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• WHO BURNED COLUMBIA?”
We copy elsewhere Ihe statement of
(jeti. George A. Stone, who was in com
mand of the Federal brigade which
“guarded” Columbia, S. 0., on the night
of the burning, in 1865. He says that it
was done by a “society” of Union officers
who had been released from the city pris
ons. .0 which had been added many Fed
eral soldiers and negroes; also that he had
been notified of the intention to burn tho
city, and was cognizant of the faetthatpre
vioiis attempts had been made, blithe was
powerless to prevent it. Ho made appli
cation for a greater force, and his applica
tion appears to have passed through suc
ct-:sivc grades to higher commands until
,1 reached that eminent “Christian” sol
dier (Icn. Howard, where the scout is
lo t. On Howard or Sherman, then, de
voir's the responsibility of suppressing or
disregarding the appeal for a force ade
quate to the protection of tho city; and
this after the Mayor of Columbia had been
solemnly “promised protection fur all pri
vate properly!”
This statement is very circumstantially
made, and made with a positiveness which
shows lhal (Icn. Stone and many other
Federal officers have known for years just
how the city was fired. Why, then, have
they kept hack the revelation so long?
Why have they so long permitted an angry
discussion of the question whether Gen.
Sherman or Gen. Wade Hampton was re
sponsible for tho burning? Why have
they so long permitted to go uncontra
dicted Lite cruel accusation that the Con
federates themselves burned Columbia?
The solution of those inquiries can only
be found in tho damaging indications of
testimony recently elicited testimony
pointing to Gen. Sherman as the guilty
party, and involving the liability of the
United States fora large amount of prop
erly destroyed which belonged to British
subjects. 'This late testimony has made
muni tost (ho absurdity of tho charge that
either the Confederate soldiers or people
burned the city, and the new revolution
proposes to compound the controversy by
admitting that Federal soldiers did the
vandal act, but claiming that they did it
without orders and acting only on their
own responsibility.
Wo are not sufficiently versed in inter
national or military law to express a
positive opiu ion whether this version of the
burning would release tho United States
from the responsibility for tiro British
property burned. But tho facts that the
Federal officers had boon notified of the
design to burn, that they were cognizant
of previous attempts, that they had per
mitted Iho dest ruction of all property
along their march to the city, and that
they failed to detail a sufficient guard on
tho night of the burning,'all go to establish
the culpability of Gen. Sherman, rather
than to exculpate him.
There is also incidental proof in this
letter that tho exasperated Federal officers
aid soldiers who burned Columbia had no
individual provocation for the act. 'There
is no charge that they had been cruelly or
inhumanely treated while in prison.
They may have suffered hardships, but
these they shared in common with the
Confederate soldiers, and they were such
as the Confederate authorities could not
prevent. The burning, like the destruction
of the warehouses, coltou factories, loom
and spinning wheel factories and grist
mills of Columbus, was an net of sheer
andpitiless revenge. We hope that the at
tempt to shift tho responsibility for it up
on a “society” or conspiracy outside of
tho Federal military organization is actu
ated as well by a feeling of tardy repent
ance and mollification as by a desire to
defeat the British claim for indemnity.
—•< ►
THE NORTH GEORGIA COAL HELDS.
Tbo Catoosa Courier of the 12tli hist,
highly compliments us (for which we
make acknowledgements) for our late
article in reference to the Coal and Iron
of North Georgia. It also gives us some
more definite information as to the locali
ty and accessibility of the coal beds of
Walker and Dade counties, which the
party referred to in our article went out
to ‘•prospect.” Butin neither the Courier
nor any other paper have we found any
account of the progress of that party.
It speaks of t hese coal beds, however, as
an ascertained fact, and of their accessi
bility by means of our progressing North
and South Hail road. \Ye may, therefore,
congratulate our citizens on the prospect
of obtaining easy communication, after a
while, with rich coal measures iu North
Georgia (as well ns Alabama), and cail
their attention to another groat induce
ment for pushing the North and South
road to completion. The Courier says :
“Tho coal beds of Georgia, so richly
meriting and so deserving of develop
ment, are those of Walker and Dade
counties, admitting of marketable availa
bility by the construction of what is
known as tho Atlanta and Lookout liuil
rond, connecting Ringgold with Cooper’s
Cap, and affording cheap transportation
uot only for Coal and Iron ores, but also
for grain and other products of some of
the richest lands in the State. Should
our people much longer delay building
the road, tho completion of the North and
South ltoad from Home to Chattanooga
will secure to the latter wonderfully grow
ing city, a prize which from sheer apathy,
Georgians will have allowed to elude their
grasp.”
Hut Georgians will not have allowed it
to elude their grasp, if tho North and
South Kailioad transport the coal south
as well as north —to Columbus and Home
as well as to Chattanooga.
The Courier confirms our apprehen
sions as to failure of tho coal beds near
the State Koud in Catoosa or Whitfield
county, to realize the anticipations in
dulged a year or two ago. It says that
rejwrted coal deposit turned out to be
bituminous shale in what is known by
geologists as false coal measures, and
which were much below that portion of
the carboniferous stratum which bears
true coal.
1 he Brani It to Talbotton.
An election warn held by the tax payers
of Talbotton on Saturday last to pass upon
Ihe action of the Town Council subscrib
ing $2.-, ,000 to the stock of the North &
South K. K., for the building of a branch
to Talbotton. The gratifying result is
fully announced in the following dispatch:
Talbotton, via Geneva, Ga.,)
June, ICth, 1873- >
H'. l>. Chipley: —Full vote unanimous
for subscription. Yours,
McNiel.
I’he best season of the year for work
18 rapidly passing away—we feel a deep
interest iu this important enterprise, and
we dislike to see any sort of delay. Let
the committee iu charge report on the
survey matter, so that a corps can be
placed m the field immediately. Subscip
tions on the line can then be seeured and
work commenced before the winter
Months are upon us.
VOL. XV.
KELLOGG AND THE TRIBUNE.
We have copied an editorial article
from the Now York World , including and
commenting on some admissions said to
have been made by acting Governor Kel
logg, of Louisiana, to a correspondent of
the Tribune. A dispatch from Kellogg
to the Attorney General of the United
States, in reference to these admissions,
was received Monday night. A careful
perusal of it will show the reader that it
is not a substantial denial of any material
fact stated in the Tribune's correspon
dence, and commented on by the World.
Ho says that his requisition on tho
President was fully “justified,” and re
fers to the “effect” of the President's
proclamation as justifying it. But this
does not at all contradict the statement
which tho Tribune's correspondent says
that Kellogg made to him, viz: That the
requisition was prompted from Washing
ton, and that it was made to relieve the
President from an embarrassing position.
In other and less important particulars it
may have been “incorrect,” but this ma
terial statement iR not denied.
Kellogg finds a justification of the pro
clamation in its “effect” in making the
unwilling people of Louisiana pay taxes
to his State Government. lie boasts of
the amount of money it is forcing into
his coffers. But to an outsider, who looks
at this process from a less interested
stand-point, it does seem a little strange
that the people of a State are made to
pay taxes to a State Government not of
their choice, by a Proclamation of the
President of tho Unitod Stato.s ! Such
things are new in our history. It is cer
tainly a summary way of getting money,
and makes quick work in tho sweeping
away of all merely legal questions inter
posed, but its regularity is as questiona
ble as its honesty.
THE “CORNER’*^IN COTTON.
We hardly needed any particular state
ment of the causes to convince us that
the late flurry in tho New York cotton
market was not duo to any legitimate de
mand of tho trade, but rather to tho gam
bling operations that now- seem more po
tential than the law of supply and de
mand. The New York Tribune of tho
13th iust. explains tho state of “tho hand”
of one of tho gambling parties, that
throw them upon tho market and causod
its activity and advance, as follows
“From what can be learned it would ap
pear that (lie cotton market has boon
largely oversold by tho “bears,” and now
that contracts are nearing maturity, tho
efforts to secure the cotton for their ful
fillment have been tlio cause of a sharp
advance, materially assisted by tho skill
ful manipulation of the market by shrewd
and elated “bulls.” Within three days
tho price of cotton for Juno delivery has
advanced one cent per pound, while cot
ton for delivery in later months has ad
vanced from £to 2 cents per pound. An
idea of the amount of business done may
'be derived from the official statement
that 30,000 bales wero sold yesterday for
future delivery, and on tho preceding day
111,000 bales changed owners. There wore
reports of numerous and heavy failures,
but while some dealers were undoubtedly
crippled, they have thus far managed to
comply with the requirements of the Ex
change.”
Only one failure was reported on the
13th, and we find mo further report of the
effect of the “cornor” in the New York
papers of the 14th and 15th.
The render will do well to study the
daily Telegraphic reports which we give
of the prices of cotton “futures,” with
their dates. Those afford some indica
tion of the amount needed, at the respoct:
ive dates named, to fill “future” contracts,
and of the anticipated supply at those
times. It will be seen that while cotton
for delivery previous to September is
quoted fully up to, and at one or two
dates even higher than “spot” cotton, file
price for September and after is consid
erably below present prices. (We make
these comparisons with tho Telegraphic
quotations of Monday and Tuesday before
us.) This shows that tho “bears” have a
lively apprehension of the scarcity of cot
ton in the country until the crop of this
year’s growth begins to come in, but an
ticipate heavy receipts thereafter.
We believe that this apprehension of a
scarcity ill the supply from tho South un
til September will be fully realized, not
withstanding' the fact that we were gen
erously and suggestively advised by tele
graph from Now York, the other day, that
the advance in price there would doubt
less cause a much heavier shipment from
tho South. It is toosoon yet to make any
estimate concerning receipts after the Ist
of September. But certainly we have
nothing so far, except the large acreage
planted, to justify any predictions of a
crop above the average.
Our planters are not likely to fall into
the error of believing that the gambling
“cotton future” speculations can bo bene
ficial to their interests, because they
have caused this little spurt. There is
next to no cotton now in tho hands of
planters to be affected by it. Asa gener
al thing, wo may readily soe how this
game of buying futures is made to de
press pricos when cotton is plentiful or
largely in planter’s hands, and to inflato
them after planters have all sold and the
receipts are light. What wo want to re
store the prosperity of the cotton planters
is steady prices, that may be reasonably
approximated by a knowledge of supply
and demand; a good unfluctuating cur
rency ; freodom from liens or obligations
that compel the sale of the crop by stated
times ; and such a variety of crops as will
not make tho planter wholly dependent on
his cotton alone for the expenses of his
plantation.
British Capital Coming South.
We published a cable telegram Friday
announcing the formation of a company
of wealthy Englishmen for the promotion
of trade with and investment of capital in
Western and Southern States of the
United States. The organization is styled
the ‘‘Mississippi Valley Society.” Allud
ing to this important movement the Bal
timore Sun says : “ English capital has
been flowing southward and westward in
this country for some time, but more fre
quently through individual than company
enterprise, consisting of investments iu
farming and mineral lauds. This organi
zation will probably endeavor to operate
on an extensive scale, and besides taking
iu hand large landed properties, will
doubtless have a railroad or two, and prob
ably a canal to help it along.”
No State in the Union North, West or
South, offers a more invitiug field for the
profitable investment of capital than is to
be found in Georgia. Unsurpassed in ag
ricultural and mineral resources, with
every variety of soil and climate, iu value
or variety of productions, with inexhausti
ble timber lands and ample water power,
all that is needed is capital to vitalize the
enterprise of our people and make Geor
gia in reality the Empire State of the
South. —Sava nnah -News.
Head It!—The communication from
Washington City, exposing the vexatious,
delays and obstacles which Southern men
have to encounter in establishing their
claims against the Government for their
cotton wrongfully seized by its agents.
We have every reason to believe that our
correspondent represents the situation
just as it is.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Weather Reports of Last Week from All
Parts of the South.
The Now York Financial Chronicle of
last Saturday has this:
Our New Orleans correspondent tele
graphs that it has rained there every day
but one—heavy showers. At Mobile it
has also rained every day but one, four
days heavy, and it is now raining; much
damage is feared, and we already hear of
large tracts of land under cotton being
abandoned on account of the grass and
weeds. Our Selma correspondents state
that it has rained there more than half
the week, but not heavily, though, and as
the week closes thero is a favorable
change; no serious damage has been
done. At Montgomery it has rained on
every day; farmers are working hard
fighting grass. There are rumors of cat
erpillar, lint they are of no importance.
There has been rain at Macon on every
day but one; the grass is becoming very
troublesome. Our Columbus telegram
has failed to reach us. At Augusta it has
only rained on one day, the rest of the
week being pleasant; crop accounts are
improving; the cotton plant looks strong
and healthy. Our Charleston correspond
ent does not state tho number of days
they have had rain, but says the early
part of the week was clear and pleasant,
but the latter part has been rainy; as the
week closes, however, there is a favorable
change; good progress is being made in
clearing the fields of grass. At Nashville
they had rain early in tho week, but the
latter part of tho week has been clear and
pleasant; crop accounts are favorable.
There, has been rain on four days at Mem
phis; Tuesday night was the heaviest ev
er known there; very much damage lias
been done. Wo hear of largo tracts un
der cotton being abandoned on account of
tho grass and weeds. The theremometer
at Memphis has averaged Til, Montgomery
S3, Mobile 7!>, Savannah 71, Selma 82.
Excitino Scene at Seale, Ala. —An
oxciting scone occurred at <! p. m. Mon
day, upon the arrival of the passenger
train at Seale, on tho M. & G. It. It.
A Mr. Chappell and Mr. King, the
former living in Eufaula and tho latter
near Barker’s Mill on the M. & G. It. it.,
some years since married Miss Densons,
sisters of W. 11. Denson, merchant of
Seale. Mrs. King died leaving two- chil
dren, boy and girl, tho latter an iufant,
which Mr. King requested Mrs. Chappell
to hike charge of and rear it, which it
seems Mrs. C. was more than willing.
Tho child lias been with the adopted
mother over since and shows that it has
been well cared for. Mr. King lias of
late been endeavoring to got possession
of the child, now about eight years old.
Mr. Chappell, with his wife and adoptod
child, arrived there Monday on a visit to
Mr. Denson, and upon the arrival of the
train Mr. King was waiting at the depot
and endeavored to got possession of tho
child by force. Tho angry words of the
two men, threats and violence towards
each other, their efforts to get to each
other, and the screams of the woman and
child, created quite an excitement and
drew a large crowd of spectators. Friends
present took sides with each of the par
ties, and but for the timely interference
of the sheriff, the affair would doubtless
have ended seriously.
A writ of habeas corpus was sued ont
by King, through his attorney, Col. Mc-
Donald, which was executed by the
sheriff immediately, and the case came
before Judge Appleby Tuesday.
Parts of the South.
A Machine for Killing the Cater
pillar Fly.—We are told of a machine
invented by someone in Columbia, Ala.,
which lias been used with success in
Henry and oiliro counties. Tho object is
to destroy the fly which lays the eggs
whence are derived the immense hordes
of caterpillars. The fly, it is said, lays
a thousand or more eggs. These hatch
and are multiplied over and over again.
The machine is very' simple—being noth
ing more than a lantern with eight reflec
tors and a vessel containing molasses or
some sticky substance into which the in
sects fall and perish.
A trial of one of these machines was
lately made. Tho first night, five thou
sand insects of various kinds were caught;
the second, three thousand; the third, two
thousand; the fourth one thousand, and
the fifth scarcely any-—all had been killed.
A man counted ’em. One of these ma
chines placed at night in the centre will
protect an eight acre field from caterpil
lars, if employed as soon as the presence
of tho fly is recognized, so those who have
witnessed the operations claim.
Wo give the account as it reaches us
from the river.
In Florida recently, large lightwood
fires were used on the borders of cotton
fields, hoping thereby to attract tho flies
and end their existence. The result was
tho destruction by- the worm was tho
greatest in the neighborhood of the iires.
In this lantom-reflector-molasses ar
rangement, insects are attracted by the
light, get singed in flying around and be
come embalmed in sweetness.
Times of Holding Different Courts
in Kussell County.—CireuitConrt—First
Mondays in May and November.
Criminal Court —First Mondays in July
and Deceuibor.
Chancery Court—Third Mondays in
May anil November.
Probate Court —Second Mondays in
each month.
County Court, Probate Judge presiding
for trial of misdemeanors only—Fourth
Mondays in each month.
County Court, Judge of the Criminal
Court presiding for trial of misdemeanors
only—First Mondays iu each month.
Court of Notary Public at Seale—Sec
ond Saturdays in each month.
Commissioners Court —First Mondays
in April and November; second Mondays
in February and August.
The Wilson Sewing Machine. —Bald-
win & Underwood, at No. C 2, Broad
street, are agents for the Wilson New Un
derfeed Shuttle Sewing Machine, which
is said to possess every excellence which
a sewing machine cau attain. It is pro
nounced a household treasure. In one
year forty-one premiums, nine medals
and three diplomas were awarded this
machine for the best work performed.
The advertisement to which we refer our
readers gives full particulars.
The Medical College of Alabama.—
This well-established institution, located
in Mobile, has an advertisement iu this
issue. The faculty is a full and a good
one, numbering first-class men in all
branches. Our Southern schools are equal
to any in the land, anil the Mobile college
offers superior advantages. The Chair of
Public Hygiene aiul Medical Jurispru
dence, of which Jerome Cochran, M. D.,
is professor, has lately been added.
Death of a Lady in Florida.—A pri
vate letter informs us of the death of
Mrs. Barnes, the mother of Gen. Win.
Barnes of the Confederate army. She died
very suddenly at her residence in Jackson
county, Fla., last week.
We don’t know much about the creed
of “Christ Church at Albion, N. Y.,”
which Bullock is reported to have joined.
But we hope it teaches the necessity of
restitution as well as repentance.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1873.
WHO BURNEDCOLUMBIA?
STATEMENT BT THE OFFICES COMMANDING
THE UNION BRIGADE WHICH GUARDED THE
CITY.
Atchison, Kan., June 2, 1873.
To the Editor of the Chicago Tribune ■
Sip.—As it appears every wrong answer
has been given to the conundrun*, “Who
fired Columbia?” (unless it be the one.
“Because it couldn’t climb a tree)” I pro
pose to give you the true one.
The answer is continued in a half dozen
words ; but, as a quite lengthy explana
tion would have to follow, I’ll make the
explanation first, and lead up to the an
swer—keeping, like novelists, the interest
intensified till the last moment. •
An intensely bitter feeling was manifest
ed by our troops from the moment they
stepped on South Carolina soil. In no
other seceded State (and we had soldiered
in all save Texas) was there any particu
lar ill-feeling shown toward the inhabi
tants. But from one end of the first
named State to the other, it might be
truly said that our inarch was marked by
“a cloud of smoke by day and a pillar of
fire by night.”
My recollection is that, outside of the
town, not a house was left standing, un
less occupied by negroes; and from the
dense clouds of smoke a few .miles each
to our right and left —plainly defining the
march of the columns advancing in par
allel lines —it seemed that the same de
struction xvas following in the wake of
those columns. One instance—l could
give twenty—will illustrate and show the
auinnls of the troops.
One evening, just at dusk, I had halted
within three miles of camp, at a very fine
mansion, where a strong guard had been
posted by our advance. I had command
of the rear guard, and, up to this place,
had picked up all the sick and all tho
stragglers. Fearing his house might meet
the fate of all others, I sent everything
ahead, and relieved the house guard my
self, and kept with it till we arrived in
side our picket-line. About midnight my
attention was called to a fire in tho direc
tion of that house ; and, upon an inves
tigation next morning, there was nothing
left to mark the situation of that mansion
save a heap of smouldering ashes. Al
though the men had marched twenty
seven miles that day, some of them added
six more, in order to apply tho torch to
that house. Their dreams would have
been troubled had that building remained
as a monument of their oversight or neg
lect.
This remark would often be heard :
“Here is where treason began, and, by
G—d ! here is whore it shall end 1”
This feeling of hatred was intensified as
we approached Columbia.
My brigade (Third Brigade, First divi
sion, Fifteenth Army Corps), composed
of the Fourth, Ninth, Twenty-fifth, Thir
tieth and Thirty-first lowa regiments,
had marched and skirmished almost in
cessantly for the two days preceding the
capture of that city. The night we reach
ed tho Saluda and Broad Rivers, we
pushed over silently in canvass bottom
pontoon-boats, two miles above the city,
laid on our arms till dawn, and then at
tacked, carrying everything bofore us.
The Mayor met us near the city, and
made a formal unconditional surrender.
I had refused any other ; but, upon his
accepting, at once promised protection,
for all private property.
As we entered one of the principal
streets, tho sidewalks were lined with ne
groes of every age, sex and condition,
holding in their arms vessels of every
conceivable size and shape, filled with al
most every conceivable kind of liquor.
Here was an old whitewooled man, who
with a “Lord bress you, massa, try some
dis,” offered brandy from a gourd that
had been filled from the bucket held in
his hand. Others wore offering wines,
champagne, otc. Officers were at once re
minded that their men, considering their
fatigue of the past few days, their sharp
light of the morning, their loss of sleep
and food for the past twenty-four hours,
were in no condition to drink much li
quor.
The temptation offered was too great to
withstand by all; and, in spite of strenu
ous efforts of officers, within thirty min
utes ano inconsiderable number of my
command was intoxicated. This hail oc
curred during my absence to plant our
National colors on the State House, and I
had returned in great haste, as Gen.
Hampton’s cavalry hail attacked my ad
vance guard and threatened a charge on
the brigade. Harsh measures hail to be
adopted at once, and those drunk were
put under guard, and, so soon as the ene
my had been compelled to retire, I at
once had the entire brigade dislributed
through the city.
Up to this time no fires had occurred
in any part of the city save those of pub
lic buildings and quartermasters’ stores,
fired by the enemy the day before we
entered, I think, but which fire had not
extended, and did not extend, to any
other part of the city. The streets in
some placeshad contained bales of cotton,
which had been cut open, and these
caught fire twice or three times during
the day; but these flames had been prompt
ly put out by some of the firemen of the
city, aided by a detail of soldiers under
charge of an officer.
By this time I realized how much too
small my command of 2,200 men was to
properly guard a city of 40,000 inhabi
tants, rich always beyond conception in
such stores as we coveted. In addition to
their own—more than ordinarily found
anywhere—Richmond and Charleston had
sent for safe keeping all their surplus.
I represented to Gen. Woods, command
ing the divion, how inadequate my com
mand was to the task, particularly as this
was the capital of South Carolina. And,
while ho expressed himself as of my
opinion, he could do nothing further than
to refer me to Gen. Logan, commanding
the corps.
Logan expressed himself even more
strongly than Woods hail done, that my
command was too small for the provost
duty of Columbia, but said that Howard’s
orders were one brigade must guard the
city, and he could not change them.
I now- had intimation that the Union
officers released by us from the city pris
ons hail formed a society, to which had
boon added many members from our sol
diers and the negroes, and the object of
which society was to burn Columbia.
Col. D. J. Palmer, commanding my
regiment, the Seventy-fifth lowa, and to
whom I had intrusted tho charge of the
most dangerous part of the city, viz: that
on the river and in “Cotton Town,” con
firmed my opinion that there was" a plot
to burn the city, by telling me several
fires had started in his district; that he
had succeeded in putting them out so far,
but could not hold out much longer; and
that in his opinion the next one would fire
tho city.
The wind after sunset had increased in
violence, and, about nine o’clock, was
blowing almost a hurricane from Colonel
Palmer’s district right towards tho heart
of the city. All at once fifteen or twenty
flames, from as many different places
along the river, shot up, and in ten min
utes the fate of Columbia was settled.
Most of the officers, and many of the
men, worked like heroes all night iu sav
ing property and life.
Gen. Sherman set the example, and of
ten during the night I noticed him as
hard at work as any private soldier or
fireman.
By the next morning it wafl discovered
the guard had been too small; and, al
though a square mile of the heart of the
city had been eaten out, and the men's
appetite for revenge satisfied, yet it was
then considered that a division of troops
was necessary for provost duty. My com
mand was relieved to go into camp to
rest and recruit, as the entire command
was exhausted and worn out.
On our march from Columbia, one of
the released union officers noted above
called on me. and stated that as he heard
rumors that I had tired the city, he want
ed me to take his name anil address, and
if necessary, use him, as his testimony
would entirely exonerate me from such
charges.
Prisoners were always treated well by
their captors. “Johnny and “lank
vied iu sharing with each other his last
piece of corn-dodger or ration of coffoe.
It was only when our men got into the
hands of the home guards that they were
maltreated. While it is true that a few
noble Southern women visited the prisons
in Columbia, and clandestinely gave our
sick soldiers such little delicacies as a cup
of tea, toast, etc., yet it is not less true
1 that some of the prisoners suffered more
than one can write.
One soldier told me that, when in one
| of the prisons of that city, he had asked
a woman for something to eat, as he was
Rtarving. For an answer, she spat in his
face.
And now “to return to the American
Indian,” the true answer to the conun
drum is : Columbia was fired by an or
ganization of Union officers released from
the prisons the day of the capture of that
city, Union soldiers and negroes.
As many of my old command will road
this, I hope they may drop me a line to
say whether I have given an impartial
statement or not, and to point out any
errors 1 have made.
Geo. A. Stone,
Ex-Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols.
North and South Railroad.
A few days since Judge W. L. Mosley
and Mr. J. IV. McSwain, of this place
visited the scene of operations on our
Railroad near Graball in (his county.
Their report of the progress of the work
is highly encouraging—better indeed
than we expected to hear, for the matter
has been kept so still and work has pro
gressed so quietly that we were doubtful
whether much was doing.
We are happy to he able to state, how
ever, that the work is going on bravely
in this couuty. Maj. Cox is making the
dirt move in a way that is eminently sat
isfactory, and proves that he is the right
man in the right business. Nearly throe
miles of the road are graded from tho
river in this direction, and the object is
to keep the dirt moving until they reach
this place. This is fine progress, consid
ering tho number of hands employed, on
ly about twenty-five or thirty.
Near Graball they have cut through a
hill of tho finest granite we ever saw, a
specimen of which we have been shown.
Judge W. L. Mosley states that stone has
been taken out in large blocks, some of
them appearing as though they had been
hewn ont, being square and in proper
shape for building purposes. This vast
supply of rock is near the place selected
for a depot, which is in this county, and
will make an excellent depot building.
It is the object of Maj. Cox to keep the
hands now employed at work in this
county, and to increase the force as fast
as means can he procured to do so. Let
our citizens do their utmost to keep the
good word going on, by paying their sub
scriptions as fast as they are able to do so.
The prospect was never brighter for the
completion of the road to this place. Let
it come.— ■ Franklin News, 13 th.
Cures for Cholera.
SIMPLE PREVENTIVE AGAINST CHOLERA.
From the Courier-Journal.
It is reported that Asiatic cholera is in
Louisville and other places. If this be
true use sulphur in your socks. A half
toaspoonfull in each stock every morning
is enough. This will charge your system
with sulphurated hydrogen, which Dr.
Herring—high authority with the homeo
paths —says is a bar to cholera, as you can
soe in his medical work published twenty
years ago. Many used it as above in St.
Louis in 1800 and 1S(!7, and I did not
hear of a case among such. J. S. L.
LETTER FROM BR. RAMSEY.
From the Knoxville Chronicle.
Editors Chronicle : Manyyearsago, Dr.
Jas. Rodgers and myself, under intima
tions contained in numbers of the London
Lancet, began the use of aromatic sul
phuric acid in diarrhoea. I send the for
mula that has become old with me, and
will he found as “a stand by” in many
families in which I formerly gave advice.
A number of years ago a visitation of en
demic cholera occurred at Memphis,
Tenn., and several cases of collapse were
relieved and life preserved by the bold
use of sulphuric acid and quinine, hypo
dermically administered by Dr. Almon
Brooks, now of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Indeed, Dr. Brooks met with such success
that he did not regard a case ns trouble
some provided he teas called in collapse.
Kx. aromatic sulphuric acid one ounce,
laudanum half ounce, compound tinc
ture cardamon four and one-half
ounces; mix a tablespoonful in water
after each diarrhoeal movement of the
bowels. If cholera morbus, let the con
tents of the bowels be ejected and then
use the medicine. Use solid ice freely.
There is no epidemic cholera in America
to-day. I refer to my letter to the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen, of Knoxville, in
1855, and to Webster’s dictionary.
Frank A. Ramsey, M. D.
Knoxville, June 10, 1873.
Stone Mountain, its Area, Height and
Weight.—The Stone Mountain Granite
Company owns 5G3 acres comprising the
Mountain and land adjacent thereto. The
Mountain covers about 250 acres. Its
height above the wafer courses at the foot
is stated to be 1350 feet. The United
States coast survey party recently estima
ted it to be about 1200 feet above the bed
of the railroad. An industrious Kentuck
ian lately estimated its weight to be 1,-
207,000,000,000 tons!! fractions are
counted. Quite enough to occupy tho
entire commercial marine of Great Brit
ain and the United States for 150 voyages
each vessel.
From the top one may look over a
radius of 300 or 400 miles; with your
opera glass the mountains nmy be seen
at Chattanooga, Tenn., on a clear day.
The Company are building a bank
vault for W. M. & K. J. Lowery, of At
lanta. It will be the most secure in the
city—lo feet long, G feet and 8 inches
wide, 8 feet and 8 inches high; say
twenty-five tons of granite.
These facts we obtain from that cour
teous Virginia gentleman, Mr. John
Thompson, agent of the company at Stone
Mountain.
They will soon begin the erection of the
“Confederate Monument” at Atlanta, of
wjiieh more hereafter.— Atlanta Herald.
The Meriwether county Vindicator pub
lishes the following letter:
Executive Department, (
State of Georgia, Juno 2d, 1873.)
Messrs. D. A. Woodall , W. A. Florence
and other Citizens of Meriwether Coun
ty ■, Ga. ,
Gentlemen: I have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt of your petition of
the lGth ult., asking me to “use my in
fluence and authority in behalf of tho peo
ple of this State in staying the law recent
ly opened by the decision of tho United
States Supreme Court.” Other commu
nications have reached mo from different
parts of the Stato upon this subject; and
it is manifest- that the decision referred
to is producing great confusion and dis
tress among our people. The judgment
pronounced by tho Supreme Court of the
Federal Government may have the effect
to enable a few persons to collect debts
which they otherwise could not have done;
but the general effect of this judgment
will prbably be—without aiding the cred
itor class materially—to injure, and in
many cases, to utterly ruin persons be
longing to the debtor class. But neither
the Governor of Goorgia nor tho Legis
lature, nor both combined, have any pow
er in the premises. Regretting sincerely
the distress which a large portion of our
people are now enduring, anil trusting
that they will go forward with patience,
and will not allow themselves to lie dis
heartened by what has occurred,
I remain, with great respect, your fel
low-citizen and obedient servant,
James M. Smith.
Special to the Galveston News.
GREAT FIRE IN NAVASOTA, TEXAS.
Navasota, June 14, 1873.
Most of the businass portion of onr
town is again in ruins. A fire broke out
this morning at about two o’clock iu the
rear of Bob Smith's saloon and swept the
north side of Washington avenue up and
down from Brosig's corner to the postoffice.
It followed precisely the same track of
the fire two years ago.
As far as I have been able to gather the
whole amount of losses may be set down
at $200,000, and was the work of an in
cendiary. A light breeze prevailed at first
from the south, and afterward shifted and
came from the northeast. Nearly every
body had been attending the commence
ment exercises at the Atchison Institute a
short time before, and had retired to rest
at a very late hour. There has been no
manifestations of despondency, and the
sufferers are determined to dare the ele
ment to strife again as soon as possible.
It was a terrible blow to our town—a loas,
iu proportion to population and means,
far heavier than that sustained by Boston.
TELEGRAPHIC
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Washington, J uue 17. The total
amount of back pay returned to the Uni
ted States Treasury i§ $132,021 34, and
the number of Senators and Representa
tives who declined to receive it is forty
six.
Tho Legislature of Texas, in view »>f
Mexican outrages on the border, provided
for the employment of a force for the
purpose of protecting it.
Sirs. Hall, widow of Capt. Hall, did not
come here to represent her needy condi
tion to the Secretary of the Navy, as has
been stated, but to see the Esquimaux,
Joe and Hunn, and to learn from their
lips tho particulars of her husband’s death,
but in this she was disappointed, as they
had been Rent to Maine. On his previous
expeditions, Sirs. Hall always confident
ly looked for his safe return, but on his
last voyage she had a presentment he
would never come back.
The Evening Star says the following
satement may be relied on as strictly
accurate: Capt. Hall himself was san
guine, not only of accomplishing glorious
results in behalf of science and reaching
the North Pole, but seemed coulident of a
safe return. He was pleased, especially
with the selection of Capt. Buddington
as his sailing master, and so expressed
himself to many friends before his de
parture. Capt. Buddington was his old
sailing masterin 1860, twelve years before,
and he seemed to have great confidence
in his ability in the Northern latitudes.
Capt. Hall has manuscript sufficient to
make several large volumes, and he told
his friends that when he returned be in
tended to settle down and devote several
years to the careful preparing for publi
cation of tho data he had obtained in bis
various Polar expeditious.
It may bo mentioned as a matter of
rumor that while Capt. Hall was pleased
with the selection of Buddington, he dis
liked Tyson, the mate; but it does not ap
pear, if such was tho case, that he ever
formally protested against his occupying
an official position.
The Attorney General, on Saturday
evening last, received the following dis
patch from Gov. Kellogg, of Louisiana:
“The purported interview, published
in tho New York Tribune of the 3th, re
garding tho President’s proclamation, is
incorrect. My requisition calling on tho
President was fully justified, and the
President’s proclamation has had most
satisfactory effocts in every respect, taxes
being paid more rapidly than ever before
in Louisiana. Providing for the January
and February interest, we have over four
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
State funds in the hands of the fiscal agent
to-night, and will pay the March, May and
June coupons early in July. The injunc
tion only restrains the payment of interest
on five series of bonds out of 25,000.
Thero is money enough to pay the in
terest on all bonds in the hands of the
fiscal agent. ”
Washington, June 18. — The Star says:
The Attorney-General has not been offi
cially advised of the action of the Com
mittee of whito and colored citizens in
Louisiana, with reference to the solutions
telegraphed from New Orleans and printed
in the morning papers. He slates he is
hardly able to form any opinion concern
ing them as there may be another objoeff
which official intelligence will develop.
He thinks the people of the State had
better attend to business and for the pres
ent leave politics alone.
TRYING TIIE INQUISITION ON THE
MODOCS.
Boyle’s Camp, Tule Lake, June 11—
11 p. m. —Last evening a party, consisting
of Hon. J. K. Lutteroll, Congressman
elect from :5d district, Judge Steele, Slier
ill' Morgan, J. S. Matthews, E. H. Ante
risk, and Masters Lutteroll and Mathews
arrived, Messrs. Lutteroll and Steele for
the purpose of inquiring into Indian af
fairs.
This morning Onpt. Jack, Scarfaced
Charley, Schonchiu, Moss William, Prin
cess Mary and Lizzie wore escorted to
the oilice tent under a corporal’s guard,
that Judge Steele might talk with them
and gain such information as might throw
light on certain acts which are now shroud
ed in mystery.
Judge Steele shook hands with the Indi
ans, and said he was glad to meet them.
No one but Jack removed liiH liat. Scar
face was called to the front to act as in
terpreter. Then followed questions about
the disposition of the property of the
Modocs’victims. Lillie satisfaction was
obtained, the Indians endeavoring to im
plicate Hooka, Sliaek Nu-.ia and Steam
boat Prank as much a ,• •s.iible, ou ac
count of their treachery, v. u'.uthey Have
threatend to lull if it. t,it.m years to do
the job.
After half hour’s talk Steele told them
unless they told where they h id procured
army guns and gave up Thomas’ watch
aud ring lie would abandon them to their
fate and not try to get them otl'. Dayis
gave the Indians until to-morrow morning
to consider the matter.
ANOTHEK TALK BY THE INDIANS
San Francisco, Juno in.—The following
dispatch has been received :
Boyle's Camp, Tule Lake, June 12.
This afternoon the Modocs sent for Dr.
Carbaness, aud requested a second inter
view, in order that facts relative to the
missing articles, ornaments and wearing
apparel might be made known. Black
Jim acknowledged that he stole eighteen
dollars from Meaeliam, and passed in the
amount to Boston Charley, and said he
had Meacliam’s pistol hidden under a rock,
and would return it if he had a chance.
Meaeham’s memorandum-book was de
stroyed by the squaws. Steamboat Prank
says he knew where the coat and vest of
Dr. Thomas were, and they could be ob
tained in half a day. The reverend gen
tleman’s gold watch was carried off by
Warm Spring Indians. Lieut. Cranston’s
ring was lost. The loading braves, in
cluding Capt. Jack, said thirty or forty
shots* wore fired during the massacre of
the Peace Commissioners, and actively
shifted responsibility of murder from one
to another. All agreed, however, that
Bogus Charley did not participate in the
affair, and from first to last condemned it
as an unfair and unsafe proceeding.
Pending the arrival of orders from Geu.
Schofield, regarding the disposition of
California troops, no decision as to imme
diate movements has been obtained. The
first account sent by mail, though official,
of the number of captives, is incorrect,
the total being reduced to one hundred
and fifty-six.
THE MAINE HORROR.
Belfast, Me., June 1G. —At daybreak
this morning Mr. Sordon, a farmer living
near Theridy station, and his wife and
youngest daughter were found murdered
in one bed, and his little son, six years
old, who slept in a crib in the same room,
fearfully wounded, and the house set on
fire. All the bodies were much mutilated.
A bloody axe, with which the slaughter
was done, was found near at hand. A
younger brother of the murdered man is
now under arrest charged with the crime.
The alleged cause of the bloody work was
a dispute about some property. The sus
pected man appears perfectly calm aud
manifests no anxiety.
SUICIDES.
Albany, June IK. —Two suicides oc
curred in St. Johnsville yesterday. It
appears that a physician named A. D.
Wheelerck, a married man, was paying
attention to Miss Until Smith. The pa
rents of the young lady objected to bis
conduct on the ground that he was not
divorced. Yesterday, for some reason
unknown, proceedings for divorce having
been commenced, Miss Smith took arsenic
and died, and the doctor, on learning of
her fate, took a dose of morphine and
also expired.
BANCETO BE AKHESTEI> AND TRIED
Veksatlles, June 17. —A special com
mittee appointed by the Assembly last
week to consider the application made by
the military government of Paris for
authority to prosecute Ranee for his con
nection in the Commune, has held several
sittings. One of its first acts was to
summon Ranee to appear before it. This
the Deputy refused to do, standing on
his privilige as a member and denying tbe
right of t he committeeto require his pres
ence. To-day the committee held its
final session. A resolution was adopted
by 14 to 1 recommending that the arrest
aud trial of Deputy Ranee be granted
by the Assembly.
CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, June 17.—1 tis stated
that there are thirty-seven steamers in
China waters waiting to bring Chinese to
the number of 2,000 to California.
McKENZIE’S RAID.
Washington, June 17. —The report of
McKenzie’s exploit into Mexico hears the
following endorsement from Sheridan:
“ I take pleasure in heartily approving the
conduct of Col. McKenzie as a gallant act,
and the only course for the security of life
and property on our side the Rio Grande
is to do as Col. McKenzie has done. Ido
not believe that any boundary should ex
ist between us and Mexico when we are
defending the lives of our citizens and
i protecting their property against the mer
ciless baud to whom the name of murder
ers, robbers or thieves applies as covering
their deeds. The gallant act of Col.
McKenzie is best recorded in his plain
narrative of events. I can only add, that
the Government ought to staud by Col.
McKenzie.”
The report aud Sheridan’s endorsement
were forwarded to Gen. Sherman, and
the latter endorsed as follows : “The con
duct of Col. McKenzie is fully approved.
If the attack weih made on Mexican Boil,
as the report does not indicate,it is clearly
the duty of the Mexican Government to
complain. Until then the War Depart
ment has no official knowledge that such
is the fact and need not take any action.
My opinion is that when a hand of free
booters, murderers, robbers and outlaws
make a recognized boundary line between
two nations at peace a safeguard for their
crimes, there can be no just cause if the
awful forces of either nation pursue them
for the purpose of capturing or ending
their deoils of violence.”
THE MEXICAN BORDER TROUBLES.
Washington, June 10. —Messrs. Dobb
j and Savage, of the commission to enquire
into the outrages on the Texas border,
arrived here this morning, the other com
missioner, Mr. Osborne, having reaeheil
the city last night. They hud an inter
view with Secretary Fish in the course of
the day. They deny the reported stories
that the Texans make raids into Mexico,
aud say that even if they had the dispo
sition to do so, there is nothing to induce
them to plunder their poverty stricken
neighbors. All our citizens care for is
protection in their persons and property
from incursions of Mexicans and Indians.
After the Commissions went up the Rio
Grande to take testimony, the Mexicans
commenced raiding on the lower part of
that river. As soon as they left the Rio
Grande, the Kiekapoos croosed aud be
gan their thieving operations, for which
they were pursued and chastised by Col.
McKenzie.
The Texas Legislature instituted an
enquiry into Mexican and Indian wrongs
| upon citizens of that State, when some of
the most respectable residents of the
Neuces Valley went to Austin and gave
stronger testimony than they had previ
ously given before the commissioners.
The commission represent the amount of
damages, direct and consequential, to
those who have suffered by these raids,
at between $50,000 to $60,01 10.
Five bunded petitions in the way of
complaint, with specifications, were pre
sented to the commissioners, and these
were supported by 1,600 affidavits. Many
of the petitioners and affidavits were rep
resented to be of the most respectable
character.
As to the Kiekapoos it is supposed thero
are not more than 20 warriors among
them. The chief said substantially to a
commissioner, what is the use of our ac
cepting the proposition of the United
States, to go to a reservation? We would
have but a stmlll patch of ground, and
could not make raids on other reserva
tions. Here we are supported in part by tho
Mexican Government, which not only sup
plied us with provisions, but gives us
more, and when we want to go into Texas
they not. only supply us with provisions,
but give us money, and when we want to
go to Texas the merchants and planters
supply us with horses, guns, and ammu
nition and provisions, that we may make
our raids; and we pay them from what we
capture. Besides we have a beautiful
country and a line climate, many privi
leges and the whole of the Texas border
to raid.
The commissioners think that if the
captives taken by McKenzie should be re
stored to tho Kiekapoos, they would be no
more inclined to return to the United
States than they are now; and hence they
doubt the propriety of complying with
their wishes.
HOW WHITE MEN TREAT PEACEA
BLE INDIANS.
Special to the San Francisco Chronicle.]
Yreka, June 3. —Last evening about
dusk two Scott Valley squaws came run
ning down from their camp on the re
serve at Fort Jones, and informed the au
thorities that some men were there trying
to entice tlie Indians to drink, for the pur
pose of carrying off a squaw which oue of
them claimed. Deputy Sherifl' Lnttrell,
in company with three other gentlemen,
immediately started for the Indian camp
for the purpose of arresting them. When
they reached tbe camp they found every
thing in a wild state of excitement, squaws
and children were ducking and hiding
about the brush like quails. Two men
by tbe name of Clausen wero attempting
to carry off a squaw by tbe name of Sa
rah. An attempt was made to arrest
them, but failed, the whole possee eoini
tatus, with tbe deputy sheriff, being com
pelled to retire. The Clausens retired a
short distance and then returned aud suc
ceeded iu carrying off their captive. The
community are much excited over the
subject, and an effort will be made to
bring them to justice.
A SOUTH CAROLINA VENDETTA.
Augusta, Ga., Juue 17.—Arthur A.
Glover shot and killed William Goumil
lou and his father, Lovell Goumillon, at
Edgfield Court House, S. C., this morn
ing at 10 o’clock. Glover and Lovell
Gounnillon had some words a few weeks
since, during which Glover cursed him.
Young Goumillon threatened to kill
Glover and the fight had been anticipat
ed. Glover sent for tbe father and son
to meet him at a store in the village. On
entering young Goumillon was shot in the
head by Glover with a Deringer, aud died
instantly. The lather appearing on tbe
scene was also shot in the head by Glover
with another Deriuger and mortally
wounded. Glover surrendered himself.
The affair creates intense excitement iu
Edgfield, where tbe parties were well
connected.
About thirty years ago Lovell Gournil
lon killed Jas. Glover, an uncle of Arthur
Glover.
Augusta, June 18.—In the account of
the Edgefield homicides, sent yesterday,
it was stated that Glover sent for the
Goumillions to meet him at a store in tlie
villago. This is not correct, as Glover
did not seek tlie difficulty. The Gouniil
lions, it is now stated, hunted up Glover,
•with the result as reported yesterday.
THE CHOLERA IN TENNESSEE.
Nashville, June 17. —There wero fifty
deaths to-day, thirty being from cholera.
The disease is spreading. Dispatches
from Gallatin, Lebanon, Greenville aud
other points show that the scourge is car
rying off a great many at those places.
Memphis, June 17.—The weather con
tinues bad, with almost iucessant rain.
There were fifteen interments to-day, ten
of which were deaths from cholera.
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Baltimore, June 17. —The graves of
the Confederate soldiers in the London
Park Cemetery were profusely decorated
to-day. A formal address was delivered
by Jas. F’rankliu, of Annapolis, after
which ex-Seiiator Wigfall, of Texas, de
livered an address. During the ceremo
nies the statue of the Confederate sol
diers, by the artist Valeck, standing in
the centre of the Confederate graves, was
unveiled. Gens. Geo. 11. Stewart and
1 rimble, and Commodore Hollins, of the
Confederate service, took active part in
tbe ceremonies. «
ALABAMA CROPS.
Montgomery, Ala., Juue 18. —Plan-
ters are gloomy over the rains, which be
gan May 27th, and have continued to
date, missing only three days. The
amount of the rainfall in the last twenty
days is twelve inches. Crops are back
ward and work delayed greatly.
LYNCH LAW.
Nnw Orleans, June 18.—Over 1,000
citizens of New Iberia and vicinity assist
ed at the banging of three negro murder
ers. Tbe fourth turned States evidence.
They confessed.
ANOTHEK BANKER FAILED.
Pittsburg, June 17.—S. A. McClean
& Cos., Bankers of this city, failed to-day.
Liabilities not yet known. McClean was
arrested on a warrant issued at the in
stance of the Exchange National Bank.
NO. 20.
STATEMENT CONCERNING THE AR
LINGTON ESTATE BY MRS. GEN
ERAL LEE.
From the Courier-Journal.]
Washington, D. C., June 12.— The Na
tional Republican of this morning pub
lishes an interview with Mrs. General
Lee, from which the following facts rela
tive to the Arlington estate appear: Geo.
Washington Parke Custis dying in 1857,
gave his daughter, Mrs. Lee, by his will,
the entire Arlington estate; and General
Lee, though executor, never participated
in any manner in its ownership or control.
There were eleven hundred acres in the
estate, which, at the time of the govern
ment occupation, was worth about S2OO
por acre, and has since greatly risen in
value. At the time of its nominal pur
chase by the government, at $20,800, there
wero several of Mrs. Leo's friends ready
to make (lie purchase for her, or to pay
the taxes, but they were not allowed to do
either. It is stated that thereis high legal
authority connected with the government
for doubting the validity of the govern
ment title. Mrs. Lee does not desire to
havewlhe estate restored, since its becom
ing a national cemetery, but does expect
a reasonable remuneration. General Lee’s
will, probated at Lexington, booueaths
only personal estate, aud makes no men
tion of real estate, as he owned none.
The Arlington was sold under the direct
tax act of June, 18G2, as amended by the
act of February G, 1863. It was further
provided in the will of Mr. Custis that bis
slaves should l>o free after tbe expiration
of five years. The period of manumis
sion came on in 18G3, in the height of the
war, when General Lee, as executor of
the will, summoned those slaves together
at a point within his lines, aud gave them
their papers and free passes through the
Confederate lines to go whither they
would. The Arlington estate was assessed
in 1860 at thirty-four thousand and one
hundred dollars, and in the opinion of
competent judges was worth from forty
to fifty thousand dollars. The land would
now bring over SIOO,OOO. It is believed
that this is the only case where the Gov
ernment failed to make compensation for
land set apart for a national cemetery.
THE POLARIS.
TERRIBLE REVELATIONS BY THE CASTAWAYS.
Special to the New York Herald.]
Washington, June 12. —The final or
ders for the sailing of the United States
steamer Juniata, Commander Braine, now
at New York, in quest of the Polaris,
were issued by Secretary Robeson this
afternoon. The Juniata is a third-rate
screw of 828 tons, and was recently fitted
out at Boston. She will leave at once for
Disco and Upper Uperavix. There the
Secretary hopes some of the crew of the
Polaris will have arrived by the time the
Juniata reaches these points, and informa
tion may be obtained of Captain Bud
dington and his vessel. The Polaris, Capt.
Tyson thought, would go into Winter
quarters in Northumberland Sound, but
from that place some of the crew of the
ship might reach either Disco of Uperna
vik. Commander Braine is ordered to
remain at these points a reasonable length
of time, and should ho ascertain that the
missing vessel is all right he will return
at once and so report. If no trace of the
Polaris and her crew can be got. then it is
the intention of Secretary Robeson to fit
out as soon as possible an expedition to go
in search of her. He is determined to
leave nothing undone to quiet all appre
hensions of the safety of the ship.
The seamen of Captain Tyson’s party,
who have been at the Navy Yard for a
week, leave to-morrow for New York.
They have been paid a portion of their
wages, and are still regarded as belonging
to tbe crew of the Polaris. They are un
der promise to Secretary Robeson to di
vulge nothing concerning their separation
from the vessel until his own report,
made up from their testimony, is pub
lished. Yet enough has been gathered
from tlieir broken conversation aud con
fidence with persons about the Navy Yard
to indicate that Secretary Robeson’s re
port will exhibit
A BLACK RECORD AGAINST CAPTAIN BUDDING
TON,
and to some extent against Dr. Bessels.
It would appear, upon tho authority of
these seamen, that from the day the ves
sel entered the Polar waters and hopes of
success grew high, intrigue aud jealousy
prevailed on board, especially among the
high officers. Hall, who had been a per
sonal friend of Bnddington’s, found the
latter, who was the main stay of the expe
dition, against him in his purpose to pene
trate the Polar regions. Being neither
navigator nor scientist, it was thought,
hard that Captain Hall, with nothing but
enthusiasm to support him, should carry
off
the great honors awaiting the discov
ery OF THE NORTH POLE.
At the highest point reached by the
Polaris, nothing was either seen or known
of a discouraging character. The weather
was favorable, tlie water open, and every
body on board full of faith in the certain
ty of a swift and easy triumph over the
short remaining distance between them
selves and the grand object of the expedi
tion. At this juncture Bnddington posi
tively refused to go further, and Captain
Hall, who had the authority but not the
nerve to displace him aud put Captain
Tyson in his place,
WAS ALMOST HEARTBROKEN
at this determination. If he had possess
ed resolution enough to force the pen
ding difficulties the crew would have
stood by him to a man; but his policy
was temporizing, and Buddington was
the controlling soul of the ship. After
Capt. Hall’s death, which, it is thought
by the seamen, was caused by an affec
tion of the brain induced by anguish and
anxiety, Buddington gained free access
to the medical stores and was almost con
stantly intoxicated. Capt. Tyson’s posi
tion was of a more trying nature than his
own testimony is likely to reveal, aud if
death had been the certain end of his
venture upon the ice iioe it would have
been likely enough his deliberate choice.
All his companions on the floe were, as
the seamen express it, Hall men. One or
more of the seamen have admitted that
the circumstances attending their depart
ure from the ship were marked by exe
crations and
THREATS OF SHOOTING FROM BUDDINGTON,
who was drunk and flourished a revolver.
The only accidental circumstances at
tending the separation of the party from
the Polaris was the sudden breaking up
of the ice.
WHITE SLAVERY IN NEW YORK.
New York, June 17. —A morning paper
says that at the present time there are be
tween 7,000 and 8,000 children kidnapped
from Italy and held in slavery in tbe large
cities of tbe United States, this city being
the great central entreport. Children
are brought here and sold daily at private
auction. The prices vary from SIOO to
S4OO for boys, and SIOO to SSOO for girls.
If these girls are exceptionally pretty,
prices rule high. Two little girls who
together play their violins iu Wall Street,
are said to have been bought by then
present owners for SI,OOO. Since the
first of April last, 317 of these children
have arrived at this port.
THE CALIFORNIA GRAIN CROP.
San Francisco, June 17.—T'heJ Bulle
tin publishes reports from sixty-nine in
terior towns of the State representing
grain crops prospects. They are very
encouraging in all places, ami nearly an
average yield is promised. The scope of
country covered by reports comprises the
whole grain-growing sections of the State.
The other day on a train from Law
rence to Boston, on reaching Wakefield
the conductor shouted “change cars,” etc.
A lady who was sitting in one of the cars
got up and went out. Shortly before
reaching Boston the lady asked the con
ductor if the train had not yet reached
Wakefield. The conductor said it had,
and asked her if she did not hear him
shout “change cars.” She said, “Yes, I
was in that car,” pointing to the next car
attached, “and came into this one.” She
went back on the next train.
Threatening to Shoot Stokes.— James
McGihen, a captain in the twelfth Louisi
ana regiment in the Confederate army,
and lately a clerk in the office of the Erie
road, at New York, and who had been the
recipient of many favors from the late
James Fisk, Jr., was arrestod in that city
Wednesday for threatening to shoot
Stokes. The threat was attributed by the
Toombs Justice to intoxication, but in
default of bail to keep the peace McGiben
was committed.
A FLEA FOR CAP?, J U «.
Washington, June 14. — A long edito
rial in the Star this afternoon, headed
“On Behalf of Captain Jack,” is thought
to reflect the sontimont of tho Indian Bu
reau, and the points contained in the edi
torial will be urgod in Captain Jack’s fa
vor at the trial before the Military Com
mission, and also before the President, in
case Captain Jack is sentenced to death.
After reciting at length the history of the
trouble between the Government and the
Modocs, and tho efforts on the part of the
Government to remove and keep the In
dians on a certain reservation, the writer
charges that while the Commissioners
wero negotiating for the peaceful transfer
of tho Indians, propositions were being
discussed for the arrest of Captain Jack
and other chiefs, and hold thorn at some
remote point from their tribe until they
should agree to have themseves transfer
red, and that Gen. Canby indorsed these
propositions, but admitted that such
would be cousideredas a breach of faith on
the part of the Department. In all his
talks with the Indian Commissioners,
Captain Jack maintained that he was
guided by the advice of friends in Yreka,
who advised him not to go on tbe reserva
tion.
Superintendent Addondas, iu a letter to
the Indian Department, dated December,
23, says : “I have sufficient evidence to
satisfy me there are a few men iu Yreka,
Caf, some sixty miles from Lost River,
who are to a groat extent, if not entirely,re
sponsible for the insubordination of Capt.
Jack's band and for the present (rouble
with (hem. There are several letters iu
existence which $0 to show that these
men have persuaded them to remain off
tbe reservation, making them believe they
could claim laud under tho pre-emption
law, if they could stay where they were,
but if they went to the reservation they
would lose all right to it. It is my ex
perience that nine-tenths of the troubles
with (he Indians of this superiutendency
is brought about by meddlesome whites
giving them improper advice, and dealing
illicitly with them.
The editorial concludes as follows :
This data presents these facts: First, that
Captain Jack had good reason to appre
hend treachery toward him by the white
officials. Second, (hat ho was secretly in
stigated to the course that brought him
into collision with the Government by
these very white men of Yroka, who have,
with interested bad faith, urged ou the
cry for the extermination of the Modocs,
and who, if the truth were told, very like
ly had a direct hand in the recent assassi
nation of tbe Modoc prisoners. It appears
that Gen. Canby, as long ago as February
18th, indorsed a plan for the seizure of
Captain Jack aud other leading Modocs,
that he might admit the appearance of be
ing a breach of faith on the part of the
Government.
Commissioner Applegate, while think
ing the plau worthy of serious considera
tion, also conceded that their arrest would
no doubt be regarded by the ludiaus as
an act of treachery ou our part, aud might
destroy their confidence iu the Indian De
partment to a great extent. This fact, in
cluding the particulars of this treacherous
plau for the seizure of the Modoc loaders
by Geu. Canby, was published by order of
Congress as long ago as June last. It is
more than probable Captain Jack was
fully advised of it, aud this know-ledge
may have had something to do with his
own deeds of treachery towards General
Canby.
Our respect for a brave and meritorious
officer must not blind us to the fact, also,
as has already been stated, that at the
very time General Can by was under a Hag
of truce, be was bringing bis men into
position, and was, in short, violating one
of the best known and most imperative
rules of honorable warfare—that forbid
ding tlie pushing of military operations
under the protection of a Hag of truce.
It will thus be seen that w-bile no pallia
tion is afforded for Captain Jack’s mur
derous deeds, some cause can be given
for them, short of pure treacherous “ens
sedness.”
It is some satisfaction to be able to
bold this amended opinion of a mail who
has shown so much of the old Roman
style of bravery in action and dignified
composure under defeat and impending
ignominious death.
THE BORDER.
BAI) STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Washington, June 15. —The RioGrande
border Commissioners, consisting of
Messrs. Robb, Savage aud Osborne, who
went out to tbe Mexican frontier on the
10thof January last, have just reached
Washington City, after a long and 'dan
gerous journey in pursuit of their mis
sion. Tho impression attained very gen
erally upon tlie Texas border t hat they
had the right to make final awards, and
consequently they were met by an enor
mous mass of claims fqr losses. The
powers of tho commissioners, however,
were only to enquire aud report upon
these claims, and the condition of affairs
on the frontier. They heard the evidence
iu some four hundred cases, and took
thirteen hundred exparte affidavits.
Their full report will very soon be
concluded, and will present astounding
developments iu respect to the depreda
tion upon the border and the smug
gling abuses of the free zone system.
The commissioners report society along
the border entirely disorganized, life and
property unsafe, and the country for a
considerable distance, from the Rio
Grande completely stripped of cattle.
They were obliged to have all through
their visit a military escort for their pro
tection. The cattle-stealing business is
regularly organized, Mexicans, Kickapoos
and Lipans all being eugagedand confed
erated together. As many as one hundred
thousand cattle were crossed over at one
ford alone in the year past, and the market
is actually so glutted on the Mexican side
that cattle sell at less than half the price
they bring on the American side of the
river. The commissioners saw several
captives just escaped from the Indians,
who gave a very painful account of the
sufferings indicted upon them. These
depredations have been carried to such
an extent that the entire border country
is threatened with depopulation. The
commissioners do. not believe tbe state
ment just alleged that tbe Kickapoos are
ready to abandon their incursions and
settle on American territory.
England’s Richest Man.— When people
talk about millionnaires they usually men
tion the Rothschild first, but there is a
man in Eugland by the name of Ward, in
comparison with whom any Rothschild is
a pauper. This man Ward inherits a vast
property, with accumulated investments
and estates, which give him an enormous
income; he has the most magnificent
house in London, the finest collection of
art, and the finest country seats in the
kingdom ; his wife is celebrated for her
beauty, aud her display of diuraonds at
the recent festival given by tbe Emperor
of Austria in Vienna, made all tho other
ladies, the Empresses, Queens and Prin
cesses, look poor. What the income of
this British Croesus is we have never seen
any statement of, but a Manchester paper
givos an account of his annual profits de
rived from bis coal mines, which amount
to the enormous sum of £4,000,000. So
the income from one source alone of this
inordinately wealthy person is not much
short of twenty-five millions of dollars a
year. — Exc.
Another World Discovered. —The
Smithsonian Institution received at one
o’clock on Saturday a telegram from Pro
fessor James C. Watson, of Ann Arbor,
Mich., announcing the discovery of anew
planet in seventeen hours sixteeen min
utes of right ascension south, aud twenty
one degrees of forty-three minutes of de
clination ; rapid mention north ; eleventh
magnitude. —(A nother asteroid.)
The artesian well on Pearl street, Grand
Rapids, Mich., spouts the water like a
geyser. The aperture is tubed to the
depth of 2GO feet, with 43 feet more to be
completed. The head is now about twelve
feet above tho surface of the ground, and
the stream falling over the aperture of the
tube makes a handsome fountain.
The Charleston News and Courier says:
A movement is on foot looking to the es
tablishment of a Schuetzen Association,
to be composed of the organizations of
the States of Georgia, Alabama, North
and South Carolina. A meeting of prom
neut members of these organizations is to
lie held at no distant day, when the scheme
will be completed.
Mrs. Quincy Shaw, daughter of Prof.
Agassiz, has contributed SIOO,OOO to the
museum of Comparative Zoology, in
which her father is so deeply interested.
For loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, Indi
gestion, Depression of Spirits and Gener
al Debility, in their various forms, Ferro-
Phospocated Elixir of Callsva made by
Caswell, Hazard A Cos., New York, and
sold by all druggists, is the best tonic. As
a stimulant tonic for patients recovering
from fever or other sickness, it has no
equal. If taken during the season it pre
vents fever and ague and other intermit
tent fevers.