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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. A ROW ; AT CHfESTER. AN ATTEMPT TO MURDER JONAS BYRD. A NEGRO ATTACKS JUDGE CARPENTEI AND WOUNDS A BYSTANDER. THREE WHITE. MEN BADLY HURT BY THE , SCOTT NEGROES. > . > ;".' " *-.'-. A Chapter of Winchester Rifle Law. "^[SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TBS NEWS.) - CHESTER, August 19. A Reform mass meeting was held at Chester,' in a grove, to-day. The following plan of ac? tion bad been agreed upon: AX AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ONION "REFORM PARTY; AND THE RADICAL PARTY rx RELATION TO PDBUC SPEAKING. Whereas. It is I the intention ot the Union Reform party to bold a public meeting at Ches ter Courthouse, on Friday, August 19th in? stant, and lt is th?v desire of the members of the Radical party that speakers on- their side f be heard in .discussion at said mee tl og, and others held by said' parry, and li has been re? ferred to us, a committee ot the Union Reform party, to make such arrange mentone propo? sition of the Radical party Is- hereby accepted by the Union Reform party on the foUowIqjn terms: . . , - , 1st That the opening speech shall be made by a speaker of the Union Reform party. 2d. That Radical speakers, not to exceed three in number, shall have two hours of time, tobe divided as shall be determined by their J speakers. . 3d. After the first Radical speaker shall con? clude, the Union Reform party maj put np a ] speaker for three-quarters of an hour, to be followed by the other Radical speaker or speak era, not to exceed two In number. "' ' j? 4 th. The concluding speech shall be made by a speaker from the Union Reform party. " it ls further agreed between the parties that perfect good order 6ball be preserved on both eldee, and an attentive and respectful-hearing be given io all the speakers. That no -speaker1 shall be interrnped^ or shall suffer any rude-j ness; or Bhall any speaker be calledon to ans? wer any question, unless by, the permission o? said speaker. . We, the committee on the part of the Radi? cal ?arty, accept the same as above- proposed, ana do hereby pledge ourselves that the speakers ot the Union Reform party shall have the same privileges at meetings held by our party, as are granted herein to the speakers of | oar party at their meetings. '. GEORGE W. MELTON, S. P. HAMILTON, . GILES J. PATTERSON, Committee for Union Reform Party. . L. WMBUSH, . JOHN. LILLEY, JOHN SCOTT, JOHN LEE,' CARTER ROSS, Committee for the Republican Party. Ice speaking was begun by the - Rev. Jonas Byrd, (Belo rm er,) who made a long and in? teresting speech, ile was followed by D. H. Chamberlain. (Scott ' Radical,) who Indulged for .an hour end a half in the usual dreary platitudes about "the party. " He went some-' what into the arl thu ie ti cal line, and spoke for a time In flgurea. John Lee, Purvis and Au? ditor Tomlinson, (all Scott Radicals,) came next.. . " General Butler made a rousing speech, anni? hilating the "R1Dg," and Judge Carpenter dealt the'crew lusty blows In We usual guli ant style.. . ." .... About five thousand persons were present, mostly colored. When Jonas Byrd went to the depot to take the train for Charleston he~ was followed by a mob of negroes, who would have murdered him but for the. interference of the white citizens. According to the joint agreement, printed above, no speaker was to be interrupted without his permission. Bat daring Judge Carpenter's speech, Senator Wlmbush,(colored Scott Radical) who had requested permis? sion for the Radicals to speak, violently inter rupted the speaker. Wimbush was called .to order; but partly declined to be decent in his behavior, and became more and more di sor d eny. An .attempt to arrest him was made by the police and a row began. This was carried, on entirely by the Scott negroes. A colored man from behind the stand slung a rook at Judge Carpenter. The missile struck a white man named Gladden, who was sitting ' in front, stunned him and felled him to the ground. Wlmbush then ran off, followed by the crowd. ol negroes who: ran after him, throwing rocks at all .the white men whom they met. Dr. B. H. Jordan and another man were badly wounded. The whites stood ready to defend themselves, but made no hos? tile movement. The row was evidently premeditated, the ne? groes having been heard to declare that Car? penter should not speak. The Radical speakers were listened to at? tentively. But for the determined courage of the whites, there would have been a general riot this afternoon. * There was no speasing siter the row began. Wlmbush interrupted General Butler as well as Judge Carpenter. AT a barbecue at Winnsboro',- yesterday, Jonas Byrd and John Lee, (colored), Generals Butler and Kershaw, and Judge Carpenter, addressed a crowd of fonr thousand people, mostly colored. The greatest, enthusiasm prevails. We can out-vote the Scott ruffians as well as outfight them._ SOUTH CAROLINA CENTBAL RAIL? ROAD. . SU?ITER, S. C., August 18, 1870. Ti? annual meeting of the stockholders ot the Sooth Carolina Central Railroad Company was held this day. A majority ol the stock being represented, the meeting proceeded to business. On motion ol Mr. James M. Carson, Colonel James D. Blandlng was called to the chair, and William H. Peronneau appointed secretary. The report of the president and treasurer was read and received as information. The following officers were elected to serve until the third Wednesday in February, 1672, viz: D. B. McLaurin, president; James M. Carson, John R. Dukes, L. D. Mowry. A. F. Raven el, Z. S. Oakes, M. K. Jesup, directors. A code of by-lawB, for the government of j the company, was adopted. Atter the passage of suudrv resolutions, tte meeting adjourned sine die. JAMES D. BLANDING, CfoBirmar. WILLIAM H. PERONNEAU, Secretary. THE ROAD TO J*AXIS. BAZAINE-J?UST GUT THROUGH OR ' ' CAPITULATE. CONFUSING AND CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS. TBE EXPELLED . & E R Af A N B . Affaire in Paris. ' ? '''PARIS/?ligllSt 19-P. M. j . The private gardens ' of Jthe. Tuileries have' been turned into an out-door hospital, of which Dr. Nelaton has charge. The members of the Garde Mobile arrive from the ' cofafay by thousands dally. They are-?ne men, whom a few days' drill will make soldiers. j The French Army Divided-Bazaine In 1 a Bad Way-The Road to Chalons Open. v LONDON, August 19-Night. The Times prints the following special from Berlin : "The French army-Is divided by the Prussian victory at Mars la Tour. The main body was forced back on Metz and brought to a stand by the corps of Prince Frederick Charles and General Steinmetz. The road to Chalons is open to the Crown Prince, who has only Trocha and a fragment bf McMahon's corps to encounter.. A,.decisive battle is Imminent. The Crown Prince, with tjhree corps, is march? ing to attack Froissart at Chalons." : The dispatch says that Bazaine must cut his way through.the Gorman army or capitulate. J ' The Signs of Generalship. - j I PARIS, August 19.. Le Gaulois says : "We may now affirm thai we have a great general at the head of our ar t mies. The greatest proof ls his calmness in the hour of victory. He resists the tempta? tion to announce good news until nothing can compromise the hopes he might raise."' - The brokers oharge ten per cent, premium for gold. The expelled Germans of Brussels, North and South Germany and Switzerland, who can give citizens as sureties, may leave their wives and children in France. The Constitutionnel says that the native Al? gerian chiefs are raising 20,000 men, w ho can march at a moment's notice. TUE NORTH CAROLINA OUTRAGES. RALEIGH, August 19. j United States DI s tr ct Judge Brooks, to-day, discharged all the Kirk prisoners, Including the Hon. Josiah Turner, Jr., editor of the Sen? tinel. They were brought before him at Salisbury. He also grants rules against Kirk to show cause why attachment shall not be Issued against him for not making sufficient return of prisoners he (Brooks) had issued writs for, but who were hurried to Raleigh to be brought before Holden and Judge Pearson. The mles are returnable at Raleigh on Tues? day next. Motion for the retraxlt of the peti? tioners before. Pearson was granted, when Wiley, one of the Caswell prisoners was pro? duced, but he proceeded with his examination upon the bench warrant issued yesterday, but afterwards postponed the -case, till Monday next, to give time to procure witnesses. He ls to be examined on a charge of murder. The correspondence ls published between Pearson and Holden. The former places the responsibility of delay upon Holden. The gen? eral opinion ls that Judge Brooke's writs have caused the "aurrender of the prisoners only. Pearson had a long interview with Holden last night, and the latter dined with Pearse-, at the hotel to-day. A grand public reception ls arranged for Monday, on the occasion ol the arrival of the Hon. Josiah Turner and others In this city. WASHINGTON ITEMS. WASHINGTON, August 19. Tho establishment, of a new National bank at New Orleans has been authorized. Sherman is gone. Freling'iuysen bas declined the English mission. TEE GOLD ANO ROND MARKET. NEW Toss, Ausrast 19. Discounts J. Gold opened at 16 and advanc? ed to 16i; very little doing. Sixty-twos 12j; fonts 114; ?ves ll}. Nsw Tennessee sevens IO}; eights IC4; forties 8f. Stocks opened steal? and closed generally dull. LONDON, Au^uat 19-Evening. Consols 91?. Bonds 58j. FSANEFOST, August 19. Bonds opened tirm ar 92f i92J. A RAID ON THE GAMRLERS. v SARATOGA. August 19. A committee of five is appointed by the Young Men's Christian Association to close the gambling houses here. They visited Morris sey's saloon and took an inventory of the con? tents, which Morrissey agreed to deliver up on Monday. SPARKS PROM THE WIRES. Tile Berlin Cabinet declines to guarantee the Inviolability of the Pontifical States. The Pope will recall his Nuncio from Vienna on account of the abrogation or the Concordat by Austria. General Beauregard, and General Gordon' oi Georgia, are at the Alleghan Springs, and General-Lee is at the Hot Springs, on account ot rheumatism. The Georgia House of Representatives adopted yesterday the Senate resolution to purchase Kimball's Opera House for the State capitol. An Ottawa ( Canada) dispatch says there has been no rain for two months. There was a terrific gale on Thursday night, and the loss of life and property was great. At Quebec the shipping was injured and a pilot was blown overboard. Mr. Julius C. Smith prints in the Enter? prise, a description of several plantations in Greenville County, visited by him. His con? clusions! are that there neve were better pros? pects for corn and cotton, aad that commer? cial manures cannot be two highly piaiscd. From all quarters we gather the most en? couraging reports concerning the crops in Chester. In some quarters there bas been a scarcity of iain, but as a general thing there has been an abundance. General Grant has had a sheriff's warrant served upon him in St. Louis, damages laid at $3000. because a horse belonging to him kicked and broke the leg of another boree that was in the same pasture w'th his. A BLOODY BATTLE. THE FRENCH VICTORIOUS ON TUESDAY. A PRUSSIAN PRINCE KILLED. FI G H TI.VG ALONG THE WHOLE LINE. ?THE WAT TO PARIS IS OTE.V. " KING WILLIAM WILL NOT TREAT FOR PEACE OUTSIDE OF THE FRENCH CAPITAL. A F re nc li Victory-Official Report of tue Result. ?j WASHINGTON, August 10. . j Official dispatches state that Bazaine, on Tuesday (August 16,) gave the enemy battle between Thlanconrt and Harville, drove him back, and bivouacked on the positions taken by the French. t Prince Frederick Charles and Steinmetz were in command of the Prussians. Further Pm titulars of the Fight of Tuesday-Prince Albert of Prussia Killed-The Forces Engaged. PARIS, August 10. In the Corps L?gislatif, Count Palikao said It was certain that the Prussians suffered severe? ly in the late enagements. Their centre was specially crippled. They had tried to retreat to St. .Michael, but were unable to effect a Junction with the Prince Royal. A regiment of white cuirassiers were entirely destroyed. The French peasants captured a detachment of Prussians. The following ls Issued from headquarters: "ACOUST 18-5 P. M. "In the encounter of the 16th the corps of General L'Admlranlt formed the extreme right. A battalion of the Twenty-third Regi? ment of the line destroyed the Prussian Lan? cers, capturing three colors. There were many brilliant charges, in one of which Gene? ral Le Grand was killed. General Montague Is missing. The Prussian Generals Doerlng and Wedel were killed; Gromter nnd Von Ranch wounded. "Prince Albert, of Prussia, commanding the cavalry, was killed the following morning. We were masters of the position previously occupied by the enemy. "On the 17th several combats occurred with the rear guard near Gravelotte. The force of the enemy in the battle of the 16th was 150,000. We have not yet exact figures of our losses." I [It ls evident that the Prussian right and centre, commanded by Prince Frederick Charles and General Steinmetz, were engaged in the battle of Tuesday, and the following telegram shows that their strength is 320,000 I men, or about three-fifths, in numbers, ot the whole Invading army:] LONDON, August 16. The following reenpituations are published here to-day : 600,000 German soldiers are now In France, carrying the needle gun. After them come the reserves, the entire male popu? lation of able-bodied Germans. This mass is distributed In three portions-the army of the Saar, the army of the Rhine, and tht army of the South. Frederick Charles commands the army of the Rhine, as leader of the centre. On his right, advancing southeast of Luxembourg, the first army, or that of the Saar, under Gen? eral Steinmetz; on his left Is the third, or Southern army, led by Prince Frederick Wil? liam, heh? to the crown. Under the latter are 250,000 men; under Frederick Charles 250,000 men, and under Steinmetz 70,000; total 570,000 men. Stein? metz has nearly 200 guns; the Crown Prince 660, and Frederick Charles 760; total over 1500 guns. In other words, Steinmetz has 50 bat? talions of Infantry, 48 squadrons ol horse, 32 battalions of artillery; Prince Charles has 1!)7 battalions of Infantry, 52 squadrons of horse, 110 batteries, and the Crown Prince 192 bat? talions of infantry, 164 squadrons of cavalry, and 114 batteries. On to Paris. LONDON, August 19. The Times says that the road to Paris is open to the Crown Prince, who may leave Frederick Charles to watch Bazaine. Critical Position of u French Army ' Negotiations for Peace. LONDON, August 19-S:C0 A. M. A part ol' the French army has been forced back on Metz, where its position ls critical. It ls believed that preliminary negotiation s for peace are under discussion here. The Daily News has a dispatch Irom Brus? sels, saying that the Emperor Napoleon is sis? tering from a febrile monomania, and cries ? out that he has been betrayed. Cou ti nnt (t Fighting-The Defences of Paris. LONDON, August 19-2 P. M. The latest dispatches from the seat of war report that fighting continued all day Thurs? day near Mars la Tour. The latest French dispatches are full of con? fidence of a victory. The Emperor is still at Rneims. The story of his cerebral excitement is discredited here. Nineteen Prussian spies have been tried by a council of war and Bhot. They disguised, and were taking sketches of the fortifications o? Paris. The streets of Paris are crowded with peo? ple chanting La Marseillaise in expression of their joy at the late victory. Notwithstanding the excitement, ttere is no disorder. It is stated on good authority that the Minis? ter of Finance will open a national loan on Monday. A council of Ministers was held to-day. The Constitutionnel publishes an article stating that Paris is now n stronghold. The armed force is very great. The Admiralty has equipped the forts. Enormous quantities ol provisions are in the city, and are increased daily. The mills recently erected can make more flour than thc residents can consume. The government wiil regulate the price of grain. The Prussian Vltiinatum. LONDON, August 19. It is certain that Prussia has refused the recent proposition for an armistice. The King ol Prussia will discuss no proposition outside of Paris. ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES. "The folio wine Bpe;i il cable dispatches, pub? lished in New York, give some interesting de? tails of war newe, in addition to the accounts received by the Associated Press : Prussian Denial of the Reported Defeat. BEB?AN, August 15. A dispatch purporing to come from Verdun has been telegraphed here as in circulation in London, coming through French sources, and reportiug a battle io which the Prussians were defea'ed with a loss ot 40 000. The Minister of War emphatically denies tho report. Bo cays that the battle alluded to ID this report was not of a' serious cbarscer. The Prussians received several cheeki, and were obliged to abandon tbeir intention to cut o fl'the line ol'retreat Df tho French a: my. Notification of Blockade. PAEIS, August 17. ?F The Journal Officel publishes this morning the following notification of a bloclrade of the coast of the German and Prussian States. We, the undersigned, Vice-Admiral, com? mander-in-chief of the naval forces of the Em? peror of the French in the North-sea, con? sidering the state of war between - France and Prussia, as well as tho States of the North German Confederation, io virtue of the power in us vested, declare that from and after the 15tn day of August, 1870, the coast of Prussia and the NortfrGermau Confederation, extend? ing from the islands of Borkum to north of the Eider, with ail its ports, harbord, rivers, roads, ?tc, in a state of effective blockade bj the naval forces placed in oar command, and that friendly or neutral vessels dh all be allowed ten days in which to tin:eh loading and quit the blockaded ports. Proceedings will be instituted against all vessels which shall try to break through the said blockade, according to the international laws and treaties now in force with the neutral powers. Given on board the French Emperor's iron? clad Magnaime, stationed between the English island ol Heligoland and the Prussian coast, this 12th day of Angus-.. 1870. FO?BIOH?X, Yice-Admiral-ia-chief. The blockade of the Germ m ports having been established, Austria is pe; nutted by the Russian Government to pass merchandise, duty free, through Ihe port ol Riga, i The name of the consignee is required-to ba shown on bills ol lading. Running the Blockade.. LOPDOX, August 17. The steamer Santinel, belonging to the Tyne Steam Shipping Company, haa arrived in the Tyne with a general carpo from a Germ m port. This is the tenth nip made by steamers of that company sinco war was declared. Tho Sentinel on Saturday passed the French neat blockading the Eibe without molestation, she, however, dippad the British ensign, to which the French float replie i by hoisting and dip? ping the Frenoh ensign. The French blockading squadron consists ot ten large iroo-clads, in a row, southwest of Heligoland, aud one of them, a paddle-wheel steamer, is cruising iu the Roadstead. The news of their approach was taken to Hambur? on Friday afternoon by a Norwegian vessel.. The Hamburg am hon RCS at ooce ordered V lighter, loaded with torpedoes, which had been lying in readiness, to go down the river to Cuxhaven and await orders. They also dis? patched two fast steamers (Cuxhaven and Heligoland) to the mouth of tue Elbe, to recon? noitre. Jhe Sentinel mst these vessels on Saturday morning, Bjnth of the tieliglan*, steering as fast as possible for Hamburg, with the news that the French vessels were cloie to the Island, and that a real blockade was eflVrod. As the Sentinel was passing tbe fleet a FreooU cruiser was overhauling a screw collier bound inward. Great activity was apparent on tho decks of the iron-clads, but it could not be discovered whether the moving figures were soldiers or sailors. At a meeting of the Tyne Ship Insu? rance Societies yesterday, a formal r?solution was adopted not to insure vessels bound to Eorts under blockade, or approach to which j as been rendered danserons by thc removal of beacon lights and buoys. | THE SITUATION AT PARIS. Activity of the New Ministry- The Peo? ple Bewildered at the Silence of the Government-Preparations for the De? fence of the City. PARIS, Tuesday, August Ut! All parties seem to concur that every con? sideration must give way to the necessities of the hour; The ministry is desirous to be designated as the Ministry oi Action. They, work unceasingly. The new Minister of War' has done wonders. Within the last few days, he has sent enormous reinforcements to the front, and others ure following rapidly. Mu? nitions of war and all kinds of-provlsions are dispatched as fast as trains can convey them. The levy en masse proceeds now with Im? mense rapidity, to close the organization of the National Guard. For this measure, on so vast a scale, no adequate provision had been made.. Routine would probably have accomplished the same operation In time, but the new War Minister says, and the Minister ol the Interior repeats: "If you cannot get uniforms, go In blouse, shoes, gaiters and ??pf (military cap.) "Your ancestors drove back fourteen armies, and had no shoes, scarcely "bread; do as they did." Corps of free-shooters are organizing all over the country, and those of Vo?gesare already beginning to torment the enemy. There ls to be an immediate issue of 25- j franc notes. Change lor notes of over 50 francs ls difficult to procure; 100-lranc notes are useless for ordinary purposes. The people here are bewildered at the si? lence of the government. The preparations for the defence of Paris are progressing rapidly. The beautiful Iron gateway at the entrance or the Bois de Boulogne at the end of the Avenue de l'Imp?ratrice ls removed. Blocks of trees have been cut down. The wall of circumval latlon ls nearly finished, uniting the two for? merly open spaces, and pierced with loopholes. The great ditch ls dug across the road and a draw-bridge ls ready to be thrown across lt. Earthworks are also In process of construction in front ot' what were tiie gates, and will now contain the only entrances, guarded by senti? nels instead of custom house officers. Some of the big guns are mounted and the little ones are craftily concealed In unsuspicious coro? ners. Many ot the barriers are entirely closed, and the people throng the ramparts, holiday-making and commenting on the nov? elty of the thing. Notwithstanding all their preparations, an impression prevails that alter a French victo? ry-looked upon as quite certain-the neu? trals will interfere and make peace,- and Paris will not be bombarded. Murderous Attack on the Parla Fire Brigade-Several Killed and Wounded Most of the Rioters Arrested. For the first time for years the 15th of August (the F?te Napoleon) has not been cele? brated. The good sense ot the people pro-, tested In anticipation against the usual de? monstrations, though holding themselves ready In the event of victory to be enthusiastic. Moreover, yesterday afternoon. In the remote comer of ?a Vllletie, a sanguinary onslaught was made upon a post occupied by a company of pompiers-the "Unmerciful" tire brigade. About 4 o'clock nearly forty Individuals, armed with revolvers and poniards concealed, having marched down the Rue d'Aubervllllers, sud? denly drew np in line in front of No. 156 Boule? vard de la Villette. and summoned the man on duty to surrender his post. The sentry, seeing them about to make a dash through the open door, placed himself across lt. One of the group drew a revolver and shot him dead. A sergeant-de-ville hearing the report, rushed up to ascertain the canse, received a bullet in the breast, above the heart, and also fell dead. The occupants of the post rushed to the win? dows, but the assailants, drawn up in double line, fired a volley en masse, then rushed into the guardhouse and seized four chassepots and two cartridge boxes. Having accomplished this murderous feat, the band made a precipitate retreat, shouting "Vive la Republique." A lieutenant named Coterez was inside when the group came up. As soon as lie saw the men he demanded their business. Their reply was a shout of "Vive la R?publique." The lieutenant then ordered his men to go inside, shut the door and load their guns, Seeking to gain time, he asked the group again what was the object ol' their dem? onstration. Their leader, a small man very well dressed, answered, " We are going to proclaim a republic. Give us your guns and come with us to the Corps L?gisla? tif." "Come, come !" said the lieutenant, still aiming to gain time : -Are we not sol? diers ? You know we don't fire upon the peo? ple, but is it not our duty to march off with you, if you want to proclaim a republic ? Just go on a little further." The leader ol' the band answered, "We know a trick worth two of that. Hand us over your guns." "Never !" exclaimed the lieutenant." "Then we shall take them," was the rejoinder; and at this mo? ment the whole group drew out their revolv? ers und discharged them. The sentinel fell. A corporal nameu Babon received two wounds from bullets and one (rom a stab. The lieu? tenant was not injured. The report of firearms brought out people from their houses, who rushed upon the band. These wretches then began to use their re? volvers right and left, and to stab every one within reach. Sergeanta-de-ville now appear? ed upon the scene and, sword ?a hand, en? deavored to surround the madmen. One of thc 1'orraer received a bullet, and, having lallen, was trampled to death by the band. A girl six years old was killed In her mother's arms. The-fight now became general; men were tailing right and left; some were running away, and others were in purenit. The com? missary of police of the Rue Tangier now ex? claimed, "whoever will follow, me, now come on tl Citizens lipon this rushed upon the' rioters, who, having no more ammunition and . seeing themselves likely to be overpowered, Immediately fled, followed by the people, ex? claiming, "They are Prussians; kill them !" Besides two men killed, three police agents received severe wounds. It is feared that many Inhabitants of the neighborhood were injured. The leader of the band was almost Immediately apprehended. A tall, well-dress? ed man was also arrested at night. He called himself an Englishman, but spoke with a , strong German accent. He had a number of sovereigns and gold "Frederick" pieces. A ! number of arrests have been made, Including the originator of the plot. . . Paris being In a state of siege, this act comes under the bead of offences to be tried by mili? tary law. A military tribunal will sit this evening. It ls next to certain that the men who have been taken red-handed will have short shift. It was a cowardly, wanton, pur? poseless attack. It is certain that the Repub? lican-party has nothing to do? with these atro? cious ruffians. THE BATTLE OF WOERTH. Scenes on tho Battlc-tfeld-Evidences of a Terrible Struggle- McMahon's Re. treat a Rout-Over a Hundred Thons ami Men Engaged. The special correspondent of one of the New York papers writes on Thursday, (Heb,) from the headquarters ol the Crown Prince an ac? count of the battle of Woerth, which has Just been telegraphed irom London. The corres? pondent snys: The swift and skilful movement against Weissenburg, resulting In complete success to the German arms, was but a foretaste of the Btorm which threatened the northern part ot Alsace. On-the second day after that ol Wels? senburg came the bailie of Woerth, and the Crown Prince gained a victory over the ablest General In France. Il Is admitted that the Frenen fought with reckless courage, and that they Inflicted heavy loss on their opponents, but the fact of this hard fighting and of this heavy loss shows how serious a defeat was sus? tained by McMahon. BATTLE-FIELD SCENES. I traversed the field while the dead ? ..UH lay unburied on the trampled ground, and could form a good notion of how the fight had !:one by the ghastly evidence which remained. Voerth ls at the bottom of a fertile valley, be? tween two ridges of cultivated ground. There ls much of wooden land in the neigh? borhood; and especially behind the French position on the western side of the valley, there ls a strip of forest which forms a cover to retreating troops. The little river Bruder, not big enough In summer time to float a skiff, flows through the village, and a high road comes winding down toward the village on the eastern side of the valley, flanked by trees. Here was the Prussian nositlou. Stretching far to the right and left along this road were beaus of spiked helmets to be Been, and cart-loads o? needle guns were collected under the trees. At a dls tance the French musketry fire had told more heavily than the German, and I heard that the French artillery had been very well served. TILES OF TUE DEAD. But though the burying parties were busy with the German deon on the eastern side of Woerth, lhere was more than an exchange of slaughterous work on the western side. Here the Prussians and Bavarians had pushed for? ward In strong force, and their fire had told fearfully upon the French. The high spirit and rigid discipline of the one army had been more than a match for the desperate resistance of the other. Whole companies ol' Frenchmen had been mowed down In their wild attempts to check the enemy's advance. It Iud been a tolerably equal right In some places, for the ground was strewed with German dead; but more anti more Frenchmen had fallen, in pro? portion. Black Turcos and wlde-trowsered Zouaves lay thick at many points, and the cui rulsslera had suffered much. There were steel breastplates and brass helmets scattered thick? ly on the line ol' retreat, while the dead horses in all directions might be counted by hundreds. And so westward through the wood went the traces ol Increasing disaster; officers and men lying grimly where they had fallen. Some In quiet, shady spots, as though upon a picnic, seemed asleep. Pools of blood re? mained where the wounded had been found. There were knapsacks, rifles and overcoats, either thrown away In flight or left by the wounded on the field. Then I came upon a spot where the French had rallied, and where the dead of both sides lay thick. Turcos were were those who had evidently fought to the last, and had tried to fire their pieces as they lay. Frenchmen of the line regiments had here and there fallen In numbers, as though they had halted and faced about In regular order. But the aspect of the fields beyond the wood seemed to Indicate a hasty retreat. Wagons were overturned, baggage was thrown out upon the roadside; many knapsacks were to be eeen. No one who had passed over that battle-ground of Woerth when I did, could navy fulled to realize that a great disaster had befallen the French arm*, though ray observa? tions were made when most ol the wounded had been removed. TUE LOSSES ON BOTU SIDES. On so large a scene of action it would have been impossible to Judge of the exact loss sus? tained. I see no reason, however, to doubt the official return on the German side, which gives about 10,000 Frenchmen and 7000 Ger? mans hors de combat, and about 7000 prisoners taken by the victors-4000 In the battle and 3000 In the pursuit. These losses, with the further loss of cannon and colors, made the battle of Woerth an evil day for France. Well might the wounded Germans raise themselves to cheer the Crown Prince as he passed, and cry that Germany was safe. It will often be told how the armies met on the Gth of August, and how McMahon made his unsuccessful ef? fort lo repel the Invasion of Alsace; how the Prussians held the left ol the line, and the Bavarians and Wurtemburgers the right, and how a few Baden troops held in reserve by the Crown Prince were brought up just in time to share the honors of the day. There was a fierce attack on both sides, lt being difficult to say which party began the fight. Gradually, as the German troops pressed round upon their opponents' line of retreat, the French were forced to so hasty a retrograde movement that the retreat became very nearly a rout. TUE NEEDLE (JUN AND THE CHA.S3EPOT. The needle gun proved itself to be fully the equal of the chassepor. and perhaps more than that-at ?east so say the German soldiers, with apparently good reason. Moreover, th? Prussians knew their weapon better, having long been accustomed to it. and the Crown Prince handled his army so as to make the most ol' the deadly fire of his infantry. The cavalry was not used for an attack in the first instance, but was sent in pursuit when the enemy beiian iiis retreat. It was a'vicLory due to the patriotic ardor of the German troops as much as to anything in their discipline or tactics, but we must not for? get that the French showed ardor likewise, and the scale was turned for the Germans at Woerth bv their intelligent understanding ot the breech-loader drill, and by their steadiness in firing. These matters take time to learn. We see the glorious results which Germany is reaping from her careful preparation. | THE FRENCH PRISONERS. The prisoners were assembled near the first station of the reopened railway through Weis senburg. I could distinguish many Turcos and Zouaves among them, thoneh the greater part were soldiers of the line. We drove past them very slowly, lor the road was blocked wi*h ammunition "wagons, and I noticed that they seemed wofuily discouraged. There were no songs and no laughter to be heard among them, and the few that were occupying them? selves in picking fruit in trees that they had climbed, had not a very lively air for French? men in such a position as fruit picking. Then came the convoys of wounded men moving to the rear. Suffering had made them brothers in misfortune. The Germans and Frenchmen mingled, sat or lay quietly side by side, as il they were old comrades; the only enemy and the common enemy being the Jolting wagon. As we neared Woerth there was a constant Ftream of wagons, bringing down wounded 1 men, Prussians and Bavarians, Turcos and Frenchmen of the line. They bore thornton pr the road In equal silence lt was rareito hear a cry, though the poor fellows' laces showed much pain. They were a sadder sieht In' their blood-stained bandages than the men who lay grimly on the hillside. .Woerth itself was a, mere hospital, and all the. inhabitants were either nursing the wounded or burying the dead. It was an evil fate lor'the picturesque little place, that more than 100,000 men on one and the other side should have,settled their quarrel so near at hand. Of coming movements, I must not say a word. The event of yesterday was the capture of the little fortress of Leuchtenburg, where a large amount of military stores are reported to have been captured. The ' assailants fired heavily into the place, and we heard their guns booming all yesterday forenoon. S OTES OF THE WAR. The correspondents of tho various London papers confirm the reports pievioaslv pub? lished that the French army entered the last conflict in a starving condition. The Frene h Government bas issued a notifi? cation that all peacefully disposed natives of Germany desiring to remain in France may do so on condition of taking out permits of resi? dence. The Archbishop of Paris his ear rea dereel all diocesan sobools and other institutions under his charge to the French authorities tor hos? pital purposes. Over 8000 beds have already been sot np in these placee. A London ep?cial says that Earl Granville addressed a long circular to English represen? tatives in Germany, insisting that neutrality be faithfully observed, and equal facility be given to both bslligerente. The tone ot tho dispatob is moderate and conciliatory, bnt clearly abowa that the government don't intend to put any additional restrictions on supplier to the French Baltic fleet. So overwnelming is tho desire to enlist in Prussia that some women have been discover? ed at Stet tin dressed in male attire, m order to pass muster. At one station in Berlin over one hundred women have thus far presented themselves. A correspondent writing from Eissengen, says that there aro many Americans iu that town who cannot cet out of it. Many Germans are there who claim to be American citizens, and passports are iu great demand. The cor? respondent has. an old insurance policy which answers every purpose; its beautiful engraving and pretentious size never failing to secure safe transit. A correspondent at Saarbr?cken writes that "Fusilier Kraus, who killed the first French? man, has received thirty tbalors-about five pounds-from ?eriiu. A natural feehnsr di? rects the current of patriotic liberality rather towards the capture than the sliugbter of the enemy. The men who bring ia the first chas? seur, or the first cir non, or the first chasse pct, will receive a very large reward both in money and goods." i he subscriptions to the German Patriotic Aid Fand in New York, amount at present to $62 958. of which $57.128 have been paid. Of this fund, $2676 bave been expended in paying the passage money of surccons sent to the Ger? man army, and $50.000 have been transferred to the North German Consul G?rerai foi re? mittance to the Central Commission at Berlin, for the aid of German wounded soldiers, and for the support of the families of the German soldiers who may bc killed during the present war. Travellers ?D Europe, and especially those visiting tho neighborhood of the Kane, have suffered great inconveniences from the sudden declaration of war and from ibe mooopolv of the railroads by the government officials. Tourists at the fashionable watering places are described as runniog about in a helter-skelter way. or standing all day long waiting for tickets, and not even being able to re iou tho office on account of tho crowd. Baggage is lost and left behind, and a', one station four hundred trunks, filled with brilli:nt summer toilets, silks, laces and jewels, hod to be . abandoned by the lady owners in their haste to escape. The Prussians are said to have laid a regular network of torpedoes rJong their Baltic coast, and at the months of the rivers Ems, Wesar. and Elbe. Both classes of torpedoes are said to be in use, the cnaree being in general dyna? mite, which m a fearfully explosive material. .Many of these torpedoes are believed to be mechanical, and exceedingly dangerous to both friends and foes. Others are arranged on the ordinary electrical principle, and are per? fectly Bale except when the elecrical commu? nications are' established. Thus the naviga? tion of the coast, with its rivera and harbors, ie quite opeu to the friendly ship. The mer? chantman may safely steer over and among tho hidden mines; vet the next moment, by the moie turn of a key, the channel may be effectually closed to the pursuer. The Emperor, imitating the example of the Duke of Wellington, is going to set an exam? ple to his army in thc way ot abnegation and endurance. "For a sovereign to make war properly," he says, "he must make lt as a BOUS lleutenant," and bas accordingly determined that he shall be waited upon by only a single valet de chambre, aud that his table shall be confined to what ls strictly necessary. He re? fuses even the ordinary comfort of a tent to shelter him from the caprices of the weather. "What need have we ot tents F" he said, when the matter was discussed. "We are going to a country where we shall have a chance of meeting with houses, and after all we shall always nave the pillage des caches and a cloak to cover us." This is the true spirit to begin a campaign in, and lt cannot fall to arouse the enthusiasm of the army to the highest point. A JOURNALISTIC WONDER. Tho Circulation of the New York Daily News. [From thc N. Y. Daily News, August 8.J We may be pardoned lor referring to the unprecedented event in newspaper history In this, or, Indeed, in any other country, which took place on Friday last. On that day the Dally News attained a circulation of over 191,000 copies. This extraordinary Increase of circulation Is attributable to the profound and general Interest which ls taken In the Important events that are transpiring both at home and abroad, and from the well-founded belief entertained among all classes of readers in this city, that in the columns of the Dally News a correct account of these events can be found faithfully and promptly recorded. The exciting war occurring in Europe at this time, in the issue of which so many thousands in New York feel a deep personal Interest, has particularly attracted attention to the News as a faithful chronicle of the latest intelligence concerning it. Since the inception of the con I test all the Important movements that have I taken place on both sides have been tersely and satisfactorily published In our columns". They have been "given without any coloring or prejudice or predilection, and as our facilities give us extraordinary advantages of getting the latest news on the best authority, and of furnishing lt to our readers as rast as we re? ceive it, our columns have been looked to asa trustworthy chronicle of Incidents which all readers wish to have ungarnlshed, and which experience has taught them they can obtain truthfully recorded in the columns of the News. Local events of more than ordinary inpor tance have recently claimed a space In the public journals, and have forced themselves on the attention of the curious. Inquirers in search of information on such events have looked to the News for the latest advices that could be obtained;and hence, with our reputa? tion for giving accounts ol' the most recent occurences with promptitude and accuracy, and free from the slighrest tinge ol prejudice, the News lias been, by common consent, looked to as an authority that cannot be dis? puted; and hence our circulation arose, under the pressure of public curiosity, and public conviction of our ability io satisfy it, to the amazing number of over 191.000 copies. There ls not probably at this time, and there never was, a daily paper which has rivalled the career of the News. It has been steadily ad? vancing in popularity from its beginning, and Hs authority as a source ot information is strikingly indicated by the rapidity with which its circi?ation rises whenever events of more than usual interest happen, either here -or abroad. In other words, whenever people want the news in the most succinct and trust? worthy shape, they look to the News as the medium through which they are likely to re? ceive it without adulteration. -The attempt in Berlin to raise a national loan of 120,000,000 thalers has broken down. Up to Tuesday the subscriptions reached only 5,000,000. THE REFORM CANVASS MEETING AT NEWBERRY COURT? HOUSE. Splendid Effect or the Speeches of Judge Carpenter-An Attempt to Mob a Color ed Reporter. i [FBO?I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ! NEWBERRY COURTHOUSE, August 15. . ls will be remembered, Judge Carpenter, Owing to hoarseness, did not . speak at New? berry Courthouse'at the Onie'of the regular appointment, and at the request of .many citi? zens spoke there in a grove, Just outside of tho town. Colonel Simeon Fair, at whose resi? dence we were hospitably entertained during our stay, presided. There were present about twelve hundred persons, Including Ave hun? dred colored people. Mr. John A. Moroso? spoke first, and was followed by Judge Car? penter, both delivering able, effective speeches. Judge Carpenter addressed his remarks main? ly to the colored people, and told them truths which convinced them that the wretches who bad ruled them so long were their worst | enemies. Many felt like an old colored maa who remarked, alter the meeting: "I knew all along that Governor Scott and-his men who come about us was very much like the poor white trash we used to know in old slave times; I knew they would steal and lie to us, but I didn't know they were so bad, . until I heard General Butler and Judge Car-, penter. Now I know they ain't the men for us colored people to vote for, and keep In office." At the meeting to-dny, there was a larger proportion of colored people than we have had at any other meeting daring the campaign, and their earnest attention and the tears trickling down their swarthy cheeks, told more than words could do of the power of the speaker and of the effects of his eloquence and arguments. ATTEJIPT TO MOB A COLORED MAN. As we have stated there were nearly five hundred colored persons present at the meet? ing. Of this number over three-fourths were1' from the county; the remainder from the village. ; During the speaking about three hundred colored men, who live lu or loiter about the village all of the time, hung about the depot, ana amused themselves by cheer? ing for Governor Scott and firing off their weapons. After the meeting these men at tempted to mob a colored man named Gour? din, who ls and has been a true friend of the white men ol' South Carolina, and was one of the colored men who occupied seats on the stand at the Reform meeting. When the mob collected around Gourdin, a few white citizens interfered and took him away to his house. The mob gath? ered around lt and acted in a very disorderly manner. Mr. Thomas Payslnger, intendant of the town, came up and commanded order, whereupon the mob became more dis 'erly, and threatened to hang Mr. Payslnger. and gave every evidence that If they did not carry their threat Into execution they would mal? treat him. At this Juncture, a number of white men came up, and by their firmness succeeded In rescuing Mr. Pavslnger from his dangerous position and restoring order. The above ver? sion of the affair ls as given to us by gentle? men who claimed to be eye-witnesses of the disturbance. But for the firmness and cool? ness of the white men, a bloody riot would doubtless have resulted. JUDQE CARPENTER'S SPEECHES. One must hear Judge Carpenter to appreci? ate his speeches. No report could do him jus-, tice. Wherever he has spoken he has awak? ened the utmost enthusiasm. To give our. readers an idea oi the effect of his speeches, we will mention two Incidents-one occurring Saturday, and the other to-day : At Laurens Courthouse, after the Judge had retired, an old gentleman, with tears in his eyes, called upon him and said : "Judge. I want to shake hands with you and tell you now much I enjoy? ed your speech to-day; I never enjoyed anything so much; I am old, out I am going to do my best for you; but Judge, I tell you I feel dis? graced; I have but one vote; I have got nine children, but they are all girl children; I feel ashamed about that; good-bye. Judge." To-day, after the speaking, the president of the Union League, at the Courthouse, who, with others of tne League, heard the Judge's speech, said to bim: "Judge, the colored men of the village, (nearly all, If not all, belong to the League, and are, of course, sworn to sup? port the nominees of the party,) if they had not known that you were the candidate of the Reform party, would have ridden you on their shoulders all over the village, so delighted were they with your speech." IN OENERAL. A low fellow named Hlfer, who leads the Radicals In this district, was credited with circulating the report that the published letter of the Hon. B. Odell Duncan, favoring the Re? form movement, was a forgery. After Judge Carpenter's speech to-day, In which the Judge alluded to the report and denounced it as false, Hiter made himself conspicuous in de? nying that he was the author ot the report. The people of Newberry are thoroughly ulive to the Importance of sustaining the Re? form movement, and have gone to work with an earnestness, which is a sure guarantee of. success. Among the most prominent In the work ls Colonel Simeon Fair. If every maa in the State would devote his time, talents and energies to the cause as he does, Scott would not receive enough votes to organize a corporal's guard to fire a salute over his politi? cal grave. The colored Radicals and their white leaders talk "Winchester rifles" pretty freely. They have a song which they freely sing, one verse - of which ls as follows : I'll put my gun upon my shoulder, My knapsack apon my back, And like a gay and valiant soldier, I'll march down to Columbia And tight against the Democrats and for Gov? ernor Scott. The singers make music out the words, somehow. _ _ _ THE WEATHER AND CROPS. Edgcfield. The Advertiser says : The finest ten acree of cotton in Edeefield District, beyound all pos? sibility of doubt, lies within the corporate limits of this town-around the private resi? dence of Charles A. Cbeatbam, Esq. The landis not rich naturally, but Dicks m s Com? pound, stable manure,*and energetic super? vision, have brought it to its present unap? proachable yield. We walked through thia cotton yesterday, bul we will not describe it in detail, for fear people would cry "ut at every sentence : "What a whopper P Two bales from each one of theee ten acres is not a mere possibility or probability, but an inevitable fate or d?-itiny. Come, ye farmers from Sain-. da, and from Horse Creek, and from Savannah hiver, and from Edisto, and view this wonder? ful fiel i. The sight is worth the trip ! T The account a of the crops tr om all parts of our district are favorable and flittering beyond all precedent. Never have we heard, on the part of the farmers and plant??, such univer? sal acknowledgements of splendid crop pros? pects. We are bavin?, however, constant raine and a very d imp a'mocphere. Rust has mide its appearance in somesections.and may yet be the means of curtailing the cotton yield very seriously. Anderson. For three weeks past there baa been an ? abundance of ram. and in som 2 sections of the county farmers apprebeul damage from the excessive wet weather. The corn and cotton crops aro looking extraordinarily fine, and m manv places there are better prospects than at any like period since the war. Kershaw. Up to last week the cotton ci ops of this dis? trict were promising, but we learn that rust bas made its appearance, in all parts of the dis? trict, and that, in additiou to the casting off the fruit, will materially shorten the yield at one time promised. Tbe corn crop is represented to be generally good, where it ha? been properly cultivated.