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Cftrontcie anti .Sentinel. WEDNESDAY, APRIL - 135, 187^ AIHUNOA BLEHMNG. At ; but wait, good wife, a minute : | hare first a word to sav ; Do Ton know what day to-day ii i Mother, 'tie our Wedding day! Just aa now, we eat at anpper. When the gneata had gone away; You aat that aide, I aat this aide, Forty year* ago to-day! Then what plana we laid together; What brave thinge I meant to do Could we dream to-day would find ua At thia table—me and you ? Better eo, no doubt—and yet I Sometimes think—l cannot tell— Had our boy—ah. yee, X know dear ; Yen, He doeth all thinga well. Weil, we re had our Jo's and eerrowa. Shared our amilea aa well aa teara ; And—the beat of all—l re bad your Faithful love for forty yeara Poor we've been, but not forsaken ; Grief we've known, but never shame— Father, for Thy endless mercies Still we bless Thy Holy Name. TUB KNIi'HT’H LEAP AT AITK.NAHB. '•So the foemen fired the gate, men of mine, And the water ia spent and done: Then bring me a cup of the red Ahr-wine— I abali never drink hot thia one. “And fetch the barneea and saddle my horse, And lead him round to tbe door; He must take anch a leap to-night perforce Aa horse never took before. “I have lived by tbe saddle for years a score, And if I must d‘e on tree, The old saddle-tree which baa borne me of yore Is the propereat timber for me. “I have lived my life. I have fought my fight, I have drunk my share of wine; From Trier to Coin there was never a knight Lived a merrier life than mine. “Ho now to show bishop and burgher and priest How the Altenahr hawk can die; If they moke the old filcon out of hw nest, He mast take to his wings and fly.” He harnessed himself by the clear moonshine. And he mounted himself by the door. And he took Much a pull at tha red Ahr-wine Am man never took before. He spurred the old hors# and he held him tight, And he leapt him out over the wall. Oat over the cliff, oat into the night, Three hundred feet of fall. They found him next morning alone in the glen. And never a bone in him whoie; Bat Heaven may yet have more mercy than man On auch a bold rider’s soul. A FAMOUS OLD SOSO. Hon Warren B. Davis, a distinguished mem ber of Congress from Houth Carolina, was the author of the following poem, and it was writ ten by him in honor or s most beautiful and accomplished young lady, Miss Ward, of Ken tucky, who afterwards married Mr. Johnston, member of Congress from Louisians: Johnston’s wife of Louisians! Johnston's wife of Louisians! Tbe fairest flower that ever bloomed In Southern snn or gay Havannab. Tbs Inos's blood flows In her veins, The Inca's soul he- bright eyes lighten, Child of the Hun, like him she reigns To cheer our hopes, and sorrow* brighten, Johnston's wife of Louisians! Jobnsten’s wife of Louisiana! The fairest flower that ever bloomed In Southern snn or gay Savannah. Johnston’s wife of Louisiana! Johnston's wife of Louisians' She has a way to win all hearti. And bow them to the shrine of Anna. Her mind is radiant with the lore Of ancient and of modern story ; And native wit in richer store Bedicks her with its rainbow glory. Johnston's wife of Louisians! Johnston s wife of Louisiana! Hhe hath a way to charm all hearts, | Aud bow them to the shrine of Anna! Johnston's wife of Louisians! Johnston's wife of Louisiana! Tbe hapless bard who sings her praise Now worships at the shrine of Anns . Twas such a vision, bright but brief, In oarlv youth his true heart rended; Then left'it. like a fallen leaf, On life's most rugged thorn suspended. Johnston’s wife of Louisiana! Johnston's wife of Louisiana! The hapless bard who sings her praise Wept tears of blood for such as Anna 1 FAINLEBM SIRGHKY DENCRIBED. A Feet Removed by the “Bleodless Process” and Net a Drop of Blood Split. [Train the Minneapolis! Tribune .] That many wonderful achievements in surgery have been accomplished of late our readers are well aware. Minneapolis sur geons are not behind the times, by any means. They are a wide awake body of men, who are ever on the alert for new and improved methods of performing the work falling to their lot. and some of them are al ways trying to perfect (he facilities at hand. Surgery lias been perfected to such an ex tent that a limb may Ik; amputated without the large loss of blood and consequent dan ger that formerly made the thought any thing but pleasant to contemplate. The process now becoming very popular is that technically known as the “bloodless pro cess." lbs advantages have been spoken of Itefore, and now auather ease comes to our notice whereby a very delicate opera tion has been performed without the loss of a single drop of blood. It will be remem liered that a lad of thirteen years of age. named William Dunn, and a son of Frank Dunn, engineer on the C. M. Bt. P. and M. Railroad. was so unfortunate as to have his heel crushed beneath the wheels of a train. Mortification set in and amputation became necessary. The operation was performed last evening. The “bloodless bandage ’ was used, aud with most astonishing re sult. Drs. Ames, Salisbury and Webb per formed the operation of taking off the right foot. During Pie cutting process not a drop of blood was seen. The little fellow is now doing rentalkablv well, and the dertors are jubilant over their success. It certainly is a most wonderful achievement. This priicess has been employed by these physicians for some time past, but this is the greatest success yet performed by its use. THK KATOKITK FLOWBE OF TIIK iJKIt- MAN K.YIPKKOR. | Traaaiated from the “(tartenlauhe" by C. K. Sherman.] Emperor William tlie First is, as every knows, very fonil of flowers, and his birthday table is always ornamented with magnificent boquets; and, among these more brilliaut sisters, a very modest wild flower, the Corn Flower, or Blue Bottle { Centaurs* Cyanvs), never fails to appear. All the sons aDd daughters of the immortal Queen Louisa cherish, in memory of the dear departed, a decided preference of this flower, and this preference dates back to an apparently very insignificant circumstance. The Queen Louisa spent the two years from 180t> to 1808 in Konigsberg, and lived during the Summer months on a country estate. The solitude of the place, broken onlv by the rustling of trees, the singing of birds and the hum of insects, soothed the troubled spirit of the sorclv tried Queen. Here she otten rambled about with her children, giving motherly words of counsel, which would cultivate the mind and heart and steel the character. One morning, as the Queen was about to take her customary walk in the park, a peasant girl stood at the garden gate, and •offered her a basket of Corn Flawera. The Queen graciously accepted the present, gen erously thanked"the girl, took with her the flowers, over ivhose beautiful blue coiar the Princess Charlotte, then ten years old, ex pressed fond adtninUion. and went into the park. When they had come to a resting p'ace, the Princess attempted, pnder the mother's direction, ta weave a garland of the Corn Flowers; and so great was the mother*# jov over the success of the attempt that the usually pale cheek# of the Process flushed to bright red. And, when she pressed the completed wreath on her htauti fui hair, it was so becoming to tue fine, noble-cut features that the admiring broth- . ers and sisters—among them the present j Emperor—ge-ve loud expression# at jov. How delighted the Queen mud have been | attahe saw the eves of her children glisten i >vor s trifle whose material value was i wcarecfty worthy of account. The‘farce of arms had brought misfortune misfortune Jo the dear Fatherland. j Who could have imagined that the Princess , than adorned with a gariartd f wild flowers would ever wear the diadem <fian EtupressP M ho amid kave dreamed that the apparent ly annihilated Prussia would extend w, protecting arm from cliff to sea, and would exalt Louisa’s ami to mighty power and Junior as Emperor of I'm ted Oerwacy/ "-ut the Queen saw an Eden t# rise iu the -la.! h.'arts of her children, through mao I'nt iov out of which spring# of purest delight must liow - With dee P emotl °? * R prwssed*htr dear ones to her heart, and the tweT much pleasuie, became her er ’ is also that of her daugtiter S liari ' When Charlotte, twenty Jb^* 8 “ ~r ; Empress of Russia, gladdened he. with a visit, the people of Konissbt.f thought to awaken in the memory of the mighty Empress an exceedingly pleasant recollection, when young maidens, orna mented with Corn Flowers, appeared before ber, scattering the way with flowers. And they were not disappointed. _ The Empress expressed her thanks and joy that they chose the Corn Flowers with which to honor her. With the advent of Carl Schurz comes to me a regret that can find but a faint expresaion in worda. It ia that the wo man who loved him with a love so far beyond that which is in the power of in ordinary woman to give, the wife who so crowned his life is not here to share the honors of hia promotion. I never looked in her face or listened to her withoat a feeling of inward enthusiasm such as I am seldom troubled with. One Spring morning just before she left Washington she talked long with me of her sorrow in departure. Tears filled her beantifnl eyes as she spoke of the happy days and the many beloved friends she was leaving. I said: “I feel sure that yon must soon come back and have your home again among ns.”— Mary Clemmer, THE NEW LEANDER, trsiilalrd for tlir Chronicle end CenstUe tlnnallst, rraei the German nr Max Vex Hchlaecel. CHAPTER V. Though, he already began to be heartily tired of hie own anger, Guido Kornfaessel etill walked, with all out ward signs of the inner indignation which he believed himself bound to feel, np and down in the different stories of the fort with the defense of which he bad been entrusted, nowand then giving a snarling answer to a foolish or hasty remark from Mihalasy. The latter, whose habit it was never to enter too much into the feelings of others, im posed not the slightest restraint upon the communication of his Viennese Hungarian views of life, invariably coming back to the statement that Pepi was also not bad.” At last, Kornfaeseel’s brow contracted chill more angrily, and he stood in a martial attitude, as if awaiting the traitor, whose white uniform coat shone brightly among tbe vines ol the neglected vineyaids through which the road to the fort led. But he must have changed his mind, for when Wal den really appeared on the platform, the captain continued his walk ia proud, haughty indifference. However, it was certain that Walden would bo made to feel the whole force of his contempt if he approached him (as the captain did not doubt he would) to ask for anew re lease from duty in order to indulge his unworthy affection. But Walden did not do his angry friend this favor. He greeted him kindly and respectfully, and, going up to Mihalasy, ho thanked him for hia obligingness and informed him that he would no longer request his substitution. Mihalasy made a cunning face as he answered lightly that be hail been wishing for Walden’s arrival, be cause he had been forced, until now, to neglect Pepi that charming child of nature. At the same time he did not neglect to add, that it might be better perhaps for his interests, if he made her wait on him a little while, and asked in a chivalric tone, if his comrades had no messages to Pepi’s mistress. But before Walden conld obtain an explanation, they were joined by the captain, whose stoDy face and furious glance displayed a perfect consciousness of his insulted dignity as a oommander. Guido Kornfaessel had been at first somewhat confounded by Walden’s quiet and sorrowful assurance, but determin ed not to allow himself to be intimidat ed by this feigned boldness. Unluckily for the restoration of his authority, he had only gathered from the whole con versation of the two officers that there was again a question of substitution, and, therefore, he was forced to believe that his first lieutenant wished to raise the deserters’ colors as a regular thing. “ Gentlemen,” he began at last in a tone of tbe highest authority, “ the sad knowledge has been forced upou me, that setting aside your lawful chief, you have preferred to make an arrangement with eacii other about the duties of the service. In consideration of my responsi bility, and the serious condition of af fairs, it is my duty to allow from this time forth no such substitution. On the other hand, I must insist that the probably short time which is given yon for preparation for serious business will be emp'oyed by each one of you gentle men most conscientiously. We are here as the guard of honor for the Father land, gentlemen,” concluded Guido Kornfaessel, who had up to this time spoken with increasing agitation, “ and if one of the officers desires a relief from duty for honorable purposes, he may apply confidingly to me, and I will con sider whether it ib consistent with the good of the servioe to grant the leave; but everything contrary to this I must punish to the full extent of military law.” During the whole of this bombastic address Kornfaessel looked at his former friend, but his voice grew more un steady, and the haste with which he withdrew without waiting for any ob jections or consent, looked very much as if he were running away. With genniue amazement, Walden contemplated the lieutenant’s tire some face. Then he asked, shaking his head: “What is the matter with our captain ? Do you understand all this?” It so seldom happened that Mihalasy’s opinion was asked, that he made his most ounning face and replied with en ergy: “I will tell you what it means. Our oaptaiu is jealous.” “Of whom?” con tinued be quickly, as Walden shrugged his shoulders: “Of you, of me; proba bly of us both. He cannot bear for others to enjoy tbe society of the ladies —you, with the Countess—l, with Pepi, who is by no means bad. And on ac count of his appearance he cannot rea sonably expect— * * ” “How do you come to bring in the Countesa Bandimiani, aDd why does the captain concern himself about my rela tions with her ?” asked Walden, not knowing whether to be angry or to laugh. “Now, now, don’t pretend to be so innocent, we are just among ourselves,” said Mihalasy, trying to be jovial, though lie already half repented his boldness. Walden laid his haud gently on the lieutenant’s shoulder and said earnestly, yet with a kindness which took all the sting from the tone of command that lay in his words : “I do not feel called upon to place any restraint upon your admiration for my cousin's maid. But in future yon will be kind enough to leave the Countess out of your jokes, will you not, comrade ?" “Gladly, if you wish it,” said Miba lasy, bowing with careless grace. “I never supposed that yon were so much in earnest about the affair. No offense was intended.” Mihalasy, who notwithstanding all this, stood iu no little awe of Walden, and who, in this affair, would gladly have placed himself oa a confidential footing with him, withdrew at once. Walden believed now that he had found the right key to the peculiar behavior of his friend; but he felt no necessity to ex plain. Indeed, wbat could he have told him without abusing his consin’s con fidence? He heard in the casemate the commanding voice of the paptain, who now, for the thousandth time, changed the direction of the guns. But he did not feel tempted to go down to him, and Kornfaoasel also seemed to be carefully avoiding his young friend, as if be oould not prevail upon himself to say the bit ter words which he had intended. And when at last his duty made it ne cssary for Waldeu to report to his superior it was done in snch an abrnpt and formal manner that the quite as formal "very well lieutenant” stuck in the throat of the captain who had never before known his young friend other than mild and gentle. Engaged with the most serious problem of the heart, perceiving his friend's suspicious without being abla to remove them, still Walden had, to a certain extent, thp advantage of Kornfaessel; for the latter, auopstomed to the daily society of his comrade, was thrown with his anger and doubts en tirely upon himself. At last, like the mercury when it indicates flue weather, he came slowly up the casemate steps, giving several unnecessary orders until he reaohed the platform. Then, as Wal den continued his walk unoonfused by tbe appearance of his superior, and without any apparent wish to notice his negotiations for peaoe, Guido Korn faessel proudly c/iose the opposite side and direction, so to*f the two officers crossed each other in the middle of the way like two pendulums set in contrary : motioD. j a little while the captain j ; stood this state ot tfcjpgs, looking as if i ; it were raining bombshells and grenades, ! ! then hia features became more and i ! more restless, his eyes wandered ■ I more and more often across to his' companion, and ha seamed oa the J point of abandoning hia parallel, upon j which, according to the law# of! 1 mathematics, he would never be able to j ! come Dearer to bis friend, and by means • of a rectangular evolution, he intended j ' to surrender at discretion, and accost : 1 the first lieutenant. However, at this moment, and, a? .y*s always the case, at the wrong tithe, Mihalasy s tiresome face appeared above the casemate, and with out tvfcing asy notice of the cap.tain he called toWaiden 1 "Do you know IhH Q>* Countess has just embarked for the opposite shore, and has given Pepi strict orders not to tell anybody a thing about it ? Would you believe it, the rowers have charged twenty florins for the passage because asses were stupid enough to believe inlhe? B *-” , , And, W&P* bis lank form complete lv out of tbe dk#t aperture, the iirnten ant continued, wtlfi > jjlanoe at the captain: . . ’ .. "Pepi told me this in confidence, though I have only teen able to apeak to her on the balcony, for though she is only a waiting maid, aim known what is proper, and will not go oat alone during the absence of the Countess.” It was the captain who placed himself abruptly between the two officers and asked sharply; ... " What 1 the Countess JJapdinuam has crossed over to the enemy's stuocp ?" "For the time being, to the Pied-j montese," answered Mihalasy, somewhat contemptuously to the supposed rival. As near as Guido Kornfaessel had been to falling on his friends neck, so much the deeper on that account, was his in dignation at this news. To Weldon's personal and military treason was now added political treason, and be favored a reconciliation between Count Bandt miani and his wife, whieh was high trea son to hia country. Probably, go thought Kornfaessel (for under excite- | tnent his imagination was very fruitful), tbe intrigue between the lieutenant and bis cousin had been taken np anew for the purpose of alluring him from tbe path of duty, and by hia assistance to deliver up the' post of honor of the Fatherland entrusted to hia captain. With hia arms akimbo, he plaeed him self before Walden and demanded of him : “ How does it happen that the Coun tess has passed over this side of the line without my permission ?” “ That I know not,” answered the lieu tenant, quite calmly, notwithstanding the violent agitation which the news had caused him. “My cousin is neither un der my command nor yonr’s.” “ And Pepi, too,” added Mihalasy. “ Tbe service knows no cousins,” cried Kornfaessel, irritated by the con tradiction. “To me, the Countess is nothing bat a rebel’s wife, whom I am authorized to seize and hold on a suspi cion of being a spy, and of inciting my officers to disobedience. I am com mander here, gentlemen, and can declare martial law when it pleases me; that I can.” Walden came back pale with rage. “ You insult a lady whom I honor highly and whom T am bonnd to protect, captain !” said he, with difficult self-contro . “War has not yet been declared, probably will not be, and if you declare martial law against an un happy woman wno, without doubt, has only gone to see her child, it is true that I cannot prevent you, but I declare that I will not obey such bar barous and nnjast commands.” “Do you know that what yon are say ing is mutiny ?” asked Kornfaessel quickly. “I do, and am ready to surrender my sword, which, under each circumstances, I could never wear again in honor”— And Walden actually commenced to nntie his sword knot in order to give up the weapon. But Kornfaessel did not wait for this terrible act. He turned around with lightning quickness and harried away. Immediately afterwards he was seen to leave the fort and take the road towards Laveno. Mihalasy, who when the conversation became more serions, had withdrawn a little, now came near again: “Jealousy ! Nothing but jealousy !” said he consolingly. “He finds time hang heavily on his hands, and is offend ed because others have more pleasure. vVe are all men; only in this particular there is no fellowship—every one for himself”— Walden scarcely heard these words and entirely disregarded him, when Mihalasy took leave, alter declaring boldly that he would not regard in the least his rank of captain if he met Kornfaessel on the way to Pepi. In re lation to the Countess, Walden must keep himself free for her commands, for in such things, every one must take care of himself, and other sentences of like import. In the meantime, Captain Gindo Kornfaessel ran down to the shore and ordered the first soldier he saw to bring him tbe news immediately if the boat returned with the Countess. Unconscious of the commotion and trouble which she had left behind her, the Countess sat in the two-oared boat aud gazed musingly into the light roll ing waves, over which the boat, as the wind met the motion of the waves, seem ed to glide with dizzy rapidity. Darkly blue, aud farther than the eye could reach, the lake stretohed away towards the south, where a wall of gray clouds lay along the shore, and rose higher and higher on the horizon. The snow-cap ped Monterosa chain sank ever deeper, and at last disappeared entirely behind the projecting mountains which melted in their manifold shapes and lines. The green garland which the shore seemed to be, became more irregular; even tbe entwining ohain of pearls was broken in order to bring into tbe foreground a vil lage of vineyards with transparent bell tower on the picturesque mountain pro jection, or a stately group of houses on the shore. “Thut is the Villa Bandimiani,” said the boatman who sat next to the Coun tess, while he pointed to the left, where a castle-like structure emerged from above the extensive shrubbery of the park. “Why, then, do we go so far in the opposite direction?” asked the Coun tess, although it seemed a satisfaction to her to be able to postpone for a little while the decisive step whioh she had determined upon. “One can land nowhere along there and the Sardinian revenue officers migh take it amiss at this time if we did not land at Intra. Ipm curious to know if they will allow us to go on shore, the vagabonds !” The man who, according to the cus tom of the country, confirmed his ha tred of the revenue officers with an oath, and was able to speak the Milanese dia lect very well, couid not deny (notwith standing the red fez wliicb, put farjback ou his high white forehead, adorned his half gray, half yellow hair) that the Lombards were a German people. The slender, lithe form, the pale, beardless face, with the hook nose and blue eyes, would have been very appro priate under the black night oap of a German peasant, or the stove pipe hats of tbe Anglo-Saxons—perhaps would have been less strange there than under this Turkish head-gear. The youth who sat behind him had a mulattoisb, bull dog face, which one can still meet in the roadstead of Naples or Tunis, “It would, be very unfortunate if I were obliged to return without accom plishing my object, for I seek my hus band aud my daughter,” said the Coun tess gently, and her voice trembled as if .she were telling an untruth. The old oarsman observed the beauti ful woman with a consideration which was not usual with Italians of his class, and thought it would depend very much upon who was on guard just now. “If, for instance.” continued he, with a cunning smile, "my old friend Tommasso receives us, it will be easy to get out of this difficulty by a suitable entrance fee. For two marenghis the brigadier would let our Emperor smug gle the throne from Viotor Emmanuel, if it was desirable, and if no one was present who could betray him. But he does not work willingly for nothing, and would let his own brother be car ried away to the prison of Pallanza, without raising his hand for him, if he had nothing to put into it.” The sailer s?i4 this with great cer tainty, and the brown yoptfi drew down his mouth as knowingly as if they both had already tested Tommaso’s obliging ness. The Countess was too much occupied with her own wishes and fearg to reflect iu what doubtful company she evidently found herself. She busied herself eager ly with her purse, and the Lombard thought he noticed that several shining gold pieces disappeared in the inside of her left hand glove. The sailor smile,d at his apt scholar, and did not suspect that tjppountess’ sense of right wonld not have consented at any other time to that sort of bribery, gnd that, at this moment, she considered herself an undeserving womsn, who sought by the most objectionable means to fore herself upon a family from jphich she had been expelled. tl® be Continued in iiext Sunday's Chronicle and Constitutionalist,] THE STOBH AT LANGLEY, The Attack by Wind# nod Wave# Upon th# Dun. Langley, S. C., April 14.—Yesterday, April 13tb, was a day of terrible sus pense and anxiety here. The storm raged in all its fury and grandeur, test ing thoroughly fjie strepgth of tbe great {earth dam across Tlotke' Creek. The heavy gale swept almost directly down ! the stream, which runs easterly and westerly, was furious and threaten ing for Yuli t w£nty-f our hours. 4t from i ft), a. m., to 2, p. m., it reuofiefi jf* acme, ! It was during this tune it presented £ spectacle of sublimity. For the distance j of six hundred yards the waves leaped 1 over the wooden battery, by whieh they were broken, and then, ascending the' earthworks, dashed down the declivity ! in streams and spray, as if mimicking j Niagara. The watchword seemed to be, ; “Save the dam.” Nothing was left nn- done. The great flood-gates were up lifted, bales of cotton were thrown in j the embrasures, and the great factory (wheel kept revolving to - redate the threatening volume of angty Waters. We have gaid nothing was’ left undone. The citizens, merchants and clerks — regular helps, spare helps—all Jent a helping hand. Bat one might have been I seen amid the spray, and drenobed with ' wringing garments, directing and doing all that conld be possibly done to avert ‘the impending danger." That one was the wofiil T Superintendent, M. F. Fos j ter. When the writ” asserts that the ! thank? of the people of Lanjlflj *?e warmly fender*** him for his noble deeds, he knoys he bus rejterates the sentiments of each and dvefy one The day passed, and as the snn set tehihd the dsrk and angry clouds it was feared another of trial was upon ns ; but a slight rain iafiiitft. fpd some relenting in the elements, assured tea kpp? that the crisis had past. And sure enough is, I hfd. At this hoar, m., Saturday, the storm u? s#£g;ded, the son shines, and comparative reigns over tbe angry pond oi Swepty-fay igo. A rather aerions casualty occurred ip another direction. Tbe north end of the large wood shop blew down. Mr. Duffin and his aon were in the shop at the time, and barely eeosped with their lives. They are doing very well, and it is hoped will soon be at their poet again. Truly, S, ■ THE IMPENDING CONTEST. COMING CONFLICT BETWEEN THE CZAR AND THE CRESCENT. Tbe Ntituth ef the Combatants—Opinions •f American Experts—Tbe Views of Ad miral Porter and General Sbermao—Bss oias and Turkish Armies and Navies. Washthotos, April 12,—The news of yesterday and to-day that war was cer tainly impending between Russia and Turkey has for the time overshadowed all other questions, foreign sfnd domes tic, in Washington. The Russian Min ister has no official advices which lead him to express an opinion as to whether war will be declared at once or not, but, judging from the public dispatches and his knowledge of the situation, he thinks that it is inevitable. The President and Secretary of State both say to day that they have no official dispatches from Minister Maynard at Constantinople, or the American Legation at St. Peters burg, but judge from the press dis patches that war is - probable. Admiral Porter aud Gen. Sherman, who have been looking into the sitnation, as well as other civic and military officials, have the same opinion. Admiral Porter was found in his office to-day examining charts and maps of the probable scenes of conflict, and in reply to an inquiry said : “This war promises to be the most gigantio and important to Europe, and even to the United States, that has taken place. It will be a great religious war, and the consequences can only be surmised. The idea of some of the newspapers that Turkey is going to be wiped out in a day is a mistaken one. The Russians will never capture Con stantinople. It is not in the power of their army or navy to take the place. As for their navy, it is of very little conse quence in contrast with what it is re quired to accomplish. They have about thirty iron-clads and 244 vessels of war of other kinds. They have 40,000 men in their navy and about fifteen hundred and fifty-five guns.” He then read off a list of their iron clads, showing that five of them carry from sixteen to twenty-six guns, and the rest from two to eight guns apiece, and continued : “ All these iron clads are of the very best material, and their guns are of the latest pattern and heaviest calibre. The other ordinary vessels are all reported to be in good condition. The largest portion of* this navy is now about get ting free from the ice of the North sea, near St. Petersburg. Those vessels of the Russian navy that are now in our ports came here to get rid of the ice there this Winter. The navy, however, makes little difference on either side. This.war, as between Russia aud Tur key, is going to be in the main a land fight. The Turks have twenty splendid iron clads, with eighty-four other good and substantial war vessels. They have 1,218 guus and 34,000 men. For the de fensive this is a good navy. They have the great forts of the Dardanelles, all along from its mouth up to Gallipolis. Here they also have chains, torpedo boats, their iron clads, sunken bulks and other obstructions. The Russians have to pass through these to Gallipolis, thence into the sea of Marmora, and they will have to fight their way mi through the torpedos, iron clads, &0., to the Bosphorus. As they pass by Con stantinople up the Bosphorus, they have twenty miles of forts to encounter, and having passed these they are in the Blaok sea. You see, sir, the fight is by no means to be all on the side of the Russians. They have no fleet in the Black sea. When Sebastopol was de stroyed and their great fleets blown up and sunken and their navy yards de stroyed on tbe Black sea, that settled their fleets in that looality, and the European powers have forbidden them ever since to rebuild in that locality. The Russians have a fine army, well disciplined, well officered, and doubtless their arms, guns and supplies are of tbe first class. They are not commencing this fight for sentiment sake. It is the hope of their lives; and they are now arrived at that point when the Emperor will be able to get every man and every dollar his people have, so as to win the greatest contest of the nation. It will be no use, though, as it will end in dis aster. The Turks are thoroughly arous ed. From one end of their vast empire to the other, the Mussulmans are crowd ing together by the tens of thousands, and already the religions fanaticism of the Turks is discernible. Just think of 40,000,000 of people 1 They will give every dollar and every valuable they have to aid their side. They have the best arms in the world—they were made by our own people, and Europe has no better. The large guns the Turks get from Krupp, and, of course, these can not be exoelled. There is no doubt that both sides have plenty arms and ammu nition. After the Russians get very much weakened and the Turks have worried them a good deal, then the Aus trians and, perhaps, the Germans, will have something to say. France is not particularly interested, aud —mark what I say—she will not engage in this confliot. She will go on with her exhibition, and it promises to be a grand success. The war will not effect it in the least. Austria is the country that is most interested in the contest, excepting England, and just how Austria is going to act remains to be seen. She will be in the fight, how ever, before the war has gone on six months. England is the grand puzzle. You can depend on it she does not in tend to allow Russia to take Constanti nople, even if she could, and her time to enter into the contest will be marked by the circumstances of the conflict. The great good that this war is going to have on our country cannot be com puted. We will not only sell flour wheat, corn, pork, clothing, arms and ammunitions to the contending parties, but we will sell all these things to the other great nations, especially our ce reals &nd provisions, jf thejwar con tinues two years, and my prediction is that it will, we will have to plant for the whole world. The entire agricultural pursuits of the great grain country of the Black sea will be stopped. It was so in the Crimean war. I was a lieuten ant in the navy, and commanded the Supoli, then in the Mediterranean squadron, and well do I remember the rich harvest our merchants reaped dur ing the war. This war will bring back again to us tbe commercial supremacy we lost during our war. If Congress legislates properiv in June, so as to al low vessels to be bought and placed un der our flag to remain there, our com mercial marine will be revived. We have not time to bnild ships; we must buy thepj.” Admiral Porter went fin to say that there probably would not be much blockading and that onr supplies would be in demand by other nations in any event. General Sherman, on being interview ed, said that neither Russia nor Turkey ever had larger or better disciplined armies than now. They have, said he, all the advantages of many improved arms and modes of warfare, aud the re sult will be that tjie world will witness the greatest fiattlps evfir fought, so far as the destruction of life is'poiicerned. I believe this struggle is going to cost a million of lives, and they will not be all Russians and Tqrfcs eithef. I pan hard ly believe tjjaf tfie Tfirks gan withstand the shock. They may save Gofistqhti nople, but if they lose every other point what good will it do them ? General Sherman also took a favorable view of tbe effect ou this country. He added : It will keep our people at work day and night to provide for Europe, if there should be a general war, and that now seems inevitable to me. I believe all the great Powers will be directly or indirect ly involved before the year is out. In the part of the country iu which the field fights wjll certainly taka plaoa a half million then bn either side can and will be used. The Russians will have to pull along very fast through the Summer, for they get all their supplies by their rail roads, and jn the Winter these are rarely available, '' ' "‘" . ‘ 1 General Sherman said fie in iayor of allowing some of our army ofijaers to visit either army withoat pay and serve j on staff duty. Archbishop Barley’s Farewell Letter. Most Rev. J. R. Bayley, Archbishop of Baltimore, who left New York for j Europe on Wednesday last, has issued ; the following address to the clergy and laity of tbe afipfidiopeso of Baltimore , “After having battled aguiniif my' sick ness tie whole Winter without much improvement, I have determined, by s4yipe of my physicians, to try a voyage across tfce fiefisn. |t'is yery jgueh against my own will. Every one who leaves home drags a lengthening chain after him, bnt this is especially tbe case with a bishop when compelled to leave his diocese when he has so many duties and responsibilities. I need not say to 1 yon how great a trial it is to me to be i obliged to abstain from all active duty. I Jf it please God to restore my health I ' wifi COBS bac k as BO . on 88 possible. Meanwiffie. Y' aommenu myself to the prayefs of tHe reveWod ttfeigy, tire re ligions com mum ties and ’the faithful people of my dioceee. May the blessing of God, the Father, ti! ftnn *be Saif Ghost descend upon and remain with yiu always..” — Baltimore Gazette. Pebfbct Honesty Fiats Chemcai. SfittNjClfi —la these words you have the great secret of the unexampled success of Dooley’s Yeast Powder. It is made from the pnreet cream tartar, manufac tured from grape juice expressly for this purpose. Three newspapers in Darlington. AN APPALLING DISASTER. STEAMSHIP LEO DESTROYED BY FIRE AT SEA- Twenty-Two Persons Missing—Two Drown ed—Twelve Saved— Terrible Sufferings el the Snrvivnrs—'Two Lady Pnsoengers Snp posed to he Burned—. Statements from the Captain and Assistant Engineer. [Savannah Mews, 16th.] We regret to announce this morning the destruction, by fire at sea, of the fine steamship Leo, of the Savannah, New York and Nassau line, and the loss of two passengers and a number of the crew. Mr. C. C. Wildman, the purser of the Leo, reached the city on Saturday night about half past ten o’clock, with some of the survivors of the ill-fated vessel, on the pilot boat Neca, from Tybee, to which they had been transferred from the bark that rescued them. From him we gather the following particulars of the Fearful Disaster. The steamship Leo left Savannah on Thursday, the 12th, at three o’clock, p. m , for Nassau. On Friday morniDg, about three o’clock, whilst a terrific sea was rolling, it was discovered that some of the freight between decks had got loose and was pitching about. The hatches were opened for the purpose of securing the freight, whan to the horror of the crew angry Forked Tongues of Fire Shot out. encircled with volumes of smoke. The hose was at once brought into requisition, but tbe fierceness of the gale, fanning the flames which had already obtained considerable headway, rendered unavailing their most strenu ous efforts, and Captain James Daniels, who, with his officers, was active, order ed that the life boats be lowe ed. It was apparent that the fire was not only in the hold but had forced itself amid ship and between decks, and the Ship Was Doomed. The captain, with several of the offl cars, hurried to the forward deck for the purpose of securing the life-raft, which was on the captain’s cabin, and dis patched aft another gang under the command of the chief engineer, to as sist in lowering the boats. The fire had increased fearfully, and breaking out fiercely amidships, entirely cut off com munication between the two gangs. It was now apparent to all that only the interposition of Providence conld save them from the terrible fate of being burned to death or being drowned. In the cabin were two middle-aged ladies, the Misses Farrington, natives of Nassau, and members of a wealthy and prominent family in that province, who were on their way home after a visit to the North and Savannah. They were both in feeble health, and efforts were made to get them out, but owing to the fearful rolling of the ship and the rapidiiy with which the flames spread, the efforts were unavailing, and it is almost certain that they Perilled in the Flames. The only other passenger was a Mr. Papendick, of New York, who, it is sup posed, aroused by the commotion ou deck, came up, and thus got into one of the life boats; but whether he was saved or not, is a matter of doubt. Captain Daniels, with his party, who were forward, managed to lower the life raft, when thirteen succeeded iu getting on board of it. The stewardess who was on deck was called to jump to the raft, and in attempting to do this fell into the sea, and despite every effort to secure her, was Drewned. She disappeared beneath the waves, and was seen no more. The parties on the raft were huddled together in a cramped position, nearly naked, cold and shivei’ing, and their situation was Extremely Perilous, The unpleasant conviction being forced upon them that their tenure of life was very uncertain. For a time they were buffeted about in a terrible man ner. One heavy sea completely cap sized the fragile raft, throwing the hap less occupants into the sea; they franti cally scrambled upon it again, bnt one unfortunate man, Martin McQuade, be longing to the crew, was Washed Overboard and Lost, It being utterly impossible for the crouching, trembling, shivering men on the raft to do anything to save him. Af ter a most horrible time, drifting hither and thither at the mercy of the waves, the despairing men were cheered by the sight of a vessel bearing down upon them, which in a short time reached their craft and Rcricued Them. This vessel proved to be the Russian barkHoppett, Capt. Fredrickssen, bound from London to Bull river. South Caro lina. The captain discovered the smoke from the burning steamship Leo, bore towards her to ascertain the cause, aDd thus ran fortunately upon the hapless party. They were taken ou board in aa exhausted condition, but tbe lively sym pathies of Capt. Fredericksseu and his men were elicited, ai;d in a short time the' rescued men were made as comfort able as possible. Owing to the darkness and the terri ble surroundings the resoued party saw nothing of those who got into the life boats, but tbe supposition is that they must have been driven.off in another di rection and it is feared were All Lo.it, As they were not seen the next day. There is a possibility, however, that they may all have been rescued, or at least a portion of them, as the disaster occurred directly in the course of vessels coming to Savannah or Dobov from for eign ports, being about eighty miles south of Tybee. A bark which was sighted in the wake of the Hoppett, im mediately after the rescue of the parties from the life raft, arrived at (fybeo yes terday afternoop, and reported that she had seen nothing of tbe missing boats, The rescuod party all show signs of having SltHcreil Clapsidprablyi And there is no dou'ot that several of them oould not have survived the terri ble weather many hours longer, even had their craft been able to live in the sea that was rolling. Purser Wildman’s hand is very badly cut and bruised. A GOVERNOR IN THE PULPIT. Tlie Governor of Georgia Preuclie* a Night Sermon at the Negro Church. [Atlanta Constitution .] On Sunday night a Constitution re porter met a number of pegrqes hfifry ing throqgfi tfie streets. 'Asking the cause of the burry, he was informed that “de Governor was a gwine to preach” a sermon that night to the ne groes at their leading church on Wheat street. Joining in the crowd, we soon reached the church, and found there an immense mass of well dressed colored people pouring in at the church doors. A number of officious ushers divided the crowd at the doors, and pushed the fragments rathey indiscriminately into the open, straight backed pews. A few white pebp'e occupied seats in the front of the house. |n the pulpit was the noble and bepign face of the Governor of the Empire Stqte gf thp South. Alter the pjrelippfjhairy spmees y.ei-e ovpr, the GoyCrpoi^arose, and, tor an hour, talked to the attentive mass of negroes in an earnest, homely and sinoore way. He took his text from the first gospel, and discussed the parables. The negroes eagerly draDk in every word that he said, and seemed very grateful to him for his coming to talk to them. CIVILIZAI ION’S MARCH. Indians Surrendering to Authority— Improvement in tbe Med'Cloud ‘Agency by Contact and Cnre of the Whiten—Spotted Tail’s Unrrangue. New York, April 18 —Red Cloud | Agency’s dispatch, of April I7th, says: j five hundred Cheyennes, under Chiefs . tanding Elk and |}ull pe nbw j within forty miles of here, coining in to surrender. This cuts off one of Crazy Horse's most important allies and makes over two thousand hostile Indians, who have given themselves np at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies within the past six weeks. At Spotted Tail agency yesterday carbines taken at the Custer massacre were surrendered by Roman Nose’s band. Daring council this morning he said R was his proportion of arms captured.' *' These Indians said they were tired of making war, and only desired to be allowed to live here as Spotted Tail’s pe pie live. Spotted Tail himsejf made an eloquent appeal for the# find for tiJ fivfh people, desir ing General Crook to ask the great father to provide schools and farming implements for them, and not to move them out of this country. Since the military authorities took charge of the agency he said his people looked fat, and their hearts were good towards the white men. He desires that this man agement may be continued, and that Catholio teachers be sent to teach their children. I ■f t —— ■ ■ . - During the past week several pay ments have been made in gold by par c- iu Yorkville, greenbacks being the consideration, witnoui “"J premium be ing exacted. Says the News and Courier ; “Lan guishing travel and shrinking tonnage on such a network of roads, reaching with iron hands to every part of the State, haye bnt one single cause—the in security and distress of the people. _ So we have faith and hope ! To despair of the Sonth Carolina Railroad is, to us, very much the same thing as to despair of the State.” A CARm-MSGER STORY. JOHN PATTERSON, SENATOR, SO CALLED, FROM SOFTH CAROLI NA. A Brief Cnronicle of HU Theft, Lien, Perjury and Idiocy—A Specimen Carpet-Bag States man. [Spectal Correspondence JV. O. Democrat .] Washington, April 12, 1877. After all the woes of South Carolina, and at the close of her long season of horrors, there was au element of the lu dicrous injected into the final chapter of her deliverance, which oannot be suf fered to go unremarked without, as Burke used to say, “eclipsing some part of the gayetyof nations.” I refer to the antics of that peculiar individual, John Patterson, Who, as if the institutions of carpet baggery required a finishing touch of disrepute to make it the most utterly hateful abortion of deformity that ever dragged out miserable existence upon the face of the earth, is known as “Sen ator,” and credited to “ South Caroli na.” It is not my present purpose to speak harshly of John. To speak harshly of him at this time would be to waste kicks upon the carcass of a dead dog, with no other result than to infect the surronnding atmosphere with bad odors, which may be avoided by simply leaving the aforesaid carcass to decompose in peace. The current supposition respect ing John is, that he is simply vile in every impulse of his nature and simply vicious in every fibre of his beiug. But this estimate is one sided. His charac ter presents some variety of traits, and i3 therefore not altogether uninterest ing. His career to the merely casual ob server undoubtedly presents the aspect of a low, dull monotony of perfectly level baseness; but the close observer soon ascertains that this seeming mo notony of baseness is diversified by oc casional chasms of idiocy which, while they may not despoil the landscape of its general hideousness, at least relieve its sameness. Thus the good-natured observer of John’s career is kept per petually in doubt as to whether his acts should be rated crimes and ascribed to depravity of soul, or errors, and charg ed up to' feebleness of mind; and while there may bo no doubt as to the advisa bility of his immediate incarceration, there is a most perplexing question as to whether bis place of confinement ought in justice to be a penitentiary or, in mercy and charity, an asylum for idiots. It should be remarked, however, that while John’s viciousness of soul has been clearly apparent these many years, his feebleness of mind has been strik ingly developed only of late. You see, it does not require a powerful mind for the operation of picking a pocket so long as the victim is securely held down by able bodied pals of the thief. Thus, while Grant or those who operated in his name, held South Carolina pinned to the earth, John was enabled to pick her pockets without betraying any feebleness of intellect. It wus an avo cation requiring, under the circum stances, neither adroitness, skill nor courage; nothing was required, in fact, but mere greed and simple vacuity of morals, with both of which John is en dowed to the extent of genius. How ever, any trained monkey,or,perhaps, an educated hog, could have performed the operation with the same success un der the same circumstances. But the general public, looking on from a dis tance, and intent only upon the manipu lations of the pickpocket, lost sight of the military garroters, who were really the chief contributors to the success of the operation, imagined that John was doing an artistic job of light-fingered work, and straightway dignified him with the reputation of a great, bold and skillful thief. Now the institution of carpet-baggery has, indeed, furnished forth some rare specimens of the genius thief. Running over the list—too long to recapitulate— we discover many names deserving of real eminence as thieves; mostly sneak thieves, it is true, but still eminent as to their kind. But Patterson is not one of them. He lacks even that low order of intellectual development requisite to greatness in the science of theft, aud he could never have obtained the reputa tion he has but for the peculiar circum stances which have aided him, aid which would have enabled even an idiot or a dumb brute to steal as much as be has, and with as little effort of mind or body. As to the other phases of John’s reputation—for example, 111 m Reputation net n Liar* They rest upon an equally precarious basis. His lies are, like his larcenies, bungling and maladroit, and usually be tray the insanity of the mind that pro mulgated them much more strikingly than turpitude of the soul that gave them birth. He puts himself on paper one day and then oalis himself a liar the next by way of recantation, with a sang froid that is too amusing to admit of the disgust usually excited by such per formances. His Earlier Exploits as a Forger and Per jurer Were characterised by the same crude ness. On one oocasion, in a civil suit where Aleck McClure was hi* attorney, John won the case and got a verdict by perjury and subornation thereof. Then, when the Clerk of the Court was makiDg up the judgment, John was so elated with the result that he couldn’t keep to himself the baseness by which it had been brought about. To his feeble mind the winning of that suit by perjury and subornation of the same was some thing to boast of, and so he boasted of it to McClure, his attorney. The latter heard him through aud then told flim he must go to the Judge, ask permis sion to wtpve judgment and offer to settle pr compromise the case without reference to the verdict of the jury. John demurred to this advice, “Well then,” said McClure, “you d—d scoundrel, if you will not do that, I will go into open Court as your attor ney, waive judgment myself, and state the methods by which you obtained a verdict in your favor; and then, having washed my hands out of your case, I will present you to the grand jury !” This threat brought John to his senses and he obeyed McClure’s command. Now then, when it is further stated that it was one of his own relatives whom John thus sought to defraud through perjury, and the success of which opera tion he deemed a matter for exultation, you can form some idea of the quaint combination of and idiocy which serves him in Uew ai a character. But odd and iudiorous as his earlier esoapades have been, they fall far short of His Late Political Exploits During the last two weeks. It will be remembered that when John first began to get through his thick skull, th* idea that Chamberlain to be left to his fato by' Hayes, he immediately sought to make his peace with Hampton. The latter consented to an interview with Patterson more out of a sense of grim humor than from any other motive, and when Patterson came Efampton enj yed the scene in its fqdiprpus aspects as keenly q? qid any of the lookers-on, Patterson m a d e pledges of fealty, to whicli Hampton listened suavely,' and weigh he accepted with a queer sort of half-amused, half-pitiful expression up on his good-natured face—much as he might have accepted assurances of dis tinguished considi. ration from a burglar who had been captured in his house, and who was now in the custody of the police on his way to jail, John was anxious to make his peace with Hamp ton complete, arid i$ ggcoft&i to bis feeble mi„d tirst it' would help him in Hampton’s estimation to denounce his late associate, Chamberlain, which he forthwith proceeded to do. John’s in terview was not long. The Star, that afternoon, speaking of it, remarked with a grave humor peculiarly its that “the interview Wus yefy cordial o,u both sides, 1 and lasted as mqgli as fifteen min utes.” According to the best information that I can obtain, John’* “Fealty to Haiopton” Lasted about twenty-four hours; but as that is longer than he was ever before known to meditate an honest associa tion, we should give him credit for ’ it. But thfi ne*i day hfi got among his old associates—Kellogg, Bill Chandler, a fellow named Painter, who is to jour nalism what John is to polities, and the balance of that crew—and they told John that be had acted Uia d—U *octl. j ■John did ll -*' knOw. but he had, How- j ever, if amounted to nothing, because he had made no pledges that he oould not easily go back on. Then these fellows told John that he had been too fast; that the whole situa tion had changed; that Chamberlain had gone to New York to make arrangements to raise funds for the purpose of resist ing Hampton to the bitter end. and that the sympathies of the whole North would be Chamberlain ; ‘ 'pheteupou, as atton as Chamberlain returned from New York, John hastened to assure him that he must take no no tion of what had passed between himself aDd Hampton, and that he (John) had never had the remotest idea of deserting him (Chamberlain). I presume Cham berlain—who at least knows what pop atitutes manhood, and who, whatever he may be, is not aa idiot litje Jobu—re ceived the latter’s “pledges of fealty”- iu much the samp spirit as Hampton had done a tew days earlier. In the meantime, however, the young er Patterson, whose name is “Bi,” an i who is currently supposed to be a son of John, bad been going about among the newspaper correspondents, stating that he bad the original of An Address to the People of the United States, Signed by Hampton, Butler, Conner and one or two other Conservatives, and by his father, John, C. C. Bowen and oth ers, on the part of the “Republicans” of South Carolina. “Si” came to me Sat urday night and told me he had a man at work copying that letter and would be able to furnish eopies to the various news bureaux the next day. But it did not come to hand. I don’t know that there is any such letter in existence, or that there ever was one; for I have noth ing but Si Patterson’s word for it, which is not generally considered legal tender for a fact. But if the letter ever did exist, and if Hampton entrusted it to young Patterson for publication, as the latter told me, then it was suppressed here at the iustance of John, who, be tween the signing and the copying of it, had effected one'of his ligbtning changes of political base. But, if it had been published, John would not have been embarrassed, because he could easily have announced to day that he was a liar yesterday and had anew set of views for to-morrow—and everybody would have believed him, so far as yesterday was concerned. Thus, having suppressed that letter— supposing for the sake of argument that Si Patterson’s word for it indicated its existence—John set out to aid the nigger Elliott in Hits Scheme to Raise Funds To enable the “Republicans of South Carolina” to “resist the tax payer’s re bellion.” By the way, notice as you go along how admirably that phase of El liott’s chimes in with the rest of the comedy-this roaring farce entitled The Carpet-baggers’ Last Fraud, or the De liverance of South Carolina, Tne Bill Chandler and Painter afore said now put into Jokn’s wooden head the brilliant notion that it would be a cute thing to go up to the White House and solicit a contribution to that fund of Elliott’s from Hayes himself. So John immediately went oat upon the street and told everybody he met—or at least everybody who would permit him to speak to them in public—how he in tended to go up to the White House and Bulldoze Hayes. Of course Hayes was apprised of it, aud so when John went up to the Execu tive Mansion the next day, The President Was “Very Busy,” Aud declined to see him. At last 12 o’clock came, and with it the news that Chamberlain’s proposed “resistance” bad flashed in the pan and that the “tax payers’ rebellion” was a success. John glanced hurriedly over the afternoon paper which contained the news, aud then underwent another metamorphosis. “Chamberlain was a d—d sneak. His courage had all oozed out of him as soon as he got to Columbia. Hayes bad sold out the men who elected him and was a G dd and . And he (John) would live to dance on his (Hayes’) grave. He would vote to admit Butler to the Senate. He would do all he could to give the Senate to the Democrats”— except resign ; he was not quite mad enough for that. Aud so on for quanti ty. But the theme is tiresome. One’s sides get sore between laughing at John’s buffoonery and cursing his base ness. I should suppose that Calhoun would turn in his tomb and kick his coifin all to pieces at the degradation of his succession. But John will soon vanish. Nothing is left of him but a bad smell now, and the atmosphere will soon absorb that. A. C. Buell. THAT “MURDEBEO” PREACHER. VV. 11. Scott Alive and Well—A Fine Speci men of “Stalwart” Republican Lying. [Special Dispatch to the News and Courier.] Mabion, April 4.—The report of the killing of the Rev. W. H. Scott, a color ed minister, is an impudent fabrication. Far from having been “shot to death without provocation ” as reported to the New England Conference, he is perform ing his pastoral duties without molesta tion, in the neighboring county of Marl boro. I have seen the delegates to the Metho dist Conference, at this place, from Scott’s neighborhood, and have also seen a colored preacher named Foster who knows Scott. The information ob tained from them enables me to assure you that Soott was alive and well as late as last Wednesday. The resolutions were presented to the New England Con ference on the following day, Thursday, and there is no telegraphic communica tion with Marlboro county. Nemos. The Lowndesvillo prisoners have em braood the Methodist faith. Wbat I Know MontYeotine. South Boston, May 9.1870. H. R. Stevens, Esq : Dear Sir —I have had considerable experi ence with the Vegetinf. For dyspepsia, gen eral debility, and impure blood,"the Vegetine is superior to anything which I have ever used -1 commenced taking Vegetinf abo 4 the mid dle of last Winter, and, after uriug a few bottles, it entirely cured me of dyspepsia, and my bloed never was in so good condition as at thp present time. It will afford me pleasure to give any further particulars relative to what I know about this good medicine to any one who will call or address me at my residence, 386 Athens street. 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In September last I com menced taking the Vegetine, Bince which time my health has steadily improved. My food digests well, and I have gained fifteen pounds of flesh. There are several othors in this place taking the Vegetine, and all havo obtained relief. Yours truly, Thomas' e. moor::, Overseer of Card Room, Portsmouth Co.’s Miilu. FEEL MYSELF A NEW MAN. Natick, Mass., June 1, 1872. Mb. H. R. Stevens : Dear Sir—Through tho advice ami earnest persuasion of the p<ev. E. y. Best, of this place, I havo been taking Vegetine for dys yepni, of which I have suffered for years. ' I have used only two bottles, and already feel myself anew man. Respeotfullv, DR. J, W. CARTER. GOOD KVIDENGH, Cincinnati, November 26, 1872. Mb. H. It. Stevens} : Dear Sir—The two bottles of Vegetine fur nished me by your agent my wife has need with great benefit. For a long time the has been troubled with dizainess aid costiveness ; these troubles are now entirely removed bv the use of Veoetine. She was also troubled with dyspepsia and general debility, and has been greatlv bene fited. THOMAB GILMORE, 229£ Walnut street. Reliable Evidencp, Me. H. R. Stevens : Dear Sir—l wil) vhssr/utly add my testimony (o great number you have al ready rejei v-ed iu favor of your great and good medicine, Vegkt-ne, fori do not thiuk enough can be said in its praise, for I was troubled over thirty years with that dreadful disease, Catarrh, and hid such bad coughing spells that it would seem as thong! 1 could never breathe any more, and Vegetine has mo; ' and Ido feel to thank Gotf qll ,he time that there is so a. as Vegetine, and . I also think ft one of the best medicines for ; doughs and weak sinking feelings at the Htohiich, and advise everybody to take the Vegetine, for t can assure them it is one of the best medicines that ever was. MRS. L. GORE, Corner Magazine and Walnut streets, Cambridge, Mass. APPRECIATION, j CHAELE icui liAna., Mareh 19,1869. H. R. B*e\tjjs ; ' 1 This Is to certify that I have used your ' ‘ Blood Preparation’’ (Vegetine) in my family for several years, and think that, for Scrofula or Cankerous Humors or Rheumatic affections, it cannot be excelled ; and as a blood punier aud Spring medicine it is the bsst iaing I have ever used; and I used’almost everything. I can cheyfJiiUy recommend it to any on in need’of such a medicine. Yours respectfully, MRS. A. A. DISBMORE, 19 Russell street. ?e?etiae is Sold by All Druggists. mh29-wlm WANTED ! ONE GOOD MAN to sqJicM orders for our Goods in AugUAta, and four to travel in Georgia ad® Alabama. A good salary and per manent employment to the proper men. Ad dress, with reference, UNION INDUSTRIAL WORKS CO., mb9-wo Cincinnati, Ohio. RHODES’ COTTON PLANTER. HA. COOK has purchased County Rights . for the above Cotton Planner following counties in Georgia’; Columbia, Wilkes, Taliaferro, ?(b,er{. Madison, Jaßper, Ooonse, Greene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Hart an'd L’inpoln- S. K. BAYBUN, 7apl4-wl* Agent. The Attention of Planters IS called to the fact that the RHODES’ COTTON PLANTER AND GUANO [DIS TRIBUTER is manufactured by PENDLETON A BROS., aud is by far the cheapest aud best made. mh2t—wlm New AdverilsemeutM. LADIES’, MISSESAHD CHILDBEN'S SUITS THE ATTENTION of the Ladies and the public generally is specially directed to our mag nificent display of— LADIES’ FOULARD, LINEN AND WHITE SUlTS—the most complete stock ever exhibited south of Baltimore. MISSES' aud CHILDREN’S PIQUE, LINEN and FOULARD SUITS IN GREAT VARIETY. INFANTS’ LONG and SHORT DRESSES from the lowest price to the Finest Goods. IN FANTS’ LACE CAPS and BONNETS iu ondlesa variety. BOYS’ KILT SUITS-iu PIQr E, LINEN and FOULARD-from two to four years. BOYS’ SUITS—in WHITE and COLORED LINEN and FINE BLUE OLOTH-from four to ten years. LADIKS’ UNDERWEAR, In this Department we show a stock which, for variety, quality, style aud price, oannot be EX CELLED by any HOUSE, NORTH or SOUTH. Our stock of Silks, Grenadines, Black Goods and Dress Goods generally—Hosiery, Gloves Ties, lislines, Corsets, Embroideries, Wbito Goods, Damasks, Towels, Napkins, Cassimeres Linen Drills, Cottonados, Ac., will be found to surpass anything over offered iu Augusta. Calicoes and Cambrics as low as the lowest. JAMES A. GRAY & CO. GRAND BARGAINS! JUST RECEIVED BY CHRIS. CRAY & CO. 20,000 Yards Fine liambur? Edgings and Inserting, Slightly Damteed in Transit. We wil< c ose out the Entire Lot at one-third the usual Prices. This is without doubt the greatest chance ever offered. We received with above, aud will sell just as cheap, a Splendid Line of FINE DRESS UiOODS! BLACK GRENADINES; BLACK AND WHITE POPLIN3 ; A Snlendid Assortment of Fancy CASSIMERE Coat and Pants Patterns; A Fine Lise of Gent’s DRESS SHIRTS, Laundried and Unlaundried, made of Best Wamsutta and Linen. For Real Low Prices This Week see G. GRAY & CO. aplß—tf FREDERICKSBURG STORE GREAT SALE. CALICOES ONLY SC. Unlimited Supply, sc. FAST COLORS, 50. BEST QUALITIES, SC. CALL THIS WEEK AT THE Fredericksburg 1 Store ! anrls tf 268 10 CISITHIS VEK! 268 THE LARGE SALE OF DRY GOODS A.T THE NEW STORE, H. W. LANDRAM, 268 Broad street, BIG BUSINESS THE PAST WEEK. LOOK OUT ON MONDAY MORNING, April 16th, and through the week. No auction trash soap made of chalk, Ac , that you read about, and of which some of our neighbors com plain. This is a free country. I don’t que.tion the right of any merchant to sell it, nor the right or policy of any persons shopping to i-ny it. You will find none of it at 268 BROAD STREET, but instead, a nice stock of FIRST CLASS GOODS, bought for the retail trade, to select from. Come on MONDAY MORNING. Many uew Goods added daily, at prices to please, —SEE PRICES OF SOME THINGS BELOW— -25,000 Yards Best PRINTS from 5c up. at retail only. 2,000 Y?rds Spring and Summer LRESS GOODS from 70. up. 9 000 Yards Beautiful Black and Colored GRENADINES from 70c. a yard up to sl. 20,000 Yards BLEACHED COTTON from 5c up, real Semper Idem, Centennial and other best brands—don’t keep tho imitation. 3,000 Yards CO ITONADES, LINENS, CASBIMERE, Ac., for Men and Boys’ wear, from 10c up. 2,0( 0 Yards CHECK OSNABURGB from 7\ a yard up. 2,000 Yards Brown SHIRTING at Factory ’prices, and Lota of other Goods at LOW PRICES, too numerous to mention. Don’t fail to call this week and secure some of the above Goods, as they will not last long at the prices. With thanks for the liberal patronage the past week. aplß-d&wff H. W. MNDKAM. 5 CENTS’! 5 CENTO! CALICOES. [7WERY WHERE AT 5 CENTS. Stocks unlimited. The supply inexhaustible. Thr.y may be _LU lower. Don’t be in a hurry to buy, as you can get them at your leisure at anytime and any where at the price. But for Choice Dress, now is the time. L. RICHARDS Has just received full lines of CHOICE DRESS GOODS in all (he now shades; beautiful and at the lowest prices. Black Grenadines at 15c.. worth 25c ; Black Grenadines at 20 and 25c., worth 35 and 40c.; Black Grenadines ai 85c., worth 5"c.; Black Grenadines at 40 and 50c., worth 65 and 75c.; Striped Bilks at 75 and 85c., worth $1; Striped Silks at &1. worth $1 25; Printed Linen Lawns at 20 aud 25c.: Grass Linen for suits, with trimmings to match, 20 and 25c.; P-qnea at 10, 12, 15, 20 and 25c ; Victoria Lawns at 10 12,15 and 20c.; Laoe for overdresses, with trim ings to match, at 50, 75. $1 and $1 25 : Parasols, ajgreat variety, from 15c. to $6 ; beautiful Fns from sc. to $2; Kid Gloves at 75c., sl, fl 25, ft 50, 2 buttons ; Lisle Gloves, 2 aud S buttons at 25 to 50c ; Ladies’ aud Misses’ Hoto from 100. to 50c, & great variety ; Neck Ties and Fischues all prices; also, Lace for the neck, new shades. 60c per yard. Bazor Steel Scissors, the best in use ; Handkerchiefs, Cravats, Corsets, Collars and Cuffs, Ruchings, Notions, Ac., etc.; Cottonados. Linen Drills, Ducks, Tweeds, Casßimeres ; beautiful C-4 Flannels for suits, all at the lowest prieeß. Table Damask, Towels, Napkins, Bed Spreads, Marseilles Qnilts, 10-4 Linen Sheering. Pil low Case Linen, Ladies’ an’d Misses’ Gause Under Vests from 40c. to fl, and thousands of articles that cannot be mentioned. All first class goods, new, good, genuine. No imitation, i trashv or auction goods. Will pay expressago on all orders at retail amounting to $lO and over, the money accom panying the order or the goods to he sent C. O. D. L. RICHARDS, tf 209 Broad Street, Augusts 6a. NEW PROCESS FLOUIL CRESCENT MILLS, AUGUMTA, ga. J. F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors. OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO NAVASSA GUANO COMPANY, OF WILMINGTON, N. C„ -MANUFACTURERS OF SOLUBLE GUANO, SfMW ACID PHOSPHATE. t"W" E ARE AGENTS FOR THE sale of the products of this reliable Company, which we guarantee to be standard in every particular. Prices, delivered In Augusta, Ga., at any shipping point from the city Salable Xsvaui Guano, No vember Ist, 15 ets. cotton Soluble Acl*l Phosphate, No- Parties desiring to-pay cash wilt be supplied at lowest current price# for Fertilizers of equal merit. WALTON & CLARK, mh7dl&clm-mhlS 302 Broad street, Augusta, oa.