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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 2088. CHARLESTON. TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 24, J872. EIGHT DOLLARS A Y?A??5? THE COLUMBIA TRAGEDY. SUBSIDENCE OE TBE POP Ul AB EX? CITEMENT. Senator Montgomery Released-'Major Morgan. Doing Well-Ramon of ? Riot at Orangen arg-Several Persons Bald to be Injured. [ S PEC AL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, Monday, September 23. Tba excitement caused by tbe shooting affray of Saturday afternoon ls fast dying eut, and everything ls quiet, although all manner of rumors are afloat, lu some quarters lt ls now believed that Captain George Tupper fired the fatal shot In self-defence. Senator Montgomery has been released from confine? ment Major Morgan le doing well; the bali which wounded him traversed about half the length of his body. There has been some trouble at a political meetlBg lr. Orange burg; but the news ls so indefinite as to preclude a proper report. It ia rumored that several persons were injured. RICKET. fy THE NATHAN MURDER. Forrester Unoondltlon ally Discharged. Nsw YORK, September 23. Forrester, the alleged murderer ot Benjamin J NltfaaD, was discharged to-day; the. di s trie t fcttorney advising the discontinuance of lue case, aa he had not sufficient evidence to prove the guilt of the prisoner. Forrester waa sent to the Tombe to'await the requisition of the governor of Illinois, -where Forrester wfll Detent to serve out thirteen years' impris? onment. Judge Leonard has granted a writ ot habeas corpus, returnable on Friday, lor Forrester on the ground that be Ia now held illegally, having been discharged from arrest in tberNaUian murder case. i. GREELEY'S TOUR OE TRIUMPH. ? Tbe Trae Solution, of the Negro Ques? tion. -,. LOUISVILLE, September 23. Mr. Greeley, in discussing the colored ques? tion said : "FeUow-cli'zens, if our movemeut should prevail,- as I trust lt will prevail, we will sweep away all this refuse of Iles in three montos. We will say to tbe colored men, we proffer yon nothing except the protection of tbe laws-the same for you aa for us. You have your, living to earn as well aa we have. You will have to use all your abilities, all your energies, all your faculties, and make the most cf them you can. The laws do not favor you. They will thoroughly protect you, and In three months, if we succeed, the colored people will be so disabused that some men eau never deceive them again-never again. But suppose we fail, and we may fall, if the colored men did not believe that the po WAT wael against us, that money; If they did not realize that the treasury, the army and the one hun? dred thousand office-holders were all banded against us, In loree wblcb, they believe, we cannot overcome, they certainly would not be so universally hostile to us. why, they think HW cannot succeed and they want to be upon iae winning side. That is a part of lt, but they are also deluded in regard to our purpo? ses. We Bay we are not your enemies, we will not be ?our oppressors; though you have v done us injustice, we will try, as well as. we can, to have your children educated and en? lightened, so that the mistakes you have made | cannot be made over and over again. A. MOBILE SENSATION. JTtec ea?Otty Attorney Detected and Shot I in the Act of Setting Fire to the [ . Mayor?? Place of Pastness. > [From the Mobile Register, September 20.] &.H. Pairo, ex-city attorney, was shot and wounded in the arm last night about eleven o'clock by the police, wbo detected him In the , ????ot firing the cotton office of Mr. T. E. Irwin, over the store of Mayor Parker, on Water street. For seven long weeta a detail of policemen consisting of officers Bur oh. McNamara and McDevitt have been stationed in Mr. Parker's store, while In the building op poalte were officers Mat. O'Brien and Joe Simon, on the watch for Pairo, who was Btrongly suspected of being an incendiary; and'.besides,, through the .detectives, it was pretty well! understood that as soon as the mayor commenced proceedings" against Pairo-charged with malfeasance in office be (Pairo) would commence proceedings against the mayor by means of the torch. The-men picked ont from the whole police loree for their efficiency, bravery, and relia? bility, were provided with India rubber shoes, and night after night they watched, patiently and quietly, and on one or two occasions came very near babging their game, for a persons waa seen prowling about the store in Jrvery suspicions manner-in fact, on Wed? nesday night a mau was observed to tamper with or unlock the door lead? ing to Mr. Irwin's cotton office. Last night, however, while the officers were still watching, a man in light clothes was feen by Officers O'Brien and Simon, from their hiding place, walking on the east aide of Water street, and coming from the direction of St. Louis street. As he got to the door of Mr. Irwin's cotton office, the mau stopped, and the officers thought they heard a key rat? tle in the lock. Just at thia time two men came down f rom BL Michael street, on the weet side of Water street. Observing them, tbe man at tbe look left the door and stood opposite on the curbstone until the parties reached Sf. Louis street. The man then walked to the door, unlocked lt, and. the offi? cers discovered for the first time that he had a white bundle in bia arms. He entered the building and abut the door behind him. About three or lour minutes afterwards, the de? tail In the store came out and stood on the door step. O'Brien and Simon then walked down stairs, opened the door and kept lt slightly ajar, BO as to ?jive them a view of Mr. Parker's store opposite. They did not have long to walt, for (n a few minutes the man was seen to come out and lock the door after him. Just as he waa moving off Officer O'Brien levelled bis pistol at him and said, "Surren? der I" Simultaneously two shots were fired, and the officers closed with the man, discov? ering him beyond doubt to be S. H. Pairo. At the same moment Officer O'Brien wrench? ed from his hand a murderous brass knuckle, and- Pairo exclaimed, ''I have dose a dirty act and you have got me 1" He then de? livered np his revolver, and it was found Shat ne was wounded in the right arm. He wu taken promptly to the lock-up. After securing the prisoner the officers went back to the cotton office, and, proceeding up stairs, lound two branches ot fat lightwood, with fuses burning, placed against the wall where a portion of the plastering bad been knocked ott. Two or three pounds of cotton were piled np loosely about the faggots, and in attempt? ing to pot ont the fuses tbe cotton took Are ana some difficulty was experienced in ex? tinguishing tbe flames. The fuses had only burned a very short while and the flames had not yet communicated to the light? wood, the endi of which were only slightly charred. The faggot? were very well constructed, and evidently by a knowing band, tbe end of each splinter of lightwood being s arro un ?led by a bunch of parlor match? es lashed securely to IL From the centre of this gentle bouquet depended a slow match (fose) described above as burning. What cannot be too highly commended is the cool, delir rate and steady conduct o? the officers who managed, tbe affair. They were select? ed from the whole force with a special view to tbe difficult and dangerous work In hand, as being cool, reliable and close as wax with a Beeret confided to them. A TREACHEROUS TORPEDO BOAT. Nsw YOBS, September 23. The torpedo boat launched at the navy-yard three weeks ago suddenly sank on Friday after the officers had been making experi? ments. Three mechanics were on board. Siter two hours' work the boat was raised, and the men found alive. The compressed air with which the vessel ls supplied in air tight tanks wai not exhausted, and had saved their lives. Naval Constructor Delano has condemned the vessel. THE IMPRISONED KU-KLUX. Alexander H. Stephen?'? Appeal to the President-Keply of Attorney-General Williams. The letter ol Alexander H. Stephens to the President, asking tor the exercise of Execu? tive clemency in behalf of the Kn-Klux pris? oners, and th i reply ol the attorney-general are as iollows: Slr. Stephens'* Appeal. [ LIBERTY EALL, CRAWFORDS VILLE, GA., ) August 6, 1872. j To His Excellency U.S. Grant, President of\ the United States, Washington, D. C.: MY DEAR SIB-Of my own accord I make an appeal to your Excellency lor clemency and mercy In behalf ot all those prisoners now Buffering la penitentiaries under sentence of courts in several States of the Union for a violation of the act of Congress generally known as the Kn-Klux act, or for violation of the enforcement acts of Congress, nuder prosecutions founded upon the last named act. Not a single one of these parties is known to me, nor am I acquainted In the slightest de- ? gree with the nature or character of the charges brought against them, nor with the facts upon which the conviction of a Bingle one of them was founded. My appeal ls alm I ply for clemency and mercy. It ls lounded upon these considerations: First. My impression from what I have seen In the newspapers is that all these convictions j I rest upon prosecutions for offences committed j I before the passage of the Ku-Klux act. It ls, I believe, well known that I was utterly op? posed to all those combinations known as Ku Klux organizations. I have all my life been for law and order. Without, therefore, saying anything about outrages of this sort, either In extenuation or condemnation, before the pas? sage ot the act of 1871 for their suppression by the Federal authorities, I repeat that my im? pression is thal no one in whose behalf I make this application committed aa offence for which ne is now suffering alter the passage ol this act. This view of the case, lt seems to me, should have weight with your Excellency. Second. The great purpose of the govern-1 ment, lt seem? to me, has been accomplished. I believe that, no one now has any serions ap prehensions of any lu rt her disturbances of ibis sort. Indeed, as I said before, none, as I believe, have occurred since tbe passage of | the act for their suppression by Federal au? thority. Third. When the object ol punishment upon the Individual and upon society ls accomplish- ? ed, lenity she it ld be the rule with all govern? menta. . x Fourth. Many of these parties, I understand, are Infirm, a few ot them old, several of them have families dependent upon them, all of | them have Buffered severely. For these rea? sons I ask you, by the authority vested in yon, to grant them, one and all, a general par? don. I will present you with no view found? ed upon the constitutionality of the act under which they are suffering, or even of its doubt? ful constitutionality, but appeal to you to do, aa Mr. Jeffenion did with those who were Im? prisoned under the allen act of 1798, give them [ a release under the pardoning power wisely j I lodged lo such cases in the banda ol the Exe? cutive. If, my dear sir, this petition cannot be grant- j ed, I trust it will not be deemed obtrusive. Let lt bo attributed solely to my deep sympa? thy tor all who are la prison. This appeal I shall put la the hands ot others, who, I hone, may, after giving lt their endorsement, for? ward lt to you. Most respectful! v. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. The Attorney General's Reply. WASHINGTON, September 16, 1872. Alexander H. Stephens, Esq., Cra' 'rrdsville, Georgia: ' Sm-I nave received your letter of the 6th ultimo, addressed to the President and by him ? referred to me, In which you ask that a par dona may be granted to-eil ol those prisoners now suffering; in penitentiaries under sentence ef courts In several States ot the Union for Violation O? ihe act of Congress generally known as tho Ku-Klux act, or for violation ol J the enforcement acts ot Congress under pros-1 ecutlons founded upon the last named act. You represent that yon are not ac quin ted lu the slightest degree with the nature or char* actor of the charges brought against them, ' nor with the facts upon which the conviction of a single one of them was founded. Tour | application seems to be based chiefly upon aa Impression that all the convictions rest upon prosecutions lor offences committed bet?re the passage of the Eu-Klux act, to which you subjoin as additional considerations that some of the parties are old and infirm, and have suffering families, together with an opinion that the purposes of me government nave been accomplished and that no one has : any serious apprehensions of any further dis? turbances. I have not examined the oases i with particular reference to the lime wheo the offences were committed; but as most, ll not .all the convictions were for conspiracies, which are continuing crlrr.es, I take lt for granted that the parties convicted were lound guilty either of entering into conspiracies alter j the passage of the act or participation after | that time lu conspiracies previously lormad. I am duly sensible of the sufferings produced by tbe imprisonment of the persons upon whose behalf you appeal for clemency, and sympathize with their families and Irlends; bot the guilt ol some of the parties is so great and so clear that I cannot, with a due regard for the administration bt the law, recommend them as you desire for aa Indiscriminate pardon. Contrary.to yonr opinion, well-in? formed persons In those localities where the Ku-Klux organizations are said to exist, in? form me that they have grave apprehensions that other disturbances will occur, especially If lhere ls less vigor than heretofore shown by the government tn the punishment of lawless? ness and crime. Some time since the attention of the Presi? dent was called to those prisoners from the | Southern Slates confined in the Albany Peni? tentiary, and a reliable officer was lorin with dispatched to examine their cases, and his report thereon waa, la some respects, favora? ble; but, as soon aa the fact waa koowa, cer? tain journals circulating among thoae moat likely to be affected by auch representations, declared that the sole object of the President's action was to Influence votes in the approach? ing election, and more than intimated that Ku-Klnx outrages herealter would go un? wrapped of Justice. I can assure you that the acta of Congress in question Impose upon the President an unpleasant duty, and one wtfrsit he would, ll consistent with his o til cl al obliga? tions, glad Iv avoid; and I know lt would afford bim great satisfaction If the Ku-K.ux and other similar associations would disband them? selves and, Instead of cultivating the passions of hatred and revenge, cultivate peace and good feeling among all classes of the com? munity. I am happy to learn, as I do from various sources, that crimes by the Ku-Klux are leas frequent than heretolore, la consequence of which there IB a growing feeling of security amona peaceable citizens, and thia Improved condition ef things, I think, la due to a proper enforcement ol the law; and while I am bound to say that so long as these crimea continue the offenders will be prosecuted with all possi? ble promptitude and vigor, I have no hesita? tion la adding that when the President is sat? isfied that the danger from Ku-Klux violence has ceased, and that such unlawful associa? tions have been abandoned, he will be ready to exercise Executive clemency In all cases In tbe most liberal manner. The caseB of those who are In prison will be examined in due time, and to such BB are found to bave been the ignorant dupes and victims of designing men, as Is alleged to be true la some cases, lt ls probable that a pardon will be granted; but the charge that some of these convicts have been guilty ol shocking barbarities, and la some instances murder, renders lt necessary to make a separate Investigation and decision | In each case. Very respectfully, GEO. H. WILLIAMS. Attorney-General. A C?NARDER COME TG GRIEF. LONDON, September 23. The China which sailed from Liverpool on Saturday for New- York has returned from Queenstown disabled. Her maits and passen? gers will leave Liverpool to-morrow in the Calabria. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, September 23. For tbs South Atlantic and Gall States, east of the Mississippi, easterly, to southerly winds, cloudy weather amt raia areas. J THE KAISER'S PAGEANT. Ay lyciDByx OF THE MEETING OF THE THREE EMPERORS. ?The Grandest Military Show ot Modern Times-The Flower of the German Army on Dress Parade-A Vast Urina; Machine-A Scene to be Remembered. [Correspondence of the London Times.] BERLIN, September 7. Take thirty-five thousand men and a bevy of sovereigns, add thirty degrees of heat, and any quantity o? dust the oompound will admit ' of, and you have the refreshing melange to which we were treated thia afternoon. The parade was certainly the grandest mili? tary show I have ever seen. As the eye glanced down the Immense front, extending for miles, there waa a mathematical straight-1 ness In the serried ranks which lt most have taken centuries of drill to produce. There waa a neatness and a firmness, an elegance and solidity for which many successive gene? rations of generals and sergeants must have worked hard. Conspicuous above all, there was an easy assurance in the bearing of the officers and men that proved they were as thoroughly acquainted with the evolutions of | a parade aa they have shown themselves with the sterner duties of a battle-field. Stretch? ing lrom the Kreuz berg towards the historical Tillage of Templehof, stood the dark blue line in motionless rigidity. Then, when the sovereigns appeared on th? spot, a monosylla- j ble of command sufficed to animate the silent mass, and make lt reveal Its latent j vitality and force. As the Emperor Wil? liam, with the Emperor Francis Joseph on his right, and the Emperor Alex-' ander on his lett, surrounded by Sovereigns, Princes and generals, halted In front ol the lufaotry ol the Guards, the men shoul? dered immediately after presenting arms, giving the three regulation '-Hurrahs 1" Though there was a hearty ring In tbe cheers, though the public who had greeted the illus? trious triad before again joined In the official salute, the thing was done with a regularity and mecbanleal precision indicative of the moat absolute power or mind over mind. The scene waa truly Imposing at this moment. The troops were presenting arma, aad the banda striking np a medley or national hymns. The Emperors, putting their horses to a gal? lop, dashed towards the front, with the adjutants before them, and the Princes and generals at their back. Then, halt? ing a moment at the right wing of the In? fantry, they slowly rode-down the front, saluting the colors and receiving salutes In return. It a. sovereign could a Hurd to Indulge In the feelings ol a private Individ? ual, strange must have been the reflections rushing upon Francis Joseph aa the stand? ard was lowered before bim, lu defending which Prince Anthony of Hohenzollern fefi on the sanguinary heights of Chlum. It was the standard of tbe regiment that first pene-1 (rated to the rear of the Austrian forces oppo? site Sadowa. Having thuB Inspected the first array, the Emperors turned to the second, which contained the cavalry, artillery and en? gineers, aod was stationed at the back ol the grenadiers and fusiliers. These were viewed from the lett wing, the varloua regiments pre? senting arms, as the royal cavalcade appear? ed, and standing at ease after lt bad paaaed. In the rear ol tbe Emperors and princes fol? lowed the royal ladlee In open pbsetona, with splendid horses, Jock les und outriders. Driving along the ranks, the Empress, with the prin? cesses of the blood, did honor to the troops at the same time with their royal spouses. The ceremony had lasted long enough to redouble the painlul consciousness of the sun's heat, when the cortege reappeared at a gallop and made for a spot a little further | aouth. There THE THREE EMPERORS took up position, walting for- tbe troops to defile past. Hardly had they stationed them? selves on the allotted ground when the grand military machine began to work again with the even beat of a watch which had been set agoing. Company after company detached Itself from the massive body of the force, which bad faced to the right about, and in solemn procession marched past their Sov? ereign and his guest. The Prussian "Parade March" is a redo lrom the early days of the eighteenth century, when military drill was raised to the dignity of a science, and so to say Infected by the narrow and pedantic spirit governing even the more intellectual pursuits in those over-methodical days. Pre- j served as a reminiscence ot the olden time, lt [ IS as different aa possible from the thoroughly modern tactics adopted in thia army in the late reign. Imagine the upper part ortho body kept bolt upright with one leg firmly placed in the same perpendicular position, while the other ls spasmodically lifted up at j an angle of lorty-flve degrees, Ima? gine a hundred legs lu a row sim? ultaneously performing this gymnastic exer? cise with tue utmost regularity, moving with an Identity ol step, tread, and Intent as though they belonged to one Immense multiplied ani? mal; imagine every two linea of these combi? nations ot muscular humanity separated lrom ' each other by a comparatively wide space, so aa lo expose every one ot ilie m to the mil gaze of the scrutinizing beholder, and yon have the beau Ideal or the ceremonial march of this country. I leave you to realize the perfection with which it was executed in the presence of the three Emperors. A unique occasion called for an exceptional effort, and as admiration ls mute, so, in consequence, am I. All I can say ls that I every moment expected to hear that the Duke of Dessau bad descended lrom his marble pedestal In the Wilhelmsplatz and had come to congratulate on their signal success the descendants of the men whose ancestors he first Initiated into the mysteries or the rite. THE SOLEMN SPECTACLE waa succeeded by one or more bUBlness-like aspect. Having passed the Emperors and the equipages of the royal ladles, the troops turned to the left, retraced their steps, and formed In deep regimental columns for a second defile. Presently they came on again. They were warriors this time and no mistake. With swinging, elastic step, they ruahed past at the double-quick. In closely-packed ranks Instinct with a stirring vitality, they were pressing forward like a moving wall. There was a will In the men, and you felt as though there must be a way. They were strong, hand? some fellows, carrying their knapaacaa light? ly, and who might be expected to do their duty when called upon on a more serious occasion The cavalry followed at a trot. 1 he llfe-guarda, a magnificent regiment ol cuirassiers, headed the heaving tide of many-colored squad? rons. The silver eagle glittered on the top or their steel helmets and their swords flashed in the bright rays of the aun aa the giants swept along. They were succeeded by Uhlans, tail, but wiry men, whose appearance called forth prolonged cheers. An electric spark of sym? pathy paaaed io and fro beiween the public and the troopers, and the pace of tho horses became instantly Jaster and faster. Light blue dragoons and hussars 'of all the hues ol the ralaoow, light-weighted men, on lithe, act ive ateeda, brought up the rear. And then rumbled up the sombre line ot the artillery and train. They wear the darkest colors of the service, as theirs ls the most deadly part of the work. On their way borne the royal personages were very warmly received by the public, who had behaved most discreetly all the day. The police, loo, deserve every praise lor the firm? ness, seasoned with courtesy, with which they accomplished thalr duties. There waa no un? necessary interference with the crowd, and in consequence no animosity between the con? stables and the rougher portion ol the sight? seers. While the plain on the eastern side of the high road waa appropriated to the troops and the more privileged portion of the spec? tators, the fields to the west were left free to the million, who squatted about and partook of the provisions they had brought with them. Itinerant venders ol beer and sausages gave to the whole a camp-like appearance. There was mirth and Jollity everywhere, as far as the overpowering state ol the atmosphere per? mitted. The Berlin troops returned to their bar? racks accompanied by admiring crowds of boys and men, but those that had come from Potsdam and some other towns In tbe neigh? borhood marched to Charlottenburg, where they will encamp in tents In anticipation of the coming manoeuvres, Some, forty thous and people have arrived here from the pro? vinces to witness the festivities. THE CZAB has visited some of the Duracks, and fre? quently drives about alone in an open car? riage, as was his father's wont when in Berlin. Alexander possesses, as did his father befors him, the right of citizenship at this capital, a privilege which Nicholas was In the habit of alluding to in a familiar and off-hand way as a reason for feeling at home. The Emperor Al? exander's movements In Berlin seem to be? tray the same feelings. A SINGULAR COINCTT) RN CE. Two Simultane?os Double Suicides lu London and Baltimore. [From the Baltimore Gazette.] A few weeks ago the English papers con taloed an account of two yonn?z Germans, of good family, who were guilty ot robbery In their own country, and fled to London. In the latter city they led for a .time a life of de? bauchery, squandering lavishly their Ill-got? ten gains, when these were all spent, re? morse followed close upon the heels of pover? ty, and In a moment of desperation they went and shut themselves in a room, with the un? derstanding either that they should kill each other, or that each should kill himself. The i proposition so desperately made was as des I penn ely carried out. When pistol shots were heard, and the alarm was raised, those who burst into the room found one of the young men dead and the other badly wounded. At the coroner's Inquest the testimony of the wounded man was taken, and the whole affair very thoroughly investigated. The finding of the Jury was that the dead man came to his death by bis own hand, bat that his wounded associate was accessory to the deed-the penalty of which, under the English law, 1B death. ! It may seem strange, but what appears to be almost a counterpart of this tragedy occur? red about the same time In the neighborhood I of Baltimore, The victims In this case were also two young Germans;' They came to this city early In August, having then in their I possession a considerable amount ot money- I "large rolls of greenbacks"-according to the testimony of Hr. Schultz, proprietor or the I boarding-house at which they engaged lodg- 1 inga, and where they remained nearly three f days. Their singular conduct, the nervous excite? ment under which they labored, and their in-1 qulries about the police and detectives of the cit7, gave rise to such grave doubts concern lng tbem, that upon Information obtained lrom some quarter, Captain Lepson Issued orders tor their arrest on suspicion. Before these orders could be executed the strangers bsd left, and no trace of them could be found. Since their death lt has been ascertained that on quitting the lodgings of Mr. Schultz they went to a disreputable house, kept by oue I Waldner, on Baborg street. There, also, they are said to have exhibited large sums of money, making besides extravagant presents of Jewelry to the Inmates. Although lt ls alleged that they left this house the same day they went there, they ap- r pear to have struck np a sufficiently Intimate acquaintance with the man Waldner to en courage them to write to him from Comber- I land, asking how things were In Baltimore fl "If the road was clear," they wrote, "they I would come back again," adding the snsrges Uve sentence: "You understand it." Ai the same timo they requested Waldner to call on Schultz and get the personal clothing left at that boarding-house, and forward lt to them at Cumberland. This letter was signed B. and I G. Muller. When at Waldnet's previously I they gave their names as George and Robert Fisher, and stated that they were brothers, and were engaged lathe manufacture of tor toisc-shell Jewelry In/New York, lt Is be? lieved that Muller ls their true name. But to return. Waldner did not call at Schultz's for the clothing, and a few days I later-on the atth of .OTgust-ttie two men I reappeared at Waldner's bouse, roughly dressed, and greatly cast down in spirits. I They accounted for their despondency so at least lt ls said-by stating that they had lost all their money and watches while away, and were only able to return by steal lng a ride on coal trains. This story ls cor-1 roborated by Mr. Schultz, tb whom the old? est of the two men went for the baggage that bad been lett there. Not belog willing to give lt up, under the circumstances, Mr. Schultz asked the man lo call for it again, accompanied by his brother, and then notl-1 Qed an officer that the strangers whose arrest had been ordered had returned. Neither of the two men went back again for their clothing. After his Interview with Mr. Schultz, the ; eldest rejoined his brother at Waldner's, where they remained until the lollowlDg day, and then took their departure. From that lime nothing was heard of them until their bodies were discovered among the thick undergrowth of a piece of I wood about two miles lrom the city, and not more than forty yards from the public hlgh wav. I A"U the facts thus far made public seem to lead Irresistibly to the conclusion that these young men, one of them but twenty-six, and '.he other twenty-three years ot age, driven to desperation by their losses, and the fears that beset them, killed themselves, and tbat they were not, as lt was at first supposed, murder? ed for their money. If this theory of mutual suicide should be confirmed on further Inves? tigation, the circumstances surrounding tho deaths of these men would be strikingly simi? lar, almost to the minutest particulars, to the oase but recently reported In London. In both Instances the men were young; were suspect ed of robbery and of being lngltlves from jus? tice; were possessed of considerable sums of money; lived a loose, dissolute life; squander ed, or were robbed, of all they had, and wound up their short career by ah agreement to kill themselves. The only variations between the two cases are, that In the one case the agree? ment was carried out in a crowded city. In the otber in the suburbs; and that In the London case one of the Germans, though desperately wounded, failed of bis Intent. In all otber re? spects the similarity ls so close as to be abso? lutely marvellous. . DRESSING AND DIPLOMACY. The Pall Mall Gazette, of September 9, says: Ladies and others who take an Interest In variations of costumes will pick up some use? ful hints by studying the proceedings of the three Emperors at Berlin. Seldom, indeed, have three sisters in one family displayed ouch ingenuity In this respect as that exhibit? ed by their majesties at the great court dinner served in the White Hall on Saturday evening. The Emperor of Austria, says the telegram, wore a Russian uniform and a Prussian order, the Emperor Alexander a Prussian uni? form and an Austrian order, and the Emperor William an Austrian uniform with the Russian order of BL Andrew. No two emperors, it will be observed, were dressed alike, and all three had dipped Into eaoh other's wardrobe. Probably we shall next bear of the Emperor ot Austria in a Prussian uniform with a Russian order, the Emperor Alexander in an Austrian uni? form with a Prussian order, and the Emperor William In a Russian uniform with an Aus? trian order. It would require a fatiguing amount ot arithmetical knowledge to calcu? late the various changes their Majesties will be able to ring on the common wardrobes they have thus pleasantly established, but we may take it lor granted that this Inter? change of clothing augurs well for the peace of Europe; at all events, it ls quite Impossible that war could be declared until each Empe? ror had retired to his own dressing-room and put on his proper habiliments. A sudden ap? peal to arms when the Emperors were dressed In the wrong uniforms would lead lo such serious complications that even Prince Bis? marck himself woulds shrink from creating the conflagration. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, ls dead. -Snow fell in Sheffield, England, on Sunday. -The British steamer Sarpedon has arrived at New York with teas lrom Shanghai, via Suez Canal. -A steam canal boat has made the full trip from Buffalo to New York, on the Erle Canal, In five days less time than ls consumed by the horse boats. -George Kelsey, a chemist, ls reported to Lave recognized Forrester as the man who r&n-from Nathan's house on the morning of the murder, and will give evidence against him. ?MONARCHS OF THE TURF. I - ? ? THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN LONGFEL? LOW AND HARRY BASSETT. Thc Greatest Race ot' the Century-A Review ot lt? Merita. [From the New Tork Herald.] Toe controversy between the respective | admirers of these distinguished race horses j exhibits prejudices and counter-prejudices, and does injustice to both. Their great j contest for the Saratoga Gop, unparalleled in this country, should cover both with unfading laurels.. It ls entirely unnecessa? ry to claim for either nore than a plain and unvarnished desorption of the race would show to be bis due. They ran the best race ever run in America, and were never separated from the start to the finish. The in? cidents ol the race leave room to believe In, the possibility that both might have done a| shade better, but it is scarcely probable. In casting lots for th a pole, Bassett waaI lucky, and started with its possession, while [ his adversary took possession close by his j side, the two wonders passing the score as evenly as possible. Tbs pace was terrific throughout the race, Bassett taking advantage of about half a length In the first furlong, which be never increase!. Longfellow went up several times, aa If ma king an effort to pasa bim, but failed to show in front, Bassett In each Instance promptly resuming his half length advantage, and Longfellow's final effort, within two hundred feet of the winning post, needs no other description, as his game was but momentary, Bassett winning by about six feet. Now, lt ls very easy to say, as some do, that Bassett polled to Longfellow, as he evidently had done to Littleton, and that he conld bave run much faster had It iieen necessary. But reason suggests that no sane rider would have had the courage unnecessarily to risk so Im? portant a race to an advantage of only half a length with a horse of Longfellow's known speed at his saddle Bk lr tt. Had he been able, in the last furlong, to have Increased his ad? vantage, he would probably have done so. Still, aa before remarked, there la a possibility that he could have accomplished something ] more. He did enough. It ls just as easy to si: that Longfellow was running a waiting race, and that it was In- j tended that he should win by a "chlfney rush" J at the finish, which result was only debated by the twisting of hlB If g. Many ao say, and doubtless so believe Hut the steadiness of J the pace (which was really the most remarka? ble feature of the race) from beginning to end would seem to forbid all claims to probability for tblB theory. Though "talk ls cheap," it ls not worth while to indulge In speculations in regard to this race. The exalted reputations of these two wonderful horses do not rest upon vision? ary theories. The facta are enough to place them both at the pinnacle of lame. Tbe first two miles ol the race were run In about three minutes arid thirty seconds, and the two and a quarter ailles In tbree minutes ] and fllty-nlne seconds-.wo and a half seconds faster than the race ot .he iamous Kentucky, although be at the same age carried four I pounds lesa than Bassett carried. Bassett won without having pormltted himself to be headed la any part ot the nee, and remains champion ot the American turf. Glory enough for any horse. ' But lac te also stamp Longfellow as the equal to Bassett. The big boree ran tbe entire race outside of Basset, never trailing for an inch. It la very fair to say that he ran three feet farther from the pole than Baaaet did. In this position he ran around each of tbe two semi-circles twice. A simple mathematical . calculation shows that he therefore rac thirty seven and sixty-nine hundredths rest inrther than Bassett did, from which deduct the few feet ol Bassett's advantage at the finish, and lt appears that when the race was lost by Long? fellow he had actually run about thirty-two feet further In 3.69 than bad his victorious competitor. Longfellow's time-two and a quarter miles-must have been about 3.534. It we had drawn the pole, lt la at least ques? tionable whether Bassett could have taken it from bim, and, If possibilities are to be consid? ered, the result might have been different. The facts are above all theories, and place both horses beyond the reaoh of detraction. And now, having said thus much, lt may be pardonable to speculate a little In regard to the vexed question as to where the injury to Longfellow occurred. It ls very difficult to believe that a horse in? jured in any degree could have run as did Longfellow. Aa before remarked, the moat wonderful feature ot the race was Its constan? cy. Longfellow did not falter at any point In the race; tor, bad he relaxed his speed In the slightest degree, he would have lost his proud position alongside hm flying competitor. It ls absurd to claim that a horse with a tailing tendon, or even with a plate doubled under his foot, could have maintained so steadily bis position beside Bassett, flying at the rate of two miles In 3.30. Those who assert tbat Longfellow faltered do him the greatest injus? tice. He bad no time to spare for faltering. I Tbe brightest truth which bis history contains ls that be ran that wonderful race without ever lor an instant giving up bis position, and finished In a style which stamped him as un? flinchingly game. The most remarkable theory of his Injury is j simply thia: Tired, aa he moat have been, he waa pulled up too suddenly when the race waa over, and probably etruck bia tore leg with his hind foot, at the same Mme catching the heel ot bia plate and tearing lt partly from bia foot, the next step doubling the plate under the toot as found. More than one person observed two separate blunders of th) horse as be pulled up. Ah the mischief was probably done by the same accident. It is tba more proper that thia theory should be presented, because lt will add another to the thousands of former warn? ings to riders of the folly of suddenly pulling up horses, more especially when exhausted by a severe struggle. THE "BABY"' RAILROAD. Uniting Denvc r with Mexico. An entertaining correspondent of the New York Evening Post, wno has been taking a ride on the Denver and Bio Grande "narrow gauge," thus relates bis railroad, experience : A great pet with toe Den verlaus ls the "Baby Kallroad," so-ca lled, because its narrow gauge (only tbree feet wide) and single track remind one rather of some arrangement for the delight of the nursery than of any method seriously contrived foi: 'the transportation of adult passengers and their belongings. Its real name ls the Denver and Bio Grande Ball? way, and lt will not bo long before the City of Mexico, old, romantic, almost forgotten Mexi? co, will be directly connected by Its means with eastern and northern civilization. Even as now finished to Puebla, it connects Den? ver with the heart of toe most remarkable re? gion of this land of wonders. Huberto we nad only seen the mountains from alar, but the first minute out ol Denver by this route showed a difference, and established the magical Arabian-Night ?ey feeling which never left us since. In the first place, the comfort? able little car, with two seals on one side and one on the other, suggested a pleasant remin? iscence of our first stage coaches, constructed of chairs, with papa an honored passenger, and Inclined us to believe the nonsense grave? ly told ua that the lons straps which hung over the seats were Intended to tie In the pas? sengers, as little children are fastened In high cbaira, for fear a Bingle tilt ol tbe steam cradle should send us over the engine. Finding that these straps were only window supporters was, of course, a disappointment like discovering that Santa Claus 1B non a real existence; but the glamour remained, and If we bad found our? selves dwindled to the dimensions of Tom Thumb's cortege I believe that we should have been rather pleaiied than much surprised. To these quasi infantile Intellects the tele* graph poles along the way were sources of In? exhaustible Interest-every one being marked with Its number and the complete mlle ac? complished with delightful certainty at the I twenty-seventh. Does not everybody remem? ber bow a long walk used to be shortened In tbe early days by cutting lt into pieces men? tally and counting tbe divisions seriatim ! We felt as if the whole arrangement were a contrivance to amusa the baby-railroaders, and scouted the idea that lt waa for the benefit I of section-engineers and such people. TBE SEASON AND THE OBOES. (Prom tbe Walhalla, Conner.] In our wanderings over the county we find the prospects for a heavy yield of corn and cot? ton very promising. We doubt if better corn crops to the average have been made in many years than will be harvested this fall. Cotton, too, wherever planted ls fine. ? We saw many fields on T?galo white with this stacie. We think lt opening very.early, and in some fields nearly half the bolls are open. The grass crop too from the wet sommer if harvested will prove valuable. [From the Georgetown Times.] The weather bas turned cool, and the har? vest so far has met with no serious Interrup? tion. Great complaint ls made of the lack of labor, and many of the planters are obliged to stack it the fields. [From the Che raw Democrat] We continue to have very dry weather, which cuts off the growth of much cotton that would with good seasons mature. JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE. ' -Rev. J. Walter Dickson, a recent graduate of Wofford College, has been appointed junior preacher on the Pendleton Circuit, South Carolina Conference. -L. Cass Carpenter, Esq., of the Columbia Union, bas been appointed one of the corpor? ators for this State of the Centennial Interna? tional Exhibition, to be held in. the city of Philadelphia !n the year 1876. -Jane Glenn, a colored women, who bas been for some time cooking for Mr. J. M. Car ter, of Santuc, Union County, a few weeks since put arsenic In the food she was prepar- ! lng for the table. Hr. Carter and four of his children, with Alsey Van Lew, an old family servant, very narrowly escaped death. Dr.' Gilliam was summoned Immediately after din ?er, and he remained until the next day. Owing to his skilful treatment, they all recov? ered. Mr. Carter and his family had the most Impilolt confidence In the woman. They little thought she was capable of such a vile action. Why she should have acted thus, no one can understand; for she bad no difficulty with ber employer or his lamil v. Jane Glenn has been arrested, but has given ball. IMPEBIAZ TO THE LAST. The following letter from the ex-Empress of the French to a Parisian Journalist, Monsieur Veulllot, was recently published : CmSBLHtTRST, February 32,1872. I have to thank you, slr, for the article which you published on the occasion of the libels that have appeared against me. I never suppoeed that a day would come when to de? fend a woman would be an act of courage in France. lathe midst of the many afflictions with which we have been visited be persuaded that your article has been a consolation to me In proving that there are still amongst you men of Integrity capable of treating calumnies as they deserve. ? Believe, slr, my distinguished sentiment?, Boonook, ; A NEW THEORY OE EXPLOSIONS. The latest theory In regard to explosions ls that of the vibration of particles. Quite a number of years ago Professor Tyndal and Count Scbaffgotsch called attention to some Interesting experiments which they had made with "sensitive" or "sloging" flames, as a re? sult of the observed fact that gas lights will vibrate in a peculiar way under certain con? ditions when music is made near them?, Some time afterwards Hr. Abel showed that explo? sive substances will generally preserve their stability unless their particles are excited to move in a peculiar way. HM. Champion and Pellet have now undertaken to prove that as beat alone will not always cause ex? plosives to explode, there must be some muBl . na! note or notes which are capable of do!nj? so. One of their experiments was to place Iodide of nitrogen In small bags suspended from the strings of a bass-viol. When tbe bow was applied it was found that the lowest notes occasioned no explosion, while the higher ones Instantly did so, at least sixty vibrations per second being required to pro? duced the desired effect. ?mural Eoticts. ^JT* THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances of Hr. and Hrs. Thomas Oaragher are respectful y invited to attend the Funeral Ser? vices of i heir daughter NORA, from their resi? dence, No. s Palmetto street, THIS AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock. sep2M* ?biinaTTj. PALMER-Died on the 12th Instant, at his re-1 dence in Abbeville Distict, Mr. ROBERT M. PAL HBR, (formerly of St. stephen's Parish) In the sixty sixth year of his age. {hroiessionnl. jyR. B. B, HEWITT, OFFICE COHN ER G SO ROE AND ANSON STBSXTS. CHARLESTON, S. 0., Can be consulted on the following dlseasss, and diseases of a kindred nature, free or charge and lu strict confidence. Charges mode? rate and within the reach ot all. Of? fice honra from o A.M. to 7 P. H.: RHEUMATISM AND NEURALGIA. Ia all arthritic complaints, as rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, Ac, this practice ls almost perfect. The most latease pains are almost instantly re? lieved, enormous swellings are reduced, limbs which have been contracted and stiff for years are relaxed. Cases of twenty, thirty and forty years' standing have been cored by me after aU other means have failed. A great accomplishment ls my triumph over pain ny which I can often, m a few moments, soothe and carry orr the moat excruciating sof reringa. If this system did nothing more than to relieve pain, lt would stand superior to any other system extant. CATARRH. Stopped-np Head, Running or the Nose, constant Hawking and spitting, constant Blowing of me Nose. Tnonsands suffer from that most annoying, dis? agreeable and offensive complaint, Catarrh, with? out knowing what lt la. Often the secreted ma? cons, flowing dowa the throat, clogs ap the langs and lays the fonnda?on for consumption. The most Bkllfol physicians rall to core lt. I care any case of obstruction, stoppedup head, dischargea or greenish, thick, thin or glairy mn cons from the nose. Internal or external, pain or Toliness between the eyes, constant blowing or the nos-\ Inflammation or tbe nasal passages, ulceration or schaclderian membrane, Ac., m the coarse or a few days. DEAFNESS. Nervous Deafness, Noises in the Head, otorrhcea, Otitis (Discharges from the Ear,) Paralysis of Auditory Nerve. I am dally treating all affections of the ear with tde most gratifying resalta, borne who have paid aurista nearly $iooo without benefit, have been cored by me m a few weeks at a moderate ex? pensa MERCURIAL DISEASES Mercury, isjndlclouBly used, bas filled the earth with wrecks or tin inanity. Thousr>nds saner lrom its effects who have been un conscious ly dragged by their physicians, lt la vam to attempt the care or the majority ol diaeases while lt remains in the body. Although I have heard or several so (lilied antidotes lor mercury in tbe human body, ll nave never yet been a physician who could eliminate it rrom the system. I can satisfy any patient or physician that 1 can absolutely abstract mercury, lead, zinc, and other mineral poison* m every cate. CANCERS. Noll-me-Tangere, Lupuse, or Wolf Cancer, Sclr rhos Cancer, Fungous Cancer, Rose Cancer spider Cancer. I make a great specialty In the treatment ol every description of Cancer and Tumors._ How many Cancers and Tumors are mguv treated by < er tain charlatans styling themselves 'Cancer Doctors.? i win take After being pronounced Incurable, I wmuute any one or ihese cases La band and make a per? manent cure. fl?n?ini Aft. Will DC and tbe positivo certainty ol cure. THE SCALP IS MADE CLEAN ,sW ur appijm* HALL'S VHQKTA^ I SICILIAN HAJK RENEWER. sepfl-StUtb8P?Wr In cons?quence of d ally insults siren by arima special notice ls hereby given to all owners and drivera or drays, carteand wagons; (except taoae' belonging to West Point Milla, or those going to or returning therefrom,) that they are positively' prohibited from passing throughour Mm t?t? or coming opon oar premises unless on baslneM with us, and in doing so wm be considered aa trespassers and prosecuted to th* rollest extest of the law. - R.B. HUD3INS* CO.. Milla foot Lucas and Bull street?. Charleston, september 20, 1872. ; septA-s /ET- SPECLLL NOTirjSL^AltL W*W* SONS having claims against the Sloop GREBN LEAF will present: the same at No. 12 Amherst street before 12 o'clock Wednesday, the 28'th In? stant, or be debarred payment. '-~T 8ep24-2* . ltj.TOB?B. fSr CONSIGNEES PER STEAMS HU GULF STREAM, from Philadelphia, ?re--sott fled that she ia discharging Cargo at Brown's Wharf. AH gooda not removed bj rrmse? w?l remain on wharf-at consign?e?' risk and. ex? pense. All dalma moat be-made on whait be? fore removal of gooda. .'." " ' -:, aep2?l W. A. COURTENAY,. A^t? ' ' fir CONSIGNEES FEB STEJ?BHff CHARLESTON, from New Tort, are notified that she will discharge cargo, Tn? DAT,-at Adgev'a South Wharf. Gooda uncalled for at sunset win remain on the wharf at owner?' risk. eepgM JAMES ADO-SB A OO.^ Ageaoa. ?ar CONSIGNEES PEE STE AMBHIF SEA GULL, from Baltimore, ara hereby nott-' fled that aha ls TEH Dar dure h axgtngcsigo at Pier No. 1, Union Wharves. All Goods not taken-away at sunset wfll remain on wharf at Consign?es' risk. MORDECAI A CO., ??3 aep28-2 . . Agenta. THE BRITISH BABE GRANTON/ Rowlands, Master, from Liverpool; UTH?SDAT entered under the Three (8) Day "Act, 'and war commence discharging, under Gen feral Order, at Accommodation'WhsrL on THUHSDAT, taesetb instant. " - .''? -i &I-3M*???/J -I..-.i AU person s are hereby cautioned agaifis? bar boring or trusting any of the crew of - the abor* named vessel, as debts of their contraetlng will ~ ! not ot paid by the Master or Consigneo. ; . ; . sepias . , HESBYOABTJ^ AgeSV.^ ?Hr ALL CLAIMS AGAINST SOH?O?fif-' ER H i REI ETTA most be presented at eur office before 12 o'clock on TOBSDAT, 21th september, or' they will be debarred payment. '??._.-.:.-?; ,-.l_ . : sepg-B . wm-?vs&'ivo.-j ; ,^>ar*DB. T?TT'S PILW ??J?1>?B^ PKP31LA and Ita associate disorders-SIo* Head? ache, Costiveness, Piles, Liver Oom plaint, Janx- '. dice, Dropsy, Bilious Fever and Skm Waai^lB^'y?'L. ' seplfl-Dsw ?. ."? ;-?J}-l - ?- . r' .. V -? ? jjOmfTV : fHf TREASURY... DEPARTMENT, OF? FICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 10,1872 -Whereas,, by satisfactory evidence presented to the ander signed, lt has been made to appea: that tao Baak, of Charleston Naticnal Banking ^Aasoolatton,!, h?, the City of Charleston, In the County of Charte? . . toa and State of South Carolina, h ?a been ' d aly ' . organized under aaa according to the regatta, - menu of the Act of Congress, entitled "An Act ts* provide a National currency, secar od by ?-p?dx*I jot United Blares Bondi; and to provide for tis olrenla tl on and redemption thareol,'' approved Jnne s, issi, and has complied with all tho provi? sions of said Act, required to be complied wlt? before.commencing the husmeas ? of jjpaMak os der said Act, ~ . -..-->> Now, therefore, I, JOHN S. I ANO WORTHY,' Acting Comptroller of the Currer.sy, dc hereby certify that the Bank or Charleston National Bank? in g Association, in the City of Oharieaton, m ihr County of Charleston and State of Sont h Carotas/' la authorised to commence the baila eu or Bank. - mg nader the Act aforesaid. '?u In testimony whereof, witness my hans std Seal of office, this loth day of september, lim j r : I J. S. LANG WORTHY, Acting comptroller of Ctirrency. j SEAL , j INO. SOM.] ?epiSjmos mr- CLEAR AND HARMLESS AS WA TER-NATT ANS'S CRYSTAL DISCOVERY FOB THE HAIR.-A perfectly clear preparation in ona ; bottle, aa easily applied aa water, for restoring to : gray hair ita natural color and youthful appear* ance, to eradicate and prevent dandruff,. to yto- ' mote the growth or the hair and stop ita ?lLng, J ont. It la entirely harmless, and perfectly fro? from any poisonous substance, and w?l therefore j take the place of all the dirty sod unpleasant preparations now m use. Nnmeroui teaomonlaia have been sent na from many of our roost promi- > neat citizens, some ef which sis subjoined, in everything la which the articles now in nsf ara objectionable, CRYSTAL DISCOVERY Ul. perfect. I Ula warranted to contain netfSsr Sugar of Lead,. Sulphur or Nitrate of SUver, lt docs not sou .th**; clothes or scalp, ia agreeably perfumed, and, makes one of the best dressing? Coe tha Hair 4a , OSS. It restores the color of the Hair''morept7vr feet and uniforsuy than any other prepaxatky,>y . and always does so' in from throe to ten days, virtually feeding the roots of the Hair with SH ' the nourishing quail ties necessary to ttl growtiv and healthy condition; lt restores the decayed ' and Induces a new growth or the Hair mare post*- . tlvely than anything else. The application oC J this wonderful discovery also prodeces s pl WBHIBL I and cooling effect on the scalp and gives tho Haltr . i pleasing and elegant appearance. Price $1 at 'bottle. ARTHUR NATTAS?, . 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Thia medicine SoRa readily, and every one who uses lt Ukes lt. amos I hara, commenced ita use I am. bettor m health taaaj nave bee? In ?av?rai yean, la nothing Use it. TTJBASB JACKSON. Bronson, Fla. J . ^ Foraaleby DOWTE, MOISE A DAVIS, %5S& WholesalQAgenttforfca , TAY COOKE, MCCULLOCH 4 oo.: No. 41 LOMBARD STREET, LONDON. FOREIGN EXCHANGE, COMMERCIAL CREDITS, CABLE TRANSFERS. 1 ?. ?. - ; r. C BC?LAB LETTERS FOR TRATE LI lERS, AVAILABLE TN ALL PART? -. . OF THE WORLD, ?xl . uV?? JAY COOKE A 00M . :J Na 20 WALL STREIT. may2?-x . - M '. s~ ?'.??:;? ?0K-3 eUT