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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1671. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING, MAY 3, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. AN a'fENTF?I HISTORY! THE CHEQUERED CAREER OF THE PORT ROYAL ROAD. Beginning* tbe Work- v Specimen Con? traftor-Promises Slade to be Broken -Will the N-:w Board Come Down wi til the CashT The following racy Tetter, containing an in-' terestlng sketch of the history and prospects of the Port Royal Railroad, is addressed to Mr. Stephen C. Millett by an old and influential Citizen : / - Bf?jj AUGUSTA, August 15, 1871. - Sir-I have read your letter to Dr. Lawton; and confess to some surprise at seeing you attain beiore the public on thia subject. After all that the road has suffered under your man? agement, how you can have the assurance to approach, any one of the original stockholders ia to me a matter ot astonishment. - Let me call your attention to a brief r?sur?? of this .enterprise : When the road was chartered the planters living along the line promptly came forward aid took the stock. Mr. Davant of Beaufort, was the first president. - Under his adminis? tration the road was surveyed and located, the right of way secured, contracts given out, and much work done; but the war came and interrupted the enterprise. After the war,-yon represented to the board of directors that you had secured the aid of .capitalists in Boston and New York, who would build the road if th? charter and proper? ty of the same were turned over to them. By plausible representation and the exhibition of some letters, you persuaded the direction that you did represent capitalists, and as their sole object was to build-the road, not as a mat mter o? speculation, but as a great work o? inter ^nal Improvement and a connecting line be? tween tue great West and the deep waters at Port Royal, Mr. Davant resigned his office of president, tbe directors retired, and you and your friends were placed in ;jo3sesslon ol the road, its charter and property. Your board of .directors was elected and you chosen as presi? dent, -, .. ; A Mr. Flhegan, I believe was his name, ap? peared now on the scene. He was to build - -and equip the road for a certain contract Brice, which was voted him, but no articles of j agreement were entered into by which he was ' bound. To the surprised" the stockholders Mr. Flnegan disappeared, and Mr George D. Chapman took his place. The on du ls that he bought out Mr. Flnegan, paying him $140, 000. I You and Chapman then set to work to gain from the negro Legislature of South Carolina State aid and extended privileges. Whether I you did not have money enough, or whether Charleston influence was too strong for you, I yon were not successful. ? You also sought to obtain aid from the City Council of Augusta and the Georgia-Railroad, and, although yen bad able supporters in both cc rpo rations, yon again failed. ... Chapman, however,' inaugurated the work, .c^fened an office- in Augusta, .and placed a large force ot.laborers on the road. About ] this time, letters .were written from the North, to gentlemen in Barnwell and Augusta, ac? cusing Chapman of bad faith in tne Derby .Railroad, and enclosing newspaper articles de nounclng him. Some- of these letters were addressed to the Hon- A. P" Aldrich..one of toe judges of ttieold South Carolina judiciary, who had been removed from office- by General Caraby, and had resumed ?ie prao'Hc?.or^liwr4' . and who was prominent as u stockholder in j the Barn weil Railroad, which Chapman, was als?. negotiating to control. Judge- Aldrich, with that ?directness and frankness for^wnlch. he ls dlsUdSntsbed, sent these letters and; articles to Mr.. Chapman, who' expressed him? self gratified that' an opportunity was offered I him to refute the slanders: Which he has not j -done yet, - - - w" Things progressed very, well fortwo. or three months; hands worked on tho Port Royal Rall _ road and contractors were paid their monthly ' estimates, when " suddenly Chapman dlsap-1 . seared from Augusta,-his office waa besieged by hungry negroes clamoring for pay- and his books and property attached by ansrxy credl tors. Abbott, .bia secretary, tried to pacify :them; said that some delay had occurred ia I sendiDg in funds from New York; that Chan-1 man bad gone niter' the money; that he han telegraphed him. the condition of affair?, and J that he would-be back'In a few dava with am- [ pie funds to pay ail demanda. Chapman re-1 turned, took some law proceedings to dissolve J the; attachments, assured the contractors and j laborers that he., was making a' successful ar? rangement to obtala an ample supply of funds, which he was prevented completing by'their j ?reclpltation.: A lew hands jraipkept on the ne, but gradnallv work ceased; .Chapman de? part ed,; and-the Port Royal Railroad again col-1 t^afteHthls second disaster, Mr.HenryT. Paake.'late superintendent ot the South Caro lida Railroad, a mau ,o?.c%g?expertenc?:Mn railroad matters, was spolten of in connection -with Judge Aldrich, the one as superintendent, I the. Other as president, as the mea most likely ' to Carry out the worri to a successful comple? tion, and it waa supposed the capitalists, I .jvhoEi yon profess, to represent, would feor-1 :ganlze.with;these gentlemen as thelr^repre sen^lves, and the joad would be pushed to a ??successful completion. This was not a vain - bnpe, because )t there ls any morfey In the -.-concern, theses two gen.?emen wouldv com-: I inand the respect and confidence of the people 'of South'Carolina- and'.-Georgia, and any I pledges made by them would be.received With entire confidence.: JBut just as.1 We were con- I gratulating ourselves on this auspicious event;} the papera announced ? new board of direc? tors, w|th Mr. James. Appleton, bf New York, as. president, .and y ou-, as superintendent. .Allow rah to as^^How doyon .eirpectto ?b-1 tain the confidence and aid of the people pf I Augusta and South - Carolina when you -put forward a man. as president, who.ta entirely' unknown to; them, and yourself, as superin? tendent, who riavealready failed as oresident?'' If yoq really, can control'capital, and wish to build the road, you have lived here long1] enough to know that the sorest way to do lt I ls to put forward men who are known as men of character, ability and-Integrity, in w|iom -confidence will be reposed, and wno can pre-, sent the claims of the company to the people; galong the line and in Augusta, In away to tf convince their Judgments and command their support. I But instead of this what do you do ? You address a letter to Dr. La wton, f rom New York, il in which yon say *Ut JB, impossible Jor the 1 present board, or any boardTte complete the.I road without the most.' cordial help and sup port, locally, along the ' line of road." And 'I then yon propose to build afine depot, to cost not Ies3 than $2000, wherever there ls a local I subscription of $2011, ."provided that the com-1 pdny will not agree to build them nearer than-I one mlle apart." And yon also propose to put up a line of telegraph and open a postofflce as soon as the track is laid. ? . ' Was there ever Buch an absurd and impru? dent proposition ? You have already attained all the road had, on a promise to build lt, by these very same capitalists. You have not spent a dollar. Your first reorganize; and coolly propose to Dr. Lawton and the friends of the road, along the line, to give you $2000 a mile to build depots, put np a telegraph line, and open postoffices before you spend a dollar. Now, Mr. Millett, I think this ls one of the coolest propositions I have ever seen made In public print. Yon have already received our charter, work and property, in the assurance that you would bulk! the road. You have tail? ed to fulfil your part ot tbe contract, while we have lal th ful ly performed our part Thus fall? ing, you reorganize, as you call lt, and ask the Eeo Die along the line "for their most cordial elp and support" What more caa they do? They have given all they bad. . It ls tru? they nave land which they can subscribe, and which they will subscribe, If they bad men in charge of the work whom-.they know and can trust But what assurance have they that your new promises will be any. better than your old ? The putting such good abd trusted men as Dr. Law? ton, Mr. Willingham and Dr. Cook on the board does not help the case, for they are now, and-always will .be,In a hopeless minority. These gentlemen have been disappointed once, and are not likely to -be again caught with the shallow artifice of $2000 depots, not "nearer than one mile apart? Why, your road will be fla continuous village,from - Sand Bar to Port ^Royal. No, Mr. Millett; beiore you get $2i0,000, lt would be well for you. to show them how that million and a quarter that yon speak of has been spent and to prove that you nave, or can, command that other million and a quarter .of "clear cash" to take the road to the city lhfilts ot Augusta. This ls an important enterprise; no people appreciate its importance more highly than do the people of Augusta and the people o? South Carolina along the Une, and if yon will show them that you have the million and a quarter, and will'place men at the head of the work in whom they have faith and confidence, I will undertake to assure you that the $2000 a mlle will be forthcoming. Very respectfully. . Tour obedient Bervant, ALLENDALE. ABOUT TBE BRITISH: BAR. How Lawyers Live, Move and Govern Themselves in England. [From Chambers's Journal.] Every circuit in England has Its mess, and exclusion from the mess of his circuit is social death to' any barrister. Exclusion from the mess is, of course, designed as a means of pun ishment for men who do not obey the circuit mles. For example, when a man is called to the bar he usually selects that circuit upon which most of his friends r?sid?, and where, consequently, he has the best chance of ob? taining business. Should he, however, fall in obtaining work upon the circuit which he first selects, and afterwards desire to' choose ah other, he-can do so, provided not more than three years have ?lapsed from the time of his joining the circuit which he had first selected. Should more than three years, however, have elapsed, he ls then bound to stick to- the cir? cuit which he originally chose. Should a man determine, however, to change his circuit after three years, in -defiance ot professional eti? quette? he of course can do so-only the mess of (the circuit which he afterwards joined would refuse to elect him Into it, and the mess of his original circuit would promptly expel him from it. Observe, theoretically, there is nothing, I believe, to prevent a barrister, if he chose to do so, from travelling to every circuit town in England, from Exeter to New Castle; bnt if he were to do so he would be marked by his brethren as a professional black sheep of the deepest dye. E-ery man's band would be agalust him; no circuit mess would elect him as a member; and the leaders upon ouch cir? cuit could effectually ruin him by declining as they infallibly would do-to hold briefs with him. So strictly ls the trade-union rule which compels each barrister to go only on one cir cult obeyed, that I believe not a single in? stance has ever been known of its being broken. According to professional etiquette a man may, however, accept a brief upon a circuit other.than, his own, providing that he be ''specially retained'' to do so. Being especially retained means that the man, If he be a Q. C., has a fee of three hundred guineas upon his brief; and If he be a "junior"-that is, not a Q. C.-he must have a fee of fifty guineas marked on his brief. If the man, also, who is specially retained be a Q. C., then another Q. C., belonging to the circuit upon which the case ls tried, must also be retained with him. By bar custom, auv man who has filled, or is filling, the office of her Majesty's attorney or solicitor-ceneral, never goes on the circuit unless he be especially retained to do so. In the case, therefore, of a man who has gone, say, the western, circuit for his whole life, and has obtained the lead upon it, and afterwards bolds' (perhaps fot a few months only) the office bi solicitor-general, it is a serious deprivation, to him to be forever , deprived of the right ol going bis own cir cuiL Upon the other hand, be can, of course, comfort, himself with the thought that any man who has filled the office of solicitor-gen? eral ls certain to be, sooner or later, made a . ' Tao"other circuit rules are almost too nu? merous for me "to mention. 'Here, however,: are a few of them: No barrister must enter an assize town before the co m miss ion-day the object of this rule (which is a rational one) being to prevent any barrister, '*bag SDg" a lot of briefs by making an earlier start an his neighbors. No barrister must dine with an attorney (unless he be a relation) while on circuit; and Lord Elden declared that In his day it was a high crime and mi-de? meanor for a barrister, while on circuit, even to dance with an attorney's daughter at the assize ball. I think", however, that this rule is now so far relaxed that there is nothing to ?revent Mr. Briefless requesting the honor of Uss Bedtape's band in the next set of Lan? cers, provided that she be young and pr J tty. It old and ugly, 1 need scarcely say that the most sinister motives would be imputed to ?Briefless by his professional brethren. No liter-and this, role, of course, applies everywhere- .as well as on ' circuit-must "tout" for business, or. in (act, ask for busi? ness in any way from an attorney; . Upon my circuit another'curions ralels, that no one must carry a bag for his briefs into! court, un ess lt be a red one, and that no one must purchase a red bag, but must walt till a Q;'empresenta bun with one. The theory of this, ol course, ls, that the Q. C., observing that the rising junior has more briefs than he can well carry about with him "in his bands, takes an opportunity of expressing to him his pleasure at the sight; and presents him with a' red bag to car ry ; Ahem in. Upon some cir-, cults, J believe, men who are not I ucky enough tb possess red bags," aro allowed to carry blue: ones into court in plac? of them; but such con? duct upon my circuit-would be visited by ? fine of one guinea for each offence, which suth would po to the mess wine lund. No Q. C. ever goes, sessions after obtaining bis silk gown, unless he' be specially retained to do so; and no Q. C. ever travels a circuit without be? ing accompanied by his 'clerk. In the old' coaching days, no barrister was allowed to I travel by the public coach', he was obliged either ,.to ride "on horseback or in a post chaise. Nowadays every barrister must travel first-class. As I have said airead}-,.ii a. barrister chose ta remain outside the mess'bf his circuit be could break one or al 1 of these rules. I fc now, however, of no Instance in which a man has attempted to do.so. That exclusion from the circuit mess ls regarded as a.serious matter is proved by the fact Chat although the mess fees are somewhat heavy, still ^very barrister, no matter how poor ha may be, pays them. How far th? strict sur vei lance whlcn the circuit mess exercises over" Its members ls a benefit or an evil, goes beyond my present purpose to dis? cuss. It is noteworthy, however, that upon my own circuit, at all events, the clerks who ac? company their masters round circuit shave a mess oftheirown,and many similarly strin? gent rules to those of-their masters have been devised by them, disobedience to which- ls punished by expulsion lrom their mess. Every circuit in England annually appoints two of its members to be its attorney-general And solicitor-general. Some circuits also pos? sess officers whose duties may be known by the title which they bear-namely : "Poet Lau? reate" and ""Master-bf the -Bevels." Once or twice during each circuit what ls termed "Grand Court'- takes place. What passes at grand court lam forbidden to reveal by a cere? monial observance so awful in Its nature that the fabled red hot poker of our friends the Freemasons literally "pales its Ineffectual Ares" before what I went through before being permitted to attend grand court upon my cir? cuit. Each court has Its "records," which are carefully kept, and which extend back for the last two hundred years orso. The names of some of tho most eminent judges in the land are to be found on the records of my circuit in connection with circuit jokes and pranks, which. If I felt myself at liberty to reveal, (which I do not,) would cause my readers no little amusement and those eminent judges no small dismay. THE BETHE OHED SOTEBEIGX8. Napoleon and Isabella Seeking an Asylum. It was recently announced that the Emper or;Napoleon Intended to take us his residence at the Chateau or Arenenberg, In Switzerland The Journal de Lyon declares that the French Government has protested agaluBt this step. A Berne paper now points out that the Em? peror Napoleon is a Swiss subject, havlnc ac? quired the right of citizenship atThurgan?and having, In virtue of it. served in the Swiss army. Apart from thlB, however, lt trusts that the right of asylum will be accorded to the Emperor as to any other foreigner. But now the New York World says lt is under? stood that previous to the fall of the French Empire at Sedan, Napoleon was in negotiation with Richard 8chell, of New York, for the Jumel estate, which he proposed to use for a residence in case of being dethroned. The loss of much of his wealth by the war forced bim to look for a retreat of more modest di? mensions. He Is, therefore, treating with Samuel L. M. Barlow for the Burton Kennard estate, at Glen Cove, for which it is expected he will have to pay $500,000. Meantime, ex Queen Christina, of Spain, ls negotiating with Schell for the Jumell estate for $4,000,000. O?? "QUEM CITY." PLEASANT GOSSIP ABOUT GREEN? VILLE. Rapid Progress and Improvement Charlestonlans Seeking the Moun? tains. [FROM OCR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] GRBKNVILLEvAngUSt 14. ' I dp not know that "the Queen City of the Mountains" will ever rival "the City by the Sea," though judging from the views enter? tained by some people here, such au event is not among the improbabilities of the future. However this may be, Greenville certainly possesses advantages which entitle lt to aspire to a rank with no mean city. It has not been my fortune to behold the azure skies of Italy, "nor to view the picturesque scenery of Swit? zerland, but I laney that should, one who has enjoyed this privilege visit this place and ad? jacent mountains,- he would be strikingly re? minded of both. The 'ionosphere here is pure and'bracing, while the scenery is sufficiently picturesque to charm any one who has an eye for the beautiful in nature.' There is at present"?-uite a stir about the streets, of this attractive place. The United States Court is now in session here; and many persons are In attendance, some, perhaps,* from curiosity, but I think it likely that most of them hare come In obedience to the man? date of Uncle Sam. We meet here, too, quite a number o? visitors from the low country. Some are stopping here for a few days, others for weeks: while others arrive, remalD for a night, and pass on to the mountains. At no time since the War has there been so much travel as during the present season. In a day or two Greenville will be in tel? eraphfc communication with the rest of the world, and this, with the.prospect of the early completion of the Air Line Railroad, has al? ready enhanced the value of real-estater to a considerable extent. It was but a short time since that the Paris Mountain House and the residence of General Thompson was sold toa Charlestonian, and T am informed that other persons from Charleston are looking around here with a view of purchasing bouses. Why should they not db'so? Few places can be, found that possess so many advantages as this. In addition to its* pure air and beautiful scenery. Its society is intelligent and refined, while Its educational facilities are nowhere surpassed. As most of your readers know, the South? ern Baptist Theological Seminary, with its able faculty, Drs. Boyce, Broadns, Manly, Williams and Toy; Furman'Unlverslty, presided over-by that venerable divine, Bev.. Dr. Jas. C. For? man; the Greenville Female College, under,the control of Professor Judson and Dr. Manly, ?nd a high school tor boys and young men, HI peri mended by Captain J. B. Patrick, are ., ill located here. The high school .had over sigh ty pupils last session, and a gentleman re? marked tb me yesterday that, in his -opinion, not only it. but all the other schools would be more crowded next session than at any time' ?Ince th e war. So much for G ree ari ile and Its prospects. X?" THE CHOLERA fofl ENGLAND. The London Times of the 31st ult. gives the fellowing account of the case of cholera, here? tofore alluded to by telegraph.: On Thursday evening last, during the sitting >f the Honse of Commons, a telegram was re? lived at the medical department of the privy :?nncll stating that a case ol cholera had been Drought Into Hull. Mr. J. .Netten Badcllffe, ,he privy connell inspector, started for Hull by ;he next train, and found, on his arrival there, Lhattwo ships had come into the port from; ^ronstadt, and that a fatal case of cholera had occurred In each-In one two. days bet?re, in tan other two days after sailing. - In tbe latter, j therefore, the death had. h J pened when the ship was only five days from England. No. omer cases had occurred, and these had been ? no cholera in Hull Itself. The facts, however, made it clear that danger was to be appre? hended OD the side of the Baltic, from which sea, from now until October, a constant stream of vessels will be entering Hull and other Eastern ports. The course of the emi? gration from North Germany to America is by way ol Hull and Liverpool, and lt will be re? membered that on a former occasion cholera broke but among these emigrants only when [hey had readied the latter port, and were about again to embark. In Hull itself the dooks are absolutely within: the town, so that ships are moored Immedi? ately against hous.es, and In this position they are 'sufficiently 'under the Jurisdiction of the tocal authority. The lords of the privy conn-. C?Vhowever, onh?arlBSftMr. Netten Radcliffe's report, determined still further to protect the town hythe order Issued on Saturday, under which ali ships arriving from the Baltic will be examined before they enter the port, and any necessary measures of Isolation or disinfection ulll be strictly enforced. At the'same time Mr. Netten Radcliffe was again dispatched to the norih, with instructions to visit all the eastern ports in order to give necessary Infor-, motion arid Injunctions to local authorities with regard to the measures t o be taken under the . order, and also to proceed to Liverpool and Birkenhead to Insure that 'due provisions are made lor dealing with cholera ii it appear among any emlgrauts who have been allowed to land at Hull and to continue on their way. At present, although there is abundant ne? cessity lor precaution, nothing has occurred to Justify grave alarm, and it may reasonably -be. hoped that the precautions taken will prove effectual. .? ??. THE BRITISH TELEGRAPHS. How tlie Telegraphic System Works Under Govtrnmcnt Control-Receipts and (.' Ex penn lt "arc 3 Tot 'Fourteen Months-Satisfactory Resalta. IFrom the London Times.] Th? estimated annual revenue, as calculated by Mr. Scudamore before the transler, and submitted to Parliament by Lord Hartington, was ?673.838, and, at this rate for fourteen months, the revenue should be ?786,1441 It was actually ?708,530, showing ?n Increase over the estimate ot over ?12,000. It is wor? th v of not? also that this revenue ls rapidly and steadily growing; the groes business of the department, for example, In the month of May last being close on 30 per eent better than lt was In May, 1870. So much for reve? nue. It IS not so easy to unravel the Intricacies of expenditure, for here arise complications between what should be considered capital outlay and what ought to be held legitimate working expenses. There have been large and urgent works of construction and recon? struction necessary to combin? the separate telegraphic systems taken over from the com? panies In a coherent and uniform whole.. The outlay on these ls clearly a proper charge on capital, and Mr. Scudamore arrives at the conclusion that ihe rest of tho expenditure, which may be legitimately assigned to the working of the business, amounted in the fourteen months ending March 31. to ?470, 000. According to his estimate laid before Parliament in 1859, the working expense's of fourteen months ought not to have exceeded ?420.000, so that Mr. Scudamore has to ac? count for a considerable discrepancy between bis estimate and the actual cost of his work. * * In spite of the excess of the actual outlay over the estimate, a net revenue ot not less than ?328,000 was earned In the fourteen months reviewed in the report. Mr. Scudamore ls cer? tainly within the mark when he says that this sum must more than cover the Interest on the capital expended tu the purchase of the trade and plant of the companies, on extensions, res? torations and general Improvements. ? * * * We need feel no apprehensions about the financial result of the experiment we have made in the management ot the telegraphs.. Like the letter-carrying business of the post office, it will probably become a steady source ot revenue when lt cets lairly Into working order, and li lt emulates the regularity, the expedition and the energy with which the elder enterprise has been conducted, we can? non doubt that lt will soon make the most in? veterate grumblers cease to regret the dis? jointed and costly system we were long con? tent to bear with as-a triumph of private en? terprise, not to be improved or Impeached. THE AMERICAN TURF. Race Notes-T h e Saratoga Meeting Harper and his Horses-An English man's $25,000 wager. A correspondent of the New York Times, writing from Saratoga, gives some. Informa 'tlo? concerning the turf celebrities now there In anticipation of the summer meeting which opens this week and .continues six days. The story of Kingfisher's going amiss In his train? ing, thereby putting off hts great match with Longfellow, ls thus told: The facts' are that on Thursday morning, as the horses were taking their usual training exercise, Kingfisher suddenly drooped and staggered In his fore legs,.then a quiver, as if of.pain. shook his body, and he limped badly. He was Immediately taken to the stables, when it was ascertained that the tendons were strained, and that he could not run in the com? ing race, and would not soon, if ever, be able to resume his former speed. .. The poor crea? ture lreq neatly lifted up and looked down at ' bis bandaged limbs with a pathetic expression and whlnney. JOHN HARPER AND HIS HORSE LONGFELLOW. I bad an interesting interview with bis owner. Mr. John Harper, the veteran Ken? tucky turfman. Mr. Harper is the proprietor ot 6000 acres of. laud and a large number of equine and bovine live stock. He ls nearly seventy years of age and a bachelor. His dress is exceedingly plain, and his entire ap*' Fearance very like that of the late Henry Clay, found him seated upon a bench in front ot his stables engaged In mending a broken surcingle, and he gave me a brief history of his pet. Longfellow was sired by Leamington, dam'Nan tura. This year he-won. the Post stakes, for all ages, at two mlle heats, winnini: in'two heats, and beating four others. At Lexington, Kv., this year he walked over the course, all other horses teing withdrawn. He also won the Monmoutn gold cup, valued at $1500, at Long Branch. Thl3 was for all ages, and In lt he beat Helmbold, Re? gards and Preakness, (time 4.41) also the Sara? toga cup, for all ages, two and a quarter miles, easily beating Kingfisher in 4.02*. Longfellow ran the drat mile of this race In 1.40, (King? fisher In about 1.4*1,) second mile in 1.53 - making two miles in 3.33-and the last quarter mile of the race at the rate of 1.59. Mr. Har- > Eer says that he has loved horses ever since e was "a little shaver," and will until he dies. As he spoke, Longfellow, accompanied by Lit? tleton and Express, came up, and gently' placed his nose over Mr. Harper's shoulder, and acted very Ijke a fondled child. Tbe other horses followed suit, and were patted affectionately in return. This old gentle? man-sleeps in a nice, comfortable place near - his pets. When 1 he ls absent, which . ls seldom, "Jimmy." a gray-haired assistant, remains. Four faithful colored men are.also there at all hours. A trained watch? dog guards the door. Fifty thousand dollars In cash have been refused for Longfellow. Lio ?tieton -bas achieved great successes lu Ken? tucky, having, at Lexington, won a two-mile heat lu 3.34*. He is four years old. Express is but three years old, ls light, graceful and ' Stick, and has also, met with flue success at e same place. THE ENGLISHMAN'S WAGER. , Mr. Pryor,, of England, bas offered to place an English colt, with a stake of five thousand pounds sterling, against any American colt, in a one and one-half mlle race. The proprietor of Henry Bassett will accept the challenge with twenty-five thousand dollars. A WHITEMAN CLUBBED BT A NEGRO. [From the Marlon Crescent.] Wime Owens, a white young man, was, on Wednesday last, stricken senseless and dan? gerously hurt by a blow given with a ?heavy s, tick by one Luke Owens, colored. From what we can gatherof the affair, Luke came Into the yard of Mr. William Baker, who lives about three miles from town, and. seemed desirous of getting up a difficulty with Mr.- Baker. He was ??'Ith some trouble gotten out of the yard and stopped In the road In front of Mr. Baker's house continuing to use threatening language to Mr. Baker. Yoting Owens endeavored to make him go away from this place, bat had at? tempted no violence towards Luke, when he received the blow. He was quite stunned at first and seemed to be dangerously hurt. Since that time Mr. Owens has been reported much better. Luke has been arrested, and has given bond. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. Fairfield. . The Winnsboro' News says : "A fine shower of rain tell*at this place and viclnitv on Sun? day night ;last. Other sections of the county have been similarly favored. The drought, upon the whole, continues, and there ls not the least doubt but that the crops are cut short one-half. It ls distressingly sad to look upon the large fields 0? corn and cotton, which promised so much 6lx weeks ago, now with? ered and parched." Marlon. HiiS' The Crescent says : "We have no reason to alter our estimate ot the crops as given lost week, though cotton ls shedding much' more than was anticipated. -The rains which have ' fallen recently have greatly benefited late corn, .and* will also, prevent* early corn from shrivelling too much.: Planters are now busy stripping fodder." The yield will be light. Later and ' general inlormatlon.compels us to acknowledge that odr cotton crop may not> reach a'two-thlrds crop. . The rust-ls general, aud.lias nearly.rulned entire fields." : ti THE WHARTON POISONING CASE. Mrs. F. Qi Wharton Indicted by the Grand Jory. From the Baltimore Sun we take the fol? lowing particulars relative to this interesting case: The grand Jury of the Criminal Court on Saturday indicted . Mrs. E. G. Wnartonforthe murder of General .William Scott Ketcnum, and also with attempting to poison 'Eugene Van Ness. The Indictment for the murder of General Ketchum contains (our counts. The first charges the administration of tartar emetic and'tlnctiire of yellow Jasmine on the 28th of June, 1871, and the second by adminis? tering poison, the name of which ls unknown, In the same manner, on the same day. The third and fourth counts charge murder by three administrations ot tartar-emetic and poison of an unknown name, In lemonade, on the 24th of June, in tea, on the 26th of June, and tincture of yellow Ja/inlne on the 28th ol' June, 1871. The Indictment for attempting to poison Eu? gene Van Nes3 contains twelve counts, and charges the actual administration of tartar emetic and deadly poison ot unknown name on the 19th, 20th and 24th of June, and with mingling such poison wiso beef tea on the 24th of Jnne,"and with'milk punch, of which he was about to partake, on the 28th of June, 1871, with intent to poison him. The indictment is lounded on the Code, article 30, section 158, which Is In these words: "Every person, his or her alders or abettors, who shay be convict? ed of the crime of attempting to poison any person, shall be sentenced to undergo a con? finement In the penitentiary for not Tess than two nor more than ten years." It has been rumored that Professor Aiken had completed th? analysis of the stomach of Major Henry Wharton, the son of Mrs. E. J. Wharton, brought from Norristown some time since. It ls also stated that no traces of poi? son were found, but -no such report has been officially made to the State's attorney. The Baltimore Gazette says: Mrs. Wharton bears her Imprisonment with remarkable fortitude. She converses but lit? tle on the siibject of the charges against her, and contents herself with the quiet assertion, at proper times, of her lnnoceuce, and her confidence in her ability to establish lt. The daily papers are allowed her, and lt is said she reads all that appears In reference to her case The result of the analysis ol the remains of her son, Major Harry W. Wharton, has not yet been made known by Professor's Aiken and Miles, who have been in charge. Mr. Van Ness has recovered sufficiently to leave Ballimore for a trip to the country. It is expected, however, that some time will necessarily elapse before he will be well enough to resume his duties at the office of Messrs. Alex. Brown ? Sons. EXCITEMENT U BARIS. FEARS OF A REVOLT OF TBE! AHMT. A.Coop D'Etat Probable-Stampede of thc Par ts tang-Bursting the War Bobble. LONDON, August 16. Advices from Paris say the city ls excited, and the situation is threatening. Trouble .is apprehended from various sources. To-day ls the fete of Napoleon I, and the air is full of rumors that the army will revolt against the Versailles Assembly, declare McMahon regent, and demand the. Empire. The people are leaving PariB in''a stampede. Some believe the Orl?anlsta scheme is ripe for a coup d'etat. It is being pushed by the proposition to make Thiers permanent executive, whioh it ls feared would establish a government' not monarchi? cal. Thiers has hp friends. He is.hated by Republicans, Royalists and Imperialists, alike. A crisis ls approaching. Plais, August.16. Difficulties have arisen at Berilo, ia respect to the evacuation of the four departments ot France still held by the Germans. The French Government has, In, consequence, refused to admit, Alsatian produce to French markets until after the German troops leave the soil of France. In the Assembly yesterday, Rivet submitted a proposition that the President communicate with the Assembly by means of messages. ROUE, August 16-Evening. The*Festival of the Assumption pav-ed off to-day with the customary ceremonies and in perfect tranquillity. The 'domestie offices, and many publia and private buildings are illumi? nated to-night. . ' "ST. PETERSBURG, August 16. The Czar has Informed General-Le Flo, the French Ambassador, that no'treaty of alliance of any description bet ween Russia abd Germa? ny ls in existence. TBE WESTFIELD DISASTER. . The Verdict of the Coroner'? Jary AVarrant? baaed for the Arrest of the President, Directors, Superintendent and Engineer of the Company. ? New YORK, August 16. The coroner's verdict in the Westfield disas? ter is, that the deceased, Andrew Coy le and others, died through a rupture or explosion of the boiler of the ferry boat Westfield on July 30tin that said explosion ' or rupture was caused by a flaw lo the Iron, and by the negli? gence-of Engineer Robinson In carrying au over pressure of steam; that the company are responsible tor the disaster, as the defect* could have been detected if the Staten Island Ferry Company bad a competent superinten? dent, engineer and mechanic' In their employ, and are therefore criminally negligent. We re? commend the district attorney to take prompt action -i n the matter. We also think the gov? ernment inspection very imperfect as conduct? ed. There was one dissentient; Hr. Eertland, who believed that the flaw could hot be dis covered by the ordinary mode of inspection. Coroner Keenan, after the verdict was rend? ered, retired' to prepare warrants for the ar? rest of the president, directors and superin? tendent of the Staten Island Ferry Company, | also for the arrest of Robinson, the engineer. Captain Altair, ot the first precinct, to whom are entrusted the warrants for the arrest of the president, directors and officers of the Staten Island Ferry Company, received in? structions from Coroner Keenan to make only a formal arrest and accept a promise to appear before the coroner to-morrow. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. WASHINGTON, August 16. This was the hottest day of the season by four degrees. . Some sensation Is excited by a New York Tribune article deprecating the Republican split In Louisiana. It has this sentence:. "But we rejoice to hear that the president promptly repudiates the doings of his New Orleans sub? ordinates, and as now reported proposes to show his appreciation of their misconduct In office by. turning them out." The article ls headed "The New Orleans Outrage." The Treasury Department decides that a ves? sel propelled by both high and low pressure engines ia liable to forfeit if .the . words "low pressure" are printed on tho wheel-house. The Treasury Department also decides that where the commander ot a vessel is part owner, be cannot be deprived of his command Dy other owners without an'order of court. .The Comp? troller of the Currency has decided that Na? tional Banks, designated as depositories for the ne w loan, are not obliged to hold a reserve upon funds paid lnto.the bank upon subscrip? tions to that loan, and deposited to the credit ot the United States. -Commissioner Douglass-has reversed the de? cision of the late commissioner PleasantonT abolishing the stamp:t?x on Insurance policies, and the old decision, Imposing a tax upon such' policies, ls renewed. ' ' ". ..' TBE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, August 16. No material change is probable for Thurs day on the Gulf coast: . A falling barometer, with cloddy weather and local rains, will probablv extend to-morrow over the Southern and Middle States. The area of lowest pres? sure, with attendant rain, will probably pass over Massachusetts to-night, t'nd ires h winds from the southwest and northwest prevail leora New York, westward, on Thursday. Vcsterda y's Weather Ile por ta of the Signal Service. U. S. A. -4.47 P. Ot., lineal Time. - Place of Observation. Augusta. Baltimore. Boston;..:.,..-. Buifalo. N. V.... Charleston. Cheyenne, W. T, Chicago. Cincinnati. Cleveland. Corinne, Dtah... Detroit. Duluth, Minn... Indianapolis .... Knoxville, Tenn. Lake City. Fla.. Memphis. Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis, Mo-Le. Nashville. New London, Ct. New Orleans.... Sew York. Omaha, Neb. Oiwego, N. Y.... Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Pa.... Portland, Me.... Rochester, N. Y. San Francisco.. Savanoah ...... Su Louis. St. Paul. Toledo. O. Washington, JJ C. Wilmington.NO. Norfolk.* Leavenworth..?. Cape Ma.-. Mt. Washington. gs. SP 29.86 29.92 ?.82 29.83 30.01 29.36 30.07 29.06 29.97 29.59 29.91 30.15 29.98 ?9.92 29.87 29.96 30.08 29.95 29.95 29.87 29 95 29 84 30.13 29.74; 29.86 29.88 29.83 29.81 30.07 29.98 30.0? 30.21 29.93 29.86 30.03 29.94 30.23 29.88 30.15 SR SE S NW B . S S SW NW SW E W NW S NE N NW S? NW SW S * N NW S NE SW NW w E . NW W NE S SE SW N S w . Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. r'resh. Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. Gentle. Fre3h. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. So es -. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. urisk. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Brisk. Gentle. Clear. Fair. Cloudy. Uioudy. Fal-. Hazy. Clear. Thr'ng. Lt.Rain Fair. Cloudy. Clear. Cloudy. Fair. . Fair. Lt. Rain Fair. Fair. Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. Fair. Clear. Thr'ng. Fair. Clear. Fair. Lt.Raln Fair. Cloudy. Lt.Raln Clear. Cl'g up. Cloudy. Fair. Hazy. Fair. Fair. Cloudy. NOTB.-The weather renort dated 7.47 o'clocfc, thia morning, will be posted In the rooms of the Cn&mber of Commerce at io o'clock A. M.. and, together with the weather chart, may (by-the courtesy of the Chamber) be examined by ship* masters at any time during the day. THE KENTUCKY ELECTION. LOUISVILLE, Auglist 16.' Niaety-alx counties (official) give Leslie forty thousand majority. THE MININO HOBBOB. PITTSTON'. August 16. Seventeen dead have been taken from the shaft.- Not oueescaped.. ... . ; . LOt THE?BOOB INDIANS. ^ WASHINGTON", August ?6. The fate of Satanta and Big Tree; sentenced to death, has been referred to the Governor of Texas. The Indian 'Commissioner has recom? mended Imprisonment for lite.. . NOBTH CAROLINA. NEW COTTON. - - ' ' k - WiLMWoxoy, August 16. The first bale of new cotton was received to-day. by Williams & Murchison, from Btch mond County. THE NOBTH CAROLINA ELECTION. ... '4> ? ' - WttMINOTON, A?gUSt 16., Official returns from eighty-three counties show a majority of 10.231 against the conven? tion. There are seven counties yet to hear fromv which will-reduce th?' riajority to about j VAB?ETLES:' . . -A Yankee wat walking with an Irishman on the road to New york, and thinking to roast bis companion, said to him : "Where would you be now, Paddy, if the devil had his due?" "Faith," replied Paddy, "I'd be walk? ing by myself to New York," I -A damsel asked one of her fellow-board? ers, a stylish dry goods clerk, at the breakfast table, "Why is your mustache like my back hair ?" He blushingly gave it up, when the answer caused him to blush still more, "Be? cause ks ail down." -Louis XIII, speaking to Bassomplerre, ole ambassador to the court of Spain, remarked: "You cannot imagine, how I laughed when I beard that you entered Madrid on a mule Just to think-a jackass on a donkey !" "Very true, sire; but you must remember I represen ed you at that time." : . -A gentleman .whose habit it was to entertain . occasionally a circle of friends, observed that one of them was in the habit of eating some? thing before grace was asked, .and determined to cure him. On being seated at table he said: 1 "For what we are about to receive and what James B- has already received, the Lord make us truly thankful." -Young Mistress (gravely; she had seen an "affectionateparting at the garden gate.) "I see you'xe got a young man, Janet" Jane (apologetically.) VOnly walked out with him once, m'ml" Mistress. "0, but I thought I saw-didn't you-didn't he-take a kiss. Jane?" Jane "0, m'm, only as a Irlend, m'm 11" . , . ' . ' [Punch. ? -A New Orleans Judge, rldin? 1 n the street1 cars recently, tro m a sm gie glance at the countenance of a lady by his side, imagined he knew her, and ventured a remark that the' day. was pleasant, she only saying "Yee." "Why do you wear a veil?" inquired the dis? penser of justice. Lest I attract attention;" "It is the province of gentlemen to admire," replied tbe gallant man of law. "Not when they are married." "But I'm not." "In d?ed 1" "Oh, no;Tm a bachelor." The lady quietly removed her veli, disclosing to. the astonished magistrate the lace of his mother in-law. -Apropos of stage life behind the scenes, an exchange says : "We have heard Mr. Mur? doch tell ot a choice lot of patriots he was leading in some piece or other, who had, with infinite care, been drilled .to make certain ex-, clamations in a set order. But brains to adapt themselves to the situation they had not.' Mr. Murdoch made an Inadvertent transposition of bis own lines, and the following short but em? phatic dialogue was the result: Hero-Would ye be slaves? Shouters-We would! we would ! Hero (finding lt too late to ory back, and trusting to luck)--Would you be lreemen? Shouters-We'd aleMIrBt t -One who has been lu the business gives the following valuable receipt for manufactur? ing Saratoga water : Take foiir quarts of sour rain water and shake it well. Tben take a pair ot bellows and blow it tall ot wind. Add two ounces oi black and tan pepper, four quarts of solar salt, six rusty sign hinges, two old ham? mers, four gimlets.- two old ink bottles, seven horseshoes, some more salt, some more pep? per, two yards of old clothes Une; one old bat lining, tour buttonholes, ?even shingles, two lumps of hard coal, one,sheet or sand-paper, and one chair round. Then blow In lt tbjrough a straw until bubbles rise on top. Then'shake it UH lt looks like bolled water. Add a little more salt and bottle .it up, and If you never drank It, lt will taste like Saratoga Springs water tor all the world. : -A little travestie Ot fashionable correspon? dence was .published seme years ago, which puts In aa amusing light the absurdity both ol writing pet names-and of fashionable preco? city. The writers are supposed to be young ladies of eight years or thereabouts-such young ladles as are no w. figurine lu "children's i balls" at the watering-places, if the "corres? pondents" truly report. T,he first note "ian thus: "Miss-Minnie Smith's compliments-to Miss Maggie Jones, and desires . the pleasure of her company thia evening., .Refreshments at eleven." The'response waar'. -'Miss Maggie Jones's compliments- to- Miss- Minnie Smith, with regrets that prior engagements preclude the pleasure of acceptance. Sher Is to be whip? ped at seven, and- sent : to bed without her supperat eight." . -The celebrated Domiuicaa friar, Bocco,. Is said to have once been preaching lh the mar? ket-place atNaples. "This day;" sald'he, "I will see If you truly repent your .sins." There? upon he commenced a penitential discourse that made the hair of tbe hard-hearted multi? tude stand upright, and when they were all on their knees, gnashing their teeth, beating their breasts .and putting on all imaginable. signs of contrition, he suddenly cried, "Now yon who truly repent ot your sins hold un your hands." There was not one present wno did not Immediately stretch ont both arms. ."Holy Archangel Michael," then exclaimed Bocco, "Thou who with thy adamantine sword st?nd? est by tbe Judgment seat ol God, hew off every hand that nus been raised hypocritically." In? stantly every hand dropped, and Bocco pour? ed forth a fresh Invective t ainst- the sinful? ness and perversity of his audience. -A correspondent of the Boston Traveller records the two following "smart speeches" bf children: A bright little boy about four" years of age, son of a clergyman, was at your corre? spondent's house one evening with his parents, and I gave him a couple of five cent pieces. He laid them on the table, and put? ting his finger on one, said: "This one I am going to give to the heathen, and the other .one lam going to keep myself," He played with them awhile till finally one of them roll? ed away, and he could not find lt. "Well," said I. "my lad, which one have, you lost ?" "Oh,!' said he, "I have lost the one I was going to give to the heathen." A little girl came into my house one day, and some apple parings lay on a plate on the table. After sitting a while she said: "I smell apples !" "Yes." I replied, "I guess you smell those apple parings on the plate." "No! no !" said she. "Taln't them I smell; I smell whole apples." A PRACTICAL FD?ANCIAL JOKE. -The French have derived some satisfaction from being able, In some degree, to repay the Germans in their own coln. Those who have been abroad "un dersiand|the Infinitesimal and heterogeneous character of German money, and therefore can appreciate the dismay wi t? which the authori? ties of Strasbourg witnessed the arrival of 18, 000,000 francs In German, sliver pieces. This sum forms a collection of most of the money imported Into France by the invading army. Finding the "French gold and silver much cleaner and lar more handy than their own, the Germans w?re naturally very ready to part with the latter. The desire of the French, on the other hand, to rid themselves at the earliest opportunity of this unpleasant souvenir cun occasion as little surprise. Of course this mode of payment imposed upon the German com? missioners the task of counting over the whole sum, whereas the simple process of weighing suffices for French money. The thickness and weight of German coins varying in the same species as olten as one to three, or even one to four, the use of the balance ls out o? the | question. L ^.Z?**' ff, .}.:'? , -.i,- ? ; ' . SARATOGA, August.16. Tn th?. Ave thousand' dellar tmar^ Hunter' and 8travers? colt, by Eclipse, beat Cameron's - filly, by Leaml ngton t true T.47?. - Harry-B*s set won the Keener staker : time3.36*. -Ham? burg won 6ummer haadlcao : t?rhe 4.015. Or? tolan wonttoe-quat??r.nille^ . SPARKS FR GM TLTE WIRES, -There were several snnstrokes (one fetal y in Louisville Teaterday y - - -Tire crop prospects An Ar '?ansas contin?e excellent.^. , ? ?te '' -The Baron de Caman, who"calls brmnelf au? ex-Cath'ollc priest, lectured^oamTvtfyto* the Catholics at Ogdensboxg, New-" York, yes? terday, and the lecture was broken up. 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