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COLUMBIA^ Sunday Morning, July 15, 1868. . Pwlltletti Prcaehcn. Wc publish, this morning, a truth- j fol production, purporting to be tho' "Soliloquy of a Political Preacher," which we commend to the attention of our readers. Whether it is a fan? ciful sketch or not, the country has been cursed with a number of its pro? totypes for years past, as the intelli? gent reader, both North aud South, knows to-day to his sorrow. The writer has drawu a life-like picture of many of the political preachers who for many years have prostituted the pulpits of tho North, and who, beyond all doubt, through their constant and persistent fanatical teachings, contributed, if they did not, in a great measure, originate, the late terrible civil war, in which hun? dreds of thousands were slaiu, and whose spirits will confront these "false teachers" at the bar of God on . 'that day for which all other days were made." And why all this perversion of the ' holy office? Tho writer candidly gives us the reason, "Polities paid better than religion." Ho wanted notoriety; private ends and a little money was what he was after; aud makes the shameful confession that this is "American religion"-a reli? gion that inculcate? hate, wrong, dis? cord, envy, war, oppression, &c. And were we to take the discourses of Beecher, Cheever and others of that stamp, delivered for tho last decade, j as fair specimens of the expounders of the American Gospel, the assenta? tion would be undoubtedly true. For years they fed their flocks with no? thing but intensified declamation against the Southern people and their institutions, until they goaded them to active hostilities against a people who had never wronged them, and who never asked anything more of them than to be let alouo in ali mat? ters, socially and politically, which appertained solely to themselves and their own interests. But the.~e preachers have accom? plished their work ; they at last suc? ceeded in letting loose the demon of civil strife, and our devastated land, especially in the South, and our sor? rowing land, in every section, make up the fearful and blackened record of the results of political preaching. We had hoped that, the guilty end having been accomplished, and their boasted- work of philanthropy - the disfranchisement of the slave-hav? ing been successfully completed, this bible of fanaticism, sectional hatred, war and bloodshed would have been closed and clasped forever. But we fear uot; there are still indications, even in the pulpits, that the old feel? ing of animosity towards the people of the South still exists. We hope this will soon come to an end, and that the principles of true religion will govern all our people. For this, let all good people pray, not only on this holy day, but on every occasion of prayer. In reading the terrible excoriation tho writer inflicts upon the "so-called Christians of the North," in the para? graph immediately preceding the conclusion, it must be remembered that the article is not taken from a Southern paper; it is not the produc? tion of a disappointed fire-eater, the groans of a "rebel," or the diatribe of a rained slaveholder. It is from the columns of a journal published in a State of the great North-west, and from a stand-point uninfluenced by any sectional bias whatever. There are right-thinking men iu every sec? tion of tho Union, who, if they were us zealous iu co-operation in prose? cuting good works, and as thoroughly united, as are these mischief-makers of our land, the schemes of the latter could be easily baffled, and our great country be restored to peace, happi? ness and prosperity. TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.-The Nashville Union and American, of the 11th, says: The House, at roll-call, on yester? day, numbered fifty-one members five less than a quorum. In the Se? nate, Messrs. McFarland, Carrigan, Johnson and Thompson presented a paper which assumes that the Senate has no power, as a branch of the Legislature, to transact business, until tho House-its co-ordinate branch-is in a condition to perform its duties. Tho law and authorities which it quotes incontestably estab? lish their position as correct. It was laid on the table by a vote of four? teen to five. Inviting Immigration. s Thorn baa Wen organized, in Ten? nessee, an association under the miine ?nd style of -tho Tennessee Colored Emigration Company, which hos been chartered by the Legislature of that State? with an authorized capitel of $1,OOO,OOO, of which $T>0,000 lia? boeu paid in, and the company is now ready to commence operations. Tho object of this association is to purchase land in lurgo tracts and di? vido it into farms, alternate tracts of which will be leased or sold to immi? grants brought out by the associa? tion. Tho company relies for its profits upon tho ultimate sale of tho reserved tracts, from the building up of villages and the general develop? ment of the agricultural, manufac? turing and mineral resources which aro to flow ont of the proposed scheme of immigration. On one or two occasions, in the PkomLc, we have suggested a similar plan to oui* large landed proprietors and planters, in their individual ca? pacity, viz: to divide their large plantations into sections, making re? spectable farm tracts, and then offer I them for sale, or on lease, to indus j trious immigrants, farmers and j others, .os the surest mode of reach? ing tho full development of the re? sources of our section. These re? sources have so long lain dormant under our old Rystem of agriculture and labor, which confined itscli almost exclusively to the planting oi a certain breadth in cotton, with I barely enough corn, and a potato patch or two, to support the nunibei of hands the owner had. Th?? rest of tho plantation was left unim? proved, until the owner, eithei through their natural increase, or th? profits of tho plantation, could en large his working force, and take IL another strip of his land for clearing and cultivation. This system, which undoubtedly j was an obstado to rapid, or evei i ordinary, progress in tho develo]) ment of our resources, is now brukei up, and broken up forever. It i? idle to cling to it nuder the slightes hope of its resuscitation-nay, it i wrong and highly culpable for anj Southern proprietor to hold on t( more land than he can properly ina nage, or cultivate at a fair remunera tiou. The profits of agriculture properly applied, begets other enter prises, tending still further, in thei success, to introduce others, unti the country adopting this cour.st abounds in energy, wealth and hide pendence. The system of hired foreign labo has b.een tried hi some of the South ern States, and has proved a failure There must, therefore, be som stronger inducement to the inimi grant to come among us than mer ict,ge.< He must feel that the groun? he tills, whether .he holds it as hi own or on lease, is entirely for hi own benefit, and he will come cheei fully and work manfully to causo th earth to bring forth lier fruits to he greatest extent. All admit we wan efficient labor among us, .-md notonl efficient, but skillful, labor. Tho rt generation of the South is a work c great magnitude und of vast inipoi tance to her future weal, aud th prosperity of future generations tilt may be born and raised on her soi and it is, therefore, a more importai duty that every foot of her arab! soil should be cultivated, and ever hidden resource brought to the ligl of day, than if she stood on the higl est pinnacle of polities, and her do< trines on that subject governing th whole world. Wo, therefore, hail with pleasm the advent of all such signs oi' jut gross in this direction, as tho form; tion of such an association as the or referred to would seem to indicate Where similar associations, with larg capitals, are impracticable froi any cause, two or moro planter whose lands aro contiguous, migl get np a private scheme on the san basis -and, indeed, any large plant? might do the same on his own accoui -and thus be the means of introducir into the South a population that w: be self-s' staining, not requiring tl aid of any bureau to assist thom, .1 which would eventually sostrengtai the material ami physical resources ! our section, as to render her ind pendent in both respects. A child was devoured near Galvc ton, on July 5, by an alligator, in ft view of lier father, who was unab j io reach lier in time to save her. 1 , shot the reptile, and will cut bi i open to recover the child's remains, State Items. 1 - The Or?etrviTie MottnUibieerustfH'. " A meeting of the citizens of Green? ville District will be held at the Court House on Monday^ 383 inst., for the purpose of electing delegates to the State Convention to be held in Co? lumbia on the 1st of August. For some time previous to Tuesday last, there had been such a continued spell o? dry weather that serious fears were justly entertained in regard to the growing crops. The corn fields began to give unmistakable evidences of suffering, and the gardens were becoming parched. On Tuesday after? noon, however, a heavy shower of rain blessed tho earth in this section, and tho crops now appear somewhat revived. A few generous aud general showers would lull our fears to rest; for we must all be aware of tho fact that tho present scarcity of bread stuffs causes great anxioty to bo felt in regard to the next crop of corn. In Winnsboro, a school for freed? men has been opened, and already has about forty pupils-mostly chil? dren of from ten to fifteen years of age. SnsrrEK.-The Watchman says: It is with great pleasure we under? stand that tho office of Collector of Internal Revenue has been conferred upon Samuel Mayrant, Esq., of Sum? ter, one of the most distinguished lawyers and citizens of the District. This gentleman has beeu known throxighout the State for his open, disinterested and constant devotion to tho Union, from the era of nullifi? cation and during thc whole period of the Confederacy. GEORGETOWN.-All accounts re? ceived from various portions of the District are adverso to tho coming rice crop. The laborers having worked badly, the preparation of thc lana very imperfect, with poor drainage, ?fcc, bad stands have resulted there? from, the seed in many cases rotting in the grouud. These difficulties have been enhanced by the late freshets, which have inflicted great injury to the crops of thc tipper river lands. It is doubted if an eighth of a crop will l>e ruado iu the District. DARLINGTON.-The SotUJierner saj.?: The alarming drought that so se? riously threatened famine was ended on Tuesday, the 10th instant, by a grateful raiu. While we write, gentle ! and refreshing showers are visiting the ground. The corn crop has been very considerably "cut short," it is generally believed; but il' the pre? sold season lasts the ordinary time, bread enough will be made to supply the wants of the District. Entirely dependent, as we all are, on the crops of this year, it is not to be wondered at that the drought pro? duced the most intense alarm. On Sunday last, special and most earnest prayers were offered up for rain. It is pleasant to notice how all faces have been brightened by the present ruin. EATAI. ACCIDENT NEAR SfMHEKViLi,E. Ou Thursday afternoon, the boiler attached to a steam saw-mill near Summerville, on the South Carolina Railroad, exploded, killing two ne ? groes and wounding others. Dr. j Whnley and Capt. Schultz, one of the ! owners of the mil], were also injured. [Charleston News. Tlie 1'itca of tlir Wur. I The Richmond Times says: Whatever doubt may exist as to i the utility of wars in other respects, ! there can be no question ?d' their j value to journals and journalists, j A good, protracted, well-oonttvsted i campaign excites the liveliest emo? tions of gratitude in all the newspa? pers, and coming, as the European war does, in the dull "dog days," we regard it as a God send. It furnishes items of more interest than cholera; it delighteth us n.ure than rinderpest; it charms with a variety greater than trichina-; it is less provoking to oui temper thau the proceedings of Con? gress. We can er'oy this war all tho more, becauso wo have no friends in it, and shall have to record no lists ol Confederate killed, wounded and missing. At a distance of 3,U0l miles, we. ran contemplate the con? flict with the happy assurance thal our spoons are now safe, and that thc spavined U. S. and C. S. horses, which we have managed to obtain, will still reman? in our possession, Fenianism having proved a fizzle, tin Monroe Doctrine a delusion anti i shani. Thad. Stevens having gotter. I well, and B. F. Butler being in re , tirement, we do not know what wt should have done if this Europoar war had not come to our assistance We should, unquestionably, li av? been at our wit's end. Now, we havt enough to keep us going until tin Legislature meets. When that bodj Ls in session we never lack for mate rial; it is furnished to us in mn quantity aud character, and rang? from the sublime to the ridiculous. Not only is this European war po. culiarly refreshing to us, because wi have been disappointed in tho Fe i uians, but, also, becauso Congress i j becoming au insufferable bore, beinj j affected by hot weather and radical ism very much after the manner o ! moccasin snakes, a little later in tit I season, when blind from excess o j venom, they strike alike at friend au? foe, gentle wiuds and rustling leaves We exjiect to make tho most out o the belligerents across the Atlantic therefore we say success to them Tiley aro blessed in not having th eternal negro involved iu their con troversy, and, happily for their fain? they have no Ben. Butler. From Columbi?. "Asa Hartz" is the traveling cor? respondent of tho New York News. We extract from that paper the fol* lowing letter: COLUMBIA, 8. C., July 5.-Yod will see from the date of this that lam..; ia the capital of the whilom rebellious little State-the homo of Calhoun the peerless-and tho beautiful spot which expatiated tho guilt of seces? sion with a terrible, yea, fearful suffering. I close- my eyes, and the bright scones of my y?uth-of the happy days spent upon tho green hills and commons of dear old Columbia, pass before me. I open my eyes, and see the hot July sun in fervor casting his rays upon the jagged walls and blackened chimneys of my nativo city, and count, as far as the eye can reach, these monuments which per? petuate the infamy of Sherman, the bummer, the murderer and the house-burner. Tho old Bichland Court House, whoso walls once echoed tho eloquence of Preston, Arthur, Blanding, Black, DeSausaure and Tradewell, now rears its ruined, blast? ed and rugged angles to the skies, in silent pleading for vengeance upon tho wretches who wrought the de struotionof nearly 1,100 houses in this once beautiful city. Tho bulk of business now transacted here may be found in rude shanties upon what were formerly termed the back streets. True, enterprise is being exliibited in some quarters, and occasionally a very creditable briok building, of recent erection, may be seen. Others ai-o in process of completion, and it is probable that by October next, some fifty or more nice mercantile ?difi?es will be ready for merchants. Selby, of 77<? Daily Phoenix, is building a splendid granite front printing office, on the principal business street; and Bedell, the first man who had the moral courage to laugh after Sherman left, is putting upa magnificent iron front dry goods store, upon the spot where his old one was burned. He came to this city from tho North, very many years ago, and was true :ts steel to the section of his adoption. The 1th of July passed oft" quietly. All business was suspended. The whites observed it in silence and sor? row, as a general thing, for it had lost its attractions to them; and the happy nigger went his level best in the jolli? fication line. The darkies had bands of music, long processions, banners, wooden gnus and highly colored orators and orations. A race took plaee at the old Hampton course, between some horses of about half blood and others of no blood at all, tho Atcuuut of which I telegraphed you. I was informed that the object was to re-organize the old Congaree Joekey Club, so as to bring upon the Carolina turf, in the coming fall, som?' of the best racers in the coun? try. Among other prominent gentle? men who are anxious to bring about so desirable a result, is Col. Thomas S. Nickerson, tho gentlemanly pro- ; prietor of tho principal hoted here. Ho is a gentleman of the old school, lost everyt ng he possessed in the disastrous fire, and though receiving, as be richly merits, a large patronage, scatters, in Iiis large philanthropy, liberal amounts in restoring those old recreations which the refined Caro? linians have been famous for in tho glorious past. Tho military commandant of this District is Col. Green. His initials are not known tome now; but lam inform? ed that his nn>dest course and general deportment have inspired great re spect among the people with whom bo has to transact business. Every one seems to think well of him, and ; bis rule must be of thu most conserva- j five sort, in order to produce such a feeling on the part of Carolinians. Tho negroes in this section seem j to bc on friendly terms with those' who had the misfortune to be born j white. During the two ?lays of my ! stay here, I bave met many <>f the j old blacks who knew me in my earliest youth, and my conversations with them lead me to believe that they are j properly disposed in their new re? lations to the dominant race. The ! recent order from Cen. Scott in Charleston falls with crushing weight upon the high notions of the darkies, and while it will have the effect to show them that "old moss?" i?. the best friend they have, it, will at the same timo bring out some opposition i which will, doubtless, result in I trouble to those who followed the ! teaching., of radical incendiarios. Already have I hoard of a speech made in this city by a deeply colored e>rator, on tho "glorious fourth," in which he advised his sable hearers to enjoy themselves to their utmost, because? the orders of the general officer at Charleston were calculated to place them, before the next sum? mer, in a condition ?>f slavery worse than that from which their so-called friends rescin d thom. YON RITTER. EPISCOPAL METHODISTS IN MARY? LAND. -Itis believed that the move? ment will shortly absorb nearly all the Methodists belonging to the ?dd church, in these parts, who are op? posed to radicalism and iii favor of maintaining in their purity tho principles of old-fashioned Maryland Methodism (that is, the Son!horn church. I -J?a$f.on Star. Judge Verger, of Mississippi, bas decided that national banks are not taxable by city corporations, the taxation being repugnant to tho Acts of Congress. Dethroning King?. Though the-war has only just begun, it has occasioned some epi? sodes which are worth recording. While the Prussians VeTO as yot be? yond the Hanoverian frontier, the chief magistrate and municipal coun? cil of Hanover wo?tcd-upmi the King, at on advanced hour of thc night,-, to beg him not to abandon tho coun? try, bub to take measures to preserve the peace of the kingdom. Tlie King, who granted this audience in presence of tho Queen and Prince Royal, declared, in an allocution ex? plaining tho vote of Hanover at the sitting of the Germanic Diet, that Prussia had put forward demands, the accomplishment of which would mediatize the realm aud annihilate the independence of the crown and country. His majesty added that he could not possibly defend the capital against superior forces, and that he was going to concentrate his troops in the South of the kingdom; how? ever painful this determination might l>e to him, he could not do otherwise; his duties ns a Christian, a King and a Guelph, obliged him. Tho Queen then said, with tears tn her eyes, that she had formed the solution of remaining lintier the pro? tection of tho citizens of the capital. Toward 3 o'clock in the morning, tho King and the Prince Royal loft Hanover, after having addressed to the authorities of the city a letter recommending the Queen and royal princesses to their care. During the following day the Queen showed her? self several times in the streets, and was everywhere received with the wai'mest marks of sympathy. Prince Yseuburg, Minister of Prussa, who remains iu Hanover as a private in? dividual, baa promised thc Queen, in the name of his Government, com? plete security for her person and pro? perty. One of the first victims of M. Bis? marck's ambition is the Elector of Hesse Cassel, and were all its results to be equally favorable to humanity, we might almost admit that the means were justified by tin? end. He has distinguished his reign by vio? lating both the Constitution, which he had taken an oath to defend, and all the moral and social obligations w hich are binding without oath. The immorality of his iife made him the abomination of Germany, and his Court were such a scandal to the world that both he and his were long cut off from association with their equals. That ho habitually ill-treated his wife is well-known, as well as that, ou one occasion at least, her sufferings were avenged by his foot? man, who, finding him boating her, thrashed him soundly for his pains. "The very streets of Cassel and Frankfort," says a Berlin letter, ..have witnessed personal encounters between the stammering, squinting holder of arbitrary power and his subjects, who, by the combined pres? sure of Austria, Prussia and the Bund, were prevented from ousting him from his dominions." H Ls reign has contributed much to lower royalty in the eyes of the nation; and it is only a year ago since the Cassel Chamber of Representatives intended to move for a commission de lun?tico inqui rendo upon their own sovereign. A hint from Austria and Prussia dis? suaded them. The two great powers seemed to think that the prestige of royalty would be less injured by its being supposed that the Elector com? mitted his enormities in his sound senses, than if a plea of insanity were established in his favor. Ile has escaped either ti) Frankfort of Eise? nach, in spite of the crowds who assembled before his palace, raising revolutionary cries, and declaring that he should remain and share the sufferings he had entailed upon them by not remaining neutral. But lie has not been able to take either the public money or the royal insignia along with him, as he desired. Thc Permanent Committee of the Land? tag watched the Treasury day and night, and tho Elector had to make his escape without the companions he coveted.-Lon don Examiner. WHOSE CHILD IS IT?-When Sher? man's army stopped at Smithfield, N. C., about fifteen months since, there was found with it a little girl, five or six years of age, of bright countenance and pleasant ways, evi? dently well-bred thus far, who, the soldiers sahl, followed them from South Carolina, Georgia or Tenues-1 see. The cor])-; to which this little j girl seemed attached camped near the | house of a lady who had a little r,irl of nearly the same age, and the two little ones became so fondly attached, that the lady induced tho soldiers to give the child to her, and she has been with her ever since. The child has dark eyes, and is quite pretty. She had been so long with the army that she could give no intelligible ac-j count of her home. The lady who ' has possession of this little wanderer | is very much attached to her, and ! treats her in every way as her own j daughter. Parties interested are re- ! ferred to the "Baptist Minister," ! Smithfield, Johnston County, N. C. j We see, from tho Berliner Musik Zeitung, that Prince Paul Esterhftzy died in Regeusburg, Bavaria, in ra- I ther poor circumstances, w hereas | formerly he had an income of Sd,OOO,- : OOO or #7,000,000. Ho was tho last Esterhazy who had a private orches? tra. Hummel was his chapel-master; Haydn that of his father. He was the last magnate of that hue, when Austrian women were protectors and connoisseurs of music. Local Items. Mortgages and Conveyances of Heal Ka tatc for sale at thia office. THE BTJKNINO oi ConjatRiA. Au inter? esting account o? thc "Hack and Leatnic tion of tin- City of Columbia, H. 0.," lian just btien issued; in pamphlet form, from the Phoenix power prcas. Order? tilled to any extent. Kingle copies 50 Centn. MAH, ARRANOEXENTS.-The Poet Office i? open during, the week from 8 a. ni. b> 1 p. m. and from 5J p. ta. to 7 p. m. On Suu day, from 8 to 9 a. m. Northern mail opens 8 a. m.; closeup, m. Southern " 5*p.m.; p.m. Charleston *' 5$ p. ni.; " 9 p.m. OreenrilleB. R. " 8 a.m.; " Sip.m. Ld K< li eld " 8 a.m.; " ?ip. m. All mails close on Sunday at 2 p. m. EXPRESS COMPANIES_The expme busi? ness has been brought to mich a ?tate of perfection and usefulness, that, if from any cause we should be deprived of it, the entire business community would foul the effects of it. We are daily placed under obligations to tho officers of the Southern and National Express Companies for fa? vors. AOKNOWI.EIX.MENT. - . As is our unual cus i un. n Saturday evening, we called upon Messrs. J. A T. B. Agnew, who advertise abundant supplies in our columns. We particularly recommend their "corned beef," which is excellent. Mr. Agnew is a merchaut in every sense of the word, and La now tryhig to accommodate the public at moderate profits. QUICK WORK.-A despatch was sent from tho Phoenix office to New York yesterday, about noon, and, although the business to which it referred made it absolutely neces? sary for the New York agent to make in? quiries at a distance from his place of busi? ness, yet, in four hours afterwards, an answer was received in Columbia, giving the neceusary information. This is cer? tainly the bent time on record. The ac? commodating operators in this city will accept our sincere thanks for their prompt news in this matter, aa well as for other attentions too numerous to mention. - THE "NATIONAL" HOTEL.-In company witli some thirty friends of the proprietor, we assisted, yesterday, at tho christening of thia new and commodious hotel. It ia not yet entirely finished, but ia iu such an advanced sta<;e as to warrant ita early completion. The dinner provided for the occasion waa HU excellent ont, and waa partaken of with a zest which either indi? cated good cooking or sharp appetites perhaps both. We bespeak for the house a capital business, as it is situated within a stone's throw of the Charlotte and Greenvillo Depots; and the proprietor, R. Joiner, Esq., pledges his utmost endeavors to give satisfaction to all who stop at tho ?'Nat ional." RE?.IOIOVS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Trinity Church Rev. P. J. Shand, 10$ a. ra. ?nd 5 p. m. Presbyterian Church-Rev. W. E. Bogga, Puator, IO4 a. ni. and 5 p. m. Baptist Church -Rev. J. L. Reynolds, 10$ a. m. ami bi p. m. Rev. Wm. T. Capers, 5 p. m. St. Peter's Church- -Rev. J. J. O'Connell, 10 a. m. and 5 p. m. Lutheran Church- Kev. A. B. Rude, 10$ a. m. Manon Street Church-Rev, E. G. Cage, lu* a. m. and 5 p. m. Rev. Wm. Martin, 8j p. m. Christchurch Lecture Room- Rev. J. M. Pringle. Rector, 10* a. m. and 5 p. m. ARRIVAL OF A DISTISOrisHEO OPTICIAN. Profesor M. Bernhadt, of Berlin, Prussia, thc celebrated optician, has arrived in our city, and taken rooms at Nickerson'a Hotel, where he intends to remain for a short time. The Proteasor conies to us highly recommended by the medical facul? ty, and by other gentlemen also of the best standing in society. We also ?nd by hia advertisement, in another column of our paper to-day, that ho has received testi? monials of some of our moat eminent phy? sicians. Perhaps it would be as well for the public to improve the opportunity now afforded, and for thoae who reqniro them, to secure a pair of thc far-famed double vision spectacles now offered by Professor Bernhardt. His office for aahert time will be at Nicker son's Hotel, Room Ko. 23, se? cond floor. ____ NEW A nv E ur I S ; LU I: N T S-Attention is call? ed to tlie following advertisements, which are published thia morning for tho first time: Hanahan A Warley-Corn, Rice, Ac. Fisher A Lowrance-Groceries, Ac. Das Comitto - Germania. .Tanney A Tolleson- Dry GooJs. pKoronnox OF GOOD PREACHERS. Mr. Spurgeon, in a speech at the recent anniversary of the Baptist Union, in London, nmdo the rather astounding statement, that "you could get about one good ptfi^herout of every eight students, and that noth - iug could chango tho proportion." It is doubtful whether oiher professions sejuvo a greater proportion of really "scood'" material. PERSECUTION IN MISSOURI.-The New York News says: The Missouri Slate Times, of July 0, conies to us filled with notices of the United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri to parties whoso real estate ho hos seized for confiscation on account of their par? ticipation in tho "rebellion." On July 2, a negro in Galveston was carelessly smoking his pipo near an cu>en keg of powder, when a spark dripped, and he has not since been heard from. A building was demo? lished by the explosion.