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J3Y ?. . MURRAY & CO. ANDERSON, S. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1882. VOLUME XVIII.?NO. 2 _ ?. Attr CITAVU V * ? *~" 1!*?J?)W i vip *. to acon, coi Try our IUJ if 12* 3 \Ye r-annot batask our i ojftcal' before b< iogforiilioirj? A. S ju?e 1,1882';: iirT flanf lllUU he a [uAN'EL the Ifeede Sclioft' ENGINES^ STA A< ?I. T. GRANT' BUEEAIL I GIS BRISTLES; . I Thus. Bradford's June 15.1882 IT PAY the foll?' Il 8tatcsSilver< Dollars made in. 17W.$15. I im.$5oo.i 1638.$15.00 1830.$15. ? M.$i?. ?1852....$15. 1MB.$10.00 I Practical Watoflj Fine ??atclies, eli ^ Sole acenta I SPECTACLES and, 4 Co.'s Standard ORI Dimes made in ira.$1.00 ISW..$1.00 1801.|l.00 1602.ll.OO 1S03.lina V. S. G?hl Ooin-l 181M25.00; Twen 1W3-4S0.0O. it It will pay you toioli, ?ce sud examine evera Hiram Si Johnson, Robb; fresh CHEAP FO >?* WflTrUi not be *eb te, 18S2 THE SAVJ VALLEY m tr JlA? Uken a fresh star ?J??raed In a few daj J^ofraanyof our da ?y beaceoniplUhed in tit Inthomeantk is boi ?5Sa??hre,?odwo*; D^g*tlon for Low Prl ?i^j111?* In ita ineipi? t0 bI Sm mLOI> aU Competi gj1*? and HONEST B* , buil. ^? ?nr ?we teke thia ?PW ah e*???Iae to call, 11 . 31 40 U NIgbt Attack on July 14, lB?a-WhrU Pappened to the Confederates-Two Msoncrs Taken?Total Loss Fourteen. !?*. Jame? 11. Ilion, in Charleston Weekly Neu-t. gjPbis ie not intended as dignified hie Jjricul eketch, but rnther au a cozy "old ?jdiet'a talk" with my former compati fgarin-arrae, to whom minute detail?, M even egotistic garrulity, will have a Bjgaliar interest. pPhe Uuion forces had effected a land at Oyster Point, south end uf Morris gand, at daylight of the 10th of Julv. JBB. On the morning of the 11th they ?pftdo their first disastrous assault on ft???ry Wagner. They then continued gjgjug troops and building earthworks. 5r13attery Wagner were some of the ggjji Regular Artillery, Capt. Boag's Hraany, Capt. Chichester's company, ^Paaa'B Battery, the Fifty-first North H&lina, the Twelfth and Eighteenth Bugia Battalions, the Twentietn South WSflina and the Seventh South Caroli ^Battalion. Gon. Taliaferro was in ggjfrend, and Col. Yates chief of artil Bmj the morning of the 14th wc found omb-proof nearly ?kinued by ? E FIKES OF THE IHONCLADS rainboats. I havi been placed iu WBSe of working details to strengthen "fpomb-proof, and I euppoaed my wore ended for that day at least. n> I heard in the afternoon that a IBJomont of volunteers was to make KSH&ck on the enemy's first line that m??& I did not regard myr,elf as in any jgggjndividuallv interested ; and when gnat I was to lead the party very ntly pronounced tho report to be :c. Luto in tbo evening volun ^Sffiprere called for from tho different ado, each ono being limited, and Hmle to amount to one hundred and BXhe party assembled, consisting ,? rank and filo from ih? 51st .'Arolinn, under Capt. E. South Aid two lieuteuantB oue each ipaniea E and I, whoae natnea RH?t recall ; thirty from the 7th HS under Capt. Oorr Seegurs and ou?s L. Clayburn ; twenty-fivo 12th Georgia Battalion under Kttt; twenty from the 20th South Hrt?nd'?r Capt. Cowan ; eighteen ^f'J8th Georgia Battalion under ? In all ono hundred and fifty i'.and file, and eight commis .dcers. After being inspected by LViggs, (now Judgo Twigt,s, of ^Georgia,) of Gen. Taliaferro'a t were dismissed to their quar -it orders. I was sent for by Gen. Talia Vthci. informed mo that Gen. I had ordered a reconuoisanco _>y a party of volunteers to be ' by me, for the purposo of ; the position and strength of first line, and to ondeavor to or more prisoners from whom J might be obtained as to what by that time been landed on He stated that after my the day he would take the [ty of substituting another , but he could find nono suf guainted with tho island. I at I would secure tbo subeti ^forming him that my knowl Hffi island at night was con lialf mile I had fought over gtoing of the assault of the 11th. Egfrconcultation in an under '.lo officers present, he in hat Capt. Chichester stated Sta man who was perfectly fith the island ut night, and Jiaferro) would have to ask He I was at liberty to de iwas in for NIGUT ATTACK. : tho attacking party was ?id after putting my sash ? ball in my pockot, and ?tch, sword-belt and ecab , P. Nelson, I joined the fpanied by Major Twiggs ^Chester's man Coffee. We tjwed by a etrong night ^Taliaferro told me that would further inform me I desired for us to do. ^.one quarter of a mile y wo were baited and tho brk throwing up breast ras directed to advance and keep on the alert ifwas being done. Some gwe had taken our posi Kgs urne to us and fur . the order of Gen. Beau B?d me be would return if the works were then I that we would then start, t him to give personally _? should secure ue from 5by the picket, no matter % fell back, or by the sight happen, both the JeFves fell back on tho ?hnprf/ ? the importance Tfild him of the expori ui^.n ?. ?liA corning of , .. ' lnSO ?nul j ?1 ?f the battery. m?i scouts to the front, Ithat for some distanco foray's videttea, I com ino acquaintance of my prilling them in the tac ;.o use that night. I v deployed across the led gune, under Lieut, cd was then divided :o first being fifteen at. Tutt's line, tbo and the marsh on our right, und goiug down a slight slant, when I observed a liait of tho skirmishers. This was fol lowed by four or five ncaitering shots and then Immediately by a lino of fire about -00 yards in w.'dtb, some forty yards to our front. 1 tave the order, "Right w:ng fire!" This was immediately fol lowed by i oplendid volley from both winge. Coffee fell! Feeling for him with my foot, I found his body gone I rapidly placed myself on the left of the right wing, out of range of the fire of the left wing. Our men kept up a well directed fi;e at the lino of flashes, while THE BULLETS OF THE ENEMY whistled mostly over our heads. I the* turning towards the rear, in a loud, clear voice, (I will hero astonish most persone who know my physique by stating that God. Bratton has repeatedly understood commands given by me at a mile dis tant,) commanded as follows : "Cease firing!" "Gen. Taliaferro advance your Division I" (Id ft less loud voice:) "General, now charge with your Brig ade !" "Battalion, fix bayonets?charge !" And on wont our imaginary Brigade supported by the imaginary division. My commands thus given were accompa nied by a slacking off of the enemy's firo, and it had ceased by the tiir.e we reached the earthworks. We wont over these, the occupants giving away in con fusion before us. We caught five; among them John L. Wilgus and Jamec A. Nesbit, (both privates of tho 48th New York,) the latter of whom had en deavored lo treat me to a bayonet through my body, which, thanks to an uncon scious parry of my sword, only stuck the back of my hand. As we had got over the works wo woro almost blinded by the nearly simulta neous fire of foui 12-pounder howitzers, only thirty paces in front of a rising ground. This brought us to a halt. I then reformed the command in line, im mediately in front of the breastworks, carrying back our two prisoners. Tho sholls of the howitzers passed beautifully over our heads, and all became silent, in our front. Coffee informed mo that our then locality was near what he called the "Boat Uouee." Before I had concluded arranging my party and determined what move to make next, to my astonishment a terrific fire of mueketry and 12-pounder guns opened about two lm ml red or three hundred yards in our front. Wo all quietly sat down and enjoyed the fireworks, all the balls and shell pars ing over our heads. This firing ? ceased. Cautioning my command to keep in their places and cot to fire on me, I went forward with Coffee. We found about thirty bodies of dead or badly wounded behind the works ; and Lieut.-of the artillery near the howitzers, all iour of which bad been thrown out of their carriages. While studying the question how 1 could givo our command the glory of carrying these guns back with us through the heavy sand, a third pyrotechnic display was gotten up for our benefit. A tremendous fire of big guus and little guns aud rifles poured forth from the main works of the enemy on a hill one and a half or two miles distant from Battery Wagner. Shells exploded generally a good distance in our front, while some solid shot whizzed through the air over our heads. I went back to tho command and waited for this new entertainment to cease. The heavy firing kept up for about fifteen minutes, when it was followed by u slack ening arid desultory lire, (except from tho heavy guns,) and ceased in half ] hour altogether. We then started back with our pris ou?r? sry? looking (er rather ?? ??"? carefully on the ground as went along, picked up our own wounded. On ap proaching our picket line we halted and the officers and men were requested to ascertain if any were missing. Tho North Caroliniane reported nine, the Georgians five, and South Carolinians one. I then took Lieut. Tutt and the ?b Battalion detachment and went back and carefully explored the ground. We only found private Anderson Stuckey, of Company G, of the Battalion. I have omitted to state that Lieut. (who was shot through the ankle,) to gether with two of our men who were supporting him, fell into a shallow drv well or pit. Our men got out and I yielded to the supplication of the lieu tenant and left him in the well. He was living in 1872. After the recovery of Stuckey, by my directions we all com mencoa talkiug and singing and safely ontertl our picket line, and subsequent ly the Battery, without being fired on. Result: Two prisoners net taken, (three others bad got away from us.) 20th South Carolina?One wounded, who died before we reached the battery.. 7th South Carolina?One wounded, who afterwards died. 51st North Carolina? Three wounded, one, F. M. Garner, Company C, losing a leg. 18th Georgia ? Oue wounded 12th Georgia?Five wounded and five missing. These latter had formed the right half of the skir mish line, and in uncovering our front had passed into the marsh, r Mt?V? two made their way to the Battery, ar riving soon after we did, all covered with | phosphorescence. The tbreo finally missing no doubt got lost in the marsh. Total loss?Two killed, nine wounded and three missing. WHAT APPEARED TO THOSE AT BAT TERY WAGNER TO E . This wr.s related to me by Judge Twiggs, at Aiken. last February : After Mai. Twigga had started us off. he re turned to tho Battery. Gon. Taliaferro, Col. Yates, Col. Nelson, Maj. Twiggs and other officers took position on tho rampartr, to hear and see tho firiug. In duo time they observed the firing at the breastworks attacked by us. Gen. Tal iaferro remarked, "They aro having a hot time, I hope they will get through all right I,' Next the heavier fire from the second line broke out. Then Gen. Taliaferro became ?xcited and exclaimed, "What does the little fool mean? He had no businesH going that far!" Col. Nelson intimated that he was mistaken? that Mr.jor Rion was no fool. The Gen eral responded : "Well, he certainly is not the prudent man he was represented to be." He then turned to Maj. Twiggs and asked him if he bad not given me Iriong directions. The Major replied he had given me the instructions verbatw ?be bad been directed. The General oarked, "There has certainly been a eab-mistake somewhere." Subsequent > when tho main works of f ho enemy ; loose, the General iost all patience (1 commenced abusing Maj. Twigga [ myself alternately ; the one for not ' log himself understood, and the r for foolhardy rashness. Tho Major aly vindicated himself as best he I;, but. my case was beyond justifica After all the firing had ceased and reigned over the island, and the king party been long given up as h we were heard approaching, and in Ii time made our entry into the Bat [ with our killed and wounded and era. IT HAPPENED TO THE ENEMY. J waa relat*** to me by Capt. George imaey, of *Jie United States engi : white ir charge of the Arsenal in Charleston, 1872 : Capt. Ramsey was on the island at the timo o? our attack. , Upon tuo attack on tL< first line, aller a j gallant defence, the ibih New York Regiment and the battery of artillery fell back upon tho second Hue. This , line, held by two regiments and two bat teries, was in turn assaulted (?) when, I after delivering some volleys, it gave way and fell beck in comparative good order towards tho main works. In the mean ? while some men from tho first line, not stopping at tho secoud line, bad fled to j the main works and reported that all the troops in front bad been gobbled up, ? aud that an immense force of Confedcr I ate* were advaneinc t/> r<?'.?.ke the ieland. Upon this information the pickets were called in and everything made ready for the assault. When tbo forces which had occupied tho two front lines were ap proaching the works they were grsetcd with the fire of the whole front, and quickly taking advantage of depressione in tho sand aud sand ridges to screen themselves, there remained until day light. Near two hundred were killed aud wounded by this fire before they could put themselves under cover. It must be remembered the Union troops had been on the island only five days, during which time they had met obstinate resistance at every point and had been very roughly handled at Bat tery Wagner. Hence their supposition that we had been heavily reinforced and were attempting, with night as a cover from tho iron ciada and other war ves sels, to recover the island ? very natu ral and supported by appeurances in tboir front. Note.?I would be much obliged to any one who would write mo at Winnsboro' and enable me to fill blanks left in tho foregoing sketch, or correct any mattor of detail or name. Indians In South Carolina. Just below Nation Ford aud the fine bridge of tho C, C. & A. Railway, the Catawba River makos a broad sweep to the Southward, thus partly enclosing a body of land familiarly known as the Bend. In it are fine plantat ions of the olden time ; open fields surrounded by dense woodlauds that are tho growth of centuries, with here and there a large country house. About ten miles from Rock Hill, in the most remote section of the Bend, and upon the banks of tho grand old river that takes its name from them, is the last remnant of the tribe of Catawba Indians in South Carolina. The tribe now numbers about eighty five persons, and shows a slight increase within the past decade. Their reserva tion is something less than a thousand acres. The question comes up, how have they maintained themselves against the onward march of the white race ? The answer is not hard to find?they have been friendly with the white settlers from time immemorial. Some years ago the tribe moved West, and sold to tho State their reservation, then much larger than at present ; but becoming dissatisfied there, they were permitted to return ; a reservation was giveu them which they aro not allowed to .sell, and a yearly pension granted them, amounting probably to $800. These sons of the forest speak imper fect English, but among themselves cou ! verse in tho Indian tongue. They are peaceable and quiet, and live by hunting and fishing., while they also work small crops or labor for wages in the fields of their white neighbors. They aro proud and reticent, seldom speaking unless spoken to, but always appreciating a kindness. They still keep up inn art of making lud?an pottery,' and bring to town clay pipes, flower pots, and perhaps other little articles, for sale. At different times, members of the tribe have united with Baptist and Meth odist churches, but it seems difficult to keep un permanent religious interest. A Union bunday School was recently organized for their benefit, which waa subsequently removed to Richardson'B Chapel, a Methodist cburch near by, and about thirty of the Indians now regular ly attend it. The Indians live in log huta very much after the manner of froutier settlers, and these are for the most part scattered along through tho forest; they drena in tbo same manner as their white neighbors. They still retain some Indian peculiari ties, such as walking one behind the other whilst they are on a journey. A fondness for the fiery fluid i? an In dian weakness, and has been probably the chief obstacle to their complete evangelization. Now that the towns of Rock Hill aud Fort Mill are "dry," far less temptation exists for them to indulge this ruinous appetite. It makes one sad to view tho gradual decadence of tho Red Men ; here and there we find a remnant left unmolested, because they have always been friendly to the whites ; at most it is only a rem* i nant. The rest are far out in the West ern wilds, pressed steadily towards that vast ocean that rolls so peacefully yet I mir?k?ilt? nnnn Q\i* WC-'^ " ?hO?SS. Should we not feel a deep sympathy for the Indian and help him to the higher and bettor life? His soul is as precious in Heaven's sight as our own. There are in the Catawba River nu merous islands, and on some of them are to be found Indian relics going back to the time when the Catawbos, as a mighty tribe, roamed these hills, fished in the clear streams, and fortified themselves on the islands. Not far from Land's Ford, where the dashing river spreads out for nearly mile over the smooth, choaly rocks, is Indian Mouud Island. As the writer sat fishing one day, and looked at the high, conical mound with groat trees of a century's growth upon it, he heard the story of its probable construction. Not far away on the island is a lake, evi dently artificial, and now overgrown with trees, whence the earth must have been carried and heaped up little by little to make the monument. When done it served perhaps a two-fold purpose? a burial place and an outlook against the approach of enemies. It is now seventy five feet high, and mnst have been much higher, and is perhaps fifty feet broad at the top. while its base is laid on broad foundations. Near its Southern base the canvas tent of a solitary trapper glistened in the evening light, making the picture complete in its uniqueness, and suggest ing those early times that Fenmmore Cooper loved to depict. That mound is the silent monument of a power and prestige long since gone by. So the Indian race, ita prestige and its glory is everywhere passing away. Let us seize the opportunity and send to them a Christian civilization, which shall givo them peace, prosperity and salva?Ion, be fore they are gone from us forever.?J. Haetwell Edwabds, in Papiitt Cou rier. ?The hoirs of Micajah Martin, deceae* ed. living in Troup county, Qa., will ! bring suit against the city of Atlanta to recover 202 J acres of land in the very heart of the city. The Kimball House slanda on part of the property. Mart?n bought the land when it waa covered with I brush wood, and never sold or deeded it to anyone. The deeds are now in posees? j sion of the bei?. TUE WHITE PLAG AT ALEXANDRIA. Dow the KgypUant Met V.:s l'Ir? of the HrltWh auni. LOHDOX. July 12. Tho Standard't correspondent ou board the Invincible telegraphs : Tho fort* and batteries on the sea taco are a heap of ruins. Tho Egyptians etuck to their guns until the forts were crumbling. The aim of the Egyptian gunners was chiefly directed against tho Penelope and tho Inflexible, and they fired principally round shot. Their elovatlou was bad. The Invincible was seldom hit. The armor of the .Superb was penetrated. | Tho Egyptian officer? set a good example to their men, often jumping upon the parapets to see tho effects of their fire. A party of marines, which landed from th? invincible to blow up Fort Mex, saw several dead lying iuside the forts. The Egyptians had no shells, which fact nc eon uto for tho small number of casualties on tho British vessels. A dispatch from ?Suez says no merchant v?asele havo eu tered the canal during tho last forty-eight hours. All the ships, including the In dian mail steamers, remain in tho road stead. Tho whole European population is afloat. The British consul, in pursu ance of Admiral Seymour's instructions, has haaled down his flag and gono abonni a gunboat. A correspondent of tho Time*, on the Helicon, telegraphing at 10 o'clock this morning, says : The Mex forte appear to ? nntirclv deserted. The Weather ?S cloudy and the wind has risen, causing the ships to roll. Tho bodies of those killed in tho action of yesterday were buried at sea to-day. There are now about fifty vessels, including the men-of war, anchored off the breakwater. If the wind rises much smaller ones must weigh anchor. It has been impossible so far to communicate with the shore. It is likely that the European quarters have been seriously damaged. Several shells from the Inflexible wcro seeu to bur.-.t imme diately over tho center of tho toyffi^ MONO THE UHI PS. S//Jj il The Penelope was etruck_ fii/),/'/; fa and had one gun disabled. TheP^V bio was hit many times _but only Vn*?i!c>tf/ii " ? 17* penetrated her armor. The Mo not hit, owing to her mur Aller the action was over, tb drew off from the shore and approached each other. A tuo Timeo, dated Alexandra Egyptians could have done n. tion had thoir aiming been le. is dilli cu it to describo the oxc. a vad IT the sailors. Each shot ?a? wat** ?S.-U.?JJ great anxiety, and every aaad . cheered. Soihio shots froin tuo 81-t/ flew high, and may have damaW. town. A dispatch to tho Daxh, from La Gaietta reports that tho Amer. I can consul bus received orders to r< I establish tho consulate at Tunie. Tl. Time*, in a leading article this mornisg^ says : Musurus Pusha, Turkish ambassa dor, bad an interview yesterday with Earl Uranville, and demanded thai tho order for the bombardment of Alexan dria be countermanded. Earl Granville replied that circumstances compelled tho British government to take decisive action, cut' that its decision could not bo revoked. We do not hesitate to say that the effect of England's determination has been to produce tir most fuvorablo impression both on tho public opinion and judgmeut of European statesmen. The representatives of three powers have already expressed satisfaction at the gov ernment's action. There is, therefore, no ground whatever for the assertion that [ the action of England is judged by Eu-1 rope as high hanued or unnecessary. If ? the porte refuses to intervene in Egypt, we shall gladly welcome the assistance of France, and signs are not wauting that M. Defreycinct has shown a timidity little to the taste of his countrymen. M. Gambetta's speech yesterday, in one of j the bureaus o? the chamber, m the course of which he said that the most serious fears was that England and France, after having acted together at Alexandria in presenting the ultimatum, had parted company, end that if the separation Eroved definitivo, never would France ave been in a mom serious position. Is a sign of public opinion not to be neg lected. The Tima' Paria correspondent reporte that M. Goblet, minister of tho interior end of works, replying to Oam betta, in regard to Egyptiar ?flairs, eaid France had not co-operated in the bom bardment because England's conduct did not seem to her justified, and because Franco did not desire to emergo from European concert. The correspondent adds that it is at least three weeks since England proposed to Franco to join in tho occupation of tho Suez canal, but as Franco raised objections England gave up the idea of French co-operation in that direction, and turned her attention to Alexandria. Since then she has con stantly urged France to keep hercom ? vy, and until tho lost moment ehe had not given np hopes. THE WHITE FLAG. A dispatch, off Alexandria. Julv 12. at .au p. m., says : "A flag of truce is shown from the town and a vessel ? team ing towards tho fleet in also displaying a flag of truco." A dispatch to Router's telegram company, from Alexandria, sent. at 9.25 this evening, says tho veseela of tho fleet took up the following positions ' off the new port before sauset : The Sul tan off Fort Pharos and the Superb, the j Temeraine, the Inflexible, the Alexan dria and tho Achille- to tho eastward. Tb a Invincible, the Monarch, the Pene lope and all tho gunboats aro in the autor harbor. It is supposed that this arrange ment of vessels has been made in order j that they may be in readiness to shell the forts commanding the town to morrow in tho event of tho failure of negotiations. It is supposed that the Egyptian troops have evacuated the town, as the fires to-night are assuming largo proportions. Tho town is reported to he almost empty, and It is believed has been loft to the low Araba, possibly to the Pcdoumn, to plr.nder at will. At sunset the white flag was still flying. Private advices indicato that the Snez canal will be reopened to traffic on the 14th instant. A dispatch dated 0.25 p. m. statea that a Turkish gunboat is an chored off Ramleh palace, to which the Khedive moved his family previous to the bombardment. Signals are now being made to the fleet from the Cbiltean to obtain a reply from Admiral Seymour to a message from Queen Victoria;in quiring after the wounded. The dark ness of the night makes the conflagration in Alexandria appear vcrv vivid. It ia supposed that the town is being reduced to ashes wilfully. WHAT THE WHITE FLAU MEANT. ' Said Pasha, the new President of Cou n I eil of Minister of Turkey, has renewed the request of the porte that the bom bardment of Alexandria cease, but it is understood that England Is unable to rive effect to this request because Said Pasha can offer.no guarantee that Arabi Pasha would acquiesce in Admiral Sey mour's rVimands. The majority of the ministers or? in favor of an arrangement by the poweV?. Etri Gran villo, British Foreign Secretary, has ?;j>"ed to the re monstrance of Mcanaa Fiaba, Turkish I ambassador at Locdosi, that England in bombarding Alexandria acted in tlio name of Europe. It is reported that tho movement? of Dervisch Pashn, Turkish commissioner in Egypt, ure being watch ed by order of Araui Pasha. Renter's telegram company has re ceived the following dispatch: Oil'Alex andria, July 12, midnight.?Tho bar racks, bouses and wind mills around Fort Mcx bate been shattered to piece*. A portion of tho Rae-el-Tin palace, re cently inhabited by Dorvisch P?dia, which fcrnnd a separate building from the Khedive's residence has been burned to tho ground. The lighthouse is still standing, but a number of holes aro v?aihlo in flin niainnrv un.I the ilHli appears to be injured. *Tho Bilioni, after taking Flag Lieutenant Lambton on board, proceeded to the harbor to learn the object of the tlag of truce. Infor mation was conveyed to tho commander of tho Bittern that Toulba Pasha, mili tary commander in Alexandria, wished to communicato with Admiral Seymour. Lieutenaut Lnmbtou reported that as s preliminary condition to further negotia tions tho forts dominating tho entrance to tho harbor must bo surrendered, Toulba Pasha refused to accept these terms and the Pitter? returned to ac quaint tbo Admiral with his refusai It ! was understood among tho officers that! tho firing would bo resumed at 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, but no ordjr to timi. I offect was given. Tho Egyptians subso quently hoisted a second flag of truco, and the Helicon was thereupon sent in tu obtain information. Tuo Bittern as certained that tho Khedive was safo, having gone with Dervisch Pasha to Roraley palace. The store ship Uumber loaves to-night with tho wounded. A large (ire is now visible in tho direction of the British consulate. Tho Globe snys : During the bombard ment yestc.'Jay a telephone was attached ot Malta to the Alexandria cablo, and though it was impossible to communicato verbally, the bombardment wns plainly audible at tho Malta end of the cablo. ?'-'ho Humber store ship and tho Salamis gfypatcb vessel have nrrived off Alexan /Jtt,'/' "^'?nateu from the Standard'? ?%.Vv. ooar<1 tQo Invincible, iPs (_ . i'B afternoon, says that \\ cruieing closo to tho ?/^jlace. The British ?<ft a 0% 6p$&fjnicated under a 11 IWfco^ E?yptIanB , H IWy* v 1$ '. ? ,0BuU u >'^UMlutrfaw\tr$^^ ... _-t?m!etly a nnmonB thlS a " " *\and w - ' V'ke? under Secretary * &&**^is^mtiv cauti?sea ^easofsT Quit^suey wotild STOCK OF " * Suez canal at their own that bo was unaware JAIICC ni vd boon laid in the canal.' 1'JUvrX fcplyjpg to Mr Uourloy,. jbal member from Sunder D OFFEfiVno bad mado communicntion.1 to" other governments in regard io tho free navigation of the Hue* canal, which ho had thought it his duty to make. Mr. Gourley moved on adjournment in ordor to obtain a satisfactory statement. Sir Wilfred Lawson, radica!, seconded tho motion, declaring that the action of Eng land was atrocious, cruel and cowardly. Mr. Gladstone said that tho action of the f;ovcrment bad been quite apart from tli? nterests of the bondholders, adding that it would be unjust on his part to discuss the reasons for tbo cour, e tnken by France. The war c ^ce has ordere?' a company of engineer to be organized as a railway construction company. Materials fur light iiues wiii bo prepared. Tbo news ot tho bombardment of Alexandria caused a profound sensation in Madrid. Tho action is unfavorably commented upon in some quarters. Six Camfoknia Giri? on a TbAIIP. ?There passed through Redwood Gity on Monday of last week a party of Oak land ladies on a tramp. They numbered six and were all robust,good looking, full of life and euergy, and bont ou a frolic. Dressed in uniformed style of walking babit, slightly shorter even than the pro vailing fashion, made of excellent and durable linen, plain but pretty hats, cuy shoes with high ankles for dust, tbey vre re the personification of comfort. Each bore a knapsack upon her back, soldier ty le, and was armed with a revol ver and large bowio knife. Thoir trip is to take in the Southern coast Counties. Some nights they camp out aud othors they pass at hotels, as humor or conven ience may happen. With no baggago or equipments, except what each carries upon her person, this might be called another charge of the Light Brigade. They left Oakland yesterday morning, and, alter crossing the bay on tho ferry, trotted to Menlo Park as their first foat. The next day brought them to S cara villo, where the night was passed in a friendly bare Forr?me unknown reason they returned to Mayfield next day and spent the night, and on Saturday the party made the long trip from the latter town to San Gregorio, crossing the mountains in l?io aun sud uuai ?o as iiveiy a mood as any section of their route.?Redwood City (Olla.) Journal, June 29 The Lakqebt Diamond.?The big gest diamond in tho world, if, indeed, it o a diamond, is the Braganza, which forms part of the Portuguese crown jew els. It weighs 1,880 carats. However, not a little doubt exists of its being a diamond, as the government bos never allowed it to bo tested. It was found in Brazil in 1741. The largest tested but | uncut diamond is the Mattam, belonging to the Rajah of Mattam in Bonieo. It is of pure water, weighs 867 carats, and is of a pear shape, indented at the thick end. It was found about 1760 at Landak, in Borneo. It has been the cause of a sanguinary war. Before it was cut the Koninoor, which ie ono of the English crown jewels, was the largest tested dia mond. It then weighed 788 carabi. When in the possession of the Emperor | Aurengebe it was reduced by unskilful cutting to 186 carats. During the Sikh mutiny it was captured by British troops and presented to Queen Victoria. It! was re?ut, and now weighs 106 1-1G carats. Climate op Calxfobnia.?Roses bloom in Sacramento at Christmas. In March, ninety-six miles above it, mes-1 sen gern on suow shoes carry the mail across 8u.nmit Valley over the topi of j the telegraph poles, and in two ? tory houses tbo windows are shot tlgb by snow, they bnrn lights up-staira 1 down c!?ht and day for two w ?'_?. When this great body of snow melts / i d the short river?, varying from 70 to 200 miles, are overfilled, there are great freshets. Yet perhaps 100 miles the other way a drought will be prevailing. In Sacramento the thermometer stands in July at 96 deg. In 8an Francisco. 70 miles away, ladies will be out in their sealskins, and the fuchsias and pataion flowers and camelias ni'*, swing and thrash in a wind that seems to come from Alaska. ? A doctor t# a dangerous mia to offend. He can always blow his enemy dp with powdtn of his own manufacture. CURRENT TOPICS. Poisoned Flowers, Washington, Juty 12.? a analysis has been made of a portion of the bou quet which Mrs. Bcoville endeavored to convey to Uuitcau the day before he was hanged. A large quantity of arsenic was found in the llowers. Thirty Lives Lost by Lightning. I Little Rock, Ark., July 18.?-A I Texarkaua special says : Lightning I etruck Crier's now two-story brick store I last night. The walls fell on the Para son saloon, crushing it to atoms. About I thirty lives woro lost. A lire broke out under tho ruins." 1 Kentucky Lamb '? muglile red. park8villb. ., July 11.?John Rowsie yesterday shot and killed his nephew, John Lamb. They quarreled and tho former ordered tho latter to leave his promisee, when Lamb cocked a ri lie which ho had in his band. Rowsio, per ceiving this, immediately Hhot Lamb. A Negro Lynched by Negroes. Louisville, July 12.?Win. Ritter, a negro in jail at Henderson, Ky., on a charge of the rape and murder ol Helen Brewater, a mulatto girl 12 years old, was taken from jail at that place last night by a mob and hanged to a tree. It is supposed that thf executioners were composed of blacks. A Sad End or a College Life. WlLKEBBABBB, Pa., July 12.?A. W. Squire, of Carbondalo, aged 19 years, a student at Wyoming Seminary, fainted while sitting in tho wiudow at his room in tho third story at an early hour this morniDg. Ho fell out of tho window to tho ground, a distance of fifty foet, and died one hour afterward. Ho graduated yesterday, received his diploma and waa preparing to return homo to-day. A Daring Hank Burglary in New York. New York, July 12.?The Italo American Han!:, in Center etrcot, was entered last night by burglars. Thoy drilled a holo in the lower r*rl of tho safe and forced tho lock. They took from tho shelves of tho safo $5t?7,8o0 in greenbacks aud jbouio foreign bills, mak ing tho aggregate $080,210. They also took from tho Shelve* $3,000 in United S Lit co bonds, hut,from so'mo cause, per haps fear o? detection, thej left Ill?so behind on lDB 1100r. ^oxlo?n Outrngo ou Americans. Eagle -Paps, Trafcae, .July 1?.?Six ArrtcricanB who crossed tho lino to ?ct a .permit to hunt stolen cattle were arrested by Mexicans, aud, according to their story, thrown luto filthy cells without charges being preferred against them. 1'hoy were twice whipped for tho amuse ment of tho jailor. Their goods wero stolen and they were loft destitute. They made nu aflidavit yesterday before tho United States Commissioner and intend to present the case to tho government. Hanging for Twelve Mouths. Dallas, i-:xab, July 9.?A gentle man from tho Indian Territory reporte a ghastly spectacle existing midway be tween Stntigtown and Tisnimingo, in tho Chickaanw Nation. A full-blood Chick aeaw was lynched fully one yoar ago, and orders accompanied by threats given that no one ehould cut the naked body down. Birds of prey have eateu nearly all the flesh from the bone?? and the skeleton still hangs from the original branch from which the body waa suspended by tho roadside, nnd is disgusting spectacle to strangers and persons traveling overland. A Hurricane In tho South Parlile. San Francisco, July 11.?A terrible hurricnue visited the Friendly Islands on April 26th. At Van Van the bark Don Guillermo, Capt. John Stone, went down. Tho captain, officers and six mon were lost. Fivo boye wero saved. The hurricane was accompanied by a tidal wave fifteen feet high, which swept over tho island nnd did terrible damage The natives' housoa were carried away, and cocoanut trees were snapped off like pipe stems. Tho islands present a scene of desolation. At Tongatoa all the church es were destroyed and 2,009 houses lev elled, aud at Coopra the h imen with their contente and everything to wear were swept away. A echooner was car ried inland and tho German bark Cassilis foundered. Stubbing His Vr'ifo to Death. Syracuse, N. Y., July 9.?Great ex citement was caused here this afternoon by a crowd of men, women aud children following James Harks, a dissolute labor ing man, shouting: "Murderer 1 Mur derer I Lynch him I" The polico paid little attention at finit, thinking ho was crazy. In about half an hour the facts portion of the city. Hawks and bis wife, both about 45 years of age, had been driniing, and Mrs. Hawks went out lor a pail of lager beer. She stopped and had some conversation with two colored men, which so enraged her husband that ho rushed out and stabbed her. She died instantly. The crowd who witness ed the crime followed Hawks for a num ber of blocks, crying at his heels. The police station was surrounded by an ex cited crowd, anxious to lynch tho mur derer. Hawks has been married four times, and has been a terror to the neigh borhood where ho resided, commonly known aa "Africa." Enoch Arden In Minnesota. St. Paul, Minn., July 9.?A sin gular case came up in tuo Municipal Court here yesterday. Some twenty -five years ag*> Angie Miller and Harrisc-n Kent were married at Albany, . Y., and in the couree of time eight children wero cut to bless their marital happi ness. About eight years "go Kent, Im pelled partly by uecusity nnd partly bv a desiro to see tho Western country, left hie family and came to Minnesota. Communication was kept up at irregular intervals with his family and finally ceased altogether. Supposing her hus band to be dead, Mrs. Kent cerno to St. Paul a couple of years ago, establishing a boarding house. Among tho boarders in Mrs. Kent's household was one J. A. Miller, who becoming infatuated with the charms of his landlady, made an offer of marriage, which was accepted after much hesitation, the Lady fearing that her first husband might not be dead. However, Mrs. Kent became Mrs. Mil- ] 1er in March last. Now comes tho sin- j gular part of the story. On Friday, the 10th, Kent, a specta tor at Sells Brothers' show, was accosted by one of his own children. Explana tions resulted in the meeting of husband and wife add a meeting of the two Ben edicts. By mutual agreement the lady was allowed to choose between the two better halves, and she chose Kent, her first husband. In a fit of anger, as the reunited pair claim, Miller baa preferred a charge against them, which now arands is the pouce court New s'and Gossip. ? Frogs havo teeth iti tbo upper jew. ? The fi ?ight blockade iu New York continuer. There r ro 10,700 men on the police forco of London. ? Iowa Hustained ?3,000,000 dnmago by the recent cycloue. ? $120,000 haa been oubscrihed for tho Garfield monument. ? Tho'peoplo of New York are fleo ing frommt ne intense boat. ? A m usi li m of Co'i iederaie relics is to bo established in Raleigh, N. O. ? New Orleans w:vi damaged by fire toglie extent oi *50'j,000 on July 9th. I ?Tao Grecnbnckorn aud Republicans of Alabama have united on a Stato tick ! et. ? Tho Moruions say thoy expect 10,? 000 recruits from the old world this sum mer. ? Tho outlook fur tho crop in Great Britain continues to be very discourag ing. ? The Ohio iron strikes have teen . lettini aud the workmen are again at work. ? The cotton crop in South Carolina ?8 said to bo bettor than in any other Stato. ? Tho recent elections iu Mexico havo resulted in tho support of tho adminis tration. ? Tho mountains iu Swain county, N. C, aro said to bo of solid marblo? red, pink, plaided and black. ? Tho quarantine officers have dis covered small pox on a vessel bringing Chinese to San Francisco. ? Olyde, a mulatto ennuected with tho Charlotto Postoifico, has been arrested for stealing from tho mails. ? The Mississippi Rivor has again overflowed its banks, and is doing con siderable damage iu tho West. ? A now Moslem Messiah has ap peared in tho East. Some fear a holy war will bo the result of his appearance. ? Tho Governor of North Carolina has decided not to call au extra session of tho legislature to re-district that Stato. . ? Tho Tennessee bolters from the reg ular Democratic ticket are taking steps towards putting another ticket in tho field. ? Many prominent men of Russia havo recently been arrested as Nihiliatf., They were discovered in a secret lodge room. ? Tho oilicial majority in favor of Prohibition io Iowa !? ?0,438. Total vote, 280,201. For, 154,861: against, 125,413. ? Mr. Moody is now in Paris; after spending a few weeku thero ho ?IH ro llini to Fughimi, whore lie will remain for year. ? Tho decrease in tho public dobt for Juno was $12,060,690, which makes a total reduction for tho year ending June, 1882, $151,684,351. ? Richard Paulk. white, of Union county, S. G., has been ecntencod to one }oar in the penitentiary or to pay u fine of $500 for marrying a negro woman. ? John Turner, of Savannah, Ga., af ter serving out e?^bi years of a iifo-sor vico for murder in the penitentiary, has proven his innocence and been released. ? At Goldsboio, N. C, a man built a fenco, using livo cypress for post. The posts took root and are growing rapidly, bearing the fonce elowly but surely sky ward. ? Tho U. 8. District Court at Sac Francisco fined a British Captain $11,150 for bringing over Chinese im migrate in numbers exceeding that al lowed by tho recently enacted laws. ? "Well, Andrew," a gontleman re marked to a Scotchman, who, with his brother, wae the only remnant of a nar row sect, "I suppose you and Sandy aro tho only bodies who will get to heaven, now? '"Deed, Sir," replied Andrew, shaking his head, "an* I'm no' so suro about Sandy." ? On the West Shore Railroad uear Milton, . Y., on the afternoon of the 13th inst., a premature explosion of a blast occurred while a party of twenty eight workmen wero in close proximity to the hole. Two kegs of powder were in the rock. Eighteen of tho working party are dead ; two aro missing, sup posed to be burled in the debrie, and three aro badly injured. Several of tho dead and injured are Italians known ouly by numbers and unable to speak English. ? It was a spring night. Tho fire had gone out in the furnnce, the thermometer Btrir>d nt 30? abe? e ?aro ?sd ths ?r.vsri wero the sole occupants of the parlor. Presently her mother camo to the head of tho stairs and, in a voice like the { cream of a steam whistle, cried : ' Arnaudy, como up into the sitting room iipmejitly; I'm afraid you'll eaten your death a cold down there." But Amandy answered in soft, flute-like tones : "Don t make a fool of yourself, ma. Charley's keeping mo ns warm as toast." ? Tho Live Stock Journal, in regard to feeding cows well, says : "Thero is less excuso for feeding a good milch cow ttiugily than any other farm animal. She does not ask any credit, she makes prompt daily payment, and ber produco is a cash article. If he has not the food nt hand prudence and good judgment as well as humanity, require him to furnish her full rations at all times,. without re gard to a favorable or unfavorable sea ron. Y/e always counsel dairymen to make an earnest effort to produce all the food for their herds upon their own farms, but tbo first principle of profitable dairying requires that thoy give abun dant food to keep up an even flow of milk, whether they produce or purchase the food." ? The National Educational Associa tion met in Saratoga. . .. on the 12th inst, alternating with the American In ttitute of Instruction, which met the day before. Hon. Gustavos J. Orr, of Atlan ta, President, gavo his inaugural address, Ho said that ho was a Southerner by birth and education and sentiment, and ne falt j that be truly represented the bulk of the people as well as the educated classes, when he said, "Letbygones be bygones; let the dead bury tho dead, and let what bas been stand. We will busy ourselves with the present which is living. These are the sentiments of the best men of tho South, and certainly the people of all sections of the country will heartily re spond." Tha whole address was in this spirit, aud was very cordially received. During to-day'* session an appeal was made to get influence to bear on Congress ?. to restore an appropriation for tho Na tional Department of Education \ Which has been out down by the present Con- - grees. An auditor suggested that if it could bo gotten into tho river and harbor bill it would be liberal enough. - ?