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? ? ? Foreign A?Trtlru. MADRID, August 25.-The first returns of preliminary eleotions for members of the Cortes indicate the following results: Tho Ministerialists baye been victorious in twenty-seven of the chief towns and 151 distriots, and the Republicans in ten chief towns and fourteen distriots. Nine distriots and six towns are equally di? vided between the two parties. The Conservatives have carried Lograno. The Federal Republicans issued a mani? festo on tho morning of the eleotion, urging voters of their party to rally at the polls and fight tho battle against the Monarohy in eaoh election district,.and pat forth all their strength to rout its supporters in Europe. It declares it will await results which will strengthen the causo of Democracy throughout tho con? tinent. BOMBAY, Tuesday morning, August 27, via London, Monday, August 26. The cholera has appeared ia the valley of Cashmere, and is reported to be raging with great violence. LONDON, I August 20.-The reinforce? ments for Belfast have been recalled, ae the trouble is over. GENEVA, August 26.-The Alabama claims arbitration court reassembled at half-past 12, this afternoon, and after a session of threo hours duration, ad? journed to meet again on Thursday, at noon. The session was, as usual, held with dosed doors. Only the five arbi? trators wero present. The absence ol counsel and agents of England and Ame rica, indicates a conclusion to oonsidei the general questions, and that the fina! work of the board has been reached. MADRID, August 26.-Additional re turns from the provinces*of election foi members of tho Cortes have been re coi ved. They show that two-thirds o the successful candidates are member of the Government party. The Radi cals support the Government. American Mattera. WASHINGTON, August 25.-The aggre gate number of claims presented to th Southern Claims Commission thus far i 16,000, ranging from $12 to $350,000 and averaging $25,000 eaoh. The com mission have ?aally reported on 58 oases, in which $1,600,000 were daimed About 250 of them were rejected, prinoi pally for absence of proofs of loyalty and for the remaining 330 cases, Cou gress, on the recommendation of th Commission, appropriated $350,000, th money having since been paid, with th exception of $15,000, which was stoppe through the reports of special agouti who were employed after the genet al re port of tho Commissioners had bee made to Congress, and who discovers reasons for withholding this amount i three or four cases from Virginia. Tb Commissioners, three in number, ai now absent from Washington, and ha\ under examination 500 claims apieoi upon whioh they will report at tho next meeting, iu October next, when, i addition, 500 other cases will also be d . cidod. The Commission will, acoorc ing to the terms of the law creating i expire on the 3d of March next, and s: years will be consumed in transaotir. the business now on hand. Under tl burean system, such aa prevails in tl departments, fifty years would be r quired for this purpose. The rapidi of transacting the business of the Cot mission is. unprecedented, there beii one ohief clerk and only four assistant The expedition is principally due to tl fact that bat few formalities are o ?served, and voluminous books dispens with. The expenses to claimants a small. There are no office fees,'exce for toking testimony, and the lo wi oharge is made for claims under $1,00( Information has been received tl agents in the South are oolleoting olaii of persons whose property was destroy to faoilitate military operations, b who cannot prove loyalty, owing their giving aid and comfort to the Cc federates. These agents are acting up the supposition that Congress will u maiely dispense with the loyalty olau The aggregate of snob claims is aires iarge. . . CHAMPAIGN, MICH., August 25.- 1 steam flouring mills and elevator^of a Finch and agricultural implement fae ry, with those of James McAllister, o six two-story frame dwellings, and t coal yards, were destroyed by fire night; loss $100,000. j NASHVILLE, August 25,-There wa toroh-light procession and a large mc ing in honor of Andrew Johnson. ] solutions were adopted declaring Jot son the favorite for Congressman large. In answer to calls, Mr. Johni appeared and spoke at oonsidera length, announcing himself a oandidi and stating that he would stump State, and invite opposition to all Convention nominees. NEW YORK, August 25.-The weat is cool and vory pleasant. LATER.-The fire, this morning,' in the United States bonded wareho of Charles Zuest, No. 8 Washing street. The loss, whioh will fall pm pally onjthe. importers of liquor, amount to fully $250,000. The origil the fire was accidental, A Kentucky despatch from Lonis\ states that Blanton Duncan says he nc had a olaim of $52,000 against the vomment, nor a claim for a dollar, if he had, it could not be collected he was not pardoned as a rebel until tober, 1866. Rev. Hugh S. Brown, a noted Bar preaoher of Liverpool, arrived hen the steamer Spain, this morning, preaohed to an immense audience Hanson Place Baptist Church, Brook this evening. WHEELING, August 26.-Thirty-tl Counties give Jacobs a majority of 6, The result upon the Constitntioi doubtful. NEW YORK, August 26.-The bor warehouse, No. 8 Washington stree burning. PHILADELPHIA, August 26.-Alder McMullec, who bolds the stakes, not give them up until Mace aud O'Bald win fight. FORT PLAINE, August 20.-A thunder? bolt knocked a buggy and horse from tbe tow-path into the canal. Tbe two occupants of the buggy were drowned. NEW YORK, August 20.-The Herald says, editorially, it is reported on good authority that Mr. Charles O'Oonor has addressed a letter to the Louisville Con? vention of straight-outs, prohibiting the use of his name by them for the Presi? dential or any other office. Mr. O'Conor states that tho feo simple of the world would not ioduco him to accept the nomination. The Sun says that Charles O'Conor, in an interview with James MeKenna, who asked him if ho would beoome the candidate of the Denioc-ats and Liberals for Governor of tho State, said he did not seek the nomination, bat if nominated, would accept. Probabilities-Clear weather will pro? bably continue on Tuesday over tho Southern States, East of the Mississippi. Areas of cloud and rain for tho Middle States, especially over the Northern por? tion during to-night, followed by winds veering to Westerly and North-westerly, and clearing weather on Tuesday. South? easterly to South-westerly winds, cloudy weather and areas of rain for New Eng? land-the winds veering Westerly, with clearing weather. Probably, during Tuesday, rising barometer and winds veering to Westerly and Northerly, Noath-west of the Ohio Valley, on Tues? day. BANG on, August 26.-Mary Deoales, Mother Superior of St. Xavier Convent, is dead. ST. LOUIS, August 26.-Seven small fires occurred to-day. Four firemen were prostrated by tho heat. The ther? mometer ranged from 90 to 98. CHARLESTON, August 20.-Arrived Steamship South Carolina, New York. NEW HAVEN, August 26.-Lawyer Ralph Ingersoll is dead; ngod eighty four. He was Minister to Kassia under President Polk. ST. LOUIS, August 26.-There were eight deaths, yesterday, from the heat, whioh is unabated. MEMPHIS, August 26.-There were four fatal sun-strokes yesterday. OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF NEGROES IN SAVANNAH.-Wo are again called upon to chronicle aots of violence on the part of a portion of our colored population, which calls loudly for the interposition of the strong arm of thc law. Should these outrages be continued upon harm? less and inoffensive citizens standing peaceably on their stoops or passing quietly along the street, serious cons?? quences may be the result. Last evening the Lincoln Guards, a oolored organization, numbering several hundred, formed at their rendezvous, in the Eastern part of the city, and, pre? ceded by a drum and fife, passed dowu Bay street, oreating no little excitement by yelling and by other noisy demon? strations. On reaohing a point between Habersham and Price, on Bay street, Mr. P. M. Dunn, who, with several other persons, was standing on his stoop, was struck on the head with a large stone, oauaing an ugly wound. Imme? diately after the missile was thrown, the crowd began to cheer, and continued in this boisterous spirit along Bay street. They proceeded along Bay and through West Broad street, to the corner of Minis, where a halt waB made, and most disgraceful and unlawful acts were com? mitted. Shortly after their halt, while Bev. J. G. Daroy and Mr. J. W. Brinkerhoff, accompanied by several ladies, returning from attendance on a series of meetings at tho West Baptist Ohuroh, corner of Gaston and West Broad streets, were passing by on their way home, the orowd began to curso and make soon threaten? ing demonstrations, that the reverend gentleman thought it best to go into a store near by. They bad no sooner en? tered than a shower of stones was thrown against the building, breaking every glass in the establishment. One of tho missiles strack Mr. Darcy on the left leg, knocking him down. Immediately after throwing the stones, tho crowd began to oheer and,hurrah. The shop-keeper got a revolver and was about to defend his premise?, bat was prevented hythe ladies, and luckily, for there is no doubt but that every oc? cupant in the store would have been killed, as the crowd had transformed itself into an ungovernable mob. While the store was being briok-batted, the dwellings on the .opposite side of the street were sharing the same fate. Oar oity authorities are no doubt sufficiently informed as to the motives of these un? lawful and disgraceful acts, and we trust will at on oe adopt such measures as will prevent a repetition. There is no doabt that tho ontrages perpetrated last night were matured some days since, for wo learn that it was currently reportod among the colored people who take pert in Bach proceedings, that a row had been set down for a previous occasion, hat the Guards could not muster a sufficient number of their side-walk followers who were willing to do active service. [Savannah Republican, 2-ith. The national debt of England amounts to $3,874,805,385, the annual interest on whioh, three per cent., would be $116, 529,160. The highest point this debt has ever reaohed was at the conclusion of the wars growing ont of the Frenoh revolution and the fall of Napoleon. At that time, it reaohed $4,000,000,000. The creditors of the English Govern? ment are for the most part residents of the conntry, and consequently the taxa? tion required to pay the interest on her debt goes back again on her people without any exhaustion of national wealth. A comical sentence- occurs in the pro? gramme of a oonoert lately given by M. Gounard in London, the eighth number being thus described: "Song-'She Wandered Down the Mountain Side,' accompanied by the composer." Financial uno ( uinmcn lui. NEW YonK, August 2G-Noon.-Stocks strong. Gold heavy, at 12%. Money quiet, at 3. Exchange-long 9; short 9$j. Governments very weak. State bonds dull. Cotton quiot; sales 1,269 baleB-uplands 22; Orleand*22j-,2. Flour steady. Wheat a shade firmer. Cern quiet and firm. Fork steady-mees 14.25@14.30. Lard quiet-steam 8)?@ 9%. Freights steady. 7 P. M.-Money 4($6. Sterling higher -9. Gold 12%-the decline assisted by the failure of Henry Redmond. Go? vernments closed dull. Now South Ca? rolinas )?c. lower; other States dull but steady. Cotton quiet and Arm; sales 1.800 bales-uplauds 22; Orloaua 22)?. Flour quiet and unchanged. Whiskey firmer, at 92|?. Wheat firm aud moro doing for export and homo-winter red Western 1.48@1.63; new winter red Westorn 1.50(^1.63; new red Southern 1.65. Corn iu good speculative and Irado demand, at a slight advance. Pork heavy, at 14.15@14.25. Freights mode? rately active. Sales of cotton for future delivery 2,900 huies, as follows: Septem? ber 20J?, 20 >?; October 19 3 16, 19,>.i; November 18%; December 18>.<; Janu? ary 18%; February 18%. ST. Louis, August 26.-Flour. un? changed aud bnsiness small. Corn dull -No. 2, mixed, 34^@35. Whiskey declining-89@90. Pork quiet and steady, at 14.59. Bacon irregular-clear rib sides and clear Bides ll; order lots shoulders 8J?; clear rib sides ll; clear Bides 11^. Lard unohanged. PHILADELPHIA, August 26.-Cotton firm and tending up-middling 22,k?. BOSTON, August 26.-Cotton quiet and firm-middling 22>.;@22%; receipts 305 bales; exports 35; saios 250; stock 8,500. NEW ORLEANS, AngUBt 26.-Cotton in good demand-middling 20@20j?; re? ceipts 573bale8; exports203; stock G.GG9; sales 140. SAVANNAH, August 26.-Cotton quiet middliug 19J.?; receipts 101 bales; ex? ports 221; sales 65; stock 479. MEMPHIS, August 26.-Cotton firm for good grados; others nominal-middling 21??@21??; receipts 38 bales; exports 205; stock 2,244. LOUISVILLE, August 26.-Tobacoo un? changed; sales 60 hogsheads. Flour quiet and steady. Corn firm, at 56@58, shelled sacked from store. Pork steady, at 14, cash; 14.50 on orders. Bacon active and firm-shoulders 8; clear rib sides 103.i(aill; clear sides 11??@11>?. Packed lard in fuir demand and firm tierce 9?4@9}.<; kegs 10??@10>?; order lotB held J40. higher. Whiskey firm asking 90. AUGUSTA, August 26.-Cotton dull middling 19; receipts 27 bales; sales 47. BALTIMORE, August 26.-Cotton firm middliug 22; receipts 18 bales; sales 42, of which 30 were sold Saturday evening; stock 548. Flour quiet. Wheat steady. Corn-white 68; yellow 62?64. Oats Southern 39@41. Bye firmer, at 75. Provisions quiet and unohanged. Whis? key nominal, at 93@93>?. CINCINNATI, August 26.-Flour and corn steady. Pork 13.75. Lard un? changed-winter nominal; kettle 8%; steam 8>?- Bacon in good demand shoulders 7%; clear rib sides 10)^; clear sides ll. Whiskey steady, at 84. GALVESTON, August 26.-Cotton nomi? nal-good ordinary 17@17.J4'; receipts 939; exports 672; stock 3,106. MoniLE, August 26.-Cotton nominal; receipts 43 bales; exports 13; stock 810. CHARLESTON, August 26.-Cotton quiet-middling 19%@20; reooipts 105; exports 1,460; stock 3,080. WILMINGTON, August 26. -Cotton quiot -middling 20?.i; sales 7; stock 217. NORFOLK, August 26.-Cotton qniet low middling 20; receipts 152; exports 53; stock 338. LONDON, August 26-Noon.-Weather wet and unfavorable. Consols 92%. Bonds 92>?. PARIS, August 26.-Bentes 55f. 35o. LIVERPOOL, August 26-3 P. M.-Cot? ton opened and continues quiet and steady-uplauds 9%@10; Orleans 10^. LIVERPOOL, August 26-Evening. Cotton closed unchanged. A BEVOLTING CRIME EXPIATED.-At Mayville, N. Y., last Friday, Charles Marlow was hanged in the jail, for tho murder of Wm. Bach man, at Jamestown, August 16, 1871. The crime was one of tho most revolting ever committed iu Western New York. Bachman, a stranger, of whose antecedents nothing is known, made his appearance in James? town, and professed to have large amounts of money in his possession. Two days later, Marlow enticed him into his browery, shot him, and then burned the body of his viotim in the brewery furnace. Marlow persistently denied his guilt until the night before his death, when he made a confessson to the effeot that he administered strychnine to Bach? man in beer, and when it commenced operating on him, struck him on the head with a hammer in the cellar. He then burned the body in the brewery furnace. A RASCAL ON THE RAMPAGE IN TENNES? SEE.-A man known as Simonton, in Knoxville, four years ago, bat who now rejoices in the name of Price, and olaim ing to have been a member of the South Carolina Legislature for the past eight? een months, and on his way to visit his mother in Memphis, is victimizing the landlords and others of Tennessee towns. He has operated in Bristol, Jonesboro and Knoxville. He is armed with letters purporting to ba from tba Bishops and other distinguished persons of the Episcopal Church in Sooth Caro? lina, and claims to have been run from his home by the Ku Klux persecutions. He is described as a large man, with rather fleshy looking face, and rather dark-complected. A new dish is grape loaves fried in an egg batter. It is called a French dish and is importod from Lake Mabopao. Wo can't think of anything that would be more delicious than fried grape leaves unless it is a circus poster on toast. A Philosopher, Blatant unit Rampant. Wo regret to observo tbiit Mr. Alger? non Cburles Swinburne, poet, of Lon? don, baa just been lettiug nome very H H vago nun ns und adjectives loose against Mrs. Harriet Beecher ?Stowe, sometimes known as tbo autboressof "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and late of Hartford, Conn., but now, wo believe, winning horticul? tural distinction by tho profitable cul? ture of oranges in the Stale of Florida. Incensed by the freedom of Mrs. Stowe's too adventurous attack on tho memory of Lord Byron, the classical poet of "the fleshly school" in England docs not scruple to launch at her head tho most cacophonous mal?dictions, nu il leaves us to infer that even worse allegation might bo fetched against her, if Tooko'f Puutheon were diligently consulted. As it is, in apparent ignoruuee of hor pre? sent geographical habitat aud of hoi mild addiction to the pacific worship ol Pomona, Mr. Swinburne actually calli her "a blatant Bassarid of Boston;" ant U3 if this contumelious aud popularly appreciated opithet would not suffice, tin insatiate archer spends another of hil poisoned arrows and entitles her "a ram pant Monad of Massachusetts." It must bo confessed that Mr. Swiu burne throws his classical similitudes a the head of Mrs. Stowe with great poin and directueus, while tho felicity of hi allusions iu thus comparing a Puritai blue-stocking to a priestess of Bacchus must be apparent to the most ordin?r, minds. But as a master of the profoun and solid stylo of objurgation, Mr. Swic burne is nothiDg compared with "learned Thebau" whom we happen t have among us in thu city of New York Wo refer to Dr. Lieber, who, we believe wus once an instructor iu what tho ouphi istio Mr. Swinburne would call "the ai of natation," but who, having now abai doned bis swimming-school, professes I deliver lectures on constitutional histor ami public law in Columbia College. W do not know tho purport of the Profe sor's exercitatious when ho speaks fro his stool to the ingenuous youth who e nt tho feet of their political Gamalie but if his academic prelections are an; thing like as muddy nod incoherent! his published political letters, the tru tees of that excellent iustitution cann too speedily take efficient measures f tho protection of their pupils from tl weak aud washy flood of such a politic vitnperator, tho tempests of whoso te pot imitate thc vivacity of a small mt volcano. It seems that tho nomination of SJ Greeley has proved too much for t Doctor's equanimity, uotwithstaudi the. sereno atmosphere of constitutioi history aud public law in which he presumed to dwell. Accordingly ho L rushed into print with n very irate letl agaiust Mr. Greeley, and as the result that gcutleman's election, he predicts whole Iliad of woes and au Odyssey "renewed civil bloodshed staring us the face!" It will bo seen that, as t metaphors of Mr. Swinburne are nothi if not classical, so those of Dr. Liel are nothing if not decidedly mixed. *? fully realize bow imprudent it is on c part to affright our readers with ) "gorgons, hydras and chimeras dil which the Professor knows so well h to evoke from the vasty deop of "con tutional history and public law;" nor we without some misgivings as to effect which such dreadful out-givii may have on the now promising pol cal prospects of Mr. Greeley. But faithful journalists, holding the mil up to nature, so na to show "scorn own image" as well as "virtue her c feature," wo could not withhold fi JUT readers this unique specimen of litioal discussion, which, alike by style and its contents, presents the c raeter of the writer in a most allui light ns a political philosopher, who might be expeoted, has learned from protracted vigils to speak with u bec ing serenity of judgment and modi tiou of phrase on all that pertains to litics-tho subject of his academic c! and the theme of his published writii In order to do justice to thc pbilosop we cite the mo&t distinctivo part oi letter, as follows: "Even the nomination of Mr. Grec and especially tho peculiar mothoi tho nomination at Cincinnati, seem me a deplorable faot in the annals of country; and tho baltimore ratifies is Uko concubinage between Hepubli ism aud Democracy, taking these wc of oourso, in their party meanings. S this. The Democrats do not surre to tho Republicans; on the contrary, Greeley and his followers surrende the Democracy. Elections, liko bal can rarely bo spoken of with certt before they are fought; but this I k Should Mr. Greuloy bo elected I dent of the United States, we shall in him a fur, far worse President wo had in Mr. buchanan. Is it oponly avowed by secessionists, declare themselves Greeley men, 'the lost cause' will then stand uuce a fair chance? That pitiful Stato r doctrine-none can know it botter I inmost fibro than myself-will vii again. It destroyed the noble com wealth of the Netherlands, it brongl republib to tho brink of ruin, s would unavoidably bring upon us, i that President, disloyal disorder, probably sanguinary confusion, financial ruin, that could not bo ave Nothing will be too extravagant 1 prebend from a combination sn must take pince under so weak ai so reckless a man. Repudiation, sioning the rebel soldier?, perhaf. suming tho Southern debt. Whj The glorification of the Kentucky lutions-though, if I recollect righ Greeley calls thom in one of his rank treason-and renewed oivil 1 Bhed stare us in the faoe. Nowhe amiable fictions more out of plac? in statosmanshipt and a friend of whoso name is widely known in hemispheres, would bo obliged, f this oountry really be visited wit! emotion, not indeed to shake those which foully brought him to the of death, for they aro bones in tbe grave, bnt to shake hands with those who warmly applauded, and doubtless still apnluud, the cowardly and savage act." Wo think onr readers will concur with us in the opinion that this elegant extract | illustrates the very sauer kraut ot politi? cal composition, and is as much remark? able for the jadicious melange of its in? gredients as for the exquisite aroma of its literary flavor. It is difficult to ac? count for such a violent eructation of political flatulence from the month of n "professor of constitutional history and of publia law," except on the suspicion that ho has swallowed the wind-bags of YEOIUS along with a whole cyclopaedia of political jargon. For let our readers observo this curious specimen of litorary conglomerate, and let thom nicely an? alyze the logical coherence of its consti? tuent parts: Nominating Mr. Greeley;' its peculiar method; the Baltimore rati? fication; Democratic and Republican! concubinage; no surrender of Democrats! to Republicans; no telling about elec? tions till they aro over; what Lieber I "knows about" one election before it is I over; President Greeley worse, far, far] worse than President Buchanan; seces? sionists declaring for Greeley and "the lost cause;" pitiful State rights doctrine; Netherlands; unavoidable "disloyal dis? order and probable sanguinary con? fusion" under Greeley; financial ruin unavoidable, too; nothing too extrava? gant to apprehend under Greeley, (com- ' mon sense and decorum in professors of constitutional history and publio law ex? cepted;) repudiation; pensioning the rebel soldiers; assuming Sonthorn debt, perhaps-why not?-Kentucky resolu? tions glorified, though Greeley counts them "rank treason;" civil "bloodshed staring us in th* face" (monstrousI); amicable features out of place in states? manship; cloudy compilation of Mr. Sumner as Lieber's friends, "widely known in both hemispheres;" misfor? tune of being obliged to shake hands with one's ancient foes; happy thought that the hands of ono foe man aro "bones in the grave." This political philosopher, amid all bia raviugs, invokes maledictions only on his political opponents. So fell is hiii political hatred that he shrinks aghast from the thought of clasping bunds across the bloody chasm; and ho complacently recalls the fact, that hard as it must be for Mr. Sumner to forgive any at the South who ever wronged him in word and thought, that Senator is at1 least spared the trial of taking the bauds that were raised in violence against bim in the Senate Chamber? Those Lauds, says tho political ghoul, are "boues in the grave." It is easy to believe that the man who thus erects the standard of party on the grave of a fallen political adversary, and who expects others to share in his mor? bid resentments, would not deem it less than a loyal duty and a pions privilege to spit on the ashes of that dead son of his, who, as we have been told, gave to the Southern rebellion something which, we fear, it was never in the heart of his father to give to any'cause-the homage of an unselfish and a manly devotion. Happy for that son that his hands, too, are now "bones in the grave;" for if they were still warmed by the pnlsos of a living heart, they might grope in vain to find the answering pressure of a father's cordial grasp. Dr. Lieber makes it evi? dent, by his style of political discussion, that ho has as little respeot for the in? stincts of affection and the sacred chari? ties of domestio life as for the decencies and amenities of candid debate. Pro? fessing to be a political philosopher, he ' fads into a recklessness of statement and a looseness of partisan libel whioh would disgrace the veriest Roderiok Random of the political hustings; while it certainly does not add to his repute, either as man or as a political adviser, that in a day of national reconciliation, he prefers to sit apart from his fellow-citizens, as if he could find a congenial atmosphere only in that Third Circle of Dante's "Inferno," -where pours One heavy, cursed, cold, relentless rain. [New JTork World. TUE GEHMAN FLEET.-Tho Borsemei tung, of Berlin, considers that the Ger? man fleet is now being developed with such rapidity and success, that it will soon be oapable of providing for all pos-1 sible requirements withont making too1 large demands on the publio treasury. The iron-clad fleet of tho Baltic, whioh, according to the memorandum laid be? fore tho Gorman Parliament by the Ad? miralty, is to consist of eight frigates and one or two corvettes, will not com? mand that sea, but it will suffice, when supported by the fortifications which are ! now in progress at Wilhemshaven and on tho German coast, to make it very dangerous for a hostile fleet to attempt a | blockade. The most important feature, however, of the new soborno ip, thinks tho Borsenzeitung, the proposed con-1 strnotion of light corvettes of tho Alaba- ! ma olass, four of whioh are already being built, and seven more of which are to be begun shortly. Tt is clear, says the I writer, that if a single Alabama could give so much trouble to the whole of the American fleet, and paralyze the Ameri? can trade, ten or twelve snob, vessels, each armed with ten cast stael gnus, di? rected to all points of the oompass, and at the rate af six knots an hour, must do immense damage to an enemy. Thjsre is a limit beyond whioh Sab bath-keoping apparently ceases to be virtue, and this limit has been found in Florida, in the oaso of the apothecaries, who, from religious or other motives, have taken to dosing their shops on Sun? day; whereforo the good people who have hitherto been urging legislation to shut up all other sorts of places of busi? ness on the first day of the week, now propose a speoial Aot of the Legislature forcing druggists to disregard the Sab? bath and work on all the seven days ! alike. Frederick Douglass is the tub thrown at last, after mucb importunity, to the African whale. Fred, has been placed at the very head of the Grant electoral ticket in New York. It eeems to ns strange that Fred., who really has moro brains than half their white leaders, should not have been honored with bet? ter placea at the political feasts of the great party of equal rights to which he has been invited before this late day. To all the feasts, social, etc., he has not been invited. So Mr. Sumner says. Tho French navy for 1873 will consist of 94 armed vessels, of which 8 are iron plated. Of the entire number, 62 will be held in reserve, and will not be placed in commission. The total of marines and sailors will be 28,431. This is a large reduction, as the French fleet now consists of 101 armed vessels, of which 7 are iron-clads. In the time of the em? pire, immediately preceding the Ger? man war, the French navy numbered 167 vessels, and the effective force of the crews amounted to 38,000 men. The Parisian journals are not slow to express opinions very decidedly adverse to the claims of Mr. Stanley. The whole history they regard as a colossal hoax. Tho letters purporting to have come from the veteran explorer's own pen, they denounce as rank forgeries. Livingstone himself they believe to be dead, and on that condition only do they think it pro? bable that Mr. Stanley would have braved detection and ventured to do what he has done. And now the condition of riot and bloodshed in Belfast has roached to such a height that many families are desert? ing the city. Every one is expressing the greatest indignation at the rioters. Incendiaries aro still at work, and the losses of property owners are enormous. The magistrates, acknowledging their impotence, have unanimously petitioned the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to place the city under the operation of the peace preservation act. From South Africa we learn that the yield of diamonds at the Gape of Good Hope mines continues exceedingly re? munerative, the precious stones being found in large numbers. Dishonesty was increasing also; robberies of the gems being frequent. An American was convioted of plundering the mails, and received a severe sentence. GEK. E. P. ALEXANDER.-The Colum? bus Sun states that Col. Salisbury, it has been pretty well settled, will be cucceed ed as President of the Savannah and Memphis Bailroad by Gen. E. P. Alex? ander. Col. Salisbury is to be the Presi? dent of the Mechanics* and Planters' Bank, soon to be opened in Columbus. SAD ACCIDENT.-A child of Mi. H. Baumgarten, about eighteen months old, while playing in a tub of water, yester? day morning, unnotioed by its nurse ? lost its balanoe, fell head foremost into the water and was drowned. [Charlotte Observer. An historical French lady, so old as to forget she had ever belonged to history, has just died, in the 102d year of her age? Madame Ulrich de Beauge et de Mel? gue!, "dame d'honneur" to alarie An? toinette. A difiloulty ocourred at Bikersville, near Charleston, on Saturday last, be? tween two oolored men, named john Johnson and Simon Gale, when the for? mer received two mortal wounds from a pistol in the hands of the latter. Dan. Bioe was recently arrested and fined at Lansing, Mich., for assaulting a boy whom he had engaged to ride his trick mule, but who rode it too success? fully to please him. The longest bridge in Gormany is shortly to be built across tbe Rhine at Wesel. It will be 6,390 feet long. The width of the river at that point is 1,280 feet. A young lady at Long Branch receives a new dress daily from New York, and yet does not half cover herself when in full dress. Judah Benjamin has received a "pa? tent of precedence," at the London bar, and now takes rank next atter Mr. Her? schell, Q. C. Bufas D. Connelly, of Terre Haute, married his eleventh wife recently Rafas is of a domestic turn of mind. Mrs. Alice Carter, of Nashville, aget fifteen years, hos petitioned for a divorc: from Samuel Carter. Mr. Dutch worth, of Iowa, has beei delivered of an aotive lizard, swallowei in the Sooth daring the war. Of the eleven German newspapers ii Pennsylvania, only one supports Hart ranft, and only two support Grant. Sixty-fonr Republican papers whic supported Grant in 1868 now advocat the election of Greeley. Germany lost jost 183,078 officers ac men in the late war with France. I? ??icm-iMiiiBMi mi in mmn r m m Auction Sales. llama, Shoulders, D. S. Meat, Ac. BY D. C. PEIXOTTO & SON. THIS (Tuehday) MORNING, 27th instant, half-past 9 o'clock, at our auction room we will sell, 3,000 lbs. SMOKED SHOULDERS, 1,000 lbs. Smoked Reef, 3 tierces "J. 8. Taylor's" oelebrated Hau CO bbls. Family Flour, 5 Arkins .'Orange Count}, N. X.," Batter, 15 boxes Dairy Catting Cheese, 800 gallons White Wine Vinegar, Whole, half and quarter barrels new Ma? erel. Cartoons Fancy Crackers, Brooms, Ac, I Conditions cash._Aug 2' LeRoy F. Youmans, Attorney at La COLUMBIA, S. ?. OFFICE Law Bange, Bauskett's buildi up stairs, Yomnans & Sheppard. Attorney? at Law, Edgefiela, S. O. LEH. F. YOUMANtt. JNU C. SHEFPAI Aug 27_6m -- -?-ir" A CsnTAiN Cv UTI FOB CHILLS AND Fava First take the Blood and Liver Pill*, to w off the bile and purify the blood; three four will bo sufficient. Thea take a tat spoonful or nEINITSH'S CHILL CUBE.' has been tried; we know it. '