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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. FIGHTING AT SAVANNAH. A BLOODY RIOT IN THE STREETS OF THE CITY. The Radicals 'Hound on the Negroes to Insult and Attack the Whites-The Cars Fired Upon-A Riot at a Grant Meeting-Lively Skirmishing- T li e Negroes Throw a Train from the Track and Wound Inoffensive Citizens-AU Quiet Lost Night. The first information of the bloody riot in Savannah on . Monday night was given to the Charleston public yesterday ^morning, when the special dispatches of THE NEWS, posted on the bulletin board, were surrounded by an anxious and excited crowd. Throughout the day the Interest In the s wilt coming telegrams was Intense, and the failure o? the Savannah malla last evening, caused by the lawless con? duct of the rioters near the Forest City, aggra? vated ttie general disquiet. We are able, how? ever, to give a f?IT, and, we believe, accurate account of the affair from the beginning, and take this occasion ot thanking the Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Company for their re? markable promptitude In forwarding the unu? sually long dispatches called for by THE NEWS, j Mutterings of trouble were heard In Savan? nah aa early as Saturday last. For several days the office-holding Radicals were laying their wires with the hope of exploding a shell which would destroy the chances of the North Carolina Liberals. They began by gathering together a number of Idle blacks, whom they advised to force their way Into the street cars reserved lor the whites. They were famished with monev and car tickets, and were prom? ised that they should be held harmless lt any collision took place. Thia deviltry soon bore fruit. The first disturbance ls described by the Savannah New? as fol lo ws : A party of negroes. Including a low mulatto woman, entereu the ten o'clock car at the Ex? change and rod? as far as Liberty street, when several gentlemen got aboard, and the ne? groes were ejected, the woman using the vilest language. A crowd of negroes there upon gathered, as If by preconcerted arrange? ment, and refused to let the car pass. One of tbe negroes seized the horses by the bridle, when a gentleman residing In the vicinity, who was attracted by the crowd, ordered him to release bis hold. The negro refused, when the gentleman struck him In the lace with bis fist, knocking bim down. At this Juncture, another negro struck the gentleman mention? ed with a heavy stick, cutting his lace and brulalng his arm. One of the young men present then drew a pistol and cried be was "going to snoot," whereupon the negroes scattered in every direction. The negro driver of the car Joined in tba fracas wltb the dls dlsorderly Africans, and refused to drive. Yesterday morning the cars were scarcely patronized at all, an uncommon occurrence on Sunday, and the first result of this misera? ble attempt at social equality was seen. There was, however, an uneasy leeling throughout the city, as lt was generally believed these negroes would attempt the same thing, and trouble would ensue. True to expectation, on the arrival of the Isle of Hope train, yes? terday evening at six o'clock, a large number of negroes made a rush for the street cars at thff Junction, and three of them were soon filled, leaving two empty. Into one of these, however, In wblob were a number ol white persons, Including several lad ii .-, a negro by the name of Dick White thrust himself and took a seat. A lady coming in shortly after- . ward, be was told by some young men to get up. This he refused to do, when he was seized by the heels and head a-d pitched out, ? . Several of the negroes ' who had rushed Into the cars thought better of themselves, and went into those reserved lor them. Con? siderable excitement was created at the Junc? tion by this affalr,but no serious disturbance oc? curred. About seven o'clock, as the car was passing drvru Whitaker street,near Broughton, a negro boarded the platform and shoved by two young men and entered. Ee was ordered to leave, and on refusing to do so, was "fanned off with a boot." He yelled out, as he ran off, ?.Never mind, sports; I've spotted yon." As the elgbt o'clock car was passing tbe Ex? change, on the return trip, some scoundrel threw two bottles at lt, striking against the side, and the shivered glass flew Inside. For? tunately, only a few persons were In the car at the time, and no Injury resulted. The driver, lrlghtened by the noise, dropped his reins and Jumped off the car, and the horses broke Into a gallop. His nerves were settled, however, by the time the car reached Whitaker street, and he resumed his position. We are informed that the riotous negroes who created the disturbance on Saturday night have their headquarters in a negro shop on Liberty street, Dear Whitaker, and re? mained In that vicinity to a late hour, blus? tering and threatening about wbat they were going to do. THE RIOT OF MONDAY. y _ A Renewed Raid on the Cars-The Rioters Pat Oat-Volites of Musketry Several Persons Wounded-The Ne? groes Fire Upon the Inoffensive citi? zens-Intense indignation in the City. [SPECIAL TSLKQRAM TO THE NEWS.] SAVANNAH, GA., Tuesday, July 30. Yesterday was a day long to be remembered In this city. For several days the blacks had been trying to ride In the street cars used lor the whites, although special cara are provi? ded for each race. Yesterday, about one o'clock, a colored man got In one of the cars used for tbe whites, and on using improper language was put off. About five o'clock a colored preacher by the name or Jim Simms attempted to get on the whites'car and was ejected. Crowds of blacks then assembled In Wolta, ker street, and their presence attracted crowds of whites. At one time there was over a thousand persons along the street, and the excitement was Intense, and a serious riot expected. As a car came along lt was board? ed by two or three colored persons, and there being a number of young men on the car the blacks were put off. These scenes were re? peated throughout the atternoon, and every succeeding one only tended to Increase the ex? citement. About six o'clock a drunken colored man came up staggering and cursing; he was or? dered off, when he became abusive, for which some one hit bim, and he was taken to the barracks. This scene kept the crowd agitated until the next car came along, and In its rear the Lincoln Guards marched down, and the cry arose "Here come the Lincoln Guards." This caused the excitable colored people to fairly Jump. By seven o'clock the excitement had some? what subsided, but by sight o'clock it was re? newed, and the colored people assembled in force, consisting of men, women and children, the women encouraging the men to a violent course. A colored man then boarded a pass lDg car, and was thrown from the platform, and in about fifteen minutes later a volley of musketry greeted tbe ears of the people, from the direction ot the Park. Tbie was returned by another volley, when, with a yell, the crowd started, the whites on ene side of the street and the blacks on the other, the blacks yelling and uttering threats, and crying out, uGet jour arms !:' Wben getting near the spot from whence the firing was heard, it had been ascertained that a car bad been fired into, which was returned by those on board. 4o this melee Mr. H. F. Segar was shot in the wrist, and several colored persons wounded. It ls more than probable that a dozen of them were wounded, and lt ls reported that three of them were instantly killed. The firing into the cars was kept up for an hour or more. Report after report resounded throughout the city, but the cars were run as usual. About eleven o'clock a special car came down town for physicians, with the re? port that a lady and three children had been shot while sitting on the stoop of their honse by a party of colored persons who passed in the vicinity, who fired at them with euns loaded with buckshot, and tba* about the same time the blacks fired Into a house on Bull street, wounding a Mrs. Cohen, a gentleman and two children. In the suburbs a number of persons were at? tacked and beaten. Many of the blacks were armed with muskets, double-barrel shot guns, pistole, razors and sticks. Among a crowd of young white men an im? mediate movement was made to procure arms. A crowd of som o forty of them, lally armed, left on the cars as guards, whilst others remained to patrol the city. A Radical meet? ing was In progress at St. Andrew's Hall, whither the crowd went. This movement was made known at the barracks, and a police force waa marched lo St. Andrew's Hall to prevent bloodshed. The meeting was not harmonious, and the participants were ex? tremely anxious lo evacuate tbe building. They commenced going out, when a few shots were tiren. The ball was soon cleared, and the police remained masters of the situation, and by one o'clock last night there was not a colored man tobe seen on the streets. Acting Mayor Haywood Issued a proclama? tion this morning for most stringent measures to preserve the peace and the good order ol the city. Warrants have been Issued for the arresto! the parties Implicated as leaders, and their examination takes place today before H. S. Wayne, United States commissioner. The number of the killed and wounded bave not been ascertained up to this time. The Rioters Wreck a Train-A. Colored Fireman the Only Person Hurt Reinforcements from the Ogeechee Marching to the City-Intense Excite? ment Prevailing. [SPECIAL TB LEG BAU TO THE NEWS.] SAVANNAH, Tuesday, July 30-6 P. M. The city ls terribly excited; yet a deter? mination exists to exercise self-restraint and avoid, as (ar as possible, every occasion ot trouble. There ls good reason for believing that the car plot was formed by a small body of Radical politicians, In and ont of the cus? tomhouse, who have under their control a large band of negroes. A part of the programme, whereby innocent lives were to be sacrificed to the purposes of the Radical officials, was the throwing ol LLe Augusta train from the track. This was ac? complished at about three o'clock this morn? ing, some three miles from the city. The pin fastening the switch was cut by the negroes with a cold-chisel, and the engine and cars were thrown off. No one was hurt but the colored fireman, who was seriously bruised. Warrants were Issued to-day by United States Commissioner Wayne for the arrest of several oltlzens charged with being implicated In the riot. An examination was to have taken place to-day, but is postponed to Thursday morning. No attack bas so far been made upon the 1 cara to-day, but lt ls rumored tbat the negroes , are organizing and expect heavy reinforce- i ments from the Ogeechee. It ls thought that they will then make a more general attack to? night. Some few.jmembers ot the customhouse Ring denounce the action of the negroes, and say that they have always repudiated any violence, and advised against lt. Their declarations are taken with several grains of allowance. Five hundred dollars reward 1B offered by the acting mayor for the arrest of tbe persons who fired upon and wounded the tam Hy of J. B. Cohen. Trouble ls apprehended at the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad depot, a? a large number of blacks are assembled there. At the latest accounts the blacks from the Ogeechee were reported to be marching on the city in a body, and the excitement ls Increas? ing. ALL QUIET AT SAVANNAH. Another Account of the Affray-How lt Originated-The First Shot-Th? Riot at St. Andrew's Hall-The Streets Last Night Deserted-More Particulars of the Railroad Outrage - Fifteen or Twenty Blacks Wounded-No One Killed. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NE Wi. ! SAVANNAH, Tuesday, July 30-10 P. M. The plan of the Radical leaders to force the negroes to ride on the white ctreet cars cul? minated yesterday. During the day many ne? groes were thrown off by the whites. At night the lower part of the street ulong the Une of the cars was crowded by tbe whites, who were anticipating trouble. The excite? ment was intense. The negroes gathered In tbe upper part ot the town, near the Park, and at 9 P. M. fired into a street car. The men on board returned the fire. There was an armed posse on every car from this time. Several cars were bombarded from dark alleys. There were over a hundred shots on both sides, and the negroes were gradually driven off. To-day develops the fact that fifteen or twenty blacks were wounded and beaten. No whites were injured and none killed. All eleven P. M. yesterday all was quiet on the street car line, and the riot was trans? ferred to fat. An'^w'a Hall, where a Grant ratification meeting ./as being held by the Customhouse Rng. Au anti-Ring Radical kicked up a fuss, and a terrible fight ensued in the hall. A dozen shots were fired, and half a dozen persons were badly hurt, includ? ing two white .Conservative constables. The fight was transferred lo the street, where the two Radical {actions had a fearful scrimmage. Bricks were thrown and over two hundred shots were fired, riddling the adjoining houses. The whites, attracted from the street car line, approached, and were fired into by the negroes and driven back. The whites ral? lied, and the street, from Barnard to the hall, ; became a regular battle ground of Indian war? fare, behind trees and steps. Four or five ! whites were wounded, and as many negroes. ' The entire police force was brought out with fixed bayonets and stopped the meeting. There was no farther trouble with the ne- ? groes, and the crowd went for the Radical i white Jeadere, who were at the bottom of the 1 day's troubles, and chased them. At night all : was quiet. To-day a police force is stationed along the line of cars. A few negroes rode undisturbed. At 9 P. M. the streets were comparatively ! quiet. No trouble ls anticipated. The nigs i are sick. Last night three unknown negroes from the country fired Into a porch on the outskirts o f i the town, wounding five whites seriously. No arrests were made. The report of the sbootlng of a lady and three children hes been verified. Mrs. Barber is the lady's name, and she resides on Bull street, near Anderson.- She was sitting on the stoop of her house in company with her children, when a parly of negroes passed In the vicinity and fired directly at them with guns and pistols, the former loaded with buckshot. Mrs. Barber received two wounds in thb breast, and the children were struck In various parts of the body; one of them, a little boy aged about eight years, was struck in the temple, and lt was feared the wound would prove mortal. This occurred a little alter ten o'clock. This morning a damnable outrage, entirely unprovoked, was perpetrated on the Central Hoad from Augusta due at five A. M. It was thrown Irom the track at the Junction of the Charleston Road. The switch lock was broken by a negro, and the switch opened maliciously. Four cars were broken up. The engine is damaged. Lose six thousand dollars. A reward ol one thousand dollars ls offered for tbe villains by the Central Rail? road. It was a part ol the Radical plan. No one was seriously hurt. Passengers by the Savannah train, which arrived In this elly about eleven o'clock last night, bring more detailed accounts of the ac? cident. The engine was turned bottom up wards; tbe expresB car was made a complete wreck, being crushed Into a thousand pieces; the second-class passenger car was plied upon the baggage car; and two freight cars were thrown down an embank? ment ten or fifteen feet high. Besides the fireman spoken of above, tbe express mesp;nger, Mr. Cornwell, was cut on the nea-., had one ot bis fingers mashed, and was otherwise bruised. The engineer was also painfully bruised. No other persons were hurt. The switch minder was awakened by a negro a short time before the accident and asked bow long lt would be belora the train passed. He afterwards heard the hammering at the lock, but did not suppose aa attempt was being made to break lt. A SBA OF FIRE. Terrible Conflagration at Hnntei'a Point. NEW YORK, July 30. A heavy fire is raging at Hunter's Point. Several vessels are burned, and lugB are tow? ing them away. The fire originated on board a canal boat. The wind was blowing from the not tb and carried the flames Into the Standard Oil Yards. The Loat on which the fire com? menced had twelve hundred carrels of oil. It ls reported that eight or ten bargeB have been destroyed. The ship Elphls, of eight hundred tons, and the bark Edwards of six hundred tons, both full of oil, and the brig Max, of two hundred and fifty tons, just commencing to receive her cargo, were burned. W. T. Ward well, the superintendent of the Standard Oil Works, estimates that irom twenty to twenty five thousand barrels of oil have been burned lu the yards, valued at ten dollars per barrel. E. F. coe's phosphate factory loses ten thou? sand barrels ot phosphate, valued at eight dol? lars per barrel, and Atty hogsheads ot bone dust, valued at thirty dollars per hogshead. The fire now extends over three blocks, cover? ing the entire space wi i h a solid mass of flame. Captain Chandler came to the rescue ol the barges with the United States steam tug Cota tapa, which ls provided with a steam fire en? gine. Tbe fi.' mes are still spreading. Two P. M.-It ls reported that a woman and child, on a canal oil boat, were burned to death. Two williamsburg ferry boats are also reported burned. There ls a panic among the people at Hunter's Point. The boutes are de? serted, and the fire department seem power? less. All the cars of tue Flushing road have been removed, and all property on the river front. The works of the New York Oil Com? pany are also burned with large quantities of oil. Toe Standard works were owaed by Rockatellow, Andrews & Fiagler. A Chapter of Accidents. PORT JARV?S, July 39. The bridge over the Passaic River, on the Honesdale branch of the Erie Railroad, near Hawley, Pennsylvania, ls burned, which will Interrupt the coal trahie several days. NEW YORK, July 30. The loss by the burned sugar refinery in Leonard street ls three hundred and fifty thou? sand dollars. BROOKVILLE, July 30. By an accident on the Kansas Pacific Rail? road live emigrants were killed and many In? jured. BOSTON, July 30. The tannery of Chester. Guild <fc Son ls burned. Loss eight thousand five hundred dollars. Two firemen were badly Injured. GROBSBECK GREETS GREELEY. NEW YORK, July 30. The Hon. William S. Groesbeck writes a let? ter giving in his adhesion to Greeley, and says: "I differ In politics with Mr. Greeley, who was not my choice, but he bas been chosen with extraordinary unanimity, and ls now before us as the only representative of reconcilia? tion." DAWN OF PEACE IN MEXICO. M AT AM ORAS, Jilly 30. Rocha proclaims himself iu favor of peace and amnesty. Many revolutionists now'refu geeing in Texas are invited to return. The stage coaches and mails will soon resume. SPARES FROM THE WIRES. -Henri Drayton is dead. -Two New York liquor dealers are sent to jail for twenty days tor selling liquor on Sunday. -Queen Victoria bas written a touching letter of condolence to the Due D'A ti male upon the death of his son, the Duke ot Guise. THE KU-KLUX CASES. Joseph Crosby, Dennis Crosby and Abraham Stlnson, the latter colored, of Chester, charged with a violation of the enforcement act, were before Commissioner Boozer, lu Columbia, on Monday tor a preliminary hearing. After hearing the evidence of several witnesses, the prisoners were discharged upon their own re? cognizance, to appear yesterday lor a further hearing. The prisoners are represented by 3. P. Hamilton, Esq. Immediately after the adjournment of the court, Dennis Crosby was arrested upon a charge of murder, and wa9 to be taken to Cnester by order of Major Brown, commandant of that post. FANCY PRICES FOR COTTON. Sale of the First Bale of New Cotton at St. Louis. The St. Louis Republican of the 2t?th instant says: The only memorable incident on 'Change yesterday, outside of the regular markets, was the sale by auction of tbe first bale ot new crop of Texas cotton received Monday, as re? ported yesterday. Bi-Mayor Nathan Col? officiated as auctioneer. The first bid was by D. P. Rowland lor the firm o? Shryock & Row? land at 50 cents per pound, and then the com petlon became lively at advances of 10 to 16 cents, until lt was knocked down to J. B. Car? son, Bro. & Co , dry goods commission mer? chants, for $1 05 gold per pound. Messrs. Marmaduke & Brown were the principal com? petitors, whose bids were 60 cents, 80 cents and $1. The first bale of Texas cotton re? ported as received at any point was at Gal? veston recently, and that was sold in that city at 93 cents gold, realizing to the owner $377 68 gold, to which was added $200 premium offer? ed by Galveston cotton factors, makliog total to owner $577 68 gold. The bale sold yester? day realizes for the owner, without any pre? mium attached, none being offered, $456 55 gold, or $476 40 in currency. SHINER SLAYS GRAN' TUE PROMISED LETTER f O THE > ORED PEOPLE OF THE S0UT1 A Withering Comparison bet ween Soldier and the Civilian-On Treachery and Greeley^ Fldelll the Colored Race-The Cilured Pe Urged for their own SaUe to Vot< the Sage of Chappaqui- Samne last Squarely Supports tie Cine in Ticket. . WASHINSTON, July Senator Sumner to-day completed his 1 of advice to the colored peopje of the Ul States, In reply to a letter addressed to hi a number of Southern colored men. He dresses his correspondents as i'gentlemen lellow-ollizens," and says be delayed ans lng that he might reflect ard freely in: himself. He has listened to' tiuch from sides, but his best judgment ii now In bai ny with his early conclusion.' He ls tom by the appeal his correspondents make, has been the friend of their ?ce, and is they consider bim tbe special tdvocate of t right a. They do him ample justice when believe that his counsel, at (his critical J tore, would be free from perennal or part prejudice. Hr. Sumner contrasts tie two ca dates. Greeley was born IQ poverty, educated himself In a priming office. Gr fortunate in early patronage, became a ci at West Point and was educated at the pu expense. One started with nothing but dustry and character; the other with a r. tary commission. One was trained as a el lan; the other as a soldier. Horace Gret stood forth as a Reformer and an Abolition President Grant enlisted as a Pro-Slav Democrat, and at the election of Jai Buchanan fortified by bis vote all pretensions of slavery, even the D Scott decision. Greeley, from early 1 was earnest and constant against si ery, full of sympathy with the colo race and always foremost In the great bal for their rights. President Grant, except a soldier summoned by the terrible acclden war, never did anything against slavery, i bas be at any time shown any sympathy w the colored race. Horace Qreoiey eames desired that colored citizens should vote, a ably championed Impartial suffrage; but Pr* dent Grant was on the otherside. Beyo these contrasts, which are marked, lt cani be forgotten that Horace Greeley ls a pera of large heart and large understanding, tra ed to support human rights. Mr. Greele; Industry, general knowledge, available i ture, and, above all, honesty, which suspicion has touched, are mentioned, these things appear In President Grant I great success in war cannot change his reco toward the colored people; while there are s tecedents showing that, In the prosecution his plans, ho cared nothing for the color race. Mr. Sumner, prefacing that the ato is painful but lt must be told, gives the hiato of Saint Domingo and Haytl, where Grs outraged eight hundred thousand blacks w! were engaged In the great experiment of se government. Here follows the history attempt at annaxAtion. He next- Alludes tbe tl I s repp pet. with whloa Qrant treated Fr Douglass, who by bis Invitation was one of tl Saint Domingo commissioners. Grant, I says, bas little capacity or Industry in protei lng the colored people and assuring peace the South. After violating the constitution ai international law to Insult the black-R^pubii and setting an example of Insubordination, 1 ls not In a condition to rebuke the Jaw-brea ere. Mr. Sumner then considers the prese position of the two candidates. Each w nominated by a Republican convention. I lauds the material composing the Clnclnna Convention, comparing the character of tl supporters of the two candidates. He ea; the country knows too well the military Bln? the senatorial Bing, the customhouse Bin) through which the President acts. Such suj porters are a very poor recommendat ion. H Bays it is Idle to say that Horace Greeley and til Republican} who nominated him at Cindi natl are any less Republican because tb Democrats unite with them in tbe suppoi of their cherished principle, and the caud date who represents them. Mr. Sumne eaya the hardihood of political falsehoo reaches Its extreme point, when lt ls assertei that under Horace Greeley the freedmen wi! be re-enslaved, or that the cojored people wll In any way, suffer In their equal rights. Oi the contrary, they have, In his election, nc only the promises of the platform, but also th splendid example tor a full generation, durln which he bas never wavered In the assertloi of their rights. To suppose that Horace Grec ley, when placed where he caa do the mo? good, will depart from the rule of his hones life, is an insult to reason. It ls none the lesi idle to suppose thar Democrats supportloj Horace Greeley expect or desire that h should depart from those principles whici are the glory of his character. They havi accepted the Cincinnati platform with lt two-fold promises, and intend in good faith ti maintain lt. ''Gentlemen, in thus answerlni your two Inquiries, I have shown why you, ai colored fellow-ciilzens, and also all who woulc uphold your rights and save the colored rac? from Indignity, should reluse to sanction tin re-election of the President and put youi trust in Horace Greeley. I ought to add thai with him will be assaclated as Vlce-Presldeni Gratz Brown, whom I have known lor yean as a most determined Abolitionist. The two together will carry Into the national govern' ment an uoswervlog devotion to your rights, not to be disturbed by partisan dictation or sectional prejudice. Besides all thia, which may fltly guide you In determin? ing between the two candidates, lt ls my duty to remind you that as citizens of the Uulted States and part of the country, your welfare ls indissolubly associated with that of the whole country. Therefore, while Justly careful ol your own rights, you cannot be in? different to the blessings or good government. It ls for you to consider whether the time has not come for something better than the sword; and whether a character like Horace Greeley does not give stronger a9suran.ee of good government than can be found in the insulter of the colored race, already famous for the rings about him aod bis plain Inaptitude for civil life. Speaking now for myself, I have to say that my vote will be given lor Horace Greeley, but In giving it I do not go to the Democratic party, nor am I any less a Republican. On the contrary, I am so much of a Republican that I cannot support a candidate whose conduct in civil life shows an incapacity to appreciate Republican principles, and whose administra? tion is marked by acts of delinquency, es? pecially toward the colored race, by tbe side of which the allegations on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson were technical and trivial" TBE SEE OF BALTIMORE. Who ia to be the Successor of Arch? bishop Spalding 1 Beierring to a recent telegram to tbe effect "that Bishop Bayley, of Newark-, N. J., will soon be made Archbi?hop ot Ballimore," in place of Arcbbisbop Spalding, deceased, the Baltimore Sun says : Ever since the death of ibe late Archbishop there have been many surmises as to who his successor would be, both among the Roman Catholic clergy and laity, some thinking that Bishop Bayley, from his well-known popularity throughout the arcb-dlocese of Baltimore, and from his great ability, would be the next occu? pant of ' the vacant see, and the names ot Bishop Elder, of Natchez, Mississippi, Bishop Whelan, of Wheeling, and Bishop Becker, ot Wilmington, Delaware, were also mentioned In the same connection. Of course tbe name of the next Archbishop will not be known by any one until the appointment ls made by the Pope In consistory, and, therefore, any statement from New York or elsewhere tbat any one "will soon be made Archbishop of Baltimore" 19 purely supposition or guess work. The clergy of tbe arch-diocese of Balli? more, as well as the laity, are all anxiously awaiting news Irom Rome, which ls expected any and every day, and no doubt their anxiety will Soon be relieved by the announcement of an appointment to the vacant archiepiscopal chair. After the death or Archbishop Spald? ing the priests of his council met together, and, after considerable discussion, named three bishops, either of whom they thought competent to nil the archiepiscopal see. These three names were then sent to the council ol' blBhopsot the province of Baltimore, compos? ed as follows : Bishop Lynch, of Charleston, Somn Carolina; Bishop Mullen, of Erie, Penn? sylvania; Bishop Shanahan, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Bishop Wood, of Philadelphia; Bishop Domenec, of Pittsburg, Pennsylva? nia; Bishop Verot, of St. Augustine, Flori? da; Bishop P?rsico, of Savannah, Georgia; Bishop O'Hara, of Scranton, Pennsylva? nia; Bishop Becker, of Wilmington, Dela? ware; Bishop Whelan, of Wheeling, West Virginia, and Bishop Gibbons, of North Caro? lina, Bishop McGill, of Virginia, being deceas? ed. This council of bishops have the power to reject one or all of the nominations of the council of priests, and Irom their decision lhere is no appeal. In fact, the council of priests know nothing of the action ot the bish? ops upon their nominations, not even know? ing whether any one or all of the names re? commended by them have been allowed to pass the connell of bishops or not The de? cision of the bishops being final, so lar as the clergy In the province is concerned, tbeir no? minations In turn are sent to the Pope at Rome. They are here passed upon by the Pope in a consistory of the cardinals, and If the highest ecclesiastical authority acknowledged by Ro? man Catholics does not think that any of those recommended lor the position, either by the priests or bishop?, are competent to Ail the same, or from aoy other reason, he may put a-lde the choice ot the bishops and appoint one of his own choosing, whether he be a bishop or simply a priest. The ap? pointment of the Pope ls of course final, and there is no appeal, so that lt ls utterly Impos? sible for any one In this country to lorin any Idea of who will be the next Archbishop of Baltimore until the Pope holds a consistory and makes the appointment, no advices of which have os yet been received In Baltimore. As soon as the appointment is made the fact will no doubt leak out In Rome and be telegraphed thence by the press correspondents; but no official notice will reach this country until the appointee receives the bull of the Pope. The senior bishop ot the province, Bishoo Whelan, according to usage, will also be officially in? formed of the appointment from Rome. As soon as the choice of the Pope 1B made known to the prelate who is to succeed to the highest position lu the American Church, that per? sonage will proceed Immediately to Ballimore and take charge of the archdiocese. The favorite among both ihe clergy and laity of Baltimore for the vacant see appears to be the Right Bev. Bishop Bayley, although ihe others who have been named In ihe same connection are highly spoken of tor the po? sition by their friends and admirers. Bishop Bayley Is about, sixty years ot age, and ls a native ol New York State. He was educated for the Episcopal ministry, and for some time, as a clergyman of that church, was stationed in Western New Yoik, and during the latter part of his career was stationed at H?gers town, la this State, where he was very popu? lar. He then went lo New York, Hie time being about thirty years ago, where he soon after became a convert io me Roman Catholic Church. After being ordained a Catholic priest he was for some lime secretary lo Arch? bishop Hughes, ol New York. He was the first blshon of Newark, and wan consecrated In New York October 30i h, 1853, by Arch? bishop Bedlnl, Apostolic Nuncio irom Rome, together with several others who were raised to the episcopal dignity nt the same time. Just before the appoiutnit>nt of Archbishop Spalding, then Bishop oi Louisville to the arch? diocese "of Baltimore, rULiors were very numerous as to the chances o> Bishop Biyley's appointment, and he appeared to be almost the universal choice ot the clergy and lally of th*-' archdiocese. Of late the name ot Bishop Bayley has not been mentioned so prominent? ly, but be would undoubtedly be to the clergy a most acceptable prelate. Bishop Bayley is an accomplished writer, and published some years ago a history ot Hie Catholic Church lo New York Stale. The Official Proclamation. ROUE. July 30. The Pope lias preconizated the Archbishop of Baltimore and ibe Bishop of Richmond. JOTTINGS ABOUT TBE STATE. -We learn that Geo. Cresswell was killed by Wm. Ford, at Chester Courthouse, on Sun? day evening last. The deceased was formerly j a soldier In the United States army. -Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Johnston, by some misstep, fell to the ground from the door of i the Marloo street Methodist Church, Colum? bia, on Sunday, and bad a narrow escape from serious Injury. ? -One gentleman offered live hundred dol? lars and a barrel of whiskey tor the office of Intendant of Beaufort. Another candidate offers seven hundred dollars, wlih no takers. Several candidates are yet to be heard from. -Two cars of a timber train on the Char? lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad became uncoupled, on Monday, the standards were thrown out, when the timber fell off the car, and injured three colored men. Mr. Ed. Al? len made a very narrow escape. -Mrs. J. G. Thompson, of Beaufort, was driving out with one of her children. Her horse started to run when near tbe Catholic Church, and she and her child were thrown out. W. Kressel came to the lad}'a rescue, and brought her home with only a few bruises.1 -Greecvllle was on Sunday last tbe scene of a double funeral Captain J. W. Brooks, aged seventy-lour years, died at lils residence in that city on Thursday morning, ihe 26th in? stant, and Mrs. M. Brooks, the wife of Captain I J. W. Brooks, died at Willlamston, eighteen miles from lhat city, on Friday night, the 26th instant, -Abraham Scott, an escaped convict from the penitentiary, bas been loitering around Beaufort for the last few weeks. On Monday he was discovered by deputy Bheriff Sams, who, OL ?tlieaptlng to make the arrest, was struck lu the face. The deputy being un? armed at the time, the convict made his es? cape._ _ STRUCK BT LI GB TNI NO. A Providential Escape. [From the Carolinian of Tuesday.] During the prevalence of tbe thunder storm which passed near this city on Sunday, be? tween two and three o'clock P. M., tbe resi? dence of Colonel William Wallace, about four miles from the city, was considera Wy damaged by a stroke of lightning. The bolt siruck a tree near tbe house, and passing thence to the building, lore ofl ihe weather-boarding for a large space, demolished the window glass, sundry articles of lurnlture, <fcc. A little daughter of Colonel Wallace made a providen? tial escape. 8he was standing In a chair, reaching somethlog Irom a sideboard, at the moment that the electric current passed Into the building, and was BO severely shocked as to be disabled for some time; but we are happy to state that she bas experienced no subse? quent lil effects. Tne damage to the building was considerable. THE BATTLE FO? PEACE. ASPECTS OF THE CANVASS AS VIEWED FROM NEW FORK. Doolittle Belying HU Name-He Passes Through Gotham, En Bontc for Hard Work In Blaine-Political Prospects tn the Bast-Co tor ado Jewett and Grant-Increasing Bitterness of the Canvass-A Preci?os Scheme to Carry the Irish Over to Grant-Heavy Tele? graphic Expenses.of the New York Press. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ] NEW YORK, July 27. Ex-Senator Doolittle was In this city yester? day fresh from his North Carolina campaign. The newspaper reporters were after him all day, and he was appropriately Interviewed. Toe most Interesting tact connected with his appearance In the city Is, that he ls here en route to Maine, where he will at once begin to canvass the State for the September elec? tion. Maine ls tbe next Important State to vote alter North Carolina, and her verdict will be almost as significant. It was the break in tbe Democratic column in Maine, In 1856, that heralded the coming triumph of the new Republican party, and "Maine shrieks for freedom" was the cry that gave a tremendous impetus to the movement. , .? The Liberals have the start of tbelr Radical opponents In Maine (his time.' For the last three weeks General Kilpatrick and Theodore Tllton bave been speaking to suffocatingly crowded . meetings, and arousing a regular furor among the Republicans:, By this means they are getting a great many Republicans committed to Greeley before tho campaign has really begun. The friends of the administra? tion are strangely lethargic, and nave not yet put apy speakers in the field to counteract the efforts ot Grant's ex dragoon and the ambro? sial-locked editor of the Golden Age. Senator Doolittle, one of the most Impressive and con? vincing orators' in the country, goes now to take up the work which the Liberal Republi? can campaigners temporarily leave off. No doubt he will attract very large audiences, and the Radicals will be stung lo the necessity of importing Morton or some other heavy administration gun to reply to bim. My private advices from Maine are to the effect that the Liberal Republican defection ls as? suming such proportions that there Is an ex? cellent chan ce ot carrying the Ptate for the Democratic Liberal candidate for Governor in September. It North Carolina goes Demo? cratic lt ls almost certain that Maine will fol? low In the same track. I met yesterday the notorious Colorado Jow? ett, who, by the way, bears a wonderful re? semblance to Nast'd caricatures of Carl Schurz. Je witt was sawing the air lu his wild, demon? strative way, and telling about a visit he had just made to Grant, at Long Branch. Be naked the President if be was sanguine about his re-election. Grant, be says, became very excited at the question, and replied, with energy: "Now look here, Jewett, ao you suppose lt possible that tba American people are going to forget all the blood that was shed and the money that was wasted in the war, and elect Horace Greeley In the Interest of the Southern whites ? I tell you no, slr ! They are not going to wipe out the results of the war. It ls impossible I " Jewett says the man ls evidently earnestly convinced that be will be re-elected, and ls almost impatient of anybody's doubts. Jewett subsequently went to Bee Greeley, and repeat? ed to him what Grant had Bald. He found the Beiorm candidate quite as confident ot his election; so that lt ls certain.somebody ls go? ing to be dreadfully disappointed In Novem oer, This campaign ls going to be the bitterest ever bad lo this country. The Radicals have begun to assail the personal character of Mr. Greeley, and lt will have the effect of giving a virulent tone to dlsoupslon everywhere. The attack of ex-Mayor Bowen, ol Wellington, upon his late Irlend and political associate, U. S. Grant, charging him with "cheating" him out of $25,000, "with a coolness and delibera? tion that would do credit to any blackleg," will not tend to restore the amenities of politics. If Bowen puts bis threat in execu? tion ot' bringing a suit against Grant at the next term ol the District uf Columbia Court as u commou swindler, aa edifying spectacle will be presented io the nation. Senator Schurz and General Pleasantou unite in this morning's pipers In branding Grant as an utterer of untruths. Oa the oilier band, the Times ls busily engasred la striving to prove that Greeley was privy to Jake Thompson's scheme to burn tbe Northern cities during the war. There are desperate intrigues going on be? tween the Grant managers and some of the leading Irish Democratic politicians ot this cliy. The purpose is to induce a break in the Irian ranks for Grant. Jimmy O'Brien, ex sheriff, and present State senator, ls the most popular young Irishman on Manhai tan Island, and as he bas au ambition to be the next mayor, he is the one who has been selected by the Grant managers to operate upon. The re? port Is that they have entrusted O'Brien with two million of dollars, In consideration of which ne contracts to carry over twenty to twenty-five thousand Irish vol?is In this city lo Graut. He ls also to see lo the arrange? ments for repealing and ballot-box stuffing, of which he ls notoriously the best manipula? tor In New York. It is known that the gov? ernment will have troops In the city on elec? tion day, under the pretence of puttlog down riots, and Jimmy expects to have full swing. The first move In the game bas already been made by the announcement that Alderman 'Coman, an Influential member of the old Tam? many Bing, who bas several times been act lng mayor, has come out for Grant. Others of the Uk will follow, and then O'Brien will make a noisy and conspicuous bolt from the De? mocracy, with the expectation that his admir? ers will come tumbling after bim like a flock of sheep. I shall be very much astonished, though, lt O'Brien or any other mau wi'1 be able to swerve the Irish from their allegiance to the Democracy, or from their belief that lt Is i heir duly now to vote fur the grandson ot an Irishman for the Presidency. Colonel Blanton Duncan, of Kentucky, who is trying to get up anew pany, has been loung? ing around the New York Hotel for the past fortnight, occasionally holding secret consul; talions with Squire Flanders, Mr. Yan Allan and Brick Pomeroy in some of the Inner re? cesses thereof. He keeps up a cheerful countenance, but I am told that be is dread? fully discouraged al the miserable response he has had lo the Maryland Institute call. The Louisville Convention will undoubtedly be beld, but lt will serve to sbow how feeble ls the opposition to ihe Baltimore nominations among the Democracy. There ls still In some sections great indifference among Democrats, but very little disposition to vote tor a third candidate or for Grant. The bolters are in tbe most trouble about a candidate for President. So far they ure confined io their choice to Colonel Duncan, Governor Wise, ex-Judge Clarke, of this city, and Squire Flanders, neither of whom could draw enough votes from Greeley to elect Grant, which ls the ob? ject of course. Tbe colonel might perhaps And a candidate by advertising tor one through the personal columns of the Herald. The city papers are paying out a great deal of money for telegraphic dispatches. The whole of Carl Schurz's speech was telegraphed over tte wires from St. Louis to the Tribune at an expense of nine hundred and fifty-four dollars. The cost, however, was shared by the Herald and World. The Herald is paying very much more, though, lor its cable specials of Livingstone's letters. The one published to-day-Livingstone's account of the slave trade in Africa-must have cost Mr. Bennett several thousand dollars. Some of the curious say these letters are forgeries by Stanley; but I think they bear intrinsic evidence of belog genuine. It ls possible that Stanley may have written them from the doctor's dictation. _Nra. THE GENEVA ARRI TRA TORS LONDON*, July 30. *It ls reported that the Geneva board ol'arbi? tration have adopted the following method of disposing of business : Each ship is examined separately. Tbe arbitrators next decide what principles are applicable to the case, by which lt stands or falls. There will be no definite amount ol damages until all the cases are completed, when the tribunal will review its separate conclusions, and agree upon a total sum. INDICT THE THIEVES. An Expose of the Continental Teleg raph Praud. Tbe folio wing letter appears In the Columbia Ph ce nix of Monda;: . STAMFORD, COHN., Joly 26. Bear Sir- -It la refreshing to tbe lovers of right and justice to read such an article as ap? pears In the PnonLx of July 23d, headed 'Ta? dlet the Thieves." . . * I notice also a report of the trial,-so far as lt bas gone, of the effort to force the Green-*" ville and Columbia Railroad Into bankruptcy. Why wasn't D. T. Corbin put upon the stand and Inquired of-fron whom did you receive your retainer In this case ? The tollers in ini? quity also cameto tbe surface in the Conti* nen tal Telegraph charter forgery and swindle. Two-thirds of tbe Continental Telegraph char? ter belong to me and -my. son. No legal- as? signment has ever been made; no considera? tion bas been paid, unless liing be a consider? ation; and if I have a true copy of what purports to be an assignment ot the charter, which names $387,500 in second mortgage bonds of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Com? pany as a consideration, I denounce lt a forgery in Us entirety, and whoever perpetrated it must answer In tbe courts, as I will not allow my name used for any purpose without my know? ledge or consent, atd especially made the ba? sis ol a damnable lraud. You are quite light lu again raising the cry, "?o tbe courts." There ls your only hope. There is the only place your people, the bond? holders and the public can ever know the amount and extent of the swindle. -The registry gag will never do ir, and if the finan? cial agent of South Carolina- means honesty, be wiit-come to the front, bring his books with bim, and lc would not be amiss, perhaps, to bring E. K. Willard's along at the same time. In the event of a failure ot both to make a, satisfactory showing, I will volunteer to ex? hibit some figures and facts wblon they, In the burry of business, have posB)bly omitted to put down on paper. At all events,"! am con? fident ot being able to illuminate,the dark places, should we chance to fall upon any in the course of (he examination. To.the courts, then, Lt y ou-would right your .wrongs,'lind your own people most take the l nh lato ry steps; and lt they will, I think you will.find not only sympathy, but substantial aid, from thia quarter. At all events, your chances are' more man ?ven to make Neouchadnezzars cur of the Ishmaelltes who are permitted by -Presi? dent Grant to prey upon you. Truly yous, Wit. M. HALL, Merchants' and Underwriters1 Agent,-'* . Stamford, Conn. The ParUer-Glb?on Case. . i The Columbia Carolinian, of yesterday says: 1 . : .: aft -V-vr a vi The Injunction cases against Treasurer Par? ker were up for a hearing yesterday, Monday, before his Honor Judge Willard. We learn that the efforts ot the able counsel for the petitioner ha ve i ai led to secure - such, an exhibit of Parker's disbursements cs con? stitutes a lull discovery ol the character of his transactions. Instead of a detailed state? ment with the Identical vouchers, dates, ?Ve.', he bas only answered tbe requirements of the mle made upon him by aggregate amounts paid to the several accounts. Enough bas been shown, however, to make a strong case for the petitioner. Mr. Haskell yesterday opened the argument on their behalf and occupied about three hours until adjournment, in an able and ex? haustive presentation of the points made by tbe petitioner. . - ,ii?, Major C. D. Melton will be heard thia morn? ing. Tuesday, and will be followed by Mr. Pope. _ . A STRANGE DEVICE. The Scott Ring to Make lt Vp tn Bondw. [Colombia Correspondence of the Beaufort ? Re? publican ] y) ife&x The mutterings el a politic il revolution have been heard at last la the Siateuouae, says my informant, and the fear of defeat oas forced a combination upon discordant ele? ments. Therefore Governor Scott, Treasnror - Parker and Comptroller Neagle have agreed to sacrifice Moses. Parker and -Neagle agree also to sacrifice themselves. All will then unite to force Chamberlain upon the convention and secure behind him a ticket composed-of men ' the.most unexceptionable possible. In the mean? time, to reimburse themselves ?or ' this .sacri? fice a syndicate has been formed to purchase five millions of South Carolina bonds' od a margin, at the present price of thirty'cents. They argue that tbe repudiation of the present State officers and the nomination of a good ticket would Immediately result in the .appre? ciation ol State bonds to at least sixty cents. Should this be so the virtuous syndicate would clear one million dollars by the-operation. Te this mode of bettering their broken for? tunes the people of this State will enter no objections. In the details no compensation to Frank Moses seems to be contemplated. . I give this story as the latest topic of tbe State? house corridors, ot course not vouching for Its truth. THE NEW TORE COTTON TRADE, , The Cotton Commission Merchants Rates of Commission Agreed on for Submission to the Exchange-Broken and Brokerage-Who are Merchant*. (From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce, July 27. At an adjourned meeting of the colton com? mission merchants of this city held yesterday, Mr. Stephen D. Harrison In tbe chair, and Mr. Robert Tannahill secretary, ibe following re? port from the committee or. rates ol commis? sion was read and adopted by th? meering: The committee to whom was reieired the subject of hung a uniform rate o? commission on ihe sales and purchases of future delivery colton, beg to submit the following .for your consideration, to take effect en the -. They recommend that the matter be presented to the Exchange wita the request that the same be embodied In a by-law to be framed so as to make lt binding on all members under a penalty of expulsion in all oases when devia? ted irom: 1st. That tbe minimum rate of commission for buying and selling colton for future de? livery sk ail be li per cent, without rebate, and wben purchases or sales are extended to a dis? tant month, or exchanges made, the minimum charge shall be one per cent, when no actual cotton ls received or delivered, which charge guarantees contracts bom ways of all parties in event o? failure to comply. 2d. That in addition to the above, the usual charge of brokerage, which ls a separate transaction, shall be made. 3d. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, any member executing orders for futures shall nave tne privilege ol covering all maturing contracts on receipt of notice, either by purchase or sale of the corresponding con? tract. .?tu. On all purchases or sales of cotton tor future delivery, a brokerage shall be paid in all cases by the party employing the broker, and no contracts shall be binding ander the rales of the Exchange except when a broker? age ls agreed to be paid by purchaser and seller to different brokers, who must be mem? bers of the Exchange; and all brokers to be debarred from trading in colton on their own account. 6ib. Every member issuing his own contract shall be considered as a merchant In the trans? action, within the meaning ot, and amenable to, the aforesaid by-law. Tbe representative of any firm known ?a manager (but not actually a member of the firm,) shall likewise bind his principal in the same way as though the firm were members; and they shall be amenable to the by-law. ? 6th. When a contract ls sold and a purchase made for a different mooth, lt shall be con? sidered a separate transaction wheo made simultaneously, and a commission of two and a bair per cent, shall be tbe charge for both transactions. . " ," " _ Respectfully submitted: J. H. Hollis, a. U. Harrison, Thomas Fenner, T. J. Slaughter, s. J. Murphv and Bobert TannahM. committee. A committee of three was appointed to pres? ent the result of ihe meeting to the board of managers of the New York Cotton Exchauge, and tu a?k their Immediate action thereon, in accordance with the above report. Themeet Ing then adjourned. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, July SO. Increasing cloudiness and nigher tempera? ture, with southerly to easterly winds, and possibly rain, are probable on the South At , ian tic coast on Wednesday.