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j|p (C|)aflegt01t-, galla .gfefa$. ? ; '--171>ipt,p ~ "~ CHARLESTON, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER ll, 1870._ SIX DOLLARS A YEAR., ? VJJL1 Ali AJ - k-.-? . --? MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. THE NEXT FIGHT. A BATTLE IMMINENT NEAB TOVR T. GARIBALDI LOOKING UP. DEFEAT OF A SQUAD OF HUSSARS THE PRUSSIAN REPRISALS. The Red-Shirt td Hero-A Battle Immi? nent at Ton ry -Ttu- Situation at Tonrg. . TOURS, VIA LONDON*, October 10. During the sitting ol the government, the crowd gathered around the yard of the pr?? lecture displaying French and American flags. Garibaldi was vociferously cheered, and made a speech expressing Iiis belie! -in the approach? ing redemption of France. He wore, a Gari. baldian coutume and hat, and looks healthy, but not sturdy. In a subsequent address to the National Guard, Garibaldi announced that he was to command all the volunteers in the French service. It is understood here thpt a battle is immi? nent near Toury. The Prussians returned there in force, and the French, with a consid? erable army, are ready to meet them. Tours is full of volunteers and conscripts from the South. T *" Gambetta is displaying great ability and en. ergy. The journals of Legitimist proclivities con? demn the adjournment of the elections-other Journals applaud the measure. All eulogize Gambetta's enteiprise and courage in leaving Paris as he did. The Prussian Hussars-Severe Repri? sals-Those Confidential Papers. LONDON, October 10. A squad of Prussian hussars were attacked on the night ol the 7th, through the treachery of the inhabitants o? the Village of Ablis. The town was afterwards burned by the Prussians as a punishment. Numerous bodies of French have since been dispersed In that neighbor? hood. A large Bavarian force is south ro:r EtaJopt'S. T'.'.a villages to the north of Paris, whict were deserted on the approach of the Ger? mans, have been repeopled. Versailles has been relieved from the pay? ment of 400,000 france, levied by the Prus? sians. Conti, secretary of the Emperor Napoleon, writes to the Brussels Journal as follows : "My nume has been associated wit i the publication ol two documents, alleged to have been found in the Tuileries. I submit in explanation that b the note about Belgium, reported to be in my Phandwring, was not mine. The Emperor r never dictated such language to me. The paper is doubtless one ol thousands from irre? sponsible parties daily submitted to the Em? peror. His letter to me I read, and as it was a demand for money, attended by threats of publishing scandalous papers, I ordered him from my office. Permit me to add the report? ed manifesto of the Emperor in the English papers is apocryphal." GOLD AND BOND MARKET. LONDON, October 10-Evening. Cot. sols 92$a92J. Bonds 914. NEW YORE, October 10-Evening. Gold active, Closing steady. Sixty-twos 12|. Tennessees 02j ; new 60i. Virginias "62J. Louisianas 70r new 66. Levees 75J; eights 87. Alabamas IOU; fives 70. Georgias 80; sevens 90. North Carolinas 401; new 26. SouthaCarolinas 82; new 60 J. THE YELLOW FEYER IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, October 10. General McDowell, in the absence of instruc? tions iront Washington, declines to order the evacuation of Governor's Island and the de? struction of the barracks in consequence of yellow fever now prevailing at that fort. Sev? enty-one yellow fever patients thus far have been removed from the island to the quaran? tine hospital, and the military officers- com? plain that the medical treatment and provision for comfort by the city health authorities are entirely Inadequate. Two latal cases have lately occurred at Bellevue Hospital, and the husband of a woman who died of the disease on Friday is now in Irons for bringing her to the hospital in a small boat from Governor's Island alter the diseaie had made its appear? ance. NEW ORLEANS, October 10. The deaths from yellow lever on Saturday were fifteen. On Sunday, ten. AFFAIRS IN NORTH CAROLINA. RALEIGH, October 10. The authorities of the State Agricultural Society are actively engaged in pushing for? ward preparations for the coming fair. From the number of entries already made, and other Indications, the lair will surpass, by far, any ever held in the State. Th? solicitor of the Seventh Judicial Dis? trict refused to send a bill of indictment be? the grand jury against those citizens of Cas? well County arrested by Kirk hy order ol' Gov? ernor Holden, and bound over by Chief Jus? tice Pearson to answer the chaise of implica ? tion in the murder of State Senator Stephens. The solicitor said the evidence was insufficient to find a bill._ AFFAIRS ZN GEORGIA. ATLANTA, October 10. The Senate passed a resolution to-day to in? vite President Grant to the State Fair, and tendering, him the hospitalities of the State during his stay. A committee will be appoint? ed to meet him at the boundary of the State and escort him to quarters. The Senate passed a resolution to adjourn Sine die on the 18th. The last building at the fair ground ha3 been completed. Judge Lochrane, in his charge to the grand jury, sahl: "In the mass, our people are loyal rc *b* IUP.S and laithhil to its enforcement, but occasional violence startles the community, and manifested sympathy for the individual frequently gives the ruipearance of indifference to crimes which does not exist." Judge Lochrane is an appointee ol Governor BuUojjlr. _ _ ALL QUIET AT FEKIN. LONDON, October 10. Mr. Wade, of the English Legation at Pekin, telegraphs the Foreign Office September 26, ??thal all was quiet at Pekin and Tientsin." GENERAL CONNER AND TBE RE? FORM MOVEMENT. CAMDEN, October 7,1S70. TO TOE EDITOR OF TUE NEWS. Sm : The '-Thieves' Own," of the 5th instant, in an editorial headed "A Good and Honest Attorney," clearly shows that what it says never proceeds from disinterested motives. It says that General Conner "t?as earned his fee." This statement ls the result of judging others by itself. No doubt lt has received its fee for the immense quantity of dirty work it has done during this campaign. It has been the scullion ol the Scott Ring, as well as their bell-ringer, Wl-sticker and general scavenger. Its efforts to cast a Blur upon the motives which actuated General Conner in making his exposition of the utter lalslty of Chamberlain's statement of the financial condition of South Carolina, lalls harmless at the feet of so pure a gentleman. As to Us insinuation that Gene? ral Conner does not support Judge Carpenter in connection with the Relorm movement, I have to say that in his speech at this place the General said : "Judge Carpenter came, to us with the endorsement of Chief Justice Chase and Attorney-General Slanbery, than whom none stood higher as men of honor among the Republicans; he performed the duties of Regis? trar In Bankruptcy, and afterwards as Judge, to the gratification of the bar and the people; he was sought to be accused ol malfeasance In office, bnt the Republican Legislature exonera? ted him entirely; it was because of a desire to show their sincerity that the June Convention nominated as the standard bearer of Reform, one who had been an honest Republican, but not a Radical, throughout, and it has been only since that time that he had been villifled by the Republicans of this State." Whether this be anything in relation to the Reform movement, or Its candidate, I cheerfully sub? mit to your readers. REFORM. TBE ROBBERIES OF THE RING. What an Inquisitive Individual would Like to Know. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA,.October 7. Tour correspondent has been characterized as having a turn for "Inquiries." It may be so, and it may be his misfortune; but he doesn't see it in that light. He is fond of making in? quiries, and proposes to exercise his turn a blt, having several on hand : L When everybody knows that a State officer-an adventurer from abroad-has filled his private purse out of vue State treasury through land jobbing In Oconee County, (and otherwise and elsewhere,) is the main ques? tion In the matter whether the lands He eight miles or less from Poor Mountain ? 2. When a tool of such an adventurer de? grades himself by becoming tho go-between and catspaw In a land swindle, has he as just a claim to our respect as even the adventurer himself ? 3. When a scribbling pick-thank and toady of that tool of that adventurer takes upon him? self to berate one who is exposing such land jobbing fraud?, Isn't there some ground to think that lils reviiings should be taken with some grains of salt ? 4. And when he talks of proving anything by witnesses who are "Ignorant, corrupt, dis? honest and unfit, by reason of their early associations for decent society," (as Mr. Orr said the leaders of the.ReputiBcan party are,) isn't it. ather amusing than otherwise ? 5. And when, as the mouthpiece and subor? d?nate of such men, he talks about "menda? cious falsehoods," isn't it at least tunny ? 6. When such authority arrays Itself against the statements ol respectable residents ot the country, who have no interests to subserve by their testimong, doesn't it look a little like a thief caught in the act trying to throw dis? credit upon the testimony of the witnesses who saw him stealing ? 7. When an editor of a newspaper, speaking ol the witnesses by which he is abie to prove certain allegations, remarks that "these gen? tlemen may be unwilling to have their names bandied about in such company simply to sat? isfy public curiosity,'" Isn't lt rather funny to hear the correspondent clamoring in the same issue lor the publication of witnesses who know something damaging to their pilfering favorites ? 8. When a man has stolen money (or cheat? ed the State out ot lt, which ls the same thing, ) isn't lt reasouable to expect him to try to cover up the facts of his villany by telling "menda? cious falsehoods." or falsehoods of some kind ? 9. When such an authority has the effron? tery to assert "that not a root ofland was pur? chased In Oconee County, or any other coun? ty, Ja which the Governor was directly, in? directly, remotely or contingently interested," at a time when the truth of the contrary ls known to a score of respectable witnesses, (who are not "Ignorant, corrupt, dishonest, and unfit, by reason of their early associations, lor decent society,") Isn't the effrontery well nigh sublime In its way ? 10. Why did Mr. Dunbar, the attorney, have to change the papers ? 11. Why were there three checks drawn on the treasury Instead of one-all in the name of John Cochran ? 12. Why where these three checks ol so nearly tho same value-$i000, $7000 and *0'JC2 ? 13. Were all these three drafts not drawn on one and the same day-the 20 th of May, 1870 ? 14. When your correspondent stated that the papers were changed so as to ojfer the lands not in the Governors name, did he not know_ and did not everybody see-that that change was made so that this very technical denial might be made? 15. Does the technical denial, when so made, deceive or impose upon any Intelligent man in South Carolina or out of il ? 16. When your correspondent shnll have proven his points, will the statements to the contrary be '.'?mendacious falsehoods,"' or just common falsehoods ? CORSAIU. A BRIG LOST. FORTRKSS MONROE, October 10. The brig Executive, of Bangor, lor Port au Prince, encountered a hurricane September 17, which carried away her spars and caused her to spring aleak. They rigged jury masts and bore away for Charleston. October 2d, encountered several storms, and abandoned her In latitude 23, longitude 77. The crew was taken to Norfolk on the schooner Fred. Shep? pard, for Jacksonville. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Police Superintendent Jordan, of New York, is dead. One hundred guns were fired at the City Hall Park, in New York, in honor of the third anniversary of Cuban independence. The first frost of the season was seen in Ra? leigh on Sunday morning. The President has appointed John D. White postmaster at Greensboro', N. C., and George Yason at Newbern, N. C. THE HEART OF FRANCE. GAMBETTA IO TSE FRENCH PEOPLE. FITE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND SOLDIERS IN PARIS. THE RAMPARTS HAVE THIRTY THREE HUNDRED GOS. PARIS CAN ONLY BE REDUCED BY STARVATION. RUSSIA DENIES THE SOFT IMPEACHMENT. GARIBALDI COMMANDS THE FRENCH VOLUNTEERS. WHAT THE GERMAN PRESS THINK OF THE LEVY EN MASSE. NOON DISPATCHES. French War Reports. TOCKS, October 10. Gambetta has issued a proclamation which develops no new policy, but urges resistance cn masse. He denounces monarchy as the cause of the French danger, and appeals lor fraternal acceptance of the present authority until peace comes. He concludes : "I have a command for you. Abandoning all other affairs, taking no ac? count of difficulties or obstacles, co-operate with all your unrestricted energies in remedy? ing the evils of the situation. Vive la Nation. Vive la R?publique-one and indivisible. Heavy guns will soon open on Pfalsburg. Heroic sorties are incessant at Metz. The Prussian commanders order increased vigi? lance. The commissariat ls removed to avoid capture. Diplomats at Tours are negotiating lor quarters at Bordeaux in anticipation of the removal of the government thither. English War Reports. LONDON, October 10. Paris balloons are followed by Prussian hus? sars. Two, containing a mass of official cor? respondence, have been captured. The Prus? sians are pushing works a* Jerome's Park, near Meudon, and on Bamborian Hill, near Sevres. When these are completed they In? tend to throw up works at Passy, Greville and other posts west and southwest of Paris. The Tours government is beginning to pre? pare the public mind, through the press, for a session of French territory to Germany. The Libert? consents to a slight ratification of the frontier near Weissenburg. Scattering Shots. WASHINGTON, October 10. The following summary is gleaned from spe? cials to the New York papers: The Prussian Chambers will be dissolved and a new election ordered to secure a more trust? worthy government majority. Bismarck refuses to release Jacoby. The siege of Soissons is progressing favora? bly. The bombardment of Paris is not to be de? layed an hour longer than necessary. A new German army Is on its way to Stras? bourg to check new French army organiza? tions. Bazaine Is cordially co-operating with the government at Paris. The army of Lyons is advancing to relieve Bazaine. The right wing fought the Baden troops on Thursday. Bismarck protests against Garibaldlan opera? tions. The Italian Government replies that it is not responsible for Individual action. The North German Government orders tho execution of foreigners in arms for France. A retaliatory order will be issued by the French. The Tribune correspondent before Metz, de? scribing the battle ol t he 7th, ia which both suffered severely, says the French were re? pulsed. It concludes, under date of Noisse vllle, October 6. S o'clock A. M. : "The French during tho night accumulated ia large masses on the eastern slopes of St. Julien, towards Metz. The Prussian lore-posts were drawn back and reserves called up. Artillery covers every avenue.' Shells from St. Julien go crash? ing into Nolssevilie. A furious cannonading is going on to the south, by Colombey, Mercy, Leliant and Fettle. The French lort at St. Privat ls also firing." NIGHT DISPATCHES. French War Reports. Tonis, October 10. Pigeons from Paris brought dispatches and returned to-day. A convoy with Prussian prisoners has ar? rived. m Gambetta declines an ovation. Fourteen Prussian spies were arrested this morning and promptly shot. Prefect Delaforge, who defended St. Quen? tin, had no military education and was an edi? tor of a Paris journal. A strong body or Francs-tlreurs have ar? rived, composed of gentlemen from the south of Florence. They carry tho black flag. La Liberte publishes reports of several successful sorties by Bazaine. Prince Frederick Charles has typhus fever. The Prussians nra at Mun tenon, Maleshcrbes. Lagraud and Chartres. Several encounters have taken place at St. Dreux. ? General Bourbaki is expected in Tours. Gainbctti's proclamation to the people says : "By order of tiie Pujpublican Government I left Paris to transmit to you tho hopes of the Parisians and others seeking to deliver France. Paris presents the spectacle ol two million ol people forgetting differences to withstand the invaders, who expected discord. Four hun? dred thousand National Guarda, oue hundred thousand Mobiles -mil sixty thousand regulars are assembled. Foundries are casting can? non. Women make a million cartridges daily. Each battalion or the N.itioual Guard have mitrailleurs and field piecc3, preparing for sor? ties. The forts are manned by marines, and supplied with artillery of tiie greatest exce 1 leuce and served by the finest gunners in the world. Hitherto their fire has prevented the enemy from erecting the smallest works. The ramparts on the 4th ultimo had 500 cannon, and now have 3300, with 400 rounds for each Every defence has Its men at their posts. The Nationals drill constantly behind barri? cades, which are adapted to the genius of the Parisiaus. The impregnability of Paris is no illusion, lt cannot be captured or surprised, nor reduced by starvation. Arms-are now coming from every, qurrter of the globe. Workmen and money are now forthcoming. The provinces must resist torpor and panic, and all parties must aid the Republic. Soon winter will come, Hading the Prussians far from home and decimated by the French armies and hunger. France shall never lose its place in the world by the invasion of a half million of men. Parl6 gives the watchword, Fit-e Iieiiubliquc-one and Indivisible.'' Garibaldi will command all the volunteers in the east of France. English War Reports. LONDON, October io. The lack of good regimental officers delays the organization of the'French armies. Bismarck recently Informed the Mayor of Versailles that he had no objections to the Constituent election. The German press ridicules the French levy en musse as bombast. The Russian Coquette. ST. PETERSBURG, October io. The Russian movement toward the Turkish frontier is officially denied. THE CREAM OF THE WAR NEWS. How Paris Stands the Siege. A Paris dispatch to the New York World, dated as late as October 3, says : The police duty of the French capital ls now done by the armed citizens, and both by the records of the Prefecture and by the unani? mous voice of foreigners resident in the city, there has never been a period within the last five yearB when crimes of any sort were so few ?s since the closing In of the Investment. The number of foreigners remaining, within the city is much larger than would have been supposed probable. A number of English and American gentlemen are residing there, as they say, "to see the great siege out." Among these are Mr. Henry Labouchere, former? ly a member of Parliament, and owner of the London Dally News; Mr. Harry Stone, the American banker, who says the only really frightened man he has seen In Paris ls his own concierge, Mr. Eustls, of Louisiana; Mr. Lee Childe, of Maryland, and others. People dine and drive out as If the Prussians were in Renia Instead of at St. Denis. The ?ene; al aspect of the' city is graver than usual. KC nothing can lead one to believe thai, there IF. the least probability of Its surrendering without a tremendous struggle, for which there IE no lack either of men, ot means, or of reso? lution. Imagine the resources of a kingdom ot ten millions of souls concentrated In the bands of an army Ave hundred thousand strong, for the defence of an area thirty miles In circumference, and you will have the best working notion of Paris as lt ls to-day. There was a difference between Trochu and Roche fort on the one side, and Jules Favre on the other, about the organization of the war. Jules Favre wished to sub? mit the whole question whether the war should bc continued to a popular vote. Gen? eral Trochu maintained, and Rochefort agreed with him, that to do this would be to expose the country to misconstruction abroad, and to raise unnecessary excitement at home. They maintained that the presence of hostile armies on French soil was itself a vote of the people for war; that no Frenchman could have two opinions as to the duly of expelling those armies, and that lt would be worse than trivial to ask a question to wb Ich there could oe but' one answer. Jules Favre finally acqulenced in 1 thle view of the case, and all classes of the population are now heartily at one In rapport of the government as it ls. Even the most stubborn Legitimists of the Faubourg itt. Ger? main are volunteering. Their wlve3 and daughters attend the hospitals. Rochefort has published a notice begging citizens not to con? struct private barricades. There must be unity In the system of interior defences. Tlic Provision Question at Paris. A late Purls dispatch to the New York Tri? bune says:' The system adopted by the authorities makes the stores hold out as long as possible. Every butcher receives each morning a certain amount of meat, calculated upon til; average sales. Against the meat he Issues bills In the evening to hlstcustomers, who, upon presen? tation ol a ticket the next morning, receive the amount for which they have recorded them? selves at the tariff of the week. When tickets have been Issued by the butcher, equivalent to the meat which he ls to receive, he Issues no more. Yesterday a decree was promulgated ordering all persons having flour put aside to give it up to the government at current prices, to be distributed to the bakers as the meat Is to the butchers. The meat supply ls not equal to the demand, many persons are unable to obtain tickets; restaurants can? not get enough for their customers. Work ls at a stand still. The Garde Mobile and National Guards, who apply informa pauperis, receive 20 cents per diem. At present prices, it is Impossible for even a single maa to pur? chase sufficient nutriment for this sum. It was supposed that the peasants invited to take refuge in Paris would have brought more than enough food with them for themselves and their families; but they preferred to bring old beds and furniture. Besides stores of flour and numerous sheep, we have 2.',000,000 pounds ol'horseflesh; still the misery among those who have no money to buy food, unless the government boldly faces the question, will be very great. Everything except beef, mut? ton and bread is at a "laney price." Ham costs at the rate ol' about G3 cents per pound; cauliflower, 00 cents per head; salt and butler. 32 cents per pound; a fat chicken, $2; a thin one, $1; a rabbit, $120; a duck, il SO; a fat goose 34. Rents, too, are a vexed question; In a few days those ol October will be due; but lew cnn pay them. It ls proposed to allow no landlord io "levy," either before the close ol the siege or before December. General Trot-hu Confident that Paris can Hold Out Two Months.. The ability of Paris to resist a siege ls thus estimated by a Paris correspondent ol the Lon? don Daily News, writing September 15: Yon. in England, appear to consider it a foregone conclusion that Paris will be unable to resist an attack. This is by no means the opinion here among competent authorities. I know that General Trochu ls now very hope? ful of being able to hold out lor two months aud he ls the very reverse of a sanguine dispo? sition. Had the German forces been able to Invest this city within ten days of the capitu? lation of Sedan, they would have entered lt almost without tiring a shot. Now, however, time has been given to the new government to obtain men, arms aud ammunition; they have, too, considerably strengthened the fortifica? tions. Surely an entrenched camp, eurround-w ed by solid forts, with more than 300,000 arm? ed men within it, with sailors to handle the guns, with no lack ot provisions, with a good general at i heir head, and everything that art eau desire to lend the wounded, ought to be able to resist. 300,000 assailant*. The southern earthworks ol Sebastopol protected the north? ern portion of the town even from bombard? ment, and why are we to suppose that the forts and the long walls around Paris will not do the same lor her? The Provincial Mobiles who crowd the streets have now had almost three weeks' hard drilling. They are not boys, but.men In the flower Of their a-je After a few engage? ments before the loris, they will make as good soldiers as the peasants ol' Bavaria or of Pome? rania. It ls lelt mat it the city caubnly hold out for six weeks, the approach ol winter and the uncertainty ol' their communicallons will oblige the Prussians to raise the siege, and then thai they will be ready to conclude peace ou honorable terms. Surely the gain is worth the risk, and the French are right not to sub? mit to the dismemberment of. their country be? fore they have played this last card. It our army hail been defeated, and if a French army were camped before Loudon, I hardly think that we should agree to cede Ireland to the victors as a condition of peace. It must be borne in mind that France is not exhausted now as she was in 1811. Her resources are comparatively untouched. She hus men and inonev in abundance; 500,000 invaders are on her soil, and she has neany 6.000,000 of men callable of bearing arms. To conquer the Em? pire was a comparatively easy task, because, even in tho last extremity, the Emperor and and his Ministers would only entrust arms to Imperialists; but lo conquer the nation Count Bismarck will And, lo use the homely lan? guage ot Mr. Lincoln, a very big Job. German Republican Protest Against the Annexation of Alsace anil Lor? raine. The following is the most significant part of the speech for making which Dr. Johann J. Jacoby was arrested at K?nigsberg : The principal question which we are to dis? cuss is, has Prussia or Germany a right to an nex Alsace and Lorraine to Itseli ? We are told Alsace and Lorraine belonged lormerly to Germany; France gained possession of them by fraud and force. Now, when we have con? quered the French, lt is no more than right and proper that we should take back the prize -that we should ask for the restoration ol our stolen property. Gentlemen, do not be led astray by such floe-sounding words. And, even ll you were to be offered ali the riches of the world, do not bow down to the idol of Force. Test these fine-sounding words, and you will find that they are nothing but a cloak for the old barbarian law of Right. Alsace and 1 Lorraine, we are told, were German .?proper? ty," and must again become German. What ! we ask : Have Alsace and Lorraine, then, no inhabitants, or are the dwellers in these pro I vinces sc many senseless things, of which you can without more ado take possession, and which you can push hither or thither Just as yon will ? Have they, by war, forfeited their rights ? Have they become slaves, whose fate the conqueror can arbitrarily decide ? Even the most zealous, the most thorough-coin", adv?cale ol' annexation admits that the Alsa clans and Lorrnlners are, body and BOUI, French, and wis* to remain so. And, even had they as bitterly as possible offended against us, it would be still contrarv to all human rights that we sliould by force make them Ger? mans-that we should against their will incor? porate them into Prussia or any other German btate. Gentlemen, there ls an old proverb, which, on account ol its truth, has become a universally admitted principie of morality : "What you would not like to be done to your? self, do not to others." How would we how would our National Liberals-like a victorious Pole, on the ground of right, to demand back and annex the Provinces ol Posen and West Prussia ? And yet the very same reasons could be validly ad? vanced in favor of such a measure as the ad? vocates of the annexation of Alsace and Lor? raine now bring forward. No, gentlemen; lt ls our duty to oppose such movements of national self-seeking. Let us hold firmly to the dictates ol right-as in private, BO let lt be in public life. Let us proclaim it as our deep. Arm conviction that every incorporation of foreign territory against the will of Its tanabi tants is a violation of the rights of a people to decide for itself, and, therefore, as blameable as it ls dangerous. Unblinded by the Intoxi? cating success of the moment, let m raise our protest against every violence to tue Inhabi? tants of Alsace and Lorraine. He alone who respects the freedom of others ls himself wor? thy of freedom. At the conclusion of this energetic speech, the meeting passed the following resolution: The members of the popular party, here as? sembled, express as their conviction that neither the declaration ol war by Napoleon, nor the German feats of arms, give the con? queror a right to dispose of the political fate of the Inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine. On the ground of a right of a nation to decide for Itself, in the interest of freedom and of peace, we protest'against every forcible annexation ol French territory. BISMARCK'S IDEAS ABOUT PEACE. Prussia Does not Desire that France be Reduced to a Second-tiat.e Power Condition of the French Empire Af? ter Ceiling ?lct-. and Strasbourg-The Logt': of Fact?. A correspondent at Berlin telegraphs on the 6th instant the following circular of Count Bis? marck to the Foreign Representatives of the North German Confederation: FERRIERES, October L f-From reports In the public Journals lt ap? pears that the delegation of the French Gov? ernment 1B Tours have officially announced that I had declared to M. Fuvre that Prussia would continue war in order to reduce France to the confution of a Power of the second rank. Although such an expression could only be Intended to influence a circle unac? quainted with the language used In interna? tional negotiations, aud ignorant of the geo? graphy of France, still the circumstance that this official announcement bears the signatures ol Messrs. Creinleux, Glals-Bizoin and Fourl chon, gentlemen belonging to the government of a great European Power, induces me to re? quest your Excellency to put lt in a proper light in your official lutercourse. In my interview with M. Favre, the ques? tion of peace was not formally considered. At his repeated request I communicated to the French minister, in general outline, the Bame views which formed the principal topic of the circular dated Meaux, September 16. Demands exceeding those therein contained have never vet In any way been made by me. The cession of Strasbourg and Metz, which we seek, In territorial connection Implies a reduction of French territory equal in area to the increase through Savoy and Nice; while the population of these provinces obtained from Italv has made that of France 750,000 larger. Wh-;n it is considered that France, according to the census of 1SG6, numbered 38,000,000 inhabitants without Algiers, and with Algiers (now tarnishing an essential nart of the French wac forces, ) 42,000,000, it ls pal? pable that n decrease of 750,000 changes noth? ing In the Importance of France as against foreign countries, while we leave to this great Empire the same elements of power, posses? sion whereof, in the Eastern und Italian wars, enabled it to exercise so decisive aa influence on the destinies ol' Europe. These few points will suffice to successfully oppose the logic of facts to the exaggeration of the proclamation of the 24th of last month. I only add that in communications with M. Favre, I expressly directed his attention to these views; and I need not assure your Ex? cellent that I refrained from every offensive allusion to the consequences ol the present war in respect to the future position of France as a great power of the world. BISMARCK. A SIXTY 31 ILE RACE. SAN ANTONIO, October 8. The agricultural fair ol West Texas closed to-day, and it proved a grand success. The grounds at San Pedro were crowded every evening. One feature of the fair to-day was a sixty mlle race, to be made inside three hours, In which only Texas horses and saddles were allowed. This feat was accomplished by Mr. Cooke, of Bexar County, who rode sixty one miles in two hours flxty-slx and a hali minutes. The horses.were ready saddled lor him. GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN ASIA. Over Three Thousand People Killed. A correspondent of the London Times writes from India: The Roman Catholic Bishop of Bitang, on thc confines of Thibet, China and Barmah, sends to India a terrible ace mot ot'an earth? quake iu thatregion, affecting au area of one baodred and eighty by niueiy miles. The event occurred on the 11th of April, aud his last letter is dated thc 30th of May. Consider? ing that th?j missionaries there ?an commu? nicate only by Sbansh?i, the transit of the let? ters has been rapid. Last year, it m ty bs re? membered, there waa a very destructive earth auake in the, in one sense, adjoioing British iatrict of Cachar. A shock at five io the moruiui and a stronger shock at noon was followed at sunset by an earthquake which levellod the whole town and killed or bruised half tho population. The missionaries escaped to their gardon, and only one of their Servituts perished. The larse and splendid Lamasorai, inhabited by three thousand Lamas, f?ll with a crash. Thc Chinese official reports, which Dr. Chau? vel! u tells us are a little exaggerated, estimate the loss of human life at 413 Lama priests, 57 soldiers, and 2812 com-non people. A series of earthquake shocks were felt as far as Pung mon-taug, where .Mr. ?, T. Cooper met Seer Snggutsing, the Nepaulese Ambassador, in 1868. The villago aud many others aro de? stroyed, and so many of the authorities and the soldiers have been buried under the rains Of their houses that robbers, like wild beasts, ron everywhere. To conclude, in the bishop's own words, "the imperial highway from Pekin to L'Baesa eeetre, and is said to be now, to? nally impracticable near Kong-dze-tin by the fall of a mountain and the sadden upheaving of a new one." , .AFFAIRS IS COLUMBIA. A BRUTAL ASSAULT BY HUBBARD. Matters and Thing* at the Capital. [FROM OUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, October 8. Mr. Osborne, lately pressman In the Guar? dian office, Iniorms me that on Friday night last he was assaulted on the streets of Colum? bia by Chief Constable John B. Hubbard, Rep? resentative H. W. Purvis, and two other men. The matter seems to have grown out of Con? stable Hubbard's treading on Mr. Osborne's toeB. Words followed, and blows followed the words. Hubbard, It appears, beat Osborne over the face and head with a pistol, or some' weapon, in the hand. The other three took some part. Osborne shows bruises on his head and face, and cuts with a knife on his hands and coat-sleeve. Warrants were Issued to-day by Trial Justice Solomon, but late to? night Hubbard had not been found. Friday night Judge Carpenter gave the crowd before the Columbia Hotel a few words of a speech. The enthusiasm was Immense. Some negroes did a good deal of "Jawing" at bim, but he settled them In his usual summary and effectual way. He left with as rousing a cheer as we have had In many a day. He was awaiting the departure of the Charleston cars, and left when the ail-aboard was sounded. Alter Judge Carpenter left, Colonel J. P. Thomas, and Mr. Joseph T. Walsh, of Horry, made a few remarks to the gathered crowd. The State Board of Education held a meeting the last few days of this week, Superintendent Jillson presiding. They agreed to recommend to the Legislature a larger appropriation for common schools, and suggested a change In the law authorizing the State to pay for houses to teach in. The county, school commissioner of Rich? land Informs me that he ls taking steps to se? cure the building designed for the Catholic school for the use of the white children of the place; the Howard School being used exclu? sively lor negroes. I know* a Republican who says that, ofter Chairman Ransler had agreed to the proposi? tion of General Kershaw about securing a fair election, he (Mr. Ransler) went to a certain commissioner of elections and advised him not to carry out his agreement. Governor Scott gave In his adhesion "very cheerfully" ten days ago to the proposed ar? rangement of appointing persons of both par? ties to stay with the vote-boxes until counted out; but, five days ago-as soon as brought to the practical perlormance of his promises-he decides that he cannot do lt; and this new Idea, because that course would seem to re? flect upon his already-appointed commission? ers of elections. To-night, while Judge Bacon was ?ddresalng the meeting In the Courthouse, about half-past 8 o'clock, suddenly the gas was turned off, and the hall left In darkness. Upon Inquiry, lt was found that thc metre, where the gas could be turned off the building, was below In the office ol William Hutson WIgg, Judge of pro? bate for Richland County, and candidate for re-election. Did Mr. Wlgg turn off the gas to spite the Reformers, or permit somebody else to do lt ? and, if not, what burglar had entered his office without leave ? The opening week ot the University of South Carolina ls about os promising os the corres? ponding week of last year. Twenty nameB were added to the rolls during the week. The next week may double the number. -? Smaller institutions of learning open with about their usual force, most of them being a shade better than last year. This applies to the Male Academy, the Female Academy, the Odd Fellows' School, and the schools of the Misses Martin, Mrs. Goodwin, Miss McGowan, Mr. Middleton, Dr. McCants, and others. CORSAIR. THE QRORQIA COTTOS MILLS. Manufacturers who are Free Traders. [Correspondence of ;he New York Post.] COLUMBUS, GA.. September 27. The thriving City of Columbus is situated at thc foot of the Chattahoochee River, on the Georgia side, the river being tho boundary lino separating this State from Alabama. The Falls begin near West Point, thirty milos above this place. Here ia an immense water power, tho whole volume of the river tumbling over the rocks for thirty miles, and could be made available probably thirty times over or more. lt is in tho heart of tho cottou-giowing coun? try, tho lands fairly fertile, producing, besides tho great staple, all tho cereals and a great varioty of fruits abundantly. Tho country is hilly (not mountainous.) and climate remark? able for health. In winter tho frosts aro sharp, but rarely mako ice over half an inch in thick? ness, while snow is seldom secu. The sum? mers are not oppressively hot, Lot so much so aa July in the higher latitudes; pleasant winds temper the atmosphere in summer. Prior to and during tho war there were in successful operation at this place two cotton mills, one cotton and woollen mill, several ma? chine Bhops, foundries, paper mills, wood? work shops, besides another colton mill three miles above this place on the fills. All had been long in Bncceasfal operation, but were burned by tho Federal troops in the spring of 1865. Since then all havo beeu rebmlt on a largely increased scale, filled with new ma? chinery, and in operation. Two other cotton mills higher np on the falls have also been built since the war. The Eagl9 and Phoenix Manufacturing Com? pany's works, situated here, deserve particular notice. The company's two main buildings are each two hundred and twenty feet long by fifty six feat wide, each five stories high, besides two pickcr houees, machine repair shop?, dye houses, finishing house and warerooms, offices. Ac, all built cf brick in the most substantial manner, and ou a scale required for their ex? tensive works. The whole is finished tu excel? lent style and taste, and appointments all com? plete. * Thia company employs about six hundred operatives tu the different departments of their works. They iuu about twenty thousand cotton spindles and twenty-six hundred wool Hpindles, and about five hundred and fifty looma, principally on Colored work, cotton stripes and plaids and woollen goods, making agraat vanetv of patterns ana myles hand bomelv finished. They find ready eale for their production Sou'h and West. The- also manufaciure cotton blankets (it is said the oulv mill mjuufacturiug them in the United Slates.) They claim that these are warmer than a woollen blauket of the same weight, and that moths will'not trouble them. They nra pleasant to the touch, and more sightly tb?n nnv blanket, and are handsomely finished. I am'told tbat they are sold to A. T. Stewart ? Co., New York. The mauagers of these mills are froo-spoken on the tariff subject; say thoy want no protec? tion; favor the abolition of ail duties; can eeo no reason why the mas3 of th9 people should be forced to build up the fortunes of a few manufacturers. As il now stands, the un? equal tariff only Berves to enhance the price of materials, and manufacturers cannot compete with England in the markets of the world. They can only supply our own country ut high prices. This company are principal owners of tho water-power at this place, and advertise to sell water privileges at reasouable rates, rho enterprising managers have just import? ed fifty first-class weavers from tue neighbor? hood of Manchester, England. -An Ice Consumer's Association ls to run against the monopoly In New York next sea? son. N E W GOODS! NEW PEICES! WHOLESALE AND RETAIL? Having Ju? returned from the .North, I have selected such GOODS as will be found, on exami? nation, to be far below the regular prices. My assortment of MEN'S AND BOYS'CLOTHING, as well as FURNISHING GOODS AND SHIRTS, will be found very desirable. Call and Judge for yourself. The styles and prices will sure to please. N.A.GOHHN, No. 207 Sing street, corner Pr! naess street, octll-tufs_ BEAT BARGAINS.' Gr INDUCEMENT TO WHOLESALE BUYERS? J. E . YANCE, SUCCESSOR TO STRAUSS A VANCE No. 13 HATSE STREET, Offers his Stock of-Goods, consisting of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DBY GOODS? FANGT ARTICLES AND YANKEE NOTIONS, ; HOSIERY, * WOOLLENS, WHITE GOODS, Ac Considerably below New York prices, for cash, good city acceptances, or approved notes. Purchasers will find it to their interest to ex? amine the Stock before buying. J. K. YANCE, sepia-pac_No. 13 Hay ne Street ?piBST ARRIVALS OF FALL GOODS. 200 pieces of desirable New Styles of DRESS GOODS from 20c. up 300 pair of 10-4 WHITE BLANKETS, only $8 75, worth $4 60 100 pair of 10-4 WHITE EXTRA BLANKETS, $5, worth $0 50 30 pieces, Choice Colors, Empress Cloth, only 65., worth 85 100 Improved Styles and fine quality of "ARABS,'* only $3, worth $5 125 rolls CARPETS, which will be sold 25 per cent, below their value. A magnificent assortment of the .LATEST STILES PLAIDED AND PLAIN DRESS GOODS. HOSIERY. From our own Importation, the largest and best assortment in the city. Also, a rich selection of FLANNELS, CASSI MERES, Jeans, Satinets, Domestics, Ac. An early call ls earnestly solicited, and bar gams will be guaranteed. FURGHGOTT & BRO., No. 437 KING STREET, oct io Corner of King and Calhoun st ree ts. Neto Publications. JACKSON'S FARMING. ONLY $ 3 1 O N* L Y * S! Jost received a few copies of DICKSON'S FARMING, In Extra Goth Bin ding, at tha r educed price of $3, heretofore sold at $4. WALKER, EVANS 4 COGSWELL, NO. 3 BROAD STREET, CH ARLESTON, S.O. octl_ ?JpOGARTIE'S BOOK DEPOSITORY. SCHOO L B O 0 K S, AND ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF SCHOOL STATIONERY. We call especial attention to our SCHOOL PENS and WBITNG BOOKS, which are made to our order, and will be fonnd good and cheap. Espe? cial attention will be given to orders from teach? ers m the country. A complete catalogue of School Booka, with the prices attached, will be sent free on applica? tion. CATALOGUE No. 42. A TREATISE ON THE PBEPARATION AND DE? LIVERY OF SERMONS, by Dr. John A. Broadus, $2. The Living Questions or the Age, by the author of "The Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation," $150. The Illustrated Edition of the Poems of George Herbert, with over 40 Illustrations after de? signs by Foster, Clayton and Humphreys, $9. Milton's Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity, beautifully Illustrated. $2 50. A History of the Reformation for Children, by Rev. Edward Nangle, A. B., 3 vols., $2. The Treasures of the Earth; or, Mines, Minerals and Metals, by winiam Jones, F. s. A., $i 75. Sunday Echoes In Week-Day Honrs; Illustrative of the Collects, by Mrs. Carey Brock, with a Preface by ttie Right Rev. J. Wilhams, D. D., Bishop of Connecticut, $1 60. The Early Days of EH.-ha, hy F. W. Krummacher, with an Introduction by Gardiner Spring, D? D., $1 50. Cony beare and Howson's Life and Epistles of St. Paul. The only complete and unabridged edi? tion, 2 vols In one, with all the original Maps and Illustrations. Published by Scribner Ss Co. For sale at FOG ARTIE'S BOOK DEPOSI? TORY, and furnished at $3. It will be sent by mall to any part of the country on receipt of $3. Stepping Heavenward, by Miss E. Prentiss. $1 75. Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad; or. The New Pilgrim's Progress, Illustrated, fi 60. Chamber's Encyclopaedia, Revised Edition. Sub? scribers will please call for Nos. 13 and 14. Spare Hours. (Horae Subseclvae,) by John Brown, M. D., 1st and 2d senes, $4. Passages from the English Notebooks of Na? thaniel Hawthorn, 2 vols., $4. The Heart or the Continent; a Record of Travel Across the Plains and In Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon Principles, by Fitz Hugh Ludlow, Illustrated, $3 75. A new supply of those valuable Books or Dr.Hall'a? viz: Health by Good Living, $150; Sleep, or. The Hygiene of the Night, $1 60; Health and Disease as Affected by Constipation, and lt? Remedial Cure, $1 60. %. French. English and American NOTE and LEITER PAPERS and ENVELOPES, together with a General Stock of BLANK BOOKS and STATIONERY. _." _ N. B.-Oar Monthly Literary Bulletin will be sent FREE to persons In the country. W Persons residing In the country will please hear in mind that by sending their orders to US for any books published In America, they wUl bo charged only the price of the book. We pay for the postage or express. gs- Address FOGARTIE'S BOOK DEPOSITORY, No. 200 KINO STREET (in the Bend,) jun2S-tuths6mos Charleston, S. C. Cabinet- iflaking, &t. /CABINET-MAKINGAND UPHOLSTERY NICELY AND SUBSTANTIALLY DONE BT J. L. LUNSFORD, No. 27 Queen Street? I wish to Inform my friends and the public get!' . era?Y tnat the Hospital for SICK FURNITURE ls still at No 27 Queen street, where sh the diseases that Furniture ls heir to will be cured apeedly and on the most reasonable terms as usual. Send in, therefore, all your sick and wounded patients and I will heal them and make glad the the hearts of all those who favor me with patron? age m this line. I would respectfully beg leave to ?all year at? tention to the fact that I am selfing tba best Saw? ing Machines to be found ta the maAet, a Doom plete, for only $17. Call and examina for ya**" Belves, and read the testimon?ala In faworoitg? Improved Common Sense "amily Sewing mr chine, and then I am sure yon wul take one nome ?Itt you. . ;J. L. LUNSFORD, No. 27 Queen street, near Calder House aprffl . - *