The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, June 10, 1871, Image 1

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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1704. CHARLESTON, SATURDAY MORNING JUNE 10. 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE CITY OF CHARLESTON OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE VS. Characteristics' of Charleston-An Uri' American City-Trie Cotton Tr a d e Phosphates-The City Debt-Idle Ne? groes-Social Intolerance-A Prosper? ous Future. [Correspondence o? the New York Tribune.] CHARLESTON, S. C., May 31. I have seen no American city so entirely .un American in Its appearance as Charleston, it is semi-European and semi-tropical in the characteristics of its street^ and buildings, and more than semi-African in its population. In the older portion of. lue city there are streets whose houses with tile roofs and stucco fronts, whose narrow sidewalks and grass-grown gutters present the appearance oi some old proviuci.il town of France. Occasionally one se?s a.quaint house with gables that seem to have come out ot Holiand,or a broad sombre red brick mansion built in colonial days, and mod? elled from, those gloomy dwellings that stand around Bussell Square, In London. Then ther% arejjarrow streets with low houses, having ?iaszas that remind one of Havana. But there ; little beside the street cftSrs to remind an American that he is in hie own country. He may live hexe for months without seeing an American flag', unless he goes to the citadel, where a company of artillery hoists the stars and stripes every morning, to remind the peo? ple that they are still citizens of the United States. The city is full of biclurasque nooks and corners, and quaint old buildings, and it has a flavor of antiquity and decay, and an. air of having seen better days, that gives it a half mournful interest in the eyes of 8 stranger. In the course of four days: rides and walks, I have not seen a single building in process of erec ion. Across the heart of the city stretches the burned 'dfttrict lett by thc great fire of 1861, which has been but in small part rebuilt, and which*presents a scene of ghastly ruin, that adds much to the general Impression of; sadness. Except in three or four of the prin? cipal streets, where there ls a little bustle of drays and carla, the passage of a vehicle ls an Infrequent event, and we may walk the sea? wall fur hours without seeing a single vessel ol' any kiud come up the harbor or go out io sea. Inquiry shows, however, that Charleston ls not fading into decay, as tbe traveller coming from bustling, growing Northern cities might be led by casual observation to believe. Her business has in fact steadily increased since Che war, and, although it has not yet reached the old time figures, it promises in a lew years to do so. The inhabitants have shown re? markable enterprise when the great disasters they have suffered, and :he discouragements under which they have labored in endeavor? ing to restore the trade to their city, are conj sidered. The records -of the Customhouse show that the exportation of cotton has steadily increased from year to year, except in the season ot 1868-9, when the crop was small. The value of the colton shipment is aUll about $5,000,000 less this year than in 13G0. It Is possible that Charleston will never regain Its old importance as a. cotton port. Savannah, which was uninjured by the war, and has since shown greater business energy, and a greater disposition to welcome North? ern L.eti than- Charleston, has drawn to lt much of the cotton trade that formerly came here, and will probably keep it. Con? siderable cotton from up-country districts, that used to send all their products to this city, now goes directly North by rail. A new en? terprise bas, however, been lately developed, that promises to moro than compensate .Charleston tor her lost cotton trade-I mean tile business ol' taking phosphate rock from the ' shores and shallow waters of the rivers and manufacturing H into a valuable fertilizer. The phosphate rock ls found in great abun'Unce, in'strata ol' from, six to twelve inch ta in thickness, under old rice- . fields.and marshes along the banks of the 1 tide-water rivera, and usually overlaid with 1 about lour feet ol soil. lu these beds the rock i exists In fragments resembling kidney-iron ore, and is mixed with lossli remains of aal mais and Ashes. It ie also lound in more com-, pact form underlying the shallow waters of the rivers, from whose beds it ls taken in large sheets. The rock delivered at the factories is sold for $7 50 per ton. There are* thirteen companies in Charleston engaged in mining and manufacturing ir, their factories occupy? ing the nut L ks ol the Cooper and Ashley Rivers, Just abo e the city limits. The process of I manufacturing consists in first breaking the < rock Into small pieces, then grinding it into a < powder as ?ne as flour, and af ce r ward mixing lt < with sulphuric acid to produce soluble super- j phosphate of lime. The mixture is lett three or four months to dry, and is then a valuable ' fertilizer, selling at from $40 to $50 per ton. To I make a higher fertilizing grade, a little Peru- I vian guano ls added. The manufacture of .sui- : phhric acid is an important part ot the busi? ness, and is accomplished by burning sulphur 1 ' In retorts, and condensing the fumes in 1m- I men?e receivers or chambers of lead. This < phosphate business is but three years old, but I its importance may be gathered from the fact i that a si ugle company has received orders from England for 200,000 tons. On ali the phosphat ic rock taken from the river beds the Stale collects a tax of $1 per ton, and it is believed that in lime this tax will afford A yearly ie ve? nue sufficient to pay the entire interest on the State debt. . ' Among the chief of the obstacles to the I < growth of Charleston ls the. large city debU- J ' amounting to over rive millions-contract* mainly in aid of railway enterprises before the war. The population is only about 45,000; so that the yearly Interest is more than $7 < ior every inhabitant; but, as mom than one- I half .the people, pay no taxes, tba.burden is ( very onerous upon those who do pay. A lurg? property-owner informed me yesterday that the taxes on bis real estate averaged ooe half Of tbe yearly rental, and that-rt ls not possible to obtain high rents to compensate for the neaw taxes; the rents aro lower than in most cities ol' the same size. He knew of houses, he said, that could not be rented for the taxes. Properly has depreciated conside? rable in the post three years, and I have heard of buildings selliug for but half what they were valued at in 1867. Another burden upon the city is the sur? plus colored population-that is, the .excess of negroes over the demand lor laborers. The negroes come here from other places, at? tracted by the charms of city life, and by the safely from Ku-Klux outrages. As long as they,get can enough to support life they pre? fer to re-inalrrin the city rather than to go out and work on the plantations. In going about the streets one is struck by the number of men who appear to hove -no employment. My at? tention was particularly attracted'by this cir cujastauce while walking, the other day, in a quarter ol the town chiefly inhabited by col? ored people, and I stopped an old and very blaok man, who. unlike the other?, appeared to have some business on hand and to be in a hurry to do it. I asked fra if there were many colored men who- did not have steady em? ployment. He proved to b? a member of the city government-an alderman, I believe and was pretty well posted ^n tbe suoject upon which I wanted information. There, were many, he said, who had no regular work. The city hired a large number, and the prac-, tice was each week to give a mau two days' work, so as to give a little work to a great number. He complained of the strange, ne? groes who came lu from the.country, aiid who Had lo be taken care of in some way until they could get a siart; but be said that most of them, alter tile first year, "got along right smart," and thought themselves as good as the oki citizens. Unfortunately for the future growth ol Charleston, the inhabitants manifest but little cordiality ol' feeling to strangers who come te settle among them. They are narrow-minded. Illiberal and provincial in their ideas. On ac? count of the lact that the rebellion had its birth here, they seem to thinkjt becoming In them to cherish to tbe last its fast-dying spirit, and to keep alive tts animosities and bitter? ness. They still practice toward Northern people an absurd social ostracism which they call ..cheriehlug Southern characteristics." A gentleman ot wealth, character and high official position, who has lived here for six years, told-me that there is but one Southern family here with whom his family has sopial relations. Another Northern man told me that for Tour years he was in partnership with a resident ol' Charleston, io a business about which theyjiever disagreed, but that in all that Un?t* his family never met that oi his partner, and when he was obliged to go to his partner's ] house on some business errand, ihe ladies always received him with silence aud scowls. And yet the only possible or pretended ill-feel iog they had against him was the fact that be was ? Northern man by birth and a Republi? can in politics. Not long ago a young gentle? man, with the design of-making his home here, canre from New York with capital and letters-of introduction. After remaining seve? ral weeks a ball came off, for which a friend offered to procure him a ticket; but, although the friend was a member of the society giving the ball, the ticket was relused on the ground that no Northern people would be welcome. The gentleman decided at once to seek a borne in "somePTess proscriptive community.' I might multiply instances of this kind, but lt is sufficient to say that all Northern resi? dents Mere tell the same story of a com? plete* social ostracism, which makes- no discrimination in favor of cbaracter,*wealth or. former social position, outclasses all who come from north of Maryland as Yankees, and bates all alike. I think the men now haye, generally sense enough to see how unwise and ridiculous- this course is. and wqu'U be glad to abandon it were it not for . the Influ ence of the women and the clergymen, who persist In regarding all Northerners as theirs enemies, look upon the Government' of tile United Slates as a hateful tyranny, and speak of the flag of the Union as un odious rag. With all its embarrassments and its "present airs ot dullness and.decay, there can be Hul?? elo ubi that there is a prosperous luture -lo store for "the City by the Sea.'' as ihe people of South Carolina are fond of calling their lit? tle metropolis. It hos great advantage of geographical position, and is the natural out? let w tba sea lor the productions or the whole South, with every p^rt bf which lt ls connect? ed* by a railway system that reaches to almost every county. When the people cease "brood? ing over the" lost cause, and realize that they are citizens ol a great, liberal, progressiv? nation, they #ill greatly hasten the new- er? of prosperity. ?? . ^ i ? SE U 8 FROM SEW YORK. NEW YORK, June 9. The Grand Lodge ol' Masons fixed their an? nual assessment at seventy-five cents, one third whereof goes to the hall and asylum fund. The Groad Lodge saw no reason lor amending the ritual. Adjourned sine die. The charge pf murder was abandoned against the crew o? the Bower's, and they are now held for simply attempting to create a re-, volt. An unknown sailor from New Orleans wa3 stabbed to death by Chas. Harwood on the ship Dexter from Leghorn. Haywood is In custody. 1 A letter from St. John's, New ' Fourfdland, reports the loss of a small coasting schooner, with forty souls. She left St. John's-for Old Pelican with forty men, crews of ihe Nimrod and Hector, who took passage on her, and were mostly married. It is supposed she struck an iceberg. THE SEW HAMPSHIRE STRUGGLES CONCORD, N. 3""., June 9. The organization of the House was complet? ed by the election of Democrats by two maj Jority. 1 In the Senate, there was no progr?s, and it is doubtful it the vote caa be ."breed thia? week lor Governor. The House is fighting over a motion to declare two seals vacant. The Republicans are fflli'otisiermg. MATTERS ZS DARLINGTON. [FROM JtX OCCASIONAL COB RESPONDENT] DARLINGTON, June 7. The Court of Common Pleas for this county s now in extra session, having ffluyengflon., Monday, the 29th ult., and a good deal of Business has been disposed bf. The adventjof :or.rt presents no changes in our usually quiet Lown, which is a? dull ns on ordinary occa? sions. It ls rather a remarkable luci, and a rery unusual occurrence In our country towns: that no persons are to be seen In the court? house except the judge and lawyers and the officers of court, even the parties to suits be? ing absent." All th? cases which come up lo* idjudicali?n are upon reports of referees, and these only are argued when there are ex? ceptions to these reports, the testimony pre? sented being in writing, and such as waa; laken bejore the referees, thus making the) jttendance of witnesses even unnecessary. The juries were 'dlscnanied within a day or two after-court convened, asno questions of [act outside of the written testimony referred to are presented, but only questions of law? which are purely matters fortrie consrderallon sf ihe court, consequently this is probably the* least expensive court which has ever been held in South Carolina for the same length ol lime, ind attended with less loss to all industrial' Interests, the farmers and laborers being; lllowed to remain at home and attend to the work which is claiming their whole attention. The recent rains have made tho grass grow Bneiy, and consequently the most acllve-work Is necessary on the part of the farmers. It is Encouraging to see this work going on, and jur prospects so lar are good. The celebrated courthouse case, as it is jailed-being the. .case against the county cora missioners for alleged lraufl tn letting the con? traer, for rebuilding the courthouse at this 3iace-after having gone up To tire Supreme; ?ourt and beerr sent hack for a Jury trial, is"" Inally to bc fried at Chesterfield Courthouse, ;he plalnliffshaving 'succeeded In effecliug a :haiige.-ef venue. , Our uew town council, elected by the cili cens over Hie Whitemore faction, are going to work energetically in effecting improve^ nents-, and under their auspices our town will, soon present a much liner appearance. The Ku-Klnx excltementv which disturbed jertaln officials, but proved to be a bogus rffair, has died out, and dullness reigns MI oreme in this part ol the State. ALPHA. HORACE AND JEFt. V Memorable Interview in which Noth? ing Wtyi Said. [From the Memphis Avalanche, 4th.] About 12 "o'clock Hon. Jeff. Davis called at the Overton Hotel; and was ushered Into the presence of Mr. Greeley, at whose bauds he mel a very cordial reception.. The philosopher and his visitor sat facing each othersju thei centre ot-the room, the broad, open ancTplalu countenan.ee ol the one in strange contrast with the wiry, nervous and somewhat delicate face of the other. Mr. Davis Was dignified and somewhat for? mal in manner, whi.e Mr. Greelev was frank, easy and qmte talkative. There was scarcely a reference to the political sltuaUoQ. Mr. Greeley inquired concerning the health ol Mrs. Davis with much warmth and earnestness, and again retened to the high regard he enter? tained for that lady and the family of which she came. Mr. Davis responded appropriate? ly, and expressed the gratitude of himself and Mrs. Davis, to the philosopher for hie kindtv services soon alter the war. This brought up Mi's. Davis's interview referred to above, on which Mr. Greeley seemed to'dwell willi much pleasure. In the course of conversation, Mr. Greeley again spoke ol' the Blairs, and es? pecially of the seniors ol that distinguished family, remarking; en passant, that Frank P. Blair, Ji\, ancf others ot thepreseut generation did not do justice to the "old stock, to whom he reierred with apparent deep feeling. Mr. Gree? ley then passed on,to subjects nearer home, and finally dwelt lor several minutes on the mem? ory ol'General Quitman. ol whora.he spoke as a warm personal and political lrieud in times gone by. Not a word was said, on either side, that our reporter could overhear, concerning Mr. Davis's condition and prospects. All through the interview, which lasted ten min? utes, Mr. Davis maintained a very reseted demeanor, while on the other hand the face of the phllospher was wreathed In kindness and smiles, with occasionally a heaiiv laugh break? ing the stillness. It was a scene worthy the pencil of an artist, one that would make u picture valuable now and in future genera? tions. Rising at the conclusion or the Inter? view, Mr. Davis withdrew with a stately bow, .andinafew minutes after Mr. Greeley was en roule for the railroad depot, where he t jok the 12.45 train for Louisville, accompanied by General Merritt, h';s friend and travelling com? panion. SAVAGE SCENES ll PARIS THE TORCH AND THE CHASSEPOT. Paris in Flames-The Barning of the Tuileries. [Paris (Maj 24) Correspondence- of tile London Ti mea] At dark I climbed upon tbe top Of the Hotel Chatham, and a sight, 3Uch, I trust, as I never may see again, met my view-the southwest ol' Paris was a sheet ot flame, and I began to fear that the menaces which we had scoffed at as-idle, threats .were -about to become a terri? ble reality. From Auteuil'to Montrouge the heavens were lit up* by a series of conflagra? tions which died away lu sulphurous smoke only to'burst forth again'with a loud report, and spread still further westward. We were at a loss to conceive what couTd be on fire. Passy seemed smoldering ' slowly, the real daze being more in toe direction ol' Luxembourg. It shot up" in showers of sparks, -revealing a dark moss of dome that loomed black against the sky. This we tooR to be the Pantheon, and rejoiced in the fact that the riyer lay be? tween us and the advancing tide, ol flame. The smoke spread slowly, but surely, and some one announced that the Pantheon had caught fire. We saw light shining through the " roof, and presently an immense jet ol' flame shot straight up into the sky. revealing a lorrn which was at once recognized.-as the central pavilion of the Tuileries. A cry of horn? burst from the Ups of, the people who had assembled on the roof at the discovery ol the terrible truth, and we gazed fascinated ns the flames licked rapidly the mass of build? ings, shooting up from time to time in long forked tongues, accompanied by heavy white clouds of naptba-smelling smoke. Although at so great a distance from the scene ol opera? tions, we could hear the roar and the clatter ol'shivering slates and rafters, while we were so well lit up in our position on the roof that bullets began to whistle in our direction, pro? bably from the Linesmen on the Opera House, who took us for members of the Com? mune celebrating our hideous victory.' Shelfs -whizzed past ns, rattling downln neighboring streets, and we began to feel our situation precarious. By this lime, the great pavilion was a .mere seeleton of golden light cut by curved nbs of black, and crowned by a square gallery. It reminded me somewhat of St. Peter's, when illuminated, Sr.' Peter's, of course, appearihg as a toy in contrast I contin? ued to stare, scarce daring to believe my eyes; When suddenly there was a vivid light, the Pavilion had stink in with a crash, and a' stream of sparke flew straight into the heav? ens, literally mixing with the stars. Steadily the fire advanced wUh a certainty that' indK cated the presence of petroleum ia largo quan? tities, and we were forced to admit at iaBt that the great collection of ihe Louvre was to be ? sacrificed. Fortunately the pictures of the Italian school are hidden away; but who shall replace the antique statues-tbe Venus ol' Milo and* the Polyhymnia-that are destined to be destroyed "by the diabolical spite ol' the mad #men who have been a terrorto us for so long ? The sight and the reflections lt engendered were BO awful as to blind ita to Hie presence of other conflagrations that were springing up aloug the line. A huge red bar ?ike a giant furnace indicated that a large portion of the Quartier St. Germain was being destroyed, while a light in the Palais Royal and another in the Luxembourg suggested'the Idea that all Paris was Indeed to be destroyed, and that at any moment our own quarter might be sent into the air through the agency of powder or petroleum in the sewers which mn under' the pr-incipal^horoHgbfares. Sick at heart I lay do\?u, to be awakened shortly after by violent detonations. Raising the Barricades. [Pari3 Correspondence of the London Tlraes.1 The rapidity with which the barricades sprang up on Monday, 22d ult., was perfectly amaziug One passed down a street one hour without difficulty, but, coming back the next< lound a barricade some three or four feet high already rising across lt, und not to be ap? proached, as every civilian who came near Waa expected to lend a hnud ju making lt. This wars; tntleetr,'*Tue ' pf?DlenT ol the morning how to get about without being seized uud Un? pressed Into barrieade-bnltcrihg." A regular irap was laid for unwary passers-by, and it was amusing to watch, from a safe distance, the procesa by which they were caught. A sentry, ' placed BO far from the barricade as not to ex? cite suspicion, did not take any notice of them as Ihey advanced toward lt, but when, on get? ting up to it and seeing their danger, they, tried to turn, he politely informed them that there was jio objection to their staying where they were, but as to going* back, that was out ol' lae question. Meantime bis comrades came up and carried off their victims lu triumph lo the barricade, occasional;y cutting short all resistance or argument 'by pointing bayonets and even revolvers at them. Paris Amazons and Children among the Prisoners. .* [Paris Correspondence London News.] Among the prisoners marched into Ver? sailles were a company ol'the Amazons of the Seine, and a battalion of patriotic children. The former were dressed as yivandlorea. Some who hud shown themselves restive were handcuffed. One had a child strung on lier back. The arm of another was in a sling. The habit-shirt of another pretty brunette was' I covered with fresh blood. Another Amazon was wounded. They all showed, symptoms of , latigue, but still wore a d?liant air, and did not seem to belong to the class wilh which the 1 Magdelen asylums are peopled. All were not young; indeed,, matrons were nore numerous ?.hun maidens in this band of female warriors. ' They were forced.to walk at a quick pace nuder the brolllug sun, by a troon of mounted ? gendarmes. Their advent In the streets of i Versailles was the cause of'much mirth among , die people. One stout old woman, who re? sponded to the smiles of the bystanders by ' disrespectful pantomime, was hailed ns Mere i Ducliesne. lu one detachment of two hundred , National Guards, ten ol them .were children not twelve years old. The young patriots seemed to feel that the eyes of Europe were- i upon them, and posed accordingly. They wore the uniform ol the National Guards. Prisoners Murder ed- Ferocity af tile Paris Women. ,Par.s Correspondence (May 24} of the London Tlme?.J * A gentleman, whose word is beyond dispute, ' told me that he witnessed from an tipper win? dow i he norming ol'the barricade on the Boule- I vard Mulesherbes, and that he saw with his o>vn ?eyes the rebels lifting the butts of their muskets in token of surrender, which caused the linesmen lo advance across the barricade. No sooner did they approach within a few paces '.hau the muskets were suddenly-re? versed, and a plunging fire laid some filly of them writhing In a heap. This morning, while walking on Ihe Rue des Petits Champs, I Saw a soldier fall, struck by a bullet from an un? seen hand. An officer who was passing told me that many men had lost their lives in this manner, and that the delinquents were in stanly shot. He also told me that nt the Bu llgnolles barricade, yesterday, u woman went up to the officer In command lo ask a ques? tion, niul that bet?re he had completed his answer she had drawn a revolver and shot him through the head. Tile soldiers were so infuriated that they forgot her sex and rid- i died Uer with bayonet thrusts. Among thc twenty persons who were exe? cuted this morniug at the corner of ihe Rue Royale, two were women. I saw myself lour men taken possesssou of at 8 o'clock thi3 morning close to the Magazins du Louvre. Tiley were kicked and cuffed tiutll they reach? ed the Palais Royal gate, and there against thc burning house they had their hands lied, and were forced to kneel. A woman rushed from the crowd with u scream, and, clinging lo one ol' them, announced hers?ll his sister, ?he was ruthlessly torn away and carried back to the throng, while a dozen soldiers advanced und calmly shoi them down; a piece.of lorn carpet was thrown over their remains, and every man went about his business as though nothing unusual had occurred. Escorts with prisoners are continually passing about the streets, followed by a jeering mob, which counts more women than men among ?B ranks-women who hoot and clap their hands, ami insult their victims to their hearts' con? tent. Verdly, it wae with truth that Voltaire declared that a "Parisian .woman was half tiger and half mopkey !" .A Summary Execution. |Ver?a!L'ts (May 25) Correspondence of the London Ne Wa ] 1 noticed that there were many old men among ihe prisoners. Friends accounted for this by explaining that the greybeards of the Paria ateliers took up arms lo stimulate the young men. When ttiejunlors showed a ten? dency to take to their heels, they rushed to the post of danger. They belong to the old-fash-' lo ned class of Paris emeutlers, who, a't the bidding of the bourgeoisie, descended into the streets, chased . Charles X and, provoked by the same bourgeoisie, threw up barricades, from which they were dislodged by General Cavaignac. The whole way to Sevres the road was crowded with trains ol wagons, ambulance vans, policemen, and1 cavalry escorting pris? oner's. To'show the bitterness of feeling among military men at Versailles, I may mention that* when one of four field cjfflcers in conversation expressed a wish to see. the prisoners hand? ed over for the benefit ol science to the professors ol vivisection, the other three ap? plauded the Idea. While talking, a yoiiDg officer entered the cafe to refresh himself with a glass of beer. He was In command of a convoy of prisoners goiug to Satory, and said he had ridded his country of some of the scoundrels. One irom fatigue, one from wehk nesjs, and two who were sulky.had sat on a bauk. He ordered them td get up directly if they did not want.to he ehot. "Shoot us," replied one of the prisoners. "I will take you at your word, my good fellow," the captain answered, "and I shall consider those who do not ge* up directly lo be o? the same mind as you." No one" moved, The firing party was quickly told off, and the four men were corpses lu another Instant. The captain was highly commended by his brother ofllcer3 for hfs firmness, and, when he had gone, all fell to praising-him. indiscriminate Slaughter. [Paris Correspondence of the London Times.] A harmless.citizen was calmly 3truck with a bayonet In the Rue de la Paix for daring to In? sinuate A difference of opinion,-and I myself heard a quietly-dressed maid-servant threaten? ed with a similar fate for attempting to reack a distant chemises shop In search ol' medicine for her sick master. At the corner of the Rue Lafitte I saw a woman shot for some imaginary offence, arid- recognized, the effects of the ter? ror according' lo 'the-; golden model of '93. Anxious to discover the state of affairs about the Hotel de Ville, I penetrated through the Rue St. Anne and Marche de St. .Honore, the latter ol which was strewed wilh plaster, brick: and glass, shattered down by the sheila that clattered about dur* ears at every turn. .A.few steps farther and I was In the Ru? de xtlvpli, with aa ambulance friend and two young infirmi?i'e&, - bent, all of them, on establishing a temporary hospital la tho neighborhood ol the great. barricade, which has been ? bugbear to us so long, at the cor? ner o? the Rue St. Florentin. We had not ad vanoed many yards when we perceived that shell and bullet were Jailing last around us, coming, ns lt seemed, from Borne poJct above the'Pa?ttls de nndustrle. .We crawled along' the wall under the -arcrtde, watching the dust fly up as a bursting shell fell upon the stones, when suddenly, without previous reaming, lhere was a tremendous report cl?nelo out heads, followed by a rattling down ol' masonry and a sriower of. glass'. The shock was so great that' I closed my eyes for an Instant, and on opening therajwrcelved my friend stretch? ed upon the grouud, bathed In blood, and halt smothered In thedebrls of clocks and watcrres, which had been showered from a shattered window-front. A shell had burst, against a j corner of the arcade, the greater portion of It plunging Into the walcbmaker's shop,' one uu lucky fragment striking my Irleud io' the side and throwing him on the ground, frota which he was never again to rise alive. Tearing Down the Red Fl:*g-Y Daring Feat. (Paris (May 24) Correspondence or the London ' Times.] A terrible fusllade was meanwhile raging in the streets adjoining Wie opera-house, and we watohed willi latease anxiety the move? ments of the red-legged people on ibo roof of that building. A maa jxuwled cautiously up the balustrade, half enveloped in a huge tri? color, which he succeeded in pluming on the angle of the building. A sort of subdued clapping of bands might have been heard from sundry neighboring windows; but the whole was not yet complete-the red flag had to be got down from the. lyre of Apollo on the front, a by no raeaas ea.*y task considering that the fiiiure in ni>wv?M titi pin foot iiia.?? ??a-^-iih. tn direct range of ihe Federal troops? below. Several men endeavored to shoot k down with chassepot bullets, but this attempt, although reiterated, proving a failure, one young fe.low, more daring than the rest, actually climbed from limb to limit of the gigantic bronze, and tore it down with his two hands, while bullets whistled'around him, striking every now and then the irleze or coping of the pedestal. He accomplished his task In safety, and disap? peared with his trophy. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, June 9. General Sherman will leave Fort Leaven? worth to-morrow for Washington A deficiency of twenty-five to thirty .thou? sand dollars was discovered In the ocoounts of F. A. McCartney, disbursing officer of the post- ? office. McCartney has gone to the- Insane Asylum, and the government will probably kise nothing. The strike is over and the workmen are gelling one dollar aad a half per day. The convention of steamboat inspectors, to 3ay appointed committees. They will be in session for several weeks. .The assessors throughout the country to May 1st took nearly thirty-two million gallons foreign and domestic liquors put of bdnd. The foreign spirits In the customhouse was over one and quarter million gallons. The domes? tic spirits in bond is over six and a half mil? lions-total over thirty-nine and a halt million gallons. Twenty-nine of the least important districts were not reported. The Homccopathiic Convention in Phila? delphia to-day elecled Dr. Talbot president. It meets next year al Wushlngtoa. The pofitmaster-general has just ordered the great' mail between New York, Washington and New Orleans, now transported by the Chattanooga, Grand Junction and Canton, lo go via the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Lo Meridian, Mississippi, thence over# the Mo? bile and Ohio Railroad to Mobile, thence over Lhe New Orleans, Mobile and Texas-Road to Now Orleans. WEE AT IN CALIFORNIA. SAX FRANCISCO, June 9. The wheat harvest has commenced. The yield is better than was expected. There will be over an average half crop in the State. ' THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, June 9. Pleasant weather with iight winds is proba? ble for Saturday on the Atlantic coasi. The storm in the northwest will probably abate during lhe night. The rain on the Gnir coa3t will probably extend into the interior. Falling barometer and east winds will probably con? tinue from the Blue Ridge to the Mississippi River. Yesterday's Weather Reports of JHe Signal Service, U. S. A. Place of Observation. Augusta. Baltimore. Boston. Charleston. Oh'rago. '.;aolnnaii. K'-y West,Fla... Moule. Nashville. New Orleans_ New York. sau Francisco.. Savannah. St. Louis. Washington, D.O. I wiinilnii,ton,N.C. Norfolk. Galvesiou,... THE FLEECY STAPLE. THE EROSE ECTS FUR COTTON. What the Rains have Dqne in Georgia -B?ue Predictions. [From' the Savannah Sews, June 9 ] We have been at some pains to collect and republish the views, ot oar exchanges In this State and Florida In regard to the crop pros? pect. The general belief soems to be that cot? ton has been very materially injured by the un? precedented spring .rains, and the opinion is expressed In some quarters that even With lavorable seasons henceforth-, the yield would be reduced two-thirds. There is some allow? ance to be made, however, for exaggeration. The papers take their tone from the-conversa? tion of the tanners, and this class is prone to be either too gloomy, or too hopeful. The fact, thdltgh, fllat cotton has experienced an almost fatal set-back ls not tobe Ut ni ed. In the great cotton belt of Middle Georgia, the rains have beeb continuous for several weeks, and the latest reports from.that region lndicate.no In? terruption in the wet weather. On the low? lands cotton ia drowned out, while on the up? lands it ls small and overrun with gras8, the rain allowing of no oppot luuity to give the crop a thorough working. In southwest Georgia it ls pretty much the same, though in some districts the rains have been ol longer duration, and. as a consequence, the crbp ls in a worse condition. Several very destructive hurricanes, accompanied with hall, ? have passed over portions of this section; and some farmers have gone to the length' of ploughing up fields ol cottun and replanting, them with corn. In the southern portion ar the State, the condition ol the crop is the same. In Florida the crop is somewhat better, but ' far from good, and the same, with slight modi? fications, according to circumstances, may be said of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and' Texas. In the latter two States, the. spring floods have b<?ea of the most disastrous char? acter. In Louisiana miles cf the most produc? tive lands are Iuundated. Allawlug for the gloomiest exaggerations ami the most favorable seusons ibr the next slxiy days; lt is entirely "witiln the bounds of reason to say that the cotton yield, not only" In Georgia, but throughout the South, will tall fully one-third short of in average yield: aud estimating that the acreage is one-third less than that of last year, we may safely pre? dict that the growing crop will not reach more than 2,700,000 bates, a little more than two-thirds of the crop, which has just been marketed. THE i,~OPS IN COL LETON. WALTERBOBO', Juno 8. TO THE EDITOR OF TUB SEWS. As you may desire to hear about the crops, I will say that the season has been, as far as I caa remember, about the same as last year.' Then lt commenced to rain about the end of May, and conti-.)ned until the beginning of July, and the early spring was cool, and thus far this year the weather bas been like lt. I have never found a cool spring injure cotton, but think lt gives the plauts strength. The cotton crops about here now look very well, and are about np to those of the average years, and, If nothing woree occurs, will turn out very well. The plants are growing finely, < and there ls not as much planted as last year. Corn looks well, and we all have plenty plant? ed for our independence. THE CROPS IN SUMTER The Sumter News says : "From various quarters we hear encouraging accounts of the growing crops, In case ol' a favornble season from now onward, especially in regard to the corn crop. Cotton stimulated by fertilizers mmA w.,11 jstaxkgA Ionics pro ui isl nu i oilier cot? ton not so much sc." The Sumter Watchman, !n an article on the cotton situation, says: "-There can be-no mis? taking the fact that the present crop, even though It meet favorable circumstances until lt comes to market, will fall far short'of that ol the last year. In this State and Georgia", aud wherever else commercial lertillzers -are used, not one-fourth the application ol' these hos bsen i?ude, as comparad with last year. Therefore, were the acreage equal, the pro? duct must-fall shun, for it is nowhere con? tended that these fertilizers do not largely in? crease the yield-, whatever may be said of their profitableness generally. But tbe-acre age is -from twelve to twenty per cent. less. In addition to this, the spring hos been alto? gether unfavorable for cotton. Its early com? ing induced early planting, which In many places lias rendered two or three replantings necessary, (Hie cold nights having trilled out the young plant,) and still the "stands" are generally bud. Added lo this has been eight succes-ive days' dnring which the sun has scarcely shined, and much rain has fallen, with a prospect still of furttrer wet." ALL ABOUT THE STATE Sluiutcr. . Mtv Samuel L. Muldrow, formerly of Sumter District, was accidentally killed on a dear hunt [ near his house In Florida. According to ihe Sumter News, the "gentle? man in black" has many subjects in that town. Anderson. The Intelligencer, in an' article on the weather and the crops, says: "During last week an unusual amount Cf ruin tell throughout the county. In some portions.fresh ploughed ?and was badly washed, and the bottoms were con? siderably damaged The wheat crop is being harvested, and it will prove a light yield, owing to the rust and fly. Tie corn and cot? ton crops are looking well, but mnny farmers complain thr.t they are -in the grass,'lu con? sequence ol' so much wet weather. The oat crop promises a good yield, unless overtaken by the rust.'' Greenville. The Moui?ttineer speaks thus ol some tall grain grown in that county : "We received from Mr. W. J. Pennington, of the upper pan ol' the county, a bunch ol' wheat heads, that for length, fulness and weight, beat anything we have seen yet. and convincing us lhat there will be a good crop made, notwithstanding many ol our farmers ihoughc otherwise a tew weeks ago.. Colonel J. Ii. Davis brought us, about the same time, various specimens of his growing grain, prominent among-which were stalks of wheat six feet high, and nearing heads almost equal to those furnished by Mr. Pennington; also Norway oats, red oats, &c, of excellent growth, both in point ol blade and grain." . Newberry. At the last lerra of the court, Judge Mont? gomery Moses presiding, thc following county officers were sentenoed, to wit: Simeon Young, chairman of the board ol county commisioners, was sentenced to six months in the county jail, and to pay a fine of $100. County Commissioner Railstock, five months, ?ud a fine of $50. County Commissioner 'Sarmiel Dogan, three months, and $25. A bench warrant has been issued lor Coun? ty Commissioner Gregory, but. lie has eluded ?rre^t M. S. Long, trial justice, was semenced to six months in juli, and to pay a fine of $100. This is a good beginning, and -ought to be followed up vigorously; the evii-doers should be brought to condign punishment, not be? cause they are Rads., but because they are transgressors of the law. York. The Enquirer says: "The recent advance in the price ol cotton has caused much activity in the maket at this place. Two hundred and twentj-five bales have been Bfilpped over the .King's Mouutaln Ballroad frem Yorkville since the 1st Instant, and a large quantity is In store -the purchases ol the past few days. The price paid on Tuesday was 15? cents, and yes? terday a Btrictly prime article" tommanded 16 cents." * The same paper, speaking of the crop pros? pects, says: "Un Monday, 9a!es-day, we made Inquiries of a number of persons from the country in relation to the condition of the growing crops in this county. The informa? tion we received is of a much more cheering character than we had anticipated. Wheat* has been somewhat injured oy rustin some sections, yet In others, the prospect is good ?or a fair crop. Corn ls small, bot is growing finery, and presents a promising appearance. In several localities, especially on sandy lands, the cotton has been injured by the cold weather, but taken altog?ther the 'stands' are usually snfficient for all practical purposes. The fruit crop promises an abundant yield." ? Chester. The Reporter, in noticing the last gales-day, .says: "In consequence ol the fact that the continued rains of last week had made the lands too wet to plough, there was a consider? able gathering of people here on Monday last, we -were glad to hear tnem express them? selves more hopefully on the crop prospects than they did a lew weeks ago. The impYeB sion seems to be general that the wheat crop' ls almost a failure. Oats, too, isheing -ruined' by the rust. Corn, cotton and grass are all growing luxuriantly, under the influence of re ,pealed showers and the hot nra. One gentle? man who farms near Lewis's Turnout informed tis that he has ten acres pf cottcn that would average a foot high, and which ls covered with I -squares. This is the best We have heard bf." The same paper also has ah account of the fohowing .robbery : "On Friday; night last iwo men, believed td be negroes, forced their'way into the house near this town/occupied by Mr. H. Omelvaney and his sister. Tbey-areboth . aged people, and Mr. Omelvaney had been i in bed sick for several weeks, and was, therefore, unable to make any resistance. They stole about one hundred and fllty doHars in money, and watches, rings and other things to the valuewo( ab*ut .fllty dollars. One hun? dred dollars of the'money belonged to Mrs. Nancy McCants, who had deposited-it with Miss POHy Omelvaney tor safekeeping. Miss Omelvaney could not identify the men, but believed them to be colored." TESTE RB A Y IN EUROPE, The Dis?bHitiea or the Orleans Princes Removed, and their Election to the Assembly Declared Val d-Rossel ?nd Conrdct's Arrest 'Confirmed-The Sap- | jpiemcntal Elections. V^KKAILLES, June 9. The Assembly resumed the debate upon the disabilities of the Orleans Princes. The com? mittee reported In favor of the abolition QI" tte proscription. Thiers said he opposed abroga? tion, thinking the change would be dangerous, but assented on the pledge, that the Princes would not sit in the. Assembly or Intrigue against the Republic. The safely of the Re? public was entrusted to bim, and ha would not betray the trust. Abrogation was carried by 484 to 103, and the elections of the Duke D'Au male and Prince de Join ville were declared valid by a vote of 448 to 113. Rossel and Courdet's arrest 1B confirmed". The court-m?rtials will treat prisoners as mili? tary not political offenders. The supplemen? tary elections occur July 6. ' Ferry's appoint? ment as minister to Washington ls denied. The Figaro proposes the re*aetabUeh?ent of gaming houses and lotteries as an attraction for strangers to visit Paris. It also favors the abolition of passports and the law against strikes. La Verite estimates the damage to France by the fighting and conflagrations at 800,000,000 francs. It is* said that (30,000,600 francs worth of merchandise was burned, ex? clusive ol the docks De La Ylllette and Ware? houses. The council of hygiene of Paris have declared there ia no epidemic in Paris, and that such precautionary measures have been adopted as will prevent the spread oi any dis? ease to Buchan extent. They also state that theliealth oiPariS is satisfactory. The Official Journal contains a note from the Italian minister of foreign affairs guaran? teeing to deliver into the hands of the French authorities all "Tining insurgents who reach Italian soil. * LONDON, June 9. The House ol Commons to-night 1B engaged in a long debate on the army regulation bill. Cardwell defended the clause abolishing the sale of military commissions. An incidental vote, while it did not decide the question of j abolition, -showed the government bad a [ majority of 177. The St. Petersburg Journal recites tbe for? mal presentation to the Czar of the Imperial I Order of O s mali, instituted by the present j Sultan in. 1861. The presentation waa made rjy the British Ambassador. The speeches made, and comments of the Journal upon the ceremony, fully confirm the g?nerai belief that the relations ol the two countries' are e'icel lent. * ? ? THE R AUB IX I CAL COUNCIL. The Sessions Concluded-Work af the Connell. CINCINNATI, June 9, The Rabbinical Council closesio-day. The meeting has been one of the most important yet held, and the results may be summed up as follows : Twenty-three congregations were represented. A union has been effected. A modern- prayer-book is to be furnished, in which all allusions to the return ol' the Jews to Jerusalem and a personal Messiah are to be omitted; the service Is to be largely in. the vernacular instead of the Hebrew language; a Rabbinical seminary for ministers is to be established; reforms in congregations are au? thorized; Sabbath-school organizations is to be effected; and the establishment of circuit preachers hus been determined on. A PROFITABLE CONCEEN. NEW YORK, June 9. The Western Union Telegraph Company's I report shows tbe net profits for the year end ingJune lstrl871, to be over two and a half |'-mi liions. The resources of the treasury have been applied to the purchase -of capital stook, .which debt is reduced hom forty-one to thirty five millions. The bonded debt is about four millions. _ ANOTHEB HUI1NY. Nsw YORK, June 7. There was a mutiny last night on board the ship Resolute, bound to Liverpool. The sea? men attempted to desert, when the second mate with an iron belaying pin wounded seven of them about the head. MOKE VALUABLE THAN TREASURY NOTES. How that old cynic. Sam Johnson, would have revelled through Webster's massive new un? abridged ! How he would ftave gloated over His magnificent letter-press audits Illustra? tions, beautiful as new treasury notes, and much more valuable to the student. The Mer? riang have incurred a fabalous expense in having the whole work rewritten, reset, re? cast aud republished. It is not a mere revis? ion, but a reconstruction. To insure excel-' lenee in t'yppgraphy, it comes from the River? side press, which is alt that need be said about its mechanical execution. It is a marvellous specimen ol'leaning, labor, research Ind taste. It is by iar the greatest literary work of the age. [BaUinyore American. Hotel Arrivals-June 9. PAVILION HOTEL. Oliver Hewitt, Graham's; C. E. Mustin,. Sa-. vannah;J. Biggs, Texas; Captain Griffith, brig McClure; J. C. Snyder and lady, Beaufort. CHARLESTON HOTEL. C. H. Woodberry, Augusta; W. H. Webb, Jno. Camile, Newberry; R. T. Renshaw, U. S. Navy; Jun. Kory and sun, Richmond; J. E. pnlllps, Ala? bama; R. Mollar, Brooklyn; Wm. P. Copeland, New York Journal of Commerce; B. G. Soffers, Detroit. 'S MILLS HOUSE. Robt. R. Bren, R. M. Lockwood, Savannah; J. W. regram, W. Wallace, o. C. Welt, Bull River, Co??nrn. By Authority of the State of Alabama. WM ? ? ? W% i $ i a 5,oo o MONTGOMERY, ALA., ON SAT?B?)?Y, Aua 5, mi* ? 1 Prize of 125,000 amounts ?o.. .S35,oo?) g 1 Prize of $10,000 amounts to....; 10,000 1 Prize o? $6, OOO .amounts, to. "'* 3,001) . 4 Prizes, $2,600 each, amount to........ ?o\oOO 2D Prizes, $l,ooo each, amount to. 20,000 ' 30 Prizes, $60? each, amount to......... 15,000 7f> Prizes, $200 each, amount to......... i5,uoo 1 2 Approximation Prizes, $5,000 eaca... 10,000 5 .fi Approximation Prizes, $2,000 each... ".4,00'J 2 Approximation Prises, $1,000 each.. :\'a,oo<i ?> 3 Approximation Prizes, $500-eacb. 4,00<? . 40 Approximation Prizes, $125 each..... ' 5,000 186' Prizes, amounting to.$135,000 ONLY 50,000 TICKETS TO BE SOLD. WHOLE TICKETS. $fc... '....HALVES, $2 60. TO THE PUBLIC. There are so many swindles and tra ml) uga la ali parta of the conntrj auder tne came or . 'Lotte? ries, "Gift Concerts," Ac, where parties, who . invest, hav.e no possible chance or drawing a prize, that we deem it best to issue this circular, .' giving a foll explanation bf . the manner bf our distribution, oar references, ftc Frota these it will be seen that our drawings are under authori? ty of law; that the gentlemen who compose our Association are responsible, and in every way worthy of confidence; that sworn OomnUatloners, in no wise connected.with the Association, Boper intend' the drawing; that .these Ooronlsalonex? are men of the highest standing in the communl ty, and that parties who invest can rel; upon las? ing dealt with fairly and. honestly. Every safeguard that the law of. the land can- ' throw around such enterprises is placed upon these dis tribu tiona- they are conducted by gen? tlemen well known for their Integrity and fair' ' dealing-they are endorsed by leading bankers, merchants, officials and-.newspapers-rhence we appeal to the publio generally for theh-.palronsge> with the assurance that we will conduct -thedis* tr Ure Hon with "?qualarid exact Justlce-to ali." Respectfully, STOKES A GO., Managers,. Montgomery, Ala, TESTIMONIALS. . brPICX 65GRKTAST OF STATS, I MONTGOMERY, ALA., November 20, 1870. f I hewby certify that the "Alabama Immigrant Ausnclatton" is reguHariy Incorporated auder-tho. laws or this State, with a capital of $60,000,. and tl: at the incorpora tors are gentlemen of meaos? integrity and bight standing. ; . ... CHARLES A. MILLER, Secretary of Mt [Great Seal or .State.] .' . We, the undersigned cheerfully state that we - are personally well acquainted with Messrs. STOKES ? 00., -Managers of the J'Alabama Im? migrant Association," and we know them to be . gentlemen of 'nigh standing, Integrity and relia? bility in this city, who will see that the drawing?) " sp 0 usibl el Vf eli o' u'esky anu^fatri'y m ad e.' HENRY E. FABER, Mayor of Montgomery.'"'' JOS. W. DIMMICK, Postmaster City Monrgomery. FRANCIS. WIDMER; OoUector ?. S Internal Rev. WM. E. HUGHES, Clerk City Council bf Montgo .mery. . . HOLMES & GO LUTH WAITE, Bardi ors. E. S. MITCHELL, Agent Southern Express Co. / and ethers. Comlsrloners. FROM THE CITY PRES1J. - Me drawings of Messrs. STOKES A 00. are strictly hunesrtmd penecuy fair. Their Commis aloiicrs are well known and above reproach. They will pay all prizes promptly, and deal on tne .?byuare."-Daily Advertiser. * tim, .' The American people will gratify their growing desire to make ."big fortunes" quick iud' ac a smaUcost, To such at will invest m ."games.of. fortune," we commend the Prize Dumbarton of the "Alabama Immigrant Association." Their drawings are sguare and fair, and their solvency undoubted.- Daily Journal. t Parties at a distance can send their remittances* to tais Association with the perfect confidence that they will have a' fair draw, and that their cv'?ry interest wUl.be protected Just aa If they were pre :e n t. The drawings are All in public, and! give you a chance st a "big pllS" for a email ont \iy.-~Da ?ly Matt.. - . -" This Association have had one drawing, and to show how lt was conducted, and as an earnest of what all their future drawings win be, they sub? mit the following from the sworn, commissioners or the Association: . " ' We the undersigned, Commissioners appointed to supervise the a rawing of the "Alaoama Imml- . grant Association" hereby, certify that, we have ciBcharged that duty; that every ?ut? ber and prize were counted into the wheels by one pr the other of ns, and that in all respects*wc closely scrutinized the drawing so as to nuke lt fair and Just. We were afforded every facility by Mesara. STOKES k CO. to discharge oar c utica. J. A. ELMOKE, J, M. WITHE KS, . WM. M. ALLEN, .E. FARRAND, Sworn to and subscribed before me. J. fl. NETTLES, Notery'PubTic. Just here we deem it proper to say. that these are gentlemen of tho highest respectability"^ Alabama. Colonel JOHN A. ELMORE 1B one of the oldest and a leading m ember ef 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 is a well known planter and late a Brigadier-Genend of Cavalry In "the Confederate Army. Commo? dore E. FARRAND was formerly aa officer or dis? tin ct to H in the United States Navy, and late a. Commodore In the Confederate Navy. EXPLANATIONS. ? The.sam or one hundred and twenty-five thou* sand dollars us distributed to ticket-holders, and the balance or the fuuds, after pa) mg the expen? ses of drawing, according to the charter or the company, goes to the encouragement or Euro? pean Immigration into the Southern states. The pi Ice or whole tickets, which give yon ad? mission to any of the entertainments of the Asso? ciation, as well as a chance to draw some ar the magnificent prizes above offered, is $5 each. The price of ban tickets is $2 SO. They will entitle yo? to half the amouat of the prize that may be awarded to the number printed on the ticket. There are 50,000 tickets, and each ticket aud hair ticket has printed npon Its lace some cum-' ber from 1 to 50,000. lt is not necessary for any ticket-holder to be present, unless he chooses to be. Th? whole drawing will be nader the supervision of the sworn Commissioners or lhe Association. Arter the drawing is over a circular giving the prises drawn by eaoh number will be mailed to the pottom ce address or every ticket-holder. This wm be done hereafter promptly to- all, whetfter ? tiley dr av or not HQ W.TO PSOCTJEE TICKETS. Enclose Tour money either by Express, regis? tered letter or a pastoril ce order, and send u to STOKES & co., Managers, Montgomery, Alaba? ma. Write your PoEiGfflce, County, State and name distinctly. - If you have any choice of num? bers state it, and they will be sent yon, or as near lt as can be. j^lt is beet to send for tickets early, in order to have them well distributed. e^All communications strictly private.' as* Agents wanted m all parts of the country. They must be reliable and energetic men. Circulars sent free everywhere. ' Address STOKES & CO., MANAGERS Jan.-taatuiS W? MONTGOMERY, ALA.