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“THE DAILY SUN WeDNESDAV MofoSTNO JuiiT 12. I' Hon WASHINGTON CORRESPON DENCE. Alex. H. Stephens of Georgia, | ;lias &Sun.—Columbia [Tenn.) Herald, 1th July. /"When first that ‘Sun’ its lifo-giving beams displays, It draws np vapors which obscure its rays; ■ But e'en those clouds at last adorn its way, • Reflect new glories, and augment the dav 1” A. H. S. The “Plantation Publishing Compa ny” lias just been organized at Atlanta, with Gen. John B. Gordon, Rev. 0. W. Howard, and Messrs. W. G. Morris, O. R. Hanleiter, and B. 0. Yancey as stock holders. The latter is President, and Mr. Hanleiter, manager of the mechani cal department. The Intellfgencer office will be united with the “Plantation,” but the Intelligencer newspaper is still for sale.—Colunibus [6a.) Sun, 9th July. We hail with pleasure the an nouncement thus made — of “the Plantation Publishing Company.”— From the character of the men en gaged in it, we can but believe they will meet with abundant success, and that the agricultural interest through out the Southern States will be greatly benefitted by the enteiprise. A. H. S. »-♦-< What Is to be the Future of At lanta? j What wiU not be done in these Letters and what will be done—A Radical Plan to make capital oat of some State Democratic Conventions — They will Pile on the Agony—The light in 187* npon the litnc of 18G8—What the 44 New Departure” Platform offers the South—The Boutwell-Pleasanton Im broglio. REV. LOVICK PIERCE, D. D. His Impromptu Address Before the Sophomore Exhibition of Wesleyan Female College, Tuesday Evening, July lOth, 1871. ::tSJSK> 7 :" Special Washington Correspondence of The Sun. Washington, July 7, 1871. In the letters I propose writing for The Sun, from this quarter, I shall not make a point of noting the departures and arrivals of those personages who do the business of assistants to the Secreta ries, although they may have have had Reported Specially for the Atlanta Daily Sun. Brown’s Hotel, Macon, Ga., 1 July 11th, 1871. • J Editors Sun : In my yesterday’s re- | port, I promised to give the address of {Dr. Lovick Pierce, in response to the | glowing enlogy of Miss Swoll, of Sa- vannah. The theme of her essay was Gray Hairs as you remember, and what more fit illustration could she have found than the venerable hierarch of the Christian host, who sat there with his head of silvery hair, which she said, speaking after the manner of Solomon, was “a crown of glory?” MissS. turned the prefix of “ Honorable” put to their sur-names of Higgins and Spriggins, and j toe"audience to Dr. R, and with the like, by a venal local press. Either | nl dignifc y t graceful, earnest deliv- shall I note the transfers of this or that j and beautiflll i angaag e, pronounced military or naval officer (be he high or ^ ft glowing tribate to this noble hero f I p I i l The answer to this question de pends mainly upon the energy and enterprise of the business men of the G ate Ci ty. Like a you ng man started in life, with almost everything that nature can do for him, Atlanta must be the architect of her own future fortunes. Two things enter into the growth of all cities. These are manufactures and commerce. Towns and cities, to grow, must make and produce, as well as sell and transfer. For the full development of both of these co-ordinate parts, with their vital functions, six natural elements are essential: 1. Salubrity of climate. 2. Abundance of pure water. 3. Abundance of accessible and suitable raw material. 4. Cheapness of subsistence. 5. Cheapness of fuel, and 6. Central position for distribu tion. Five of these elements Atlanta has (taken in combination) in a degree unsurpassed by any point on the Con tinent. Her climate is eminently distinguished for its mildness of tem perature and dryness of atmosphere, with freedom from impurities at all seasons of the year. The purest of water in the greatest abundance is at her command. The Chattahoochee could easily be made to flow through her streets, for all purposes connected with health or machinery. Raw material—lumber, cotton and all sorts of ores—surround her. Subsistence to any extent, and at moderate cost, is almost at her door. Her Railroad Connections — the Georgia, the Macon, the West Point and Montgomery, the Air Line, the great Western and Atlantic, with all its feeders—make her the grand Centre of a Circle of distribution for thousands of miles. What lacks she now of all the es sential natural elements for future growth to give her a place amongst the first cities in the land? But one; and that is an abundance of cheap fuel Her neighboring forests will not supply this. She must look elsewhere for it. What nature has failed to do for her in this instance she must by- her own exertions do for herself. She must stretch forth her hands and grasp the nearest coal-fields in her reach. Where are these ? In Ala bama, so far as discoveries have yet been made. Towards these fields her every energy should now be directed. The Georgia Western Railroad leads to these on the shortest line. Let this important work, therefore, he pushed through with the greatest pos sible speed. With an abundant sup ply of cheap coal, Atlanta will have every natural requisite for her becom ing the largest city on the Atlantic slope. Let this be her high aim, with- low) from one vessel to another, or from one barracks to another. All such weighty matters may well be left to the sound judgment and nice discrimination dis played in the Associated Press dispatches. It is even to be doubted whether the perigrinations of his Excellency himself are worthy to be specially sjnd at large reverted to every day in the year. As a matter of news, such items must be little relished by the people, especially those of the South. If these constant refer ences to Gen. Grant’s whereabouts are, however, meant as so many friendly at tempts to keep his mane btfore the people, on the one side, and as so many re proaches, calculated, in the pretended opinion of weak-kneed Democrats, to impair his popularity, then I have to say that it is impossible to conceive of more peurile partizan contrivances. The Pre sident is already too well known as an avowed candidate in 1872, to require fur ther notoriety. And, pray, what impres sion can be expected to be made by sucii puny objections as this gadding about of his Highness from Dan to Bersbebu, upon a people who have “accepted the situation,” which enables him not only to go to Long Branch and stay as long as he likes, but to invade that virtuous lo cality; at the head of an army, aud im prison every sojourner there, without the benefit of the habeas corpus? So, I very respectfully, also, turn over to the agents of the associated telegraphic companies all that pertains to the Gen eral's wanderings, his cigars, his horses and his asses ! It is not perceived how such small matters can weigh a feather in the coming contest. I doubt even if San Domingo, or the tariff, or “ civil re form,” as it is called, will change a hun dred votes in the whole country. But my province is to furnish news aud not opinions: I learn to-day that the Radical Central National Committee, have agreed upon a plan to turn the erratic coarse of some of the Democratic State Conventions to de cisive account at the next session of Con gress. Of course o6e, and the first, leg islative movement will be to endeavor to force Democratic members, (so-called) to ** swallow the leek” bodily. This, I learn, (and from a source not to be questioned) will be done by general declaratory rest - lutions of what 4 ‘the situation" really is, that such men have so foolishly “accepted.” If this were all the mischief to be appre hended, the rebuke would, perhaps, be richly deserved. But the probability is that those men (at least one-half of the conservative members) will utterly refuse to “ bite,” having recorded their solemn votes a dozen times against the principle of the whole reconstruction system. In what a dilemma, then, will “our side” of the House and Senate be placed ! The best thing that could happen, (and that is bad enough) would be for “our repre sentatives” in both Houses to “own up,” through their votes and speeches, that all this flim-flam about a “new departure” is simply a “little game,” got up by Bill Nye, formerly of San Francisco, but now of the city of New York, and chairman of Tweed’s Secret Central Committee, and editor-in-chief of the World news paper. I learn further that Che Radical party, emboldened by the indiscreetly worded resolutions passed by the Ohio and other State Democratic Conventions, design to “pile on the agony." “ Give Cmb-foot au inch, and he’ll take an ell.” Accordingly, upon the suborned testimony raked to gether by the House and Senate Joint K.u tvIriT Committee, a proposition will be made at an early day of the session to place all these States, which, [rallying raider a fraudulent flag cn-e likely to go “JDemoa-aticas the tenn is) back under military rule. This is the natural result of the current thimble-rigging of profess ed and unscrupulous politicians. But what do they care ? No section will be hurt but the South, and its people are the “bora thralls of Cedric, the Saxon,” say they. No one party can make a political issue for its adversary. “It takes two to moke a bargain.” The fight in 1872 must needs be upon the issues of 1868. We could not, if so desiring, get rid of the troth. The “new departure” platform offers the South, “universal amnesty” as a salvo for its loss of everything else. Suppose, for a moment, that what they offer should be accepted by the Radicals" as really the issue? It takes a three-fourth vote in the Senate to remove existing disabilitie j imposed by an amendment of the Con stitution, ••accepted” by the in Christian strife, and with such thrill' ing effect, that pearly teardrops could be seen glistening, not only in the eyes of the venerable divine, but throughout the whole audience. The Doctor, then amid the profound- est silence, and with the deepest emotion, (which he could scarcely restrain), arosf and said: . “Duty and gratitude require that I should acknowledge the flattering tribute which the lady from Savannah has so gracefully delivered in my hearing, I have passed three-score years and ten; I have lived to be eighty-seven years of ;ige, and under all circumstances and in all emergencies, I have never failed to find something in the word of God to meet man in everv phase of life; and in that blessed Book nothing is more strik ingly appropriate to the occasion' than the words which you have just cited from Solomon, “a hoary-head is a crown of glory.” I "have been a bappy participant in the pleasures of youth. I have reaped the blessed fruits of early piety, and listened to the praise of friends, whom it was a pleasure to love; but not until torday have I ever tasted earthly pleasure so unalloyed as that administered by the generous words of your last essayist. (Applause.) I thank my friend from Savannah for the compliment so gracefully bestowed, [t was so gracious and overpowering that I could scarcely endure it; and reproach myself for attempting to express my gratitude; I fear I may deface the pic ture she has so glowingly painted. Nothing outside of my immediate fami ly has ever possessed for me the interest that the prosperity of the Wesleyan Fe male College has inspired. My son was its first President. I labored throughout the State for its success. I found oppo sition, and sometimes the strongest pre judices, to overcome. It had enemies, and has a few now. They objected to Seniors and Simiorsappearing before the public to read original compositions. It might destroy their maiden modesty, impair their virgin purity of thought, or deface the memory of sacred family ties, they said, and these very persons who manifested such violent antagonism to the enterprise for fear it might blast the modesty of their girls, placed their daugh ters in the care and surrendered them to the instruction of dancing-masters who were tmworthy to loose the latchets of my shoe, and who should not dean my boots. There is no danger of blasting their modesty. Our curriculum.has im proved them. No woman has ever left our College halls and afterwards attained the celebrity of being “fast." We have taught them to be. graceful in our way, and we feel assured they have never suffered from want of the dancing master’s instruction. They have gone from us with our fondest wishes to beau tify, adorn and bless many a household; ana nearly all who have severed their as sociation with us on earth have gone to share a more blessed communion in heaven. For thirty-three snccessfnl years I have attended your Commencements. Every time I think it my last; but thanks to a ruling Providence I have been spared to witness another triumph for this institu tion and the cause of woman’s education the world over. May the praises of her founders, her patrons, her pupils and her teachers, go sounding down through Time until the last trump shall sound, when the great multitude of her friends and supporters shall be gathered to their homes to reap the rich reward that awaits them.” The Doctor sat down amid tumultuons and prolonged applause. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. out jealousy towards any of iter sisters makers! The Democrats and Conserva tives combined number but fourteen enralously competing for the same honorable distinction, remembering' that from him to whom much is given much will be expected. - t A. H. S. Railroad Meeting at Poplur Springs, Clayton County. The friends of the Columbus A Atlanta Railroad have called a meeting at Poplar Springs, Clayton county, twelve miles from Atlanta, on Wednesday, the 19th instant. The citizens of Clayton aud Fayette will be out in large numbers, with well-filled baskets, aud desire to meet tbeir friends of Fulton and Atlanta. The negro woman alluded to in Mon- A good time generally has been provided day’s issue as being so dreadfnlly burnt for. So come all of yon. Addresses will j by the explosion of a lamp, lingered in l>e made by a number of distinguished j great agony until yesterday, when she gentlemen from Atlanta and other places, died, Reported Especially for The Sun. July 11, 1871. Judgments of affirmance were rendered in the following cases, to-wit: Xo. 5. Blue Ridge Circuit—W. A. Smith and J. W. Looper vs. W. L. Byers, et at—Illegality from Dawson. The Court awarded 10 per cent, damages to the de fendant in error, against the plaintiff in error, for the delay eaused in bringing the case to this Court. No. 1, Southern Circuit—Jimpney A. Hunter vs. The State—Murder from Brooks. jJur' No. 2, Southern Circuit—Thomas A. Parsons vs. The State—Larceny from mischief 1 Laurens. No. 2, Albany Circuit—Aaron L. Reid vs. Wm. Godwin—Foreclosure of mart Senators. If this point be forced as a party test, I should like to see the astrol oger who could make a reasonable pre diction of the time in the far future when “amnesty” could be obtained. There are rumors to-day of thdresigua- tion of the Secretary of the Treasury, as there have been heretofore. But I have good grounds for believing- that Pieu>an- ton, of the Internal Revenue' Rnreau, (Boutwell’s pugnacious opponent,) will be permitted to retire, together with a ma jority of his understrappers. Cameron now*rules the roost, and a protege of his will supplant Pleasanton. * gage from Dougherty. Xo. 3. Albany Circuit—Nicholas Cruger v.>. Chester M. Clark and Martin A Erd- man—New trial from -Dougherty. Xo. 4, Albany Circuit—Jeremiah Wal ters vs. B. Rowland Croasdale—New trial from Dougherty. No. 6, Albany Circuit—John F. Cargile. adm’r. v.s. Abner P. Belcher—Foreclosure of mortgage from Dougherty. Xo. 7, Albany Circuit—John G. Tyus vs. Y. G. Rust-—Trover from Dougherty. No. 8, Albany Circuit—parte motiou of R. S. Rust, et al—Motion- to relieve firemen from jury duty. The Court held, that the Constitution of*1868 and the Act of 18(39 relative to persons liable to jury duty repeal all previous local and general acts exempting jurors in certain cases. trial, under the law and facts of the case. No. 4, Blue Ridge Circuit—Sarah E. Kilgo, etaL vs. M. H. Vandyke—Equity from Lumpkin, was reversed, on the ground that the Court erred in overrul ing the demurrer filed in this case. No. 3, Blue Ridge Circuit—Lester A Lester vs. J. M. Fowler and Ira Dunnaway—Certiorari from Forsfyth reversed, on the ground that that the Court below erred in sus taining the certiorari and ordering a new trial in the Justices’ Court. No. 1, Albany Circuit—Nelson Tift vs. D. P. H»11—Equity from Dougherty, was reversed, on the ground that the Court below erred in overruling the demurrer to complainants bill. No. 6, Bine Ridge Circuit—Stephen Cantrel vs. James M. Cobb—Equity from Dawson, was reversed, on the ground that the Court below erred in overruling the demurrer to the complainants bill and in refusing to dissolve the injunction. No. 2, Blue Ridge Circuit—The Geor gia Company vs. R. J. Castleberry—Cer tiorari from Lumpkin, was reversed, on the ground that the Court below erred in sustaining the certiorari, the Court being of opinion that under the facts set forth in the answer of the Magistrate, the cor poration chartered as the Georgia Com pany is not liable for the debt sued on. D. P. Hill, adm’r. of Davis, vs. Nelson Tift—Equity from Dougherty. Warner, J. This is a bill filed by the administra tor of Davis to set aside a Sheriff’s sale of a city lot in the city of Albany, on the ground that the consideration on which judgment was obtained, was a slave or slaves. It does not appear on the face of the judgment or the execution, that the original consideration on which the judg ment was rendered, was for slaves. Judg ment was obtained on the 24th of Novem ber, 1864; the lot was sold by the Sheriff on the 5th day of January, 1869, and purchased by Tift, for the sum of 8250. The prayer of the biil is that the Sheriff’s sale be set aside, and that the title of de fendant be declared void. The defend ant demurred to the bill,and the demurrer was overruled. Held that the sale by the Sheriff under a judgment by a Court of competent jurisdiction, under an execution regular upon its face at the time, and the same not being a void judgment, a purchaser at the Sheriff’s sale, who paid his money for the lot, acquired the title as against the defendant aud his legal represent? tivea, and that the Court below erred in overruling the demurrer to the bill. Judgment reversed. J. G. Tyus, plaintiff in error, vs. Y. G. Rust, defendant iu error—Trover from Dougherty. Warner, J. This was an action brought by plaintiff against the defendant as a warehouse man, to recover the valne of fifty-two bales of cotton, which the plaiutiff alleges were sold contrary to his instructions, and without his authority. The evidence was conflicting. The. jury found a ver dict for the defendant, and the plaintiff made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled. Held, that although there may have been a preponderance of evidence on the part of the plaintiff, still it was a ques tion for the jury to determine as to the credibility and weight which they would give the evidence of the respective wit nesses sworn in the case, and there being sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict this Court will not disturb it. This is a Court alone for the correction of legal errors, and it will not interfere to deter mine what credibility witnesses sworn on the trial are entitled to receive, in deter mining questions of fact. Where no rule of law has been violated and where the verdict of the jury is not decidedly and strongly against the weight of evidence, this Court will not interfere ; and this we have earnestly endeavored to impress on the minds of parties and their counsel by the repeated rulings of this Court, Judgment affirmed. The Georgia Company vs. Castleberry— Certiorari from Lumpkin. McCay, J. A corporation of the same name with a partnership doing business by the same agent before the Company, had a charter, is not the same person as the partnership, nor liable for a debt due the former part nership. A parol promise by the Presi dent of the corporation, withont due con sideration, to pay a debt contracted by the agent of the partnership, is not suffi cient. There must be a promise in writ ing, or it must be shown that the corpo ration has received a consideration. Judgment reversed. W. A. Smith and J. W. Looper vs. W. L. Byers et ah—Equity from Dawson. McCay, J. A judgment in equity directing the re moval of a trustee for maladministration, and that he pay a certain amount into the hands of a receiver that it may go into thehands of a new trustee, to be man aged properly, is a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, is conclusive between the same parties as to all the matters at issue; nor is the trustee re moved under the judgment allowed to deny that he has mismanaged the trust. Judgment affirmed with 10 per cent, damages. Parsons vs. the State—Larceny, acces sory before the fact. McCay, J. The rule that a conviction cannot be had on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice, only applies to cases of felony. In misdemeanors, the status of the witness goes to the credibility, aDd the jury are the judges of the credibility, as in the cases of other witnesses. Judgment affirmed. will not Teyexae .the judgment, -q ytatw **>■ Judgment affirmed. Lester A Lester va. Fowler A Dunaway Certiorari from Forsyth. Warner, J. . Suit on promisory note. When a suit was brought in Justices’ Court on a note for $20, made by defendants in favor of the plaintiff; on the trial the Justice al lowed defendant to prove that the condi tions of the contract were that the plain- tiffs were to clear the defendants of a charge on which they were indicted, or they were to have nothin g, which evidence was objected to by plaintiffs, on the ground that it contradicted the note, which was the best evidence of the con tract between the parties. The case hav ing been carried up to the Superior Court bv writ of certiorari, the Court affirmed the ruling of the Justice, and dismissed the same. Held, that the admission of parol evi dence by the Justice, to contradict the note and to prove conditions not ex pressed therein, was error, and that the court below erred in not sanctioning the certiorari and ordering a new trial in the Justice’s Court. " je»Y i Judgment reversed. Cantrell vs. Cobb—Iu equity from Daw- son.. JHzm fttJbt4: Warner, J. When a bill was filed to set aside an award of arbitrators on the ground of a legal accident, without stating in what particular that legal accident occurred, and praying for an injunction to restrain the collection of the purchase money for a tract of land sold, on the ground that the complainant has good reason and does fear that the title and warranty to at least a portion of the land will fail, be cause a suit has been instituted on the equity side of the court, against the de fendant and other parties in relation to a division of the land, and that the defen dant is a non-resident of the State. There was a demurrer to the bill for want of equity and a motion to dissolve the in junction on the filing of defendant’s an swer—both of which were overruled by the court below and the defendant ex cepted. . Held, that the allegation in complain ant’s bill that the matters complained of were a legal accident, without more, does not suffice in law to set aside' the award. Held, further, that a court of equity will not enjoin the vendor of a tract of land from the collection of the purchase money due therefor by the vendee, when the latter is in possession of the land, on the ground of the fear of a failure' of the vendor’s title. The complainant must allege such' facts in his bill as will af firmatively show such an encumbrance or outstanding title as will defeat the title under which the defendant holds the land; and that the court below erred in not sustaining the demurrer to the bill and refusing to dissolve the injunction. Judgment reversed. : ’ Croasdale, vs. Walters— Complaint from Dougherty. * Warner, J. This was an action brought by the plaintiff upon a prommissory note against the defendant. He pleaded iu defence thereto that the note was given for a commercial fertilizer, known as Croasdide’s Superphosphate of Lime, and that the article was unfit for use as a fertilizer, and tuat the consideration for which the note was given had failed. There was evidence on both sides as to the value of -this fertilizer. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. De fendant made a motion for a new trial on several grounds set forth in the reconL * Held, That the plaintiff warranted the article to be sold, to be a merchantable article and reasonably suited to the pur pose intended. There was no error in the Court. Judgment affirmed. turning. The JYttc German Ambassador. Berlin, Jnly 11. Sohleser, the newly appointed German Ambassador 4o the United States, will start to Washington next week. The principal Commercial German ci ties are ascertaining, as far as possible, the wishes of merchants relative to the commercial policy to be adopted by Schleser as the Representative of Ger many in her relations with America. DOMESTIC NEWS. Killed by Lightning. Greenville, Indiana, Jnly 11. Mrs. Snea, a widow lady, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. The Orangemen Suppressed—J\'o Disturbance to Take Place. New York, July 11. Since the issuance of the order by Su perintendent Kelso, last night, forbid ding the parade of the Orangemen to morrow, the excitement and apprehen sion which prevailed throughout the city has somewhat abated. The prompt action of the Mayor and Superintendent, in the matter, meets with general approval.— No disturbances whatever will take place to-morrow. The Jersey Orangemen—Greal .Harm in Antic ipation of a Itig JFight. Jersey City, July 11. The excitement with regard to the riot which is expected to-morrow is intense. There is no donbt but that the Orange men of this city intend to parade, and the greatest alarm exists in consequence. The Hibernians make no secret of their determination to attack the Orangemen in case the parade should take place. Their preparations for the fray are re ported to be very complete. Meetings of the several Hibernian societies were held last evening at which the strongest threats were used against the Orangemen. Sev eral of the Hibernian organizations have received orders to assemble to-night and remain overnight, under arms, to be in readiness for Wednesday. The United Irishmen will also turn ont, numbering several thousands. A Shocking tf'.fe-Mur der. Pittsburg, July 11. A shocking mnrder was committed this morning in Sligo, South Pittsburg. Pat rick Bovery, afflicted with insanity, some times ^accuses his wife, Catharine, of spending too much money. This mor ning while she was asleep, he took an axe and pounded her head to a perfect jelly. He gave himself up and was com mitted to jail on the charge of murder. He says he is willing to be hung. Another It/til road Lease. Louisville, July 11. The transfer of tho Jeffersonville and Indianapolis Railroad to the Panhandle Road was consummated this evening— giving the Panhandle the monopoly of a through line South via the Ohio. River for ninety-nine pars. Arkansas Democracy. Little Rock, July 11. The Democratic Central Committee met to-day, discussed the propriety of action, and adjourned over till to-mor- v. But few favored the proposition to hold a convention, and it is now thought it will not be held. A majority of the mem /era are in favor of adopting the Ohio platform, which it is believed by them will be acceptable to the Demo crats. From the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, July 7 Col. E. H. Pottle, of Warreuton, writes a long letter, republished in the Clipper- in reply to false, scurilous aud maliciou. charges made by the notorious Chap Non ris, and published in the Goergia Repub lican. Chap Norris is notoriously infa mous, and charges coming from him can injure the character of no one, much less a gentleman of Col. Pottle’s position in the State. We suggest to the Colonel that the game he is pursuing is not worth the candle. TEBEtfKAPH. NEWS Special Dispatches to The Sob. By Atlanta and Nashville News Agency. FOREIGN NEWS. French JYtoct. N. Cruger vs. C. M. Clarke, et. al.—New trial from Dougherty. McCay, J. Where a question of fact has been fair ly submitted to u jury who have found a verdict and the Judge below refuses a new trial, this Court will not reverse the judgment unless there be a very strong case made against the verdict- ’ i \ Judgment affirmed. Jno. F. Cargile, vs. A. P. Belcher ■ B - 'i .. •• Paris, July 11. A Commission of Inquiry has been appointed ter examine into the course pursued by the Count Pilatko at the head of the government of National defence, and into the conduct of Beuedette, the French Minister to the Prussian Court, prior to the Germau war. A motion dissolving all the battalions of the National Guards throughout France, is about to be introduced into the Assembly. Spanish JVeeca. f Madrid, July 11. The attendance of members upon the Chambers of Deputies in the Cortes, is decreasing at such rate that appreheu sions are felt as to the relation of a quo mm more than a few days longer. ^jenor Sagosta has assumed charge ad interim of the Ministry of Finance in the place of Meret, who has finally left the Cabinet. -vitrt. rsrrrj. . Rome, July 11. The Prussian Minister DeKesseloff, and the attaches of legation, have ar rived here from Florence. Disaster at Sea. London, July 11. The ship Madagascar, from London, bound for Quebic, collided on Sunday with the steamer Midgur being a heavy log in the British Channel, off Eddy stone McCay, J. Foreclosure of Mortgage— Daugherty. Light'House. Both vessels sank in short time. The crew took to the boats, Where a promissory note was given 1 and the sea being calm, reached laud in during the war for $3500, at one year 1 safety. after date, OU which 8-8-JO Was paid at | Agnatic Sports. maturity in Couiederate mom-y, leaving The English crew who are to compete due $700, and the jury, on a, suit brought I in the four-oared boat race on the Renue- forthe balance, found for the plaiatiff becucsik River, with the St. John’s crew $38 97, and the Jtidge granted a new tri- j iu August, will sail on on Friday next for *1, on the ground that the jury did not America, find their verdict iu vi» w of the eq lities Bayed TraseUn. of the casa ; i London, July 11. WASHINGTON NEWS. Groat ‘‘Goes Bade” on Senator Spencer. Washington, July 11.—Senator Spen cer, of Alabama, is highly indignant at the announcement that Grant will not return for two weeks. The Senator says the President promised to meet him here yesterday, and then settle the matter of Warner’s appointment Spencer is in clined to believe now that Grant had no intention of keeping his promise when it was made, but only told him so to get the anti-Warner delegation from Long Branch. Akernxan Metises a Characteristic Appoint ment. Ex-Governor Parsons, a native of New York, now of Alabama, who was appoint ed Governor by President Johnson, and who in 1868, strongly urged the Ku-Klux organizations, iu order to prevent the negroes of t-lie South from voting the Radical ticket, will be rewarded by Aker- man with the appointment of Acting As sistant Attorney General, to go South and prosecute the Ku-Klux cases. He will probably be sent to Alabama. Only a few years ago, Parsons claimed to be a leader of the Democrats: but the Radical bait of promised preferment led him over. He testified before the Kn Klux Committee, and was most bitter to wards his own people; and in view of his undisguised prejudices was appointed.— His appointment is looked upon in Con servative circles as a gross outrage npon the people of the South. Character of the Radical Jicidence. Wallace, a scallawag Congressman from South Cariolina, tried to create a great deal of sympathy last winter by pretend ing that it was not safe for him to go home, on account of his loyal proclivities. In one of Butler’s highly sensational speeches on the Ku Klux bill, he pointed to Wallace and stirred up the loyal feel ings of the Radicals by picturing how the venerable man did not dare go home un less protected by the Ku Klux bill. After Congress adjourned Wallace remained here and made all the capital he could out of his pretended political martyrdom, and among other tilings got a good fat office for his son. He then testified be fore the Ku Klux Committee, and there 8wore that his life would be in danger if he went to South Carolina. This was several weeks ago, and yet as soon as he got his fees as witness, did go home, and has remained there ever since without- molestation. This is a fair specemen of the reliability men by the Radicals before the Ku Klux Committee. Sharp JPracHce in the J*ostoflice /department• The peculiar practices of the Postoffice Department, in respect to accepting bids for postal service, is exciting much at tention. It appears that paries hold ing contracts in Texas, Louisiana, and other States, have shown bids put up by their friends for services. These are ac cepted, and the bids then forwarded, whereupon the Department makes special contracts for services, at enormously high rates, with the old contractors. In this way, and by the manipulation which goes on, legitimate bidding is defeated, and the government is made to pay No. 1, Blue Ridge Circuit—Alexander _ Murray va Wm. Walker—Equity fmm j Held. That this was no abuse of the The-Prinoe and Princess of Wales have | fifty per cent, more than the service is Union, was reversed, on the ground that discr* turn allowed tie-iu grautmg left Euglnud on a continued tour. They actually worth. Everything about the the Court below erred in granting a new u* teiusuig a new trial, and this Cour. wifiprybably visit "Germany before re* Department is done by favorites.