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‘ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT.”— Jefferson.
VOLUME XXII
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1870.
NUMBER 41
IPcchlo ^utclligencrr
ATLANTA. GEORGIA-
Wednesday. Ootober H, 1870.
GEORGIA LEGWLATIBE.
MXTY NINTH DAY’S TOOCE t DIN 03.
TnoHBDAT, October 4,1870.
SENATES.
Tl»« Se nate met »l 1» o'clock, A. M., pnr*n-'
aril to adjournment, atd wot called U> order t>7
P i-Buieni Conley.
Prav^r bv R<.v. Hermann B Unni.
Tne Poll was called, and tbe Journal ol last
day read aud approved.
Mr. Hants moved to reconsider the action ot
yesterday relating to the adoption of tire r*s lu-
lion setting apart a room in ihe cap*to! building
as a bibl“ depository lor [tie American B bie so-
ciety. Motion prevailed
Mr. Harris offered a sahrtitu'e designating tl»c
room to ne so ret apart, which was a-fopied.
A bill to create the office of Commissioner of
Lite Insurance in th*» Stale, and define the dn
ties ttnreoi was then taken Op hS unfinished
bnsfness
Mr. Bruton offered a resolution to defer the
bill, aud one of a similar character now belore
UusJudiciary Committee, to-a sp« ciai committee
of five, and tailed tire previous question on its
u-foi>in>n.
A b.lt to alter and amend the Road Laws of
Buni-e-, Baldwin and C ay counties Phased.
A House jo at resolution that the Governor
shall lie authoris' d to draw his wair.iut on the
Treasurer tor $3 300 to advance the public
prating u.r ld7«, wm concurred in
A House u milutiou a-kmg leave to withdraw
a bill to iticor|>oraie the Oak City Hook and
Ladder < Vnnpanv, w as cot currf d in.
Mr. L! umn ofJered a resolution that tbe Gene
ral Astendily shall adjourn sioe die otj October
Alii Lost-
A hid to amend an not to Incorporate Ibe
town oi Tl)notation iu Upson county. Passed#
Mr. Bruton moved to suspend tue rules, tu
order to lake up a iloune resolution rescinding
a resolution in regard to withholding railroad
bills. , , ,
Mr D.inning spoke in favor of the resolution.
The b< nate re I used to suspend the rules.
A bill to amend sections 8906 and SfttO of Ir-
wiu’s Code, in re gird to esiHti.ir.hmg Joel papers.
The bill wi s lost.
A bill declaratory of '.he laws ol ihis State in
regard to granting and sustaining bills ol re
view. Lost.
A bill authorizing and requiring !bo Judges of
the Superior Courts to gr-iui new trials in Cer-
tun care*.
On motion oi Mr. Nanually Ihe bill was laid
on the table tor the present.
A bdl to change tb» lines between the counties
ol Coweta ar.d Menlwciher. Passed.
A hill to cbaDge. the time ol holding the Su
perior Courts in Worth county. Passed.
A bill to provide tor dlvotces in certain cases.
P tased.
A hi'l to nmend the charter ol the city oi
Cm fitter t, Kiudolph county.
A hill to authorize the conveyance oi real
enatc it<< Iroui the Incumbrance ol dower in
ct ruviti cases, and to prei-cribe the way in which
dower may ue barred or postponed. Passed.
A bill to add gtounds lor granting divoices
in certain cases.
Tills bill makes insanity a ground for divorco.
Mr. Nuunally spoko in tavor ol the blil, and
a'lnded to atveral cases in wliich such a provis
ion la iudinpensable.
Messrs. Holcomb and Smith, of the3(Jlh, op
posed the liill, which was lost.
A mb to create a Board ol Commissioners of
R »adt* aud Revenue in the county ol Milton.—
Pars**!.
a mil to relievo Rainbow Fire Company No
1, Mountain City Fire Company No. 2,of Rome,
and Gr tBn Fire Company, ot Griffin, irom Jury
ami nv’itia duiy. Passed.
A cull to amend the several acts incorpora
ting the city of Griffin. Recomraltied.
A nth io more eflectually secure the home
stead and exemption laws of this State.
>lr. Nunuiliy moved to postpone the bill and
make it the siiecial order lor to-morrow. Car
ried.
A bill to regulate the mode of entering Judg
ment on appeal caws trout Justices’ courta
Passed.
A bill to alter aud amend section 131 of the
Revised Code, bo that a new election shall be
held in case of the ineligibility ot the person re
ceiving the highest nnmucr of vo’Oh. Parsed.
* A bill to loan the credit ot the State to the
Camilla and Cuthbert Railroad, and lor other
purposes. Passed.
A Dili to provide for the registration ol voters
in the town ot TharaasvilH. Passed.
A bill to change tbo tiuio ot holding the
Superior Courts in Sumter couuty. Indctiuiieiy
postponed.
Oa motion of Mr. Uarris, the time was
* xu-uded for the purpose oi na ling bills
A bul to 1 gv t • aud make valid tb» orgfi tl-
zrtionot the Cumoert Manuiacturing Couv-ny,
a;td for o* her purpose*. Passed
House bit* woio rad tne first aud s,c-nd
tima
Mr. Bruton introduced a bill to incorporate
tl»> town ol Harrell, ,n Decatur county.
Mr. Burns demanded tue call ot the Roll,
winch bring done, and only 18 found present,
tne Pr«*l lent declared (he Senate adjourned
uiui! 10, A, M., to-morrow.
HOUSE.
llmse called to order at 9 A. 31.
i*ra; er tiy Kcv. Mr. Crum'ey.
The Roll being oalie.1 aud fhere being no
qu.iuni pn *' n', Mr. t'itapatrcU m ivrd toad
j himi nil Fiidav morning M >tioii h*i.
Mr. Audio- . uioved ihil the 31ts>* i;g*r be
h.xt >ui to ' t i g in ahscut memrers who were
i i tne city Motion prov lit d and the Messen
ger whs i ispvc.i ed for a'oreuites.
Mr. W«tain» moved toadj -uru fiil to-morrow
pit r.:mg, 9 o’clock.
Tne motion was lost.
Alter waiting some time, Mr. Ford moved to
adjourn till to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.
1 ha motion was lost.
Mr. Anderson moved that the Messenger tie
sent out again with peremptory orders to tiring
In absent members, saying that they had them
in the party prison and would not let them come
in.
Mr. Duncan moved that the Messenger be
required to make a report.
Mr. Johnson, ol Forsyth, in the chair.
The Speaker took the Chair.
The Messenger repealed that he had seen
some members who said they were coming to
the House; others who refused to come and de
nied the power of the House to bring mem.
Ho names were given.
Mr. G winn, ol Habersham, moved to adjourn.
Lost.
After a few minutes* deity, Mr. Harrison, of
Franklin, moved to adjourn till to-morrow.
Mellon prevailed and the House adjourned to
9 o’clock to-morrow, for want of a quorum.
A bill to abolish appeals from the city courts
of An gust a. Passed
A bill to amend the road laws of thin State eo
far as relates to the court- ot Quitman. Passed
A hill to tax each dog In excess of one to
each lamily id this State one ifo.lar, Parsed.
A b*Jl to exempt practical printer* from jury
duty, while regularly employed at their pro
fession. Passed
A bill to amend an act to extend the limits ot
tbe City ol Macon, and to extend the Jurisdic
tion ot the Mayor and Council over such ex
tended limits. Passed.
A bill to amend section G75 of the Code
(changing tbe coutmtitaiTOu oi railroad bouds
tor road duty.) Pa*s*-d.
A bill to attach Fayette coun'y to the Atlanta
circuit. Recommitted.
A bid to provide the mode of adjudicating the
rights of parties under article 7, ot the Constitu
tion, so far as relates to tne ex. motion of prop- ,
erty therein provided for. Pa-sed.
A bill to cnange the county lines between tbe
counties oi Pike and Spvdirig. Pa-ted.
A bill to authorize D. T. Boyd, of Fannin
county, to coui ract marriage. Tabled.
A hill to incorporate ihe East Point Jug Fac
tory Company
Mr. Bru on offered anam.n Inicnt that nothing
iu the bul shall ho construed to exempt the
property of tbe coinpanv from taxa'ion.
Tbe amendment was adopted and the bill
passed.
A bill to incorp rife the Pulaski Manufactur
ing Compary. Passed.
A onl io incorporate the town of Acworth,
and tor other purposes, r'asseii.
A bid to change the lioea beiAcen DeKalb
and Gwinnett counties. Paw-ed.
A bill to chAnge the lines between the
counties ol Stewart and Q liliiian Passed.
A hill to prevent tbe corporate a .tnorities ot
theciiv ol D-trieu troin aumouzing the inepec-
tion and iru n-memerit ol lumber lor un.itt ihau
20 cents p< i thousaud teeu Passed.
A hid to change the county site rf Telluir
county Irom Jack.-onville to a point on the
Macon & Bruu.-«vn k Railroad. Passed.
A bill to change the time of holding the Su
perior Courts id Dougherty county. Indefi
nitely pofctpoticd.
A bill to author's * Wm. J. T. Mitchell, of
Taylor county, through his own land Tabled.
A bill to change ihe lines hetween the coun
ties of Baker and Mdlen. Tabled.
A bill to change the lino butwt en Gilmer and
FanDin counties. Passed.
A bill to amend au act providing for t c set
ting apart ot the homestead. Recommitted
A bill to change the lime for holding the Su
perior Court ol Rabun county. Passed.
A bill to require the reporter to publish the
decisionsot the Supreme Court in pamphlet loriu
and provide lor the distribution ot the same.—
Passed.
A bill to provide for the crossing oi railroads
by otner railroads.
A bill to amend the mode of granting and
are>ending charters ol puv.ite companies.—
Paesed.
A bill to change the county of Glasscock
from the Northern to the Middle Circuit.—
Passed.
A b.ll to authorize the Trustees of Levert
Female College tocouvey the same lo the Booth
Georgia Conference. Pass* d.
A bill to incorporate the town o{ Cairo, in
Thomas county. Pass- d.
A bill fo change the tine between Webster
and T< i reli counties. Passed.
A bill to change the line between Ware and
Pierce counties. Passed.
A bill to change the line between Randolph
and Calhoun counties. Passed.
A bill to provide for the issuing of writs r.f j
HOUSE.
Tbe Honse met at tne appointed hour and
war called to order by Speaker McWhorter.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Crumley.
Mr. Rawies moved to diapause with the call
ing ot IheRolL
Mr. Bethune objected.
Tbe Clerk proceeded with the call, and 78
members answered to their names.
Mr. Shumate hoped that enough of the ab
sentees would come in to make a quorum, that
his side of the House would pledge themselves
not to act on any matter ol a political nature, or
railroad measures.
Mr. Bethune said that there was a motion to
reconsider and that he was not willing that tbe
House should go into business until the return
of absent members.
Mr. Lee asked if the reading of the Journal
cou d not be postponed until to-morrow.
Tbe Bpeakrr ruled that it could not be done
under the rules of the H >u?e.
Mr. Brewster, of Harris, said that those who
answered to their mes are not xa>poBsibl« for
the want ot a quorum, and he moved to adjourn
until 9 A. M., to-morrow, which motion pre-
vailcd. _ _
The Great Frohei In Virginia.
We have before us the Richmond Whig of tba
80th ultimo, which bears evidence ot the great
treshet recently occurring in the Virginia waters,
it being soaked to such a degree that it is tcarce-
ly readable. This treshet has proved a terrible
calamity to the good old State, carrying as it
did, death and destruction in its sweeping pro
gress. A cotsmporary says that “ when the total
loss ia footed up, the destruction ol property will
approximate $5,000,000. Tbe number of lives
already reported lost by tbe floods is over 100.
The town of Lynchburg a’one suffers to
the extent ot one million dollars, white the
damage to various railroads is apnalliugly large
Where there is such vu«i rtnu «ti*f <hBolauuu,
with hundreds ot pe pie 1 h »»< useless and
homeless, there must be xteat suffenug and pri
vation. The sympathies ot the charitable
throughout Uie country will be enlisted in be-
hali ot those in Virginia left desolate and pen
niless by the reging floods.”
In another column, the render will see ac
counts oi the terrible deluxe, aud incidents con
nected therewith ot a mourulul aud harrowing
nature;
w a— ——
Thje following is the vote in the nomina
tion for County Officers:
SHERIFF.
J. O. Harris 749
M. T. Castleberry 807
If. M. Wail 139
OLBU SUPERIOR COURT. ,
W. R. Yenable.
J. 8. Holliday M7
TAX RECEIVES.
A. G. Grier BIS
J. O. Kelly. fW
Samuel Grubb .181
Sccuh te Farts.
A Paris correspondent ot the New York
World, writes:
There ia mourninc »n the banks ot the Seine
Horrors on horrors’ beau ••ecumulate; ont woe
treads on anotbei’s h. <• s and tbe grief of &n
hour doth hiss the spe«kvr. And still we- are
but tn the first hour oi our agouy. The tee is
Tbe Great Overflew.
Richmond, October 2— At midnight last
night the river was still rising, and invading
still further the lower part of the city. Hun
dreds of persons were busy carrying off furni—
mre irom houses about to be swept away. In
front ot tbe 6L Charles Hotel, about tbe center
of the city, is auchored a schooner. Her crew
7 ul Jr K-Hiir>ilohr ; put off in boats as regularly as if at sea.
ars who dashed up this morning to tiUyin ! »»wded w.th anxious people tryn«
irt on the re m part ofwITi^I ! ! c f** 1 *'? ttie whereabouts of Inends who left
* in lata frame unri fi.r trhnea fitn tha atmannaa
hobecu eorpiu in criminal cases, aud to allow
bail in the same. Tabled for the presen*.
A bill to permit Ihe Judge- oi ihe Superior
Courts to adjourn tbeir courts .by order of the
Gierke < t tbe Superior Courts, 'roust d.
A unI to change the time ot holding elections
for certain county offices. Passed.
A bill to appropriate money lor the itnptove-
meut of the Coosa river. Passed.
A bill to repeal an act authorizing Jus'tcfta of
tbe Ptace to act as Road Commissioners in
Pulaski county. Pasaui
A bill to mcorporate the Steam Plow aud
Transportation Company of Savannah. Passed.
A biil lortlie relief oi Powell Blaesingame and
Dorotba Bhisvlngame, and U> legalize their
marriage. Passed
On mn’ioa of Mr. Nunuaily, the time was
extended for the purpose ot reading bills.
Bills were read tbe second time.
On motion, ihe Senate then adjourned until
10 A M , to-morrow.
bhv EN1 Y Finter DAY’S l*aOC2KDlNGt*.
TAX COLLECTOR.
Samuel Hoy’o 911
John M. HsrwsU 3SS
COUNTY TREASURER.
O. M. Payne 7S0
Joteph Thompcon, Jr SS7
— Couth ....180
SURVEYOR.
I!ar!*lTi 181
Thigpen til
CORONER.
gun-shot o‘ the fort <
stood gazing upon the desointr u that bad .-nc-
ceedeu to the smiling sc»ne of 1- ve’iciss Dei' a
iew before creeled n.y eves iron; t' e .mus
point o. observation. The FTtUitaus :if>- ' e-
neath our walls. Taey l:ave kept tlcii^pn-
gagemenus faithfully; the 14th o; Sr plumber
was the day nauieu by them for ihcir au-
petranee here, and they are here. We
have prepared mr iheci, but »t what a cott, al
ready ; acd a*, what a cost th*.y are to he es^r-
taioed l Outside ol tbe city ot Paris ;ht-re is
devastation, ami the abominations of Qtaola
tiou; within its walls is whu? There tv no
tear,or, it there be, |r is bravely hidden -ev- n
the women, with their pallid luets. h Je n g . suppose* ■
brave words on tnair quivering lips, and
smiles on cheeks beoewed with tears rTh?
smiles are for their defendem, and their t&rs
ate lor their children. But, while tear is absent
oris hidden behind a mark,every other emotion
that fills the human heait with agony rs^es
almost bey "lid control. Had tbe wand ol a
malignant and merciless fairy been waved ever
Paris, changing everything that was Joyous i7uo
grief aud all pleasant objects into emblems ol
suffering, tbe transtormaiion could uol have been
more startling and shocking than that which has
occurred. From the boulevards we see ihe
dense columns of smoke that allots tiom the
burning woods and villages arouud us; aud
we speculate on how Jong it will be eroeur
own Houses ate set ou fire by the Prussian
bombs. There is a story here to-night that
the enemy have immense mortars which will
throw projectiles to a hitherto unheard ot dis
tance, and that the shells lor ttu«.e mortars re
filled with nitro-glycenne. The Paris j ou knew
was most gay at night—the Paris we now know
is to-night wrapped in silence, gloom aud sor
row. Not a theater is open; the streets are al
most deserted; all the shops are closed save the
cates, ana those are empty; the lew paseeis-by
who are seen walk quicky and without speak
ing. Nearly every able-bodied man in the city
is in the defenses or at the barracks, aud their
wives aud children sit at home with hearts
heavy with grief. Up to this moment the iu ha-
vior of those from whom the worst whs dread*.d
—the Reds and the mob—bus been wonderfully
good. Never has the city been more orderiy
aud more free from crime. But bow long is
this to last? Rochefort has, thus far, restrained
the teds, and the mob has restrained itself. But
there are terrible whisperiugs in convents and
in churches of what may happen when the red
flag is raised, ss we hear has been docs in Ly
ons.
Wm. Kyle
Gas Frank—
7J0
92
SEVENTIETH DAY’S PROCEED TWO*.
Wedxesdat, October 3,1870.
BEN ATE.
The Penf.te met at 10 o’clock, A. M , pursuant
to adjournment, and was called to order by
President Conley.
Prayer by Rev. Wesley Prettyman.
The Boli was called, and the Journal of last
dsy read aud approved
On motion ot Mr. Nunnally. a bill to more
effccuia'ly execute the home^uad and exempt
ion laws was taken up, fifty copies ordered
printed, and made the speci .1 order lor Monday.
Mr. JlintfU tnov«,i to Tecousider tne actiou or
yesterdi.y, relating to tbe passage oi the bill to
ameud Beaton* 8,306 aud 8,310 of .the Code, in
i.gard to the Rode ot service to establish lest
papers. The motion prevailed, and the bill was
Jo*t by yeas, 11; nays, 18.
Mr. Bruton moved to take up a Goose Joint
resolution rescinding the resolution withholding
ai> railroad oills.
Mr. Haras opposed the resolution, and moved
to lav on ihe table. The motion was carried.
A bill providing tor the levy aud collection of
a tax tor 187u, tor the support oi the govern
ment. was taken up.
Mr. Brutou moved to take up the bill by sec
tions. Lost.
Mr Harris called tbe previous question, and
tbe bill was passed.
A hid to sfluw clerks to issue executions for
CObts in all cases where tbe executiou U pre
vented from being levied by agree menu between
plain lJG and defendant*. Passed,
Thursday, October fl, ls?u
SENATE.
Tbs Sonr.te met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the President.
Prayer by Rev. Dr ("mair
Tbe Roll being called, and then- S. i -,g a quo
rum present, the J >un »1 ot yesterday was read
and approved.
Mr. fiir.toa moved fo reconsider the action of
the Senate ot yes'erdar la the passage ot a
bill to change the linees between Stewart and
Quitman counties. Motion lost.
Thu following bills were then read the thhd
time:
A bill to prevent parties from dinging in tbe
'•eds of ccpain streams tor phosphate rocRs,—
Passed.
A biff to provide (or n oitv court ot Macon,
and dei ii*- thejurisdicrion ibeieof. P.s«e.l.
A Dili to regulate claims m certain Coses, and
or otu«T oor.>'"». "•» r*d.
A b'li mi chuLore iiu. i.meol holding the Su
perior c. uru ol Writes county, was uasied.
A n.ll to encourage the nianu acture of iron
aud sieel in tLh Slab; audio incorporate the
Lookout Mountain Railroad, Iron, Bled and |
Coal Company, war p.cs/d.
A biil to increase the lees of Justices of the
Peace, N-.'ares Public and Uods:h!i!cs, and to
pr.,1 'do for the collection oi the smne, was
pa.-std.
A bill to amend ilic charter ot the city of At
lanta, authorizing the creation ol a fio.»rd o
Health, was passed.
A hill to suihonze Julia A McClaren to exe
cute the will of her Jate husband, David Pa. c,
and a decree ot court re>aung thereto, was
pa-sed.
A bill to Incorporate the Stone Mountain
Granite and Railway Company, was passed.
A bill to incorpoiato the town ot Hawkins-
vllle, Pulaski county. Recommitted.
A bill to incorporate the town ot Hogansviile.
Passed.
Mr. Henry r.ffered a resolution that, whpre*«
the House !>ms adjourned u-r t> e renta utr <-!
the week, and tne Lusiulss or rue i»tu»ie is in
advance ot that ot the House, that when the
Senate adjourns, it shall adjourn to meet on
Monday. Adopted.
Mr. Holcomb moved to take up railroad bills.
Carried.
A bill to incorporate the Daltoa <fc North
eastern Alabama Railroad Company. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Atlanta A Savannah
Railroad Company. Passed.
A bill to incorporate tbe Indian Spring Rail
road Company. Passed.
A bill to mcorporate the Rome and Summer
ville Railroad Company. Pa-«ed.
Jlr. BrutoD offer, d , resolution to adjourn
until December 1-Vh, winch was ruled out oi
order, as conflict >g with the resoluLiou previ
ously adopted.
a biii to incorporate the McDonough & West
ern Railroad Company, and 1 >an the credit of
the M ile to the same. Passed.
A dJ) to incorpora e ihe Eatocton & Union
Pom. Railroad Company. Passed.
A bill to loan ihe credit <>t the State to the
Trjtn K u load Company. Lost
A bill to incorporate the Chauanooga Coal &
Iron Rcilroad Company. Parsed.
A bill to incorporate the Savannah Try Street
Railroad Company. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Georgia Seaboard
Railroad Company. Indefinitely postponed.
A bill to incorporate the Flat Rock Railroad
Company. Passed.
The President laid before the Senate a dis
patch inviting the Legislature to ai end tbe
Fair ot the Bartow Agricultural Associat-a on
the 7th instant.
A resolution of thanks was adopted.
A bill to incorporate the Oxford, LoGiange
and North Alabama Railroad.. Indefinitaiy
postponed.
On motion the Senate then adjourned until
Monday.
[Morning papers coppying report will please
givs credit.J
Cost of the Array tn « lute or Pence.
“ Prepare lor war In times ol peace,” is a
maxim with statesmen. In a political seuBe the
principle is the same. Georgia, unrepresented
in the National council, should prepare, when
she.becomea represented, through her congres
sional delegation, to assist in reforming abuses
which exist, in the administration ot the Gov
ernment, and there is none more intolerable than
tbe cost to the country ot its army in a time of
profound peace witn ail the world. Candidates
tor Congress are in the field in Georgia, and in
view oi the above *o which we reier, we publish
tor their reformation and Neneflt, the following
which we clip from tbe Nashville Union and
American of recent dale :
“ The war in the field has bees ended for
more than five years. In all that time not a
•• Rebel ” soldier has anywhere appeared to re
sist the authority of the United States. There
has not been a day in all that time that tbe
United States Marshal could not serve any pro
cess that be might be required to execute. Not
withstanding ibis, a comparatively large army
has be*n kept up a* an annual expense more
than double that ot the army during the Mexi
can war. The expenditures on account ot the
fl-ca! year endintr June 30,1870, were $57,655,-
675 40. England, with a standing army
of one hundred thousand, expends only
$75,000 0C0 per annum, while tbe United
Slates under a Republican government witn her j
t wenty-iour reg.incuts under a Radical admin
istration spends near fitly e : gnl millions per
annum. Contrast the army expenses uuder
Radical and Democratic administratioes, and
me extravagance oi Radical rule becomes ap
parent. The expense of tbe army lor tbo year
ending June 80, i860, woe only $14,472,203 721
lesa iban one quaiter the cod ot the last year 1
During the war wi'h Mexico the expenditures
'or 1845, under Democratic rule, was between
ten and eleven mifions; in 1847, between thir
ty flve and thirty-six millions; and in 1848, be
tween twenty-.even and twenty-eight millions
—an average ot $24,000,000 per year, and less
than one-halt required by General Grant
tor one year in time of pro
found peace, in tne fifth year after the Mexi
can war the war expenses were reduced from
$35 OuO 000 in 1847, to leas than $9,000,000 in
it*5l and 1852, uuder the administration ot Mr.;
Fi luiorc. Mark the difference. JVow, alter five i
years of peace, we are paying more Itau six
times nine millions rot army expenses under a
Riaical administration, un l a party that claims
to be economical Ia me better days of thr
Kepublic the army was not used to carry elec
tions sad deprive citizens of their civil rights tc
perpetuate party rule. When the army is thus
subverted from its ligitimate field ot duty, it is
no wouder that the cost of maintaining it has
ao largely increased under Radical rule.”
The Political Policy ot Prussia and of
Austria.—In all places, at all times, end among
all men, Prussia has consistently, imiustriousiy,
and persistently Germanized, but Austria has
always lusted after the flesh-pots ot Slavo
nia. Above all things else, and all other con
siderations whatever, Prussia has sought to add
to herself German territoiy, but Austria has
married, and conquered, and allied, and inher
ited to herself fourteen languages, and always
anything rather than German. In the mixed
provinces ol that empire it has come to be re
garded as axiomatic that to belong to the gov
ernment party is to be Slavonic—to the oppo
sition, German. It is a weliestabJjsL'fcd
tact that the single Slavonic province oi
Bohemia has, Irom first to last, furnished
three—four.ha or the officers of the f.ily^at the present hour
empire. There are hundreds antj hundreds ot
little towns iu the mixed provinces of Austria,
where a liuie assistance Irom the government,
such as Prussia gladly gives in her Polish pro
vinces, would enable the Germans to maintain,
a German school, and save their children from
becoming denationalized; but Austria never
helps them. Instead oi Germanizing, the Gov
ernment of that empire nos garrisoned Hunga
ry with German troops, and German provinces
with Hungarian, while the Venetians hummed
their Garibaldi hymn around their little frozen
camp-fires in far Galicia, »nd the Poles their
Bone coa Folaky in the Q-ia'hria’e a*.
Amid sli this chaos.11,o iiquesceccy, the
one rising Star of hope, ihe glory ol uil Ger
many’s best and wisest irieods, and the only
nucleus ol luture union, has been Pi ussia lu
all this sad and miserable history rif unhappy
Germany, running through drear> ceiini
nes ot feuds, and jangling, and the wretched
bickerings ot princelings, there has come up no
other name by which she might be redeemed.-
From Prussia thi Gsruan Nation, m the
October number of Lippincott'a Magazine
The Xatlastl Debt siauMesi on the First
Oc taker.
The debt statement i9 as follows: Amount
bearing coin interest $1,961,152,050; accrued
intere-u $4, *.* :,153; tx-ariiur cutiency interest
$491,350,000; uurest $519,577; matured debt
not paid $3,437067; interest $450,936; bearing
do interest $409,216,455; total debt $3 432,940,-
572; interest $42,128,248; total, principal and
interest, $9,475 86S£10; coin in Treasury $96,-
861,661; currency in Treasury. $82,088,505;
debt, less amount in Treasury, $2,846,918,652;
decrease daring September 9,007,498^ decrease
since March 1, 70,914,138 24.
Such was the “National Blessing” as it stood
on the first day ot ths present mouth. Total
debt TWO BILLIONS, FOUR HUNDRED AJTD THIR
TY-TWO MILLIONS, NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO
dollar- l—au iucubus sufficient to paralyze lira
1 entuprrse and industry ot a worfu!
Haras au Harsh.
Many persons have wondered why horse*
chestnut, horse-radish, &C-, are so called. A
Scotch work, entitled, ’’E ynoons of English
Woros,” s-nys lh«tl tbe ongiuai word was
“harsh'’ harsh chtSinut, hur>t-radish, and 'he
Fren>-!i aud Swedes tiausuited it —
hence the common error.
So says an erudite exchange!
A standing reward exists in France lor any
person who shall produce some certain best by
which real and apparent death may bo distin
guished from each otaer. Tntre are many
“ bests ” known to physicians, but the difficulty
always is to subject them to the apcrimantvm
eottrig. The latest proposed is that ot Dr. La-
burde, who, at a late meetiug ol tbe Academy of
Mtcieine in Peris, maintained that real ccu'd be
dis'.ingsisbed Irom apparent death by the effect
produced by a bright needle iaeened in the flesh.
When tbe death ia apparent only, tbe needle is
oxidized j but when it is real, the needle remains
br gbt, tne theory being that ibis oxyd'zatien iu
tbe dead body re-ulu irom the superior demand
ior oxygen mode by tbe tissues during fife,
while in death they ready give it up to the
needle.
Tbe Southern Commercial Convection.
This body convened on yesterday in Cincin
nati. From Louisville in I860, it adjourned to
meet in the “ Queen City ” oi the West in 1870
We have been asked “what its purpose?”
“What its aims and ends?” As lar ss we are
advised, they are the following:
1 Ducct trade between Southern Atlantic
cities aud Europe.
2. Southern Pacific Railroad.
3. Obstruction to naviganou by narrow rpr.r.
bridge piers.
4. Continuous water line commitnirari'-u be
tween tbe river ati-J the Atlinta: sta-
board.
5. Removal «>t obstructions from the mouth
ot tbe Missies p •> river.
fi. Construe;ten of (>■ n.unrm 1. vees on tbe
Mississippi river.
7. To abolish all toll charges on the naviga
ble rivers of the United States.
A The enlogeineut (•■■ the more inoporP.ut
lines of cai.a'a io tlie United fitaiea, so as to
render them navigable for vessels propelled by
steam.
9 Finance and taxation.
10 Free trade in money
11. A writ led poliqy in the public lt.tereft in
regard to the disposition of lire Government
lands.
12. That all r.,il way viaducts over navigable
rivers be made highways for railroad eompani s
which «i i|tt, ih lr prorata toll on «ame; and
that efforts be made to secure legislation to that
effect.
18. To abolish throughout the who’* coun
try ail licenses imposed on commercial trav
elers.
14. Removal of the national capital.
Georgia is fully represented in the Conven
tion. From tbe estate at large a delegation has
been appointed by the Governor, and all other
interests fn the ota e entitled to a representation
in it have also app ,'H'ed delegates, intelligent
and practical men, who, we hope, to notice in
iu» procredirii'S. «jil !?iv>- pr x>: of lheir ability
and doer d i loJhf- Si .it-
in late trains, and lor whose fate the announce
ment that the river at Lynchburg wm rising
aga n created much concern.
In the iowor part ot the city the only object
of attention was a single gas lamp that still
burned, though within a tew inches oi being
j submerged.
The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad has
put on their road tour times the usual number
ot cars to accommodate the Southern travel.
T he fl.vid on the river Anna is the highest
since 1807. The tamilies or Mr. Jennings and
Mr. Mn.tr, whose homes were near the river,
were washed away -in all five peteoM. Mr.
Jhnninga <s supposed to be drowned. Hja wife
and two children ate known to have pririshnd
A young iady ot the latmly duo* to a tree
iorty-eight hour?, but was worked away and
drowrea. Her death was wrnetted by tfca
crowd on the other bauk of ihe river, but no
boat was near ny with which she might have
been rescued.
Tbe Manassas railroad bridges across the
Noilbera and Sou:htru Shenandoah rivers are
gono. No jniormatiou has been received from
beyond Strasbourg:. Many lives are known to
have been lost. Toe Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road above Harper’s Ferry has been swept
away.
Scott svillc, in Albemarle county, is Inundated,
and the destruction of property is very great.
Eighteen lives were lost. Trains are running
regularly between -Alexandria and Richmond.
Richmond, October 2.—A dispatch Irom
Lynchburg this morrnne estimates the loss there
bv the flood at $l.00d 000. The loss of the
Ohio and Alexandria Railroad is $200,000. Tbe
loss lo ihe canal l $. : 5d,000, ami to the South
bide Railroad $o00,0w0.
On Thursday, while the water was rising,
Bates Hanson, daughter and bervant, General
Robert Whitelaw, wile and tnree children, and
a colored woman and two children, were Stand
ing on the abutment oi i he canal bridge waiting
for a boat to i.ike them off, when the dredging
machine broke loo-e above, and, drifting against
the abutment, enried it away with all on it.
All were drowned.
Washington. Oclobi r 2 -Direct communi
cation betweeu Washin.jio.j and Lynchburg is
entirely interrupted. 'Ihe wires are washed
away at several places ou the Ohio and Alex
andria Railroad, and it will probably be some
days belore they can be reDaired. Tbe lines
are also down between Richmond and Lynch
burg, and all business for the latter place is Bent
via Augusta and Atlanta.
New Orleans business is also centers Augusts,
or by the Cincinnati and M 'i-ohis routes. At
one time It was reared that ihe wires would be
carried away by the Rappahannock at Freder
icksburg, and all communication with the South
cut off, but that danger is no w past The Balti
more and Ohio and Wbeefing aud Cincinnati
routes are in good working order.
Baltimore, October 2.--A private dispatch
from Harper’s Ferry states lli»* the number oi
lives lost at that place by the fl iod is 47. Im
mense damage was done iu the Valley ot the
Shenandoah.
The Winchester Railroad between Harper’s
Ferry aud Halltown is badly damaged. Above
Harper’s Ferry the rise and flood are continued
to ti.e Shenandoah The rain commenced at
one o’clock this afternoon and continues stead-
11 P. AL
Washington, S —AU-acio'tr'n. Qouutte has
the following intelligence from Port Koyal:
Saturday noon the tr sin-i gradually subsided
Mr. Biackmore, his wile and t hree children, and
Mrs. Ridgeway, were at table, breakfasting, when
the flood came, and all were drowned. Mr.
Kaufman saved himseii by seizing tbe limbs of
a tree as he wascarried swif ly down the stream.
Messrs. Ray, Bagley and Ridgeway sought re-
iuge in the top ot a tree and remained there all
night. The river rose twenty-five feet in four
hours. All the niM? in the Shenandoah Valley
lor thirty miles were destroyed except two.
The water in the Potomac is subsiding rap
idly, and the canal is nearly exhausted. Navi
gation for sailing vessels has resumed.
Richmond, October 3 —The flood has gone
down. On the sireAs i nis morning it is thought
that half a million will cover the Josses in this
city, hut not iu the towns above here.
Afton, Va., Oetobei 3—Accounts from the
county ol Albemarle represent the devastation
• >! proiu-rty 'rom the flood as immense. Many
» ves tuive been !o. t The flood in many in-
swep. away entire families, 14 in number
Du
r. in
Buhmm* ■ f Mrt. David
House in tl an cock.—Below gno a ex
tract from a letter written by Mr. David Dk
son, the extensive cotton planter, to his couou
factors, Me-srs. 8. D. Heard & Bon, ol tins
city :—Augusta Poneiitutionaliet.
Messrs, ti. 1). Beard & Son:
Gentlemen—The negroes in this section,
especialty upon my place, are so demoralized
they will not work. 1 do not expect to save
one-half ol my cotton, and may get that that ie
saved burned, The negroes here say that
Yankees and home Radicals ’eil them to orga
nize, kill and burn, to suppress supposed Ivu
Ktux. What the Yankees told them. 1 know
not, bat feel the effects of their delusion Nearly
all the negroes ou my place are opposed to this
deviltrv, because they have something to lose;
a feir 1 suspect, because tne*. have nothing, and
-r ibcir guilt 1 nave -oma evidence.
La-i Saturday u glu, an raicd force ot r >-
groes car-u u,.ua my plantation aud burned ihe
largest gia house i own. It waatorty-eignt feet
square and contained three gins,two screws and
in Ahjemarle. Tne desiruclion ol grain, to
bacco, burns, cattle, hogs, houses and mills is
incredible. About fifty mills aud dams have
been destroyed. The* Ireshet was confined
within the radius of 'he Upper Valley of Vir
ginia. 1 he flood wis so great it carried cattle
and hogs belore it The wash was particularly
severe aioDg the Che.-apeabe and Ohio railroad.
At .^hadwell a mile oi track was washed away.
About twelve landc.lidts occurred between Col-
ham and M'lboro, and the bridges were swept
a.vky. The ro&d is dmmeed $106,000.
Washington Qlsp»tca u> in* New York Herald
Democratic HouiimWi
The Democratic Iteeident Executive Commit
tee has issued a pToniinc‘cnntv.to for circulation
as a campaign document, which is a perfect
arsenal of torpedoes and either noisy but not
very dangerous exptesive compounds. It winds
up with ihe following summary:
Firet - We are taxed $10 28 per capita,
against $2 per capita in 1870.
“Second—Ins-eud ol having funded the debt
at a lower rate of ■ merest, the bonds are not
ever) printed, and the six per cent, bonds are
still under par :n Europe.
Third—The exienonure of $75,600,000 for
war purposes in a tune ol profound peace is
oangtrous to our linenies and disgraceful to H
republican iorm oi government,
Fourth—The expenditure oi $21,700,000 for
the navy is a disgrace, inasmuch as WS have
nothing to siiow tor it.
Filth—The n duction of internal taxes is
tirely in favor of capital and monopolists.
Sixth—1 he gold "which our people so much
need at home is shipped lo Europe to bur bonds
at a premium which,are uot due for fourteen
years.
Seventh—Tbst the currency furnished to our
people is worth eighty-six cents on ihe dollar.
Eighth—That the government is controlled
by the monopolists oi Massachusetts.
To remedy these evils let the people rally to
the, standard ot the Democratic and Conserva
tive pat'.v. which is heating their battles against
monopolies, land goc te rs, protectionists and
class legislation of every description, hoping to
re-tore ihe government to the honest edminie-
irauon wnich prevailed belore the Repabhoan
arty came iuto power. i •
The Girl of the Period ah OLD Pair-
ioned Girl.—In 1647, the “ Simple Cobbler of
Agawam ” wrote in Massachusetts as follows of
the ladies dresses of that period: “ 1 can
make myself sick at the time with comparing
the dazzling splendor wherewith our gentle
women were embellished in some former habits
with the goose-down wherewith they are now
surcingled and debauched. We have about five
or six ot them in our colony. It I meet any of
them accidentally, I cannot cleanse any phauzie
1 of them for a month after. It is enougn to break
the heart lor to Eee our goodly women impris
oned in French cages, peering out oi their hood
bote> p>!;£ bounds) for Fnmt men ot mercy to
help ' :• in with a liMit v,!', and nob-v-y to re-
lievi- ii.-.n. It is no marvel iney a ear draUes
on i t- ■ 'er part of their head:, leaving no
thing, a-1 re-ems, in the lore part but a squir
rel’s brains to heip them frisk from one 111—far—
a scaffold; the latter was built the same day it vored Jashion to auother. It is no little labor to
was burned. Four negroes bad cotton in it, { be continually putting up English women into
irom two to nice bales each of which they \
■popnlat -i» or St. Iituils.
The St. Louis Times ti-ims that St. Louis ‘
the first rdv wes - ot the Atlantic seaboard.
The population is 312,063, showing an increase
oi 153,230 in ten vrais.
Notn Candid at.
Tbe Boston Post announces that .Tohu Quincy
Adams declines a nomination tor Governor of
MassachoseUSi at the hands o! the Democracy.
A Democratic nomination in that State is but
an empty honor at best, but it is doubtful i!
any other candidate ot tho j arty could poll ns
large a vote as the progessive and auri-Bour-
bon young Adams.
A Test Oniti .Vt> 'ts&od.
On Saturday last the Supn me Court of the
District oi Columbia, iu general term, with four
Judges present, decided to abolish the rule
reqiirfftg the tost oath ot applicants for mem
bersbip of the bar. The Supreme Court of the
United States decided this oath unconstitutional
some time since, but the interior tribunal had
up to Saturday refused to recoguize the ruling.
Well saldft,
The Detroit Free Presss says: There ia no
wrong ot which this adinim-tratlon has not
been guilty. Its affiliation with »nd aid of the
military mob in North Carolina; its indorse
ment of similar conduct in o'! er Southern
States, and its more receut indorsement ot the
disfranchisement ot sixty thousand white men
in Missouri, all stamp it as corrupt aud part'.zan
beyond all precedent.
The October EirCllonn.
Ou Tuesday next, the llth instaut, the States
of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Ne
braska, hold elections to elect Congressmen,
and two or three ot them, lull State tickets.
The Democrats in ail these States nro making
extraordinary exertions to materially reduce, it
not overcome the Republican preponderance m
Congress, iu which we hope, they will succeed.
An Emphatic Diftc.'ainacr.
Count Bismarck has made public, tho follow
ing statement; The n-norted conversation be
tween the King and Napoleon given by Rus
sell, correspondent ot the London Times, and
since extensively published, ia founded tiirough-
out on mere invention.
We are not surprised at the foregoing an
nouncement, and if the French and Prussians
know as much ot “Bull Run” Russell’s inven
tive powers as the people ol the late Con federate
States, his letters would be received with
“many grains of allowance’’ lor tlrerr contents.
A mass meeting ot citizens of Rod Bank,
New Jersey, have nominated H. T. Helmhold,
the far-famed druggist, for the Presidency.
Whatever may be the chances ot Mr. Helmbold
for reaching the White House, everybody must
admit he has reached fame and fortune by
judicious and extensive advertising, and we
have no doubt, it elected, would give to every
sovereign who voted for him, a bottle ot Buchu,
free gratis.
Twice a week, this far-famed drngg’st has a
three-column advertisement in the Intelli
gencer. We have no doubt he would make a
good President.
United States Troops for Laurens —At
the instance ot Governor Bcotf, it is supposed,
General Terry, commanding the Department ot
the South, has ordered that two companies ot
the Eighth lnfan'ry be sent to Newberry and
Laurens, 8. C. An officer who was sent, up to
survey the field is said to have reported that
“the regulars” must go up at once.
MY8TERIOU3 DISAPPEARANCE.—The 5'x» TC-
ports ihe mysterious disappearance ot John W.
Forney, junior. He left Philadelphia tor New
York on the lO'fc, to report the.Nilsson..C'-n^ rtP,
was arrested in the latter city on the 23 ! in a
state of intoxication, and has not been heard ot
since. He was managing editor o; iflu Phila
delphia Press and about 2C years old.
The Bread of Heaven, and the Hu?ks of
8winb.—This Is the title of a hook to he pub
lished by subscription, the authoress of which
is Mrs. M. E. Pinckabd, late of Savannah, a
most estimable lady, who is now in Atlanta, so
liciting subscriptions lor her proposed work.-—
Mrs P. is one of those Southern matrons, who
lost her sons during the late war, while they
were gallantly sustaining the ” Lost Cause,” and
lollowiug their loss, came the Ions of her prop
erty. There are now dependent upon her for sup
port, a widowed mother', tire daughter aud five lit
tle boys, the orphan children of her sons We ask,
in the name of patriotism and benevolence, ol
those upon whom she may cal), that they will sub-
scrioe for her book. “ He that giveth to the
poor,” we are told, lendeth io the Lord ; ” but
does not he who relieveth the widow in her
efforts to feed, and elothe, and educate the or-
puan, and discharge a duty than which none is
more imposing ana none more sure of reward in
this as well as in another and a betier world?”
Pigeoh Express.—We stated tbe other day
that twenty-five years ago carrier pigeons were
employed by the New York Sun to convey
items oi news ahead of the mails. Our renders
will see, by the cable telegrams of to-day that
the peopleoi Paris have substituted the pigeon
express for the telegraph ie striding out and re
ceiving back news from Tours, Meiz, &c. These
pigeons were no dornt obtained from Brussels,
where at least 15,000 are continually domiciled.
No doubt they have a good ■■dock ot the.-e birds
iu Paris, and mat they are what are called
“homing birds”—that Is, birds trained to return
home even mouths after their liberation.
However much we may pride ourselves on our
scientific appliances, in this Case the pigeon
surpasses the electric telegraph, and wtieie the
wires wouid be oi uo avail, a bird of the air
will carry the voice, and mat wtiicii hath wings
tells tbe matter—a mode of communication at
least ss old ss the time of 8olouu>n.
TJkdbsirablb Locality.—Itev. Henry Ward
Beecher’s brother Jeems, having lately visited
New York, issued the following report upon
that locality.
“It has IwBa myJortune to travel very largely
among heathen nations, but there is worse hea
thenism in New York than in Canton or among
{the Hottento's. of the Gape ol Good Hope. I
have seen the Beio-alee Indians, the Chinese,
the South Sea Lsianders, aud tne Crackers ot
Florida, and band Hillers of South Carolina,
and never, never, on the surface of God’s earth,
have I seen such mgn and women as I have the
lost week or two in New York city. They can
not be found. London may equal it. Heli does
not surpass it."
owned two-thirds. I bad in it about thirty bah
in all; also, about 8,000 bushels ot cotton seed.
I lose between rour and five thousand dollars.
Truly yonrs, David Dickson.
Sparta, Ga., September 27,1870.
Tellew Fever in New York.
Fifty-five esses oi yellow fever and sixteen
deaths are said to have occurred in New York
and neighborhood 'during the past month. The
fact is developed of a strange contrition of pro
fessional disagreement among tbe health authori
ties of that city. Governor’s Island, me seat ot
the diseases, has been quarantined. There were
no new cases on the 1st instant.
outlandish casks, who, if they be not shifted
si'e* one*- in a lew mouths, grow too soar for
their has:tends. When i hear a gentle dsme in
quire what is the newest raahiuDS ot tbe ooort,
with dtrri e to be in all haste, whatever it be, 1
v ook at her as tne very gizzard of a trifle, the
product or. the quartet oi a cipher—the epitome
ot nothing.”
Akeraan , i Pieblsetiam or Election Bill.
This nili, now a law of the State, it having
receistd the signature of the Governor, is being
almost universally denounced by tbe press ol
the country, North, South, East, and West. We
heard it styled yesterday “ Akermsn’s Plebisci-
tum,” a very appropriate title ior it.
Mr. Loc*L We sec that »«•>< > -ri oung men
of Aifaula have been n .i ' .t-.gnationmeet-
ings,at which they wet< qm c c. ie in their
denunciations of “nnanhng fomse keepers” for
advancing rhe price ot board.
Who is to blune for tne censes which pro-
duced |bc nec<8-.uy for advanced ' prices, is a9
diflacuHiofsceiiai-i as was ifo' <d ! ' i‘i' : t.‘ find
thq “Mforttqnei” during u»v Jate war iteiwpeb
ths States.” The price lor day board has been
advanced to $25 per month.
Now, Mr. Local, we are landladies of con
siderable experience, and for the benefit ot the
“ Anti-Boarding House Association,” will show
them a little . table of expenses, about which
they doubtless know nothing at all:
Before the war $12 50 per mouth was tbe
average price ior good board, just one half of
which is now purposed to be cnarged. Now let
us see the relative cost at living now and then.
By referring to ihe files of newspapers printed
in 1960 you 'Wifi see that tue price ot provisions
ot alt-sorts were then less then now charged by
irom one-halt to three-tonrths.
'Ihe liaises of clerks and boohhr'rnerg are
double and treble, 18(10, : ,ml _> i-. these
young men inter dire . (noire - .ainst
’• buardteu-iiOUsu keti.-i i. ’ Lei iiiein j-'ln in a
crusade against tne butcher, the g. c.r and
miller, and reduce their prices belore denouncing
the Landladies.
Noble Heroism.—One of the most touching
anecdotes of the horriole war now desolating
France ia that ot a bister ot Cnarity at Keisch-
sboffeD. She was following in the rear of the
^treating French forces. Ail at once she heard
a cry—that of a soldier ju«t snot and writhing
on the ground. Running io him,she ministered
as well as circumstance- allowed, and was about
making the sign ot the cress on his brow when
a cannon-ball Btruck her and carried off both
legs. She Jell dying upon the body of the
wounded soldier. Buiefy there is a sort ot hero
ism about ibis which so elevates our nature as
lo make us almosi lorgive tiiecrimo whicn gave
it opportunity of display.-—/ ippmeott s Maga-
sim.
SKffS BY TEIEGBAPB,
Washington, October 5.—Marian leaves for
London 1st November.
Lkxinotow, «m Staunton, October 5 —Gen,
Robert K. Lee continues to Improve—is quite
chct-riul and communicative.
Norwich, October 5.—Tho Democrats gain
300 in this oitv, by the election of only first se
lectman. The Democrats gain in Colchester
Ledyard, Staumgtan and Syme. Tho Demo-
ocratic gains iu Norwich are uot very large,
and many ot them are due to a storm.
Cincinnati, October 5—The Convention has
assembled and a large amount of business in
troduced and referred lo proper committees.
The committee on the trans-Continental Rail
road created a resolution in favor of the inter
vention ot tho United States to secure a speedy
peace between the republic ot France and the
kingdom ot Prussia, which was at first tabled
but finally referred to a special committee of
five.
New York, October 5.—No further cases of
yellow lever have occurred in the city, though
♦.he same additional outs are reported on Gover
nor’s Island.
New York, October 5 —Tbe bark Charles
Augusta, 184 days trom Hong Kong, has arrived,
bringing 220 emigrants. Sixteen died during
the passage.
DeatluTyesterday trom yellow fever, 9.
St Louis, October 5 --It is reported that a
coal mine at Caseyville, III., caved, burning S3
men.
London, October 5.—Smith Leeds, a banker
well kuowa tor his munificent charities, waa
killed yesterday by a lail Irom hiB horse.
An official manifesto dated Wilhelmhoohen
and sigDed by Napoleon, is unknown here and
is doubtless a poerapbal.
Copenhaosn, October 5.—The Budget for
1871 was laid before the Chambers yesterday
aud is very satisfactory.
Tours, October 5 —It is announced to-day
that the governmental delegation will be sent
from here to be established in Lille in case ot
any greater interruption ot the lines of com
munication.
No serious engagement has occurred oev
Paris, other than those already received.
The Government receives intelligence Irotrj
Taris with tolerable regularity.
The daily journals here notice the manifesto
of Napoleon, lately published in London.
It is believed that Eugiaud aud Russia are
actively engaged iu negotiating lor an armistice.
Reports are current that both Mecklinburgs
will be incorporated with Prussia.
A large meeting of the German Catholic aris
tocracy is about occurring at Fulda to consider
infallibility.
The Prussians gained some advantage near
Epernan yesterday, which opens the place to
them. They bombarded Epernan some time.
The mobiles and franc tireurs fought bravely,
bat were unable stand the enemies artillery.
Madrid, October 5 —The vomito has spread
to the city ot Alcante. The citizens are leaving
the town.
Alesegas’ resignation as Minister to France,
has been formally accepted.
Heavy rains have fallen in Valencia recently,
and the streams have swollen to an unusual
size. Much damage has been done.
Fontainbleau, October 5.—A detachment
of Prussians, several hundred strong, attacked
ihe franc tireurs near here to-day, but were
handsomeJy repulsed. The Prussians retreated
towards Cbailly.
Tours, October 5.—The authorities have not
yet been apprised ot the fact that the manifesto
is most probably a forgery.
A reporter ot the gazette Defranco says
unfortunately for the Bonapartista they publish
their documents separately, liohuer, addressing
the Emperor on morning ot decl&ratiqp said
“Animated by a calm hope in the true force.
Emperor, you know how to wait, but in tbe past
lour years, you have perfected the armament ol
the soldiers, and raised to the highest pitch ot
organization our military forces. Thanks to
your care, sire, France is ready.” Alter that
the gazette adds that it is id>e to pretend that
Napoleon is not responsible for this war. ‘
Dispatches further tending to establish the
death of Gen. Mol ike, is published to-day.
It is reported that the franc tireurs recently
blew up and destroyed the railway lor a long
distance near Suverue, and that the Prussians’
communications are badly Interrupted in conse
quence.
Fighting is reported near Orleans.
A di-patch from Belfast says that the franc
tireurs defeated a detachment ot the new Prus
sian army, which recently crossed the Rhine
near Coleman.
The French armj^ now in Algiers, numbering
37,000, demands a recall to resist the Prus
sians.
M. Lamon, editor of the Paris Paps was ar
rested. Charges not trauspired
London, October 5 —Advices from Yokoho-
ma, to September 5, pay that the Japanese au
thorities nave mace arrangements to prevent
collisions in Japanese waters between French
and Prussian corvettes cruising in that vicini y.
Later advices from HoDg Kong report further
assassinations ot foreigners by Chinese. It was
reported that Chinese troops are being collected
between Tier,risen and PekiD, nominally tor the
protection of foreigners. Strong doubts are ex
pressed as to that being the intention oi their
movements.
The Manchester Examiner ha* an serial mes
sage trom Paris stating that at a meeting ot the
council ot ministers the 29th September, Favre
and Arago protested against a continuance ot
the war without consultation with the people,
The rumor continues to circulate that Thiers
has arrived at Florence, to consult with the
Italian government.
It is stated that Russia has in preparation a
plan to accelerate the emhodyment of retired
soldiers, and of those on leave.
Cassack’s force has been sent westward from
Don. Active preparations are being made for
operations iu Western ConcacuS.
The government of Odessa denies that there
is any concentration of troops near the Tnrkish
frontier.
It is thought that King Victor Emanuel will
guarantee pontificial debt
The story that ihe American General Burn
side, has been engaged in an attempt to mediate
between the French and Prussians, is disenssed
in the pres-*, and is generally discredited.
. Washington, Oc’oier 6—A regiment ot
Irish volunteers is forming at Cherbourg. Men
tor the regiment are having both Ireland and
England daily.
Disturbances in P iria, tip to. the third, are
authoritatively denied. Armed citizens compose
the police, and the people dine abroad and drive
about as though the Prussians were in Berlin.
The army or Lyons, on the Hist, was reported
to be one hundred thousand men, tally armed
and equiped. The army of Loire, was between
Tours and Bomges on same date, and is reported
to be one hundred and fifty thousand strong.
Enormous quantities of arms and millions of
swoards and powder have been shipped trom
Enelish ports to the French.
Cincinnati, October 6.—A large meeting
was held last night in which ‘he Southern dele
gates participated. Resolutions were unani
mously adopted favoring absolutely free wharf-
The St. Louis Temperance Convention voted
against prohiniiory laws and specialtemperaoee
candidates for office
The reoon that ihirty five miners were burned
at Coesey vide coal mines is a hoax.
Tours, October 6—Tne battle on the 4th,
near Chateau tia iiani was productive of impor
taut result-. The P u-s ans were defeated and
their positions taken by Frer ch, and compelled
the Prussian** to • v imaieP thiviers. The Prus
sians absed ntd P uivieis so hastily that they
lett many csiile au«i much forage.
Lond >n, October 0—i.ate Paris advices re
port much plundering. Ti.e railways and high
ways west of Paris are mined and will be explo
ded as the Prussians advance. Beauvons is 41
mi'es north Paris, and is m-deagreat victualing
sta'iou by tbe Pru-si ms. P euaralions for the
bombardment oi Palis are nearly completed.—
Bfroiieitard’s presence ia Paris has been denied.
jlmiDurg steamers of the Hamburg-Ameri
can lines are used lor tne detention ot the
French prisoners
I*r is rumored on the streets that quite a num
ber ot the members ot the lower house of the
Legi-lature, have gone to meet the circus,
borne were, it is said, met in the roads leading
in the direction of the company, on loot, with
lheir carpet-bags, and in the best spirits possible
at the prospect ahead.
One minister married three couples on Mon
day last, in Or.ffir! at one standing. That is
what we rail a “ wholesale slaughter ot the
innocents.” baid innocents seemed to like it
though. V