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VOLLME XI.-NUMBER 1774. CHARLESTON, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1871. ?THE COTTON YIELD OF 71. T?TO AND A HALF MILLION BALES A MAXIMUM ESTIMATE. The Figures- V Plain Calculation. CHBRAW, 8. C., September 23. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. In your issue of September 19th there Ja a communication from Washington, D. C., pur? porting to come from the Agricultural Depart? ment, or someone having access to its reports, estimating the maximum yield of cotton for 1871 at three and one-third millions of bales. The fact that this communication bears no signature, and the high percentage accorded to the yield as compared with last year, so much at variance with all the reports we have here? tofore received, leads me to doubt its authen? tic itv, or its being a genuine report from that department. Considering the Importance at? tached to all genuine reports from the Agri? cultural Department, and the vast pecuniary Interest involved in the present crisis, lt does cdt appear in accordance with the tone of im? partiality that bas heretofore characterized that department to suppose the commissioner would allow any report to go out except over hi3 official signature, especially after being re? peatedly warned against giving credence to similar reports. With these few remarks upon the genuine? ness o? the article referred to, I propose to take the percentage ot yield as announced for each State, and see how near we shall approach ^jhree and one-third millions of bales as a max T^-raum. It will be observed, too, that his per? centage ls upon an average yield, while the crop ol' last year was considerably above an average one, and, therefore, in comparing with last year we yield that advantage to his esti? mate. In the absence of the census returns for 1870 showing the yield in each State, we will take the census for 1860, and upon the supposition that the reduction in each Slate has been In proportion to the reduction in the 'Aggregate, we shall arrive sufficiently near to the crop of each State for 1870 Tor the >urpose ot caleula ^*tion. Tims we will have Cror of I860. Crop of 1870. Mississippi.bales-.l 202,607 972,916 Alabama. 939 95: 300,000 Louisiana. 777,738 6.16.390 Georgia. 701.840 5S?,0<X> Texas. 431.461 349,000 Arkansas. 367,393 296,360 North and south Carolina 498,926 403.000 Tonne-see. 296,464 240,133 Other States and Territo? ries. 120,786 97,618 Total.5,387.052 4,352,317 It is conceded Oythe Agricultutal Bureau that the acreage thia year ls flfi.ee. 1 per cent, less than last year, and in the conan tunlcation lt ia stated that the percentage ot /ul' condition is, in North and South Carolina 80a' 2, Georgia 78, Florida 76, Alabama 80, Mlsslssltpl 80, Lou- j islana 77, Texas 81, Arkansas 95, t ad Tennes-*| see 9G. Reducing the crop of each Sta e, as shown above, ter 1870, fifteen per cent for acreage, and on this calculate the per cet t., as stated for average condition, and we sha .1 have, as a maximum yield for 1871 Mississippi.bales.. 661,584 Alabama. 544.000 A* Louisiana. 409.973 ^ Georgia. 376,921 Texas. 2C0 2S7 Arkansas.?. 239.227 North and South Carolina. 2:4,010 Tennessee. 195,950 Other stat es. 62,181 Total..*.3,003,166 It appears, therefore, that even assuming I the figures of the party making the estimate of j three and a third million bales, the crop can? not possibly much exceed three million bales, under the most favorable circumstances. In contrast with the above, I submit an es? timate, based upon the report of t e New Or? leans Cotton Exchange, as contained in your issue ot the 12th inst. lu that report the average, "with favorable season and late fall, " is stated to be, for Mis? sissippi 50a75 per cent. Louisiana 50a75 per ? cent., with 18 per cent decreased acreage. Arkansas 75a87? per cent., with 20a21 decreas? ed acreage. Alabama 70 per cent; decreased acreage 21 per cent. Georgia 75 per cent; 18 percent, decreased acreage? Texas 50a62fr per cent., with decreased acreage 30 per cent. Giving 15 per cent, as the decreased acreage ior the other States, and allowing the average condition in North and South Carolina to be represented by 60a70 per cent., Tennesse 95 per cent., Florida and others 90 per cent., and we have for the highest and lowest estimate, based on that report HiRhe?t. Lowest. MlssNslpp.bales 620,233 413.489 Alabama. 443,400 443,400 Louisiana. 335,230 256,820 Georgia. 398,705 198,705 f Texts. 145 266 117,151 Arkausai. 207,452 lt7,8)6 North and south carolina.. 239,785 205,530 Tennessee.?... 183.702 183.702 Flori'a and others. 74,801 74,6oi Total. 2,698,874 2,271,213 As these estimates are based on the suppo? rt si Lion that we should have as late a fall as last year, and do not take into account any unfa? vorable reports that have reached us since the first of September, I think we will be safe In placing the present crop somewhere between Wo and a quarter and two and a half millions of bales. The cold weather now indicates an early frost, In which event the crop may be reduced even below the lowest estimate. P. " THE HERO OF SUMTER.' WASHINGTON, October 3. General Robert Anderson receives $4200 per anu?m from the United States, as the half pay of a retired brigadier-general. The story of | his poverty-stricken condition in Switzerland ls fictitious. HURRIED IXTO ETERNITY. ST. Louis, October 3. The partially constructed bridge over Ver degris Ri ver, near Fort Gibson, on the Kansas ana Texas Railroad, fell, drowning two and killing one. Sixteen persons were severely wounded, of whom eight or ten will die. POTTSVILLE, PA, October 3. A colliery explosion killed four persons, and one is missing. A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. Two Olen Carried np In a Balloon-A Fearful fall-One JBronant Mashed to a Jelly. LOUISVILLE, October 3. At a balloon ascension to-day the balloon broke prematurely from its fastenings. Two mea sprang for the car but only caught the ropes, and were carried off. One of them fell thirty feet, and ls unhurt. Professor Wilbur, however, clung to the ropes tili the balloon at? tained a height of one mlle, when he came whlrllog to the earth. AB he approached the earth he was feet foremost; he thenm>read out horizontally, and then doubled ap a.-.d turned over, and next straightened out with bis head ?vnwarde. As he struck the earth be fell >n hlB head aud back. His head wm mash? Into an indistinguishable mas*. HU bony was bruised and crushed horribly. The body made an indentation in the ground eluht Inches deep and rebounded four feet from where lt ?truck. The professor's young wife and llttlu daughter were on the ground and witnessed the terrible affair. THE NATIONAL FINANCES. Secretary Bontwell's Ohio Speech What has been Done and AV Im t is to be Done \cxt. Secretary of Die Treasury Boutwell delivered a speech at Cincinnati on the 28th instant. He led off with a few general remarks lu criticism of the Democratic party, and then entered upon a review of the financial operations ol the government since the close of the war, ia the course of which he said : On the 1st ot September, 1871. the net debt of the United Slates, including accrued inter est, was$2,274,122,560 38, showtnz a decrease from ?larch 1, 1869, of $251,340,699 63. In the same period the annual interest account was reduced from $126,389,550 to $111,439, 385.50, or about a million and a quarter per month He alluded to the Improvement in value ot' the government bonds, while the debt re? mains precisely the same, except upon the theory maintained by our opponents, that the bonds themselves are to be paid in green backs, and no provision made for the redemp? tion of the greenbacks. If the greenbacks are to be paid in colo, as one would suppose they ought to be paid, then nothing would be gained by compelling the public creditors tc take the greenbacks In exchange lor their bonds, unless it be the saving of interest, and this seems a poor compensation for the de? struction of the public credit and the disgrace of the country. FUNDING OPERATIONS Mr. Boutwell recapitulated what provisions had been made with a view to funding por? tions of the debt at a lower rate of Interest. The act of July 14. 1870, for relunding the national debt, provided that the proceeds c:" subscriptions should be used for no other pur? pose than the redemption of outstanding live twenty bonds, and also that three months1 no? tice should be given to the holders of such bonds, and that after its expiration interest thereon should cease. These two provisions ot law Involve neces? sarily a loss of interest to the government troon such subscriptions os might be made, as the government would be obliged to Issue the bonds upon payment of the par value of the same in coln, and hold the money until the bonds called should mature. The national bank act authorized the Secre? tary of the Treasury to designate certain banks as public depositories. He did, accordingly, designate them as depositories tor fitch moneys as they might subscribe toward the new Ave per cent, bonds, until the interest on tbe old bonds should cease, and they should be presented for payment. It is, of course, to be accepted as a tact that there is a loss ol Interest lo the government, but it Is also true that the loss is erne to the provisions of the act referred to, and is properly incident to the duty of the government to give notice to the holders of the bonds of a future time when the principal will be paid, and when Ute interest ceases. In my annual report for 1870 I stated that the public debt ought to be reduced at lease fifty millions a yt ar, and to that opinion I adhere, and this can be accomplished with such a reduction of tuxes as will meet the de? mands of business aud remove most ot' the objeclionrble features of the tariff system INTERNAL REVENUE. The amendments made to the internal reve? nue system have relieved the people of most, if not all, of the taxes really burdensome. Un der that system there are now but seven sub? jects of taxation. First, the Income tax of two and a half per cent, on the excess income over $2000 a year, which expires, unless there is lurther legislation, In 1872. The other sub jects ol taxation are stamps, ba t, gas, dis till'd spirits, tobacco and malt liquors. From all these sources it ls expected that about one hundred and twenty-five millions dollars a year will be received; and lt cannot with truth J j be said that these laxes bear heavily upon the people, or that they are an embarrassment to business. THE VOLUME 07 CURRENCY, Another course recommended by mc ia my annual report of December, 1869. is to reduce the volume of currency, for which I then ask ed authority for an amount not exceeding two millions of dollars per month. It ls the desire 1 and the purpose of the Republican party, of 1 the President, and of those associated with . him In the administration of the government, j to do what is practicable to render the paper 1 of the country as valuable as gold at the ear- -' liest moment, without violence or injury to the business interests of the country. The means must be left to Congress. GENERAL RESULTS. In addition to reductions already effected, e our financial condition at this moment is such t as to justify the expectation that at the next e session of Congress the taxes may be reduced t at least $30,000,000 more. The net expeuses, r. excluding the interest on the public debt, pen- t Blons, bounties, the cost of the internal re ve- r nue bureau, and all expenses resulting (rom c the war, have been reduced from $173,520.371 a 77 tor the vear ending June 30, 1868, to $95,- e 648.592 30 tor the year ending June 30, 1871. v c THE BRITISH CLAIMS. |C r WASHINGTON, October 3. I i Henry Howard, agent for British claims, I d has issued a notice requesting the subjects of Great Britain to send him particulars of claims which they may have upon the United States Government, arising out of acts committed against their persons or property during the lute war. The claims must be presented with-11 In six months from the 2 o th September last. I |! THE MONTO OME HT MERCHANTS. MONTGOMERY, October 3 A meetinz ot the leading merchants and cotton factors of this city took place lost c night. A board of trade modelled upon those s of sister cities was organized with A. Strass- ? burger, president; and M. P. Legrand and R. 1 W. Durr, vice-presidents. All the merchants ? take a great interest in the matter, and are ~ determined on making lt a -uccess, THE WAR AGAINST TAMMANY | a C NEW YORK. October 2. ^ Application was made to-day before Judge Bixby for a warrant for the arrest ol' Mayor 3 Hall, on the charge of official neglect In per- p milting the conversion of public lunds. The c mayor will be notified to appear at 10 A. M., 5 to-morrow, and answer the charge brought u against bira. It is stated that applications s, will be made for the airest of Tweed and 0 others, on a charge of fraudulently appropria- P Ung public funds. 0 n NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST. SAN FRANCISCO, October 3. \ The superintendent of the mint notifies a number of old Republican employees that in 1 consequence of political pressure their servi ces must be dispensed with. Their successors ? are supposed to favor the present administra- ,\ tion. The smallpox is severe at Wallawalla, Oregon. Two escaped convicts from Nevada were sung. There is intense heat throughout California, with many sunstrokes. The wheat market is united. The shipments ot tea overland are nearly lour million pounds during September. The vintage has commenced, and will yield ibout eight million gallons, exclusive ot brandy. KU-KLVX ARRESTS IN TORKVILLE. A Washington telegram to the Baltimore Sun, of Modday, says : Information has reached here Irom York vllle, 8. C.. that several davs ago, under war? rants issued by the United States commission? er, eight or nine persons were arrested on the charge of having whipped a negro woman, who resides in the neighborhood of the per? sons accused. In May last. The prisoners were brought to town by a squad of United Staten soldiers and lodged 1' Jail, and alter au Inves? tigation by the commi' .loner they were requir? ed to give ball In th* sum ot $2000 each tor their appearance belore th? United Stales Cir? cuit Court, to be held lu Columbia In Novem? ber next, at which term Judge Bond will pre? side. Other warrants are to oe issued under the KU-KIUT act. At the last accounts the prisoners had not given bail. THE WORLD OF FASHION. JESSIE JUNE'S NOTES FROM NEW YORK FOR OCTOBER. The Aspect of the Great Metropolis What ls to be Worn this Fall and Winter, and How-The Style* In Dresses, Cloaks, Hats, Bonnets and Cloves. NEW YORK, September 30. With every recurring autumn New York changes Us aspect to the occasional visitor. It ls constantly "moving up town." . Broad? way, below Tenth street, ls no longer-consid? ered fit for a promenade, and, indeed, is hardly practicable for one, the great warehouses con? stantly encroaching further upon its formerly iasalcnable precincts and taking possession, aa i3 their custom, ol sidewalks and streets, as well 03 buildings. All the great business aoi.ses have gone up town, and the very best thing Mr. Stewart could do with his new resi? dence on Thirty-fourth street would be to turn it inte a grand dry goods palace, for it is too large to live in and take any comfort; and al? ready ladies grumble at the Broadway and Tenth 3treet building as being so far "down town." All Hie slgu3 are in favor of a gayly social and active business season, less extra? vagant, perhaps, than any which have prece? ded it, but healthfully busy and much more generally festive In its character. ENTERTAINMENTS. One ci ihe most noticeable evidences of the changes which society is gradually undergoing ts the falling off in the numbers ot large par? ties that were formerly given during the sea? son. Ten years ago everybody wno had a house .'ave one to clear off their obligations. Now they are only given for a purpose, or at least Lave a nominal object apart from t he ne? cessity of returning a compliment. Christmas parties, wedding parties, birthday parties and the like are still In vogue, but the stupid, brainless evening party, without any object but bringing a miserable crowd together, will soon, it is hoped, be among the things that were. "Receptions'' are the modern substi? tute for parties, aud the inclusive title of the grand gathering of the five hundred oswell as tte modest dozen round the corner. TUE PROSPECTS FOR OPERA. There will be no lack of the musical element this winter, If we may judge from the number of European celebrities who. attracted by the rumors of Nilsson's wonderful successful mon? etary success, have flown hi: her to reap a little of the golden harvest. For the past two seasons we have had a dearth of opera. The prospect now is that we shall be Lircla-d and Amini-d, and Leonora-d to death, and thal i ts: ead of over-stocked purses and large In? vestments In real estate cn the part or tue am? bitious cantatrices, there will be by the lime Lent arrives, weeping and walling and gnash? ing of teeth, as extremes meer. We have bad as yet no decided musical or theatrical sensa? tion, it we except "Divorce" at the Filth Avenue Theatre, which ls a success, not a sen? sation. The "Fifth Avenue" has become the drawing-room theatre of the town, and has taken the place of Wallack's as the represen? tative of society. ParepaRosa, with an ex? cellent company, wlil have commenced a series of English operas before this letter reaches you, but we must walt lill the third week in October tor Nilsson's debut at the Academy, Boston claiming her first. PALL BONNETS. The opening of costumes and winier styles n connels bas taken place since my last, but ias developed nothing.new or striking. The ihapes are the same as last season, with the inference-that those that were lamer and :onfined to the exclusives men, are becoming reneral now, while the exclusives in the ab lenee of Parisian novelty have nothing to take :heir place. As ls always the case in fashions, :he latest Ideas of the previous season simply jecome more pronounced during the succeed ng ones, until they reach a pitch of absurdity ivhich compelB a total chauge of base, then something else, possibly the opposite extreme, ake its place. Last year the trimming began o be placed upon the back of the crown; this rear it ls piled high upon it and makes the top >f the head look nearly an inch higher than the orehead. The popular preference is for high :rowned hats of black straw, with brim turned ip rather more at the sides than In front and rimmed with alternate folds ot soft satin finish id gros grain bows and long ends surmounted >y a plume of ostrich leathers or a bright-color td wing and black aigrette. All black hats and lonnets are always lady like, and. therefore, lopular among a large class who cannot afford 0 follow their fancies but must wear the same lat or bonnet with different costumes. Trim ned with good feathers and thread lace they .re rea [/"distinguished and are only vulgariz d by the colored aigrettes which some milli? ters recommend to match dresses or trim? ings. The close lorm, with high narrow rowr., and small, somewhat flowing brim, or lamented on the inside by a ruche of white ulle or black lace, and popularly called the 'Cottage Bonnet," is the prevailing style, but ilvides the suffrage with the roucd soltcrown d beret, the crown of which ls mounted some? what higher while Hie brim aud curtain are orrespondingly deeper. Both these styles flt asily to the head and ure adapted to the pres? et arrangement of the hair, which is rolled lizh in front and faces the brim. Only round tats descend upon the forehead, aud these r.uch ?ess than formerly. TONES IN MATERIALS. Some of the largest houses show new fill abrlcs/ai'tes, satins, cashmeres and empre?s iloths ior example, but particularly failles ia amples, consisting of three shades ol each olor. These are arranged in a book, and rom them ladles can judge accurately of the fleet produced by the perfect blending, and tow for the product of sucha co.nblmti.lon fill be likely to suit the individual taste, lypress green. Van Dyke brown, cendres de oses (ashes de roses,) and the cameo tims, re decidedly the most i ash iona bl e. Wheu l he are. taste and skill are demanded irom the nodi ste which these costumes i equi re, then ressmaking really becomes an art; but there re few, even among the most pretentious of rofessional dressmakers who deserve to be ulled artists. In these exquisitely toned and haded costumes a fine combination of tints nd of different materials conveys the impres? i?n of beauly and completeness without any isplay, aud therefore ls dally appreciated by ersons of really high taste and refinement-lt pens a new field, however, to those who ad ?ire the subtleties of dress. NEW FALL COSTUMES. It would be laughable If it were not so Bad nd pttitul to note the general helplessness nd utter dependence of women upon autlior y for what Uley* shall wear. Such an Idea as lot they have judgment omi toste of their wn, that they know best Just what would ult their needs and circumstances, and that tey have as much right and are as capable of ?tting a fashion as roany of those who do it, ever seems to euter their minds. It may be ltd that a quiet and obscure woman who hould try to be original, would only be nought eccentric, and that it requires a more ii bli c and commanding position to enable vornan to "set" fashion. This is true In part, ut not wholly. A modest, sensible dress, dapted to the wants and means of the wearer, overdoes look eccentric, while a "fashion" adly imitated and out of harmony with its urronndlngs, strikes one frequently with a ense of gross absurdity. This thought is imply apropos to the loll costumes in silk nd woollen fish io ns ot various kinds und ualltles which have taken the place of lie linens and the lawns of last snmmer i all the large outfitting houses. The ?-kirt nd polonaise which became the rage last timmer, reappear bunched up in the same j\di. and repeating the same hideous waste ot nalerlal in rich silk? and thick satinets which ms expended In their flimsy, and there ore more suitable and less expensive fabrics, 'he skirt and polonaise, arranged to form un lab?rate BUH, was devbed lor those who have IreBses especially adapted for every occasion vrappcrs when they rise lu the morning, the ?reny deml-tralned Bklrt and small busques or house-wear, th? more ceremonious dlnuer Ires? ?mri the elaborate evening toilet, neither >{ winch would be thought oi lor on Instant or winking, t-hopplng or calling purposes-the ises lo which the skirt and polonaise, in Us adulte variety, ls devoted. The mosses of ivotnen. however, do not have uew dresses every season embodying all the changes which dress-makers and fashion-mongers have to In vent to satisfy their clients. The majority have perhaps two new dresses, many not more than that In the course of the year, and they require that these should All all the different requirements of their social life. THE TNDrCATfONS OF THE KCT?BE. The most distinguished women make their own fashions, and generally become noted for a certain style of dress which belongs to them almost aa exclusively as the color orthelr hair or the expression of their eyes. Instead ot adapting themselves to the prevailing fashion they adapt the prevailing fashion to them? selves, and the result ls that fitness of clothing to the wearer which strikes every one with aof mlratlon. The most elegant women of society have discarded paonlers and refuse to bunch up costly velvet and thick gros grain into "Dolly Vardens." We may hope, I'aerelore, to see before the winter closes, and even before it ls far advanced, the huge bunches at the back entirely got rid of, the deml-tralned skirts ot rich material made perfectly plain, the dis? tinctive folds and creases taken out ol the polonaise of velvet and wool, and the garment allowed to descend naturally upon the grace? ful skirt. The "Girl of the Period" has passed Into caricature. It ls sincerely hoped that she will shortly pass into history, with all her humps, her "bends" and her deformities, and be seen no more. OUTSIDE ffARXKXTS. Shawls are seen a little during the interme? diate season before thin suits have given place to warmer ones, but they have not as yet re? covered any of that prestige which distinguish? ed them before suits became the universal wear. The question now with many ladles is, what shall we do for a drees.cloak? No suit can be made warm enough for the rigors ol this climate at the North; and unless one can afford the magnificence of an Independent black velvet polonaise, with ks quilted silk lining and rich, trimming, there has been nothing but a waterproof or a blanket shawl between women and freezing. This winter, lt seems probable, this great want will be supplied. Several models of a winter pelisse in tricot and broad? cloth have been exhibited, which seem to combine all the requisites, and ought to win attention and favor. The pattern is cut long, and fits closely to define the figure, although loose enough to be put on with comfort, over a dress. It may be double, or single breasted, and made with or without one or more pel? erine capes. The capes are not lined; they are cut of single cloth, the prettiest pinked out upon the edee. Fer slender persons one seam, and a large pleat at the back, In the skirt, are sufficient; but fer stouter, and more matronly ladies, side single pleats, which give .three seams at the back, will be found more becom? ing to the figure. A pelisse or cypress green cloth, worn overa single dress skirt, with an all black hat ot velvet and feathers, Is as hand? some and ladylike a costume os any woman need want. Waterproof cloaks are now made almost uni? formly as long sacques, closed down the front, with sleeves and large talma capes. They are by far the raoBt comfortable and useful style, aa they allow tbe free use of the arms, and are at the same time pertectly protective. Moro dressy and as useful wraps are made In the came way ol Scotch wool, checked In two colors-black and white, purple and white, scarlet and white, and the ?Ike. These latter are particularly pretty worn over gray travel? ling dresses. Opera cloaks are richly embroidered this sea? son, In black or colors upon white, in white upon scarlet, in gold or white upon black. Opera dressing ls oecoming as elaborate as lt was oeiore the war, although "full*' dress, that is, bare necks, are, thanks to an innate sense ol' propriety in the natural unpererted Amer? ican woman, rarely seen. o LOVES. Kid gloves have appeared in all the new fine shades of faille, satine and empress cloth, and in all the minute shades also, required by the shaded costumes. The lightest shade of the combination ls generally selected, however, rn co with these, as being morn dressy. Evening- gloves are a tone deeper and black ?loves, or giuvu3 the shade of the dress em roldered with block in fine lines upon the back and narrow scoloppd rim at the wrist are the latest for street wear. The price Is a trifle lower than last season-one doiu^ seventy-five cents for one-buttoned gloves; two dollars for two buttons, twenty-five cents as usual Dcmg added for every button. JENXT JONE. THE WAR WITH THE MORMONS. Brigham Yoong Arrested for Adultery and Murder. SALT LAKE, October 3. Brigham Young was arrested at four o'clock yesterday, and ls Indicted for licentiousness. Owing to his sickness he was allowed to re? main in his house under custody of the mar? shal. Another company of Federal troops has ar? rived. Serious resistance ls improbable. It Is generally believed that indictments have been lound against Brigham Young for murder. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Secretary Seward and party arrived at New York yesterday in the Java. -The French man-of-war, Bouvet, is ashore on the coast of Haytl. A total wreck is feared. -The St. Louis Fair opened yesterday under favorable auspices. Four hundred bales of cotton are entered. -General Young, of Georgia, who ls in Washington, expresses the opinion thatlhe Democrats will sweep the Southern States. -A salvage of twenty per cent, has been awarded on the cargo of the Mississippi, wrecked off the Florida coast. Appraised value $175,000. THE HEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, October 3. The barometer will probably continue to fall In the Southern and Gulf Slates, and the rain storm now prevailing there extend into Geor? gia. Rain ls also probable during Wednesday in the Carolinas. Continued westerly winds with hazy weather on the lakes, yesterday's Weather Ueporu of th? Sigua! Service, U. S. A.-4.47 P. M., lineal Time. Place of Observation. rr SP Augusta.. Baltimore. Hostel,., .... Biilfalo, N. V.... Cia rle-uni. Cheyenne, W. T. Chicago ......... uncinuatt. Cleveland. Corinne, Utah... Detroit. Duluth. Minn... Indianapolis.... Key West, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn. Lake city, Kia.. Memphis, Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis MoMIe. Nash ville. New London, ct. New orleans... sew York. omaha, Neb.... Os weg". N. Y... Philadelphia.... Pittsburg, Pa... Port Und, Me... Rochester, N. Y. San Fraxclaco.. Sivaunah . .su Louts. St. Paul. Mina.. rolado, o. Washington. I) C. Wilmington,N O Nirfnik. Lynchburg. Leavenworth.... itxpc Ma.. Mt. WashlnsUMi. 30. Oi 29.94 9.72 .ii).06 3U O'J 29.08 20.S 29.96 28.72 29.72 29.6 29.66 29.8? 29.9? 10.95 29.9U 29.85 29.60 ?9.'6 30.00 29.74 29.76 29.77 29.73 9.6 29.7? 29. 19.76 29.65 29.98 9 99 29. *7 ?9.8* ?9.6? 29.82 10.02 29.91 29.87 29.90 29.82 29.84 43 po ft? Calm SW SB Vt SW 3 W w sw ?>w sw NW SW SE S E NW W NE W SW NK S Calm. w -w w s w w Culm, sw N w sw s Vf w s w ll Gentle. Fresh. Fre*h. lght. Fresh. Br.sic. Gentle. Presh. Gentle. Fresh, r resh. Brisk. Kentle. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. Brisk. nenrie. Light. Brisk. Qeu ile. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Presh. Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. Presh. eu tie. Light. Fresh. Fresh. Gent.e. Gentle. Fresh. Cloudy. Hazy. Thr'ng. Foggy. cloudy. Fair. Clear, moky. Hazy. Fair. H.izy. Ole ir. Hazy. Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Hazy. H. Rain Fair. loudy. Lt. Rain Cloudy. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. Fair. Cloudy. Foggy. Clear. Misty. Hazy. Smoky. Hazy. Fair. Cloudy. Hazy. Olor. Fdr. Clear. Cloudy. NOTE.-The weather retort dated 7.47 o'clock, i his morning, will be posud in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A. M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time during the day. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. PARIS. September 3. Count Orioff and Thiers had an interview yesterday. VERSAILLES, October 3. It is semi-officially announced that the cus? toms treaty with Germany Is concluded, but the s grnlDg is delayed until the indemnity now overdue is paid. ... . . " M , MADRID. October 3. It Is believed that Eevero will be chosen president of the Cortes. Flguero ls mentioned as minister of State. King Amadeus has or? dered the release of one hundred political prisoners. i_. , _ " L LONDON, October 3. The ship James Booth foundered lu the Bay of Biscay. Nineteen were drowned. It ls reported that Me;?lia, In Morocco, ls be? sieged by twelve thousand Kabyles. Rein? forcements are promised to the ganiion. The scissors grinders, cutlers and carpenters of Sheffield, and the spinners of Bolton and Dundee have struck work. The strikers In Newcastle held a mass meeting to-day, and passed resolutions to insist -on their demand, and persevere in the strike until its objects are accomplished. Four hundred women employed in the flax mills have joined in a strike. ? NEW YORK, October 3. The World's special from London says Thiers has notified Granville that the commercial treaty between France and England will ter? minate In the beginning of 1872. THE NO F EL- REA DINO DISE A S E. [From the London Examiner.] Physicians are familiar with a complaint which, although sufficiently specific, has vet no name of tts own. The patient suffers from an alarming and morbid Midst, and consumes a perlectly fabulous amount ot fluid, almost al? ways of an unwholesome nature. Tea in a highly diluted Bhape, eau sucr?e, raspberry vinegar aDd water, soda water, or some other inch abominable mess, is taken by the gallon, and the unnatural craving is stimulated by Indul? gence. Wholesome food ls refused; no exer? cise* is taken, and the patient finally sinks Into a flabby and sickly condition, which nothing but severe and determined treatment will shake off. This dropsical habit of body finds its exact analogue in the species of mental dropsy which ls produced by over-indulgence In tbree-volumed novels. This terrible com? plaint Is one of the worst evils which modern civilization has brought with lt. Its progress is gradual, very insidious, and often almost Imperceptible. At first all that ls noticed ls that the sufferer ls apt to be found bent over a novel at unnatural hours-as, say, in the early morning, or in the mldriie ot a beau? tiful summer's afternoon. Soon, however, the disease becomes more pronounced, and in its wo st stages novels are got through at the rate ol three or tour, or even five, a week, or at an average, In a severe and chronic case, of | some two hundred and fifty or three hundred a year. At first some discrimination is exer? cised, and one writer is, perhaps, preferred to another-Mr. Trollope, say, to Mrs. Rots Church, or "Onida" to the author of "Guy Livingstone." Very soon, however, the taste becomes deadened and blunted, and all power of distinction and appreciation ls lost. Ia this stage, the unhappy patient can no more go without her novel than can a confirmed dipso? maniac without his dram. The smaller circu? lating libraries, which lend out very second? hand novels Indeed at a penny a volume, are put under contribution, and any amount ot garbage ls swallowed wholesale. Quality ls held absolutely of LjWimportance, and quanti? ty ie everything, ye very process of read? ing becomes more or less mechanical, and seems to afford a species of mechanical pleasure or satisfaction, a novel of the leeblest possible type being read as religiously from cover to cover, and yielding apparently as much enjoyment as lt lt were a second "Romola." It ls no uncommon thing for a young lady, in whom the complaint has as? sumed a chronic form, to have read the whole of Scott, the whole of Thackreay, the whole ol Dickens, the whole of Trollope, the whole of Annie Thomas, the whole of Mrs. Ross Church, the whole of Miss Braddon, the whole of Lawrence, and, into the bargain, some four or five hundred novels by less famous hands. When the disease is thus confirmed, the drop? sical habit of mind becomes apparent. The conversation ot the patient becomes flabby and Ump. Her interest in all ordtnary sub lects-except, perhaps, the latest fashions, or the more scandalous portions of evidence In the Tichborne case, or the marriage of the Princess Beatrice-flickere leebly in the socket, and finally dies out. The last stage-that of absolute Imbecility-ls now, unless very pow? erful remedies are exhibited, a mere matter of time. So much for the symptoms or diagnosis of the disease. Its prognosis depends greatly upon the natural constitution or the patient; but ls, as a rule, unfavorable. Even where vigorous treatment has been adopted, and has appa? rently effected a radical cure, there is always danger of a serious relapse. And even lithe cure be permanent, the patient is none the less permanently enfeebled, and will always remaiu Incapable of any severe or protracted mental exertion. It ls, Indeed, upon the whole, unwise to encourage delusive hopes of | complete cure. The disease ls as obscure, as insidious, and as little capable of control as ls softening of the brain Itself; and lt is doubtful whether we ever do more than for a while to arrest Its course. What ls most sad, ls the self deception of the patient herself, which is very analogous to that of the habitual drunkard. She ls. aa a rule, perfectly convinced that her evil habit ls under her own control; that she could, If she choose, begin to-morrow, and never open a novel again. She ls. Indeed, fruitful In such good resolutions; but if any at? tempt is made to secure total abstinence even for a day, she will resort to subterfuges as pit? iful as those to which a dipsomaniac will have recourse ll deprived of his accustomed dram, and will tell any falsehoods, or USJ any evasion, rather than struggle with the crav? ings of her diseased ?appetite. In such hope? less cases, even the most Judicious firmness ls ol very little avail. It Is too clear, unfortunately, why lt is that so many women thus waste their lime and rot their minds. They read novels, exactly as some young men smoke and drink bitter beer, for sheer want of something to do. What a woman needs is an education which shall ena? ble her to read and follow the parliamentary debates Instead of the police and divorce re? ports; and. when women are thus educated, then feeble novels and feeble novelists will vex our souls no longer to the horrible extent to which they Irritate us at present. Of such an education we may say that it is not to be got in books, unless, Indeed, books can give sound, healthy common-sense, and wholesome interest in common subjects. But men can give lt by making the women of their family their companions; and that they should neglect to give lt, shows, ?fter all, how Inveterately deep-seated Is the extraordinary notion that the Intellectual difference between men and women is one of kiud and not of degree. EXPELLED GERMANS COMPENSATED.-A Ber? lin correspondent of the London Times writes on the 14th instaut: "By apportioning to them the fines levied Irom French towns, a larger sum can be accorded to the Germans expelled from France than the two millions of thalers voted. The number at present ls 42,632, and their claims have been approved of to trie amount ot 3,865 668 thalers or 93 thalers per head. It must be confessed that this aver? age amount appears extremely small. The journey from and lo Paris alone absorbs one half of it." T HE FOUNTAIN SYRINGE SFLF ACTING.-NO PUMPING.-NO AIR INJECTED. The best universal SYRIS'OK in the market lt ls recommended by the drat Physicians of th country. lt la so simple that lt cannot get out of order There are no valves, and nothing that will cor rode. Une will last a life time. Dr. JOS. H. WARREN, an eminent Phlslclan, o Boston writes to the manufacturers: "From the Tact of its sm./'?.tty ami correct principle lu the structure or youv 'Fountain Sj ringe,' and ror the easy manipulation, practicabn result, and comfort to the patient, 1 have rccorn mended this instrument extensively." The Profession are invited to call and exam in trie apparatus. For sale, wholesale and retail, by Dr. H. BAEK, Wo. 131 Meeting street, may3Q Agent for south Carolina ?flarrieo. McKE.vZ?E-BEACDROT.-On the 28th of Sep? tember, by the Rev. Joan T. Wightman, JOH? K. MCKENZIE to SARAH A.E.B, eldest daughter of I J. L. M. Beandrot, both of thia city. Ko parda. inner ai $ onces. ; THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. M. Garey are re? spectfully Invited to attend the Punjral of their daughter, ANN, from their residence. No. 8 Wash? ington street, THra AFITONOON, at half past 8 o'clock._ oct4-* ?&~THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. D. WELLBROOK are respectfully Invited to attend the Funeral of | the Utter, at her late residence, corner of Can? non and Coming streets, THIS MOBNINO, at io o'clock._ oct4-* Jirpmal iSotires. P?* REMEMBER THE SALE OF THE Single Number Raffle Certificates of the Charles? ton Charitable Association, for Gold Bonds, clos a on Hie evening of October io._octS-7 pm*WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any debts contracted by the crew or the French bark DELPHINE MELANIE. 0ct3-2 GEO. W. WILLIAMS A CO. JZ*~ THE CHARLESTON CHARITA? BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFICAL RAFFLED NUMBERS. CLASS No.-MORNING. 55-57-7-45-2G-5-3G-53-72-2-48-33 AB witness our hand at Columbia this 3d day of October. 1871. FENN PECK, JAMES OILLILAND, oct3 Sworn Commissioners. pkT DISINFECTANTS. -THOSE IN want of DISINFECTANTS will find a full assort? ment at the Dru* store of DB. H. Ba ER, in Meet? ing streit. se p l pm* REMEMBER THE SALE OF THE Single Number Raffle Certificates or the Charles? ton Charitable Association, for Gold Bonds, closes on the evening of October io._oct8-7 ^LA CANDEUR LODGE, No. 36, A F. M.-Any member of this Lodge who may be taken sick, or who may require nursing or medi? cal attendance, ls requested to give notice of the same, without delay, to Senior Warden D. MUL? LER, No. 323 King street._ttpU pm* NOTICE-ALL PERSONS??HAV? INO claims against the Estate of PAUL WIG FALL, deceased, will present them dnly attested; and all persons Indebted thereto, wui make pay? ment to Messrs. BREWSTER, S PR ATT A BURKE, No. 98 Broad street. ^MILDRED J. WIG FA LL HB s3p20-w3_'"Tl ^Administratrix. pm* OFFICE SA V A N N A H AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY,-The Cou? pons on the EIGHT PER CENT. BONDS of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Company, due 1st instant, will bi paid on presentatioa at the First National Bank, Charleston. oct2-4 & W. FISHER, Treasurer. pm* UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.-By an Order or the Hon. GEO. S. BRYAN, United States Distric Judge, the hearing of all petitions and motions in Bankruptcy, or In the general business or the District dun ls post? poned until the first Monday of November next. sep30_DANL. HORLBftCK, Clerk. pa- NOTICE LS HEREBY GIVEN to all Sub-Agents of the Land Commission, tba:, from and after the flrat day or March, 1871, they will report all their proceedings to Hon. F. L. tiARDOZO, Secretary of the Advisory Board. ROBT. C. DKLARGE. L. G. S. S. C. Columbia. February 28.1871._rn aril ^.MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE RE? QUIRE an alterative to restore the healthy action or their system and correct the derangements that creep into IL Sarsaparillas were used and valued, until several impositions were palmed off upon the public under this name. AVER'S SAR SAPARILLA ls no Imposition. Eep29-fmw3D?w. ~pm* ON MARRIAGE.-ESSAYS FOR young men on great Social Evils and Abuses, which interfere with Marriage, and ruin the hap? piness or thousands-with snre means or relief for the erring and unfortunate, diseased and de? bilitated. Sent in sealed letter envelopes free of charge. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 S. Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa. sep4-3mos pm* OFFICE OF SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TKUST COMPANY.-The Board or Di? rectors of th's Company having declared a Divi? dend of FOUR DOLLARS per Share on the Capi? tal Stock, iree or all Taxes, the same will be paid on and after WEDNESDAY, 4th Instant, at their omce, No. 17 Broad street. F. A. MITCHELL, oct3-3 Assistant Cashier. pa* GERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL. This valuable compound contains no opium, laud? anum, paregoric, or other anodyne, and will not massacre the innocents like the "soothing syrups" so much in vogue. The GERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL is harmless, and ls recommended by all our best physicians. It ls to be had or the manu? facturer, DB. H. BAER, No. 131 Meeting street. And of all Druggists._apr22-atoth ^BATCHELOR'S HALE DYE.-THIS SUPERB HAIR DYE ls the best in the world-per? fectly harmless, reliable and instantaneous. No disappointment. No ridiculous tints or unpleas? ant odor. The genuine W. A. BATCHELOR'S HAIR DYE produces IMMEDIATELY a splendid Black or Natural Brown. Does not stain the skin, but leaves the hair clean, soft and beautiful. The unly Safe and Perfect Dye. Sold by all Drug? gists. Factory No. 18 Bond street, New York. jan23-mwtljr p&~TRE SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, SAVINGS DEPART? MENT.-Depositors are requested to leave their booka on and after MONDAY, October 2d to be credited with the quarterly Interest due U . prox? imo. All deposits made on or before the 20th October will bear Interest from 1st October. Interest, Six Per Cent, per annnm, will be com? pounded quarterly. F. A. MITCHELL, sep39-stuth9fi Assistant Cashier. pm* CHARLESTON BIBLE SOCIETY. The Treasurer or the Charleston Bible Society will receive Subscriptions or Donations at his office, No. 68 East Bay, comer or Atlantic Wharf. The payment or Two Dollars will constitue a person a member ror one year. Bibles are kept on baud for distribution. The Society has one Colporteur in the field, and solicits aid to Introduce another. Persons Interested In the woik or seeking rorther Information will please call on the Treasurer. j. N. ROBSON, apr28-6mos_Treasurer C. B. 8. ps-A SEASONABLE FAMILY REMEDY. Cholera Morbus, summer Complaint, Cb Ile, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, and all affections or the bow? els incident to ihe seas m are cured at once by DR. J.AYNE'S CARMINATIVE. BALSAM, lt allaya thc irritation and calm' the actlou of the stom? ach, and being pleasant to the taste ls readily taken by children. While lt may be given with entire safety to infants, it yet nets promptly and thoroughly, when administers according io di? rections, to either children or adults. Sold by all Druggists GOODRICH, WINEMAN * CO., Whole? sale Ageuts. scp30-sluth3 _Patent Mebuints._ gS JAKES cvwttUim These PILLS have long been used both In Ore? Britain and thia country, and are the best of their sind lu the market. aPr2j _Ko. 181 Meeting street J) B. B A E E ' 8 IMPROVED VEGETABLE CATHARTIC PILLS * will remedy BILIOUS DISORDERS and LIVER COMPLATNT-wlll core Dyipepsla or Indigestion, Headache, Costiveness, Losa Of appetite, and have proved of ?e?t-asefrS?? ralgla, Dropsy. Dysentery, Piles, Pains In the Side, Back and Umba. They will core Sick Headaoha and all Derangements or the Stomach. Thaw P 'j, con tain no Merca ry, and may be trJrci with pi? feet safety by any persons, and In an suaa Mons of Ufe. No family should be without thom. 1 Manufactured by Da. H. BASH, Wholesale and Retan fr aggist, Charleston, 8. C. Price per box 26 cents. Usual discount to tue trade. MOST WONDERFUL CURES EF? FECTED. BOTH OF MIND ANO BODY. DU BARBY'S DELICIOUS HEALTH RE STORING REVALENTA AK ABIC A FOOD wm care DYSPEPSIA, Constipation, Acidity Cramps, Fits, Heartburn, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Nervousness, Biliousness, Affections of tile Lim and Kidneys, Flatulency, Oo'lc, Palpitation or fue Heart, Nervous Headache, Irritability, Noises in Head and Ears, Giddiness, Pain between the Shoulders, and in the Chest, Obronlo Innamma. tion and Ulceration of the Stomach, Ern pde as ott the Skin, Scurvy, Fevers, Scrofula, I m pm 'ties, Poverty of Blood, Incipient Consumption, Dn pey, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Gout, In fi nen* a, Grippa, Nausea and Vomiting daring Pregnancy, after eating or at sea, Low Spirits, General Debility, Paralysis, Cough, Asihma, .Tightness ?croas 'the Chest, Phlegm, Sleeplessness, Tremor?, Vertigo Blood to the Head, Exhaustion, 4c. The bali food for Invalids, generally, as lt nerer tarns acid on the weakest stomach. Ute arrow root, bat im parta a healthy relish far lunch and dinner, and restores tho faculty of digestion and nervous and mascu'ar energy to the most enfeebled. Likewise adapted to rear d?licats Infants. A few oat of 09,000 Testimonials of Core a I given below: THE POPE'S HEALTH RESTORED Bf DU BAR RY'S FOOD. Cure No. 68,418-"ROMS, Joly 31, ?sse.-The health or the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, ne baa eon* tined himself entirely to Da Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consames a pialara at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Hohneof cannot praise this excellent food too highly." Prom the Goutte Du MUU, July it. FROM THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF CASTLE STUART. Cur? NO. 62,612.-"RO?.TRIVOB, COOTT OF DOWN, IKILAND, December 0, ISM.-The Dowager Countess of Castles tuart reels induce*, In the In? terest of suffering humanity, to State that Da Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food had cored ber, after all medicines had failed, or indi? gestion, Bile, Great Nervousness, irritability, tod Hysteria of many yean' standing. Thia Food da serves the confidence of au sufferers, and moy ba considered a real blessing. For sale in one and two pound packages by DR. H. B A E R, SOLE AGEVr, MEETING STREET. Directions with every package. angil THE CELEBRATED GERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL. FORCINFANTS TEETHING. This ls the best Medicine for Infants and yoong Children ever offered to the pnbUc It ls carefully prepared from the best Drags, according to a pre? scription furnished by a distinguished German Physician or large and snccesafal practice, and has been tried and approved by many or oar best physicians. It ls specially adapted to the diseases Incident to childhood daring the trying period of teething, sad recommends Itself for the care Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic, Griping la th Bowels, Sommer Complaint, Ac. It contains IV O ANODYNE, or other injurious Drag, 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. Thous? ands of children are murdered annually by Sooth? ing Syrups ; in some cases, this fact has been put Hat ed in the newspapers, where the physician la attendance BO stated in his death certificate. In the numerous other cases, where the innocenta are murdered by this modern Herod of the Nur? sery, the cans?is laid toa thouaaod other causes to ail bat the right one. Mothers, bear this In mind, and ase the GER. HAN SOOTHING CORDIAL, which ls safe, effi? cient and satisfactory. DO NOT FAIL TO TRY A BOTTLE AT ONCE! This SOOTHING CORDIAL is also aa excellent Tonic, admirably adapted tn eases of debility giving tone to the system, recuperating the strength and restoring the appetite. PRICE-TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER BOTTLE. MANUFACTURED BX Dr. H. B A E R , CHARL BS TON, S . C. Also for sale by tue following Druggists: A. W. h CK Kl. A CO., Dr. A. RAULTIH Ur. W. A. SERINE, A. O. BAK3UI. VOGT A CO.. J. BLACKMAN. Dr. P. M. COHEN, Dr. E. H. KELSHS, tl. S. BURNHAM, rtB^.Nu,?";,?UWAK* U. W. AIM AK, J- ^U,K,v(J?U 0 J l.l'IIN Wi T. LIX*. A*. M. COHEN, W.A.GIBSON, AMI oy Druggists genc:ail> angas