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The Greoreia' "W^eeklv Telea;ra/pli sbnd. JoiLrilal & .ger, Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, JULY 12 1870 Tlio War-t'loncto fl^cktn. The attitudes of France and Prussia on the Spanish question are vary menacing. See tho dispatches. The Duo <1e Grammont, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, authoritatively an nounced in the Corps Legislate, on Tuesday, the tender by the Spanish Warwick, Prim, of the throne of Spain to Prlnco Leopold, and the formal acceptance of the latter. These negotia tions he said, bad been carried on ‘Secretly,” but France would never permit a German Prince to occupy the throne of Charles tho Fifth. He trusted that “prudence" on the part of Germany and wisdom in Spain would avert extremities. The Paris journals are all reported as sustain ing the Government, and the official organ of the French Emperor clamors for war. “France,” says Le Pays “has recent diplomatic defeats, as well os Waterloo, to avenge. Frenchmen are ready to take the same road to Jena and Berlin which their fathers trod.” It is reported that the French. Minister has been recalled from Berlin, and the Emperor held a long interview with the Spanish Ambassador. All this looks very warlike. The Prince of Hohenzollern, Prussia and Spain must back down from their secret machinations and pro jects ora fight is very possible. Will they do it? There is certainly no more inexorable will in Europe than Bismarck’s, and if he is at the bottom of this secret arrangement between Spain and Prussia, it will hardly be abandoned in respect to any motives of “prudence”—an offensive word in such a connection which the French Minister of Foreign Affairs probably did not use without a purpose. Many believe that France and Prussia, in any event, could not long leave the question of pre-eminence in Earope unsettled, and neither is, therefore, particularly anxious to avert a war. On tho other hand, the elevation, of Prince Leopold, a young German Protestant,’ to the throne of Spain—the “oldest son” of the Papal Church, seems to be a strange proceeding, and one not likely to bo consummated independent ly to the opposition of France. E very influence of the Catholic Church will bo strained to the utmost to prevent it, and the warlike “extremi ties” alluded to by tho Due de Grammont, may therefore be averted by the religious obstacles lying in the way of the Prussian scheme. Artificial Stone. On page 238 of Burke's Southern Farm and Home for July, will be found a long article up on the French method of manufacturing artifi cial stone from saad. This article is copied by the Farm and Home from the Architectural Re view. The stone is very cheaply manufactured from common sand, lime and cement, in the proportions of five parts of sand, one of lime and one-half of cement, intimately incorporated by machinery, with the use of very little water nnd then pressed into moulds by concussion of a hammer. It must necessarily be the cheapest building material in the world—far cheaper than wood, brick or natural stone which requires shaping by the chisel, whilo the facts that it can be moulded in the exart shape required—orna mented with any amount of elaboration desired —is of uniform color—attains a sufficient hard ness for use in five days, and increases in hard ness by exposure thereafter, [commend it to en quiry as one of the most valuable discoveries of the age. The French Government has used it, of late years, in the construction of immense "public works—reservoirs, aqnaducts, bridges, tunnels and arches, with extraordinary economy, and the engineer of tho great Suez Canal, M. Lesseps, has employed it on a vast scale in the construc tion of edifices, seawalls, light-houses, etc., con nected with this gigantic enterprise. The article states that forty miles of tho Puris sewers have been constructed of this artificial stone, and that saw mills, cellars, entire buildings, five and six stories in height, and railway bridges, are constructed of it. It is particularly worthy of inquiry whether in a region like that about Macon, made up, for the most part, of a sharp quartz sand peculiarly ‘adapted to this manufacture, it cannot be ap plied with groat success to the manufacture of building, fences and sewers. Economy and health demands the adoption of some syste matic plan of sewerage in this city, particularly in the business streets. These should be sew ered at the expense of the lot holders, each one being assessed in proportion to frontage; but the sewers in use here, composed of a circle of bricks, four inches in thickness, are too insecure and perishable. If they could be constructed like those of Paris, of artificial sand stone, at a moderate cost, it would bo a public benefit. So i: houses in the city could be built of moulded blocks of tho some stone, with handsome orna ments in tho way of cornice and moulding, which ore easily applied, the architecture of tho city might ho as much cheapened as improved. Bat if the statements of the article alluded to are true, nothing ought to excuse ub for not try ing this composition as window caps, lintels door sills and other ports of brick buildings, where stone is now applied. Corn and Bacon. An awful “tightness” afflicts Georgia, while we daily quote money dull in New York at three to four. Many a planter in Georgia, we suppose, would gladly borrow a little at (hat rate per month, and give good security for it; but for tunately for him he can borrow at no price. A merchant in a neighboring town laughingly told us he was afraid to keep more than a dollar in band at a time, for fear some one would want to borrow it. The country is bard up, and When it is hard up, every body makes it harder by refusing to part with what they have and stopping the current of interchange and trade. So far as we are advised, all those perplexing questions which used to be discussed in the newspapers,, as to what Georgia planters should do with their surplus funds have coased to puz zle the people. So long as wo subsist on Wes tern corn and provisions that question may be postponed; and happy will he be who is able to square his debts when they arc due. Com and b3C0n take every cent which Ought to bo the balance to profit and enable oar people to feel comfortable and independent and provide their households with tho comforts and conveniences of life. So long as we must buy com and bacon, the farmer will always totter under a load of debt, and have little or nothing to spend with the dry goods man, grocer, hardware, furniture, crockery and all other dealers in personal and i oasehold supplies, from May fo November. The trade In corn and bacon kills oil other trade —exhausts all parses—overstrains all credits and destroys all prosperity, security, comfort and independence. When the time comes, at lost, (as come it may if we do not change our course) .when we have no com—no bacon—no money—no credit, and htn-e to take to the wood* and subsist on blackberries or starve, then we shall begin to learn, and with it take the first Btep in Improving our oondition. Afraid or John.—The Montgomery Mail sees great danger ahead from the coming of the pig tails. It says: There are breakers ahead from this Chinese invasion. The Huns, Goths, and Vandals wedg ed their hordes into the heart of the Roman Empire. They got a foothold. The law treat ed them all as equals, aud Rome went down. Is the American Republic stronger than the Ro man empire ? Possibly! [TIi©. Georgia Press. The Fourth in Augnsta was a fizzle. Nobody could be found, white or black, to even read theD-O. L About a dozen negroes have been drawn on the Grand tad Special Juries for the January term of Richmond Superior Court. The Georgia State Dental Association will meet in Atlanta on the '28th Inst., at 10 a. m. Railroads and hotels will make a reduction to delegates. r, J W r & * ■ The Constitutionalist has the following items: 7 ' Disturbance in Edgefield.—Wo learned yes terday that a considerable commotion was crea ted at Edgefield O. H. on Monday. The facts, as we get them, are that the negroes had assem bled in a bnilding near the residence of Mr. A. A. Glover, and were dancing and carousing at an exceedingly annoying rate. The wife of Mr. Glover being ill, that gentleman invoked the dancers to be quiet and orderly in their demon strations. His request was altogether unheeded, when he proffered to pay them $100 if they would desist. The latter, proposition seemed only to intensify their efforts to annoy Mr. G. and his family, who were forced to endure the outrage. Subsequently Mr. Glover and Mr. Charles Cheatham met a couple of the ring leaders in the outrage, and became involved in a difficulty with them, in which the negroes were somewhat punished for the leading part they ha;l played in the reprehensible affair. Daring the progress of this collision, the val iant Eichelberger, captain of a negro militia company, ordered his troops out under arms,' in order to protect the offending negroes. Sheriff McDavilt, we learn, ordered Eiohelber- ger to put up his forces and implements of war fare, as entirely unnecessary to the advance ment of peace, and what at one time seemed an imminent conflict between the whites and blacks, was thus prevented without serious hurt to any one. Row in Hamburg.—About 1 o’clock on Mon day a white man entered a negro den in Ham burg, and sought to equalize with the dusky in habitants upon a strict construction of the 15th Amendment. His overtures were spurned, and his head decently punched by one of the colored male habitues of the establishment. Verdict of the whites: “Served him right.” The Chronicle and Sentinel says Judge Car penter, Reform candidate for Governor of South Carolina, was in Augusta, Tuesday. He is in good spirits, and is sanguine of success in the coming election. He may heat Scott fairly, we admit, bat Scott will out-count him, sure. A Kingston correspondent of the Chronicle and Sentinel glvc3 the following acconnt of a railroad blockade at that point: From twenty to forty cars loaded with through freights, and destined mainly for points on the line of the S. B. and V. R. R., have been de tained here for some time, as I understand, un der the following circumstances: The Selma; Rome and Dalton railroad is, it seems, largely indebted to the Rome railroad—the former be fog about 210, and the latter only 20 miles long. So far, the little Rome railroad has been carry ing its big neighbor on its back, by advancing to the IV. & A. R. R. the accumulated freight charges as far as Kingston on goods destined for the line of the S. R. and D. R. R., relyirg on the latter road promptly repaying in turn. Failing to do so, the fnnds of the Rome road be came exhausted, and its managers notify the of ficials of the \V. & A. R. R. that they can no longer advance for their Selma connection, bnt if the State would run the risk, they (of Rome) will do so likewise and send the goods forward, depending a little longeron the S. K. and D. R. R.’s promises to pay. The W. and’A. R. R. demurs to this, and, ere they will part with the goods, demand the accumulated charges now due thereon. Rev. Dr. De Yotie late pastor of the Baptist Church, at Columbus, has accepted a call to the Baptist church at Griffin. A Semi-Weekly German newspaper called Die Satannah Pres*, has just made its appear ance. Wir tcuenselun ihr glueck. The Newnan Defender says three negroes were struck by lightning, near that place, on Saturday. ' • One of them was at the time leaning against a large pine which was shivered; another stood by an oak which was also struck, and the third occupied an intermediate position. The one who leaned against the tree was so severely shocked as to be insensible the following day. The skin of his back was considerably lacerated. At the pie-nic of the St Patrick Free School of Savannah on the 4th, round dances were strictly prohibited. John Donnovan, of Savannah, had his foot so badly mashed by a car wheel while he was returning from the Isle of Hope, that it had to be amputated. We clip the following from the News: The Celebration of the Fourth bt the Ne groes.—The negroes had their celebration of the “Fourth” beyond the Park Monday after noon. The Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation of the “late la mented," and the Civil Rights bill, were read. Several speeches were made, and after sipging “Tho Joyful Notes of Freedom” tho crowd, which numbered about two bundred enthusias tic darkies, quietly dispersed. The fact that but one negro was arrested on Monday speaks well for the orderly manner in which they en joyed the holiday. Fourth of July at the Postoffice.—Mon day afternoon the distinguished Postmaster of Savannah, with a number of negroes, celebrated the day in a quiet manner at his private office, attached to the postoffice. Several watermelons were cut and greedily devoured. Whether the party drank anything, we know not; but do know that the Northern mails, made up to go ont on the evening train, per Central Railroad, did not go, and the -reasonable supposition is that the whole crowd got mellow on ripe water melons. At a stock sale in Savannah, Taesday, twenty- five shares Atlantic & Gulf railroad stock sold at from $32 to $35 per share; 90 shares Mer chants’ National Bank stock at $100 per Bhare; Consolidated Atlantic and Gulf railroad bonds at $7G 75; Atlantic and Golf railroad bonds, en dorsed by the city of .Savannah, at $76; first mortgage Atlantic and Gulf railroad bonds at $77 25; city of Savannah bonds at $84; 11 shares of Southwestern railroad-stock at $93 per share; 20 shares Marine Bank stock at $20- 23 per share; 127 shares Atlantic and Gulf rail road stock at $32 per share. The Republican has the following: Will of Edward Padelford, Deceased : Tho will of the late Edward Padelford, deceased, was opened and admitted to probate in the Court of Ordinary, yesterday. It was ascer tained, upon opening if, that Messrs. George L. Cope, Abraham Minis and William -Hunter had been appointed executors, and these gentle men appeared and qualified. The will covers twenty-eight pages of legal cap paper, and a copy is to be mado for the pur pose of having a number of copies printed for tho benefit of legatees residing in other -States. The will contains the following bequests to charitable institutions: Union Society, 100 shares Southwestern rail road stock; Savannah Widows’ Abraham’s Home Society, 100 ditto; Savannah Female Asylum, 100 shares ditto; Episcopal Orphans’ Home.of Savannah, 20 shares ditto; Needlewoman’s Friend Society, 20 s' A es ditto. Total, 340 shares. ; r t ’.fl'i» - i' Uto'i In addition to the bequests, wo learn that dur ing a fow months previous to his death Mr, Padelford mado and execaled donations to chai-; itablo purposes to'the amount of somo/two hun dred thousand dollars. * ■ The exactNalue-of the estate has riot bcen’ss-’ certniued, as much'of consists of city proper ty in Chicago, St. Louis and other cities of the Northwest. It is supposed, though, that a fair estimate would bo one million and a half'dol lars. : - After making the charitable, bequests above named the remainder of the estate is bequeath ed equally to bis daughter, Mrs. Foster, and the children of his son Edward, who died during the war. The Constitution says a DeKalb county far mer recently ploughed up his crop to get rid of the grass. Atlanta is growing healthier every year. For the first six months in i860 the deaths were 124 ; for the first six months of 1870, 247. We quote as follows from the Cartersville Ex press ; Showers continue; crops growing finely; weather hot; farmers waging a desperate war against Gen. Green. Wheat is cornfog to our Station freely. Al ready some COOO bushels have been delivered, at $1 25 per bushel. This la now the cheapest breadstuff in Georgia. " Corn here, is worth $1 The editor of the Bartlesville Gazette, has been making a tour through Upson county. He reports.crops fine from Bartlesville to Thomos- ton, and that the farther he got from the rail- aoad the more com there was planted. In many neighborhoods much more com than cotton wes planted. The wheat crop is turning out very finely. Some think wheat will not be worth over a dollar a bushel. Georgia Legislature. Wednesday,' July C, 1870. * Senate.—The Senate met according to ad journment at 12 xl, and was called to order by President Conley. Prayer by Wesley Prettyman. Mr. Speer offered a resolution that the Secre tary inform the House of Representatives that the Senate was organized and ready to proceed with business, which was adopted. Mr. Speer offered a resolution that a commit tee of three he appointed on the part of the Senate to act in conjunction with a similar com mittee from the House, to wait upon his Excel lency, Governor Bullock, and inform him that the General Assembly was organized, and ready to receive any communication, which was adopted. Senators Speer, Bums and Holcombe were appointed that Committee. On motion of Mr. Speer, the report of the Committee on rules for the government of the Senate was token up and read. The rules were taken np, read seriatim and adopted, except those mentioned as amended. A message was received from the House an nouncing the appointment of a committee of five to wait upon Governor Bullock. ^ Rule 5. of .the rules was amended by insert- foy the words “npon any one subject of de bate.” ... Mr. Higbee offered an amendment to iule 21, that a standing joint committee of five from the Senate and seven from tho House, on the Wes tern pad Atlantic Railroad, be appointed, but withdrew it. He moved to strike out “milita ry,” and insert “militia” in the list of standing committees. Lost. Mr. Speer moved to strike out the 25th rale. Mr. Candler moved to insert “two-thirds” fo lien of “unanimous.” Mr. Wooten made a logical and forcible ar gument against striking out. - The motion to strike out prevailed. Rules for the government of the Senate in executive session were read and adopted. Mr. Speer offered a resolution to print one hundred copies of the rales for tho government of the Senate, which prevailed. The Senate then adjourned until 12 o’clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, July G, 1870. At 12 o'clock, Speaker McWhorter called the House to order. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Clark. Mr. Fitzpatrick moved, to suspend the calling of the roll, and the Speaker announced that there was a quorum present. The Clerk then proceeded to read the Journal of the last day of the last session. Mr. .Tweedy offered a resolution asking the appointment of a committee of members to wait upon the Governor and inform him that the'House was organized and ready to receive any communications which he might desire to transmit. Adopted; and Messrs. Tweedy, Smitn of CharltoD, Harper of Terrel, Feldei, and Coslin were appointed. On motion of Mr. Hall, of Meriwether, the House adjourned until 12 ; o’clock sr., July 7th, [Constitution, 7th. How Gasliill’s Pardon Got into Print Gaskill’s pardon by Bullock for bribing, or trying to bribe Angier, is tho basis ol one of the best jokes of the day. It seems that Bullock’s intention was merely to give Gaskill the pardon to carry around in his breeches pocket, so that if any officer of tho law collared him he could draw it therefrom and defy arrest. But tho best laid plans even of such sharp customers as Bullock and Gaskill, sometimes come to grief. There was a batch of “procs” and other “phat takes” to go to the Era office that day, and a blundering clerk sent the pardon with the rest, and next morning all Atlanta was posted on what was intended to be a very private little game. Of course it raised Cain. They say Gaskill blessed the eyes, liver, b'ghts, etc., of the clerk aforesaid to such an extent that it was feared ho wonld Lave fits. The richest part of the whole affair, how ever, was the consolation said to have been of fered Gaskill by a friend. Gaskill wanted to know if his friend thought the affair would in jure him in pnblic estimation. “H—1, no” was the reply—“nothing can hurt yon.” P. S.—Will the Era please copy? A True Picture of Georgia.—George A. Townsend, a Radical correspondent of a Chi cago journal, pencils the following truthful pic ture of Georgia: This State is out of the Union, by the liberal expenditure of State money by tho Bullock party at Washington. Bullock controls the State by the patronage and power of the State railroads. Akerman, 'just named by General Grant for Attorney General, is an honest, re spectable lawyer, not closely identified with tho Bollock faction, and on pleasant, social terms with A. H. Stephens and Robert E. Toombs. Georgia is a prey to anarchy and corruption. The Ku-Kiux is a standing political transpa rency, and Oliver P. Morton, in the United States Senate, and B. F. Butler, in the Honse, mutually pass it to and fro, like a couple of ad vertising promenaders. The whole policy and sole hope of the plunder set in the South is to Invent and spread diabolical stories of massa cres, murders, rapes, masked batteries, etc., eto., and under cover of these lie3 to call ont the militia, and keep the better populace by in timidation from the polls. This is the game. This is the device. The object is entirely vul pine. The Wheat Crop—Good Reports.—From Virginia to Georgia, says the New York Ilejald of the 4th, we have reports of an excellent wheat crop; from East Tennessee we learn that the harvesting has been going on for some time in all the counties ; that some little smut is re ported (indicating an abundance of rain for the growing com crop), and that the heavy wheat is considerably tangled in some places, bnt that “the yield will be IroineudotiH.” In Virginia the crop is so largo that the , farmers are afraid that they will hardly get a compensation price for it. But they may dismiss all such appre hensions. The European crop, doubtless, will this year be less than the average yield, and our surplus, in making np this European deficiency, will give a, fair compensation fo onr whoat growers, and help ua very much in meeting our purchases of European goods and the interests on government bonds held over the water. At the same time, looking to our great body of bread consumers, we rejoice 4bat our wheat crop this year will be large enough to meet all foreign domands, without giving to the “bulls” of our home markets, any chance for a corner on wheat. Let the people rejoice ! Personal.—We notice that some of onr ex changes are making various comments touching the. statement that Mr. H. L Kimball was the proprietor or one of the proprietors of this' pa- : per. We are not aware that there is anything censurable in it, even if tho facts were as stated, but wo deem it an act of justico to Mr. Kim ball to state the fact that-ho is not, and .has never been one of the proprietors of this paper. His name appears as guarantor for the faithful performance of the agreements made by the purchaser at the time the paper was sold by Dr. Bard, aud as all those agreements have already been paid and performed, and are therefore cancelled, Mr. Kimball’s liability/ even as a guarantor, no longer exists In connection. with the Era. ,»f t^jrQ r,> r — /r~ yixf : Our State exchanges wifi do ah act of justice by publishing this statement.—-.Atlanta Era, 7th. The Coal Trad*—A Curious Proclamation* —The Miners’ Journal, (coal monopolists’ or gan in Pennsylvania,) addresses a proclamation “to the press abroad,” declaring that the supply of coal will be above a million tons more than last year, whether the strikes continue or not, and advising consumers abroad not to rush into the market and “ cause a fluctuation fo prices which is not beneficial to, and which is not desired by, the trade.” This is very kind advice indeed Had the neglect of Congress to abolish the duty on coal anything to do with it?—New York Herald. Burninc of the Tennessee. Mr. Edward F. Underhill communicates to the New York Tribune an interesting report of the destruction of the steamship Tennessee, by fire, on the 2Sth ult. The Tennossoe, a splen did iron steamship of 1700 tons, left Charleston at 6 p. u., on Tuesday, 2Sth June, with fifty passengers and a light freight of cotton, rice, resin, vegetables, etc. The fire broke out in the cotton, in the forward hold of the vessel and it is supposed that one of the bales must have been on fire at the time of the storage.— The alarm was given about half past 12 at night We quote from the report: - _ .... THE ALARM," About 124 o’clock we were both aroused by the noise of seamen rushing past our stateroom with rapid and heavy tread. “Get out that hose, lively, boys!” we heard ut'ered in a subdued tone, by an officer. In a moment more, coils of hose were un rolled along the deck. We sprang from onr berth and hurriedly put on our garments. A passenger—tho first who had gotforward whence the alarm came—passed by our door on his re turn. . - 1. . “What’s the matter V eagerly asked young Gurney. “I think she’s caught—they are getting ready to pump water down her hold,” was the signifi cant reply. In a few minutes we were dressed and for ward. Other passengers, to. the number of a half dozen, soon followed. From tho move ments we saw tbal there was a fire in the for ward hold, but, after hasty consultation, we de termined not to arouse the other passengers un til we saw that the daDger w»3 near. Two or three minutes before we were startled by the noise outside, Mr. Kane, the second assistant engineer, who was then on duty, smelt smoke coming from the direction of the fire- room forward, and he inquired of the firemen if there was any waste burning therein. As noth ing was found, ho passed around through an alley-way that led from the fire-room to the for ward-hold, and on looking through a small aper ture in tho iron bulkhead ho saw smoke and flame beyond. It required bnt a minute to turn the steam into the hold, and inform Mr. Collins, the second-mate, who was officer of. the deck. Then the steam pumps were set to work; and immediately four streams of water were poured into the hold. In the meantime Cap!. Chiches ter/ chief mate Becket, and all of the officers and crew, bad reached the deck. When the fire was discovered the Teunessqo was about thirty miles from shore, about east- north-east from Cape Romain, and steaming np the coast in a general north-easterly direction. Gapt. Chichester at once ordered her course changed to north-north-west, to head her di rectly toward the land. THE FIF.2. As soon as this was accomplished, the tipper and lower forward hatches were opened, and, jumping down upon the'lower deck, the offi cers and men could see fire in the cotton stowed in the hold, apparently three or font bales for ward of tho hutch. By this time the hose had been connected with the hand-pump on deck, and, with eight stalwart seamen at the brakes, two additional streams of water were turned from tho lower deck to the point where the cotton was seen burning. But smoke and steam came through the hatch in dense volumes, nearly stifling those who were holding the dis charge pipes below, and soon they were, com pelled to as send. A few minutes later, as I looked below, a bright light flashed from the lower hold, and immediately after the flames swept out from under the lower deck. Men again jumped down to the lower deck and made an effort to clos9 the hatch, but the! heat was so intense and the smoke so dense in volume, that they were driven above in an almost suffo cated condition. Sails had. been unbent, and soon these were wet aud lowered over the open hatch, which was soon securely covered with a half dozen thicknesses of drenching sail-cloth. Then the upper hatch was closed, and through it a hole was quickly cut with an ase, through which two streams of water were turned upon the canvas below. the ordeal of smoke and steam. With the closing of the batches, smoke and steam were forced through the bulkhead into the fire and engine rooms. The heat was great and could barely be endared; but the smoke nearly blinded the eyes of the Engineers and firemen, and to the course of an hour they were compelled to divide their force into short reliefs, each one taking fifteen minute turns below in succession. The volume of steam and smoke gradually increased, and efforts were made to stop the orifices in the bulkhead through which it came. Ia plugging up one of them Mr. Kane was overcome with the intense heat and fainted. He was lifted by others and taken to the upper deck, where, in half an hour, he had sufficiently recovered to resume his duties. When the Aimes flashed up from the hold, as I have described, the few passengers who were up deemed it prudent to awagken the others. This was quietly accomplished, and, though in tense alarm was felt, yet the assurances we gave of safety which we did not feel ourselves tended to prevent a panic. Garments were quickly put on, and life-preservers brought opt and tied around the waists of the passengers. The few of ns who had been forward talked like oracles to the others, using all the sailor vernacular wo knew, and a good deal that we did not know, about tho coast, and the bearings, and the life boats and their carrying capacity, and the steam- jets, aud the bulkheads, and the depth of water, and the absolute certainty that the fire was being put oat, and the probability that we would go on to New York with the steamer, and not be compelled to rely upon our life-saving appli ances at all except to keep np our courage. I question whether our words were comprehended even by ourselves; but as the general idea con veyed was that there certainly was no immedi ate danger, and as this was confirmed by the statements of tho officers, I have no doubt that some of the passengers will go down to their graves under the delusion that we, who talked so learnedly on subjects wo knew nothing about, were profoundly versed in the theory and prac tice of navigation! -: - g Some of tho passengers, and among them la dies, ascended the hurricane deck. The pros pect was disheartening. Nothing but the ship’s lights and the dim twinkle of an occasional star shone through the darkness of the night. YVhen told that land was near, with the wish father to the thought, we assumed that it could not be more than a few miles off, and toward it we were slowly steaming—about six knots an hour— as fast as wo could move with the limited amount of steam left for tho engine after keep ing the forward hold filled in the hope of extin- t uishing the fire. But, below tho assumed con- dence in our safety, there was in each breast alternating intervals of despair, and this vacil lation of feeling between hope and despondency amid darkness and peril prolonged minutes al most into, hours., It jseemsd as if .daylight would never come. SUNRISE. At la9t, however, the sun’s rays reddened the eastern sky, but as day dawned with no Jand’in sight,and the steamwas issuing from the fdrWafd hatchways, and smoko'was smelt in the atmoti® 1 phero of the cabin even, thore.was for a time a feeling of deep melancholy. On the foremast the ensign .with Union down was open to (ho tjreeze as a signal of distress. The steamer wa? careening heavily to port by reason of the large quantity of -water which had been pumped into her forward hold, and her bow head sunk fully, two feet in tho water since tho firo_ was dis covered. About G o’clock^ the low coast- of Carolina was plaiuly visible, and in an hour and a half, wo were but a half mile distant fropa it vfith our course again changed to run parallel with it to the northeast., Light hearts beat in breasts where for hbtiri before sadness had-reigued -su-. promo. .lit . THE EIRE GAINING. Abont 3 o’clock in the morning it bacamo.ap parent to tho officers that the fire which had been seemingly held in subjection >for! tome hours, was gSiaing upon them.-' The smoke again increased in the" fire and engine rooms, and tho engineers and • firemen would emerge from below with their eyes blood-shot and so blind as to be unable to distinguish any object for savora!'minutes. ■ Their sufferings were in tense; but with a marvelous heroism each man returned again and again to his post, and re mained until some one of his companions was able to come to his relief. At 10 o’clock it became certain that ore long the steamer would have to be run on tbo bench and scuttled as tho only hope of saving her.— At 11 o’clock the engineers reported that it was impossible for them to romain below any longer and at once the steamer's course was changed to land, and in a few minutes she ran head on the bottom, aboutfive lengths from the shore. 'She struck in about 10 feet of water with the tide near the close of the ebb. The sea-cocks were then openod and at once the steamer com menced filling with water. The locality where the vessel was run on is an uninviting narrow sand beach, insular in its situation, without a tree, or shrub or blade of grass upon it, and with not a sign of a human habitation upon the main land beyond. It is about a mile above the northern mouth of Little River, North Carolina and about 35 miles below the-Mouth of .Cape Fenr River. LANDING THE PASSENGERS. The work of debarkation was commenoed at once. Boats were lowered, and tho passengers were landed on the beach within a half hour, the ladies and children being first put on shore. Next, spars and sails for shelter, and additional provisions and water were carried to tlfe shore, and until nightfall the boats continued going to the steamer, latterly brought mattresses, pillows and blankets to add to the comfort of the pas sengers. . From the steamer to the beach, was a transl tton from comfort to discomfort, no less than it was a change from danger to safety. Havin_ been sent immediately after with the pilot, Mr. Davenport; for relief, I can only speak of the experience on shore from the sentiments of oth ers. There was not a green spot on the beach. The sun beat down with an intense heat, and the hot sand was blown in clouds by the sea- breeze into garments and hair. Even when the tents were put up the annoyance of the drifting sand was as great as ever. It continued into the night, and ladies who laid down to sleep were sometimes awakened with their faces, hands, or feet, or chignons buried. Added, to this was the annoyance of countless crabs who had been startled by the invasion of unheralded and unweloome comers. They moved up the beach to where the sleepers were lying on expe ditions of investigation, And crawled over faces and hands and np troweer legs or skirts, star tling the sleepers from their slumber and caus ing them to.sprfog to their feet to get rid of the novel visitation. At three o’clock in the after noon hot coffee, brought from the ship, and bread and bacon were furnished to the passen gers and eaten with a keen zest. THE CONFLAGRATION. In the afternoon, it was apparent to officers and men that the fire bad got between decks, and that all efforts to save the steamer would prove useless. But they remained by. the ves sel until 5 o’clock, when the smoke was discov ered issuing through the interstices of the for ward deck. Officers and crew then took to the boats and went to shore, returning, however, from time to -time, for things which could be removed, until 7 o’clock, at which time the smoke began to ascend in large volumes. Later flashes of light burst from the forward deck, Soon the flames came through and caught in the light work on the deck, and thence crept along until they reached.the wood-work forming the state rooms and cabins. Thence it darted up the masts, tempted by the close reGfed topsails, the burning fragments of which wero carried off by tho night winds into tho ocean like a shower of brilliant meteors. At 11 o’clock the whole vessel’s deck was ablaze from bowsprit to stern rail, lighting np the heavens with a lurid glare, and presenting a spectacle of awful grandeur and magnificence. The wire rig ging became red hot,, and looked like lines of fire extending up to tho cross trees above. Gilded balls which surmounted either mast, and in the day time flashed with the glare of the sun’s reflected rays, were now burning spheres over hanging the vortex of flame, ani seemingly sus pended in tho blackness of Eryhns. A while after, the sides of the vessel assumed a red heat in spots, tho rich color of which passed from centre to circumference into a beautiful grada tion of tints. As ihe flames reached the rosin they wonld flash up in brilliant bursts of fire and light, followed by dense overhanging clouds of black smoke. The sea between the vessel and the shore shone like molten gold in the ever-changing form of billow ned breaker. So light was it on shore that 'one could read as easily as under the-sunlight. At 2 o’clock in the morning of Thursday the foremast fell to starboard with a tremendous crash -into the se*a. A. half hour subsequently,'the msintopmast tumbled fro baits hight foto'dho vessel, and from the crash were emitted -untold thousands of scintillating, sparks which vvcjxt. up-into the air, spangling tho black background of smoke, anti presenting a view of inconceivable brilliancy. Passengers and crew say they never saw a spec tacle so grand-^-ohdyet so'&Wful—from the mo ment the flames began to ascend from the deck until the dawn of morninglert nothing butdr.rk clouds of smoke to be seen rising from the ves sel’s hull. They ceased to think of the annoy ance of their situation in their enthusiastic ad miration of the ever-changing aspect of the co lossal pyrotechnic. DRINKING TO DEATH. A Doctor and a Brewer Drink lor Superi ority— Horrible Bcntb of Bolts. The New York Sunday Dispatch is our au thority for the following: <«-. A fa tal drinking match came off in Williams burg a few days ago which has not yet been made public. It appears there was a dispute between an old French physician and the pro prietor of one of the largest breweries in the place, as to which of the two could drink the most liquor and carry it off. They decided, to test the question by a trial, said test to be a match at drinking liquors at a convenient sa loon, the party giving up the trial first to be considered a second-class drinker, and pay for a grand supner. Both parties to this novel and disgusting contest were large men, the physician being able to turn the scales at two hundred and twenty pounds, while the brewer was perfectly mammoth in proportions—a perfect Gambri- nus—weighing two hundred and fifty pounds. A large crowd of professional and amateur drinkists were on hand when the match com- Inenced, and the bets were freely taken in favor of the brewer, the German element pre dominating. The first installment of four bot tles of what was labelled “Bourbon Whisky” were disposed of, each man drinking the same as hi3 opponent, and at the same time. The whisky gave them renewed vitality, apparently, for they laughed and talked right merrily, albeit they began to give evidence of having cultivated a crop of fur on their tongues; still they drank about once every five minutes, and drank deeper and deeper.. They changed their tipple to claret as a tonic, and here the Frenchman seemed to be more at home. It did not suit the German so well, however, and it was soon changed to sherry, after three bottles had been gulped down by each. The sherry was only palatable while two bottles lasted—ono each. - Their eyes began to show that peculiarly, glassy glare seen only in those npon whom the effects of liquor have gamed ascendency, but their strong physique enabled them to keep their seats, and their hands showed very little shakiness. They called for brandy, of which they took a little more sparingly than of the Other liquors, seemingly aware that they had no fear of the previous draughts in which they had been indulging, there was “death, i.i the bowl” that contained this poison. • The German reached ont cautiously to the bottle to replenish his glass. The Frenchman endeavored to follow suit. The offort on the part of the latter was futile—he could not move Iris am; he endeavored to reach oat jhisofhcr hand, but it fell off thc amr of his ebaitf and. bring powerless. He straightened back in his^chair slowly, bis body mado a con vulsive . movement, his face became horribly distorted, his eyes seemed as if they wohaiTfly out of their sockets, Lis tongue rolled out of his mouth, a few gasps, Iris body, trembled all over like a shaken leaf— he teas dead ! While his funeral was on its way to the cem etery*, the German also died, the Coroner signing certificates ascribing death in both in stances'to heart disease. A flairs In Taylor. , - p ’ Taylor-(J.OUNTY, July G, 1S70. Editors Telegraph and- Messenger-. “How’s crops ? ” is- pre-eminently the question of the day—heard at tho shop counter, forge, count ing-room, in the. streets,, before the church door—hc-arfi everywhere—for all feel a personal in'.* r d in th; ogricuHural situation. YYell, answering vhis question for Ttiylor county, thero cau bo no risk of a mistake in asserting that crop prospects are of the most flattering kind. All that ia wanting to complete satisfactory results are propitious seasons. We are having rains in different parts of the coun ty every day, bnt f. rain of-much extent seldom occurs. Yet tho frequency of tho showers, with their alternations, keep up the crops in every locality. The early corn is looking well: bnt now is the day of its trial. It must have more rain, and if in abundance, that much bet ter. Tho plow has completed its round of du ties, and the oorn now stands ready for the favors of Heaven. Cotton is very well advanced, and bounding on finely to fruitful maturity. Upon the whole, there can be no ground for complaint: bus, on tho other hand, everything in the connection is full of promise and hope. May the honest toil and good sense of the bone and sinew of the country lash speculators from pur borders, or put them to legitimate labor, and frighten crazy men out of their boots, everywhere. Doestices. v It: Supreme Court- U'liy the Confederates Did not Ad vanced! Washington—Unpublished Correspondence Between President Davis aud Gen J. E. Johnston. From tfte Jackson [Miss.) Cterivm.] Mr. Stephens' first volume, entitled “The War Between the States,” is a contribution to history which has added more lustre to his name than all else he has accomplished. As an inquiry in to the nature of the Government of the United States, or of the nature of the Union, which was established by its original framers, jt is inval uable. No amount of special pleading can over turn the historical truths he has cited, and the deductions thatlogicallyfollow them, and which place the entire responsibility of the rupture which occurred between the States upon th9 party ia the Northern States which, having re peatedly violated fundamental conditions ol the compact, finally succeeded in obtaining power by a strictly sectional vote for the accomplish ment of all their schemes against the minority section. In the second volume, as we learn by a re view of some advance sheets sketched in the Augusta Constitutionalist, ihis'iavestigation is still further prosecuted, and tho facts of history unfolded so as to constitute a complete vindi cation of the Southern States for the part they have aoted. This contribution is all the more valuable because it isjroim the pen of a states man who was never classed as a “Southern ex tremist,” bnt the reverse. Judging from the glimpse the Constitution alist has afforded the public of the contents of the second volume, it would have been well for the fame of Mr. Stephens and his reliability as an impartial historian if he had stopped here. He has been less accurate in stating the details of the formation of the Confederate States gov ernment, and fo describing the conduct of the distance will more than compensate for l,"' 3 war. than in tracing the responsibility of the cost of the improved carriaee conflict to its true source. He has committed severaLerrors of fact which are scarcely excusa ble in one occupying his .position and who has undertaken to write for posterity. One of these errors rendered necessary the publication of the .following correspondence. It is the state ment that President Davis “was responsible for the failure of the Confederate troops to ad vance after the victory of Manassas.’’ The original of this correspondence has been in the possession of the writer since it occurred, and .would probably have remained among the se cret things of the Confederacy, if the story, of ten repeated by ambitious penny-a-liners and vfinal. scribblers, had not found an enduring place in so imposing a work as the history, of the war by the Confederate States Vice Presi dent. * Mr. Davis k'mailf is silent. Daring the war, when Ihe object of the persecution-of ignorance and malice combined, he forebore to speak be- causo the disclosures which he would have been compelled to make in his own defense wonld have operated injuriously, to the cause with which the hopes of his country were bound up. Aud since its disastrous termination, not only has he been in no condition to engage in con troversy, but ho has been restrained to silence by other motives which ought to have protected him from misrepresentation, if not criticism. Upon the point raised by Mr. Stephens, the following correspondence is conclusive. On the testimony of Gen. J. E. Jolvaston, it is estab lished that if the victory at Manassas was suc ceeded by a fatal blunder, as the historian inti mates his belief, it was not attributable toPresi- dentDavis. Richmond, Ya., Nov. 3,1SG1. Gen. J. E. Johnston, Commanding Depart ment of, the Potomac ; Sib : Reports have been and are befog wide ly circulated to tho effect that I prevented Gen. Beauregard from pursuing the enemy after the battle of Manassas, and had subsequently re strained him from advancing npon Washington City. Though such statements may have been made merely for my injury, and in that view their notice might be postponed to a more .con venient season, they have acquired importance from the fact that they have served to creato distrust, to. excite embarrassment, and must embarrass tho administration in its further ef forts to re-enforce the armies of the Potomac, and generally to provide for the public defense. For these public considerations, I call npon you a9 the commanding General, and as a party to all the conferences held.by me on the 21st and22dof July, to say whether I obstructed the puranit of the enemy after the victory at Manassas, or have ever objected to an advance or other active operations which it was feasible for the army to undertake. Very respectfully, yours, etc.,' Jeff jc Davis. Headquarters, Cestreville, > November 10,1361. f To Ilis Excellency the President; Sir—I have had the ' honor to receive your letter of the 3d inst., in which you call upon me “as the Commanding General, and as a party to all the conferences held by you on the 21st and 22d of July, to say: “Whether you obstructed the pursuit after the victory of Manassas, “Or have ever objected to an advance or other active operations which it was feasible for the army* to undertake.” To the first question I reply, No. The pur suit was “obstructed” by the enemy's troops at Centreville, as I have stated in my official re- port. In that report I have also said why no advance was made upon the enemy's capital (for reasons) as follows : The apparent freshness of the United States troops at Centreville, which checked our pur suit; the strong forces occupying the works near Georgetown, Arlington and Alexandria; the certainty, too, that Gen. Patterson, if need ed, wonld reach Washington with his army of more than 30,000 sooner than we could; and the condition and inadequate means of the army in ammunition, provisions and transportation, prevented any serious thoughts of advancing against the capital To tho second question I reply, that it has never been feasible for the army to advance fur ther than it has done—to the line of Fairfax Court-house, with its advanced posts at Upton’s, Munson’s and Mason’s hills. After a confer ence at Fairfax Court-house with the three senior General officers, you announced it to be impracticable to give this army the strength which those officers considered necessary to en able it to assume the offensive. Upon Which I drew it back to its present position. • , Most respectfully, Your obedient servant, (Signed) 3. E. Johnston. A true copy, G. W. O. Lee, Col. and A. D. C. To the President. There is now bnilding by a New York family one of the most remarkable mausoleums in America. It is located in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, at Tarrytown, but a few rods distant from the humble stone that marks the last rest- iog-placo of Washington Irving, and is special ly designed to oommemorate a leading New York City official, who died about a year ago. It will be a great marble temple,.costing about one 100 thousand dollars, and will bo sq^bigh that it can be seen from the decks of the North River steamboats, though the cemetery ia some dis- tanco from ihe shore. On its completion, next fall, the family of the deceased will invite their friends to a formal inauguration of the mortua ry monument. The sculpture that will adorn it is now being carved in Italy. The Lebanon Chronicle thus records the pro gress of ideas: “We understand that six negro wenches planted themselves in the ladies' car at Richmond, yesterday morning, and refused to vacato their seats when requested. The con ductor,- suspecting that the object was’to make a ‘test case’ in the Federal Court, telegraphed to Louisville for instructions. He was directed to get them ont, if possible, but not to proceed to extremities. The result was that the sweet-scent ed damsels held their position end the conduc tor succumbed.” “Use Jones, bottled ale if you would keep out of here” is painted on the fences of the Penn sylvania graveyards. A sham trial at an up-Hudson ply-nly r. few days since, resulted in lleury Ward Beecier be fog sentenced to kissing by six members of his congregation, which was at once executed without reprieve or pardon. To be legally married in Ravenna, Ohio, yon have only to go before the Mayor, state that you “intelligently, religiously arid spiritually” love each other add declare yourselves ‘‘religi ously, philosophically and scientifically mar ried.” A. St. Louisian took a gun and went to a neighbor’s house with whom he had a quarrel, announcing his intention of shooting him. The neighbor presenting his own gun, took him prisoner and disarmed him. The aggressor, shot limself dead when an officer went to arrest him. A young damsel who left Lawrence, Mass., about three years ago, and migrated to Utah, informs her friends by letter that she is dieting as well as could be expected under ihe circum stances. She has had three husbands, two'pair of twias, drives * dashing pair of bays, and. is altogether in quite a position. rt-—Daily !■*.<**£''' Wednesday, J«l y Argument fo No. 4, Cherokee Horn Solomon vs. Commissioners of Ck , ^ —was resumed and concluded Col Akin for plaintiff in error, and CoL a- t S by Judge D A. Walker, fir No. 6. Cherokee Circuit—B. Q Pa 1° ^ H. Lufbnrrows vs. P. R. Lewis and B I? 0 ' -was argued for plaintiffs by Messrs.'iv^i Wofford, and for defendants fo error V, *5(1 D. A. Walker.—Era, 7th. f Disgruntled.—Radicalism in New v thoroughly disgruntled by the recent 4 ments of collector, assistant Treasurer District Attorney. The ancient faction , outraged and threaten dire vengeance ^ World says it is claimed that these appointJ^ indicate that the President is determine 1* a split with the extreme radicals, bnt it i s probable they were dictated by personal ar* tion with the appointees, who are such entertainers, driye fine horses, have X > good cigars and have been very attentive^ President at Long Branch and elsewhere. W A Railroad in Japan.—The railway whirf, • to be forthwith commenced in Japi istn . from Yedo to Osaka, whh'a branch line to V kohama, and from Osaka alone Lake Bn Tsuruga, a port south of Niigata. So eoT ** the line is inaugurated the supplies of J* which have now to pass by a lengthened rj'l route, and pass over the road, the differed. dtcfawnd mill . ^ i improved carriage. —■ ; ■ Grants Idea or a Judge.—The IVotldar The President having appointed a mmbu Associate Justice of the Supreme ConiUfa! District of Columbia, who never was to the Bar, and who is now a twclva hnai^ dollar department clerk in Washington, jj, Bar of the district have held an indignnti^ meeting, and appointed a committee of tw Republicans to protest against the conSmuaiP A Judge of the court called upon the Preside*' bnt Grant said bethought his nomineetm. petent to he a Judge, as he had read lm tm years! The Overland Monthly.—This is theoii magazine we get from California, hut if ti e j were a dozen, and all as good as (his, we thonid like to exchange with them. Like the rev country it hails from, it is fresh, lively and fig. orous, and strikes out boldly for a new path q the periodical world. Most of the articles u* exceedingly well written, and those of thee that relate to California matters full of themor. valuable information. It is published by J. ft Carmany & Co., 403 Washington street,Sa Francisco. The American News Compsit, New York city, are the agents of the Atfc: States. _ Don't Know “Cuby.”—The Montgomery A j! vertiser relates the following incident of ft* negro 4th of July* barbecue near that city: Judge J. D. Cunningham spoke. His speed was what the Rads called moderate. He tail the “Wards of the Nation” to be liberal ai forbearing towards the who had owned thea, and then somersaulted into a stirring appet! for “down trodden Cuba,” The negroes is. sponded “d—n Cuby, who’s he?” European Crops.—A Frankfort letter of fit 13th of June in the Herald says: What was hitherto a probability is now a fix The harvest will be a failure in Italy, a tot bad one in France and a very small one here* the Rhine aud in the whole of Western Ge ms ny, while Austria and Hungary will bate a early and excellent harvest. ’ The youth of Dubuque were having a Cat- brat ion. the other day, when one wiio va smoking a cigar, attempted to gather up ia ts hands several poundsof powder thtt au- .-p-ti, and the incongruous elements prottstrd in c explosion and four were killed. Gen. B. E. Lee has refused, on behalf d . Mrs. Lee, to accept the annuity of settled upon her by tho trotters of Washington W.- lege. The Board, however, has, at delicately | as possible, intimated to him that they must in here to their original plan. • A Pennsylvania Dntchman.the other day » fased to answer the Census Marshal's question He said: “Dish tings makes an udder rngg* | vaifs. Dess fellers coming round in lstW dii j vays made de vars.” A non-German-speaking census-taker ia 11 teutonic New York distil-t has resigned- found every family named Nichlsverstay, I that was all the information he conld gather, j Forney says: “The free traders would msh I ns a nation of farmers.” Better so than a n J tion of paupers.—Boston Post. The Western papers are circulating the u-| authorized report that Greeley’s “What I h* J about Farming”.fo being dramatized by »| Stowo for the Lydia Thompson blonde3. Whether Gen. Grant will ever make a i President or not is a matter of opinion: S* I after his successful experience in the salt 21 j exchange of houses, that he would make a.J real estate agent nobody doubts.—N. T. Be-1 (Kid.) Edwin Forrest has traveled G0Q0 miles <#*? I last trip and played in fifty-two towm> at I his shadow grows no less. ji.il The New Court-house.—The hisemeS' the new Court-house on the comer cf j and Mulberry streets fo now abont cotapk** I One may form some idea of what the sue 0! I bnilding will be, by standing npon some I of the walls and looking over it. The JI progressing with commendable speed and **' I rity, and it is the determination of the j we understand, to get through with the I an early a day as possible, consistent I terms of his contract, to put np goad ^ I staatial work, according to the plan J chitect. Hot.—Not an overcoat was r ’ , . I the streets yesterday. Even sugar-cos.'^I stand the weather. The starch dc- ^ ^ | ecstasy. They think the weather it out of everything and body. . 1 *** - T -v Traci: Laying.—During tho .“I laying on this end of tho Macon and A road has been going forward very J it will not be long now before wo shih 2 j fifth, and a most important railroad k j to this city. I Cleaned Oct.—Wo are glad to le-’-- Solicitor General for this district, at Uj term of the Superior Court, has c ‘ eor; 1 ^ c35 }j guardhouse of every prisoner held 1} ^ ty, and the'Inmates of that insktah 0 - the guests of tho city—save oao <j r ^ >J ers who are ihcr.e .-.ervlng out the ' they wero sentenced by the Court. 1-- c* the county will thank their yo.'.e,- cd solicitor flSfc thus relieving 3** c ' . burthen. Peof. A. H. Whitney.—This fo®* and able instructor—well known as ^ sor of music iu Wesleyan Female Co ^ recently bean doing good service in P the yonngir members of the Mulberry street Church to join in ® singing, and the part taken by h* 3 * . triaging at the meeting of the ^ prof* tuts, Sunday night, fo an nnmist. The class their appreciation «£'ProfeeBor bozs, by a hMdBcme presenUticn on evening—the gift befog a cheioe c° elegantly boapd boota.^ Goes gee Advettivesnent iff % nx*728-3m