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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1671. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING, MAY 3, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE CAPTURE OF PARIS. AX ACCOVXT BT AX ETB-WITNESS. How the Versaillists Forced an En? trance into the City- Hand-to-Hand Fighting-Rout of the Communists. [Correspondence o." tie New York Tribune. 1 PARIS. May 22. Yesterday evening, at 7 o'clock, General Dombrowski received urgent summons lrom the Peint du Jour quarter to make haste with succors, as the holders of the positions there were very hard pressed. Both the cannonade and fasilade from that direction, and irom our immediate front at Porte de ia Muette, con? tinued to increase in warmth as we went down the Avenue Mozart. Ail the batteries of.the Versalliis'.s were in foil roar, and it was not possible, had there been still serviceable guns mounted on. ire enceinte, :o respond effectively to the steady and continuous Are of weighty metal. Some supports were waiting -for Dombrowski on th? Quai ?d'Auteu??, sheltered irom the fire which lacerated the district* by the houses on the landward side of the quay. Unpleasant ftd ings waited Dombrowski. when he rode into the institution ^e Ste. Perin?, which was oc? cupied as a klcu of minor Etat Major. From what I could hurriedly gather, there had been a.kind of a rally. National Guards had crowned the shuttered parts, ol Uta enceinte, and ilned the smashed casemates between the gases ol Billancourt and Point ctn Jottr. and further northward to and beyond the gate of St. ?loud. They had held to the positions with consider? able tenacity under a terrible fire, but had been driven back with severe loss, occasioned main? ly by the close and steady shoo-lng ol the Ver? sal ll i st breaching batteries about Boulogne and the batteries at Brimborion. The gate of St. Ctoud, as well as that o? Point du Jour, had. like that of Billancourt, fallen Into the hands . of the Versaillists, who having occupied the enceinte in force, and the adjacent houses be? hind it, were detaching strong parlies to re? connoitre up the Rues Lemarrois and Billan? court, one ol which at least bad been as far as the railway, hut had been driven back. Dombrowski smiled as the news was com? municated to him, and I though: o! his "second line of defence,"-and of his assurance that the "situation was. not compromised.'" By this lime lt was nearly 9 o'clock, and it seemed to me that the Versaillists must have got cannon on to the enceinte, the fire came so hoi and heavy about and into the Institution de Ste. Perin?. Dombrowski and his staff were very active and darimr, and the heart ol the troop" seemed good. Tbere was some cheering at the order to advance, and the troops-con? sisting chiefly ol' Irancs-tireurs and men dress? ed in a.Zouave dre?s, so tar as I could see in the gloom-were moved briskly up into the Rue de la Mtmi?lpalfte. . A coup?e of gncs-i fleld guns, Hear-were got into oositioi on the Circular Hallway, lo the felt ol the Rue de la Municipalit?, and, under their cover, the Infantry debouched with .a rush OX cavalry I law only a few scattered prtrkets. Soon there was a tearful disorganiza? tion, the result of a hot and close infantry fire that came seemingly from over a wail which I learned bounded ihe Cimeti?re des Pauvres, the Federals broke right and left Some made round the corner ol the Rue de Michel de Ange (whick bounds the cemetery on the right,) under the leadership of a young staff officer whom I had noticed ?a the Cha teau de la Muette at dinner time. There was a close Aisiiade and attempt, which was partly successful, to storm the cemetery, taking ft oh three sides. It was said thai Dombrowski himself headed the direct attack, but -the lo?aiity was too warm for me to satisfy myself quite tully on this point. Meanwhile there seemed to be almost hand-to-hmd fighting going on all around ia the space between the enceinte and the railway. I could hear the in? cessant whietle and patter ol the bc Mets ano the yells and cursing of the men, no: n few o whom owed what courage they displayed to profuse libations. Every now und-then there was'a cheer and a rush, then a vo?ley which seemed to stay the nish, and then a stampede back- onder cover. By 104 lt was obvious that The Communists had nearly lost their courage. Dombrowski I hud lost sight ot. One officer told me he had bee:i killed m the churchyard, another that his horse had been shot under him, and that when last seen the daring little fellow was flghtln a Vereallllst marine with his sword. There came apanic, in the thick ol which I matte good my retreat behind "the second line of defence"," which could not easily be recog? nized as a line oi deience at ali. I fear Dopj browskl must have been gasconading. Once? behind the railway ?the Communist? held the new ground with stubbornness. Cue or two attacks were made by detached pan les o? Ver saillis ts: bur their dre gradually died away, and soon after ll o'clock the quietness had be? come so creal that I thought the work was otter lor~the night, and Lhat Dombrowski's anticipations had been realized. The panse was deceptive. The Versai?is?s must have simply held their hands lor a time lo make the blow heavier when it should fall. No doubt they had their combinations to exe cute elsewhere, and were pouring into the -area between- the enciente and the Circular Raliway. While they were doing this, they were packing the thoroughfares with artillery. We could hear. In the distance In our rear the general march beales. A staff officer, who Bpoke English perfectly, ar?d who was as black ad a negro from pow-.ier and smoke, came lo where I lurked and told me how he mlslrusled the pause, and feared that the su? preme hour had come at last.; The supreme hour had come, lt was 2 o'clock In the morn? ing. Suddenly a fierce fire opened on the railway. "Showers af shell poured upon it and In its vicinity, and-upon'it a hail of musketry gatlered. The Communhts did essay a reply, ut lt was extremely weak. Then there sud? denly came on the wind the din o? sharp firing from the norlh. * I Leard Fome t.Sout, "We ate surrounded : the . Versaillists are pouring In by the gates of Auteuil, Passy and la Muette !"' This was enough. A mad panie set-In. The cry rose ol teuve qui peut, mingled with other shouts. Xous sommes trahis. Arms uu? packs were thrown down and every one bolled at the lop ol lils speed, the officers leading the way. I rame on one party-a little detachment o! francs tireurs-standing last behiud the projection ol a house, and catling cut thal all their chiefs had run away and lelt them. Whether this was the case as regards the higher command? ers I cannot teil. I do not think Dombrowski or any ot' his staff were the men to run. But j certamlv none of them were to be seen. There was a cry.too, that there was an invasion Irom the south, and so men stinted and atrug they panic, mingled with rage, men discharged their pieces indlscrimir.aleiy, aud struck each other with their guns. I can hardly tell how I came to be on th? Avenue du Roi de Rome, ai about half-pa9t i> In the morning-my wale?' had ran down. The batlerv had been car.ied efl'. Looking down the Boulevard de :\2mpereur I 9aw a batterv ol horse artillery coming up al a walk. A few'corpses of Communists were lying about ihe battery. These troops, advancing with a deliberation so equable, were McMahon's men coming hilo the Trocadere. 1 did not wait for them, but made lor a side street toward the Champs Elysees. I came oat in the beautiful avenue, about midway between the Arch ol'| Triumph und the Rona Point: and there stood several baualions of soldiers in red breeches. They were packed there seemingly a9 densely as the Bavarians had been on theist of March, lmt thev were not so pacific. There was no firing Lom the bis barricade at the Place de ia Concorde end ol' the Tuileries gardens, but National Guards w^re shoving about it, and now and then making a shot at the dense masses of the Versaillists, wno were very de? liberate, aud made quite sure of their ground before advauciog. They had a field battery in action just below the Arch, which BWept the Champs Elvsees verv neatly. I saw several Hhells explode about the Place de ia Concorde, renelratlng casually in a northwesterly direc? tion, I found danger again ?ti the Rue Billault, a aide street, nearly parallel to the Avenue de la Reine Hortense, which exiends away irom the Arch of Triumph, nearly al right angles to the Champs Elysees. lu this avenue a "person I spoke with told me the Versallilsls had oome upon the Communists as they were throwing up a harricade, and had saved them the trolle ol' completing it by t-iking it from them at the j oint of the bayonet. There I aol very nearly shat in, lor. as I lalkck! thetc was a shoat, and riere were the VersaiUists, with artillery at th?lr head, marcbrng down the I Avenue Friedland toward titre Boulevard I Haussmann, and I had inst time to dodge across their fropt. I then-tracked them I by a side street, and lound they pressed on 1 steadily, firing but every how aud tnen, lill i they reached tne open space near the top of \ the Boulevard HauBsmnnn, in front of the ! Caserne de la P?pini?re. Here was a noble I position, and no mistake.- They could sweep i the Boulevard Malesherbes straight down to i the Madeleine, and so open their way into the Bue Royale, and down it into the back of the barricade at Its end lacing the Place de la Concorde There', too, they could sweep the Boulevard Haussmaun along its whole length, and, by a steady fire along these thorough? fares. * r/revent concentration, and cu: tbat part of Paris practically into three districts. Recrossing the Boulevard Haussmann, I made' my wav bv devious paths towards the Palais Royal". Shells seemed to be bursting aD over the city. They were time-fuse shell?, and I could see many ol them burst In a white puff of smoke high' in the-air. Several fell. on nnd about the Bourse.as I was passing, and the neighborhood was silent and deserted, ex? cept by National. Guards ip small parties or singly. I could not'tell whether they were ad? vancing pr retreating. Everywhere barri? cades were hastily erecting, but I dodged them all till I got ?to the Place du Palais Royal. Here iKo barricades were constructing, one across the Rue St. Honore, another across the Rue'de Rivoli. For the latter the material wa3 chiefly furnished by a great number ol' r iticles, which were hurriedly pitched out ol' the windows ol' the establishment, and of mat? tresses 1rom the guards' barracks at the Tuile? ries^ The Rue St. Honore barricade was lot med ot paving-stones, cabs and carriages, and I was compelled, nolens volens, to assist in the Construction of it. It ls plef.sa-'.t, even if you art forced- to do a thing, to att?mpt do" r.g it in a satisfactory manner, and, ob .servrngtbat-an embrasure had been neglected in the construction ol'the barricade, I devoted my energies to remedying this defect. I was not- sorry, however, to be released from my task altera quarter of au .hour's wprk, fh,e more so as the she'll fire was increasing in warmth and. proximity. I uo?eed that from* the great barricade at the top ol St. Honore the Com in mi ii LS had got one gun at least into action, and were using it to flee somewhere in the direction ol tire Arch of Triumph. -It was impossible te fulfil" my original intention, which wa3 to cross the river to the Ministry of War. therefore ? .returned in the direction o? tbe^New Opera. Holtse. Crossing the boule? vard I noticed that the Versaililsts mdst have gained the Madeleine, between-wblch and their position at the P?pi?iere barracks no obstacle in the shape ot a barricade intervened. They bad constructed across the end ol tlie Boule? vard de la Madeleine a'barricade of trees and casks for artillery. The Communists, on the o.'Ver side, had a temporary barricade, chiefly Ol provision wagons, across the boulevard at the head ol' the Rue de la Pats. By hail-past 9- o'clock the Versaillists hud advanced considerably down the Boulevard Haussmann, which they -swept with a heajy musketry fire. Two teds were sliet down close :o me at the end of the Rue de Lafayette. There was nonreturn fife of any account. Many Communists-passed me In retreat, de daring as usual, that they.had been betrayed. AS I stood, there was ? scramble lor a barri? cade in the Boulevard Haussmaun, about five hundred yards nearer P?pini?re than'the Rue de Lafayette. Ic was carriedJby the Versailllsi marines. I cotrid Bee them jumping np on the barricades. Everywhere, as I learn, the Versaillists were led by gendarmes and sailors ?or marines. The National Guards fell back dodging behind lamp-posts and in doorways, and firing wildly as they retreaied. This drew a still heavier "fire ftom the Versailles barri? cade. A bullet struck the front of a gas pilla-, behind which. I stood, and fell flattened in ibe* road, and a woman stepped out from -Lue gable of the Rae de Lafayette, picked up the bullet, and walked coolly back, clapping ber- banda with glee. What Gurions ceremony is going on at the corner of Hie Rues Lafayette . and Lafitte? There Isa wagon, a mounted Spahl, nearly as black as night, and an officer. A crowd is al! round, and'in the centre ls a blazing tir? o.' pa eers. Are. they burning the ledgers of the ank, or" ihe title-deeds of the surrounding property? No. It is the papers ot" the bat:al ion which are thus burniug that they might not bear witness against tlie members. I sup? pose. A sign surely of the beginning ol the end. Other signs were not'wanting, ?ngfish passports were sought alter; but when men talked cf getting ont it was found that, in the morning, the Prussians had let out train-alter train, but stopped each at St. Denis, and al? lowed nobody to go on. A woman is said to have been fired on this morning on making au attempt to get out, ThetJothmunl6ts retreat? ed, ever throwing up barrlcaaes everywhere, so that circulation became almost impossible. They seemed to be neadiug. toward Montmar? tre, which had opened fire on "he Trocadero, from which, the chief share ot the Versailles artillery fire seemed to come. The Ver? saillists seemed to understand this policy, and made some baste to counteract it. By 12 they had gained the Place de l'Europe, near the western terminus, on the way to Mont? martre, thus completing a definite and well marked line Irom the western terminus river ward by Abe Madeleine and the Place de la Concorde. Of the other side of the river ] can say nothing. Some say the Versaillists are as far as the Pont de !a Concorde and the Ecole Militaire, but there ie no certainty. It is now 4 o'clock P.M. At about 2 o'clock the Versaillists bad fairly established themselves rn the line 1 have described, and" were making the Boulevard Haussmami terriblyhot quar? ters doWn tc- the very end. At the same hour thev began lo shell from their battery at the Madeleine, the Communist barricade on the Boulevard des Capucines, at the lop of the Rue Ue ia Paix. This was a crushing fire,'and th? barricade was SOAU shattered. As I con? clude, the Communists seem demorahzed, yet are wc rking hard everywhere erecting barri? cades, a'ud the g?n?rale ls soundi'.''-'. No gene? rals are to bc found. THE NEGRO STRIKE. WASHINGTON, June 7. . The strike hus extended to Georgetown. Tl:*e coal ordered thence has been sent to Alexandria. There were several fights at the coal-yaidE.; several of the rioters were arrested. Work is generally suspended, but will eotn mtnee to-morrow at one dollar anda half; bv:t most negroes demand two dollars. MUTINY ON THE BRIG BO WERS. Arrivn.1 ?i the Vessel ut New York-Ac? count of the Mutiny by 0ne of tile Officers-Tlie Mutineers Locked Vp NEW YORK, June 7. The brig Bowers, about whose late appre? hensions were felt on account of the mutiny, arrived lc the Narrows last night. The fol? lowing is the report ol' Captain Sleeper, who succeeded t. the command wheo Captain Amsbury died: While stowing the anchors on the 2d instant, at 4 P. M., one of the crow disobeyed orders, and on being spoken to by the first mate he and Captain Amsbury, who went forward at that moment, were set upon by the crew, six. in number. M negroes, and Captain Amsbury was struck on the head with a capitan bar and fatally injured. The mate had bis shoulder dislocated, and also received two severe wounds on the head with a capstan bar, ?rom the effects ol which he was disabled three days. The second mate and steward were also severely iDjur^ri. We got. the Captain aft, but ali efforts to save him were unavailing: he died the same day. The muti? neers were brought asLore last'nigh: and locked up. LATER.-The mutiue'irs of the brig J. L. Bowers, brought ."*ro this morning, were ah colored. When tho o'Viers and assistants went on board all wai- quit t. The villains evi? dently not expeciing a surprise, were on Lae deck. I'orwurd, anti were immediately hand? cuffed. Thomas admitted lhat he struck the .captain, but added he was driven to it. Tn e formality ol' bondiog the prisoners will be gone through with at once ami the investiga? tion will proceed without delay. THE NARROW GAUGE. FES TI y IO O-THE CRADLE OF THE. REW RAILWAY SYSTEM. History of the Initial Narrow Gunge Hoad in Wales. [Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press j FESTIMOO, North Wales, May ll. Wales, not to' be behind the rest of the world, boasts its seven wonders, but one of the most .yvonderful things which it contains is not in? cluded in the number-I mean the "Festinlog Railway. . . . . This litte line has attracted visitorsfrom aU most all parts of the habitable globe. "Wise men irom the East"- Russlau counts, Egyptian oeys,' Anglo Indian engineers, Norwegians, Prussian?, Austrians, ~Freuch, Spaniards, Italians-have been to see and criticise the miniature iron "road. New World visitors, too, irom the States, the West Indies, the Brazils, have crossed the Atlantic and made their way to the Welsh Hills, to inspect the "Tom Thumb" Railway, as it has been called. Scarcely a week passes ?but some authorized commission or some unauthorized self-ap? pointed inquisitor puts in an appearanee, and Mr. Spooner, the very courteous engineer and manager of the line, must sometimes"begln to wonder whether he ls secretary or showman. Having just paid a visit to Festinlog and had a iuiil opportunity of examining the liue, I have thought that a brief description ol' it and a few remarks upon some points which it brings up lor consideration, would not be no intereetlngto yonr readers. Ii the Festiniog Railway were merely a curiosity, I should need to apologize for propo? sing to trouble you with anything on the sub? ject, for you have curiosities- of your own in abundance, both natural and artificial, human and mechanical. But the Festiniog Railway is more than a curiosity; it ls a practical illus? tration of a most import int principle ia rail? way construction, lt is a fact-worth more than a thousand theories-which demonstrates that the railways ol the luture need not be tho costly and often unremunerative works which they have been in the past; a fact which, I believe, ls to brjng about a revolu? tion in all railway matters aud all that apper? tains thereto. Any such fact, I judge, will be ot snpreirfe interest in a country with vast expanses ol ter? ritory still unpeopled, vast resources Blill un? developed; territory which must.be peopled, resources, which must pe developed mainly > through the agencies of rallways;for railways, originally the outcrop of- civilization, the off? spring o? that ever-fruili'ul parent, Neoessifcy, have uow become the very pioneers of civili? zation, ihe great plough-shares which open up the virgin lands thal mankind may rejoice In the harvests of various kinds which they are walting to produce. Like the outstretching branch*?? ora tree, railways, wherever they spread themselves abroad, carry with them seeds like to those irom which they sprung, arid thus population, industry and commerce are made to cover the earth. To 'ordinary visitors the Festinlog Railway begin B at Portemadoc (which is situated at the northeast corner of Cardigan Bay.) 'and runs theuee to Dinas and Djiffros, vjllages situ? ated between Moel-Wyn and Mauod, two 8late: bearing mountains in the Fesilulog District.. Mori properly speaking, however, the railway commences in* the mountains, and ends a:. Portemadoc. tor its primary object was to carry the slates from the quarries which abound ia the Festiniog District down to Portemadoc. whence they are shipped to the various markets. This still forms the greatest part ol the traffic on the line, although a large passenger traffic has been developed during the last eight years. The Mne.'which is a single one, was origin^ ally constructed io 1832 as a horse tramway, and waajnade ol a nominally two-feet gauge, the exact gauge being half an Inch less than that. Eight year3 ago Mr. Spooner resolved on the bold experiment of converting it into a locomotive passenger railway, retaining the old way. aud thus setllng at defiance the pre? conceived theories ol' engineers ns to the width of gauge necessary lor a line over which steam engines should run. Years before that the great "battle of the gauges" had been fought in the country, and four leet eight and a half inches had been adopted as the "staudard" eauge-!be narrowest which was at all consis? tent with the requirements of railway traffic. Even that was regarded by some as too narrow, and lines of aeven-feet gauge were laid.down at enormous expense, lor- the sake of some fancied advantages which never resulted. Had any one ventured to hint that a large traffic equal to any which was then contemplated might be conducted on u line ol two-feet gauge, he woukl have been scouted as a mad? man. Facts, however, are stubborn thiDgs. and not easily convicted of lunacy. A large traffic, both passenger and goods, is conducted on a two-feet gauge, and, though I am mot going to say that such a gauge ls suitable for universal or even general adoption, the Fes? tiniog exDerlmeut has made K. clear to all bm the most pig-headed "that a much narrower gauge than thai generally adopted is amply Buflxient for the accommodation ot all ordi? nary traffic, and may be constructed and. worked at far less cost than the "standard" | gauge. Let us tuen take a trip along the interesting little railway, and see whit ii ls an* whai it doe?. Arrrred at Purtemadoc station, we And the train in waiting-a train wMch looks al? most like a child's toy, so diminutive ls lt com? pared with what we are accustomed to see. One might nearly sit astride tile eugine,'-and ihe carriages look as though a push woi?d set them going. The passenger carriages are of two kinds; In those ol the eldest make the seats are arranged lengthwise, the passengers silting back to back, as In an Irish jannung car; in those of more recent build the se:?is ure placed crosswise, as in ordiuury railway carriases, and accommodate three passengers to each seat, or twelve to a enrriuge; .lo-; sum? mer to.irists there are open carriages, . with lengthwise seats and awnings overhead: and for"the quarrymen, large numbers of'whotri go up the line every Monday morning and return every Saturday, there are low, open cars, without coverings, which each car? ry a doze.! workmen, 'lue carriage floors being raised very little above the around level, there is no need "for platforms at the stations, and one step lands us in the barrlage. Leav? ing Portemadoc we pass along a straight and nearly level enbankmeni, almost a mile in length, which clarries the line over Traelh Mawr, or the estuary of the Beddgejart river. This beim: crossed we Immediately commence our ascent into the mountain country, the line from this poiut rising the whole way until it reaches its terminus"; the gradients vary from 1 in G0G8 to 1 in 180-the average gradi? ent beinir 1 in 92 for 124 miles.* We chu hardlv irelp crediting the Utile engine with a con? scious pluck and determination as it manfully climbs these steep' inclines, and draws after it its long train of carriuges aud wagons. The line runs through the most enchant? ing and romantic scenery, and at times in our upward journey we look straight down into the beautiful, fertile valley below, three or four hundred leet beneath us, and along it to the sparkling sea beyond, while Hie rugged rocks rise high on ihe other hand, and'we guze up to the mountain tops. On we go. ?long our winding way, turning and twisting, as the engine, like a thing ol' life, seems to choose Its mountain path will) the nicesl dis? crimination. Al times the curves round which we sweep are so small and lollow each other in such rapid succession that neither the en? gine nor the brake van can be seen by a pas? senger in the middle of the train, and the train itsell will be on three uifferenl curves at once: at other limes the liue lakes a wide sweep aloQg the side o? a great natural ?baslu, almost doubling back upon itsell as it'seeks ita way to higher ground. The curves, in? deed, form one ol the most marvellous fea? tures cf this little line. The railway is nearly all curves, in some cases they are not more than ]?? chains in radius, yet trains glide rouud them with the utmost ease, clinging to the mi'untain sides and following their outlines with unfailing fidelity. Part of the journey, by the invitation ol Mr. Spooner, we perform ou a log ol' timber, some fitly or sixty feet in length; this affords us capitol opportunity of judging ol the capabllitles'of Ihe Une, and we are no less surprised than pleased to rind that we pass over the line as steadily aud smoothly os In most first-class carriages on ordinary lines. The log is carried "on a. couple bf "bogle'- trucks, and its- passage over the sharp curves is absolutely imperceptible. As we approach the lipper end of the railway we see, on either hand, several branches running high op into the mountains lo the quarries, from which the slates are conveyed to Hie pori below. On all these, Hie gradients .being ? very steepT the trafBc isworked by gravity, j the loaded trucks comin,' down to the quarry termini on tlie main lie. add drawing the empty trucks up by meats ol large windlasses. The return journey dowithe main line is also performed, by eravity. 'aking our seat'in a little open car. we mah a rapid descent to Portemadoc, spinning long at the rate of about thirty miles an tour without either traction or propulsion, Hus serving to show us very forcibly the gracents with which the engine had to Contend orthe upward journey. For its whole course tb line, as will have been gathered, runs thr^gh a rocky country; yet. owl air to the 6harf-curves which have been available through ihe use of the very .narrow gauge, cutting, unnellifig, Ac.., have been avoided in a very remarkable manner. The greatest cutting is 27 feet, the greatest filling or embankment fl leet,- and there are ! only two tunnels in the 124 mites, one of 730 ? yards, and the other of Glyards. : ! The amount of worky ebne by .this little Une I is astonishing- In 1869-?tween 9800 and 10, 000 tons of goods and miieralsper mlle passed j over it, and from 8000 to 9000 passengersper mile, a traffic equal to ".hat on some of our I 'i'ost flourishing ''stanford" gauge Irhes. , Seven locomotives are ?mployed, including I one "Fairlie" engine, The Little Wonder," of which I shall have moe to say hereafter, 1 and the rolling stock conisls of 14 passenger 1 carriages, 32-quarrymen,fcarriages, iO goods, coal and lime truc?, and 852 slate trucks. The slate trafflerenders the working expenses exceplionallyjlgb, inasmuch as the company have to supply and keep io, repair two-thirds more rolling sock of slate wagons than if the slate compauitadellyered their pro? duce at the upper terrains, besides the cost of oil and grease -and aiflitional stuff'for the same; then, all the slate wagons have to run empty one way over thewhole length of the line. Notwithstanding, bis and other-draw? backs, and the fact that tie rates are the same as on most other lines, tie working expenses of the lln? contrast favorably with those of olber companies. On the. London and North? western Railway the pertentage of working expenses to gross recepte ls 47.84; on the .Great Western, 48.^16: onthe North London, 52.7; on the Metropolitan 53; on the East In dian, 49.4; on the Great Mian Peninsula, 63.2; on the Bombay and Baroda. 70.7. On the Fes tiniog line the percentage Is 44.5, and if allow? ance were made, on the tiost moderate scale, fop the exceptional ci rc ira 3 ta nc es to which I have referred, the working expenses would not be more than 31 per cent, of the gross re? ceipts. 1 was somewhat anxious to know what had been the effect oj the railway upon the quar? ries and the port, and was -scarcely surprised to learn- that both had leen developed In a very rapid manner. Portemadoc. from being a little coast-village, with an occasional vessel In its bay, has become a thriving port, with numerous wharves and nany strips. "It's the slates," say soue of the quarry pro? prietors, "thafhave been the making of the railway." They lorget thtt there are two sides, te the question, and that it may be said with as much propriety, "It's ihe .railway that has been.the making of the trade and ol' the port.'' So will it always be. THE S AV Alf SAX FIREMEN. Arrangements for their Northern Trip. HEW YORK, June 7. The Marshall Hose Company of Savannah will remain here from Tuesday to Friday ol next week, and will have a proper reception. After their return from Bostdh they will stay here four days longer. Several dbmpanles ol the New York Fire Department *ill be assign? ed to escort the visitors on their arrival. ? 'TBE INVESTIGA TION." WASHINGTON, June 7. The Kn-Klux investigation committee to dajt examined Deputy United States Marshal Joseph J. Hester, ol North Carolina; S. T. Power, United States commissioner atSpar tauburg, S. C., and Charles D. O'Keele. who Was formerly a tax-collector in t he loiter Stale, and driven irom the discharge of his official duties, as it is alleged, by an unlawful combi? nation, Ex-Governor Parsons, of Alabama, will be examined to-morrow. TUE PRINTERS' UNION. BALTI?ORE, June 7.7 In the Typographical Union, a motion to take from the table'the motion allowing'ne? groes admission to the Union was defeated by. a vote of 44 to 17. Richmond was chosen as the next place of meeting. _ _ _ TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA Over Twenty Thousand Square niles of Country Devastated-Temples, Oov ernment ?u lld trigs and Dwellings De? stroyed-Over Two -Thousand Lives Lost. Our Minister in China,-Governor Lowe, has forwarded to the Secretary ol' State the follow? ing translation .of a report of a. ter rib le earth? quake, from the Chinese Governor-General of the province in which iL occurred: BKIEF ACCO?NT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AT BA? THANG IN SZCHUEN. I have ascertained that Bathang lies on a very elevated spot beyond the borders of the province, about 2GU miles west from Li Tang, and more, than 30 post stations from the district town of Ta-tsieu. onthe high road to Thibet. About ll o'clock A. M.,-on the 11th. of April, 1871, the eurlh trembled so violently that the government offices, temples, granaries, stoue and storehouses atuH'oNiflcatlons, with all the commou dwellings and-tlie temple of Ting-lin. were at once overthrown and ruined; the only exception was Ihe ball In the temple grounds called Ta-choa, which stood unharmed in Ita isolation. A lew ol the troops and people escaped, but most ol'the inmates were crushed and killed under the falling Umber and stone. Fmmes also suddenly bunt out in four places, which strong winds drove aucut until the heavens were darkened with smoke, and their roaring was mingled with me lamentations of the dis? tressed people. On ":e Iblh the flames were beaten down, but the rumbling noises were still heard under ground like distant thunder, und the earth rocked and rolled like a ship in a storm at lue mercy ol the wav?s. The mul? tiplied miseries ol' the afflicted inhabitants were increased by a thousand fears, bHt in about ten days matters began to grow quiet and the motion io cease,. The grain collector at Bathang says that, for several days before the earthquake, the water had overflowed ihe dyke, but aller it the earth cracked in many places, and-black, felid water spurted out in a furious manner. If oae poked the earth, the spurting instantly lollowed. just as is the case with the salt tfellsand fire wells .(in the eastern part ol' the province,) and this explains how it happened that tire followed Ihe earthquake in Balliang. As nearly as is ascertained, there were de? stroyed two largo temples, '.he offices of the collector of grain lax. the local magistrate, and the colonel, the Tingan temple, aud near: ly 700 fathoms ol' wal! around it, and 351 rooms in all inside; six smaller temples, num? bering 22-1 rooms, besides ?S49 rooms and houses of the common people. The number , of peonle, soldiers and lamas killed by the crash was 2298, among whom Were the local i magistrate and his second in office. The earthquake extended from Bathang eastward to Pang-Chahemah, wesiwarfl to Nun-tun; on the south to Lln-tsah-shih, and on the north to the salt wells of A-timtsz, a cir? cuit of over 400 miles. Ii occurred simulta? neously over the whole of this region. In some places steep hills spilt and sunk into deep pits; in others, hills of level Bpots became precipitous cliffs, and the roads and highways w?re rendered impassable by obstructions. The people were beggared aud scattered like autumn leaves; and this calamity to the peo? ple ol'Balliang and vicinity was really one ol' ihe .most distressing and destructive that has eve? happened in this ccuntry. The Governor-General, twice memorialized . Ute Emperor respecting It, who granted uid to relieve the misery, reopen the roads between thc poslhouses, and rebuild and repair tue offices and dwellings as they were needed. I Manyare now resuming their occupations aud i the roads are everywhere passable. THE CRUSHED COMMUNE. THE REPUBLIC TO HAVE A BAIR TRIAL. Communism in the Provinces-Only French Artisans io be Employed in the Arsenal* and Navy Yardn- '.Coche fort'a Trial-Thc Sew Trench Minis? ter to the CnMed States. PARIS, June 7. The Patrie demands vigorous measures 'or the suppression ? ol'Communist tendencies in the provinces. The arsenals and navy yards are directed to employ Frene a instead ol for? eign artisans. LONDON, June 7. The Times'special-says the postponement of Rochefort's trial ls*3ue to anapprehenslon ol disclosures compromising the movements for national defence. Felix I'yatt is in Switz? erland. Thjers insists npon giving the Repub? lic a.fair trial. YBRS/ULLE?; June 7. . Twenty-five women Were killed and fifty injured by a railroad* accident near Paris. It ls said that Jules Ferry will be minister to Washington. Schumack?r, murderer of Generals Le compte and Clement Thomas, has-been arrest? ed. The trial of Rochfort and Assi has been postponed. Wires have beep, discovered in the sewers of Paris, intended to blow up the city. Gam? betta is. still at San Sebastian, " The Constitutionnel says the first duty of the Assembly'is to fill its own one hundred and twenty seats; nest, to assume constituent powers, and finally to order a'plebiscile for de-1 termination ol the question ol the future form of government. ' IMPORTA ST RAILROAD MEETING. WASHINGTON,'June 7. An important'adjourned meeting ot the rep? resentatives of the railroad-! on the line be? tween New York and New Orleans via Lynch* burg, was convened al Willard's 'to-day. All the railroads were represented, including Ute new elements south of Cleveland junction. For some time lhere was. but .one daily train run on this lhffe south of Washington. The meeting to-day organized a second daily irai 5, taking effect July 1st, with increased speed, makins the through time between New York and New Orleans iwelve hours quicker, and with but otra change of' oar' at Lynchburg. Further improvements .are contemplated by ihe extensions toing on soul roi- Chattanooga and Dalton. . " . " Preston Smith, president of the Washington and New York line, .presided. The following railroad men participated: W. W. Yandergrift, ' Henry Fink, R. C. Jackson, E. G. Barney, J. C. Stanton, C. T. Williams, A. Murdoch, A. Scow, G. W. Curtis, John Tacker, R. T. Wil? son, W. D. Weeks, L. M. Cole, G. Jordan, W. Keavy, J. B. Yates, also L. G. M, Budal ve, of Mississippi, was in attendance. The following railroads w-sre represented: New York and Washington Air Line; OraDge, Alexandria and Manassas; Atlantic, Mississip? pi and Ohio; East Teanesse, Virginia and Georgia; Memphis and Charleston; Alabama and Chattanooga; Selma, Rome and Dallon; South and North Alabama; Mobile and Ohio; Baltimore and Ohio; Mobile and Montgomery. Alter the adjournment of the convention the meeting was called to eonsid;r the organiza? tion of a fast freight* line from Norfolk to points south and southeast. The following . gentlemen were appointed a committee to perlect the organization: Barry, Williams, Keatvy, Curtis, Thomas, Waller,. Shaw, Jack? son, Fink, Kendrick, Rawatii, First, Sewell. Henry Fink was appointed permanent chair? man, with authority to call a meeting at Knoxville on August 5ih of ihe gentlemen named. NEW HAMPSHIRE J?ON AT LAST.' CONCORD, N. H., June 7. ! The Democrats secured the speaker of the House by a vote of 164 to 163. GOVERNOR SCOTT?A WEALTH. What*he Said to a Hurald Reporter - 011 ihe Subject. The New York Herald, of Monday last, con? tains a long account ol anir terview between one of Us reporters aud Governor Scott, in Columbia. The bulk.ol-the conversation re? lated to the Taxpayers'Coevention and the Ku-Klux. On these subjects oar readers are already lamiljar with the Governor's views.. The interview closed as-follows : .'Governor, I have heard il stated that you are a millionaire and have made au immense amount of money out ol* vom position. Is thai so?'' "In answering thal question I will say this, that I have never regarded it as good poilcv for any man to make a pub ic declaration of his poverty, us very frequently a large portion of a man's capital is his reputation as the pos? sessor of wealth. Therefore it I were to ad? mit the fact that I was a millionaire, il would give me a much better standing than if I were to tell the simple truth, Tie lact is, when I entered ihe army my properly, which was in Ohio, consisted mostly ol wild, uncultivated lauds. The money I received from various sources during the war w.13 .;rora time to time so invested. These lands hiive since appreci? ated in value perhaps four or five limes, and are worth to day over ONE riUNDKED THO?3A*.D DOLLARS. In addition a portion ol tlietowu of Napo? leon, Ohio, is built on my property, which is also rapidly enhancing in price,. be 3ide3 af? fording me an income. This Income I have invested ic South Carolina. In lact, before I was nominated os Governor I had invested all my surplus means, and borrowed additional money, which I invested io the slocks and bonds of the Slate to the amount of nearly one hundred thousand dollars, purchasing the bonds at from twenty-seven to lorty-two cents on the dollar. In 18071 found myself the owner ol perhaps one hundred and feen thousand dol? lars worth ol State stocks and bonds. Some of these bouds were sold at advanced rates to return the loans on which I had made the original purchase. Of course the appreciation under'my administration .ha.' made a conside? rable Increase in their valu-;. To day, if my property in Soul h Carolina; real and. personal, were sold at the best prevailing rate, 1 SHOULD HIVE, SAT $70,000. The stories of my. 1 m mese wealth are simply fabrications by those who hive no means of knowing of what my possessions consist." '.To your knowledge has your name ever been mentioned by the colored people In con? nection with ihe Presidency or Vice-Presi? dency ?" "I don'i know that I would be justified in answering in the negative, but the sugges? tions have come from persons of no impor? tance and are merely the result Ol' personal feelings." '.What are yoar views with reference to the finances of the State ?" "I regard Ihem ia as healtl y a condition as any State in the Union. Our debt is a mere bagatelle-ouly eight million!, and odd dollars. The taxpayers have pledged themselves anew to its redemption, the taxes tg? being prompt? ly paid, and expenses will be greatly reduced. The July Interest will be promptly met as soou as it falls due. 1 therefore consider that un? less bad and vicious men combine to destroy their own State, South Carolina ono day, alni that not a distara one, will hold as high n po? sition us she has ever eujoyed. No mau in South Carolina cari mote i'e?vently pray and work for that consummation than myself." EUMOR8 OF A? EARTHQUAKE. Shock in incidents Of (he Recant Valparai&o, A correspondent of the Boston Journal, writing from Valparaiso, April 10, describes the recent earthquake thus: We have had an earthquake, not one of the first-class magnitude, but stilt Die strongest that has been felt in Chill since 1851. There was but little loss ol life, as far as I have heard, only one child being killed. Still it was but one step removed from universal disaster and ruin. ?lad-it lasted btu a lew seconds longer, or had.it been one degre? more severe, the taje would have been told in universal ruin, In cities destroyed, and thousands burled in an instant into eternity. ' Fortunately I have to tell you of geneco.1 eopslernatlon, and ol scene? rather comic tuan tragical. My room-mate, who has been through many a'n" earthquake here and rh Peru, rushed out ol' the room en dishabille The house was swaying backward and for? ward like a tree shaken by the wind. There was but little noise, other than the creaking of the timbers, and the usual heavy rumbling that precedes and accompanies an earthquake was wanting. The house In which I live is built against the hiil, and lhere is aa egress by ihe roof to the hill behind, which we have often spoken of as-being the safest refuge in case, of a severe earthquake.. Singularly enough I did not feel the slightest alarm, pro? bably through ignorance, as; I find that those who haye seen mest el earthquakes fear them mest. But as ihe. rest had all lett, I thought it best for me io gd too. Not "caring, however, lo appear in public without ?the custon arv clothing, I jras making frantic efforts to put on my pantaloons; but the robin shook so ?bal Wound lt difiouft to stand. When at lest I got on my pantaloons J started for the door, but by this time the shock was over, and I did not really leave my room. "As the people of j the.house slowly returned to their rooms, I saw only pale faces aqd trembling limbs. Dr. Baker, a dentist, who occupies the'room be? low me, had a patient In the chair. He san lor the hill w.iih his patient following him. . The universal custom here is on the first symptoms of a shock to rush-at once into th? street, without, considering that in a narrow street, lined by tall' houses,, it Is the most dan- j gerous of all places; Thc streets in nearly all parts of the city wese filled by people rus'iing from their dwellings in indescribable confu? sion, with terror depicted ofi their counte? nances. Many women fainted, and many smote their breasts, crying out Misericordia. Some were dressed, others partly dressed, and many'Dearly naked. As soon as th? shook bad ceased there was a natural inquiry as lo the amount of damage done, and it was found to .fie surprisingly small.' The' cornice was -thrown from a new Build? ing in the Plaza de* la Munlcipaladad,;and a boy and a giri, who were passing ar 'the time, were Mured by. the debris, tue latter* BO severely that she died the next day. The Walls of the Merced Church were cracked in several places, and, as' service was being held at tbetltne, there was a great panic and rush? ing for the street, in which many women fainted, and others, in the rush, thrown down and severely bruised. A like scene occurred in the other churches. Many houses in vari? ous parts of the* ci ty "were cracked," but none thrown ? down. In the hospital many bed-rid? den patients found sufficient strength to rush out of doors. Men in the barbers' shops rushed into the Blreets with napkins under their chins, some partially shaved and others just lathered, and the barbers with either the razor or brush in their hands. A young American dentist, Ela? mons by name, was filling a lady's tooth when the shock occurred. He rushed into the street with bis instruments in his hands, the lady fol? lowing bim willi a napkin In her mouth. Cole, of the New York Herald, was playing billiards, and rushed bato the street win a cue in his hand and without his bat, more frightened, he assured me, than he had ever been In bis life. A few days before he was expressing a great desire to feel an earthquake. He says be is en? tirely satisfied; aud doesn't want any more. AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK. . NEW YOKE, June 7. At the stockholders' meeting of New Jersey Railroad und Transportation Company, the lease to the Pennsylvania Central Road was confirmed by a decided majority. The .old directors were re-elected. Specie-shipments to-day were $825,-000. POPULATION OF OUR MATU. Recapitulation by Counties. The following transcript ot the censu? re? turns of South Carolina, by ce unties, for 1870, I will be of interest to the readers of THE NEWSJ COUNTIES Abbe vi le. ... Anderson. ... Barnwell. Beaufort. Cuat?es!on... Chester. Chesterllcld.. Clarendoa ... Collet on. Darlington... Edgeneld.... Fairfield. Georgetown . Greenville ... Hon-y. Kershaw. Lancaster... Laurena. Lexington... Marlboro'. Marlon. Newberry.... Oconee .I Orangeburg...... I Plckens .I Richland.! Sp?rtanburg....? Sumter.! Union. Williamsburg,.. i Yorlc...I 10,833 2Q.20-2 14,377 9,53: l? 415 22,189 0,176 ??.028 23.2481 60,522 6,170 12.512! G.1U6 4,307 4.63S 9,503 8,873 16.482 10,031, ?16441 16,909 25.390 ^670. 14,099 2,723 13,379 14,798 8>J6 7.4d5 3.234 3,760 7,9351 U,l?4 5.923 9,832 12,0261 8.-120 . 4,529, 5,131 0,066! 11,379 10,732 7.308 13,309 . 7,983 2,421 . 5,654 11,148 . 7,721 2,537 7,192 15,155 17.29* 8,405 7.360 17,797 . 8,661 10,522 . 5,311 ' 10.141 . 12,012 12,160 IS ~ 5 Total.!-281,C!:9U i 5,2341122? 7 76s|29d| 705,159 83 79 1G1 134 4956 113 79 25 36 60 130 117 6o 110 49 25 I 72, 32! li, 43 149 131 55 9! 646! 78 103 57 35 105 22 31,129 24,049 36.724 34.359 18,863 18,805 10,584 14,088 .lb,m 26,243 42.485 19,888 16,161 21,619 W.721 11,754 12,037 '.2,536 12.988 21,814 22,159 20.776 10,536 16.865 10.269 23,024 25,784 1:5.'253 '29,248 15,489 24,286 TEE WEATHER THIS DAY. WASHINGTON, June 7. The rain will probably cease to-night on tile Atlantic coast and be followed by brisk south? westerly winds. Partially cloudy and clear Weather with westerly wluds is probable for Thursday from New York io ihe Mississippi River aiid the Gulf. t Yesterday'-.; Weather Reports of the ' Signal Service, V. S. A. Place cf Observation. m is aa I I- ! "JP Augusta.j Baltimore. Boston. charleston. Chicago.A cincinnati..*] Key West, Fla... Mobile.? Nashville.>.. New Orleans - New York........i san Francisco..! Savannah. St. Louis. Washington, D.C. Wumington.K.0. Norrolk. Galveston.|. co. to 29.88 29.7? 30. Ou 29.83 29.t8 29.71 29.86 29.81 29.77,!9?.C'ra. 29.74 86 SW Fresh. 29.0S81ISW Froh. 29.SGS3|SE Gentle. 29.80 75|W Brisk. 29.88 >0|W ?Fresh. 29.91 34 S Gentle. 691W 841 SE 83| W S3 S 83 S 8CJS Fresh. Gentle. Brist. High. Gentle. J, Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Brisk. 3? a a Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. Fair. . Fair. Fair. Fair. Clear. Clear. Lt.Rain Fa r. Fair. Facr. Cloudy. Cloudy. Fair. ?TJ EL MB OL D'S BUCHJJ! UELMBOLD'.S SARSAPARILLA .Heimbold's Rose Wash HembokPs Catawba Grape Plus. For sale by DR. ll. BAER, may 15 No. 131 Meeting street. By Airtkerit^efrtke&t&? ot . Alabama. lummmmmmm 'i ? - \: I?..- i-P.-* MONTGOMERY, ALA., ON SATURDAY, A;?j&.-5,1871. 1 Prize or $23,000 amoants to......$35,000 i "Prize or$io,ooo'smouBts*ftfi:...:..: 10,000 1 Prize of <?.ooo amounts to. - 5,000 4 Pri?es, $2,&oo eaeb,' amob*? to........ io,ooo 20 Prizes, $l,ooo each, amount to. 20,000 30 P-rUes,. $?00 each, amount tp. 10,000 75 Prizes, ?200each, amount to......... 15,000 2 Approximation Prizes, $5,00,0each... 10,000 2 Approximation Prizes, $2,000 each... 4,000 2 Approximation Prizes, $1,000 each.. .* 2,000 8 Approximation Prizes, $500 each.!..! 4.000 40 ApproxlmatlonTriz?B,^l^e??n..... s,O?? 186 Prizes, amounting jp j.$ii#EvO0O .ONLY 50,000 TICKETS TjQ BE SOLD. WHOLE TICKETS, $6.HALVES, .$2 50. T6 THE fc?Bjjc. ? There are, a p many awuKliaa and humbugs In all parts of the oounjtry nader the .name ai ''Lotte? ries, "Gilt Concerts," i.e., where parties, who invest, have no possible chance, of^drarwiug a ?irlze, that we deem it best to issue this circular, giving a full explanation or the manner of our distribution, our references, ic. From these lt w?l be seen tbat.our d-rawings* are ander authori? ty of law; ?oat the gentlemen who camp?se oar Association are responsible, ana la every way worthy of confidence*-that swore Commissioners, In no wise connected/wlth the Association, super? intend the drawing; tuat .tliese Commissioners are man of the highest standing- in the Communi? ty, and that parties who invest can rely upon be? ing dealt with fairly and honestly, - Every sareguard that the law of the land can throw around audi enterprises ls pla'ce^upon these d?stributlon??-Ikey a? cotfdadted. by gen? tlemen weh Known for their integrity end fair dea?cg-they *re endorsed hf leading'' bankers, merchants, officials and newspapers-hence we appeal to tee pub; lc gene: ali jtforHheir patronage, w nh .t he assurance that we wui conduct the dis? tribution with "equal ana exacy astlce to all.'' Respect .'ul ly. STOKES ? CO., Manager-?, . Montgomery, Ala. TESTIMOftf?U}. OFFICE BZOBMUMX .OF MATA 1 MONTQOXJEBY, ALA., November 20, 1870. j I hereby (-entry that tire "Amarna Immigrant Association" ls regurlariy lnoorporat-ed under the laws of this State, with a capital of $?0,000, and that the Incorporators are gentlemen of means, Integrity and hight standing. . CHARLES A. MILLER, Secretary or State.. [Gr??t Seal of State.] We, the undersigned cheerful"* state that we aTe personally weU acquainted with Messrs. STOKES'* co., Managers ot the-'"Alabama im? migrant Association," and we know them to be gentlemen of high standing, Integrity and relia? bility tn this etty, who wm- see that tb etf rawing* of their "Association." which is solvent and re? sponsible, are honestly and fairly made. HENRY E. FABER, Mayor of Montgomery. JOS. .W. DIMMICK. Postmaster Gity-Montgomery. FRANOIS WI OMER, Collector fj. ? Internal Rev. WM. B. HUGHES, Clerk City Connell of Montgo? mery. . HOLME-? & GOLDTHWALTE, Bankers. E. S. MITCHELL, Agent Southern Express Co. and outers. FROM THE ?TY PRESS. The drawings- of Messrs. STOKES A GO. are strictly honest and penecfly fair. Their Comiais slocers are well known and above reproach. They will pay all- prizes promptly, and deal* en the .?square."-Daily AaventUer. . The American people will gratify their growing desire to make "big furtuues'* quick sad at a small cost. Io such as will invest m "garosaof fortune," wecomnjend the Prize Distribution or ihe ?'Alabama Immigrant Association." T?etr drawings are square aud fair.-and their solvency undoubted.-Dally Journal. Parties at a distance caa send their remittances to this Association with the perfect confidence that they will nave a fair draw, and that tseir every interest will be protected ?au*, es if-they were precut. The drawings are all lu p4bllc,.aad give yon a chance at a "big pile" for a small out? lay.- Dally Mail. . . . W' This Association haye had one drawing, and IQ show how it was conducted, and as .an earnest of what all their rutare drawings will be, they sub? mit the following from the sworn. Commissioners or the Association: We the undersigned, Commissioners appointed f> supervise the awtwmg 01 the "AlabeT>a. Immi? grant Association" hereby certify imu ve have Discharged that duty; mac t-very number and prisse.were conni ed into the wheels by one or tao othgr of ns, and that in all respects we closely scrutinized the drawing so as to make ic fair and Just. We were afforded every radii ty by Mesara. STOKES & co. to discharge oar duties. J. A. ELMORE, 1 wi'ZALLEN," Commoners. \ E. FARRAND, j Sworn to and subscribed before me. J. H. NETTLES, Notary Public.' Just hjere we deemJt proper to say that these ar? gentlemen of the highest respectability in Alabama. Colonel JOHN A. ELMORE ls one of the oldest and a leading member of the bar In this State. General J. M. WITHERS ls an ex Mayor of Mobile, late a Major-General In the Confederate Army, and now editor and proprietor of the Mo? bile Dally Tribune. General WM. W. ALLEN ls a well known planter and late a Brigadier-General or Cavalry In the Confederate' Army, commo. dore E. FARRAND was fornierly an officer er dis? tinction in the Dinted States Navy, and lou a Commodore la the Confederate Navy. EXPLANATIONS. . Tn e sam of one hundred and twenty-five thou? sand dollars is distributed to ticket-holders, and tuc balance of the funds, after pating the expen? ses of drawing, according to the charter or the company, goes to the encouragement of Euro? pean Immigration into the Southern states. The price of whole tickets, which give yon ad? mission tc ?uy of the entertainments or the Asso? ciation, as well as a chance to draw, some or the magnificent prizes above offered, ls $5 each. -The price or half tlc sets is $2 60. They will entitle you to half the amount of thc prize that may be awarded to the number printed on the ticket. ' There are 00,000 tickets, and each ticket and half ticket bas piloted upon its face'some com? ber from 1 to 50,000. l: U not necessary for any ticket holder to be present, unless be chooses to be* The whole drawing will bs under the supervision of the sworn Commissioners of the Association. After the drawing is over a circular giving the prizes drawn by each number will be mailed to the postofllce address or every ticket-holder. This wili be done hereafter promptly to all whether they draw or not HOW TO PROCURE TICKETS. Enclose your money either by Express,' regis - terea letter or a postofllce order, and send ic to STOKES A CO.. Managers, Montgomery, Alaba? ma. Write your Postofllce, County, State and name dlstino.iy. If you have any choice of num bera state it. and they will be sent yon, or as near lt as can be. la best to send for tickets early, In order to have them well distributed. - as-All communications strictly private.; flSj-Ageuts wanted la all parts of the country. They most be reliable and energetic men. circulars sent free everywhere. Address STOKES & CO., MANAGERS junl-thstn.13 WI MONTGOMERY, ALA.