About Weekly Georgia telegraph. (Macon [Ga.]) 1858-1869 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1869)
The Greorgia Weekly Telegraph. THE TELEGRAPH. MAnnn FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1869. South Carolina. Gloomy reports were brought to ns yesterday from the old Palmetto State by gentlemen just from that region. In respect to crops an almost entire failure is reported. The State has been parched by drought for about two months, to be drowned out by cold rains within the past two or three weeks. • Except in a few bottoms the com crop was an entire failure. The cotton was small and stunted and promised a very meagre yield, but we are in hope it will do bet ter than is anticipated. The worst aspect of South Carolina is, how ever, presented in its social and political con dition. Negro polities have bad their perfect work there, and a large portion of tho State is uninhabitable by the whites. Nothing but emi gration is talked off in many sections of South Carolina. Great numbers of the whites are al ready leaving, and more are preparing to get away as fast as they can—sacrificing their prop erty to accomplish that object. Oh tho other hand, there are large additions to the negro population from the adjoining States, and the prospects are that the lower and tide-water sec tions of the State will be entirely abandoned to the negroes, and relapse into wilderness and barbarism. The condition of affairs in that once most wealthy and productive section is al ready appalling, and fast becoming worse. Its utter sacrifice to the Moloch of radical poli tics seems to be inevitable, and the failure of the crops there threatens to involve tho popula tion in the horrors of starvation. The Grain Prospects. A gentleman, who has just returned from a trip to Washington, brings melancholy reports of the crops upon the whole route, and in the Western country, as reported from that section by various persons whom he met in Washington city. Outside of Georgia tho com crop is al most a total failure up to the Potomac. Drought in the early season, with excessive and gener ally cold rains since, have mined tho great bulk of tho com. None, except in some swamp and low-ground localities, seems likely to bring even a nubbin. The Western country, so far as he could learn, would produce little or no surplus. Illi nois, Indiana, and Ohio would need all their com to fatten their hogs. The prairie lands of Illinois had been water-soaked ever since the seed was planted. The season was unusually unpropitions over the whole West, and grain is bound to be scarce and high. Our informant says tho Telegraph is not a whit too fast and too earnest in impressing upon Georgia farmers tho necessity of eking out their com supplies by every possible expedient which may relieve them from the necessity of depending upon tho foreign market. Every effort must be made to get along upon our do mestic supplies of food for stock, or the people must make up their minds to pay high prices. Tiie Tennessee Election. As everybody anticipated, the Tennessee elec tion has drowned out Stokes and his party, and it remains to be seen whether they will at tempt the ridiculous usurpation foreshadowed by the dispatch published on our first page. We oan hardly credit them with such audacity un less they are powerfully backed in Washington. Party necessities may prompt the Congressional radicals to almost any thing, and they know they are forever gone up in Tennessee unless some thing is done. In the last gubernatorial election, Brownlow received 74,484 votes against 22,548, for Etheridge—showing very nearly fifty-two thousand radical majority. Tho late election indicates a majority for Senter scarcely short of Brownlow’s, and, as it determines the speedy enfranchisement of the white Confederate vo ters, it is evident unless something is done by the Radicals with Tennessee, she will be of as little sorvico to them hereafter as Kentucky. * Moinit Cotton. A specimen of this excellent variety of the cotton plant has been on exhibition for several days at the house of Messrs. Greer «fc hake, in this city. The stalk is of medium height, tmt it exceeds in quantity of fruit any specimen which we have ever seen. It was grown by our enterprising citizen, Judge J. W. Knott, at his residence upon the suburbs of the city. It is stated upon reliable authority that the price ■ of seventy cents per pound was refused in Sa vannah last season for a bale of this cotton. It is equal in staple to the finest Sea Island cotton, whilst the yield per acre exceeds it. We un derstand that it was grown by Judge Knott as an experiment. Tho results so far are highly satisfactory. He has but six acres of it in cul tivation, and some wise men estimate that he will pack two and a half bags to tho acre. Wo beg Mr. Knott not to be making any such ridiculous crop as that. Twelve hundred pounds of this cotton to the acre would be worth, say $840. Dr. Thomson’s Proposition. We invito attention of the State Fair Com mittee to Dr. Thomson’s Proposition. Is it not just the thing? We think so! The Frame of tho Armory Building—an immense structure— stands stripped ready for taking down and erecting wherover tho committee propose, and the site indicated by the Doctor is oertainly a good and convenient one, and may bo prefer able to the river site. We hope they will look into the matter at once. There is no time for further delay. The mobile Riot. Two things are equally remarkable in the riot at Mobile,, as detailed in the telegrams—the au dacity and intolerance of the Radical negroes, -and tho way they scampered from the sound of their own guns and pistols. Personal.—We had a call yesterday from Mr. Ragland, of that sterling paper—the Colum bus Enquirer, and were pleased to find him in good health and spirits. Also, from an old acquaintance, A. T. McIntyre, Esq., of Thomas county, who does not bring as encouraging re ports from his section of the State as wo should like to hear. Open Cotton.—Mr. Sol. Johnson, of this county, brought to this office yesterday a cotton Btem three inches long, with three open bolls upon it—the first we have seen of this crop. Mr. Johnson says the rust is injuring his ootton very much. Utlex’s Cotton Press.—This Press is adver tised to-day by Mr. R. P. Glenn, Agent for the State. Its advantages are sot forth in the card and planters are invited to examine into its merits. After a white Mr. Glenn proposes to exhibit, in Macon, ono in full operation. Crops in the West.—A friend who has just returned from.Cincinnati says the crops from Marietta northward, as far as Murfreesboro, Tennessee, are literally burnt up. Prom Mur freesboro to Cincinnati they are very fair. , Moss Rain.—We were in hope to get along without a rain yesterday, bnt a heavy shower is imminent after air o’clock, evening, and it is evidently raining hard in the northwest. W* are indebted to T. W. Freeman for four < pears on a single twig which will weigh as many pounds nery nearly. They are from a tree on bia place, in town. Tnz gold receipts at the Savannah Custom house for the pastt^o months were upwards of wkly Uiouaautl dwlUrs. Chinese Pnzale Among l’olitittaus. It is already apparent that Mr. John China man is going to make a good deal of trouble among the politicians. He is looming up large ly in Pennsylvania-the Democratic prints ta king ground against him in the interests of the American laborers, and the Radicals denouncing this Democratic policy as all of piece with hos tility to the negro. Thus Forney's Press of the 4th,* starts out upon an editorial anathema, as follows: The Chinese are coming, and the ancient and antediluvian Democracy are preparing to meet them just as they did the suppression of slavery. The arguments against doing justice to the Chi namen are precisely the same as_ those used against recognizing the human rights of the negro. That paragraph gives the key of the whole ar ticle, and shows the position of the leading Pennsylvania Radicals upon the question- On tho other hand, the Democracy are making their appeal to the workingmen against the ruinous reduction in the price of labor, which must, as they contend, follow any active competition in the labor markets from the Chinese; and not without marked effect’ We see the discussion has even got down into Virginia, and the Rich mond Dispatch and Norfolk Journal are excited in the interests of American working men. The Journal says: “We are glad to seo that the working men of the United States are beginning to take this matter in band. There is but one voice among them, and that i3 the Asiatic flood must be pre vented from overflowing this country. No par ty can withstand the power of the mechanics and working men of Amoricn, and the side on which they arrange themselves must prevail in any political contest.” We quoted an article from the New York Tribune, yesterday, ebampionizing the Celestial immigrants, and declaring that they should be fenced with wise safe-guards against the cupid ity, tho exacting temper and the domineering spirit of the Saxon race. We believe these positions stake out a field of huge and bitter controversy on the North American Continent, which may rend all par ties in pieces and produce new and strange poli tical combinations. The mechanics and labor ing classes of the North and West will, in all probability, array themselves in a mass against Chinese immigration. On the other hand, the proprietary interests in those sections—tho farmers, miners, manufacturers and others de mand cheaper labor. Tbo Western farmers groan over paying three dollars a day to labor ers. The men of the mines and tho workshops complain not alone of high prices, bnt of con stant strikes and the tyranny of combinations and unions which take the control of their own properly and bnsiness out of their hands. House holders of the middling and wealthier classes find also a constant source of vexation and dis comfort in the insubordination and unreliability of servants—so that it may be supposed that the moneyed and property holding classes will favorChine.se immigration. Even in the South a wide difference of opin ion upon the policy of prohibiting Chinese Im migration will probably exist. In some sections, such as the Mississippi bottoms, it is apparent that other labor besides that of the freedmen must be obtained or cultivation abandoned. In all, it is affirmed that negro labor is rapidly di minishing and must be supplemented by some other. On the other hand, many cotton plan ters are taking alarm, well expressed by our Texas correspondent to-day, at the probable re sult upon the crop on the introduction of Chi nese labor, and declare that over production will ruin the business. So we see that every where there is destined to be a conflict of opinion upon this question, and its vital and practical character can hardly fail to excite a heated and energetic controversy. In the North and West, if the Democratic party takes ground against this immigration, John Chinaman will go to the wall The votes of tho great body of workingmen cast with the Democratic party will make the radical scale kick the beam. In the South, tho result may be the same. Whoever takes ground against the Chinamen will probably carry tho negro vote and sweep the field. So much for John Chinaman, as a party is sue ; but in spite of parties and politicians ho will come, and fulfill his destiny. We do not believe it will be practicable to prevent the grand movement of the Eastern population to the Western World. The North American Con tinent will bo the recognised world’s centre du ring the present century. Its geographical po sition makes.it the common highway and ren dezvous of nations, and its destiny cannot be prevented by democratic or radical resolutions, or a Congressional embrago. The Colored Postmaster of Colombia Columbia, S. C., August 1,1869. Editors Telegraph : In my letter of yester day I forgot to mention a few facts in relation to the colored Postmaster of Columbia, who by the way, has the appearance of an honest and intelligent man, but who has frankly confessed his utter unfitness for the duties and responsi bilities of the office to which the Government has appointed him. He has accordingly secured the services of Mr. Leaphart, a gentleman of large experience in postal affairs and a member of one of the first Carolina familes, who receives two-thirds of the salary and has undisputed con trol of the office. Mr. L. informed me a few days ago that he was never better waited on in the days of slavery than he is now by the col ored official aforesaid. The latter cheerfully performs the drudgery of the office, whilst to the former is committed all matters which require sober calculation and prudent skill. Before this change was mode everything was in inextricable confusion, bnt since that time all business has been conducted with great promptitude and care, and to the en tire satisfaction of all classes. This candid con fession of the blacks of Carolina that it requires Caucassian hends and hands to manage import ant official matters ought to bo worth something to the President and Cabinet and should teach the world a salutary lesson on this subject. All the eloquent voices of history proclaim in tones of thunder that the African can never compete with tho Anglo Saxon in the grand en terprises of civilization and Christianity. The colored man has an important mission to per- form in life and onght to be encouraged and protected in his legitimate sphere, bat he has always failed and always will fail when he under takes to dominate over the descendants of Shem. P. S.—Would it not be well for the colored Postmaster in your beautiful and refined city to learn a lesson of wisdom from .the timely con duct of his brother in Columbia? Turner, we understand, was raised on the old red hills of Carolina, and was once the property of Gen. McGowan, who figured so conspicuously in the grand battle of Bull Run, but in an act of rebel lion against his kind and generous master, a few years before .the beginning of tho war, he took the underground railroad and landed in ‘‘the heavenly kingdom of Massachusetts,” whero he was taught some peculiar lessons in politics and theology.' At the cessation of hostilities he re turned to your State in the character of a Pre siding Elder in the Methodist Chnrch and a po litician of. the most radical type. We do not desire to dictate to this politico-religious in cumbent, or to censure-his past conduct; but we could fervently wish for the sake of the good people of Maoon that he would either withdraw from the position for wbioh he has no qualifica tions or else that he would consent for some competent white man to control the important i ufiteiiaof the .office. W. letter from South Carolina. Columbia, S. C., August, 1869. Editors Telegraph: After a safe and splendid trip of eighteen hours Xfind myself in the midst of this once proud, but now prostrate, capital. Tho track of the Central road seems to be well nigh as smooth as glass, and the long trains move with the regularity of Iho sun in his course through the heavens. When travelers from the South reaeh Au gusta, on their way North, they usually take the new road direct to Columbia in preference to the old line by way of Branohville and Kingsville, not only for the reason that the former is a much shorter route, but also because it affords greater security in travel, and is adorned with coaches of tho most beautiful workmanship and most comfortable arrangements. Wm. Johnston, Esq., of Charlotte, N. G., is the President of this Road, and is, by common consent, pre-eminently fitted for his laborious and reponsible office. We know of no similar officer in the South who enjoys a larger share of public confidence and esteem. And then it may be safely said that the conductors on this line are model men in their calling. Mr. Wolfe, particularly, is universally lionized by the trav eling community. The crops in the State are not very promising, though they have been much improved by the recent rains. It is plain that all the material interests of Carolina are more completely para lyzed than those of the other cotton States, and the evidences of recuperation are manifestly more slow and uncertain. The heart of this people has been broken by a succession of heavy disasters. Nearly all the civil offices in this commonwealth are held by foreigners who do not understand the character and habits of this population or by radicals who have no sym pathy with the citizens of this section. The Legislature contains ninety eight negro repre sentatives, and the Board of Trustees of the State University is a mixture of black and white members. It is mainly owing to this circum stances that the most eminent professors, such as the Lecontes, are seeking chairs in other insti tutions of learning, and that multitudes of the students are flocking to the University of Vir ginia and to other literary centers of less note. It is the sober belief of some of tho wisest men here, that this State is in great danger of being abandoned to the supreme and universal sway of the blacks. They have already a popu lar majority of forty thousand, and their ranks are rapidly swelling by the accession of large numbers from the neighboring States. The ne groes of Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and even from New England, regard this a sort of political and moral Paradise for their people, and the white race isgraduallyretiringbefore the rushing tide by African immigration. What a strange spectacle will be presented to the civilized world when in the land of Calhoun, Cheves and Hayne and Harper, every public person from tho Gov ernor down to the lowest official shall present a black face and wooly head. From such a pitia ble fate, may the good Lord deliver this patri otic and noble people. My heart has sickened at the sight of the wide spread and wanton devastations of this grand old capital. Eighteen hundred noble palaces and cherished homes were enveloped in tho destruc tive flames of Federal hatred and revenge, and forty acres of architectural grandeur and artistio ornament were made a mighty heap of melan choly rains. This fearful conflagration was not the result of chance, but the premeditated pur pose of the Commander-in-chief of the Union ar my. His own men declared repeatedly that when they entered the city, that it was to be destroyed. Then a well arranged system .of signals was adopted to indicate the hour for the commence ment of the work of destruction. Moreover, Gen. Sherman was seen riding through the streets without making any efforts to arrest tho devouring elements. And, in addition to all this, the police of Columbia were prevented by their conquerers from using any means to quench the raging fires. The crimes committed daring the progress of the flames are too heart rending for recital. The awful night of the 17th of February, 1865, will never be forgotten while history is true to her mission, and so long as hu man hearts are capable of sympathizing with the pains and woes of humanity, and human lips can utter execrations against the avowed enemies of liberty and happiness. When an unprejudiced posterity comes to render a right eous verdict in the case, woe be to him who med itated and executed this monstrous deed. W. Tlie State Fair—A Proposition. Editors Telegraph: Appreciating with you the “glorious privilege of being independent,” and sympathizing with the Agricultural Execu tive Committee in their efforts to procure the best location for the fair; and, moreover, thinking it best to spend our money where we can control our purchases without being com pelled to make indefinite expenditures from year to year, I conclude to say to the committee that on the score of buildings they need have no fear, for I can myself furnish them at short notice, on whatever ground they may select, some forty thousand feet of floor room in as good buildings for their purpose as they could desire—fourteen thousand feet in one two story building—tho old armory, which for strength aud capacity is almost equal to a line of battle ships, and would make a fine appearance any where. Again, as to location, if they don’t like the swamp, or reserve, I oan furnish a fair ground of as many acres as they want, at the railroad junction, just outside the city limits—much of it beautifully level, and where a race course can be had as long as necessary, with never-failing springs on tho premises, and plenty of well water—as good as any in this section. Where four lines of rail meet, so that goods can be de livered directly from the cars of either tho Cen tral, Southwestern, Macon and Western or Ma con and Brunswick Railroads. The ploughing matches may be had on the premises, too, and the whole may be arranged just to suit the Com mittee. Tho ground can be reached from the passenger depot by two lines of rail, and is but a short distance to those who prefer walking. Wih facilities such as these, and others that might be mentioned equally good, it is hoped the Committee will not feel compelled to enter into any bonds to anyfreedmen’s bureau, or informer whatsoever, bnt make such selection of the ground at once, and order tho erection of tho buildings as may suit them, independently. Respectfully yours, M. S. Thomson. Macon, August 6, 1SG9. The Alabama Manual and Statistical Reg ister, is a pamphlet of several hundred pages, edited by Joseph Hodgson, of the Montgomery Daily Mail, and published from the office of that paper. It is well printed and filled with statistical and other information in relation to the State, and its actual aud comparative agri cultural and mineral resources, which is of the highest value not only to Alabamians but to all others inquiring into the condition of that valu able State. Mr. Hodgson has done good service to Alabama in the production of this book and we trust he will be well rewarded for his labor. BY TELEGRAPH. Biot in Mobile. Mobile, August 6. Last night a serious riot oc curred in this city, beginning at an out-door Radical meeting, to celebrate the triumph of the Radical candidate for this Congressional District. The meeting was a large one, and composed wholly of negroes, with the exception of a few white leaders. During the whole of yesterday rumors were in circulation that the negroes were veiy much excited, defiant, and threatening, and meant to bum in effigy the Democratic candidate for Congress, CoL Mann. Several citizens called on the Mayor and some of the Radical leadens, and advised them that it would be better to postpone the meeting; for if the effigy threats were carried out the white people could not be restrained from an attempt to resent the indig nity by force. It was thought that these representations had the desired effect, and that there would be no meeting. At eight o’clock, however, tho tar barrels were lighted, and the negroes began to flock in until the crowd swelled up to a thousand or fifteen hundred. Many came with guns, and almost all with concealed arms—pistolB, knives, and razors. Nothing occurred to disturb the harmony of tbo meeting, oxcept the inflammatory talk of tho car pet-bag speakers, until about ten o’clock, when a jocose dispute between two citizens, on a subject entirely foreign to politics or tho meeting, attracted some attention, and in pressing up to see what it was about, a white accidentally trod on the foot of a negro. Just as the altercation about this was settled, a pistol shot was beard, and this wa3 the signal for a general firing. The whole crowd dis persed immediately. The firing was continued a few momenta, as tho crowd scattered, and in t9n minutes a dead quiet reigned, broken only by tho tread of white patrols. A detachment of United States troops were sta tioned at the guard house, at the request of the Mayor, in anticipation of trouble. They took no part in the fray, oxcept to march up town to look after and stop some firing. It is not known who fired the first shot. It was the natural result of the excitement. There weie not over one hundred white men as lookers-on at the meeting. The casualities wore few, considering the number of shots fired and the close quarters. Many guns must have been Bhot in the air. Tlireo negroes were killed outright, five police officers wounded, and five negoes and three white men also received wounds. The Mobile Register of this morning comments on the riot as follows: “Last night’s work, done after our editorial of this morning was in print, is a ‘ sharp and quick ’ commentary on tfio dangers we forecasted from the present aspect of affairs. It is a burning shame that this community should bo exposed to outrages liko this, and the community owcb it to itself to take measures to protect iteelf against a repetition of them. “As to where tho blame lies there is no room for question. These deeds are the direct outflow of the maddened passions of negroes, inflamed and lashed into fury by the public harangues and private instigations of tho foreign Radicals in our midst. It is a question for tho pnblio to decide how long these incendiaries shall be allowed to expose tho peace of society and tho safety of women and children. Wo hope that a public meeting will be held to answer this question.” The result of the election in the First Congres sional District is uncertain. It will take the official count to decide. The Politicians on Tennessee. Washington, August 6—It is generally conceded that Tennessee has gone for Senter overwhelmingly —perhaps by forty thousand maj ority. No county, so far as heard from, gives Stokes a majority. The Tribune says: “ For a long time tbe result of the Tennessee election has been conceded on both sides. The fight made by Mr. Stokes has been tbe hardest kind of up-hill work, and his chances have diminished moro and more certainly as the time for voting drew near. The few returns at hand as we write indicate that the majority for Senter is even a larger figure than claimed by his partisans.” The Herald says: “A most gratifying point of the news is that the contest passed off quietly, and that all refreshment saloons were closed during the day.” The World says: “It is very gratifying, in view of the efforts made by a portion of Grant’s Cabi net to secure tbe election of that bold Radical— Stokes. More important than this is tbe probability indicated by th9 returns, that a majority of the members of tho Legislature just elected are con servative—thus sparing the nation the disgrace of • the addition to the United States Senate of another Radicil. Whether the Senator to be elected be Andrew Johnson, Bailie Peyton, Emerson Ethe ridge, or some person whose name has not yet transpired, remains to be seen. It is enough if tbe Radicals have been beaten in a State which they have held by the throat for years, through a system of disfranchisement as sweeping as it was outrage ous. Thus, one by one, the" States that voted for Grant and Colfax are repenting of their folly, and courageously ranging themselves under the banner of the Democratic party.” The President says when offices have been held for eight years the incumbent, however capable, must givo place to persons equally capablo who suffered from tho war. Tliia ruffing applies to Ken tucky, and its operation is illustrated in tho case of Edgar A- Needham, Assessor at Louisville. The President has directed Needham’s suspension, and ordered the commission for Horace M. Buckley.— Boutwell insisted that Needham, having been a faithful officer, should ho allowed to resign. Tins policy was adopted. Needham telegraphed to-day whether there are charges. Answer: none what ever. Secretary Cox and Gen. Sherman will accompany Robeson and Porter in an inspection tour in the Tallapoosa. , . Internal Revenue, to-day. $630,000. Boutwell goes to San Francisco. Customs from tho 24th to 31st, inclusive, were three and three-quarter million dollars. Washington, August 7.—Admiral Hoff has been •rdered bomo immediately, leaving the Cuban squadron in command of the next highest officer. Assessor Belcher, colored, of the 3d Georgia Dis trict, reporting the resignation of Deputy Haygood, intimates that tho revenue officers’ lives are hi dan ger in Welles and Taliafero counties. An emergency Cabinet meeting is called on Tues day for the consideration of Spanish and Cuban affairs. . _ Tbo Treasury has information of the drowning Of Thomas A. Stanor, Collector of Customs at St. Marks, Fla. The Navy Department hears of some accident to the Seminole, sent alter .the alleged pirate, Tele- gnfo. ’• 'J No advices have been received from the fit. Thom as foi a week. Revenue to-day half million. A number of Federal office-holders in Texas havo written a letter to Gen..Butler asking his co-opera tion aud influence to secure the election of General Davis. } ■ r T" t ’• • ' The Juniata, Dale and Dictator are ordered to New York to assist in detaining the Spanish gun boats. Tho Frolic is ordered to got- ready for tho same service, if necessary. Tuesday's Cabinet will be full, with Bichardson for Boutwell; Earl for Creswell; and Field for Hoar. , . From Alabama. Montgomebv, August 6.—Returns are still mea gre, but enough is known to render it certain that Buckley and Hays (Radicals) have been elected, in the Second and Fourth Districts, by negro majori ties. Dix and Shorrard (Democrats) are elected In tho Fifth and Sixth Districts, by white ihajorities. Returns from the First District are too indefinite to pronounce upon with certainty, but tbe impression is that Back is elected. Tho contest in tho Third District is very dose, and one hundred votes, will probably decide it. V * *! From Tennessee. Nashville, Anguet G.—Tho returns show that ! Senter has carried Middle and Western Tennessee ! by a sweeping majority. For Stokes'there is prob- ably a majority in East Tennessee. The State baa j gone twenty-five to thirty thousand for Senteri' The • Conservative tickets for the Legislature are elected General News. Augusta, August ft.—Heavy and continued rains are working injury to the crops. George B. and James Addison have surrendered themselves to the authorities, for shooting Charles and J. D. Creswell, in Edgefield, yesterday. Charles Creswell is dead. J. D. Creswell, charged with criminal intercourse with a sister of the Addisons, is dangerously, bnt riot mortally wounded. Chicago, August 6.—The Chinese; merchants, Singm&n' and Chaychew, had a reception at the Sherman House last night They leave for New York on Monday. San Francisco, August 6.—Gen. Bosecrans has ar rived from Mexico. He was serenaded by the Young Men’s Vocal Club. Augusta, August 7.—Three men, named Haigrove, Bland and Laater, were arrested here to-day, on a charge of robbing the Southern Express, of five thou sand dollars, on Central Railroad. The eclipse commenced at 4:45 p. m., covering two-thirds disc of the sun, presenting the appear ance of a crescent. Memphis, August 7.—Reports from East Tennes see indicate that Senior has earned that section, If true, this will swell bis majority to 50,000. Foreign News. London, August G.—The seizure by the American Government of gunboats building for Spain, elicited the following comments: Tho Morning Star (Radical organ) says: “The American Government, having exhibited vigor in favor of Spain by inforcing tbe neutrality laws, now proceed, equally vigorously, against Spain, and for the same cause.” The writer regards the recog nition of Cnba by Peru as ill-advised, though spir ited. In spite of all predictions, the Cnban insur gents seem to be able to hold their ground. Tho whispers of a cession of Cuba to the United States is now louder than ever. Americans have desired to come into possession of that island for the past twenty years. Now, the obstacle of slavery having been removed, if a fair porchaso can be effected, all parties may bo satisfied with an arrangement which will givo another State to tbe American Union and remove a great perplexity from the arena of Spanish politics. Tho Nows concludes an article as follows: “Con sidering all the circumstances which make it difficult for Spain to keep hold of her unwilling colonists in America, and reflecting that Cuba is now in in surrection, Spain will be fortunate if twenty millons of dollars overreach Madrid, as the price of Cuba.’’ Madrid, August 7.—Nearly all the Carlists have dissolved and disappeared. After tho recent execution the Carlist insurrec tion band to which they belonged, appealed for am nesty. London, August 7.—Affairs in Japan are so unset tled and the hostility toward foreigners so great, that war vessels in Chinese waters have been or dered to Yokahoma. The prospectus for the West Indian and Pana ma telegraph is published. The design is to con nect Europe with South America, via Cuba and the United States. A dispatch says the financial feeling was im proved. French 3’s have gone up to forty centimes since last report. Paris, August 7 Gustave Flowreus, wounded in a duel yesterday, will recover. Constantinople, August 7.—A proposal has been made in Council to call tho Vicoroy of Egypt here, to give an account of his proceedings daring his Eu ropean tour. , From North Carolina. Wilmington, August 7 The weather is dear and pleasant, with the wind northeast and tho thermometer at 72. Tho streets and housetops are crowded with people to witness the eclipse of the sun tliis evening. The following observations were taken from the top of the Dawson Bank buildings. Washington time being the standard: Time of greatest obscuration, 6% minutes past 6; duration of total phase, 1 minute SO seconds; time of beginning of total phase, 5 minutes past 6; end of total phase, G}-£ minutes past 6; beginning of the edipse penumbra, 5 minutes past 5; end of eclipse pennmbra, 51 minutes past G. It was the grandest exhibition ever beheld here. During the total obscuration tho stars shone almost as brightly as at night. Fowls went to roost three- quarters of an hour earlier than usual, and bnsiness was almost suspended in tho dty, so great was the impression produced. John Chinaman on America. Chicago, August 7.—At tho banquet given tho Chinese merchant, Chey Chew said: “Eleven years ago I came from my home in Chi na, to seek my fortune in your preat republic. I landed on tho golden shoro of California, utterly ignorant of yourilanguago, unknown to your people, a etranger to your customs, and, in the minds of some, an intruder on that race. My presence was deemed a positive injury to the public prosperity; but, gentlemen, I found both kindness and justice. I found that, above tho prejudice which had been formed against us, there flowed deep, broad streams of popular equality, that the hand of friendship was extended to tho people of every nation, and that even Chinamen might live* be happy, success ful and respected in free America. I gathered knowledge in your public schools. I learned to speak as you do, to read and write as you do, and to act and think as you do; and, gentlemen, I rejoice that it is so: that I havo been able to cross tho continent without an interpreter [applause]; that here, in the heart of tho United States, I can speak to you in your own familiar speech; tell you how much, how very much, I appreciate your hos pitality. and how grateful I feel for the privileges aud advantages that I havo enjoyed in your glo rious country, and how earnestly I hope that your example, enterprise, energy, and national gener osity may bo seen and understood, as I see and un derstand them, by our government.” \ * ■ .1 From Virginia Richmond, August 7—J. D. Harris, (colored,) late candidate for Lieut. Governor, has entered suit against the Baltimore steamer Kennebec, for being ejected out of her cabin. Tho revenue receipts from tobacco in three dis tricts in Virginia, from February lBt, to August 1st, are orcr a million dollars in excess of receipts for same time last year.- Tho partial cclipBe to-day, brought out tho popu lation on house tops and streets, armed with smoked glass for observation. From New York. New York, August 7.—Jolin H. Piatt, the alleged leader in the Jofferson, Texas, riots, has been ar rested by a detective 'from Gen. Beynolds’ Head Quarters, Allen Thompson & Son’s oil cloth building has been partially destroyed by fire. Loss $100,000. From Sumter. Tho Courier of Saturday says: We paid a visit to a few farmers North of our city, and found the crops in good condition. Some have used fertilizers and its effects can be readily seen. We saw one field on part of which fertilizers were used, whilst on the re mainder none were employed. We could tell from the road, without any difficulty, the very row where they began to use the Guano. The crops evidently show the great benefit to be de rived from the use of fertilizers. The only diffi culty is, our farmers are too sparing in the use of manures. We regret very much to learn that Dr. Shade Turner, an old and highly esteemed citizen of this county, died on the 4th inst., at his resi dence in the 17th District. The loss of such a man is a great loss to any community. Who is Don Carles? Editors Telegraph: I beg leave to correct the statement of several papers that tho present Don Oarios is the son and heir of the Don Car los of 1833. an error committed by nearly all contemporary newspapers in the English tongue, 1 The present Don Carlos, quite a young man, of about 23 years of age, is the grandson of Don Carlos, Urn brother of Ferdinand the VII, and Unde of Queen Isabelle. Don Carlos, the first Pretender, after having been banished from Spain, resigned in 1845, aU his claims to the Spanish throne in favor of his eldest son Carlos and retired to Trieste, Austria, Where he died; I think, 1855. The new Pretender, bom 1818, who assumed the title of Count of Montemolin, had two bro thers, Don Joan Carlos and Don Fernando. After the failure of his first attempt in 1S49, to stir np the jpeople of Spain in his cause, he married a sister of Ferdinand II of Naples, aad retired for a long time into private life. Only in 1859, Don Carlos and his brother, Don Fer nando, organized another expedition, which landed in Tortosa, Spain, without proving more successful than the first. Ortega, the military leader, was captured and shot—the two brothers were made prisoners, and, under the charge of high treason, brought before a tribunal- When Dons Carlos and Fernando saw that their lives were in danger, they negotiated with Isabelle, and finally relinquished ail their claims, swear ing not to make any other attempt upon the Spanish throne. Hardly were the two Bourbons set at liberty, when Carlos revoked his abdica tion, as, having been forced, it was, therefore, null and void. Yet he refrained from all farther undertakings and retired to his Castle Berry, Trieste, where he suddenly died, in January, 1861, together with his wife and brother Fer nando, on one and the same day, and almost at the same hour. It was generally believed at the time of this occurrence, that poison, admin istered by order of Isabelle, had caused the mysterious death of the three Bourbons. Now there was only one son of the first Pre tender left, Don Juan, bom 1822, and married to a daughter of tbe late Duke of Modena. He availed himself of every opportunity of pro claiming his rights by the Grace of God, and inundated Europe with his manifestoes. But as, on several occasions, ho had professed too liberal principles, he lost favor with the priest hood; and, shortly after Isabelle’s expulsion from Spain, Cabrera and Tristan, the Carlist Chieftains, prevailed upon him to renounce his claims in favor of his son Don Oarios, who, dropping his former title of Count of Monte molin, has now adopted that of Duke of Ma drid. Trusting, Messrs. Editors, that I have not made too great an encroachment on your time and space, I am, yours respectfully, Heinbxch Steoemeb. From bowudes County. We clip the following interesting items from tho Valdosta South Georgia Times, of the 4th A Year of Storms.—From all parts of South ern Georgia we hear reports of storms, that are galloping over the country, tearing down fences, unroofing honses, and ruining crops. In Ber rien, houses have been blown down. In Pierce, there have been numerous storms, and consid erable damage done. The frame of the Metho- odist church, which was building, in Blackshear, was blown down. We heard of one place, Mr. Berry Henderson’s, that was visited by two hur ricanes, one in the track of the other—an unus ual occurrence. The damage to roots, trees, fences and crops, was extensive. An unusual amount of electricity seems to ac company these storms. Several trees and a chimney have been stricken, within a short time, in Valdosta. Down the Railroad the crops are looking finely, and reports are favorable from all adja cent sections. It seems to be the general opin ion, wherever we have inquired, that if the cot ton is not destroyed, the countiy will be in a better condition than it has since the war. A great deal of rain has fallen in the flat country, east of this point. Remabkadle Cotton.—We have been banded a sprig of cotton grown on Capt. Wells’ planta tion, which has eight full grown forms in the space of two inches. It is of the Dickson va riety and is hard to beat. Mr. J. C. Wisen- baker has some of the same variety that has produced as much as six grown bolls in the same space—two inches. Also hard to beat. Caterpillar. —Dr. Mackey informs us that the caterpillar is in his cotton eating away.— We have not hoard positively of its appearance on any other plantation, up to the present wri ting. We hope tho destructive insect will not spread early enough to destroy the crop, and thus blight the hopes and prospects of our whole country. “Niggee Killer” Cotton.—Mr. A. J. Bes- sent has shown ns a sample of the above variety of cotton raised by him.* It is claimed for this cotton that it is not snbject to . either rust or caterpillar. The staple is good, and it will be a valuable cotton for this country. The cause of its grotesque name is its resemblance in color to the “nigger killer” potato. Huge Bunch of Geapes.—CoL R. A Peeples, yesterday ovening, gave us a bunch of grapes grown on his arbor, that excels any thing of this kind wo have seen. There are twenty- eight clusters upon a vine, fifteen inches long— all of them very largo. There certainly could not have been less than two thousand full-grown grapes in the bunch—a handsome present, for which the Colonel has our thanks. Drought in Newton Countx.—The Coving ton Examiner of the 5th instant says: The drought in this immediate vicinity, con tinues. We have not had rain enough to wet the ground, half inch deep, in eight weeks. Owing to the protracted drought which has viaitod our section, the com blades have ma tured very rapidly, and many of the planters in this locality have already commenced Bating tjieir fodder. ■ - . We team that the number of visitors attend- inc tbe commencement at Atlanta, this week. far exoeeds any former occasion. The hotels! in 11111 tha districts carried by Senter. It is probable J private boardinghouses, eto.,areliterallycrojvd- ; that the Conservatives will have a majority In both' ed to overflowing. ■ , ». branches: What Causes the Cool Weather.—The Washington Express says: “Scientific men in England have recently expressed the opinion that there is something out of order in the so lar system, the nature of which they are at a loss to determine, but from which they augur serious results of some kind before a great while. These crudities will of course be eager ly seized upon by the end-of-the-world proph ets, who will soon set the weak-minded in a nervous whirl, and probably make a number of candidates for th6 lunatic asylums. No' doubt the commotion in the celestial world is due to the approach of the solar eclipse, and product ion also of some of the terrestial phenomena which have been observed in various parts of the world. A perturbed atmosphere, such as bn prevailed this summer in this country, is evidently owing to the attractive forces of the sun and moon coming into line with the earth, as they are now doing.”. Jlclnuclioly Accident. . A Carrolton correspondent of the Newnan Her ald of Friday, sends that paper the following sad narrative: On Friday the 30th nit., Mr. Brace well sent his negro bby to the well to water a mule. His little son, a bright little follow of some nine summers, while the mule was being watered, picked up the chain thnt was attached to the halter, and in his childish unthoughtedness entwined it around his own neck. A dog lying in the yard barked at the mule causing him to jump back, jerking the boy di rectly under him. This of course frightened the animal more than over. Quciker than thought, and before the negro had time to arrest his movements, the now thoroughly alarmed ani mal dashed off at full speed dragging the unfor tunate boy after him, by the neck. The negro gave the alarm and the family started in pur suit. Fragments of clothing besmeared with blood were found at intervals suspended to bushes along the path taken by the affrightened animal. After following the track for about half a mile they found their poor boy lying in a narrow road, all tom and bleeding and bearing no resemblanoe to the pretty bright eyed child he was a few minutes ago. The chain had come loose and the mule was standing a few feet off. Tho father carefully raised his darling boy, but the bright spirit had returned to him who gave it. Every vestige of clothing had been tom from his person. His neck and one shoulder were broken and whole body fearfully lacerated. Words are inadequate to describe the anguish of that mother’s soul, as hor favorite child was thus ruthlessly tom from her bosom, or of the sorrow-stricken father as he became consoious of his loss. Extraordinary tstory of the Siamese Twin*. 2 heir Personal Habits—Difficulties of Their Courtship—Eng a Hardshell Baptist— Chann a Catholic—Eng a Loyalist—Cluing a Rcbd BT KARS TWAIN. JHie Siamese Twins are naturally tender and affectionate in disposition, and have china t n each other with Singular fidelity throughout, long and eventful life. Even as children thev were inseparable companions, and it -J ticed that they always seemed to prefer each other's society to that of any other personT They nearly always played together, and so ac customed was their mother to this peouliaritv that whenever both of them chanced to be lost she usually only hunted for one of them, satis! fled that when she found one she oould find the other in the immediate neighborhood. And vet these creatures were ignorant and unlettered— barbarians themselves, and the offspring of barbarians, who knew not the light of philoso phy and science. What a withering rebuke ig this to our boasted civilization, with its quarrel ings, its wranglings and its separations of brothers! -. As men, the twins have not always lived perfect accord, but still there has clways been a bond between them, whioh made them unisill ing to go away from each other, and dwell anart They have even occupied tho same house « , general thing, and it is believed that they have never failed to even sleep together on any nick since they were bom. How surely do tie hab its of a life-time become a second nature to mi The twins always go to bed at the same time' but Chang usually gets np an hour before bis brother. By an understanding between them’ selves, Chang does all the in-door work, tad Eng runs all the errands. This is because Enc likes to go out. Chang’s habits are sedentarv However, Chang always goes along. 3 ' Eng is a Baptist, but Chang is a Roman Oath- olio; still, to please Ms brother, Chang consent! ed to ba baptised at the same time Eng was, on" condition that it should not “count.” Burins the war they were strong partisans: both fought gallantly through the great struggle—Eng on the Union side, Chang on the Confederate. They took each other prisoners at Seven Oaks, bnt the proofs of capture were so evenly balanced in favor of each that a general a nay- court had to be assembled to determine which one was properly the captor and which the cap tive. Tho jury, among whom was the Hon. Samuel .Wilkeson, then correspondent of »he Tribune, was unable to agree for a long time; but the vexed question was finally decided by agreeing to consider them both prisoners, and then exchanging them. At one time Chang was convicted of disobedience of orders, and sen tenced to ten days in the guard bouse; bnt Eng in tho spite of all arguments felt obliged to share his imprisonment, and notwithstanding he himsolf was entirely innocea’, and to save tho blameless brother from, suffering, they had to discharge both from custody—the just re ward of faithfulness. Their ancient habit of going always together had its drawbacks when they reached man’s es tate and entered upon the luxury of courting.— Both fell in love with the some girl. Each tried to steal clandestine interviews with her, hut at the critical moment the other would always turn up. By-and-by Eng saw, with'distraction that Chang had won the. girl’s affections, and from that day forth, ho had to bear the agony of a witness to all their dainty billings and cooing. But, with a magnanimity that did Mm infinite credit, he succumbed to Ms fate, and gave coun tenance and encouragement to.a state of things that bade fair to sunder Ms generous heart strings. He sat from seven every evening until two in the morning listening to the fond foolishness of the two lovers, and to the concussion of hun dreds of squandered Msses, for the privilege of sharing only one of which he would have given his right hand. Bathe sat patiently, aud waited, and gaped, and yawned, and stretched, and longed for two o’clock to come. And ho took long walks with the lovers moonlight evenings— sometimes traversing ten miles, notwithstand ing he was usually suffering from rheumatism. He is an inveterate smoker but he could not smoke on this occasion, because the young lady was painfully sensitive to the smell of tobacco. Eng cordially wanted them married, and done with it; bnt although Chang often asked the momentous question, the young lady could not gather sufficient courage to answer it while Eng was by. However, on one occasion, after having walked some sixteen miles, and sat np till near ly daylight, Eng dropped asleep from sheer ex haustion, and then the question was asked and answered. The lovers were married. All ac quainted with the circumstances applauded the noblo brother-in-law. His unwavering faith fulness was the theme of every tongue. He had stayed by them all through their long and ardu ous courtship; and when at last they were married, he lifted Ms hands above their heads, and said, with impressive unction, “Bless ye, my children, I will neVer desert ye!” and he kept his word. Magnanimity like this is all too rare in this cold world. By and by Eng fell in love with Ms sister-in- law’s sister, and married her, and. since that day they have all lived together in an exceeding so ciability which is touching and beautiful to be hold, and is a scathing rebuke to our boasted civilization. til :. •*;',> - v;-. The sympathy existing between these two brothers is so close and so refined that the feel ings, the impulses, the emotions of the one are instantly experienced by the other. 'When one is sick, the other is sick; when one feels pain, the other feels it; when one feels angered, the other's' temper takes fire. We have already seen with what happy facility they both fell in love with the same girl. I could say more of an instructive nature abont these interesting beings, bnt let what I have written suffice. t-V, m -j.r -,v; Having forgotten to mention it sooner, I will remark in condnsion, that the ages of the Sia mese twins are respectively fifty-one and fifty- three years. '. ; ‘* J ';'; ' . ” ’ . The Tragedy In Edgefield—Two Men Ambuscaded and Shot. On yesterday evoning we were informed by a gentleman just from Edgefield Court House- that the Cresswell difficulty had terminated in « fearful tragedy. As our readers are all aware of the nature of the affair out of which the difficulty between the Addison family and Six. D. Cresswell arose, we will not allude to it in this connection, but merely give the history °- the recent tragedy, as given us by our infor mant. On last Wednesday afternoon, Mr. D. Cresswell' and an older brother, : Mr. Charles Cresswell, left this city in a buggy to t0 their homes, near Ninety-Six, South Carolina. Late on the evening of that day the two brothers reached Edgefield Court House ana stopped for the night at tbe village tavern. On yesterday xaorriiDg, between eight and nine o’clock, the Creaswells again started oa their journey, taking in the buggy with them a sn- teen-shooting Winchester rifle, as if anticipat ing trouble. They had not been 8 one . when som9 one came into the' town and saidw two men had been murdered. A party i®®** diately went out to ascertain if the rumor was i correct. A mile and a half from Edgefield, 02 the road to Ninety-Six, the bodies of the Cress- The older, Charles Crcs 5 * Grant Still blackest hue presented the Tnskaloosa Art Abb eteetion, and told the smiling agent that he; Mher~Mmd by one. wanted Mm to put that m the box. A glance: ^ cMn ^ 0ne ball mteied the a the paper satisfied ‘ Ben that the newAnaer- ^ another tbe 8tomack Tbo latter is » man citizen had made a mistake, and forthwith J a to hftve that two men were conceded proceeded to catecMze Mm. Wbat do you ^ ide ftnd fired 8imuh aneously as tbV want to do with this piece of paper ? was the I* ^ afterwards making their escape- interrogator. ‘ Dot, 8M, repned tim “citi- He idcntffiRo of^re paSyToeorge *&• zen,’w.th t great ffiputy,‘dat «najrote fur,, Jr B brotbe r of the young lady of Gran . t ’ ^ affair. The wounded Cresswell is cow .running. “Well, said mg, A s all de sameu of riv6te honae in Edgefield. No it am Ms son, Buckley Grant; and I is bound —Chronicle ani to go fur him. Three or four who were pres ent just yelled, and the darkey, looking back in disgust at the orowd, said: “Dere were more fool white men now den before freedum.” That “citizen” will swear as long as he lives that he voted for “BucMey Grant. ” The World and several other Democratic or gana desire to drop the “everlasting negro.” They regard negro suffrage as a settled question —as a dead issue. The World is having fresh accession to its ranks every day—the Syracuse Courier, the organ of John A. Greene, the hardest of hard-shells, the bitterest of Copper heads, and the moat intensely pro-slavery organ in the State during the war against slavery and the war against the Union. Many of the leading papers in the West that were most enthusiastic supporters of the “lost cause” are following in the wake of the World. Eaten up Alive.—We see it stated that Charles WMte, the lion tamer traveling with Thayer's menagarie, was actually eaten up by the lions on Friday night, in a small town in Michigan. Hoi* said to have been struck on the shoulders by the same Hon that came so near killing him at Roch ester, knocked him down, and the other* at one* sprang on him, arid before they oosld.be beetenij .YmanaA off had tom him to pieces and devoured the] I' ' greater portion of his body. arrests have yet been made.—Chronicle > SentmeL A Large Western Farm. An-Indiana correspondent writes to tho Cj®’. cinnati Gazette, that there is a corn field in be®' ton county, Indiana of 7,000 acres in good oo • dition and growing splendidly. This field is to found on the farm of Adams Earl, Esq., * , resides in Lafayette. The same correspond adds: , “Messrs. Earl and Fowler have a farm ot 000 acres in Benton county, in one body, watered, and with permanent improvement; having one hundred and forty miles of ne^B” fence and sixty-five miles of board fence, tnnv dwelling houses for tenants, three black®?"" shops, «c. To cultivate the corn lands one n died and sixty-nine one and two-horse p»c were kept in daily nse, and on the pasture forty-one bmidied bead ot cattle^ are ingforthe NewT * " ' ‘ . J ■' #
