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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1578. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE. THE FIRST GER31 IN SHELL WITHIN. THE WALLS OE PARIS. Terrible Sneerings of thc German Wounded-. Tho Eastern -Conference Postponed - Thc Redaction of Fort Avi on and its Results- Actirity of thc French-Death of Prim, ?Sc. * LONDON*. December 31. 1 The weather ls intensely cold, which causes fearful mortality among the German wounded. Nearly all the occupants of fllty-slx carriages, containing those wounded at Belfort on the 21st, were frozen dead before the train reached Chateau Vois. . A dispatch from Besancon reports another unsuccessful assault upon Belfort, the ueseig ers losing 1400 killed and wounded. A dispatch from ?uvre says the Germans captured another English collier at Rouen, and sunk the vessel in the Seine. The conference on tho Eastern question has been Indefinitely postponed, the Frencli hav? ing refused to take part. Her absence renders ?e meeting useless, ^?he Germans Invested the fortress of Pe roune, in the department ofSomme, Wednos day, After sharp fighting. The German authorities at Versailles accuse the French of paying 715 francs to each French officer escaping from captlvlcy and break! ag his parole. A dispatch from Arras brings a report that the . erman soldiers on ?he march to the North of Franco openly declare them? selves tired of the war. Earl Granville has received a note from the" Prussian government apologizing for the out? rage on the'English vessels in the Seine, and stating that pecuniary indemnity will be given if demanded, and announcing that the military command?e guilty of the outrage has been court-martialed and dismissed the service. Paris correspondence ol the 29th states that as'aell was thrown into the. northern part ol the city. It is stated that the French prisoners con? fined in the fortresses near the Rhine con? spired to revolt and escape on Christmas eve, but the project waa discovered and defeated. German Reports. DRESDEN', December 30. The Crown Prince ot Saxony telegraphs to King John, that when his troops entered Mont A vron they found the works deserted, the French having: Temoved' the gnns. The French subsequently withdrew from the vil? lage of Rosny along the road to Paris. BERLIN, December 30. j The government organs say that Mont Avron the first position attacked by the Prus ms, In order to obralnja standpoint from which to operate against the adjacent outlying forts ol Paris. The Provisional Correspondence adds that the bombardment of Mont Avron may be con? sidered as an lntroiuctlon to a general shell? ing of Paris, inasmach as its capture will great? ly facilitate operations against the French capital. I '?' - French Reports. BORDEAUX, December 30. The town of Ardene, Gray and VesoHl have bean evacuated by the Prussians, before the advance of the French under Generals Bres soles, 'Bremes and Garibaldi. The army of j Bordeaux Is lo march directly on Paris. AB the French advance* the iohabftant3 hasten to Join their ranks, and thns the army increases rapidly in numbers. The smaller towns now resist the enemy as In the case of fours, which; in consequence of the combat at M"n- j na!, was not occupied by the Germans. At Argent and Cog the Prussians were repulsed by the population. LILLE, December 30. Bourbaki and Chansey have resumed the offensive. ' The Uhlans are scouring the country between' Douai, Cambrai and. Arras. The French fire from Mezleres ls prevented by the Prussians erecting siege works. - CHERBOURG, December 30. A large number or recruits are arriving to be drilled. . General Foreign New?. ? MADRID, December 29. Several battalions of National Guards, re- j orult^d in Republican quarters of Madrid, re? fuse to attend the review, next. Sunday, in honor of the new King. A serious disturb? ance ls apprehended. ? Philip Hardwick, an English architect, is dead, f The fleet bearing the Spanish King has been signalled off Barcelona, and will reach Cartha gena to-day. It is believed that the Spanish Government will withdraw her bill suspend lng constitutional guarantees. The govern? ment has commenced disbanding the Republi? can battalions of the Nat'onnl Guard. Madrid is tranquil. The Death of Prim. WASHINGTON, January 1." Aa official caWe dispatch received here this afternoon from Madrid states that Prim died last night at ll o'clock, from his wounds in the shoulder and arm. The new King has reached Marcia and was warmly received. Tba Carlos voted full powers to the government formed by Admiral. Topete. . MADRID, December 30. j Prim died last night. Aosta arrived at Cur thegena on Friday, an l having been enthu? siastically received, departed for Madrid. Prim's death has produced a profound sensa? tion and grief, and indignation everywhere prevails. The Republican battalions have near Js all surrendered their arm?, and perlect ^?anqulllity prevails at Madrid aa4 in tho -provinces. 3Ay DOMINGO AND CUBA. HAVANA, December 29. Advices from San Domingo to December 20 contain the following: Cabrai was in the neighborhood of Jan Juan with 800 half-starv? ed men, engaged in spreading false reports of the death of Baez. Stories sent via St. Thomas and Puerta Plata, announcing revolutionary . movements, were Inventions. The government ot St. Domingo accepts its note3 at the cus? tomhouse at seventy per cent, discount, bu", a law has been promulgated that duties shall In future be paid in gold. American provisions ore plentiful. NEW YORK, December 30. A Herald special from Havana, the 29th, says advice? from Santiago de Cuba, dated the 23d, state that on the 18th three hundred in? surgent*, including forty negresses, armed with cutlasses, sacked and binned Zacapa,'a fishing village, flvij miles from that city, oppo? site Moro Fortress. At tho mouth of the har? bor they forced the small detachment of de? fenders to retreat, and killed niue persons, In? cluding two women. They decamped after taking every thing from the village. Moro Ired twice at the party, but ineffectually. As .r?ere no boats to carry troops over, lose which were Bent to Intercept the rebels ived too late. On "entering the city they found tbe corpses ol the victims partly baked and In a horrible condition. A brig that ar* rived a; Santiago brings a report that the fili? bustering 6tearaer Hornet passed Inagna on the 19th, followed three hours later by'ai Brit? ish, steamer. . NEW YORK, December 31. The Herald bas a special, which eays it is rumored in Havana that the Hornet entered the Bay of Nipe and landed an expedition. C?spedes was In the Jurisdiction of Santiago. SPAJtKS F lt O it THE WIRES. Charles Dell, who shot and killed Charles F. "Fisher, in Sacramento two weeks ago, while Fisher was beating him over the head with a heavy cane for paying attention to his (Fisher's) daughter, has been discharged from custody, on the ground t hat it was an act justi? fiable in self-defence. Seventy buildings in the centre ol Mifllin, Pa., were burned last Friday night. The loss amounts to nearly a quarter of a million. The Treasury will sell a million of gold each Thursday, and purchase two millions of bonds on the first and third, and one million on the second and fourth Wednesdays; making total sale of lour millions oCgold, and a pur? chase of six millions of bonds during the month ol'January. Five car load? of seal skins (rom Alaska and fourteen car loads' of China and Japan teas, were shipped from San Francisco on Friday. The mouin ol the Columbia Uiver is free irom ice. . Charles Reed, station-keeper; James Lyttle, stage driver, andlionrnay, a cook, were mur dered on Christmas eve, at the Mission Camp Stage Station, near Tucson, Arizona, and Miss Reed was shot, but not kilted, by a party or Sonorians, who plundered the place, murder? ed a teamster on the road, and escaped over '.he border Into Mexico. The Marshall House, at Franklin, Pennsyl? vania, was burned on Saturday. It commu? nicated to the wire bridge over the ?lleghany: the heated wire gave way, and the -bridge felL Five persons were fatally and many seriously injured. Twenty were on tho bridge when lt. fell. The weather wa? intensely cold, which mode the rescue hazardous. The weather at Richmond, Va., has much moderated, and the Ice, which extended thir? ty-six iulk-3 down the river, on Friday night, is being broken up by the ice boats? The house in which.Henry Clay was born, near Ashland, Hanover County, Va., was de? stroyed bj fire oa Friday; It was over a cen? tury old. The statistics of the city ol Richmond lor the year 1370 show increased prosperity over hist year. Manufactures have increased* $5,000,000 A policeman was convicted of voting twice at Philadelphia.' He was fined $500 and im? prisonment for i year. Five others were con? victed of voting upon false pretences-$5. fine and Imprisonment ?lx months. The.order retiovlng set tiers., irom ?ht Miami reservation, In Kansas, has been suspended. William Drummond has accepted the commls sionersbip of the. General Land Office, vice Wilson, in whom'Grant, in the Cox corres? pondence, sa)dile,had lost confidence. Wilson refuses to resijpi, and will held until the Sen? ate confirms Drummond. Wilson hos held the office certainty twelve years. Another fight ls expected. -W';'^' .,.v Edwin Hammond, t he ruinous Vermont sheep breeder, is dead; his age was seventy. United States Internal revenue officers have recently made seizures of tobacco and cigars at Lowell, Mass. From one manufactory, 40, 000 cigars were seized, 20,000 Irom another, with ?b00 pounds of leaf tobacco. Similar seizures have been made In other placoela? the vicinity. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT NEAR MACON.-The Macoii Telegraph of Thursday says : On^Tnesday morning, about ll o'clock, n partyof gentlemen, composed of Messrs. W. Scott Clark, John Barclay, Dave Connor, Dr. F. G-Castlen, Henry Ells, W.T.Nelson, George C. Napier, ana a colored man named Bob Banks, left' here in three batteaus on a duck hunting excursion down the Ocmulgee River, They' had proceeded down the stream to what Is known as Billiard's, near Barclay's planta? tion, when, on yesterday alternoou, about 2 o'clock, the boat in which Mr. Henry N. Ell and his servant. Bob Baaks, were seated, became capsized in the river by. running against a log doaring down the stream. Mr. ?lls clung to his boat, but Bob grasped tho tog and -climbed upon it So soon as thfc occurred, the boat in which Messrs. Connor, Nelson anti Napier were seated hur jried io the assistance ol' Ells and the negro, and, ia the st ruggle to get them out of the water, this boat~was also capsized, and the waterwas so intensely cold that the struggle was then lor lite on (the part of each Individual, and, &s clinging to the boats In shch cold wateijwas certain death, each man, except th? negrq struck out for the banks. Messrs. Nel? son aid Connor succeeded in reaching the op poslta or east bank of the river, near ?arcluy's pla nu i km. and. after wading through a cane? brake and water waist deep, and through tho ide in the swamp, they managed to find their) way to Mr: Barclay's house, aller sui feritif most terribly (rom the cold. Fr?in tbenf they walked to the Macon and Bruns wick; Railroad station, aud reached this city hst evening. Mr. George Napier reached the tunk on this side ol' the river, but as he sot into a most dense cane brake, and near which lhere is no known settlement, the great? est fyirs ar.; entertained for his life. Mr. Ells wosjeen by Messrs. Connor and Nelson, ont In th? river alter they got ashore, aud he call? ed toi the m that he was going down, and to give his love to his wife and mother, anti went down The colored mun still cluug to the floatlLg lotr, but us he could not swim and was nearh frozen to death,- no hopes are cnter tainel that he is alive. The foremost boat, in whicB were Messrs. Clarke, Barclay and Dr. Costlin, was several miles below the scene of j He accident when it occurred, andar? not yet aware, perhaps, of tho tragic fate of their friends. _ _ lW^ERK TUE WOODBINE TWIXETII."-Don Platt trites that Hon. 5?. S. Cox tells him, in regari to the origin of the above mysterious expression, that li? (Cox) one day asked Fisk, " iVtiBt the devil, Jim, did you mean by the place^here the woodbine twineth ?" to which interrogatory Fisk responded : "You sec I was belo? that learned and dignifled body, the comnittee on banking and currency, and whenJOarfleld asked rae where th? money got by C<ibln went to, I could not make a vulgar replyand Bay up a spout; but observing, while peddlug through New England,, that every spont of house or cottage had a woodbine twln?g about lt, I said, naturally enougb. wheri the woodbine twineth." -AtVasMngtnn letter says: "A Western Repub? lican euatur says li? li? sertornly considering t ie advisability of introducing a hill In Congress to agalnrecon-itriic; North (Jarolina. He declares tint tie course of thc Dcaiocrats :n that State ia attempting to oven mw tue old State govern? ment rlilcfc Congress set in motion t>y iinp;:ac!i luc Gfreruor Holden ratty warranta such legisla* non. it is doubtful, however, notwithstanding all thlsta??, if anyiiiins is ever introducid. Pu.-i blulf iiraay go as'i'ar ?3 rue Tennessee ca?e. a bil! fuijust .su'.-4i a purpo*cliaviuz'tK-eu Introduced a yearisro, and remained dormant In Hie rccoa Kracttn committee ever since. '; -A Fasmagton letter says: M Efforts to concili a*e tiKadininistration and Senator Sumner con? tinue .ut with very little show of success. The triendsor the ? residem. are afraid that wah re lnforotaeuu, both Jn the House ami Senate, when le session reopens, on the sids of the chainan of the foreign rcuuons committee the war w? even' wax more lively than before.1' CHARLESTON CHAMBER OF COM? MERCE. Damage to American Cotton-Uniform j Clarification. Ata meeting of the Cliarabor or Commerce, of Charleston, held on October 31sL last, tho following letter and enclosures were read and referred to a special committee, who should take the communications Into consideration and report at the nest meeting of thc Cham? ber: AMERICAN CHAMBER OP COMUKRCB, > LIVERPOOL, September 1, 1870. f DEAR SIR-I bee to enclose a copy of the minutes of a meeting between the &nb-com? mittee of Mils Chamber and the' deputation from the Cotton Shippers' Association of New I Orleans, and also a copy of the minutes of a f general meeting ol' this Chamber, approving the action of the sub-committee, together with a copy of the documents approved of by them in conjunction witti the deputation from the Cotton Shippers' Association. You will observe that these papers bear on thc important question of damage to American cotton, and .Mi'a?ier the matter has been taken into the consideration of your association, they approve of the course wliieh the documents recommend should be taken, I trust that they will think proper to take some action lu the mutter, r ' . I shall be happy to hear the views of your association on the* question at your emly con? venience. Yours truly, GRAT HILL, Secretary. To the Sefcretary Cotton Shippers* Association, Charleston. . FRIDAY, August 12, 1870. At' a meeting of the .sub-committee of the Chamber, appointed to consider the question of damage to American cotton, and ot the deputation from the New Orleans Cotton Ship? pers' Association, held thia da3\ at the Ex? change Club, Cook street, Liverpool, at 5 P. If. Present-Sub Committee : Mr. J. ?. Stolter fohl, president; Mr. J. Spence, Mr. H. W. Galr. Deputation : Mr. Simpson, Mr. Williams, Mr. tvigg. The meeting having lully discussed the mat? ter, a form of letter was drawn up, and lt was recommended that It Bhould be printed and circulated among the members of the Cham? ber and the Colton Shippers' Association at New- Orleans. A form of Notice for Masters of Vessels was then drawn up and approved. . It was also arranged that the Chamber should communicate with the official bodies at the American shipping ports (Cotton Shippers' Association at Mobile, Galveston, Charleston i :d the Board ol Trade at Savannah,) ac >,.minting them with what had been arranged, . and requesting their co-operation at their re? spective ports. A loni: discussion then took place as to the delay which occurs In loading vessels at New Orleans, and it was arranged that the Colton Shippers' Association should be requested to consider the best mode of remedying the evil. (Signed) . J. N. SlOLTKRFOflT, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, August 17,1870. At a general meeting ot the American Cham? ber of Commerce, held this day at No. 10 Wa? ter street. Liverpool, at 2 P. M. Present-Mr. J. N. Stolterfoht. in the chair, Messrs. T. Sellar, C. J. Forget and H. W. Galr. Damage to American Cotton : Moved by Mr. Sellar, seconded by Mr. Gait: Resolved, That the action ol' the snb-com mlttee ana the documents drawn up hy them be approved and adopted, and that a copy of | the resolutions and documents be forwarded to Hie Cotton Shippers' Association, with a re? quest that, if they approve, the latter will cause Ultim lo bu printed and circulated forthwith. The following IB a copy of the documents drawn up : '.The attention of the Cotton Shippers' As? sociation, of New Orleans, and of the Ameri? can Chamber of Commerce in Liverpool, has been lately called upon several occasions io the very bad order lu which much of the cot^ ton which ls shipped at New Orleans and other American ports, ls delivered by the vessels on their arrival at Liverpool. . ..The evil has partly arisen from a want of proper supervision at the port of shipment, on the part of shippers, and partly from the care* lessncss of captains lu receiving cotton In any sort of condition, although signing for it as received in good order. '.They are encouraged in this course by tho fact that cotton ls too olten received in Liver- j pool almost without a complaint, although do-J ttverecr-nnrscd, strcnx m weight, or covered ' willi dry mud from the levees where it had been lying previous to shipment. "8bme attempts have been made lately, in Liverpool, to render the ship liable in groes cases of damage, but they have been only par? tially successful, owing to thc difficulty of ob? taining evidence as to the. condition in which the cotton was delivered to the Bblp, aud also in establishing the meaning of the term 'good order and condition'at the particular port ol' shipment. "The two associations above named are desirous of co-operating, lu order to brin^ about a more satisfactory state of tilings In this respect, and it has been arranged that the New Orleans Association will pro-1 vide for the- adoption ol' a Bystem of-J Inspectorship of ships loading at that port for Liverpool, and will supply the information obtained where necessary to the American Chamber at Liverpool. The latter body on their part will take steps, if necessary, to carry any proper case belore the legal tribunal, so as lo get un authoritative decision on the points now undecided. It is evident, however, that the remedy Iles chiefly with individual shippers and receivers, and the two Chambers take this opportunity ol recommending "1st. That tho shippers should use their best efforts to ascertain that the colton shipped bv. them or for their account, during thc coming season is really delivered by Hie press io thu vessel in thu proper good order and condition. "2d. That the receivers In Liverpool, when satisfied thai, the cotton was delivered in pro? per order to the ship, should insist ou a like good delivery in Liverpool, and in case ot i fault should at once make a claim for damage." NOTICE TO CAPTAINS. "Thc New Orleans Colton Shippers' Associa? tion and the American Chamber ot Commerce, at Liverpool, have arranged lo take steps to hold ships liable for the bad slate in which cotton is frequently delivered at thu latter port, and captains are, therefore, recommend? ed to be careful as to the order and condition of the cotton which they receive, and the Dro? per stowage, carriage and delivery ol it, if the v wish to avoid trouble at Liverpool.1' The special committee maturely considered the questions submitted to them, and at the meeting ol' the Chamber of Commerce, held on Thursday, December 2?th, the committee, through their chairman, T. D. Wagner, Esq., made the following report : REPORT. With reference to the subject matter of the papers submitted by the American Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, respecting ''the very bad order in which much of the cotton which ls shipped at New Orleans and other Americas ports ls delivered by thc ves on their arrival at Liverpool," the manner in which the evil complained of arises, and the alleged carelessness on the part of shipmasters and shippers ol col? ton: your committee beg leave lo report that they believe that thc true and only remedy for this evil, willoh unquestionably cries for re? form, lies with the holder ol' the bill of lading for cotton shipped, who should Insist on the literal fulfilment of all its conditions and stipu? lations, and Institute suit against the vessel for damages and loss arising from any failure to deliver cotton in the like good order and con? dition it was ls when shipped. If shipmasters are led to understand that they may, with impunity, receive cotton "lu any sort cf condition, although si?rnlng for it as received In ^ood order," atid lt tiley "are en? couraged lu this course by thc fact that cotton ls too ofi2n received In Liverpool almost with? out a complaint, although delivered ragged, short in weight, or covered with mud," it is vain to obtain the evidence necessary, or to determine Hie meaning of the term "good or? der and condition." But let the production of the bi!', ol* ? lading be prima facie evidence of the " good order and condition "-(in the literal and exact construction of the term)-of the bale?, as much so as of the quan? tity shipped, and the rate of freight to be paid on the delivery of the cotton In like good order and condition,* and the shipmaster will see to lt that the cotton is really in the good order represented by the bill of lading before at 3ching the signature-k newing that his failure do so will render his vess?i liable ; whilst on the part of the shippers they will recognize the necessity of putting their cotton in the order and condition which .'must stand the scrutiny of the shlpmaster.'^tberwlse their ?bills o? lading will notrecelvo his signature. The recommendations of the American Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, and ot the New Orleans Colton Shippers Association, meet our hearty concurrence,-and we will give our earnest co-operation to thc measures on foot to abate the evils complained of. - A sys? tem of inspectorship ls with us quite tmneces-' sarv, as each shipper and each shipmaster will, when the value of a bill ot ?Jading ?B exactly defined, be tho most rigid inspector needed. THKODORK D'. WAQSER, Chairman. ? W. J. MlDDLBTON, J. S. GIBBES, T. STRSRT, . J. T..tyELSMAS, L. D; MOWRY, ' f W. S. COATES. This report was urianlmously adopted by the Chamber. At the same meeting the hollowing report of the special committee upon the uniform classi? fication ol colton was also adopted: REPORT. The committee to whom was referred, In connection with a communication from the flew York Colton Exchange, to suggest some plan by which the same classifications of cot-, ton might prevail in all markets, beg leave re? spectfully to report, that there is, In their ! opinion, no other way of bringing about this desirable result, titan that, everywhere, the classifications ot Liverpool, which is the large est market, should be used. Tb/j New York classification Is higher than thar of Liverpool, and tho Classification of this market, and probably of other Southern ports, is between that of the two first; and it would be a great'ad vantage if these differences could be remedied. And the committee re? commend that the president communicate this report to tho committee of the Colton Ex? change, of New York, who are ch'arged wilh the subject. J NO. H. HOLMES, Chairman. Upon the same occasion the following letter was read: CHARLESTON CHAMBER OP COMMERCE, ) CHARLESTON, December 28, 1870. f ! Colonel Ludlow, U. 8. A. : DEAR SIR-The Charleston Chamber of Commerce, representing the great commer? cial Interests of this eily, feel a deep conoer i in the improvements of this harbor, to which subject it has heretofore given much at? tention, and have lu its possession recent 'sur? veys of the harbor, ;especlal!yj of Muffitt's Channel. These wc beg leave tc place at your service, and to ask for such further, examinations and surveys upon your part, with a report ot some to your special department as may lead to some appropriation being made by govern? ment to effect-tile purpose desired. With much respect we are truly yonra, . ROBT. MITRE, President." J3, Y- TUPPER, Vice President. The Chamber also adopted a resolution cor? dially inviting all foreign consuls at this port, to make use of thc reading-rooms of the Cham? ber, ? Extract from the minutes. P. J. BARBOT. Secretary. COMPLHTIOir 'MW. TUE QltCJLT JHOXT CLWIS TVN&EZ. Tile Rciult of Twelve Yea? of Labor The Alp? Pierced from France to Italy-.Seven .Mlle-? Thioujh the Sow ein of the Karta-Thc Engineer ng Triumph of the Agc. A cabio dispatch from Sosa announces that the Alps were pierced through on Monday, and that tho workmen froin'both ends of the Mont Cenls Tunnel Joined in congratulations upon the completion of the great work. HISTORT OK THE WORK. The "eternal" barrier between Franco and Italy has at last been overcome, and at this moment the workmen who, for thirteen years, have been working toward each other lu thu bowels of the Alps have doubtless met, and with mob, familiarity as their diverse languages win permit, congratulated each other on Hie completion of their more than herculean labor. THE PRELIMINARIES. The Alps have been crossed even with great armies since the days of Hannibal, but the un? dertaking has been one of no little toll and some danger. In 1305 thc first Napoleon con? structed a road through thc pass of Mont Cenls, which was at a moderate elevation of some 5100 fees above the level of the adjacent country. This was thirty miles Jong and eighteen feet wide,- and was bnilt at a cost of 7,000,000 francs. It served for many years as the only highway between France and Italy, but within the last five years a railway has been built over the ridge, upon which a steam onglne of peculiar con? struction slowly drags a single car. The idea, of piercing the mountain, and gliding from one country to the oilier in a few minutes' lime, was first broached about twenty years ago, anti, as a matter of course, was ridiculed by that large class of persons whose conception of what can be done ls formed entirely In accord? ance with what they know has been done. All manner ol diffl :nltles and obstacle's were sug? gested and declared to beinsuperablc, but thc projectors believed they could be overcome. The governments of France and Italy were ap? plied to to lend Ihelr assistance for the accom? plishment of this stupendous undertaking. Thc feasibility of thc work was argued at lougth. before the legislative bodies ol botli Ihese na? tions, and the result was finally a com rael for' the work. THE ROUTE. rho ronlo chosen was or course thc shortest possible linc through the vast mountain range, its the altitude of the peaks or the general ridge made no difference with the work. The old plan of sinking shafts from ilie top at In? tervals, and working from one lo anol lier, was. pronounced impracticable from the siart, and a continuous boring from either end was dc-, tennlned upon as the only method of proceed? ing, Hie Workmen being supplied with light, and air as they "retreated rrom the cbe?nul light cf day and the wholesome atmosphere ol the outer world. Tho place was fourni about fifteen miles from the old Mont Cenis road, where a tunnel of 12.220 metres, or a little less than eight miles in length, would pierce the mountain range and connect, the town ol Fourneaux, near Modane, in the valley of the Arc, in Savoy, with Bardoneche, in the valley of the Dorarlperla, in Italy, by a railroad over which a train of cars of any de? sired length could run in a very few minutes. Between these two termini Hie funnel passes under three raountalus of considerable height even for Alpine peaks, known as the Col Frejus, the Grand Yallon and the Col de la Koue, ranged in ihe order in which they are here named as wo pass from France to Haly. The central summit is over 11,000 feet above the sea level, and by the old method of sinking shalts It would have required more time and labor to bore one of these than has been taken for ihe entire work. nBGINNING OK THE WORK. The work was begun in 185". At fiist the ordinary* hand-drill was used to pierce Ihe rock, add the sclid masses were? blasted out With powder. This method of operation, which was kept up on the Italian side until 18C1, and on the French side until 1863, would have re? quired upward ol' fifty years for the completion of the work. AcconJiugly ic behooved the pro? jectors lo bethink them of some more expedi? tions method of proceeding. The use ol' sceam was out of ibu question, and the attention ol the Italian engineers was therefore ramed to a device for using compressed air as tho mo:ive power. Tliis matter presen!ed no very great difficulty in its general principles, bul a great deal of experimenting waa necessary bet?re it could be put into Bnccessfiif practice. THE MACUIXERT-USED. A nmciiine was finally Invented and put inlo operation which could stand outside, by one of Hie streams that came down from the moun? tains, md, with its aid. force the air through long tubes to the drilling apparatus. This lau ter ls a machine which works la a galley nine feet square, and carries a large number of per? forators, each of which bores a separate hole j In the rock. By the compressing machine, j the air ls forced into a reservoir, and thence I it passes-through flexible pipes to the cylin? ders containing the drills of the perforating machines. By the opening ol a valve, each drill ls lorced against the face of the rock with a force of about 200 pounds, turned slightly, and withdrawn. Two hundred of these blows aro given every minute with each drill, and, when holes of the required depth have been bored, thc air ls turned off, and the machine withdrawn a short distance. The holes arc bored lo such a way as to converge slightly towards each other, so that every blast will bring down a considerable mass of rock. At first powder was used in the blasting, but there were many obvious objections to this. As soon as any considerable progress had been made, and subsequently, gun-cotton was tried. This was afterward displaced by the use of nitro-glycerine. The rate ot progress has varied, of course, With the hardness of the rock, and lias been from ono and a half to three feet per day. Among the Incidental ap? pliances employed by the workmen, are a gas house, miniature water-works, and machinery for supplying their own lungs with air aa well as those of the perforating "machinery. Thus tbe three essentials ol comfortable life-light, air and water, are received from the outer world by machinery. 8IZE OF THE BOBS. The tunnel ls in the form of a .segment of a cylinder, the bottom being level for the road? bed of the proposed railway.. The height of the arch is 21 feet? inches, the width of the tunnel at the tase 25 feet 3} Inches, and the width In the broadest part 26 feet 2? inches. / s fast as the rock is blasted out it is removed, and a p irty of masons follow close behind the busy machinery to complete the masonry. The work has gone on in this way day and night for more than a dozen years, and at last the two gangs of workmen have met-so we are told by the telegraph-far beneath the sum? mit of the Grand Vallon. For some time alter tne work was begun, vlsitorewere admitted at alf times, but as the-work progressed, stricter rules were adopted, and permission was given to inspect the work only on two fixed days of the month. The visitor Is takenin charge by the director of the workmen, who gives him a long India rubber coat and a lighted lamp at? tached to half a yard, of wire, and with these they set out upon their journey. . - . INTO THIS BOWELS OF TUE KARTO. After going some distance the patch ot day? light furnished by the entrance ls lost sight of, and the darkness seems positively tangible. Ahead, through the blackness, glimmer a number of lights, and the rumbling sounds of the wagons carrying out the debris is hean;. Then comes a dun, heavy rumble, echoing and re-echoing through the gallery, and seeming to shake the mountain from base to summit. lt ls the sound-of an explosion. One follows another In rapid succession,. and, after seven or eight, the wooden doora, which are closed I Just before the blast, are thrown open, and clouds of ye How smoke come pouring through the tunnel in such density and volume as to.be positlvcly*painlnl. At the time of th? comple? tion of the tunnel the workmen from the Ital ianjpide had bored 4A milea into thc mountain, ana those from the drench sjde about 3 miles, the' whole distance being 7 i-S miles. FOU? MILKS FROM TOE OUTER" WORLD, and with more than a mile-of Alps towering above their heads, the visitors find the men and machines at work. The drills make two hundred re vol ul ions a minute, and scatter In? numerable sparks of fire from the rook. After about ninety holes, three feet tn depth and two to three Inches in- diameter, are bored, they ace. charged with powder abd tamped, when lire miners, withdrawing, behind the wooden doors-tlie slow match TB ignited, and the ex? plosion takes place. So the labor has continued without interruption, day ani night, week after week, Including. Sundays, month after month, year after year. The workmen were divided into three reliefs, eight, hours being given to labor and sixteen to rest. The com? mon laborers received only three francs a day, and the skilled but five francs. Till COMPLETION of thc tunnel itself has been achieved three or four months sooner than was anticipated a year ' ago, April, 1871, being Uie earliest date assigned for that consummation. It will require about six months more to complete the railroad which is to thread, the tunnel and make a journey from France to Italy as easy as that across thc German border. TUE CASUALTIES. Of course. In such a work Innumerable acci? dents must happen. It has been told that more than 1000 workmen have lo.it their lives np to 1870, but the guides and directors de? clare that not more than fifty or sixty had been killed outright, though a number ot others had been seriously wounded. Host of the accidents have occurred on the railway, from the failing of rock and from premature explosions. One premature explosion killed five men and wounded nine others, three ot them fatally; and one rock falling crushed throe men to death. It is not Improbable, therefore, that during the twelve years In which the work has been going on at least one thousand men have lost their ilves. The cost of the tunnel has been about 170,000,000 francs. Hailroa?s. SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAIL? ROAD. PASSENGER TRAINS on thia Road run daily as follows: Leave Charleston.?i.8.30 A.M. Arrive at Sa van uah....3.00 P. M. Leave Savannah.11.15 A. M. Arrive Ut Charleston.6.201*. M. Connects at Savannah with the Atlantic A CuL' Railroad for Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and ai: points m Florida. Wit ? central Railroad for Macon, Atlanta, Mo bile. New Orleans and the West. WU h steamboats for points on the Savannah tiver. At Charleston with thc Northeastern and South Carolina Railroads, and steamships for all narai? North and West. Through Tickets over this line on sale at lintel. in Charleston; Screven House. Savannah; and all principal Ticket unices Noah and South. Freights forwarded dally to and from Savan? nah tad all points beyond. Through lillis of Lading Issued to Jacksonville, 1'al at ka, & c. Tariff tn low as by any other linc. O. S. GADSDEN, oct5 Engineer and Saperia tendent. S OUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD GENERAL SUPER1NTKNDKN1 > ?r FICE. ) OUAXUSTOK. tr, c.. K*J il, ISTO. J On and arter sunday. May .oth. the Fassengtt Trains upon Mic S?.?uta Caldina Railroad wili rcs aa rollows: FOR ACOUBTA. Lsave Charleston.8.80 A. K, Arrive at Angosta.4.26 P. M. FOR COL Vii ULA. ?.eave Charleston.3.30 A. M. Arrive at Columbia.4.10 P. IL FOB CHARLESTON. Leave Augusta.?8-00 A. IL Leave Columbia.,.7.46 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.3,30 P. if. ACOCSTA NIG UT KZPR?B3. (Swudavo excepted.) Leave Charleston.8.30 P. M. Leave Augusta.COO P. M.. urlve at Augusta.7.06 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.5.40 A. I? COLUMBIA SICHT EXPRESS. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.7.30 P. M Leave Columbia.7.bo r. M. Arrive at Columbia.?.00 A. M, Arrive at Charleston.6vi? A. IL SUMMERVILLE TRAIN. Leave Charleston.2.50 P. M. Arrive at Sommerville.4.10 P. M. Leave Summerville.7.10 A. M Arrive at Charleston.8.25 A. it. CAMDEN CllANCU. Camden and Columbia Passenger Train? on UOKIUYS, WKDKESim'3 and SATTODAYB, and be? tween Camden and Kinsrllio dally, (Sundays ex? cepted.) connects with Up and dorvu Day Pas deniers a: Ringville. Leave Camden.6.86 A. ?1 Arrive at Columbia.11.00 A. M. Leave Colombia.1.00 P. M. Arrive at Camden.6.40 P. li. H. T. PEAKE, mavl3 General Superintendent. OHAMPOOING AND HAIR CUTTING. LADIES AND CHILDREN Attended at their residences promptly and a) reasonable rates. Send orders to v W. E. MARSHALL. Barber, Broad street next door to Telegraph oma/ may23 ! illtamc?. PATTERSON-BLSWORTH.-On the evening of I December 25th. Rt the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. Alex. \Y. Marshall, Mr. JKSSIH U. I'ATTKKSON, to s iSAN .v., eldest daughter of I. S. K. Elsworth, Esq., all of this city. Ko cards. .funeral Statues. THE FRIENDS AND ACQUAINT? ANCES of T. BERNARD KINO, Esq., arc Invited to attend his funeral services, at the Cathedral Chapel, Queen street, Tms MORNING, at 0 o'clock. Jana . CDbitnarrj. CREGORIE.-Died, of consumption, at theresi denee of lier husband. Mr. Ja nes M: Greg orle, on December 12, 1870, 0. ANNIS GREGORIK, aged thirty years and five months, daughter of Colonel Isidore Lartlgne, deceased, of 8t. Peter's Parish. When, (leAta has deprived asor one we hold dear, Wordscan avail Utile butasnn expression of our loss. A warm and nobl-v heart throbs no more; hands that ! never flagged In the service or those-around her. lie cold and numb forever. The bean th* ot tender and compassionate sympathy for the distresses of the poor and needy, we miss, oh sn deeply. Said au eye-witness of all her sneerings and perfect resignation, "I have never Reen or heard of snell calmness at the approach of death." With raith unswerving in thc Saviour she had loved, sba {rave np her two little girls, without re? pining, and left this world of car-1, to r?sid? in that purer realm above, with two little angel babes who had preceded her. "Then why should tears roll down, And your hearts be sorely riven, For another gem In the Saviour's crown, Another som ia Heaven.'-' . C. RI EVES.-Died, In Dallas County, Ala., Decem? ber 17. G LOVINA RiBVES, wl'e of Thomas Rleves, and daughter of the late Beary C. Bissen, for? merly of Charleston, S. 0. Special Notices. ^.EMANCIPATION DAY.-ME. i JAMES L. WALKER is hereby announced as the cider Marshal of the procession, and the several, marshals of the day will please report to him on the ground for Instruction?, at 9 o'clock A. M.> Tms DAT. By order or the Chairman of Committee of Ar? rangements. ALEX. WILLIAMS. Jan2-1*_ ?Sf UNION BANK OF SOUTH CARO? LINA.-CHARLESTON, DECEMBER 28Tn, 1870. DIVIDEND NOTICE.-The Board of Directors havundeclared a Dividend;of FIVE PER CENT. ?;rree of Government Tax,) on the present Capital Stock of i his Bank, tho same will te paid to the Stookholders on and arter this date. dec2Q-6 H. D. ALEXANDER. Cashier. ??fr THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK OF CHARLESTON. 9. C., DECEMBER 27,1870. DIVIDEND NOTICE.-The Board of Directors have Tais DAT declared a Dividend of SIX PER CENT., (free from State and Government tax.) Same will be paid on and after thc 28th Instant. JOHN F. ROBERTS, dec28-4_Assistant Cashier. ?ST- STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EDGEFIELD COUNTY.-Court of Trial Justlee P. A. EICHELBERGER.-17. A. ADDISON Vi. W. J. SMITH.-Debt $50. . To ir. J. Smith, Defendant in this action: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint In this action, which is flied In the offlcc or P. A. EICHELBERGER, Trial Jus Uce, of tho County and State above named, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscrt; bera, at their office, within forty days from the dato hereof, and If you fail, judgment will be taken against you. BUTLER k YOUMANS, decis-mo_Plaintiffs Attorneys. ?ar- THE WORKING CHRISTIAN Organ of the Baptist Denomination in South Carolina-is now a permanent enterprise of this . city., The paper bas obtained a wide circulation, and ts one ot the best mediums for ad venislng In the State, lt ls to bc enlarged to eight pages on thc IA: of January, and many thousand copies l8saed. Dusnies i men are solicited to send In tltetr cards and other advertisements if they wish to get such notices before the thousands that would not otherwise see them. Address WORKING CHRISTIAN, Charleston, S. C., or call at the Editor's office, No. 16 Basel street. dec6-mfl_J_ ?far* TROUBLESOME COUGHS AND Golds, Sore Throat and Hoarseness, are speedily cured by Dr. D. JAINE'S EXPECTORANT. It gives immediate relief In all affections of the Lungs, by producing a free expectoration of the phlegm which obstructs them, thus quieting the cough, relieving the inflammation, and giving the dis? eased organs a chance to heal. Sold by all drug? gists, and by GOODRICH, WINE MAN & CO., Wholesale Druggists, Charleston, S. 0. dec28-wfm3_ ?ar* MY FRIEND, STOP THAT TERRI? BLE cough, and thus avoid a consumptive's grave, by using GLOBE FLOWER COUGH SYRUP, for curing all throat, bronchial and lung diseaiics? It ls px-rfcctly peerless. Never has been equalled. It is pleasant to take, and certain to cure. For sale by ail druggists._doc-wfmlmo ?STTHE GREAT MEDICAL WONDER, DR. HASKELL'S ELECTRIC OIL k.lls all pain in two minutes, eancers, Boils, Tetter and Old Sores, cured m 48-hours by Dui HASKELL'S CAR? BO L IC CAN CER SALVE. For sale at retail by G. W. A IMA P., CODEX'S MEDICAL DE ?R. H. BA ER, POT, A. O. BARBOT, DR. G. J. LUHN, ED. S. BURNS AM, W. T. LITTLE & CO., M. H. CULLINS Sc CO., ALFRED RAOUL, M. J)., GRAMAN & SCH WAKE, DR. W. A. ?KRINE. E. H. KELLERS, M. D., And at wholesale by BOWIE, MOISE & DAVIS, sole Agents for South Carolina. norti-3mosDaw ?2T-THE BODY AND ITS NEEDS. Considering the extreme sensitiveness of the hu? man body, and that it Is unprotected except by artificial covering, from the action of cold, it is not strange that at this season lt is liable to many disorders. The skin exercises a powerful inilu ence over the stomach and bowels, aud when its functions are Interrupted by sudden chins that seal the pores and prevent evaporation from the surface, Internal congestion ls apt to ensue. The digestive organs never perform their office prop? erly when this ls tho case, and the waste matter of the system, which should bc discharged In part through the perspiratory glands, having no other outlet than the bowels and the kidneys, constipa? tion aud a variety of venal diseases are more or less prevalent. Dyspepsia, where lt exhvs, is also aggravated by these causes. The mos; effective preventive of, and remedy for, disturbances of this nature is HOSTELER'S STOMACH BIT? TERS. Acting as a stimulant and tonic, lt rouses the stomach and the intestines, Impaling to those Important organs both aotirlty and regularity. It also operates as a suporluc by toning the ves? sels of the skin and promoting thc free passage of J exhausted matter ;hrough that natural sieve of 1 thc yystem. Being a mild diuretic, it give? a healthful lnipulse to the action of the kidneys, where there ls a tendency to dropsy, and as a blood d?purent and nervine, has .a highly benefi? cial effect ia rheumatic cases. It combine? In happy proportions the tonic, alterative, aperient, antiseptic, diaphoretic and anribillous proper? ties requisite for the restoration o' aHystem gen? erally disordered, and has no eiual as a winter medicine._<lecZl-6o&^ ?ST DIVORCE S.-ABSOLUgjJP' VORCBS legally obtained la ^^?a?TKmTm? Illinois and other States, J0?!*?? ,"1., J3swTwhere desertion, State or country^jf^ sufficient cause: drunkenness^^ "," d|TOrce " obtalned; nopnbUcU^5^8( AdVl?^^ MOORE ? RICHARDSON', Counsellors at Law, dec26-iyr 180 Broadway, New York city. I _jjjggjjj JXo?ft?. pa- CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP : GEORGIA,7 from- New York, are touted that she will discharge cargo TO-MORKO w, ia di? stant, at Pier So. % Union Wharves. Goods un caUcd for at Funset will remain on wharf $t. owners' risk and expense. . -.' WM. A. COURTENAY, : J*n2-l : Agepfc jS^NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS HOLD? ING bills against Steam 'Tug J. R. STAPLES, most present the same by 12 M. TO-MOBBOW, Jan nary 3d, or they will be debarred pay ment. jan2-l WILLIAM ROACH A CO.. Agenta. ' pa- PEOPLES BANK:-THE BU8I- . NESS of this Bank win, on and after To-Mosaow, - 2d instant, be conducted at No. 9 Broad street, opposite State street. ? a JAMES B. BETTS, J Jan2-2 _ Cashier. ? ^THE PEOPLE^. NATIONAL BANK, ' CHARLESTON, S. C.-An electimi for DIRECTORS of this Bank, to serve for the ensuing year,'will ' beheld at the Banking-bonse, on'TO&SDAY, the loth instant, between the hoars of ll A-M. and 2 o'clock, P. M. H. G. LOPER. Jan2rmwf4_?' ' _ . ?arQFFlGB OP SCHOOL COMMISSION-: ER OF CHARLESTON COUNTY, CHARLESTON, S. C., JANUARY 2D, 1870.-The undersigned here? by gives notice to the public, that be has this day entered upon the discharge of his duties as School Commissioner of the Count j. Any tnfor- '. matlohln reference to the wants' of the County School Districts will be gladly received, and soon." assistance promptly rendered as the means plac*^ at his disposal by the Legislature will permit. - The office for the present witt .be at No. M Church street, where ne. can be consul tel upon school matters daring the c sa al business hours.- ' JaP2-0_ E. MONTAGUE GRIMES. pa- HEADQUARTERS FIBST REGI? MENT N. G. S. S. C., CHARLESTON', S. G., DE? CEMBER 30TB, 1870.-In accordance with,, -the usual custom, a Parade and Inspection of ibo First Regiment- N. G. S. S. 0. la ordered to take' place THIS DAY, January a, 187L The line will be formed at 9 A M. precisely, at the asnal place.' Captains of Companies win bear in mind that no officer or member ot any company will be ex? cused from said Parade and Inspection, except by order of the Major Commanding. - j N. B.-The Brigadier-General of the Tint Bil? ga Je respectfully, invites all ol.tho Field, Sinti and Line Officers of the National Guard S. S. who are now in. the city, to participate In the Pa? rade. , .: By order ol SAMUEL DICKERSON, Major Commanding. - JOHN A MnsHrKoroN. Adjutant. . Jao2-l? . 'p** OFFICE OF MOUNT PLEASANT AND SULLIVAN'S" ISLAND FERRY COMPANY, CHARLESTON, JANUARY 20,18TL-The Board ot. Directors having declared a STOCK DIVIDEND OP $2 SO AND A GASH DIVIDEND OF $3 CO TER SHARE, from the earnings ot the CompjMjrfor^ the past six (6) months, (being at the rate of 16 per cent, per ann am upon Its paid np capital, payment of the same win be made to Stockholders on and after the loth instant, at the office of the* Secretary and Treasurer, Broad Btreet, corner of State. Stockholders wilt please present their Scrip. HUTS ON LEE, jan2-6_'_Secretary and Treasurer. pa- IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES- FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.-In the matter Of JOHN B. RUSSELL, Bankrupt.-To whom lt may concern : The under? signed hereby gives, notice of his, appointment ai Assignee of JOHN B. RUSSELL, tn thc County of Sumter, and State of South Carolina, within said county, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt, np on his petition, by the District Court of said District. Dated the 2tst day of December, 1870. dec30-3_D. J. WINN. Assignee. pa- YE PIMPLED, BLOTCHED AND ulcerated victims of scrofulous diseases, who drag your unclean persons luto the company of \ better men, take AVER'S SARSAPARILLA andi ' purge out the foul'corraptlon from your blood. Restore your health, and you will not c il y enjoy Ufe better, bat make your company more toler s ble to those who mast keep lt. dec3o-fmw30AO , jipr IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OP SEWING MACHINES-JOHN CLARK, JB., A 00.9 BEST SIX-CO Ru SPOOL COTTON on Black Spools. For salo at retail by D. B. HASELTON, No. 307 Klug street._dec&-lmo pa- OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON GASLIGHT COMPANY, DECEMBER 26, 1870. The Board of Directors of this Company having declared a Dividend of FIFTY CENTS per Share on the Capital Stock, the same will be paid to Stockholders on and after MONDAY, 9th January, 1871. The Transfer Bdoks will be closed from thia date to loth January, 1871. W. J. HERIOT, dec23 ._Secretary and Treasurer. pa* FEVER AND AGUE.-W H Y shaker PLANTATION BITTERS wUl positively ' cure any form of Intermittent Fever. Travel through any Tegion-where the malady prevails, and all who have tried the preparation will tell you eo. Thousands 'of families In the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, and on the borders of the Southern rivers and swamps, regard lt as a speci? fic for the complaint. Nothing could induce them to be without lt; and they beg n to take it r?gu. larly at the commencement/ of the spring and at the close of summer, as a safeguard against mala? ria. They show their wisdom thereby. The shiv? ering plague passes their door without Intruding, to smite their neighbors who have shown less forecast. Every year, however, the number of these Improvident victims decreases. There ls no teacher like experience; and when a shaking and burning sufferer sees hts friend on the next farm or plantation in perfect health, though breathihg the same atmospheric poison as himself, and learns that this exception to the complaint ls due to PLANTATION BITTERS. . SSA MOSS FARINE from pure irish Moss, for Blanc Mange, Puddings, Custards, Gr?ants, Ac' Ac. The cheapest, healthiest, and most delicious food In the world. dec29-mwf3D*o Insurance. T HE ?OTTON STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MACON, G E 0 B GI A. Authorized Capital.$2,000,000 Guaranteed Capital..... $500,000 OXB HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS . Deposited with State authorities of Georgia.;' FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS Deposited with State authorities of?pd&Ctxth Una for Security of PoUoyholde OFFICERS AT MAj^V<5*i01IGIA WM. JOHNSTON^^Sfj^, WM. S. HOLT, Yice^^ldent. GEO. 8.' OB|^?t^7^r ~ %HX$&> General Agent./ ^j^?TOILL,Superintendent ??ocles. Enended by the following gep^emen, who Ive examined its Charter and j^Pectns: , Col. WM. JOHNSTON, Predde/^8*?**?! 0. A-A. R. R. Jr i *7* ? Gen. WADE HAMPTON,^"mo'a. & C. . . Col. L. D. CHILDS, rifident Carolina National Bank, ColumbfajX^ V Col. JAMES G. OIH&<%&*&? ?X " colonel JAMESJ^g\^8boro>, s. C. \ General M. CJ^^KefleW. General noBi^1 TOOMBS' of Georgia, Ac, *c> jf BURDELL BROS. Agents. / Corner Broad and State streets. - T L. ?*^^ ^ h-< Examining Physician.