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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. POUT?CSINNEWYORK. INTEREST OVER THE NORTH CARO? LINA ELECTION. What the Conservative Triumph Means-The Murphy-O'Brien Conspi? racy to Deliver New Vori- to Grant The Corrupt Elements Combining Against Greeley-The Reconstructed B rt t la ti Blondes-Cotton Report. (FROH OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT ] NEW YORK, August 4. Tbs Interest here over the result In North Carolina has been almost unprecedented. Much of the excitement was dus to the belief that the contest in that State virtually decided the Precl?eiitial question as far as Grant is concerned, and much to the air ol uncertain? ty which the Times has managed to throw over the returns for the past lew days. The public have been In a state ot animated suspense; both sides hoping and fearing, but the Liberals being the most confident. The course of the press of the city heightened the anxiety. On the morning after the election, the Times claimed North Carolina for the Radi? cals by ten thousand to twenty thousand ma iority. The World insisted that it had gone leajocratlc by five thousand to ten thousand. Th? Tribune and Herald, more cautious, con? fessed that lt was in doubt. On tbe next day, the Tribune joined tbe World, and published its glorification leader. The Times weakened, but still bragged, and the Herald continued on the fence. The sltnation ls unaltered this morning, the Times still holding out, though admitting that its party may have been beaten by the most shameless trauds, bribery and In? timidation of negro voters. The Times'leader yesterday was a curiosity. The editor wanted to back down from the North Carolina claim, but to do lt so as not to completely demoralize his Radical readers. So he broke forth Into the high tragedy vele, swore that, if North Carolina had gone Democratic, the crisis to the country was of the most alarming charac? ter; that lt threatened the overthrow of the government by the rebels, and that the "loyal North** must rise again as one mao to prevent the horrible consummation. The conceit of a new Confederate outbreak headed by Sumner, Banks, Trumbull, Greeley, Schurz, kilpatrick and their like ls thought to be amusing. Of course the editorial was laughed at. People crowded the newspaper offices on Thursday night, and there were excited crowds at the Liberal and Democratic headquarters clamorous for advices from Haleigh. Probably there was more money bet on North Carolina. In this city, than has been risked on any elec? tion since 1868. The Radicals were so san? guine that some were even wilting to give odds. Tom Murphy, lt was reported, had ten thousand dollars up, a part of which, in spite of Grant's ostentatious denial, la believed to be Grant's. Such bets as dinners, champagne, hats, Ac, were Innumerable. The multitude, theretore, had a pecuniary interest in the re? sult. 8ar?toga and Long Branch, where the pol ii lei ans are mostly congregated, were even more excited, and telegrams of Inquiry came pouring In to this city Friday and Saturday. Practical politicians consider the events of the past week as conclusive evidence that Greeley and Brown will be elected. The fail? ure of the administration to carry North Car? olina after the extraordinary appliances lt employed, uncovers Its weakness In the coun? try, and the defection of so prominent a poli? tician as General Banks, following close on the Sumner letter, shows that a tremendous break ls imminent In the Republican ranks. The air is filled with wild rumors of other Im? portant defections. To-day I hear that Sena? tor Anthony, of Rhode. Island, has come over, and that his paDer, the Providence Journal, will shortly announce the fact. The other Rhode Island senator, the millionaire Sprague, ls already for Greeley, and ls to entertain him at a clam bake on the Narragansett this The facts in the Murphy-O'Brien conspiracy to carry this city tor Grant are beginning to leak oat. The plot bas had deeper ramifica? tions than outsiders were aware of. The con? tracting parties were Tom Murphy on the one side, and Jimmy O'Brien, Judge McCunn, Tweed and Connolly on the other, and the ne? gotiations have been going on for near) v two months. The arrangement was for O'Brien, who ls the most popular Irish politician In New York, to come out with a declaration that, as a consistent Democrat, lt would be impossible lor him to support Greeley and Brown, and that he would await the action et the Louisville bolting convention. His prin? cipal henchmen were then to take sides with Mm in a noisy manner. Tweed and Connolly, on account ot their bad characters, were to keep In the back ground, but to use their in? fluence, which ls still considerable in the low? er slums. Of course the Louisville nomina? tion would prove unsatisfactory, and then Jimmy and his crowd would have an excuse to pronounce for Grant, as "a choice of evils." The O'Brien-Tweed combination claim to control fifty thousand votes In the city. It they could deliver this to Grant, the calcula? tion was that the vote in November would stand about eighty-five thousand lor Grant to sixty-eight thousand for Greeley "In the city, which would be allowing a small Republican percentage to Greeley. This would, it was thought, save the State to Grant. .Trie con? sideration to be paid by the Grant managers for this treachery was the control ot the Fede? ral patronage of this port by the O'Brien Tweed ring under Grant's second term. I have heard the particulars of a meeting at Murphy's Long Branch house, where the ar? rangements were made, and the spoils regu? larly apportioned between O'Brien, Judge Mc? Cunn, Judge Barrett. Twe* < and Connolly, the two last being represented at the confer? ence by proxy. When Judge McCunn's Bud? den death took place about two weeks ago, it is known that O'Brien hastened to Murphy's office and claimed that McCunn's share of the Srespective plunder should be made over to Im. This conspiracy, if it had the strength Its originators claimed for it, would seriously me? nace Mr. Greeley's election; tor It would lose him this State. Fortunately, though, Jimmy O'Brien has no such power as he imagines. It he stuck to the Democracy he might still be a leader, but he cannot carry five thousand Irish votes over to Grant. His most danger? ous rival among the Irish ls Sheriff Matt Bren? nan, who ls "true to the flag,*' and would scoop up nearly all tbe Irish- support if O'Brien went over to the enemy. Just io the nickol tlme.oomes the North Carolina tri? umph to dishearten the Grant managers and appal the conspirator?. O'Brien bas probably gone too far to retreat, and will be the Grant nominee for Mayor, backed by Tweed and Tom Murphy's stolen money. The Democrats and Liberal Republicans will unite on some first-class respectable citizen like Colonel Steb? bins, and the old struggle between rascality ami honesty will be resumed. Jim O'Brien ls notorionsly the most expert manipulator |ln ballot-box stuffing and fraudulent returns the city has ever hart. This was lils department under the old Tammany regime. It gives bim a certain advantage In the race, sustained OB he will be on election day by Grant's bayo? nets and gunboats, application for which, under the election low passed by Cougress, has already been made. . The reconstructed Lydia ?Thompson troupe are meeting with great success at Wallack's Theatre. The houses are overflowing in spite ot the weather. There are some Hew faces picked up In London duriog Mrs. Henderson's recent visit, and the voices are good. But In personal beauty the troupe will not compare with that originally brought over by Mrs. Henderson, in which Pauline Markham and some others, whose names I lorget, figured. Mrs. Henderson herself ls the only really handsome woman of the lot, the others lack? ing in some essentials to completeness; a pretty face, for Instance, being accompanied by unattractive continuations, and vice versa. The burlesque now being played at Wallack's is founded on the romance of Robin Hood, and affords scope for showy dressing and good music, but the "talk part" is dreary drivel. Of course the man who makes the puns for the young ladles to throw off, with appropriate winks at the audience, could not omit allusions to Horace Greeley, and it is no? ticeable that when that name is uttered the galleries yell with delight,, showing conclu? sively that the sage has captured the hearts of the masses who go to blonde shows. The engagement of the troupe lasts several Nveekr, aller which a tour will be made of ihe Union. Charleston will be visited in the winter. In the vestibule of Wallack's Theatre stands s large bale of Georgia cotton, adorned with ribbons, and inscribed with ihe statement that lt was presented to Miss Lydia Thompson by the citizens of Savannah, in April last. The thoatre patrons, as they pass In and out. gaze curiously on this generous and appropriate gift, which ls going to do so much towards giving symmetry to iuture Lydia Thompson troupes. _ KYM. LIGHT IN DARK PLACES. The Columbia Hing Running a Gaunt? let of Law Suits-Startling Revela? tions Expected-Cardozo to Tell What He Knows About Financiering-A New Move tor Hulling State Bonds. [SPECIAL TKLKGKAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, August 7.' The atmosphere of Columbia is thick with Important suits at law of immense public in? terest. In the Blue Ridge case, the answers of "Honest" John Patterson was flied this morning. There are no important points which I could discover in lt irom a hasty perusal which was allowed me. Patterson, of course, denies all the allegations ot fraud, and also that he bas paid out one dollar ol t'ie scrip without a lawlul consideration therefor. He avows that not a dollar of the scrip waB given to Worthington or to Hardy Solomon, or to any one else. Parker, he claims, held obligations of the company lo the amount of something over thirty-eight thousand, and the sci ip given him is attempted to be ac? counted for in that way. There will bo a ' hearing of the case to-morrow, but it Is not anticipated that anything will be done. Cor? bin is here, and maintains that he ls currying out the wishes of the city authorities ot Charleston lo the amendments be has made to the complaint. The case of Morton. Bliss & Co. VB. F. L. Cardozo, which is a petition lor a writ of man? damus to be Issued, commanding Cardozo to sign certain bonds amounting to one hundred and eighty thousand dollars, came up beiore Judge Melton at chambers this morning. It is a very interesting case, and sortie astound' lng developments willi regard to the conver? sion of bonds are hoped for. Cardozo has per? sistently refused to sign any more new bonds since last October, as it was discovered that already between Ave and six millions ?ldol? lars In bonds ind been unlawfully and fraudu? lently issued under ihe pretended authority ol'the act (or the conversion of State securi? ties. Cardozo in his return alleges that the act of Assembly under which the right to convert the bonds is claimed is unconstitutional; that the bonds of Morton, Bliss &Co. were not is? sued pursuant to law, and that the very iden? tical bonds have been already converted. The case of Stoibrand vs. Parker ls again sprung Into life, and, between them all. Par? ker is gelling in a light place. James D. Trade well, the counsel for Stoibrand, threat? ens Parker with immediate prosecution 'n the Court ot Sessions. Tradewell ls In earnest, and expresses Ms de' *?Hnation to have a full showing from Parker m all his 1 rands and rasca Rles. It has leaked out that among the items un? der the head ol "armed force," on account ol which Parker claims to have paid out since November the Bum of $83,000, lhere appear among others the following strange payments: To F. J. Moses, Jr., $11,000; to H. B. Elliott, $10,500; to H. G. Worthington, $i,900; to one Wilson, a parly unknown, $22,000; to one Moonoy, who ls equally a mythical character, $10,000, and to John Hubbard $7,000. Here ls where Scott's impeachment lund came trom. Neagle ls ont in a financial lettie advising Scott to have a tax levied lo pay the Interest on the public debt-fraudulent bonds and all. 1 have trustworthy Information that a pool has been made up in New York In which the officials here have the chief interest. They have now in hands five millions in the fraudu? lent-conversion bonds bought at from 28 to 30 cents ec the dollar, and by this tax, whick is to be levied al once, they expect to get the In? terest? They hope thereby to bull their Iraudu lent bonds, and thus realize enormously. The difficulty ls with Auditor Gary. He will not order the levy ot the tax, and Scott ls afraid to remove him. He knows too much, and ls dangerous. It they can manage lt, the tax, it ls said, will not amount to less than ten million dollars, and lt ls to be collected by the IStlrof September at the farthest. _ Qur VIVE. A RUSSIAN CITY IN FLAMES. ST. PETERSBORQ, August 7. A dispatch from Nlshnil Novgorod states that a great conflagration ls now raging In that city. The fire broke out in that quarter of the place where the annual lair is being held, and has already destroyed a great quan? tity of valuable goods. THE KU-KLUX PRISONERS IN ALBANY. WASHINGTON, AugiiBt 7. In accordance with the letter from Mr. Ger? rit Smith to me President, asking for the re? lease of certain Ku-Klux prisoners now con? fined in the Albauy Penitentiary, the attorney general, to whom the President referred the letter, has requested Colonel Whitely, ehle? o? the government detective corps, to visit the Institution where the prisoners are confined and make a complete investigation Into the condition'ot the Ku-Klux prisoners, reporting all the fact s to the department. DEPREDATIONS BY THE GREASERS. BROWNSVILLE, Texas, August G. Captain King, the largest stock owner in Texas, was attacked six miles from his ranche by a band of eight Mexicans. A German nam? ed Speech!, In King's party, was killed. King and the others escaped. The Mexicans fled when their Are was returned. It is believed these men were sent, to murder King and pre? vent him lrom appearing belora the depreda? tion commissioners at Brownsville. The com? missioners express great astonishment at the crimes and outrages that the Mexicans have perpetrated on the people of Texas, as.shown by the testimony thus lar taken. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Spotted Tail and bis parly of Sioux chiefs are to leave New York next Saturday for St. Louis. -There ls some excitement throughout Ire? land over a report that cold has been discov? ered near the Town ot Kinsale. -The flag ship Worcester of the North At? lantic Squadron has arrived at Fortress Mon? roe, and awaits the arrival or Admiral Green, who ls to succeed Admiral Lee in command. JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE. -We mentioned several days since the re? port that the professor ot Biirgery had re? signed his position In the South Carolina University., lesterday his official resigna? tion-to take effect October 1st-was made public. Professor Darby, in spite of general competition, thus far stands at the head ot the profession in anatomy and surgery -Butler Johnson, colored, convicted, with Edward Harris, colored, at the May term of the Court of Sessions for this county of the homicide of Patrlsk Murphy, and sentenced to be hung on the 16lh ol this month, has had his sentence, upon the recommendation of the Judge, commuted to imprisonment in the South Carolina Penitentiary for life. SHIPS AGAINST CANNON. AN EXPERIMENTAL NAVAL ENGAGE? MENT. Impregnability of Turret Ship?-Battle Between the Hotspur and the Glat ton. At Portland. L'ugland, on the 5th instant, an extraordinary test of the ability of the Brit? ish Iron-clads to resist the most powerful pro? jectiles yet Invented was afforded. To build the strongest ship In the world and then toex poee ll to the fire of the most powerful guns In the world is an expensive thing to do, but perhaps it Is worth all it costs. The Isle ol Portland, says the London Stan? dard, ls a lofty, rugged mass of yellow rock, rem iud lng one Instantly of the familiar views ol the famous Gibraltar, nod like lt, too. lt ls strongly fortified; the citadel of the Verne crowns ltd quarried heights. With the land lt Is connected by one of the most remarkable I isthmuses In the world, the Cbesll Bank-a long, narrow neck ol' shingle thrown up by the waves of the sea. From the base of the Port? land cliffs the Inner breakwater Juts out for a quarter of a mile. Then an opening for the entrance of ships, and then the great break? water Itself-a mountain ridge of unhewn stone-mainly the useful work of convict men. Within these barriers and protected by neighboring shores ls the noble roadstead, foursquare miles In extent, sheltered from every wind. At anchor here lie men-of-war and merchant ships-mere pigmies to the sight as lrom the headland of the Nolhe or the heights of Portland the eye gazes over the vast expanse. Opposite the entrance are seen the lotty sides and painted ports of the Bos? cawen i rain I ng ship; midway Inside the break? water the Hotspur ls moored, and 200 yards away from her the Glatton. Both are of the modern, uoBhlplike type ot breastwork moni? tors, designed with central raised platforms or hurricane deck. The Glatton has a low, heavily-armored freeboard of 3 feet, and ls In? tended for coast de.ense. Her.length ls 245 feet, breadth 54 leet, draught of waler 19 feet, displacement 4640 tons, engines 2868 horse? power indicated, speed 12 knots. Her hull is donbled-bottomed, the skins being riveted up to bracket plates. The armor consists of two strokes, the upper (above water) being 12 Inches, and ihn lower (below water) 10 inches in thickness, the 12-Inch plate has a backing of 18 inches, and the 10-inch plate a backing Of 20 lo cn es. The inner skin, consisting of 1} Inch of iron, In two thicknesses to breaK-Jolut, is supported by vertical iron girders 10 inches moulded; the horizontal lower deck girders are 6 Inches moulded, and are placed on the level of the external shelf which supports the armor externally, and, by its projection, acis as a bilge board to prevent rolling; the upper deck girders are moulded 0 inches, and are on the same plane as the summit of the armor belt; the deck, which ls laid upon them ex? tends on either side of the breast vork which encloses ihe turret, (and consists of a I Inch iron plate covered by a two inch iron plate, and over this 6 inches of oak planklog. .The total depth of ihe ship from this deck to the bottom IB 21 feet 6 Inches. The armored breastwork, which rises G feet 3 Inches above the upper deck, has on its sides two strokes of 12 inch armor, with 18 Inches of teak backing secured to three j inch akin plates, supported by vertical girders 40 Inches deep, and by horizontal girders mounted atop moulded to 9 Inches; the roof ls formed of two I inch plate?, covered by 3 inches of oak planking, ibe glacis plates surrounding the base ot the turret being 3A inches thick next Its walls, and diminishing to U Inches where they abut against the roof plating. The turret, which rises out of Hie centre above the breastwork chamber, is 30 feet 6 inches in external diameter, and there ls an interval of G Inches between lt and the i surrounding glacls-belr, which ls 3 feet tn breadth. The general thickness ot Its armor , IB 12 Inches, with 15 inches of wood backing, but on the port side the plates are 14 Inches In . thickness. These plates have a backing of 17 ? Inches of teak attached to an Inner skin of two ? plates of i Inch thick; the two horizontal glr- , ders are each of 8 Inches deep, with Hanges of . 3s inches, and are j inch in thickness; the ver neal girders are 10 inches deep by ;U by j inch . thick. The whole ls covered inside ihe turret by 4-inch Iron lining. The opening or trench around the turret ls covered by a leather fringe attached io lt and weighted with lead, Its purpose being io prevent Die entry ot the , water from the wash of the sea. There are two gratings in the root of the turret for venti? lation and the exit of smoke. The armanent ls two 25 ton 000-pounder guns, mounted on Captain Scott's carriages. The Glatton has no masts whatever. The Hotspur, or the light monitor, type, looks but not a larger vessel; the difference IB that her breastwork is enclosed within an ad? ditional amount ol' skin-plating, robing above the armor-belt of the hull lo ihe level of the top of the breastwork, and decked over. The free-board Is thus raised to 9 feet, and ihe ves? sel fitted for sea going service. Her arma? ment ls one 600-pounder gun. Her displace? ment. 4010 tons; engines, 3497 Indicated horse? power; speed, 12? knots. The first shot at the Glatton was fired at half-past eleven from the G00-pounder ol the Hotspur, at a distance of 200 yards. It struck the roof of the turret, and a streak of flame attested the severity ot the blow. The F?cond Bbot was fired, und lt told. An account saye: The Palisser projectile had struck on the horizontal Joint ot the 14-inch plates, and had forced them slightly upan, as was clearly marked by the dark line on either Bide of the perfectly round shot-hole. It was, Indeed, a terrible shot for the turret; lt bad hit it under the fifth rib, aa lt were, but Its mechanism was not hurt; Us gearing was all sound. The turrett bad held Ita own. The hitting force ot that huge shot was over 6000 loot tons; the 85 pounds of pebble powder had hurled lt wlih a speed ol'more than 1300 feet per sec? ond. The first shot had cut away two ot the stanchions In the top of the turrel-this ex? plained the thin flash-and had twisted some of the railing bars. The second slut bad struck full on the middle of the turret between the Joints, the shot-bead remaining in the hole, the depth to the end of its core being 14 Inches, and the gape of the plates 3 Inches, diminishing to zero at about lour or five feet on each aide. [aside the turret, the ?-inch Iron lining was stripped from behind three of the vertical ribs half way down on one side, and from top to within IB inches of bottom on the other, and turned back, between two ot these ribs the shot had driven the double skin out into a hummock, spining the Inner skin at tho hori? zontal Joint or the outer skin. The middle rib ot the three was broken through midway or Its lielght, the gape being two inches. All ihre? ribs were contorted, and long slivers In the wood bucking protruded through tho crack in the skln-platea. Three of the rear ends cf the large through bolts were exposed in a vertical IIUP, the nut ot the middle one being broken off at ihe commencement of the Minus screw-thread, aud the rubber ot the lower Bascombe washer being pressed out. ai its edges. Tbe damage was by no means severe, and was such as Shoeburyness ex? periments would have led one to expect. A third shot was fired, and lt was now clear? ly seen that the turret had been struck low oown, close upon the Junction line of the glacis-plate-a perfectly round and dangerous wound. All anxiety was soon relieved, how? ever, by the sight of the turret slowly revolv? ing, first one way and then the other. Again away In the tender to inspect results. The shell had struck on the leather fringe, Just where lt covered the extreme edge ot' thu glacls-platlog; thence lt had curved slightly upwards, driving into the lower fourteen-incn plate midway between the ports. The shot head remained in the hole-which was per? fectly round-but waa easily got ont, when the penetration was found io be 13A Inches. Inside the turret the only damage done was the knocking off the inward ends ol' the two wood-buffers, against which the gun carriage would abut when the gun was run out of the port hole for action. Tnls result was perfectly satisfactory, for nothing could demonstrate the excellent qualities ol the turret more com? pletely. During the practice a goat, a fowl and a rabbit, with several buckets of water, were kept Inside lt, the living creatures coming ont unscathed from their ordeal. Both these rounds were most fortunate, and as the lat? ter solved the problem of the free working of the turret without heeling the ship-which was only intended to bring the junction of turret and glacis in position to meet the di? rect fire of the Hotspur's gun-lurther prac tice was abandoned, except that the port stoppers of the G lat ton's turret were tasen out, and her two guns ruo in and out with perfect ease, her turret turned by hand and by steam, and a GOO-pounoer shot fired from each ot her two guns. THE BLUE RIDGE SUIT. A Rr pl y from City Attorney Corbin. COLUMBIA, S. C., August 6, 1872. Messrs. Riordan, Dawson ? Co.: GENTLEMEN-Mr. Dawson told me a lew days ago, here In Columbia, he favored the prosecution of the president and directors of the Blue Bldge Railroad Company. That he was anxious that this proceeding should go on, and he was very desirous that public Centi? men t should be directed in the right direction, and he would labor to that end. It ls now scarcely a week since these pro? fessions were made, and I to-day read your editorial headed "The Blue.BJdga Suit," This editorial ls but an attack on me for which lhere is not the shadow of foundation or cause. Since, by direction br tho mayor and city council, I have appeared in this case In their behalf, i have preseed the suit as vigor? ously as was possible to do. I defy you or auy man living to show anything to the con? trary. Tbe record of the court ls open for the inspection ot all men. Now, it you gentlemen are as earnest and honest as you proless to be In your desire to prevent further loss to the City of Charleston as a stockholder la the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, through the misconduct of Its presi? dent aid what lew directors net wlih him, yon will cease to assail the attorney engaged to accomplish that end. Nobody koowa bet? ter than yourselves that you have no ground in the world tor your attempt to cast suspicion upon me lor the manner In which I have thus far conducted this case. If you have, I chal? lenge you to produce IL It you have not, then I demand that you say so. As to additional counsel In the above suit, I have suggested to his Honor Mayor Wacener that I would be pleased to have auch; bot he smilingly informed me that he was satisfied with the present attorney. As rc my political course heretofore, which you lug into this editorial, I bave nothing to say to you. Your opinion on that subject ls of no consequence to me, and to it I scorn to make any reply. ReBpectlnlly D. T. CORBI.V, City Attorney. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. The Yoong Nen In Politics-Effect of the "Letters or Sumner ana Banks-New England In Mot lon- Greeley Men In Office, [Correspondence or the Baltimore Snn.] WASHINGTON. August 6. A prominent Republican official from New Hampshire received a letter to-day from his son, a boy about eighteen years of age, who, after some reference to private matters, spoke incidentally of politics lu the State, and remarked, as a singular fact, that nearly all ol the. young men, those who were to vote for the first time this fall, had announced them? selves lor Greeley and Brown. This state? ment led the official to mention, the fact to other gentlemen from New Hampshire, and then it appeared that they had similar advices, and a further Inquiry developed the fact that a like condition of things-existed lu other of the New England Slates. The letters ot Messrs. Sumner and Banks are supposed to be producing this effect all over New England, and Radical office-holders are beginning to in? quire whether lt IB not necessary for them to make some great exertion even in New Eng? land to stem the tide that in evidently selling In against them. ?. , There are also in all the departments here many more Greeley men than the Republican committee Is willing to credit. They, of course, ilare not say anything, because, in spite of the boasted civil service reform, they would quick? ly lose their places If they gave utterance to ihelr sentiments. In order to retain their offices, they nuke their contribu loos when requested to do so lu a voluntary way, but they pay i hey are taxed more heavily under ihe voluntary system than they were when it was considered a matter of course that they should contribute for political purposes. Senator Sumner has had several thousand copies of his recent letter lo colored men printed lor dlstrioullon among his friends, numbers of whom have sent to him for copies. It ls printed in pamphlet form, the title page bearing the following appropriate text: -I will say to the North give np, and to the 8outh keep not back."-Isaiah xlill, 5. The Liberal Republican oommittee here are having the let? ter, accompanied by General' Banks's letter, printed for distribution In Maine, where also the Radical committee are extensively circu? lating Speaker Blaine's reply as a set-off. A letter from Petersburg. Virginia, Bays the col? ored people are readlrg Sumner's letter with eagerness, and thu., lt will have a good effect upon them. _ _ THE NEW ARMY UNIFORM. The new uniform for United Slates troops recommended by the army board which sat recently at New York, has been sanctioned in a general order of the War Department, issued under date of July 27, 1872. Descriptions and diagrams for distribution are In course of preparation, and the entire army, lt is be? lieved, will be clothed In the new dress be? fore January 1, 1873. Some of the recent adopted changes arc as follows: The double breasted frock coat ls now to be worn by officers of all grades, but the skirts are to be shorter than the present style, and the cuffs are to be ornamented with gold stripes on the upper side. The undress sack coal Introduced during the rebellion Is recog? nized, with Borne simple ornamentation. The unsightly irock coat of the enlisted men ls no longer lo be worn, and a neatly fitting basque, handsomely ornamented on the breast and skirts with the colors of the different arms ol service, la to be substituted. The brass shoul? der scale is displaced by a cloth shoulder-strap which ls used for keeping cross-belts In place. For fatigue dress a navy blue blouse, plaited on the oreaste and gathered lo by a waist-belt, IB provided. Tho trousers ol generals and of staff officers are to be dark olue, and regi? mental officers are to wear light blue trousers with wide welted stripes the color of their respective arms of aervlce. The antiquated "stock"'ls no longer to be worn, and ihe felt hat ls to be retained as an option? al fatigue heed-dress for officers. General and staff officers are to wear tbe French cha? peau with an ostrich plume on dress occa? sions; mounted troops are to wear a black lelt helmet, with gold trimmings and hair plumes, and marching troops are to wear a dress cap, with an upright plume of cock's feathers-red for artillery and white lor infantry. Foot sol? diers are lo wear pompons instead of plumes. Mounted soldiers may wear high troopers' top boots, and Bashes and epaulettes can only be worn by general officers. In actual ser? vice soldiers'overcoats with appropriate em? blems ot grade may be worn by officers, and ornameuts likely to draw the fire of sharp? shooters may be left off In the field. General officers retain the "cloak overcoat," but other crudes are to wear double-breasted coats, with removable capes. Among the minor changes are Ihe Introduction of felt saddle cloths and the use of fabrics for soldiers uni? forms adapted to the peculiar climates aDd the varying seasons ol' the country. NAPOLEON'S BLANDER. The ex-Emperor Napoleon has come out in his own vindication wiih the following letter, which he Bent to one of the contributors of the Figaro, and which has been published in that paper : M. de Sr. Genest, in a remarkable article published in the Figaro, asserted that the Em? peror's crime consisted in the declaration of war at a lime when he ought to have known that France was not prepared lo maintain lt. Il would be more just to say that the fault of the Emperor was to rely upon the accuracy ot the reportB of ibe situation and of the possibility of assembling within a few days the various elements of which armies are compos? ed. . NAPOLEON. A DOUBTFUL VICTORY. THE RADICALS CLAIMING THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION. Unparalleled Frauds Discovered-The Radicals Beaterr at the Polls, but Vic? torious In the Returns-The Election Of Caldwell to be Contested. RALEIGH, N. C., August 7. The official and positive returns are pretty well in, all the western*counties having been I heard from, except Ashe and Yancey. Cald? well is elected by about- one thousand majori- . ty; the increased vote amount to some eight hundred or one thousand. The Democrats j claim that there have been great frauds, and j it ls probable the election "will be contested. The Radicals will have a' jubilee to-morrow night. The excitement is subsiding, and the Democrats receive the news ol their defeat quietly. Wholesale Swindle's In Brunswick County-The Conservatives Still Hope? ful. WILMINGTON, August 7. Unparalleled frauds have been discovered in this election. At one precinct in Bruns? wick: County, an official vote was announced of 93 majority for Caldwell, bar, on Investiga? tion, lt appears that lhere have, been so many Irregularities and frauds Unit the whole vote ol the township Is tbrovn out. ' This gives Mer ri mon a majority of 3 n Brunswick County. There are alao other frauds which will give Merrlmon a great advantage In the official count. The Conservatives still con? sider the chances even without calculating the gigantic frauds. Opinions lu New Yoe-lt on Tuesday Night. . NBW YORK, August 7. Special dispatches from Raleigh to the Times says that Caldwell ls elected In North Caroli? na by one thousand majority. Therre are as yet eight counties to be heard frote.'* The Herald's Raleigh dispatch- ?faina that the latest returns elect Merrlmon*bt>761 ma? jority, according to* ihe Democratic toast, but adds that lt ls absolutely Impossible to decide until the official vqte ls In. The Tribune says ihe returns which lt bas this morning give Caldwell a majority of 400, but lt is not disposed to give up the State on the present showing. (.Estimates of the Politicians. The following private dispatch was received yesterday ny a gentleman In this city, from the Hon. Zebulon B. Vance, the Democratic Congressional candidate In the Eighth Dis? trict: CHARLOTTE, N. C., August 7. Wade II. Manning, Charleston Hotel: The election Is so very close that only the full official returns can decide. Z. B. VANCE. The following private dispatch was also re? ceived In thia city early yesterday morning, from the Hon. D. M. Barringer, the North Carolin? member of the Democratic National Executive Committee: RALEIGH, August 7. We think that our State ticket 1B beaten by a very close vote. Nothing but an official vote can determine the result. The legisla? ture ls safe. Five out of eight D?mocratie Congressmen are elected. . D. M. BARRINGUN. WASHINGTON, .August 7. Settle telegraphs Grant this morning that North Carolina has elected the Republican ticket by one thousand to fifteen hundred ma? jority. POLITICAL NOTES BT TELEGRAPH. Jenkins .fennings In Trouble. NEW YOBS, August 7. The Tribune says that the grand Jury yester? day presented an Indictment tor libel against L. Jenkins Jennings, editor of the New York Times, upon he complaint of General Kil? patrick. Another Important Convert. CHICAGO, A neust 7. General John F. Farnsworth, the Republi? can Congressman from the ciecond District of Illinois, has declared for Greeley. Ex-Preside nt Johnson to take the st ii mp for Greeley. KNOXVILLE, August 7. Ex-President Andrew Johnson arrived here to-day and look rooms at the Lamar House. By invitations of the Democrats and Liberals he will address the people on Saturday, the 10th Instant, at len o'clock, on ihe questions of the hour. CRIME IN THE STATE. '. A Negro Boy Shot. The Marlon Star says: "Mr. Leonidas Fer? rell shot and desperately wounded a negro boy on the plantation of Mr. Nathan Gibson, in this county, a lew days ago." A Murder In Marlon. The Star says: "Ebb West, a colored man of good character, and highly respected by all who knew him, was stabbed on the 30th ult. by another colored man by the mme of Sam Brown, at M. Manhlem's store, near Ander? son's Bridge, In thia county, from the eflecta of which he died before a physician could be called In." THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, August 7. Southeasterly and easterly winds on the south Atlantic, with cloudy weather and areas of rain on Thursday, variable southerly and northerly winds and clear weather will pre? vail In the Gulf States. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Discharge of the Edgefleld Prisoners. [From the Colombia Du lon of Wednesday.] The parties mentioned In yesterday's paper as having been arrested, or who gave them? selves up on Saluda, In Edgefleld County, were yesterday brought before United States Com? missioner Boozer, by Deputy-Marshal Beattie, for a hearing. Their names are as lollows: Joseph Cuibralth, Jobn T. Lewis, John Bla ton, M. D. L. Adams, E. M. Martin, M. Wade Taylor, Oliver Halterwlnger, George Horn, William Griffith, Elisha M. Allaway aud F. D. Cooper. The following were present, as wit? nesses: Walter Smith, John C. Harris. Hamp? ton Christian and Cyrus Morris, and John W. Paine, Jr. Two women witnesses, Morris and Cutler, and a male witness, named Morris, were not present. John C. Harris was the first witness ex? amined, who testified that, in Edgefleld Coun ty, in October, 1870, was assistant to the coun? ty assessor of laxes, and that, on i lie 31st ol October, he went to a corn-shucking to facili? tate his business, and that, alter making his arrangements to stay lhere for the night, he sat down in David Butler's house and was as? sessing, und had assessed ten or twenty per? sons when the shucking ended, and supper was had, much slang being Indulged In and sport being made of him; asked bim how he voted, and said Scott should never take his seat, Ac; they wanled to know how he voted, but could not tell who ot those present said it. Some ol the d?tendants were present to the beat of his knowledge. He tried to keep out of their way, suspicioning something. King took a hat off witness-' head, which he had put on through mistake. In a short lime they went ont, and some twenty-five or more came in again, got around him, and carried bim out into the kitchen and back again, when they went Into the lot In rear ol the house, Jerked bis pistol off, rode bim on a rail, and H. C. King gave him several llckB willi a palmetto leaf, After carrying him back to the house they gave up the pistol, ami Allaway went back to thc house. After these parties went out he went to bed, and nothing except some whispering under his window transpired till next morning, when he lound the mane and tall of his horse cut off. Conld'nt say that he had heard ot any threats In 1870 on account ot his voting. Was ostra? cised since then, and he believed it was done on account ot his politics. Had belonged^ a secret society in 1868, and voted for Seymor* and Blair. Thought when the Democracy died he was a free man, ?c. The other witnesses were sworn, and the commissioner decided that while me misde? meanor had been proved to have been com? mitted, that it had no political significance, and hence did not come under the enforce? ment act. The prisoners were therefore dis? charged without bail. ftilsott's Qovexittement. REDUCTION OF TEA JUST RECEIVED A LARGE INVOICE OF .TBA. TRA. SBA. TEA. TRA. ?CSA. in I IV JE T ES--A. ? , WHICH WK ARB SELLING VERY LOW. T E ^ S WHICH WIRI KOBMERLY SOU? AT . 80 CENTS, NOW SELL AT f IXTY CENTS, THAT AT $1.NOW SELLING AT.80 CSJtTS. $1 25 THAT AT NOW SELLCNO AT .SI. THAT AT SI 40.NOW SELLING AT.-tl 25. THAT AT SI 60.NOW 8ELLINC AT -tl 40. THAT AT ?I 73.NOW SELLING AT . I BO. WHICH IS THE BE8T TEA TO BE HAD IN THE CITY AT ANY PRICE. THI3 IS THE PLACE FOR YOU TO BUY YOUR T E .A. S . YOU CAN GET A BETTER ARTICLE FOR LESS MONEY HERE THA* AT ANY OTHER STORE. WE WISH ONE AND ALL TO GIVE U8 A TRIAL AND PROVE THE FACT FOR THEMSELVES. S. H. 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