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rprom the. New York Herald, yuly 22.l

from the New York Herald, July 22.l
A sample of the ,fnest. bale OF cotton ever
nroduced was exhibited at the New York Cot
ton Exchange yesterday. The weight OF the
bale was 44S pounds, which, In the aggregate
realized the: respectable, sum OF $sSlz ~
an average ofS5 q psspsound aae cSnsg S15t0n
Mississippi, and was picked BY himself; vile
and daughter, In their parlor, and took the hrst
premium or $500 for the best bale of short
stanIe cotton offered at the st. LouiB fair last
Ociober. Again; ittook the sweepstakes prize
of $1,000 offered tor the best bale OF either long
or short staple. After this Mr. McShaW DO:
mated the cotton to the Southern Educational
Society, which offered 1t on the ST. Lons Corn,
Exchanee. and sold 1t to Mr.. D. G. Tut, at
thirty cents per pound. Mr. Tutt IN turn,
presented 1t TO the same society, when 1t was
again sold at twenty-five cents per pound.
AGAIN 1t was presented to the society, when
It realized thirty-eight cents per pound, the
BUYER IN this case presenting It as formerly.
After this II was not offered fer sale oy tne
society, but was rafiled for one thousand ool-
lars, anil afterwards sold and resold, 70 oe
lBnaily purchased by, Messrs. Shyrock d Row
land, of ST. Louis, who shipped IL to Messrs.
Norton, Slaughter & Co., of this city, for the
purpose Of gettingit so far away asto pre- rent
It being entered Tor the one thousand dollar
be offered at the. fair In, October,
next, as well as to test the appreciation OF
Northern factors and manufacturers OF the in-
'dustry of Mrs. McShaw and daughter. whose
fair han as have prepared for exhibition, be-
yond doubt, the finest bale Of cotton ever
grown in anycountry. Messrs. Norton, Slaugh-
ter & Co. report the sale of this cotton at fifty
cents per pound, through Messrs. s. Mum,
Son & Co., cotton brokers, to Mt; Jonathan
Earl, treasurer of Norfolk and New Brunswick
Hosiery Company, of New BrunsWlck, n. y.
At the request of Mr.. Earl, Mr.. 7. j. Slaughter
will write Mrs. McShaw for measurement OF
herself and daughter, who will be presented
with full undersHits manufactured from this
remarkable cotton.
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q THE VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVES. Z
Address Of the Executive Committee

At meeting of the State committee Of the
Conservative party of Virginia, as already sta
ted BY telegraph, held the City of Richmond. !.
July 20, 1871, It was deemed expedient to call
q. State convention of the Conservative party
at Richmond, August 3oth next, to reorganize
Legislature, to take place In November. The,
address issued by the committee, slgned!by &.
T.-Daniel, chairman, reviews the late procla-.
nation of the President, In which he, declares,
under the recent legislation Of Congress, that
hewill not hesitate 70 exhaust the poWers thus
ever 1t may be necessary to de- So" The ad-
dress says:
'sThus has this official, armed with power by
subservient Congress, declared war against
q large body Of the, American people, and
forced them to know him hereafter only as
their enemy. The slight CLEAN of Presiden-
tial favor which enabled us to vote down the
disfranchlsing clauses In the State Constitu-
ton was speedily withdrawn. Ever since We
have lain under the sulen frown of power.
Never since have we received from Congress
or from the President one sign of cancellation.
encouragement or cheer. But measures of
repression, test-oaths and political exclusion
have pursued US, In the dreary, vulgar routine
In which tyranny, !Dventing nothing new, re-
poets itself the world over. In the recently
enacted law purporting to enforce the four
and in that commonly known as theeection or
enforcement law, there are laid numberless
traps and snares for the unwary Southern
citizen who ventures to cast bis vote or use his
personal influence against the candidates who
stand forth to support these abuses."N
y; The Richmond Dispatch commenting upon
Che address and political affairs in Virginia,
says that "the State escaped very great
calamity In the fortunate success of the Con-
servative party In '69. Order has been main
.tained, the public faith, has been preserved,
honesty in the public administration secured,
public. dignity and decency defended and pro-
.tected as far as was possible, and the hopU and
confidence of the people have been steadily
assured and fostered. Thus, protected and
.cheered, the State has rapidly recovered from
prostration and despair, and. Is now rapidly
advancing to q condition OF prosperity ar 4
strength
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AN ARAB PRINCE ON THE WIFE QUESTION

AN ARAB. PRINCE ON THE WIFE QUESTION
A writer in the Cornhlll Magazine has had an
interview with an Arab Prince, and gives the
following as his views on the woman question::
English women think of themselves, always
think Of themselves, think very much OF them
selves think yery little of their husbands; so
fhey are disobedient, self-wllled, do what they
like. and will not do what their husbands like;
but Arab women think more of their husbands
ihan themselves; they live to please their hus-
hands: they are obedlent; they are much better
than % English women; man may do with them
inst as he pleases. Suppose she should disobey
}him~what does he He says to her, "By Allah
T will leave you. And if she disobeyed him
three times. and he says that three times, she
is no longer his wife; she must go back to aer
fsther,s house. But suppose an Englishman
marry marry woman, aud she proves 10 have
uerv @ had temper and .disobey him always; q
yery W hot tongue, and scold all day and night
ton: lead him devil of lite; make him sweat
yery much with trouble, make him Wish 10
Kin bimseltEwhat can he do? He can do
nothing: he must keep her, and must not take
anv other woman to wife to comfort him. Ah J
the Arab custom Is better than the English
custom: and the Arab women are better for
the man than the English women. lam sure
of that
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State Superintendent Ed
FoREIsN AFFAIRS.
The Persian Fanine-Yellow Fever In
Brazil-The POPE and the Archbishop
of paris-The eoodwood Races-End
of the Cabinet Crisis In Spain.
LONDON, july 26,


Persian advices represent the famine as
dreadful. survivorseat the dead. The plague
has also appeared A sanitary Gordon has
been drawn along th' borders of Turkey and
Persia.
A British gunboat las been sent to Canton
TO protect the Engllsl aud other foreigners.
Frank Matthews, he comedian, is dead,
aged 81. years.
|, The yellow fever ismallgnant is at Para, Bra
I'll. The English conall is dead, and his wife
is dying. Nearly ever stranger who has ar
rived within six months is dead. Naval Cap
tain James C. Williamson is dead.
For the Goodwood takes fourteen horses
started. Taraban camein first, Lady Hunger
ford's colt second, and Jiaudius third: Ford
ham rode the winner. Odds against him hf-
teen to one. oc
The Pope publishes along letter congratu-
,lattng Quibert upon his elevation to the Arch
bishoprlc of Paris. ,,ro,
The Cabinet is finally flrmed under the lead
of Gorilla. All the members belong to the Pro-
gressist party, and Will bllow the policy inau-
gurated In the betrevolution.
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TIE WHARToN POISONING CASE.
Letter from Mrs. Edward Wharton
Her Account OF the Death OF her Hug
band and Child-Grave Allegations,
&C., so:

The Washington Star, Of last evening, says
that the following letter hasbeen received by
Mr. John Purdy, Of Washington City, from Mrs.
Edward Wharton, sIster-in.law Of Mrs. Henry
Wharton, now in jail In Baltimore on charge
of poisoning. The letter, it will be seen, bears
no date except .sNorth Conway" in New Hamp-
shire, and is evidently written under excite
ment. We give the document as 1t Is found In
the Star, as follows:
"Nortb Con,oaN"-MY DEAR Mr.. PURDY-
Having seen an extract from the Washington
Star that you had spoken kindly OF my dear
husband and child, / thought would write to
you and let you Know my OPINION, a., WI maen na ny
what was the reason Of their death, but after
INV chiId's funeral, only week l believe,
was taken suddenly Ill, and at one time was
thought to be dying. told the doctor was
poisoned the day was taken sick, and tnen
suspected that she had poisoned my husoana o., u
and child also, and told my brother and all OF
my husbands family also, when It occurred,
nearly four years ago, but they thought my
mind was affected, and told me not to say go,
that she might prosecute me, and could MOI
prove It; but have never spoken 10 ner since
was brought from her house, and have never
had but one opinion, that she poisoned Ghem l
and KllleQ duu 1 o6hSiJ SSSePN~ "1ee -
life. NV daughter never had but one hem
orrhage in her life, and that DR.. May can testl.
f to. and did not die OF consumption, but
vomited her lite away; and although l feared
she might break blood vessel in vomiting,
she e did not but being weakened by distress
she died. and Ilust escaped. Please mention
this to the editor of the Star, and have It pub.
iished, 5 for am In great distress. I write this
letter in nv bed, for am too weak, from be-
inc 90 distressed, to sit up Mrs. q. wharton
owed INV husband two thousand five hundred
dollars. which we with difficulty got
afier his death. am now at North Con-
way. at the Sunset Pavilion, New Hamp.
shire. @ Please tell what have told you; for |
have never had but one opinion, and that was
that Mrs Henry Wharton poisoned and. Killed
INV nv husband and daughter, am tried to XII
me. and I said so at the time, nearly four
Vears AGO: and it was not the first time She
i|ried | to poison my daughter, either, as saw
mentioned mem 10 this morning, In Boston paper,
about vial of brandy that was sent to my
brother in Philadelphia to have analyzed; only
Il was whiskey that we sent. It Is all true,
and occurred almost one year before they
| to Mrs. Purdy. Believe me, truly,
W ]. g. WHARTON.
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THE Blue RIDGE RAILROAD.
Prospect Of its Completisn-Sale OF the
State Stock.

From the Columbia Union Of Yesterday.l
Railroad circles have been busy aud some
what lively for week past, and several i'm
portant meetings of railroad men have been
held. We learn that the upshot Of the matter
Is that there has been effected sale of the
States stock 10 the Blue Ridge Railroad, and
that the same has been transferred to an as
sociation composed Of in1uealial citizens and
Northern capitalists, and that there now is O
prospect Of ofsomethtng being done to complete
this important enterprise, which will do so
much towards developing the resources of the
State, and which will open way to the rich
country beyond the mountains. We learn that
a resnryey of the road has already been order
ed, with a view of adopting the narrow gauge
system, now being SO generally discussed
throughout the country, and already com
menced upon in Tennessee; and which has
also been demonstrated beyond doubt In
Europe, to effect great savlng.in expenses,
with equal facilities for all the demands oftrade
and commerce. :
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WORK DURING MORNING HOURS.
The author Of "Plcadllly Papers, in London
Society, says:

The author Of "Plcadilly Papers, in Lonoon
Society, says:
know remarkably able and fertile re-
viewer. who tells me that, though over nls
midnight oil he CON lubrlcare articles With.a
certain sharpness apd force, yet for quletiy
looking at q subject all round, and doing Jus.
tiee to ali It's belongings, he wanted the qulet
morning Hours. Lancelos Andrews says ne ls
no true SCHOLAR who goes out OF his mouse De-
fore twelve O'clock. Similarly an editor once
told me that though his town Gontrlput9rs
sent him the brightest papers. he always de-
tected peculiar mellowsess and nnisn
abous the men who wrote In the c0un.
try. knew an important crown omclai
whose hours were from ten to three. He mad
TO Sign hls name to papers, and as great deal
depended upon his signature, he. was very eau.
tious and chary how he gave ie. Alter tnree
O'Clock struck, no 5eseechiag powers OF suit
ors or solicitors could induce him TO 40
stroke of work He would not contamlnate
the quality Of his work, by doing TOO mhcn.ol
It. He would not impair bis rest oy contllu-
ing his work. And SO, he fulfilled tne dutles'
of Ills Office for exactly fifty years before ne re-
tired on full pay from the service OF Inc coun-
try. And when impatient people blame law
yers for being slow, and of1ces LOT CLOSING
punctually, and shops. for shutting early, ano, 3
generally speaking, the wider adaptatlon OF
our day TO periods of holidays and rest, tney
should recollect that these things are the: les-
SONS Of experience and the philosophy Oh So
cietV and lite.
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1eeDly spoken, are tne words one hear, and
then presently, "Father, into thy hands com
mend my spirit"-and at last, very distinctly,
''It is fnlshed!n, The thunder instantly breaks
| forth, and the priests look aghast at each
other and exchange hurried words. A mes.
senger appears, who announces that the veil
of the temple is rent IN twain, and the discom.
future Of the priests is still greater. They dis.
appear from the stage, Caiaphas with them.
Meanwhile the soldiers and executioners are
left to complete their hateful task. Two oil
them ascend ladders and break the limbs OF
the two thieves; 1t Is marvellous to see, how
welltaught at this one point these poor men
have been. They seem absolutely to- collapse un.
der the blows. and each, with the last stroke,
dies. The eXecutioners do not raise their
clubs against Jesus, but bis left sideJis trans
fixed with the spear, and the blood gushes
forth. The bodies Of the two thieves are
taken away by the eXecutioners, whilst that
of Jesus remains hanging upon the cross, sur
rounded by his friends. -.
In the final scene the curtain rises for the
last time. The Redeemer is seen raised in air
above the disciples, ranged In groups around,
holding in his hand a large white flag with q
red cross. His mission is completed, and the
Passion is at an end.
The performers are all In HURDLE life. They
are wood carvers, wood cutters, laborers,
painters, smiths and mechanics. Joseph MAR,
wood carver, who takes the part of Christ, is
a tall, slight man, with long black hair, parted
In the middle. and black beard. He, with the
chief actors, were kept in quarters during the
war, and thus saved from danger, while their
battallons were frlghtfully cut up They are
oil devout men-men who recite their Won
derful lesson as they have learned 1t, and
who would consider it rather o blasphemy
to act the part of Christ, or of any
one of His followers. There are no theatrl-
cal effects, no sensational scenes. The
performers render their parts as If they were
fulfilling mission, embued, doubtless. with
something of the same spirit which filed the
hearts of members Of the early church, when
religious acting was Of frequent Occurrence.
Indeed, at one time, scenes from the Old Tes-
lament were played literally, and the prlmi-
tive innocence of the first couple in the Gar
den of Eden was represented without shame.
This extraordinary spectacle was ;beheld BY
both sexes with great composure, at Chester,
in 1927. The actors had the authority Of
Scripture, and gave matters as they found
them In Genesis. Abuse Of the custom led to
its abandonment, but it was In the church
that the modern theatre hadits birth. There
are many who wonder at the Passion Play Of
to-day In Bavaria, who, perhaps, never knew
that such representations were very common
In England several centuries ago:
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ests of the State at large I have not allowed
rayself to be a mere pupet to do the bidding
of any ring or clique Of city, county or STATE
officials. I do not aspire to newspaper noto-
rlety. For the first time ask, In my own be-
half, space in the ctluIhns OF the public press,
and I sincerely hpe and trust 1t will be the
last.
desire that imposition In this affair shall
be known to the shole people of this Com
monwealth, and. ap willing to abide their
Very respectfully.
TX. JnLsoN,
State Superintendent Education, s. C.
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THE WEATHER THIS DAY.
WASHINGTON, July 26.

WASHINGTON, July 26.
Probabilities: Pleasant weather s proba-
BILE tor the Upper. Lakes ou Thursday. No
material change. is indicated for the Gulf
coast and Southern States. An area of low
barometer will probably move eastward from
Lake Huron, with fresh southwesterly winds
on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, and cloudy
and threatening weather northwest and north
east Of Massachusetts.
Yesterdays weather Reports Of the
Signal Service, U. S. A.-4.47 p. NJ,
Locnl Time.
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ALLEGED RoW IN ToRKnILIE:
from the Baltimore sun,

From the Baltimore SUM-
The following private dispatch, from York
Vile, 8. c., dated July "a, was received by g
gentleman of Washington: ''The sub-commit-
Tee on Southern outrages arrived here yester,
day evening. At the supper table at tho hotel
Hon. ]. E. Stevenson, of the committees, and
Hon. A. g. Wallace, representative OF the DIS
trict, were assaulted as they took their seats
by Major james Barry, prominent cttizsn,
and q pitoher OF milk thrown over them. Mr..
wallace then drew revolver, but 4Jer Bar
~ was. surrounded by friends and lett the
hotel, at 8 O'Clock the committee were sere-
naded by negro band, and 9 crowd collected.
AS the band was retiring an afray began, our.
ing which one of the negroes was shot, recelY-
Ing three wounds. No arrests have been
made,n
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osy- GERMAN SOOTHING CORDIAL.

This valuable compound contains no opium, laud-
auum, paragoric, or other anodyne, and will not
massacre the tnnocents like the "soothing syrups"
so much In vogue. The GERMAN SUoTHlNG
CORDIAL is harmless, and Is recommended by all
our best physicians. It is to be had OF the manu-
r,ctprer Dr. II. BAER,
No. 1sl Meeting street.
And NJ all Druggists. apr22-stuth
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EXECUTION OF THREE CUBAN IN.
SURGENTS.

HAVANA, July 26.
Alvarez and Hernandez. Cuban emlssaries,
lix Auguste Bayes, companion Of the late
Cayada, has been executed.
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tlemen were appointed ON the working commit
tee. The committee will meet at Arnoids nan VI
this Taursday) evening, at half past O'CLOCK.
JP Cahlll, chairman;
Samuel D Stoney, kIlete'
: - hTSni MnIis Rlxie Gordon,
Albert Thomas, kosentna.,
w Meyrr Z Klein,
Rufus Bsrkley, Jonn kaooelocns of'
Il kuee, Jaeoo An0petoe"'
Thomas Lynch, b Stelt1,
cbas Bentham, Thos Morris,
Tnos NJ Horsey, Wm Fisher.
q F Lube, Fourgeauu,
r r Kanannax Ia Wlluur,
" Emanuel FDCK Kracke,
MehrtenS, WIZ beuMetS,
ForreSton, !onn halls,
EN- FulIer. Thos NJ Hancke! Jr,
q Calsou. John Hanckei,
James nrssIS, M,cNeiu, Henry I chlsolm,
Geo McNeIll. CA ChiS0lm,
I a " t;uy. John D Alexander,
l.nrGece WIN aeceyI ykose Stephen % Thomas, Jr,
W w smith. E F Schachte,
Jnhn Guryls, J l. Tuomer,
hmm K0leman, WeldbrooE,
Daniel Wilson, Behlng,
sStton y s%IiSs, Lee RIM Alexander,
W Trenholm, AZ a 3 Wiisoa,
Thomas Lebby tn wilson,
WIN Calder, Murphy.
" < Darbv in WIg,al,
E,lw Magrath, Jas A Laftte,
lanes Melvin, Asher D Cohen,
james Melvin, Jr, lager,
John Michel, w hley,,
cyrus Fenick, il Mashourn,
Henry Hen, BEau'e,
+ w SLENDER, GG bslgDann' sI
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voRxrNe coMu1rTEE OF WARD 0.

In accordance with q resolution. adopted at
the last meeting OF this ward, the following gen
temen were appointed on the working commlS'
tee. The committee will meet at Arnold's Han Oh
this traursdsy) evening, at half past O'CLOCK.
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IL. E1traOrdInary History.

THATFANCY BALE OF COTTON
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Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So,4so ~
Charleston City and County have received
In all, from the free school deficiency fund of
$4,000, the snug little sum OF s23, ,642 %. This
Is not the first and only instance where
Charleston City has gobOled ''school funds"
belonging, In TACT and in justice, TO other por-
tions OF tile State. As to the right and justice
of the cause of the Charleston City board OF
school commissioners, and as 10 the equity or
the decision Of the court, leave the public TO
decide. / believe that said boards proper
mode Of redress was to apply to me General
Assembly for special appropriation to cover
their case.
The decree of the court has, in my opinion,
established the following points:
l. That the incumbent OF this office Is vest
ed with no Jurisdiction. no supervisory and
discretionary power whatever, but Is, in fact,
subject to the will of subordinate officers OF
the department of which he ls only the mere
fgure-head, and that his functions are simply
ministerial and clerical.
2. That certain city and county refusing 10
regard official instructions, Is thereby entitled
to premium of $l4, 1872 %, while thirty coun-
ties complying win the same instructions are
entitled TO nothing. The Charleston Courier
charges that nv whole course IN this matter
has been prompted by desire to crafty per
sonal piqne against State officer. Thls lie OF
the Curriers' Is SO .fl'msy and absurd tlat IL
gives the. lie unto itself. The only personal
feeling that have. ever had In The premises,
has been one OF sympathy for the teachers,
who have been SO long kept out OF their naru-
earned wages. have endeavored. so far, 10
the extent'Of my feeble ability and Judgement,
to do my duty as State superintendent OF edu'
cation, as touching the vital educational inter-