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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 2244. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1873. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE GREAT LABOR STRIKE. ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN SAND? ED TOGETHER IN NEW YORK. Important Detalla or the Proposed Movement In April-The Aims of the Strike-All the Building mechanics Pledged to Act Together. [BT TH* SOITHERS AND ATLANTIC LIKE.] NEW YORE, Marett 23. Tbe Impending strike amongst tbe trades in this city will, lt ls claimed, be on an even larger scale than tbat of last year. The strug? gle^ not to be confined to one trade at a time, for all, under the line of building trades, hare had an understanding with the Bight Hoar League, and these men, numbering in all eighty thousand mechanics, will strike In the same hour. The majority of the or g miza lion Wi.I strike ostensibly for the eight hour movement. The carpenters and Joiners ask for an Increase in their pay of two dollars j dl&m. The Germans connected v. lin the Eight-hour League demand an Increase of twenty-five per cent, on all work. Thc execu? tive committees of all the trade societies have been asked to lend their co operation, so that the strike may be unanimous. The president ot the Workingmen's Union says that one hundred thousand men will strike at once In this city, and that their action will be followed bj those ol Boston, Chicago, St, Louis. San Francisco and other places. No action will be taken before April. DID FOSTER TAKE POISON ? He ls said to have been In a Dying Condition when Hang-His Serial Denial by the Clergy of Attempt to Commit Suicide. NEW YORE, March 22. A statement ls published to day, based on Information derived irem a Tombs official, that Foster took poison the night before his execution. About eight o'clock yesterday morning the matron of the Tombs entered Foster's cell with a cup of coffee for the doomed maj?> He seemed to be In a stupor, and showed no sign ol recognition, being evidently unconscious. The matron suspected some? thing, and said : Ch. you wretched man, what have you taken*" He said: I have taken poison; but Dr. Tyng told me not to." Ste forced a cup of coffee down bis throat. This caused nausea, and he vomited ireely. A keeper was Informed of the slate ol affairs, and pulled Foster out of the cell and bathed bis head In Ice water. Dr. Neills was sent lor, and the prisoner gradually trew strouger. Doubtless, poison wonld have cheated the gal? lows of lia victim, hid not the coffee caused vomiting, which destroyed the effect ot the poison. On this account the sheriff hastened the execution, and while many believed the duration ot the religious exercises were tell? ing on Foster's nerves, lt was, In reality, weakness caused by the poison that was act? ing on him. The Tombs physician says Fos? ter wonld have died if the execution bad been delayed until ten o'clock. Foster was burled this morning at Green? wood, Bev. Drs. Walker and Ty og offlcl tlog. After the services, Dr. Tyng said he felt it his duty to state bis belief , that the report that Foster bad taken poison and was dying at the time ol the execution j was false; that be and Dr. Walker were alone c with Fo?ter for three-quarters of au hour Im- , mediately previous to his going to the scat- g fold; that be seemed in good health and t strength, and bad remarkable self-possession t of mind; that he dressed himself wiib minute - care, conversed tully and freely, and on being . visited by the sheriff at nine o'clock, announc? ed bis readiness In a lull and cheerful voice, and allbongh pinioned, walked with a firm step, and without assistance, to the scaffold, where he stood until the latal moment. Both clergymen declared the Idea that he attempted or contemplated suicide as entirely inconsis? tent with their observation of bis physical and moral conduct during the last hours of his life. The applications for tickets to witness Foster's hanging numbered six thousand. I ? Nine murderers have been banged upon Fos? ters gallows._ EMANCIPATION BY SPAIN. Slavery Abolished in Porto Rico-The | < Beginning of the End. WASHINGTON, March 23. The following cable dispatch has been re? ceived at the department of State: MADRID. March 22. To Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, Washington: The Immediate emancipation law Tor Porto Rico passed to-night, unanimously, amid great enthusiasm In the Assembly. (8lgned) D. E SICELES. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, March 22. ( The following were the nominations by the | ? President, and confirmations by the Senate to-day: Nominations-W. P. Dockey, collector, St, John's, Florida; Joseph Jagerson, Petersburg. Confirmations-Casey, collector ol customs. New Orleans; Shaw, postmaster, Tarboro', North Carolina; Adams, postmaster, Pen sac?la.. There was a sharp fight over Casey's confirmation. The Democratic senators Joal? ly voted for bim on the ground that, he was more acceptable to the people of New Or? leans than any person the President would nominate In bis stead. Caldwell, the senator from Kansas, denies that he Intends to resign, saying: that he will act entirely by the advice ol friends. It is 11 highly probable, however, that the Senate wilt adopt ti resolution expelling him. The united States and British claims com mission will close Us business by September 11 26th, when lt will expire by limitation. ' 11 THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, March 23. Probabilities: For to-morrow, In the Eas terhf'Gulf and Sooth Atlantic States, there will be southwesterly winds, with cloudy weather and possibly rain. An area of low barometer will move northeastward into the Ohio Val? ley, preceded by easterly winds, with threa enlng and possibly rainy weather. Caution? ary signals are ordered lor the Gull and South Atlantic OOatt. . _ SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The epizootic is raging throughout North? ern Arizona and Southern California. -A quarrel 1B reported in Captain Jack's camp. He ls threatened with deaih should he give up the persons accused ol murder. -8. H. Bell, the Democratic candidate for Congress from New Hampshire, ls claimed to be re-elected by a majority of lour. -News has been received at San Francisco that a band of Apaches had captured George Taylor near Wickenberg, burned bim at tue stake, and then fled to the mount tins. -The population of San Francisco is now 188.323. being an Increase, during the year, of about 10 OOO. There are 11,000 Chinese and 1550 negroes in the city. -Two youths, nuder seventeen, who at- j tempted a highway robbery, in New York, on I Sunday night, have been sentenced to Alteen i years In the penitentiary. -In the fire in the Jersey City and Erie Depot, In New Tork, two hundred hogsheads of tobacco and one thousand bales ot colton were lost. Insurance, $500,000. -A Havana dispatch saj s the Spaniards are becoming seriously embarrassed for want of funds to meet the expenses of the prolonged conflict with the Insurgents. -A brief letter, signed "Jno. McEnery. Governor of Louisiana." advisee the orgunlz?f lion of tax resistance associations throughout that State. -It ls stated the depositors In the Bull's Head B mk, of N<?w York, are sale, but the stockholder)* will suffer. The mutilation ot the bank books by the delanltets embarrasses settlements. AFFAIRS IX EUROPE. Why Disraeli Refused to Form a N?w Cabinet. LONDON, March 21. When Mr. Gladstone aunouoced In the House ol Commons that the old ministry would continue lu office, be explained lolly that lt was onlv after the parly opposite bad unconditionally relused to form a ministry mat he and his friends had consented lo re some cffi.ce. Mr. Gladstone added that the Queen had given him permission to read an I extract iroma statement he had made to ber. I It was to the effect that he did not suppose that the efforts of the gentlemen of the oppo? sition io defeat the government were made with the deliberate lnten'lon ot reiusing to organize a Cabinet, if it should be required of them; but ihe summary refusal elven when the occasion arose he considered not fully In accord with the exigencies of (be case, nor willi parliamentary usage. The premier's statement was frequently interrupted by ap? plause, which was warm and long continued al the close. Mr. Disraeli explained the course be bad thought proper to pursue since ihe beginning of ihe crisis. He confessed lhat the difference between himself and the Irish Catholics were Insurmountable. A uew Cabinet would re? quire until Easier togo into working order. Even then lt would have to deal wltn finan? cial estimates made by Its predecessor, and would probably be out-voted every night in Parliament. A dissolution of the House had been suggested. But why dissolve ? Silting on the opposiiion beeches, be and his friends bad difficulty in forming a policy on so short a noilct-; and it was not to be expected lhat they could appeal lo ihe country without a policy on questions more important tnaa that of the Irish university bill. There were many ques? tions on which lt bad been Impossible lo mature a policy even in opposition, such as the Central Asian difficulties, the new rules introduced into In? ternational law by the Geneva board, the pay ment of the award for the Alabama claims, the commercial treaty with France, and ot liera of equal magnitude. All things considered, he nad felt it to be his duty to decline the responsibility ol organizing a new government. The Queen herself had suggest? ed the dissolution ot Parliament; he had de? clined to advise such a step, and had stated to her Majesty lhat, In his opinion, lhere was no adt quate reason for the government to re? sign, and that lt might return to office with? out the slightest Toss of honor and to the greatest possible convenience ot the public interests. Mr. Disraeli closed with the re? mark lhat possibly some of bis supporters in me House might be dissatisfied, to which there were loud cries of "No ! no !" In ihe House of Lords Earl Granville an? nounced ihe decision ol the government Ina speech differing little lrom that ol Mr. Glad? stone. Grumbling Over Geneva. LONDON, March 22. A long and quite a spirited depate took place lu the House of Commons, lust night, upon a motion by Gathorne Hardy lor an ad? ir?s, to the Crown, asking that the govern? ment be instructed to dissent from the sev ?rai International rules laid down by the Seneva Arbitration. In the beginning of the liscussion lt was emphatically disclaimed that the motion was made with any party object Et was opposed on the grounds that it really would be a vote of censure on the arbitrators tvbo the country, through Parliament, have Formally thanked for their services, and it would look as if England was smarting under having to pay the award. Its support? ers declared that "the rules never bad held ivater,"and the best thing that could be done was io ask the United Stales to withdraw .hem and substitute others, which, in the *vent of war. would not make the new treaty ntoleruble. In conclusion, Mr. G adstone con itirred with Disraeli that the Quited States iud Great Britain should have au early under? funding as lo tue rules, and Jointly submit hem lo omer powers. He assured the House nat the opinion of the government was un? hanged, und that the matter would not be leglected. The motion was then withdrawn. Another Crisis in Spain. MADRID, March 22. The Radicals are determined to prevent a iemonstration of the extreme Republicans, md a cr.s:s ls expected to-morrow. The Kaiser. BERLIN, March 22. To-day is a holiday In Benin, this being the inciversary of the birth ol Emperor William. Flags are flying from public and private build? ing?, and :Se city will be illuminated to? night. T .e Emperor ls seventy-six years old :o-day. Reds in Trouble. ROME, March 22. Several Italian Democrats arrived In this Sty yesterday, in the custody of a goverment officer, aud were placed in confldement in the Dasile of St. Angelo, charged wiih high trea? son against the government. Victor Emanuel ?xpected numerous other arrests of persons triplicated._ THE FORCE OF OTTXPOWDER. One Hundred Tons of Iron Hurled Four Hundred and Fifty Yards by an Ex? plosion. Doubtless there are many Charlestoniane ivho still remember the terrific detonations iaused by ihe explosions of Ihe Confederate ron-clads Charleston and Chlcora, In Cooper ?lver, opposite Marsha!,'s wharf, at the eva? luation of Charleston in February, 1865. It bas tl ways been a matter oi surprise to the wreck ng fraternity that only a small portion ol ihe wreck of the first named boat could be lound nthe vicinity of the spot at which she was tncbored. Professor Malliefert, w hose fame as i wrecker is &r> well known to the Charleston public, has for a longtime occupied himself with the solution ot this riddle. A lew weeks igo he accidentally observed a strange rip? pling oi the water surface lour hundred and Illy yards, or more than a quarter of a mile, eastward of the wreck oi the vessel, and lt at pnce occurred lo him lhat that phenomena af lorded a clue to the mystery. He accord ngly anchored one ot his derricks ibove the spot marked by the ripple, and in examination revealed lying upon ibe bot ;om of the river, the iron sheathing of the sow and one entire broadside of the vessel, :onstltuting a mass of Iron weighing alto? gether 212,700 pounds, or nearly one bundred ions. The whole broadside of the battery with three port-holes was Intact. That this mmense mass of iron should have been hurl 3d through the air for more than a quarter of i mile, affords a startling Illustration of the Force of the explosion. This discovery has led Prof. Maillefert to suppose that the other half of the Charleston la lying about the same listance on the opposite Pide of ihe anchor ?ge, and he has already begun to search for ir. Prof. Maillefert has recently contracted with the United States Government to remove ?be wreck of the monitor Keokuk, which lies at the mouth of the harbor near the Wee bawken lightship. The Keokuk is the only remaining obstruction nt the entrance to the harbor, and Its removal will greatly contribute to the safety of navigation. The professor .las also received the contract to remove the wreck of a vessel at the mouth of Savannah River. THE LITTLE RIVER AND CHESTER RAILROAD. A meeting of the corporators of the Ches ler and Cfieraw Railroad will be held at Lan? caster Courthouse, on the 15th proximo, for ihe purpose of effecting a consolidation with the Little Biver and Cberaw Line, under the name ot the L-ttle Biver, 3heraw and Chester Railroad. The 8?.ate preps seem to regard the scheme wtiti lavor, and from all sides pre? dictions of Its great practicability and suc? cess are given. T',e enterprise ls In the hands of Northern cf?p;;?.iists, who have plenty of money, and will be glad, lt ls said, to advance to ibe two roads, upon their bonds, sufficient amounts to insure the success of the project. THE GREAT BAM FORGERY THE CHIEF CULPRITS CA UOHT BT THE CABLE. The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street Swindled Out of Half a Million Dol? lars-The Flaw that Led to the Plot' Discovery-Part of the Plunder Re? covered. The forgeries on the Bank of England, ot which some details were given oy telegraph, was one of ihe most Bkilful known ol late years. It was discovered on March 1st by the merest accident. It was a most elaborate con? spiracy, the object being to have forged bills discounted. It must have been carried out by men of considerable acquaintance with com? mercial affairs of large capital. The Bank ol England exercises very great caution in al? lowing discount accommodalion to new cus-1 tomers; any person requiring to open a | i "discount account" must be introduced by one ot the directors, and very carelul ioqui-1 . ries are made into his respectability and sol? vency. But the bank has also a branch in the Westend, at Burlington Gardens, for the 11 convenience o? those gentlemen aud trades-1 i men who might flud it inconvenient to Jour? ney to the city on business. This branch naturally ls not ordinarily concerned with the 11 large bill transactions ol city commerce, and in consequence ls less bound by strict regula- ?. lions In dealing with any business which, by 11 chance, may come to lt. Thia was the point chosen by the conspirai ors lor i heir at tack Some mouths ago an American named Fred? erick Albert War reu, but who also appears to have gone ny the name ol G. J. Horton, open? ed a deposit accouat willi ihe Burlington Gar den's branch, for which he would only want the introduction of a customer. He behaved . tor some Mme Just like any ordinary curtomer 11 of good resources. He drew upon his balance | I and renewed lt, but kept ll always at a guod figure. Alter awhile be deposited some bills They were good and genuine bills. Still he was'careful not to be hasty, and he continued his transactions with the bank until he had acquired the reputation of a person engaged I , In legitimate commerce and thoroughly trust 1 worthy. At length the moment came for the presen? tation of the forged bills. They were dis? counted withomfit?sltation, and the authors of. the fraud had, to all appearance, succeeded in 1 safely pocketing about a hundred thousand | f pounds. Some of the money, lt appears, was invested In United Stales bonds, so that to the last they might avoid the appearance of doing anything unusual. They are said to be Amer? icans, and wbat more natural tuan that they should desire bonds of their own country ? AU these arrangements were masterpieces of logen.iiiv and patience. But the bills them selves must have required the greatest amount of labor. lu the flrst place, 1t many ol' the laren firms upon whom the bills purported to be drawn are In the habit ot usine a peculiar kind of paper, 11 with certain water-marks and printed mat? ter. All this would have to be imitated, and as the bills were drawn on more than one firm, there must have been several such Imi? tations. There remained the drawing of the bills und the affixing the signatures, and each bill must have required a series of feats In successful forging. Some bil's were backed | ' by several acceptors, so that lhere might easily be as muoy RS halt a dozin signatures on a single bill. Yet th? bills were so perfect that not one ol them was questioned on ihe ground of the acceptances nut appearing genuine. The plot had, to ail appearances, a success which Its ennsummute skill and patience deserved. The money was ob? tained. Thu bills were drawn nt three months' da<e. No further Inquiry was likely lo be mude about them uuiil they fell due, and the forgers would have ample time for placing themselves lar beyond all risk of capture. But the men who haa exerted | ti a skill, foresight, and perseverance sufficient to Insure the un heal lal lug acceptance ol forged bills, could not escape one trivial blunder which revealed the whole plot. They pre? sented two bills In which ihe dale of accept? ance had been omitted. The whole calendar was at their disposal-, they knew perfectly well that a Kingle Blip lu the usual formalities 1 would be Ulai, and yet they fell lalo the tolly t o? marring their whole scheme for lack of a . date. Inquiry was ol course made of the firm 1 whose acceptance was thus undated; lt was * discovered that the bill was not genuine, and l Ihe whole series were thea louod to be for- r gerles. . Information waB at once given lo l he po? lice, and a man named Noyes, utso an Ameil- e can, who acted as a clerk to Warren, waa ur- [ rested. There ls some doubt, however, wheiher he was not simply a tool In the hands of bis principal,and knew nothing of the * swindle. Warren himself was Been in the ? city on March 1, the day on which the grand f coup was lo have beea made ami the securi? ties huuded over, bul he was fur too ebatp to ' come himseli tor the plunder, and consequent? ly only Noyes was taken. Warren imm?diate- j ly disappeared, taking with him United Slates . bonds (which he bad already obtaiued In pay- 1 ment for the lorged biilp) to ihe amount of t $220,000. A re<vard ol $2500 was at once of- ] fered lor his cap: ure. Hud the coup ot March 1 been successful the confederates would have cleared, lt ls said, upward of half a million J dollars. i The Real Rogues Nabbed. HAVANA, March 20. , On the strength of cable dispatches from , London, the police here have arrested Austin Btron Bidwell, alias Warren, his wife, and ? Harry Nuno, a servant. Bidwell ls supposed to be the principal operator In the frauds on , the Bink of Englaud, and answers to the description telegraphed by the London po- c lice. He ls travelling with an American f passport. He went through France into Spain, and reached Santandor, where he , embarked ou a French steamer for Havana. The steamer arrived I.ere on Satur- a day, when ihe whole pariy were taken into f custody. Bidwell and bis servant, Nuno, are io Jail and lorbidden to hold communication wit', any one, or with euch other. The laity was permitted to remain at a hotel under the surveillance of the police. Although lhere 1B I. no extradition treaty bel ween Spain and 11 Great Britain, the authorities will Bend the whole party back to London If proper proofs are furnished. A detective 1B expected Here from England Boon to Identify and take charge . ol tbe prlsouers. It is stated that confessions 1 of Noyes, the confederate now uoder arrest in London, fully Implicate Bidwell io the for- | r gerles. The Evidence and the Plunder. NKW YORK, March 22. Judson Jarves, clerk of arre?is bureau, claims that be has discovered to-day strong | ? prout that George MacDonnell, who was ar? rested yesterday, ls either F. A. Warren him-1 ? sell, or one ot his principal confederates In ' the late heavy forgeries ou the Bank of Eng? land. Letters and packages have been found here addressed io Austin Bidwell and Abram , Bidwell and lo George MacDonnell. The last mentioned came to Duncan, Sherman A Co . 1 and they know nothing of Its owners. The 1 letters aod packages are supposed lo contain > the missing bonds of ihe Bank of England. Proceedings lo attach these letters were com-1 menced lo-day. 11 I SAMPLING COTTON IN LIVERPOOL. I [ The Manchester Examiner reports that the Liverpool Cotton Brokers' Association, In reply to a suggestion made some months ago by the association, have received a letter from the authorities of the enclosed Dock Warehouse at Liverpool, to the effect that when cotton damaged by sea water is landed In future, it will be stowed apart and sampled separately, samples of both sound and dam? aged belog sent to the offices for sale. The pre? vious practice, they sav, is io sample the sound bales only, leaving the damaged bales on one side, and, alter the sale, to pick an? make them merchantable, deliv? ering them to the buyer, pro rata with tbe sound bales. Tbe practical effect ol this ar? rangement, however, is disadvantageous to the buyers, who, having only seen samples ol the good cotton, are compelled to lake, also, a proportion ol the ''black leaf" cotton samples of which they have not seen; and a real, though, of course, not an intern ional lraud is thus often practiced upon. This equivocal state of things lt ls hoped the new arrange? ment will effectually prevent. The association have sent a copy of this resolution to all pri? vate warehouses, with the request that they will adopt a similar course. A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH. The tVew Schooner Jessie Elizabeth Auspiciously Christened and Bap? tized-The Pioneer of a New Coastwise Fleet. The announcement made In THE NEWS on Saturday morning:, that the new three-masted Bchooner, built by Messrs. J. G. & D. C. Marsh, Tor the Cbarleaton Coastwise Trans? portation Company, would be launched be? tween the hours oil and 2 P. M., last Saturday afternoon, attracted a large and promiscuous crowd to the scene of the launching. The southernmost pier of Palmetto wharves was covered with spectators of all kinds, as were ilso Marsh's wharf, the decks of the Dry Dock, and the sheds and shipping in the vicinity. The occasion was, Indeed, one well calculated to interest all classes of the corn no ni ty, as, apart from the novelty it possessed n being ihe launch of the first large merchant ressel built In Charleston during a period of wenty years, it was recognized as an Indlca lon of the revival of an Industry that promises I .0 constitute a prominent source of wealth le I >olh city and State. The vessel, as she itood upon her stocks, ready for the plunge uto the welcoming wave, elicited muon adml ?allon lrom all present. To those unskilled n nautical affilra, her beautiful model formed i sufficient recommendation, while to the j vlBer heads her stalwart frame and iron I iveted planking afforded far stronger rea ons for praise. It ls a fact well worthy or tote that all of the Iron work used in con (meting this vessel was manufactured ia the I ten manner possible by Messrs. Ebney dc )eveaux, shipnra'.ihs, of this city. From her mslgn pole floated the stars and stripes. From i si tiff in the position of her mizzenmast dew i red flag thirty feet long by fourteen leet leep, which bore her name, "Jessie Eliza leth," In large white letters. A blue flag with i white bar in thu centre was hoisted over the I tep of ber mainmast. The cherished "pal neito flag," bearing the name of the Palmetto legana Club," fluttered from her foremast )oalt ion, and over the end of the bowsprit raved the Union Jack. In this condition she vas photographed by Sonder. At a quarter-past one o'clock Captain C. C. I Vnlte, of ihe steamer Emilie, Mr. John H. )eveanx, of the fir ti of Ebney & De veaux, ir. George Jefferson, the future rigger of ihe I ?essel, Mr. E. R. While and several other gen lernen, ascended to her deck. At thirty min ites past one the signal was given to cut away he stays, and Immediately tte blows of a I luudred axes resounded lu obedience, while hose persons on deck braced themselves for he plunge, and a murmur of excitement ran brough the crowd of spectators. At the ame moment Mr. George Jefferson climbed rom the deck to the end of the bowsprit, rilli a bottle ol wlue, and two experienced ars stationed themselves ready lo slacken I nd relieve the strain on the hawsers, which rere made fast on the starboard side of the essel to prevent ber from riding ont into the iream. Faster ply the blows of the axes j eneath. "She's going," cry the spectators. I Irush goes the bottle of wine over ber bow I 9 the "Jessie Elizabeth" is christened with I Il the honors. Those on deck are suddenly I hrown from their leet; the vessel shoots Into he dock, and plunges through ihe foaming pater like a maddened monster of the deep. I .'be spectators hold their brealb, the hawsers iretch and strain, and a cloud of tmoke rises I ibove the larboard bulwarks, where ihe Irte loa of the flying hawsers threatens lo ignite he live oak bus. Now one of the hawsers j ?arts in the middle and dnr'.s backward each vay, like the head of an angry serpent. Bull he impetus ot the vessel is destroyed, and she j ocks from side lo side for a moment, and hen ells still, with the ease and grace of a I iwan. The launch has been successfully per-1 leriormed, and lis accomplishment Is an- I jounced by a deafening outburst of applause. I die launch was acknowledged by the experts I (resent *.o have been one of the most success-1 ul ever made. The vessel was afterwards I Irawn close up lo the wharf and visited by I nany persons. Her draft was five feet our ?aches aft, and five feet eight Inches I orward, being remarkably near the an-1 icipatlons ot her bulldeiB, who calen-1 aled lor nix feet. The future master oi I he " JeBile," Captain W. H. Brower, ol New j ferse;, arrived from New York on the steam- j ihtp Charleston, at 3 u'clock lo the morning, I tod was present at the launch. The rigging viii be done, under his superintendence, by I lr. George Jefferson, of this elly, and it ls I xpected that the vessel will be ready for sea .bout the middle ot April. It ls pfobable that he Messrs. Marsh will shortly commence the I oostructlon of another vessel of similar size or the same company. About an hour after the launch, the Messrs. I farsb Invited their employees to partake of . substantial collation, prepared by Mr. Lonls leoak e. At the end of the collation, Mr. ieorge E. Huzelhurst, bookkeeper of the ieesrs. Marsh, appeared upon the scene, with I > Fquare paper box under each arm, and ap troachlog Mr. J. G. Marsh, took from one of he boxes a handsome silver goblol. In a few I veil-limed remarks he informed Mr. Marsh hat his employees being desirous of furnish-I ng a testimonial of regard for the kindness I md consideration they had received at the lands ol' himself and his brother, had contrib ned to purchase two silver goblets, which I ie had been delegated to present. He hoped hat the Messrs. Marsh would accept the I robl?is as souvenirs ol the warm friendship I tnterlained towards them by their employees, ?"hree cheers wem given for the brothers, I ind each personally returned thanks for the I lilt?. Mr. J. G. Marsh then announced lhat I t also became bis pleasant duty to present to j be foreman of the ship'carpenters, Mr. E. H. I Jay, a trifling memorial of the recognition by llmseir and brother ol Mr. Day's valuable as listance in the construction ol the vessel JUBI I Hunched. He then produced a small masonic ila ol blue enamel set in gold, and Inlaid with >earls and gold In Hie form ol atquareandl ?ompass. Mr. Day received ihe pin and irlefly thanked the donors, being cut short J n his remarks by three cheers. Another j .ound ol cheers was given for Captain j ?row?r, who made a suitable response. The j neeiing theu adjourned. The goblets and I jin were furnished for the occasion by Mr. j fames Allan. I A REPORTED DEFALCATION. The Savannah News says: "We learn that ntormatlon was received here yesterday, stat ng thal a defalcation hud been discovered io he Savannah Dostofflce department to the imount ol' several thousaud dollars. It ls uleged that the defalcation extends over a jerlod ot two years back and up to a recent iate. There have been In ibis time several shanges In the department here, and we un? terstand the particular party concerned bas jot been designated. As ihe treasury agent. ?bo was here recently inspecting matters, re? ported the present books all correct, the sub? ordinate now In office need feel no alarm-the past is under a cloud, not the present." CHILDREN OF THE CROSS. ST. PATRICK'S SUNDAY-SCHOOL. Annual Celebration and Distribution of Premiums. Tbe annual celebration of the large and flourishing Sunday-school attached to St. Patrick's Catholic Church toon place yester? day afternoon, and was closed by the dlstrl-1 button ol a large number ol premiums. The attendance was unusually large, lt being next to Impossible to obtain standing room. The exeroises were conducted by the Rev. John Moore, D. D., pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. C. B. Northrop and Mr. J. T. Kanapaux, superintendent of the school. Several hymns were sung by the children and their teachers at regular intervals, and added much to the pleasure of the occasion. The report of Superintendent Kanapaux showed that the Behool was In a satisfactory and flourishing condition. The total number of puplis was lour hundred and eighty-seven, and the number of the officers and teachers fllty-lwo, making a grand total of five hun? dred and thirty-nine. The average attend? ance during the year was large, and much better iban during the previous year. The report also commented favorably on the con? duct and proficiency of the pupils, and gave great praise to the teachers for their zeal and activity. Toe collections for the school dur? ing the year, besides furnishing a melodeon and paying a large part of the cost of the Behool library, were almost sufficient to liqui? date the current expenses of the school, and the superintendent bad reason to hope that by the end of the next year the entire debt of the school would be paid off. The children were represented as thoroughly Interested In the library, bul It waa desirable that the parents ol the children should subscribe more generally to the library than they had pre- j vlously done. The first step in the distribution of pre? miums was the. drawing for the sliver prize medals provided for the pupils most proficient j In the catechism prepared by Bishop England. There were two of these medals, one for the boys and another tor the girls. There were thirty-nine contesting girls for the medal, as follows: Margaret Riley, Annie Walker, Mary E. Kan? apaux, Nora Fitzgerald, Annie O'Bonrke, Maiy Collins. Mary J. Colclough, Sonbla Riley, Kate Riley, Annie Dufly, Emily O'Rourke, Maria Maleny, Ellen Keenan. Eva A. Kanapaux, Mary Bcgganle. Mary Flnnessee, Kalie Mar? ran, Mary McElves, Maud Cade, Mary Calla? han, Mary W?chter, Mary A. Dtinnler, Ellen Cahill, "Emily Walker, M. A. Sheridan, Clara DeCamps, Kate Hal plue, Octavia Trout, Mary Dunn. Margaret Lynns, Mary E. Kenny, Nora Cullinane, Mary A. Beed, Mary A. Tighe, Ellen Maiirrlson, Alice Boyle, Julia Keenan, Julia Sanders and Annie Louisa Murray. The medal was drawn by Mary W?chter. The contesting "boys were twelve In num? ber, as follows : John Conner. Thomas Morris, John Horan, F. Warren, Michael Green, J. Colclough, S. Cahill, W. Byrnes, James Wallace, Charles Walcott, E. P. Wall, and Willie Moore. Chas. Walcott drew the medal. The premiums consisted of silver medals and crosses, rosaries, boobs, picture cards, Ac. They were distributed In the lollowlng order : GIRLS. First Cl IRS-Mary E. Kanapaux, Annie Duffie, Lizzie Mcsweeney, Ellen Kernan, Ma? rla Moioo)', Kate Shanahan, Margaret Riley, Mary O'Mara. Second Division-First honor, Mary Mcivers, Eva A. Kanapaux, Kate Nunan. Julia Dulon, Anna Pluder; second Donor, Mary J. Colclough, Clara DH Camps. Mary A. Sheridan, Norah Cullinane; third honor. Mary W?chter. Emily O'Rourke, Octavia Trout, Lizzie Earlynew. Second Class-Mary Fin? nessee, Anna O'Rourke, Mary Kenny, Kale Meredith, Mary E. Kenny, Alice O'Leary, Mag? gie Laffin. Second Division-Kate Riley, Julia Meredith, Annie Sullivan, Mary M. Bead, Sophia Riley, Maud Cade, Mary Callahan, Btvsle Cor; coran, Surah Lucas. Third Class-Lzzle Mc- j Crain, Norah Fnz.'era'd. Julia Keenan. Ellen Cahill, Caroline Duffy, Della Carroll, Ada Beat? ty. F-iirth Ciase-Mary Rowland, Mary Can? non. Mary Nun in, Mary Ri.ey, Miry Bogganle, Sarah Lyons, M iry A. Sullivan, Mary Henn?s-1 sey, Julia Carroll. Filth Clas-Julia Saun? ders, Mary Croghan. Kate Halpine, Kate Leonard, Mary Commins, Emma Cade, Emily Walker. Sixth Class-Sarah Ryan, Katie Doue, Margaret Kenny, Norah Kenny, Annie | Simons, Cnarlolle Carn, Maggie Lyons, Annie Ward. Seventh Class-Ellen Pinder, Rose Shanahan, Mary Collins, Annie Du tort. Mary (.orrie. Mary Keefe, Mary Tighe. Ellen Marlon, Della Beatty. Mary Cullinane. Eighth Class M. A. Dunnler, Minnie Commins, Anule Q nun, Margaret O'Mara, Sarah Cahill. Ninth Class Anna Walker, Mary Blake, Katie Byan, Mary Duggan, Margaret Prendergast, Catharine Wil? liams, Mary E. McDowall. Tenth Class-Mary Duun, Ellen Hennessey, LenaArtope, Mary (Jorgan, Minnie Hagan, Mary Hartnett, Sarah O'Mara. Eleventh Class-Eleanor Kanapaux, Norah Hogan, Julia Sullivan, Nln i Spriggs, Mary A. Morris, Mary O'Dea, Lilla Murray, Laura Walker. The children ot the twelfth and thirteenth classes, constituting the pri? mary department, all received premiums. BOTS. First Class-Dennis Brennan, E. P. Wall, M. Storen, James Corcoran, Charles Walcott, J. Hughes, Wm. Commins. Edward Dun nier, J. Conner, W. Byrne, M. Oreen, F. H. Warren, J. Horan, Wm. Leonard, J. Sullivan, Ttios. Morris. Second Class-John H. Wall, E. Conlln, Jos. W?chter, F. Carney, M. Crog-1 han. Third Clase-Philip Cahill, James Hughes. Wm. Daly, James Beatty. Fourth Class-J. Colclough, J. D.innler, W. Duggon. J. White. Fifth Class-John Riley, James Wallace, John Twohin, F. W. Millings. Sixth Class-John Devereux, John Hogan, John Calnan. L. Cahill, E. Prendergrast, P. Hunne berry, L Mirphy, Wm. Garr?s. Seventh Class-Wm. Sullivan, John Whalen, John O'Brien, M. Murphy, John Hudson, John Grace. Eighth Class-Patrick Riley, A. Stew? art, Dan Morgan. James Hanlon, Thoa. Orag an, Tbns. Dowling, Matthew Beed, Julian Beat? ty, M. Fitzgerald. Ntnih Class-Wm. Conner, Thomas Murray, H. Wrdker, Thomas Con? lln, Thomas O'Brien. Tenth Class-Hugh O'Rourke, Johu Bynes, William Hunt, John Harrisson. Eleventh COBB-Charles Wanuell, John O'Brven, M. St?ren, W. Moore, C. Pow ern, Michael O'Neill, John O'Brien. Twelfth Class-Junes Wau, John Mcivers, William Green, William Prendergast, Nick Julge, WU-1 liam Kiley. William Spam. Thirteenth Class C. F. Shanahan, Frank Devereux, Joseph Losauno. J. J. johnson, T. D. Lanigan, F. M. Volght, Henry W?chter, James Horan, 8. J. Coates, P. J. Duggan, R. Stewart. The children ol the fourteenth and fifteenth constitute the primary department, and a prize was given to each. Dr. Moore conclud? ed the exercises willi a few remarks ofen-| couragraent to the pupils. He also presented to Mr. P. J. Kruse, the teacher of the second division ol the first class of boys, a set ol beautiful gold sleeve buttons, which had been purchased by the pupils under Mr. Kruse's care, as a testimonial of their regard for him. ST. JOSEPH'S SUNDAY SCHOOL. Annual Distribution of Prizes. The annual exercises ot the Sunday school connected with St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church were held, yesterday afternoon, in the church on Anson street, In presence of a large congregation composed of the parentB and friends of the scholars. The exercises con? sisted of the singing of a number ol Sunday school melodies by the scholars, addresses by the pastor and the superintendent, and the annual difitributlun ol priaes to the most de? serving of the scholars. The report of the superintendent, D. O'Neill, Esq., shows an encouraging degree 01 pro gress during the three years that the Sunday I school bas been organized. He recommended to the parents to acquaint themselves from time to time with the progress and standing of their children, by consulting and signing the cards which are lurnlehed to the pupils, which would prevent the unjust suspicion of J favoritism In the awards of prizes and marka of distinction. The school now numbers one hundred and ten boys and one hundred and three girls, and the average attendance dur- ] lng the past year has been one hundred and seventy-five. The death of Master James Moran, a promising pupil of the school, whloh occurred during the past year, was feelingly alluded to. The Christian Doctrine Associa? tion connected with the school was mentioned as having contributed greatly to its success, and the co-operation of the parishioners In advancing the objects of the association was earnestly solicited. This association had usu? ally lurnlshed the means to purchase the gilts distributed as annual prizes, but this year the amount collected had not been sufficient for that purpose, and the deficiency had been sup? plied by the generosity of their pastor, the Rev. C. J. Croghao. In con erosion tho super- J Intendent returned the sincere thanks of the Sunday-school lo the good Sisters Isadore and Angeline, for their untiring zeal in ad? vancing the children in their Christian du? ties, and to all the teachers of the school lor their laitbful labors and unceasing Interest in j the religious Instruction of the children en? trusted to their care. The school was then briefly addressed by tho Rev. Mr. Crogban, who returned his thanks to the teachers for their labors in behalf of the children, and to the children for their gener? ally prompt and full attendance during the year. He alao exhorted the parents to mani? fest an Increased Interest in the spiritual wel? fare of their children by causing them to at-1 tend regularly to their catechism, their con- j fessions, their Sunday school and their morn? ing and evening devotions. After the singing of another hymn the children who had won prizes by their dili? gence and regular attendance daring .the year were called up in turn by the superinten? dent and presented with their prizes by the pastor. The first prize for the boys, which was awarded to Master John Brown, consisted of a neat sliver badge In the form ot across, with a pin attached. The first prize an? nounced tor the girls was a silver medal en? graved with the name of the scholar and the inscription, "St. J. 8. 8., 1873." There were, however, five pupils whose records were all so perfect that lt was found Impossible to award the prize to any one of them, and accordingly five of the medals were ordered, and pre? sented to each of these, successful competi? tors, Misses Annie Burke, Mary Comar, Kate Poniard, Annie Caulfield and Mary Bickies. The rest of the prizes consisted of bandsomely bound and Instructive book?, and the names of the pupils to whom they were awarded are as follows: BOTS. First Class-Michael Sweeny, John Walsh, John Morrissey, Second Class-John Har? rington, Cornelius Lannigan, Wm. Bury. Third Class-James Walsh, Maurice Hart? nett, John Sharkley. Fourth Class-Edward Barry, Francis Murphy, Patrick Lannigan. Fifth Class-John Conlon, James Delaney, John Conroy, James Dunn. Sixth Glass George Duffy, PeterMcKenny, Edward Walsh. Seventh Clase-Walter Ansaldo, Michael M. Comar, Charles Duffy, Criarles Douglass. Eighth Class-T. Brennan. Wm. Harrington, timothy De.laoy. Ninth Class-Joseph Bees, George Matson, Thomas Buller, Otto Ferraro. Tenth Class-Wm. Conlln, Robert Lightfoot, Frank Petrina, Hugh Ferguson, Jr. Wm. Kelly, Michael Dillon. GIRLS. Second Class-Mary Sharkey, Mary Welch, Mary O'Neill, Lizzie O'Ne.ll, Alice Moran, Maria Douglas, Lizzie TorKage, Susie Murray, Julia Dothage. Third Class-Mary Petrina, Pauline Jefferson. Bate Divine, Bridget Walsh. Fourth Class-Mary Conlln, Julia Harrington, Muggie Comar, Fanny Dlnneen, Tneresa Llghtheart, Maggie Burke. Fifth Class-Muggie Sharkey. Mary Brennan, Mary Dillon, Mary Dean, Mary Caulfield. Sixth Class-Ellen Haves, Fannie Molony, Mary O'Herion, Mary Burke. Seventh Ciass-Mary Francis Duffy, Alice E. Ferguson, Amelia Man? dle!), Jos?phine Scarier, Nora Poniard, Eighth Class-Laura Llghtheart, Theresa Poniard, Lizzie Beld. Ninth Class-Mary Magrath, Be becca Grant, Lizzie Conlln, Margaret Walsh, Bridget Barry. Tenlh Class-Kale Sheridan, Kale Dougherty, Alice Dillon. Tbe presentations vf ere accompanied by a pleasant word from the kind pastor to each of the successful children, and after the sing' lng of another hymn the exercises were con eluded with a benediction. HOTEL ARRIVALS-MARCH 99 AND ?3. Charleston. J Gorham, Savannah; Jos a Bennett, Philadel? phia; N A Lindley, Jno F Vaux, New York. F Mar obey, Jacksonville; J J HotchkiSB, R M Neilson, Baltimore; Geo 0 Taylor, New York; DH Vincent, Boston; J S SlosBan, Indy and maid, New York; D 0 Wiokham and lady, Titusville, Pa; Jno A Rai? son, Iowa; Jno H Hamilton, London; Geo WOro- j der, Memphis; Gee M Groves, W B Henloa, New York; c G Hammond and lady, Mrs G W Snow, Miss H E Snow, chicano; Geo P Baker, Provi? dence; E W Glover, Springfield; 0 B Dowd, New York; G R Dunn and lady, Nswark, N J; Miss F N Buck, South Carolina; H Furchgott, Florida; H W Scudder, savannah; E Butler, E Miller, JD Bil? lard, W 0 Butler, Meridian, Conn: W o Beecher, New York; E French. Cleveland; P L w gginu, Beaufort; E F Patchen and lady, Brooklyn, N Y; Jno Block, Baltimore; 0 0 Wiggins, Providence; 0 j H Walton and lady, Tallahassee; H A Nub, New Orleans; W 0 Haskins and lady, Boston; j H P Rood, Augusta; W B carver and lady, Phila? delphia; G W Foster and lady, Mrs Geo Opdyke, the Misses Parl?e, F H Thomas and lady. New York; F W Spaulding. Wilmington; Edward Phe- j lao, New York; M A Clyne, Matanzas; E D Pear Ball, North Carolina; Ur J S scheuet and lady, B S WyckoS, Philadelphia; J McDoaongh, RS Long, Savannah; T Goodby, New York; Frank B Conyer, Washington; H C sanborn, Detroit; 0 W Willard. Vermont; - Woodard, Washington; E R Uaffy. New York; H D Green. Columbus; J L Gllkerson, H P Hodges, Cokesbury; Y J Pope, Newbery; 0 A Seymoar, Georgia; O o Dawson, New York; R T Ford, lady and two children, Louisville; Henry A Muss, Sooth Carolina; W S Monteith, columbia; J F Ain .worth, New York; M W Graham, B act;ville. Pavilion. J E Mciver, South Carolins ; 0 A Colclough, Sum? ter; Henry Heins, Ridgeway; M K Suillffe' Cleve? land. Ohio; P J Tormery, Plattsburg. N Y; Jas E Godfrey, Atlanta; Thoa Fahey, Augusta; T W swift, Elberton, Ga; Mrs Pr.tchard, Augusta; D J Emden, Savannah; Jos D Pope, columbia; E B j Benson, Hartwell. Ga; R P Anthy, Orangeburg; Geo E Prltchett, clarendon; A S Ross, Jr, and lady, Master Ross, Dayton, Ohio; A J Hayden, Agent christie's Troupe; J H Wells, Milford, Pa; C Lamed, Boston; J Bradford, Newport,RI; SD clark and lady, M Gleason, New York; WO Has? kins and lady, Boa ton; J A Baynes, Baltimore, 0 ! B Martin, Georgia; H M Clark, South Carolina; R H Reave?, Marion; S M ?skins, Timmonsvllle; H O Rice, Lexington Despatch; J W Hutchinson, Ap? pleton, wis ; A S Tnnnell, Philadelphia; S Sweet and lady. Dansvllle, N Y; the Misses Livings, Miss Barnes, MKS Soven, Boston; G J Myers, Pouts* ville, S C; S P Drafts, South Carolina; G li Drafts, G A Kamlaer, Richland, S C; Jales. Kahn, Sooth j Carolina. M.?JJH J J11 I /t tr M KMLMMUf Vdufuvw Beginning of the Inrestigatlon into the Effect of the Acid Fume* OB the Farm Crop? on the Heek. The commlllee appointed by the Agricultu? ral Society to Investigate the foundation for the complainte o? the farmers that their crops in the vicinity of the phosphate works aro suffering lp)ury from the fames o? tbe sul? phuric acid chambers, bare, with the assist? ance of Dr. St, Julien Be.venel on the part of the phosphate companies, and Dr. Lewis B. Gibbes for the farmers, recently commenced Its work by visiting several o? the rarma al? leged to bave sustained injury. Tb? crops npon these farms were found to be in a dis? eased condition, but similar appearances were also observed In the crops upon several other . larms beyond the reach of the fumes. Very good reasons, therefore, appear tor supposing that the condition of the crops Is due rather to the Influence of purely natural causes than to the action of the fumes alluded to. This conclusion ls also borne oat by1 chemical laws and by the evidence afforded In a paton of vegetables which .were found to be In _a flonrlBhln.gr ?asv? dillon under the walis of the Peolflo Guano Company's Works. The fames which ailsa, from the phosphate works are composed wholly of nitric and sulphorio acid gases, and it is a well established chemical iaot that these gases, Instead of being injurious, are highly beneficial to vegetation. Numerous Illustrations of this iaot are to be found In the suburbs of Baltimore and other. Northern cities, where all kinds of vegetable life flour? ish immediately aronnd the m an ul ac tori ea of sulphuric acid. The supposition that the crone on the Neck have been injured by the sulphu? ric acid fumes appears to be based upon the fact that, In the vicinity o? the soda manufac? tories In England, where sulphuric auld is made in large quantities, the vegetation over a wide belt of country ls utterly destroyed. But the English case is not a parallel one to onrr, for the destruction of the vegetation around the soda manufactories is doe toa very poisonous gas called chlorine, which ls generated In vast quantities In the prooees o? making soda by tbe action of sul? phuric acid upon common salt, for the pur? pose of changing the latler to sulphate, of so dlum. Thus lt will be seen lt Is highly im? probable that the farmers haye been Injured by the fumes of the phosphate works. It ls,, however, more probable that the condition of their crops has resulted partly from the ex? treme severity of the winter weather, and partly from the removal from the soil, by ex? haustive cultivation, of certain constituents essential to the well-being o? the plants. The investigations of the committee will occupy a period of over one month more In order to observe the condition ot the crops which will, spring np too late to be Injured by the cold, and the soils of all parts ot the Neck will be carefully analyzed by the accompanying chem? ists to ascertain whether they contain ail the elements known to be essential to vegetable life. As the matter ls one of great Importance; to both farmers and phosphate manufacturers, the report of the committee will be anxiously looked for. _ JOTTINGS ABOUT TUE STATE. -A dramatic club ls being formed In Union. -A large number of colored people return? ed to Newberry recently from toe West; -There are one hundred voting ladles lo attendance at Reid ville Female College'. -Wm. McKeuna bas been commissioned as auditor ol Lancaster County. -A red fox leisurely perambulated the streets ot Bock HUI on Friday. -A Republican paper is to be started in Lexington. -A sojourner In Columbia, lira. S herrod, of Pap sale, New Jersey, died on Saturday af? ternoon. -The dwelling of Hr. C. E. Cobb, of Bock, Hill, narrowly escaped destruction by fire last Monday. ' -The annual fair of the Peedee Agricultu? ral and Mechanical Association will be held at Cheraw on tne dfteentb or next October.. . -Bock Hill abominates dogs, and meditates a crusade against the roaming canines in that section. '' -General J. B. Dennis has been commis? sioned as superintendent of tbe State Pani-, tentlary. -Major-General Irwin McDowell, United States army, arrived in Columbia on Friday on a lour of inspection through the Sooth. -Io Beaufort, on Monday last, Kresael's gray horse was won by Captain Buckley at a rame by a throw of forty-three. . -Walbal'a wants Its people to toro their at? tention to brick making, excellent clay tor the purpose being plentiful there. -The fair last week given by tbe ladles of St. Thaddeus' Church, in Aiken, in aid ol the rectory now bullding was e grand success. -Aiken's recent colored tournament was 1. very creditable affair. There were many wBito visitors. -Bute Treasurer Cardoso has announced that he can make no payments, at present, on any appropriation, the school fnod excepted. ' -A colored mao, in tbe suburbs cf Beaufort, [ had hi3 loot cut off by an enraged husband,, whose matrimonial felloiiles he was appropri? ating to himself. -Mr. Sellers, a machinist In the service of . Columbia, Charlotte and Augusta Railroad Company, while at work on one oi the loco? motives In the car shop in Columbia, bad his hand severely crushed. The accident will, lt' ls feared, disable him permanently. * ? - ? ? TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. At a regular meeting o? Jefferson Lodge, No. 4,1. 0. 0. F., held on Tuesday evening, the 18th Instant, the following tribute of respect waa' unanimously adopted: in the mysterious workings O? Divine Provi? dence, whose ways are past Anding out, another of our well-beloved brothers has been removed . - from our midst, and wo are called upon to mourn the death of our late brother. Patt Grand James Sllcox, who, daring half a Ufo time, served the: cause of Odd Fellowship and this Lodge in every capacity, from the humblest to the most exalted, - performing the highest and the gravest and most. delicate dattes with credit to himself and honor to our order. A truly worthy brother has passed away, ant we who survive htm can ask no better examples or regularity, devotion, zeal and integrity than' was exhibited by him while he waa a number - of this lodge, during more than a quarter of a centu? ry. While we monrn his loss, yet ate we eon? soled by the assurance that, through hone in tba greatest mercy of a Benign Greater, hs was.weil prepared to pasa through the Golden Gatea into the Celestial city. May we,so cherish the memory of bis virtues and (aithrnlaess as an Odd Fellow that we rosy be ever ready lor the summons. Therefore, be lt .Resolved. That In the death or our late brother. Past. Gr?nd James si.cox. Jefferson Lodge, so. 4, LOO. F., or charleston, s. o, bas lost a mem? ber whose zeal and regularity or deportment waa equalled only by his Integrity and services to the urder or Odd Fellows, and one who bas left na a bright example of devotion to our be? loved order. , . _.. ". Resolved, That while we bow In humble sub? mission to the will of Bim who doeth all Wan well and are consoled by the thoogbt that ?vor loss 'ls his gato." yet we mourn bim aa one wnosa place smoug ai cann-.t b Ailed. fh_ Resolved, That we tender to bis tgSf?xSJSl snrance of our sympaiby in and that a cory of tam MtfJ?Bil""" ??ass SGSsas courier ana NXWB. .. Extract from the Minutes, w. m. sauna. Recording secretary.