The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, September 17, 1870, Image 1
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