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(Matter's laiDAY, AUGUST 13, 1875. J. V, GALUHfin, Editor. Newspaper Law. 1. Any person who takes a paper regu larly from tin' post-office—whether directed to hi* name or another’s, or whether ho hu subscribed nr not — i* responsible fat Ihe payment. 2. If a person onh pt id* paper discon tinued, he mast pay nil arrearages, or the publisher may cuutiuuo to hcml it until payment is made am] collect the whole amomit, whether the payer is taken from the office or not. 3. The Courts have decided that refusing to take mws|ipon> and periodicals from tbe post-office, removing and leaving them uncalled for, is prints/ facie evidenoe of in tentional fraud tf From all quarter* of Misaisiiippi the crop reports continue good. In many neigh borhoods the corn crop is now entirely safe. On ail Hides the cotton i* reported as healthy, but backward. The publication of the Southern war re cools, ordered by tbo last Congress, will prove to be ve ry costly. Five octavo vol umes have already boon prepared for pub lication, each volume consisting of about, eight hundred pages. The entiro work, it is estimated, will require ouo buudred volumes. A well known Virginia mineralogist gives it ns his opinion that if the Htute were worked with the same skill Califor nia l the of her gold fields, which extend her entire length, and arc in soino places forty miles wide, would he us groat in proportion as those of the gold hearing region of the latter Htute, The granger organization is spreading in Massachusetts. At the last meeting it was reported that there were in the State 15ff Councils of Sovereigns of Industry, with a total membership of 16,000. It was further stuted that the average saving on expenditures was 17 1-2 per cent, on the goods purchased. The Hartford Times bos finally come to the conclusion that, despite stale and fraudulent sea-serpent stories, thero are reasons for accepting the existence of soma such croaturo ns a reality, probable survivors, like the crooodilo and the elo phaut, of those monstrous forms of ani mal life that were numerous in tho earlier ages of the world." At Tarboro, N. C., on Friday, A McCabe on ex-Pederal official, member of tho Htute Beaate in 1872-’7S, and ut present radical candidate for Convention from Edgeoomb county, took offence at some strieturea in tho 'Southerner, and attacked Walter P. Vfilliamso'i, editor, when tho latter tired upon him, tho ball taking effect in tho hood below tho right eye. The largest Democratic ooiivontion since 1801 aswouiblod in Jackson, Missis sippi, on the 4th inst., end after the ap pointment of oxoculivo committee, the convention adjourned. Tho platform is mainly confined to State affairs. It recog nizes to tho fullest extent tho civil and political equality of all men, and asks the aid and assistance of votes of all parties and both moos in tho establishment of good government. The grain crops of the West have boon seriously damaged by the unprecedented spoil of wot weather. Tho Mississippi and Ohio rivers nro reported aa carrying q volume of high water, and tho rich corn region lying on both aides of the Ohio, be tween Louisville and Cairo, has been for weeks, aays the Courier-Journal, sub merged as to drown the life of the growing Stalk and to flatten large fields of tho pro duct with tho ground. Among 'Andy Johnson's relics is the hiblc he was sworn upon by Chief Justice Chase, with tho verso marked where his lips touched when ho kissed tho book. Also, a long letter from Chase, in which ho begs Johnson to come out at onco for negro suffrage ns a cure for tho outrages claimed lobe rife at tho South. He also, at tho request of some “old man,” diroots Jobusou’a attention to Ist Kings, chap. 20: Sl—43, whoro Aliah is denounced for sparing the lifo of Bon-hadad—plainly al luding to the fate of Davis, then a prisoner. • CmcAOo’a Account with Duncan, Sirer. Man & Cos. —Comptroller 8. S. Hayes sent to the City Couucil of Chicago, on tlio 4th, a communication ami order in relation to tho outstanding bonds and coupons of tho city, for which deposits had been made with Dtmean, Sherman & Cos. Ho shows that he deposited with that firm, on June 20, lo tho coupon account, $367,000 for tho payment of coupons and bonds due July I, At tho time of their suspension the balance unpaid was 42,0<X). He adds that tho amount of outstanding coupons and bonds is within these figures. There is a question about the legal liability of the city to pay these coupons and bonds, but the Common Couucil bus ordered the oou-' pons to be paid. There is already a great deal of specula tion ne to who will bo the successor of ex- President Johnson in tho United States Senate. lis said that great pressure Ims already becu brought to bear upon the Governor, who has the appointing power. Among the prominato candidates are ox- Governor Btown and General Bate, both ■ of whom are ex-Co ufederatoe, and Mr. Stephens, of Memphis, brother-in-law of ex- Senator Cooper and Edmund Cooj o r The chances at present seem to be in favor of General Bate, who Wiis Mr. Johnsons most formidable competitor in tho late contest, ami who once came within one vote of election. It is stilt too early, however, to predict the result of Governor Porter's de liberations. [For fUu.AßKii'a Isnjtpßsnssr.] Is Baptism Essential to Salvation 1 Mb. Emtob : I indicted my last in the full hope that if my position was errone ous, that it would be met by “Querist” scripturally and logically, fully exposing tho errors. Hut he meets me not with ar gument, but opens bis batteries by saying tho freqneney of my admission -that lam not a theologian, would indicate that I apprehended somebody might think me ouo, and tbep attempts to allay my fears by assuring mo that any one who reads my articles will be suved from falling into such a mistako. I deny having repeuted any such thing that I was no theologian. I stotod in my last what my first inquiry was and my rousons for making tho in quiry. 1 stuted in my last that I had in my first admitted that I was not a theolo gian, and asked for Information from men of biblical learning. That is not reposting tho admission that 1 am not a theologian now. I was ignorant then, like “Querist” is now. I was frank to confess my ignor uoe then ; be is bigoted enough to assert his wisdom now. I sought for truth and knowledge in the sacred word, and found the gem glowing with celestial brightness; he sought for truth and wisdom in human creeds, whose erroneous theories and con structions of divine revelation have never been illumined by a single ray of supernal 11, l,t. Buored truths, uttered by tho hal lowed lips of our soverign Lord and re produced and re-established by his com missioned apostles, are too plain, too sim ple, too easily understood. Theology would not. be a science if Christ’s language and that of his apostles is to be taken lit erally. Ho, sentences, beautiful in simplic ity arid glowing witli divine truth, must do disected, analyzed and transposed, and warped, and reconstructed, and complica ted, and mystified, or creeds must perton, sects must die, denominations must break up ; tbo whole baseless fabric of human planing and construction must wither as tho barren fig tree under tho sentence of Omnipotanco. Faith, repentance and bap tism is Christ’s thoory. That's too simple, tho unlearned can understand it. We must construct a thoory that tho most learned cannot understand. These plain sentences must bo mystified, or tho whole world will nnito upon them as tho teach ings of Christ and tho apostles, nr.d our creeds will disappear like the baseless fa bric of a vision. Then wo must say bap tism is Dot esaentiul to salvation. Thoro 'are a groat many Naainaus in tho world that has no faiya in simple conditions. If wo urge that ns tho trim scriptural doctrine they will join some other sect. Ho, our creed is faith uiono, and as soon us n man believes we can assure him that his sins aro pardoned and ho hath eternal life; can’t be lost; 1m bos believed on the Lord Jesus Christ and ho shall bo saved, for that and for that alono ; am! that that belief was forced upon him ; God compelled him to believe in order that ho might save him. Now, the thoory is, that every man that believes that Jeans Christ is the Sou of God is anveil, and that belief is a gift that ho can’t refuse ; and by receiving it lie is saved beyond all peri.dve.ntme. Repent ance is nou-esseutial ; that would make tho creed unpopular. Tim lords of earth de spise and abhor humility. Baptism is non-essential ; thero is no pomp, no grand uro in that; wo must not embody that in tho creed. The Nabobs and modern Naa ranns would turn away with disgust. Wo must erect our theory upon faith alone, and in our theological disquisitions try and eonvinco tho world that repentance and baptism, though non-oseoutial to sal vation us acts of obedience, aro very be coming in a Christian, This is what “Quer ist” soys : “Obediouco is not essential be cause it avails us nothing in tho salvation of our souls, nevertheless it is very be coming in a Christian.” Now you have “Querist's" theory of salvation, based up on faith alone. The bible theory, ns I understand it, is grace, faith, repentance baptism, tho purposes of the Father, tho blood of tho Son, and the sanotiflea tion of tlm Holy Spirit. I insist, that- to oaoh of these, severally, its proper place and importance in redemption and salva tion should be given, and to all of them a concurrent efficacy. Then I agree with Raul, that wo are to bo “saved by grace,” “justified by faith,” “redeemed by the blood of the Lord Jesus,” sanctified by the spirit of God,” and I can heartily agreo with Jemes, that “a man is justified by works, and not by faith alone,” and 1 can fully endorse Rotor that dear old apostle: Ist Peter 111-21, “Baptism doth also now save us.” Givo mo tho concur rent efficacy of all of those, and let “Quer ist” foster his pet thoory of faith alone and believe and tremble os devils do. I did state in my Inst article that Paul told tlm infidel jailor to believe, because that was the first thing necessary ; I do not deny that Paul and Silas told him to believe and lie should be saved aud his house, but I do deny that their instructions ended with that, for “they spake unto him tho word of tho Lord, and to all that was in his house.” Isn’t it reasonable to con clude that, tho word of the Lord embraced liabtism from what immediately oecured, the baptism of the jailor and all bis in the same hour of the night. If belief was suffi cient, why speak more ? Why do more ? “Querist” says: “If Annanias had said to rul ‘Be baptised and then shalt be sav ed,’ "I for ono would.not for a moment question it. ” “If Peter had said ‘Repent aDd bo baptised and thou shalt be saved,’ I would not deny it,” Now, Mr. “Querist,” when Paul ex claimed, “Lord} wluvt wilt thou have me todol” didn't lio bolievo on the Lord Jesus Christ ? Was ho not penetout oil account of his sins ? Was his conversion complete ? Hid Christ fell him thou art saved by faith alone ? Was Paul satisfied with faith and repentance ? If so, why does Paul cry out in his agony, “what must I do"—not what I must see or feel or hear; but what must I myself, (not another) do. Paid was not satisfied with faith und repentance. Something else was lacking iu his case ; therefore ho made the in quiry, “What willt thou have mo to do.” “Querist" is satisfied with faith alone, and cries “enough Lord, lam saved 1” What did Christ send him to Annnuias for if lie was saved by faith alono ? Why did An uanias require him to do something else, if that was sufficient 1 Was Paul's sins pardoned when ho went to Annanias ? If so, why did Annanias command, aud why did ho obey, by being baptized to wash bis sins away ? Hou’t you understand “and wash your sins away,” to mean for the remission of sins ? If his sins had been pardoned, lie would not hnv% been sent to Annanias for directions, whereby ho might obtuin remission of sins. “Quer ist" Says if Annanias had told Paul to be baptized anil thou shalt be saved, ho would have believed it, and if Peter had suid bo baptized and thou shalt bo saved, ho never would have doubted it. Now, as yon are so ready to believe Peter, I re fer you to First Poter III: 21, “The like figure where unto even baptism, doth also now save ns.” Ifbaptism saved then, will it not save now ? If not, why not? givo me reasons, not assertions ? You say if “Peter had ■said be baptized and thou shalt be saved, you would have believed him.” Isn’t, it just ns easy to believe him when he says, "baptism doth save us,” When Christ commissioned his apostles, Mark VI : 16, “And ho said unto them, go ye into all tho world, and preach tho gospel to evory nation. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; but ho that believeth not shall ho damned." To support the theory of those who regard baptisim ns nonessential, and teach that man is justified by faith alone, tho com mission should read, "Ho that believeth and is saved, may be baptized, if conven ient.” Their theory confronts the Lord, wherein ho savs, “Ho that beiieveth and is baptized Shall bo saved •" and says, “not so Lord: lie that believes is saved, whether baptized or not.” I liavo not eliminated, nor have I in any of my arti cles, interpolated a single condition in the grand scheme of salvation ; but claim that they are all bimling and essential. They were proclaimed by Christ and taught by the apostles ns essentials. Not excessive, not meagre, but altogether sufficient. Nevertheless, accepting the tortns just ns they are offered by divine authority and believing them, I am charged with em bracing a dangerous heresy. I dosiro to inform “Querist” that in tho latter part of tho New Testament, there is a littlo book called the Epistle of James. Judging from his articles, I am satisfied that ho has no kuowlodgo of any such book. James II : 14, “What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith and linve not works ?” Can faith save him ? “Querist,” anil nil faith, alone Salvation ists, Bays yes. James, II : 17th verse says, "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alonol9th verse, “Thou believe,at that thero is ono God ; thou iloest well ; the devils also believe and tremble ;" 20th verse, “But wilt thou know, Oh, vain mau, that faith without works is dead ;” 21st verse, “Was not Abraham, our father, justified by works, when he had offered Isaac, his eon, upon tho si tear?” 22d verso, ‘ Soost thou how faith wrought with hie works, nnd by works wns faith made perfect24th verse, “Yit see then that by works a man is justified, und not by faith only ;” 20th verse, “For as tho body without tho sp’rit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” Now to tho "alone,” Salvationist, I make this inquiry: Aro you relying for your sal vation upon a dead faith alone ? Without works vonr faith is dead ; and you repu diate works os noneascntinl. Now, take choice of throe positions: Dispute tho au thenticity of this scripture, or admit that faith is dead without works, or assert that your faith is vitalized and kept nlfvo by works. I presume yon will not bo so reck less as to disputo the authenticity of tho scriptures, from which I have quoted. Then will you rely upon “faith alono with out works ?” If so, my dear, unfortunate “Querist,” your faith is dead, and you aro traveling down tho broad road. But if you take tho latter position, to wit: that your faith is vitalized aud kept alivo by good works, then you are guilty of the same heresy you charge mo with, that of believing tho scriptures. John the 111 :5, “Except n man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot outer into the kingdom of God. Is there any safety out of it. ? I know of none. In it is a state of safety. Ho who enters tho kingdom is saved, pardoned, justified; ft thero is salvation out of it, why did Christ givo his life to establish it ? If tho world could have beeu saved out of it as well as in it, certainly the divine enterprise wns a failure, and Nioodemns might have re plied to tho Saviour with propriety, it matters not whether I enter the kingdom or not, as I can be saved as well out of it as in it. Now, Mr. “Querist,” did the Lord allude to baptism, when he used tho language “born of water ?” Is thero any other counectiou with water, to which ho could have referred ? Dr. Wall, the great Pcdobaptist historian, says, speaking of the primitive iuthers:“they understood that rule of our Saviour, ‘except ye bo bora agaiu,' to refer to water baptism, and con cluded from it that without such baptism, no person oould oome to heaven ; and so did all tho writers of these four hundred years, not ono man excepted.” Again, Dr, Wall ssys, “there is not any one Chris tian writer of antiquity iu ouv language, but what understands it of baptism.” “By baptism wo who were J>y nature children of wn\th, are mado tho children of God.’ ‘doctrinal tracts published by order of tho Methodist General Confer ence. Yet I who believe what they pub lish astrue, am charged with heresy. Bloomfield, says; “For that as the na tural or animal life depends 6n flesh and blood, so does the spiritual life depeud on tho baptism by water and the spirit. ” Whitby: “That our Lord here speaks of baptismal regenerations ; tho whole chris tian church from the beginning hath al ways taught.” Barnes: “Born of water ; by water here is evidently signified baptism.” Timothy Dwight, President of Yale Col lege. says: "To be born again is precisely the same thing as to bo born of water and of tho spirit, and to be born of ftatnr is to be baptized, and ho who understands the nature and antiquity of this institution, and refuses to bo baptized, will never en ter the visible or invisible kingdom of God.” Episcopalian church catocliism. Question: "What is the inward and spiritual graco of baptism ?” Answer: “A death unto sin, and anew birth nnto righteousness for being by na ture born in sin, and the children of wrath wo are hereby made tho children of graco.” Question: “How are we made members of the church or mystical body of Christ ?” Answer: “By baptism ;we are all bap tized into one body." Question: “Forwhat end did our Lord institute the right of baptism ?” Answer; “To be the way and means of admitting man again into the favor of God; ‘except a man be born of water and the spirit ho csuuot enter into tho king dom of God.’ ” Question: “What favors or privileges docs God grant to persons baptized in this new covenant ?” Answer: “The forgiveness of all his sins.” Qestion: “Does baptism cleanse ns from all tho actual sins we have committed ?” Answer: “Yes; ss well as from original sin ; ‘Ariso und bo baptized and wash away your sins.” Now if believing tbeso biblo truths, we embrace a heresy, then all tho Christian writers of antiquity embraced it first, and profnndly learned raen of all ages down to the present have believed and taught it. Concurring in opinion with such men and minils, tho charge of heresy from auintenr theologians, falls at my feet like spent missil ns, I would kindly suggest to “Querist,” not to dam up his argument any longer; let it come like an av.,luuche ; the readers of Tub ImiEl'KNljknt can bear it ; they have waited for it so long and have been disappointed so often. Don’t disappoint them again. lin mercy, sparo you, “Querist,” from the severe, criticisms to which the gram matical soli ciscos in your last article ren dered you so obnoxious and vulnerable. 1 will expect argument iu your next, and if I find it not, I will certainly give it no attention, but bid you adieu, assuring you that, whilo I deprecate your feeble efforts, t appreciate (beyond my übility to express) tbo generous and pious motives that act uated you to the hazardous undertaking of imparting information you did not pos sess, and never can obtain, until God's laws and plan of salvation shall have changed. Ekqiiiskh. - ■ Georgia. Preparations are being made to lmvo a grand tournament at tho approaching Thmnasville Fair. A prize of 8500 .will be awarded the successful kuight. , The health of Hon. A. 11. Stephens is reported as being unusually good. At the next Tnoinaaville Fair there will bo a premium of one hundred dollars award ed tho grange making the best exhibit of agricultural products. Tho Baiubridge Democrat prauoos to the front with a smile of libernltty on its face, and offers an ad ditional premium of ten dollars in gold, provided the successful contestant boa Decatur grange. Miss Sallie Dinkins, a young lady of Sandersvillo, was thrown from a buggy on tho Ist inst., and very seriously, but not fatally injured. Tho Fall Session of tho Sandersville High school will open on the 16th inst. The Thomasvilliaus ore trying to bum np another spi ling bee. Mr. John Martin, an old resident of Thomasville, is dead. He was 54 years of age. Mrs. Rachel Meßeo, a most estimable and highly esteemed lady of Lowndes county, died very suddenly on tho 80th ult., of heart disease. A young mau by the name of Charlie Lang, was brutally murdered by a party of negroes on Saturday night of last week, in Camden county. Itev. Thomas Coleman, of Houston county is dead. Two men were killed by lightning at at Elam church, iu Jones county, on Mon day, the 2d instant. Tho H dyne Triumph is the successor of tho Jestip Georgian, and Tobc Good broad, runs tbe machine. Blakely is to have anew jail. Tho Early County Board of School Commissioners, have decided not to es tablish free schools in that county until uoxt fall. The Coming Victory in Maine. We have great hopes .of a Democratic victory in Maino. It seems to us almost im possible that a majority iu that State enu be so blinded by passion and folly as to "progress” any further towards their own utter perdition, and therefore, for tho sake of their children, and their children’s ohildren after them, will turn square about and say, "though it is pleasant to rnin the ‘slaveholding South,’ it is time to hold up when it involves our own utter des truction.” Maine mechanics should bo the sbip-bnilders of the world, and even with tho great war, if they had choked off the lunatic Abolitionists and restored tho Union they professed to fight for, that Stato would now, at this moment, be at tho head of tho ship-building world. With tho destruction of the negro labor at the South, there is nn end of America l commerce, and th it, of necessity, carries with it the ship-buihling interest of Maine, which can no more be res >red under the rule of tho madmen in power thou life can bo resumed after a man has been six months in the grave. But we repeat, we have grer t hopes of a returning sanity even among the Mainiacs, and if honest and sensible Democrats will Only come to the front and confront tbe Abolition lunatics on sound principles, they will no doubt carry the the State in tho coming election.— New York Daybook. THE RETURN OF MR. MAX COHEN TO MONTAZUMA. A Detailed Account of the Schiller L>i*- aitcr. [From the Montaznma Weekly.] Mr. Max Cohen, of the firm of Eich baum & Cohen, tho only passenger from this State that survived the wreck of tho ill-fated Schiller, reached his home in this town on last Wednesday, Mr. Cohen is in excellent health, end but for tho wide spread information concerning his connec tion and narrow escape of the disastrous wreck of the Scilly isles, we might rea sonably conclndo that his voyage across the waters had been attended with the most agreeable results. Wo called on Mr, Cohen and stated that a history of his sad affair would doubtless bo of much interest to his many acquain tances, and when requested to give us, as far as possible, his recollections of the awful affair, he stated as follows : "There are many scenes connected with this unfortunate voyage I would gladly forgot, and which appears to me now more like a fearful dream than a dread reality. I will, sir, as far as I am able, give yon a correct detail of what came under my im mediate observation. On the 27th of April the Bchilier left New York under as favorable circumstan ces as the roost hopeful could wish. Wo had a most agreeable voyago, with no kind of interruption until the night of the 7th of May. A thick fog covered the waste of waters, though little of this ever was known to the passengers, as they were con fined to tho cabin and saloon of the vessel. I presume tho steamer had made poor progress during tbo night of the 7th, ns Captain Thomas, about 4 o’clock next day, remarked that all passengers who were destined to land at the port of Plymouth should be ready to land immediately, as he was a littlo behind time, and he would not have long to stop. This precantion ary measure was complied with, yet, alas ! how few ever reached the port alive. The fog continued through tbe day on the Bth, and thickened at night, though this was littlo cause of complaint to tbo numerous passengers aboard, for while many retired to their last sleep of earth, others gathered in groops and indulged in various gang's, while the vessel was Umry ingon to its inevitable doom. I, with three other intimate friends, in dulged in a most fascinating game till a late hour in the night, and the amusement was only interfered with by one of the party leaving to go upon deck under the excuse of a few moments. This individ ual I well remember to be Mr. H. Spritz, of Macon, Ga. Ho returned shortly after wards, and reported tho fog intensely thick, and the night exceedingly dark. This remark called others to review, and our heretofore interesting game was aban doned by all. We never looked upon each other’s faces again, i followed Spritz upon deck, and found that ho had report ed true, as I could not see my hand before me, aud that tho vessel was silently riding the waves amid tho blackest gloom. Hpritz complained of cold and left mo with the remark that his overcoat was needed, and left, as I supposed, for his coat, and was scarcely off of the deck before a crash fol lowed, which shook the vessel from centre to circumference, The shock threw me from my feet, and I arose to hear the awful cry : “Oh, my God 1 we aro ruined 1 wc are lost 1 The confusion of the moment was be yond comparison. Every one that could scramble to the deck were actively and earnestly making for tho Advantages it offered. Where Ia few minutes before stood alono, hundreds had reached tbe same place of advantage within an incredi ble short time. The scene was one tlmt beggars descrip tion. It was a personal struggle for life amid the wailings of passengers, threats of officers and curses of st amen. Tho dim glnro of the deck lights revealed tho most reckless activity on tho part of the men for self-preservation, while their features were distorted and marked with the pallor of despair. A boat was loosed to be lowered, when some thirty crowded into it, when the Cap tain refused to launch the same, stating tlmt it was his purpose to see that the wo men nnd children were first provided for in the first life boats that were sent out from tho sinking vessel. This had the effect of securing the passage of half privilege to women and children, which, however, was but tho burying to death, as it was capsized when but a short distance from tho wrecked vessel, and tho entire number lost. Tho Captain had lost all control over the crew, us was evident from tho fact that ho was unable to command the second life boat that was lowered from the use of the sailors. This second boat was appropria ted entirely by the orow, and must have beeu lost, for I never afterwards heard of its recovery. I was still aboard the sinking vessel at II o’clock nt night. As I could get no chance to secure a place in the life boats, I was still seeking a chance of safety. The sea waAr getting very rough, aud the ves sel was gradually sinking, with no offered safety iu being committed to the turbulent waves, I fell to tho work of unloosing a life preserver that wns lashed to one of the spars of tire vessel, and having no knife I made but poor progress. I suc ceeded in getting n knife at last, but only too late ; for when I returned to my un finished work it was but to find that an other individual had secured the treasure, and*had appropriated the same to his own safety. A‘ter considerable effort, however, I also secured a life preserver and bound it about me and awaited the launching of an other boat, which was soon under way with me aboard. The boat was wel'crowd ed aud was beset with heavy breakers, in somuch that it promised but littlo hope of safety. Iu fact, a rough sea soon had tho effect of separating me from this little chance of life. Before I know how and in what manner, I was dashed off and found drifting upon tho waves, with no other aid but the life preserver, horrified in thought as to what my sufferings might be before I was res cued, if, indeed, I should ever be so for tunate. I suppose I must have been two hours or more floating nnd hallowing, while the dismal darkness around was made woeful with similar cries of distress, before I was picked up by a boat, which I afterwards recognized to bo tho same ono that I had been separated from. Oh, the horrors of that awful night ! I can only remember its fatal consequences with a chilly sensa tion of the deepest dread. All that cried for help could not be gathered from tho surging ki’ ows. Being aboanj the boat afforded some hope of life ; yet it was far from giving any solid satisfaction, as it was expected every moment to capsize nnd leave us to the* mercy of the turbulent sea. About two o'clock on the •morning of the 9th, the sea became a little more calm, whereby the boat was manned with better assurance. We were completely lost as to direction ; not being provided with acorn pass, we were afloat without a knowledge as to any particular point. We discover ed, however, from the cabin lights that we were still in the neighborhood of the wrecked steamer, aud the propriety was suggested of remaining in sight as long os possible. Aliout 3 o'clock the lights disappeared in the cabin, from which wo concluded tlmt tho water bad filled this part of the sinking vessel aud extinguished tbe lights. The most lantern still afforded a ray of flickering light, and, by tho way, it was the only thing that could be soen through the gloom of this awful night. TANARUS! e few of the mnny that some days before took passage or. the Bchilier watched the roast light till, with u sudden crush it went down, and was enveloped in the waves of old ocean for ever. We were at last without a beacon light, and with no other nssurance of hope than that of letting the boat float its own way, with tho only security to follow from the drifting waves. About 6 o'clock tho fog had cleared to the extent of allowing ns to see some dis tance, which fact dks favorable to two per ‘ sons seen floating on the water a little to the left of our course. We took them up —both nncunsoious, though they were re stored and were favored with the fortune of tbe life boat passengers. One of these men, on being restored to consciousness, made inquiries for his brother, whom he afterwards informed ns was his only brother and a twin. He was never recon ciled to tbe loss of tbe missing brother so long as the crew of the life boat were to gether, and seemed to be but. little satis fied with his own good fortune, since his brother was not saved. Tbe day drew heavily on, with now and then gome momentary excitement occa sioned by a sound hoard or a sight seen, which proved really to be of no solid foundation. At one time tho entire boat crew imagined they heard the escape of steam from the boiler of some ocean vessel, which, if so, their earnest efforts in trying to bring tbo boat iu sight of such were unavailing. It was gratifying, how ever, to find at list that we were in sight of land, though far in the distance, as every ono congratulated with each other iu having a point of view, however difficult to attain. Tho sea again grew rough, and wo had but little hopes yet of being saved from a watery grave. The point of land that appeared to be emerging from the dreadful waste of wa ters aud which had been tho subject of *o much dispute among the passengers, was at last decided to be the English coast or a group of the Scilly Islands. Wo had every reason to believe that we could Dot effect a landing in safety, owing to the rough sea ; so our attention was directed more particularly to what we conceived to be a sand bank, a little to the right of the main land, where we made it a purpose to ground to await a calm sea. Wo finally effected a landing at this designated point, which wc afterwards learned from the inhnbifanls to be the Trusky Island. We keenly felt tho need of help, us we found ourselves the most dependent set of individuals possibly to be thought of in our wretched condition. We were kindly received into the houses of those who lived on the island and onr necessities administered to, so far as the circumstances of the inhabitants would justify. Hera wo did not remain long, but were taken into hand, and with other and larger boats we were aided iu reach ing the island of St. Mary. Wo were re ceived here by tho Counsel and assigned to hotels, and where wo were provided with dry clothes and made comfortable. I was called upon by tbo counsel und others to aid in identifying some seven teen bodies that bad washed ashore. I rememliered every one as familiar forms, and the body of a gentleman and bis wife, in particular, who usually sat nt my right during the usual meals on the shot voy age of the Schiller. This sight was suf ficient. Others were found and I was fre quently solicited to make tbo rounds of ! identification, but I bad enough and more than I w ished to remember of this dread ful wreck. On the 10th I with others took passage for Plymouth, aud was kindly received by the agency, and from there we were as signed to London, and from London Ho Hnmbnrg and home. We met with sym pathetic friends throughout the whole of tho remaining travel, and our wants were kindly administered to at every point. This was a voyage that must ever be re membered by tho few that escaped the watery grave, and while we think of the dreadful const qveuces we have much to be thankful for when we review our own help less condition as we think of the terrible disaster. Tho cause of the disaster could only bo attributed to the dense fog of the night, which was so thick aifliLdark that it was utterly impossible for the officers of tbe vessel to kuow anything about the near ness of their impending ruin. The noble Captain, whom I eonceive to have been every inch a gentleman, did all in his pow er to aid iu the escape of the helpless and weak, and as he has never since been heard from, it is supposed that he went down with the ill-fated vessel. But enough of this sad history. I have tried to relate as near as possible and as correct as the circumstances of occasion would allow my personal observations of this terrible night. What I could observe was certainly bad enough, yet when told presents but a faint picture of tho disas trous wreck.” Death of Gen. G. E. Pickett. Gsn. George E. Pickett died on the night of the ofith of July, at Norfolk, Ya., after a brief Jlness. He was born in Virginia in 1826 and entered tho Military Academy at West Pointfrom that State in 1842. He went to the Mexican war with tbe rank of second lieutenant, and acted with bravery at the battles of Contreras and Cherubusco. He also behaved gallantly in storming El Molino del Rey, an* won the brevet of cup tain at Chapuitopeo. At the outbreak of the civil war he joined the Confederate army as a commander of Virginia Vol unteers, and Boon gained high rank aud distinction. He wns present in nearly all the battles fought in the early years of the war of the Army of Northern Firginia, serving both ns brigade a divsslon cornun der. His most eonspicuoks services during the war was in the Pennsrlvaniacomp*igu j of 1863. At tire battle of Gettysburg m, led w ith h s divisoa of Virginians the me morable charge upon the Union forces hol ding Cemetery Hill, His troops fought dis perately, encouraged by bis gallant words and bearing, and tho havoc in their nicks was appalling. Every brigadier general in the division was either killed or wounded, the colonels of five Virginia regiments were among the slain, aud of 24 regimental offi cers only two have escaped tiahurt. Among his brigade commanders on this occasion was Gen. J. L. Kemper, the present Gov ernor of Virginia. Subsequently Oen. Pickett served in the defenses of Richmond, and was actively engaged until tbe dose of war, when he retired to private life. Gen. Lee considered him one of his beat officers, and had great confidence in his skill and bravery. At the time of his death Gen. Pickett was general agent of a New York life insurance company at Richmond, where he resided. A few weeks ago he went to Norfolk in search of health, but his con stitution was (so imparied that his recovery was not expected by Ids friends. Watermelons have been selling in upper Georgia for two and a half cents apiece by the load. ONLY ONE DOLLAR! Savaimali Weekly Morning: Netvd Will be gent to any a<ldre#s six mouths for ono dollar. This ih one of the c ht|wceklies pub lished. It is not a blanket sheet iu which all sorts of matter in promiscuously thrown. 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In gathering and publishing the la test information and iu discussing questions of public policy, the Morning News is folly abreast of the most enterprising journalism of the times. Price 110 for 12 months; 15 for 6 months. The Tri-Weekly News has the same features as the Daily News. Price 96 for 12 months ; *3 for 6 months. Money for cither paper can be sent bv P. O. order, registered letter or express, at publisher's risk. The Morning News Printing Office Is till) largest in tli State. Ever}- itescruHion of printing done at shortest notice. Blank books of all kinds made to order. Book binding and ruling executed with dispatch- Estimates for work promptly furnished. Address all letters, J. H. EfiTILL Savannah Ga. Notice to Contractors. OS THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST NEXT I will let out the coutrac-t to the lowest bid der, at public outcry, in front of the Court House, at Quitman, Georgia, between the hours of ten x. m. and twelve o'clock in., to repair the Brooks bridge. Bond and two tood securitie* to be appro, od b} the undersigned for tho faithful perform ance of this work, and for its completion bv tho Ist Work to be done under the supervision of C. Hester, G. B. Harris and Mr. Newsome; and to be inspected and received by them before paid for; and paid for November Ist, 1875. spxcmcATTOxs: 150 flooring plank (3 by (i) 12 feet lone, total 1,800 feet ofplank ; to be nailed down with fortv ponny noils ; It bannisters (5 by li iucheri is feet long, total 450 feet; 15 hewed heartpine posts (10 bv lo Inches) five feet long, total 625, to be put in eentre of each arch, resting on mud sills and teuantod iu cspsill and pinned ; new flooring plank to be nailed down together. ALSO, At same time and place, A BRIDGE '.lO feet long seross Dry I,ski-, at Allen's old bridge : larch es, (2 arches 14 feet high, and 2 arches 6 feet high) m beortpine, 10 by 12 inches : posts to ex tend above bridge 3 feet to receive bannisters ; bannisters bcartpine, 6 bv i inches : flooring heartpine, 2 by 6,mches, 12 fi t long, nailed down with forty-penny nails. Bond and security to complete the work September 15th, 1875. Moses Duke, Jesse Stone ami lUehard Carter to locate said bridge, b. superintend tbe work, aud to re ceive it when finished. Grand Jury, May term, 1875, made appropria tion for this work. EDWABD B. HARDEN, Quitman, Ga., July 16, 75. J. 0. C., B. C. PIANOSAND ORGANS CASH PRICES; EASY TERMS. From to fOO can be saved iu the purchase of a Piano or Orgau under our new system of selling at ( asit Pri ces with Easy Trials for payments. Pianos libvc never before been sold on such favorable terms in tho Booth. 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