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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1671. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING, MAY 3, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. G?MSES OF GOTHAM. POLITICAL, FINANCIAL ANJ> LOCAL TOPICS IN TUE GREAT CITT. Prince Erl? to Lote His Title-Vander? bilt to Sncceetl-Thc Street Car Mur? derer's Conviction-Beginning of the New Dock System-Central Park In its Glory-New Statnes of Public Men - Fit . li's Banquet to the High Joints Customhouse Consternation. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Nsw YORK. May 24. . There is a prospect that the stockholders ot the Erie Railroad will be soon relieved o? the Fisk and Goild Incubus. The rumors of the impending change in the management of the great road are beginning to take tangible shape. During the past week, Hon. Horace F. Clark, son-in-law of Commodore Vander? bilt, has been in frequent conference with Fisk and Gould, at the gorgeous offices of the Erie Railroad on Twenty-third street, and.the report now is that the railway monarch of America is shortly to add the Erie lo the list of bronqu?ete. The transfer o"f the management of this road from men so universally distrusted as the Colonel/of the Ninth and his astute upal," to other and more responsible parties, will give joy to the owners ol the stock, and par? ticularly to those unfortunate Englishmen who have an interest in the road, and who have so long despaired of seeing the value of their r mouey again. It is but just, however, to Fisk and Gould, to say thal^ though under their, management, the stockholders have not pros? pered, the general travelling public have been greatly benefited, for the road is in splendid condition, and lg, perhaps, ihe best officered, safest and most comfortable running om. ol the metropolis. If Fisk steps out. his busy bralu will be at something else, and the world will certainly bc startled by the announcement ol some stupendous project, which only aman of his wonderful energy would attempt. Foster, the street-car murderer, has been convicted, and lt is not too much to expect his elevation to the cross beam before the end of^ July. The counsel for the defence made but a feeble effort tc save him. The killing was ad? mitted, out a want of premeditation was sug? gested. Counsel attempted a diversion In the prisoner's favor in the shape of reflection on the character of the Intimacy between the late Mr. Putnam and Madame Duval, the lady who, with her daughter, was under his protection on the night ol the murder. It was shown by evidence that Mr. Pul nam was a constant visi? tor at ihe house of Madame Duval, and that Mrs. Putnam, bis wile, neither knew her nor had heard of her before. But this testimony wa3 clearly'so irrelevant that lt was Downed out of court. The greatest sufferer by tb? mur? der and the exposure is poor Mrs. Putnam. The reconstruction of our docks under the direction ol the new board is to begin Immedi? ately. The plans have been maturing for over a year, and a system has at last been perfected which will probably give New York the mest magnificent and convenient series of docks In the world. The entire water iront of the city on the North and East Rivets is comprehended in the Improvement. The.dew river streets will be widened to the extent of 250 feet. Be? yond these, massif? stone piers will project Into the water, froi_ 506 to 800 feet. The dock. system ol'Liverpool, now so famous, will sink imo insignificance beside the enormous works about to be bemm here. General George B. McClellan is the supervising engineer, ata salary of $12.500 per annum. The construc? tion will occupy over ten years, and the cost may be estimated at tens o"f minions of dollars. Ground is to be first broken at Pier No. 1 North River. C ntral Park ls surpassingly beautiful this month. Her Majesty's High Commissioners spent nearly the whole ol Monday rambling over lt. Lord Tenterden gives lt the palm already over the Phoenix ol Dublin, the Pra? ter of vienna, the Bois de Boulogne, and* Hyde Park. The commissioners ol' parks are con? stantly devising new ornaments lor this plea? sure ground. Yesterday they granted permis? sion to the St. Andrew's Soclely to erect e. bronze statue of Sir Walter Scott. It is un? derstood they have under consideration a pro? posal lo put up statues of men whose fame is identified with New York in all the parks and green spots under their control. For example, lt ha3 been suggested in their councils that a statue ol stout old Petrus Stuy? vesant, the last Dutch Governor o? New York, shall be placed in the square opposite Cooper Institute and the beginning of Stuyvesant street: Captain Henrick Hudson, who discov? ered the river and the- bland of Manhattan, will have a position on Bowline Green, where the equestrian statue ot pig-tailed George III once stood. The Battery is to have Hubert Fulton, the City Hall Park. Sears and Lamb, the captains of the "Liberty Boys" of the revo? lution, and Madison Square, Gore: nor Dewitt Canton, to whom New York owes so much of her prosperity, on account of his interest in Erle Canal. The project of a few Tammany politicians to erect a bronze statue of Wm. M. Tweed in Tweed Place has been sternly dis? countenanced, by that great man. Neither Fisk nor Barnum would have been so modest. Mr. Cyrils W. Field had the English lords to .jinner with fllm last night, and invited about ?H?feundred prominent New Yorkers to meei WH| The spread was in Pel mon i co's best Bam!, alter the nuts and raisins, lhere was gS9H&->- ?n the vein usual to post-prandial in "TWrtHFli at ional entertainments. Thu Englishmen were in raptures with this great country, and the Americans were proud ol iheir rnglitdi lineage. Earl de Gray complimented George Washington by calling" him one ol the most illustrious of Englishmen. After this there need m t be a war about the Alabama claims. The 'High Commissioners sail in the Cuba for Liverpool to-morrow, and Minister Selie nek. the ugliest of American statesmen. (Butler is not a statesman,) will accompany them. There is the Wildest excitement to-tlay among the two thousand or more Custom? house clerks over the report that- Collector lom Murphy, the bosom ixlend and boon com? panion ot the President, bas been sacrificed by that unstable .potentate lo appease the en? mity ot Fenton, and has been forced to resign.' Murphy belongs to the Conkling faction, which has lately been in lull po.-session of the President aud all ihe Federal offices lu this city. The Fenton mon. who ar? powerful in the interior ol' thc State, have threatened to secure an anti-Grant.dele^attou to the Radical National Convention from New York. This has so frightened the aspiring candidate that he bas sent overtures to the offended senator, and theTesult ls that ihe Iiiends ot Conklmg are now going to take their uirns under the guillotine. The Incessant wartare between Se Badtcal tacilons ol New York, checkered it ls with the alternate victories of each, has completely demoralized ihe party In ibis Stale, and secured the Democratic ascendancy. Nra,. COTTON AlO VE2UENT FOR THE WEEK. NEW YORK, May 2$. The market shows a jailing off iu the cotton movement. Tho receipts at ail of the ports have been 40.178 b iles, against 45,0.7 bales la*t week, 40,849 bales the previous week, and 51,432 baie? three weeks since. Tho receipts since September 'have been 3,756.S?S bales, against 2,750,049 bale3 for thc corresponding period last year. The exports from all of the ports for thc week have been 50,540 bales, against 3S42 bales for the cotrvspoudiug week last year. The total lor the season amounis to 2.892.9S4 bales, against 1,923.4S1 ba'es for the same time last year. The stock at all of the ports amounts to 30,0.842 bales, against 302,013 for the same time lust year. The stock at the interior towns is 26.866 bales, against 55,452 bale3 for the same last year. The stock at Liverpool is 913,000 bales," against 600,000 bales same time last year. The American cotton afloat amounts to 250,000 bales, against 120,000 same time last year. The Indian afloat amounts to 364,000 bales, against 223,000 bales same time last year. Express estimate shows a decrease In the average ol 5 to 20 per cent., Lhe greatest decrease being in South Carolina, ^fcnd the smallest in Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas. ALZ ABOUT TBE STATE. Kershaw. The Carne en Journal, under the heading UA general crann imminent," publishes a long list of tile misdoings and shortcomings, &c., &c, of the several officiais ol .Kershaw County. The catalogue is sickening. Orangeburg. Sheriff" Biegs. ot Orangebnrg, carried the prisoners sentenced at the last term of court to the Penitentiary up to Columbia-on Wed? nesday last. There are thirteen candidates for sheriff in Orangeburg. Rvanfbrt. ? Joseph Singleton, a laborer, died suddenly in Beaufort on Friday last He had dAok an immoderate quantity of water an hop-*.previ? ous to his death, and bad become heated by his work, anti congestion o? the stomach had followed, resulting in Inilammation, cramp and death. Union. Alphen* E. Cushman, a member of Troop B, 7th United States Cavalry, stationed at Union Courthouse, committed suicide by shootinc himself at the camp ground, on Sat? urday. May 20. He had been sick for some time, and in a temporary aberration of mind committed .he fatal act ol' self-destruction. Lancaster. The Ledger says that the number of execu? tions issueo In 1870 in Lancaster, for non-pay? ment of tases, was 1026: for 2871, only 639. j The number of tracts ol land advertised tnis I'year lor sale ls 75, embracing 18.?3 acres. The whole nnmber of acres returne'i for taxes in Lancaster County is 2?4,CC2, valued at ?l,045,584. Barnwell.. Mrs. Josephina Harley, wife ol Mr. Frank P. Harlev. who died a lew days ago. expired at the residence of her father. C. H. Langley, Esq., near Barnwell Village, on Monday last, 'ihe two chldren of rbis lady expired tt*e same day. Thus within a few days have a whole fimily been stricken down by 'the hand of dealh. Georgetown. There was a fire on Tuesday night last at the store ol Messrs. Bourke <? Ti'ton, George? town. Dariaire ol stock and bulldlnii silent, and covered by Insurance; but about $1000 in greenbacks contained In a Un box was so burnt by the heating ot the box as to render it almost, il cot entirely, impossible lo distin? guish the denomination of some ot the bills, while otheru are entirely destroyed. The dre is supposed to have been the result of accident. Columbia. The Presbyterian Church in Coiurflbia is un denroing thorough repair.. Sickness In the family of Rev. Whitefoord Smith, D. D., of Spartanburg. has caused postponement ol'his address before the Youug Men's Christian Association of Columbia. There is :i Dian oh foot to build a large build ing on the site of the old courthouse In Coltim bia, burned by* "Mr. Sherman,*' to embrace two stores, a large hall, city and law offices, Ac. Chesterfield. The Democrat is charmed with the improve? ments mare and beiog made in Cheraw-all the work of an enlightened town council. The boase of Mr. A. Hace, in ?heraw. nar? rowly escaped destruction by fire on Wed? nesday nlf.'bt last. - A colored man In an adjoining outhouse retired to rest with" a pin? torch sticking In the wall near his bed. When he awoke tue flames had extended lo the roof, but were extinguished without giving an alarm to.the firemen. Fairfield. The Win nsboro'News says: '-Henry Hous? ton, who was convicted of the murder ol' Wm, Powell, near Ridgeway, in this county, at the last sesslot of the court, suffered the extreme penalty of the Jaw yesterday, 2Cth instant. He was attend ?d to his place ol' execution by Re>v. Peter Plckens and Rev. Pickett, colored. On the gallows he begged ail present to take warning by himsel? and expressed himself ready to dit?; al twenty minutes to ono o-'ciock the trap Jell and the soul of Houston was launched ;rom time to eternity. He r.ung twenty-five minutes when Dr. Ladd pronounc? ed the body dead. It was then taken charge if by his Irlends, and cairi?d to Ridgeway v bere thc crime Was committed. Spunc.-i Hoffman, v-ho was to have been hanged at the same tim? ?or the same offence, had his sen? tence commuted by Governor Scott, to ten years'imprisonment in the penitentiary." Spartanburg. Mr. Wm. E. Cleveland, a highly respected young mar, died in his 24th year, in Spartan? burg, on the lClh instant. The Spai tan has the follow inc correction io regard to some misstatements- that have been Snbllshed about the Glenn Springs so-called [u-Kiux : 'We are glad to hear that Titus Cooper, a respectabltt and worthy colored mau living iu the neighborhood of Glenn Springs, aod here? tofore reported by.us as dead, ls in a fair way lo recover. The colored man, George Wil? liams, or George Cates, wiro shot Thus, has not yet been arrested. From all we can learn, it Wae a ;o id- bi oort attempt on the part ol' George to murder Titus without any reasona? ble provocation. Titus had bought a small farm from Dr. Jones, and*George was a tenaut of T. Burroughs on an adjoining furm, and a dispute arose between tne two about some rails, when Titus told George he would reler the mattel to Mr. Burrouirhs, and asked him to go and bring Mr. Burroughs. George went and r?turtied with Mr. Burroughs, but brought his gun villi him. Mr. Burroughs decided that Titus was wholly In the riglr., but George, tt satisfied with this settlemeat o-' the mat? ter, renewed the quarrel, and. without any demonstration on the .part ol' Titus, levelled his gun loaded with buck shot and fired. sLxJ shots laking effect in the neck and shoulder. Titus ha? always borne the highest character for honesty and Industry, and had' incurred the haireil of many ol his* own race by voling uniformly with the Democratia party. Some Of these ?ad made threats before this occur? rence that he should not be allowed to live In the country eu-this account. Chester. Lieutenttnt J. E. Porter, of Troop C, Scventli Cavalry, with a detachment ol twenty men, lett this pos., on Friday last lo garri-oc the Town of Winnsboro'. James Walter, one o? '.he Chester county commissioners, uancled us thc tallowing test, week, say;, ihe It porter, requesting its publi-T cation. What he ls driving ul is this : William Frooeberger, ?"lialrm?n of the board of county coinmisslojors, sold a lulof stuff off l he tract ol'lanrt belouglng'to ihe county, without cor suiting Ute other members oi the board, his purpose being, as Jim supposed, to appropri? ate the proceeds to his own use. The uentle mun who rnaao the purchase took lt lor grant? ed that tho chairman was acting with the'suuc tlonoflbe board in making, the sale, und, when informed to the jontrary, paid to the co mtv treasurer, the pr. .e agreed upon lor Che Bluff ?te Lad cm. Jim's communication is. certothn d li'.trutim, as folows : "CU-STKR, S. C., May 16, 1871. '.William FroueBer^er nave say among wit? nesses that he will stand for the timoor that wussuld cu the Poor House land, leaving tue and Alexander K<-lcy out. Aud I will hold him to il loy. Because I shall not Be Hool By him. "Your? inny, JAMBS WALTKR." William Froneberger, Aiexuuder Kelsey und James Wilier, ihe Ihree colored men wliu were last fall elected comity commissioners oi Cnesier County, still retain their positions, says the Reporter, in spile ol ihe luci Una they have disco vered their ut; er in competency and inability to discharge Hie duties ot the office, and "are five lo confess thal, unless ihey can get some while niau to attend io ihe business tor them, thu iinpoi titn. affairs ol' Hie cuiiniy, entniiicd to their charge, must go unattended to. The tuxes gathered for county purposes amount to about ?lli.?OO, mid it is such persons as these that have ihe sole- power ol disbursing this fund. Whai higaer evideuce could De tarnished that K. K.'s no not flourish upon the soil of Ches? ter than that this board is allowed peacefully to enjoy its existence, and to meet once a week to do nothing else but earn the f 3 per diem. FAILURE OF TBE FRENCH CABLE. NEW YORK, May 27. The French cable between Duxbury autl St. Pierre Miquelon tailed, t '-day. Communica? tion with Europe is, however, maintained by means of the Western Union Company's over? land line3 and cables to st. Pierre. THE CITY OF THE SLAIN. PARIS STEEPED IX PETROZEV3I. Thc Gatters Running wlth'Blood One-lhird of tuc City Barned-50.000 Dea d-Thc Archbishop and Sixty nine Priests Shot-in u in ct ?on En. tircly Suppressed. VERSAILLES, May 26. New fires are burning, and the insurgents lave put boxes o? petroleum everywhere. It 3 reported that Bergeret himself fired the ruilerics alter haviDg steeped it in petroleum, ["he Church of St. (Jermain Aux Errois was romeo" and the Palais jof Justice destroyed. :'.oo? Tuns In the gutters. The walls of the Tuileries have fallen. The Rue Rivoli is Riming. Dead Nationals are seen everywhere. Any. ildden Nationals are brought out and Immedl itely shot. A few Communists, holding out, ire shelling the city. The slaughter of the ?ationals is iearful. The VersaillisLs since .'uesday have been killing' all prisoners, louses In the Rue Royale were wet with" peto= mun. and the Nationals fired them. . The ra urgents evidently intended to. destroy Paris, ?ven women were discovered throwing petro (jum on the houses. Six Nationals, dressed as lanpiers, discovered throwing petroleum in tead of water on the-fires, were shot. There 3 no limit to the readiness that exists to kill nembers of Ihe Commune and leaders of.the Juards when captured. The gas works at Au lervilliers have exploded. Many other ex? igions have, occurred. The V?rsallilsts are advancing on Belleville, rhence petrolcum.bombs fall over Paris. The QEiirgents still hold four strong.posilions. It i known that some o? the hostages held by be Communists have been shot. The troops ontlnue to arrest numbers of women carry og bottles of petroleum. A court-martial for^ he trial of the insurgents commences Moh ay. Washburne telegraphs that at 7 o'clock, 'riday evening, American llves'and property rere safe. The foreign firemen from London have en? vied Paris. The conflagration, is decreasing, 'he Versailles Railroad workshops have been urned. The insurgents have been driven .om Charoqne. The Prussians detain escap ig Communists. Washburne'telegraphs Fish that the insur ents still hold small portions of Paris. The rchbishop's fate ls uncertain. LONDON. May 27. ' A dispatch from Soissy says the Germans ho have been seeking *or the Archbishop ol' aris and other hostages, report that they can? ot find them. They are supposed to have been lot. It ls calculated that over 50,060 dead bodies re initie houses and cellars in Paris, many of hom are women and children. It is said the omen were' perfectly" furious during the gilts. Exeoutions are constant. The dc .ruction of property ls terrible. It ls esli lated that one-fourth ol Paris ls destroyed. VERSAILLES, May 27. Favre dispatches representalives abroad mt the ads ol the insurgents are criminal, ot political, and asks their extradition, should sy enter neighboring countries. M. Picard to-day Inlormed the Assembly lat General Cissey occupies the whole lelt ink of the Seine; that Generals Vinoy and ouay, after capturing the Place de la Basilio, octtpied Fauoourg St. Antoine as far as the arrlerduTrone; that Generals Clincbant and Admlrault have advanced to the foot ol the eights of Les Buttes Chammont, and that ley will to-morrow, with C0,000 men, occupy iis last refuge o? this monstrous insurrec on. Picard also stated that no news had ?ached the government concerning fires in aris or of the fate of the hostages held by ie insurgents. BRUSSELS, May 2". Victor Hugo has written a letter to the In ependence Beige, which, while it disapproves fthe insurrection, protests against the state ?ent that the Belgian Government would ex .adlte all insurgents found upon Its territory, he Independence Beige, in its comments, oes not agree with the sentiments ol'Hugo. Thc Latest. WASHINGTON', May 2R. Minister Washburne telegraphs to Secretary ish that the Archbishop p'f Paris and slxty ine priest were shot on Tuesday. The insur .'Ction has been suppressed. The insurgent isses are enormous, those of the government sing comparatively small. XEirs FROM WASmiXOTOXt WASUIXGTOX. May 27. The Senate discharged Its prisoners, and, irlHut further action, adjourned sine die. The Young Men's Christian Convention has Jjourned. WASUIXGTOX, May 2?. The treasury, chinna June, will sell two illllorw of gold on Clio first and third Thurs iys, one million ol'gold on the second, fourth id fifth Thursdays, weekly, a total of .seven lllions; and purchase n million of bonds ich Wednesday. . The Mexican commission has adjourned uu I the 15th of June. XEWS FRO31 XEW TORE. risa Fighters Sentenced Heavily- Base Bali. NEW YORK, May 27. Judge Downing sentenced the prize fighters jllius mid "dwarda tu twelve months' im .Isunmenl, and a fine of S1000 each, and, in .fault ol' the fine, tu another year's contlne eut. McAlpine, the umpire, gels six months : the penitentiary and ?5u0 line. The prize ililers, immediately alter sentence, were re? vved to the penitentiary. The- Olympics scored 6, and the Hustons 5. Iiis game deckles the four and lour game be veea Hie same parties on Wednesday. Hie une yesterday resulted In the Olympics scor? ia 22 and lim Slurs, ol' Brooklyn, 20. -Raltoff seems lo haw had a 'irini noiloti ! a joke. A few hours before his execution, . seems, he handed a sealed envelope lo ihe tetrict attorney, willi instructions not to open ; until he (Runoff) was buried. The letter as been opened. It proves to have been .ritten in Greek,,and so far has baffled the kill of all Greek scholars at Interpretation, t consists of about one hundred and ten ?rock words. This letter is supposed to be ol a-t importance. Heavy bids have already leen made for it; but it. has been placed in th? iank with his six hundred pages of uianu cripl to await the result ol the clatms of his redltors. Mr. Becker, his counsel, will doubt? ers become the owner of all this scientific lit rature. It is possible to laney ihe ielon peer ng om from the "other world" at ihe doctors Genially wrestling with the puzzle he has left hem. CROP PROSPECTS IX TEE STATE. Beaufort. T'ne crops are reported as being in excellent condition in this vicinity, says the Beanrort Republican, notwithstanding the very severe drought. The clouds have wore a threatening aspect on several occasions, but the rain, if there was any, has given us the slip and lodg? ed elsewhere. In our town rain ls especially needed;the cisterns are quite innecent of even dampness. "Lu >i caster. The remarkably cold rains of the Dast two weeks, it is feared, says the Ledger, h.as sen.? I .ously affected the cotton crop. In some land s the plant has been almost entirely killed out. We hear some complaint of the mst in 'wheat and oats. Corn is looking wpll for this season Ol the year, and as there has been quite a large crop planted, we may look'for a plentiful har? vest. Our Intelligence from the Western coun? ties of North Carolina are lavorable to both corn and wheat. Union. We have made careful inquiries from all parts ol our county, says the Union Times, as to the condition ot the cotton plant, and find reports agree that, upon Hie gray lands, the cold weather has done considerable mischief; In many places the plant rooks sickly, and bad "stands" are the result. Upon 'Ted lands the plant has Buffered bul little. In fact, we have heard a number of our olde-t and best plant-1 ers say they never had better "stands"' than they now have upon their red lands, and the plant looks "sleek 'and greasy,'" which Indi? cates health and "vigor. All. however, agree that the crop has been greatly injured, and in I many sections whole fields haye been ploughed up and corn substituted. While we do not think the-area of colton planted In this county is less than last year, we are pleased to hear that a much larger area -rtas been devoted to corn and oiher cereals than for any year elncj ihe war. Chester. The Reporter says: "We regret'lo learn that the damage to cotton by the cold spell ol' week before last was much greater than we had at flrsl supposed. On many plantations where the plant had been brought to a stand, so much of lt M'as kided lhat lt was found neces? sary to plough up abd plant again. On other plantations replanting with tne hoe was re? sorted to. Where the cotton had not been chopped out, sufficient stand to make a crop. was generally left. The cold nights continued during Dearly all of last week, causing s til more of lt to die, and -entirely retarding Its growth. On Thursday night, ihe 18th Instant, one or two degrees lower would have given us a frost. The result ls that the outlook for a crop ls gloomy, and our planting friends are correspondingly depressed. Corn, too, which unusually good siands had been secured, has felt the' Influence of the weather, and has come to a standstill, wailing lor more geDlal weather before trying to crow. Wheat is more or less injured by the ruat, and the yield Is not' as promising as It was a mouth ago:" THE PROSPECT FOR COTTON. A.Glance-Over the Field. [From the Savannah Republican.] It may not be uninteresting lo our readers to give ihe result of careful observation and much inquiry regarding the crops In the course ol a recent hasty trip through the States of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama abd Mississippi. In Georgia we ar? convinced that, a less area ls planted in.cotton than was in 1870, especial? ly In the southern, and middle portion ol the ??tate, which are most productive of the' staple. In the northern section quite as much has been put in as in 1870, though-everywhere the plant ls backward in its growth and sickly in appear? ance. Hie recent cold and wet weaiher hus either killed outright or seriously damaged the crop, and we have no thought ol' Its reaching that of last year, by at .least a lourih or fifth. Everywhere an increased breadth has been plumed in grain, and with anything like fair seasons the production of breudsluffs will be abundant. In Cherokee Georgia, where the . crop promised well a-^?w weeks ago. it.has been almost e lirely destroyed on an the low and level lands by ihe rust, and we have no thought that over hall'a crop will bc made in thal section. -lu Tennessee, North Alabama and North Mississippi, the reduction ot colton ls even greater lhan in Georgia, it ls a rare thing to ^e a cotton fielu ou the line ol'ihe Memphis and Charleston Road, while last year nearly the whole of that splendid country was de? voted to the staple. Corn now prevails every? where, and the crop bids fair to be most abundant. Intelligent* planters informed us that the same state of things existed off from the road, the experience of the present sea? son having thoroughly disgusted the people generally with a redundant conon crop, 'l hroughout all that section, the crops of all sorts are In a bad condition as to culture. The entire spring has been so wet that the great? est difficulty bas been experienced in both planting and working, and the raina still con? tinued. In the Mississippi Valley, on the Arkansas and Red Rivers, Hie same unfavorable condi? tion ol things exists, li" not io a worse extent. The whole country is flooded, and planting of every kind ls exceedingly backward. It Is feared the waters will not subside and the earth become dry enough in time tro make any? thing like an average crop. We heard nowhere a higher estimate of the crop ol the preseut year than 3,000,000 bales, and our own observations do not justify us in putting lt beyond thal figure. One additional luci is worthy ol notice-commercial -fertiliz? ers ltave been sparingly used ilia, present sea? son throughout ihe" . South. This,-ol' Itself, would effect a maier al reduction of the crop, eveu were the sume breadth of land in cul? tivation. Upqn a survey ol ihe whole Held, sc-far as we have been- able lo compass it, we ar? con? vinced of iwo thlugs, namely,that Hie crop ol colton will"fall lar short ot that, ol lasLycar, and the crop ol corn be among the largest ever raised in the cotton Staten. . CA RH PROM O EX ERAL G ORDO X. ATLANTA DEPARTMENT, ) SOUTUERX JLLFE INSURANCK COMPANY, JR ATLANTA, GA., May 27, 1871. j I congratulate those interested In the pros? perity of the Southern Life Insurance Com? pany upon ihe acquisition of General A. IT. Col quitt, the vice-president, to acilve and con? stant participation in Die mauagement of the cqmpany at this office. Bys personal altenlioq to Hie business of the company, which lt was expected would begin earlier and was pre? vented by unavoidable causes, dates from the first of June next. . In this connection, it may not be amiss to state, that notwithstanding the liuaucial pr?s? ure upon the country, thc cumpauy is in a most prosperous coudilion-its assets largely in? creasing-Us investments good and produc? tive, with a singular exemption from ibose.cas unities so common with moneyed organiza? tions. J. B. GORDON', President. TUE WEATHER TO-DAT. WASHINGTON, May 2S. No material change in the weather is indi? cated, nor is ti severe extended storm proba? ble for Monday. Tratei-uu-fM Weather Report*. Place or Observation. Augusta. Kain more.. Boston. Ulurlestou. Chicago. t'incinnii-l. K' .v West, Fla... Molle. N asi.ville. New Orleans.... New York. san Francisco.. Savannah. St. Lum*. iViiihlngion.D.r. Wiimmi<ton,N.C. v'ortolk. Galveston. ?.s. i-"if- g j ? s ' H s ! io 30.08 30.12 30.12 30.12 29.94 29.9* 3'i.O? 29.97 30.03 29.97 30. IS 29. 87 tiO.Oi 29.91 30.07 30.11 30.09 9013 A' (Gentle. iciear. i4 SE ffr.->h. Fair. ITS ?Fresh. Fair. Si ?SE ?Fre>h. cloudy. 76t -. ?Fresh. 'Fair. ?? NE Gentle. Clear. 84?K Fresh. Fair. s3:S Fre>h. Fair, ?i W lleulle. Lt. Rain ess Gentle. l.t.Rain 76 -E iKresh. Clear. 68 W Brisk. l,t.Rain .WE Fre-li. Fair. S4 <E - t'entle. Clear, it SE r.entle. Fair. 89 s Fresh. i Hear. "8 >E Fresh. Cloudy. BURNING OF A COAL SHAFT. Fearful Loss of Life. PITT?ITOX, May 27. A coal shalt, throe hundred leet deep, is burning. The lire is supposed to have been caused by irlctlon of the hoisting apparatus. Thirty or forty men were in the mines. The engineer stood at his post, hoisting away, till the timbers supporting the rope broke wrile ihe carriage was ascending. AU in the car? riage were certainly killed, and lt ls unknown how many were in the mine. The scene about the shaft ls one of great distress and anguish. Two steam fire engines, one irom Scranton and one from Wilkesbarre, are on the ground. It is thought.that no water will be thrown into the shalt from the top, but we are told the shan, will Hil wlr,h water withjn twenty-four hours, so that if not suffocated the poor men must drown. There is no escape for them. The fire engines are playing on the ruins, which are too hot. ,Ne one can approach probably till morning. Later in the day a dog was sent down in the shaft of the mine and was brought ' up alive, which fact encourages the belief that the thir? ty-three men may yet be saved. . . PITTSTON, PA., May 28.-Thirty-eight men were taken from the mine,'eighteen of whom are dead. Newspapers, jtyaaqmes, ?*r. T HE GREAT FAMILY PAPER I FAMILY PAPER 1 FAMILY PAPER ! FAMILY PAPER ! FAMILY FAPEi; 1 FAMILY PAPETE 1 THE CHEAPEST, THE LIVELIEST, AND THE BEST ! rnE CHEAPEST, THE LIVELIEST AND THE BEST 1 THE CHEAPEST. 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CLUBS ' OF TEN SUPPLIED AT . $1 &0 EACH. 4 MAKE UP YOUR CLUBS ! ?y Address, (enclosing money In Registered Letter,) RIORDAN, DAWSON ?fe CO., CHARLESTON. S. 0. Spool Conon. T <fc F. COATS' SPOOL COTTON. J We have in Stock and will always keep an as? sortment of COATS' THREAD for sale at New York trade prices. JOHN G. M1LN0R A CO.. febll-stutnamoa_No. 136 Meeting street. insurance. 1845 P?RfXY MUTDAX. 1846 NEW YOBK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. 18 4 5.Organize d.1 8 4 ? THOMAS FROST, General Agent, No. M Broad street. mar2~thsta3mos Gr Soots, Srjogs, Ut. ET THE BE S Tl : Boy your BOOTS AND SHOES at T E I B" ? R No. 41 BROAD STREET. He makes them to order, In any style desired, usingonly tne best material and workmanship. Constan?y on hand, a large assortment of cus .tom made BOOTS AND SHOES, OI all sizes. Thc New EXCELSIOR GAITER, . Which dispenses with shoe strings and elast'c. MADE TO ORDER at this establishment. ' Call and examine specimens. JACOB STE IBER, may22_No. 41 Broad street. "gOOTS, SHOES AND TE?NKS.' Receiving ..us dar per Steamships Georg;a. frora New York, Fall River, irom Philadelphia, assorted Invoices of FINE BOOTS AND SPOLS In addition (o the choice selection al wa,,, in Mock I keep those CABI/j SCREW WIRE WATER' PROOF 1'KOGASS. ?Sold cheap at EDWARD DALY'S, nmi"-"-'_No. 121 Meeting sirte?. JypO TICE! JN O T I C.Ei By Fall River .'steanuhlpfrom Philadelphia this day I am receiving a fresh supply or those Gen:.'s Hand-Sewed Magic Fitting FRENCH CALF i BOOTS. With much time and labor, I have t ie same for Boys and Gents. * EDWARD DALY, mar22_ No. 121 Meeting street, f?0 THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. Please Inform the numerous readers or year paper that the AMERICAN GAITER, Patented, or the Shoe ol the Future, ls a success. To supply the demands of the Trade another tnvolee to-diy by Fall River, from Philadelphia. Sold by ' EDWARD DALY, mor22 No. 121 Meeting street. GABLE 3GKEW WWI BOOTS & SHOES, TH? BEST For Wet Weather. For Dry Weather, For Youths, For Age, For Gentlemen, ForLadles, For i he City, For the Country, For Riding. For Walking:, For Elsnlng, For Hunting. SOLD DY DEA LEUS KVERYIV'HEK E. See that every one beare the Patent Stamp, mayll-lmo Srjirts and .taritisliuijg (?&oo?sl g TiLE PLACE FOR LOW PRICES. f? STAR SHIRTS. Flt, Quality and Work Guaranteed. STAR SHIRTS. A Latest New York and London Cats. " . STAR SHIRTS. Order TOM shirts now, before the hot season. Q STAR SHIRTS. Shirts, Collars, Drawers, Night Shirts. STAR SHIRTS. Made to Orders and Ready-Made. j STAR SHIRTS. At less price than any other first class -?~ bom*. STAR SHIRTS. Men's Furnishing Goods at T STAR SHIRTS. SCOTTS SHIRT EMPORIUM, STAR SHIRTS. Meeting street, opposite Market. S STAR SHIRTS. S ?Tailoring, itarnisfying ?coos, itt. PRING OPENING S HENEE & MULLEL, NO. 323 KING STREET, Have just opened an entire New Stock of CLOTHS, CLOTHING. FURNISHING GOODS, Atc, forSprlng and Summer. Our Clothing ls a very large and fine -selected stock ror Men, Youtha and Boys, from $5 tc- $50 per snit. .The largest portion ls of Imported goods and manufactured by ourselves; we ean, therefore,-recommend them as regard fit, wear and workmanship. ' OCR TAILORING DEPARTMENT ' ls supplied with thc finest selection of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CLOTHS, DOESKINS. DIAGO? NALS, TRICOTS. MELTONS, CHEVIOTS, CA SSI MERES, Ac, and a very large stock of the most fashionable Pant and Vest Patterns, whict- we will make up td order by measure In the latest | styles.' The foreman In this department o."our business has no equal In the artistic world foi cat ring .ind producing on elegant flt. FURNISHING GOODS. ' Tills department ls supplied with the cetebi ated STAR SHIRTS, Foreign and Domestic Under? shirts and Drawers, Silk and Thread Gloves, Linen and Paper Collars, Neckties, Bows.Scarfs, Pocket Handkerchiefs, Socks, Umbrellas, Ac. Oar stock has been selected with great care, and prices marked very low in plain figures. Buyers In our line will And it to their advantage to give us a call before purchasing-elsewhere. mar22-3mo3 * SnsirLcss Qlaros. TT I N S M A N & HOWELL, FACTORS AND GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, t. No. 128 Ea3t Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. Will give prompt personal attention to the sale or shipment or PEACHES AND APPLES IN THEIR SEASON, AND COUNTRY PRODUCE GENERALLY. Marking Plates, and instructions for packing, furnished oa application. raayas-lmo J-JEEVES, BROWN & VAN WICKLE, -WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, IX ALL KINDS OF DOMESTIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLES In their season. ' Nos. 162 and 163 CENTRE ROW, VEST WASHINGTON MARKET, NEW YORK. RBFBR3NC?S.-s. A. Lambert, with Adolph Nimitz, Commission and Forwarding Merchant, No. 209 East Bay. Charleston. S Q. apri8-f mos OSE PH MUE'BAY, NOTARY PUBLIC, REAL ESTATE AGENT AND COLLECTOR, NO. 1C9 EAST BAT, NSAB BBOAD STHKET. mtyl6 Bailraa?s. SAVANNAH AND. CHABLBSTON-R. B. OFFICE. ) CHARLESTON. May 2H, 1871. J To enable visitors to attend un Regatta in Savannah, which takes place on May 30 and 31, and Jone 1st, Excursion Tickets over tuts Road will be i-olrt from the 28th no the 50th May Inclu? sive, FOR OSE FARE, botb going and returning. Return Tickets good Hil Jone 6. C. S. GADSDEN, Engineer and Superintendent. S. C. BOYLSTON, General Freight aud Ticket Agent.__ may2&-6 gOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD uTWWl urjan JTW. ^uT^rT^TmWT^T'^ku^. ^^HFI^^^PL VICE-PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, 1 - CHARLESTON, a. C.. January 18,1671. J On and after SUNDAv, January 22, the Passen? ger Trains on tao sousa vi?rjim? Railroad will, rue cs follows: ? ron AUGUSTA. Leave Charleston....12.50 P. M. Arrive H" Augusta.u.is P. M. FOB COLUMBIA. Leave .-'.tariestcn....?.20 A. M. Arrive at jdplumbia.. 3.-M P. M. TOB CHARLESTON. Leave Augusta.7.40 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.3.20 P. M. Leave Colombia.12.15 P. M. Air rive at Charleston.7.60 P. M. AUGUSTA N?HHT XXPBE88. (Sundays excepted.) Leave Charleston.....8.30 p. M. Arrive at Augusta.7.tt?. &. Leave Augusta. 6.60 P.M. Arrive at Charleston....5.40 A. M. COLUMBIA NIGHT BI PRESS. (Snndaya excepted.) Leave Charleston.' 7.10 p. M, Arrive at Columbia. 6.00 A. M. Leave Columbia.7.6OP. M. Arrive at Charleston.6.45 A. ML SUMMERVILLE THAIN. Leave'Charleston........?.4.30 P. M. Arrive at Summerville..6.00 P. M. Leave Snmmervllle.'..,.7.00 A. M. Arrive at Charleston..* ......1.8.16 A. M. CAMDEN BRANCH. Leave Camden.0.00 A. M. Arrive at Columbia.;.10.40 A. M. Leave Columbia.1.25 P. M. .vrrive at Camden.6.OO P. M. Day and Night Trains 'make olose connections ,ar Augusta with Georgia Railroad and Central Railroad. Night Train connects with Macon and Augusta Railroad. Columbia Night Train connects with Greenville and Colombia Railroad. Camden Train connects daily with Day Passen? ger Trains. janis_A. L. TYLER. Ylce-Prcslclent. RUMMER SCHEDULE, SPARTANBURG AND UNION RAILROAD. On and after the 29th instant, the PASSENGER TRAINS on the SPARTANBURG AND UNION RAILROAD will ran dally: Going down, leave Spartanbnrg.5.30 A. M. Going down, leave Unionvllle... 7.50 A. M. Arrive at Alston.ll 00 A. M. Returning/leave Alston.12.00 M. Returning, leave Unionvllle., 3.25 P. M. Arrive at spartanbunf.'..6.25 P. M, THOMAS B. JETER, President S. and U. R. R. Unionvllle, S. C.. May 22,1871. may2a-lmo SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RAIL? ROAD. . PASSENGER TRAINS on this Road run daily aa follows: Leave Charleston.8.30 A. M. Arrive at Savannah.3.00 P. M. Leave Savannah.....-.11.15 A. M. Arrive at Charleston.'..5.20 P. M. Connects at Savannah with the Atlantic A Gnu Railroad for Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and all points in Florida. Wu:i central Railroad for Macon, Atlanta, Mo? mie, New Orleans and the West. ^ with Steamboats_ioT points on- the savannah At Charleston with the Northeastern and south carolina Railroads, and Steamships for all pom ts North and West. Through Tickets over tills line on sale at Hotels In Charleston; Sc revea Honse, Savannah; and all principal Ticket olMces North and South. Freights forwarded dally to aud from Savan? nah and all noints beyond. Throuirli Bills of Lading issned to Jacksonville, Palatka. Ac. Tariff as low as by any other line. C. S. GADSDEN, oct5_Engineer and Superlatendent. VrORTHEASTERN RAILROAD COM JLl PANT. CHARLESTON, S. C., February ll, 1871. Trains leave Charleston Dally at 12 M. and PM Arrive at Charleston 7:80 A. M. (Mondays ex. ceptcd) and 3:30 P. M. Train does not leave Charleston e-.zo P. M., SUN? DAYS. Train leaving at 12 M. makes through connec? tion to New York, via Richmond and Acquta Creek only, going through in 42 hours, WITHOUT DETENTION ON SUNDATU. Passengers leaving by 6:30 P. M. Train have choice ot route, via Richmond and Washington, or via Portsmouth and Ballimore. Those leaving KRIDAX by this Train lay over on SUNDAY in Bal? timore. Those leaving 00 SATURDAY remain SUN? DAY in Wilmington, N. 0. This ia the cheapest, quickest and most pleasant rome to Cincinnati, Chicago and other points West and Northwest, both Trains making olose connections at Washington with Western trains of Baltimore and 0 hlo Railroad. S. s. SOLOMONS, Engineer and Superintendent. P. L. CLKATOR, General Ticket Agent. febii-l2raos_ H EJrags, (Erjemicals, &t. BL JIB OL D'S* B U CHU! HELMBOLD'S SARSAPARILLA Helmbpld'8 RoBe Wash Hembold's Catawba Grape Pius. For sale by DB. H. BAER, may!5_No. 131 Meeting street. RAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY, PIERCE'S GOLDEN DISCOVERY. DBBDXG'S PILE REMEDY, and all other new Preparations. For sale by DR. H. BAER, mario_No. 131 Meeting street. gUPERIOR COLOGNE WATER. Manufactured and fer sale by Dr. IL BAER. oct? _ iii Meeting street. AJ3THMA CIGARETTES. A few of the genuine ESPICS "FUMIGATEUR? PECTORALES" to be had of DR. H. BAER, . may 25 _No. 131 M-ietlng street. JjONEY! HONEY ! HONEY ! Pine New Country HONEY, to be had In quanti? ties to suit purchasers, of DB. H. BAERr may25_No. 13. Meeting street. JJOMOOPATHIO REMEDIES. A FULL ASSORTMENT just received by DK. H. BAER, jnlvfi Nn 1:11 Meering street fJlRUSSES, SUPPORTERS, ?tc Just received, a large asBsortment,and for salea* UR, H. BAER'S _Drug Store. FLEMING'S WORM CONFECTIONS, (SANTONLNE.) They ? ~ purely vegetable, safe and sure. The best in use. For sale by Dr. Li. BAER, No. 131 Meeting street, w'no-esf'e Agent D E . BAER '. S IMPROVED ?" VEGETABLE CATHARTIC PILLS win remedy BILIOUS DISORDERS an? LIVER COMPLAINT-will core Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Headache, Costiveness. Loas of Appetite, and have proved of gi w tMiem Neu? ralgia, Dropsy, Dysentery. Piles, Pains in the Side, Backend ??bs. They will cure Sick Headache and all Derangements of the Stomach. These Pills contain no Mercury, and may be taken with perfect safety by any persons, and in all situa? tions of life. No family should be without them. Mannfactnred by DB. H. BAER, Wholesale and Retail Druggist, Charleston, S. 0. Price per box 25 cents. Usnal discount to the trade.