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.JOTTINGs ABOUT THE STATE.

We learn that Geo. Cresswell was killed
by VIM. Ford, at Chester Courthouse, on Sun.
day evening last The deceased was formerly
q soldier In the United States army.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Johnston, BY some
mlsstep, fell to the ground from the door OF
the Marion street Methodist Church, Colun-
bia, on Sunday, and had narrow escape from
serious injury.
lars and u barrel of whskey for the office OF
intendant OF Beaufort. Another candidate
offers seven hundred dollars, with no takers.
Several candidates are yet to be heard from.
Two cars Of q timber train on Inc Cnar-
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad became
uncoupIed, on Monday, the standards is0 were vas
thrown out, when the timber tell OH the car,
and Injured three co!ored men. Mr.. Ed. AL.
len made very narrow escape.
Mrs. ]. G.. Thompson, OF BeaufOrf, was
driving out with one of her children. Her
horse started to ruo when near the Calnohc
Church. and she and her child were thrown
ont ". Kressel came to the lady's rescue,
and brought her home with only few bruises.
-Greecville was on Sunday last the scene
of 8 double funeral Captain J. W. Brooks,
aged seventy.fonr years, died at his residence
in that city on Thursday morning, the 10Th IN.
slant. and Mrs. N. Brooks, the wife OF Captain
J. w. Brooks, died at WILLIAMSON, elgnteeh
miles from that city, on Friday night, The 18th
instant
Abraham Scott, an escaped convict from
the penitentiary, has been loiterlng around
Beaufort for the last few weeks. On Monday
he was discovered by deputy sheriff Sans,
who. OF slte npting TO make the arrest, was
strnck il the face. The deputy being un-
armed at the time, the convict made his es'
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4 SEA OF FIRE.
Terrible ConaaRration at Hunters
Point.

Terrible Confiagration at Hunters
Point.
NEW YORK, July 80.
heavy fire Is raging at Hunters Point.
Several vessels are burned, and tugs are tow.
Ing them away. The fire originated on board
a canal boat. The wind was blowing from the
north and carried the flames Into the Standard
OIL Yards. The Loaf on which the fire COM
menced had twelve hundred barrels OF oil. It
is reported that eight or ten barges have been
destroyed. The ship Elphis, OF eight hundred
tons, and the bark Edwards of SIX hundred
tons, both full Of oil, and the brig Max, Of Two
hundred and fifty tons, just commencing to
receive her cargo, were burned. W. 7. Ward.
well, the superintendent of the Standard Oil
Works, estimates that irora twenty to twenty
five thousand barrels of oil have been burned
In the yards. valued at ten dollars per barrel.
E. F. Goes phosphate factory loses ten thou
sand barrels of phosphate, valued at eight dol
lars per barrel, and fifty hogsheads 0t bone
dust, valued at thirty dollars per hogshead.
The fire now extends over three blocks, cover
ing the entire space with solid mass OF flame.
Captain Chandler came 10 the rescue OF the
barges with The United States steam lug Gotta
lupa, which e provided with steam nre en-
CINE. The flames are still spreading.
TWO P. MI is reported that woman and
child, on canal oil boat, were burned TO
death. Two Williamsburg ferry boats are also
people at Hunters Point. The houses are de.
serted, and the fire department seem power
less All the cars Of the Flushing road have
been removed, and all property on the river
font. The works of the New York OIL Com
pany are also burned with large quantities of
oil. The Standard works were owned by
Rockatellow, Andrews FIagler.
A Chapter OF Accidents.
PORT JARVIS, July &c.
The bridge over the Passaic River, on the
Honesdale branch of the Erie Riiroad, near
Hawley, Pennsylvania, is burned, which will
interrupt the coal traffic several days.
NEW YORK, July 30
The loss by the burned sugar refinery in
Leonard street is three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
BRooKvTLLE, July 80.
By an accident on the Kansas Pacific Rail-
road five emIgrants were killed and many in
jured.
BosroN, July 80.
The tannery of Chester. Guild & Son is
burned. Loss eight thousand five hundred
dollars. Two fremen were badly injured.
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FAN0Y PRICES FOR COTTON.
Sale of the First Bale OF New Cotton at
st. Louis.
The st, Louis Republican of the 26th inst:

The st. Louis Republican of the 26th instant
says:
The only memorable incident on Change
yesterday, outside of the regular markets, was
the sale by auction of the first bale OF new
crop of Texas cotton received Monday, as re-
ported yesterday. Ex.Mayor Nathan Cole
oflclated as auctioneer. The first bid was by
D. P. Rowland for the firm of Shryock & Row.
land at so cents per pound, and then the COM
petion became lively at advances OF 10 to 10
cents, until it was knocked down to ]. B. Car
son, Bro. & Co, dry goods commission mer-
chants, for 81 05 gold per pound. Messrs.
Marmaduke & Brown were the principal COM
petitors, whose bids were so cents, 80 cents
and 81. The first bale of Texas cotton re-
ported az received at any point was at Cal
weston recently, aud that was sold In that city
ct SO cents gold, realizing to the owner $377 90
gold, to which was added 5000 premium Offer
ed by Galveston cotton factors, making total
to owner s577 50 gold. The bale sold yester-
day realizes for the owner, Without any pre-
MUM attached. none being offered, $456 b5
gold, or $476 40 In currency.
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= ~ lT'II.
a. STRANGE DEVICE.
The Scott Ring TO Make It Up In Ronda.
rColumb,a Correspondence OF the Beaufort, BE
publicanl ..1rr .si .psnr

The Scott Ring 70 Make It Up In Rouda.
TColumb,a Correspondence OF the Beaufort, BE
publicanl abe, s,i ysay
The mutterings Of o political revolution
have been heard at last Ii the Statehonse,
SAYS my informant, aud the fear Of defeathas
forced combination upon dscordant ele-
ments. Therefore Governor Scott, Treasnrer-
Parker and Comptroller Neagle have agreed
to sacrifice Moses. Parker and SNeagle
agree also : to sacrifice themselves. AL
will then unite to force Chamberlain
upon the convention and secure behind
him ticket composed. of men the most
unexceptlonable possible. In the mean.
lime, to reimburse themselves for this isacri-
fee syndicate has been formed to purchase
five millions Of South Carolina bonds, on q
margin, at the present price OF thirty cents.
They argue that the repudation Of the present
State officers and the nomination Of u good
ticket would immediately result in the -appre.
clation of State bonds to at least sixty cents.
Should this be 80 the virtuous syndicate would
clear one million dollars by the operation.
To this mode OF bettering their broken for.
tunes the people Of this State will enter no
objections. In the details no compensation
to Frank Moses seems TO be contemplated.
give this story as the latest topic of the state
house corridors, OF course not vouching for ita
truth
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STRUCK By LIGHTNING.
A Provfdential Escape.
From the oarolinlan Of Tuesday.]

From the CaroInlan Of Tuesday.]
During The prevalence of the thunder storm
which passed near this city on Sunday, be-
tween Two and three o'clock P. M., the resi-
dence of Colonel William Wallace, about four
miles from the city, was considera bly, damaged
BY stroke Of lightning. The bolt struck a
tree near the house, and passing thence to the
building, tore of the Notwithstanding for q
large space. demolished the window glass,
sundry articles of furniture. &c. A little
daughter of Colonel Wallace made providen-
tlal escape. She was standing In chair,
reaching something from sldeboard, at the
moment that the electric current passed into
the building, and was 90 severely shocked as
to be disabled for some time; but we are happy
to state that she has experienced no subse-
quent Ill effects. The damage to the building
was considerable.
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ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NRws.l

SAVANNAH, Tuesday, July 30-lo P. NJ.
The plan of the Radical leaders to force the
negroes to ride on the white street cars cul-
minated yesterday. During the day many ne.
groes were thrown off by the whites. At
night the lower part of the street along the
line Of the cars was crowded by the whites,
who were anticipating trouble. The excite
ment was intense.
The negroes gathered in the upper part Of
the town, near the Park and at P NJ. fired
into street car. The men on board returned
the fire. There was an armed posse on every
car from this time.
Several cars were bombarded from dark
alleys. There were over q hundred shots on
both sides, and the negroes were gradually
driven off.
To-day develops the fact that fifteen or
twenty blacks were wounded and beaten. No
whites were injured and none killed.
All eleven P. NJ yesterday all was quiet on
the street car line, and the riot was trans
ferred to st. AM 'su's Hall, where Grant
ratification meetlu;, .7as being held by the
Customhouse Rng. An anti.Rlng Radical
kicked up fuss, and terrible fight ensued
In the hall. dozen shots were fired, and
half a dozen persons were badly hurt, includ-
Ing two white Conservative constables. The
fight was transferred 10 the street, where The
two Radical factions had fearful scrimmage.
Bricks were thrown and over two hundred
shots were fired, riddling the adjoining
hcuses. The whites, attracted from the street
car line, approached, and were fred into by
the negroes and driven back. The whites raj
lied, and the street, from Barnard to the hall,
became a regular battle ground Of Indian war
fare, behind trees and steps. Four or five
whites were wounded, and as many negroes.
The entire police force was brought out with
fixed bayonets and stopped the meeting.
There was no further trouble with the ne
groes, and the crowd went for the Radical
white leaders, who were at the bottom of the
days troubles, and chased them. At night all
was quiet.
To-day police force Is stationed along the
line Of cars. A few negroes rode undlsturbed.
ct P. N. the streets were comparatively
quiet. No trouble is anticipated. The nigs
are sick.
Last night three unknown negroes from the
country fired into porch on the outskirts O.
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THE KU-KEUX CASES.

Joseph Crosby, Dennis Crosby and Abraham
Stinson, the latter colored, of Chester, charged
with violation Of the enforcement act were
Monday for a preliminary hearing. After
hearing the evidence of several witnesses, the
prisoners were discharged upon their own re-
cognizance, to appear yesterday for further
hearing. The prisoners are represented by
8. P. Hamilton, Esq. Immediately after the
adjournment OF the court, Dennis Crosby was
arrested upon charge of murder, and was to
be taken to Chester By order Of Major Brown,
commandant of that post.
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Renewed Raid on the Cars-The
Rioters Pat Out-Vollies Of Musketry-
Several Persons Woun unded-The Ne
groes Fire Upon the Inotfensive CItf-
zens-Intense Indignation In the City.
ESPECIAL TELEaRAa TO TIE NEws.l
SAVANNAH, GA, Tuesday, July 30.
Yesterday was day long to be remembered
In this city. For several days the blacks had
been trying to ride in the street cars used for
the whites, although special cars are provl-
ded for each race. Yesterday, about one
O'Clock, colored man got In one of the cars
used: for the whites, and on using improper
Language was put of. About five O'Clock a
colored preacher by the name of Jim Simms
attempted to get on the whites car and was
elected.
Crowds of blacks then assembled in Whita.
ker street, and their presence attracted
crowds of whites. At one time there was
over thousand persons along the street, and
the excitement was intense, and serious riot
expected. AS car came along it was board
ed by two or three colored persons, and there
being number of young men on the car the
blacks were put Off These scenes were re-
peated throughout the afternoon, and every
succeeding one only tended to Increase the ex-
citement.
Hbout six O'clock drunken colored man
came up staggering and cursing; he was or
dered of, when he became abusive, for which
some one hit him, and he was taken to the
barracks. This scene kept the crowd agitated
until the next car came along, and In its rear
the Lincoln Guards marched down, and the
CRY arose sHere come the Lincoln Guards. y
This caused the excitable colored people to
fairly jump.
By seven O'Clock the excitement had some
what subsidized, but by eight o'clock 1t was re-
newed, and the colored people assembled In
force, consisting of men, women and children,
the women encouraging the men to violent
course. A colored man then boarded apass-
ing car, and was thrown from the platform,
and In about fifteen minutes later volley of
musketry greeted the ears ofthe people, from
the direction OF the Park. Thie was returned
BY another volley, when, with yell, the
crowd started, the whites on cne side of the
street and the blacke on the other, the blacks
yelling and uttering threats, asd crying out,
s:Get your arms - When getting near the
spot from whence the firing vas heard, it had
been ascertained that car had been fred
into, which was returned oy those on board.
in this melee Mr.. q. F. Segar was shot IN the
wrist, and several colored persons wounded.
1t is more than probable that a dozen OF them
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the town, woundiDg five whites seriously.
No arrests were made.

NO arrests were mauo.
The report of the shooting of lady and
three children has been verified. Mrs. Barber
Is the lady's name, and she resides on Bull
street, near Anderson. She was sitting on the
stoop of her house in company with her
children, when party of negroes passed In
the vicinity and fred directly at them with
guns and pistols, the former loaded with
buckshot Mrs. Barber received two wounds
In the breast. and the children were struck In
various parts of the body; one of them, little
boy aged about eight years, was struck In the
temple, and 1t was feared the wound would
prove mortal. Tils occurred little after ten
o'clock.
This morning damnable outrage, entirely
unprovoked, appropriated on the Central
Road from Augusta due at five A. NJ. 1t was
thrown from the track at the junction Of the
Charleston Road. The switch lock was
broken by negro, and the switch opened
mallciously. Four cars we're broken up.
The engine ls damaged. Loss six thousand
dollars. reward OF one thousand dollars Is
offered for the villains by the Central Rail-
road. 1t was part of the Radical plan. No
one was seriously hurt.
Passengers by the Savannah train, which
arrived In this city about eleven o'clock last
night, bring more detailed accounts of the ac-
cIdent. The engine was turned bottom up
wards; the express car was made complete
wreck, being crushed into thousand pieces;
the second-class passenger car was piled
upon the baggage car; and two freight
cars were thrown down an embank-
ment ten or fifteen feet high. Besides
the fireman spoken of above, the express
messenger, Mr.. Cornwell, was cut on the
heai, had one OF his fingers mashed, and was
otherwise bruised. The engineer was also
painfully bruised. No other persons we're
hurt. The switch. mlnder was awakened by 8
negro short time before the accident and
asked how long it would be before the train
passed. He afterwards heard the hammerlng
at the lock, but did not suppose an attempt
was being made to break 1t.
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THE BATTLE FOR PEACE.
ASPECTS OFTHE CANVASS As VIEWED
FROM NEW YORK.

DoolItile Belying His Name-He Passes
Through Gotham, En- Route for Hard
Work In maine-PolittcaI Prospects
In the East-Cotorado Jewett and
Grant-Increasing Bitterness Of the
Canvass-A Precious scheme TO Carry
the Irish Over 60 Grant-Heavy Tele.
graphic Expenses of tho New York
Press. ~. sil.i. =
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A whitening Comparison between the
Soldier and the Cfvllinn-Grant's
Treaehery and Greeley Fidelity TO
the Colored Race-The Cslored People
Urged for their own sahe to Vote Tor
the Sage OF ChnpPaquia-Sumner at
last Squarely Supports the Cincinnati
Ticket.
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THE GENEVA .ARBITRATORS.

LONDON, July 80.
1t is reported that the Geneva board Of arbi:
tratlon have adopted the following method OF
disposIng of business Each ship is examined
separately. The arbitratOrs next decide what
principles are applicable to the case, by which
it stands or falls. There will be no dehnlte
amount of damages until all the cases are
eompleted, when the tribunal will review its
separate conclusions, and agree upon total
ann
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TIE NEW YORK COTTON Trade.
The Cotton Comm ission Merchants
Rates OF Commission Agreed on for
Submission TO tho Exchange-Brokers
and Brokerage-Who arc Merchants.

and Brokerage-Who arc Merchants.
From the N. Y. Journal OF Commerce, July n.
At an adjourned meeting of the cotton COM
mission merchants of this city held yesterday,
Mr.. Stephen D. Harrison in the chair, aud Mr.
Robert Tanaahiu secretary, the following re-
port from the committee or rates OF commis-
sion was read and adopted by the meeting:
The committee to whom was referred the
subject OF nxing a uniform rate of commission
on the sales and purchases Of future delivery
cotton, beg TO su0mit the following for your
consideration, to take effect On the.
They recommend that the matter be presented
to the Exchange, with the request that the
same be embodied In bylaw ~ be framed 30
as to make 1t binding on all members under
penalty Of expulsion in all cases when devia-
ted from: 49,
lst. That the minimum rate of commlsslon
for buying and selling cotton for future de-
livery shall be "a per cent, without rebate, and
when purchases OF sales are extended TO dis
tant month, or exchanges made, the minimum
charge shall be one per cent, when no actual
cotton Is received or delivered, which charge
guarantees contracts both ways Of all parties
in event of failure to comply.
I'd. That In addition to the above, the usual
charge of brokerage, which Is q separate
transaction, shall be made.
Sd. In the absence of Instructions to the
contrary, any memOer Executing OIu6TS lOE
futures shall nave tue privilege OF covering all
maturing contracts on receipt of notice, either
BY purchase or sale of the corresponding con-
tract.
4th. On all purchases or sales of cotton for
future delivery, brokerage shall be paid In
all cases by the party employing the broker,
and no contracts shall be binding under the
rules of the Exchange except when q broker
age Is agreed to be paid by purchaser and
seller to different brokers, who must be mem
bers Of the Exchange; and all brokers to be-
debarred from trading In cotton on their own
account.
9th. Every member Issuing his own contract
shall be considered as merchant In the trans-
action, within the meaning OF, and amenable
to, the Aforesaid bylaw.
The representative Of any firm known Is
manager (but not actually member OF the
hrm,) } shall likewise bind hls principal in the
same way as though the firm were members;
and they shall be amenable to the bylaw:
9Th. When q contract is sold and purchase
made for different month, 1t shall be con-
sidered separate transaction when maze
simultaneously, and commission OF TWO anu
e half per cent. shall be the charge for potn
transactions. 1.,u, q n
Respectfully submitted: J. 3. Hollis, .. v.
Harrison, Thomas Fenner, T. J: SlaugnteI: ..
J, Murphv and Robert Tsnnahill, commltCee.
committee of three was appointed 70 pres.
emf the result of the meeting 70 the board or
managers of the New York Cotton Exchange,
and rs ask their Immediate action thereon, In
accordance with the above report The. meet
ing then adjourned.
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THE WEATHER THLs DAP.

WASHINGTON, July so.
Increasing cloudiness and higher lempera-
possibly rain, are probable on the South A.
lantic coast on Wednesday.
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ALL QUIET At SAVANNAH.

Another Account OF the Affrny-How 1t
Originated-The First Shot-Tho Riot
Mt st. andrews Hall-Tho Streets Last
Night Desertei-More Particulars of
the Railroad Outrage - Fifteen or
Twenty Blacks Wounded-No One
Killed.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
Henri Drayton is dead.

Henri Drayton is dead.
Two New York liquor dealers are sent to
jail for twenty days for selling liquor on
Sunday.
Queen Victoria has written touching
letter of coincidence to the Due O'Aumale upon
the death of his SOB, the Duke OF Guse.
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GROEsBECK GREETS GREELEY.

NEW YORK, July 30.
The Hon. William 8. Groesbeck writes let
ter giving In his adhesion to Greeley, and says:
II differ in politics with Mr.. Greeley, who was
not my choice, but he has been chosen with
extraordinary unsnimIty, and Is now before
us as the only representative of reconciiia-
tion."
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DAWN OF PEACE IN MEXICO.

MATAM oRAs, July 80.
RochR proclaims himself in favor OF peace
and amnesty. Many revolutl0nlsts now refu-
geelng In Texas are Invited to return. The
stage coaches and mails will soon resume.
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-. The Pafker-Gibson Case ~
The Columbia Carolinisn, of yesterday

The Columbia Carollnian, of yesterday
says: & 81 20 .GssAG ri ,IsslFat. 1s:;
The Injunction cases against Treasurer Par
ker were up for hearing yesterday. Monday,
before his Honor Judge Willard. 1850.
We learn that the efforts OF the able counsel
for the petitioner have" failed to secure such
an exhibit of Parker's disbursements .es con-
slitutes tsll discovery OF the character of
bis transactions. Instead Of q detailed state
ment with the Identical vouchers, dates, DO,
he has only answered the requirements OF the
rule made upon him by aggregate amounts
paid to the several accounts. Enough has
been shown, however, to make strong case
for the petitioner. - -. 9. Iii,Iis...
Mr. Haskell yesterday opened the argument
on their behalf and occupied about three
hours until adjournment, in an able and ex-
haustive presentation OF the points made by
the petitioner. s!r9 81.
Major O, D. Melton will be heard this morn
ing, Tuesday, and will be followed py Nj.
Pope. .i.',s' 'tss,