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Foreign Af?nirsi NOON DESPATCHES. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION-SERIOUS STATE OF Tamas IN ALOEBIA-THE FIVE TER CENT. LOAN EXHAUSTED-ATTEMPT TO DESTROY MONUMENT TO OEOROE IV, AO., 40. PARIS, AugUBt 26.- Faitlberbe has re? signed his Beat ns Deputy because M. Ravels' committee decided to report in favor of making tbo Assembly now sit? ting a Constituent Assembly. ATHENS, August 26.-During a violent storm whiob passed over Lamiuo, a town on the Turkish frontier, lightning struck the powder magazines, whioh exploded with terrible effect. The doatruotion of property was very great and the inhabi? tants were terror stricken and fled to tho country. VERSAILLES, August 28.-Algerian ad viaes ure grave. All the Yabra villages have boee destroyed, the rebels attacking the tribes who were faithful to the French. LONDON, August 28.-Tho ships Ty phom and Ealing have been wrecked and several persons lost. PARIS, August 28.-Deaths dnring tbo week 823, inoluding six from cholera. NEW YORK, August 28.-The Frcnoh International Society, of this city, has resolved to aaoept the invitation of the "Workingmen's Union, to take part in the great demonstration on tho 15th Sep? tember, provided thoir section bo allowed to carry tho red flag. NIGHT DESPATCHES. LONDON, August 28.-The European Syndicate have exhausted the allotment of the Ave per cent, loan by the distri? bution of seventy-five per cent, nmong the subscribers. An attempt W?B made to-day by un? known parties to explode the monument to King George IV, at Kingston, Ireland. Though much blackened by gunpowder, the monument rooeived no real injury. american- Inteltlaence. NOON DESPATCHES. NEW YORK TIMES VS. THE OXTT-YELLOW FEVER IN CHARLESTON-MARINE DISAS? TERS-PAT OPPOSED.TO. A COLORED JURY -TERRIBLE AND FATAL RAILROAD COL? LISIONS- ANOTHER HORRIBLE BTEAM-, BOAT- EXPLOSION-SUITS AGAINST THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY COMPANY, AC., AO. BOSTON, Angust 26.-John Adams Bates, ope of the oldest paymasters of the United States navy, is dead. NEW YORK, August 26.-A despatch from Charleston, alluding to the progress of yellow fever, says: "Tho declaration of tho Medical Society is considered by leading physicians, inclnding tho health officer, as an extreme statement. Many of the oases on whioh it was based were doubtful. The health officer does not consider that the facts of tho case justify him in withholding a clean bill of health from the New York steamer whioh sails to-day." CHICAGO, August 27.-Goldsmith Maid won tho $5,000 trot in three heats; time, 2,33%, 2.20J4, 2.22J?, and track heavy. . ST. JOHN'S, August 27.-Ron forth's viscera has be an sent to New York for an analysis. LITTLE ROCK, August 27.-Crop re? ports are not favorable. The drought and worm aro mischievous in some sec? tions. CHARLESTON, August 27.-Since last Friday three new cases of yellow fever are reported, and one of the oases pre? viously reported, died. The first excite? ment occasioned by tho appearance of the disease is subsiding, and the feeling of the community is quiet and hopefnl. NEW YOBK, August 27.-Mayor Hall -declares it as his intention to sue the Times for the ground upon which the office is located, and it is also stated that ho will at once move for the appoint? ment of a reoeiver. A man. who was struck with a tumbler in a saloon went for a shot-gun and wonnded a man and three women at a single shot. JACKSONVILLE^ FLA., Angnst 27.-Brig Pomona, of Richmond. Maine, wont ashore twenty-five miles South of Cape Ca?avere), August 17. Cargo of ootton can be saved; no lives lost. Steamer Ladona stranded six miles North of Cape Oanaverel. The beach was strewn with the cargo for thirty miles. The captain and twenty men were lost. The first officer, second officer, ohief engineer, first assistant engineer, chief oook, one fireman, Capt. Hamey's son, mess boy and fivo seamen were saved. The brig i St. Welch, of Philadelphia, ashore fifteen miles South of Oarnaverel. The cargo of sugar washed out. Capt. Watson was 1 drowned and the body buried on the spot. Tho brig H. G. Berry, of Balti? more, ?B ashore fifty yards from the Welch, a total wreck, with a cargo of sugar and molasses. Tho bark Hilda, from New Orleans, bound to Cowos, was stranded six miles South of St. Augus? tine. The cargo of tobacco and stores are a total losa, and ono man was drowned. SAVANNAH, August 27.-Arrived-ship Roswold Sprague, from Boston for Now Orleans, in distress. Tho French bark Nouveau Mexique, from New Orleans for Bordeaux, in distress. Martin's Indus? try light ship was towed to tho city to? day. BOSTON, Angust '27.-Tho Bangor ex? press ran into tho Beverly train seven miles from Boston. Eightoeu mon aud three women nro dead, and forty to fifty wonnded. The particulars of tho acci? dent at Revere Inst night aro appalling. The express train ran into tho accommo? dation, at full speed, with such forco that tho ongino and tender roached tho centro of tho last car, which was de? molished. This car was crowded with passengers, sitting and standing. Tho wood-work instantly took Aro, and tho scone which followed was torriblo. Tho boiler of tho engine burst and tho vic? tims wero enveloped in a cloud of steam and dolngod with hot water. A lalor despatch says tho flames havo been extinguished. Brit few of tho pas? sengers in the cars who wero not instant ly killed by the oollieion escaped the fatal effects of tho steam. The other oars in tho accommodation train took fire from tho upsetting of kerosene lamps, but the passengers got out in time. MOBILI!, ADA.., August 28.-The low pressura steamer Ocean Wave exploded her boiler, at half-past 5 o'clock, Sun? day afternoon, at Point Cleur wharf. Abont 200 excursionists were on bourd, fifty to sixty of whom were killed aud wounded. A portion of tho bodies were brought to this city by tho steamers Fountain und Annie, last night; the others will bo brought to-day. Efforts are boing made for the recovery of the drowned. Tho cause of tho disaster hus not been ascertained. An investiga? tion will be made. Of a Ore?le family, consisting of seven persons, six were killed. The captain, engineer and pilot were killed; ouly three officers escaped. NEW YORK, August 28.-A jory, wholly composed of negroes, was empa? nelled in Flushing, on Saturday, to try tho case of an Irishman charged with assault. Pat protested so vehemently against being tried by negroes wholly, that the court took the responsibility of discharging tho jury and ordering u new panel. WASHINGTON, August 28.-No clue to the identification of the young womau shipped iu a trunk from New York for Cbioago, who died under au attempted abortion. Martin's Industry light, off Pori Royal, driveu from its station, will bo replaced in a few days. A mail train going nt tho rate of thir? ty-five miles nn hour and n freight trait going eighteen miles un hour, collidci! on the Erie Road, near Westport, Pa., this morning. Six persons were killec and a long list of wounded. One of tin engineers, who was fatally injured, hat orders in his pocket forbidding tlx movement of the train which caused th? disaster. Twenty-five railroads, mostly South o the Ohio River, will carry passengers t< the Cincinnati Exposition for half fare Charles Scribner, the hoad of the Nev York publishing house, died in Europe of typhoid fever, aged fifty-one. The loss by the great tire at Poiut-a Petrie, Gauduloupe, was from 6,000,001 to 8,000,000. NIGHT DESPATCHES. . WASHINGTON, August 28.-Probabili tios-Southerly winds, with cloudy nm rainy weather, is probable for Tuosda; on tho Southern und Gulf count; clear ing weather from Wisconsin to Arkansu and Westward. The area of lowes pressure will probably move North-easl ward over Lake Huron, with raiu au fresh Southerly ' winds on the lowe lakes, and Easterly winds on Lake Sc perior; threatening weather and ligl rains in the middle and Eastern State; Dangerous winds are not anticipated. New loan snbsoriptious to-day ?1,500 ooo. Wm. S. Lawton, of Georgia, clerk i the Sixth Auditor's office, was stricke by paralysis, to-day. It is possible the custom house t Charleston will be closed until tho yello fever subsides, the collector and most c the employees being unacolimated. (J ri AHLESTON, August 28.-Diligent it quiry fails to discover any new oases < fever in the last twenty-four boars. TL whole number of victims now hardly ?a ceeds a dozen. The disease seems t yield readily to medical treatment, e: cept in oases which were neglected in tl early stages. The apprehension of a epidemic is gradually substdiug. NEW Y?BK, August 28.-Suits ka^ been commenced against tho Staten Ie and Ferry Company in sums ru u gie from ?5,000 to ?50,000. The British steamer Linda is ashoi on High Head, near Yarmouth-a tot IOSB. Probably the crew will be saved Recorder Hackett, charging the grut jury in the Westfield case, said u gre example will be set by hokliug tho Pr sident -and Directors, as common cs riers, responsible. The ooean yaoht race from Saut Hook is postponed to October. Tho Assistant Aldermen have co curred with the Aldermen iu direotii the Mayor to tuke steps for tho imm diate recovery of tho old brick chun property, BOSTON, August 2S.-A violoat wii blew down two steeples in Arlington at trees were prostrated. Maldon, Even and Medford suffered. Two additional disaster deaths. Three persons were drowned by u setting a boat iu a fishing pond at Sou Orange. CHICAGO, August 28.-B. C. Coke, the Sixth Illinois District, has resigue Au election will be held in November. SAVANNAH, August 28.-Tho Atlau and Gulf Railroad trains will pass o\ tho entire road on Wednesiluy, if have no moro rains. No bridges < gone. The schooner S. S. Whitmore, for ? Marv's Ga., is ashore and wrecked St., John's bur. Tho bark Onward, fr? Liverpool, reports a ship bottom i ward off the island of Sicily. GHEENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRIN W. VA., August 28.-It will bo two wet before- tho official returns ai o all in, I it is concoded that tho vote of tho St bas been cast for a convention by a sn majority. MOIULE, ALA., Angust28.-Tho Mol lier/isler has kindly furnished tho folh ing: Tho stenmer Ocean Wavo-a 1 pressure boat-left tho city on Sum morning, with about 200 persons hoard, for an excursion to Fish Rh about twenty miles from tho city, her return, sho stopped at Point Cit reachiug thero at 5 P. M. Tho boat < mudo fust, and tho band mid part of passengers wont ashore After rerar ing half an hour, tho whistle was bUr mid tho passengers had just got abo when tho boiler exploded with gi force, followed by a rumbling, hiss Houud. Fragments of timber ami m ?lew in every direction. Thu forw part of tbo boat and tbo cabin woro car? ried completely away. Tbocbimney fell baokward toward tbo roar of tho boat, crushing the upper cabin, whou tho boat immediately sunk, with bur bow sub? merged. About sixty or sevon persons were killed and injured by tho explosion. So far, the bodies of nineteen dead, eight ladies nmoug the number, have been rcooverod. Twenty-eight wounded have been brought to the city; aud one of the number, a girl, bas since died. The sccno was uppalling, terrifie and heart-rending. Wilder scenes of grief have seldom been witnossed. Tho fran? tic cries of the survivors, as they lament? ed for lost wives, children, parents and sisters, woro agonizing to uti who bad human sympathies. Many of the pas? sengers were little children, and muny I little hats und bonnets carno ashore to tell of the little victims beneath the waves. The captain, William Eaton, swam some time with both legs broken. A bout roached him just too lute, aud he went down. Tho two pilots were killed, tho engineer and wife severely injured, and all the firemen killed, lt is impos? sible to correctly estimate the loss. By sotno it is supposed that at least thirty or forty persons are still buried in thc debris of the wreck or at tho bottom ol the bay. A diver has gone to tho scent of the disaster. The uooident bas cast a gloom over tho wholo city, aud a uni? versal sadness prevails. The streets ure crowded with peoplo, and tho excite ment of fooling is intense. The/?egr/jt/orcomments us follows: Tb? Ocean Wavo bas beeu for some timi considered au unsafe boat, and hui always been un unlucky ono. A cri mi nal responsibility rests somewhere, am it should bo visited upou those to whos ree.klessue.is and incapacity it is attribut I able. Tho system of inspections every whore is loose, careless and reckless: The boiler was not so much exploded u it was torn open, with a long seam. 1 was so rotten un to literally tear oper. Had it beou stronger, so as explode wit greater violence, tho destruction woul nave been great. The force of the e: plosion wus upward and forward. Minnesota bad-but bus no longer thu premium buy iiuud. His latest uti final exploit is thus described: Punisbc by bis mother for some offence, ho wei into the woods and hung himself to treo. He was detected in time aud ci down. Only inspired with new zeal i his failure, hu took u can of keroseu called a little brother and sister, pou rt tho kerosene on the tire around whic they gathered, and in au instant couver ed himself and his victims into burnt cinders. The age of this young tnonst was fourteen years. -v? ? - Tho Knoxville (Tenn.) Press and h raid my?: "Ou Friday last, about mt night, a party of twenty-five disguisi mun went to tho jail of Brudley Count at Cleveland, Tennessee, took from it negro nineteen years of age, carried hi to the old fair ground, one und a quart miles South of Cleveland, and hung hit Tho negro had been committed to t! jail, ubout teu duys ago, for attemptii to outrage a young white girl, and ci ting her iu tho throat with a knife." Au aged woman in North Adams relat that many years ago, while attending social dance a young mechanic asked h hand for one of the dances. She iudi nautly refused, feeling very much mor Med that he should make suoh au o?V Years have passed, and she has fill un honorable but humble position in li while tho young mau whom she th scorned bus been Governor of Mussucl SJlts. An GLANCE BACKWARD. -An old shioned woman remarks, with pathetic iropectiveness: "I eau remember wh oight yards of print and ten or twel hours' work, without u sowing machi would make a dress, which required01 a pretty collar, a black silk uprou uni broach to arrange into a very neat toil But that was when ladies did housewc iu tho forenoon, diued iu the middlo the day, and had teu at ti o'clock." "I know what your beau's pretty wh horse's name is," said a little boy to grownup sister, tho other morning; " Oamye." "Hush, Eddie," said the h ri lied" sister, "that's a naughty wor "Well, 1 don't caro if 'tis," said tho venile, "that's his narnu, 'cos last u?? I was outside the feuco when ho stopj at tho front gate, audi heard him s *whoa, Damyo.' " Jacob, tho Zouave, wh J cured piiri sis und wrought other in iranios, ;wbo followed by thousands wbeuover be w anywhere, was shot as a traitor au spy du.ing tho war. lie belonged to twentieth corps of the Army of Loiro. Baily for three mouths ho w to tho German camp to give iutormuti Tho Weatherford (Texas) Times e mur?tes tho reserve Indians as folio Comanches, 4,741; Kiowas, 1.S90; undoes, 1,000; Apaches, 110(1; Cadd 484; Wichutns, 299; Keaohies, 120; 1) ?uros, 71; Wunnes, 12i; Townucuu 227; llawttuies, 85. Total 7,253. A Radical paper asks, with profo gruvity, "What would tho country without, tho Rup ubi i eau party?" Tho country would tear down hall jails, uud wo would sell a mighty yard-dog that wo turn loose every ni [Columbus (Miss.) lude Playing ut Doctor-"Mu, dour, wou't take ber physic. I've mixed a dose of sand, and shu say's 1 must some first. Doctors never do, do t ma?" Tho announcement is made that J 0U0 copies of thc household penny edi oT "Oliver Twist" have been sold in ] don, and that the publishers have pi press another 50,000 copies. A man named J. L. Smith was ur ed ul Cairolton, Louisiana, on Tr lust, for a murder committed foin years ago. Rosina Gaillard, a colored wei dropped dead iii Charleston, ou S day, from enlargement of tho liver. Franklin recommends a young mon, in the choice of a wife, to select her from a bunch, giving ns a reason that when there are mauy daughters they improve i ach other, und from ?mulation uoquho more accomplishments and know morn aud do moro than a single child, spoiled by parental fondutm. Wondorful power of tho press: In Phi? ladelphia, when a policeman wishes to get upa reputation for good conduct, he shoots thu first harmless dog he sees on I tho streets and thou gives some news? paper reporter a first class hydrophobia item. The editor ofnn Indiana paper recently enjoyed tho luxury of a bath, and a load iug article iu tho issue of his paper de? scribes vividly his sf ra ugo sensations while tho operation was in progress. FINANCIAL A. NU UOMAlKltCllAl*. j NEW YOUR, August 27.-The cotton movement, compared with lust week, shows an increase iu receipts and ex? ports. Receipts ut all ports 7,811 bales, against 7,030 last, 0,454 previous, and 10,472 threowoekH since. Total receipts since. Soptembor 4,002,401, against 2,808,100 for tho corresponding period ? of the previous year, showing increase of 1,204,352. Exports from all ports for the week 14,339, against 12,977 for the same week last year. Total exports for tho expired portion of tho cotton year 3.152.53S, ngaiust 2,107,323 for the same time last year. Stock at all ports 105, 329, against 97,035 ut nam o date last year. Stock at interior towns 12,970, agaiust 17,719 last year. Stock iu Liv? erpool 001,009, agaiust 521,000 Inst year. American cotton afloat for Great Urituiu 50,000, against 50,000 lust year. Wea? ther South duriug thu week unfavorable. A severo storm has prevailed ulong the Atlantic coast, especially iu Georgia and South Carolina, und damaged chiefly the sea island crop. This storm, or a wing of it, extended to the interior of Geor gia uud South Curoliua, and there aro numerous complaints of thu plant being blown down. Private advices ulso speak of rust (iud caterpillars in many sections. In Tennessee ami Texas complaints reach us of drought. PAULS, August 28.-Rentes-56f. 25c. LivnnrooL, August 28-3 P. M.-Cot? ton opnued firm and is now strong-up? lands 9,<0; Orleans 9%. LIVERPOOL, August [28-Evening. Cotton closed strong-uplands 9}? ; Or? leans 0%; sales 15,000 bules; speculation and exports 30,000. NEW YORK, August 28-Noon.-Flour unchanged. Wheat and corn quiet and heavy. Pork quiet und steady, at 13.87. Cotton quiet and firm; sales 7U0 bales uplands 19);,. Freights firm. Stocks strong and steady. Governments steady and dull. Stato bonds very dull. Money 2. Gold 12-S?'. Exchnugo-long 9>? ; short 9%. 7 P. M.-Money unchanged. Sterling dull, ut ?@0>?. Gold 12???12??. Go? vernments steady but dull-02s 14^?. Teuuessees and North Carolinas heavy. Others dull. Tennessees 75; new 75. Virginias 03; new 70. Louisianas 05; ucw 00; levees 70; 8s 83. Alabamas 1.00; 5s 07. Georgias 83; 7s 90. North Carolinas 44; uew 25. South Carolinas 70; new 57,l4. Cotton quiet und firm; sales 1,300 bales-n pla mis lO.l.i'; Orleans 19%. Flour quiet and unchanged. Whiskey firmer, at 93@93,'.i. Wheat heavy aud 3(Vi>4o. lower. Corn slightly favors buyers, at G6).j@07. Rico firm, at 8}.?(</>9'?. Pork a shade firmer, at 13.75?U3.87. Lard sioady-kettle 10. Freights firmer. Chesapeake aud Ohio G per cent, gold bonds ad va need to 93. I ST. LOUIS, August 28.-Flour dull aud j tiuchangeM. Corn firm and inactive. Whiskey 88^(?189. Hagging quiet, at 19J^?20. Purk 13.00. Bacon in good ' demaud-shoulders GI-jfTi.G,'.^; clear sides 8. Lard-primo kettle S-'^. CINCINNATI, August 28.-Flour and corn steady. Pork in fair demand, at 12.G0@12.75. Lard-9'4 asked. Bacon in fair demand-shoulders GJ.j'; sides 7,'?@7;,?. Whiskey 89. LOUISVILLE, August 28.-Provisions firm, at full prices. Pork 12.75. Lari) 9'..'. Shoulders G'.j'; clear sides Whiskey 83. BALTIMOIIE, August 28.-Flour firmer and unchanged. Wheat active. Corn quiet. Pork quiet, nt 14.00. Bacon uc tivo, with an advancing tendency-shoul? ders 7. Lard steady, itt 10(<jjl?i?^. Whis? key 92'.j. Cotton firmer and held high ] ur-middling 18^i<2)187B; receipts 107 i bales; Kalos 45; stock 950. SAVANNAH, August 23.-Cotton in mo? derato demaud-low middling 17'.,; re? ceipts GI bales; sales 20; stock 3,328. MEMPHIS, August 28.-Cotton market heavy-middling 17JB'. AUGUSTA, August 28.-Cotton firm midd Hug lT.'.j' ; receipts 2l>; sales 230. HUSTON, August 23.-Cotton active middling 193,'; receipts 2,041 bales; stiles 400; ?tock 8,900. CHARLESTON, August 2S.-Cotton dull -middling 18; receipts 15 bules; stock 2.209. WILMINGTON, August 28.- Cotton quiet -middling 17; J ; receipts 15 bales; sales 4; stock 515. NEW ORL?ANS, August 28.-Flour dull and nominal-super 4.50; double 5.50; treble 5.87 bj (// G. 00. Com quiet mixed GO; yellow 07; white mixed GS; white 70. Purk dull, und held tit 14.00. Macon finn, at 7;<i'S'it;; sugar-cured hums HkVil2; choice 14(n,lf>'... Lard dull tierce 10'.;6el2; keg 11 '.,vrUl f.i. Sugar dull-good common to lair 9J??(/j 10:,,?. Whiskey quiet-Western rectified 92(M} 1.(10. Cotton quiet and linn - low mid? dling IG'?! receipts 1,015 bales; sales 200; ?Ieek 29,095. Mom LE, August 28,-Colton quiet - middling IS; irceipls 217 bli I o? j sides50; .-.luck 2.091. Nonionic, August 28.-Cotton steady middling IT; receipts 300 bales;Miles' 20; stock 70. GALVESTON, August 28 -Colton .strong middling Iii; receipts 201 bales; sales 1.200; slock 10,GGl. PHILADELPHIA, August 28.-Cotton finner-middling lO1^. $ 1 , O 0 0,000 ! ! ! ' BY authority of a special Aot of the Legislature of Kentucky, of March 13,1871, tho Trna toe? of tho Public Library, of Kentucky, will {rive a GRAND GIFT CONCERT, AT I-.OCI9VIl.nE, KT., ON TUESDAY, OCTOHER 31, 1871. Under direction of the boat Musical Talent. 100,000 Tickets of Admission, $10 each in currency: Half Tickets $5: Quarter Tickets $2.50. Each Ticket will consist of four quarters, value $2.50 each. Tho holder is entitled to ad? mission to tho Concert aud to tho amount of gilt awarded to it or ita fraction. Tickets num? ber from 1 to 100,000. The dozens* Hunk nf Kentucky li Trfamrtr, AU moncvH arising from tho salo of Tickets will be deposited with tho Citizen?1 Bank, enb Ject only tn tho order of the Pr?sident and Treasurer of tho Library, countersigned by tho Buaiuese Manurer. During tho Concert, tho sum of $550,000 IN GREENBACKS Will be distributed, by lot, to tho holders of Tickets, in tho following gifta, viz: One Granit Gilt of.9100,000 I One Grand Gift or. ?50,0< O tino ?ift of. 25,000 I Ono Girt or.5 000 Ono (Jilt or. 20 000 I Ono Girt of. 4 000 Ono Gift of. 1!) 000 I O-io Gift of. 3.0 0 Ono Gift of. 18.00J i Ono Gift or. 2 Ott) Ono Gift or. 17,000 I Ton Gifts or #1,000 each. loieiO OuoGirtof. 1G.000 Fifteen Gifta o? $000 each. 13.500 Ono Gift or. 15.000 Eighteen Gifts of $800 each. 14,400 OuoGirtof. 14,000 Twenty Gifts of $700 each. 14,000 Ono Gift of. 13.000 Twontyfivo Gifts of |C00 oach. 15.0C0 Ono Girt of. 12.000 Thirty Girts or 1500 each. 15.000 OuoGirtof. 11.000 Forty Gifts of $100 each. 16 (HO Ono Gift of. 10.000 Forty-five Gifta of $300 each. 13.500 Ooo Gift or. . U.OOO Firty Gifts of $200 each. 10.0C0 Ono Gift of. 8,000 41C Gifts of $100 tach. 44,6C'0 Ooo Gift or. 7,000 - Ono Girt of. C.00O 721 Girts in all. $550,000 After paying tho exponaos of the enterprise, and making tho distribution of the gifta, the balance of tho proceeds arising from tho salo of Ticket? will bo appropriated to the establish? ment of a Froo Library, in Louisville, to bo called tho PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY. Tho Ooncort and distribution will take place undor tho immediate supervision of the Trus? tee* ment:on? d in tho Act of incorporation. The TriiHtcca will be assisted by well known and eminont citizens of Kontucky, who have ? consented to bo present at tho coucert aud *Q superintend tho drawing and distribution of gifts. Tho holders of tickotn' to which gifta arc awarded will be paid on presentation of them, or their fraction, al tho office in Lenin ville, the second day after drawing and every business day f ir eii montha thereafter, and may bo sent direct or through any hank or Expresa Company for collection. All orders accompanied hy drafts, poet oflieo money orders, or greenbacks, will bo promptly atteuded to and tickota returned by mail, registered or exprcasod, aa desired. Tickets are like greenbacks-good only to the holder. Buyers will unto that thero aro only 100.000 tickota, instead nf 200,000, aa in the San Fran? cisco Gift Coucert, and that Ibero is $50.000 moro distributed. I sold that and made tho awards in four montha, and paid $183,000 to ticket-holders, from November 2d to 15th, 1870, and turned over $12.000 to tho Secretary due tickota not presented. It will be particularly uuticed that il ia a matter ot impossibility for any one to know what numbers draw gifts, aa it ia not known what tho gift of any number drawn from tho flret wheel will bo. until the sealed box, with amount or tho gift plainly printed, is taken from the other wheel and opened in full view of the audience; therefore tho larger gifts may not come out until towards the last, or in tho middle of the drawing. The $100,000 girt in the Han Francisco Gift Concert, under tho management ot O. R. Petera, was tiie200th number drawn, and was awarded and paid to a gentleman in New Orleans. 721 gifte is all that can be drawn in one day. eir Tho numbera and gifta are drawn by blind obildron, from eight to fourteen years of age. The drawing will bo extensively published, and parties ordering tickets willhavo printed lists seut them. Parlies forming clubs and desiring information will please address this office. ll Tizkets for $100; 28 Tickets, $255; 50 Tickets, $500; 113 Tickets, $1,000. The undersigned, late principal bnsineaa manager of tho very successful Mercantile Li? brary Gift Concert at San Francisco, California, baa been appointed agent and manager of tho Gift Concert in aid pf tho Public Library of Eentucky. The drawing will take place in public, and everything will be nono to satisfy buyers of tickets that their interesta will be HH well protected aa if they personally superintended the catiro adair. M AX XE R. OP DRAWING. Thero will ho two glass wheels. Ono wheel will contain 100,006 numbera, plainly printed nu loather tags. Tho other wheol will contain 721 boxes, each containing a gift. One tag ur n umber will be drawn from tho 100,COO wheel, and tho first box drawn from the second or I 721 box whocl will contain a gifi, neatiy prim en and sealed np, and the gift so drawn from j the second wheel will be the gift of the tug first drawn, whether $100, $1,000, or $100,000, aa announced. 14.8G4 TICKETS DISPOSED OF I2V JV LT. To insure ticket holders, tho public aro assured that if only 25,000 tickota are sold, only 25,000 numbera po in tbe largo wheel, tho 721 gifta awarded, hut diminished pro rata. In case 50.000 tickets only aro sold, only numbers 1 to 50,000 go in the large wheel, and the 721 gifta diminished ono-half; and in cate only 85,000 ticuets aro sold, the entire 721 gifts will be paid in full-it being intended that no unsold tickets shall participate. I Tho manager has already paid into the Citizens' Bank 350,000 towards defraying tho ex? penses, and does not depend on ables of tickets to pay hie expenses of printing, advertis? te e. ?fcc. The public nre invited to tho utmost scrutiny as to tho reliability of the entire affair. Persons d?sirons of acting as agents for tho sale of our tickota in anvcitvin the United Slates or Canadas, address CHAS. R. PETERS, Manager, Louisville, Ky. Di' Office-120 Main street, Johnson Block. It. T? DUKliETT. President. I M. W. CLUSKY. Secretary. W. N. HALBEM AH.Vice-Preaideut. | CITIZENS' BANK.Treasurer. August 29 413* For Sale. AYOUNO HOUSE or good atock, possess? ing excotient qualities ami performs well under saddle ami in harness. Can be managed bj" a ladv. 1'erfectlv sound. Sold for no rank. Applv tn DU. Wi 1>. COHN WELL. AugjW_2? Notice. COLUMBIA, R. C., Auguat 28, 1871. r|lFJE sale of i eal o?ttate for delinquent taxes, JL for the year 1870, in Richland County, which has been postponed from day to day since the 13th dav of Juno, 1871, will positive", ly take placo on tue llth day of SEPTEMBER, 1871. at tho office of tho Treasurer of Rich? land County, over thu bank of E. J. Scott, Son .V Co. C. H. BALDWIN, Treasurer Itichlaud Countv. Aug 20_ tul ni2_ Vinum Cibi Et Ferri. Extract of litef, Iron and Wine. A NEW MEDICINE FOP. Enfeebled Digestion, l oss of Appe? tite, Tone and Vigor. Impoverished blood; Nervous Debility. Especially ndaptcd to weak stomachs. As a nutrient tonic, ami mild stimulant this combination has proved especially flllcacioits in many cases of enfeebled digestion, less ol tone and vigor, impoverished blood; ami in the ninny ailments cons?quent upon general debility, lt is prepared willi great care from selected beef, one-third of wtiich IIHH been partially roasted to develop tho nem.izoni ttius rendering it mere grateful to thu taste and less apt to occasion disgust from cou tinned use. For salo bv EDWARD H. HPINITSH. Aug 20 { Chemist and IM iiL'iMst. Tea. MWE gnarantco to save ciubs usually buying of the so-called "Great American Toa Company," 10 per cent , if they make like pur? chases from us. Wu have just re uciveu a large lot of TEAS, selected and tried carefully before purchasing, to which wo ask the attention of tho trade and consumers. AUK 27 L?RICK .t LOWRANCE. ?aWHfcfllMSI NO ENJOYMENT WITHOUT IIKALTII Of all fie property we own in tho world, thal which demands Ilia greatest vii re is otir own bodies Better lose houses, lands, ba? lances in the bunk, anything that represents w? allh, t lum tho strength, vigor and elasticity of Hm physic:!! rr?nu'1. Tim dyspeptic, the bilious sniveler. Hu- nervous invalid, cnn not eiijov i he gilt s ol lort uno. Happily, le-wevi-r. ? syspVpsla, bili..iiM:e.*s and nervous debility; a t e rein- <v;ib!e c\ Us. T?RllANT'S SELTZER APERIENT ls a speciii.: for them. I: renovates thu, Hie? rnach, improves thu appetwe. rhunses the bowels regulate* the liver, r.nhns m rv. ?, and .li-inie i- the depraved lluids KOLI) UV ALL IXtUGGIKlS. An? 211 !?'. Thu Doctors Recommend ^ettjevs" Beer V \ preference lo London P< rn r and Seiiteh i_ Ale. WhjVThey know:. :e iimuhillotateu; WE ask of huyera an examination of the following goods: CALIFORNIA Blt ANDY. California Port Wine. California Angelica. Calirornir. Hock. California MuHCatC-llc. 0. P. Garduer's North Carolina Corn. Snit's, 18JG, Rye. Old Virginia Glades. Turo Cognac Brandy. These aro all standard goods, aud wc have pilt the prices rigid down to the bottom. Also, cheap goods or all grades, tho quality and prices of which will certainly nloaso tho buyer and save him money. Aug 27 L?RICK .t LOWRANCE. Odd Fellows' Academy. TIIE undersigned tako pleasuro in announcing to Ihoir patrons anti frienda, and to tho publio ge? nerally, that thia Institution will bo rc-oponed on tho first Monday in September next. Pupils will bo prepared hy a thorough course of training for thc Suntu Carolina Uni? versity, or any other institution of learning in tho country, for mercantile,or any other of tho ordinary pursuits of life. Their object ia to give to tho citizens of Columbia a first class School, tho expenses of which will bo at tho same limo within renell of all. They therefore respectfully call attention to their reasonable lt.VTKS OK TUITION! Academic Dep irlnunt, per month,.$5 00 Primary " " " . 1 00 Preparatory " " " .a.OO No pains will bo spared ta give entire satis f.tctiou. J. J. .Ucl'ANTS. August 27 IL IL ri,AHKSOX._ 5chieftain Schnapps. ?y-? CASKS Wolfe's cdiibralml SCHIEDAM J*'} AROMATIC SCHNAPPS, just arrived ned for sale low liv JOHN AOS KW & SON. 50?) .'.inst Proof Seed Oat: O VI'S for sale bv KBWMID HOPE Just Received, .y*~ nP.i.s. NOHTUKRN HUSH POTA ,?0 TOUS, For sale low bv August 3 JOHN AlLSKW ? SON.