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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. EDUCATIONAL TOPICS. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH. The Commencement Exercises-Condi tlon of tbe Institution-Ex-Prcslden Davis-Resignation of Bishop Quin tard. A correspondent of the New Orleans Plcay tine, writing from Hewanee, Tennessee, gives an Interesting account of the recent com mencement exercises of the University of the South. There were present OB the occasion the Bight Rev. Bishops Alexander Gregg, of Texas, Charles Todd Quintard, of Tennessee, " John W. Beckwith, of Georgia, John Free? man Young, ot Florida, W. B. W. Howe, of Sonth Carolina, and Henry Niles Pierce, of Arkansas. Bishop Greene, of Mississippi, was absent from sickness, and the Bishops of Louisiana, Alabama and North Carolina were absent. The members of the board present, in addition to the seven bishops named, are: South Carolina-Bev. A. Toomer Porter. Thomas H. Hanckel, Esq., and General J. Bi Kershaw. North Carolina-Bev. Dr. Smeedes and Dr. Georgia-Bev. Dr. Williams and L. N. Whit? tle. Esq. Florida-Bev. Dr. Scott and H. St. George Sagers, Esq. Alabama-Bev. Dr. Banister and Colonel N. H. B. Dawson. Ml83isslpDl-Bev. Dr. Crane, Dr. W. H. Bal? four and Colonel T. EJ?B. Pegues. Tennessee-Bev. George C. Harris. Judge J. D. Ppellu and Major George B. Fairbank?. Louisiana-Kev. Dr. T. B. Lawson and Colonel George Williamson. Texas-Bev. Mr. Baird and General E. B. Nichols. Arkansas-By its bishop. These are the ten Southern States which ire the founders o? the University of the South. ( . Among the visitors' present was the Hon. Jefferson Davis. All the ceremonies con? nected with the commencement were im? pressive. The correspondent of the Picayune says: The Institution is much improved since last year In all Ita various brandies. This ls readi? ly perceived by the regular annual vlsi i or, and the thorough discipline and perfect and thor? ough examination .had by the board- of exam? iners, convince the most transient observer of tbe advancement of the students. The board o? trustees, yesterday, passed a resolution of . thanks to Mr. J. W. Hays, of Newark, New Jersey, who bas been the firm and fast friend of tho Institution, and bas done more than any I one person to promote the work ot resuscita-1 ting the university since the war. | The following valuable donations have been receotlypre sente d to the board ot trustees: .Wm. Cooper, Esq., an artist ol Kentucky, has presented an elegant oil painting of Vice Chancellor C. T. Qulntard. A lady of Sou' a Carolina presented a hand some painting of the late Bishop Otey. Mr. Williams, of Charleston, presented a large edition ot Audubon's ''Birds ot America;" also a copy ol the Holy Scripture In Persian I nd Syriac Mrs. Alston, of Tennessee, has presented a copy of the "Apo thy us of Erasmus," a very j elegant copy, POUL d In velvet, edition of 1631. Some three hundred volumes from the ll-1 otary of the late Bishop Butledge, of Florida, presented ty Mr. John Waites, ot Florida; also a number of valuable books by John Baird, of Florida, and six handsomely bound books, illustrating the Paris Exposition of I 1867,. by the Hon. Hamilton Fi=L, United I States secretary of State. Hon. Jefferson Davis has been here for some days In attendance at the commencement ex-1 erclses. He feels a deep interest In this uni-1 verslty. He baa not been in Baltimore for many months, nor has he said or done any thing, as has been charged, to lu il nen ce the action o? the Baltimore Convention In any manner; and lt was in Justice to him, and wlib I his hearty consent and approval, ihat I sent you a dispatch to-day contradicting the reports alluded to. He has not acted, nor does he In tend to act, in any manner In public political affairs. I have just heard, with deep regret, of the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Qulntard, which was accepted by the board of trustees to-day, and General J. Gorgas was elected in his stead. The multiplied and Increasing duties of the bishop of Tennessee ls given us the cause ot I hip resignation. If the university were to lose ms Invaluable aid and support, the loss would be Irreparable; but he assures the board that while he lives his head, heart, Influence and energies shall be devoted to this great work at Sewanee. "CHARLES TON FEMALE S EMIN AR Y. I Annual Examination and Exhibition. The examination of the pupils of this instl-1 cntlon was conducted yesterday by the prin-1 cipal, Miss Etta A. Kelly, and her assistants, I In the presence of a large audience. The French classes were examined by M. Dubos, and acquitted themselves In a very creditable manner. The result of the examination in the other branches of study was equally satisfactory. One young lady read an excel- j lent composition on the "Girl of the Period," I end another read an equally creditable essay on "Woman, her Sphere and Duties." A little girl read the ''Conquered Banner" with much feeling and spirit. After the examination was concluded, a number of prizes were dis? tributed to the most proficient scholars. Miss Kelly's exertions .are certainly worthy o? the highest praise; commencing little more than a year ago with only a few scholars, by her energy she Increased their numbers so rapidly that lt soon became necessary to en? large her accommodations. With this view, a handsome two-story building has been erected on the back part o? her lather's lot, No. 60 I St. Phillp street, by the Devereux Brothers. The first floor Is divided by a partition wall In the centre Into two long class-rooms fifteen feet wide, extending the entire length ot the building. These rooms are well furnish-1 ed with school furniture and black boards of the most improved kind. The black boards are let into the wall. At tbe weet end of the class-room on the north side of this floor I is a cosy little reception-room for visitors, very neatly furnished and adorned with paintings and book-shelves. Just opposite the recep? tion-room, In the southwestern angle of the building, is an easy flight of Btairs communi? cating with the second floor. Under this staircase is a room for hats and cloaks. The J second floor ls one large room, used 4 for assembling the school tor examinations, and as a room of instruction for the most j advanced classes. This room ls supplied with j all the most approved school appliances, and the benches are constructed on physiological principals, with convex backs to suit the curve of the spinal column. Miss Kelly's school is conducted on the principal that, in order to fully develop the mind, a child should be taught in the midst of attractive surround-1 ings; hence the rooms are fitted up accord? ingly, and the success with which ber semi-1 nary has been attended furnishes the best J possible proof both of the efficacy of her method and the degree of appreciation with which it ls regarded In the city. INTERESTING SCHOOL EXERCISES. Annual Distribution of Prizes at the Parochial School of the Church of the Holy Communion. The closing exercises o? this institution j -ook place jesterday morning in the Church i of the Holy Communion, in the presence of i the Right Rev. W. B, W. Howe, bishop of the diocese, the Rev. Messrs. Johnson, Porterand Hanckel, and a large audience of parents and /rienda. The exercises were opened by the performance of the full choral morning ser? vice of the Episcopal Church, Messrs. John Bon and Hanckel officiating. The services belog concluded, the Rev. Mr. Porter made a few remarks, stating that he wished the school to be always conducted under the auspices of the bishop as the head of the churcb. The at? tendance of pupils at the closing exercises was, he saldt not as large as he desired, owing to the fact that a largo number had already returned to their homes, but thereafter no bey would be allowed to leave be? fore the close of the session unless com? pelled to do so by sickness or death. Arrange? ments had been made for teaching from three hundred to three hundred and fifty pupils during the coming year. Though essentially an Episcopal institution, the doors of the school had been thrown open to boys of every denomination, and would be kept open to them In the future. He next read the report of the superintendent of the, school, Mr. Gadsden, which gave high praise to the boys for their good conduct and scholastic attain? ments during the session, after which he In? troduced Bishop Howe. The bishop said tbat tbe establishment of such an Institution as this was a matter which had long sat near the hearts of his predecessors. A diocesan school bad been started during the lifetime of Bishop Gadsden, bat for some unexplained reason the enter? prise had fallen through; the present Institu? tion had been successfully carried on for five years, and, by tbe help of God. he hoped lt would continue to flourish for maoy years to come. In his travels through the diocese, and particularly along tbe seapoast, he had hoard many fathers and mothers express their thankfulness for the existence of the institu? tion, as without lt they would not have been able to educate their children. They should not, however, place too much reliance for Its support upon those living at a distance lrom home, as, Ia that case, there could be no telling how soon the Institution will fall to the grot nd, but earn and every one should lend hip aid aDd influence to the support of the school, and Iben, he doubted not, lt wonld long prove a blessing to the com? munity. He congratulated the pupils upon the satisfactory termination of the ses? sion and the high character which they had won foe themselves. And while he rejoiced with those pupils who had ht-en fortunate enough to win prizes lor* their labors, he re* membered words of consolation lt? those who had failed. To win a prize, he said, meant that God had given intellectual endowments to him who had won, but he who strove brave? ly and persistently, and failed notwithstand? ing, deserved as much praise and commenda? tion as he who exhibited the most brilliant achievements. To the graduating class he said that bis heart and best wishes for their future success in life went with them, and he hoped that tbe ministry of Christ? which, with Ita numerous sacrifices and priva? tions, was after all the noblest of callings, would find recruits among them. They now stood for examination before a large audience of friends and relatives? and were about to receive prizes for their well-doing, but the day wonld come when they, as weil as him? self, would stand for examination before an audience of shining angels; and he hoped that there each and every one of them would re? ceive a prize from the hand of God himself. The scholars to whom prizes had been award? ed were then successively called up to tbe chancel by Rev. Mr. Porter, and received them lrom the Rev. Mr. Hanckel: First Class-Classical section, first grade, Wm. W. Baker, John R. Lunsford, Mo- ria J. Motte. Wm. B. 'Reade, Geo. E. T. Sparkman; second grade, Oliver Seabrook; third grade, D. McKay Allston. English section, first grade, Jos. B. Tucker; second erade, James F. Jenkins. Worthy of commendation, James H. LaRocbe, John J. LaRocbe, Oliver J. F. Jenkins. Second Class-Classical section. John Bold, Edward F. Hutchinson, Oliver Hart. English eection, Lindsay T?w. Wortfly ot commenda? tion, Jas. C. Tongue, Edward E. Reid, Chas. F. Middleton, Oliver Cannady, Wm. G. Bee. Third Class-Classical section, Morris J. Ford, R. Campoeil Young, Paul F. Jenkins. English section, Wm. H. Moreland, Henry F. Rivers, Wm. Haskell Simons, Jobn G. Wilkin? son. Worthy ot commendation, Wallan. ?. Sparkman, Richard W. Bickley, William S. Whaley, Marlon Colcock. Fourth Class-George M. Reid, R. Goodwyn Rhett. Worthy of commendation, Charles Neyle, Oliver P. Williams, Frank Mitchell, Henry J. Rhett. Filth Class-Edward Bold, Hawkins K. Jen? kins, Edward E. Parker, Benjamin Simons. Worthy of commendation, Thomas L. Ogler, Theo. 5. Cannady. Sixth Class-Edward H. Gadsden, Edgar A. Fripp, Tnoma8 0. Parker. Worthy of com? mendation, George Ho,mes, Wm. Rhett. MINING TROUBLES IN UTAH. LAKE CITT, July 26. A mining consolidation of tbe companies and Individual mine owners on Emma Hill, ostensibly for protection against opposing in? tered, bas been formed with a capital of twenty millions. It ls asserted that the real purpose of the combination la to dispossess the present holders of the Emma and Flag? staff Mines. TBE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, July 26. The low barometer now in New England will move to-night off the coast of Maine, with continued rain along the Immediate coast and easterly and southerly winds. Clear and clearing weather on the upper lakes, with diminishing northerly winds and thence southerly to the Ohio sud Mississippi Valleys. Partlallv cloudy weather and southerly winds on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts, with possibly continued rain on the latter. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Dr. Simon P. Taft, of Newark, N". J., was arrested yesterday, charged with procuring a fatal abortion. -The condition of Alderman McMuIlan, of Philadelphia, ls more bopefui. Heavy re? wards are offered for his assassin. -The New York Herald publishes a letter from Dr. Livingstone to J. Gordon Bennett, Jr^ fully corroborating Stanley's narrative. Ex Postmaster-General A. W. Randall ls dead. The postofflce department in Washing? ton ls to be closed on tbe day of bis funeral. -The business houses In Matamoras were closed yesterday and flags displayed at hali maBr, in honor of the memory of President -Mrs. Elizabeth Mills, residine near New? burgh, New York, died last Wednesday or hydrophobia, resulting from the bite of a skunk. -The postmaster-general bas ordered a daily mall service upon the Southwestern Railroad from Eufaula, Alabama, to Clayton, Georgia, twenty-two and a half miles, from the first of Aogu9t, compensation to be $1125 per annum. A TRAGEDY AT NIAGARA FALLS. NUGARA FALLS. July 26. A boy and a girl, children ot a fisherman named Seseon. went on tbe river In a small boat to-day, when the high winds blew tbe boat into the rapids, and both children were ?Tried over the fallB, THOSE <; REBEL ARCHIVES. THE SECRET SERVICE OF THE CON? FEDERATE STATES. Loiters from Jacob Thompson ami Ju . dan P. Benjamin -The Incendiary and Assassination Stories, Acc. A writer In the New York Herald has made the recent letter of Colonel John T. Pickett, concerning the "Confederate archives," the subject of an Interesting communication In regard to the alleged complicity of Hon. Ja? cob Thompson with the reported intrigues in Canada and elsewhere for burning Northern cities, the assassination of President Lincoln, Ac. He says: THE SECRET ARCHIVES. The report, as received lu a Washington dispatch, that $75,000 had been paid for four trunks of papers, embraciug the archives the late Confederate Government, appears ambiguous, if not an astounuing, rumor. The Herald sagely suggests that Judah P. Benj min honorably destroyed the secret service vouchers, and these documents now offered to the pr?sent administration can only there lore contain those military records and ports of action In the civil service that are teresting as historical records. The writer proposes to explain certain mat tera which have hitherto been regarded mysterious, and though he performed only subordinate part, yet he had access to those who were chief actors, and possessing their confidence, became familiar with much that was done or attempted on the Canadian fron tier during our late unhappy civil conflict, ls a simple statement ot ?acts due to tbost UDjustly maligned. The brief recital will fortified by documentary evidence, drawn by papers secured by the writer in Cana? da alter the war. They are used by permis sion. Every government has Its secret ser? vice, and sometimes the most Important suits are effected through their agency. The secret agent In the war of 1812 was Edwards who bad access to all the leading politicians that period, and through whose agency the Hartford Convention, was convened. Daniel webster, when secretary of state, made free use of agents In this service, and Lord Palm erston aid not hesitate to send his agents America and elsewhere to secretly watch the political movements ot foreign powers. Ii not surprising, iberetore, that the* Southern Slates, in their late struggle for a separate oolitlcal existence, should use every means recognized among nations as lawful and?rlgh to effect the accomplishment of their purpose There Is no reason, when these events have happily passed away forever, that the world should not know the truth, and thus dissipate the miserable suspicions . and unjustifiable charges which mystery enables partisans jealous enemies to throw around the unex plained conduct of those engaged lu Canada the secret service of the South. Tbs letters quoted were placed at the dla posai of the writer io be used at discretion and there ls, therefore, no breach of conti dence in their present publication. Tne Herald has quoted certain damaging charges agalnet Jacob Thompson, and it will be the object of the present article to give statement ot facts. A SPECIMEN SECRET-SERVICE LETTER. Imprimis:-The writer dr.-1 offers the follow? ing letter from Judah P. Benjamin, addressed to Jacob Thompson, in Canada: DEPARTMENT OF STATE. ( RICHMOND, March 2, 1865. j Eon. J. Tltompson, ste,, ?c., ?c: But-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your several dispatches ol 4 tb, 8 th and 22d January, as well as ol' your full re port, from bands of Colonel Dennison. The President Instructs me to forward lo you the following directions ou the various poluta em braced In your correspondence: First. In regard to our escaped prisoners place Into the hands of tome person In whom you have confidence such sum of money, not exceeding $10,000, as yor, may deem necessa ry, to be" applied solely lor the purpose of assisting sucn of our soldrers as may need aid io return to the Confederacy. No money to be applied to any that do not wish to re Turn here. Second. In regard to Dr. S., the President does not wish auy more money advanced to him, nor does he desire that any interference of any kind be undertaken by the doctor. We are determined not to permtt any just com plaint of breach of neutral rights by our au thorny or sandton. Third. Pay over to the gentleman referred to in my dispatch of 30th December last $20 000, to be used by him at bis discretion in our service, and to be accounted for by him Should he hereafter need more money inform him that I will send lt to him on being notified of his wants. Fourth. Reserve in your own hands such sum as you nra- need to pay your expenBea home. Filth. Remit the entire remainder in your hands to Messrs. Fraser, Tren holm & Co., of Liverpool, to be placed to my credit lu a sepa rate account to be called "Secret Service AC count." Make thia remittance as soon as possible, and let me know the amount ol ii, as we are In pressing need of tuose funds already for Important service there. Sixth. Procure for us a complete record ol Burley's case that we may make lt the basis of official action, lrom Its beginning to the final judgment in appellate court. Seventh. Return to Confederacy as soon as you can. Your own discretion must be exer? cised as to the beat mode. I would, however suggest Havana, thence to Matamoras by neutral vessel, thence through Texaj. This route ls long, but is the only one that can be considered entirely safe. I believe tbls covers all pointe. I am neces? sarily brief, In order to conceal this dispatch more securely. As soon us you receive this publish in the New York Herald an advertise ment for one week as follows: . "For Bale,-acres of Illinois prairie lands For description, price and terms, apply by let? ter to N. S. DONELSON, Chicago, lil." Fill up the blank before the word "acres" with the number of pounds sterling that yeu remit to Fraser, Treuholm A Co. I am sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary ol State. At about the time ot the reception of this letter the Confederacy was obviously extinct. LETTER FROM JACOB THOMPSON. I can only Judfe as to the disposition of the funds by the following extract lrom a letter dispatched from Naples In the subsequent year by Mr. Jacob Thompson to the complier of this record : My Dear Sir-I am obliged to you for your letter. I have been here and In Rome for the last three months. I shall gc from here to Alexandria and cannot say when I shall re? turn. As for myseli, I have not retained a dol? lar of Confederate money. Before I Mc Mon? treal I received orders from Richmond to turn it over, and I retained a portion at that time, but seeing Mr. Benjamin afterward, and wish? ing to obtain his receipt in lull, I turned over what was retained. I have his receipt for all the money in my bunds, paid over in perform? ance of orders received lrom Richmond, prior to the evacuation of the Bame. While I feel Independent, yet I do not wish to be slandered and pursued. I travel very quietly and cheaply, and confess I would somewhat pre? fer to return to America, lor in truth, I find no such place or couutry as that. Your information lrom Montreal was quite acceptable. There are many fine people there. I thluk of returning there next fall after I have finished my wandering over Europe. Yery truly, yours, JACOB THOMPSON. These letters are offered as the clearest proof ol the motives under which Mr. Thomp? son acted, and the strict fidelity with which he observed every official order in his delicate position as Confederate agent In Cauada. Something farther may be stated as to the three most serious charges that have been laid at bis door, and even now, when the dead Issues of the past are buried, lt is sought to revamp effete rumors .by the production of musty and long-buried documents. The utter lalalty ot gratuitous charges can be contra? dicted by a simple state me ont of facts. Mr. Tnompson has been accused of aiding and abetting In the assassination ot President Lincoln, in having authorized the burning of the City of New xork, and of being accessory to the St. Albans raid. Let us briefly examine each of there charges in the grade ot their enormity. First, with reference to THE ST. ALBANS' RAID, the testimony that has already been adduced before tbe Investigating committee in Con? gress proves incidentally not only tbat Mr. Thompson disapproved of lt, but tbat he had ordered the leader of the party to retnrn to Richmond and report blmaelt tor duty. When tbls party showed a determination- to disobey the order, he applied for relief from this or? der to another commissioner, as vide Lieu? tenant Young's letter to Mr. Clay, adduced before tbe Congressional committee. This makes.lt clear that Mr. Thompson re? fused to sanction the raid upon St. Albans, be? cause he was under the Impression that tbe movement was Impolitic. It ls true, however, that when these young men were arrested un? der the extradition treaty, Mr. Thompson, In generous compliance with the solicitations of tne friends of the parties arraigned, stood by them In their hour of need in order to save them from being delivered up to enemies who, In their existing state of excitement, would he incapable of giving them a fair trial. In so doing he discharged a Blmple act of Jus? tice In deference to impulses of philanthropy and dictates of duty. THE BURNING OP THE NEW TORE HOTELS. And now to approach the preseot more seri? ous charge as io the burning of thh city. Many fair homes of the South had already been desolated, burned and razed to the ground. Irritated by these wanton acts of destruction, wild and desperate young men assumed an Irresponsible license of retaliation. Mr. Thomp? son never justided the burning ot private property, but, In a general order, authorized the destruction of Federal atores wherever they could be lound. Tne public property used as war material In New York was immense, and the public stores without limit. Its navy yard was refitting ships with rapidity, which were carrying deso? lation to Southern homes. To burn or destroy theae was a justifiable war measure. War can only be denned as licensed crime. To take lile lo a state of peace is murder; to burn a house ls arson: to pillage or take that which is not your own by force ls robbery; ?et belliger? ents, as war measures, commit all these acts from compution of circumstances. So of many acts committed during the last unhappy conflict. When the effort to destroy public stores fail? ed, Mr. Thompson at no'time and. in no way sanctioned any subs?quent effort to destroy the private property of toon-combatants; for however much this might bare been Justifi? able as retaliatory, it was not sanctioned by the rules ol civilized warerare. There are many acts, however. In a state of war to which the most honorable man may give his assent, the commission of whloh In a time of peace would be abhorrent. It may be asserted, but is yet to be proved, that Mr. Thompson ever exceeded these Justifiable limite, lt is irue, when tbe young men who made tbe efforts to born the hotels escaped to Ganada, that they applied fer aid to return to their homes, and Mr. Thompson, being charged with tne duty of returning eecaped Confederate soldiers to the government to which they then adhered, left bound to furnish them the means of re? turning, and accordingly -did so. They were all so returned excepting Kennedy, who was arrested in the attempt, tried, and executed as a 3py. This ls a full, frank and truthful statement of the extent of Mr. Thompson's connection with that affair, In all of which conduct we can recognize the clearness and firmness wltn which he confined himself within the limits of the authority entrusted to him In only Justify? ing the rliihts which are awarded to belliger? ents. In the case of THE ASSASSINATION OF ME. LINCOLN, the first intimation Mr. Thompson ever had that he was suspected of being In any way im? plicated came from the proclamation whlcb emanated from Washington. A subsequent trial, suborned witnesses and congressional committees all failed to establish any proof of the sllgbeat complicity to every mind not gangrened by political or per? sonal animosity. Separate and apart from any other fact, the well-known-caution with which Mr. Thompson was accustomed io deal with men forbade the belief that he would have had any such conversation as that de? tailed by the man (Conover) who has since expiated bis crime or ri?rorf by a residence tn Ihe State prison. Needless, tb?T?Tore, to revamp these Iule stories, for truth will ever prevail, and the conscience void of offence can solely exclaim, "Thou canst not shake thy gory locks at me." Trnth pleads at the bar of history after many days, and when the calami? ties created by war shall have parsed away compassion for those calumniated by an cany transition ls changed Into condemnation ol the unjust Judgment of opposing minds. COST OF A TRIP TO EUROPE. Hints from an Old Traveller. Now that European travel has become one of the favorite American fashionable foibles, and is a good thing to Indulge in when one ls able to do It, the following suggestions from tin old merchant, who has had business re? lations with France for twenty years, and re? sided in Paris for the past six, will ba of value and in season. The writer says: From London to Paris there are two routes much more pleasant than the regular mall, and at about hali the price. The first ls by way of Southampton. Take the morning train from London, lunch, visit the ruins of Netty Aobey, take a trip to the Isle of Wight by the little fcteamer running every hour, and return In time to take the steamer for Havre. You may remain in Havre a lew hours seeing the place, or go direct, stopping over one train at Rouen to see the Cathedral. The other route ls by Dieppe. The fare, first-class, lrom London to Paris, via Southampton or Dieppe, is only 34 francs, or $6 30. On arrival In Parla go to the Hotel Chatham, Hotel d'Hollande, or Hotel des Deux Mondes ?Rue d'Antin.) At the Hotel Chatham the price at table d'hote for dinner ls 4 francs, and the fare ls quite equal to the dinners at the Grand Hotel. English ls spoken at all these hotels. In the morning take only coffee, chocolate or tea, and bread and butter, cost? ing 1 to 14 francs. Breakfast may be obtained at the "Cafe Ml3er,",oppo8lie the Grand Opera, for 2* lrancs. Dine at the hotel for 4 or 6 franc*. Price foi three meals T| to 8i francs per day-or $1 75 per day. On going to Switzerland, purchase a billet de voyage, (voyage circulaire.) good for one month-flrst-class'entlre trip-for 137 50 francs, or $27 50. This takes you to Geneva-then north through Switzerland, by the railway route, with coupons for all the roads, dili? gences and boats, to Basle, thence to Stras? bourg, and back to Paris. A cheap trip Cou also be made for 112 60 francs, or $22 50. from Paris to Strasbourg,-Baden Buden, Heldel burg, Frankfort. Mayence, down the Rhine to Cologne, Brussels, and back to Paris. A trip to Europe can be made cheaply and In short lime. If you are limited to forty dave, Bay that you leave New York July 20. arriving In Liverpool on the SOLD-In London three days-to Paris via Southampton, visit? ing Metley, Cowrs, Rouen, two days-In Paris four days-Switzerland eight days-back to England two days, and home In ten days -costing In gold: Steamer excursion ticker.$140 00 Expenses on board. 10 00 Four days In England, $10. 40 00 1 o Paris, per Southampton. 7 00 Rx tra. 10 00 Four days in Paris, $5..;. 20 00 OtrcolattuR ticset to Switzerland. 27 60 Eight days and $5 extras. 40 00 To 1 lverpool lrom Parts. 35 00 fcxtras. 6 00 Extras on voyage home. 10 00 Total.$344 60 The charge of $10 per day in England will cover railway expenses. The "Queen's Hotel," St. Marlin's LfGrand, (opposite the postof? flce,) London, is a good family house-rooms from 4s to 7s per day-order what you like. The Dest restaurant In London ls the "Gaiety," on the Strand, near the Cbarlog Crops Hotel dinner admirably served 3a 6d, exclusive of wine. . THE REVENUE SUPERVISORS. WASHINGTON, July 26. In tbe dispatch o? the 24tn Instant relative to Internal revenue supervisors, the word "re? lieved" was erroneously substituted by tele? graph for "retained." The new assignment ls SB follows: P. W. Perry supervises Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. G. W. Emery supervises Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. R. B. Cobb supervises Mis? souri, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas. THE OLD NORTH STATE. THE PB08PECTS OF THE LIBERAL CAMPAIGN. Pool and Other Radicals Trying to " Fix Things"-Precautions Against Radi*" cal Frauds at the Polls-Everybody for Tipton and Doolittle - Boutwell Left Out In the Cold. [Correspondence of Joe Washington Patriot.] GREENSBORO', N. C., Joly 19. The desultory warfare of local canvassers which opened the Carolina campaign has cul? minated within the last two weeks in a con? test the most active, energetic and exciting ever witnessed in the "Old North S?tate." From Weldon - where the campaign In its present phase may be said to have fairly opened-to Charlotte, the path ot the great senators ls marked by tho glowing enthusi? asm of the populace. After the grand Con? servative demonstration at Weldon, Senetor Stockton having returned to Washington, his colleague, Mr. Tipton, announced his deter? mination to "light lt out on thlB line" until election day. Forthwith be went to Haleigh; addressed a meeting of the towns-people on the night of his arrival, and by the very force ol his own fiery enthusiasm wrought them up to the highest pitch of excitement. When Tuesday came, and brought with it Senator Doolittle, Governor Walker, of Virginia, and ex-Senator Miller, of Georgia, the town was already In a full blaze, and the Conservative mass meeting which ensued was pronounced by such a veteran as Senator Doolittle "one of the most enthusiastic be had ever witness? ed." Tue number present has been computed at three or four thousand, but the best estimate ls furnished by the fact that the barbe? cue-prepared for five thousand-was cleared out to the last shoat and almost to the last loaf. As the morning of Tuesday advanced a scene very remarkable and very characteris? tic of the Carolinas mlgbt have oeen witness? ed. The country folk pouring Into town in all manner of primitive and crazy vehicles, drawn by animals wonderful for age, leanness, lazi? ness and general dilapidation. The children of the piney woods are a marked and distinct race; they look like no other pei pie under the sun; they are clad after a fashion to make one doubtful whether they are ot a Christian and civilized or a savage race; they speak a patois which is a heathenish perversion ot legitimate English; they can neither read nor write, and the odor of green pines heralds their approach. This is the class who come to the big meetings tor the sake of ( he barbecue; they care not a rusb for the best speaking, and, io fact, they cannot understand lt. They are very unre? liable voters, know as little of the purpose and power of the ballot as they do ot Greek. hexameters, and seldom come to the polls, unless there Is Borne attraction In the shape of free lunch or iree drinking. The two hundred thousand do'lars drawn from the national treasury by Mr. Marshal Carrow during the past few weeks is> beyond a doubt, destined for the pockets of this class of people. Having no more appreciation than a carpet-bagger ot the word "honor" and "dishonor," they will sell their vou s as readily as they would a peck of turnips. Those coun? ties and sect i o ns of the State which they chiefly inhabit have been flooded with Federal emis? saries. For Instance, to the county of Hender? son alone eight deputy marshals have been Bent, without pretext or occasion for'the pres? ence of one. John Pool, the Radical member of Congress from one of the eastern districts, has been detected in tbe very act of preparing for wholesale bribery. McKesson, a galvan? ized Radical of the Utile village ot Morganton, while drunk, made public display of a letter from Pool, making preliminary arrangements to forward a large Bum of money to purchase voters. * The lolly and audacity of the netrro conven? tions In picking up the worst criminals In the Stare for their candidates ls scarcely credible. It would be to PO~ purpose to gfre-a list ot such-a'bare Instance will suffice. Ia Ala mance County, whose people were among the cnlef victims of the Kirk war, the two legisla? tive candidates are noted thieves-one a com? mon convicted thiel, the other a horse thief, who escaped conviction In a corrupt Radical court. I am glad to be able to State that every pos? sible precaution has been luken against Radi? cal frauds nt the polia. The Conservative cen? tral committee has addressed a circular to the chairman of each county committee, direct? ing the appointment ot a corps of active men In each township to inspect the registration books and attend the polls on election day. This move will checkmate the Utile game lormerly practiced by Radicals, of imporilng voters over the South Carolina line to vote In the lower Uer of counties. I had some conversation with the officers pf General Morgan's United Slates command, stationed at Raleigh. Ic appears that the men, with one or two exceptions, are enthu? siastic for Greeley and Brown. I mentioned the fact as significant, although the citizens deprecate any puollc mention of lt, tor tear that it may lead to the removal of tue compa? nies it the knowledge comes to headquarters. The soldiers disburse freely their greenbacks among the trades-people, and as they are very well conducted, the people generally are very anxious tor their retention. They are re? garded rather as protectors than as alien foes, ' for the negroes In the vicinity of Raleigh are aggressive and mischievous. On the occasion ot the Greeley and Brown ratification meeting there were two colored marshals who took part In the display. While they were riding down the street to the rendezvous, a party of negroes brought out a couple of hounds and hied them on the marshals. The horses were frightened and started to run, when they . were checked by the bystanders and the hounds driven off. This ls one Instance of the organized system of terrorism, with threats of violence and death to any colored man who shall Join the Conservatives, that prevails. The telegraph has already slated that an at? tempt was made the same night to murder one of these marshals. The meeting at Greensboro' on the night of the 17th was a splendid ovation. The best \ society ol' this aristocratic little town was on the street, and the ladies themselves-so ' eager were they to participate-boldly pushed j their way Into the midst ot the crowe, and i took Beats on the benches In the middle of the street. The people here appreciate the efforts made In their behalf by'Buch distin? guished men as Senators Tipton and Doolittle, and these gentlemen, wherever they have ap? peared, have been received with every ex? pression of popular admiration. For the present tbe two senators will push the can? vass in this section of the State. Mr. Boutwell left this place thoroughly dis? gusted. His owD partisans treated him with singular Indifference. His speech fell fiat, and the whole affair was lame throughout. About three hundred persons attended his speaking, of whom about one hundred were negroes, and half of them left before he had completed his statistical defence of the ad? ministration. The prospect it ls Impossible to define with any exactitude. The margin la such a narrow one thal very few la confidential conversation venture to eay with certainty how the state will go. Conservatives are dlnucaed to blame their leaders for a lack of party organization, and for trusting everything to maHS meetings, barbecues, and the rush of popular entbu.-l asm. Governor Walker.himself remarked to your correspondent that If the Conservatives are defeated In this State it will be attributable to t he lack of organization. But in view of the brilliant and effective can? vass now progressing, I think we may count with some certainty upon a Conservative tri? umph; the mere especially as there isnodouot of the fact that the people are thoroughly roused, and are working In right good earnest. COTTON MOVEMENT FOR THE WEEK. NEW YORK, July 26. The following table shows tba cotton move? ment for- the week ending to-day: 1872. 1871. Receipts at all porta for the week. 8,966 10,668 Total for the year.2,696,691 3,763,212 Exports fur the week. 4,798 8,921 Total exports for UM year... 1,931,792 3,026,843 Stock at all ports bi the Dbl ted States. 115,863 ' 180,869 Stock at interior towna. 9,346 16,882 ?stock m Liverpool.. 965,0u0 699,000 American cotton afloat for Great Britain,. 34,000 69,000 GLIMPSES OE GOTHAM. A Terrible Bain Storm-The Lou by the Erle Fire. NEW TOBI, July 26. The teariest raia storm ol tbe season pre? vailed from day?gbt till noon to-day. The lower part of the city ls flooded, macy cellars are washed out, and several unfinished build? ings In Brooklyn are damaged by tbe floods of water washing away portions of the founda? tions. The sewers In the city were unable to .carry off the great quantity, of water that fell. Ata meeting of the Erle directors to-day, the statement was made that tne loss by the recent fire would not, exceed 1300,000. Much Of the machinery will be repaired and saved, the buildings will be Immediately rebuilt, and all the workmen will be employed In other shops of tbe company st various points. The cotton, merchants, at a meeting to-day, established uniform rates of brokerage. Judge Pratt, ot Brooklyn, to-day released John Redmond and Charles and Patrick Hart, the hall walters of the Grand Central Hotel, who were retained In custody as witnesses In tbe Stokes case. Tbe specie shipments to-morrow will be over two millions. At the meeting of cotton commission mer? chants to-day, the committee submitted a re? port embodying the following recommenda? tions to eataollen unllorm rares of brokerage: Minimum rate of commission for buying and selling cotton for future delivery to be one and a half per cent., without rebate, when pur? chases or sales are extended to distant months; on exchanges made, tbe charge to be one per cent, when no actual cotton ia delivered. In tbe absence of Instructions to the contrary, members executing orders for futures can cover maturing contract'', onrecelpt of notice, by purchase or sale of corresponding contract on purchases or sales lor future delivery, brokerage te be paid by buyer and seller to different brokers; ail brokers to be debarred from trading In cotton on their own account, every member issuing bis own contract to be considered a merchant. A contract for one mouth sale and purchase for another of simul? taneous occurrence shall be considered one transaction and be covered by the two and a hall per cent. HEAVY BAINS IN THE WEST. CHICAGO, July 26. Heavy rains have prevailed tnroughout the enure North west for. the greater part of the past two days, causing some damage to wheat and oats, which have been blown down and lodged on the ground. Corn, In many local- j liles, has also been prostrated. The damage to the crop, however, ls'not likely lo prove serions. ._: . ?_. ? NOVELS WRITTEN BY WOMEN. Their Effect upon Modera Literature [From Backlog Studlea in Scribner's Monthly.] "Herbert said ne bad been dipping Into the recent novels written by women, here and there, with a view to nothing the effect npon literature of this sudden and rather over whelming accession to lr. There was a good deal of talk about lr, evening after evening, and I can only undertake to set down trag me nts ol lt. ' Herbert. I should say that the distinguish? ing feature of the literature of this day ls the romlnence women have In Its production, ney figure In moat of tba magazines, though very rarely In the scholarly and critical re? views, and In thousands of newspapers; to ' them we are Indebted for the oceans ot Sunday school books, and they write the majority of the novels, tbe serial stories, and they mainly pour out the watery flood of tales In the week? ly papers. Whether inls 1B to result in more good than evil lt ls yet Impossible tb Bay, and pehaps lt would be unjust to say until this generation has worked off its froth,- and wo? men settle dowL to artistic, conscientious labor In literature. "TheMlstresK - Youdou'trineanto Bay that George Eliot and Mrs. Gaakell and Georue Sand and Mrs. Browning before ber marriage and severe attack of spiritism, are less true io art than contemporary men novelists and poets? ''Herbert. You name some exceptions that show the bright side of the picture, not only tor the present but for the future. Perhaps genius has no sex; but ordinary talent bas. I refer to lae great body of novels, which you would know by internal evidence were writ? ten by women. They are of two sorts: the domestic story, entirely unidealized, and as flavorless as water gruel; and the spiced novel, generally Immoral In tendency, In which the social problems are handled, unhappy marri? ages, affinity and paeelocal attraction, bigamy, and the violation of tbe seventh command? ment. These sui jeote are treated In the raw? est manner, without any settled ethics, with lillie discriminaran of eternal right abd wrong, and with very'little sense of responsibility lor what ls set forth. Many of these novels are merely the biind outbursts of a nature Im? patient of restraint and the conventionalities of society, and are as chaotic as the untrained minds that produce them. "Mandeville. Don't you think these novels fairly represent a social condition ol unrest and upheaval? ' Herbert. Yery likely; and they help to cr?ai e and spread abroad the discontent they describe. Stories ol bigamy (sometimes dis? guised by divorce,} of unhappy marriages, where me lojured wife, through an entire volume, is on the brink of tailing into the arms ot a sneaking lover, until death kindly removes the obstacle, and tbe two souls, who were born for each other but got separated In the cradle, melt and mingle Into one In the last chapter, are not healthful reading for maids or mothers. 'The Mistress. Or men. ***** "The Mistress. Herbert, what do you think women Lie good lor? . "Our Next Door. That's a poe er. "Herbert. Well, I think they are In a ten? tative state as to literature, and we cannot yet tell what they will do. some of our most brilliant books of travel, correspondence and wrlttlog outoplt-s In which their sympathies have warmly Interested them, are by women. Some of them are also strong writers in the dally Journals. * * * * ? * "The Parson. I've another indictment against the women writers. We get no good old fashioned love stories from them. It's either a quarrel of discordant nature-one a panther and the other a polar bear-ior court? ship, until one of them is crippled by a rail? way accident; or long wrangle of married life between two unpleasant people, who can neither live comfortably together nor apart. I suppose, by what I see, that sweet wooing, with all ita torturing and delightful uncertain ty, still goes on In me world; and I have no doubt that the majority of married people live more happily than the unmarried. But li's easier to find a dodo than anew and good love 8iory. "Mandeville. I suppose the old style of plot is exhausted. Everything In man and outside of him has been turned over so often, that I should think the novelists would cease simply from the want of material. "The Parson. Ficus are no more exhaust? ed than men are. Every man ls a new crea? tion, and combinations are simply endless. Even if we did not have new material In tbe dally change of society, and there were only a fixed number of incidents and characters In life, Invention could not be exhausted on them. I amuse myself sometimes with my kaleidoscope, but I can never reproduce a figure. No, no. I cannot say that you may not exhaust everything else;.we may get all tbe secrets of a nature into a book by and by, but the novel ls Immortal, for lt deals with men." OCR FIRE DEPARTMENT.-The annual report of the Charleston Fire Department to April 27, 1871, has just been Issued, and shows a very satisfactory and encouraging condition of affairs. There have been but fourteen fires during ihe past twelve months and eleven false alarms. The amount of property des? troyed, as represented by the Insurance, was $68,270. This exhibit compares very favorably with the losses in other cities, a table of which is given in the report, the losses In Savannah, for instance, during the same period being $293,800, and In Blchmond $227,086. The total cost of the department lor the year was $31, 462 21. THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD IK COURT. Charleston'* Stake Ia the Game-City Attorney Corbin In Search of Ut? 911 taina; Million?. [SPECIAL TEL BO RAH TO THE HlWSt] COLCT?BIA. July 26. Tbe case, of John M. Mackay TS. the presi? dent and directors of tbe Blue BIdge Railroad Company, came up to day before Judge Mel? ton upon a preliminary motion for an Injonc? tion and tbe appointment of a temporary receiver. Messrs. MoMaster and Le cou cit, City Attorney D. T. Corbin and Judge A. G. Magrath appeared Tor the plaintiffs, and Messrs. Melton and Clark for the d?fen? dants. - '. ' { ,. . ' : ; ; : After a little preliminary sparring between the counsel, on the motion of the defendants the case was further postponed until Friday next. Mr. Corbin appeared for the first time before the court In behalf* of tbe City of Charleston, and tbe city ts now formally en- . tered as a party plaintiff to tue case. This puts a muoh more promising and encourag? ing as peot opon malters, ior there is now a reasonable, assurance that the case will be fully prosecuted and the frauds, completely uneartbed. Bo long as only a private and single Individual wa? the plaintiff, there was a possibility ot bis minor interests being quieted at any time by tbe Bing, and tbtw thus the case might fall through. The City of CnarlestoD, however, with ber $1,000,000 of stock, is not such an easy customer to deal with, and the plaintiffs are confident of being folly abie to sustain in evidence all their allegations of fraud. Mr. Corbin to-day asked and obtained leave to further amend tbe complaint, as there were some other and heavy acta of rascality which he wishes to disclose. He stated that, whereas there ought to be il,soo,ooo ot assets now in the banda of the company, there waa not a single dollar. Thia Ia the additional point to which he wishes to direct the investigations C. I ol the court. .901 .VIVE. CAMPAIGN NOTES. BX TELEGRAPH. ' , Documentary JSvldrnYe for ConLlIng. NEW YORK, July 26. The Herald bas a special asserting that Schurz has a let i er from General Pieasont on, wolle he waa Uniu-d Stales commlsMooer of Internal revenue, explicitly proposing to inda patronage for the senator's support ot the San - Domingo job. . Co-operation In michigan. . DETROIT, July 26, The Liberal Republicans nod Democrats of. Michigan have called conven lions'to meet at Grana Rapids on the 22d of August. It is ex? pected ibat committees'of oonierence will be appointed from each convention to endeavor to secure unanimity of action in the nomina? tion of an electoral ticket. Deatrtlng the Sinking Ship? NASHVILLE, July 26. Judge J. O. Shackelford, proposed'as a Re? publican elector from this district, has written a letter stating that ihe Liberals having ad op t ed the prldciples of the Republican party and nominated Horace Greeley, a time-honored 4 Republican, he will support bim. " - 1 Great Oona for North Carol!nu. - NEW TOBE, July 26. Senator Carl Schurz and : ex-Senator Doolit? tle left to-day ior North Carolina. < --L~....__?_*?l.dfarn? Office. CHATTANOOOA. TE.V.V., Joly 26. Governor Sam Bard leaves to-night for Washington bearing an Invitation from tb? mayor and city council and board - of. trade to the President and his Cabinet to visit Chatta? nooga and Lookout Mountain. THE NEW YORK VEGETABLE AND FRUIT MARKETS. ? The following is irom the Tribune of Wednesday, July 24: Potatoes are firmer, with a fair trade. Some [ lots of old ones still hold, but are worthless. Nearly all of the new are of tne Early Rose variety, which never gave better satisfaction. Cabbages are doing better. Quotations: Cab? bages $4a8 per 100; corn, sweet, f lal 60; cu? cumbers, L. I., Sta- per bbl; onions, Ber., 26a 75 per crate; du Conn., $3 50*4 per 100 airings; do rareripes, $160.2 per bol; Jiotaioes, Bose, $2a2 60 per bbl; do Md. and va., SI 2612 per bbl; squashes, summer,.Sla- per bol; do mar? rowfat, Slal26per bbl; tomatoes, Va., 76a86 per crate; do L. I., SI 6oal 76 per bu?h.; water? melons, 8. C. and Ga., S60i76 per 100; citron melon, Va., $2 60a3 per bbl. The Tribune, of the same date, says: California pears are at Chicago, and will be here before th- week euds. Sume flue Bart? letts, sent from Virginia, have been sold at S3 per crate, with Bell pears at S2, and common as low as 13 per bbl. Apples are a dea i .tat, lois golDapto peddler boya ai Slul 60 ??jj b-J., whlon was the dock price on the Norfolk steamer wharf. A few fine Bed Astrachans Bold at S2a2 60 per crace, Summer Pippin at S8 per bbl., with fine Jersey Harvest, Sour, and Sweet Bough at SI 76*2. Peaches Increase In quantity and quality, but v.try greatly In price. The first regular Delaware, peach train is to be made.up to-morrow. Quotations: Apples,Vir? ginia, per bbl., Slal 60; do. New Turk and New Jersey, Si 50al 76; do. crates, fine, SI 50a 2; do. common 60*76c; peaches, i'elaware, [ crate, S2 60a4; do. Jersey, baskets, SI 2Sal 76; Apricots, quana, fine, 20a40o.; do. common, basket, $1 75a2 60. The Dally Bulletin of Thursday, July 24, makes the following comments: New potatoes are held pretty steadily at the advance noted yesterday with a fair demand. Cabbages are doing a trifle better. Other vegetables without particular chang?. - ? We quote? Green corn 76caSl per 100. .Southern onions, per bbl, S2 25a2 60; do Connecticut S2 60a3 per 100 striegs. New rareripes Si 60a2 Er boL encumbers, Jersey, Si per obi, and ng Island 37o per 100. Squash, oer obi SI; do marrowfat, per bbl, Slal 26. New turnips S2a2 60 per obi. Cabbages SS per 100. Green onions S4 per 100 bunch's. Beets, Jersey, S4a5. southern tomatoes 60a76 per crate; Jersey SI per crate, and Long Island SI 60 per basket. Apples continue plenty and cheap. Califor? nia pears are on the way and expected in a day or two. Peaches plenty, but prices very Irregular as yet, the quality showing such a wide variance. Other fruits without material change. We quote as follows: New npples, good, 76ca$160 per bbl; 25a50c per crate. Watermelons $50a80 per 100.. Nutmeg mel? ons S3 60a4 per bbl. Pears S2a9 per bbl. Peaches, Delaware S4 per crate for choice: SI 60a2 per crate for BOH th of Delaware; ana Jersey 70caSl 60 per basket TEE SONS OF TEMPERANCE [From the Cheater Reporter.] In pursuance of the resolution adopted at the last meeting of the Grand Division In Charleston that body met at ibis place on yes? terday. Chester was*selected as the pace of meeting as a compliment io ber fur having the banner division in the State In pul nt of mem? bers. Chester Division and Fidelity Division have unltea to give an en ertainment to the Grand Division and to the friend* ot temper aace. This will take place on to morrow, tbe 26th instant. These divl-ion will assemble at tne hall ot Chester Division at ten o'clock, and move in procession, in the faajVgllsrW'CTe order, tu the grove near Mr. J. H. residence. There addresses will be delivered by D. B. Townsend, Esq., and others. It-ls hoped that General S. F. Cary, the dlaUngiilsh ed temperance orator, who la flUtagsd. Itt siumpli-g for Greeley in North Carolina, will be present on the occasion. The addresses will be followed by a p?enlo dinner. -The yachts Madeline and Ram blet, which are contending for the Bennett cup. passed Brenton's Beef Lightship this morning, the former at 7.34 and the latter at 7.48. They will be due here this afternoon. eda .?.i b?i?b?