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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1671. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING, MAY 3, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. m TBE LONG DROUGHT. A GLOOMY PROSPECT FOR THE CROPS. Chesterfield. A correspondent at Cheraw says: "We are in the midst, I lear, ol a protracted drought. Tue corn in sandy lands ls almost lost. Cot? ton is doing well" Marlon. The wild geese are already going South, and this is taken as indicative ot an early fall. The Star says that the farmers are alarmed as to the result of the cotton crop. In the Little Bock section, the crops have already suffered. Lexington. We learn the crops In Lexington are sadly in need ot rain. But a short time since, there was never a finer prospect; now the corn shows the drought, and the cotton has been so affected that, should showers come, there is much danger.of "shedding." Sumter. The News says: "The drought still con? tinues, and in .addition to this the nights, for some time past, have been remarkably cold for the season. The effect upon the crops ls disastrous. Many will not make more than half a crop; if that much, either of cotton"or. | corn. Such showers as have fallen with' : the last five or six weeks have been partial and circumscribed in extent. The prospect In this county is extremely gloomy." Spartanburg. The Spartan says : "Sunday and Monday were remarkable for Icy breath, and engaged in warfare with the last few hot days, so as to induce all to accord to the latter a delightiul victory. All this, too. without the agency of rains. We are dry, the crops thirsty, and fr,iltfiil showers greatly needed-still we have coolness in the air, and the temporary return to winter clothing desirable. Notwithstand? ing such changes, frosts are not anticipated, and the Immature crops will pour into the W gavrrer .aeir fatness and superabundance/' Newbery. The Herald says : "No rain yet. The heav? ens above are. as a sheet of brass, and the xe-i flection has baked the earth beneath,-save where clattering hoofs and grinding wheels have produced a "sea" of impalpable dust. Vegetation is dead, and burled beneath the blazing rays of an almost tropical sun; the succulent jalees have been extracted, and bat little remains that ls not parched and exhaust? ed. Tne shrivelled corn-blades droop and hang as listless as an idle .sall upon the mast when no breath of air disturbs the tranquil waters.".: . . Kershaw. . The Camden Journal says : "Owing to an extremely severe drought the crops - have been materially affected. - In some portions of { the county there hals not been a rain fox six , weeks. Corn has dried up, in some places, to the tassel, and the fodder is, of course, ruined, or nearly so. Should the drought continue long cotton will begin to shed, and consequent? ly the yield will be materially reduced. From every quarter comes the universal cry for rain, and dying vegetation eloquently, though mutely, make, 's appeal also. Besides the drought, the nig..cs have become cool of late, Which ls a?zrisfortuhe to cotton. Altogether, at this writing, the crop prospects are very gloomy." Marlboro.* The Times says : "Since, our last writing. J we have had only one rain, lasting about twen? ty minutes, followed by a cool spell of weather last mg. up to the present time. In some-parts of the county the rains have been " amply suffi? cient; in other sections,, especially? Iii the Adamsvllie neighborhood,* as we are Informed, crops are nearly ruined by the drought. The present cool weather lead3 farmers to lear that rust will make its appearance in cotton, though we have heard ot no injury to lt from that cause, so far. - The weather for several days past has been unusually cool for the sea? son, the thermometer, on last Saturday morn? ing, being down to .69 degrees. r Williamsburg. We continue to hear of the disastrous condi? tion of the crops for the want of rain. Ia some portions ot this county the corn crop will be almost a total failure, in the neighborhood ot Leesville and a scope of country on the lake-, and In several other localities in the county, no rain has lallen In six dr seven weeks. The cora is literally dried ap, and ls beyond the influence of rain to resuscitate lt. The plantera tell us that not a third of a crop will be made where this drought bas extended. In many .Instances the stalks have fallen down, and In some cases persons are stripping the fodder in order to save that The cotton Is falling rapidly now for the want of tain. In other portions of the county rain has fallen plenti? fully, aad the crops are vert' fine. Up to the middle of Jone there never was a better pros? pect for a crop of corn in thia county, and every one was in buoyant spirits of the com? ing harvest THE FIRST TEXAS' BALE-RAINS Ul ^ THE SOUTH. 'NEW ORLEANS, July 27. . The first bale of new cotton from Texas was received here, per steamship Austin, to-day, and weighs nearly five hundred .pounds; was raised on the Guadaloupe River, shipped by A. Goldman, Victoria, Texas, and consigned to Frank & Daniel, of this' city. Was classed middling, and sold at 27 cents. There are rain storms dally, and tho weather is cool and pleasant. ALL ABOUT THE STATE. Lexington. The second son of Mr. Sol. C. Harman was suffocated In a pile of cotton seed on Monday. Kershaw. Senator Cardozo is' said by the Journal to have left Camden forever. There are still fifteen or twenty militia guns In Camden. JSdgefield. Nathan Collier, colored, one of the men charged with the murder of Mr. John W. Price, of Edgefleld County, four years, ago, was arrested in Augusta Monday, be having re? turned to that city, thinking probably the mat? ter had blown over. Williamsburg. The Kingstree Star says that E. Jasper Sin gletary was killed at Leesville on Monday night last. Mr. Singietary was in Elngstree on Monday, and returned home on the night train, arriving there about ll o'clock. As he | was entering his house he was fired upon by several parties and almost instantly killed. The perpetrators o? this shocking Atrocity are not knows. Newberry. The Herald says: "We learn from a reliable apurce that a colored man wa3 last week driven from Mr. Wm. Smith's olantation, near Chappell's Depot, by a number of negro men disguised as Ku-Klux. The lollowing are brief? ly the particulars: Mr. Smith employs an un? employed blacksmith to work In the field as a day laborer, and he performs his task so well as to give offence to other colored operatives, who abuse him, and because ho does not leave Mr. S.'s employ they 6eek to Ku-Klux him." spartanburg. Spartanbnrg already begins to feel the im? petus of the Air Line Railroad. Extensive Im? provements are being made, the demand for town property is becoming lively, and every one seems to have a bright confidence in the .future. Jack Turner, a negro, was committed to jail by 8. T. Pointer, U. 8. C., on the 24th Instant, for violating the Ku-Eluxlaw. Jack denies the charge, and we have not heard that there ls any proof of his cullt. Jack lived in the neighborhood of Hill's. Factory, in the lower part ot th? county. .?'airfield. The Wlnnsboro' News says: "Quite an un? fortunate shooting affair occurred at the resi? dence of Mr. Samuel Cathcart, five miles above Winnsboro', on Sunday last. It seems that .M16B Maggie Shaw was cleaning up her aunt's (Mrs. Catncart's) chamber in her absence, as? sisted by a negro girl, and, in doing so, they came across a loaded pistol. Miss 8haw took up the pistol and drew the hammer back, and in attempting to let it-down the pistol was acci? dentally discharged. The ball passed through the right lung of the servant. girl. The ball has been extrae-ed, and the wound not con? sidered mortal." Marlboro*1. The Times says : "A difficulty occurred at Clio, io this county, on Saturday, 22d Instant, between Messrs. Robert J. Breeden and John E. McQuage, resulting In the death ot the lor mer. According to the best information we have been able to obtain, the difficulty grew out of an old grudge. Only a few words had passed between the parties, when McQuage stabbed Breeden through the right lung, which caused his death in a few minutes. An inquest was held on Sunday morning, and the verdict was to the effect that the deceased came to his death from a knife in- the hands of Mc Quage, and that the killing was wilful and felonious. Alter the killing McQuage made his escape, but was captured early on Sunday morning, in the woods near the residence of Mr. J. B. McLaurin, by some of the citizens ot that neighborhood, and was brought and lodg? ed in jail, on Sunday afternoon, .by Deputy . Sheriff Knight. McQuage Had recently been released from .the penitentiary, and has the reputation of being a lawless character. So far as we havefgbeen able to ascertain, Bree? den, up to the time of his death, has always borne the reputation ot a quiet and peaceable citizen." : Marlon. On Thursday evening a difficulty occurred at Wahee Landing, on the banks of the Pee? dee Blver, between Messrs. W. D. Johuson and Daniel Shaw.- The latter was badly stabbed. The particulars we could not learn. Mr. F.-D. Hyman, residing near Hy manville, met with a very painful, if not fatal, accident on Sunday morning last. He was thrown from his horse, and his skull badly fractured. At last accounts he was alive, but his condition was decidedly critical. The citizens of Marion held a meeting on the 14th uto express the sense of the community on the recent action of Governor Scott In par? doning the rioters convicted at the June term ot the Court of Sessions." The meeting adopt? ed a report on the subject concluding as 1 ol? io ws : In view ol' the facts and the consequeu ces which are likely to follow such pardons your committee propose the following resolu? tions, viz : Resolved, That it ls the opinion of this meet? ing that Governor B. K. Scott has grossly abused the pardoning power in this Instance. 2d. That no pardon should even be granted by the Governor of the State beiore the*sen tence ot the court ls published and whilst the convicts are In open contempt of court. 3d. That in the opinion of this meeting peace and good order can never be preserved la the State whilst persons convicted of such offences can be pardoned upon euell illmsy evidence, and upon the cry of party. f 4th. That the statements published in the Columbia Union to Justify the pardon of the rioters by Governor Scott are not sustained by the evidence adduced, on the stand, and are totally at variance with the facts of the case. A WONDERFUL RAILROAD FEAT. T lit Gange ot Three Hundred and Forty .91 ll es of Tracie C danged Inside ot Eight Honrs. The Missouri Republican, of Saturday, gives the following details of the arrangements made by which 340 miles of the track ol the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad changed from a six feet gauge to four feet nine inches, on Sunday morning last, between daylight and ll o'clock: The change of gauge on the Ohio and Mis? sissippi Railroad, which-it Is proposed to ef? fect to-morrow," will be, without exception, the greatest work ot the kind which has ever yet been attempted. Preparations on the largest scale have been made, and nothing has been lett undone to facilitate the operation. The two lines o? inner spikes, marking-the inner gauge,. have . been driven the entire length of the road. Tools,- spikes and all the materials required by the workmen to-morrow have been distributed by special trains to every point where they can possibly be need? ed. Even the places where the outside spikes are to be driven in have been marked and prepared beforehand by boring holes in which to place the point of the spikes, so that it will only be necessary after shifting the rall for one man to place the points of the spikes In the holes and a man following with a heavy hum? mer will drive them home. The saving of time by this' simple arrangement is very ma? terial. The gauge ol gildings, curves, Ac, has been long since changed, and on many ot them narrow gauge oars have beenplaieed, ready for use the moment the change ol gauge ls completed. At three shops belonging to the company-one at. East St. Louis, one at Vin? cennes and another at Cochrane-twenty eight' locomotives have been .reduced to the narrow gauge, at au average cost of $3500 each; fl rt y passenger cars, including baggage, mail, express, parlor, night and sleeping curs, at aa average cost per cur of $150; seven hun? dred and fifty freight cars,' Including all classes, and three hundred new box cars, with outside car platforms, have been contracted for. The force of laborers will be distributed in gangs of eight men to each mile of road. There will be no cessation of work from the hour of commencing it till the change of gauge ls completed. On Monday morning the regular mail trains will start from Cincinnati and' St. Louis, and throughout the day the rolling stock and machinery will be distributed to their proper places, in order to run all trains on schedule lime on and after Tuesday next, In addition to tbe new rolling stock al? ready relerred to, the company have purchas? ed forty new lreight engines from tho Balti? more locomotive works. . They have all bee'n delivered, and are In good running order. They have also purchased five new passenger cars of a new improved description. There -have yet . to be changed from the broad to the narrow gauge about' seven hundred cars, in- . cruding all classes, and fifty-four locomotives. One of the most difficult problems to be solved in the whole* operation' ?as been the disposal of this rolling stock until the completion of the change or gauge. It would never answer to leave them'any where but at places where there were works established for chaagtng the gauges, and to collect them at these shops could be to embarrass the operations in changing the gauge. Vincennes, Seymour, Cochrane, and the Gravel Pit were at once se? lected as the temporary depots for this broad gauge stock. . The Gravel Pit ls seventeen miles west of Cincinnati, and was chosen as the principal place for storing the broad-gauge cars, on account of the facilities it afforded in the way of track room. A number of broad euage wooden tracks have been laid at the place, and the cars-have been run off on them till they can be reduced to suit the change of 'track. . . The extremo breadth of the present gauge has been the greatest difficulty the company has bad to encounter In changing it. In all previous chances of gauge there has only been one line of'rail's to be moved, the other re? maining in the old position, but in this case to - follow such a precedent would be* to move one line of rails filteen inches toward the middle ot the track. The effect would be to throw all the weight of trains to one side of bridges, cattle-guards, culverts, trestles, Ac, Ac, thus Increasing accidents, while the inconveniences resulting from such a change would have been extreme. The platlorras at all the stations on one side ot the road would have been render? ed partially useless, and it would have been necessary, either to extend them outward, or to bring the track to them-entailing heavy expense, much loss of time and great incon? venience. Water tanks on the same side of the track would also have been rendered un? serviceable. It was, therefore, deemed neces? sary to move the rails seven and one-hali In? ches nearer the middle of the track on each* side, thus overcoming all the difficulties re? ferred to, and giving greater solidity to the track. Having decided on this plan nearly five months ago, the officers of the company were Instructed to make preparations tor effecting the change the last week of July. It ls anticipated that the entire expenditures in connection with the change will be about $1, 500,000. A SCHOONER CAPSIZED. NEW YORK, July 27. A fore and aft schooner, loaded with pine, the flrBt part of name ..Isaac," when twenty miles south southeast of Barnegat, capsized. Her broadside is still out of water. Six of the crew were clinging to the wreck. The rough weather prevented a rescue. SUIT AGAINST THE IF. U. TELEGRAPH COURANT. . CINCINNATI; July 27. The Bult against the Western Union Tele? graph Company, pending since 1866. for $6000 lost by an error in a cipher message, has been decided in favor of the telegraph company. The decision absolves t he - company from all liabilities on account of the alleged error. THE P?BLIG ACCOUNTS. SHUFFLING CONDUCT OF TREASURER PARKER. Thc ' Difficulties of an Investigating Committee-They are Prevented from doing their But y to the People. The accompanying report and correspond? ence are published at the request of the presi? dent ol the Taxpayers' Convention, for the in? formation of members and ?he people of the State : COLOMBIA, S. C., ?uly -, 1871. Hon. W. D. Porter, President Taxpayers' Con ve7ition : SIR-As chairman of the committee to aid the special legislative committee, charged with the investigation of the transactions of some of the State officials, I . beg leave, res? pectfully, to report that we have endeavored to discharge tne duty assigned us, but have not been able. On the 13th* of May, the day after the con? vention adjourned, I saw .General Dennis, chairman of the legislative committee, and in? formed him of our appointment and readiness to co-operate with them*in making the inves? tigation, and he promised to give me an an? swer, after conferring with his committee. I met him again on Monday, 15th. but he would five no definite reply, say!ag.his committee ad not been together. On Tuesday, 16ch, I sent him the tallowing note. (See corres? pondence No. 1.) To this he promised an an? swer on the meeting of his committee, but none arriving up to Friday, the 19th, I then ad? dressed him as follows. (Correspondence No. 2.) Oa Saturday, 20th, I received the. follow? ing communication. (Correspondence^. 3.) Meantime, the Governor and treasurer left Columbia for New York, before I could see either ot them, and upon consulting General Wallace, we concluded.to wait their return. As Boon as they got back, which was not till late in June, I showed Governor Scott the cor? respondence,, and he suggested our going on with the investigation, stating that he pre? sumed the officers Interested would make no objection, and that although some Irregularity had occurred, we would find that nothing il? legal had been done I then applied to the comptroller and treas? urer for leave to examine the accounts and papers iu their respective offices. The former (Dr. Neagle) offered to furnish every lacllity in his power in furtherance of Our object, but Mr. Parker, the treasurer, said that, whilst he was willing lo do what was legal -and proper in the matter, he thought his office had been sufficiently examined; that, one of bis clerks had lost nearly two mouths in walting on the legislative committee, and another might be occupied three- months with us, without com? pensation tor his services or loss of time. He finally agreed, however, that if I would state distinctly what we desired he would decide and let me know. Accordingly, on the 24th of June, I sent him this letter. (Corres? pondence No. 4.) This was handed to a clerk in his office, who took it into the treasurer's room, and, on -returning, said Mr. Parker would give me an answer. Alter waiting a week without hearing from bim, I sent the note (Correspondence No. 5) lo lils office, where it was left to be delivered to him. And now, two weeks more having passed, with - no response on his part, I consider his silence-as equivalent to a refusal, and request that we be discharged from any lurther con? nection with the subject. Our committee, und we-believe the conven? tion, understood and expected that the finan? cial officers ol the State would, for their own sake as well as ours, afford us the amplest op? portunity of verifying the statements made bv them while the convention was in session. But, between the .legislative committee and the treasurer, suclr opportunity has been de? nied or evaded. By no fault of ours we have been prevented from performing our duty to the convention and to the public, and I hope, in Justice to us, that you wlil make the lacts known, at such time and in such manner as you may think best. Respectfully submitted, ' EDWIN J. SCOTT, Chairman. CORRESPONDENCE-NO. 1. COLOMBIA, May ic, 1871. General J. B. Dennis, Chairman Legislative Investigating Committee : SIR-Under a resolution adopted by the Tax? payers' Convention, on Friday, 12th instant, we were appointed iucommlitee to tender our services and co-operation to the legislative committee, in aid of the investigation now {roing on as to the transactions of some of the State officials. It your committee is disposed to act with us,, please drop us a line to that effect, stating when and where-we shall meet you. (Signed) EDWIN J. SCOTT, RIOBARD LATHERS, WM. WALLACE. No. 2. COLUMBIA, May 19,1871. Generali. B. Dennis, Chairman,- &c. : S:R-We wish to know whether your com? mittee will act with ours in investigating the accounts of-State-officials. ? * Please give us an answer, one wey or the other, that we may know who.t to depend on. Respectfully. (Signed) EDWIN J. SCOTT, Chairman. No. 3. ROOMS OP THU . ] JOINT SPECIAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, > COLUMBIA, S. C.. May 19th.-1871. ), Edwin J. Scott. Esq., Chairman of Committee Appointed by Taxpayers' Convention .. DEAR SIB-Your favor of the 16th instant was duly received, also your note of this date. In reply, I will say, ihe com mutee of which I have the honor to be chairman has been, for the last six weeks, examining the books, papers and vouchers of the financial depart? ments of the Slate, and the work is so far ad? vanced Wat no person or per; ons could at this time, without going over the whole field ot in? vestigation again, practically act with the said committee. The mass of Information and ev? idence already gained ls being complied by the authorized clerks of tlie committee, and could not be taken from their hands without great? ly retarding the laborious duties imposed upon them. We are holding two sessions per' day, which we find positively necessary, in order to complete ?the work before us. We should be glad to have the committee appointed by the late Taxpayers' Convention go over the ground we have gone, and hope they jilli do so, for the result ot the investiga? tion made by the two separate examining par? ties would prove Ihe faithfulness ol both. We presume, on application to the different financial officers of Hie State, the same facili? ties for a full and complete investigation of the ; monetary affairs of the State will be accorded your committee as has been the legislative committee. I am, vours truly, (Signed) JOHN *B. DENNIS, Chairman Committee. .\ Nd. 4. 'COLUMBIA, S. C., June 24, 1871. K G. Parker, Esq., State Treasurer: SIR-I told you this week that I bad been appcinted chairman of a committee by the Taxpayers' Convention, to tender our servi? ces and co-operation to the legislative com? mittee' in aid of ihe investigation then going on as to the transactions ot certain State offi? cials, and that thc legislative committee had declined to act with ns; also that your ab? sence from Columbia had prevented further action on our part up to this time. Believing that the convention wish such an investiga? tion by some of its members, I now propose, with your consent, to obtain from Mr. Porter, president, the appointment of four or five competent business men lu this place to as? sist General Wallace and myself in examining the accounts ot all your receipts and disburse? ments since you went into office, together with the vouchers or other evidences of pay? ments. Please say whether you accede to this proposition. Yours respectfully, (Signed) EDWIN J. SCOTT, Chairman. No. 5. CoLr.iBiA, S. C., July 1, 187L N. G. Parker, Esg., Treasurer : SIR-Please inform me whether you will allow a committee of the Taxpayers' Conven? tion to examine the records and vouchers in your office, if authorized by the president of that body. Yours respectfully, (Signed) EDWIN J. I-COTT, Chairman. EUROPE AND TBE EAST. The Popt and the Princes-The Per? sian Plague. LONDON, July 27. The Pope disclaims toe inherent right ol the Papacy to dispossess monarchs, but In ancient times Christian nations revered the Pope as an arbiter between the people and the sove? reign. Persian reports are uneiaggerated. Famine, cholera, typhus fever and the plague rage. The cemeteries are guarded to prevent the dlsln* ferment of the dead far food. The diplomatic and telegraph corps have fled the country. The'Grand Duke Alexis leaves Cronstadt for America August 30, in the largest fleet that ever sailed from European waters. The Evangelical Alliance Commission have an interview with the Czar next week. TBE KU-KX UX-EVLDEN-CE OF GENE? RAL GORDON. WASHINGTON-, Julv27. General Gordon was examined, and fils tes? timony was generally corroborative o? that of other Conservative witnesses. He knew of no Ku-Klux as described lo the papers. He had been Invited by the best people to join an or? ganization, the object ot which was purely sell-protection, with no disguises. Under the lead of bad whites a rising of the negroes was apprehended, which, without some organiza? tion on the part of the whites, must be dis? astrous. The organization alluded to was not political, and was never used for political purposes. The negroei did not essentially sympathize with the Republican parer; Jthey had an equal interest with the whites "in good government. The alienation of a part of the people of the Sou th iron the government had been Increased since the war by racy cal meas? ures, which were regarded os great wrongs, as well aa by military arrests without warrant or charges; also by the trial and imprisonment of innocent men. He did not feel that he or any ot the Southern people had committed treason. The President has recognized Waldemer Bo dlsco as Russian consul at New York. GOSSIP FROS! G OT BAM. NEW YORK, July 27. The Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad bonds, endorsed by Alabama, have been placed on the regular list of the Stock Exchange. Judge Blatchford bas refused an Injunction restraining the Erie Boad from Issuing thirty thousand additional shares ot stock. Curtis F.*Wllbert, for some years connected with the Tribune, ls dead. TBE TENNESSEE RAILROADS. NASHVILLE, "July 27. The State railroad commissioners have re? solved to sell, on the-25th September, the Knoxville and Charleston, Rogersvllle and Jefferson, and Knoxville and Kentucky Rail? roads at auction, also the Nashville and North? western Railroad, unless within thirty days the latter pays the debt due the State. . TBE WEA TB ER IBIS DAT. WASHINGTON, July 27. It is probable that a storm ot some severity is advancing eastward towards Illinois, with brisk winds on southern Lake Michigan. A rising barometer, with northerly winds, will probably continue on Lakes Superior and Hu? ron. Southwesterly wlnds.with partially cloudy and warm weather, will probably prevail on the Gulf coast on Friday. Yesterday's "Weather Reporta of the Signal Service, U. S. A.-4.47 P. AI., Local Time. Place of Observation. c 1 3 Sf I S3 3 Augusta.. Baltimore. Bqsteu. BufTalo, N. Y... Charleston.,... Chicago.; Cincinnati. Cleveland. Detroit. Duluth, Min_ Indianapolis... Kev West,Fla.. Lake City. Fla. Mcmp?ts, Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis Mobile.r... Nashville. New London, Ct. New Orleans.... New York. Omaha, Neb. Oswego, N.T.... Philadelphia. Plttsbnrg, Pa.... Portland, Me.. Rochester, N. Y. Savannah. St. Louis. St. Paul, Minn.. Toledo, O. Washington, D.C. wuralngton.N.C. Norfolk. Lynchburg. Leavenworth... Cape May. Ht. WaahlDgton 80.00 29.9S 29.91 29.86 30.14 30.00 30.04 29.91 29.86 30.14 29.96 30.00 29.97 29.93 30.06 30.02 30.03 29.98 80.02 .29.95 29.79 29.82 29.97 30.06 29 .-901 29.84, 30.04 29.86 30.00 29.87 29.92 39.0S 30.00 29.97 20.94 30.00 80.18; Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Light. Geulle. Fresh. Brisk. Gentle. Light. Gentle. Light. Fresh. Fresh. sW ?Fresh, s iGentle. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. E S S SW SE NB W KW N NE SW S E SW NE SE SE 82 ISW 85 SW 73 IS 60 W Light. Gentle. Gentle; Fresh. Gentle. Light. Geutle. Fresh. Fresh. Krisk. Gentle. Gentle. Krlsk.' Gentle. Nora;-Tte weather repor'. dated 7.47 o'clock, this morning, will be posted in the rooms ol the Chamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A. M.. and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the Chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any ttme during the day. IS OUR MOON IN BA BIT ED ? But, here the question is naturally suggested whether our own moon, which ia but a quar? ter of a million o? .mi'^s from us, ought not first to bc examined for signs of Hie, or. at least, of being fitted, for the support of life. When the telescope was first Invented, It ls certain that astronomers were more hopeful o? recognizing such sigas In the moon than In any other .celestial body. As telescopes of greater and greater power were con? structed, our satellite was searched with a more and more eager scrutiny. And manya long year elapsed before astronomers would accept the conclusion tllat the moon's surface is wholly unfitted lor the sup? port-of any of those forms of life with which we are familiar upon earth. That the belief .2 lunar men prevailed in the popular mind long after astronomers had abandoned lt ls shown by the eager credulity with which the story of Sir John Herschel's supposed observa? tions of the customs and manners o? the Luna? rians was accepted even among well-educated men. Who can forget the gravity with which tliat most amazing hoax was repeated in all quarters ? It was, indeed. Ingeniously contrived. The anxiety o? Slr John Herschel to secure the assistance of King William, and the care with which our ''sailor king" inquired whether the interests of nautical astronomy would be advanced by the proposed Inquiries"; the plausible explanation of the mode ot observation, depending, we were gravely assured, upon the transfusion of light; the trembling anxiety of Herschel and his fellow-workers as the moment arrived when their search was to commence; the flowers, resembling poppies, which first rewarded their scrutiny, and the final Introduction upon the scene of those winged beings-not, strictly speaking, men, nor properly to be called an? gels-to whom Herschel assigned the generic appellation, Vespertilio Eomo, or Bat-men. All these thlogs, and mauy others equally amusing, were described with marvellous gravity, and with aa attention to details re? minding one of the descriptions in '-Gulliver's Travels." One can hardly wonder, then, that the narrative was received in many quarters with unquestionable faith, nor, perhaps, even at the simpli?lty with which (as Slr John Her? schel himself relates) well-meaning persons planned measures lor sending missionaries "among the poor benighted Lunarians." Yet astronomers have long known full cer? tainly that no lorms of life, such as we are fa? miliar with, caa exist upon the moon. They know that li our satellite bas an atmosphere at all, that atmosphere must be so limited in extent that no creatures we arc acquainted with could live in lt. They know that she bas no oceans, seas, rivers or lakes, neither clouds nor rai ns, and that if she had, there would be no winds to waft moisture from place to place, or to cause the clouds to drop iatness upon the . lunar fields. They know also that the moon's surface ls subjected alternately to a cold far more Intense than that which binds our arctic regions in everlasting frost, and to* a heat compared wllh which the fierce noon of tropical day is as the freshness of- a spring morning. They search only over the lunar disc for the signs of volcanic action, feeling well assured that no traces of the existence of living creatures will ever"be detected In that desolate orb-Cornhill Magazine. GERMANT AFTER THE WAR. The Cost of Victory. The following description, extracted from the Volkszeltung, of the effect of the late war on German Industry cannot but be interesting tb our readers. It ls only in such descriptions that we can perceive the full loss to Germany from her military system, which In time of war withdraws the strength of the nation from industrial pursuits: "The war has not only ?interrupted work, but has destroyed thousands of places of work. The four million thalers, which are to be spent for the assistance of | those Who have suffered loss, are as a drop on a hot stone which, hissing, dro;'s on to it, and in an Instant dlsr?-pears la smoke. Thousands ot men of the La.:, wehr and Reserve return to their homes crowned with victory and covered with wreaths, but they find their dwellings destitute, their wives In want, their j children neglected, their warksbops destroy? ed, their customers dispersed, their credit shaken, and the want of their manufacture lessened. Their rent 13 still dne, which has accumulated for a year. New tools have to be bough t, which their wives in time of distress have either pawned or sold. Materials have to be laid In stock, to enable them, In case of an order being given, to begin work. Repairs and clothes are necessary. The bakers, butch? ers and retailers have got to be paid. It work ls not begun at once, the cry of distress will soon be distinctly heard as the echo of rejoic? ing. ... : All our small trades are founded on J the credit allowed them by the great dealers. They never pay ready money, but by a bill'of exchange, which delays the payment until their goods are sold. The diminished supplies of the war year have Increased the small bills to enormous sums. As long as the owner of | the business was in the Jeld the bills were Srolonged. When they return home the bills ave to be taken up if they wish to begin work again, and their distress becomes greater as tliey are obliged to begin again with renewed vigor. The same journal very properly points out that the French Indemnity will not com? pensate the private losses of Germany. The payment of it . will Impoverish the customers of Germany, and German industry will gala nothing directly, because the money will be largely used In replaciez munitions Of war, and otherwise assisting'warlike operations. The German triumph ls thus far from unalloy? ed, and as France has suffered far more it | would be difficult, indeed, to measure the net suffering of the two belligerents." COTTON SEED OIL, which a few years ago was comparatively unknown, ls rapidly be? coming an article of commerce. By Itself Its uses are limited, but when mixed with other oils it acquires all their properties and answers ail purposes for which they nre used. Mixed with whale oil lt ls used for burning, and re? duces the price of the original commodity. With linseed oil lt ls used for mixing painters' colors, and with lard oil lt becomes a lubrica? tor. It ls also used upon the table as a dress? ing for salad, In place of olive oil, but those who use lt seldom know lt. For several years before this article became known to commerce, large quautites of lt were shipped to France in a crude state. There it was refined and sent back to this market, where lt lound a ready sale as olive oil. Now, however, lt ls sold openly, and the part intended for home con? sumption ls refined In this city.. The finest and purest cotton seed, oil comes from Provi-1 dence.-New Torie Bulletin. -A weekly periodical published In Pekin has reached its two thousandth semi-annual volume. Each number belog printed on ten and a half yards of silk, original subscribers who. have j reserved ? their flies have now in j their libraries nearly 1300 miles of literature. FINANCE COMMITTEE, WARD 4. The following committee has been appoint? ed to make collections in this ward to defray the 1 [expenses or the ensuing election, andar? request? ed, te mee: at Archer's Hali this evening, at half past 8 o'clock, for the purpose of proceeding to canvass the ward: A Meichers, M C O'Neil!, A O Cndworth, J B Blssell, W Lucas Stmonsr F J Llllenthal, P C Schroder, C H Bergmann, Wm Brunges, F Koldeway, J H Jungbluth. ZIMMERMAN DAV:?, Chairman. WORKING COMMITTEE, WARDS. At a meeting ot the working committee of Ward 2, ?he following gentlemen were added to the list or said committee: Henrv Turner. H Alston, W F Osteudorff, A O Barbot. Augustus Grant, William Bell, Herman Bremer, John Kenny, Jr., Joseph Heiternicli, H Selgelken, John Qalnlan, A Maui.la. Thomas McClure, Alfred Barbot, Julian Barbot, Samuel Bell, Henry Richardson, P M Sheridan, Thomas Nester, II F Williams, Abram Johnson, David Flynn, B N Shea. E Robinson, Christopher Irwin. By erder T. P. LOWNDES. Chairman. JOHN H. OSTE-VDOBFF, Secretary. POLL COMMITTEE OF WARD 8. At a meeting ot the citizens of Ward 8, held on thc evening of the 27th Instant, the following poll committee was appointed : James ll Johnson, Stephen Thomas, Jr, C Schlepegrell, J Boyden, M Hogan, John Bischoff, . Thomas A Johnson, . Wm Brower, F Heidt, ' II Hoffmann, John Vanderlip, E Metzler, Louis Dunaeman, Samuel Jones, Samuel Carr, . Robert Lyons, H Horace, Joseph Lyons, II Hastedt. J K)einj:hn, John Nowell, Charles Strong, H Bnck, J A Jager, Nat Lord, Moses Cole, Vincent Salvo, H Albers, Louis Seal, Daniel McNamara, Walter Riley, W J Brone. F Pieper, John Grant, . Thomas Garrety, Robert L. Richardson, John Volght, Edward Anderson, MVAtma'r, RDuda, Duncan Cameron, Samuel Grant, WTLeviu, James McIntyre, W 0 Whllden, Benjamin Murrell, James Alesander, ' James Nelson, William Hunt, ll Salvo, W McTureous, -'no C Bickley, R Jacques, JMcMahnn, Denis Hogan, Jno J Milligan, J E Bowers. P W Elsey, stephen Mollony Martin Tlmraons, -Lucas, Jno McDowell, Jr, J II.Grammen, Wm Jackson, Richard Washington, E Brille, . TN Cater Jas Powers John Phillips, Thoa Gavin, M Hamly, M Randa'l, Wm Burns, George Mclndoo, Joseph Kennedy, W E Mlldgan, Charles Willey, Jas Cliarlong, Chas Durort, Richard Farmer, Joseph Bock. A Gamnatti, Kdmu.ids Brown, Jos Gambo, Phillp Thorne, F Horace, L D Turner, c M Ham, W Smith, Wm Gambo, E Kanapaux, Joe Ross, E Gadsden, Wm O'Neill, John Hawthorn, J H Lett, J F Gordon, J D Blze j P Moody, Richard Steuart, CFB Bremer, J Milligan, John Nc-blt, OA Mood, J Green, B R Buller, Adam Jones, H Plaspohl, Wm Balley, C H Flothmann. -Aarons, D Splnken, P strawberry, H Splnken, J H Fordham, Juo Buncombe, Ben Wilson, Chas Runlo, D Wigg. F igh, Isaac Thorn, F Lafoucarde, H Kalos, A LaToucarde, John Lewis, W Lafoucarde, H Boruenave, Henry Laurens, - Meichers, j M Peterson, Wm Hodge. Qpetiai Watties. .^MANAGERS OF ELECTIONS'. -OF? FICE COMMISSIONERS OP ELECTIONS:, CHARLESTON, S. C., 20IH JULY, 1871.-Nottce ls hereby given that trie following named person's have been duly appointed Managers at the polling places herein designated, for the registration or j Voters, and for the purpose of conducting the Municipal Election to be held In the City of Charleston on the first WEDNESDAY In August, 1871, being the second lay of said month. The Registration of Voters will begin on SATUBOAT, the 29th day of Joly, and be continued for three (3)days (Sunday excepted,) commencing at. o'clock A. M., and closing at 5 o'clock P. M. each day. The polls will be opened on the day of elec? tion at 7 o'clock A. M., and close at 5 o'clock P.M. The Managers herein appointed are requested to meet the Commissioners of Elections on MON? D?T, the 24th instant, at io o'clock precisely, at the City Hall, Council*Chamber, for the purpose or taking the oath prescribed by law, and to re? ceive necessary instructions. N. MONTGOMERY, Chairman, E. W.* M. MACKEY, - H. S. BRUNS. WABD ii * City Hall-W. M. Sage, J. J. Young, John Reed. WABD 2. Courthouse-F. M. Johnstone, H. C. Baker, S. W. Ramsay. T WABD 3. First Precinct, Market Hall (Including all of the said Ward south of Market street)-A. F. Farrar,' J. D. Kennedy, W. T. Elfe. Second Precinct, Palmetto Engine House (In? cluding all of said Ward north of Market street and south of Wentworth street)-A. B. Mitchell, William Wood, C. S. Miller. Third Precinct, Engine House, Inspection street (including ali or said Ward north of Wentworth street)-j. w. Lloyd, Charles B. Grant and Robert Meares. WABD 4. First Precinct, Hope Engine Honan (including all or said Ward south of Hasel and Beaufaln streets)-E. R. Walter, Charles Simons, L. T. Gardner. Second Precinct, Stonewall Engine House (in? cluding all of said Ward north of Hasel and Beau? faln streets, and south of George and BuU streets) M. Goldsmith, Jr., T. Osborn, S. G. Russell. ? Third Precinct, Engine House, Smith Btreet (In? cluding all of said Ward north of George and Bull streets)-G.-L. Pratt, H. J. N. King and L.G. Brown. WABD 6. First Precinct, Eagle Engine House (Including all of said Ward south of Ann and Judith streets) W. F. Barnett, E. A. Carson, J, Peronnean. Second Precinct, America Btreet (including all of said Ward north of Ann and Judith streets) W. S. Fraser, Wm. Glover, E, F. Jefferson. WARDS. First Precinct, Washington Ecginc House (in? cluding all of said Ward east of Smith street and south of Radcliffe street)-J. H. Happoldt, Richard Forrest, W. H. Whitlock. Second Precinct, Marton Engine House (Includ eng all of said Ward east of Smith street and north of Radcliffe street)-P. H. Rivers, Charles Linning and L. Plnckney. Third Precinct, No. 49 Smith Btreet (including all or Bald Ward west of Smith street)-J. W. Wil? kinson, S. G. Proctor and John Freeman. 'WABD 7. Engine House, Columbus street-J. B. Mushing ton, J. N. Gregg and W. G. Eason. WABD 8. First Precinct, Niagara Engine House,- Sires street (including all of said Ward south of Line street)-p. M. Gregorte, J. E. Bowers and J. M. .R Benet, Second Precinct*, corner of King and Congress streets (including all of said Ward north of Line street)-J. F. Mason, J. B. Morris and R. R. Coste._ Jnly22 ps* APPLICATION WILL BE MADE .to the Union Bank of South Carolina, at the expl ration or three weeks, for RENEWAL OF OER. TIFIOATE No. -, for Nine Shares, standing In name of "Charleston Fire Company of Axmen." juiyio-wfo pw* MEDICAL NOTICE.-PATIENTS su dering from Diseases per tain lng to the GENITO FR1NARY ORGANS, will receive the latest scien? tific treatment by placing themselves under the care ot Dr. T. REBNSTJERNA, office No. 74 Hasel dtteet, three doors from the Postoffice. sep20-tuthlyr_ ^SB*JOHN C. BAKER & CO.'S GENU? INE MEDICINAL COD LIVER OIL.-ESTABLISH? ED 1830.-Acknowledged by eminent physicians to be the best tn the world. Sold by Druggists Generally. JNO. C. BAKER & CO., Philadelphia. A full supply on hand by DR. H. BAER, feb8-mwf6mos_No. 131 Meeting street. pS* BAKER'S CITRATE MAGNESIA. A splendid preparation. Completely superseding the use or ail nauseous purgative Medicines. Sold by Druggists. JNO. C. BARER A CO., Philadel? phia. A full supply on hand by DB. H. BAER, feb7-tnths6moB_No. 131 Meeting street. ^BATCHELOR'S TI A TR DYE.-THIS SUPERB HAIR DYE is the best in the wcfria-per? fectly harmless, reliable and instantaneous. No disappointment. No ridiculous tints or unpleas? ant odor. The genuine W. A. BATCHELORS HAIR DYE produces IMMEDIATELY a splendid Black or Natural Brown. Does not stain the skin, but leaves the hair clean, soft and beautiful. The only Safe and Perfect Dye. Sold by all Drug? gists. Factory No. 10 Bond street, New York. jan23-mtvflyr_,_ hotels. JJ? OS E'S HOTEL, [(FORMERLY HUNT'S HOTEL,) C O LU MBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. This House ls m the centre of thc city, convenient to all the public offices and business houses, locat? ed on the southwest corner of the Statehouse Square; has been recently reopened and r?nov?t cd, and will now compare favorably with any liotel at the South. ROSE'S Omnibus will convey passengers to and from every train free of charge. Also, a first-class Carriage for the accommoda? tion of fadle3. ? j unl2 ?. E. ROSE, Proprietor. QOL?MBIA HO TEL, COLUMBIA, S. C., WM. GORMAN, PBOPBIETOB. ^ The Proprietor or this pleasantly located and I elegantly furnished Establishment, at the State Capital, desires to inform the travelling public and others seeking accommodationsjtha? the "CO? LUMBIA" ls m every respect a ftrst-ciass Hotel, unsurpassed by any In the State or the United States. Situated In the business eentre of the city, with line large airy rooms, and a table sup? plied with every delicacy, of the season, both from New York and Charleston markets, the Pi op rle tor pledges that no efforts will be spared to give perfect satisfaction tn. every respect. A first-class Livery Stable ls attached to the Hotel, where vehicles of every description can be nad at the shortest notice. Omnibuses attend the arrival and departure ol every Train. WM. GORMAN, Proprietor and Superintendent. J. D. BUDDS, Cashier. apr!? trim 5f}irt0 arva ?tofgsjgg g$c?o?. AT NEW YORK COST ! T? MARE ROOM FOR V . FALL ll WLWER GOODS, The undersigned ls now closing ont bis superb stock of GENT'S FURNISHING GOQDS, STAR SHIRTS AND UNDERWEAR, * . *A*P ~~ Greatly Keduced ?ri?es. NOW IS THE CHANGE FOR BARGAINS : ^ ... - . JE. SCOTT, STAR SHIRT EMPORIUM, MEETING STREET, OPPOSITE MARKET. 1871 . ...A.TJGTJ?T...... . .?871 GREAT BABGAINS IN ? DRESS GOODS! 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