VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. HTOKiaHT DISPATCHES. , ., A ?A?fK M?V?MENTJ TUB BBCSSIANS MAS BIN G TO :.. . ^CMVS&^MAMOK^ i'.i.... '. _.i-S i: TV-''" . '' -fr, A HALT IN THE MARCH ON PARIS. Posmoir OP THE OPPOSIM? G AR M?ES - -- - . . / THE PRUSSIANS ' PEPULjSE?, R ... ?3 -JJ. TWO H rjKTJMD '?H0C9A3TD GOO 3 TROOfFf IK PARIS-FRESH TilOCSAKDS - x A F*a.Ult Morcmmt ?- ?he Pr u??iaji. Swoop lsg Down ?m McMahon-Paris Awaits T:ri< Regtatt. '. ... The ?kia has the TollovNiHig dispatch'iron *JSrl?B,-v?a Brussels* "The Prussians are-rfiBking a flank mdv?? Trient on McMahon, who occupies the line from Rethel (north-nortneasteY Rheims) to 8teaay, leaning on Meziores,'~Se'dan, and Montmedy, with the Belgian frontier in his rear. . The Prussians who were .marching on Par is deployed from Stonay1 to Troyes; have enabled ' their direction, and last?ad of marching west .are-going n or th. The. troops arri ved at Troyes march in the direction ot BoueiUy; those Ar? rived at Ch alona. !ti the direction ol'Saltines; those between Stern ay and Varen nes more in the direction of Bethel by Grand Pr? and VooV izl?res. In the meanwhile a strong force ls at 'Ban, observing McMahon's left-at Stenay. v Simultaneously-a strong Prussian column is i advancing fro HI Laneville and Join ville to-St. I Dizier, whore the King was reported to be : yesterday. . ; .' ... : . ? j It is the manifest intention of Ute Prussians to destroy McMahon as they destroyed 3az ? tingy and then turn their attention to Paris.. A great battle will certainly occur soon, be? tween Bithel and Montmedy. ' dd'nb^rb?Bevy the dlsp^u^trom^thel saying that McMahon and Bazaine ?rol iL ?om - munJca't?d?.-^ ' -, ' y 'y\ APruHlan F ?puise-Statianeti Pressing McMahon. - LONDON, August ??- Sight. . The Em per cris h cad rfu art?re are-at-Vou? ai ereB^ * V i .... . uV thought that the Crown Prince is mov? ing northward, and -will- en counter McMahon west of Rheims and Epernay. It ls Bald the French repulsed the Prussians ft few rallesi northwest .of V??zleres. itThls ii probably the engagement elsewhere reported to have taken place at Moczan or Dun,] McMahon ls reported to be in tho Forest ot Ardennes. Bazaine is said to be -between Metz -and ?and Etain. A later dispatch .says that Steinmetz, has marched northward,' pursuing McMahon tc -prevent him from disturbing the Prussians who .are investing Metz. Two 'German mercharit vessels have taken refuge in Yarmouth, and are blockaded by a French Iron-clad ia the- offing. Av German ' schooner irom Brazil has been driven into an Irish port. ; . 2 ; .'.* ?V . J . .'. 'PT A Paris letter,-describing the preparations for a siege, says: "200,0? good troops are in Paris, tuad fresh thousands, ?eflnrmed ,. arrive hourly. A new anny corps "has" arrived Ap m Lyons. The gendarmes, fran cs-tireu rs,Wor esters, and customhouse officials are coming in from all the departments. .- 18, ooo gunners from tho fleet are In the fortifications. The ? ci?v is swarming wi th troops. ' A strong con? viction- prevails that the enemy will ht checked." . j, . THE GOLD ARD BORD MARKET. LONDON, August 29-Evening. : xjousols 9I|. Bonds 884. TaJloy dull al ^j9d.-.-.. ' , ? ,'. NEW YORK, August .2?4Ev? liing. t? Gold , opened lower nuder the influence ol the advance in bonds.in London, but after wards rallied to 16*. and was dull throughout -.th? afternoon. Most business was done at jja?. . Sixty-twos 132; fours ll; fives 11?; new 9?\ ,sixty-nine? same; eights 10; forties 8j; Vir? ginias 654;.neve 65; Louisianas 70;. new 64; ? Levee sises eights 86; Alabama eights 99 ?Ives 67; Georgia sixes 64; sevens 91; South ? Carolina 34; new72?. , THE COMMISSIONERS OE EZ.EC - HORS. . BEAUFORT, August .23. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HEWS. Hasonr honest and gentlemanly Governor appointed in o tl er places, as he has In this, only his personal and political partisans, fat holders-of fat offices, to be managers of elec? tions ? Jf so, it ls plain that one. need not be a prophfct, nor the son ol a prophet, nor the fifteenth tenait, of a prophet, to foretell the issue of the appeal to be made through the .ballot-boxtto the honesty and deoency of the -?tate for its salvation. But Governor Scott .may well he cool and quiet, for he will know \weB that itrie "love's labor lost" for you and .others to be-exposing roguery and robbery In -this hot weather. PORT BOTAL. JBEFORM MEETING IN RICHLAND. HANNAHANB'S STORE. ) Riaa.*ND COUNTS, August 27. j Aimeetiog of tue* citizens of this section was fceld here to day ?ar the purpose of organicing a '-TJnion BeformClub." A committee having been appointed to nominate permanent officers, the following named gentlemen were duly ehosen: . Allen : J. Green, president; Richard Hampton, colored, Tiee-president; Thomas A. Jeffers, aeeretary. The maetins adjourned to meet .ob Saturday next, September 3, when ad? dressee will be delivered by some of the can? didates of the party and others. RICHLAND. -^i-i'i'i ntl ? I) . BF ARKS FROM THE WIRES. The Revenue yesterday was over a million. The Revenue Department refuses to suspend the collection of the special tax on pork ?a*ersv ;,.:. . Th? tax receipts from liquors distilled from fruits wl? be double what they were .last year. ' The decrease i n the Un 1 ted States debt thia month le $5,0*0,000 lei? than ft was last .MM^ KS. .fl tl i REFORM MEETING AT CAMDEN. THREE'. THOUSAND PERSONS PRESENT. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] ? CAMDEN, August 29. "?tie long expected Reform meeting was held nere tcwlay. . About three thousand persons were present. Judge Carpenter and Generala Butler, Kershaw and Kennedy, Colonel Shan? non and. Mr. Lettner.. delivered addresses which, satisfied the. reason 'and "?io?seo tae enthusiasm of the VHSt gathering. ? The Rev. Jocae Byrd made a noble speech. Everjthin? pa?sed off quietly, and tine whole meeting was splendidly su eyeful. 'Such'; good, was dote. ' .. " "'m '??"t? > * ~r-. AFFAIRS ZR COLUMBIA. ";" Malting Ice-Aisother Lend J ob-Ba lld . fag ap tae city. . [FRO? ?PB OlI?>?It-^i0>^j'' -j; } _?" CpiiTJMBiA, August 28. v ' We were shown last night.,tho -first piece cf ice that has yet been oaad2 io this- city. Mr. Seegers, one of our enterprising' German cai -- zens, his erected aa ice m tobin* in our midst, and ?j adding from the specimen shown last night, bis undertaking is a .perfect Buccese. This piece f?ai perfectly ?lear/solrd- and traue-; parent-not.like the ice usually, soon made hy , machinery, which looks lite snow compressed ?solidly ,or has a milky, cloudy appearance. That . piece of Mr. Seager'S was'as cl ear and as solid ?a-Nor tb ern. ice. . We are informed that this. ice can be furnished at about one-half the coat : of the Northern, which is qojte ?desider?tum', and will put tbia luxury withinxfrc:reach of al 1.. , Governor Scott and tia BAdical'-m on th pieces ; ?returned to thia city yesterday' e veo mg, from the political meetings at Walhalla and Pi ck en *a. Scott was present at both meetings, bnt allow? ed the others to do his talking. The meeting* are reported quiet and orderly, except when the Radicals attempted to jistify "Orr's-L2?p?" when the people would not bear to it and burnt bim in effigy, showing bowfc^tar the feeing of his own. people, on acoaHWThis apostacy. ? ; On the 24 h of Jiauary, in this year of Grace, 1870, Mr. Julius Hoguenin bought of -Joel Adams, rms tee,, che: donkins^ Turnout tract, ot land..containing.1836 acres, for $7000. On the 2d day of Maroo, in this same year of. Grace, this* same tract of land waa sold to. the ' land commission for the modest sum of -I?2,? i 810, by Mr.. Hugnenin, judge Wigg, of om: Probate Court, negotiated the sale, and we presume pocketed the extra C$5810, for bnt a little while had elapsed ere he bought the fine ! newly erected residence of Mr. Nagle. Mr. Wtga is Mr. Hnguenm's brother-in-law. Columbia bids fair to'"impro've rapidly; ground has been broken for the erection of four iMIfi stores on Main -street; another is beirjfiaRirried on to completion, and new dweffihehouses are geiup np rapidly in varions parte of the city," showing a 'good deal of ar? chitectural taste.'' Tbe Mansard or French roof is becoming greatlx in vogue, and on ac? count of ita coolness and picturesque beauty', is exceedingly well adapted to our climate, and wiU undoubtedly add to the attractions of, our rural city. The weather h aa boen intensely wann,for. the last three days; .thermometer ranging above 90 degrees in. the shade. . nTHB,. CLARENDON MURDER. " .1 ' . J. t A Ghastly a^l Tragic History? . . . ?FROM OOH'OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MANNING, August 25. ? The jury of inqiest have concluded their in? vestigations in ref or once to the death, of .Isaac Fraser, colored, of the finding of whose body, or rather a portion of his body, 1 recently wrote yon.. The result of the inquiry by the I jury was that the deceased was killed by Hngh Boen, Allen DeSausaure, Griffin Seymour and Ben.. Mccutcheon, and' that - Sally Boen, lately the wife of the deceased, was an accessory to the failing. AU of the. above named persons, who are colored, except Bep. Mccutcheon, have been fully committed to jail to await then trial; the last named has not yet been arrested, but the constables are on his track. It seems from the evidence adduced at the inquest, that-Isaac Fraser cams to his death some time in July, 1847; that his wife, Sally, the next morning after tho day on which the deed ls supposed and alleged to have beeu committed, moved with her household furni? ture to a kitchen in the yard of Mr. Jennings, on whose place abe and her husband lived, .and took up with Ben-MoCutcheon, one ot tbe .supposed murderers: that subsequently she l>ecame the wife of Hugh Boen, another one of the supposed.murderers: that, ad .interim,. 'she told Mrs,, Jennings and others that abe had heard from Isaac Fraser, wbo was living in another State and doing well. A negro girl who waa living on the Jennings. place, whose statements were in evidence only i h rough thud parties, as her attendance could not be procured before the jory, bas said repeatedly, | that on the day on which the murder is sup? posed'"to have been committed, about the hour of twilight, she saw SaUy Fraser admit ft ur men-the same who stand accused-to her husband'* house, and afterwards ci me ont and closed the door; that subsequently Isaac Fraser, who had returned from his work, came to one of the negro bosses contiguous to his, procured a light and wont homo, and soon after she saw by the bright Ught stream? ing from the cracks m the house that fae had kindled a fire; not long after this, witness beard a noise in the house ' of deceased like j blows etntct; then the noise of a body falling j to the floor, then deep groans; witness then noticed that the fire in the boase of deceased had been extinguished, and all was silent in a lew moments. Some little time afterward witness noticed four men noiselessly leaving the house of deceased, the same, a* well ai "he could tell, that she saw enter it. Some negrc.boys who, alter the occurren ;e mentioned, were storing fodder io the bouse tacn ti one i, (whiob it seems was closed ur> and entirely abandoned after the hight or the killing j stated that they saw where bloul had been spilt cr paddled on the floor; and on raising the planks of the floor a hole in the earth about the length of a man was visible, having tbe appearance that a grave would preeeat were a body disinterred from it. This house wa?, some year or i wo ago, torn down and the place where it stood has been cultiva? ted. Tie woman, Sallv, persistently denies any knowledge of trie .circumstances attending the death?f I?aac, and denies having said that 6be "had beard from bim and -hat he waa in aaothbr 8ta?e doing well" When tbe case is thoroughly investigated ?nd the evidence Biit ed. then will fee developed one ot the most ap? palling and Iragie occurrences that has ever taken place in this county. The weather has become fair once more, the days are bot and the nights cool. The cotton bas oeen greatly injured by the recent raina and I have heard it stated by good Judges that from thia cause the vield of cotton will be diminished one-third. FRANZ RAILROAD ACCIDENT. NEW YORK, August 29. The Albany express train was smashed. An Iowa woman and a brakeman were killed. Many hurt, A drunken switchman was the pauae. BLOODY WORK ! -1 M>MAHON ENGAGES THE CROWN TRANCE. . . '? '. ; ',/V;' .ii ..!';!. .; 'j "THE BATTLE UNDECIDED. FltEPAR ATiO\S FORR?MOVISGTI?B . FRENCH CAPITAL? . s rm METZ IN A BAB WAY. UN0 HALT ON THE ROAD TO PARIS." The Battle of Sunday-No Decisive Re? sult. NEW YORE, August 29-Evening. A special dispatch from Moiitmedy to the Evening Telegram, reports that a .great and bloody battle began on . Sunday evening at Mouzan, (which ls a" lew miles northwest ?>: Stenay;)'-^The battle was undecided. The Bailie of Dan-Bismarck's "On to Pari?"-The Fever at Metz. .. , r. - LONDON, August 29. A French war steamer anchored here re? fuses to obey an official notice to leave. The Emperor Napoleon ls at Besthenville, twenty-five miles north of Chalons.. McMahon is near Stenay. The Uhlans occupy Moat medy. The report that Steinmetz was displaced on account of> Ids great losses, and his army* In? corporated with that-oi the Crown Princess false. :._ The Prussians are al Suippes, fourteen miles north cif Chalons. ''The'Prussians inthe valley of Aube are concentrating at Sommely. .A dispatch from Arion last night reports fighting all day-at Dun, between Stenay and Verdun. Firing steady from morning till night. No particulars. ' Ten thousand.peasants and fifteen thousand wounded are shut up in Metz. The Prussians report that the typhus fever is raging there. The Prussian Landwehr are investing Thlon ville. The Prussians hold all Southern Alsace. The Times' Berlin special says : Two hun? dred and twenty thousand men are moving on Parl3. Wills, the Scotch aeronaut, has been sum? moned to the Prussian headquarters. French accounts say that McMahon is not ready for battle, and that Bazaine Ls silent, though his lines are still open. It was Bismarck who ordered "no halt on the march to Paris.'' The King acquiesced, though the generals advised looking after Mc? Mahon first and Paris afterwards. A Reported Prussian Victory at Dan. LONDON, August 29-11 A. M. Itls reported that a great battle has been fought, in which the Crown Prince defeated McMahon. Thc March on Paris-All ls Ready. J^jjpn- NEW YORK, August 29. A special u^patch to the Courrier des Etats Unis from Paris, last night, says: ''McMahon's communications with Bazaine are assured. The-French victory at Stenay and Verdun ls confirmed. The appearance of the enemy be? tween Rheims and Solssons Indicates that a wave of invaders is pouring on us by the val? leys of Alane , and Oise. It matters little by how many routes the enemy comes, the entire circumference of pur fortifications ls formida? ble! . AU .the*- roads are obstructed except the railroads and ca??is. Many gates and-posterns axe walled up. The railroad bridges at As nleres ls destroyed, t Nothing is left to chance. The Ministry ls considering the removal ol the Administration to Tours or beyond the Loire during the siege." The Position of Baxaine-Prison Camps -The Ex-Premier. BRUSSELS, August 29. Bazaine Is certainly under the walls of Metz. Prussians report that typhus lever is raging fearfully at Metz. The Prussian fortresses are overflowing with French prisoners. Prison camps are forming. . Ollivier and his family are at Florence. Preparing for a Siege-Movements of the Prussian Army. PARIS, August 20. The Bois de Boulogne ie filled with cattle. The Moniteur says : ''Six days will be need? ed for the Prussians to reach Paris. Perhaps their scout6 will arrive 'sooner. We shall be ready." The Opinion Nationale says : "Palikao mus: have entire authority duriag the crisis.*1 It again demands the expulsion of all Germans from Paris. The Minister of War announces that, with the reserve weapons, bc can arm an immense National Guard in addition to those already under arms. The Minister of Commerce and Agriculture is wonderfully active, and has al? ready collected a quarter of a million quintals (a quintal is one hundred pounds) of flour, with rice and fresh vegetables in proportion, Forage ls abundant, and munitions of war are ! plentiful. The preparations for defence con - Unue. All the French palaces are appropriated for hospitals. Paris is calm and tranquil. The Americans are rapidly leaving the city and the hotels are emptying. Both Russia and England are opposed to any dismemberment of France. A Republican conspiracy has been discover? ed ia South Germany. The followiog is official : "The Prince Roy? al's army ls going towards Suippes. The Ger? mans spread throughout the department of the Aube have abadoned their camps, and are moving towards Sommepy. Twenty-five thou? sand Prussians recently passed Joinville, going towards Vassy, (which is on the road to Chalons,) and thc remainder of the enemy are advancing towards Prethel from the direc? tion of Mouthois, Grand Pre aud Coip-aux Boi6. Twenly thousand cavalry passed Cha? lons, going towards Epernay. Strasbourg and Plalsburg still hold out." Facta and Rumors from London-Re? inforcements for McMahon. LONDON, August 29. lt is rumored that the Freuch Ambassadors have asked the Great Powers to guarantee the French dynasty. The Times says that Paris must and will be saved, but the removal of the seat of govern? ment Is indispensable, owing to the predomi? nance of vile passions irreconcilable with pub? lic order and military movements. The Times questions McMahon's tactics io marching northeast. Ile might at least have threatened the advancing Prussian columns. The Times' military articles are attributed to General Burgoyne. A French frigate is cruising In thc St George's Channel. The Parisians affect the belief that the Prus? sians will be taken between two fires and ex? terminated. Bismarck's personal train is nearly"as large as King William's. . . ' . ' Thiers said, at a meeting of the committee pf | defence, that the Prussians would never' reach Paris without gaining a complete victory over the French anny. Even then, hejsaid, they won't stay long. The Irish war fever is Intense. The ?m?jtfr the wounded is rapidly Increasing^ The German bark Texel has put into a Scot? tish pori for safety. l. ? Trocha orders that all unnaturalized persons and natives, enemies of the cctmrxy,.shall quit Paris within three days. They must leave France or go behind the Loire. . . t. -. Sixty thousand French troops, in fine spirits and excellent order, haye passed through Soie sons to reinforce McMahon. .. ~ Prince NapoleonTiad a long Interview with the Austrian Ambassador at Florence., ? ITEMS OF WAE NEWS. It is estimated that 150,000 soldiers have al? ready been killed and wounded. The fix?t man killed in the European war was a Prassiao customhouse officer. The anny di a paten es given the public in Berlin are printed on red paper and stamped with thegovernmantseal..-j ? 3 j Fifteen thousand Prussians have already taken oat permissions to remain in Paris, ac? cording to the recent orders upon that subject. Jenny Liad aod Florence .Nightingale are among the London Committee for the relief of the sick and wounded ia the Franoo-Prassian war. The Prussian soldiers quarrel with those from Bavaria and Wnrtembnrg, and it has be?n found necessary to place them in sepa? rate camps. The., development of this spirit has seriously interfered with, the onward march of the" invader. A somewhat similar spirit prevails in Berlin, where a serious not I occamd, in which Bismarck's house was at tacaed. Mr. Marat Halstead, writing from Paris to bia paper in Cincinnati, says : The Prussian .?rmy is weighed down by a hideous aristo? cracy of officers. The reil generals are. ?ot. according to appearances, put in command. A parcel of princes aie nominally at the head of the several corps* The great Moltbehaa al? ways a stupid prince or two at bis back, just as the great Bismarck bas been compelled to bear on bis broad shoulders the ponderous and vain old King, who goes along with his army and tbinks he commands it. A telegram from Pans .states that "the Bal? timore Bonaparte, just promoted , to a lieuten? ant colonelcy, has not joined his regiment, but is practically commandant at the huileries. He eays the Empress behaves with .doe pluck and dignity. The story that she wrote to the Emperor 'to put- Louis uodnr fir j, and not where spent balls fell,' is not true, but it is true that she spoke impatiently of the Emper? or for no* exposing himself. The goveroment still withholds aims from all wno refuse to go to the front." ' . The old Prussian Field Marshal, Count Wrangel, who is now eighty-lour, has, probably in consequence of his age, not been appointed to any command m the present war. As he Informed his regiment, the Third Cuirassiers, lately, as they passed through Berlin, he had petitioned the Klug to be allowed to take part in the campaign as a private cuirassier in his own regiment! The King, however, did not grant the request, and the veteran general, who had fought the French once before, is, therefore, compelled to stay at Berlin and make himself useful In a more peaceable way. The third regiment of French Zouaves at Woerth went into action after a march of over forty miles in the rain. They fought from eleven until four. Then they retreated to Sav erne by a march of twenty miles. Five hun? dred and flu y men only are left of the regi? ment. Forty-five out of sixty-seven officers were killed or dangerously wounded. All the rest are more or less wounded, with the ex? ception of Colonel Bocher, wno did notre, eel ve a scratch. The New York Tribune thinks that one rea? son why the French generals have) succeeded so badly in defending their territory against Invasion ls that they have made no effective plans or preparation lor a delensive cam? paign. They had a humber of admirable plans lor invading'-Germany, the various lines nf march being marked out, and the various kinds of operation being ali properly provided for. But they bad nevsr entertained the idea that the war would be fought on French soil against the Invading armies of Germany, which would keep them steadily on the defen? dive'. ? -> ? A le'tter/rom Me'z to the New York Times says : The more I see of Metz the more im? possible it seems to me that it should ever be taken. It may be my ignorance, but I do not at all sae bow. au enemy is to overcome such obstacles, it the place is skilfully, as I am sure it would be gallantly, defended. The ramparts which encircle the entire city are strengthened by forts as every salient point, and the Moselle flows everywhere in "broad, deep canals, with high, perpendicular wills. Then the whole city and its enviions aro commanded by two immense toriifications, which* could pour a plunging Are upon a'besieginar army. It would be in yam to attempt to capture Metz until the?e fortresses axe lakeoeand they are on the summit of two h?ls a thousand feet above the river. ? '. . Au infantry company having been called in, a few days aro.-in Berlin, the ciptaiu found tbere were ?lever, men over the number. He requested those who had the large-it families to withdraw, and after a dead pause one mau stepped forward and stated he had nine chil? dren, the y mngest of them newly born, and no one to attend to his business for him. He was at once dismissed, but on the following morning he reappeared and told his officer that as hie wife was better and understood bis trade, he was resolved to march with bis regi? ment. The military authorities m Berlin are greatly embarrassed with the numbar of vol? ?ntete. Ooe of the Berlin battalions having been summoned to the stand -rds, 1800 meo presented themselves, instead of 1000. The odd 800 were partly persons liable, indeed, to militai y service, but who had not been called io, and partly of volunteers from the now pro? vinces who were not bound to serve, one feel? ing pervades all Germ any. The fortifications of Paris were constructed in the t eign of Louis Philippe. They consist of a bastioned and terraced wall, with thirty-four feet of escarpment, faced with masonry, and snrroundo I by a ditch of a breadth varying from 60 to 165 feet. The general ouiine is or an irregular oval form, nearly 22 miles in cir? cumference, and enclosing an area of 19 271 acres, or GO miles, aud a population of 1,500, 000 puroona. The axis of tue oval from north to south is 9700 y irds, and that from east to west is 12,317 yards. Around the enceinte or circuit of the "wall are 94 angular forts, with areas of about 333 square yards each. There are besides seventeen ciseouied fortresses, al the principal approaches, and connected by 8onken roads, inside the walls a carriage? way is laid out, and also a circular railway roinecting all the railroad lines ruoning into Pans. At various points of ibo walls there are 65 entrances, ot which 51 are gates, 10 are railway arches, and 4 aro posterns. The" strength of the German army now in thc field, according to the London Times' Berlin correspondent, is a follows: The North German armies consist, firstly, of CjO,000 line, with 1200 guns and 53,000 cavalry; secondly, 01 1S7,000 reserve,with 231 guns andl9,000'cav alry; and thirdly of 205,000 Landwehr.'with 10,000 cavalry-making a grand total of944,000 men, with 1680 mobilized guns and 193,000 horses. To these must be added, firstly, the Bavarians, with 69,000 line, with 192 guus and 14,800 horses; 25,000 reserve with 2400 horses and 22,000 Landwehr; secondly, the Wurtem bergers, 22,000 line, with 54 gnns and G200 horses, C500 reserve and 6000 Landwehr; and thirdly, the Badeners 16,000 line, with 54 "uns 4000 reserve, and 96,000 Landwehr. Ai! the' German troops taken together as under arms at the present moment reach the enormous figure of 1.124,000 men. Four week6 ago, on the peace looting, they numbered no more than 360,000. AN EXPECTED COUP D'ETAT. MADRID, August 29. The Regent and Ministry are consulting. A coup d'etat is daily expected. A WAE EIOV IE LISBON. PARIS, August 29. There has been a fight at LiBbon between the French and Germans. Many or the com? batants were killed. THE REFORM CANVASS. SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS AT LANS' FORD AND LANCASTER. The Old Threats of Intimidation. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] LANSFORO, August 24. At this place, situated fifteen , miles from Rock HUli and in Chester County, there was to-day a very successful Reform meeting. Over seven hundred people were present, including aboiit One hundred and fifty colored people. Addresses "were delivered by'General Butler, Judge Carpenter,, Colonel McKlssick, and Messrs. John Lee, P. Alexander and: Major S. P. HamBton? Wlmbush had, according to gen? eral report, sent messengers throughout'the county instructing the colored people to assem? ble here on the day .bf speaking fully armed, as he intended to prevent Judge Carpenter from speaking. Hearing ( th?se reports the white people came to 'the meeting fully prepared to make all disturbers of the speakers suffer severely. Fortunately, the "colored people dl? not come armed, nor was lhere the least Bien Of a disturbance. Wlm bush did not put in an appearance. It ia said that a day or two alter the disturbance at Chester, Wlmbush received a telegram from Governor Scott censuring him for his action in the affair, and ordering him not to permit any further disturbances in Chester. Perhaps this telegram may have bad the effect ot caus? ing Wlmbush to forego his foolish plan of at? tempting to prevent the Judge from speaking here. The Meeting at Lancaster. . LANCASTER COURTHOUSE, August 26. Oar party reached this quiet little village yesterday afternoon, and to-day there was a grand Reform meeting and barbecue. LANCASTER AND ITS AFFAIRS. This county ls completely under the control of the white people, and there ls the utmost good feeling between the two races. Only a lew colored men are influenced by the machina? tions and lies of the tools of the Scott Ring, and the people of this county are blessed in hav? ing only a few of these" wretches In their midst. The village has about six hundred In? habitants, a Methodist and Presbyterian church, and a church . for the colored people. There are several fine stores, the principal one of which ls that of Haseltine & Chufee. When Sherman was here he used the firebrand with a lavish hand, but the marks of the devasta? tion are rapidly disappearing. The village ls twenty-five miles from the nearest railroad (the Charlotte and Columbia and Augusta Rail? road,) but the people hope ere many years tc see the iron horse whirling its loads of freight and passengers through their fertile valleys. Two hundred thousand dollars, and large quantities of land, have been subscribed for the railroad. GOVERNOR SCOTT'S LOVE FOR TUE COLORED - . PEOPLE. One of the arguments used by the adherents ol Governor Scott is that he is the friend of the colored people. Wherever we have been In this campaign, we have found that all the offices In the gift of Scott have been given to s little clique about the county seat, properly designated as the "Courthouse Ring." These rings are geoerally composed of, well, say ten white and three colored men, or nt least In that proportion. In this county there were eleven places to be filled. Two ol' them-and these petty positions which will not yield a dally support-were given to colored men. The others were given to white men-four ol them being given to J. L. Cousart. Now, as Governpr Scott has said that "the negroes are not fit to hold office-they are unreliable. In? competent, and not to be trusted," it is not at all remarkable that he should. In his appoint? ments, favor the white Radicals: but it ls sin? gular that Scott's adherents should He so earn? estly about his being the friend ol the colored man. TUE COUSABT FAMILY. The male members of this family are one-ol the pests, of the people of Lancaster. J. B. Cousart holds the office of treasurer, and J. Q. ' Cousr.rt the offices of trial Justice, surveyor, commissioner of elections and lieutenant-col? onel of militia. Another one ol the family was recently postmaster here, but being detected In opening letters containing drafts, and forg? ing money orders, ran away. To these men ls due all ot the demoralization which exists la the colored people of this county. They (the Couiarts) are as low as white men caa fall. The people of Lancaster believe, and so assert, that the recreant postmaster 1B the "best one of the flock." A V0DEL TRIAL JUSTICE. Oue of the fortunate (?) colored-men of this county, who was looked upon with favor by Governor Scott, ls Charles Jones, who holds I the position of trial Justice. He commenced his political career on the 4th ol' July, 1865. when he asserted that "eighteen hundred and sixty-four years ago, Lord General Conwallls fought with Lord General Washington and I beat bim, and on that memorable day the flag of liberty was flung out ou the breeze ol lnde 6endence." 8lnce the "memorable day" when e made the speech, Jones has required con? siderable lafluencc among his race, aod thus secured the appointment of trial Justice from Governor Scott. He Is thoroughly incompe? tent. There are many of his decisions worthy ot being placed in these "reports," but we have space for only one or two: A colored man finding that entreaties would not make hlB daughter twelve years or age, work. whlppetTher. She complained to the magistrate, the father was arraigned and made to pay $6 costs, and when he threatened to employ a lawyer to ascertain whether the Justice had any right to demand costs, Jones told him that If be did employ a lawyer, he (Jones) would make the costs $5.0. This threat frightened the old man-he paid the $6 and left. Another case ls that of a colored girl and woman. The girl boarded with the woman a short time, and when she left was unable to pay her board. The woman seized her clothing. The girl waited until the woman left the house to pay s visit, and then entered the house and carried off her own clothes. The woman had her ar? rested for trespass. After hearing the evidence, Jones said the court was satisfied that the woman was guilty of trespass No. 1. and the girl of trespass So. 2; the costs were $6, and eacb should pay three of lt. The woman ob? jected to paying any portion of the costs, es? pecially as the girl had made no charge against her; whereupon Jones grew indignant, and said : You come here to get justice and you no satisfied with the justice you gel; I'll give you the Jail, and to the jail she went. From trood authority, we learn that Jones has been telling the colored people, that arm? ed men would be stationed at each election precinct to arrest every colored man who voted the Reform ticket, and after the elec? tion he (Jones) would try them, and send them to the penitentiary. T. L. AND D. M. We are not aware that the citizens of this village are addicted to too much talking, or that they refuse to take their "bitters" regu? larly, but judging from the placards in the places where "bitters" are dispensed, they do talk and don't drink much, at least as much as the dispensers think they should. These placards bear on each corner respectively- the letters "T." "L." "D." "M.," with the word "and" In the middle, which, literally con? strued, means "Talk Less and Drink More.': SERENADE. Last night the citizens secured the services of thc Charlotte band, and serenaded Judge Carp -nter, General Butler and Captain Tupper all of whom made brief speeches, acknowl? edging the compliment. THE MEETING. About eleven o'?ock to-day, about four thousand people, one-third of whom were colored, assembled iu a grove near the court? house, where they were addressed by Judge Carpenter and General Butler, who were intro? duced by Colonel Wiley. There was a strong police force on the ground, and the utmost order prevailed. There had been considerable talk about the Chester militia coming over, and early this morning a few armed men from that county marched Into the town to the mu? sic of file and drum. It was generally believed that they had come to create a disturbance, but they did not do so. One of them started to the meeting with ate gnu, but the colored peo pie of Lanc?ster arrested him, took bis grin away and threatened him with Imprisonment; nnless he promised to behave himself. "' - . THE NEXT ELECTION. It is well known that under the new election law, the managers, after the election, turn the ballot boxes over to the commissioners of elec? tions, who keep them several days, and make a return of the votes to Cardozo, Chamberlain, Neagle, and one or two other members of the "Bing," who can, and doubtless will, unless watched, manipulate the returns to suit them? selves. This law was passed at the last ses ' sion for the purpose of defrauding the white people of their rights which they will win at the ballot-box. Not 'satisfied with the corrupt election law, Governor Scott bas appointed some of the most corrupt men In the State as commissioners of elections. Of the ninety three commissioners, about twenty-six are Radical senators and representatives, one, a, clerk ol the Senate, another a clerk ot the House, and the others either holders of offices or running for them. As lt is well known that a large majority of the members of the Legislature were notoriously corrupt, selling their votes day after day, we cannot expect a fair count from all of this portion of the com? missioners. Also, as the remainder of the commissioners are vitally interested. in the result ol tbe election, and as many of them are men lost to all shame, lt ls to be expected that they will manipulate the ballot-boxes at pleasure, and of course, in favor of themselves and ol Scott. W. B. McMMen, the pardoned thief, and commissioner of elections for Ches? ter County, enjoys no worse reputation than many of the commissioners. Judge Carpen? ter, In his speech to-day, alluded to' this elec? tion law, and- denounced it In no measured terms, showing in all its hideousness the ac? tion -of Scott -and his' Ring to swindle the peo? ple ol the State out ol their rights. THE LAND COHMISSION AGAIN. General Butler, during bis remarks to-day, related another instance of the thieving of the Radicals, having gotten his facts and figures from the books la the office of the registrar.of mesne conveyance in this county. The coun? ty auditor, J. F. G. Mittag, purchased on the 2d of September. 1867, the Potts tract from the commissioner in equity for $110; the Hood Slace from J. H. Hood, on the 21st of No vera? er, 1867, for $1000; the Rosser tract from John Rosser, on the 18th of December, 1867, for $500. All o! these tracts, aggregating one thousand acres, are situated in the northern portion of the county, about eighteen miles from Lancaster Courthouse. Mittag paid on on average about $1 40 per aero. On the 20th of December, 1860, Mittag, by deed, conveyed these lands to Middleton S. Gill. [It is known that the deed was executed In April, 1870, but lt bears the date first mentioned.] Gill re? ceived the land for the expressed sum of $3000, but Mittag freely asserts that he only received $2000, and did not notice the consideration ex? pressed In the deed until after he had signed lt. By a deed, bearing date January 20. 1870, (but really executed on the same day as the Mittag deed to Gill,) Gill conveyed the land to Land Commissioner Leslie for $8032-the land thus costing the State $8 per acre, which is scarely worth $1 per acre. The dower of Mrs. Gill, as appears from the deed, was renounc? ed before Trial Justice Jones, colored, who has publicly declared that Mrs. Gill never ap? peared before him; that he never saw her, but ne admits that ne signed the renunciation. The following endorsement ' appears on the deed to the land commission: "We have ex amlned'the within title, and are satisfied that lt is proper and correct-Chamberlain & Dun? bar. THE BARBECUE. After the meeting there was a errand barbe? cue ID a grove about one hundred and fifty yards from the place of meeting. The table, over one thousand ieet long, was weighed down with the iood placed upon it. All pre? sent bad enough, and large quantitiiis of bread and meat were distributed to the colored peo Ele. Of beer alone there were twenty-two undred pounds on the table, and other articles of food were in like proportion. PARADE OF THE LEAOUK. Heretofore the Loyal League of this place have been In the habit of parading every lew days, their processions generally numbering between five or six hundred persons. This af ternoon, after much drumming for recruits, the League paraded about seventy-five colored and two white men. The two white men looked as mean as Neagle usually does. The entire party looked ashamed of themselves. The paucity of numbers on their parade, and the assertion of the colored people that they have been deceived long enough by the Radi? cals, show that "tho party" received a severe, stunning blow to-day from Judge Carpenter and General Butler. A PRECIOUS RASCAL. Elsewhere we have given an account of a little transaction of Dr. Mittag with the laud commission. This fellow, one of Scott's ap? pointees, some time before the war was the author of several letters (published at the time,) in which he endeavored to show that the negroes were beasts. Since the war he has become a great lover of the negroes, and ls now one ol their leaders and teaches them to hate the white people. He is generally con? sidered as great a scamp as can be found, and would make a good commissioner of elections for Governor Scott. MASS MEETING AT LIBERTY HILL. This place, situated in Kershaw County, equi-dlstant from Lancaster and Camden, was yesterday the scene of a grand Reform demon? stration. About eight hundred persons were present. Of this number about titree hundred vere colored. Colonel Patterson presided. Two colored men-Thomas Massie and Daniel Harris-who are prominent local leaders of the Radicals In this section, requested permis? sion to speak, and were allowed to do so. Both of them delivered the usual harangues of the adherents of "the party'1-all about the white people being unrepentant rebels, and the former slave owners wno wielded the lash, and therefore should not be trusted. Mas? sie spoke about 'he high taxation, and said that it was right, as it would make the white people sell their lands, and then the colored people could get them. Colonel Shan? non, who had come up ?'rom Camden,by request replied to these speakers, and in a briet speech showed the fallacy of their arguments, com? pletely demolishing them, and destroying the little effect their speeches had had upon the more Ignorant of the audience. After Colonel Shannon had concluded his re? marks, Judge Carpenter and General Butler spoke. The effect ol their speeches was most gratifying, and we are fully convinced that among the colored people there were many converts for Reform. L. REFORM MEETIXO JR COLLETOR. TUe County Ripe for Reform. LPROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESr-ONDZ.NT.] WALTERBORO', August 27. On Friday last we were honored by the ar? rival in our midBt of the Hon, T. J. Mackey and Major D;lany, two of the Bing canvassers. It was rumored that they intended to thunder forth at Bnckb?ad on yesterday, and when old Sol first appeared in the morning, J. J. Fox, Esq., our efficient county chairman, Messrs. Malone, Henderson, Wilkie and other friends of Reform, fully equipped with its truthful a - gum.-nts, were advancing to meet tuena at Pbillippi. Arrived on the ground, they found a small assemblage ol'white and colored citi? zens. Major Deiany conrteoudly extended to them the privilege of entering the lists, which they did with the proviso that they would only speak if Reform and its nominees were attacked. Delany spoke first. He conserva tivelv, set forth the principles of Republican? ism," abused Bowen, lauded DeLarge, and said not a word against Reform or its standard bearers. He is an educated colored man, and from hie entire behavior on yesterday we are satisfied that bis sole object is to elevate hie race, and that he is totally disgusted with the corrupt Ring who. m South Carolina, bave prostituted R3publicunism by bribery and pec? ulation. He seemed uncomfortable ia the company of tbe corrupt .Mackey. Lesser lights followed, some for DeLarge, some for BOWCD; the battle waied strong and bigb, and when tbe time for the Reform speakers came they declined to speak, for their glorious cause had not been touched. But Mackey was the last speaker, and like a wily fox, hoping tbat no reply would be allowed, he ignomini? ously abused Judge Carpenter and Beform. However, unfortunately tor bim, a "swamp fox" waa near by, and the Reformers insisted that trey oe aiiowea tae repjy. it was 'Tent? ed to one. ISIackey,-. begirt around with ?n im menae revolver, perhaps the very ono with which he polluted your council chamber, con? tinued hie morpheme i&ge for some tim?, bot soon lapsed into nothingness, for his rio? tous fame having preceded him, the sensible of the Republicans heeded him.not. .Ur. Fox replied to bim eloquently, and at len?th-he specifically refuted .his .allegations against Judire Carpenter, and' boldly exposed th? bribery and corrupt manipula tiona of tn? Scott faction. He called upon all Repubhcina. as such, to enter the Reform party< to expel ??, Cafolioa those who have grown-fit by public plunder, the effect of Mr. Fox's speech was manifested by the enthusiastic applause, amid which he descended? the etand, aodfotei most among the applauders- we noticed Maier Delaney. I he re rular play being over, next came the farce. Mr. Klein took the stand to defend, as be said, the 'finance committee and his esteemed friend,. Governor Scott, but he soon placed the State finances in as much of a Chinese puzzle as be* has the affairs of. the county commissioners of Colleton. What time he left the tcround we know-not, but when we departed, with most of the color? ed people, as long aa. we. could hear him, he waa defendinR the "finance committee." Col? leton is ripe for Reform. She looks forward! with eagerness to the 23d ofSeptember, when Carpenter and Butler will address her. .She will give them a hearty welcome, and as a pirt of the great people whom Governor Scott pro^' lesses to rule, she invites bim to be present,, and give a strict account of the funds he has embezzled. More anon. PaussiAi*. /JV" TBOVBTE. ?? '? . rFrom the Macon Telegraph.] . ? We see that the Rev. Dr. Hicks, who edits I be Nineteenth Century magazine at-Charles? ton, and who has been? pleasing the black and tan Radicals hugely by his animadversions upon the Reform movement in that State, has resigned his charge as pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in that city. It seems. his congregation-who, being men of substance, saw in thc Reform movement a chance to save the-remnant of the goods and chattels .left, them by the thieves of the Scott Ring-did not exactly enjoy the Idea of paying a pastor who' was doing his level best to continue the thieves in power, and so they gave him to understand that they were best parted. Cur bumble opinion ls that they showed' both sense and patriotism in so doing. The reverend gentleman was entirely ont of his sphere'lu entering the political arena at.all, and more especially as an opponent of the movement which has the support or sympathy of every honest man, and the bitter hostility of every raider and striie-stlrrer In South Carolina. It ls bad enough for any man with any claims to. decency and respectability to give aid and comfort to a cause so flagrantly rotten and wicked as is. South Carolina Radi? calism, but tor a minister to help it on is mon? strous. Mr. Hicks, we presume, claims to be a truer and porer man than the gentlemen leading the Reform porty, but like a good many other red-hot people we wot of. he bas a deuced queer way of proving lt He repre? sents what there is lett of the Bourbons In South Carolina, and If they do not help the Radicals ther? as they have everywhere else,. we shall be egregiously mistaken. But aside from all this, we would hold that a. literary magazine whose proprietors promise for money by them received to furnish lite? rary food, has no call nor 'cause to meddle with politics at all. Its not germane either to Its legitimate mission or Its implied, if not ex? pressed, pledge to its patrons. It is expected to keep itself outside the dirty puddle of parti* san politics, no matter how the foul waters may oe troubled. We had occasion to remark upon the course of the magazine In question, In this respect some time ago, and felt quite sure then that trouble was ahead for some? body. It ls Mr. Hicks, the editor, who has fallen into lt, but the magazine itself ls in danger. _. . . ' MV8IC AND THE BBAXA. Gossip about Things Theatrical Itt New York. A New York letter, of the 25th instant, says: The musical and dramatic arrangements for the coming season have been, Ina great meas? ure, completed, and promise wen. Warned by past experience, the managers of the dif? ferent theatres will, this year, 'avoid rushing together In any particular line which may have chanced to be popular, and have wita better Judgment adopted each his specialty: Nilsson will, on the 19th of September, make ber debut at Steinway Hall, which has been en? gaged for a series of concerts, to be given by her under the management of Strakosch. who will, doubtless, ata later season, present her in opera la those roles which have given her a world-wide celebrity. Opera Bouffe and the ballet have beea chosen for the coming enter? tainments nt the Grand Opera-house, these, perhaps, trespassing somewhat on the domain of Nlbio'B Garden, where, as of old, the spec? tacular will be pre-eminent. Grau, at the Theatre Fran?ais, bolds a trump card In the person of Mad. Stebach, whom ne bas assidu? ously advertised all summer as the greatest of German tragediennes, and whom he hopes to render as successful before the American pub? lic as was Ristori some winters ago; and at Booth's, after the present engagement of Jef? ferson as Rip Van Winkle ls ended, there will be, as hitherto, an especial devotion to the standard drama ot Shakespeare. At thc Fifth Avenue Theatre, Mr. Daly will bring out emo? tional plays of the modern French school, and American pieces of a like nature. High come? dy and London plays may, as hitherto, be ex ?ec ted at Wal lac k's, and at Wood's Museum,, [rs. Scott,Siddons, assisted by a carefully se? lected company, will doubtless draw good houses. So much for the leading theatres, while last, but not least, come the different minstrel companies, which, In so far as the musicians and style of entertainments are concerned, will remain substantially the same. It is whispered around that the managers of Nillsson feel rather dismayed about the effect of. the European war on their enterprise. It is teared that the suspension of musical - and theatrical undertakings there will drive to this city a great number ot unemployed artista who will divide the public attention. It ls even rumored that Adelina Patti may come here this fall and give concerts In opposition to Nillsson. By the way, this Is the manner in which the Swedish prima donna herself spells her name-Nillsson. The natural termination in Swedish would be sen, but the lady ls sup? posed to know how to spell her own name. As no two papers ever get the name alike, lt is