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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1465. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1870. S?X DOLLARS A YKAH. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. A LOCK-UP IN GOLD. ALLIANCE BETWEEN A G ERMA Ni BUZZ AND AN AMERICAN BEAR. THE EASE WITH WHICH THE LITTLEI GAME CAN BE PLAYED. GENERAL LA MARMORA AT ROME.] THE FRENCH BLOCKADERS. A Lock-up In Wall Street. NEW YORK, October 12. Wall street has been slightly disturbed to? day by the story that a prominent Broad street j operator who Is "bearing" stocks, and a Ger-? marr*banklng firm, will make a demonstration* in the Gold Room to-morrow, with a view to af lock-up ol the cash gold. It Is stated! that the Broad street bear is "short'j of six millions gold borrowed to make up time deliveries. The German Bankin*: House Is reported to be "long" of gold, TheJ object of the "bear" ls supposed to be to ad? vance the price of gold for the purpo30 of sell-! lng more, as well as for the purpose of affect-] lng his "bull" speculation on the stock ex-' change, hy the increased activity mi.money! which the tock-up of the cash gold would na-' turally cause. The object of the German ba>nk-[ lng house is to unload their "long" gold-'on| the market. Vi It Is stated that the Canada Bayles (? banks;] which hold the "bulls' " flrating gold here re? fused to eater into- the scheme, but will proba- S bly accept higher rates for the use ot their I gold in the regular loan market. The New I York banks hold only twelve and a half mi 1-8 lions of gold, against twenty-one and a hal'3 millions last year. Tbis, it ia argued, shewsf how easily a squeeze in cash gold could bel made by a few Individuals. " [ The position ol the gold market to-morrowj will demonstrate whether the scheme will be! carried out. In the meanwhile, much Interest I is felt in the matter on account of the magni? tude of the interests involved. Tke French Blockaders. LONDON, October 12. The French fleet has been sighted" off" Heli? goland. The authorities at Altona and'other ports have been warned to remove the outer buoys and lights ol their harbors to prevent surprise. The United States steamer Plymouth has arrived at Kiel, though that port ls osten? sibly closed by blockade. Other American men-of-war are expected there. La Marmora at Rome. FLORENCE, October 12. General La Marmora entered Rome yester? day, and was received with hearty demonstr lions of welcome by the people. GOLD AND BOND MASK ET. NEW YOEE, October 12-Evening! Gold opened stronger, became excited dur-j lug the'afternoon and active upon lock-up! stories. Sixty-twos, 12J; fours fives 11 ?;| new 10 J; sevens LO}; eights io j; forties 6|. Tennessees 62j: new COj. Virginias 62J; new 65. . Louisianas YO; new 64; levees 75; eights 87. Alabamas 101; flves^ 70. Georgias SOr; sevens 90. North Carolinas ts.j; new 26f. 8oath Carolines 82; new 67?. THE NEGRO KU-KZU. Oatrageon7. Conduct of a Jail Gaunt, j AUGUSTA-, October 12.. Yesterday, at Edgefleld Courthouse, a color? ed jail guard fired at Mr. A. A. Glover, but fortunately the shot failed to take effect. Mr. Glover, in self-defence, fired four shots at the negro, hitting three times and severely wound? ing h?. The militia afterwards made threats! o? violence against Mr. Glover's friends. The! whites dared them to act, but. they declined J doing-so. THE NORTHERN EZECTIONS. ' ? WASHINGTON, D. C., October 12. In Ohio the Republicans claim the State bj Alteen thousand majority. ? They. gain a Con gres sm an in the First. District, and possibly! one in the Ninth. Sch enck's election ls doubt-! ful. [The Radical majority in 1868 was 41,428; and in 1869, ior Governor, 298-.'.] In Indiana the Republicans gain In the river, towns. ' In the central portion of the State the contest is very close. Nothing is heard from the doubtful Congressional Districts. [Grant's majority in 1863 was 9572.] In Iowa the vote is light, but there is nojj change In results. - .'. i" Nothing from Nebraska. In administration circles here there is much gratification. PHILADELPHIA, October 12. The Republicans bave a majority in the] State. In Philadelphia the. vote ls-Republl can, 61,000; Democratic, 49,000. The Republicans los? the regular nominee tbe 3d District The Democrats elect Read in in the 6th, a gain. The Republicans elect Shoi maker in.lhe 12th (the coal district,) a gain The Democrats probably elect Meyers in the] 16 theist rici, making again of one in the del gallon. Forney's Press claims Oliver in the Sixth, and Shoemaker in the'Twelfth District. Bot: are doubtful. Reading in the Fifth is elected. The Republican majority ia the Ninth Dlstrl?i ls two thousand. The Sixteenth and Twenty-] first are still doubtful. The Republicans will-have a majority of five] In the State Senate-a gain of two. Tne.House; is the same as last year. [In 1869 the Radicrl majority was 4596 Grant's majority In 1868 was 28,898.] CINCINNATI, October 12. Later accounts make Stevenson's (Radical) majority 1517. ! The highest majoiltyln Ham ilton County Is 2500. The reports lrom Hie Cth District, where General Denver ls contending against two Radicals, are conflicting. INDIANAPOLIS, October 12. Both parties claim the State, and lt may re quire the official count to decide. Tbe returnsj up to this evening Indicate the election of the, following Democrats: Kerr, Holman ands Voorbees. The 4th and 9th districts are doubb" fa!, and the Legislature ls in doubt. COLUMBCS, O., October 12. Judge Lewis D. Campbell is probably etectedj in the 3d district, beating Schenck. The Cuban malls from Southern cities will in] future be sent to Cedar Keys via New Orleans, J and thence taken to Havana by the Roberts] steamship line. JOINT ELECTION COMMITTEES. A Letter from Major Seibels. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. Your ?ditorial aider the head of "Joint ?Election Committees" lather surprises m;. Yon say "you are not aware of the nature of ?th?efforts, the failure of wbicli I announced;'', lit was just this : I endeavored to obtain som?-j Itbing moio than tho mero expression of wil? lingness ou tho part of Governor Scott and Ur. Ban-ier for ns to appoint committees, to Ibo pr?sent at the election and at the counting lof thc votes. We don't ask for thia; we have the right to be present during the entire <lay. land also to challenge every man whom we (deem an illegal voter. We also have the right to be present when the voles are counted ont. This has never been desied at any election in| ?this State that I am aware of. But what does ?this amount to if the managers or commission rs are disposed to play fais?? What could bel ore with the boxes in the thirteen days, thc! tanager j and commissioners have charge oft them ? Would it be impossible to open them, ake oar votos ont, an -J pat theirs in ? li this { u;h an unheard ol crime that none of the ix or enrbt hundred Republicans, who havel ebie matter ia charge,' wonld venture to en ago in? Ia. the character of cK these men! UOV? suspicioa V Is the party so pure and in-! corruptible thai we are con tent to risk this vital question in their hands without an effort to see ourselves righted ? I SIT, never. It is pow admitted ou both sides here that Mr. ptinsier'a -letter amounts to nothing. Gover? nor Scott says he can do nothings be has not javen "removed those commissioners wbo are ?candid i tes. Mr. Sausier bas tinco told me that he could do nothing,' and, if the state Jment in my ci rd waa incorrect, hie was the one ito set me right, and show that hie expressions j Vere to. result in practicable action; but ion .the ?pnlrary, he.told me that some of the commis? ioners have already told him he had no right ,a consent to any such propositions, and .they ?vonld not consent tobe supervised by any on>.[ ind I '? have failhermore been informed bye Jmore than oae honest Republican from severs lg coontie?, th it we would not get a fair election. In view of all this, I say we have only been! offered the shadow of fair play. You can very I easily con."' nt to loan a friend fifty dollars, bu < j you can fee good care that he never gets'it. [ have j submitted other propositions which j L hope '. il yet culminate in something taogi blt, aud it is this : either to let us appoint al oommittee to assist the lawfal commissioners! in, sealing up the boxes before being delivered! into the hands of the managers, the boxas to? be returned, seals unbroke, opened and count ed in the piesenco of the sime parti?s-oil this : we wilt furnish sheets or slips of paper,! Xs ned by our committees;' said sheets or slips! tb be securely pasted and sealed around the! bos-s in the presence of 'our committees;! boxes to be rc turned to the commissioner'?,! seals unbroke, opened and counted in the prc-j sence of the same committees, notice bcingj given by the lawful commissioners that, if any! pox has been opened, it will not be counted." Ibis will avoid all watching an J guarding; aadj If rejected, wo may justly con cl a de that boxes j are to be stuffed, as tbey have been in hun-j dr eds of places bo'oro. ~ . ' ' H 3 I am, your obedient servant, . , .,. E. W. SSIBELS, Secrstaiy, 4c, Executive Co amit tee Union Beform Party. THE EICKEN8 LAND JOB. [Kemi Catate Transactions of R. K.J Scott di Co. [FROM OCR OWN COREXSPOSDKNT.) COLOMBIA, October 10. In reference to the assertion recently made "that not a foot ol land was purchased in Oconee County, or any other county, in which the Governor was directly, indirectly, remote? ly or contingently interested," I have yet another witness-a letter written from Keowee by ?a citizen ofthat region, whom I shall allow] to speak for himself. The letter is dated Sep-2 tember the 17lh, 1870. The writer says: S I have examined the county records for land! transactions by the land commissioner, anda find that he-R. C. DeLarge-bas purchased! from one John R. Cochran six tracts 'ol land,? most of which lies adjoining or near to me,fl and are well known to me. They were once? owned by Samuel Maverick and Major Lewis,? (who were large land owners) and are nearlyS all poor. Tbey divided their lands, and theses nix tracts, with many others, went into pos-g [session of Major Lewis, and alter his death his? (lands were sold for partition by A. 0. Norris,H .commissioner in equity for Anderson District, I ?on twelve months, (I believe,) and the s ix S pacts referred to, with several others, were?j bought by James C. Kev?, one of the heirs,ona Wie 7th day ot October, 1861. * * . ?J I Messrs. S. Keys and N. A. McCulIy were! [merchants and land agents in the Town o fj? [Anderson; and James C. Keys was In debt tojj pcm, and placed these six tracts of land I DB pelr bauds ?cr sale, on the 16th day of Decem-fl [ber, 1869. They deeded the said tracts to J. R.B [Cochran, J. W. Harrison and R. K. Scott. * Jg **.#?! was present when James C.H Keys bought the land, and told him at thea time he bad paid too high for the land, as I tn [is of little or no value; and I do not believes that If it were put now PL auction it would? bring what Ke vs paid for lt, by any one whoa knows lt,' * ** * *: '? *. On the 9th day> pf May. 1870, J. W. Harrison and R. K. Scott? deeded their undivided interest In the land tofl John R. Cochran, and he, on the 13th of May.? deeded it to R. C. DeLarge. ? I pause at this point just to ask If this writer J does not talk as If he knew something about? this land transaction ? ? Now, he goes on to give a tabular exhibit ofl .the six tracts of land, giving the number ofj Wes in each; the prices paid by Keys terB [each in 1861; the prices which lt is pretendedg ?were paid for each by Messrs. Cochran, Har-a [rlson and Scott, in 1870, and, Anally, the pricesi [actually paid, In 1870,. by E. C. DeLaree, usg Ifield commissioner, out ot the monies of the* State, to John R. Cochran. The table is as J follows: ? t 2l3l ='fi VI *. .i . I !I !!S|? h a ? - ?a s?sg r?, ,g ; _1 5 j e.,_j c. . I NO. 1... 210 j $ SOOt; $ 800 O?i S 735 003 No. 2... J28 150 00! 2,000 00 1.49S C0| No. 3... .182 80 00 1,500 00? 1,267 001 No. 4... 327 I 250 00; 1,500 00' 1,144 Oui No. 5...I 135 10 OU! 750 00 472 002 NO. 6... 40 i 25 00i 150 00 140 001 Tota'.-I 1.502 I $ 595 Pjj $6.700 00| ?5.250 How is this for high ? CORSAIR. DEATH OF CORNELIUS WENDELL.-The sad intelligence of the death of Cornelius Wendell, Esq., reached this city last evening. Mr. jWendelidied at Northamptou, Mass., where he had been visiting, and hie loss will be Im oom ed by a large number of friends in thia Icommunity. Mr. Wendell came to this citv ?from Albany. N Y., about 1856, and was the Icoufractor "for ths government printing, in [partnership with Mr. Van Benthuysen. Sub? sequently he was elected Congressional printer, wbicb position he held for several yeaie. Washington Star, Saturday evening. I ?T??E DEATH OF R.E. LEE] iTIDINGS OF THE LAST MOMENTS OF? THE GREAT CAPTAIN. IA TALE OF SORROW FOR THE SOUTH.! RICHMOND, VA., October 12. The Dispatch bas just received tho following! telegram lrom Staunton: "A messenger ar-| rived her last night from. Lexington, bringing the information that General Lee ls muchl worse, and his physicians report his disease as! having assumed a more serious form. Hlsfl friends are alarmed at his condition." [SECOND DISPATCH.) . LEXINGTON, VA., ) VIA MILBORO', 0:tober 12-7 A. M. j Symptoms of an unfavorable character havel manifested themselves in the disease of Gen-I eral Lee, within the past two days. H1B con-! ditlon is not very encouraging; Indeed, lt be? gins to excite the grave apprehensions ot hlsSj friends and physicians. The members ol' hIsJ family at a distance have been summoned to! his bedside. [THIRD DISPATCH.) ?LEXINGTON, VA., Oct. 12,' 10 A. M.-via Milboro.l General Robert E. Lee, the Christian gen-g ?eman and hero of a hundred battles, breathed! his last at thirty minutes past hine o'clock thls| morning, the cause of his death being conges-j Lion of'the bn??. '-'.' The age of General Lee was 63 years, 8j ?months and 23. days. [FOURTH DISPATCH.) ' ' RICHMOND, October 12. The Dispatch has Just, received tue iollowlng| [special telegram : ' LEXTKOTON, VA., October 12. General Lee died this morning, at halt-past 0 o'clock. He began to grow worse on Mon-9 day, and continued to sink until, he breathed] his last (his morning. All places'of businea are closed, the bells are tolling, and the wliolej community is thrown Into the deepest grief. AFFAIRS IN CLARENDON. ?The Agricultural Outlook and Poli tl-j cal Situation. - ? ' . 1 ' ROM OCR OWN CJRRE8P0NDKNT.) MANNING, S. C., October 10.' We have had fine harvesting weather for ?some time past, and the farmers are turning nt to account. The yield of cotton in this sec? tion ls quite heavy for the area of land plant? ed, but short by one-fourth of what lt would pave been but for the wet weather In the sum? mer. The yield of corn ls greater than an ave-] rage yield, and baa nilly come up to tho cxpcc-I tations of the farmers, and 1 think, as I indi-! bated In a previous letter written during the] summer, that the white people of this count] hare made and will harvest corn enough to do them until the next harvesting season. A sad accident occurred in the fork of Black River, In this county, last week. Little Ashby Hodge, ahoy ot some seven summers, son of Mr. Dudley Hodge, climbed upon the cog: wheel of a cotton gin while lt was In motion* and was carried under the frame supporting the band-wheel, but a lew inches above the cog-wheel, and was so severely crushed that he died after lingering twelve hours. He was aa intelligent and bright boy, full of vivacity I and mirth, and was almost idolized by' th? members of the family. Last Friday a squad of negroes assembled on the court house square for the purpose ol drill? ing. They were called togethor by Alfred Pack, colored, one ot the county commission? ers, who bawled out at the top ot his voice; "Fall in, tall lu, now ls the accepted Ume.Pi Under these unjust appeals some twenty col-S ored men of martial spirit tell into -line, off whom Pack assumed command. The squad,* under the Instructions of the commander,! went through with evolutions ol "right face,! front, left lace, front, torward march, right! about march, and righi and left wheel,? in al manner highly satistactory to themselves asl well as the self-constituted instructor. The! exercises continued some two hours, and were] spiced with some evolutions not mentioned! above, nor to be found lu Haruee or Gillam.! Pack was assisted In his labors by Sam Bar-! row, the town marshal, who followed the rear! rank, and with his baton kept tbe stragglers In! position. At a meeting held at this place on last Satur-, day by the citizens, Irrespective of color, the] following nominations were made : For Sen? ates-Rev. Wm. Dozier, colored. For Repre-. [sentatives-James.E. Tindal, white, and James! Cantey, colored. For Judge of Probate-B.j Pressley Burroo, white. For County Commls-g 'ere-C. C. Thames, white, and James Johnson,! ?Wm. Sherill, colored. For School Commis-! stoner-Hiram Tension, colored. No nomlnh-f Mon made tor the. office of sherm. The term! ol' office of clerk ot the county does not expire? at the time the term of the other county' offlcesj expires. FRANZ.. . A VOICE FROM SUMMERVILLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. Can you tell why there has not been more! attention paid to the Reform meetings at Sum? merville? There is pb Reform clob or any! [thing that the people attend to get an insight! into tbe nature or intentions of the leaders off (this party. There ie, it is true, a Reform club? ?here, composed of five or six of tho beacon! liqhts of Summerville that aro noted for theirj Sobriety and indefatigabihty, bat their matters! are so extremely personal.and their business sol private.that no other persons are ever invited toi attend their meetings that are held witb a! wtrict regard to secrecy. No public speeches: pr meetings have boeu made or held to my! ?knowledge, and the mind of tho poopie ta at af ''oss to comprehend the idea of tho leaders of? this party in so entirely negloci lg, and aa it jj wereiahoriug. aplaca of BO many votes aa thei Town of Summerville. Thesa private meetings! tire actually doing aa injury to tbe cause, asg tliey bias the mind of tbe working class (andg thereforo tb3 majority of the voters) to thea irty that invites their co-operation in tuc? affaire of tbe government and tho election, and hey will naturally shun a party of men who tato tho power in their cwu hands, and appoiut whoever they in their wisdom and knowledge may deem tbe right one to transact anv busi? ness, without asking or seeking the consent of any, not oven the one appointed. If Judie Carpenter and Genaral Butler expect any ?thing from the Town of Summerville, they had better mako some demonstration in that quar? ter, and appoint more suitable persons who] are capable of miking speeches in publio, andi that will not treat the people with oool con-f ?tempt, as the walther is cool and both to? gether may tend to cool the ardor of the fe v| 'constituents that havo not already been affect? ed by the privacy and supremacy of the ut'ore fsaid members of the aforesaid club. T M. N. T. Colonel Briston, of Kentucky, has been ap? pointed United States solicitor-general. POLITICAL DISABILITIES. The following list of citizens of thlg State, Jwhose political disabilities have been removed loy Congress, Is furnished by Senator Robert Ison, chairman of the Senate committee on fpolltlcal disabilities: fi Abbeville County-James M. Martin, Lemuel G. Guffin. Richland County, Columbia-Ainsley Mon teith, W. Hutson Wlgg, Cyrus D. Melton, Samuel W. Melton, Thomas J. Lamotte, Jesse E. Dent, Bobert C. Shiver^ John Agnew, Cha?. H. Janney, Elisha Shiver, Henry Sparnlck, Charles Edmondston, James G. Gibbes, Wm. Shiver. Anderson County-G. W. Walker, Thomas J. Webb. '. * Charleston, S. C.-E. M. Whiting, J. F. Green, John Tuomey, John M. Monaghan, W. J. Bal entine. ' Cheater County-W. P. Gill, Eli Cornwall, William McAlily, J. R. Linder, James Hemp, bill. Colleton County-C. Baring Farmer, J. W. Burbridge, B. Allen Wiglet. Darlington County-J. B. Galthre, E. W. Du bose. .'..'* ..... Edgell eld County-Wm. F. Durlsoe, Stew? art Harrison, Abram Jones, John H. MoDevRt, John M.. Norris, M. C. Butler, M. C. Welsh. Fairfield County-W. W. Boyce.Calvin Bryce, John P. Mathews, Heary A. Smith, Robert Hawthorne. Georgetown County-S. F. Atkinson. ? . . Greenville, S. C.-H. P. Hammett, F. C. Gower, Robert McKay, Thomas T. Earle. Horry County-C. B. Sarvls, Isaac G. Long. Lexington County-Reuben Gross, Samuel I. Stewart, W. D. M. Harmon, Stewart Har? rison. Marlon County-Ely Godbold. Marlboro'County-W, D. Johnson. George W. H. Legg, Claud C. .'Turner, J. C. Wlnsmlth, William Irvin, J. M. Elford, R. C. Pool. Newberry. County-J. E. Glenn. Pickena' County-W. E. Holcomb, Isaac Gi McKisslcfc. Spartanburg County-A. B. Woodruff, L. M. ?Gentry...' L Sumter County-Daniel Kiels, R. S. Millett. S Union County-Robert McBeth. . Williamsburg County--S. T. Cooper. York' County- John w. A. Hartness, John G, fEnloe, James A. Batohford, Theo. Byers, J. D. [Witherspoon. ^ _ ?_..?. - TRE EUTURE.OF THE SOUTH The Dawn or a JProgperous Era. IFrom the Ne?r York Snn.j , Tho prospectivo great prosperity of tho (South, ic seems, will be a cause of disaster to ma nv competitors in the product iou of cotton in olber parts of the world. The last cotton crop of tho South alone was nearly np to the manufacturing power of tho world; and the producers of cotton in other parte are greatly alarmed, not so'much because they must com? pete against me quantity sent from the South, as thtt they will bnve to encounter low prices,: which they caonot successfully do. HoweverL much tbe Lnchsh may vrlsb to see their coJo-9 mea prosperous, tbe Enslish manufacturers] 1 .rill purchase the raw n.aren al of those woof can etil it to them cheapest; and as the Soutbt can do that, her competition* are likely to bel driven to. the wall. Besides, the South con S raine more cotton than ever. Thousands ol acres ot land aro now cultivate 1 that were never U3ed in that way before; and as there is ? a constant influx of immigrants, and every day Jmore and more uegroee truing industriously to ?work, and capital increasing, the future of the ?South is very bricht. HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. How to Bmy Food. Mid. Henry Ward Beecher, who, like her husband, knows how to wield a fluent pen, gives these practical bit? of advice to young housekeepers: In buying beet remember that ox beef is the best. The animal ehouid be five or six years old before lt is killed, if you would have the best beef. If well fed, it will be finegrained The lean should be a bright red color, and well mingled with fat -If lhere ls not a good quail, ty ol fat running through it, the beet will be tough, and not well flavored. Thc fat should be a rich clear white, Just: tinged with yellow, and firm, and the suet also. Helter or cow, beef is paler than ox bee:7, firmer grained, th fat a clear white, and the bones smaller, but 1 ls not as rich or juicy. When the animal ls! too old; or badly fed, lt ls of a dark red. the fat skinny and toiiglu and in very old beef a horny substance will be found running through the ribs. When lt ls pressed if the; meat rises quickly from the finger lt is good; but If the finger dent rises slowly, or not at all," do not buy It, lt is poor meat. The sirloin and the middle ribs are the best for roasting. If) you buy a sirloin have lt cut from the "chump end," which bas a good undercut or fillet. The rump, ls often preferred by epicures, but being loo large to roast whole, a roast is' usually cut from what Ia called the "chump1 end." Porter-house steak Is the best tor broil-] lng. but not the most economical. One rib la loo small for baking; lt dries in cooking, and ls not good economy unless you take out ih? bone, roll Hie meat and stuff it, when it makes a nice dish for a small family. Veal should be small and while, the kidney] well covered with tat. li the catt ls over ten weeks old Hie meat will be coarse. The flesh should be dry and white. If coarse-grained, ?moise and clammy, have nothing to do with lt. [The fillet, loin and shoulder are the best for (roasting. The breast, well cut and Jointed, (makes a fine stew or pot-pie, and is better [economy than when baked: or roasted. Veal lis excellent to make "sleek" for soups; the' knuckle or tho poorer parts of the neck are' [just as good for soup as the more expensive parts. Mutton should be dark colored and have ?plenty 'of fat The color determines the age, land age ls considered a mark of excellence in mutton. It should be live or six years ol_ to satisfy a lover or mutton. All the Joints (may be roasted-but tne sadddle, and next to [that the haunch, the leg and loin undivided 'are the best. Chops are cut from the loin, [cutlets from tbe leg, the best end of the neck, Tor thick end of the loin. The leg and neck are often bolled. Lamb should be small, pale red and fata Best 'roasted. The leg, when the lamb attains a [good size, is excellent boiled. T Pork should never be bought except from a butcher whose honesty you are sure of, .and who knows where the pork was fattened. 4 It .s not a very healthy meat at the best, and hone should be used unless corned. There is much bad or diseased pork ?old, and lt is very [dangerous food. If the flesh feels flabby or plummy to the touch It Is hot good, and should not on any account be used. If there are ker? nels In the fat let lt alone. The fat should be hard, the lean white and fine ia the grain, and !the rind thin and smooth. As Boon as your meat of any kind Is brought home from the butcher's wipe it with a clean ?dry cloth. If in. summer you find any'fly "blows,' which Jj very common, cut them ont Ut once, and no harm will be done. In the loins a long pipe runs by the bone; that should be taken out immediately, or In a few hours lt will uiint and spoil the wi'ole Joint. If the meat is not to be used at once, dredge lt with pepper. Powdered charcoal dusted over meat will help ito keep it sweet, or wl'l remove any taint al? ready begun. It'I.? wise to keep charcoal on hand during warm weather; lt is wonderfully efficacious in preserving meat, and, if dusted over it, while hanging, lt can all be washed off when von are ready io cook it. Most meat la' more lender and easily digested if kept haug-' Slug some time, and charcoal ls a great and re? liable aid in preserving lt. Lamb and veal cannot be kept as safely as beef and mutton. In choosing turkiea and fowls boar m mm_ that tho male bird, if young, will have a1, smooth leg aud a snort spur, eyes bright and full, leet supple. The ben may bejudged btf the same bigu?, and if these are not found be] uro the birds are stale and old. Ducks, geese and pigeons should have plia? ble feet; if stiff, they are old. lu all, the vont 'should bc firm; if discolored or flabby ibey are ?stale. This last sian should bo remembered Tn judging of all poultry or gamo. J iho eves of fish should be bright, the gills ?clear red, body stiff and smell not unpleasant, ?or rather, not stale, for we imagine that fish lean never bo of a pleasant smell, however pal Hittable they may be to the tame. AB far as possible buy all stores by tbe quan tity; if nothing else, you save" tbe weight otS paper, no small item in the course of a year; but there is always some reduction wheo an 'article is purchased at wholesale. You sive Itbe retail commission, if nothing more. i \THE FRENCH CRUSHED RT THE} GERMAN A RTILLER T. FLIGHT OF THE FRENCH REGULARS. ?THE GERMAN'S PUSHING SOUTH.I GARIBALDI GOES TO THE FRONT IA SUCCESSFUL SORTIE PRO ll PARIS. DRIVEN IN ON VERSAILLES. " ?: .. .;. ' .'. ' y .Ja ,; NOON DISPATCHES. War News. WASHINGTON, October 12'. The following is a summary oi the latest i'or-| Jelgn dispatches: . . . It ls stated that the Prussian Government! Jims addressed an earnest remonstrance to the! [United Stales against the shipment of arms to j |France?: Bourbaki's arrival at Tours is hourly ex-j [peeled. . ? Mor? fighting is reported near Orleans. The Tours Government has no news ot favorable! Jresults. TOURS, October 12. The Minister of War officially publishes the "following from Orleans, late last night: The scene of the battle to-day was so near the city that shells fell on the outskirts. The gallant troops'from Tours have formed a jonction with the 15th army corps, near Artenay. Se? vere lighting ls renewedbefbre SL Quentin. BERLIN, October 12. The steamship Hermann, from New York,! |26th ultimo, bas arrived. No French cruisers] |were Been by .her. NIGHT DISPATCHES. French War Reports. TOURS, October 12; Messengers who were sent to Orleans yes-S jterday, where the battle was going on, make] ?the following report : I "The French, who were in much smaller! force than the Prussians, were literal-! ly crushed by their superior artillery, and] were driven baok Info the suburbs of the town. Some barricades had been erected there, and our forces took advantage of the shelter they afforded. The Papal Zouaves and Garde Mobile behaved most courageously, but the regular troops ried at the first fire. None of the regular troops, made much resistance, and many of them threw away their arms In' their flight. The Prussians opened fire on the-town alter the French de^ feat, and, owing to the barricades, many flresf occurred. The raliway depot and many largef establishments were destroyed. .Atlast accounts, the people ot Lyons (?)| ?ero Hying ia njf iltro'otloOs. ' At a late hour last night the Germans: badi pushed south as far as Beaugencyand Me un j.[ between Orleans and Tours. Ill is feared that the Papal Zouaves will 'be) surrounded and captured. The other French j troops In the neighborhood are In a good posi-[ Hon, abd heavy reinforcements were sent for-' ward to them during the night. It Is reported that several heavy guns have gone forward from Bourges.' The French troops at Beau gency and Meuny are excellent. They are chiefly composed of Garde Mobile and'Garde Nationale, and are determined to resist to the last. In view ol the urgency ol the case, Gari? baldi left Tours this morning for the field. There is a great movement here of the! Francs-tireurs, and troops of all kinds are| pushing, to the front with all dispatch. The government bas repeated its determinar lion to retaliate for Prussian atrocities. It the municipal authorities of Ablis be executed, an equal number of Prussian prisoners will be shot, . The ministers have the lollowlng. The cou-l rler who brought the Intelligence wa3 allowed! to poss through the Prussian HneB : There was a battle on Friday between Fort Mont Valerien and St. Cloud, on the west Bide of Paris. The French, under General Ducrot, made a sortie In force, and the Germans were completely deleated and driven to Versailles,! surrendering entirely the positions lately occu? pied by them, and from which they might have] ?helled the western part of Paris. Advices from different parts ot France con? firm the reports of Prussian outrages upon the helpless people and towns. The successes of the Francs-tlreurs are followed by the burning of villages. All the authorities ot the towns are seized. In view of this frightful state of affairs, the Tours Government has presented the sub? ject to the Prussian military authorities and (the ambassadors o? the neutral powers. ' . CHATEAUX DUN, Octdber 12. The enemy was bea' en back at Dreux Mbr cueiio yesterdty. A. later dispatch says that the German scouts retreated upon the' ap? proach of the Francs-tirours and Mobiles. TOURS, October 12. The Government is satisfied that Generali [Bourbaki acted io good faith. Five franc piecas, with the emblems of the [Republic upon them, are circulating. Engl Uh War Reports. LOUDON, October 12. General Burn-ide has conveyed to Jule sj [Favre the assurance from Bismarck of G er pliny's willingness to permit the elections to| Itho Constituent Assembly to be held. WAR MIS CELLANT. How the Prussian Communicational are Maintained. The special correspondent of the London ?Times, at the Crown Prince's headquarters, Vrites September 16 : A thing which causes astonishment to me is the perfect impunity with which the Prussian communications have been preserved. Their) Bmilitary administration is most vigorous, and Sits apparent severity prevents bloodshed, and secures their long Hues aga!nst attack. It is 'Death" to have arms concealed or reta'ned inj n any house. It is "Death" to cut a telegraph wire or to destroy anything used for the ser? vice of the army. What eau a disarmed popo lalion. however hostile and venturesome, at? tempt against even small bodies of armed men who always move with caution, and against troops who do not make night marches 'except In large bodies ? The Prussian cavalry (are everywhere. There is no neglect, no in? souciance; nothing ls taken on trust. Enter a small village In the centre of a district which ls full of troops on all sides, and you see two sentries posted on the road, and two sentries lurther on at the exit; and on every road or 'lune, out or In, the same precautions are ob Iserved.' The people In the towns and villages pire aghast. ^Everywhere Prussians. Tbc Beautiful Drama of War. A distinguished officer, Wm. de Boonu,] ^writing toa British Journal, thus unmasks the] real situation : It seems incredible, Ifrom what we as yet! know, that any one man could so deliberate have plunged a country suddenly Into w with not one single arm of the naval or mi tary services really prepared, but such is tl (act, and lt was within my personal observ tlou at the camp lately that whole divlsioi went into action in a literally famishing cont lion, as well as deficient In drill and gener efficiency. Of about' 450,060 men sent to tl front, np . to: September 1, it is myseriqi opinion? from .ocular, evidence, that notov 200,000 were really In a state of discipline < drill flt to lace even an ordinary enemy, ? alone such,, an army, as that of confedera Germany.. , .'.'.turcos".and''mltralUenrsT.aloi were relied on as balancing all and every de: ciency, and when the Irresistible Impetnosll of the Germans demolished-ll'.ose-two mil tary fallacies-for stich I hold them I be-why the collapse was fearful, te rible, beyond precedent. I believe quite within tbe mark to set down tbe nun ber Aors de combat ot the two armta French and German, ol not less than 400,001 ot which fully 250,000 are dead or badly main ed for life; of the number killed outright it not easy to speak definitely, as tully fifty p? cent. ot. the merely wounded perished on tn field where they fell from want of ambulant and hospital care. 1 remember seeing OE trench fully a kilometre long, wherein at lea 10.000 German and French'dead were Indi crim?nale!y huddled, many bodies , not y< Suite cold. People ?re naturally saddened, ni espalring, but quite the other way. though 1 my humble opinion I believe Paris utterly li defensible under the circumstances,' an against such an army as the German; bi there is no one to utter the word "surrender, and If the .Germans will persist in attackin Paris, why they will only enter lt as Sebastop was en tere ?. I believe there Is, no gaseo nad in the determination thus expressed, and cannot help-thinking that Germany-will ever tually regret a war of extermination against nation which was literally driven blindiolde into lt, like sheep to the slaughter; war is on thing, biit this campaign has been butchery" not war; . ? . ..: f::t ., Attitude of tbe Czar. ! The Cologne Gazette, referring to the r< marks of some Journals on the attitude < Russia In the present war, says :' The notoriously friendly feeling ol Ute Eu pe tor of It uss I a lor Prussia cannot be den lee but it ls gladly rumored about that be ls sic! In this, we may remark by the way, as w know from' the unanimous testimony c eye-witnesses In St. Petersburg, tner ls not one word of truth. The Emperc is perfectly well, and ls delighted, as bis prt sentdtlon of orders proves, at the ijerma victories. At the beginning,of the war, a we learn from a trustworthy source, the Ea peror Alexander declared, In opposition to tb military men who surrounded bim: "The wa is a mlsP>rtune, but It has been provoked b France, and the troops of my uncle wil ?.ve the Trench a fitting lesson." The hew o; the battle ot Woerth was greeted by tb Emperor as Joyful Intelligence, and tho statt ment already made In papers ls coom med a perfectly true, that when, at the cnpliulatloi of Sedan, he proposed a toast In honor of th event, be broke his glass, according to the an clent custom, that no one might ever drlnl rom It again. All this as little accords wit! Shat is said about tbe unfavorable feeling o hesta fdr Prussia ss the letter of the Empero Alexander to King William, about which som? papers with French sympathies have recent!.1 said all sorte ol fabulous things in-an unfavora bl? sense. Tbe Inventors of rumors abou congresses must be content to' know tba peace will be concluded, without them an< those from whom they receive their orders. .?i?*^ t'p lr a Balloon. The telegraph recently gave an accouh of the balloon experience of two young A merl can adventurers, witto found themselves dis agreeable suspended above a Prussian camp with cannon, mus ketry and fuses, playing upon tliern.'. Ganioetta'a balloon, which started nt- l?? same time, seems to have met with slmlla halr-breadlh escapes. When the first report of French balloonlnir came, they>wereTecelvei with incredulity bolh In England and In tb! country. We still had in mind the great sum expended in vain during the first French revo lut lon, to make ballooning a practical metboc o? communication In war. However, lt li clear tbat the science of aeronautics has mad? great progress since 1792, and although balloons were biit of slight use In the Crimean and Austro-Sardinian wars, as well as in otu own civil war, the French have certainly mad? them very useful in the present Juncture. The mall service by balloon between Paris and Tours, and between Metz and the surrounding region, bas been Important in results; and, the spice of perilous adventure In crossing the Prussian lines high in air seems to have made lt attractive to daring spirits. Probably, the present war will give a new impetus to the art of ballooning ail over the world, and the lessons learned in war will be applied on' a larger scale In times ol peace,: A To u eli lng Incident. ! The story of an old French rifficer, coming to redeem a relio ot his martial days, ls thus told by a correspondent writing from Vaux: We had just finished dinner, and were smok? ing the post-prandial cigar, when an orderly came In to say that a Frenchman desired to speak with the commandant ol Vaux. "Mon? sieur le Commandant," said he, "and Mes? sieurs les officiers,I beg of you to be seated; and If Monsieur le Colonel will grant me a few mo? ments, I will not detain him long." A chair was immediately handed him, wlr.n he con? tinued: "Monsieur le Colonel, l am, as you per? ceive, an old soldier ol France, although I am sorry to say that my years and my hard ser? vice compelled me long since to relinquish my profession and to retire to this peaceful village of Lorraine, not too far off for me to hear the r?veill? and retreat borne to me morning and evening lrom Metz, and reminding me of days-gone hy. My poor country la In yonr bands. I an too much of a soldier not to re? spect orders. I had the proclamation brought to- me : that the Inhabitants of Vaux should , at once bring all their . arms to the guardhouse. Mine consisted of a fowling-piece and a .dagger. It' ls on the subject of this dagger that I now come to disturb you. Gentlemen, you ali know how an old soldier prizes the relics ot bygone glory, or the presents, ol' some dear comrade who hos lou.'ht und died by his side. I come to claim your forbearance and your kindness In such a cause. That dagger was given , to my father by the Emperor Napoleon I, on the bloody field of Auslerlltz. I have worn lt at my side in many a hard-fought action, and now I seem to miss my old comrade from the nail where he used to hang, and I come to beg you to give the old soldier back a memento that to you ls useless, but that serves to remind him oi com? rades dead and gone, of bard-fought fields and lonely bivouacs. Il I have asked too much, excuse the trouble I have given you in listen? ing to my slory; but if lt ls possible for you to grant my request, accept tbe thanks of an old soldier who, like you all, has fought and bled for his country." I need hardly add what was the sequel. An orderly was immediately dis? patched for the much-prized dagger; the old French gentleman smoked a cigar and draak a glass of wine; and when bis much-prized weapon was returned to him by the colonel, a tear glittered in his eye, as he drew up his tall figure at the door, and with a "Dieu vovs b?nisse, Messieurs I* he bowed and left us. A Terrible Prophecy. No event since the fall af Napoleon 1 bas ever called out so many prophecies and curious calculations as tho fall of Napoleon III. If we may believe the numerous tables ot figures, which "all add up the samo way," ul was a sheer impossibility for the late Emperor! to avoid his fate; and though it ia true that thea force of eome of their figures is weakened bys the fact that they wero not prodncad until! after the war bogan, and until tho fate of the! empire was sealed, still there wcie othcraj which had been in' existence for years.n Smucker, in nie life of Louis Napoleon, notedi tbat thc career of tho first .Napoleon lasted seventeen years, tbat the restored Bourbons reigned eeventeen years more, that then Lcnis Philippe reigned seventeen years, and that, by inference, Napoleon III would reign jost seven? teen years-as, in fact, he did. This was the simplest of all the arithmetical prophecies, some of them going into details of the age of Eugenio and of Napoleon, the date of their marriage, and so on. ? ' But the most terrible of these prophecios Just now ia that attributed tb the monk D'Or val, who lived several centuries ago, and who, it is c-aimed, traced out distinctly the wonder? ful career- 'Of Napbleo'n - the Groat; "bis over? throw; hie return from Elba, and final down? fall; tbe ascent of Louis Napoleon to the throne; the Crimean wax and other incidents, Sendinp with the final downfall of LpaU Na Chronicle; "Ibe Seine becomes red' Watti tire ' blood of tho French." - Aftar thia bombie;con- ! diet "a yonns: .prince of tho old legitimate . Btock xeiena in France with H^eat.r^odparirj ; and popularity!" ' , .. ' i .' ? -:: ' . . ' .tn'''. SPARKS PROM THE WIRES. The London Times: speaks dttcohrag^Ip of the TehuB?tepecjCanj?jpute, but approves ol the Nicaragua rp.ute. and thinks that in view of che Phclflafialiroacf and other great Wert can project*, the latter work will 'oe successful. S Messrs.'1 ?arb?tir and Walk?r, of 'Richmond, Va., the parties to the'recent challenge, have been arrested, there being fears of another collision. Both persons were bailed to appear this morning.. -.. '. Communication with Aden and India, via [the Bed Sea cables, was again re-established [yesterday afternoon. There were fourteen deaths by yellow fever ENew Orleans on Tuesday. There are to be big doings In Atlanta if Pres* mt Grant visits the state Fair, tattjinrj ono ^nrmshing ?oebe. JJ .. J- Xl K 'S , IW MERCHANT T ITU t) B .?TC: tia :\-..?j:* i^a&icrsk : Having inst.received a new and complete stock of CLOTHS,' Cassimeres. Yest Patterns and fl ParnisniBguooda,is prepared to make to order ?j Qaatl?irien's Clothes m the latest styles ada front r. the best materials.;.'- t .'/-::'"/XV. jf?JT?G ' Particular attention ls requested .to the follow- : tngspecialtlfes':" . 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BS ?XFrench, Kid and Beaver GLOVES. . English Buck, Deerskin, Beaver and Gauntlet , .GLOVES. ! The. Celebrated ! . ... ! ' 1 *"K . .:! ..0 STAR SHIRTS. AND COLL ARS, ?Introduced by me.twenty-fly e'y ears ago. . ASBNT ' [FOR THEM, and the largest stock kept on hand in ?the'city. . ' "I The above named STAB SHIRTS WTLLBHMAM UP TO OBOES, ALSO BY MBASUBB. PAPER COLLARS, [or the Pioneer, Promenade, Dauntless, Washing? ton, Astor, Royal, Bismarck and Dickens. TAILORING DEPARTMENT, 'supplied with a Full Stock of Enghah,"'French . 'and American Cloths, Oasslmeres, Coatings, Cas? tor, Beavers, Silk Mixed and Basket-Faced Coat lings, Ac, Ac. . -^--.ruiisdS^ F A N C~Y CASSI MERESr Of the most Novel and Select Patterns. VESTINGS, ?-lush, Velvets, Oasslmeres ^ ?Uks wUo? os wm be Made UP to order j*"e we? wn Good Taste alway* U>PW<* at thS House, and on Moderate Terms. PUBCHASBBS ABE INVITED TO CALL AND MAXI ; IraBIB SELECTION^. WM. MATT H IE S SEN* -w' _j >-0. ?91KING ST., CORNER WENTWOKTH*^ ; B. 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