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i Brunswick mmm. BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. TIMELY TOPICS The cattle disease is making sad havoc in some counties in England. Treasurer New Rays that the amounts paid by the national banks ivg the last fiscal year as a tax on lation was $3,3GG,89s.92. The heavy rains have seriously dam aged the crops in Minnesota, it being es timated that already the loss foots up fifteen or twenty per cent, of the entire crop of the state. The Indians appear to be on the war path out in western Utah, having al ready butchered a number of settlers and miners. Troops are being sent for ward to squelch the red-skins. The success of the new Atlantic cable insures communication with Europe at much lower rates than have heretofore been charged. The enormous capital now submerged beneath the sea can only be made to pay a low tariff ami large busi ness. The announcement that 15,090 cattle are under treatment for hoof and mouth disease in one county in England has been proceeded by anxious discussions of the spread of the contagion and of the rapidly increasing prices of meat in that country. Frank Harper’s three-old colt, Ten Broeck, astonished the knowing ones at Lexington by making the fastest time on record for the distance, beating the supposed invincible Bob Woolley. Ten Broeck is by Phaeton, out of Nantura, the dam of the famous Longfellow. The arrangements have been almost completed in England for the great Pan- Anglican synod, similar to the one held in London some years ago under the presi dency of the late Archbishop Loungly. The American churches will be fully rep resented in this ecumenical council of Anglicanism. Emile de Girardin has written eleven etal)ornte letters to prove that the best thing France can do is to form an offensive and defensive alliance with Germany against all comers, especially Russia. Only one single journal of the French press is in favor of the idea he is running. JuDOE Parker, whose judicial district extends over Indian territory and a por tion of Arkansas, will, it is said, sentence fourteen more murderers to thegallowsat his next term of court. They will prob ably be hung on tho same day as was the case with the six criminals at Fort Smith recently. The London Times gives a summary of the failures in England during the last three months. The liabilities of tweney-nine amount to a total of $26,- 000,000, and their assets to $10,000,000, of which about one-third are regarded as doubtful. But the Times has a mis giving that this is very far from repre senting the total losses of the late panic, and in this view it is probably correct. The secret service authorities have in formation that a company of Italians have gone west with a large amount of ten-dollar counterfeit bills of the first national bank of Philadelphia. These counterfeits are exceedingly dangerous. One of them was recently received at the treasury cash room and exchanged by the experts for small money. The coun terfeit is probably the most dangerous extant. It is perfect on its face, but has a few defects on the back. It is said that the Grand Duke Alexis has been divorced from the pretty maid of honor whom lie married last year in spite of the Czar’s objections. This spoils a very pleasant little romance, as Alexis declared that he would never yield to his father's wishes, and the young couple were said to be living so happily together. The proud duke, per haps, grew tired of his golden-haired idol. Despite the general depression of business since the panic the New York 5 rcn _ j provement in the iron business riurimr I the present year. The statistics of the American iron and steci association now indicate that the production of the whole county during the past year was equal to that of previous years. The consumption of iron and steel has ex ceeded the general estimate. Month after month the wonderful recuperative power of France is more and more palpable. It is officially de clared that her trade returns for the first seven months of 1875 show an increase in the value of exports of 260,000,000 francs ($52,000,000) as compared with the corresponding period of 1874; in the same time the value of the imports has decreased by 44,000,000 francs ($8,800,- 000;) the result is that France obtains the difference in gold. A Spanish organ at Havana, the Dairio de la Marina, admitted recently that it was possible that the island might become an independent state, and ad vised the insurgents to treat for the pac ification of the country. Affairs, indeed look promising for the rebels, who over run the whole eastern part of the island, burning sugar plantations and enlisting the slaves as fast as they are set free. The steam yatch Octavia lias succeeded in landing three cargoes of supplies for the insurgents on the north coast. It is stated upon what is regarded by the Atlanta Constitution as reliable authority that Gen. Joseph E. Johnston lias l>ccn appointed and lias accepted the position of coinmandcr-in-chief of the army of Egypt. Only a short time since, and for the third time, was he ten dered the position. This time it was urged upon him so strenuously that he at length consented, and is making his preparation to go over and assume his position immediately. He is to get $100,000 to prepare himself an outfit, | and is to receive the sum of $25,000 an nually for having supreme control of the army of the Khedive of Egypt. were about to be either roasted, or crushed. I got off my horse, which was dreadfully frightened by the flames and noise around, and I went up to where the sick woman lay. She was paralized. Her husband, a mule driver, was away. Some soldiers carried her out of the house before setting fire to it. The only thing left her—and that by mere good luck—was the mattress on which she was lying. The heat was becoming more and more intense; their faces were crini- | son; the children, in their agony, re- ifloumea their shrieks; inch jioor mother, J its she looked at them, weeping, ami rail ing the holy Virgin to her aid. W hat could be more heartrending than this picture, framed as it were in fire.”—I/m- don Standard. THE SEWERAGE OF CITIES. The Horrors of Civil War. The following extract from a letter ad dict -ed by the Carli.st General Castella to Colonel do Charette is handed to us by t le London Carlist committee for pubi cation. The writer had command of ti e fortifications at Villareal during the recent engagement: “ I have during my life witnessed some very sad scenes of war, and I thought I had seen the summit of human misery in the retreat of the army of the east (in 1879), of which I commanded the rear guard. But I can not recall any impression which can be compared with the feeling which I experienced on enter ing with Brigadier Valluorca, the princi pal street of Villareal, when it was on (ire from ore end to the other. The crackling of the flames whose red glare struggled against the light of the mid day sun, the heavy crash of windows giving away and of roofs falling in, the shrieks of frenzied women and the cries of children who run with bare feet on tilO Unlics. the grim despair of the old , tlll „ U|4 _ t men. as they gazed with dry eyes ami a j j n extent" Y.s fixed stare upon the scene, the impreca tions of the Carlist soldiers as parties rushed in hot pursuit of the incendiaries, tho rattle of the musketry, all formed a horrible spec talc which baffles descrip tion. “I saw in a side street, between two burning houses, a woman.K ing stretched IIo»v London Get* Rid or Hers—Millions Swept Into (he Sea. Nearly twenty years ago it was resolved to provide for the metropolis of London a system of drainage that should bo ef ficient in itself and that should at the same time leave the waters of the Thames pure and uncontaminated. During seventeen years, and at a cost of more than twenty-two million dollars, the works have been in progress, and it is only about two weeks ago or there abouts that their ultimate completion was announced. The sewerage of one large section of London, covering an area of nearly one hundred and twenty square miles, is now carried away in the most perfect manner, and provision is made by which, for a long time to come, and making all allowance for the contin uous growth of the city, the drainage "frill remain complete. The great value of sewerage of a large city is fully acknowledged. That of London, with its dense population of four millions, represents a vast annual amount of money. Yet it is riot utilized in any degree. By the great system of sewers now completed it is carried under ground to the mouth of the Thames, and there made to flow into the German ocean. Everybody admits that there is a great loss resulting from such an ar rangement ; everybody is ready to tell of the national gain that would result if that sewerage were utilized upon the land; but nobody has yet been able to devise a means by which in practice it can be done. A few years ago a company was formed in London for utilizing! n this way the sewerage north of the Thames, but the idea was then a novel one; at any rate the public had not been educated up to an appreciation of its value, and it fell through for the want of capital. In one of the midland counties of England, one of the local boards of health in 1870, took on lease for seventeen years a plot of twenty-eight acres of land, with the intention of utilizing the sewerage from their own district, which contains a pop ulation of about five thousand. The farm was a clay soil, liadly cultivated, and inefficiently drained. The expenses have been heavy, but still the profits of the experiment are more than encourag ing. At first the receipts fell far short of the expenditure. In 1870 the income was only $1,035, barely enough to cover rent. But every year has shown a marked improvement, and when the ac counts were made out for the twelve months ending March, 1875, the receipts were found to be $6,060, against $2,995 expended. Such a return on a farm of less than thirty acres is conclusive proof that there must be some virtue in this method of culture. Near Leamington, Warwickshire, a similar exjieriment has liecn tried, but there, the farm being in private owner ship, it is not easy to arrive at the re sults. It is acknowledged, however, by the Earl of Warwick, to whom the place belongs, that the profits arc very large. The Earl pays to the town coun cil of Leamington, $2,250 a year for the town sewerage, and he has perfected ar rangements for receiving and distribu- farm, which is 400 acres from all fungoid growths, and quite fit to drink. The farm, the soil of which is a rich loam with a gravel subsoil, has been under experiment four years. Is it too much to say that the sewerage which is every year allowed to flow into the rivers from this city would suffice to make all the land in the neighborhood for miles around, including the now bar ren flats of New Jersey, highly produc tive. If means were taken to utilize it, the city would find a new source of rev enue, and the provisions of many kinds would be cheaper.—New York Times. A VERITABLE LITTLE DICK. JIIm Heetawith’a Five Mile* Swim front London llrldgre to Green wleb. A young girl named Agnes Alice Beck with, daughter of the professor of swim ming at Lambeth baths, yesterday ac complished the difficult feat of swimming from London Bridge to Greenwich. The distance is rather more than five miles, and the time was remarkably fast—namely lh 7m. 45s. Mr. Beckwith has lieen con nected with the Lambeth baths for nearly a quarter of a century, and for fourteen years held the proud position of champion swimmer of England. The heroine of yesterday’s proceedings is but fourteen years old, of slim make and diminutive stature. The object was to decide a wager of£60to £40 laid against her by Mr. Baylis, the money being deposited with Bell's Life. The event created a great deal of excite ment, and all along the route the progress of the swimmer was watched by excited crowds on the wharfs and barges. In ad dition to the London Steamboat Com pany’s Volunteer, a private steam launch, and a rowing boat containing her father, the referee, and some half dozen others immediately interested in the result, a perfect swarm of boats accompanied—and- indeed impeded—the swimmer the entire distance. London bridge was crowded, as were the vessels and other points whence a view of the start could be ob tained. MISS BECKWITH DIVED from the rowing boat at nine minutes to five, and at once commenced a rapid side stroke, which she maintained to the finish. She was attired in a swimming costume of light rose pink llama, trimmed with white braid and lace of the same color. The water was very smooth and the tide running about three miles per hour. Swimming about a couple of yards in the rear of the referee’s boat, Tunnel Pier was reached at 11 minutes past five. At Horseferry dock (5:22) a salute was fired, and the swimmer was encouraged with lusty cheers. The Commercial dock was quickly left behind, and soon after the Hilda, on her return from Margate, crowded with excursionists, passed the flotilla. Passing Millwall Miss Beckwith crossed to the north side and took advan tage of the strong tide. At this point she was met by the saloon steamer Vic toria, whose passengers were vociferous in their applause. The Foreign Cattle market at Depford was breasted at twelve minutes to six, and, as Greenwich hos pital appeared in sight, the intelligence was conveyed to the swimmer by repeated cheers, a salute being also fired from the Unicorn. The pier at Greenwich and the grounds of the shipyard were crowded with people who cheered to the echo when the spirited strains of “See the Conquer ing Hero Comes” announced the success of the attempt. Miss Beckwith swam some distance beyond the pier, and was taken on board at5h. 58m. 45s., having accomplished the distance, as stated above, in lh. 7m. 45s. She seemed almost as fresh as when sho started, and to all appearance was capa ble of going considerably further.—Lon don Standard. The Black Flag in Cuba.—Since the outbreak of the Cuban revolution in October, 1868, it has lieen the infamous policy of the Spanish government to sus- jiend the ordinary rules of civilized war fare and shoot all prisoners taken in arms. Hitherto the Cubans have not retaliated is applied to almost every description of crops, from cereals and roots, to beans ana i>ens, cabbage, celery, rhubarb, and even strawberries, and with uniformly •quire. It f in kind, but it is understood that the new president of the republic, .-enor Spotorno, will inaugurate a new policy in this regard, make the war really a fftierra al cuchillo, and execute his prison- nn i. . xl. • 1 nil least two additional crops will lie secured. <*»t o» !l mattress, surrounded by little The root crops arc described as .-amply children halt naked, who were uttering enormous; turnips are obtained in per- mercmg cries. The atmosphere was un- feetion throughout the season, and man- bearabl •. The flames all but licked the paths; the burning ruins were falling down on all sides quite close to them; and this family, abandoned in confusion, favorable results. Rye grass irrigated ers as the Spanish execute theirs’ The with sewerage has been already cut way in which this struggle has lieen per- five times, and it is expected that at | mitted to continue now for seven years is a disgrace to the United States as well as to Spain. Valmaseda is responsible for making the war barbarous by his procla mation at the opening of the year 1872; few will blame the new president for his retaliatory measures, however much they — _ may regret the necessity which has corn- bright and sparkling, absolutely free polled them.—New York Graphic. golds have produced as much as 82 tons per acre. It is also worthy of note that the water which flows off this farm is