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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1870)
WEDNEBDAY MORNING, MARCH. *3, 18TO. [from the Financial Chronicle. Cotton. Friday, P. M., March 11,1870. By special telegrams received by ns to night from the Southern ports we are In possession of the returns showing the re ceipts, exports, Sac., of cotton for the week ending this evening, March 11.. From the figures thus obtained it appears that the total receipts for the seven days have reachea 66,726 bales (against 73,197 bales last week, 82,753 bales the previous week, and 96,424 bales three weeks since), mak ing the aggregate since September 1, 1869, up to this date, 2,258,825 bales against I, bales for the same period in 1868-9, being an Increase this season over last season of 518,781 bales. The details of the receipts for this week (as per telegraph) and the corresponding week of 1869 are as follows: Received this week at— 1870. 1869. New Orieane, bales 84,721 10,601 JfoWJe.. 4,477 2,001 Savannah 7,796 4,742 Texas, eat..... Tennessee, Ac 6,396 7,196 Florida 669 121 North Carolina. .' 717 689 Virginia 2,290 4,124 Total receipts 66,726 37,033 Increase this year 29,693 The exports for the week ending this evening reach a total of 70,735 bales, of which 47,367 were to Great Britain and 23,368 bales to the Continent, while the stocks at all the ports, as made up this evening, are now 553,894 bales. Below we give the exports and stocks for the week, and also for the corresponding week of last season, as telegraphed to us from the various ports to-night: Week Exported to— Total Same Stock. ending this week March 11. Q.Brit. Don’t, week 1869. 1870. 1869. ({.Orleans 30,986 16,163 47,149 13,993 941,423 143,974 J, I ®® l ?®- 6,718 75,668 47.950 Charston ........ 562 569 4.079 23.519 18,879 Savannah 3,455 1,615 5,170 1,379 63,991 43,445 Texaslast 566 58,000 17,975 N.lork 11,391 2,953 13,574 3,335 67.000 104,190 Other pts 1,505 2,775 4,980 .. 30,000 31,899 Total .. 47,307 93,368 70,7*5 93AM 353,894 401341 Tot. siDce Sept. 1 876,648 498,607 1,305,955 904,416 From the foregoing statement it will be seen that, compared with the correspond ing week of last season, there is an in crease in the exports this week of 38,372 bales, while the stocks to-night are 152,052 bales more than they were at this time a year ago. The following is onr usual ta ble, showing the movement of cotton at all the ports from September 1 to March 4, the latest mail dates. We do not inqlnde our telegrams to-night, as we cannot insure the accuracy or obtain the detail necessary by telegraph: Receipts since Sh'pts ports Sept. 1. Exp’td ‘ to PORTS. s iSce N>tJm Stock New Orleans 839 788 675 511 549 488 98,500 244433 Mobile 948.707 186*195 117.347 29 010 71,854 Charleston 190,963 157356 64,311 107,659 23,194 Savannah 389,391 987,058 175,947 156.846 63,387 Texa5............ 165,451 108,679 66,999 37,710 49,349 New. York 81,603 74,448 240,534 75,000 Florida.. 17,891 13,900 6,398 North Carolina... 48,751 31,411 50 47,095 1,006 Virginia. 165.776 121084 6,445 151,906 7,495 Other ports 43,848 54156 21,799 25,000 Total this rear. 9,199,099 .... 1,934.590 635,134 561,187 Total last rear 1,706,031 869,550 699,149 499,057 We have had a very irregular market the past week, with prices declining every day until yesterday, and attended with much excitement. This has been due to the downward movement at Liverpool, the further decline in gold, and the continued liberal receipts at the ports. The markets for goods, both Manchester and onr own, have also excited an unfavorable influence, as the reports are dull, with lower prices. With us goods have, in fact, been greatly depressed since the beginning of the year, the only business doing being induced by “drives” at rates much below the market. Consequently spinuers are now purchasing in a very limited way, and as prices, by reason of the continued decline in gold, have much of the time been kept above the Liverpool rates, shippers have been re stricted iu their operations. With, then, but little demand, holders have pressed their stock for sale, and the result has been the decline above noted, with much excite ment and great irregularity iu prices until yesterday, when, on a steadier market for gold, cotton recovered both in tone and price slightly, and to-day, with the gold premium about 2 per cent, better, there has been a farther recovery, but the close was heavy at 21% for middling up lands. For forward delivery, tfce fluc tuations have been equally wide, and the dealings attended with equal excite ment, closing to-night, however, with out any material recovery in price. Sales of this description reach a total of 29,075 bales (all low middling, or on the basis of low middling, except as hereinafter stated), of which 2,000 bales were for March, 50 at 21%, 100 at 20%, 100 at 21, 150 at 20, 900 at 20%, 200 at 20%, 450 at 20%, and 50 at 20%; 7.975 bales for April, 400 at 20%, 125 at 21, 600 at 20%, 200 at 20%, 100 at 20%, 2,100 at 19%, 1,5*00 at 19%, 500 at 19%, 100 at 19, 900 at 19%, 500 at 19%, 350 at 19%, 600 at 20; 5,500 bales for May, 300 at 20%, 300 at 21, 400 at 20%, 900 at 19%, 1,250 at 20, 600 at 19,1,050 at 19%, 400 at 19%, 100 at 19%, 300 at 20%; 9,800 for June, 100 at 21%, 500 at 20%, 950 at 21,150 at 21%, 100 at 20%, 1,950 at 20,100 at 21% (average middling), 400 at 19%, 2,600 at 19%, 200 at 19%, 1,250 at 19%, 100 at 20%, 200 at 19%, 200 at 19%, 200 at 19%, 200 at 20%, 200 at 19%, 200 at 20%; 1,950 for July, 100 at 21, 650 at 20%, 700 at 20, 100 at 19%, 200 at 19%, 200 at 19%. 300 at 20; also 250 f. o. b. at Mobile at 19%, New York classification; 1,000 f. o. b. at Charleston, March and April, private terms; 500 f. o. b. at New Orleans, at 20%; 100 for April, 200 for May and 400 for Jane, all at 19%. The total sales for immediate delivery this week foot up 22,652 bales (including 1,356 bales to arrive), of which 3,456 bales were taken by spinners, 807 bales on speculation, 16,410 bales for export, 1,979 bales in transit. Stocks of Cotton at Interior Towns. —Below we give the figures received to night, showing the stocks of cotton at the interior ports at the close of business to-day, and add those for last week and the cor responding periods of last year for compari son : Mw.lt. Mw. 4. Mar. 11. Mw. 4. Auguata, Ga 28,028 28,636 19,130 19,030 Oolumbua, G» 12900 18,700 14,313 14,680 Macon, Ga 16,800 16,076 8,826 9,199 Montgomery, Ala.. 11,040 11,401 7,175 7,406 Selma, Ala, eat..... 0,600 8 000 0,800 6,000 NempWa, Tenn 27,288 13,400 26,6:8 23,300 Naahville, Tend 6,299 6,410 0,800 7,128 Total 102,878 101,280 89,680 87,702 The foregoing shows the interior stocks have increased during the week about 1,000 bales, and that they are now 13,295 bales In excess of the same period of bat year. The receipts continue liberal, though, perhaps, • little i w « than tntlcl. lor Um week, owing to the low stab of sows of the upper tributaries of the Mis sisslppl. Nothing has been drawn from the Interior stocks | In bet, they have ln •Tensed during the week, as will be seen from the above statement, 'I HK Uo!,n CmVIVN ARB TMK I'u J<* OR reports indicated that the Influences aflect ing the gold market were such as to give to the premium a downward tendency, still we cannot believe that, nntil the legisla tion of Congress shall materially change, we are likely to reach specie payments, and hence the fears entertained by some that prices of commodities are to settle down to a specie basis are not called for. Some important progress towards reaching a B®bi basis has, undoubtedly, been lately made, such as, for instance, the evident change iu public opinion with regard to the advisability of the step; and also, our largely improved credit. These are both favorable circumstances, and necessary pre liminaries to specie payments. But there are many more conditions which are want-, ing. For instance (not to mention other evident obstacles) our bank currency would have to be provided for, or the Government sould not sustain itself a week in paying specie. We refer to this subject here as one of the influences affecting the value of cotton, and wonld simply add that a lower rate of gold than we have seen the past week is (unless Congress changes the char acter of its legislation) more likely to result in a speculation for a rise than in specie payments. India Crop. —Our advices from India are, of late, rather more favorable, and the general estimate appears to have set tled down to a total crop in excess of last year. As, however, the plant is in a more backward state, the deliveries in Europe wonld be much later if it were not for the movement through the Suez Canal. Last week the first steamer arrived in England via Suez (the Brazilian), and the large cargo she brought (10,000 bales) seems to demonstrate that the canal is a success, and that, with prices for cotton, a large portion of the crop is likely to take that direction—larger than has generally been anticipated. The exports of cotton this week from New York show an increase over last week, the total reaching 16,660 bales, against 9,858 bales last week. The Mordaunt Divorce Case. the prince of wales in the witness BOX Ills TESTIMONY IN FULL. The Pit”, Gneette of the 22d ult. says: The inquiry into the sanity of Lady Mor daunt was resumed this morning. The en trance to the court was thronged for a considerable time before the opening of the doors, the increasing interest in the case having attracted even a larger number of persons to the hall in the hope of gaining admission to the court than on the pre ceding days of the Inquiry. In consequence of the instructions issued by Lord Penzance, but few persons were admitted to the gailb lery. Among these were Sir Charles Mor dauht, General Arbuthnot, the Rev. Mr. Cadogan and a number of ladies. The Prince of Wales then entered the court and went into the witness box. After he hid been sworn, Lord Penzance said: Before Dr. Deane asks his Royal Highness any questions, it is my duty to point out to his Royal High ness his position under the act of Parlia ment passed last session. It provides that no witness in any proceeding, whether a party to the suit or not, shall be liable to be asked, or be bound to answer any ques tion tending to show that he or she has been guilty of adultery. Now, from the course which the case has taken, I think it right to point this out to his Royal High ness, and to tell him that he is not bound or required by law to submit to any inter rogations on that subject. His Royal Highness was then examined by Dr. Deane of follows: I believe your Highness has for sometime been acquainted with theMoncreiffe family? I have. Were you acquainted with Lady Mor dannt before her marriage ? I was. On her marriage, did your Royal High ness write to her and make her some wed ding presents ? I did. Previous to her marriage had she visited at Marlborough House when your Royal Highness and the Princess of Wales were there ? She bad. And has she gone to the theatre with both yonr Royal Highnesses ? She has. We are told that she was married at the end of 1866. In 1867 did you see much of her? I did. And in the year 1868 ? I did also. Were you acquainted with Sir Charles Mordaunt ? I was. Have you frequently met him ? I have. And with Lady Mordaunt ? Witli Lady Mordaunt. Your Royal Highness knows Hurling ham ? I do. Have you been in the habit of meeting Sir Charles there ? I have. On one occasion, I think in June, 1868, there was a pigeon match there between Warwickshire and Norfolk ? There was. I. believe your Royal Highness and Sir Charles were captains for each county ? I believe so. Was Lady Mordaunt there ? She was. With her husband ? With her hnsband.. Does your Royal Highness remember the date? I think it was about June. Did Lady Mordaunt score for one side ? For both sides, I think. And in the course of that match did you speak to Lady Mordaunt at times when Sir Charles was by ? I believe so. We have heard in the course of this case that your Royal Highness uses" Hansom cabs occasionally. Ido not know whether it is so ? It is so. Mr. Deane—l have only one more ques tion to trouble your Royal Highness with. Has thereever been any improper fomiliarity or criminal act between yourself and Lady Mordaunt? His Royal Highness (in a very firm tone) —There has not. There was here a burst of applause, which was at once suppressed. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—l have no ques tion to ask his Royal Highness. The Prince then bowed to his Lordship and retired, amid another attempt at ap plause, which was, as before, promptlv sup pressed. Remarking on the evidence of the Prince, the London Times concludes au article as follows: The case of his Royal Highness stands by itself. It is evident that the Prince’s error was simply this—that he had been too careless of his reputation. He had acted as a young man who does not under stand the passion too many have for scan dal, and have given occasion to mlscon structlon through simple h&odiessness. It Is, indeed, not easy for the young, even though they may be next tiie Crown, to remember and guard against “the fierce light that beats upon the throne." Those who know Mario Antoinette as wo have now the power of knowing her, through all the relations of her checkered life, know how baseless are the calumnies which were persistently heaped upou her name when living; but she, gay, brilliant, ■’harming, the radiant vision treasured in J)urk«'s memory—recked nothing of the malice of the base, and her Indiscretion accelerated at least the catastrophe which caused her owu unhappy death and tits destruction of lbs Frauen kingdom lln Pfiuct of Walas lias learned by a walk whose life U the property and the study of the world. If Royalty has many privileges, it must suffer not a few priva tioas, and the charm of personal intimacy U one that must be almost denied to the inheritors of crowns. The Prince has had, Indeed, before him the pattern of a life, not surely devoid of Innocent pleasures, yet so carefally regulated that it was. in the eyes of all men, dedicated to domestic purity. The life of the Priuce Consort was marked by the nicest regard to the condi tions under which it has passed. Every one will remember the rules of social con duct the Prince prescribed for himself, and how faithfully they were observed. We do not doubt that the future years of the heir apparent will show, by their fidelity to this example, the influence of the lesson he has to learn, mid that Englishmen will see exemplified in their king that is to be, a life purified from the semblance even of levity. “ Sarkastical." LOUISIANA TERMS FOR NEGRO LABOR. The following ironical presentment of the present supposed relations of planter and freedman in the South is the produc tion of the facile pen of Hyams, of the West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter: OUR TERMS FOR LABOR. In order to populate our plantations with ladles and gentlemen for the coming crop ping season, we respectfully beg leave to offer the following terms to taleuted artists who distinguish themselves iu the speciality of cultivating a branch of our great nation al staples: “ The ladies shall dictate their own terms as to position and convenience, and shall receive three times more than they demand, with full privilege to increase the same to any amount. Sumptuous apartments are provided, with polite and attentive waiters, who will serve them with delicate nourish ment in the mornings, and ascertain their desires for the day. If suffering from the slightest indisposition or disinclined to participate in the innocent recreations of the field, no demand upon their services will be exacted, and a band of music shall be in waiting to produce enlivening and entertaining symphonies. If enjoying the most profound healtli carriages are engaged to convey them to and from the scene of their rustic recreation, and be in constant attendance upon their pleasure. The better to preserve the beauty and freshness of their complexion during the noontide heat, umbrellas will be used to protect them from the rays of a vertical snn. Sponge cake, ice cream and lemonade will be liberally furnished during the day, or any other re freshment—the comfort and convenience of the ladies being more highly prized than filthy lucre. Balls will be given every night during the week, or oftener, if de sired, and New Orleans shall be laid under contribution to furnish the most talented musicians. It is particular desired that the ladles should make their minutest desires known, in order that they may be rigidly complied with. At the close of the season one-half the entire crop shall be divided be tween the ladies, and a donation of SI,OOO in gold shall be made to each (which it is hoped will be cheerfully accepted), with the privilege of as much more as may be de sired. “ Gentlemen may also dictate their own terms—wages being of slight consideration compared with the welfare and happiness of our newly enfranchised fellow-citizens and brothers. In all cases their desires, tastes and inclinations shall be consulted. Their apartments will be decorated in the mpst luxurious manner, not omitting Turk ish baths, which may be ordered at any hour, with the necessary assistance.— Wines, liquors, cigars, etc n os the most approved brands will be famished at all times and in any quantity. Several of the most famous chefs du cuisine have been en gaged to serve up all the delicacies of the season in the most recherche and approved styles. Servants will lie in attendance to assist in dressing, and to ascertain their wants for the day. The choicest steeds will await their pleasure for recreation, or convey them to their labors and back. "If desired, accomplished and gentle manly assistants shall plow, hoe, &c., so as not to disturb their dolce far niente.— Schools for the angelic little cherubs will be established, at which not the slightest allusion shall be made to the vernacular of Dahomey or Ashantee. The dead and liv ing languages shall be taught in their pristine purity, and all the embellishments of fashionable life freely encouraged. All paternal care Imaginable shall be exercised to secure the most ample satisfaction in re gard to health, comfort and convenience. No gentleman manager shall, under the severest penalty, so far presume as to ring a bell, blow a horn, or beat a tin pan with a view of referring to periods of commenc ing or discontinuing rural occupations. Any interference or impertinence on the part of the manager must be promptly re ported, and will be summarily punished by forcible ejectment from the premises.” The Jones4.iddell Vendetta. The New Orleans Picayune, of the Bth, says.: The rumor is current now that young Jones, who escaped from the house the night his father and brother were killed at Harrisonburg, made his way down to New Orleans, and is at present in our city.— At the time the attack was made on the house, and when it was discovered that it was useless to make any defense, he left his father and brother and went up into the second story. From thence he passed out of one of the windows, and by cling ing to the projecting bricks of the chim ney, managed to conceal jilmself in its shadow until after the search was over and the attacking party had left. As soon as he could get dowu with safety, he procured a pirogue and paddled along down the river. He was finally, it is said, taken on board of a steamboat, and it being suspected that some of the attacking party were on board, he was concealed by the officers in the hold of the boat nntil she reached this city. Colonel Jones and his sons, it appears, were expecting an did not ex pect it to come before The examination took place. This is corroborated by the letter which Col. Jones wrote to Gov. Warmoth, asking for assistance from the military, iu which he was joined by Sheriff Ballord, both seem ing to anticipate trouble at the time of the examination. When the attacking party announced themselves from without, Col. Jones seem ed to take In the situation in a moment, and remarked, •• There they are.” Besides the ladies in the bouitc, there were present Elijah B. Cotton and Sheriff Ballord. Be fore tiie door was broken In, the younger Joneses, It la said, projiosed to their father to make fight, but b« replied that H was uaeUis*. As soon as tiie door gave way, the parties attacking ordered all the females and Innocent parties out of the house, and Col. Jonas, throwing a sheet or counter pane around him, nasned out with the reet, and had reached the front gate before be was discovered and shot down. The aider of the two sons passed out Mt lathe picket fence in the rear, through which he was passing, when be was dis covered and shot down. Mr. Cotton, it is said, expected that, as the excitement was so great, he might be shot also; but as soon as it was discover ed who he was, he was assured that no harm would come to him. The panic in Catahoula is so great that the people are unwilling to express an opinion pro or eon in the matter of the killing. Surgeon Suddards’ Narrative of the Oneida Disaster. Philadelphia, March 9. The following are interesting extracts of a private letter from Surgeon James Snd dards, of the Oneida, to his father, the Rev. Wm. Suddards, D. D., of this city, dated Yokohama, January 31st: RUN DOWN BY THE BOMBAY—INHUMAN DE SERTION. . at 5, p. m., ou the 24th. At 6:45 we were run into by the Bombay on the starboard quarter, the whole of which was carried away. She struck ns full, with her sharp iron, and cut every thing as with a chisel. The wheel, steer ing gear, spanker boom, and gaff and poop cabin were all carried away, and in fifteen minutes she sank in fourteen fathoms of water, and out of a personnel of twenty-five officers and one hundred and fifty men, nine officers and fifty-four men are left to tell the tale. The ward room dinner was just finished at the moment of the collision. It seemed to me as if the whole side I 'of the ship was coming bodily in on the dinner table. We all rushed on deck immediately, and everything was in the greatest con fusion. As I stepped over the hatch comb ing I saw a large steamer just clearing us. She was hailed by our executive officer and requested to stay by us, but as far as I could judge they steamed away as fast as they could go. SINKING IN THE SHIP—ESCAPE BY THE BOATS. I walked aft ou the quarter deck and saw that everything was smashed to pieces. I then looked over the quarter and saw the extent of the damage. I be lieved then that the ship would go down in two minutes, and rapidly concluded that every one must look out for himself. As I realized the position, I noticed that tiie ward room boat, which hung at the port quarter, was manned by twelve or fourteen men. I jumped on the rail and asked if an officer was in the boat. Tiie men said no, and seeing who 1 was, they said : “Jump in, Doctor,” and seizing hold of me, two or three of them dragged me into the boat. lat once took charge, ordering a man at each fall to lower when ordered. Having first cut all the fastenings with knives, we staid thus until within three or four min utes of the ship's goiug down. During this time the boatswain and two or three men got into the boat, making tiie whole number seventeen. We were still hanging at the davits when the ship began to roll in that peculiar way which pre cedes foundering, and the boat was dashed against the side of the ship, threatening to dash her to pieces. I looked on deck and saw no one abaft the mainmast, and gave orders to lower away and hang by the mils. Afterwards her fall got jammed, and had to be cut with a knife. .Had we been three minutes longer at the davits, it would have been too late, as she went down like a shot after starting, and the suction would have carried our boat down with the wreck. NO OTIIKR SURVIVORS POUND—THE LAND ING ON SHORE. I As the coxswain cut the fall, a junk was seen close by, under sail. We started for her, Intending to bring her along side If possible, and save life. Being under sail, however, and going free, she rapidly left us, and in about two or three minutes we gave It up; and turning to go back to the ship found that she had disappeared. We pulled tb where we thought she had been; but seeing or hearing nothing, finally headed for the shore, and landkl about 8:30. I at once went up to a Japanese house, engaged three guides, and started off for Yokohama, twenty-flvo or thirty' miles distant. We crossed five mountains on the way, and had the most fatiguing tramp you can imagine. We arrived all safe, at 4 o’clock on the morning of the 25th, when 1 spread the news and sent down assistance to the wreck. The Vessel was found yesterday, but no bodies as yet. The English Consular Court Is Investiga ting the matter: All the officers of the Bombay have been on examination. Our turn will come to-morrow. Mr! DeLong, the American Minister, is conducting pro ceedings on our behalf. BITTER FEELING AGAINST THE BOMBAY’S CAPTAIN. Ail Yokohama has been extremely kind to the survivors. The feeling against the captain of the Bombay for not stopping is intense, and if the court attempts to white wash him .violence may be attempted. No vessel that has ever been in Eastern waters was so popular as was the Oneida. Even the English officers say they would much rather the misfortune had happened to their own vessels. Os twelve officers eating dinner at the time of the collision, lam the only one left. ("From the New YorkSnn. The Arrival of the Smidt. AN OLD CRAFT RIGGED WITH A TEA-KETTLE AND A CORK SCREW—THEN CROSSING THE OCEAN IN FORTY-NINE DAYS—THE SMIDT’S ASTONISHING VOYAGES—THE HORRORS OF THE EMIGRANTS’ MIDDLE PASSAGE DANTE’S INFERNO REALIZED. Yesterday morning, at quarter past eleven, a telegram informed the city that the long missing steamer, the Smidt, was visible In the offing from the Highlands. At noon a second message announced that she was coming in under sail and steam. On the receipt of the intelligence congratulatory messages were flashed off by the Atlantic Cable to all parts of Europe telling of her safe arrival. At 3 o’clock the Smidt was off Quarantine, where she was speedily boarded by Dr. Reed, who, seeing that there was no absolute sickness on board, permitted her to steam up the bay after an hour’s detention. During this examination a steamer arrived bringing fresh meat and vegetables for the passengers, which hod been sent down by the agents of the line. Our reporter boarded the vessel In the bay while the steamer William Fletcher was towing her up the bay. The decks weie crowded with emigrants, who seemed overjoyed at Ik-Lug able again to see the green fields, trees, and our magnificent city. Curiously enough, with the excep tion of onee or twice during the terrific gules which the ship encountered, the sen timent of hope does not seem to have for saken their breasts. Our reporter found tb* "xwlseheudeck,” or steerage passengers, to the state of filth which stems to lie in evitable among passengers of that class In ocean steamships. The second class (S4O passage) were black and dismal, utterly de prived ol light, anti the passengers were Imprisoned between decks In a compart-1 wa« positively stifling. Outside tUs "tank- ’ ing of the second-class were hideous berths, which were occupied by SBS passengers— men, women, and children. The dirt and filth here were utterly incredible, and the passengers who came in this part of the vessel have to thank their constitutions rather than the ship for their arrival in this country. Carpenters were working with alacrity iu demolishing with axe and hammer all vestiges of the berths. From the bluff Capt. Schweers hardly a word of information was to be obtained ; whether from a desire to get ashore or de signedly, onr reporter cannot say. The Smldt is AN OLD SAILING CRAFT, which has been fitted np in the clumsiest manner. Her smoke stack rakes at a most wonderfully acute angle, her hermaphrodite brig rig ill suits a steamship, and her cen tral appearance fa land-lnbberiy In the ex treme, and accounts for this and .her pre vious protracted voyages. The steward, who seemed to be new to New York usages, was much astonished by one of Collector Grinnell’s proteges coming into the pantry and asking: “ WHERE IS THAT BOTTLE OF GIN ?" The steward professed his utter ignorance of its whereabouts, but he dimly saw the policy of squaring things, and bronght for ward a bottle of the best. The excitement created by the dispatch of the safe arrival of the Smldt was intense, especially among the Germans of the city, many of whom had relatives and friends on board the vessel. Crowds of Germans visit ed the office of the company for the pur pose of ascertaining further particulars, while others rushed down to Pier 8, where the vessel is generally moored, expecting to sec her in the dock. There was also a com motion in the Merchants’ News Room when the telegraph announced the arrival. The captain refused to show our reporter THE LOO BOOK. Still lie managed to learn the following particulars of the voyage from the first mate. The Smidt took out her clearance papers on the 20th of January, and left Bremen at noon of January 21st, and pass ed through Bremer Haven the same night. For the first six days had light winds and very good weather. About six days after getting out of the German ocean, when In latitude 44 degrees North, and longitude 27 degrees West, experienced heavy wester ly winds, which, after the first day, turned to a hurricane, during which the PISTON BOD WAS BBOKEN. On account of this accident the vessel was obliged to make a passage south of Bermuda. The weather here was very warm, being no lees than 76 degrees Fahren heit. It took eleven days to repair the en gine, during which time the vessel was un der sail. In ten days the ftmidt did not make three degrees. During the heaviest of the hurricanes the passengers wore in a fearful state of excitement, expecting every moment to go to the bottom. Fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters had bid each other farewell, and there were very few* except the seamen who were at work, that were not on their knees. The machinery broke a second time, and It required two days to repair it. After this the engineer was afraid to <put too much stress on the machinery, and conse quently they had to keep up sail all the time. When the Smldt was U days out, on January 81, during one of the storms she spoke the Bremen bark Everhad Delius, in latitude 44 degrees North, iongltuds 87 degrees West. The Everh&rd Delius was from Bremen, bound for New York, and hn not yet arrived. TUB HEALTH OF THB PASSENGERS was very good, there being but one death on board during the voyage, that of a child nine months old of herldltary consumption. This is very strange, as the passengers, especially the women and ohllaron, must have necessarily suffered severe hardships from the poor accommodations afforded them. There were two births during the passage. Food seemed to be in abundance with the exception of fresh meat. Provis ions had been laid in for seventy days, con sequently there was sufficient to last twen ty days longer. Eight hundred tons of coal had been taken at Bremen, and eighteen tons are supposed to be used a day.— But having no necessity for aoal during a great many days while under sail, there was a considerable quantity remaining.— The cargo consisted of a small quantity of light merchandise consigned to Thiel A Motz, the agents. The Hmldt’s tonnage Is 2,000, and she Is 220 feet in length and 40 feet breadth of beam ; she is brig-rigged and carries double topsail yards. There are 8 boats attached to her, all in good condition. The crew consists of 60 able seamen, 8 ordinary sea men and four boys. At 6 o’clock last eve ning 80 of the emigrants landed at Castle Garden and received every attention from Mr. JBurns. The following summary will show the Smidt’s sailing qualities: Cleared June 18,1869; arrived July 10, 1869—22 days. Cleared November 11, 1869; arrived De cember 5,1869—24 days. Cleared January 20,1870; arrived March 11,1870—50 days. The Countess Hohental and the Prince of Wales.— Everybody has heard of a pistol duel at four paces between Count Hohenthal, of the garde, and the Count Uexhuelle, military attache of the Austrian Legation in Berlin, and captain of the first class; but everybody did not hear why the meeting should come off— Additional zest being given to the natural curiosity by the coincident disappearance of a maid of honor of the Crown Princess, the challenger’s handsome sister, whose fair face and fine clothes have been often mentioned, somebody has been at pains to find out why the event occurred. Behold the result of the delicate investigation. It being true of the Countess ns of Gretcben, tie fluttert zwei wenn nun sic iut und trinkt, her brother inquired the cause, and was told that the young diplomat was to blame. The latter, on being asked to marry the lady in question, as Mr. John Hay would say, declared he would willingly take her for better or worse if he were guilty of the particular fault to be fathered upon; that another and more exalted personage had shared her favors, and was the real culprit, to wit: the continent husband 'of Alexan dria. Should he also decline the honor, the excellent dame may exclaim, as did the Princess Mathilde, or virtuous memory, who, when assured, notwithstanding her protestations of Its impossibility, by her physicians of her Interesting situation, in dignantly demanded: “ What rascal has done this ?” The Chicago Tribune tells us that “a Mississippi editor sends his paper without charge to tho mother of the triplets re cently born In the town of Winston; but the poor woman says she can’t get time to road It. We should thinlj that a woman who has tho time to have three babies at once might certainly find time to road a weekly paper. A warm discussion has Iwen going on among ludlana savants over a petrified snake, which now prove to he only a tough plus root. AuuflT Railroad.— The Atlanta Bra, 0 Sunday, says: At a late how lost night reports reached here that a serious difficulty bad occurred on the line of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad. It is generally known that, by terms of the law granting State aid to railroads, this road is compelled to com plete fifty miles of its track by the 18th day of the present month. Some 80 or 100 of employees of the road knowing this, and iu? £i U a ?u hv designing men, thinking that they might, by unreasonable and rnlnous terms, extort from the com pany large advances, banded together by force to prevent the completion of the work. They have left the road themselves, and now threaten to prevent, by force and intimidation, any laborers from doing the work necessary to complete the road within thetime required by law. The officers have telegraphed to Gen. Terry to send troops sufficient to quell any « 2 »e.whu5 l mi P ht It la stated that Gen. Terry has ordered troops in Charleston to proceed to the scene of the disturbance at once. They will probably reach there to-day, and then the disturb ances will be qoelled and the work be al lowed to proceed uninterruptedly. The same paper, of Sunday, says: "Further Information was received here Cerday that the state of affairs on the nswlck and Albany RaHroad had not at all Improved. Gen. Terry was urged to hasten forward troops for the protection of the lives of the officers as well as the prop erty of the road. As stated yesterday. troops are on the way thither, and in all probability have reached there ere this.— Gen. Terry, it is said, has acted very promptly in this matter, and will give all the protection that the authorities of the road desire. He will preserve order and al low the work on the road to proceed, even though it requires a regiment of men to do it. A detachment of soldiers will, how ever, so6n bring the defected laborers to their senses, ana they will find it very con venient to go to work again, and work on until the road shall have been completed. Dr. Turner, the Electric Prestidig itator.—A negro wlssard. calling himself Dr. Turner, has been creating quite a sen sation among the darkies of this place. He claims to be the father of H. M. Turner, and of course is some on the sleight of hand. He claims to mend all family Jars, and says whenever man and wife did not live hap pily together, that they have been conjured by some envious lover, and he would vesto presto-change the said conjurement for the small sam of ten dollars, and guarantee to elevate them to the height of conndblal bliss. We have heard of a few of his ex periments. One Allen Brown and his Dul cinea were continually at loggerheads, and hearing of the wonderful doctor, sent for him to search for the conjuration, and to reveal unto them the conjurer. The doc tor removed the bed clothes, ripped open the feather bed and scattered the feathers all over the room; he then examined the tick and found the cause of alt their unhap piness, which was a few hairs and a little tin foil wrapped In a piece of tin, which he said was charged with loadstone end quick silver, which he caused to be burled with greet solemnity. In order to purify the noose, he hod to smoke, and commanded & negro to light his (fine, calling upon all pre sent to watch the lighter closely, and see that ho did it right, and whHc so doing the venerable doctor reached overhead and performed a sleight-of-hand trick npon Brown’s watch, which was not missed da ring the excitement, and has not yet been recovered. He performed s similar trick upon Wm. MoGoy, a colored minister, finding a dead man’s bone in his head, and Bill missing a gun and sundry small articles. The doc tor has “ Hewed away.” [Americue Republican. How a Negro Doctor Cured Poisoned Patients.—A negro, calling himself Dr. Harris, was committed to the Jail of this county on Friday upon the charge of ob taining money under fialse pretences. It appears that some time in December lost, he visited a negro family In the nelghbor hoad of Hillsborough, and pronounced the wife and mother poisoned, whom he said he could core, but to do so, it wonld be necessary for him to be pnt In possession of all the coin about the house, and which he was to hold for six weeks. The afflict ed family, in the simplicity of their natures, at once placed in his hands $lB7 75 In coin. Dr. Harris departed, and after waiting more than two months, the mother not be ing restored to health, norths gold to the coffers of its owners, the pretended disciple of Escnlaplus was arrested, and is now docketed for trial on Monday next, npon the charge already mentioned. Verily, the “ man and brother” Is afflicted with some maladies too deep for-eradication by the Fifteenth Amendment. —Leesburg Mirror. Macon and Augusta Railroad Bridge Washed. —The Macon Telegraph and Met jenger says; The temporary work of superstructure, and one of the brick pillars of the Macon and Augusta Railroad bridge, being bnilt across the Ocmnigee river about one mile below this city, were washe-d away by the freshet on Saturday ntgbtlast. The damage Is estimated at about SB,OOO. Messrs. Grant, Alexander & Cos. say this mishap will not cause any serious delay, and that they will have everything righted within a month, if the river will keep down for that time.— The accident was altogether Providential and unavoidable, and if the freshet had been a day or two later, the work would have been so strengthened as to have pre vented It. The river rose very rapidly at this point from Friday night until daylight on Sun day morning, and come within about ten feet of the high water mark of 1841, or what Is known os the “ Harrison Freshet.” Death of an Aged Man. —One more of the good men of our Bt&te is gone. John Miller—Father Trlppe, as he was generally called—died in Eatonton on the morning of the 12th instant. He was about 05 years of age. Settling in Pntnam connty when It was first acquired from the In dians, near three-fourths of a century did he live there-loved and honored by all who knew him. He had a family of six sons and daughters. He lived to see his daughters bloom into womanhood, become mothers of large families, and die. Only two of his sons survive him. His good wife he lost more than thirty years ago. Many of his grandchildren preceded him to the grave. \ Macon Telegraph and Mmengtr. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of lowa are building a road north and south through that State, to connect Bt. Louis with Ht. Paul and the system of roads, Including the Northern Pacific— which will centre at Duluth, at the hsad of Lake Superior. Mr. James Robinson, the noted circus rider, died suddenly at Cincinnati recently front hemorrhage of the lunge. *
