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THE WEEKLY SUN. , „O«AS UK WOLF. THOMAS GILBERT. THOS. GILBERT & CO., rROrUTBTORB. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. onootpy, ono Ve ar "; * *• *» on©lm»y» six months I < M > CLUB RATKH. Tlwee copies, one year, to same post- »t f* I to each 4 !io r „ copies, one year, to same post- at, »S each <> 75 conies, one year, to same po«t -o(jice at «l 25 each USO put en copies, one year, to same p05t ,,11,,•„ at 91 15 each 17 ifcy Tivcntv copies, one year, to same post , ,iticc. at *1 each itOOII Subscriptions discontinued at the expiration „( time. \II remittances must be by registered letter „ r ,, ,-tottico money order, otherwise at the risk „l the sender. Address, TUOS. OILBKRT & (to., Columbus, Ua, ADVERTISING RATES: Adrertisementsinserted at Id persquaro (ten H„esor less, in small type,) tirst insertion, and t,ti) cents each subsequent insertion. • 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.