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VOT.1TMF. Y.-NUMBER 1479. CHARLESTON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. MinNHiH? DISPATCHES. PASTE DIAMONDS. BISMARCK AND FAVRE FAIL TO AGREE. THE BLOCKADE OF THE BALTIC RAISED. MCMAHON SAFE IN NECTRAL TERRITORY 400,000 FRENCHMEN TO DEFEND PARIS. French Reports. NEW YORK, September IC. 4-A special to the Times say's that the price of good bread and meat io Paris bas declined, and salt pro vis o ns advanced. The signal telegraph bas been put np in the Arch de Triumphe. The new system signals with colored lights. The trees have been re? moved, and the enemy are plainly visible from the signal stations. Wires placed underground will be run irom station to station. Balloons will be used constantly, and photographic bird's-eye views of the movements of the Prus? sian advance will be taken continually. The troops which escaped at Sedan are ar? riving in Faris in large numbers. The Prussians are closing in around Paris. Their movements indicate that they will at? tack on the southern and southeastern sides. The besiegers can thus easily secure all of their supplies, and prevent reinforcements from coming to Paris irom the west and south. Military men ol experience say that the ef? fectual resistance of Paris depends entirely upon the supply of food. Trochu has 410,000 men to man the fortifica? tions. It is said that the Crown diamonds lodged in the Bank of France by the Empress are ot paste, and that the real ones were sold a long time since through an American dentist, camed Evans, and the money used by the Em? press' lam Hy. HAVRE, September IC. Cotton, grain t ad coffee are being sent here in Jarge quantities. ^ English Reports. LONDON, September 16. Bismarck, in replying to the demand of Favre flor an armistice, says: kiThere are ques? tions yet to be settled with France belore a suspension of hostilities is possible." The Peuple Francais sayB that none ol the foreign powers have offered intervention in favor of France, and no such offers would be accepted. Prussian Reports. BERLIN, September 16. Mariners have been officially notified that the ?nj.proach to Hamburg Ja dangerous. The lights have been extinguished, and the channel fili? en with torpedoes. The Belgian legation ls officially advised that the blockade ol the Baltic was raised on the 11th of this month. Belgian Reports. BOUILLON, September 16. McMahon has arrived here. Spanish Reports. MADRID, September 16. A violent newspaper controversy is going on in relation to the recall ol' Minister Oloza g& for exceeding his instructions in rec ?ognizing the French Republic. Sogasta succeeds Ri vero as president of the Cortes. " _ GOLD AND BON It MARKET. NEW YORK, September 16." Gold opened very dull at 14 to 14{, and closed ?erjf dull at | advance. Sixty-twos 12f; sixty foars ll j ; sixty-fives 12; iixty-sevens 104; sixty eights loj; ten-fcrties Ci; Tennessees 6I.5; new 60?; Virginias 65; Louisianas 71; ?ew 65; Le? vees 75; eights 86; Alabamas 100; fives 69; North Carolinas 51; new 29; Georgias 60; sev? ens 90; South Carolinas SO; new CS. LONDON, September 16-Evening. Consois 92?; bonds 90. LIVERPOOL, September IC. Yarns and fabrics at Mr.r chester ?ess fa? vorable. FRANKFORT. September IC-Evening. Bonds steady. Five-twenties 93ja93J. AGRICULTURAL REFORTS. WAsmyoTOH, Sep:ember 16. The Monthly Agricultural Report eaye Df cotton, :hat there is considerable complaint of damise from rust, worms, and the unfavor? able August weither. The crop generally is later than usual, ac d the raine and caterpillars bare done acme damage. A valley in Texas, however, which produced only four hundred balee last season, will probably proda:e two thousand bales this year. The worm bas done reach damage, &sd the excessive rains have been dissstrons in some localities. Arkansas promisee a crop ten per cent, better than at this date last year, with few complainte of injury. Tennessee and Mia souri about average, though several correspondents rato the crop considerably below last year, unless ih<*fb should be a similarly favorable fall. There is little in the figures ol our report to indicate a decreaee yield of cotton, and favor? able weather henceforth muet insure consider? able increase._ ADMIRAL FARRAGUT'S REMAINS BADGING OFFO UR COZ ORED MEN. NORFOLK, Saptembcr 16. Tbe TJcitcd States sk>cp-of-war Brooklyn will sail from here to-morrow for Portsmouth, K. H., to convey toe remains of Admiral Farra? gut to New York. Four colored men were boas ia the isle of Wight County to day foi murdering a white citizen las: December. A iarge crowd was present, but there was no distmb3nce. SFEIT IN THE RADICAL F ARTY THE KANSAS STATE CONVENTION. ST . Louis. September 16. The Radical Congressional convection split lo-day, the more conservative members with? drawing, and making separate nominations. The Kansas Democratic State Convention baa nominated a tull ticket, and passed resolu? tions favoring the taxing of Federal bonds, the abolition of National baak?, and the accep? tance of the Fifteenth amendment as a finality. * BF ARKS FROM THE WIRES. ' The yacht ' Wasp '.capsized in Loch Hern, Ireland,'and ?feral ladieo and gentlemen were drowned. THE MISSION OF M. THIESS. The Real Statu* of the Negotiations for an Armistice. [Special to the New York Tribune.] LONDON, Tuesday, September 13. Thiers has arrived in London, and his inter? view with Earl Granville is not believed to have altered the previously known purpose of the English Government respecting interven? tion; but Thiers has the authority to present certain distinct and novel proposals represent? ing the utmost limit ol concession which the French Government ls now ready to make lor peace. He will find England perfectly ready to communicate these offers to Prussia, but not ready to urge them upon her acceptance, nor to assume any kind of responsibility in pre? senting them for consideration. I have authority for saying that there is no truth whatever in the statement that England has lorwarded a note to the Prussian Govern? ment demanding an armistice in the name of the neutral powers. What has happened ls this: the French Government addressed an in? formal communication to England expressing a desire that the latter would convey to Prus? sia the readiness of France to accept an armis? tice, and her sincere desire for peace on a predicable and durable basis. France wished that such a communication should be made through some neutral and iriendly power rather than directly from her own Foreign Office to the Prussian camp. Granville replied that he would gladly be the means of communication between the two belligerent powers, and that the good offices of England, so far as they could avail, were entirely at the service of either power. It ls understood that he was not asked to address to Prussia any representations or request of any king as coming from England. It bas not, therefore, been necessary to reject any such application: but the Foreign Office has neces? sarily considered the possibility of such a re? quest being being made, and while it does not desire to make any announcement in advance, it has no reason for concealing its views, which are. in fact, believed to be well understood by both belligerents. Those views are not favora? ble to intervention. The efforts which the English Government made to avert the out? break of hostilities having been rejected by France. Earl Granville does not think that cir cums*ances now warrant Interference to save Franc e from the consequences of her own de? liberate act. The special correspondent of the Tribune at Paris telegraphs this evening: uThe Brit? ish Minister has advised his government that he could suggest a basis of peace negotia? tion honorable to France and certainly ac? ceptable to Pnissia if the British Cabinet would propose it. He received an angry reply depre? cating intervention until lhere was a result to the siege of Paris, and repudiating the Embassador's suggestion. Queen Victoria, and Gladstone are" the sole obstacles to a pa? cific solution. Cremleux and a subordinate war office staff have gone to Tours. He has full powers to treat for peace outside of Paris; but in case of need the other members ol the government, and also the Diplomatic Corps, who have expressed their entire sympathies with the government, remain here." FURTHER PARTICULARS OP M. TUIERS'S KIS SIO.V-HIS PROPOSITIONS FOR PEACE. LONDON, Tuesday, September 13. 3?. Thiers arrived In England to-day. He looked careworn and 111, and shows a disincli? nation to conversation. A lew words were interchanged with an old acquaintance at Dover, who Inquired whether ho came an ac? credited envoy of the French Republic. He Intimated that he knew no Republic, only the government for the defence of Paris. There is good authority for believing that a definite proposition for peace will be offered in behalf- of the Provisional Gov I ernment of Paris, and that M. Thiers ia authorized to lay them before the British Government, whose intervention ls solicited. The terms are as follows : Payment to Prussia ol the war expenses; destruction of all the forts in Alsace and Lorraine; temporary occu? pation of Metz and Strasbourg by the German troops until the election of an authorized gov? ernment for France, and the ratification ot the treaty by the proper authorities. Count Albert deBernstorff, the Prussian Em bassvlor to Great Britain, who has been in conference with Earl Granville, the Ea tri iah Secretary of State for the Foreign Department, at Walmer Castle, Deal, since Saturday last, returned to London thia afternoon. Earl Granville learning of the arrival at London ot M. Thiers, also came into the citv to-day, and at this boor (3:30 P. M.) is ia consul te ti on erith hun at the French Embassy. It is said that Rusai? is more decided than over in opposing the dismemberment of France, and will propose a Congreas to settle the terms of peace. ROMANCE A BO Vi' EUGENIE. \ How She Once Became Engaged to a ' Virginia Gentleman-The Match Ero? guen off by the Lover's Au nt- A Won? derful Change of Destiny. ?Correspoadea-.e af the Lynchburg ?epub?car.J Io 1851 the uncle of the writer resided as American Minister at Pans, wub a large family around bim. At thia time appeared in society there Eugenia Mane de Guzman, Countess of M on ti jo. a bvely person and an arieto?ratic name eecuring ber brilliant conquests in that society, and constituting her ene of tbe most fa mo as ladies in Paris. It was thought, and indeed freely remarked, that ber mother was more ambitious than herself, that the former desi (med for her eome great alliance, while Eugenie herself appeared a model of eimple sincerity, a girl who would choose to consult ber heart in any matrimonial affair. Her sister had just married tbe Duke or Alba, and Ber? wick, a lineal descendant or James II of Eng? land: ard the worthy mother. Donna Mana, no doubt designed at least an equal matri? monial destiny far the more beautiful of ber daughters. But the heart ie not always to bc controlled eTen in tbe most aristocratic life, ot to yield to its exactione or convenience. Eu? genie lott hers to a fioe-Iooktne. blonde Vir? ginian, young William C. Rives, son of tbe American Mmieter. They were engaged to be married. Bnt Aunt Judy Rives, a Viiginia matron, very decided and angular in her scruples, interfered and broke off the match: the Countess was too ' fast1' for her old Vir trinia views of eccial sobriety. The woman for whom the future bad referred so mncb escaped tbe comparatively hu?anle mitch that her heart bad decided upon-the destinv of a quiet Virginia housewife-to ascend the throne ot France. Alas, what other coDtraeta may yet remain tor her! If an event had been ordered differently, if a prosp.clive mother-in law bad proved complacent, the Empresa, the woman who bas adorned the throne of Fran :e and displayed to tbe world tbe charms of another Cleopatra, might at this moment be a quiet country matron liviDg in a iarm-boaea near Cobham"DeDot, Connty oi Albemarle, und State of Vu-giDia! NEOF.O SHOT.-A negro man by ??w -?me ol' Henry Hutchinson was shot at Silverton, In this district, last week, by a mulatto man named Henry Black, the ball taking effect in .the back, below the righi, shoulder, producing a severe wound. He had hired Hutchinson a mule to ride to Augusta, and upon meeting him desired so know why the mule hal not been returned, when he was informed that a Mr. Williams, who had accompanied him to the city, had pawned the mule." Black desir? ed that Hutchinson should accompany him to Augusta and point out the parties to whom his mule had been pawned, and to provide against the apprehended escape ol' Hutchin? son, previous"to his readiness to come to Au? gusta, was about to proceed to tie him. To this Hutchinson refused to accede, when Black called upon a number of white gentlemen to assist him, upon which Hutchinson gave leg ball, Black tiring one shot, al and pursuing him for a few yards, when be was overhauled and round to have been wouuled as above de? scribed. The prisoner was taken to the city by Black, wno succeeded ia tracing his mule to the stable of Dr. Fawns, who had purchased the animal for eighty dollars, and who deliv? ered the mule to the owner after the proper identification. Hutchinson was immediately arrested and committed to jail, but hhMvound has proved of such a serious nature, he had. to be sent to the hospital. [Barn&U Seniu e1. NO MEDIATION. KING WILLIAM REJECTS AMERI? CAN MEDIATION. WASHBURNE PROTESTS AGAINST THE WAR. GERMANY DEMANDS ALSACE AND LORRAINE. CANROBERT MARCHING ON PARIS. BAZAINE AT SEDAN. ROME SURROUNDED. THE FRENCH TROOPS. LEAVING PARIS TO MEET THE PRUS? SIAN ADVANCE. NOON DISPATCHES. The Roman Q,uf ytion-Thc Eternal City Surround e tl. LONDON, September 16. The Italians have surrounded Rome, aud Victor Emanuel's programme has been fully accomplished. A Florence dispatch says that alter the occu? pation of the Papal States, Italy will summon a National Par'temant, to be chosen by univer? sal suffrage. The collision between the Italians and Papal Zouaves yesterday near Rome wes a small af? fair. The Italiaas reached Corontl, near Civlta Vecchia, and will occupy to-day Vlltetor and Valrnontane,walled towns, twenty-seven miles south ot Rome. The Siege of Pari?. LONDON, September VG. St is reported that the passenger trains from Paris, yesterday and to-day, were attacked by the Prussians, and that several passengers were killed. After to-day the communication with Paris will be uncertain. The regular troops and Franc-tlreurs have left Paris to oppose the Prussiaes on the Loire. Bazaine is at Metz and well supplied. The Prussians are slowly concentrating around Paris. A Railroad Raid. PARIS, September 16-Noon. As the Prussians have cap tn? ed a train at Senhs, travel in that direction is stopped. Fifteen thousand Prussians are at Join ville. No Mediation. LONDON, September 16. The Times has the following on the Bubject of mediation: Russia declines all further effort. Bancroft denies having invoked American ! intervention. Prussia is satisfied with England's reserved attitude as defeating- the French hopes of armed intervention. * Germany demands Aieaco and Lorraine. Paris lu a State of Siege. .PARIS, September IC. The city is declared in a state of siege. All non-combatants will be expelled. It is reported that the American ship Queen has arrived at Toulon, with 500 volunteers and 7000 rifles. Joinville, where the Prussians are in force, is seven miles from Paris. There has been no trains from beyond Pont Aisne since Wednes? day. The foreste around Paris are now entirely destroyed. Canrobert Marching on Paris. BOUILLON, September 16. Marshal Canrobert, with six thousand men irom Metz, is moving towards Paris. Bazaine, himself, is reported to be at Sedan. The Prussian headquarters were at Meaux to-day. No American Mediation. LONDON, September 6. King William rejects the mediation of the United Statee. Mmieter Bancroft writes to Wasbbarne that be can only rennin as a spectator of the con? flict. Minister Wa6hburne, in communicating this dispatch to Jules Favre, adds that he can only record his protest against this Impious war. NIGHT D1SPA TCHES. French Reports. PARIS, September IC. The Minister of War reports many captures of Prussians in the suburbs. He has advices from General Ulric, com? manding at Strasbourg, that the bombardment is steadily kept up, and that the city is badly damaged. The General adis that be has no idea of surrendering. At Tours the volunteers are being rapidly organized into a large army to be known as the Army of the Loire. Over a million of men have volunteered in France. Italian volunteers, in large numbers, have arrived at Lyons. Electric lights have been placed upon all of the forts around Paris, which will disclose all of the night movements ol the enemy. It is reported that the government has tue cypher correspondence of the Emperor with the key. Startling developments are ex? pected. The powder stored In Paris is said to be twice as much as was used during the siege of Sebastopol. English Reports. LONDON, September ic. A slow mail route to Paris via Rouen has been established. Only a few curious travellers have arrived at Wilhe'.m.shoh-? thus tar, hali of whom are Americans. The Emperor is well. anO. a great object of curiosity. * correspondent of the Times writes from Paris that nobody believes France will yieid a foo: of soil. Eugenie is much annoyed by the army of sight-seers who follow her everywhere. General Von Werther delays his final assault upon Strasbourg to prevent an useless butch? ery. The French are uselessly destroying works of art as the Prussians advance. The French lournals ol to-day persist that mediation is possible. In the meantime, the Prussians are massing at some distance from the city. ,The strength of the fortifications around Paris will, the citizens believe, deter the Prus? sians from commencing a regular Biege, and compel peace. A special corps d'armee left Paris this morn? ing to attack the Prussian advance, which Is now in the 'inmediate vicinity ot that city. The Prussians continue to. plunder the sengers and all trains captured. The Garde Mobile are arriving in p^ large numbers. The continental papers appear with sheets, caused by the scarcity of paper. The Prussian advance is at Breteu.1, : lily and Sar Marne. Their scouting pa have occupied Corbeil and Claremont, people are leaving Paris In throngs. Kassian Reports. ST. PETERSBORG, Sept J The Official Journal; regrets King Willi! determination to treat only with the Empe on the ground that as the Emperor car reign again in France he cannot enforce treaty. ^_ T&E CREAM OF WAE NEWS. Von Moltke's Contempt for Frei Strategy. An interesting letter appears In the S Public, of Lyonb, relative to the lnstruci which Prussian and French officers are res tlvely obliged to possess. The writer si "McMahon ls supposed to have adopted tac which are not new, namely, to act abovi with his artillery, said to be formidable, am spare his men as much as possible. Napol I cf whom General de Moltke Ia only the pt never proceeded otherwise. He it was > first imagined the great concentration troops by rapid marches. M. de Moltke, fervent admirer, has always manifested greatest contempt for our strategy. ] member having heard quoted some ol very words addressed to a French i cer on a mission to Berlin: 'Do talk to me of your military educal in Africa. If you have never bi there, so much the better; when yon beco general, you will be glad of lt. The war have been carrying on lor forty years aga! the Arabs Is a guerillerle ot an Inferior ort Never any Bkllfnl marches, no feints, no co termarches, rarely any surprises. With t Behool you will do nothing more than fe other schools like lt The first great war \ demonstrate your Inefficiency; and were I: In the presence of a man of vour merit, Bi should not hesitate to laugh at your ignora of the trade to which you devote yourselv j Among you-do not deny it^-a pioneer ls most a ridiculous person, and in general working man ls one of mean Intelllgec Here, on the contrary, the most oonscienth studies are in the order of the day, and lowest captain knows as much as your s officers who are so brilliant In the ball-rcx Have you even a superficial smattering of I elements ot the military art on leaving y special school ? 'Come cow,' contlni General de Moltke, taking the other the hand, *i wager that you do know what ts toe most valuable piece of 1 niturc for the chamber of an officer in ga son. Come with me.' So Baying, the Prussian led his interlocutor Into a email b chamber suited to a sublieutenant; a sm bed without curtalnp, three straw cha! shelves of books from the floor to the rc and in the middle ol the room a black wooc board on an easel, the ground strewed w morsels ot chalk. 'It is with this that we b our adversaries every morning,' mnrmui the old tactician, who was destined to give j terward so severe a lesson to General Fr ] sard, the protessor of the Prince Imper j 'And 'for drawings, here ls all we want,' a j M. de Moltke exhibited some geographl j maps. What a singular conversation, wh { one thinks that lt took place In March, in 18 j lor 'I copy lt literally from a letter dated l j 21st of that month. What may we not have : sav about the lesaona to be derived from \ j We shall profit by them at a later period.'' I Composition of the Hoi :?-t heir Bia ncr of Fighting. [From the London Times, August 30.] -Something remains to be said ef the corni -sitlon of the rival armies and ot their mann ?of fighting. Man lor man, the average Fren ?soldier ls fully equal to the average Germs j There are tall, strapping fellows from Bevel .] distrlcts-la both countrlea-Bradenburgera ai Pomeranians on one aide, and Normans ai : Auvergnats on, the other. These may be f the one against the other. But with the physical force the equality of the two arm! ends. Beyond a doubt the German, and esp dally the Prussian soldier, la far more Intel gent than his French antagonist Some peop nave been taught to laugh at the pedantry Prussian military education. They were a ra of bookworms, and the "dash" of the Freu? would tread these worms into the duet. B this nation of bookworms has brought Into tl -field, for the first time, perhaps, in militai history, an educated soldier, whose d?lib?rai valor?a perfected by the Intelligence wli which he avails himself, not only of evei coign of 'vantage tn the field, but also those Improved weapons of which only an ii telUgent soldier can make full use. Thus has Been that, though, perhaps, the chassepi is a better arm than the needle-gun, tl French Infantry have shown that lt is In the hands no better than the weapon of their at versarles. The. battle must be long Indeed ot of which the PniBsian soldier will not brin many of his sixty rounds of ball-cartridg< About forty Is the most they are ever expecte to expend. But in thc recent contests th French have, over and over again, fallen Bhoi of ammunition at most critical moment though they carry eighty rounds, the ret son being that they fire away their ammi nitlon at absurd distances, while the Pru siana are taught to husband it for shone distances, and never, if possible t throw it away in random shots. With then indeed, every bullet may be Bald to hav its billet, and for the accuracy of their aim le those seven hundred and eighty-one Frene corpses answer which were taken out of thel rifle-pits at Pange, all shot through the head Again, it may be said, that the present cam paign. so far as it has gone, has avenged th old classical system of warfare against thu deaultory style of dghting by the frantic effort of corys d'?lite which had sprung up amom the French, owing to their Algerian cam paigm:. The French line has been neglectet for these favored bodies, while the Germai forces are remarkable for great uniformity o effidency all through the army. They are therefore, abie to act with much greater ef feet in masses, and their method of warfare li neither deaultory nor apasmodlc, but re<nilai and overwhelming In its advance, aa thougl the whole army were one great machine act? ing in perlect order. As ior the officers w< are loth to think that the French h'avc degenerated in this respect, but i the stories be true which are tole of French officers, both high and low following their regiments, not on foo! foot or OD horseback, but in carriages, much in the style of Louis XV, we think the discipline ol the French army must be 8adly defective and that luxury has invaded their ranks in a deplorable degree. The remainder of the cam? paign will be watched with something more than interest. The Prussians now stand on the classic ground so well defended by the great Napoleon in 1614, and moistened almo?t every inch of it with the bravest blood of France. So long aa the honor of a nation ls safe, nothing ia lost: but it is full time that the government should come to the rescue of the nation, or the nation to the reacuc of the gov? ernment. Before all things let there be a real government in France, that thc soldiers mav know for whom they are lighting. Thc battle has hitherto gone against '.rance, yet it is not so far on in the day that France may not re? trieve her fortunes; but to do this her gene? rals must show more generalship, her popula? tion more determination, and the Empero more of the energy and ubiquity o? his ;m Exccution of a Spy. Writing from Paris under date of August 27 the corespondent of the Standard says: Prus? sian blood has been drawn for the tlrst time since the declaration of war within the met?ate ol'Paris. Charles Harth, found guilty of hav? ing visited France for the purpose ot spying out its weakness, died the death this morning His trial took place on Monday, as you will re? member, and after a very brief procedure, tho court-martial that tried the man condemned him without a single dissentient voice. The Prussians (who, by the way, are accused in the Paris Press to-day ot having hanged a woman at Gorse) will protest, no doubt, against the manner in which their countryman was treated; but military law is short and sharp in its decrees, and his judges were satisfied of Harth's culpability. If he was guilty, as we are bound to believe, there ls no room for pro? test. He o< served his fate. Arter his con? demnation, i . the first instance, he had the privilege ol' appeal, which was availed of, on I his behail, by lils counsel, but the Court of Revision, which considered the case on Thurs day, found no reason to reverse the judgment. M. Weber, the advocate assigned to the pris? oner, appears to have stuck generously by him, and even to have forwarded a petition for mercy to the Empress Regent. However mnch lt must have cost the Empress to refuse IL as Regent no other course was open to her. Mercy could not be extended to the enemy's spy while the enemy himself was on French soil, and French blood was being shed in tor? rents on the battle-fleld. Accordingly the or? der was given that the sentence should be carried out. At 5 this morning Harth was awakened in his cell in the military prison in the Rue du Cherche Midi by a messenger, who annonnced to him that his hour had come. He received the news calmly, like a man who had given up all hope, and was expecting it; more than that, like a man who was pre? pared to meet the worst, with the courage of dogged resignation. M. Roth de Lille, the Protestant Pastor of the gaol, was shown Into the cell of the doomed man, and remained with him until the cellular van that waa to con? vey him to the scene of his execution drew up with a rumble and a clatter ot horses' hoofs at the prison gate. Harth entered it boldly, and the vehicle drove off through the quiet streets with their early freshness upon them, escorted by twelve mounted gendarmes, armed cap a pie, and making music to the ride of death with their clanking accoutrements. The Ecole Militaire, that huge pile of barracks that will be familiar to thoBe who visited the Exposition of 18G7, from its position facing the Champs de Mars, was fixed on as the place of execntlon. The Polygon ol Vincennes was the spot usually designed, but the Ecole Militaire was nearer, and this ls no time for the formalities of prece? dent. Whatever is done to paralyze the inva? der had belter be done quickly. The court-yard of the barracks was occupied by all the troops quartered there in marching order. The battal? ion of the Grenadiers of the Guard, that serves as depot, was there in line with fixed bayonets, and detachments of Lancers, with their gay pennons, and brown, brawny Cuiras? siers, and the Guldes-the daintiest of all the trench cavalry-in their heavily-embroidered Jackets, were there too. A pretty sight for a m , rl man'theae flashing arms and helmets and polished cuirasses In the cheerful morning sunshine. How did it strike Charles Harth, for he had been a military man by his own ad? mission, a lieutenant in the Prussian infantry ? When the prisoner stepped from the van and threw a rapid look over the assembled trocns, be gave a flew nervous twltchlngs ol his head. The clock over the centre of the building chim? ed the quarter to 6. Six precisely was the hour fixed lor the shooting. The prisoner had yet fifteen minutes to lfve. He was led into an angle of the court-yard, where the troop horses are usually shod, and which forms a quiet corner to itself. Here he was placed close lo the wall, and In front of a squad of twelve men of the forty-second regiment of the line, namely, two sergeants four corporals and half a dozen privates The firing party stood in two ranks, thc two ser? geants being stationed in the rear. As the prisoner was approached by the turnkeys of tlie military prison, whose ditty lt was to tie hie hands behind his back, he shrunk back and said, "No ! I wish to die like a soldier." But on representations being made to him that there was no exception to the rule, he yielded. His eyes were then bandaged, when he ex? pressed a wish to be allowed to give the word "fire." Adjutant Codont, who had acted as registrar to thc court-martial, came forward and read the sentence amid an impressive si? lence. At a pause at one of the paragraphs in the document, the prisoner, fancying the read? me had been finished, cried, "Ferez, coquins, ?ct ne me manquez pas." "Fire, you rascals, and mind you don't miss!'' But the squad did not stir; it TOS walling another signal. As tlie last syllable died away on the adju? tant's Hps, the officer commanding the firing party drew his sword, the sol? diers raised their chossepots to their shoul? der and took aim, the sword was lowered, and a dozen shots went off like one, with a sudden startling detonation. Before the report of the discharge had smitten the straining eara ol those who looked on, the prisoner ieU-fioriEard with an Inclination to his right sk)e. Over his left breast, in the region of the heart, lils shirt was torn into a jagged hole, where the bullets had entered. As he lay motionless on the ground one of the sergeants in the rear of the I firing party advanced through the little cloud of smoke and discharged his piece into the dead man's brain. bc*<* man. I say, lor Harth must have died before be reached the ground in his lall. The troops were marched past the body, which was then lifted, limp and warm, and put, dressed as it was, into a coffin, and trotted off to the Cemetery of Mont Parnasse, where lt was dropped Into a grave which had been opened to receive lt, and hastily hidden I from view. ANOTHER SPY COMB* TO GRIEF. In a Strasbourg hotel sot ti Algerian tirail? leurs, officers, sous offle?. and privates, were all at breakfast the first they had eaten in peace for a week. An intruder came in with many bows and begged permission to place himself at table, offering to pay his share. You don't know me, out I am not quite a stranger to the great array family. Captain Brunet, twenty-one ol' the line, ls known to some of you, I dare say. He is my very dearest friend, almost my brother. No? body knew Captain Brunet, but his name was a passport among soldiers. The stranger took his c?telette, and was chatting easily with his companions when an officer ol' the Twenty first came in. -Parblieu ! here is the very man to tell you all about your friend. Lieutenant, allow us to present a friend of one of yours; you know Captain Bru? net ?" "What Brunet ?" "Brunet, of the Twenty-first." "No such man In our regiment since I joined it ten years ago." The stranger ls confused. His lively tone i3 changed." Some Turcos asked the lieutenant: "Are you sure there was no such maa as Captain Bru? net r "Just as sure as that you are standing there." "Why, then, he must be -."and they began to close round the stranger. "Monsieur Is in my company," said tlie cap? tain of tirailleurs, a solid man. --Go on with your breakfast, slr; shall I band. you the cheese ? Take some of the conserve ?" Cof? fee and chasse-breakfast was over. The big tirailleur called for the biil and paid. Taking the stranger's arra, he walked outside on to ho sidewalk, drew bia revolver, and blew out the spy's brains. The Republic for Peace. LONDON, September 14. Our Paris correspondent telegraphs that lasL nln-ht he had an Interview with Ernest Picard,, the Minister of Finance, who said that the Government of Defence, of which he was an humble member, deplored the horrible neces? sity of carrying on the war that the Empire had provoke-l. and irom which the Republic would gladly escape. Neither France nor the government to-day had aught against Prussia or Germany, and was forced to fight both without a cause of quarrel even, and without hope of escape from one of the most cruel trials that Providence had visited on any people; that his government earnestly desired to withdraw from this frightful war, and turned Ita eves on ev-'ry side tor some friendly mediator. It touched his heart to hear that the American government had made! a Chris? tian effort to stav this wicked waste of life, but he regarded with wonder and horror the fact that Prussia had turned a deaf ear to all repre? sentation? regarding THU IRRESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPUBLIC for the war. He knew not.why Prussia sought to war oa the young Republic, so guilt? less of offence against that government, and added that words would be puerile to conceal the inability of the government, now scarcely a week old," to contend with any chance of J success with so vast a force engaged against France. The Empire left her WITHOUT AN AUX)*, /.P.'<!S OP. MONET. The capital was soon to be surrounded by hundreds ol thousands of highly trained men, with only Its citizens to protect it. Would it, said he, add to the glory ol Prussia to fight aoainst these citizen-soldiers, most of whom never had a musket in their hands until a week ago, and who were, by their manhood, compelled to stand on the defensive ? If Prus? sia kept the field and bid France come forth manly i_. a city crowded with women and children, and only protected by their half-armed husbands anti rathers ! If that was considered lair and humane con? duct bv the King, then Paris had only to sub? mit to her fate and perish, calling on Heaven to witoeBB that they hud not provoked meir martyrdom. It was not an exaggerated notion of honor that drove the citizens of Paris to make an effort for delencj against such fear? ful odds, but simply to retain a hold upon the sympathy and the respect or the world, by fall? ing manfully at the threshold of their homes that they could not save from outrage and de? solation. ' . . - -~~~~> FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE. HOW THE COLORED PEOPLE FARE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE RESULT OP AN IMPARTIAL INVES? TIGATION. To the Colored People of South Corolin?. FELLOW-CITIZENS-In the canvass whlcli Is now going on in oar State, between the Re? publicans and Reformers, or Democrats, truth ls all-important, in order td enlightened ac? tion, t o much has been said of late in regard to the purposes of the Reformers or Demo? crats, and so many statements were made as to the condition of the colored people in our sister State, North Carolina, since the late Au? gust elections and the success of the Demo? crats there, that a r,umber of our colored and white friends in Newberry, South Carolina, in? duced us to visit North Carolina to ascertain the truth or lalalty of these rumors. Accordingly, on Tuesday, the 16th instant, we left Frog Level Station, Newberry County, having taken letters ol introduction to several gentlemen In North Carolina, and arrived at Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday night, the 7th instant Here we met with a number of gentlemen, both white and colored, of both parties, who treated us with kindness and consideration, and offered us every facili? ty to promote the object of our visit. It had been alleged in Newberry that since the Conservatives had carried the election In North Carolina, the colored people had been compelled to carry written passes for their protection; that they were now whipped at the public whlpplng-post; that they were ex? cluded from the public schools, and that the whites Ignored the rights of the colored people under the constitution, ?tc. From all sources, both white and colored, these rumors were flatly denied. The Conservatives assured us of their good will toward the colored people, and of their determination to protect them In all their rights. The Republicans admitted that the Conservatives had done nothiog yet of which they could complain, but did not know what they would do when they got into power. They were not yet ready to go with them. The following statement from Governor Z. B. Vance, to whom we carried a letter from T. J. Pope, Esq., of Newberry, will explain itself : CHARLOTTE, X. C., September 8,1870. Y. J. Pope, Esq.: DEAR ?SIR-Your letter introducing two color? ed mea, Messrs. Winn and Davids, bas been banded me by Hiern. I lure introduced them to man; ol our most Intelligent citizens, white and black of butti parties, and famished them every means in my power to acquire correct Informa? tion In regard to the state of affairs In North Carolina 1 have no hesitation la assuring you, as I have them, that the very best feeling prevails here be? tween the races. Daring the heat of the re? cent campaign, hnvtng canvassed extensively myself and mingled thoroughly with the people, I give my word, as a gentleman of honor, that 1 have not heard from any man tn the State a sin? gle whisper or a wish or thought of infringing any right of the colored man. On the contrary, U la the settled policy, not only of my party friends, bat ef everybody herc, to acquiesce in all tba' bas been given him, and encourage htm m every possible way in the great work of Utting himself for citizenship. Every, day convinces ns of his value as a laborer, and we sincerely hope to make him something more. Reports of the Kt.-Klux outrages from two or three counties have been greatly exaggerated for political purposes, Hid good men everywhere dis? approve and will frown down such violence. I am glad to have this opportunity of correct? ing false notions of the Intentions of the Conser? vative party of Nertb Carolina, and will get some other gentlemen to sign this with me. Truly yours, ZEBULON B. VANCE. Hon. Hamilton C. James, the State senator elect from Mecklenburg County, and Colonel William Johnston, president of the Columbia, Charlotte and Augusta Railroad, very readily added to Governor Vance'B letter their testi? mony to the same effect. On Thursday night, we left Charlotte for Raleigh, and arrived on Friday morning. We spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday In the beautiful City of Raleigh, and enjoyed much conversation with gentlemen of both parties. We exhibited Governor Vance's letter to a number of gentlemen of high standing, all of whom very cheerfully Indorsed It Among them were ex-Governor Thomas Bragg, chair? man of the State executive Conservative com? mittee; Hon. Josiah Turner, Jr.; Hon. A. S. Merriam; Colonel E. Graham Haywood: Chas. Dewey. Esq., cashier of the First National Bank; Rev. AVllliam E. Pile, late editor of the Sentinel; Hon. William H. Battle, late Supreme Court Judge; Charles N. Busbee. Esq.; Rev. Dr. J. Brlnton Smith, president St. Augustine High School; Kemp P. Battle, Esq.; Joseph B. Belcheton, Esq.; Colonel T. B. Venable, of Greenville; George Little, Esq.; George H. Snow, Esq. Al) persons, of all parties and colors,- denied flatly the rumors which had been circulated In Newberry. We lound but few Conservative colored men, but they were men of good cha? racter and reliable. They seemed to have en? tire confidence In the pledges ol' the Conserva? tives for the future. We also conversed with Hon. James H. Har? ris, the late Republican candidate for Congress in the Raleigh District, also with Rev. J. W. Hood, assistant superintendent ot public schools. These, with other Republicans, we found to be very intelligent colored men, and very decided Republicans. They admitted that the rumors In Newberry were false, but expressed much more confidence In the Re Subllcan than in the Conservative party. They enounced the Ku-Klux, ?c. We found no Conservative to approve of Ku-Kluxism. In? deed, we were assured that the next Conser? vative Legislature will pass a stringent law forbidding all secret political societies of every name in the State, making it a high misde? meanor to be a member of one. Colored office? holders and offlce-seekers were round quite bitter against the Conservatives. We called o a General Hunt commanding toe United Staven forces In North Carolina, and lound him very polite and considerate of the condition or the colored people. We were so well pleased with his conversation, that we addressed him a note, to which he promptly replied as follows: ti HDQ'RS. DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA, l RALEIGH, September ll, 1870. j Messrs. Hosea Winn and Casey Davids: GENTLEMEN-I have tue honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, Informing me that you have been deputed by the color? ed people of Newberry, South Carolina, to aacc tain the trnth or falsity of certain rumors with regard to the treatment of colored people in this Slate smce lue election In August, and asking me to reply to certain questions which you propose. To the questions, I reply as follows : Question 1, U it true cr false that, since the August election la this State. :he colored people are compelled to carry passes sbou: with them in order to their nrott etlon ! * Answer. I have never heard of a colored person being compelled w carry such pass, nor do I be? lieve that iney hr.vc been compelled to do so. Question ? Is l". rrue or fal?e that colored peo? ple are now whipped at the whipping-post ? Answer. 1 have not heard of such a ca/e, nor do I believe that one has occurred. Question 3. Is it true or false that the rights of the colored people, as secured by law, are ignored In this State by the white pee pie i Answer. To the best of my knowledge and be? lle', it is not true. Question i. Is it trae or raise tba: the public schools were closed against the colored people? Answer, it ls not true. Schools are not estab? lished over the whole State, but they are being established as rapidly as practicable. The only distinction between white and colored people ls that there are separate schools for the two colora; bat the character of the schools ls the same, and it ls the testimony or all with whom I have con? versed on the subject that there ia no diaposition to deprive in any manner colored children of the advantage of the pt.bile schools. On the contrary, the desire of both political parties ls to give them equal advantages with the white children. Question 6..Have you any reason to believe, from your Intercourse with the people, that the whites or the Conservatives and Democrats have any purpose or design to attempt to interfere with or abridge any of the rt?hia and privileges of the colored people now secured to them oy tne constitution and the laws ? Answer. I bave not. From my intercourse with gentlemen of both political parties, I nave been Impressed with the conviction that lt ia both t be desire and intention to respect the rig ats of the colored people, and to give them such ranter security for their rights as circumstances mar show to be necessary. ii-^St?** l?atI came to the State but a few thJ??t??lelectloa; taat? Immediately after Die^S U*?? nown- a nnmber of colored peo S,MohP?'^10 *TJ officers for employment, with ?h^uld enable "*?? to leave the country Suitrwt?d8 ^were afrald tnerSSS oe in treated, and, perhaps, reduced tn ?L?WMT again. I believe this fearhV?lluffi who were alarmed on the sabject now fe? ?ifeV^ Respectfully, your obedient sem?t* HENEY j. HUNT Brevet Major-General and Colonel o; the Pinn AT tlllery. We were highly pleased with our trip. We called on Governor Holden, bat could not see him. We regret to say'that one of his officers, (a Mr. Farris,) treated us rudely, hut we attri? buted lt to his too iree use of whiskey. . With that exception, we were treated with the ut? most Kindness. , We have thus given you an outline of oar trip. We are in possession of other facts and documents, but believe the foregoing is enough to satisfy till that the condition or the colored people ot North Carolina has been grossly misrepresented in South Carolina, Very respectfully, HOSEA WHIN, a Reformer. CASEY DAVISS, a Republican. September 10,1870. END OE A. STRIKE. TALL RIVER, Miss., September 16. The spinner's strike bas ended triumphantly for the masters. Many of the returning wo i k men have been compelled to sign an agree? ment that they will not affiliate with.the Trades Union again. The strike lasted two, months, with a loss of half of a million dollars of wageB to the workmen. INCENDIARISM.-On. Thursday night last the ' storehouses of Mr. E. M. Boy kin, Jr., on Tova Creek, about four miles from Camden, ?nd of Mr. W. A. Ancrum, on Swift Creek, aboutnino miles from town, were burnt - by parties an? knowj. From the fact that they were both destroyed on the same night, we judge th it there was a conspiracy formed by certain par? ties for the purpose. We uaderstaud that a thorongh examination will be bad, and that if necessary a detective will be ?aiployed to work ap the case. There were no gooda io either of the stores, and the loss, conseqnently, is not very heavy.-Camden Journal. Hailroaos. NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. Trains leave Charleston daily at 9.30 A. M.,. (Sundays excepted,) and 6.30 P. M. Arrive at Charleston 7.80 A M., (Mondays ex? cepted,) and 6 P. M. Train leaving at 9:30 A. M.. makes through con? nection to New fork via Richmond and Aqu?? Creek only-going through m 42 hours, and with? out detention on sunday. Train leaving at 6:30 P. M., have choice or route via Richmond and Washington, or Bay routavta-' portsmouth and Baltimore. Passengers leavlngr Friday by this train lay over on S?S??y iE more ; those leaving on Saturday remain Sunday in Wilmington, N. C. This is the cheapest, quickest and most pleasant route to cincinnati, Chicago and other points West and Northwest, both trains making close connectlons-at Washington with Western trains of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. S. S. SOLOMONS, Engineer and Superintendent. P. L. CLEAroa, General Ticket Agent. ? septa_. . REDUCTION OF FREIGHTS. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, ) . NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, I CHARLESTON, a C., Attg. 16. 1810. J The attention or the public ls respectfoiiy called to the following REDUCED RATES OF FREIGHT between Charleston and Stations on the Wilming? ton and Manchester Railroad, togo into operation on the 20th or August : 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th Class. Claas, Class. Class. Class. To Sumter, $1.10 90 so ts ss To Mayesville, To Lynchburg, To Timmsvale, . M M To Mars Bluff, ' L1? 90 75 *? To Peedee, *"w J To Marlon, " In order to show the extent or this reduction the following OLD RATES are appended: 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th Class. Class. Class. Class. Class, To Sumter. $1.80 1.40 1.20 7? 47 To Mayesville, To Lynchburg, SB?ffi?? T "? ?? * ?.* ToPedee, To Marloo, J . , - S. S. SOLOMONS, Superintendent Northeastern Railroad, angie-tnths._._ gOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. GENERAL 8UPERlNTi.Ni>rJ. x> \l#FIOE, 1 CHARLESTON. S C.. M'iy ll, 1870. j On and after Sunday. May .??th, the Passenger Trains upon 'ue Soutn '.Vonna Railroad will run as follows: ron AUGUSTA. Leave Charleston.....M.a.so A, M. Arrive at Augusta.4.25 P. M. FOB COLUMBIA. Leave Cnarleston.8.80 A. M. Arrive at Columbia.4.10 P. M. poa OHABXXSTON. Leave Augusta.8.00 A. M. Leave Columbia.7.45 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.A30 P. M. AUGUSTA NIGHT EXPRESS. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.8.80 p. K. Leave Augusta.coo P. M. Arrive at Augusta.7.05 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.5.40 A K. COLUMBIA MIGHT ETTRKSfl. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.7.80 P. M. Leave Columbia.7.50 P. M. Arrive at Columbia.e.oo A. M. Arrive at charleston.e.46 A. K. SUMMEBVTLLE TBADt. L?ave Charleston.6.20 P. M. Arrive at Summerville..6.40 P. M. Leave Summerville...7.10 A. ll Arrive at cnarlivton.s?6 A. ?. CAMDEN BRANCH. Camden and Colombia Passenger Trains on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS, and be* tween Camden and Ringville dally, (Sundays ex? cepted,) connecte with op and down Day Pas? sengers at Ringville, Leave Camden.6.86 A M. Arrive at Columbia.11.00 A. M. Leave Columbia.LOO P. M. Arrive at. Camden.i..6.40 P. M. H. T. PEAKE, mayl3 General Superintendent. Business Carts. ADAMS, DAMON & CO., 16 BROAD ST., Dealers In Stoves, Ranges, Grates, Ac Agents for the Automatic Washing Machine and Wringer. AMAR, G. W.-OHOIOE DRUGS, CHE? MICALS, Surgical Instruments, Perfumeries and Toilet Articles. 469 King, cor. Vanderhorst st. ARCHER'S BAZAAR, 363 KING ST., Wholesale and Retail Notions and Fancy Goods, 60 per cent, leas than elsewhere._ ALLAN, JAMES, WATCHES, CLOCKS, Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Platedware, Spec tacles, Fancy Goods, Ac., No. 307 Ring street. BAKER, H. F., & CO., SHIPPING AND Commission Merchants, Central Wharf. BABBOT, ALFRED A., AGENT OF THE Havana Cigar Factory, "La Valentina," 116. East Bay street._ BAZAAR, F. YON SANTEN, IMPORT? ER 0r Paris Fane Goods, Toys, French Oon rectlonery, India Rubbe OoodB Ac, No. 22ftKing at. ISCHOFF ? CO., HENRY, WHOLE? SALE Grocers, and Dealers m Wines, Ll ouors. Cigars, Tobacco, Ac, 19? East Bay._ H ABLESTON HOTEL, THE BEST regulated and mushed House in the Soath ern States. E. BL JACRSON, Proprietor._ COSGROVES SODA WATER MANU? FACTORY and Bottling Warerooms for Bast and Hlboerfa Loudon Alas, 87 Market St._ CHAPIN & CO., L., MANUFACTUREES and Dealers in Carriages, Harness. Ac, ? Hayne, * 38 A 86 Plnckney et. ; also, i w Meeting CU