The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, September 13, 1874, Image 3

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Tete|jcri*.plitc?Formen ,\(r*in Maduid, September 12.? Au official despatch is published, announcing that General Pavia has gained a victory over the Oarlists. 3,000 troops .will leave Cadiz for Cuba about the end of the present mouth aod 5,000 more in October. London, September 12.?The great strike of ootton operatives at Botton, which was anuouoaed to be imminent on Thursday, has oommenoed. The strike at Bolton stops twenty four mills which employed 13,000 hands; forty-eight mills, employing 7,000 hands, aontinne operations. Sab-\ eoriptions for the strikers have beeu opened by the Trades Unions through out tho manufacturing district. Havana, September 11.?Oblixto Garoia, the captured insnrgent leader, i is now on board a gun-boat at Maoza nillo. When surprised by his oaptors, Garoia drew a pistol and fired two shots at them. When taken, he was fonnd to be wounded iu the, head, the ball having passed out near the nose. The Spaoiards say that he shot him? self; it is thought gangrene has sot in and the wound will be fatal. TeJettraulilc?American mniitri. St. Paul, Minn., September 11.? Gen. Ouster's final official report to Gen. Terry recapitulates his former statements, and takes strong ground in favor of the.immediate opening up of the Black Hills for military reasons. He endorses the report of gold disco? veries, and suggests further explora? tions next seaeou. Nevertheless, Pro? fessors Wiuobell and DonnldBon assort that Gen. Caster does not know, of his own knowledge, that any color of gold was found in the Black Hills. Vioksboro, September 11.?Several days ago a call for a meeting of former soldiers of the Union and Con? federate armies was published, stating that tho purpose was to foster and en? courage kindly relations between the soldiers of the lato war, and to form a bond of mutual friendship and good feeling. Several preliminary meetings held were attended by representatives of both armies, those of the Union army residents of this oity being nearly equal in number to those of the Confederate army. At the meeting last night the body formed itself into an association, to be known as the Order of Blues and Grays. The speeches delivered were indicative of the utmost good feeling aud relief at this public acknowledgment of a break in tho dark cloud of prejudice which has beeo oppressing all alike. New York, September 11.?Moul ton'a final statement is published to-day. It fills twenty columns, is very decisive in tone, and utterly dis? proves Beeober's charges of black? mail. It ooutains other aud more startling statements than those hereto? fore published, ' and would seem to leave Buecber uo alternative but to "step down and out." Many of tho details given in tbe statement are ut? terly unfit for publication. Among the letters printed is a note enclosing a check, aud direoting Moulton to use it at his disoretiou. Another is a friendly note, making an appointment. In it Beeoher sends his love to Mrs. Emma Moultoo, aud writes how dreadfully near the point she speaks sometimes. One letter from Mrs. Tilton's mother is prodnood, iu which she addresses Beeoher as "my deur son/' and asks him to pay her reut. She refers to bis (Beeober's) secret, and says that only six persons know it. She writes of Elizabeth's home troubles, and thanks Beeoher for the deep consolation be affords her daugh? ter. The letter closes, "Do you know I think it very strange that you should ask me to call you my son." Moultoo gives specially, in words, the justifica? tion whioh Beeoher gave to him for his adultery with Mrs. Tilton, namely this: that this physical expression of lovo was as natural as the word* of endearment he used . towards her. Thie, Moulton says, was the first enunciation of the dootrioe of free love that be had ever heard, and it therefore beoame impressed on his memory. Mfmphis, September 12.?The por son charged with implication in the Trenton affair has been brought here by the Fedejal guard, to be examined by the Uaited States Commissioner. New York, September 12 ?-Ply? mouth Church prayer meeting was largely attended. Nearly all the speakers, in their prayers or addresses, referred to the absent pastor with un? altered affection and confidence. Bio ther Cleveland, who bad recently seen Mr. Beeoher in the country, iuformed he congregation that thoir pastor wus cheerful and unmoved by the slanders, and was coming back on the 1st Octo? ber to assume his duties with greater efficacy than ever. One gentleman prayed that Beeoher's enemies might be pat to shame. A tog fouled the hawsor of the steamer Cuba, as she was enteriog the docks, foroing a lady and her son against the cabin of a canal boat, nearly killing both. All the papers comment unfavorably on Moni ton's late statement, except tbe Herald, whioh thinks Moulton's new charges require au answer. Tho Times and Herald say the charges of black? mail against Moulton are overthrown. Tho Sun oannot see that the statement adds any conclusive testimony to what was in tbe case before. The Tribune, World nod Time* express similar opi? nions. Mendelssohn, who was convicted of forgery, yesterday, took arsenic last night, and died this morning. Lewia G. French, Secretary of tbe Palisade Insurance Company, was ar? rested yesterday, on a charge of fraud committed in Jersey Oity, in default of $5,000 bail. Owing to the pressure of the times, masons, bricklayers, hod-carriers and helpers in Jersey Oity, Bergen, Hud boo iCity and Hoboken, daring the past week, have booh abandoning tbe eight hour rale, and to-duy it i? an? nounced that all are workiug ten hours a day, without asking iuoreaee of wages. Builders say this will result in a very deoidod improvement iu their business. Tbe Herald publishes a lettor from Marshal Buzaioe, addressed to Mr. Bennett, whioh was received by cable to-day. Buzaine thanks the Herald for its impartiality, and tbe American and English press for its marks of sympa? thy. Several Americans had wished to shake him by the hand, aud he felt deeply touched by their sympathy; complains of tbe injustice of tbe ver? dict of the oourt martial, presided over by a Prinoeof the blood, who had never conducted military operations of importance. He looks to time and history for justification; bitterly re proaobes MacMahon and makes a long defence of his own military and politi? cal course during the late war; ex? presses gratitude to ex-Presideut Thiers, who defended him ca his return from Mexico. As regards Mexico, the Emperor had to choose between an evaouation and a war with the Unitad States; to avoid a conflict, ho gave the order to return; but Muxi million was uuwilliug either to return to Austria or to abdicate, although he well understood that Napoleon could not sustain a struggle with the Uuited States. Muximillian, in spite of wise counsels, preferred to seek an honora ble death. Tint is the truth and that is tho exteut of each one's responsi? bility. For my cnnsolatiou, the thought remains that even Washiugtou did not escape injustice, and that" La Fayette passed through ordeals more terriblo than mine. In conclusion, the Marshal si ?/e: "I am far from beiug rich, but, besides my liberty, there still remains to me.nnmeasurable trea? sures. For a companion I have an American lady, who gives me strongest proof of devotion; I have children; I have a brother and some friends, who have remained faithful. My position is not hopeless; if need should be, I would follow the example and take re? fuge in labor. A simple soldier, I car? ried a musket. Labor does not dis? honor. I do not look on my military career as ended. I enjoy health and bodily vigor. Some duties remain to be fulfilled, und I shall fuifill them when the time comes. I hope fortune will grunt me a last smile, as sho often docs to old soldiers." Des Moines, September 11 ?The women's suffrage couvention yester? day adopted resolutions pledging them? selves to support temperance candi? dates, aud appealing for suffrage at the ballot-box, as the most effectual means of aiding temperance. Bishop Haven, in a speech, endorsed tbe movement and advocated female suffrage. Staunton, Va , September 12.? This morning, Father Daniel Downey, u deposed priest of the Catholic Church, died suddenly here. Ho was deposed tweuty years ago, for tbe kill? ing of Wni. McAlulleu, whom he was trying to force to marry a young girl seduced by Mc.UulIeu. 1'ho killing was done with a pistol in uu alterca? tion, aud Downey was tried for mur? der, but acquitted, nu the ground of self-defence. Of lute yerrs, he baa been u school-toucher, and for the last few months, a Uuited States store? keeper. He was a muu of learuiug aud good social qualities. St. Louts, September 12 ?At the ratification meeting, Curl Schurz de? clared tbe movement bud bis earnest symputby. He* approved all portions of tbe platform that bore upon State affairs, but was sorry to see tbe con? vention on the fence about Quanens. Ho would support the nominees of the people's convention, and disavowed uuy personal interest in tbe matter. Charleston, September 12.?Ar? rived?Steamship Colombia, New York; schooner Walter F. Baker, New York. New Orleans, September 11.?A number of the creditors of the Citi? zens' Bank have met aud udopted re? solutions expressing confidence in that institution. The President of tho bank has sent a letter to the Governor, begging him not to prosecute the cia:ms of Lou State agaiust that insti? tution, and assuring him that the as? sets of the bank far exceed its liabili? ties. Tho Governor, iu response, stated that he could take no steps iu the matter, aud it had to be referred to tho Attoruey-Goneral aud his opi? nion obtained. Sr. Louis, September 12?Post? master-General Jewell advertises, to? day, through the papers boro u reward of $5,000 for tho arrest of tho parties who committed what is known ns the Gad's Hill robbery, in' this State, ou the 31st Jauuary last, and $3,000 re? ward for the arrest of the robbers of the San Antonio stage, in Texas, in April last. Reading, Penn., September 12.? Churges of cruel treatment to children at Womelsdorf Orphan Homo are to be investigated by the trustees. The superintendent admits that a boy was punished by cutting the ends of his fingers with a knife. The employees of the Reading Rail? road here and along tbe lino of the road will, next week, be put ou half time, working two weeks out of a month, at eight hoars per day, ou ac? count of tho general ataguation of trade. Montgomery, September 12.?Ex Uuited States District Attorney J. A. Minuis and ex-Congressman Buokley have written letters, aud Uuited States Deputy Marshal Randolph, Probate Judge Ely and City Clerk Hughes unite in a card, denying the stories of lawlessness and terrorism whioh have been circulated North, to the prejudice of Montgomery, Ail these geniiemeu are Republicans. Not long ago, E. Keila, Judge of the City Court of Eufaula, released from arrest, without bond, a negro, aharged with assault to murder. Tho negro neu, and uub out beeu heard from siuce. Certain citi? zens of Eufaula thereupon proceeded against Keils for aidiog and abetting tbe esoape of a felou. He was arrest? ed, and in default of bail, oommitted to jail. Keils sued out ou a writ of habeas corpus, aud gave bail here yes? terday. He had said citizens arrested and brought before Uuitcd States Commissioner Burke for trial, ou n oharge of violating tho Euforoement Aot. The defeudante gave bail for ap? pearance for trial on Monday. Washington, September 12.?Sur? geon John B. Ackley died of yellow fever at Pcnsacola Navy Yard, yester? day. The will of tho Cuban General Ryan, killed among tho Virginia's captives, by tho Spaniards, leaves an estate of $150,000 to his kiusmeu in Arkansas. Grant is here. Alter the Mexican veteran feed, be goes to Missouri for agricultural purposes. Probabilities?For Sunday, ovor the South Atlautio and Gulf Stuten, stationary barometer aud temperature, Easterly wiuds and geuerally clear weather. Over tho Teunessee und the Ohio valleys, stationary or rising ba? rometer und temperature. South-west to North-west winds, aud generally clear weather, except possibly cool Northerly winds iu tho Western portion of this distriot. Over (the Middle Atluotio States, variuble North? east aud South-west wind?, geuerally statiouary temperature and barometer aud partially cloudy or clear weather. 'I'elrgrupli IC?CouttllcrclD.1 Ile-iorlN. Columbia, September 12.?Sales of cotton, to-day. 76 bales?middling li NkW Yoke, September 12?Noon.? Money 2. Gold 9)?. Exohunge?long 4 81; bhort i 8(J>a- Cotton quiet; sales 401?uplauda 16%; Orleans 17)4*. Fu? tures opeued steady- September 15%, 15 13 16; Ootober 15 5 16, 15^; No? vember 15 3 16, 15)^; December 151?. Pork firm?22 25(?>22 50. Lrird firm ? steam 14 1-16. 7 P. M.?Tho bank statement shows loans have iuorcused 81.750,000; legal tenders decrousod 5250,000; specie in? creased nearly Si.01)0.000; deposits in? creased over $3,000,000; reserve de? creased $91,000. Cotton receipts 701. Futures closed easy; sales 17,000: Sep? tember 15 3-16; Octooer 15 7-16; No vember 15 11 32, l?jis; December 15 7-16; January 15 17 d2; February 15 25 32, 15 13 16; March 16 1 32; April 16 5-16; May 16 0 16. Cottou quiet; sales 401, at 16^@t7>4. Flour a shade firmer and little belter export inquiry for shipping grades?5 25(?> 6 10 common to fair extra Southern; 6.1?(V^0 00 good to dchoioe. Wheat u'oout lc. better aud moderate demand ?1 19tV7).l 24 new winter red Western; 1.25(0)1 42 white. Corn dull heavy and decidedly lower?95@')6 \7eslern mixed stor-.-; 97^97^4 ufloat. Poik firmer?new 22 75. Lard firmer ?14^h prime steam. Coffee aud molasses dull. Sugar very firm. Freights firmer?cottou steam }.{; wheat steam 5; corn steam 4)6. Money easy, tit 2 @2J?. Sterling dull. Gold lower ? U?4(V?9Jo. Governments dull au.l lower. Stutes quiet aud nominal. Augusta, Ga., September 12.?The best authorities hero suy the cotton crop of Georgia will be oft' 100.000 bales from last year; whole crop esti? mated ut 3,700,000. Galveston uud New Orleaus estimates do not run as high. The following despatches re? ceived by President Herring, of Au? gusta Cottou Exchange, iu response to inquiries to-day: Mobile?Crop tri? butary to Mobile, better than last year; receipts hero estimated ut 50 000 bales iucreuso. (Note?Crop iu Ala? bama almost a totul failure last year iu territory tributary to Montgomery and Sulmu.) Memphis?Crops are poor throughout tbo Memphis district; can't muko ovor live-eighths of last year. New Orleaus?Crop tributury to New Orleaus ut least twuuty five per oeut. loss than last year. Galvestou? Drought has greatly damaged uplands; low land:; will do well; crop 20,000 bales short. Some correspondent estimated in July that the Texas crop would ex? ceed last year'r over 150,000 bales. The above despatches aro from reliable Boarcos. Norfolk, September 12.?Cotton steady?low middling 15; net receipts 10S; exports coastwise 52; sales 35. Augusta, September 12.?Cotton demand fair?middling 15; receipts43; sales 278 Philadelphia, September 12 ?Cot? tou qti'et?middling 17; low middling 15; net receipts 55; gross 65. St. Louis, September 12?Flour quiet and unchanged. Coru quiet aud weak?78 for No. 2 mixed in elevator Whiskey firm, ut 1.02. Pork fiini? 24 00 ossh; 17.50 seller ail year. Ba cou aotivo and higher?10?^ shoulders clear rib l?j^; clear 15)?(r^l6. Lard unchanged?refined 15^. Cincinnati, Septomticr 12. ? Flour Grm aud in fair demand. Coru firm, at 82@83 Pork firm and higher? 2100(a)25 09. Lard dull uud uuset tied?summer nominally 13-^ Bacon strong und good demand?15J? clear rib; 16 clear. Whiskey iu good de? mand?1 .00. Louisville, September 12 ?Finnl? and gram unchanged B icon active aud high?10^@10% shoulders; 15?6 Q?l?y? oleor no?sales Hi(i^l(i}>? clear; sugar oure.l hams 14(a) lb; plum 14. L?rd 16>?. Whiskey 1 uO Memphis, September 12.?Cottou steady, nominally unchanged, good deinaud; offerings light?middling 15,'y'; low middling 15%; receipts 329; shipments 127; stock 6,221. Savannah, September 12 ?Cottou demand good?middling 15; low mid? dling 14%; good ordinary 13Jf; uet receipts 105; gross 1,100; exports coastwise 1,117; sales 698. Wilmington-, September 12 ?Cotton' firm?middling 15)^; low middiug 15; good ordinary 13J-4; D<Jt receipts 11; exports coustwise 28. New Orleans, September 12 ?Cot? ton irregular aud easier?middling l?; low middling 15.^; good ordinary 14%; net receipts 3G6; grosB 7G2; ex? ports ooaHtwibo 922; sales 250?lust evening 350. Mobile, September 12.? Cotton irregular aud active?middling 15%; low middling 14%; good ordiuury 13%; net receipts 339; exports coast? wise 98; sales 200. Boston, September 12.?Cotton quiet and unchanged?middling 17%; gniRB receipts 356; sules 200; stuck 8.000. Galveston, September 12 ?Cotton quiet und easier?middling 15>?; low middling 14%; good ordiuury 13%; re? ceipts 575; sales 575. Charleston, September 12.?Cot? ton quiet?middling 15%; low mid? dling 14%; good ordinary 14%; uet receipts 357; sales 100. Baltimore, September 12.?Cotton firm?middling 16%; gross receipts 31; exports coustwise 25; sales 137; spinners 30. Paris, September 12 ?Rentes G4f. 60o. Liverpool, September 12?3 P. M. Cotton quiet aud steady?uplands 7^@8; Orleans 8%@8%; sales 12, 00U, including 6,900 American, 2,000 on export and speculation; cotton to arrive 1-16 cheaper; Bales basis middling uplands, nothiug below good ordiuury, deliverable Septem? ber, 7%; sales shipments new crop, basis middling uplands uotliing below good ordinary, 7 13-10; uotliing below low middling, 7%, How Russia Aided tue NonTii to Subduethe South.?Few people know bow deeply indebted tbe Uuited States is to Russia for kindly services during the war. It has often been vaguely whispered that Russian influence pre? vented the armed interference of France, and perhaps England, in be? half of the South. Wouro enabled to lay before our readers trustworthy iu formatiou, never before published, in support of the truth of this rumor. Whou Gov. Cnrtin, on the eve of his return to this country, went, iu bis i capacity as Minister to Russia, to take formal leave of the Emperor, the latter closed the conversation substantially iu these words: *'[ wish, sir, that you would, npou your return, express m}' hearty thanks tu the American people fur the reception they have given my sou, the Grand Duke Alexis." This, it will bo remembered, was hhortly after Geu. Grant had refused to re? turn Alexis' call, and the latter had left Washington iu disgust. Gov. Curtin noticed the Emperor's failure to seud thanks to the Government as Well as to the people. He supposed, tiowcver, that it was a slip of the tongue, until tbe Empress bade him farewell in almost precisely the same words. "I shall be happy," said he, "to carry your Majesty's thanks to my Government and people." "lseut my thanks, hir," the Empress retorted, "to the people?and onlj' to tbe people," Guv. Curtiu afterwards cum plained of the slight that hud thus been publicly put upon the* Government he repre? sented. He was invited by Gurtscha koff to a uouferouee on tbe subject. Three books were brought in from the arobteves of the foreign office. The first contained an autograph letter from Napoleon III, asking Russia to juiu with England aud Franco in breaking up the Federal blockade and guaranteeing the independence of the Confederacy. The letter asserted that I England had already promised her co ' operation, which was probably a lie. The second book contained the Empe? ror's reply. Hm flatly declined tho alliance proposed by Napoleon, and declared that, iu tbo event of any Eurupeaii interference iu the war, Russia would actively aid the North The third book bud witlnu it copies of the sealed order given lo the Russian Admiral who, as our readers will re? member, brought his fleet into New York harbor during the war. The orders directed him lu proceed at once, with his whole avuilable force, to N w York city; to remain at anchorage tUere (or some time; und, iu the event of European interference with tho blockade, to put himself und his whole I force at the command of the Cabinet at Washington, aud promiso abundant and speedy reinforcements. While Gov. C'irlin stared, dumb-founded, lit these unexpected proofs of Russia's Steadfast 0 lelity to die Union cause, Gortsoiiukoir said tu htm: "Perhaps you cm appreciate now, sir, why the Emperor and Empress sent their thank- to the people who have honored the Gnind Duke Alexis, und not tu tbe Government that bus in- n lied him We saved your country, und uow your President insults our representative. It is too much." Cnrtin quite agreed with him, und tbe interview ended We have every reason to trust tbe geutlemm from whom we have re? ceived i Iiih story. li will probably be (otiiid suUstuutiuily comct, although there may, of course, no errors in do tail. ? Chicnyo Tribune.. Tho Miles Alarm Till Company, of i this city, is one ol the institutions tliat does nut complain ol bard limes. I1 is the largest till uouipuil.) iu I ii ? *oiid. and demands for tin or go-'d- eouie. from China, J ip in, ttns-iu, nod in fuot all parts of tuu globe. Although August is usually the dull month wnli them, ttie company has sold nearly 1,000 drawers. I Providence Press, 2dlh uli. M<s-rs. Fat r Dun kH & Co., the celebrated scale man n 1 actu re.rs, uro agents fur these drawers. A company ol artillery from Charles ton woui to Barn well, yesterday. A Disastrous Fire.?A fire broke oat last night, ubout a quarter before 12 o'clock, in tbe four-story brick tene? ment building ou tbe West side of Meeting street, three doors from tbe corner of Market street, occupied on tbe North tenement by Mr. T. S. Nipson as a shoe store, and on tbo south by Dr. Baer's drug establish? ment. Five minutes after the alarm the whole of Mr. Nipson's store was in flames, and in a few minutes more tbe entire tenement was burning. At 1 o'clock this morning both stores had been completely gutted, and tbe fire was still burning, but with less vio? lence, in the rear. The building be? longed to the estate of Hart; the owner now residing iu England. Tbe stock of Mr. Nipson and Dr. Baer was in? sured. The origin of the fire is un? known, and it was first observed by a pasBer-by, who observed the smoke is? suing from the doors and windows of Mr. Nipson's store. The stock of both establishments was entirely consumed. A sad casualty ooourred between 1 and 2 o'olook, canned by the falling in of one of the walls of Mr. Nipson's store, and burying a number of firemen in tbe ruins. The names of those known to have been covered up, as far as could be learned in the confusion, are: Mike Brown, Joe Johnson, Sum. Hutson and Stephen Dean, ull colored, and members of the Frudenoe Fire Com? pany. Mike Brown was dug out in? jured, as were two others, names un? known. Two others were still under the ruins, and the firemen were using Herculean efforts to get them out. It wus supposed that ut least ouo of them was dead. It was reported that a white fireman hud also been rescued from the ruins. I Charleston News and Courier, 12th. The Population of China. ? The population of China, notwithstanding the frightful ravages of tbe great re? bellion, which in some parts has re? duced it by one-half, is still marvellous for tbe amazing figure to which it reaches. Baron Reicbtofen has esti? mate.] it at 100,000,000, but the Abbe Divid, a well-known Chinese explorer, 1 iu a recent communication to the So cieto de Ueographiu of Paris, declares this to bo much below tbo real facts. Raisiug his estimate opon his know? ledge of tho province of Kiaugsi, which he flunks below the average, M. David reckons the population of the flowery laudat 300,000,000. But for in? fanticide uud small pox, be believes tho people would double themselves every twenty years. A New York letter says: "It may be of interest to kuow that three ucw shades of color will be introduced this season, and that two of these Jteur de son/re, (flower of sulphur,) a peculiar j yellow, uud cardinal, u handsome red, ! will probably be very fashionable. The other color . is called volcanic, j Also, that autumn's bounds will have very low crowus, but the trimmings, which will be iu most cases placed iu front, will add materially to their alti? tude. Flowers will uot be worn so much as last season." Church Dedication ?The new Methodist Church in this place will (D. V.) be dedicated to the service of Cod ou Sunday, tho 20th iust. The Rev. Whitefoord Smith, D. D , of Wofford College is expected to preach the sermou, at 11 o'clook A. M. The public are invited to attend. The va [ rious Sunday-schools of the place are I also invited to attend a Sunday-school muss meeting ut half past 3 o'clock, in the afternoon. Addresses from Prof. J. U. Carlisle and Dr. Smith ure ex? pected? Wtnnsboro News. The boys tell a good joko ou the j Rome, Ga , Railroad, which is just six teeu miles long, to lhis effect: That a man left a horse to bo shipped to Kingston, for which tbey charged ten dollars. When they tried to get tho tior.se iu tho car he wouldn't go iu. So the ugeut gave a negro a dollar to ride him over, und then made him pay the dollar to rido on tho cars back to i Rome. They also collected the ten dollars from the owner of the horse. Grain.?The New York Bulletin re? marks on the grain subject: Putting together the result of the world's h ir vosts, there can be uo doubt that it is oue of Very remarkable abundance, perhaps we may say one of tbe most liberal ever known; but, iu estimating its bearing ou the prospective value of grain, proper weight must bo attached lo the exceptionally low condition of slocks tho world over. The building in Washington for tho British embassy, said to be the hand? somest and costliest residence in tho ei.y, has been finished, aud will bo r-Nidy for tho occupancy of Sir Ed? ward Thorutou ou the 1st of October, liscost has beeu about 3150,OUO, und tbo furniture will cost bulf that sum. I has -eventy rooms, und covers about 10.000 square feet of grouud. A youth iiokcd permission of his mother to go to a ball. She told liim it win a bud place fcr little boys. "Why, mother, didn't you and father go to balls when you were young?" "Yes, but we have seen the folly of it," said the mother. "Well, mother, ex? claimed the son, "I want to see the folly nt it, too." Au txolntuge, ridisuliug County fairs, which .make no effort at good -hows. Hays that the Clearticld Faircon o.-ted of a calf, a goose uud a pump km. It rained so hard the first night that the goose swam off, the calf broke louse ami ate t he pumpkin, and a thief piowltug around stole tbe calf, and : hui i tided the fair. There is said to be1, a pretty sixteen yeui old girl in Atizona who owns lO.t.OO head of cattle. We should hate to marry that girl. The idea of hav? ing to support a Wife and children aud 10,000 head of cattle is frightful. Give a man the necessaries of life and be wants tbe conveniences. Give him tbe conveniences and he craves for the luxuries. Grant him the luxu? ries and, he sighs for the elegancies. Let him have the elegancies'and he yearns for the follies. Give him all to? gether and he complains that he has been oheated both in price and quality of theartioles. Henry Benjamin St. Marie died in New York, yesterday, of heart disease. He was the person who captured John H. Surratt, for whom the Government offered a reward of $25,000. St. Ma? rie, however, got bat $10,000, and a suit in bis behalf for the remainder is now pending in the United States Su? preme Oonrt. "Mrs. Grant is not to be called a homely woman, of course; bot it is quite certain that she is not, either, a very handsome woman. A defect in one of her eyes, which is commonly known as oross-eyednes9, injures her looks very muob." 80 says an able correspondent: "What should a man do?" asked a gentleman of a lady, "when he has an ipportunity to correspond with a charming woman, but, being a bache? lor, is a little afraid of euch business?" 'I, should say to him, do write," an? swered the lady. Emigrants can't go West any more by paying' the "cost of exle grease." The competition between the trank ' nee is over and the fare from New York to Chioago, which was five dol? lars a few days ago, is now thirteen dollars. The Detroit Free Press saysr "John Fork lent a stranger a dollar at Rich? mond in 1856, and the other day the Btranger paid him back $20,000." Hereafter, then, when asked for a dol? lar by e stranger, we shall always Bee John Fork over. A delicate lady who went to the White Sulphur Springs on a mattress, was bo restored to. health that she married a man worth $200,000." The waters of those springs, then, are wealth-giving as well as health-giving, it wou)d seem. They say that if yon want a free fight while traveling in the far West, you must find a granger whose fields have been devasted by grass-hoppers, and congratulate him on having dis? posed of his crop without the inter? vention of o middle-man. The Pork Packer's Convention at Louisville, Ky., yesterday, adopted the Chicago system of making 190 ponnds green meat and 35 ponnds salt meat the legul barrel of pork. That farmer understood human na? ture who said: "If yon want yonr boy to stay at home, don't bear too hard ou the grind-stone when he tarns the crank." Not one of tbe many balloon ascen? sions made this summer has produced a fuct to confirm the notion of a steady Easterly current in the upper air. Two white children in New York were recently induced by nnknown meu to accompany them, and have not been heurd of since. A steamer recently made the trip from San Frenciseo to Yokoboma, Japan, in soventeen days and thirteen hours, the fastest time on record. Dastardly.?The Chicago Times, in the same breath, denounces mob-law in the South, and recommends lynch? ing in Chicago. Wanted, a Few Boarders, AT No. 12 Lady atrect, between Main and Aeaombly. Terms reasonable. Apply to W. 8. POPE. Kept 13 Taken Up. ON the Green Hill plantation, a fine MI LOR COW, which the owner oan obtain br proving _.property and paying chargos. Se.pi 13 3 JOHN BOHMIDT, Agent. Mechanics' and Farmers' Building and Loan Association. THE nineteenth monthly meeting of tbe above Aeaociation will be held at Tem? perance. Hall, over P. Cantwell's atore, TO? MORROW (Monday) EVENING, at 8 o'clock. Installments received and money loaned. O. M. WALKER, Sept 18 1_TreaBorer, pro tern. Myrtle Lodge, No. 3, Knights of Pythias. THE Regular Convention will be held in Odd Fel owe' Hall, TO-MORROW Monday) EVENING, at 8 o'clock. Candidates will be iu attendance at 8} o'clock. A. FUtiLE, Hop! 13 1 K.ofR. AS. W. D. LOVE & CO. We Will Open the Fall Season WIT IL the largest stock of DRY GOODS, OIL CLOTHS, SHADES, BOOTS AND SHOES, Ac, that we h?vo ever offered in this city. Wo will maintain our high standaid of quality, but will mark our prices Extremely Low. We aro daily adding to our present large assortment, CHOICE GOODS in all .ho departments. Cuitoonora, before purchasing, will pleae>e examine our stock at the OH AND CENTRAI? DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT, Cornor Main and Plain streets. A large stock of OXXS FURNISHING GOODS, AT LOW PMOIB. Sept 13 WM. D. LOVE A CO.