The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, July 29, 1872, Image 1

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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. HOW THE MONEY WENT. SOME INTERESTING FIGURES FOR THE TAXPAYERS TO READ. Mr. Treasurer Parker's Affidavit Con? cerning the Cash Transactions of the State Treasury. The affidavit of Mr. Treasurer Parker, In the case o? Gibson, which was objected to by the counsel for Gibson as Inexplicit, and which he has been ordered to supplement with more specific statements as to receipts and expendi? tures, reads as follows: Personally appears Niles G. Parker, who, being sworn, says: 1. Tn at be entered upon the duties of the office ot'State treasurer on the '2 Gi h dav o? August, 1668. 2. That during his term of office he bas heretofore made to the comptroller-general of the State, as by law requited, monthly reports of the ooah transactions ot the treasury, in the form and after the manner which appears to have been uniformly followed in the treasury office ot this State-in which were stated ac? curately all sums of money received and paid away In behalf of the State, showing where, from whom, and on what account the same were received and for what purposes paid. 3. That the aforesaid monthly reports are, he presumes, to be found on file in the said office of the comptroller-general; and that condensed statements of the transactions of eack month to the close of the fiscal year which ended October 31,1871, have been pub? lished by the comptroller-general and may be found In his annual reports to the General Assembly. 4. That from the aforesaid monthly reports, or from the published statements thereof, will be ascertain ed the amounts o? receipts and disbu.-sert.-nts of each fiscal year, and from said monthly reports filed since the 31st ol October, 1871, will be found the amounts re celved and disbursed from that date.. 5. That during the present fiscal year there has been received Into the treasury, to the date of the 15th of (June, the sum of $1,091, 708 86; and he furnishes herewith a statement showing the different sources from wblc'a the same was received. 6. That during the present fiscal year there has been paid out from the treasury the sum of $1,089,333 83, and he refers to the aforesaid monthly reports to the comptroller-general for information as to the manner in which the same has been disbursed. 7. That the amounts paid for legislative ex? penses, as to which special nformatlon ls asked, during the present fiscal year, are as follows : Legislative expenses, 1870, 1871... .$ 30.800 00 Legislative expenses, 1871, 1872_ 441,866 65 Total.$472,666 65 These payments include not alone "pay cer? tificates" or members and attaches, but also puyments on account o? incidental expenses of the General Assembly; and the amount of each ! particular payment, lor what special purpose, and to whom paid, can only be ascertained by an examination of thc vouchers which evi? dence tbe same. The amounts paid for the I like purposes during the preceding fiscal years of this deponent's term of o nice can be ascertained by reference to the aforesaid monthly reports. ? 8. That the amounts paid forpublicprinting, as to which special information ls asked, dur lng the present fiscal year are as follows: Advertising acts ci* Assembly.$ 38,292 91 Permanent printing. 15.886 07 Current printing General Assembly. 58,695 64 Publication decisions ol Supreme Court. 500 00 Total.$113,374 62 The amounts paid for the like purposes dur? ing the preceding fiscal years may be ascer? tained from the monthly reports hereinbefore ? referred to. 9. That the notes issued for money borrow . ed to pay the certificates ot the members of j . the General Assembly and subordinates, un? der the joint resolution of 12th March, 1872, as to wnlch special Information ls asked, amount to the sum of $399,312 72. 10. That this deponent cannot undertake to give, as requested, ''in every instance the au? thority under which each payment was made from the treasury. So to do, would make necessary a detailed statement ot each par? ticular transaction in the treasury, however small lu amount," for which he has neither the time nor the requisite clerical force. He must, therefore, refer to the acts of the Gene? ral Assembly and resolutions for the Informa? tion as to the amounts and purposes of the ap propr.atlons nuder wblch payments were made, and to the Aforesaid monthly reports for information as to amounts paid on account of each appropriation. 11. This deponent cannot state, as request? ed, "the number of pay certificates paid br him, to whom they were made payable, tb whom paid, in what amounts paid and when paid." To undertake to comply with the par? ticulars oft his request would Involve the exam? ination of each certi?eate which has been paid during the term of now nearly four years, and would require an amount of time and of clerl- j cal force which the deponent has not at com? mand. 12. He further states that moneys have been paid out by county treasurers "on warrants drawn upon the treasury and endorsed by this deponent to be so paid, but be cannot say to what amount or In whose favor said warrants were drawn, as he kept no registry ot the same. By the tenor of the endorsements the county treasurers were authorized to pay such war? ra its and to return them to the treasury as each. The practice of so endorsing warrants was some time ago discontinued;' and this deponent believes that nearly ll net all of those so endorsed have already been returned to ihe treasury. Receipts from November 1,1S71, to .runt 15,1873. Balance on hand November 1st, 1871. $24,207 23 Sources of revenue Blnce : On account taxes 1868. 7,586 00, On account taxes 1869. 19,481 33 On account taxes 1870. 67,559 11 On account taxes 1871. 950,613 07 On account licenses. 34,782 39 Saluda turnpike. 352 50 General Interest account public debt. 1,185 00 School commissioner Abbeville refund..-. 86 73 South Carolina Phosphate and Mining Company. 500 00 . Land commissioners. 3,785 00 Fees secretary of State. 1,000 00 J. M. Wilder, ex-sheriff, balance account. . . 4,757 50 Columbia Artificial Stone and Ce? ment Company. 20 00 Total to June 15th, 1872... $1,115,916 09 Statement of Expenditures since No? vember 1,1871. Sadies.$ 103,566 26 Contingent fund Governor. 4,087 28 Contingent fo jd librarian. 35 00 Contingent tb nd comptroller. 26 68 Contingent fund treasurer. 563 15 Expenses Supreme Court. 601 89 Fund auditor. Ill 50 Civil contingent fund. 7,302 15 B. Vam ph Ul, treasurer Marion_ 1,693 52 B. W. Bell, treasurer Oconee, re lund taxes. "54 97 T. McNally, treasurer Union, re? fund taxes. 53 72 Rebate to Pendleton Manufactu? ring Company. 350 00 W. A. Lesly, treasurer Picken?, refund taxes. 127 12 D. Hemphlll, treasurer Chester, refund taxes. 883 79 J. W. Denny, treasurer Richland, refund taxes. 158 84 Orphan Asylum. 6,500 84 Free schools. 117,671 8? Armed force. 82,723 3: Advertising acts General Assem? bly.... 38.292 91 Permanent printing. 15,886 0" Claims passed. 15,807 3-1 Mileage State board education.... 703 32 Expenses loan payment interest publlodebt. ?- 1,082 7 General interest account public debt. 3,354 ll Current printing General Assem? bly.$ 58,695 01 Repairs Lunatic Asylum. 10,500 0C Transient sick poor. . 126 ti J-Support South Carolina University 816 0( " Support Lunatic Asylum. 30,800 4C Legislative exoenees 1870-1871.. -. 69,097 0( Legislative expenses 1871-1872_ 441,880 65 Quarantine coast South Carolina... 890 00 Purchase booka Supreme Court li? brary. 125 00 Catawba Indiana. 200 00 Keeper Lazaretto, Morris Island.. 266 67 Furnishing Asylum. 5,000 00 Heating Asylum. 1,000 00 Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum_ 4,622 02 Purchase books library University 5e 00 Publication decisions ef Supreme Court. 500 00 Penitentiary. 6,666 00 Vault doors treasury. 1,500 CO H. H. KImpton. 25,966 43 Contingent fund attorney-general. 37 45 Free schools deficiency. 9,655 04 Deficiency payment commission? ers and managers ol election.... 342 75 Transportation and clothing dis? charged convicts. 89 20 Contingent lund secretary ol State. 500 00 Militia account. 237 40 Bills payable. 17,21013 Bills receivable. 232 00 Total/..$1,089,333 83 THE HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW,"?. Without needlessly prolonging the argument oe the question as to whether that part of the act of 1871 which authorizes a highway tax be repealed or not, the remarks made by you upon the subject, at the toot of my former article, call for a few words of reply. . You say : "Our correspondent apparently overlook: tho fact that the act of March, 1872, in abolishing the office of highway surveyors confers the duties of the same upon the county commissioners. One of the duties of the high? way surveyors was to assess a tax of eighteen cents on every hundred dollars, for the pur? pose of keeping In repair ^he highways and bridges. This assessment must now be made by the county commissioners.'' I did, in the argument, overlook the fact that the office of highway surveyor was abolished, and the duties of that office conterred upon the county commissioners, because I did not consider that fact as having any bearing upon the question under consideration; for the ques? tion was not whether it was the highway sur? veyors or the county commissioners that had the power ot assessing the tax, but whether either of them had such a Bower, the act being repealed. But I am surprised at the error you make, with the act belore you, in saying it was one of the duties of the highway surveyors to make the assessment, ano that this d-ity now devolves upon the county commisioners. The act ot 1871 makes it the d>uy oi the county commissioners to make the assessment, and, having done so, then to make out and deliver to each surveyor a tax bill containing the amount of the tax to be laid out In his district, accompanied by a warrant signed by the chairman of the board authorizing bim to collect such tax. It ls true that the second section of the act of 1872 abol? ishes the office ol highway surveyor and con? fers the duties thereof upon the-county com? missioners, but this fact does not touch the question at Issue, for the highway surveyors had no such duties or powers as required or authorized them to make an assessment. So , the qnestlon still remains, Is section 4 of the act of 1871 repealed by section 1 of the act of 1872, or ls the latter to be added to the former, and both to stand together ' A plain common sense view of the matter would seem tr result in the conclusion that section 1 of the act of 1872 must be taken as a substitute tor section 2 ot the act o? 1871. If any other result had been aimed at it would seem that the Legisla ture, though not distinguished for choice phra? seology, would have said : "The following words shell be added to section 2;" or, If pre? ferring to say "to read as iollows," then sec? tion 2 ought to bare been Incorporated In the amendment. But you say that the proviso at the end ol section 2 of the act of 1872 shows that lt le still expected that this tax Bball be levied and collected. In tbls opinion I may agree with you, but It ls equally clear that lt, of Itself, has no potency to give authority for such a tax if section 2 be repealed. It roust be based upon this or some other law, or else it will be nugatory. The act of 1871 having fixed the time when this tax was collectible, and having required lt collected by the highway survey? ors, and the act of 1872 having abolished the office of the latter, and conferred their duties upon the county commissioners, the only ob? ject-or rather the only legal effect-ol this proviso was to provide, first, that the tax should be collected at tbe same time as the g?n?ral taxes, and secondly, that lt should be collected by the county treasurers. It Is true the Insertion ot this proviso In tbe act war? rants the conclusion that the draftsman did not Intend to abolish section 2, but the real question is not what wus intended to be done, but what bas been done; and if the proper construction of section 1 of the act ot 1872 re? sults In the repeal, abolition, substitu? lon or striking our of section 2 ot the act of 1871, the proviso under consideration would be lound to possess no vital force within itself, and hence the legal result would be the same as If it had been entirely omitted from the act. A SUBSCRIBER. Klngstree, S. C., July 25, 1872. THE DISGUSTED BONDHOLDERS. What They Think of the New York Meetings. IN. Y. Correspondence or the Columbia Union.] There has been considerable manoeuvring here In regard to South Carolina bonds. Seve? ral of the bondholders have met three or lour times to take steps in regard to the bonds now upon the market. These meetings are re? garded by nrany as nothing but stock-Jobbing operations, gotten up In the Interest of one E. K. Willard, a banker IQ this city, who, It ls said, holds a large number ol' South Carolina bonds. It is also sa.d by others that there is political significance attachlog lo the move? ment and that lt is al In the interest of Judge Willard lu South Cai olina, who, it is Bald, ls a candidate for Qo vet nor. It ls expected that the moneyed interests of the one Willard are to be used to secure the election of the other Willard-a kind of family arrangement, which, lt Is supposed, would prove highly beneficial, in a pecuniary point of view, to both parties. Bondholders here are ata ?ORBto understand bow it ls that a man who sought sud obtained office at the hands ot so corrupt i. body as he now charges the Legislature v.'tb being, could escape a portion of the rt jponsiblllty himself. If he knew all this rascality was going on, why did he not raia? his voice ?galnst it long age? Why did ha walt until alter this "corrupt Legislature" had placed him in a good position for four years more ? People are sick and tired o? the gabble o? euch "reformers." They want reform, and will lift VG lt If the Republican party, now in such a powerlul majority, does not effect this much needed reform, the people will do lt regardless of leaders. When one man tries to build up his political reputation by pulllag down that ot Borne other mao, he ls not worthy oi being trusted with any office at all. STEAMER ASHORE. KEY WE9T, July 27. A large steamer Is reported ashore eighty miles to northward, supposed to be the Bien? ville. It ls understood that the steamer Kan? sas bas gone io her assistance. THE DISPUTE AT GENEVA. (.'SNEVA. July 27. The recent interruption ot the sittings of the board o? arbitration occurred through the necessary re-examination of English law on questions regarding the construction of pri? vate sea vessels lu British ports, and also for investigation as to whether the British Ad? miralty used sufficient diligence In presenting these vessels from eolnu lo sea. Of four cases advanced England repudiates three, and in the fourth Bhe contends that the Admiralty acted promptly, although the police hesitated to take proper steps to prevent her departure. The court ls aleo considering the question of allowing interest on amounts awarded. It ls stated that a majority of the board are un? favorable to such allowance. It ls regarded as probable that after carelul investigation ol each case, the tribunal will fix the amount ol Indemnity to be raid by England as the gross sum. Cnarles Francis Adams preserves a firm attitude in maintaining the claims of the United States. THE SECRETS OF THE WAR. THE REVEL At IONS FOR WHICH GRANT PAID $75,000. Jacob Thompson's Report to Judah P. Benjamin-The Plots to Barn North? ern Cities and Release Confederate Prisoners-Attempt to Captare a War Vessel-The Sons of Liberty. The sensation of the hour at the North, Just now, ls a letter of Jacob Thompson to J. P. Benjamin, secretary of State of the Southern Confederacy, found among the Confederate archives which have recently been purcliased by the United States Government from one Pickett, for the 6um of seventy-five thousand dollars. The letter bears date, Toronto, C. W., December 3d, 1865, and the endorsement said to be in J. P. Benjamin's hand-writing, "Received 13th February, 1865, J. P. B." In his letter Thompson saya he had no difficulty In obtaining all the necessary information la regard to the organization known as the "Sons of Liberty," which organization was essentially military, having its commanders of divisions, brigades, regiments, ? c., and whose object was to secure the Independence of the Confederacy. In June, 1867, he Bays: "The belief was enter? tained and freely expressed that by a bold, rigorous and concerted movement the three great Northwestern Stales of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio could be seized and held. This oelng done, the States of Kentucky and Mis? souri could easily be lifted from their prostrate condition and placed on their feet, and this in sixty days would end the war." The 16th of August was fixed upon for a general uprising throughout the North and West, but Just pre? vious, says Thompson, "a large lot of arma were purchased and Bent to Indianapolis, which was discovered, and some ot the lead? ing men were charged with the design to arm the members of the order for treasonable pur? poses. Treachery showed Itself at Louisville. Judge Bullltt and Dr. Kalfus were arrested and sent to Memphis." This project, lt seems, would have beeu carried out had lt not been for Mr. McDonald, Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana, who believed it would mar his prospects for election, and threatened to expose the plot If the leaders did not desist. Soon after, the "Sons" became demoralized by the surveillance exercised by the government! and virtually disbanded as an organization. Thompson next tells the story of the attempt made to capture the United States steamer "Michigan and the reasons of Its failure, and tells how the Island Queen was sunk near Johnson's Island. The capture of the Michi? gan was lo be followed by a shot through the officers' quarters at Johnson's Island as a sig? nal for the release of the Confederate prison? ers. Thompso" next gave his attention to the Federal currency. The remainder of his let? ter, touching upon this last and other topics, ls so interesting that we print lt in full: BULLING THE GOLO MARKET. In obedience to your suggestion, as far as It was practicable, soon after my arrival here I urged the people in the North to convert their paper money Into gold and withdraw lt from the market. I am satisfied this policy was adopted and carried Into effect to some ex? tent, but how extensively I am unable to state. What efleet i1 had on the gold market lt ls impossible to estimate, but certain it ls that cold continued to appreciate until lt went to 290. The high price may have tempted many to change their policy, because after? ward gold fell in the market to 150. When ll was about 180, and exportation ot' go d was BO small tbat there appeared to be lil tie or no de? mand for lt, Mr. John Porterfleld, formerly a banker of Nushville, but now a resident ol Montreal, was furnished with $100,000, and In? structed io proceed to New York to carry out a financial policy of his own conception, which consisted In the purchase of gold, and exporting the same, selling lt for sterling bills of exchange, t?nd then again converting his exchange Into gold. This process involved a certain loss, the cost of transhipment. EXPORTING GOLD. He was instructed by Mr. Clay and mysell to co on with bis policy until ha had expend? ed $25,000, with which he supposed he would ship directly $5,000,000, and luduce others to ship much more; and ihen, lithe effect upon the gold market was not very perceptible, lie was to desist and return to Canada and restore the money unexpended. By his last report he had caused the shipment of more than $2,000,000, at an expense of less than $10,000; but lt seems that a Mr. Lyons, who had been a former partner ot Mr. Porterfleld, was arrest? ed by General Buler on the ground that he was exporting gold, and although Mr. Lyons bad no connection with Mr. Portertleld In his transactions, yet he thought lt prudent to re? turn to Canada, and while he retains the un? expended balance Of the $25,000 to carry out bis Instructions, he has restored $75,000. I must confess that the first shipment had a marked effect on the market. I am Inclined to the opinion this theory will work great damage and distrust In the Federal finances if vigorously followed up, and if no untoward circumstance should Interfere with the opera? tion. BURNING MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOATS. Soon after I reached Canada a Mr. Minor Major visited me, and represented himself as an accredited agent from the Confederate Stales to destroy steamboats on the Mississippi River, and that bis operations were suspended for want ol means. I advanced to him $200 In Federal currency, and soon alter several boats were burned In St. Louis, iuvolvlng an Immense loss of properly to the enemy. He became suspected, as be represented to me, ol bel?g the author of this burning, and from that time both he and his men have been hiding, and consequently hare done nothing. Money has been advanced lo Mr. Churchill, of Cincinnati, to organize a corps for the pur? pose or incendiarism in that city. I consider him a true man, and although as yet he has effected but little. I am la constant expecta? tion of hearing of effective work In that quar? ter. NO HOPE OF RELEASING PRISONERS. Previous to the arrival of Lieutenant-Colo? nel Martin, Lieutenant Headly brought an un? signed letter from you. All the different places where our prisoners are-Camp Dou? glas and Elmira-had been thoroughly exam? ined and ihe conclusion was forced upon us that all efforts to release them without an out? side co-operation would brlDg disaster upon the prisoners and result In no good. All pro? jects of that sort were abandoned, except that at Camp Douglas, where Captain Hines still believed be could effect their release. We yielded to his firmness, zeal and persistence, and his plans were plausible; but treachery defeated Bim before his well-laid schemes were developed. THE ATTEMPT TO BURN NEW YORK CITY. Having nothing- else on hand, Colonel Mar? tin expressed a wish to organize a corps to burn New York city. He wa9 allowed to do so, and a most daring attempt has been made to fire that city; but their reliance on the Greek fire has proved a misfortune. It can? not be depended on as an agent in such work. I have no faith whatever In it, and no at? tempt shall hereafter me made under my general directions with any such materials. THE RAID ON ST. ALBANS. I knew nothing whatever ot the raid on Sf. Alban's uniil after lt transpired. Desiring to have a boat on whose captain and crew reli? ance could be placed, and on board ot which arms could be sent to convenient points for arming such vessels as could be seized for operations on the lakes, I aided Dr. James r. Bates, ol Kentucky, an old steamboat captain, in the purchase of the steamer GeorglaD. She had scarcely been transferred when the story went abroad tht.i she had been purchased and armed for the purpose of sinking the Michi? gan, releasing the prisoners on Johnson's Isl? and, and destroying the shipping on the lakes, and the cities on their margin. The wildest consternation prevailed In all ihe border cities. At Buffalo two tuga had cannon placed on board, five regiments of soldiers were sent there, two of ttnm represented to have been drawn from the army of Virginia. Bells were rung at Detroit, and churches broken up on Sunday. Th? whole lake shore was a scene of wild excitement. Boats were sent out which boarded the Georgian and found noth? ing contraband on board, but still the people were credulous. The bane and curse of carry? ing out anything In this country is the surveil? lance under which we act. Detectives or those ready to give information stand at every street corner. Two or three cannot interchange ideas without a reporter. A VAK WHO WANTED $20,000 IN GOLD. Dr. K. J. Stewart, of Virginia, has reached this place, and very mysterloasly Informs me that he has a plan for the execution of some? thing which has received the sanction of the President. He is In want of money, and states to me that you gave him a draft on me for $20,000 In gold, which has been lost on the way. He bas sent back to Richmond for a re? newal. He has rented a large house and moved his family Into lt. I cannot doubt bis wordB, but. of course, I do not feel authorized to advance him money without "your authority or that of the President. I have, ho ivever, been constrained to advance bim $500 In gold on his written statement that unless the money was placed in his bands, the lives and liberties ol high Confederate officers would be imperilled. A FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Owing to the ill health of Mr. Clay, we sepa ' rated at Halifax, and since then we have not lived together, though we have been in con ' suiting distance. As the money was all In my I name, which I supposed to be controlled by us i Jointly, and as he desired to have a sum placed in bis hands and at all times subject to his personal control, I tranalerred to him $93,614, for which I hold his receipt, and for which he promises to account to the proper authorities al home. Including the money turned over to Mr. Clay, all ol which he has not yet expended, the entire expenditure at yet on all accounts Is. about $300,000. I still bold three dralts for $100,000 each, which have not been collected. Should you think lt best for me to return, I would be glad to know In what way you think I bad beat return wlih the funds remaining on band. I imer from your "personal" In the New York News that lt is your wish I should remain here for the pres? ent, and I shall obey your orders. Indeed, I have so many papers in my possession which, In the hands of the enemy, would utterly ruin and destroy very many of the prominent men of tbe North, that a due sense of my obligation to them will loree on me tbe extremest caution in my movements. NO DEPENDENCE ON NORTHERN" ALLIES. For the future, discarding all dependence on the organizations in the Northern States, our efforts, In my Judgment, should be directed to Inducing those who are conscripted In the North, and who utterly refuse io (oin the army to fight against the Confederate States, to make their way South to Join our service. It ls believed by many that at least a number sufficient to make up a division may be se? cured In this way for onr service before spring, especially if our army opens upa road to the Ohio. Some are now on their way to Corinth, which at present is the point of rendezvous. Also, to operate on their rail? roads and loree the enemy to keep up a guard on all their roads, which will require a large standing army at home; and to burn, wherever ic is practicable, and thus make the men of property feel their Insecurity and tire them out with the war. The attempt on New York has produced a great panic which will not subside at their bidding. This letter, tbougb long, does not, I am aware, report many things of minor impor? tance which have occurred during my sojourn In Canada, but I shall omit them at present. Very respectfully your obedient servant, (Signed) J. THOMPSON. SCHURZ AND GRANT. A Clincher-The President Reminded of His "Inarraracy or Recollection." In his St. Louis speech,1 Senator Schurz charged Grant with having offered him, through a third party, official patronage, as a bribe for his support of the Santo Domingo scheme. The charge was so damaging that Grant, through the newspapers, publicly de' nled lt. Hereupon, Senator Schurz produces the following letter from General Alfred Pieasanton, late commissioner of Internal revenue: NEW YORK, July 25. Dear General-Of course I have no objection to your giving my name io the public in ex? planation of the facts. I wouid Bay that, be? ing a friend ol the President, as well as your? self, I desired you should be on good terms, and you should understand that there was no personal feellug in the way of relations mutu? ally satisfactory. Your statement ls correct that the President wanted your support for his San Domingo scheme, and that you could have had the patronage ol the government for giving it. That was the distinct Impression the Presi? dent's conversation made upon my mind, and I communicated it to you at the time. Il the President positively denies having had any such conversation, I regret lt. I may console myself with the reflection that this is the first time that any statement of-mine has been questioned, while the President bas had occa? sion before this to distrust the accuracy of bis recollection. Yours truly, ALFRED PLEASONTON. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, July 28. Threatening weather will probably prevail, with rain and southerly and easterly wind, on the south Atlantic coast and, at Virginia, and cloudy weather, with southerly winds, In the Middle States. MORE ESCAPES FROM JAIL. Rr i ii ark able Tight-Hope Performance? at Mir ri ft* Mackcy's Hotel. Two white sailors, Wm. Garvey and Thomas Stark, confined in jail under sentence for lar? ceny, made their escape on Friday night last. They were locked in a room on the second floor at the southeast angle of the building, together with two United States soldiers. When the jailor made his round at ten o'clock on that night, they were both In the room, ap? parently asleep. Some time between that hour and daylight, on Saturday morning, they climbed to the roof through the chimney, which was not closed with a grating, and crossed over to ihe north iront of the Jail on Magazine street. Here they attached a rope about sixty feet long to one of the cornices that ornament the parapet of the jail, and let themselves down to the street below. This rope was made of the blankets, with which they had been furnished, cut Into narrow strips and plaited, three strips together. The end nearest the ground was furnished with two loops for the hands, with a view to enable them to throw themselves aero?s the brick pavement Into the eolt sand in the middle of the street. It reached the street about three feet to the right oi the jail entrance. So quietly had they made their exit that even tbe soldiers confined in the same room did not know they had escaped until the next morning. The first evidence was discovered by ihe jail? or, who, on making his round at 5 A. M. Sat? urday, noticed that the men were not In their room, and cn examination lound, by the Boot and a bundle of sooted garments lying in the fireplace, that they had made their egress In that direction. Garvey ls an old jail bird, and ls said to have been imprisoned and made hie escape at every port he has visited. The re? maining prisoners, heretofore confined on the second floor, have all been removed to the third floor, which has no chimneys. THE AERIGAN EXPLORER. HIS LETTER OF THANHS TO YOUNG JAMES GORDON BENNETT. Doctor Livingstone's Narrative-Saved from Death-Recognition or the New York Herald's Enterprise-A Flrat Claas Advertisement. It seems after all tbat Or. Livingstone says that he wa3 very glad to be fonnd by Mr. Stanley. He bas written a long letter thank? ing Mr. James Gordon Bennett, Jr., saying that never having seen him, he feels very much as il he was addressing "an abstract Idea," but admitting that the presence of Mr. Stanley makes him "quite at borne." He then explains the "for? lorn condition" in which he was found, and says tbat he had "good reason to use very stroDg expressions, of gratitude." When Dr. Livingstone had get to the "lowest verge," rumors of Mr. Stanley's approach came. Then came Mr. Stanley himself, and the explorer (though, according to his own account, be ls "as cold and undemonstrative as we Islanders are usually reported to be,") says "your kind? ness made my frame thrill. It was, indeed, overwhelming, and I said in my soul, -let the richest blessings descend from the Highest on you and yours ! ' " The letter comes by cable from London, and if lt Is genuine, we can only say that Dr. Livingstone ought to be at once engaged as African correspondent to the Herald. His use of English and the general style of the letter give the best possible rea? sons for believing that the writer, whoever he ls, must fell "very much at home" with Mr. Stanley. We print the letter In full: CJIJI, ON* TAXOANTIFCA, I EAST AFRICA, November, 1871. j James Gordon Bennett, Jr., Esq.: Mr DEAR SIR-It ls In general somewhat difficult to write to one we have never seen lt feels BO much like addressing an abstract idea-but the presence of your representative, Mr. H. Stanley, In this distant region takes away the strangeness I should otherwiss have felt, and In writing to thank you for the ex-, treme kindness tbat prompted you to send him, I feel quite at home. Hrs CONDITION AFTER A ETVE'HtrNDRED-MILE TRAMP. If I explain the forlorn condition In whlcb he found me, you will easily perceive that I have good reason to use very strone expres? sions of gratitude. I came to UJiJl off a tramp of between four hundred and five hundred miles, beneath a blazing vertical BUD, having been baffled, worried, defeated and forced to return, when almost in sight of the end of the geographical part of my mission, by a number or half-caste Moslem slaves sent to me from Zanzibar, instead of men. The sore heart made still sorer by the woful sights I had seen ot man's inhumanity to man reached and told on the bodily frame and depressed lt beyond measure. I thought that I was dying on my feet. It Is not too much to say that almost every step of the weary, sultry way was In pain, and I reached U|ijt a mere "ruckle" of bones. WHAT HE FOOND AT DJIJI. There I lound that some Ave hundred pounds sterling worth o? goods wbicb I had ordered from Zanzibar bad unaccountably been entrusted to a drunken half-caste Mos? lem tailor, who, alter squandering them for sixteen months on the way to Ujljl, finished up by selling off air thar, remained for slaves and Ivory for himself. He had "divined" on the Koran and found that I was dead- He had also written to the governor of Uyanyem be, that he had sent slaves after me to Manyema who returned and reported my decease, and begged permission to sell ch* the lew gooda that his drunken appetite had spared. He, however, knew perfectly well, from men who bad seen me, that I was alive, and walting for the goods and men; but as lor morality, be ls evidently an Idiot, and there being no law here except that of the dagger or musket, I had to sit down in great weak? ness, destitute of everything save a few bar? ter cloths and beads, which I had taken tbe precaution to leave here in case of extreme need. AN EARTHLY EXTREMIS. The near prospect of beggary among UJIJI ans made me miserable. I could not despair, because I laughed so much at a friend wbo, on reaohlng the mouth of the Z unbeze, said that he was'templed to despair on breaking the photograph of his wile. We could have no success arter that. Afterward the Idea of despair had to me such a strong smack of the ludicrous tbat lt was out of the question. FIRST WORDS OF HOPE. Well, when I had got to about the lowest verge, vague rumors o? an Encliab visitor reached me. I thought of myself as the man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho; but neltber priest, Levlte nor Samaritan, could possibly pass my way. Yet the good Samari? tan was close at band, and one of my people rushed up at the top of his speed, and, in great excitement, gasped out : "An English? man coming; I see him !" and off he darted to meet bim. THE AMERICAN F LAO THE HARBINOER OF EN? LIGHTENMENT AND CIVILIZATION. An American flag, the first ever seen in these parts, at tbe head of a caravan, told me the nationality of the stranger. I am as cold and non-demonstrative as we Islanders are usually reputed to be; but your kindness made my frame thrill. It was, In? deed, overwhelming, and I said In my soul, "Let the richest blessings descend from the Highest on you and yours !" STANLET'S NEWS FROM THE OUTER WORLD AND ITS EFFECTS. The Dews Mr. Stanley bad to tell was thril? ling. The mighty political changea on th? Continent; the success of the Atlantic cables the election of General Grant and many othei topics riveted my attention for days together, and had an immediate and beneficial effect on my health. I bad been without news iron home for years, save what I could glean from a few S a tu rrJ ay Reviews and Punch o? 1868. The appetite revived, and In a week I begat to leel strong again. AN ENGLISH DISPATCH FROM AN OLD FRIEND. Mr. Stanley breughta most kind and encour aglug dispatch from Lord Clarendon, whose loss I sincerely deplore, the first I have re celved from the Foreign Office sloce 1866, anc Information that the British Government bac kindly sent a thousand pounds sterling to rn] aid. Up to his arrival I was not aware o: any pecuniary aid. I came unsalaried, bul this want ls now happily repaired,' and I an anxious tbat you and all my friends sb onie know that, though uncheered by letter, I havt stuck to the task which my friend. Slr Bode rick Murchison, set me with "John Bullish' tenacity, believing that all would come righi at last, * GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS IN AID OF SCIKKCB. I The watershed of South Central Africa it over seven hundred miles in length. The fountains thereon are almost innumerable ihat is, lt would take a man's lifetime to conni them. From the watershed they converge into four large rivers, and these again In? two mighty streams in the great Nile Valley which begins In ten degrees to twelve degree! south latitude. It waa long ere light dawnec on the ancient problem, and gave me a cleai Idea of the drainage. I had to feel my way and every step of the way, and waH generali: groping in the dark, for who cared where tnt rivers ran ? We drank our lill and let tb? rest run by. The Portuguese who visited Cazembe asket lor slaves and Ivory and beard o? noibtng else I asked about the waters, questioned am cross-questioned, until I was almost afraid o being set down as afflicted wlih hydrocepha lus. MT LAST WORK, In which I have been greatly hindered fron want of suitable attendante, was following th' ' central line of drainage down through th country of the cannibals, called Manyuema, oi shortly, Manyema. This line of drainage ba four large lakes In lt. The fourth I was nea when obliged to turo. It ls from one to tbre miles broad, and never can be reached at an point or at any time of the year. Two western drains, tbe Lupira or Bartle Freres Elver flow Into ic at Lake Eamolondo. Then tbe great river Lomaine flows through Lake Lincoln into lt too and seems to form tbe western arm of the Nile, on which Petherick traded. Now, I know about six hundred miles oi the watershed, and unfortunately the seventh hun? dred Is the most interesting ot the whole; for In lt, If I am not mistaken, lour fountains arise from an earthen mound, and the last ot the four becomes, at no great distance off, a large river. Two of these run north to Egypt, Lopera and Louralne, and two run south Into Ethio? pia, as tbe Llambaf, or Zambesi, and the Kaf neare. These are not the sources of the Nile men? tioned by the secretary of Minerva, In the City of Sals, to Herodotus. HE MUST REMAIN. I have heard of them so often, and at great distances off, that I cannot doubt their exist? ence, and in spite of the sore longing for home that seizes me every time I think of my family, I wish to finish up by their rediscovery. Five hundred pounds sterling worth of goods have again unaccountably been entrust? ed to slaves, and have been over a year on the way, Instead ol four months. I must go where they lie at your expense, ere I-can put the nat? ural completion to my work. HOPES FOR AFRICAN CTVTLIZATTON. And if my disclosures regarding the terrible UJlJlan slavery- should lead to tbe suppression ol the east-coast slave trade, I shall regard that as a greater matter by far than the dis? covery of ail the Nile sources together. Now that you have done with domestic slavery for? ever, lend us your powerful aid toward this great object. This floe country ls blighted, as with a curse from above, in order that the slavery privileges of the petty Sultan of Zan? zibar may not be Infringed; and the rights of the Grown of Portugal, which are mythical, should be kept In abeyance till some future time when Africa will become another India to Portuguese slave traders. I conclude by again thanking you most cor? dially for your great generosity, and am Gratefully yours, DAVID LIVINGSTONE. THE GROWING COTTON CROP. The Fall In Price. In the first two months the price of the sta? ple bas undergone the unusual decline of Ave cenls and over per ponnd In the American market, the article having been quoted early In June at 27jc. In New York, and 25?c. here. At Liverpool the rate was U?d. These figures have since receded to 22c. In New York, and somewhat nominally here to 19}al9ic, with Liverpool momentarily down to 9jd. for mid? dling grades. While prices were no doubt as? sisted up to an extreme figure by speculation on the fact of a falling off In the last crop of 1,300,000 bales, are they not declining too rap? idly under the prospect of 4,000,000 bales? The means used to bear the market appear of the most extreme character, some statements naming 5,000,000 as the possible crop, and ex? aggerated accounts are put forth In all dlrec tlons In reference to lt. During June and July the growth has, as a general thing, undoubtedly looked well, but appearances equally as fine have failed before; and colton le a very uncertain crop until late j In tba fall. The accounts for the last week or two have been less favorable, and we have still the trying month of August to pass through. The following, from the New York Dally Bulletin of Saturday last, ls somewhat too favorable In reference -to the appearance of the plant: We present a report ol the condition of the growing colton crop of Georgia, South Caro? lina, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, as compiled Oom our excangee at the latest dates. It will be seen that the accounts from some of the States are a little less favor? able than have been heretofore received, but not sufficiently so to excite any serious alarms as yet. The caterpillar has appeared in Mis? sissippi, but is chiefly confined to the bottom ?ands. The pest has also appeared in Georgia and some of the other States, but not to any great extent as yet. Much will depend on ihe condition of the weather during the next few weeks. But the reports of the worm are not as bad as usually appear at this Beacon even In the best cotton years. Alter making all due allowance for the exaggera? tions that appear to be inevitable on this subject, there Is a9 yet a very gratifying ab? sence of reports of any extensive or disastrous losses. The worst accounts - come from Ala? bama, where tbe excessive rains caused con? siderable damage-estimated at several mil? lions of dollars. In Texas the crop ls splendid, will be larger than ever before, and ls happily so far advanced as to be out of danger from the cotton worm, which bas appeared In certain localities. From South Carolina the reports are satisfactory. A letter of July 12, from Manchester, Eng? land, says: "The report has been received ot the first bale at Galveston. Four million as a minimum and so on is the style et things we get every morning from disinterested parties on your side. * SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -James Sussex, a Kansas City murderer, was yesterday taken out of the jail by a vigi? lance committee and bung. -Last Saturday evening's train from New Orleans to Jackson was thrown off the track near Magnolia. Kllburne, the baggage mas? ter, and a Mrs. Baker, of Texas, were serious? ly hurt, and several others were severely in? jured. -The government will buy two millions ol bonds on the first and third wednesdays, and one million on the second and fourth Wednes? days of August, and sell one million of gold on the first, third and fifth Thursdays, and two millions on the second and fourth Thursdays. CLUBSAND STARS. Calendar of Saturday's Arrests and Penalties, C. W. Wollen, drunk and disorderly; two dollars and peace bond or twenty days House of Correction. Samuel Brown and Philip Ber? nard, disorderly; one dollar each. Hectoi Gadsden, robbing hen roosts; escaped. Caro? line Morris, disorderly; one dollar or ten days. A cow and a horse, estray; one dollar each. Hotel Arrivals-July 20 and 27. CHARLESTON HOTEL. S. V. Bemtlng, Wilmington; Chas. E. Bart? lett, Sumter; C. Y. Boss, New York; R. Wal ton, Augusta; W. S. Benson, M. B. Gerry, Mrs C. S. Parker, Macon; E. L. Townsend, Net York; H. J. Loyal, Savannah; H. Camps, Nev, York; T. E. Wilder, Beaufort; E. A. Marshall Philadelphia; W. L. Smith, Savannah anc Charleston Railroad; A. B. H. En agar, Y. W Parker, Kalamazoo; Wm. Gorman, J. D Budds, 8. A. Pearce, Columbia; Robert Wayne W. Bren, Savannah; W. N. Little. Jr., Nev York; James H. Gregg, Jr., Hartford; C. A Natosb, Pennsylvania; D. Lyle and wife, Ham burg; Mles Newell, John E. Poole, New York PAVILION HOTEL. J. Gorham, New York; A. B. Leib, Washing ton; W. H. Hargrave, John W. Pearce, A. M Prather, B.C. McManus, Augusta; Thomas An gell, New York; E. F. Foster, B. C. Kerr, At bevllle; Miss K. Heering, Georgia; L. R. Mc Aboy, North Carolina; Mrs. Meyer and twi children, Fannie Wright, Pittsburgh; Geo. H Pratt, wife and child, Macon; B. W. Norrie Alabama; Geo. A. Ross, Newark; E. H. Collins James P. Chase, Florence; M. L. Jones, Gra ham's Cross Roads. NORTH CAROLINA. THE PROSPECTS OP THE EIGHT AT THE PRESENT M?SLOH. Leading Democrat? sanguine af Sac ccig-carl Schurz to Enter the Can van-Grand Han Meeting to be Held at Charlotte. CHARLOTTE, N. C., July 28. Extensive preparations are making and the ' greatest enthusiasm Is manifested by both whites and blacks for the great mass meeting to-morrow. Senator Carl Schnrz ls here, and in a conversation to-day he said: "Theelec? tion of the Conservative ticket In North Caro? lina Insures beyond a doubt the election of Horace Greeley. All the States have their eyes fixed now on North Carolina.*' Colonel A. K. McClure, of Pennsylvania, says: "Horace Greeley will be elected by a msjorlty of two hundred electoral votes." Colonel McClure recently received a dispatch from ex-Governor Curtin, ot Pennsylvania, dated at St. Peters? burg, and saying that he was coming home to stump tbe State of Pennsylvania for Greeley. Senator Sumner, upon being told of it, said: "That settles the question in Pennsylvania; it goes for Greeley, sure." THE RESULT OF THE STRUGGLE. The Baals on which che Hopea of tho Liberals are Founded. A Raleigh correspondent, writing on the 24th instant, says : Judge Merrimon, in a recent letter to Mr. Barringer, expressed lt as his conviction that tbe Conservative majority In the State will not tall much ebert o? eighteen thousand. Govornor Yance, also, ls very sanguine, but expresses lt as his belief that tbe negro vete will be cast almost solid fur Grant. The whites in the western counties, according to all reports by letters and travellers, are united In solid phalanx for Greeley; but, on tbe other hand, the negroes lu these same localities are solid for Grant. The feeling among the whites and blacks in some of these coun? ties is very bitter, which, to some extent, accounts for the very decided stand taken by tbe races. In the middle of the State the prospect as regards the colored voters ls better, and it now looks as lt quite a number of them will join the Liberal Republi? can ranks. I have reliable information from the middle counties that augurs well for the election of Leach over Settle, with' a majority of from elgbt hundred to one thousand, while the election of Bogers over Smith ls also cer? tain. Merrimon will run ahead of onr candi? dates for Congress in both of these districts. In the vicinity of this city many colored men have declared openly for Greeley, especially since the dasi ardly assault upon Gross, the col? ored Greeleylte. One thing ls certain, that Intimidation will be made nae of by the Radicals during the ap? proaching election to an extent that was never dreamt ot before. Every marshal and deputy has been armed with warrants, signed in blank, to serve promiscuously-on charges o? Ku EUuxism-upon all who vote what they are ?leased to call and consider "the wrong way." hat negroes will be imported to swell the votes In the western and northern counties, there can be no doubt. Colonel Wm. Johnston, president of the Charlotte Railroad, was interviewed in New York on Friday last by a reporter of the New York Herald. The Colonel said: "I was quite surprised upon my arrival in New York to find such a general impression existing that Grant- would carry our State. My experience of affairs there ls drawn from Intercourse with people of all class?e, devoid entirely of the excitement of political discus? sion, and embraces their quiet expression of belief or opinion. I feel perfectly assured that the Liberal ticket will be successful. On Thursday of next week they will carry both branches of the Legislature by a very decided majority, and that Merrlmon's majority lor the Governorship over Caldwell will reach fully eight thousand. And my reasons for believing as I do are these: There has not existed any? thing like a perfect unanimity until now be? tween the old line Whigs and the Democrats on any ticket, but now they are singularly united and jointly vigorous. In 1870 Sblpp was elected by a clear majority of four thousand five hun? dred. Since then a large proportion of the colored population has gone into South Caroli? na, Georgia and others of the more southerly states, aud they are a clear IOBS to the Radical vote. Then, again, in that election o? 1870 there were fully twenty-five thousand white voters who took no part in that election by reason of the terrorism that prevailed. These were mostly business men, and the State was so full of administrative officials, such as rev? enue Inspectors, marshals and detective offi? cers who played a second part as spies, that these business men found their very means of living imperilled, and avoided the polls." "Do you think they will come to the front in the present election ?" "I think we snail get out fully one half, perhaps two-thirds ot that dormant vote on the 1st of August," continued the Colonel. "Estimating, therefore, this gain and the loss In the colored vote, and combining their pro? bable results with the the majority given for Shi pp in 1870, 1 think eight thousand ls not an exaggerated estimate of the coming Liberal majority. And most certainly the carrying of the State for Merrimon will insure the State majority for Greeley in November." THE OUTLOOK FROM WASHINGTON The North Carolina Campaign- For? ward lng Ka-Klux Warrants - The Confederate Archives. WASHINGTON, July 26. Senator Schurz left here at eleven o'clock last night, on his way to North Carolina, where he will speak In the campaign at Char? lotte and Raleigh. Estimates received here. to-day from both parties of the probable re? sult do not vary much from those heretofore submitted. Judge Merrimon, the Conserva? tive candidate for governor, anticipates his majority at eight thousand. Senator Pool, on behalf of the Republicans, claims twelve thou? sand. It 1B asserted that no less than a thousand printed blank warrants were sent from here last night to the United States marshal of North Carolina to be filled for the arrest of numerous parlies In various portions ot the State, under allegations found under the Ku Elux law. Il this prove true, lt is evident that the administration bas resorted to Intimida? tion to secure political results next Thursday. Although the campaign has been conducted with great vigor and bitterness, Senator Wil? son says there ls no reason to anticipate any trouble. Since the sale of the Confederate archives to the government, officials here have received numerous offers to sell other secret and alleged valuable documents. The Congres? sional Republican committee, who have Just issued the Thompson letter, will soon put forth another one from some one ot the ex Confederate officials, which ls said to be more Important and startling. It will thus be noticed that the statement recently made that these documents are not intended for political effect, falls to the ground, for they are made public at government expense by the political committee representing the administration. GREELEY ON EQUAL RIGMTS. A Broad Platform. NEW YORK, July 27. Among callers upon Greeley yesterday were John Harris, o? Texas, a colored man. Harris safflhecameln behalf of Ms people, and de? sired some expression of sentiment from G.ee ley as to the negro question, whereupon the following letter was wrllten: John iBarris, Texas: Sra-Believing that equal rights for all men, no matter of what color, is the true Interest of every class and section, and the only basis of true nationality and lasting peace, I am, truly yours, HORACE GREELEY.