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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1717. CHARLESTON, MONDAY" MORNING, JUNE 26, 1871._ EIGHT DOLLARS [A^EKR. BLACK WEDNESDAY. THE "HOCK. I8BAXD" EANIC IE WALZ 8TEBBT. Details of the Smash Vp-Almost Another '.Black Friday"-Logues Confined to Professional Speculators-Flattering of the Victims-Details of the Crash, . i The New York newspapers of Thursday were filled with particulars of the last "great crash in Wall street," the speculation or "corner" in Kock Island shares. The storm for awhile equalled that of the celebrated "Black Friday/ ^n which Messrs. Fisk and Gould figured with such unpleasing prominence. One ol the most gigantic speculations which has been entered into for some time, burst like a sky-rocketf-and was the more disastrous in its results that it break; up was looked for in an entirely^opi. site direction. One feature of the crash ls*the lim? itation ol the disaster to the cliques and their tools. The game was all theirs, and so are Its losses. Seldom, indeed, have the confiding public been so little involved in a Wall street Bmashgpp. Usually they are the victims-the sheep shorn by the speculators' s-hears. But the professional thimble-riggers ol the stock mprket have in this instance been caught in their own wiles. The following is a sketch of the antecedent history of the speculation and the details of the explosion, from the Tribun? : About me 1st of April a combination was formed to loree up the price of Rock Island s to ck and get a "corner" on the bears. The principal men in the clique were Wm. S. Woodward and John F. Tracey, the president of the railroad. Starting from the price of 112, they gradually bought up Rock Island stock, till yesterday morning it sold at 130. The capital stock of the company amounts to $17,000,060, In 170,000 shares of $100 each. On Tuesday afternoon Mr. Woodward had all his arrangements completed for making an enor? mous sam of money. He and his clique had actually bough' 273,000 shares-103 more than have ever beet. Issued. Had all gone right, the dealers who have sold "short" would have been at their mercy, and would have been compelled to submit to any terms they chose to offer. But there is "many a Blip 'tween the cup and the Hp," as Mr Woodward "lound.to his cost. Ail day Tuesday he had taken every share that was offered, and toward the after? noon he became a little suspicious ot the sel? lers. He was under engagement to put up a large amount of margin the following (Thurs? day) morning. The clique were to furnish him with $1,000.000 to pay this margin. On Tuesday evenlnt 'n company with his broker. Scott & Strong. <. ? Broad street, he visited some of the leaders of the clique, when he found, to his horror and amazement, that the $1,000,000 would not be forthcoming in the morning. There was no help for lt; the bub? ble must burst So little was this result anticipated, that at the, .opening of the exchange Wednesday mtjrhlng Rock Island stock was quoted 130*. As soon as. the trouble was known a scene of indescribable confusion ensued. Inevitable ruin stared dozens of men rn the face, many others had to contemplate heavy losses and to get out of the mess as best they could. The shouting, yelling and rushing about was more characteristic of lunatics than of staid business men. One man alone seemed cool and collect? ed-Mr. Wheelock, the vice-president of th? stock exchange. Pressed as he was on all sides-men calling and shouting to him, mes? sengers bringing him notes and telegrams every minute-he never for an instant lost his nerve. His self-control and behavior through? out the trying scene were the general theme of commendation. Soon after-the board was called, several members officially informed -the vice-president that they must fall,.and desired that their stock' might be sold ont under the rule. About S3,000,000.of ?tock was sold out in this way. lowering the market price from 130? to lioimess Onin two hours. None of the dealers, exclusive of Mr. Woodward, were publicly announced as failed, and even he. it is claimed, has virtually failed, .tor one of the finns, already declared (ailed. Informed the vice-president that they were unable to fulfil their engagements in conse? quence of this default. The failures already, officially made public include Robert Waller, Henry A. Dennison, James Austin, Dater & Timpson, J. W. Gillespie, Earle & SalBtoustail, W. A. Bowron, W. E. Tunis & Co. and A. G. Wood. More failures are. anticipated to-day. Scott & Strong, Mr. Woodward's brokers, are, fortunately, not affected by the catastrophe. Much sympathy ls expressed for Mr. Wood? ward, who, it Is asserted, /was thrown over hy one or more- of his associates, who were to .have advanced hinTthe fl.000,000 yesterday morning, it is even boldly asserted that they .had privately sold "short", large amounts of the very Stock which-he supposed he was busing on their Joint account. Ute general market was not so much affect? ed by the collapse in the Rock Island pool as might have been expected. With the excep? tion of Northwestern Common, which fell five per cent, on the report that some of the failed firms were interested in it, the average tall.in stocks did not exceed U per cent. There, was much anxiety as to ihr probable course ot events to-day, some of the prominent dealers expressing great distrust as to the reality-of the strength ol the market, and asserting that the mischief wah'fat from over. . This Ts not the first occasion on which Mr. Woodward has: been in trouble, but he paid all his debts with; interest in BO honorable a manner as to render 1 bim popular among his fellow-brokers. The areas ot the Fifth-Avenue Hotel, the fa ? vorite evening resort of many brokers, were thronged early Wednesday night. On every ( side were groups of brokers theorizing as to i the causes of the break in the Rock Island ? "corner," and reciting circumstances which ] had come within -the observation of each In connection with the whole affair. Among : them were many veterans of Wall street whose ! j faces are rarely seen at this resort. There was - ? a marked contrast between the expressions ot ? these foxy elders and those of the glib and ex- , cited younger brokers. The latter discoursed ? of Woodward's bold attempt as something ? nearly accomplished,.and, with evident admi? ration, seemed to wish that it bad succeeded. , m?e others, however, shook their heads, de? scanted on the follies or such reckless specula tion, and curbed the more sanguine theorists who dwelt with Interest on what might have been done by the "pool," if-and If-. It was said by some that the true secret of failure was that Woodward bad "?pst bis,head" at the crltl- . cal moment, just as he had on a similar pre- 1 vious occasion. Others said, "This is the re- ; venge of Gould and Fisk-Woodward went back | on them in the Black Friday business. Wil? lard, Bach & Martin are successors of the old fitjp of Smith, Gould & Marlin, with WHllam MTTweed, Jay Gould and Henry M. Smith as special partners. When Woodward faltered, yesterday morning, this firm rushed in and glutted Itself with revenge, depressing the I kstock until he was ruined.;> It happens that | fthe brokers who are now crushed In Wood- , ward's overthrow are, almost without excep- ; Hon, those who failed under his lead on black Friday. They managed to recover their places ? by paying 10 to 30 per cent, on their obliga? tions, and, it is understood, will now repeat the operation. Woodward, lt ls said, stopped payment, aa a matter of course, long beiore he had seriously Impaired his capital, which has been known to be large, and will without much delay effect a settlement with his credit? ors, and be prepare '. again for large specula? tions. The victims who really suffer moBt by the transaction appear to be the "outsiders" who rashly ventured among unknown rocks and quicksands. . . 'In numerous cases men who had, as they believed, won fortunes by selling Rock Island ; on Tuesday afternoon, awoke Thursday to , find themselves losers to the amount of near? ly double their supposed gaiu9. The brokers who appear to be in "highest feather" are i those who shrewdly avoided selling to those known to be connected with the "pool." One of them, having orders to sell 3000 or 4000 shares of Rock Wand, actually contrived to dispose ot the whole, Bi nearly the highest rates, to buyers who were, not driven into re? pudiation, and be thus saved himself and his customers from loss. The best illustration ol the nature of this form of gambling ls, upon the whole, to be found In the fact that mem? bers of the "pool" applied again and again to ' leading banking-houses to have 5000 or 10,000 or more shares of stock carried for them; that tte request was relosed. except upon the con? dron that such a "margin" should be put up as was beyond their means, and therefore the J : load waa assumed by houses which were ridi? culously inadequate to the undertaking, and which bad ..little to lose and everything to gain.'? _ Dispatches from New York Thursday say that there have thus far been thirteen fail? ures on Rock Island officially reported to the Stock Exchange, and in the aggregate about; 50,000 shares sold out under the rule. GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM. The Sumner Exodus-What Becomes of People wno Stay Behind-a Bad Look Oat for the Hackmen-The New Public Conveyances-A. Drake Congres;-The Battle of Dorking. [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT/ NEW YORK, Jane 21. The summer has been somewhat backward in this latitude, but the warm weather seems to have fairly set in now. New York under? goes a social transformation about the last ol June, lt being considered the proper thing ior everybody who pretends to be- anybody, in a ! fashionable sense, to get out of town into the country, consequently whole blocks of houses on the society avenues and upper streets are sealed as to their front doors and shutters, and uninformed callers are met at the thresh hold by solitary Biddles, who ejaculate the in? evitable "Out of town 1" This by no means argues that the whole family has decamped. Probably the women have gone, but the male3 are frequently so tied down to New York by business that they get away only a week or two In the middle of the season. Curious lives these deserted husbands and fathers live. The parlors are shut up and the furniture put Into summer covers; the "hired girl" keepB house ior herself and visiting cous? ins in the basement, and the mastei of the house is banished to a bedroom In the upper stories. The family being away, he gets his meals at the restaurant, and when evening comes he is driven to kill time somewhere out of doors. And a sad way it is some of these poor lonesome creatures kill time, I lear. Two or three o'clock in the morning tbe policeman walking his beat finds them tumbling with their latch keys at their front doors; and when, after a long struggle, they coax their keys to work kindly, they probably are-constrained to get up stairs on all. lours to their lofty rc os ts. If wives only knew all, how precipitately they would abandon their cottages in the moun? tains and by the seaside and fly to the succor of the dear sufferers, who racked with head? ache in the morning vainly drain the wash pitcher for relief. August is the month of utter desolation in the city, but Uie watering places are already filling up with guests. The ubiquitous Jim Fisk's line ot palace steamboats to Long Branch ls munificently patronized. The coast of Long Island on both sides, and the shores of Jersey and Westchester County, are dotted with suburban sea-Bide resorts, which are be? ginning to entertain their usual quotas ol' New Yorkere. The villages up the Hudson, as far as Albany, are peopled with city folk, we have notes of preparation i rom New York and Saratoga; and yet, notwithstanding the slim? mer exodus, fully three-quarters ol a million of citizens belong to the "Cant-get-away Club," and the streets are prevented from looking deserted by the crowds of visitors from the South and West who are passing through or -tarrying a few days. Broadway never ceases to be lively lrom one end ot the year to the other, not even tn a rain storm or the dead of night. You who have come to us on your annual pilgrimages, and at the wharves have fallen into the clutches of those desperate ruffians, the back drivers, will be glad to know that one of the least attractive fealures"of your Metro? politan experiences is about to be blotted out forever. An enterprising company is putting on the streets, in large numbers, a new public vehicle, which ls to answer the purposes of: the London "Hansom.'' It is a small, handy carriage, on large springs and large wheels, opening at the back, with seats at the side, and intended lo accommodate lour passengers. The upper part ls constructed ot glass, and from this the conveyance tokes Its name : "The Crystal." The device is purely American. The drivers are uniformed la blue, and the rates of tare are fixed peremptorily so as to provide against extortion. They are one dollar per hour for lour passengers or lees. At reasonable fares, thousands of people would ride who now make themselves uncomfort? able In crowded cars and omnibuses. I fancy that none will more devoutly rejoice at the substitution of "Crystals" for hacks, than our stranger visitors. A curious gathering took place at the Bran dreth House yesterday. If there are any in Charleston of the name ol Drake, or wbo are kin to a Drake, of course they have heard all about the great fortune awaiting them in Eng? land, for the. indefatigable Dr. Beckwith has duly notified them. But that other half ol creation who are not Drakes will need to be Inform ed that property valued at $123,000,000, situated In England, rightfully belongs to the heirs ot Sir Francis Drake, who died a couple of centuries ago, and is wrongfully held by certain noblemen and land proprietors. Dr. Beckwith, who is a Drake by blood, has been arousing his kinsmen all over the Union to look- alter this bit of birthright.. Of course the present possessors, who are rich, will spend a mint of money before they will sur? render, and money must be raised to fight them. Every Drake ls therefore expected to contribute liberally towards the war fund. About one hundredof them assembled yester? day at the Brandreth House, and indulged .in a long and somewhat heated personal debate. The Anneke Jans heirs, who claim the vast Trinl'v Church property in this city, are like? wise fully organized, and are holding frequent meetings. The "Battle or Dorking," the wonderful arli? ne which appeared in Blackwood for May, has Deeu reproduced lu book form in England, and already run through three editions. The de? mand for lt was so great on this side, that Putnam, the New York publisher, has just printed an American edition. The feeling of alarm its perusal produces in England, bids fair to bring about the overthrow of the Glad? stone ministry. The story is so vividly told, ?nd the statements are so plausible, that the patriotic Englishman can hardly finish the reading without being frightened h?lito death, ft ls realty one ol -the most remarkble bro tfiures of the time. Nm. A MASONIC FT EXT. PHILADELPHIA, June 24. The monument in memory of William B. 3nelder, Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Masons, was unveiled to-day. Forty-three lodges participated. THE WEATHER THIS HAT. WASHINGTON, June 25. Probabilities : A light storm is probable 4br Lo-night in central Illinois and Indiana. Par? tially cloudy and clear weather and light winds ?s probable for Monday on the lakes and At? lantic coast. YestfVtlay's Weather R ?ports of th? Signal Service, U. S. A. Place of Observation. Augusta. Baltimore. Boston. Buffalo, N. T... Charleston. Cheyenne, W. T Chicago. Cincinnati. Corinne, Utah.., K>v West, fla.. Lake City, Fla .. Mouile., Nashville. New Orleans_ Sew York. Omaha, Neb.... Philadelphia. Portland, Me.... San Francisco.. Savannah. St. Louis. St. Paul, Minn.. WA-shlngton,D.c. Wilmington,N.C. Sorrolk. Galveston. Mt. Washington Sse 30.01 30.21 30.10 30.09 S9 SS* 3 r: 30.09 68 30.09|S5 30.14 SO. OS 30.12 30.15 30.44 30.09 29.85 30.16 30.11 30.11 SH ?Gentle. SE Gentle. E Gentle. SW Gentle. Fres.fi. Gentle. Fresh. Gentle. Light. Ueutle. Fresh. Gentle. Light. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. .as o a Fair. Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. Hy ram Cloudy. Fair, fair. Fair. Fair. Lt rain. Cloudy. Tstorm Cloudy. THE ANGLO-GERMAN ROW. 8 HARB C ORBBSB O NH ENCB BETWEEN BISMARCK AND ORAN VII LE. The State ef Siege in Paris- Suppression of Incendiary Doctrines-Arrests by Wholesale-Belgian Captives-Attacks upon the Prerogatives ot the British Crown. BERLIN, June 24. An Imperative demand has been marie for the immediate payment of the first instalment of the indemnity which it was agreed should ' be paid in thirty days after the re-establish? ment of Versalllist authority. Serious complications have arisen between Germany and England. The subject is un? known, but'severe dispatches are passing be? tween Bismarck and Granville. . The Marquis de . Gabriel, French charge d'affaires at Berlin, has arrived in the German capital. . . ? - VERSAILLES, June 24. In the Assembly the minister of the interior stated it would be inopportune to raise the state of siege in Paris at present, but the gov? ernment would allow the citizens ev*ry liberty In the coming elections not inconsisteat with public salety. The public utterance of Insurrec? tionary doctrines and Inflammatory appeals could not be tolerated. The Assembly appoint? ed a committee, previously agreed to, to re? verse the governments of Tours and Bordeaux. PARIS, June 24. The people are constantly applying to the government tor relief. It is estimated that 200,000 subjects for charity are in the city. Labor ls scarce, and there ls uneasiness rela? tive to the payment of over-due rents. .Re? turning prisoners ali. say the German people are friendly, but- the authorities treated them harshly. General McMahon has issued an order abro? gating the former regulations permitting the sale of inflammables. By the new order, re? tailers are forbidden lo keep on hand at ?ne time over two hundred litres of such material. All persons who disobey this mandate will be tried by court-martial. Manufacturers and dealers In arms and ammunition are required to submit lo requisitions on the fabrication and sale of those articles. Pletre, lormerly prefect ol police and secre? tary to the Emperor Napoleon, is expected to return to Paris. M. Thiers has presented to each of the regi? ments of the army a copy of bia history of the revolution and empire. The Gaulois announces that elections for the Conseils G?n?raux-will be held July 16th. ? Free Trade League has been established at Versailles, with Leon Say as president^and Flottard, secretary. The league objects to a modification of any of the commercial treaties with other powers without the consent ot the Assembly. A letter -from Louis Blanc Is published, de? claring the Republican party, hitherto a force, must become a power. ' The Liberte reports that a violent quarrel took place yesterday on the Boulevards be? tween the promenaders and a party of Prus? sian officers, and in consequence McMahon has requested the Prussian commander to pre? vent his officers from entering the city. The stringency of the passport system has been increased.. Arrests continue to be made. Among the prisoners sent to Versailles this ; week are a considerable number of wei 1-dress- i ed and respectable-appearing men and women. General Tillimand has raised the blockade of . Fort Intimal, In Algeria, after a spirited ? fight, losing eight killed and thirty wounded Bourbaki hos recovered from his wound?. 1 Bourbaki commands Lyons. Gambetta de? clines the Assembly candidature. Gambetta ' says the present Assembly is illegal Tbe Or? leans Princes will not return to their estate at Chantilly until the Prussians have evacuated the Department of Ois. .MADRID, June 24. Tbe address to the crown was adopted-164 , to 98-when the resignation of the whole min- ? Istry was announced. It is thought Serano ' will be president ol the new ministry. j BRUSSELS, June 23. Baron de Anethon informed the Chamber to-day that as far as known of the Communists under arrest in Paris one hundred and sixty five are subjects of Belgium. He said the Bel? gian Government had not asked for their re? lease, nor did it Intend to, but lt expected and - would see that they had impartial trials. < LONDON, June 23. In the House of Commons to-day two fruit- I less attacks were made on royal privileges. ' One was a proposition to build a much needed i public road through the grounds and by the ( side of Buckingham Palace; the other was a proposal to sell the unoccupied palace, such as 1 St. James and Hampton Court, and apply the i proceeds lo the r?duction of the public debt. Both of which were rejected. Mr. Gladstone and the Whig members weie conspicuous In their devotion to the crown and their antagonism to the measures pro? posed. It ls rumored that Prince Arthur is to be 1 made Duke of Ulster, and the government in? tend, before the prorogation of Parliament, to 1 Introduce a bill for the purchase of a royal 1 seat in Ireland. 1 Lord Augustus Loftus will probably succeed ' Lord Broomfield as British embassador at Vi- 1 eena, and Sir Augustus Paget, now envoy at 1 Florence, will become embassador at Berilo, In the place of Loftus. Lord Belper, now vice president of the University of London, ls ap? pointed to succeed George Grote as president < of that institution. It is said the ex-Emperor Napoleon is about to take up bis residence in Malnhead,in Devon. "THE "COLOKED TROOPS FOUGHT | NOBLY." , KINGSTON, JAMAICA, June 23. St. Thomas advices report that on the 4 th , Baez's troops, 1500 strong, defeated* an equal number of Cabral's forces at San Juan, with ; heavy loss. Cabrai, retreating, fired the magazine, and nearly the wholfe town was de? stroyed. General St. Clair was killed. ] THE RES ULT OF THE REGATTA. NEW YORX, June 24. The regatta committee awards the schooner Tidal Wave, first class; sloops Addle and Breeze, second class. The winners, Tidal Wave and Addie, takv the regatta subscription and the challenge cup. The Breeze takes the regatta cup. THE RAILROAD QUARREL. MACON, June 24. In the Macon and Western Railroad case, to-day, Judge Alexander gave a decision sus? taining the Injunction and affirming the right ol' the Macoo and Western to lease its road, but doubting the power of the Central, under its charter, to become the lessor. THE CROES IR SOUTH CAROLIN J. Abbeville. We have been favored during the past week, sayB the Abbeville Press and Banner, with re? freshing rains, and the crops generally are very promising. The grain crops in some sec? tions are light, but the crops of cotton and corn never looked better, or promised a better harvest Colinton. . A correspondent from St. George's writes, under date June 24: "The crops in this sec? tion are good. Corn Is better and further ad? vanced than it has been since the war. With a continuation of good 'seasons,' there Viii be plenty made. From all parts of St. George's we hear of great crops of cern and rice (high land?) and, even with ordinary seasons, from now until harvest, we expect to draw very lightly on the West for provisions next year. Cotton is looking badly; the heavy rains have injured it, and caused the grass to gire a great deal of trouble. There ls about two-thirds the amount planted this year that was last, and there will be at least one-third less made. Very little guano has been' used, and what ls made will not have to be paid out for manures as was the case last year. We are looking tor better times, for, with cotton at twenty cents, and plenty of corn and bacon, we can soon te 'right side up'-agaln." B. . .. ? Oe o nt c. The Walhalla Courier says: "The weather | is, perhaps, an exception to anything hereto? fore remembered in the world "of clouds and sunshine. Though almost dally heavy rains attended with winds visit us, yet they seem to have no perceptible effe.t-ln cooling the at? mosphere. Whether clear, cloudy or raining, the temperature Is oppressively hot. This would be gratifying to the farmer, could he have an opportunity to clean his crop of the foulness ol' grasses and weeds, but these enemies are making great headway while the ground is too wet for cultivation, The pros? pect is, however, in the main favorable to corn, of which we expect an abundant yield. Wheat proved poor; oats are lair; gardens very fine. If, after BO much wet, we should suiter a summer drought, our. crops would be Shortened very much. We hope for favorable seasons during the summer, and an abundant harvest In the fall." Union. . The Union Weekly Times, speaking of the crop prospect, savs : "The reports published two weeks ago of the iBjury done to the cot? ton plant by the late cold and long-continued ruins, are belDg corroborated IQ almost ail our. exchanges from other States, and we are com? pelled to think that the crop is permanently Injured. We are pleased to be able to Rive a brighter account lrom this section of South Carolina. The cotton ls looking well and bids lair to give at least an average crop. If no dis? aster overtakes lt. A number of our best plan? ters have told us that they never had better prospects for full crops, while some only claim medium stands and conditions, and a lew com? plain of decidedly bad prospects. The late dry weather has given the planters a fine opportu? nity to growing condition. The wheat crop turns out, poorly. Not half a crop bas been | made. Corn looks fine, and still bids fair to be an abundant crop. Fruit trees of all kinds are loaded, and we can now count on abundance ol luscious peaches, apples, pears, pliims, Ac.'' HYACINTHE ?.ND THE ROPE. Asking a Private Audience ol' U?e Holy Father-Refused by Mgr. Merode. Father Hyacinthe addressed th* following letter to Mgr. de Merode, the Pap?d Minister of War, a few days after his arrival in Rome, asking to be admitted into the presence of the Holy Father : . To Mgr. de Merode, at the Vatican : MONSEIGNEUR-The recollection of the be? nevolence you once manifested towards me when placed under different circumstances, encourages rue to hope that you will render me the Important service I am about to ask. I desire to have a private audience with the Holy Father In order lo open my utmost soul to him. This soul of mine, wtuen has Buffered BO much, belongs to the fold that has been confided to the charge of the Pope as sup re me pastor. Thia fact alone entitles me to an in? terview with his Holiness. Beyond doubt, the line ot conduct I have thought best to pur? sue amid the present cri?is ot the Church must have grieved the Holy Father, but it could not have taken away from bim all soli? citude for a man whom he formerly honored with many proofs of bis benevolence, and whom, I hope, be still regards as a son. Excuse the liberty I take, -Monseigneur, dbe. HYACINTHE. Upon receiving the refusal of Monseigneur ile Merode, Father Hyacinthe penned the iol owlug lines In reply : ? . Formerly the good shepherd ran after the strayed sheep and brought It back, tenderly placed upon his shoulders. To-day the strayed sheep (since you reject me as such) seeks the ?hepherd, anil he rejects it. What a differ? ence between the Gospel and the Vatican ! HYACINTHE. WASHINGTON ITEMS. WASHINGTON, June 24. The Secretary of War has gone for five days, ikerman ia expected to-night.' Bowen's par ion will be considered next week. - There has been a serious difficulty between he Secretary of the Treasury and the Commis. ?oner of Internal Revenue; the latter dlslik ng the former's revision of his decisions and idverse action on his contracts. Thirty-five plate printers were discharged rom the Printing Bureau-cause, dull market 'or bonds. COTTON MOVEMENT EOR THE ?, WEEK. New YORK, June 25. The cotton movement for the week shows a continued decrease In the receipts, which this iveek are the smallest since the figures com? menced to show a falling off. The exports on the contrary are nearly double those last week; j jr,* more than twice the shipments for the corresponding week ol last year. The receipts itt all of the ports have been 22,664 balee, against 24,046 last week, 28,126 the previous week and 36,402 three weeks sinee. The total receipts since September have been 3,869,944 bales, against 2,813,323 for the corresponding period of the previous year. The ex? ports from all of the ports have been 38,914 bales, against 19,895 last year. The total exports for the unexpired portion of | the cotton year amounted to 3,04B,915 bales, against 2,042,183 same time last year. The stock at all of the ports is 204,593 bales, against j 200,805 for the same time last year. The stocks at the interior towns amount to 16,947 balee, against 42,801 last year. The stock in Liver? pool ls 909,000 bales, against 042,000 last year. The American cotton afloat for Great Britain amounts to 102,000 balea, against 100,000 last year. The Indian cotton afloat for Europe amounts to 481,285 bales, against 350,638 last year.' The weather South has been rainy in many sections, but there have been no severe storms. In some sections the plant 1B looking better. The Express says that reliable advices confirm their previous reports that the late plantings ol cotton were not successful, and have been given up; and also that a very large area of land has been planted with corn. The South will also produce thia year a considerable amount ot bacon, which, in connection with the corn crop, will place the planters in a much more Independent position than for the two years past. The advices from India are unfavorable, and altogether it looks as if | the price of cotton would be higher in the future. The increased price of cotton will help the Southern planters, and compensate in part for any decrease in the production. ALL ABOUT THE-STATE. Anderson. . Mr. Halbert Acker died at his residence, near Calhoun,'on Friday last, in the 73d year j of his age. Mr. Acker was at work in a Held some distance from his residence, and, not re? sponding to the signal for dinner, the iamily became alarmed, and went In quest of him, when, he was lound lying dead in the field. It is supposed that he died suddenly from heart disease. ? ?. .. . 1 ' Barnwell. j Mr. A. F. Molony, the oounty auditor of j Barnwell, with a view of affording convenience to the taxpayers of the county, has, at his own expense, employed a number of assistants, who will visit the various townships for the purpose of receiving returns of taxable pro? perty, thus affording persons who have here-1 tofore been compelled to travel miles, much' trouble and Inconvenience. Oconee. The Keowee Corrrierglves the following ac? count ot a fire : "Between. 9 and JO o'clock on Monday night als ve plank kiln In the lumber yard of Mr. John Kaufmann, in Walhalla, was discovered to be on fire.- Tho-alarm was at once-given and the citizens repaired, to the place, out th? fire had made so much, headway "that all efforts to save the iurtrb?r proved futile. The loss will not exceed $160. This accident gave to the Walhalla Fire Company an opportunity to test their new engine, lt was promptly carried to the point, but could effect-but little lor the want bf water. By means of a temporary-tank, filled with buck? ets, they arrested Ibe spread, of the fire among tie loose lumber In the yard, of which there were large quantities, and extinguished the embers." i . Union. On Thursday, the 15th inst., says the Union Times, Alick Sartor, cofored, shot and killed Sam Bates, colored, in a personal difficulty on the plantation of Mr; F. H. Bates, about four miles from this town. It appears that considerable bad feeling had existed for some time between these men, In consequence of Bates suspect? ing Sailor ol being too intimate with his wife. On the day before the homicide Bates bad threatened to attack Sartor, which coming to Sartor's ears he tried to avoid him, but acci? dentally on Thursday evening they met in the road, wben'Bates threw a roes at Sartor, dis? abling him. Bates then Jumped on him and being a much stouter man than Sartor, com? menced beating him. Sartor then drew his pistol and siiot liim. Sartor ls in Jail at this place, but efforts are being made to have him released on a writ ol habeas corpus. There ls to be a national Pank In Union, S. C. Columbia. The Phoenix ol Saturday says : "Yesterday afternoon, two. soldiers and a eolored man, named Henry |Davls, had a difficulty on Main street, below the Statehouse, during which one of the soldiers received a severe cut across the abdomen, inflicted by a knile In the hands of Davis. The wound ls not considered dan? gerous." The Greenville and Columbia Railroad Com? pany will, issue round tickets, for one fare, from all stations on their road, to persons de? sirous o? visiting Due West during the ap? proaching college commencement. A special term of the Court of General Ses? sions for Richland County commences to-day -Judge Melton presiding. The docket ls a very heavy one, says the Phoenix, including one case for capital felony. In the absence of Solicitor Talley the State will be represented by Nathaniel Barnwell, Esq. Lancaster. John L. Cousart, Esq., has resigned the position of Jury commissioner for Lancaster County. ' The village of Lancaster, it appears, bas had the' legislative blessing bestowed upon it, in the form ol an "extension" of its "corporate limits." The result is as usual-disastrous to all the best Interests of the community. So we learn lrom the Lancaster Ledger:' Hiram Faulkner, colored, confined in the jail at Lancaster, under a charge of stealing cotton, not fancying his quarters nor luture prospects, escaped Jail on Sunday morning last. The alarm was immediately given and the fugitive, after a spirited foot-race in which some or the citizens Joined, was captured and returned to his old quarters. The Ledger also brings the following : "Cal? vin Small, colored, charged with attempting rape upon the person of a highly respectable white lady in this county, was arrested near j Monroe, N. C., by the sheriff ol Union County, a few days ago, and committed to the Monroe Jail. He was brought to this place last week by W. P. Caskey, deputy sheriff,' and com? mitted. Calvin is salo to be an old offender under like charges."' Greenville. On going to the railroad depot yesterday morning, says the Enterprise of June 21, we were surprised to Bee such a large gathering of colored men and youths collected about and on the train. Oa Inquiry we laarn that they bad been hired by an agent of the Brunswick and Alabama Railroad Company, and were on their way to work. There were Atty or more in number, tempted by the offer of a dollar and a half per diem. Laborers do not get quite as much in this section for work on the Air Line, but when loss ol time eolng and coming, and other risks of health, ?c.. are taken Into ac? count, they perhaps will do as well to operate In Greenville or Spartanburg, We learn, in fact, that the contractors on the Air Line find no difficulty In procuring hands at fair wages. A writer in the Enterprise, discussing the subject of the establishment of a new county out of the present territory or Greenville and Laurens Counties, says that, according to the constitution of the State, 625 square miles is required to form a new county, and that this amount of territory cannot be obtained from Greenville and Laurens, without cutting down thc old counties below the required quantity. It can be got. however, from the four extreme corners of Greenville, Abbeville. Anderson and Laurens; and the correspondent, "Lower End,'" ls in favor of thus constituting lt, prov? ing, by vurious arguments, the necessity ol such action. Spartanburg. In Sparenburg, near the line of this coun? ty, savs the Laurensville Herald, lives one Dick Brewton. Dick is a man ot color, and it seems had become obnoxious to some of his assocl?tes-Jim Rhodes. Hugh Montgomery, Pete Lambright and others, all gentlemen ol' color. The last named let it be known to some of their friends that they intended to Ku-Klux Dick, and in a few nights after a band of disguised men appeared at Dick's house, took him out and inflicted upon him a severe whip? ping, drawing the ruby pretty freely. Dick nacl a friend or two with him at the time, and they were satisfied that they knew some of the disguised men. So fully convinced was Dick, that,. meeting Pete Lambright a few days after, be told him that he either bad to "fight out" or "payout'.' of the scrape. Pete thought discretion the better part of valor, and agreed to pay Dick ten dollars, and turn State's evidence. This was satisfactory. Keep? ing this to himself, Dick met with Hugh Mont? gomery and effected the same arrangement, and received his ten dollars. But Jim Rhodes proved a stubborn case, and Dick sought Jus? tice before Trial.Justice Montgomery, of Spar? tanburg. Jimmie was tried a few days since, duly convicted* upon testimony of his own color, and fined ten dollars, with cost. The proof is conclusive, and the case precisely of j that nature for which the Ku-Klux bill was de? signed. Where ls the investigating commit? tee ? NE JT TORR ITEMS. NEW YORK, June 24. The Savannah firemen return to-day. They were presented with a splenlid banner and a silver trumpet. The National Committee or' the Union League met to-day. A resolution, after a long debate, was passed, giving aid to loyal Governors In the South to maintain law and order. JOSEPH W. EARPJiiSO.YS, ARTIST'S SUPPLY, PAINT AS I) Otb STORE, No. 62 QUEEN STRSBT, Cru RXBSTON, S. C. Patent Thief Detecting (alarm) MONET DRAWER. an2-mwfam JUST RECEIVED, CATAWBA GRAPE I PILLS, (Helmbold'B,) By DR. H. BAER, mayl5 No. 131 Meeting street. Special Notices. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLI? NA, COUNTY OF GEORGETOWN-Court or Com mon Pleas.-THOMAS W. EVANS, RICHARD C. GARDNER, WILLIAM R'. HUTCHISON, and WIL? LIAM B. MILTON, Partners under the Arm name of EVANS, GARDNER A CO., Plaintiffs, against /AMES J. PERKINS, Defendant.-Copy Sum? mons for " Money Demand.-[Complaint not served.] To JAMES J. PERKINS, Defendant in. this | action: Ton.are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which was flied in the oflBce of.the Clerk or tte Court or | Common Pleas, for.the said County, on the 9th day of June, 1871, and to serve a copy or your an? swer on the subscribers at their o nice, George? town, s. C., within ' twenty days arter the service 'of this summons on yon, exclusive of the day or service. '* ir you fail to answer this complaint within the' time aforesaid, the plaintiff*' wm take Judgment against yon for the sum of nineteen hundred and ! thirty-eight 53-100 ..doUars, with Interest at tue | rate or seven per centT per annum rrom the third; day of February, one Thousand eight hundred and-seventy, and costs. .Dated May 30, 1871. . WILSON A DOZIER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, , Georgetown, S. .GV ti-. ) ' vi : ....;.?!?? To the Defendant, JAMES J. PERKINS: Taie1' noticeThat the summoBS in this action, of which the foregoing ls a-copy, was flied in the office of I th e. Ci erk of the Court of Common Pleas, at Georgetown, in the County .of Georgetown, In the! State of South Carolina, on the 8th day of June. WILSON A DOZIER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Jonip-me _ Georgetown, S. C. pm-TEE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLI? NA,-COUNTY OF GEORGETOWN-Court or Com? mon Pleas-JOSEPH SAMPSON and ISAAC ALEX? ANDER, Partners, under the Arm name or SAMP? SON A ALEXANDER, Plaintiffs, against JAMES J. PERKINS, Defendant.-Copy Summons for Money Demand.-[Complaint not served.] To JAMES J. PERKINS, Defendant In this ac? tion : Yon are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which was filed in the office or the Clerk or the Court or Common Pleas for the said County, on the nlntb day of June, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers, at their, office, Georgetown, s. C., within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to answer this complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs will take Judgment against yon lor the sum of seventy-el J ht 58-100 dollars, with interest at the rate of one and a half per cent, per month from the seventeenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, one, and costs. WILSON A DOZIER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Georgetown, s. O. To the Defendant, JAMES J. PERKINS : Take j notice that the summons In this action, of which the foregoing ls a copy, with complaint annexed, was flied In tbe office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas; at Georgetown, In the county of Georgetown and State ol South Carolina, on the ninth day of Jane, 1871. WILSON A DOZIER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys,. Janl9-in6_Georgetown, S. C. pm- THE STATE OF SOUTH CABO LINA, COUNTY OF GEORGETOWN-Court of Common Pleas.-N. A. KNAPP and N. A. HUME, partners under the firm name or N. A. KNAPP A CO., Plaintiffs, against JAMES J. PERKIN?, De? fendant.-Copy Summons for Money Demand, [Complaint not served.] To JAMES J. PERKINS. Defendant in this ac? tion: Yon are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which was flied In the office of the Court of Common Pleas for the aajd County, on the ninth day of June, 1871, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers, at their office, Georgetown, Sooth Carolina, within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day or service. If you fall to answer this complaint within the tune aforesaid, the Plaintiffs will take judgment against yon for the sam of four hundred and twenty-seven 95-100 dollars, with Interest at. the rate or seven per cent, ner annum from the third day or March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and costs.. Dated May 30,1871. WILSON ? DOZIER, Plaintiff*' Attorneys, Georgetown, 8. C. To the Defendant, JAMES J. PERKINS: Take notice that the summons ln^bls action, or which the foregoing la a copy, with' complaint annexed, was flied lu the office or the Clerk or the Court or Common Pleas at Georgetown, m the County of Georgetown, and State of South Carolina, on the 9th day of June, 1871. WILSON 4 DOZIER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Junia-me_j_Georgetown, S. C. pm* THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLI? NA, COUNTY OF GEORGETOWN-Court of Com? mon Pleas.-HENRY W. DUR YEE and JOHN L. MACEADDIN, Partners under the firm name of, HENRY W. DURYEE & CO., Plaintiffs, against JAMES J. PERKINS, Defendant.-Copy Summons for Money Demand.-[Complaint not served.] To JAMES J. PERKINS, Defendant in this ac? tion: You are hereby s uramo nea and required to answer the complaint in this action, which was flied in the office or the Clerk or the Court or Com? mon Pleas for the said county, on the ninth day June, 1871, and to serve a copy or your answer on. the subscribers at their office, Georgetown, South Carolina, within twenty days af ter the service of | this summons on you, exclusive of tbe day of ser? vice. ir you rall to answer this complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs will take judgment agalnat you lor the sum of two hundred and twenty seven 85-100 dollars, with interest at the rate or seven per cent, per annum rrom the fourth day or March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and costs. Dated May 30tb, 1871. WILSON A DOZIER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Georgetown, S. 0. To the Defendant, JAMES J. PERKINS: Take no? tice that the sommons in this action, or which the foregoing is a copy, with complaint annexed, waa flied In the office or the Clerk of the Court of Com? mon Pleas at Georgetown, In the County of Georgetown and State of South Carolina, on the nlntb day of June, 1871. WILSON A DOZIER, Plaintiff:}' Attorneys, Georgetown, S. O. junl9-mo_' ' '_ ^SPECIAL NOTICE.-THE UNDER; SIGNED respectfully Informa bis customers and those wlsblog to patronize him, that he ls now prepared to take orders for GROCERIES at their residences, having a book for the purpose. Orders will be taken on TUGBOATS and FRIDAYS, and goods delivered to any part of tbe city free or charge. FRANCIS L. O'NEILL,. junl9_No. 233 King street. pm- THREE WEEKS AFTER DATE | application will be made to tnt Planters' and Me? chanics' Bank ol Charleston, S. C., for the renewal of Certificates or thirteen Shares or Stock, stand? ing in name or THOMAS PARKER, Trustee for Mrs. MARIA E. WINTHROP and children, (origi nals having been lost.)_ Jnnl9-m3 pm- THE SEASON IS APPBOACHIN G for Children's Summer Complaints, especially in those who are Teething. A safe and secare reme? dy is all Important, and mothers will find such a one In DB, BAER'3 GERMAN SOOTHINO COR? DIAL. To be had of all Druggists. apr24-mwf I pm THE STATE .O?*. SOOTH. OBRO LINA, COUNTY O?^GEOB?^WN-^Oourt 'of Common Ple?.-WILLIAM BRYCE and JAMBS BRYCE, partnerB under the nra name or WIL LIAM BRYCE ?,CO.,jp]aintin>, ?zritifet JAMES J. raRKlN8, derendaSr^ipyi? for money demand.-[Complain} un?s?ryed.] To JAMES J. PERKINS, Defendant tn this ac? tion : Yon are hereby summoned' and required to answer the ^complaint In-thls action, which waa filed in tbiorflcevorine (JiattVfctb?Gourt of Com? mon Pleas for the said county, on the ninth day of Jone, 1871, and to serre a copy or your answer on the enbscrlbers. at'-tae?r offlceY^rgef?TO. s. Oir. within twenty dayB after tho service or this summons cn y ou, exclusive o.f the day ot service, , ir yon rall to answer tats complaint'within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs win - take /oddment against yon for ihe Eum of one hundred and nlnety-ninf. 21-100 dollars, with interest at the rate of se vt n per cent, jer annum, from the third day of Jnlyi one^th??sand eight hundred and seventy,andcbstt.'-'"*.-> >-V?V-\ Dated May 30,1871._r.-_ L5l??3;?, .; (J-? WILSON A DOZLER, Plaintiffs' Attorneys, Georgetown, S. C. 1 ? : :.? no!;.. .. vi..'/ v.-Z To the Defendant^ JAMES J.PERKLNS-..Take notice that the summons in this action,'of 'which the foregoing ls a copy, with'complalnt' annexed, was flied In the office of the' Cferk. ot' the Court of Common Pleas, at Georgetown; lr the Conntj of Georgetown, and Sthte of South Carolina, on the Bthday Of June, 1871.- ' 1 u?ffiw? . f . WILSON 4'DOZIER, Plaint ma' Attorneys, Georgetown, S. 0. jnnio-m? . , .. pm' THE^SfATE' OF SOUT^CAROL? NA, COUNTY OP OEORQETOWN-TOourt of Common Pleas-ARM A ZIA S D. BARBER and JOHN B. GREEN, Partners nh der the firm mime Dr AD. BARBERA CO.','Plaintiffs, against JAMES J. PERKINS, Defendant.-Copy Sommons Vor Money Demand.-[Complaint not served.] To JAMES J. PERKINS, Defendant in this ac? tion : Yon are hereby summoned, and required to answer the complaint in this action, which t was . Sled In the office or the Clerk of the con rt or Com? mon Pleas for the said Comity, on. the 0th day -of lone, 1871, and to serve a copy, of your answer on the subscribers at then* office, Georgetown, .$? C., within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day or ser? vice. '.if yon rall to answer this complaint within tho ame aforesaid, the Plaintiffs win take judgment -gainst yon for the som of one hundred and nine? ty-seven 07 100 dollars,., with. Interest at the rate of seven-per cent, per annum from the 14th day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and costs. Dated May 80th, 187L ,""' WILSON A DOZIER, Pl aln tiffs ' Attorneys. To the Defendant, JAMES J. PERKINS: Take notice that the summons in this action, of which the foregoing ls a copy,'with complaint annexed, was flied In the office or the Clerk of the court of Common Pleas, at Georgetown, in the County of Georgetown, and State of Senth Carolina, on the 9th day of Jone, 1871. WILSON A DOZIER, piaiatiffB' Attorneys, jnnl8-m6_Georgetown, 8. O. pm GETTING MABRIED.-ESSAYS FOB YOUNG-MEN on great SOCIAL EVILS AND ABUSES which interfere with MARRIAGE-with. snre.means.of relier for the Erring and Unfortu? nate, diseased and debilitated. Sent free, in seal? ed envelopes. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 S. Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa, may 13-amos _' pmiF YOUR HAIR IS COMING OUT or taming gray, do not murmur over , a misfor? tune yon can so easily avert. AYER'S HAIR. VIGOR will remove the causa or your grief bj restoring your bair to its natural color, and there? with yourgood looks and good nature. j u n23-f m w3D4 W pm JOHN a BAKER <fc GO.'S GENU INEMEDICINAL COD LIVER OIL.-ESTABLISH? ED 1830,-Acknowledged by eminent physician? to be the best In the world. Sold by Druggists generally. JNO. a BAKER A CO., Philadelphia. . A full supply on hand .by . ' f DE. H. BAER, febe-mwfamos No. 131 Meeting street. pm WARRANTED INFALLIBLE^ TIME DOES NOT IMPAIR ITS EFFICIENCY. MILLINGS'S COMPOUND BUG DESTROYER, pre? pared only' by R. C. MILLINGS, No. 4M King street, and 'sold by Druggists and the trade in general, In bottles at Fifty Cents each. Liberal Inducements offered to dealers by ap? plying to ' EWD. S. BURNHAM, Druggist, No. 421 King street, Charleston, S. 'O. mayll-thBtn2mos . _-. Spool Cotton. J * P. COATS' * SPOOL COTTON. We have In Stock and will always keep an as? sortment of COATS' THREAD for sale at New York trade prices. JOHN G. MILNOR k CO.. febll stntbemos , No. 135 Meeting street. Pr tigs ano itte? innes. QERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL 1 AN INVALUABLE REMEDY FOR INFANTS I This ls the .best Medicine for yoong children suffering with Colic, Diarrhoea, or any other com* plaint, incident to Teething. It ma; be given with safe ty; as it contains no opium, or other In juriouB anodyne. Price, 26 cents a bottle. Manufactured and for sale by DB. H. BAEB. Also by the following Druggists: A W. ECKEL k CO., Dr. A. RAOUL, Dr. W. A SHRINE, A O. BARBOT, W. T. LITTLE k CO., J. BLACKMAN, P. M. COHEN, Dr. E. H. KELLERS, E. S. BURNHAM, GRAMAN k SOHWAKE, O. W. AIM AR, J. LOCKWOOD, . G. J. LUHN, W. T. LINN, 1 W. A. GIBSON, And by Druggists generally._jsn2 g?E JAMES CLARKE'S FEMALE PILLS. These PILLS have long been used both m Great Britain and this country, and are the best of their kind m the market. For sale by DB. H. BAEB, apr22__No. 131 Meeting street ?mr OTHER S ! Por yonr Children, use none other than tbe GERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL. Mit contains no Anodyne. For sale by the anuracturer, DB. H. BAER. . And also to be had at all Drug stores ?_ J? EL MB OL D'. S B U CH Ul HZLXBOLD'S SARSAPARILLA Helmbold's Rose Wash Hembold's Catawba Grape Pills. For sale by DB. H. BAER, mayl?_No. 131 Meeting street .pENZTNE, DOUBLE DISTILLED, " FOR CLEANING CLOTHES. For sale wholesale and retail by^ ^ BAEB^ _NO. 181 Meeting street ' ASTHMA CIGARETTES A few of the genuine ESPICS "FUMIGATEURS PECTORALES" to be had of Da. H. BAER, jnay25_No. 131 Meeting street. TTT ABNER'S IODOFORM AND IRON PILLS. ?or sale by DB. H. DAER, janis No. 131 Meeting street.