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AnOher Atlantic Cable.

The more electric cables across
the Atlantic the better. The quick
er and more reliable the co1nmuni-
cation between Europe and Amer.
ica the greater will be the advance
iE the civilization of both hemis.
,heres. Therefore We are glad to
see that the belgian government
gives its adhesion to the scheme Of
laying u new Atlantic cable from
Belgium. to some point, yet to he
selected, uponithe American coast,
from Maine TO Georgia. We need
a telegraph lineEhuving a terminus
up III our own soil: We need it in
order that we may be in some ex,
tent independent Of foreign conn.
tries in the receipt of Important
news. The increase of telegraphic
communication with Europe will
increase the business, just as great
er facilities in the postal service
anu the railroads have. multiplied
the transport of letters and the
proportion Of travel. The French
cable has not intertered to any SEN
eiole degree with the busines Of
the British lines from Ireland. All
the new fines will make trade for
themselves. '>'... .'>""i ':'''' = 81
Now that We have securcd'a fur
telegraphic, intercourse across the
Atlantic, Tie next thing. to be done
i to get ? g asubGmarinse Gi ae,i i'fY]lIle' under
the, Paes:iife,. to, put vs. in immediate
communication with, Asia, and tho
great empires Of, Chiua, and. Japan.
This eau be dane TO agrsat axteAt,
without going out OF our owa Ter
ritoryyb by using the ohain,of the;
AteutainrIslahds for the overland
portion Of the line, anil taking our
submarine points OF eoiihecfi'on
there. A Pacific cable is'e there
'laite practicable. Two need not
urge fts advantages, 'gut !! can ail onlyI
hope that it will not be long befose
such ape ap enterprise. itt viii bes' bs'Td Tnader;a, m
ken,-HsaM. .,'' 90. ga ,.''., % ,..'',' ll
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A Heavy FAILURE IN NEW York

A HEAVY FAILURE IN New YORK -
The failure of the house of A Binin-
ger & GO, wholesale liquor dealers il,
New York. estaa4isbed in l776. wa,
announced ia that city aud created
much excjte+aeDt in business circles
This firsa occupied the same position
in the line OF it's special business ~
thatA T Stewart l. Co in dry goods
It was the oldest house of the kind IN
this couEtry. 1t il stated that the
assets or the concern greatly exceed
the Habilities,, but that it will take
some ti,pe to reduce them to cash.
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WASHINGTON, November Is. Prcsi-
dent Grant, i'll conversation today
with two gentlemen, one of them a
senator, Informed them that in his
message he would recommend that
Congress authorize consolidated four
and half per cent. loan, in which
should be funded the outstanding
bond debt. The President said he
would advise against any reduction of
taxation for one year.
By agreement of counsel the pcti-
tion for writ Of Aadeas corpus in the
Yerger case will not Re ar
gucd further, but will beld in abey-
ance until Mississippi is reconstructed,
when the prisoner will be turned over
to the civil couts. 1t is understood to
be the intention Of tho President to
pursue tho course with similar cases
in Texas.
1t has been officially ascertaincd
that no new steps have been taken in
the negotiation for settling the Ala
bama claims.
EX-Ministcr Webb testified again
before the House Committee of For
eign Affairs to-day in regard to the
tho Paraguayan difficulties, and
thought that the Allied Powers and
Lopez had both committed outragcs.
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The ScuTH CAnoLISA CLUB

hnE oocrh cA"oLiSA CLUB.-A
"eetihs OF young men, III attendance
upon the ra'r from Different portions
ot the state, was held, on Friday
evening la't' with 4 view to the or
sa"l@atloh of society for tho pnr,
pose OF promoting social intercourse
amongst the gentlemen OF South Car,
'''''" he society "h"er INC nam" "'
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The Late Elections and their Teachings

The elections in Texas and Missis-
sippi are not yet held. In these all
the indications are of the SUCCESS of
the Conservative parties in these
States. Radicalism everywhere, and
especially in those 'Commonw calths
Of the. South, has been the symbol of
misrule and oppression. The result is
tho combination of oil true men who
ars in favor, of good government on
fehalf Iof sono degree ;of protection
for life, liberty and property.
The better class OF the Republicans
in the South cannot forget the fact
that thsy are citizens, apd have inter-
!ests atstakc, and hence tho develop
ments for rule under which there
can be safety and prosperity.
The reaction in the South has, of
necessity, been great. 1t could not be
otherwise. We do not dodbt, there
fore, that both Texas and Mississippi
will follow tho load Of Tennessee and
Virginia, and place themselvcs side by
side in sufpbft or 4hii iRadftalfsm.
And this seems to be not only tho
growing sentiment, but conviction of
ting Whole Country. 1fs is illustrated
bysthe reeeat sleytiotat the North.
In New York, ut the last election,
tbe,RePnbiicaEs had majority of two
in The Senate and Of twenty y-four4n
the House, thus having The control of
the Legislature Oh u joint ballot by
tWenty-six votes, IL: ~ .E :
The Tribune con'edes that the posi-
ton of things is reversed, and thai Tho
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16- Our friend Mr ". P McKellcr
has beon making some additions and
i'm, rovements to his beautiful County
map, which was upon exhibition at
our Fair. 1t certainly rehccts great
credit upon the professional skill of
our friend. We hope one day to OBJ
literate these new lincs-"to change
:all that"-but until that time comes
we are content to admire this map.
"A copy may be seen in the Commits
,sioners' Office at Abbeville c. II.
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Secretary.

GEORGE PEABoDY.-Two cont,
nents'unite in paying tribute to the
great philanthropist. Engl..nd's
Queen does honor to his obsequ:cs
i'll that noble Abbey, where her il.
lustrious dead sleep together, and
England's5 minister invokes his
name, as n pledge. that the, ties
which bind the two countries are
indissoluble. America will hold
his dust. and it is proposed to build
here monument which shall he
worthy of his fame.
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CHARLESTON BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS
This body commenced its annual meet.
ing in Sumter;on Friday evening last
Rov. DR.. ,Wikler, Moderator The ser,
vice held in the Church, have been in.
teresting, and well attended. W.
were much pleased to zee Rev DR.
Richard Eurman, in attendance, res,
tored to his usual health, as wei! a.
his venerable father, Rev. DR.. Samuel
Sumter News.
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n@ Weregset to searn that an al
tercation occurred on Tuesday asst OF,
q plantation below Greenwood, be-
tween one Shepherd aud = freedman
in his employ, when the latter was
wounded mortally by q pistol shot
fred by Shepherd. Shepherd was ar
rested: and takea before a Aeighborint :,
fmagistrate but succeeded in making
shis escape. There arc conflicting
sstate nents: as TO- the causes Of the
quarrel and the: circumstances Of the
5escaps. es EfSi.laz. -
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psr Messrs. J d. Chalmers & Co

e6r Messrs J d. :Cha!mers & Co
,arc offering ut their Furniture Ware
Rooms, al owe Messrs. Mays, Barnwcll
81 COS store, y choice stock at low
rat. Their stock comprises full suite
.: walnut, chesnpt, oak and rQse,
with hei*t''ade. sbnreaus, and chairs
OF all varieties. They are able to sell
a. cheap -as .lbe cheapest, and we al.
wise our friends to give them call
Mr. J. D .Chalmers is also propar.
ed to fill all orders ior tombStones and
monuments at his marble yard on
reasonable terms. Call and select
from his iithographic designs.
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'Jim," said little boy, who was
boasting of his fathers new house,
tive have got such fine portico,
and mahogany doors, and plate
glass windows, and on tho top is O
cupola, and it's going to have some-
thing else" "Whas is it p asked
his interested companion. "Why, I
heard father tell mother, this morn
ing, that it's to. have o mortgage on
it."
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A PRoPHET.-A private vIe.te.

A PRoPHEr.-A private. !le.te.
received in Washington from g
prominent Goyernment official in
New York, contains: ai},redjc,ion
that before the holidays Za crAsa,
will occur in Wall street, which
will equal in It's .hisastrods conBe:
quences the efects'of she recent
Fish-Gould.gol conspiracy. The
writer further says, values general
'ly ;hayea downward ts,,dsusy, and
thinks that specie payments: may be
reached without difficulty before
the let Of July next: ;. ..tAv
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Fanny Fern says "Ifo o9Rf;half
the. girls knew the previous lives oDf
the men they marry the list Jof old
maids would bel wonderfully in
creased" Whereupop the Boston
Post asks :i IF the men ,kaew, what
their future Hives were to be, wohldnt
il. increase the1list Of old maids still
further 2S 'ri '#;t .+,tin- ~ 7
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Z sLosDoN, November Is The Bishop
OF London preached Mr.. Peabody's
p funeral. sermon, At Westminster. Alb.
hey today. There was an immense
attendance. The Bishop said no IN.
titled e9mmener has ever. gathered
sneh copcoIrse Of sincere mourners
around bic grave Ho iabored to re-
l,eyestheg wants of the poor, and by
them he wassbeloved, as BY all those
who sympatbizs with poverty and
honor beasydlEeavce. E It was bis bust
.ness TO gather dand his Joy to give
TTo9nstieas wosld ever roferepce bi
maine, which forms another bond O
union between England and America
3 Z
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G aNePoleon cis said tor 1be greatly
sshasEed ipsppearapcess { Hs hoks
haggard' careworn and anxious, and
walks with considerable difficulty.
But for the support of u cane and the
arm of.pne Of bin spite his p,ovement
would BIexdsoah4y. slow. Tbs en-.
couraging reports which are publish.
ed about his health arc all dictated
from official sources. During the last
ten days Of bis sojourn at Compoigne,
''pf. !Nelaton was in constrnt atten.
denae upon hin, and the catheter had
zen used repss'e@y 1sagsEG;.T
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:s@ Judge Carpenter has been lee
turing the Grand Jury of Charleston,
.charging :rhem with u breach of duty
lin ignoring bin against T J.Mack"y
A WE, ter in the Republican takes him
TO task for encrouching upon the pow
.ess of an independent tribunal, and
shows very clearly that the Judge has
exceeded his powers
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SAD AccIDENr.-Weregrs to learn
that 4 little Boy named Jos Snow, was W
Killed. die day last Week, BY beiiinnIgx iiinIx
caught fn; the machineryy,' I Of Il 4 tctbtit3onn n
press, on Dr." KelleArspIantatihon,.,@.z. ~
Dsuastty HetaM. - 'F-"'o @@' -.1'*
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HORACE GREELEY AT A WEDDING.
was wedding in the Fifth
Avenue Dutch reformed Church,
the BRIDE bcirg, Mrs. Guilderslieve,
the well known authoress, and the
groom Mr.. Smith Longstreet, q
relative Of the rebel General of the
same name. A great number Of
literary people were present among
Others Hon Horace Greeley. who
calne out strong in the matter of
clothes; be was daessed in the
height of fashion, with taIl ;coats
kids, white cravat, dancing pumps,
a rose in his buttoi-hole, . Bouquet
in his hand, and fairly drspchea
with patch4rpt., :. Of coune ho
created IN immense. sensation when
he kissed the bride. The marriage
is a romantic Ones inasn.uch as tho
gentleman, upon. reading q poem
by Mrs. Gilderslieve,: before he
knew her, declared his intention of
wedding the woman who wrote it.
He traced her up; but her first
husband was still alive: IleTwaited
Until that irppediment was removed
and the period of mourning was
passed, but the, llady ) rsais' as ?ts soy and
would not marry, because the pame
was Longstreet Smith. The Leg
iglature changed theipame to Smith
Longstreat. and hence, the happy
event, which has created an sxtrs-
ordinary interest in ,fashiunable and
literary circles. .i.''>~ ln! ,. T..
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ST.. PETERSBURG, November 16.
The prospect Of u treaty alliance,
defensive and offensive, between
France. Austria and Russia, is pen
dIpg 4t:to eehhaan!SS4a latfrdkaySars.
Each party to maintain certain
standing urmies.'. Oae !
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Friday, November 10, 1869.
E- Our friend Mai S. 7" 10

~ Our friend Maj S. JONES
WHOM we had the pleasure of greet
ing yesterday on .h:> retnrn from Co.
.!umhia, we,loarn, has been turning his
absence t" good ACCOUNT in cffectinc
the s.ale of the valuable estate Of his
uncle o. Hanlon, near Columbia.
which .bc has sold for s36, 600.
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d. WoMEN REALLY ::EIoffs1 BAD
AEN Tue Mosr,1-1t il ~ ! 's,iiiusxuisr SHY
fact that eiglt.tehthss Of the read
ing. women of this country are do
votees at Lord Hyyron'sI shrine, OF
some. twelycor G.teen co,n,nnnica.
tluns offered US, in relation .tp tho
Mira Stowe '.seandal,r adj bnt ono
were from tho hands. OF. women,
and every one, without exception,
were touehad In terms :ef tender
ness for the lnscivious ba.d!I We
are told by tile managing editor Of
one of our leading daiiics that h.
has been sinf'4 y astounied vt tho
multitude. 0f, YwpAlnsn. Of u excellent
sas'a and, gnodusense, rrlsQu have
talk, d to him andt writtenA ta him
isr dc1. nss of Bsaony,oI .1.,.ua
/" Ave rvn'arAed q short tfmbwsince.
upon the ANOMALY 'ssithesisd. ia
cvery'conn, Unity *qiefdwe4akuown
fast mon We're s1actettsd' '4avo,.
ties in soeiety: IA f4Hwbniaa wins
her sisters Ssof9!:" q faagt linan ~.
odrgss h1s hSYIr smilsss:s ls TbIsF}ks'ss' I.ot 20
o'' nI s So i pot e - 'b6s' aisetsei.sd;
aud this sympathy tor Byron, q
very Prince OF ProAigates, ia but
expression Of thatkct.
4 Who wll account .&r iti-Es-
ZZH'He49e, i,:Nl :. ..s,ris .ysd
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LITTER FROM FATHER HYAcrNTnx.

LETTER FROM FATHER HTAcINTfax.
The following is the substance of
the letter written by Father Hya-
cin:hc to the "Evangelical Alliance"
held in New York, on Thursday:
Futhcr Hyacinthe said that he
felt gratified at the. honor shown
his discourses in Paris by their re-
publication in English. He would
have been glad to have had them
more worthy; but such as they
were, he committed them to the
world. He added, that he presen-
ted them to America and those
rotestant churches Of which his
talented translator was one of tho
heads. Tie was proud of being q
Frenchman, and h':ped France
would so"n init tic the copntry
which she had douc so uluvl. =.
liberate during the revu,ulion. 40
said he continued faithful! 10 tie
CATHOLIC CHURCH. It ho Ead .,.~
tered Il protest against her usulr,:.-
ttons, one could judge oi:,his To-.
hv the bitterness OF his ;:.flen..-
lions Iuwevcr he waA. none TO
less se,'rsihte to the symp:ith;es, o.
the hurclcs OF other tait t4sie tbs
stand he had taken. He: ,!:dsL..
think that churches separated tiuu.
the Catholic communion, are 3,c-
y"nd III. pale Of the uotv Chest,
Whatever n,ay divide. as now, ~
will be united i'll Lhe,spacc of ,ir,.,
and all I've i'll lu1ics os th.: !.sun:.
eternity and love ok.,sc sums Gca
Wc3are al. living inc!ccmsaui Jc.'
t'te gre1t Cha'rh. IN. the future. NJ en-
had laughed his ideas to scorn, bu.
that lie had expected After ea-
pressing himself further, he con
clnded by saying that he looked
forward to one God, one faith, one
baptism, and one shepherd, and
signed. himself "Bfother Mya-
cinthe." = :. i -a6'pa-
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GRANT AND THE AMENDMENr.--Th,
New York Heraid says:

'"f tho sasea.h- -apendpept be NOT
.hqs,risd aRasd ppclAped 6eforo tl,s
Lot Of January, We may look for tks
reseipeing Of thR gsMsKs ssk ,ratificas
ton, sgd then for fst refusal from
2Ve0nsasee, 'nHeorgia' and Alabama,
>saarshy smother, battle, in tho Fall
elections gel, 1870, will have to. be
fought on the question all over tho
pR'tY YsSN SETIl n
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Rates of Advertising.
The Policy OF the United States
toward Spain.

The TR1BUNE's Washington special says:
President GRANT is keeping a yigilant watch
over the affairs of the Island of Cuba. Not
withstanding the confidence expressed by the
Spanish authorities Of their ability to speed
lily suppress the rebellion, the Government is
constantly in receipt of intelligence which
shows that the insurgents have not brought
into action all their available strength, and
it is expected that the next two or three
months will indicate something definite re.
specting the struggle on either side. In the
meantime it is rot the intention of the Gov
ernment to interfear so long as every demand
made upon the Spanish authorities, where
our interests are interfeared with, is prompt.
ly acceeded to. Although the Government
officials have indicated u willingness to sell
war materials of all kinds to parties who de-
sire to purchase, no sales have yet been
made. The President has stated in
substance that he believes the Spanards have
exhausted their resources in Cuba, while they
have much latent strength, which Will show
itself hereafter in an effective manner.
Our new Consul General at Havana, Mr..
Plumb, left here for New York this morn
ing, and will sail for his post on Thursday.- -
He has received very full and explicit instruc
tions, in view of the important and delicate
nature of our relations with the Spanish au
thorities. lie is required to do all that may
lie in his power TO protect the rights o
laws, and at the same time is cautioned to de
nothing that may precipitate quarrel witt
the colonial officials.
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TnF TiMEs's Washington special says:--
When General Lee called to see the Presi-
dent, the only person with the President
when General Lee was announced, was Mr..
Motley, who proposed to retire and return
at some other time, but the President re-
quested him to stay. General Lee then en-
tered accompanied by his friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Taggert of Baltimore, who, after being
presented, took seat at one side, and con-
versation ensued between the President, Mr.
Motley and General Lee. They talked about
the weather, crops in Virginia. railroad
which General Lee is interested in, and pos.
shly one or two other personal matters -
at the end of fifteen or twenty minutes Gen.
Lee and his friends withdrew. Not word
was said about reconstruction, and the call
was entirely one of courtesy. The state
mepts that Senators and Members of the
House were turned out of the room to admit
General I.ee are pure fabrications
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DEATHS BY LIGuTNIEG.-Fe.7 people
are aware how many are the deaths from
lightning. 1t appears, from statistics kept
in France, that during the last thirty years
more than 10000 people were struck by
lightning, of whom 2252 were killed out
right $50 were killed during the last ten
years, and OF these only 243 were females.
If lightning falls on crowd, it does more
mischief among the men than among tie
females, tie latter persons being the most
exposed.
Animals are frequently stricken, while
those in charge OF them are spared The
old idea that the beach tree is protection
is fatal error. the neighborhood of all
isolated trees being dangerous, except when
they are in metallic connection with the
soil
Railroads and telegraph wires are pro
tectors in so far as they are able 10 absorb
and convey considerable amounts Of elec-
tricity. Every locomotive does this unper.
ceived, its metallic mass being an excellent
conductor Walking along a railroad
track, where it runs through a country
without trees, is as dangerous as taking
shelter under tall tree. That windows
are dangerous is believed to be an error
for experience does not show that light
ming strikes through open windows or fol-
lows draft of air.
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CRUELTY TO Misunderstanding 20

CRUELTY TO ANrMA1s.-Nothing so
much marks the true progress of civil
zaton as the increasing attertion given
to the question of humanity to dumb
beasts. In our own State much has been
done towards relieving them from the
crueltles and unnecessary suffering i'm
posed on them by unfeeling wretches, or
the barbaric Ignorance of past age.
In other States, similar signs of pro-
gress exist. The Massachusetts Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
are looking after the buchers. They give
notice in the last issue of their publica-
ton, Our Dumb Animals that after
the 3Oth Of March they intend to enforce
the law against the starvation and bleed
ing of veal calves before being slaughter
ed. They have been Informed that, by
certain buchers, "the calves are starved
from Sunday night i'll the next Sunday
night, besides being bled every twenty
four hours, to stop the bleating and to
whiten the veal
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THE HAPPY FAMILY. The Dayton LEDGER,
Vallandigham's organ, denies that Chief
Justice Chase failed to re GIVE the noniina-
tion ut the Democratic Convention at New
York though the opposition of the Martyr" "
1t says that Seymour declined the nomina.
ton in good faith, and was sincerely for
Chase, and had he possessed the presence of
mind and boldness to conclude his speech
with suggesting the Chief Justice, Vallan-
digham would have acquiesced, Chase have
been nominated and President to-day. The
LEDGER adds:
lter the multiplied treacheries and
stupidities of the Democratic managers from
October, 1867, to July, 1863 there was but
one thing which could and would have COM
manded success--the nomination of Solomon
p. Chase, who, unlike Andrew johnson, had
brains enough to comprehend that if he was
to overpower the strong minded. strong
willed audacity Of the Republican leaders, it
was alone by antngonizing to it the strong
minded. strong willed audacity OF the Cop
perheads' of the Democratic party. He was
not nominated; wherefore and by reason OF
the premises. Grant and his relatives now
hold place, if not power, while Seymour
crops his hay miks his cows and churns his
butter near .pent-up Utica
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LANGUAGE OF THE CLOUDS. SOFT look
ing or delicate clouds turetel the fine
weather with moderate or light brceZes
hard edged, oily looking clouds, wind A
dark, gloomy blue sky is fine weather.
Generally the softer clouds look the less
wind, more again may be expected and
the harder, more "greasy,' rolled, tuffed
or ragged, the stronger the coming wind
will prove. Also bright yellow sky at
sunset presages wind /; pale, yellow, wet
and IA greenish. sickly color, wnd and rain.
Thus, BY the prevalence, Of red, yellow or
other tiuts, the coming weather may be
foretold very nearly. Small, iuky looking
clouds foretell rain, hit colored clouds
driving across heavy masses show wind aud
rain but if alone, may indicate wind only