University of South Carolina Libraries
VOLUME XXXIII THE CAMDEN JOURNAL AN Independent Family Paper. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY TRAYTHAH & HAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance $2 50 six months 1 60 Three months 7o Transient Advertisements will be charge ! Onk Dollar per Square for the first ana ocrcxn-rni. va.im j.,.. each subsequent insertion. Single insertion, $1 60 per square. Transient Advertisements must be paid fur in advance. THE TRUE SOUTHRON. The Paper for the Times. Independent and Fearlesss?Devoted to the Interests of the Good and True People of the Country, and especially the Supremacy of the White Race. Published without^theaid of any Official Put. ronagc whatever, and appeals alone to the Friends of Honesty and Good Government ' for support in its fight against villainy. We call upon the WHITE MEN of South ; Carolina?those who desire to redeem our State from the ahomiuation of thieving intru- < ders, domestic sooundrels and mongrel leech- 1 es, who have acquired place and power through the power of negro supremacy, combined with corruption and bribery?to come forward and sustain us by a cordial and liberal support, and show to Radical corruptionists and Scalawag traitors, that they are j determined henceforth, to sustain a fearless exponent of their views and principles. We say candidly, we need your support. The party in power have done their utmost to crush us by endeuvoring to deprive us of legitimate business, and al! we ask is the subscription of every true Carolinian?which will place us beyond the reach of contingencies. We are no adventurers, but Carolinians, to . the manor born?have been engagad in the publication of this paper over eight years? and ask your patronage, believing that it will be given wi.hout hesitation. Subscription price Three Dollars a year, in advance, with reductions to clubs. To business men and others, desiring to ad. vertise, we beg to say that, our circulation is much larger than that of any other paper in this County, with large and increasing lists in all the Middle and Eastern Counties of the State* Send one cent stamp for specimen copy. DARR & OSTEEN, Proprietors, W. 0. KENNEDY, Editor. Sumter, S. C. tf. NEW FIRM. THE undersigned, successors to A. D. KENNEDY & CO., have just opened their < Fall and Winter Stock 1 i CONSISTING .OP I Staple Dry Goods, 1 CXjOTKCHnTCS-, ' BOOTS A \ D SHOKS Hats anil Caps, HARDWARE, Crockery and Glassware, SAddlery, tfcc. A LARUE SUPPLY OP . FANCY AND FAMILY j GROCERIES. r Bagging and. Ties. The above Goods baring been purchased with great care in the I \ Northern markets, since the decline in prices, vrc are able to sell the same on jl terms to suit purchasers. Give us a kSjKfiNNEDY & BOYKIN. Oetobe, 30. if BININCER'S OLD L8ND0N DOCK GIN. Especially <ft*igned fur the use of the Mrrfieal Proft?tion and the Family, possessing (hose i>? trituie Wledieinsl properties which belong to an Ofrt ami I'ure Gin. Indispensable to Females. Good for Kidnty Complainti.Wi delicious Tonic. Put up in cases containing one dozen bottles each, and sold by all drngfeists, grocers, &c. A. M. Bininger J: Co.Tj&tablisbed in 177H, No. 15 Bearer st., N, Xj Oct. 28-Hm. MERONEY & WITTER AJJCTION Jf AND 0111 iniiHioii ^fercliantti, Broad-Bt. Camden, S. 0. Will attend to the selling of Real Estate, Merchandise. Produce, Sic. Bu.siness\ntrusted to their care will meet with prompt attention. Returns made as soon as sales are effected. ftp USE TALKINC! WE want EVERYBODY to know, that we do not intend that ANYBODY shall sell Goods cheaper than we do. Kirk ley Garland, January 8. if 9fola**e*, MoIumpn. 50 barrels New Orleans, 25 half barrels ! 20 barrels Muscovado For sale by | b 22 BALM BKO | m Ik [. c THE FATORIMME REMEDY This unrivalled Medicine is warrnntcd not to contain a single particle of Mercury, or any injurious mineral subsance, but is Purely Vegetable, containing those Southern Roots and Herbs which an all-wise Providence has placed in countries where Liver Diseases most prevail. It will cure all Disrates caused by Dtrangtment of Ihe Liver or Dowels.* Simmons' Liver Regulator, or Medicine, Is eminently n Family Medicine: and by being kept ready for immediate resort will save many an hour of suffering and many a dollar in time and doctors' bills. After over forty years' trial, it is still receiving the most unqualified testimonials to its virtues from persons of the highest character and responsibility. Eminent physicians commend it as the most EFFECTUAL REMEDY For Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. Armed with this ANTIDOTE all climates and changes of water and food maybe faced without fear, Asa remedy for MALARIOUS FEVERS, DOWEL COMPLAINTS, RESTLESSNESS, JAUNDICE, NAUSEA, IT HAS NO BQUAL. It is the cheapest, the purest and best Family |Medicine in the world. MASl'FACTCBED ONLY BY J. H. ZEILIN & CO,, MACON, OA. AND PHILADELPHIA. Price S100- Sold by all Druggists. January 1. 1873. 12m FALL AND WINTER 'MILLINERY ?ANL>? I Fancy Goods. MltS. T. B. WALKER has opened nt her establishment on Broad Street, a handsome assortment of Millinery and Fancy Goods, Of the latest styles, selected with great mrc, to suit the tastes of her customers and the public generally The Ladies are respectfully invited to call ind examine her stock of Straw Hats, Sash and Neck Rims. Together with every article to be found.in i well supplied Millinery establishment. October 23. A SOUTHERN HOUSE. GEO. S. HACKER'S l>OOR, HAS 11, and BLIND FACTORY, King, Opp. Cannon Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. The only Louse of the kind in this City owned and managed by a Carolinian. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND and Hold at 20 per cent, less than Northern prices. address GEO. S. HACKER, Charleston, S. C. p. o. box 170. January 22. 12 THANKS. WE desire to return our thanks to the public generally for the patronage so liberally bestowed upon us in the past, and hope, by a strict attention to business, and nil earnest endeavor to please, 10 meru u continuunce of the same. KIItKLEY & GARLAND. January 8, 1874. tf FOR SALS. 7000 feet of choice Rough-Edge and Refuse LUMBER for sale at the lowest prices, for cash. H. K. DUBOSE. December 4. tf Mm nil I'roiits, AND Q UICK SALES, IS OUR MOTTOmHOSE who don't helieve it, eall nnd examine our Goods and the prices at which we are selling. KIRKLEY & GARLAND. WANTED, EVERYBODY to know that KIItK LEY & I OAKLAND keep Store one dooreouth of th? corner. In the Workman Building, where they keep nlwnys on hand, a complete stock of General Merchandise, at LOW PRICES. JAMDEN, SOUTH-C RIOTING IN GEORGETOWN. Open War Between the Bowley and Jones Pactions. From the Charleston News and Courier, 17th inat. On Saturday last we published a brief account of the beginning of a riot between the opposing negro factions in Georgetown. Since then additional particulars have been roceivcd. The town at last accounts was ontirely at the mercy and in the possession of a mob of mad negro savages who wore shooting at each other with the greatest possible gusto. A lew words of explanation will onablo the people of this civilized country to understand the situation and ^appreciate the beauties of Radical reformation in this State. The Republican party in Georgetown County is composed of ignorant negroes. One faction is led by W. H. Jones, a noisy negro, who holds the position of State Senator until 1876, but who seems to be desirous of perpetuating his political power with a prospective eye to the office of adjutant-general of the State, which office is to be filled in tho coming eloction.? The opposing faction is led by James A. Bowley, a member of the last House of Representatives and chairman of the ways and means committee, who, in two years, made a handsome fortuno of $50,000 or $60,000 on a salary of six hundred dollars a year. Bowley uses his money in the campaign, and Jones, who seems not to be quite so flush, but who is colonel of the militia, uses his guns, so that the sinews of war seem to bo about equally divided. What position the two leaders occupy in relation to the gubernatorial canvass does not seem to be very clearly understood. Both have been bellowing very loudly for reform, but which one wants to reform with Moses, or which one to reform with Chamberlain, has not yet been ascertained. Ever since the cam-j paign has been opened these two lights of South Carolina Republicanism have ! been making things hot for thcvdecent! people of the county. On Wednesday last, ! as has been stated in this paper, a convention was called to meet at Georgetown to nominate delegates to the State Republican Nominating Convention. The Georgetown Times explains that '-two calls were made for this convention?one by the Bwolcyites at 12 o'clock, the other by the Jonositesat 2 o'clock. The Courthouse was the place. The object of one narlir True tn f.llO nthor Twf> I'"' V O'clocks were determined to break up the Twelve O'clocks, and the Twelvo O'clocks, if defeated, to completely annihilate the Two O'clocks. So, at the roll of the drum and toot of the fife both parties assembled, at the ancient sent of justice, and entered into a meeting, or a miserable apology for one, a drunken broil or brutal row, whereby the samo seat of justice was profaned, the public peace invaded, and decency violated. The riot that ensued has already beeu described in these columns. The bullets of the Bowley reformers proved to be too strong for the Jones reformers, and the latter incontinently fied, after several of them had been wounded. In the melee an unfortunato negro who was a bystander was mortally wounded by a pistol shot. The Bowley reformers being now masters of tho situation, re-organized the meeting and nominated the following delegates: George Pawley, TKao .Ton/Inn L VWV1 fVWUUUljr, a live, v uiiviv/ii. n .iuhu. Brunson, Paulus Jandon, Ben Myers, Philander Brownfield, Frank Penny, Anthony Jandon and Planet Reynolds. In the meantime, says the Times, pump water had relieved the wounded scalps, old demijohns had fortified slackened courage, and the Jonosites went "to the rescue." But too lato. The flush of victoryhad rendered the Bowloyites doublystrong, and the Jouesites were compelled to boat a retreat, hurling back in defiance the words, "Beware and wait." This was the situation at the close of Wednesday, and the following letters will give the reader an idea of the pandemonium which now began. It may be stated hero that the population of the Town of Georgetown consists of 748 whites and 2,772 colored. The population of the county is 2,773 whites and 13,388 colored persons. Georgetown, August 14. Last night was enacted one of tho most disgraceful scenes thut has ever occurred in this State since the war. Tbo rival factions of tho Radical party in this county huvo long been at enmity, W. II. Jones, our sonutor, being the acknowledged leader of one party, and Jauios A. Bowley, ono of our representatives, tho loader of the other. The Bowley crowd last night surrounded .Jones's house, and fired at it all night, wounding four men, and kicking up a muss generally. This was kept up all night. This morning your reporter went up to Jones's rcsidouce, and what wus his surpriso to see not only tbo whole | house, but tho wholo fenco, completely id r n I AROLINA, THURS [riddled with bullets and slugs. Your readers can form no adequate idea of the looks of the house; the outside and insido was just literally full of bullet-holes and bullets. The wonder is that every inmate was not killed, half of them being wounded anyhow. This morning the sheriff, aided by the militia, has been arresting every one connected with this riotous proceeding. The leading scoundrel, Bowley, is now in jail, together with several others. Woodbury, one of our colored wardens, who was also in the row, ran off to .North Island, and up to this time he has not been caught. I believe I express the wish of every decent white and colored man in the town wl*5ti I say that it is one hope that Bowley and bis miserablo crowd (especially Bowley) may spend a sweet time in the Penitentiary. The town (even while I am writing) is in a great oxcitement. Everybody is on the go. I forgot to mention that they tired four shots at the United States mail; also their intention boing to kill Congressman Rainey, ho being expected to arrive last night by the mail stage. Nyx. Georgetown, August 14. For the last two or three days Georgetown has been the scene of the most outrageous disorder and confusion. The negroes, formed in two parties under the leadership, the one of Senator W. H. Jones, and the other of Representative Jas. A. Bowley, havo been waging a fierce fight against each other. Guns and pistols have been freeley used, and one or two persons mortally wounded. Armed squads of negroes have been patrolling the streets, shouting and cursing; the peace of the town has been most violently disturbed, and there is every prospect of a dangerous rict. Last night, about one o'clock, the dwelling house of Senator Jones was attacked and fired into by a crowd of Bowley men. The building was completely riddled with shot, and sovcral persons inside wore wounded. The firing continued, at intervals, froui about twelve o'clock to four o'clock. Loud volleys at times were heard, and the whole community alarmed. Negroes from the country, well armed with plantation muskets, hoes and rice sickles, aro now floeking into town from a'i quarters, sereauifcg and hallooing, furious from eicitewcnt. Our inefficient county officers are powerless to quell the disturbance. There is no telling wheu the riot will eud, or what fearful consequences may result therefrom. The whites ure few and unorganized. There arc do means of securing assistance in case of emergency. No troops are quartered near, and the means of communication with the town imperfect. The negroes are now incensed, mad and furious; fortunately their fury is as yet directed only against one another, but who knows but what it may soou be directed against those whom they have been taught to consider their enemies, their former masters. An armed crowd is uot easily quelled, and when that crowd consists of ignorant, brutal, highly excited, half savage negres, there is moro difficulty and great dauger. Their savage impetuosity will lead them on beyond the object of their gathering, until they stop only when they have gone too far. This is what wc have to fear. We here can ouly be prepared for the wojst. This is a feature of Republican government. THE SITUATION ON SATURDAY. From a gentleman, who left Georgetown on Saturday, we have obtained the following additional particulars: The most furious persons in the mob were the negro women, who wore armed with rice hooks, scythes and hoes, and whose language, as is usual 011 such occasions, was terrible. All Thursday and Friday armed negroes of the Jones faction were pouring into tho town frouf the i surrounding plantations on the river and on the islands. During tho attack on Jones's house on Thursday night, the ! house was guarded by a body of his adherents, whom the Howley reformers drove off They opened lire upon the house, and completely riddled it with their bullets. ! Jones himself was wounded in the thumb. A Dr. Thompson, a visitor from 1'hiladolphia, was shot in the leg, and Ilcnry Joj', ono of the county commissioners, was also wounded. Oil Friday morning Jones paraded through the streets crying and cur- j sing, followed by a few negroes. Later in tho day, lie gathered a company of the militia, of which ho is tho colonel, and persuaded the sheriff to take command of i them. Bowley's house, which is one of1 the linost iu the town, was at. this time surrounded by an angry and excited crowd of Jonesitcs, consisting of men und wouion, who threatened death to any one who J approached, and swore vengeance against Ilowlev. The intendant of the town interviewed Jones, and got him to consent to withdraw his forces. He then attemp| ted to get into Huwloy't house, but the DAY, AUGUST 27, J mob, who still surrounded it, swore that they would not let any white man enter it, and swore too, with fearful imprecations, that they intended to burn it down. The sheriff with the militia then marched to the house, and while the latter kept the crowd back, the sheriff persuaded Bowley, as a means of preserving his life, to surrender i himself aud go to jail. He did so, accompanied by his satellites, Georgo Pawley, i Anthony Jandon and Ned Lawrence, (three colored Customhouse officers,) and i followed by a mob of Jones's negroes, hooting, yelling, cursing and swearing.? i The slogan of these savages was: "Dese j Bowleyites ]hab offended our god) and wc i gwine to hab vengeance." By their god \ they meant Jones, who is so regarded, by them. On Friday evening the women brick , batted Bowlcy's house, smashing all the windows in, and wounding a colored man ( who tried to stop them. A colored Methodist preacher came up soon afterward , aud succeeded in quelling the disturbance in the immediate neighborhood. Before this the Jones mob was loudly swearing , that if they could not burn Bowloy's house in any other way it would do it by , burning the whole town. At eight o'clock , on Friday evening a rain and thunder , storm came up and cooled off things a little, and by this means the night was passed without any demonstrations on either side. On Saturday morning when our miormant left there waa less rioting, but the excitement waa intense and the anxiety on tlio part of the white citizens very great. It is reported that an attempt will be made to turn out the officers in charge of the armory and arsenal in the town, and place in charge another man who will allow the guns and ammunition to be used. Jones seems to ?have Gov. Moses on : his side, for, about two weeks ago, some of his rioters were arrested and bound over to trial by a trial justice named C. R. Anderson. For this discharge of his duty Jones went to Columbia and procured from Moses the removal of Anderson, and the appointment of a man named J. Ilarvcy Joues, who has been loafing around the county for some time. THE LATEST. Tho latest news from Georgetown was brought to Charleston last night by Jones, tbc leader of one of the contending factions, who left the troubled town early yesterday morning. Jones has called 011 . G07. Moses to make a requisition for Uni- 1 ted States troops, and contends that in no other way can peace be restored. It is probable, howcvor, that Jones exaggerates the gravity-of the danger, and it is hoped that tonight the intelligence will be 1 received that, for tho present, at least, the riot is at an end. A special messenger from Georgetown, ' who arrived in this city on Sunday, brought dispatches to Gen. Vodges, com. | manding the United States troops here, and also to the deputy collector of the port. Tho communication addressed to ' Gen. Vodges was from Intendant Congdon, and was endorsed by the sheriff. It gives the particulars of the troubles, and expressed grave apprehensions that unless immediate steps wero taken to prevent it, ' the town would be made to suffer by tho infuriated mob, consisting of negro men . and women, well armed, the former with guns and pistols, and tho latter with rico . hooks and similar weapons. Gen. Vodges was asked urgently to send forward a company of United States soldiers to protect the peaceable citizens and their prop- ( erty. Gen. Vodges appeared to take a ^ lively interest in the matter, but said that ho could not, on his authority, give the . assistance that was desired, lie, nov.ovcr, telegraphed a full statement of the facts to Maj. Gen. McDowell, commanding the department of the South, whose headquarters arc at Louisville, Ky. Yesterday Gen. Yodges rcceired a dispatch from Gen. McDowell, dated Now London, Conn., in which that officer said in substance, that tho troubles in Georgetown wcro primarily a proper subject for the action of the Stato authorities, and that troops could not be sent to tho spot unless j called for by tho Governor of the State in i tho manner provided by law. i Tho dispatch delivered to deputy coL < lector Kawlins, in the absence of col!cc- j tor Worthington, came from collector i Ileriot, of Georgetown, who said that the i United States property at that placo was < endangered by tho mob. The revenue j cutter , lying in the harbor, was < immediately ordered to Georgetown, and i sailed nt six I'. M. She probably arrived i before daylight yesterday. Tho cutter bad aboard about thirty marines, and carries three guns, and her force would bo amply sufficient to protect tho white people of Georgetown, except for the fact | that hor functions must be rigidly con Ill L874. fined to the protection of United States i property. ^HE LATEST PARTICULARS. I By the Northeaatern Railroad train last evening, Senator W. H. Jones, and Dr. 1 J. B. Thompson, both colored, arrived 1 from Georgetown, having left there at seven o'clock yesterday morning. Jones who is she leader of the anti-Bowley faction, represents things as being rather warm in bis portion of the conn try. He says that when the Bowleyites attacked his house on Thursday night, they surrounded it by a band of regularly organized black Ku-Klux, who bad pass words xnd signs, and who hid behind the bushes and trees and kept up a lively fusihde nearly all night, the pass word was GABE," and whoever failed to give it was inconti- , ly shot at. Jones says that he never be- , fore appreciated the benefits and uses of those legislative documents which cost the State so much. That he barricaded the doors and windows of his bouse with House and Senate journals, and, by this means, managed to save the lives of the inmates. Two persons were severely wounded, Dr. J. B. Thompson and Henry Harrison, colored. The garrison fired about twenty fivo rounds at the Bowley men, but in consequence of the darkness, could not hit them. As has been already ( stated, the riot commenced at a Bowley meeting, and was continued for three days without intermission. On Thursday the Bberifif of the county addressed the following letter to Jones, who is the commanding officer of the militia: dueriff 8 uitics, Georgetown, August 14,1874. To Col. W. II. Jones, Fifth Regiment 1 st Division, N. 0. S. C. Sir?I deem it necessary for me to call on you for one compauy of militia as my comi possetatas (sic) to enable me to act in suppressing the violence which our town is threatened with, until I can get a sufficient guard for tho jail for the prevention of the escape of the prisoners. S. E. Care, 8heriff G. C. The "fourteen violators" alluded to are Jams A. Bowley, Peter Woodbury, Benjamin Tamplett, Anthony Jandon, Appollas Jandon, John Smiley, D. P. Reynolds, Henry Clark, Henry Smith, J. J. Coit, George Pauley, Frank Penny and W. R. Beamer. These are all negroes. In compliance with the request of the Bhcriff, Jcjpea furnished a company of the militia, and, after some trouble, all of the "violators" were arrested and lodged in jail. Since then things have remained quiet, and although a good deal of excitement and anxiety prevails, no actual rioting has taken place. Jones left George, town yesterday uuder the protection of a mounted purd of twenty five men, and came to Gourdin's station, where he took the train. Tho jail is guarded day and night by a company of militia, and Jones' residence, where the militia's ammunition is stored, is also guarded. The intendaut af tho town has closed all the bar rooms. The whito citizens of the town have not taken any part in the row, which is composed entirely of the opposing factions of tbo blacks. It is somewhat difficult to get at the real position of the two opposing factions )n the Gubernatorial question. Jones >ays that he only signed the petition for the removal of Anderson, tho trial justice ffho committed the Waccamaw rioters, aecausc it was numerously signed by his jonstituents, and he was requested to sign j it. lie says that, as far as the Guberna- j orial nomination is concerned, he does , lot believe that Moses can bo elected, ind if ho is sent as a delegate to the State Convention, he is willing to be bound to support any man that his constituents j instruct him to vote for. He says that t Bowley has frequently said in his speeches , that he intended to support neitner Moses , nor Chamberlain. As matters now stand, , Bowley and his delegates arc locked up in | the jail, which is guarded by the militia. , The Jones party were to have held their j meeting yesterday to elect delegates to the , convention which meets to-day to nomi- | ante delegates to the Stato Nominating . Convention. j Use of Silence.?It is a pity that so ( few people understand tho full effect of ( tvell-timed silence ! IIow eloquent it is 1 n reality ! Acquiescence, contradiction, lifferenco, disdain, embarrassment and , iwe may all be expressed by silence. It ( may bo necessary to illustrate this apparent paradox by a fow examples. Do you >cek an assurauco of your lady love's affection ? The fair ono confirms her lover's fondest hopes by a compliant and assenting silence. Should you hear an assertion which you may deem false, made by some one of whoso veracity politeness may withhold you from openly declaring your doubt, you denote a difference of opinion by remaining silent. Arc you receiving a reprimand from a superior ? You mark your respect by au attentive . S^'v* ftNUMBER 5L Bile nee. Are you compelled to listen to the frivolous conversation of a fop ? You signify your opiaion'of him by a contemp* tons silence. Again, how much domestic strife might have been prevented, how often might the quarrel which by mutual aggravation, has perhaps, terminated in bloodshed, had it been chucked in the commencement by a judicious silence.? ThoBe persons only, who have experienced them, are aware of the beneficial effects of that forbearance, which to (he exasperating threat, the malicious sneer, or the unjustly imputed culpability, shall never answer a word. A soft answer turneth away wrath, but sometimes erring humanity cannot give this soft answer in moments of irritation; in such cases, there Btands the fortress of silence, with doors wide open, as a refuge for the tired spirit until calmer moments come. Think of this seriously, you who glory in having the last word. Bazaink's Escape.?London, August 12.?The following interesting particulars of the escape of Marshal Bazaine from his prison on the Isle of St. Macnerit* have been received: The apartments occupied by Marshal Bazaine opened upon a terrace which was bnilt upon a lofty and preoipitous cliff overhanging the sea. A sentry was posted on the terrace, with orders to watch the prisoner's every movement. On Sonday evening the marshal walked upon the terrace with CoL Yillete, his aide-de-camp. At ten o'clock he retired as usual, .pparently to sleep, bat before daybreak he had effected his escape. He must have crossed the terrace in the dead of night, and eluding the sentinel gained the edge of the preoipice.? Thence by means of a knotted rope he descended to the sea. Ho evidently slipped daring the descent and lacerated his hands, and the rope was fbnnd stained with blood in several places. Under the cliff, in a hired boat in whieh were Bazaine's wife and cousin, he was received as he reached the water, and Madame la Marechale, taking the oars heiself rowed directly to a strange steamer which had been lying off the island since the previous evening. They reached tho vessel in safety, were taken on board, and the steamer put to sea. It. is thought that they have landed at Genoa, as the steamer proceeded in that direction. Tho first news of the affair came to Grosse, the nearest place on the coast, ~ and the magistrates of the town immediately sent officers in every direction to search for the fugitives. There was a commotion in Marseilles when the facts became known, and an investigation was immediately ordered. Col. Villete, who was walking with the Marshal on the evening of his escape, was discovered there and imprisoned. The commandant of Fort St. Magneriu? was placed undor arrest, and Gon. Leweil has gono to tho island to investigate the affair. Paris, August 12. It has been ascertained that the plan for Marshal Bazaine's escape was arranged six weeks ago. It was entirely the work of Madame Bazaine. The marshal refused at first to fly, but finally, owing to his failure to obtain some modification of his sentence, yielded. He sailed from the island in a steam yacht belonging to an Italian company, having refnsjd to employ a French vessel. He was iccompanied in his flight by his wifo and Srothor. His place of refuge is not cnown. Some persons say he is in Spain, rbs domestics at the fort where the marshal was imprisoned have been arrested. A now pestilence has recently made Is appearance in Louisiana, where it is sweeping away the negro population as with the besom ot destruction. The con tagion is known there as the ''spotted fc?er," and is more fatal, if possible, than tho yellow fever. The disease is most rirulent in the sections which were overSowed, and where the deposit is filled with pestilence. Tho people have not been able to put out any crops, and they ire in a pitiable condition. The spotted ever, thus far, has been confined almost mtirely to blacks, and all the whites who ;an are fleeing the country, and will regain nway until the contagion disappears. Some horriblo details of the famino in l'urkey are given. In one district five thousand persons have perished. The dogs do not seem to have been utilized by the starving people; on tho contrary, those animals are feeding on the bodies of the dead. The Mohauicdan religion has probably stood between l'ido and the sufferers. Tts power must be very great when famishing penpie die rather than violate it by putting their worthless dogs to the only good use that can bo made of them. Thcro are said to be eight hundred Sunday School scholar! is IfrttSTillc. .. _ ... ^ v dr** \ 1