfeiture) only in case suffi? cient personal property could not be found; but the overplus, aller the payment of the taxes, Ac, belonged to the owner: while the rlghtto redeem within two years after the day ot sale was reserved. Now, from what I have said in my first, it ls clear that had this act been enforced instead of the act of 1862, not an acre of laud In the whole parish would have been sold. The personal goods of the taxpayers was greatly more than enough to satisfy every de? mand of the government. Individual Instances of hardship or suffering mav be referred to sometimes, to Illustrate the folly and wickedness of special or Judicial legislation. Congress adjudged that all who owned property, or resided In the districts then In rebellion, were traitors, and punished all unheard. Assuming the parish to have been in rebellion In June. 1862, let ns see the justice of this by a single Instance. On the 7th November, 1861, one of the residents of this unfortunate parish, a widow lady of seventy years and upwards-opposed to secession and the war-a supporter, as far as her age and sex would permit, of the Union-was compelled, with others, to leave her home for tue up? country. Cotton of the value of more than $15. 000 was left In her barn, and her plantation was abundantly supplied for the support of a large estate. Jn 1865 she returned, to find herself a pauper. Her cotton had been seized by gov? ernment officials, her other personal property plundered or destroyed, and her plantation sold to Yankee adventurers. But lb was sold as the property of the government-as confis? cated and forfeited-not as her property, and whatever might have been the surplus over the amount of taxes-and it was doubtless very considerable-if that was not paid into the public treasury, it certainly was never Dald to her. For what offence was she BO heavily punished ? Had the act ot 1861 been enforced, she would have been untouched. But to return. On the arrival of the com? missioners in Beaufort they proceeded to busi? ness, but they first shut their eyes to the fact that the "'civil authority ot the government" was and had been for nearly a year entirely sufficient for the peaceable execution, in the whole extent of that parish, ot the act of 1861, and therefore that they had no business. But they did see that there was no other part of the State in which they could operate. If they could not bend this entirely prospective law of 1802 back, so as to include tills parish, their gains were likely to be small. Aided by a plat of the town made in 1795,. in which the streets were distinctly laid out and named, and the lots numbered, they em? ployed a wandering surveyor to make another plat. On this they marked certain spaces' which they called blocks, re-numbered from one up to perhaps seventy or eighty. The houses and lots In each block they designated by capital letters. This plat they copied into a large ledger-looking-llke manuscript In their office, and called lt a Record, accessible to every one. In the early part of 1863, pursu? ant to a notice published in the "New South," the very existence of which was hardly known outside of the town, they offered at public out? cry all of the houses and lots and every plan? tation and farm in the parish. How these last were described, it is difficult to say. The town lots were described according to their own plat, as for example: Lot (B) block 70, valuation (perhaps) $7000, tax $56, penalty 128, costs $4-no owners name, street, number" or other description of any Kind. Had the purpose been to deceive the owners; nothing could have been better or more skilfully con? trived. But the commissioners never intend? ed they should hear of these sales. In their opinion, these lands already belonged to the government, and no one else had any right or Interest in them except themselves, to the extent of their costs and commissions. Sev? eral sales, from time to time, followed this ilrst offer. Even up to a period after the war, but very lew pieces were sold for their value. Jonathan was unwilling to bid more than would be equal to a few year's rent, for though he took the usual certificate of sale.he was sus? picious of the title. The consequence waa that a great many tracts of land and houses and lots were knocked off to the commission? ers. I have heard lt asserted that property in that parish estimated as worth three millions of dollars ls now held by them for the Government of the United States. The single parish of St. Helena has thus been made to pay, besides the property previously confis? cated, taxes to len times the amount exacted ofthewholo State of South Carolina. These lands thus purchased are either lying waste or occupied by freedmen for small rents or no rent at all. Whether any rent has ever been collected I suppose the commissioners can tell, and every one else can tell that, cultiva? ted as they are, by undirected negro labor, these fine lands must yearly deteriorate. What more 1 may have to say ol the outra? ges and wrongs inflicted upon those who were once the whole community of" St. Helena Pa? rish by the officials of a great government, I will reserve for my next, in which I will certainly address a few words to the Hon. F. A Sawyer. ASMODECS. CHINESE HOUSE-SERVANTS.-The St. Louis Republican says: We are informed, on trustworthy authority? that about one hundred gentlemen, house? holders in this city, have completed arrange? ments for the introduction ot Chinese house servants into their families. The necessary negotiations have been consummated with the Chinese Emigration Society In San Francisco, ind the first Instalment of Chinese for St. Louis will number about three hundred ilmond-eyed sons of the Flowery Kingdom. The housekeepers who have joined in this movement recognize the fact that house ser? vants are exceedingly scarce, and that there is a vacuum to be rilled in this species of labor without in the least interiering with an exist In"' class ot laborers. They must have reliable servants for washlng.cooking and other house? work, and they regard the Chinese as entirely :apable of filling the void. They have accord ugly agreed with their agents in California to pay them good wases, certain stipulated sums, ind to afford thein all necessary protection for he term of years for which they are employed. Ja the other hand, guarantees of good service ire given by the Chinese under forfeiture ol :outract. "These arrangements have been rery quietly made. lu a short time the Chi iese will come in here Just as quietly, and at ince drop into the homes that have been pro? dded for them. There is no necessity for any itir or commotion in any department of indus? try or labor on their advent in St. Louis, be :ause they disturb no one, and merely occupy waste places. JAMES CONNER'S SONS UNITED STATICS TYPE AND ELECTROTYPE FOUNDRY AND PRINTER'S WAREHOUSE, NUS. 29, SO AND 32, CENTRE STREET, CORNER READ AND DUANE STREETS, NEW YORK. A large Stock Of ENGLISH AND GERMAN FACES, both Plain and Ornamental, kept on. band. Ah Type cast at tlds establishment U manufacturedjrom the metal known as Oonner'e unequalled Hard Type Metal. Every article ne cessary for a perfect Printing Onice furnished. ian29 ?turnamos* FOR SALE, THAT LARGE AND ELE? GANT three story Brick Residence, situated at the northwest corner of Pitt and Calhoun streets. Terms easy. Apply to Vv. J. McRERALL, Marlon, S. C. julylS-mth