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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. CUTTING THE KNOT. GRANT TAKES A HAND IN THE LIT- j TLB GAME AT COLUMBIA. The Straggle Between Moses and Cham? berlain-Senator sawyer Bringa tne Mandate) from Washington-"There Mast be no Bolt, and Chamberlain Blast be the Xumlnct"-Mo?ts to be Bought . Off - The Mat key-Bo we n Fight, and Ita Probable Result-A j Lively Time Ahead. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NB ?VS 1 COLOMBIA, August 20. Toe signs all tend to confirm the impres? sions already expressed in these dispatches, and lt becomes every hour more certain that the only parties ol any importance in the con? vention will be those beaded respectively by | Chamberlain and by Moses. Up to a very re? cent moment there has been a movement supported by Corbin et al, in favor of Reuben Tomllnson for Governor, the plan being to let the Chamberlain and Moses contest pro? ceed for a day or two in the convention until both sides should be worn out with wrang? ling, when Tomllnson was to be sprung upon the convention as a harmonizer and slip in between. This scheme is now believed to have fallen through. Its supporters having bee?t captured by Chamberlain. Chamberlain ls to make showing before the convention of his non-complicity with the bond frauds, and, from what I have gathered as to' bis line ot defence, lt will be very spe? cious and Ingenious. For Instance, aa to the fraudulent reissue of old bonds which had been once retired by Issuing conversion bonds therefor, which ls the strongest point made by Cardozo In his attacks, Chamberlain expects to show that he was Innocent of any knowl? edge or responsibility for any such transac? tion, because the conversion act (see law ot 1868) did not put that matter In the hands of the financial board. This fact had not been generally known or remembered, and ls ex? pected to make a great change of feeling In Chamberlain's favor. As to the land commis? sion and other frauds, bis defence ls equally Ingenious. Severaljnfluentlal Radicals, hith? erto either wavering or openly crying for re? form, have been converted to-day by a dress rehearsal by Chamberlain of this argument, as? sisted, perhaps, by collateral consid?rations. All this la, of course, strengthening Chamber? lain in important quarters. Moses, however, ls still very confident, and still claims a large numerical majority In dele? gates, while admitting the greater weight ot' money and patronage to be on the other side. Moses bas T. J. Mackey for his injlemau, and, lt ls said, Patterson for his banker; although Patterson denies this. Mackey entertains chance auditors with Orientalisms about the pecadllloes of Moses being to the enormities ot Scott as rippling rivulets to the floods of Mississippi, and announces as the Moses plat? form, "minority repr?sentation, the scaling of the public debt, and the extinction ol car pdf-bag is m." Moses claims to expect the nomination in the regular convention, but threatens to bolt If disappointed. It is not so certain, however, that if Chamberlain ls nom? inated Moses will bolt, as it is that ll Moses is nominated Chamberlain will bolt. Ia the former contingency, the bolt would be a weak one, while in the latter case it would be very powerful. But there is a strong probability that there will be no boll at all. , A curious proposition was rumored this afternoon. There are already contesting delega? tions from Charleston and Beaufort. The prop? osition is that if Things should be found going all one way In the regular convention, that the opposite party shall order other elections in all the oountles, and lorm another full con? vention out of the contesting delegations thus elected. Some color is given to this rumor by the fact of another election having been ordered in Orangeburg. Some say confidently that there will be two conventions; bul lt is more than doubtful. There will, doubtless, be an acrimonious fight in the convention lor a day pr two, but the quarrel will be somehow adjusted before the convention takes final action. The convention meets at noon in the Senate chamber, and will be called to order by Ban? aler as chairman ot tbe.'Republlcan State ex? ecutive committee. Then the fight will at once begin, first, on (he temporary chairman. The candidates lor this position are: S. J. Lw, Elliott and Whitemore-all understood to be friendly to Moses-and Orr, who, what? ever else he is, is doubtless aati-Moses. Next, on the permanent chairman, for which the candidates are Elliott and Orr. It ls extreme? ly difficult to estimate the cnances of success between the Mackey and Bowen.delegatlons. Both are confident of admission, and botb bal? ancing on the same fence-that ia, Industri? ously negotiating with both parties. The chances now seem to be that the Bowen dele? gation will be captured by Chamberlain, and admitted. LATER.-The secret of Chamberlain's Increas? ing strength has leaked ont. Senator Sawyer bas arrived here from Washington with orders from the Grant national committee that a spilt most be averted at any coat, and that Chamberlain must be the nominee. It ls said, therefore, that Moses ls to be bought off, and some parties proteas to give the details of the bargain with minuteness. My Informants allege that the pretence of a-b ft ter contest is to be kept up for two days, and then Moses is to retire, apparently beaten In a fair right. Of course Moses says that all this ls an infernal, malicious He, and that he will be a candidate till the last ballot 1B counted on election day. _ _ PICKET. V GOSSIP EBOM GENET A. GENEVA, August 20. The board ot arbitrators had a five hour's session yesterday. Sir Boondvll Palmer wss not present. The speeches of counsel had been printed. It was expected that the Impor? tant proceedings of the board would soon be furnished to the press. EARLY CAROLINA RICE. NEW TORS. August 20. The first Invoice of n*w Souih Carolina rice was received here yesterday from Charleston, being the earliest consignment ever received here. A TROUBLESOME WIDOW. SAN FRANCISCO, August 20. Matilda Heron Byrne Stoepel has upplied lor recognition as the widow of Henry Byrne, deceased, and asked the Probate Court to allow her two hundred dollars per month from the est lt?? pending the final settlement ol the case. She was In court yesterday, and vehe? mently denied ever having been divorced from Byrne, claiming that she left him on ac? count of her religion, and married Stoepel under the Impression that Byrne had obtained a divorce Irom her. Mr. Carpenter, an execu? tor under the will, denies that phe was ihe legal wife of the deceased, ann claims that the debts due will absorb nearly the entire estate. THE BOPER HOSPITAL SCHEMA. Hf sal t of the Proposed Conference Be? tween the Medical Committee or the Board of Health and ihe Trastees of the Roper Hospital. Tba following resolution was passed at the meeting of Connell held on tbe 6th of AuguBt: Besolved, That the report on hoapltr1 proveniente be releired back: to the mea.cal committee of the Board of Health, with in- i etructlons to hold further consultation, If deemed expedient, with the tiustees of the Boper Hospital, to see if any arrangements co x be made with them to promote the in? terests of the city, and of those needing hos? pital accommodations. In accordance with this resolut'on, Dr. Pelzer addressed the following communica? tion to Dr. J. Ford Priolean, chairman of the board ol trustees: CHARLESTON, August 8. Dear Sir-Under the subjoined resolution of the City Council, adopted at their last meet? ing, tbe medical committee ot' the Board of Health will! meet your committee for another conference on Monday next, the 12th Instant, at twelve o'clock M., at the city registrar's office, City Hall. Dr. F. M. Robertson, chairman of the com? mittee of conference on the part of the trus? tees, replied the next day lo Dr. Pelzer's note as follows: ,"" Cu AU LE sro.v, August 9, 1872. Dear Sir_Your note ot the 8th lnataot to Dr. J. Ford Priolean, chairman ot the board of | trustees of tho Roper Hospital, was Handed me this lnornlne. Our committee In Joint meeting with the medical committee of the. Board ol Health, some time since, alter a free and candid statement, submitted conditions under which the City Connell could again avail itself of the nse of the Roper Hospital tor the care and treatment of the sick poor of j the city. ,We have casually learned through [ tbe dally papera tbat your committee advised against the acceptance ot our propositions. Under these circumstances, lt will be proper for your committee to advise ue of the nature of the propotnl which you desire to make under tbe resolution of Council, alluded to In your note. Upon the reception ol Buch a com? munication, I will at once call the committee together to consider the matter, and give you a prompt and den" n 1 te reply. The report of the medical committee, made to the City Council In relation lo the above correspondence, alter reviewing the circum? stances which called forth the same, continues thus : As the design of a proposal, such as alluded to In Dr. Robertson's letter, did not originate and never had been entertained by the medi? cal committee of this board, the committee j having honestly and carefully canvassed tbe dalma of the Hoper Hospital, In conjunction with the demands of the city lor an impartial decision lu the premises, are fully persuaded that the recommendation coniaiued In their report to the Board of Health, covering this matter, ls both just and proper, under exist? ing circumstances. The committee, there? for)*, ask to be relieved Irom any further con? sideration of the subject. (Signed) GEORGE H. PELZER, M. D., E. GEDDINGS, M. D., J. P. CH AZ AL, M. D., Medical Committee of the Boara of Health. MORTUARY REPORT FOR THE WEBE, The following L the official return of deaths for the City ol Charleston, for the week end? ing August 17, 1872 : CAC8E8 OF DEATH. Adults. I Child'n BLACKS OR COL? OREO. Adalta. Chlld'n Atelectasl8 Pul? monum... Career of Womb.. Cholera lufau tam. Congestion oi Brain. Congestion o' Liver. C >nvalstous ... con vul s I o n s. Puerperal Debt Hy, Gen? eral. Diarrhoea. Disease of Heart, Valvu lar. Dysentery. Effects or Uar. Entero coutts.. few. Conges? tive. Fever, Enteric Fever, Nervous Fever, Typhoid. Gastritis , with Cardin? Hepatitis. Acute.. Maraamup. M en I n gt tis. Tubercular. Morbus, cu mac tenca.... Old Ate.. Paral j als. Phtn-is Palmo nail*. Pre mature Birth. SC: ot?la.. Sorten lng oi the Brain.... Irtsmua Naa centlum. Bu viability.... TotaL. RECAPITULATION. Whites 13, Blacks and Colored 27-total 40; and 3 Stillbirths. Under 1 year o. age., 2 Between 1 and ? years ot age_^3 Between 10 and 20years or age.... 1 Between 20 and So years or age.... 1 Between 30 and 40 years or aire.... 1 Between 40 a.d 50 years or age. ...1 3 Between 60 aad 70 years or age....| 2 Between 70 and so yeirs of ase_ Between so and 93 yearaof age.... Between 90 and loo yeara of age_ GEO. S. PELZER, M. D., City Registrar. THE COURTS. Municipal Court. Abram Wig fall, drunk and disorderly; two dollars or twenty days. Isaac Wise, larceny of chickens; twenty days. John M. Smith, applied for lodgings; discharged. Samuel Hanahan, drunk and disorderly; two dollars or twenty days. John Williams, drunk and resisting the police; one dollar or ten days. Two cows, roaming the streets; one dollar each. Trial Jail ice Courts. Owing to the absence in Columbia of maoy trial Justices but little was done in their circles yesterday. The only case of importance was that of Saul Cuthbert, highway robbery per? petrated on Thomas Nolan In Elliott street Saturday night last, which was investigated by Trial Juslice Caulfield. The evidence was so strong against Saul that he owned up, and was committed for irial at the next term of the Criminal Court. THE WEATHER THIS DAY. WASHINGTON, August 20. Sontheastprly to southwesterly winds and generally clear weather will prevail on Wed? nesday over the New England and Middle Slates. Easterly to s utherlv v.inds from Georgia to North Carolina, with generally clear weather over the Gull StateB, ;tnd proba? bly areas of rain along the coast. "SMS IN THE HEATENS." IS TBE SUN REALLY BURNING UP ? Unaccountable Phenomena-Thunder. Lightning and the Anrora Borealis Death by the Bolt-Tropical Tem? pests In the Temperate Zone-Unpa? ralleled Storms-Are the Elements ...Heitlng with Fervent Heat V Th" extraordinary meteorological manifes? tations of the last fortnight may well lead many to imagine that the globe which we In? habit is undergoing some unknown or myste? rious change, or that we are under the influ? ence o? some planetary revolution, perhaps that of the Bun itself-the source of r light and heat-which, according to Tact ..inI, the Italian astronomer, ls Just now over? charged by a superabundance of mag? nesium, causing an unusual Intensity of heat. It ls true that the London Spectator consoles us with the reflection that "ter? restrial causes are quite sufficient to ex? plain the recent unusual heats-although few seem to understand these causes-but, unfor? tunately, it reminds us Immediately after? wards that Buns before now have been known to flicker for a while and then go out alto? gether, like farthing rushlights, or to have "suddenly blazed out for a while with a lustre exceeding a hundred fold that which they for? merly possessed." However thia may be, cer? tain lt ls that there are thousands who, in de? fault ot any other mode of inlormatlon, will attach considerable faith to Tacchlnl's magne? sium theory, and hope, under our present cir? cumstances at least, that the sun will be able to consume his present supply of magnesium without bscorning "fifty-fold botter," as we are also Informed he ls sometimes capable of being. But If this theory can satisfy the mind as to where this Intolerable beat may come Irom, how ls lt going to ex? plain the accompanying phenomena ol such thunder-storms and boreallc lights as have been witnessed in the last fortnight? The grand aurora borealis which illuminated the beavens a week ago, so far from bringing the refreshing coolness which usually accom? panies euch displays, was immediately fol? lowed by days of almost unendurable heat, In which the thermometer ran high among ihe nineties. This unusual beat, too, bas been accompanied by storms which In vividness of lightning, Intensity of thunder and violence of rain have never been surpassed, perhaps, even among the hurricanes of the tropics. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE SUN? Remarkable Disturbance in the Solar Chromatosphere-Immense Omflovrof Vapor of Magnesium?-A Change In Light-Suppose that the San Should Go Oat or Become Fifty-fold Brighter and Hotter. [From tho London Spectator, August 3.] When we eonslder the intense heat which has prevailed In Europe during July, and the circumstance that in America also the heat has been excessive, Inasmuch that In New Turk the number of deatha during the week ending Joly 6 was three times greater than the average, we are naturally led to the con? clusion that the sun himself lsglvlng out more heat than usual. Though not indorsing such an opinion, which, Indeed, ls not warranted by the facts, since terrestrial cauaes ure quite sufficient to explain the recent unusual heata, we cannot retrain from noting, ai the lt-ast a curious coincidence, that at the very time when the beat has been so grear, the great central lumioary of the solar system has beeu TUE SCENE OF A VERT REMARKABLE DISTURB? ANCE, an event, In fact, altogether unlike any which astronomers have hitherto observed. It will not be unknown to our readers (in these days, when every one knows every ming about the suo) that astronomers no longer contine their attention to the actual aspect of the solar orb. By a contrivance which need not here be de? scribed, the astronomer can tell what ls going on lu a certalo gaseous envelope surrounding the sun, which to ordinary telescopio research ls altogether Invisible, except during eclipses. This envelope some Tour thousand or Ave thousand miles deep, is called the chromos? phere (by purists, the chroma1 o-p Mere.) aud consists lu the main of glowing hydrogen, but In the lower strata contains the glowing vapors of sodium, magn?sium and many other elemeuts. Those, however, are ordinarily so low down that they can scarcely be recogniz? ed under the ordinary conditions of THE NEW METHOD OF OBSERVATION, ?xcept here and there round the sun's disc, lt is as t hough our earth were examined by some highly Ingenious astronomers lu Venus )r Mercury, who could recognize at limes the capor of water In our air, wnere lt rose pretty [reely and to u considerable height above jceans, but not over the continents, because less vapor there arose Into the air. Ouly In .he sun's case the vapors are nor, like the rapor of water on earth, at a cool and plea? int temperature, but are such vapors as rise ibove tbe molten surface of metal lu our fur? naces. They are nt so high a temperature that i wind of such vapor, blowing, as such winds lo, over the surface of the sun. would be com? petent lo reduce our earth in a few seconds to rapor likewise. Now certain Italian spectre icoplats-Respighi, Secchi, Tacchinl, and zithers-have set themselves the task of keep? ing i CONTINUAL WATCH UPON TUE SOLAR CHROMA TOSPHBRE. They draw pictures of it, and of the mighty colored prominences which are from time to time upreared out of, or through, the chro matospheric envelope. They note the vapors wnlch are present, as well as what can be learned of the heat at which these vapors exist, their pressure, their rate of moiion, and other like circumstances, lt was while en? gaged in some of the more difficult and deli? cate of these tasks that Tacculul noticed the strange occurrence now to be described. "I have observed a phenomenon," he says, "which ls altogether new in the whole series of my observations. Since May G I had lound certain regions in the sun remarkable for the presence of magnesium." Some of these ex? tended half way round the sun. This slate of thinga continued, ihe extension of these mag? nesium regions gradually growing greater, until at length, "on June 18," sa\ B Tacchinl, lkI was able to recognize the presence of MAGNESIUM QUITE ROUND THE SUN, that Is to say, the chromatosphere was com letely Invaded by the vapor ot this metal, bis ebullition waa accompanied by an ab? sence of ihe colored prominence, while, on the contrary, the flames ot the chromatos? phere were very markpd and brllliaut. It seemed to me as though I could see the sur? face of our great source of light renewlnc It? self." While this was .going "on Taeobiiitno? ticed (as had frequently happened before iu his experience,) that the bright streaks on the sun which are called laculaj were partic? ularly brilliant close to those parts of the edge of the disc where the flamea of the clirc matosphere were most splendid and charac? teristic. The granulations also, which the astronomer can recognize all over the sun when a large telescope ls employed, were unusually distinct. Tacchinl concludes (and the Inference seems josi) that there had not beer. A NUMBER OF LOCAL ERUPTI0N8 of magnesium vapor, but complete expul? sions. Only we would venture to substitute for ihe word "expulslou" the expression "outflow" or "uprising," since lt may well oe that these vapors rise oy a quiet process re? sembling evaporation, and not by any action so violent that it could properly be regarded as expuiBlve. In whatever way, however, the glowing vapor of magnesium thus stream? ed into the envelope of tbe sun, lt would Beem that the aspect of our luminary was modified by the process-not Indeed in a very striking manner, or our observers In Eng? land would have noticed the chang??, yet ap? preciably. "More than one person," says Tacchinl, "has told me that the light of ihe sun has not at present Its ordinary aspect; and at the observatory we bave Jadged that we might make the same remarte.. Th? change mast be attributed to magnesium." It Is Im? possible to cooslder attentively THE REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE recorded by Tacchinl without being Btruck by the evidence which lt affords ot'solar mutabili? ty. We know that riurlog thousands ol years our sim has poured form his light and heat upon the worlds which circle around bim, and that there has been no marked intermittence ot the Bupply. We hear, Indeed, ot occasions when the sun has been darkened for a while; and we have abundant reasons for believing that be has at times been so spot-covered thai there has been a notable diminution of the supply of light and heat for several days together. Yet we have had no reasons tor anticipating that our sun ml?ht permanently, lose so much of his heac and lustre that the Inhabitants of earth would suffer. Taccblul's observation reminds us, however, that pro? cesses are at work upon the sun which admit of being checked or increased, Interrupted al? together or exaggerated so violent 1 v .as lt were, that the whole aspect ot the sun, his condition aa TUE FIRE AND LAMP ot t he planetary erstem, may be f e rio us ly affect? ed. If we onlv remember that our sun is one ot the stars, not in any way dlsUnvuIsbed, unless perhaps by relative Insignificance, from the great bulk of the stars which Illuminate our SRles at night or are revealed by the telescope, we shall learn to recognize the possibility tnar, he may undergo marked changes. These are stars which, after shining1 with apparent steadiness for thousands of years (possibly for millions of years before ; astronomy was thought ol,) have become suddenly much re? duced In brightness, or after a few flickers (as it were; have gone out altogether. There are others which have shone with equal steadiness and have then suddenly blazed out lor a while with a lustre exceeding a hundred-fold that which they formerly possessed. It would, be equally unpleasant tor ourselves whether the sun suddenly lost- the best part ot bis llgbt and presently went outr altogether, or wnetker he suddenly grew FIFTT-FOLD BRIGHTER ANO HOTTER tban he now ls. Yet In the present position of sidereal astronomy, lt is quite l m poss lo le to assert confidently that one ?ventor ibe other might not take place at any lime. Fortunately we may view this matter (Jost as. astronomers have learned to view the prospect of mischiev? ous collisions with comets,) as a question ol probabilities. Among so many thousands of stars there have been so many sudden out? bursts of light and fire, so many sunder de? falcations of splendor. Our sun is one of those thousand?, and solar as we know takes his chance with the rest. . Precisely, then, aa we derive confidence from the law ot probabilities, that since so many only out of so many mil? lions perish by light nlog or any other specified lorm of injury, any Individual person Is unlike? ly lo perish In that particular way; so we may. reason about our sun-that since only a small proportion of bis lellow Buns undergo DISASTROUS CHANGES, he ls unlikely to be one of the unfortunate?. It may be that one of these days, wben we obtain clearer ideas of the structure of the sid? ereal universe than we at present possess, we may obtain more satisfactory reasons lor con? fidence. The-analysis of stars with the spec? troscope, the recently proposed processes of si ar gauging, lite application of new methods of determining star motions, these and other reteaches may show what are the conditions which render a sun's lenore ot office precar? ious. Let lt be hoped that when this has been accomplished, a large majority of the condi? tions In question will be Lund, In the case of our own sun, to be favorable to the perma? nence of his oosltlon as fire, light, and lite of the planetary sj stem. THE STORK IN TEE NORTH. Awful Effects of tb? Lightning tn Mas? sachusetts-Great Damage lu Boston, [Prom the Boston Traveller.] ! We have In our office men who have sailed on every sea and have been In all the light? ning placea of ma earthy und they declare tbat they uever witnessed aoyUnere such scenes us enveloped this vicinity about mldn'ght. j Uni li the heavens shall pass away like a scroll, the elements shall mell with fervent heat, and the wurld itseii be burned up, we do not ex? pect to witness such another scene. During ins first storm, and at about half-past six P. M., the Munni Pleasant Unitarian Cintren, at me Highland?, was ntruck by lightning and set ou fire, but the flames were extinguished without an alarm. The building was not guarded with ilghtulng-rods. At Sta? tion 9 the brass work on the tele? graphic Instrument was melted by the electric il nid, aud Sergeaul Wood, who was reading a paper some teu feel from the machine, was olruck and rendered insensible lor a time. At eight o'clock tue storm abated, but at mid? night the skies were agaiu darkened, the rain began to fall in sheets, and Hie whole firmu nent wa? lil up with the sudden and almost blinding flashes of the lightning. One pecu? liarity ol this storm was lite long continuance of the flashes. Towards the lauer pari of lis duration ihe flashes would lollow each other so rapidly thai me beavens were Illuminated lor ?everai seconds, when the intense light would be succeeded by Egypttun darkness, while the heavens were constantly reverbe? rating willi ibe terrific reports ot Hie thunder, some of them short und quick, like the crack ol a rifle, others deep aud of lung continu? ance, like the distant roar of artillery. Those wno were compelled to remain upon Ute streets were almost struck dumb willi fear ut ibe near approach of the elec? tric fluid, and the terrific detonations which followed. For nearly au hour Hie storm raged, the elements combining lo make one ol the most grand and appalling scenes ever witnessed In this city. The air was com? pletely full of electricity, und tne fluid passed along the wires over the houses, driving the night operators away from their instruments, and compelling all to seek cover. The scene down the harbor was sublime; the sudden flashes of lightning caused the shipping io stand for an instant in bold relief, when, as lt appeared, a cloud of Inky blackness instanta? neously covered the scene. Tne waters were lashed Into fury, and the hoarse cries ot the sailors as they moved about on the alert to avoid the threatened disasters only served to heighten the effect. Many ot the citizens who had retired for the night, were compelled io rise for fear that the fluid would ignite the buildings, If the descending bolts did not sinke them. In the suburban towns, the storm seems io have been as furious as In the etty. From douih Boston, Chelsea, Cambridge, Mal? den and other places, reports of Its terrific nature have beeu received. Thr Worst Storm fiver Known-Tele? graph Wires Melted by the Electric Fluid. [From the Troy limes.] The muttering thunder in the distance told that it was coming, and the intensely black clouds assured nil mat they contained the ma? terial for a first-class shower. No ?.-ne, how? ever, suspected such a frlghtiul storm, or lhere would have been more appreheuslon and less desire fur it. Il was curious, loo, to watch the ctiaugeB In the clouds just previous lo the descent ot the rain. It seemed as lt lhere was a whirlwind In the heavens, und the effect of tue clouds tumbling and rolling about, biown hither and thither with great velocity, mingling aud iuiermlngilug willi one another, was bot ti unusual and indee cribub:e. Presenlly the rain descended, the lightnings began to play and the thunder to roar. This was about, two o'clock. In a very lew minutes Hie storm was at Us height, and taged with a fury suf? ficient to appal Hie stoutest hearts. The atmos? phere was entirely surcharged with electrici? ty, and each flush of Hie Huid was almost blinding. Iis effect upon Hie police and fire telegraph lu our office wus rather alarming the current, coming In upon ihe wires and playing about the instrument, in a sort of de? mon's dunce. The ground wire is affixed to the gas burner, and this shot out balls of fire with the repon of a good sized pistol. This storm passed away utter about an hour's du? ration. It. was followed by another equally severe, bul with the additional phenomenon ol a clap ot thunder, from a clear sky. The storm seemed io have exhausted i t.-eli, the sun was chlniug brightly over the city, when suddenly there Cam? Hw most appalling clap ol thunder we ever heard. It seemed lo botst everywhere with equal distinctness. Ii was a perfect, surprise to everybody. It was sharp, like Hie crack of a rifle, and loud as the discbarge of a two-hundred-pottnd Pur rott. It was the death throe of the sturm, and wilh lt passed away tor the time the con? tending forces of nature. SUMMER AT THE SPRINGS. A LIVELY SKETCH OE LIFE AT SARA? TOGA. The l(n?li or Many Water?-How the Congreis Spring waa Discovered and Named-Tn? Grab Game-Seven-Dol? lar Caravanserais-The Political Sit? nation-A Prime Iladical Roorback. [FROH OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., August 16. For anj one Reeking health or pleasure, this summer resort cannot be surpassed by -an; other in the United States. Long Branch is' an excellent sea-side resort, and a? such per? haps it is unrivalled by any place In the States except-Newport. But In many respects ibis place surpasses all others which I have seen, and the experience of many olher perBons wilh whom I have conversed coroborates my assertion. To begin wltb some ot the advan? tages. First la the Hat la the excellent waters obtained from the various springs here, which, for their medicinal virtues, cannot be excelled by any other. There are so many of them partaking ot so many different chemical con? stituents that there is scarcely a disease to which man ls subject for which bountiful na? ture has not provided a remedy in the bosom of these hills. Ihe next advantage ls the superior hotel accommodations, which far. exceed anything I have ever aeen. The next ls the bracing mountain breezes, and next, and finally, (tnough I might enumerate more); la the great collection or the wealthy and dis? tinguished lrom all parts of the Union who' are here seeking pleasure. . Of the springs the most distinguished and popular are the Congress, the Empire, the Washington, the Geyser, the Haiboru, the Excelsior and the Columbian. The Congress la the oldest, and bas so far the best reputa? tion, but lt has great rivals In the Hathorn and Geyser, both ol which possess very near? ly the same chemical combinations, but in a more puwerlul degree, and they are growing rapidly Into public favor. The Congress waa discovered aa early as 1792. while the Geyser was discovered as late as 1870, and the Ha1 horn In 1868. There is apiece ol history connected with the discovery and the naming of the Congress which muy not be generally known, and hence lt may interest some of your read? ers. It was discovered in 1792, as stated, by a party of gentlemen who were engaged in hunting in the vicinity. One of thes* was John Taylor Gilman, un ex-member of Con? gress from New Hampshire. Their attention was attracted to a small stream of water issu? ing from the rooky bank of the creek along, wnlch they were strolling, and which, upon being tasted, was found to be a mineral water of agreeable taste and remarkable strength. Toe importance ot the discovery seems to have been at once apprehended, and ont ot compliment to the leading personage ol the company, and as a token of their high opinion of Us value, tne name ot the Conj ress Spring was then and lhere beatowi d upon lt. At first, the water could not be ootalned In small quoin Hie?, owing to the position ot the rock and the nature of the aperture from which lt flowed; and this, with lia increasing populari? ty, soon being fonod to be lusufflclent, efforts Were made to. render lt more accessible, and at tbe same time to Increase the supply. .These efforts resulted In a temporary obstruc? tion of the waler. In 1804, Gideon Putnam, who was one of the founders of what they call here the Village of Saratoga, but what we in South Carolina would call a city, observing bubbles rising to the surface of the. brook, a few feet (rom the spot at which the water was first observed to flow, conceived the Idea that the principal point of discharge was In the bed of the brook, and that oy turning the Btream aside through an artificial channel this Invaluable spring might be secured per? manently. In carrying out this design be was entirely successful, a copious supply of the mineral water belnu found to flow from the point Indicated. After thus reaching the sprint:, he caused the earth to be carefully re? moved some feet below the bed of Ihe brook, and by proper tubing so effectually protected lt that au apparently unlimited supply was secured, without the necessity of any further excavation or tubing, for about forty years. This spring aud toe Columbian, which are near together in a beautiful park, are now owned by a company which have been Incorporated by act of ihe Assembly. For the two springs and the park they would not take, but could easily get, one million dollar.-. They buttle up the water from the Congress and Empire springs and send them off lor sale to all parts of tue world. They have Immense houses here for bottling, packing, <kc. ; they also manufacture their own bottles here. The Columbian and Washington, which Is u great lavorlte, will not bear bottling on ac? count ol the Iron lo them which Bellies lo the bottom. It ls a remarkable fact that these waters are Inexhaustible. There are of per? manent Inhabitants about ten thousand peo? ple here, and of visitors not leas than fifteen thousand. Supposing ihat each person drinks four tumblers a day, (aud a great many drink ten times that amount, but averaging mern at that figure,) and supposing that these four gla-ses make a quart, (hen mere are sixty-two Hundred and tiffy gallons ot water consumed daily, and yet no diminution In the supply can be observed. Bet-ides this constant dully use, the bottling process ls going on every day with a loree of about fifty hands at each spring, and yet no effect Is produced upon these wonderful springs. In the muming, at. daylight, ihe drinking at the spring-; com? mences, and there is a perfect jam Mil about ten o'clock. Grab ls the game, and lt ls really amusing to a Southern mau to see these Northmen grab the g ass of water away from a lady when her hanns are al most upon it. No courtesies are shown; every man, woman and child makes his or ber own grab. As I Bald In tbe beginning, the hotel accom? modations are magnificent! Nothing can ex? ceed the first-class of them. These are the Grand Union, the Congress Hall, the Grand Central and the Clarendon. The Grand Union costin lis construction 1500,000, and lathe property ot A. T. Stewart, of New York City. He leases lt thia year to the present proprie? tors for $50,000, and they expect to make a clear profit of $75.000, though they run it bnt four months out of the twelve. Some Idea of Its size may be formed from these facts: Its piazzas, when strung together, make one mlle; its halls two miles; Its doora number 1474; Its windows, 1891; its carpeting would cover twelve acres; the dining-room la 250 feet by 53 feet, aod twenty feet high, and will accommodate at one sitting 1200 people. At? tached to lt are ?. great many cottages and extra rooms, which afford ihe proprietors the means of accommodating al one time from three to four thousand people. Board by the day ls $7, though better terms may be made for any lengtn of Um? over a week. This house and the Congress Hal; face each other, and are great rivals, and lt ls difficult to de? cide which enjoys the greater amount of pub? lic favor, though I Incline to think ihe Grand Union has ihe preference. There are said to be more people here this year than at any former period. The wealthy lrom all paris of the Uulted States, and even lrom Cuba, are here. They seem io be actually bloated with greenbacks, and try io see how much money tney can spend Just for the Inn oflt. Tne women are as fine looking as any man would wish to see. and dress to death. They drees in the finest the immense dry goods store ot Stewart in New York can sup? ply, and have a new dress lor nearly every hour in Hie day. It ls surprising to me the dear creatures do nor. get tired of dressing; but. they do not. They uever appear the Hec ond time in the same dress, ann li a lady's sup? ply becomes exhausted, she leaves Immediate? ly for some other place, where herold dresses will pass as if new. The town ls rapidly improving. I was here in 1868, and, on arriving i.ere on this ttlp, I hardly knew the place. There are a great many flue residences going up at this time, and they say the principal building is done In the winter. Morriapey's Club House Is a mag? nificent building. I do not know its cost, but do not Biippose it could have been less than two' hundred thousand dollars. AH the Inside wood-work, including doors, are of black wal? nut. Mantlepieces ot the most beautiful white maible, carpets of the finest, texture, and everything else to correspond in the grandest endmost gorgeous style. Asa mere mai ter of curiosity, I spent an hour there a few eve? nings ago with some friends, and I saw money lott and won at a fearful rate. No law seems to Interfere. Policeman seem to guard the f>remi?es by marching ap aa.1 down the street a front of tbe door. Aa to the political situation lt Is difficult for [a stranger Just passing through; a country by rall or even sojourning at a watering place for a short while to gather moch data on which to found a conclusion', aod hence I am at a loss to give a definite opinion. '/ his county, I under stand, has always gone Republican, and tbere are two daily papers here-the Daily Sarato gian, wblch ls strong for Grant, and the Sara? toga Sun, which ls tor Greeley and Brown. A bad Impression is being made by tbe stories wblch dally come out In the New York Times I and other papers ot that hind, to the effect that Greeley has bad an understanding with tbe Democrats, and particularly with those of the South, to restore the constitution of 1860, re? pudiate the amendments and burst up the car? pet-bag governments in the South. How any man lu his senses could believe such extrava? gant absurdities I cannot Imagine, but it ls nevertheless true there are a great many'peo? ple here who say they can't go Greeley for that reason. Ooo of these absurdities is printed In the New York Times of the 10th Inst., and professes to have been extracted from the Weekly Caucasian, published at Lexington, Ky., which files the names of Greeley and Brown at its maatbead, and Is as follows: "State sovereignty; white supremacy and repudiation. This ls liberty. Our motto: Never despair of the E-tpubilc. Our plat? form: The Constitution of 18G0 and tbe rights or the States. Our doctrines: This Is a white man's government, made' by white men for white men and their posterity forever. Down with the fifteenth amendment. Total repu? diation of the monstrous Yankee war debt. Down with bondholders and taxation. Down witb ibe satraps. Equal taxation and Ute rightful representation of all the States, or ANOTHER REBELLION," ?tc. ! Whether lt be true or not '.bat the Cauca? sian ever conceived any such extravagant notions or not, lt ls quite certain old honest Horace Greeley will never commit himself to any such platform, nor do we cf the South want him to do so. We are willing to admit, and have over and over again admitted, ihe "situ? ation." and all we ask Is an honest and. eco? nomical administration ot the government under the present fundamental status of af? fairs. ? In connection with ihe fact ol Greeley being the nominee of tbe Democratic party for Pres? ident, a good story ls told of Livingstone, who has been burled Irom tho affairs or the west? ern part of the world in the wilds of Africa for the past six or seven years: When Stanley went lo see him, after the usual salutations and courtesies had been finished, he told bim of the collapse of the Southern Confederacy, the assassination of Lincoln, tbe administra? tion and attempted Impeachment of Johnson, the election of Grunt in 1869, the renomina? tion of Grant In 1872, and the nomination or Horace Greeley by the D?mocratie party, when he put on an air ol the most perfect Increduli? ty, and said: "That the Southern Confederacy has been defeated, that my old friend Lincoln has been murdered by the bands of an assas? sin, thnr Johnson succeeded to bis office, that General Grant was elected President In 1868, and that be bas been renominated In 1872,1 can believe; but though I am not given io usiner bad language, yet when yon tell me that Horace Greeley has been nominated for Presi? dent of the United Srates by the Democratic party, I will be d-d if I believe one word of lt !" _ _ 3. A. M. THE GREAT POUNDING MATCH. PHILADELPHIA, August 20. O'Baldwiu Is here und Mace is expected. It ls rumored that the tight will take place in I Canada, near Niagara,within lorty-elgbt boors. DEATH OF AN EMINENT DIVINE. BALTIMORE, August 20. The Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Bond, a distin? guished aud eloquent divine of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and a long time con? nected with tbe "Baltimore Episcopal Metho? dist," published In this city, and recently edi? torial writer for tbe St. Louis Christian Advo? cate, died yesterday at bis residence, Harford County, Maryland, aged fifty nine. A CORNER IN tFUEAT. CHICAGO, Au just 20. The greatest excitement, prevailed this af? ternoon in the wheal market, c duse J by the apparent or real collapse of a corner lu that cereal. Wheat opened on Change this morn? ing ut $1 5Gi, and before the close of the day, uuder the pressure of ihe panic, declined to $1 28. Opinions differ whelber ihe corner ls really brokeu or not. To-morrow morn? ing's market ls anxiously awaited. POLITICAL NOTES. -Ex-Presldent Fillmore ls announced as favoring the election ot Greeley and Brown -There are eight thousand colored voten* members ol Greeley and Brown clubs In the Sute ol Maryland. -The lading Grant men ia Virginia are Governor Wise, Colonel Mosby, and General Jubal Early. -Mr. Ely, the Republican mayor of Nor? walk, and Mr. Coffin, Republican mayor ol Middletown, ccm/i., are both out tor Greeley. -The chairman and all the members of the Republican town committee ot Palmer, Mass., repudiate Grant and ure out for Greeley. - West Virginia advices Buys ibe contest Is growing very exciting us the election draws near. -Tne majority will De less lhan two thousand either way. -Says a Grant paper: "Our parly Is the pany of intelligence." Thai's so, fur there were more people who can't read or write who vote J tor tne Gram ticket lu North Carolina j than there are in the whole Slate ot Ne w Yurk. -A vote on the Presidency ivas taken on lite New York Conon Exchange last week, and resulted in a ballot of torty-fuur lor Cr?e? le v, and thirty-six for Grant. Mr. Greeley from this would appear to be as popular In business circles as elsewhere. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Greeley is to deliver three agricultural addresses during the coming few weeks. -Rio Janeiro advices state that tears of a war between Brazil and the Argentine Con? federation were being dissipated. -The German turner festival closed at Jones's Wood, New York, yesteiduy morning, alter keeping up tbe festivities all night. -Tbe recent rain storms and tornadoes have done great damage to crops, fences and bridges lu Sullivan, Montgomery, Delaware and Chemung counties ot New York. -The weather In New York continues ex? tremely hot and sultry, notwithstanding heavy rains. Tnere were seventeen sunstrokes tbere yesterday. -Tne Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of New York Stale yesterday elected G. W. Lacy as grand muster, aud C. W. Clark grand secre? tary. -A telegram to the navy department an? nounces the death, on the 8th lust., of Cap? tain H. K. Davenport, ol the United Etales steamer Congress, al Carlsbad, Germany. -Cuban agents are at work in Montreal en? deavoring to enlist men to serve lo the Cuban army. Tne government have been apprised of the fact, and will issue a proclamation warn? ing her Majesty's subjects against enlistment. - The balances In me United Slates treasury at the close of business yesterday were as | follows: Coin, seventy-two million dollars, in? cluding ihlriy and a quarter million dollars In coln certificates: currency, six and a half mil? lion dol?an?. -The Texas cattle fever has appeared among some of the herds at Sangamon and Morgan County, Illinois, and although as yet the disease does not appear to spread, the cir? cumstance has caused quite a panic among tbe stockmen._ Hotel Arrivals-August 20. PAVILION HOTEL. Ellis C. Green, John Wooley, South Caro? lina; William A. Hofmeesler, New York; B. E. McManus, Augusta; A. D. McNeill, Lynchburg; T. M. Cresaey. Northeastern Railroad; J. S. McNeill, Hardeeville. CHARLESTON HOTEL. W. H. Lake, North Carolina; C. H. Manson, Columbia; Paul Cuppen, wife and child, St. Helena; H. Crunston, Augusta; W. W. Wall, C. L. Frievllle, Florida; A. B. Vensome. Quit man ; A. C. Laughlin, New York; A. B. Knowl? ton, orsngebiirg; Thomas Brtdgelow, Sulli? van's Island; S. A. Woods, Darlington; G. M. Ma?tln, Macon; George Habbell, Memphis; W. H. Gleason, Florida. BAYONETS FOR BELFAST. THE CITY VIRTUALLY UXDSB MAR? TIAL LAW. 3 Outrageous Plundering of the Rioter*-? Stringent Heaaures of ttl? Military Authoritles-The Disorders to bo Put Down with the Strong Arni. LONDON-, AU gu st 20. ?. The rioting In Belfast continued without abatement yesterday despite a warning pro? clamation of the Mayor and m agi et rat es. 'The fighting was kept up by parties of rioters lu varions quarters with stones, bludgeons and firearms. The magistrates began yesterday to swear In constables to assist Ju suppressing the disturbances. A proclamation wa? Issued by the Mayor authorizing fh& troops holding tbe streets to fire upon all riotous assem? blages offering resistance. All the stores were closed and business -.was .entirely sus? pended. Additional troops were sent for, and are expected to reach Belfast to-day. ^ LATER-The mob yesterday attacked three large warehouses and made a complete wreck ol the loterior of the buildings, carrying off every portable ?rdele and demolishing other merchandise. The magistrates becoming 'con? vinced of their inability to restore order, sur? rendered control of tbe city Into the hands of the military, thus practically establishing mar tlal law. The commanding officer ot the troops issued a proclamation warning all quietly disposed citizens, to. remain In their houses, and staling that every person found on the streets would oe looked upon as a rioter and treated accordingly. All public booses received orders to close their doora and not to reopen them- until permitted by the au? thorities. .. ?' LON'DOV, Augnst20-5 P. M. A dispatch from Belfast thia afternoon says that the objecto! the rioters In renewing the di-orders lu that city to-day was plunder. Re? inforcements l'or tbe troops now In Belfast continue to arrive, bot the raliway facilities are insufficient to promptly convey, all destin? ed for the olty. It is the intention ot the mili? tary authorities to suppress the disorders. BURGLARIES ASH BOBBERIES. The cigar store of air. B. Schur, on Meeting street, opposite Coalmen, was entered on Monday night, and robbed of cigars, tobacco and pipes to the value of about one hundred dollars. Also, of all the cash In the money drawer, amounting to two or three do ll ara. The money drawer was carried off and lett in the City Park, where lt was found by the de? tectives yesterday morning containing a nam- - ber ol Mr. fichu r's receipts and memoranda. The entrance was effected, by breaking the lock of the front'door. The burglar must have been frightened off before he could pack np a larger supply of smoking material. On the same night an attempt was made to enter the cigar.store of "Mri jf.'ifc'B&r^bSif^ ? directly opposite, which, for some' unknown reason, did not succeed. A hole, large enough to admit the band and arm of a man, was bro? ken in the front door near, the lock, probably with a view to forcing the sam?l A lady residing in Ashley street had a sliver watch and several other articles of eil ver a tolen from her a few nights ago. Some persons have been stealing bricks from the corner of East Bay ind Guignard Btreets, recently purchased by the city for tbe purpose of widening the latter street. A large quantity of bricks have been cleaned and plied upon it by the city. Isaac Wise, a small colored boy, slept by permission at the upper Guardhouse on Mon? day night. Yesterday morning he was Off at an early hour, and proceeded to rob the hen roost of Rebecca Gordon In Morris street He was caught in the act, however, and carried before the Mayor, who sentenced him tb twenty days in the House of Correction. LOCAL LACONICS. -Postmaster Trott has requested the chief of police to prevent auction sales in future from Oie steps of the Post office. -, . ? -The Post Band went on an excursion to Sullivan's Island yesterday afternoon; and en? livened the passage to and fro with delightful music. -James Mahoney, wbowas injured In an altercation with Thomas Bembert, last Satur? day night, claims that he was not stock by a nail, but with a knife. -We were too last in mentioning Mr. H. W Schroder among the trial justices who betook themselves to Columbia yesterday morning. That functionary, we hear, did not begin his pilgrimage to the Bing City until last eve? ning. -A remarkable degree ol peace and quiet reigned around the Courthouse yesterday, In consequence of the recent hegira to Colom? bia or trial Justices and the hangers-on ot their offices. May their absence be prolonged in? definitely 1 -An old lady, on entering a store the other day, said: "Why, lt can't be that you keep this store yet I I thought you bad gone ont of business. I ain't seen your name or anything about yonr store In the paper for over a year, and everybody In our neighborhood thinks you have gone out of business." -The chief of police requests all persona who were present at the brlckbattlog of a policeman, by a mob of colored boys on San day afternoon last, near the west end of Bread street, to call at the main Guardhouse as soon as convenient, and give testimony In the case, which bas been carried up on appeal from a trial justice's court -There was no meeting of Council yester? day afternoon, only seven aldermen being present-three less than a quorum. Those present were Messrs. Johnson, O'Neill, Brown, Voigt, Michaels, Garrett and Sweegan. Sev? eral other alderman arrived a few minutes ' after the expiration of the time allowed for assembling. -A large Bnsslan blood-ho?nd was brought to this city yesterday from New York, by Cap? tain N. L. Coate. It ls said to be only nine months old, yet when standing will reach to the hips of an ordinarily tall man, and will measure abont seven feet from tip of nose to tip of tall. Its color la black, flecked with bluish whit? spots. Though very savage-look? ing, lt ls gentle and affectionate to the_ per? sons who have lt In charge. It belongs to Mr. John Wright, of Edlsto. MOONLIGHT EXCURSION.-The Irish Bide Club, Captain James Armstrong, had a moon? light excursion around the harbor laatevenlng, In the steamer Pocosln. The steamer left Market wharf at half-past eight o'clock with the members of the club, in citizen's dress, a number of invited guests of both sexes, and the Chlcora Band on board. Tully, also, waa along to minister to the excursionista. After steaming around the harbor, for an hour cr more, the steamer touched at Mount Pleasant, and the whole party proceeded to the hall, at the head of the wharf, and there engaged In the dance uotil the night was far spent. They returned to the city about two o'clock thia morning. f Ii r.