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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1465. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1870. S?X DOLLARS A YKAH. THE TREACHERY OP SCOTT. HE IS CONVICTED ET EUI S O TTN WITNESSES. THE DAMNING FACT OF HIS BETRAYAL OF THE COLORED PEOPLE PROVED BY TRIPLE TESTIMONY. The Ring Organ Dare Not Print the Truth. The Scott Organ, published iu this city, printed, in its issne of Monday, the follow? ing article: A SPECIFIC DENIAL. Since the publication of the letter of General Wade Hampton, asserting that Governor Scott had agreed to three distinct propositions, ot an infamous political character, the Republi? can State Executive Committee have address? ed a letter to Governor Scott, asking him for some statement of the facts in the matter. The Governor replied at some length. The letter was mailed to us for publication several days ago, but, strange to say, ls not yet re c?'ved. We shall have to-morrow a copy of the letter. But to-day we mention, In advance, some of the points therein made. The Governor explicitly denies that he ever in any way approved, assented to, or agreed to any one of the propositions stated by Hamp? ton, or to anything like them. He affirms that General Hampton made these propositions in substance, but rather vaguely, and not in such plain terms as he now states them. But in no form whatever did the Governor ever give them his approval or sanction. The first charge is that he promised to "use his influence to make the State go Democrat? ic." The tact ls that Governor Scott used all his influence to make thc State go Republi? can. Why did not Hampton at that time pub? licly denounce him for lt. The second ls "that he would endeavor to induce a sufficient number of the colored mem? bers ot the Legislature to resign, so that the whites might secure a strong<*epresentatIon in both houses.*1 The General Assembly con? vened in November following. The Governor made no such effort. Why did not Hampton then denounce Governor Scott tor breaking his word ? The third is "that he would appoint to office, whenever he cou'd do so, snch men as were recommended by the Democratic party." Gov? ernor Scott appointed very few men who were not open and avowed Republicans, and those who were not he has removed as fast as he could, replacing them by competent Republi? cans. Hampton has seen this long ago. Why has he not denounced it before ? why does he wait LUI the last hours of a bitter campaign, and then rash into print just in time to get his statement circulated throughout the State ? There is another -fact stated in the letter. There were at the interview of which Hamp? ton writes two friends of Hampton, besides the Governor. Both of these friends have publicly declared that the statement printed in this paper in the early part of the campaign wt!s SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT, and that the statement by General Butler, repeated by TUE CHARLESTON NEWS, and now revamped by Hampton, was ENTIRELY- INCORRECT. Will Hampton put his own recollection against that " of both of these, his chosen friends, as well as that of Governor Scott ? These are the points mu?e in the letter of Governor Scott. They aie strong and con? vincing. The least the best friend of General Hampton can say is, that the gentleman ls mistaken. This article promises the publication of a letter from Governor Scott, explicitly deny? ing the charges of General Hampton. That letter has not since been put before the pub? lic, and cannot now be prin*ed CWITL AFTER THE ELECTIONS. Governor Scott's Organ, however, J-O'LICTTLY DENIES that Governor Scott did assent or agree to any of the pro? positions made by General Hampton, OR TO ANYTHING ?JKE THEM. It states, moreover, ' that two friends of General Hampton, who were present at the interview with Governor Scott, have publicly"declared that General Butler's statement, "now revamped by Gen "eral Hampton, is ENTIRELY INCORRECT. " We are now, however, in a position to prove, by the very authority to which Scott and his Organ appeal, that the statement maf?? by General Butler and General Hamp? ton is EXACTLY CORRECT This fact is set? tled by the following telegram which was received at THE NEWS office yesterday after? .nooH: COLUMBIA, S. C., October 18, 1870. The following communication has just been handed me for phbllcation : "COLUMBIA, S. C., October 12, 1870. UWB WEBE PRESENT AT THE INTER? VIEW HELD WITH GOVERNOR SCOTT, ON THE 27TH OCTOBER, 18C8, AND WE STATE THAT THE ACCOUNT GIVEN BY GENERAL HAMPTON, IN HIS LETTER OP THE 8TH IN? STANT TO GENERAL M. C. BUTLER, IS AC? CURATE AND CORRECT. "L. D. CHILDS, "JAMES G. GIBBES.*1 A copy of the same has been telegraphed to Governor Scott's Charleston Organ. CORSAIR. A copy of this telegram was sent lo Scott's Organ, and is neither printed or in any way noticed. This wretched dodging cannot avail to shield Governor Scott, who, on the very day that he comes before the people for re-election, must stand convicted, by the testimony of three gentlemen, of makin an^ breaking, a promise to sell out the interests of the colored people two years ago, and of attempting to shield himself from the consequences of his traitorous con? duct by deliberate and systematic lying. SALE OF REAL ESTATE.-Mr. L. D. DeSaus sure yesterday sold the house and lot No Gibbes street for $1425 cash. " The sale of the lot on Sullivan's Island was postponed. WARD NO. 1.-The following gentlemen constitute the working Comlttee of Ward No. 1 and are earnestly requested to assemble at the Poll at five and a hair o'clock A. M., and remain during the day : O. A. Bowen, E. H. Frost. James Ad ger. Jr., W. D. Bull, G. D. Bryau, Mar.ow Cochran. J. B. Ab? bott, Jos. Cohen, J. w. Evans, H. Fordham, A. H. Harper. H. Faber, H. Fehrenbach, w. E. Jennings, A. T. Jennings,?. Huguenin; G. W. Kllnck, Edward Lynah, R. D. Mnre, Wm. Mare, J. B. Mino?, A. Mitchel, John Lewis, Jas. Nelson, H. J. O'Neill, J. R. P. Ravenei, R. H. Sere ven. Lewis Smith, J. G. Thurston, Fred Tupper. C. W. Townsend, G. B. Stoddard, J. R. Campbell, Moses Levy. Lewis Wardlaw. A. Washington, M. B. Wilbur, W. A. Wilson. E. W. West, N. Fehrenbach, A. Ford, J. D. Ford, John Getty, Joseph Geddier, Wilson Glover, George Holmes, C. R. Holmes, W. P. Holmes, J. M. Baker, James Relley, W. Stevena Timothy Street, Thaddeus Street, Jacob Mathews, A. c. McGlllivray. P. Teck lenberg, D. E. H. Smith, George H. Harrisson, B. F Balease, \. Wright. J. H. Wilson, K. L. Wells, Waring MilelL 0. Yates, J. St. J. Pringle. J. R. Pf-gie, W. A, Pringle. F. C. Rantin, B. Mcinnes. J. FRASER MATHSWES, Chairman Working Committee. RUMORS OF AN ARMISTICE. RUSSIA TENDERS MEDIATION. Austria and England Anxious Tor Peace Q-London Bankers Decline to Negotiate Berlin Paper-The Fighting around Paris-Latest Reports from the Be? sieged-Large Reinforcements for thc German Army in Prance, &c. NOON DISPATCHES. LONDON*, October 18. The Prussians are using the new railroad to Paris opened by the capture of Soissens. The powerlessness of the Paris garrison for offensive movements ls becoming more evident. No sor? tie has been made since September 30. The Prussians have not opened upon the city, while the French forts Are Incessantly. Defensive measures at Rouen continue active. The fall of Rouen Involves a severance of commu? nication between northern and western France. EVENING DISPATCHES . Prussian Wai Reports. BERLIN, October 16. The people of Strasbourg are generally satisfied with the situation. The few who fired from .the wlndowsslnce the capitulation were promptly ar? rested. The official 'anguage will'hereafter be German. St. Cloud is a total rain. The pictures and tapes? try were destroyed. War Reports in London. LONDON, October 18. Bourbaki, who commands the Army of the North, will co-operate with Bazaine. The rinderpest is spreading over the Continent. The investment of Soissons lasted three weeks; the bombardment three days. The following are the details of the battle of Baqueux : At nine o'clock in the morning the French opened with a fierce artillery fire; the Prussians answered. The Mobile Guard advanced at double-quick, when a desperate bat? tle? ensued. The Prussian position was carried at the point of the bayonet. The Prussians, unable to withstand the avalanche of men poured upon them, resorted ineffectually to several strategies, and finally dispersed. The French entered Ba? queux, and soon carried the Prussian barricades. Heavy masses of Prussians DOW appeared on the plateau, and the French, protected by the Torts, retired unmolested, the object of the recon nolssance being In every respect accomplished. The Prussian loss was 300 klll?d and loo captured. The Times reminds Its readers to-day that this is the anniversary of the bar le of LefpBlc, lu 1813, a day regularly celebrated for years, lt ls un? derstood In the German camps that a bombard? ment from all thc batteries will commence to day. There are three thousand wounded Germans and French at Orleans. The German armies In France are constantly reinforce 1, and lt ls estimated that Tully six-hun? dred thousand effective Germans are now on French soil. Gambetta has left Tours for the Vosges, where the army ls organizing to check the Prussian ad? vance on Lyons. The Prussians have made no movement towards Blois or Tonrs. * Thiers has returned to France. It ls reported that Russia tenders mediation, and that Austria and England are anxious for peace. The bankers to-day decline to negotiate Berlin paper. Hamburg and Bremen are threat? ened by the French 3eet. The excitement In these cities is Intense. There arc rumors of an armistice current here in banking circles, and stocks are advancing. French War Reports. Toons, October 18. Both armies continue concentrating near Or? leans. The Prussians occupy Orleans and camp near Meving: Advices from Lille report the arrival or large Prussian forces In the Northern department. They have a column on each bank of the Loire, and are evidently coming towards Blois and Tours. Another successful sortie from Paris Is just an? nounced. Th? Prussians lost 3090. No particu? lars. The talk of removing the capital from Tours has ceased. The discipline of the armies has vastly Improved. VALENCIENNES, October 18. An attache of forelgu affairs has just arrived from Paris. The Parisians are calm and hopeful. The French guns sweep the plains. The Prus? sians screen themselves behind powerful bat. terles. The French Dre ls wonderfully exact. The bombardment of Paris ls Impossible while the forts are so well served. The manufacture of arms ls active In Paris. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. Latest from Paris. TOCKS, October ls. Paris advices are favorble. The Seine ls bridged, affording communication with forts Cha vento u and Ivry. The Mobiles make successful sorties. Sharpshooters effectively annoy the German Unes of communication. Tiere is no official Intelli? gence from Orleans to-day. The government withholds Information to Insure the success of strategic movements. Shells were thrown into Chateau Diin this after? noon. A telegram from Dejon announces that the Germans oocupy Vcsou 1. There being no United States representative in Tours, th? French Government requests the New York Associated Press to make known to the American people Its desire to make a new postal treaty between the two nations. O Fie! Bismarck. BRUSSELS, October 18. The Independence Beige continues its attack o n Bismarck's policy, and charges him with dealin g with Insinuations unsustalued by facts. Respect to the Victors. " ST. PETERSBURG, October is. Tue press censor han been removed for a Bow? ing articles abusive of the King of Prussia. A Liberal Liberated. LONDON, October 18. The French Government hasabndoned the pros? ecution of Flourens, at the instance or Rochcforr. Mattere in Koine, FLOBESCE, October 18. Tnere are complaints that foreign governments are tardy in directing their ambassadors to recog? nize the new order of tilings at Rome. BA Bull ls expected dissolving the ecumenical Council on the ground that there is no place for its free session. Mazzini is-here and goes to Rome. Spain. MADRID, October IS. The port of Barcelona is still closed. Rodriguez declines a place in the Ministry. BAZAINE'S GREAT SORTIE. An Interesting Account. LONDON, October 13. The correspondent ol the ..Tribune at Mai sleres, near Metz, sends a description of the battle >T the Tth instant, as follows : The engagement of to day ls the most Irapor :ant effort Bazaine has made since tue Prusslaus :brew their belt of men, guns and earthworks ironud the fortresses of Metz. He had at least fifty housand men engaged in to-day's attempt; the Prussians had a considerably larger number. The norning was dull and misty. In the bombardment of the two previous days, he position occupied by the batteries of German leavy gnus was at Fren: court, near the starting point of the risc oT hills some distance to the southwest of Malzleres. To speak more precise y, they were stationed on the low riills of Mero nont. beyond which stands au observatory which .ommands the whole plain. The Prussians mshed their batteries considerably beyond Fren :court; they had Bix field batteries midway be ween it and Semecourt, and on the 6th they had lassed forward a seventh battery a? far as Seme tour: itself. From the several positions Hie bombardment Fort Sr. Eloy had been going on, and also a she Are Into the village of Ladonchamps, some Ht) distance nearer Metz tnan St. Remy, and on t line of railway. On the cth nearly one thousand shells havli been thrown into Ladonchamps and around 1 late in the evening, the French had evacuated t shattered ruins of a once smiling village. Tl Prussians at once threw forward troops In t direction of the village, establishing their i serves In Its rear, and sending forward sergeani squads to occupy It and the villages of Gran Estapes and Petit Estapes, to which its possess!* was the key, St. Remy constituting the chief sn Eort. There lay the fifty-ninth regiment of tl andwehr. Maxe, close to the river and co slderably in advance, was occupied by outpos sent forward from the tenth army corps, on tl other side of the Moselle. The two divisions of thc Landwehr stretch* athwart thc valley from the bridge of Arganc; where they touched the tenth army corps, near Marange, where they met the fifth ara corps, and to them was confided the duty holding the flat, alluvial tract on thc wcsiei bank of the Moselle. At Maizieres I found the headquarters of Gen ral von Kummer, who commands the Landweb The gnns'Of the Prussian batteries by Semeeou began to be heard. The roar of the guns grew louder and loude and there came first one heavy "boom," and the another from the big gnus lying behind at Fren court. The officers fldgetted, bnt would not y own that a*jy tiling serious was taking plat. Their nonchalance gave way at last when an alt de-camp came up at a gallop, spreading alan everywhere as he went, and dashing on to tl General's quarters for instructions to Kulde tl front. In five minutes more wc were all In tt saddle, and after a short gallop were lookln upon the scene of action from the fringe or tb wood in front of the Chateaux of Brlenx an Amelange. To explain the tactics of Bazaine and the mai ner in which his undertaking was foiled, I give brief description of the ground. From Metz t Malzleres there ls a long trough with a flat boi tem-the alluvial ma-gin of the Moselle. Thl tract ls about four miles wide. .On the west it i bounded by the heights I have already naniei and, nearer Metz, by Norlvy and Sanlny, On th east it is bounded by a lower series of bluffs, o which stand the villages ofOlgy and Malroy; bu between them and the flat bottom runs the Mc selle, impinging considerably on the flat expanse Just opposite Oigv, across the bottom, at the nat rowest part thus "formed, lies a series of villages the two Estapes and Sr.. Remy, with Maxe ani Ladonchamps, situated respectively a Utile to th east and wost front. There were Prussian troops in all these places Bazaine had laid his plan with great art. Coverei by the fog he had made hl3 dispositions with sue: adroitness that wfien lt lifted, a little past on o'clock, they were already nearly complete. Ii the first instan je he directed a strong assault 01 Ladonchamps. The Landwehr outpost held tin glace as if they were ten thousand Instead of on' und red men, and the French sent their Infantry swarming Into li, while their artUlery playet upon lt. It certainly seemed that, ir anything could con vince the French of their Imprudence, the Prus sian artillery might. The white spurts of smoki were visible all around the valley. On the righi front the batteries at Semecourt were hard ai work, and also others nearer, down the flat while the great guns at Freneconrt were sending she ls at a low range right over Ladonchamps among the advancing French. Then on our left, at Amelange, two omer batteries were maintain lng a serai-cross fire: and from the blurt) on the otherside of th?Moselle, between ^Igy and Mal roy. the Prussian field artillery was roaring. The attack on Ladonchamps was a diversion. Suddenly the villages of Grand and Petit Estapes, of St. Remy and Maxe, were overwhelmed by an avalanche of Frenchmen, The Fifty-ninth Landwehr In St. Remy would not rall back, as lt should in common prudence have done, but stood there In the streets until the French, having played upon lt with their arti lery, and rained chassepot and mitrailleur bullets, finally pushed backward the sliatrered remuant io the high road by sheer dint, of numbers. The Fuslleer battalion of the Fifty-eighth regiment occupied Grand Es? tapes, and lt occupies Grand Estapes now, but the occupants are the dead and wounded. The battalion would not give mround, and may be said to have been annihilated as lt stood-the men with their backs to the walls and their incesto the foe. The other battalions of the same regi? ment suffered terribly. s So far, then, Bazaine had succeeded. H?had occupied the chain of villages athwart the valley, and had placed a few batteries of artillery out on the front to reply to the Pruaslan fire. But this statu quo he never wished to nor could maintain. The Prussian artillery, throwing ihelr projedlles from three sides of the parallelogram, Interfered with the comfortable realization of such a conso? lation, lt seems clear that Bazaine would not have done what he did, If he hail not contem plated something more. That something, I have not the remotest doubt, was a sort.e to establish communications with Thlonvllle. His tactics were well conceived. From St. Remy and the two Estapes be kept the Prussian fire engaged with musketry and artillery. He sent forward from Grand Estapes great swarms of sharpshoot? ers, who feared extremely Ul at the hands of the Landwehr. Besides this, he massed a great body or men, nearly so,oooin all, on the bank or the Moselle, under cover of the houses of Maxe, and sent them forward to cut through the Prussian environment where lt was weakest, close to the river. The moment was a critical one. The Landwehr bad all been sent forward against the villages, with the exception of one brigade that was In re? serve, but the Tenth army corps bad been cross? ing the pontoon bridge and wes massing between the river and Amelange. There General Von Voight was in command of the back operations: and be gave the order for several regiments to advance. The movement was a sight not easily to be forgotten. First came the fuslleers, extending at a rapid run into skirmishing order, and cover? ing the whole plain with their long, thin lines. Then came the dense columns of companies of grenadiers, the bands playing and the col rs un? furled. But all the work was not left for the in? fantry to do; the artillery entered the village alone, and concentrated their fire on the French columns advancing by the Moselle. Bazalue ls singularly weak In field artillery, and the only re? ply to the Prussian fire was from the sullen sides of Fort St. Julie i or from the ramparts of St. Eloy. But the mitrailleur venomously sounded lis angry whirr, making the skirmishers recoil narrowly as they crossed the line of fire, and tearing chasms in the fronts of the solid masses of which they were the forerunners. The artillery and the skirmishers were enough for the French. Their dense columns staggered and then broke aparr. They ran pell mell Into the village of Maxe; bat when once they had walls of stone and lime between them and the Prussians, they became obstinate and would go no further, in vain the Prussian artillery fired upon the village, advancing closer and closer In alternate orderer batteries, with a precision and rapidity that could not have beeu exceeded on parade. That obstinate battery In front or Grand Estapes would not be silenced, aud the French sharpshooters still lined the highway in its front. By tills time lt was nearly 4 o'clock. As we stood In tnls suspense a staff officer gal? loped along the front line with orders for a gene? ral advance, to take the village by storm. The advance, he told me, was to consist or four brig? ades of the Landwehr, with two brigades of the Tenth Army Corps supporting. In a few minut s more thc command came sounding along the line, and the men sprang from their cover and went forward with that steady, quick step, so characteristic ol the Prussians' marching. Tho shells rrom the buttery or Grand Estapes tore through thc line; the mitrailleur and chassepot bullets poured against lt their leaden hali: but still the Laud wehr, silent and stern, marched steadily to the front. I never knew a mor? furious Ure thau that to which the centre or this line was exposed. General von. Branderstcln, commanding the Thi d Brigade of Landwehr, was shot down as he rode, and several of his stuff (Vere wounded. At length the entrenchments were reached, behind widen were lying the shat? tered remnants of the Firtyciehth and Ftftv niuth Landwehr. The fraternization consisted ot "Hurrah Pinteasen f aud then. "Vorwarf* ! Immer vorw?rts."' and tue Une threw itself to the rront in a run. The guuners from the bat? tery drove on. Thc stubborn French had barely time to mn around the corner before the Land? wehr were upon them. The French leit their guns perforce. They made a last Staad In thc villages, but it would have been better for them had they run away at first. The Landwehr, with less of the conven? tional warriors in them than the line, are not so much inclined to give quarter as are the profes? sional soldiers. With many a Frenchman this afternoon, the first shock consisted of a bayonet thrust. The French fought "like devils"' in the narrow streets cf The villages and used the mi? trailleurs with fair Judgment and effect. But there came upon them the stead v. inexorable, forward stride of the Landwehr. " The bayonet obtained force from that streugth of back and thigh which ls the leading athletic characteristic of the Prussian, and the villages were cleared of all, save thc victors, tho dead, and the wounded. To the Landwehr must tic conceded the honor of the fray. They it was who checked the rush of the French advance by holding the villages till they hail not a man lort who could stand upright ami fire the needle gun. To them was entrusted the grand final advance which swept the French out of the villages. REMOVAL OK TUE EIGHTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY.-We learn that Colonel Edle, the com? mandant at the Citadel, has received orders to report with his regiment at New York on the first of November. During his stay in Charleston Colonel Edie has shown himself an efficient officer and courteous gentleman. -The regents of the University of California, have resolved to admit female students on equal terras with unie, and two candidate? have already passed' examination and been admitted ia ;:r.' fourth cla?s. GOLD AND BOND MARKET. NBW YORK, October 18 -Evening. Sterling somewhat excited. The decline in gold 19 attributed to the hopes of aa armistice, strengthened by the advance of cotton at Liver? pool, but lt closed stronger and was quoted on the street at 13; sixty-twos 12J?; Tennessees 02 new 60>?; Virginia 63>i; new 63; Louisianas 69-?; new GO,- levees 75; eights 87; Alabamas loo; aves 70; Georgias 80; sevens 90; North Carolinas 47; new 27; South Carolinas 80; new 67. FROM NEW ORLEANS. The Yellow Fever Dying Ont-Honors to the Memory of Lee. . lr _ NEW ORLEANS, October 18. The deaths from yellow lever yesterday were three. The memorial ceremonies to General Lee took place at St. Charles Theatre to-night. The build? ing was appropriately draped. The dress circles and boxes were occupied entirely by ladles. The attendance was very large. The programme was prayer, sacred music, and an address by the Hon. M. W. Barnwell, an oration by Hon. T. J. Semmes, a eulogy by the Rev. B. M. Palmer, and the adop? tion of suitable resolutions. [TELTOW FEVER AT MOBILE. MOBILE, October is. Twenty fever deaths have occurred since last report. The "Can't-get-away Club," having ex? pended Its funds In relieving sufferers, appeals to absentees and the generous hearted every? where for assistance; otherwise the club will be compelled to suspend operations. We are a sore? ly afflicted people. THE WAR IN SOVTH AMERICA. LISBON, October 18. Later news from Rio Janerio says that Gener? als Foley and Lopez arepushlng the rebels, whose carly submission Is anticipated. Montevideo ls besieged by Insurgents, and the citizens are greatly alarmed. WASHINGTON ITEMS. WASHINGTON, October 18. Bids were opened to-day for nearly a half millions stand of arms, with cartridges. There was a full Cabinet and a long session, but nothing transpired. A STORM. KUY WEST, October 14. All the lower streets are flooded. HAVANA, October 15. The cars are stopped and telegraph prostrated. ITHE BLOCKADE OF NEW YORK. NEW YORK, October 18. The Hammonla, with cotton, tobacco and loo passengers, ls In the lower hay, waiting a favorable opportunity to get to sea. The German steamers carry rosin for extra steam In an emer? gency. NORTH CAROLINA ITEMS. RALEIGH, October 18. The State Fair ?3 a success, and the weather ls beautiful. Gilham, Congressman elect, ls dead. THE CAPTURE OF ROME. The Pope's Attitude In Relation to the Surrender of the Eternal City. Writing to the London Times on October 1, the Earl or Denbigh declares that the following ls an accurate translation, made from the orfgl ?al Italian, in his possession, of the Pope's letter :o General Kanzler : General-At this moment, when a great sacri Ice and the most enormous injustice are about to be consummated, and the troops of a Catho? lic King, without provocation, nay, without even the least appearance of any motive, surround and besiege the capital or the Catholic world, I reel, In the first place, the necessity or thanking you, General, and our entire army, for your g?nerons sonduct up to the present time, for the affection which you have shown to the Holy See, and for pour willingness to consecrate yourselves entirely to the defence of this metropolis. May these words be a solemn document to certify to the lisclpline. the loyalty and the valor of the army In the service of this Holy See. As far as regards the duration of the derence, I reel lt my duty to command that this shall only consist In such a protest as shall testify to. the violence done lo us, and nothing more. In other words, that negotiations for surrender shall be )pened so soon as a breach shall have been made. At a moment in which the whole of Europe ls mourning over the numerous victims or the war now in progress between two great nations, never let lt be said that the Vicar of Jesus Christ, liowever unjusily assailed, had to give his consent to a great shedding of blood. Our cause ls the sause or God, and we put our whole derence In his Hands. From ray heart, General, I bless you and pour whole army. Pi L'S Papa IX. From the Vatican, September 19. THE PRISONER OF WILHELMS? HOHE. Alleged Attempted Satclde of the Em? peror. The Presse, published at Vienna, gives the following extraordinary piece of correspon? dence from Cassel: The Prussian Government has Issued the sternest prohibition against the receipt at the telegraph office of a report of the circum? stances which I shall now relate to you from authentic sources. In spite of all attempts at concealment, yesterday the news spread here like wildfire that Napoleon had, on the 18th, made an attempt at suicide. Tho details of the affair, as communicated by the officer on guard, are as follows: "Napoleon, lor two days, exhibited a strange elevation of spirits, which, up to this, had not been percepti? ble In him. "ie received, during the last lew days, several dispatches and letters from Paris and Hastings, spoke extremely little, and for the two days, left his room only once. This was about 5 o'clock In Lhe evening. He had given orders that all dispatches which arrived should be brought to him immediately, wher? ever lie was. Two, which had Just come from Hastings and Brussels, were accordingly taken to him in the park. He read them, and grew visibly pale. He then returned to the castle, and shut himself up In his room. After they had seen or heard nothing of him In two hours, his immediate attendants began to be alarmed. About half-past 9 o'clock they resolved on the pretext of having something important to com? municate, to ask lor admission into his room. Prince Murat undertook the task, but to his re? peated knocks and calls no answer was re? turned. Al ter half an hour they broke open the door, and lound Napoleon lying on the sola In a deep faint. Two physicians were Immedi? ately fetched, and they succeeded, alter the lapse of an hour, In bringing Napoleon to himself. Everything here points to an at? tempt at suicide, to which, ol course, the offi? cials will not agree. The Governor of Cassel made his appearance at a still later hour In the castle, which was In a state of the greatest confusion. The Governor did not leave till morning, and has sent a long account ol' the matter to the headquarters. The whole popu? lation of Cassel went out to-day to Wilhelms? hohe to see Napoleon. He, however, 'in con? sequence of severe illness,' kept his room." The Presse evidently, and it would appear with reason, disbelieves the whole story. It remarks that, after Sedan, there is scarcely any bad news which could affect the Emperor so severely. -A stock company of Hebrew residents or New York is proposed ror the purchase or a hotel and ground at Long Branch, and establish next year a first-class hotel, on the "Cosher" plan. It Is thought that the "Atlantic Hotel" will be selected. The Idea the projectors have tn view ls to give the stockholders and guests all the comforts of a country home without Its disadvantages. ' THE CANDIDATES' COLUMN. THE STATE 8EUATORSHIF. To the Republican Voters of Charleston County. William H. MIshaw, nominee on the regular Republican ticket, died last evening, at his resi? dence in Anson street. Tbl* leaves our ticket withont a candidate for State Senator. Two other tickets are in the field : One, the Reform ticket, on which the name of Edwin Bates, and the other, known as the Cain ticket, which has the name of R. H. Cain as candidate for thc State | Senate. Knowing Mr. Cain as -vgell as I do, I cannot con? scientiously vote for him, and believing Mr. Ed? win Bates, though a Reformer, to be an honest man, and fully competent for the office, I shall cast my vote for him, and recommend all my friends to do likewise. Respectfully, TIMOTHY HCKLEY. TO THEREFORM TOTEES OF WARD G. CHARLESTON, S. C., October 18,18*0. The working committee of this ward, who have borne the burden of work up ,to this time, have already been assigned to duty at the polling precincts In the ward, and lt is expected that to-morrow they will be assisted, and supported. In the discharge of their important duties, by all the Reform votersot thc ward, wlthoat exception. There ls much work to be done for the common good, and every Reform voter ls expected to take his snare. HCTSON LEE, Chairman Reform Working Com. Ward 6. TO E. Jil. WHITING, The statement made In your card of yester? day, in THE NEWS, relatlog to me, ts knowingly and unqualifiedly false. JOHN CARSTEN. I will now show that gentleman (?) np t o m j fellow-cltlzens of foreign -lescent In a few rjore additional facts : "That In 1854 he was a member of the Know-Nothlng order In this city," and "that In 18?8, as member of the Legislature, he Intro? duced a bill to restrict foreigners from voting who had not Rerved a probation of twenty-one (21) years as residents." I now bid adieu to E. M. Whiting._ FACTS. TO THE RE AZ IRISHMEN OF CHARLESTON. Ransler's First Appearance as an Irish? man. A remarkable article appeared in last even? ing's Radical paper, headed "Scott and Ransler,". ?nd signed "An Irishman," having reference to the bill which passed the Uonse at Washington last winter, in favor of the Sisters of Our Lady of ? Mercy. Knowing that this bill was Mr. Bowen's bill, lt was a little bewildering that the credit of passing this bill (in the first paragraph) should be given to a mysterious "him" "la Congress," whose name ls absolntely withheld. But when there fol'owed a glowing enloglum of | Mr. Ransler^exhorting all Irishmen to do their luty, by voting for "him," the puzzle was com? plete ! What does this mean ? Is Mr. Ransler In Con- ? jress ? Why does Mr. Ransler call himself an Irishman ? I For the only clear thing about the whole matter ls that the original article was seen In the hand? writing or the "eloquent" Republican candidate for Lieutenant-Governor. As IRISHWOMAN. WHERE DE LAM G E STANDS^ To the Voters of Charleston County. Mr. DeLarge, in his letter published in THE (?sws and Courier or the 18th inst., denies ever laving made the assertion that he wanted the white race to understand that he wonld go en? tirely for his race. We present to the people the 'ollowlng extract from a speech made by De [iarge, when accepting the nomination or the logus convention m Columbia, on the 29th of | Inly : "If I am elected I will not compromise with Sawyer or anybody else. I shall swap no post ifflcesfor the customhouse. I shall demand for ny race an equal share everywhere, and ir I can lot get that l will take nothing. I want the other ?ace to know that I shall go lor my own race Irst, and them arter wards. I want every man rho votes for me to understand this; and I want io man to vote for me who does not approve this." As Mr. Tharln ba) annihilated one candidate, inls tact should be made public to annihilate the nher. With these racts before us, how can Mr. De? farge call th it card or his a denial ? J. M. A CARD FROM MR. WHITING. To Ute rolers of Charleston County : A writer under the signature or "Facts," has twice attacked me through the columns or THE CHARLESTON NEWS. TO his first communication I give a denial and a plain sta' emeu t or my posl tlon. To his second, in which he offers to give an Affidavit as to certain statements, which amount to nothing, I will state that I have Inquired for the author of "Facts," from the editor or THE NEWS, and been informed that he ls one John Carsten, afid to show what lils affidavit would be worth, and the animus by which he ls actuated in his groundless attacks upon me, 1 submit the annexed affidavit. E. M. WHITING. STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON COUNTY. Personally appeared, John Delghan, who, after being duly sworn, deposes aud says that wit hin the week last past, one John Carsten did, In con? versation with deponent, say that he (Cars; en) could get E. L. Roche to resign or withdraw from the nomination of county coroner for a const de? ration, and that bc (Carsten) did not care whet her Scott or Carpenter was elected; all that he wan ted was to make money. Deponent rurthcr states, that upon represe nt Ing thc above racts to E. M. Whiting, Mr. Whit lng repudiated the Insult or offering money to Mr. Roche as a consideration of his (Mr. Roche's) Withdrawal. Signed, JOHN 0EH; II AN. Sworn to before mn this 14th day of October, 1870. THOMAS W. BOLGER, Notary Public. I hereby certify the above to be a true copy or the deposition taken before rac. I7tn Oatober, 1870. THOMAS W. BOLOEB, Notary Public. CLOSE CF TO-DAT. UNION REFORM PARTY, I EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROOMS, > 19th October 1870. J The Executive Committee earnestly requests all Reformers to close their places of business cn the l9tn instant, (to-day) and devote their entire time to the redemption of our State from those now controlling Its affairs. Let every man do his duty honestly and earnestly on that day; seeing that all in favor of an hone9t and econom? ical government vote; aiding the regularly ap? pointed committees in the discharge or their duties; above all things avoiding, ir practicable, ah difficulty with the opposing party, giving them no excuse for a riot, and the day will be ours. H. E. YOUNG, 2 . Chairman Executive Committee. TO THE VOTERS OF WARD 4. Yon will please east your vote at the pre? cinct in which you reside. The following ls the limit of same: First Precinct-North of Queen and south of Hasel and Beaufatn stnets, will vote at the Hope Engine House, Archdale street. Second Precinct-North ot Haseiand Beaufaln, south of George and Bull streets, will vote at the Stonewall Engine House, In George street. Third Precinct-North or George and Bull, and south or Calhoun, will vote at the City Engine House, in Smith street, near Calhoun. By order or the chairman of the Working Com? mittee. 2 A CARD FROM MR. HELARGE. TO Hie Public. Having been Informed that a statement is current to the effect that I have declarecPtbat, If elected to Congress, I will advocate only the rights of the black race, I hereby brand lt as false and malicious. I have said, and do now say, that I am a Republican, and that if elected to Congress I shall stand by my race whenever any of their vested rights and privileges are as? sailed, but that I shall deem myself the represen? tative of the whole people, in all questions of gov? ernmental policy Involving their common rights and the interests of my native State. I shall wel? come the support of all who are willing to sustain me on this declaration of principles. Born and raised In South Carolina, and bound to her soil by every tie of kindred dear to man, I have never betrayed, and shall never betray, any public trust reposed in me by the native or adopted citizens; and If I have not succeeded lu securing their good opinion, I have at least faithfully endeavor? ed to deserve lt, and sincerely believe that I have as great a claim (at least) upon their support as my opponent. Very respectfully, ROBERT C. DBLARGE. Charleston, October 17, 1870. 2 TOTE THE STRAIGHT TICKET. UNION REFORM PARTY, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROOMS, October 17, 1870.] The Executive Committee begs to urge upon every member the necessity of voting the entire ticket nominated by the recent convention. Not only good faith to the candidates who have ac? cepted the nominations require lt, but asa matter of expediency lt ls necessary. Every name struck from our ticket ls a vote cast for some member ol the opposite party. In this contest, as In all others, union is strength; and we cannot afford to Injure our excellent prospects of success by division among ourselves. We are seeking to break down a.party, backed by au the power of the State Government, wielded by unscrupulous men, and must present at every point an unbro? ken front. Even the most indifferent of our can? didates ls superior to the best of those of onr an? tagonists, and we must not aid them. Ii. E. YOUNO, 3 Chairman Executive Committee. FOR CONGRESS, R. S. THARTN.-Messrs. Editors ; Please announce R. S. THARIN as the People's Candidate for Congress for this District, and oblige MANY VOTERS. OCtll-8* MESSRS. EDITORS-Please announce Louis DUNKEMAN as a candldte for County Commission? er for Charleston County, and oblige. oct5? MANY VOTERS. FOR CORONER, E. M. WETTING, ' ESQ. -Messrs. Editors : Believing that this ls BO time to remove h m office an efficient officer who has long and faithfully served the public, and who, t. als en? ergy, courtesy, uniform kindness and considera? tion, has given universal satisfaction to the entire commnnlty, we would respectfully nomi? nate E. M. WHITING, Esq., as a candidate for the office of Coroner of Charleston County at the en? suing election. octO MANY CITIZENS. -? FELLOW-CITIZENS OP CHARLESTON COUNTY, S. C.-I hereby beg leave to state to the public the motives which* Induce me to run for the office of County Commissioner of this county. Theie are a great many of my fellow-cltlzens, both white and colored, who have solicited my name to be used as an Independent candidate for said nf??fiB. knowing my "sr"''"? to HU the same. I hereby accept the nomination, and, if elected, wfll do what honor and justice demands to my self and my fellow-cltlzens of Charleston County. Yours, Ac, Louis D?NNEMANN, Charleston, S. C., October 10,1870. octll* MECHANICS' AND LABORING MEN'S TICKET. To tlie Editor of the Netts: Yon will please an? nounce In your columns, for the Union Reform ricket, in behalf of the mechanics and laboring men, and oblige MANY VOTERS. r For Governor, HON. R. B. CARPENTER. For Ii Icu tenant-Go ver nor, GENERAL M. C. BUTLER. For Stute Senator, EDWIN BATES. For Representatives, FRANZ MELCHERS, ABRAM BROWN, Jos. EDMONSTON, T. W. EASTERLINO, CYRUS FENWICK, A. M. JACKSON, B. O'NEILL, J. C. SHULER, W. H. FRANCIS, GEO. WASHINGTON, JNO. F. BRITTON, S. P. SMITH, E. D. ENBTON, SIMON POLITE, RICHARD HOLLOWAY, CARL BERLIN, JONAS BYRD, PAUL B. DRAYTON. For Probate Judge, GEO. BUIST. For County Commissioners, Louis DUNKEMAN, T. 8. BROWNING, SAMUEL HOLLOWAY. For School Commissioner, E. MONTAGUE GRLMKE. For County Coroner, oct!3-7* E. M. WHITINO, ? THE POOR MAN'S TICKET.-To the voters of Collet on County, of all parties, the following tick? et ls respectfully offered: For Senator. J. J. Fox. Representatives. R. J. LIMEHOCSE, Jos. A. SASroRTAS, colored, THOMAS PEEFLES, Dr. B. F. BLACK, CHARLES HEAPE, colored. Probate Judge. ALLEN WILLIS. County Commissioners. Dr. A. E. WILLIAMS, JOHN TULLY, colored, Dr. lt. LIMEUOUSE, School Commissioner. SAM HOWELL. Coroner. Rev. ANTHONY ALSTON, colored. octl7-3? MANY VOTERS. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The libel ault ol Congressman Bennett vs. the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser ls common ced. Tba defendants admitted the subject matter. Their plea against Jurisdiction 13 overruled, and the evidence affecting Bennett's character is exclud? ed. Bennett claims a hundred thousand dollars damages. Hong Kong advices to the 27th report fresh out? rages. A construction train on theToledo, Wabash and Western Railroad ran off the track yesterday Two persons were killed and three fatally hurt. lion. William B. Mann is unconditionally-dis? charged as accessory to the K?lau election mur? der ia Philadelphia. UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE TRIAL JUSTICE LAW.-In the ca&e of "The ?State ex relatione Louisa R. Collins ve. Henry E, Hayuo, styling himself a trial justice, (suggestions for pro? hibition,) beard at the present term of our court, bis honor has decided the eeveral acts in relation to appointment of trial justices and their juri8dictiou unconstitutional, and bas ordered a writ of prohibition to issue, prohibit? ing the said Hayne from passing sentence or assuming further jurisdiction in the case. The application for ihe writ was made by Messrs. Warley & McKerall, and was argued on Thurs? day last, by Colonels Warley aod Mullins, for the applicant, and J. M. Johnson, Esq., acting solicitor, for the respondent.-Afarion Star. -Indiana having gone Democratic and elected a majority to the lower house of the Legislature, Senator Morton, It ls said, will decline the ap? pointment or minister to England, so as to pre? vent the election of a Democrat as his successor In the United States Senate. Secretary Cox is now spoken or as the probable successor or ?r. Motley. THE FUNERAL OF GEN. IEE. A. 8 or JE MN ac ENS. An Immense Gather lug-Thc Fanerai Cortege-The Pall Bearers-The Burial Service-Ceremonies at the Grave, &c The mails bring us some interestingdet?Os of the funeral of General Lee, not given in the telegraphic accounts. A letter from Lexington, VA, dated Saturday last, says : At early dawn delegations from Staunton and: the surrounding country began to arrive, and un? to 12 o'clock the people continued to pour in, un? til there was, despite the fact that the waining away of the bridges cut off many of the people who would most gladly have been here, the largest crowd ever assembled In Lexington. AU classes came to do honor to onr beloved and lost hero. Ills .old soldiers, who foUowed him so cheerfully In the darkest hoars of the Confederate struggle; the professors of the college, who he ever treated with such marked consideration; the students, to whom he was In every sense a lov? ing father and an unexampled guide; the faculty and corps of cadets of the Virginia Mllirary Insti? tute, In whose welfare and success he ever mani? fested so lively an interest; the sovereign, repre? sentatives of his native, loved Virginia; the?oltl zens of the town and county whom he honored with his last days; In fact, every class, young and old, rich and poor, white and black, turned out to do him honor, for he was the friend of all. With a punctuaUty which would have been pleasant to the great hero if living, the following was ob? served as the order of the procession: Music. Escort of Honor, consisting of Officers and Sol? diers of the Confederate Army. Chaplain and other Clergy. Hearse and Pull Bearers. General Lee's Horse. The Attending Physicians. Trustees and Faculty of washington College. Dignitaries or the State of Virginia. VlBltors and Faculty of Virginia Military Institute. Other Representative Bodies and Distin? guished Visitors. ' Alumni of Washington Couegc I Citizens. Cadets Virginia Military Institute. Students Washington College as Guard of Honor. At io o'clock precisely the procession was; formed on the college grounds, in front of the president's house, and moved down Washington street, np Jefferson street to Franklin Hall, thence to Main street, where lt was Joined la front of the hotel by the representatives of the Stare of Vir? ginia, and other representative bodies in their order; and by the organized body of citizens la front of the courthouse. The procession then moved by the road to the Virginia Military Institute, where lt was Joined, by the visitors, faculty, and cadets of the Vir? ginia Milita-y Institute, In their respective places The procession was closed by the students of Washington College as a guard of honor, and then moved up through the Institute and college grounds to the chapel. "? ' The procession was halted in front of the cha? pel, when the cadets of the Institute, and the stu? dents of Washington College were marched through the college chapel past the remains, and were afterwards drawn up In two bodies on the south side of thc chapel. The remainder of the procession then proceeded into the chapel and were seated nader the direction of the marshals. The gallery and side blocks were reserved for' ladles. As the procession moved off to a solemn* dirge by the Institute band, the be ls of the town began ;o toll, and the Institute battery fired min? ute "una, which were kept up during the whole exercises. General B. T. Johnson was In ommand of the soldier guard or honor, aided by Colonel J. Edmondson, Colonel H. L. Maury, and Major J" B. Dorman. Captain J. J. White, professor in the college, was chief marshal. It was remarked that the different classes who joined the nrooes sion mingled into each other, and that among the boards of the college and Institute, faculties, the students and cadets, the Legislative committee, the delegations, and even the clergy, were many who might with equal propriety have Joined the soldier guard of honor; for they, too, bad followed the standard of Lee la the days that tried men's souls. Along the streets the buildings were all appro- - prlately draped, and cr iwds gathered on the cor? ners and In the balconies to see the procession pass. Not a flag floated above the procession, and nothing was Been that looked like an attempt, at display. The old soldiers wore their ordinarr" citizen's dress, with a simple black ribbon la the ?appel of their coats, and Traveller, led by two old. soldiers, who bad the simple trappings of mourn? ing. The Virginia Military Institute was very bejutifuiiy draped, and from Its turrets hung at half-mast, and draped In mourning, the flags of all the States of the late Southern Confederacy. When the procession reached the Institute lt passed the corps of cadets drawn np in line, and a guard of honor presented arms as the hearse passed. When lt reached the chapel, where an immense throng had assembled, the students and cadets, about six hundred and fifty strong, marched into the left door and aisle past the re? mains, and out by the right aisle and door to their appropriate place. The family, appropriate? ly Joined by Dis. Barton and Madison, the attend? ing physicians, and Colonels W. H. Taylor and 0. S. venable, members of General Lee's staff during the war, occupied seats immediately In front of the pulpit, and the clergy, of whom a number were present, Faculty of the College, and Faculty; of the Institute, had places on the platform. The couln was literally covered with flowers and evergreens, while the front of the drapery thrown over lt was decorated with crosses of" evergreen and immortelles. Rev. Dr. Pendleton, the long intimate personal friend of General Lee, his chief of artillery daring the war, and his pastor the past five years, read the beautiful burial services of the Episcopal Church. No ser? mon was preached, and nothing said besides the simple service, In' accordance with the known wishes of General Lee. After i he funeral services were concluded la the chapel, the hody was re? moved to the vault prepared for Its reception,, and the concluding services real by the chaplain from the bank on the southern side of the chapel. In front of the vault. The pall-bearers were: Judge F. T. Anderson, David E. Moore, Sr., Trustees of the College; Com.. M. F. Maury, Cap tain'J. M. Brooks, Prof. W. Pres? ton Johnson, Prof. J. Randolph Tucker, professors of Washington College; Wm. L. Prather, Edward P. Clark, students of washington College; Cap? tain J. C. Bonde, Captain J. P. Moore, soldiers of the Confederate States army; Wm. G. White anet JOB. G. Steele, citizens of Lexington. There was sung In the chapel the 124th .hymn of the Episcopal collection; and after the coffin was lowered into tl? vault, the congregation sang with fine effect the grand old hymn, "How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord." The vault is constructed of brick, Uned with cement. The top just reaches the floor of the library, and will be double-capped with white marble, on which ls the simple inscription, "ROBERT EDMCNO LBS. "Born January 19th, 1807. Died October 12th, 1870." The burial case is one of Fisk's patent metallic caskets, handsomely mounted with silver, and lined with white silk. After the funeral, the sol? diers were marched to the Courthouse, and there unanimously adopted resolutions expressing their earnest desire that the remains of the great chief? tain may continue to lie here. TUE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE REMAINS TO RICHMOND. LEXINGTON, VA., October IB. The delegation appointed by thc General Assem? bly of Virginia to attend General Lee's funeral, and request his remains for Interment at Holly? wood cemetery, at Richmond, left here to-day for the lotter city. They received np positive assur? ance rrom toe family of General Lee that the re? quest or the State would be granted, but lt ls more than probable that lt will be conceded at no distant day, to be hereafter determined. Geners.1 Lee's sons. Custls, Fitzhugh em Robert, and his (laughters. Mary, Agnes and Mildred, are Uvlng In Virginia. COMMENTS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS. LONDON, october 15. The English Journals are teeming with eulogis? tic obituary notices of General Lee. ft^e ma? this morning Colonel Fromante. of the Guards, goes so far M to say the only blot upon the repu ta'lon of the great commander was the escape from annihilation of the Northern army after the battle of Frederlcksburg, which ls to be attributed to the fact that rds sense of humanity overpow? ered the stern duty of the General. funeral Notices. THE OFFICEES AND MEMBERS I of ri?? different Fire Companies, and also of the Military Companies and other Societies of which he was a member, are respectrully Invited to.?J tend the Funeral Services or Mr. W. H. at No. 90 Anson street, To-Moiwotr 9o'clock, without furtherlnvlta?on. octl9 T fr s T jT? O E I VED. J.1DB(I, ATE OF LIME, the beat Disinfectant ^A?i?? of Rata, Mice Bugs, Cockroaches. AK quantity placed where they frequent. int ot once disperse them. wlpeSd?s Panacea, or Vegetable Pain Bx Afresh supply of Fleming* Worm Confections-, -ne most reliable In use. Also, a fresh supply of SEAL OLEUM, the grear* remedy for Rheumatism. For sale, wholesale and retail, by Dr. H. BABB, may so No. 181 Meeting street..