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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1671. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING, MAY 3, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. AN EXCITING RACE. JLBE GREATEST TURF EVEXT OF THE SEASON. ?.Contest Between the North and the South"-Longfellow Beaten by Helm? bold-What Old John Harper was Really Offered for his Flyer-Intense Excitement on the Course-New Torie Sportsmen Raking In Enormous Win? nings. The telegraph has given us the result of the great race at Saratoga on Wednesday, in which the hitherto invincible Longfellow was defeated by Helmbold, but the detailed inci? dents of the connie: furnished by the New York correspondents are so full of interest, and our readers who take an Interest in each things are so anxious for the particulars ol the struggle, that we make the following interest? ing extracts from the full and graphic report j In the Sun: Last night clouds overspread the sky, the air was damp, and everything indicated rain. The track was muddy, and lt was thought that a clouded sky, even without rain, would not^better it. This morning the sun shone brightly. The backers of Longfellow were filled with joy. They ran him up clear above the thermometer. He even went up as high as $700 to $200. Helmbold was talked of; ap Sarently he had no friends; but many old tur- j tes sailed about the hotels and the club ! houses quietly taking in the big odds. The rotunda of the Grand Union was Ailed with an eager crowd ot betting men. A few minutes after sunrise the gardens and lawns in front of the cottages swarmed with ladies, who en? thusiastically wagered heavy sums on Long? fellow. Not one of the fair ones sympathized with Helmbold. At the breakfast-table the ^peat race was alone the topic of conversation. Ry 7 o'clock the street in front of the Grand Union was thronged with carriages. There was no dust. The road was in spendld condi? tion. Everybody was thoroughly awake and ?eager to get to the track. There must have teen 25,000 strangers in Saratoga. EVERTTHING WAS LONGFELLOW. Not a pool conld be sold on any horse in any other race. The quarter stretch was black with humanity. The nish to the pool stand was unprecedented. "Eight hundred dollars in the pool, and Longfellow sold," shouted Un? derwood : " 'Ow much for L. M. Bold ?" Then the doctor would gaze nervously about the -crowd until he would catch a wink or a Anger uplifted, and he would resume : "Eight hun? dred dollars in the pool, and I am offered a hundred for L. H. Bold !" And so it would go, until the doctor reached from two hundred to to two hundred and thirty dollars. But there - were a great many quiet workers on the quar? ter stretch. These would sneak through the ?crowd, shouting "Am a betting one hundred to thirty Longfellow wins this race !" At one time old John Harper, Longfellow's owner, shouted through the multitude, singing out In a crack ?ed voice : kTve jlst got $40 about my clothes, ?nd I'll bet forty to Aileen that Longfellow wins this race.!" AU these bets were quickly taken by New York cit; men. JOHN MORRISSET BACKS HELMBOLD. John Morrissey walked over the stretch, pointing his floger, at different men, saying : "Pm offering $300 to $1000 that Helmbold wins." He took in a dozen such bets within five minutes. Fifty dollar greenbacks were as thick as leaves In Valambrosa. There were probably over $1,000,000 inside the quarter of an acre. THE LADIES EXCITED. The ladles were apparently crazy. They wagered cloves, rings, handkerchiefs] and money, utterly regardless of the result. THE BUGLE SOUNDED. The quarter stretch was cleared as if by magic. Jim McClellan, Helmbold's jockey, ?Kang upon his horse with quiet confidence. -Ve wore a blue Jacket, with scarlet sleeve and I ' cap. Joe Colston, Harper's colored jockey, i i the best colored rider in the world, followed suit. He wore a bright orange Jacket and pants, and a red cap. Helmbold carried 114 Jmunda, and Lon ?fellow but 108 pounds. The brmer ls one year older than the latter. LONGFELLOW AND HELMBOLD CONTRASTED. When the two famous animals were brought ont the contrast between them was most marked. Helm bold seemed tough and 'MO tty. There was a fire in his eye, and a quie t, im ?atlent pawing ol the feet. Longfellow was a eautlful picture. His body was perfectly formed. His long quarters were clean cut, and his eyes'were as mild as those of an East? ern queen. He moved with the utmost grace, ? ? free and easy, like the lever of a Jurgenson I \ watch. It seemed like a race between a rich man's son, fed on charlotte russe, and a poor boy who bad been brought up on gingerbread and molasses. THE SCENE ON THE STAND, justice fore the race, was picturesque. Four or Ave thousand elegantly dressed ladies chat? tered like the plumaged birds In South Ameri? can forests. The front of the stand was fringed with eager-eyed men. OFF AT THE WORD "GO !" At the word "go" both horses jumped to Sether, Helmbold two lengths in advance. A ealh-Uke stillness hung over the grand stand. The jockeys stood In the Aeld like statues, watching the horses with breathless anxiety. Longfellow slowly closed up the gap and forged ahead. At the first quarter be was two full lengths In advance. As they moved down the opposite stretch, Helmbold Increased his galt, and nearly closed the gap. Longfellow -moved LIKE THISTLEDOWN IN A FAIR WIND. There was a beautiful, even play to his head and neck, as though bis joints were well oiled. His legs were as regular in their motion as the driving levers ol a locomotive. His tall lay upon a line with his back. Helmbold was full of pluck, and dug along the track as though HE MEANT WIN OR DIE. Occasionally be would crook himself as if | putting on an extra pound ot steam, and spurt ahead like a well-ballasted yacht In a gale. At the half-mile Longfellow only led by a quarter of a length. .> ">und the lower turn they came Uke well-mat ned swallows. Holding ? the same position, they entered the home stretch And aalled down the muddy patch fronting the grand stand at an extra burst ol speed. This was a stroke of policy on the part of McClel? lan, Helmbold's rider. He was crowding Longfellow through the mud to break bim .down. Past the grand stand they sped, amid five thousand cheers, Longfellow leading by a .quarter of a length. THEY HAD ENTERED THE SECOND MILE. Helmbold laid bis nose on Longfellow's tail, and^n this position they passed the quarter Ele. The pace was a little hotter than on the st mlle. Helmbold gained. At the half-mile he had lapped the favorite. He lost nothing at the three-quarters, but as they again enter? ed the mod on the home stretch McClellan once more crowded the Kentuckian. Long? fellow responded gallantly and increased his speed amid wild cheers and waving of hand? kerchiefs. As they entered the third mlle Helmbold had again dropped his nose on Longfellow's tall. They went around the -course like dragon Ales. Longfellow appar? ently endeavoring to increase his lead, aud Helmbold banging on his quarter like an im? portunate Irishman. At the quarter post he still kept tis nose on Longfellow's tall. For the third time they swept down the back stretch. This was THE DECISIVE MOMENT. Helmbold lunged ahead under a terrific pres? sure. AB they entered the mud they were neck and neck. The negro dug his rowels into the favorite, but lt was no go. Babcock stood on the track fronting the left of the grand stand. As they dashed through the mud, HELMBOLD TAKING THE LEAD slowly but surely, it became impossible to con- < trol the thousands upon the grand stand Tbey t rose to their feet, ladles and all, despite rhe ? efforts of the police, and a hoarse rear went i ID " from the multitude like the dashing of t'je < waves on the rocky beach. Men who had 1 wagered their all upon a Bure thing were as i pale as sheets. Helmbold passed the ladies' c stand and entered the fourth mile a full length ahead. Longfellow was gone. Helmbold's i ese was tull ot Are. His thin nostrils were dis- < tended, but there was a Armness about them ( that indicated a conscious winner. The pretty < horse was waning away amid the sympathetic exclamation of the ladles, and THE OMINOUS HEAD-SHAKING of old John Harper. The negro gave him the spur and the whip without mercy, but the beauty was scraping the bottom and responded very feebly. At the quarter mile post Helm bold was two lengths ehead. Longfellow ran down the back stretch like a ship without a rudder. At half mlle be was five lengths be? hind, and at the three-quarters fully ten lengths in the rear. The result was that Helmbold dashed through the .mud, head and tail erect, twenty lengths ahead, and pass? ed under the string a winner in 7.494, amid an Immense yell of delight from those who had won. AFTER THE RACE Helmbold was carried down to the left of the grand stand. His jockey threw hinueli on his back and grasped his bridle. In an instant an Immense wet sponge was placed between his ears and squeezed. A stream of pure water ran over the horse's face. The great flakes of foam were again scraped from his body. He had gained forty thousand dollars In value within eight minutes, and as he stood there dripping with perspiration he was a per? fect picture. The veins stood out on his neck "like the veins of a bronze horse. A dark red chafe was visible upon his left shoulder, prob? ably caused by the saddle. As the crowd Bthered about him the stand again broke out :o hearty cheers. Longfellow was led pass the stand. 4-None were so poor as to do him reverence." HIS REPUTATION WAS GONE, / and his head and tail were down. But one man followed bim as he was led through the gate on the left of the quarter stretch. That man was old John Harper. He toddled along behind bis idol, leaning heavily upon bis cane, and be looked as if his beare was breaking. HEAVY GAINS AND LOSSES. From $150,000 to $200,000 changed hands on the result of this race, on the quarter-stretch alone. Morrissey won at least $50,000, and this ls under instead ot over. Babcock won at least $60,000. Old John Harper did not lose anything ot any account, except In the depre? ciation of the value of bis horse, ft is untrue tbat be bas ever been offered $100,000 for Longfellow, but he was offered $55,000 two weeks ago. The old mao has been raising horses all his life, but has been singularly un? fortunate. It ls said to-night that Longfellow strained a tendon in one of bis forelegs during the race, and that he ls' ruined for Hie. I have the best of reasons for believing lt to be true. THE WEATHER ARR THE CROPS. Fairfield. The Wlnnsboro' News, of Friday, says: "We had a splendid rain yesterday, too late, how? ever, to do much good. The cotton and corn crops are almost lost." Laurens The Herald of Friday says : "At last our county has been blessed with a general rain. We fear, however, that it comes too late to be of much benefit to the corn and cotton." Union. The Times says : "On Tuesday morning last the monotony of a more than seven weeks' drought was broken by a genial shower, which has been followed every day since by rains until the ground 1B now sufficiently wet to sow turnips, bnt not wet enough to be of much benefit to corn or cotton, even ll those crops were not past being benefited by rain. We are pleased to learn that these rains have been very general throughout the county; but we regret to state that our estimate last week of the crops in this county is believed by all to be not a whit too low. Not more than one third of an average crop will be made, with the best of seas o ns from now out." Chesterfield. The Democrat of Friday sayB : "We learn from good authority that the crop prospects generally throughout our county are very un? promising. The acreage planted in cotton ls something less than last year, while that of corn is about the same. Up to the first of July the prospects were very promising, bat at that time the drought commenced, and has contin? ued with more or less severity to the present time; some sections of the county bas been more favored than others, bat throughout the whole county the crops have been materially reduced. The best judges think the cotton will not produce over half an average yield, while the corn will probably be a little better. The shedding of cotton was greatest on lands which had been most highly fertilized. Tbe crop ol wheat and oats was almost an entire rallare." Barnwell. A correspondent of the Journal says: "The prospect which was so recently 'altogether lovely,' bas sadly changed. From the Edisio ind the rich cotton section, Allendale, comes & cry of rust. It is also prevailing in this sec? tion to a greater or less extent The rapidity with which lt has spread ls remarkable. Ten days ago it was not, though much feared. Since that time, some of the fields look as if they had been scorched by the hot, poisonous simoon's breath. This will cause the crop to be gathered early, but lt does not follow that it will be thrown freely on the market. Not much money ls due on the crop, and lt ls con? ceded to have been made much more econo? mically than the last. There will, I think, be i general disposition to hold for fair prices,and many are in a situation to do so, without the fear of factors or other creditors before their Byes. Seed cotton 1B beginning to come Into Barnwell, and business ls brightening up." Georgetown. The Times says: "From last Thursday night up to Tuesday there has been a storm of wind and rain of more or less violence. Floods af rain fell, but so low were our rivers, and so parched was the earth, that no damage has re? sulted from the fail oi water. The continued rale of wind has, we fear, done serious In? jury to the May and June rice, which ls in blossom, as well as to that which is ready for the hook. The effect on the first will be to make any quantity of light rice; and on the sec? ond, and particularly that of vigorous growth, lo blow it down,and so tamrle It as to cause con? siderable loss by waste in the harvest. Previ? ous to the 6torm all the lower plantations were juffering from the salt water, which was mak? ing serious inroads upon them. Then comes the gale, which must do serions damage to the crops, both high up and low down the rivers. While the rain has saved many of the crops from almost total loss, the wind has done so much damage as to render it doubtful whether the storm has cut short the crop of the district. One thing lt certainly hos done it has equalized the loss among all the plant? ers, instead of confining it to those threatened by salt water. The crop most be a very short one. Those who expected to commence cut? ting on Saturday last have been prevented by the gale. The wind yesterday had shifted [rom northeast to south, but the weather is so unsettled as to make lt unsafe to have rice in the stubble." THE CROPS IR ARKANSAS. LITTLE ROCK, August 27. The crop reports are not so favorable. The irought Is bad and the worm mischievous la jome sections. CRIME IS THE STATE. More Incendiarism. The stables of Mr. Henry Suber, at Martin's Depot, were burnt on last Saturday night. Supposed to be the work of an Incendiary. This is the same man whose steam mills were burnt the Sunday night previous. ALL AR OUT THE STATE. -The prospects of the Union gold mines are inproving. In a short time all the machinery tvlil be in working order. -The bedroom oi Mr. Charles Bollin, over ;he store of .Mr. E. Hope, in Columbia, was mtered on Thursday afternoon, and nearly he entire stock of clothing possessed by the r oung man was carried off. -Two boat loads of South Carolina loilists >fthe African persuasion crossed the river Cuesday, in order to register for the Savannah nunlcipal election, out some policemen taused them to change their minds. -Rev. J. O. B. Lowrie bas concluded his jastoral term at Barnwell, and the Baptist Dhuroh will be without a pastor now until October, when Rev. Mr. Lindsey, of North karolina, assumes charge. THE OLD WORLD'S J\WS. ANOTHER MEETING BETWEEN THE EMPERORS. Reports from London, Paris and Athens. LONDON, August 26. The Governments of Great Britain and the United States have chosen the Count Luigi Corte as the third arbitrator at Geneva, under the Washington treaty, It ls positively announced that the Emper? ors of Germany and Austria will meet at Salz bourg soon. Eeports of Beust's retirement from the Aus? trian Ministry are groundless. The entry of Carlista into Spain ls immi? nent. Five heavy columns of troops have been sent to the frontier and the civil guard concentrated. The Archbishop of Madrid directs the clergy to reiuse the sacrament to all persons married by civil rite. Bianco's rebellion In Uruguay has been crushed, and amnesty proclaimed. The police and populace of. Borne conflicted, and one was killed and two wounded. Napoleon visited Chatham to-day. PARIS, August 26. Faidherbe has resigned his seat as deputy because M. Revels's committee decided to re? port in iavor of maklog the Assembly now sitting a Constituent Assembly. All parties in the French Assembly are dis? satisfied with their leaders. The French As? sembly will probably adjourn on the 10th Sep? tember. The slate of siege in the departments will be raised when the National Guards are disarmed. ATHENS, August 26. During a violent storm which passed over Lamlac, a town on the Turkish frontier, lightning atruck the powder magazines, which exploded with terrible effect. The destruction ol property was very great, and the inhabi? tants were terror stricken and fled to the country. THE PROMISED CYCLONE. SAVANNAH, August 26. There has been a severe storm on the line of the Atlantic and Gulf and Jacksonville, Pen? sacola and Mobile Railroads. Telegraph wires are down and no trains have arrived to-day. A toranado ls reported as having passed over Tallahassee, Fla. There has Deen a heavy blow here for twenty-tour hour. RAILROAD DISASTER NEAR BOSTON. Fearful Lost of Life. BOSTON, August 27. A Bangor express ran into the Beverly train, seven miles from Boston, killing eigh? teen men and three women, and wounding forty to fllty oersons. Further particular) of the accident' on the Eastern Bailroad, at Re? vere, last Light, are appalling. The express train ran into an accommodation train at full speed, with such force that the en? gine and tender reached the centre ol the last car, which was demolished. This car was crowded with passengers, sitting and stand? ing. The wood work instantly took Are, and the scene which followed was terrible. The holler of the engine burst, and the viotims were enveloped Tu a cloud of steam and delug? ed with bot water. LATER.-The flames were extinguished, but few of the passengers In the car, who were aot instantly killed hy the collision, escaped :he fatal effects of the steam. Tbs other cara in the accommodation train took fire from the upsetting of the kerosene lamps, but the-pas jengers got out in time. COTTON MOVEMENT FOR THE WEEK. NEW TORE, August 27. The movements ot cotton compared with last week shows an increase In the receipts ind exports. The receipts at all the ports tiave been 7814 bales, against 7630 last, 9454 .he previous week, and 10,472 three weeks since. The total receipts since September have leen 4,002.461 bales against 2,898,109 for the corresponding period ot the previous year, ibo wing an increase of 1,204,352 bales. The ixxports from all the ports for the week have )een 14,338 bales, against 12,977 tor the same iveek last year. The total exports for the expired portion of the cotton year amount to'3,152,538 bales, against 2,167,323 for the lame time last year. The present stock-, as compared with that of last year, is as foliows : Aug. 27, 1871. Aug. 27, 1870. Lt all ?. S. ports.105,829 77,635 it interior towns. 12,970 17,719 u Liverpool.604,000 524,000 american cotton afloat for Great Britain. 56 000 50,000 indian cotton afloat for Europe.632,9:5 4? 3,187 Weather South, during week, was unfavor? ite. The severe storm along the Atlantic toast, especially in Georgia and South Caro ina, damaged chiefly the sea island crop, rbis storm, or a wine of lt, extended to the nterlor of Georgia and South Carolina. Nu nerous complaints of the plant being blown lown are heard. Private advices also speak )f the rust and caterpillars in many sections, [a Tennessee and Texas complaints reach us )f drought. THE WEATHER THIS DAY. WASHINGTON, August 27. Partially cloudy and warm weather ls proba? rte tor Monday for the Southern and Gulf States. Cool weather with northwesterly winds from Lake Huron to New York and Virginia. Brisk southwesterly winds to-night )n the New England coast, and decreasing winds and clearing weather on Monday from Massachusetts to Virginia. yesterday's Weather Reporta or the Signal Service, V. S. A.-4.47 P. DI., Local Time. Place of O&servatlon. c gs c 33 ll Augusta..*. 29.94 Baltimore.29.90 Boston.29.76 Buffalo, N. V.... 29.83 Charleston.-JO. 07 Cheyenne, W. T. 29.21 Chicago.29.94 Cincinnati.29.91 Cleveland.29.02 Corinne, Otab...129.70 Detroit.23.85 Duluth, Minn... 30.05 Indianapolis.... 29.86! Knoxville, Tenn. ?9.92 Lake City. Fla.. 29.92 Memphis, Tenn.. -'9.54 Milwaukee, Wis, 29.99 Motile. 29.94. Nashville.29.91 Kew London, Ct 129.871 Kew Orleans.... 29.63 Sew York.29.83 Omaha, Neb.?29.79. Oswego, N. Y.... 29.79! Philadelphia.29.91: Pittsburg, Pa.... 29.88. Portland, Me.... 29.73: Rochester, N. Y. 29.80' San Francisco.. 29.94' savannah. 30.02! it. Louis.29.8U' 5t. Paul.?29.90 roiedo. o.29.88 ?v"asliington,D0.29.87| ?viiraington.NC.^o.io! forfolk.29.93 lynchburg.29.90 jeavenworth.... 29.89| Jape Mav.29.9l| it. Washington. 30.04] to N sw sw NW S sw s NW N SiSW "SE 58 SE 78 Calm 79 SW se IE 9o!sw 651 SE 89 SE 81 SE 77 SW SD SE B0;S 65;Calm, 67 N 8? SW 79 W 73|SW SJ s 64 W 82 SE 821 SE 75 SE 75;SE 76|SW 78iSW 85ISW 77|SW 78 N 77 3 ?3 W Light. Fresh. Brisk. Gentle. Fresh, i Brisk. 'Fresh. ?Gentle. I Gentle. , Fresh. Fresh. Brisk. i Fresh!' i Fresh. ?Light. I Fresh. I Fresh. ?Light, ! Brisk. I Light, j Brisk. ?Fresh.' ! Gentle. 'Brisk. I Light. Fresh. Light. Fresh. Fresh.' Fresh. Brisk. Brisk. Gentle. Brisk. Brisk, I Cloudy. I Cloudy. jFalr. Cloudy. ?Fair. Fair. Iciear. [Cloudy. Cloudy. Fair. 'Smoky. Fair, loioudy. 'Cloud v. !Falr. ! Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. Thr'ng. Lt.Raln Cloudy. Thr'ng. Fair. Cloudy. Lt. Rain ?Hazy. ?Fair. Fair. ?Hazy. Cl'g up. ?Lt. Rain Lt.Raln Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. Thr'ng. Cloudy. NOTE.-The] weather report dated 7.47o'clock, nie morning, will be posted lo the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A. M.. and, ogether with the weather chart, may (by the ourte3y of the Chamber) be examined by ship naaters at any time during the day. MATOR BALL AND TBE TIMES. NEW YORK, August 27. Mayor Hall declares his intention to sue the Times for ground rent. It ls also stated he will at once move for the appointment of a receiver. A SHARP VERDICT. NEW YORK, August 26. The coroner's jury of Brooklyn, over the Westfield victims, return a verdict that the boiler was originally defective; was wornout by use. and invited the catastrophe, and that Vanderbilt, president of the company; Mat? thews, United States Inspector; Bralsted, superintendent of the company, and Robinson, the engineer, are responsible, and should be held accountable for the deaths. The arrest of the parties bas been ordered. GLOOMY ACCOUNTS OF COTTON IN NORTH CAROLINA. GOLDSBOBO', N. C., August 26. Very gloomy but reliable reports reach the Carolina Messenger newspaper from nearly all the counties In Eastern North Carolina, of great damage to the cotton crop from the rust. Much alarm prevails among the planters. The prospects, good a few weeks ago, are now very unfavorable, especially in the cotton Counties of Wayne, Dauphin, Lenoir, Green, Johnston. Wilson and Pitt. In these counties the drought and rust will necessarily cut the crop short fully one-third from last year's re? ceipts. Similar accounts are given by gentle? men who have passed through more western counties. THE SCARE IN WILMINGTON. WILMINGTON, August 26. Our city authorities have issued an order, of which the following is an extract: "No per? son from Charleston will be allowed to stop within the corporate limits of this city, and no pereon who may visit Charleston from this city will be allowed to return during the con? tinuance ol yellow fever in Charleston." Through trains have been discontinued be? tween Wilmington and Charleston. Passen ers are now changing cars at Florence. leeplng cars are not allowed to run at all be? tween the two cities. - The authorities and citizens here are bending all their energies towards improving the sanitary condition of the city as a measure of precaution. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Mrs. Colburn, the alleged Ohio "Borgia," lately tried for poisoning her husband, old Bufenburg, has been honorably acquitted. -The bark Hong Kong, thirty days from Yokohama, arrived at San Francisco, with teas for the Atlantic seaboard on through bills of lading, being the first cargo shipment thus made. -Officers telegraph from South California for more troops, stating that an Indian war ls inevitable. -The Polaris has arrived at Holsteinburg, Greenland. All well. She met the Swedish North Pole expedition. -Georgs S. Cobb, of Atlanta, Ga., was ar? rested in New York, on Saturday, on the charge of larceny of $10.000 from the office ot the Southern Express Company. Cobb was money clerk in the Atlanta office at the time of the robbery. -Renforth's viscera have been sent from St. John's, N. B., to New York for analysis. -Goldsmith Maid won the trotting match for $5000, yesterday, at Chicago. Time 2.33$, 2.20$, 2.22$, and track heavy. -A man who was struck with a tumbler in a saloon, in New York, went for a shot gun and wounded another man and three women at a single shot. MARINE DISASTERS. FORTRESS MONROE, August 26. The schooner Marlon ls ashore on Body Island. The E. F. Dunbar was abandoned at sea. By arrival of the steamer Resolute, from Body Island, we have the following particu? lars from the schooner Marlon : She reports weather too rough to get the schooner off and too heavy to boat. The cargo of the steamer bad to be landed on the beach. Landed about thirty tons cotton ties. Pumped her out yes? terday, but she filled again, owing to rough weather. Resolute left steamer B. & J. Ban? ker with her and returned tor another steam pump. She goes back to-night, and if weather favors will save both vessel and cargo. The Marlon was from Liverpool for Boston, with a valuable cargo of machinery, cotton ties, and crockery, Ac. JACKSONVILLE, August 27. The brig Pomona, of Richmond, Me., went ashore twenty-five miles south of Cape Cana? veral, August 17. The cargo of cotton can be saved. No lives were lost. The steamer Lodona stranded six miles north of Cape Canaveral, and the beach was Btrewn with the cargo for thirty miles. The captain and twenty men were lost. The first and second officers, chief engineer, first assis? tant engineer, chief cook, one fireman, Cap? tain Harvey's son, mess boy and five seamen W6T6 Sftvcd The brig's. <fc ?. Welsh, of Philadelphia, ls ashore fifteen miles io ut h. of Canaveral. Her cargo of sugar washed out. Captain Watson was drowned and his body buried on the spot. The brig H. G. Berry, ot Baltimore, ls ashore fifty yards from the Welsh, a total wreck, wltn cargo of sugar and molasses. The bark Hilda, lrom New Orleans, bound to Cowes, stranded six miles south of St. Augustine. Her cargo of tobacco and stores is a total loss. One man was drowned. THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE. A New York contemporary says : Dr. Walton H. Peckham carries out his in? tention, formed some time since, and resigns the presidency of the Guardian Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. Dr. Peck? ham accepted the position upon the organiza? tion of the company at the request of his as? sociate stockholders, and though designing originally but a temporary occupancy of the presidency-and with ample wealth that re? lieved him of the necessity of taking upon himself the care of business-he was in? duced to protract his official labors for twelve years, which he did to the company's gain, and contributing a goodly ehare to commend? ing lite Insurance practice to the confidence ol the public. No more honorable or respect? ed gentleman hos been connected with the life Interest. William T. Hooker, Esq., succeeds Dr. Peckham, agreeably to the understanding two years since, when Mr. Hooker was elected vice-president and entered actively upon ex? ecutive dulles, and well proved his firness for life Insurance affairs. Mr. Hooker, os head of the Guardian Life, ls au assurance of vigor? ous, competent, strict and well-regulated management. He is familiar with financial details, responsibility, and also corporate prac? tices. For fourteen years he was cashier of a Hartford bank, and was then called to the presidency of the Continental Bank of New York, which office he filled for several years. To exercise a directing Influence over exten? sive monetary Interest, Mr. Hooker ls the very man. Dr. Peckham retains lils Interest in the company, and will remain a member of the directory. -The records of the Communists trials, as detailed accounts come over the ocean, are quite lengthy and interesting. Ferre was the first one called up. He was dressed in black, with scrupulously clean collar and cuffs, and conducted his own defence. At the very out? set a dispute arose between the lawyers, which gave symptoms of terminating in a free fight, but was quelled by the president. All Lhe witnesses gave testimony bearing directly against Ferre. One created a welcome diver? sion. On being desired to point out Ferre, he gazed vacantly around, and finally Indicated Lhe renowned barrister Jacbaud. TI1I3 caused i general titter, and relieved the monotony. Assl was next examined, and answered the questions In a Arm and prompt manner. He idmitted that he had voted for the massacre sf the hostages, and Indulged Ia several sar? castic retorts, which brought the blood to the meeks ot the prosecutor. Admonished by the indue levity ot the prisoners on the opening lay of the trial, the prosecution subsequently placed them between alternate guards, which fiad the desired effect, and the court was no ionEer scandalized by the audacious laughter >t Urbain and Ass!, or the mo nc h al ant manner n which Blllloray amused himself by sketch ing the oddest luminaries of the bench. flaunt ?teoicines. MOST WONDERFUL CURES EF? FECTED, BOTH OF MIND AND BODY. DU BARRY'S DELICIOUS HEALTH RE? STORING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD Will care DYSPEPSIA, Constipation, Acidity, Cramps, Fits, Heartburn, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Nervousness, Biliousness, Affections of the Liver and Kidneys, Flatulency, Colic, Palpitation of the Heart, Nervous Headache, Irritability, Noises In Head and Ears, Giddiness, Pain between the Shoulders, and in the Chest, Chronic Inflamma? tion and Ulceration or the Stomach, Eruptions on the Skin, scurvy, Fevers, Scrofula, Impurities, Poverty of Blood, Incipient Consomption, Dropsy, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Gout, Influenza, Grippe Nansea and Vomiting during Pregnancy, after eating or ac sea, Low Spirits, General Debility, Paralysis, Cough, Asthma, Tightness Across the cnest, Phlegm, Sleeplessness, Tremors, Vertigo, Blood,to the Head, Exhaustion, Ac. The best food for invalids, generally, as lt never turns acid on the weakest stomach, like arrow root, bat im? parts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion and nervous and mnscu'ar energy to the most enfeebled. Likewise adapted to rear delicate Infants. A few out of 69,000 Testimonials of Core are given below : THE POPE'S HEALTH RESTORED BT DD BAR? RY'S FOOD. Cure No. 68,413-"Rous, July 21, 1886.-The health or the Holy Father ls excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has con? fined himself entirely to Da Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." From the Gazette Du Midi, July 26. FROM THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF CASTLE STUART. Cure No. 62,612.-"ROSSTBKVOB, COUNTY OF DOWN, IRELAND, December 9, 1864.-The Dowager Conntess of Oastlestuart feels Induce?, In the In? terest of suffering humanity, to state that Da Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured her, after all medicines had failed, of Indi? gestion, Bile, Great Nervousness. Irritability, and Hysteria of many years' standing. This Food de? serves the confidence or all sufferers, and may be considered a real blessing. For sale In one and two pound packages by DR. H. B A E Rj SOLE AGENT, MEETING STREET. Directions with every package. angil THE CELEBRATED GERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL, FOR INFANT8 TEETHING. This ls the best Medicine for Infants and young Children ever c ?fi red to the public. It ls carefully prepared from the best Drags, accord- ng to a pre? scription furnished by a distinguished German Physician of large and successful practice, and has been tried and approved by many of oar best physicians. It ls specially adapted to the diseases incident to childhood during the trying period of teething, and recommends Itself for the care of Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic, Griping In the Bowels, Summer Complaint, Ac. It contains NO ANODYNE, or other injurious Drug, and should, therefore, be preferred to the Soothing Syrups that now flood the market, which are known to contain opium, and are, therefore, more or less Injurious. Thons* ands of children are murdered annually by Sooth? ing Syrups ; In some cases, this fact bas been pub ashed In the newspapers, where the physician in attendance so stated In bis death certificate. In the numerous other cases, where the Innocents are murdered by this modern Herod of the Nut sery, the cause ls laid to a thousand other causes to au bnt the right one. Mothers, bear this In mind, and use the GER? MAN SOOTHING CORDIAL, which is safe, effi? cient and satisfactory. DO NOT FAIL TO TRY A BOTTLE * AT ONCE! This SOOTHING CORDIAL ls also an excellent Tonic, admirably adapted tn cases of debility giving tone to the system, recuperating the strength and restoring the appetite. FRICE-TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER BOTTLE. MANUFACTURED BT Dr. H. BA ER, CHARLESTON, S- C. For sale by all Druggists. aug21 rjlHE GREAT GERMAN REMEDIES. Professor LOUIS WUNDRAM'S BLOOD PURI? FYING AND PURGATIVE HERBS, (In PIUS Ol Powders,) for the cure or all Acute or Chronic Diseases, resulting from impure blood and imper 'ec: digestion. Also, the foUowlng Medicines by the same (Pro lessor Louts Wnndram, Brunswick, Germany :) GOUT POWDERS. Rheumatic Tincture. Epileptic Remedy. Toothache Drops. Herb Tea (for Dyspepsia and Nervousness.) Rheumatic Herb Tea. Gout Tincture. Eye Water. Wundwaaser (the German 'Tatnkliier."^ For sale by Dr. H. 3 A ER, may30 No. 131 Meeting street. UST RECEIVED, Pendleton's Panacea, or Vegetable-Pam Er ractor. Also, a fresb supply of SEAL OLEUM, the grea emeUy for Rheumatism. For Bale, wholesale and retail, by Dr. H. BABB, my3J No. 131 Meeting street. Cotton Zits, Ut. rjT?HE WINSHIP COTTON GIN, MANUFACTURED Di ATLANTA, QA. The subscribers are the Agenta for the aale of | the above Superior OIN, and beg to call the atten? tion of Plantera to Its merits. Price $4 per Saw, delivered at any Railroad Station In the state. PELZER, RODGERS A CO., aag28-2mos_Brown ? Co.'s Wharf. T HE "WALLIS" TIE. DIPLOMAS FOR BEST COTTON TIE GRANTED BT , Loolaana State Fair, AprlL 1870. Georgia State Fair, October, 1870. Cotton States Fair. October, 1870. Mississippi State Fair, October, 1870. Alabama State Fair, November, 1870. MADE OF THE BEST ENGLISH IRON. EASILY AND RAPIDLY ADJUSTED. 2000 or the above TIES now landing per British bark M E. Seed, from Liverpool, and for sale at tbe lowest market rates by J. N. ROBSON, Vos. 68 East Bay and l and 2 Atlantic Wharf. ang23-lmoDAO (E?iucationol. T. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY, SUMTER, 8. C. UND IR TUB OA BB O P THB SISTERS OF OUR LADY OP MERCY Tbe Exercises qi this Institute will' be resum? ed September 1st. The Scholastic Year ls divided into two Ses s lons : The first, commencing September 1st, and ending February 1st. Thesecond, commencing February 1st and end? ing Joly 1st. THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION Comprises Orthography, Reading, Writing, Grammar, Rhetoric, Composition, Ancient and Modern History and Geography, the French and Italian Languages, Botany, Philosophy, Chemis? try, Astronomy and nae of Globes, Algebra, Vocal and ina ti amen tal Music, Drawing and Painting in Water Colors and Pastels, Ac, Ac, Ac. TERMS PER QUARTER m ADVANCE. Board, Washing and English Tuition.$60 00 MUSIC.13 60 Use of Instrument. 360* Languages, each.10 00 Crayon Drawing, Paintin gjta Water Colors, Pastel and Oils, each.io o o Embroidery.10 00 Vocal Music at Professor's cha rg es. GENERAL RULES. Each pupil requires a good supply or comfort, able clothing-dark skirts for winter-black silk or alpaca aprons; ir convenient, sliver cap, sposns and fork, marked; one pair of blankets, two pairs or sheets and pillow cases, cemb3 and o rushes. No undue Influence U3ed on the religions princi? ples or the pupils; but to insure regularity, all must conform to the general rules or the Institu? tion. The correspondence of the pupils ls subject to he inspection or the superioress or the Academy; but by no means restricted as regards parents or guardians. English Tuition for day pupils per quarter- $6, $8, $12, $16. Extras as for Boarders. For further particulars, apply to the SUPERIORESS OF THE ACADEMY, anglo Sumter, s. O -?ETHEL MALE ACADEMY, NEAR WARRENTON, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VA., Prepares Youths for College, University, or Business. BOARD AND TUITION $175 Per session of io months-no extras. Locality nnsuroassed for health and morals. For further information, Catalogue, Ac. address ALBERT G. SMITH, ) WM. W. SMITH, A M.. J Principals. J. BLACKWELL SMITH, ) ang7-lmo_ CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER? ING, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y. A higher and more practical Course of Instruction wM be given bere than has ever been attempted elsewhere In this country. Re? opens September 13th. For the Annnal Register, containing lmnroved Coarse of- Study, and full particulars, apply to Prof. CHARLES DROWSE, Director._ang4-lmo -yn-ASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA. The next Session or this Institution will com? mence on the Third THURSDAY (2lst) of Septem? ber, 1871, and continue without intermission un? til the Fourth THURSDAY in Jane, 1872. The Instruction embraces thorough Classical, Literary and Scientific courses, together with the Professional Departments or Law and Engineer? ing. The entire Expenses for the Session of Mne Months need not exceed $300 to $325, according to the price of Board. Arrangements are also made for messing, by which students may re? duce their expenses to $250 per session. For rurther information, address O. W. C. LEE, Pres dent, Or WILLIAM DOLD, Clerk of Faculty. aug7-lmo_j_ gPONGES! SPONGES i just received a fine assortment BATHING SPONGE carriage Sponge ? Toilet sponge Surgeon's Sponge, Ac, Ac. For sale by DB. H. BAER, may ia No. 131 Meeting street. UK tm ?Jnb lirai ions. pOGABTLE'S BOOK DEPOSITORY. AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA: a copy of this rare Book complete in 4 vols., veli boona and In good preservation, will be sold at a low price IX applied for soon. also, a copy of McEenny and Hall's "Indian Tribes of North America," with 120 portraits from hM?. ' at TsnlnKton' ? 8 volfl-? ioL? NEW CATALOGUE-No. 14. THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF THOMAS JEFF ER SON, compiled from Family Letters and Remlnls toAl'A?T1 Sarah N. Benoire Blake. M. D., Surgeon at Glenalble. br the author of "Pleasant Lire m the North," si 75 Mixing m Society, a complete Manual of Man. ners. by the Right Hon. the Countess of . . . . $150. ' Morris's New Poem-The Life and Death of Ja* son, a poem, by Wm. Morris, $100. The Earthly Paradise, a poem, by Wm. Morris, parts 1, 2 and 3,2 vols, each, $3 25. Specimens of the British Poets, with Biographi? cal and Critical Notices, and an Essay on English. Poetry, by Thss. Campbell, a new edition, $8 25. Prose Writers of Germany, by Frederick H. Hedge, Revised and Eoglarged, $5. Longfellow's PoetB and Poetry of Europe, a new edition. Enlarged, $0. The Plays of Philip Massinger, with Critical and Explanatory Notes, by Wm. Gifford, $360. G un n's Domestic Medicine, or Poor Man's Friend, new and revised edition, $6 60. Onnn's New Family Physician, or Home Books Of Health, with supplementary Treatises on Anat? omy, Physiology and Hygiene, 4c, with numer? ous Illustrations, $8. Spanish Pictures drawn with pen and pencil, wita illustrations by Dore and others, $4. Swiss Pictures, drawn with pen and pencil, Il? lustrations by E. Whymper, $4. Pictorial Journey Through the Holy Land, or Scenes in Palestine, L. R. T. S., $3 26. The Comic History of England, by A. Beckett, with 20 colored etchings and 200 wood cuts, $8. The Comic History of Rome, by A. Beckett, Il? lustrated by John Leech, $3 76. Old Testament Shadows of New Testament Troths, by Lyman Abbott, Illustrated, $8. Captain Cook; his Life, Voyages and Discove? ries, by Wm. H. G. Kingston. 52. Life In the Open Air and other Papers, by Theo- . dore Winthrop, $1. The Modern Playmate. Games, Sports and Di? versions for boys of ail ages, compiled by Rev. J. G. Wood, with six hundred original illustrations, $4 60. . The Play Book of Metals, including Narratives of Visits to Coal, Lead, Copper and lin Mmes, with a number of interesting experiments relating to Alchemy and trie Chemistry of the fifty metallic elements, by John H. Pepper, 800 illustrations, $2 25. The Tr essores of the Earth; or Mmes, Minerals and Metals, by Wm. Jones, F. S. A., $176. National Nursery Rhymes and Songs. Set to Music by J. W. Elliott, with numerous illustra? tions by the Brothers DalzleL Novella A Co., London, $4. At Last, a Christmas Story In the West la? dles, by Charles Kingsley, Illustrated, $2 Second Series or Cameos' from English History, by author of "The Heir of Redcliffe?' $160. Pioneers and Founders, or Recent Workers in the Misson Field, by Miss Yonge, $2. MW Persons residing m the country win please bear In mind that by wading their orden to DM tor any books published m America, they will ba charged only the price or the book. We pay for the postage or express. MW Address FOGABTTJETS BOOK DEPOSITORY, No. 260 Kin tr street, (in tho Bead,) Charleston, S.O. Jnlyl8-tnths_. J^USSELLS LIST. The Arts in the Middle Agen, and at the Period of the Renaissance. By Pam Lacroix, Curator ot the Imperial Library or the Arsenal, Paris. Bins rated with nineteen chromo-lltbographlc prints, and upward of four hundred engravings on wood. $12. specimens of the Drawingii or the Ten Kasten, with descriptive letter-prese and twenty photo? graphs, 4to, handsomely bound. $10. Songs of Home, with thinf-six illustrations bj Fenn, Hennessy, Griswold, Ac, and eight auto? graphs, uniform with '.Songs of Life." "Kath' rina," "Bitter sweet," Ac, cloth, mil gilt. $6. ? Marvels of Glass-Making. By A. Sanzay. With sixty-seven Illustrations on wood, and ten auto? type copies of the best examples m the Sooth Ken? sington Museum. $6. Wonders or Italian Art. By Louis Vlardot. With ten autotypes and thirty engravings, cloth. $8. woad ers of Painting. Of the Spanish, French,. English and Flemish Schools. By M. Vlardot. With numerous antotype and wood-cat illustra? tions, cloth, gilt. $a. The Wonders of Engraving. By George Da? plessls. With thirty-four fine wood cats and tea photograph reproductions m antotype, nias tra ti ve" or the varions stages of the art of engraving, from the earliest times to the present, te. illustrations of the Life of Martin Luther. Ea graved In line after original paintings by Labou? chere, with letter-press. By Rev. Merle D'Aublgne. Twelve pictures m folio. $6. The Birth and Childhood of onr Lord Jesu Christ. Meditations selected from the works ?f Augustine, Chrysostom, Oosln, Hall, calvin. Ac, with twelve photographs after Da Vinci, Rftffiaella. Murillo, Guido, Deiaroche, Arv SchetTer, and other masters, l vol., illuminated cloth, extra gut. $8. Library of Poetry and Song. Being a choice selection from the best poets, with introduction by Wm. CuUen Bryant. Handsomely illustrated I VOL, 8VO. $6. The Song of the Sower. By Wm. 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One handsome voL, royal svo., with two hundred and ten superb Illustrations by G taco mellL $6. . Figuier-Earth and sea. From the French et Louis Flguter. illustrated with two hundred and fifty engravings. One handsome voL, royal Sro. $8. Ecclesiastical Art in Germany during the Hidala Ages. By Professor Lubke. Illustrated with ona hundred and eighty-four engravings, 1 vol., svo. $9. Library of Wonders, Ulnstrated with one thou? sand beautiful illustrations. The series consists of: Wonders of the Haman Body; The Sabllme la Nature: intelligence of Animals: Thunder and Lightning: Bottom of the Sea; wonders of the Heavens; Italian Art; Architecture; Glassmaklng; Lighthouses and Lightships; Wonders of Pompeii; Egypt 3300 Years Ago; The Sou; Wonders of Heat; Optical Wonders; wonders of Acoustics; Wonder? ful Escapes; Bodily Strength and Skill; Balloon Ascents; Great Hunts. The volumes may be par? chased separately at $150. Etchings by John Leech, containing Ulastra tions of "Jack Brag," "Christopher Tadpole" and "Hector O'HaUorau," one vol., folio. $3. a M?nchhausen-Adventures du Baron de M?nch? hausen. Traduction nouvelle par Gautier Als. lUastree3 par Gustave Dore. * Two vols. Royal octavo.* 1600 pages and nu met ous engravings. Price, $7; by mail, post-paid, $8. Jan; Also, a large and choice collection of the newest Jnvenile and Toy Books._*_deol9 gTANDARD TEXT BOOKS. By Professor ASA GRAY, Of Harvard University, Author of "How Plants Grow," "School and Field Book of Botany," "Manual of Botany," "Struc? tural and systematic Botany," Ac, Ac. ?.Botany should be taught la every school, and these Volumes should be the Text-Books."-Prof, J. S. Dam, University of Virginia. The publishers beg to call the attention of those about forming classes tn Botany to the weU known works by Professor Gray. Having been carefully revised, they present the latest and most accurate principles and developments of the science, and lt ls sufficient indorsement of them to state that they are used In almost every noted CoUege, High School and Seminary in the country, and are rec? ommended over other series by nine-tenths of the leading Professors and Botanical Teachers m the United States. No author has yet approached Professor Gray Ut the rare art of making purely scientific theories and dry details popular and interesting. From his charming elementary work "How Planta Grow." to hts more elaborate "Manual," there ia one simple, concise and yet exhaustive method ot teaching the varions grades of the study. Descriptive Circulars, giving full titles and pri? ces, will be forwarded by mau, to any address, on application. 1VISCN, BLAKEMAN, TAYLOR A CO., Publishers, Nos. 133 and 140 Grand street, New York. feblO W ABNER'S IODO F O BM AND IBON PILLS. For sale by DB. H. BARR, janis No. 131 Meeting street*