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The following "graphic description of events- connected with th,i* daring chief and his .unexampled perse* verancc will prove interesting to our readers : ? More than once during the long war on the La Plata, Brazilian reports have killed the dic? tator, of Paraguay, and his obituary has been printed in the American and European papers. It looks now as if the story of his capture and death in the wilds of the Matto Grosso is true. The report comes by the- Rio de Janeiro month? ly packet to Lisbon, and London dispatches say that the news is fully confirmed. The remarkable man who has so long resist? ed the combined efforts of two powerful na? tions, assisted by a third, to destroy his power, was born in Paraguay in 1827. He was the son of the former President, Don Carlos Lopez, a man of singular astuteness, energy and reso? lution." Don Carlos succeeded to the despotic power of Dr. Francia in 1844. Paraguay, ever ; -since it threw off the Spanish yoke, was" ruled ? by the imperious - will of one man. Francia i was its lord for thirty years. Before his death j was announced, the elder Lopez succeeded in establishing himself as the successor, and when he died in 1862, after a "sanguinary and oppres? sive reign of eighteen years, he left by will, ac? cording to the constitution of Francia, the scepter to his-son Don Francisco Solano Lopez. Paraguay; though in name a republic, was nev? er otherwise,than a despotic monarchy, and its ruler was less trammeled bylaw and conscience than the master of the Orient on the banks of ihe'Bosphorus. Before the elder Lopez passed away, he sent his son to Europe to study " the world and to improve his mind and manners. Don Francis? co went abroad ostensibly on a diplomatic mis? sion. He traveled, as the heirs of royal houses are wont to travel, in care of a . trusted officer of the court, which in this case happened to be an old Italian general, who had seen much ser? vice in the Valley of the La Plata. The Prince and his guardian visited the leading capitals of the continent, and in most places negotiated, commercial treaties. An exaggerated notion prevailed in Europe, at that time, of the value o the growing ' trade of the La Plata, and young Lopez was received with much conside? ration. Before-he.left the Old World, he con? tracted a domestic alliance which lasted through all his subsequent fortunes, both good and bad, and. which exerted a material influence upon the country over which he was to rule. He met in Dublin one Eliza Lynch, an Irish wo man^ the wife of a surgeon in the French army. She left lier husband and followed Lopez to Paraguay as his mistress, and became in time the mother of his six children. Her power over him was unlimited. It was the belief of the victims -of the dictator's relentless policy that Madame Lynch influenced him to the commission of his worst acts of cruelty, and nerved him to the desperate resolution to sacri? fice the whole Paraguayan people to the con? summation of his personal ambition. Lopez became President in 1862. A year later ne dispatched Senor Herrera, one of the highest naval officers to Europe, with several of the brightest young Paraguayans of European descent, to study engineering and military dis? cipline and strategy. When Senor Herrera returned, he carried back a large quantity of war material and a score of English founders and workmen. This would seem to indicate that Lopez, at the outset of his reign, had war? like designs upon his neighbors. The war came in 1864. Of course the two sides had different versions of the casue belli. Lopez charged the Brazilians with a violation of the treaty made with his father for the mainte? nance of the ttatue quo on the La Plata. Bra? zil had interferred in Uruguay in favor of Flores, the leader of the Colorado party. The Blancos were driven from power and this it was that Lopez proceeded to resent He seized a Brazilian steamer on the La Plata, and thus broke up the free navigation of the river. He threw all the-Brazilians living in Paraguay into prison, and then suddenly, without a declara? tion or war, invaded the territory of the Ar? gentine Republic, which was in alliance with Brazil. On the 18th of April,- 1865, with an army of 10,000 men, he captured the ciry of Corrientes by surprise. The Argentines were unprepared for his advance, as a treaty was in existence providing that, in case of war be? tween the Argentine Republic and Paraguav, hostilities could not be commenced without six months' preliminary notice mutually exchan? ged. In May, 1865, the celebrated triple alli? ance was signed by the plenipotentiaries of Brazil, the Argentine republic and Uruguay. .The Emperor of Brazil took command in per? son*. The first battle was a naval one, fought in June, on the Parana, and resulted in the driving back of the Paraguayan navy. The next was fought on land, at Uruguayana, in Brazil, and the allies were again victorious, capturing 8,000 prisoners.. Lopez retreated upon his fortifications. He made a stronghold ol Humaita, on the Parana. This place un? derwent a siege of two years, and its defense re? flected the greatest credit on the military char? acter of the Dictator. Not until many thous? and lives were sacrificed on both sides did it fall into the hands of the allies in July, 1868. Lopez disputed every mile of his territory. He made a stand at Timbo, then at Tebiquary, and at last at Viletta. Early in 1869 he was routed at the latter place,, and was forced to abandon Asuncion, the capital, and take to the mountains. During the last year of his rule at Asuncion he had a diplomatic difficulty with Mr. Wash burn, the United States Minister, in consequence of having arbitrarily imprisoned certain American citizens. Mr. Washburn quitted tbo capital and took refuge on board of an American war vessel, but the prisoners Avere subsequently released after much suffering. Mr. Washburn was recalled, and General McMahon was sent out a* Minister from the United States. He succeeded in re-establishing friendly rela? tions with Lopez, and remained with him in his shifting camp until Congress annulled the mission. After the loss of his capital the fortunes of Lopez went steadily on the downward course. Through driven to the mountains, he raised new armies and made new attempts to maintain his authority. The allied army .commanded by the Count d\Eu, a son of the French Duke dc Ne? mours, and son-in-law of the Emperor of Bra jal, pushed him from position to position. As his torcea gofe? weaker, the ferocity of his na? ture increased. He waa implacable towards his foes, and gave quarter neither to his prisoners nor the Paraguayans who were lukewarm in his cause. The allies established at Asuncion a provisional government, and the first act of the fcew Paraguayan Congress was to declare the defeated President an outlaw. A price was set upon his head, and death was decreed to all -?jrho Bhonld recognize his authority. The fin ! isbing stroke was given at Ascurra, August 13, 1869. Lopez lost nearly 7,000 men. Thence? forward he was a fugitive. With a few devo? ted adherents, and his mother, children, and mistress, he penetrated the savage Matto Gros? so district, to the north Of Paraguay. From time to time we have heard of his wanderings, of his skirmishes with the vanguard of his pur? suers, and of hfe diet of roots and herbs. A few weeks ago it was said that he was striving to make his way into Bolivia. Now comes the tidings of his bloody end by the lance of a Brazilian trooper, after he had defiantly refused to surrender. He was literally hunted down. With the death of Francisco Lopez passes away the last vestige of "personal government" in Paraguay. It will be to the- interest of the allies to establish and maintain a constitutional government at Asuncion. The dictatorship has cost the little inland nation dearly in treasure and lives. The six years' war has reduced it to a desert. The fields are destroyed and the cities are in ruins. Out of a populatian of over one million souls it is said that barely one hundred thousand remain. The fact is appalling. Such a destruction of life in-six years is almost un? paralleled in his history. Of the survivors the the great majority are destitute and actually dependent upon the Brazilians for their daily food. LopeEWas only fbrtythree years old. In personal appearance he was, like all the native Paraguayans, of mixed blood and swarthy com? plexion. He was very fat and short of stature, and inclined to sensuality, both in eating and drinking. Of his extraordinary executive abil? ities his management of the war against snch heavy odds is the best evidence. Whether it was fear or patriotism that moved the Paraguay? ans to immolate themselves, it cannot be denied that they rallied ground him after every defeat with unabated confidence. Lopez was gener? ally regarded by the people of this country as a merciless tyrant, although he had no small par? ty of believers. Many stories of his cruelties are related, and on the other hand much has been said of his bravery and the devotion of his followers. It has been stated that even the women went into the ditches and fought in his cause, and that his men were ready to sacrifice everything for him. Surely the complete, true story of this man's life will be an interesting narrative. -j-, - Judge Orr at Spartanburg. Everywhere.it has been the fortune of our fellow-townsman, Judge Obe, to preside in a judicial capacity, the bar and people are en? thusiastic In his praise. We append the action of the Spartanburg bar, on the occasion of his recent visit to that place, With comments from the Spartan: A meeting of the Bar was held on Thursday last, and the subjoined resolutions unanimously adopted as expressive of their appreciation of Jupge Ore's labors during the long terra, which was closed on that day. We have endeavored in previous issues* to indicate the impression made upon our own minds, and of the public generally, by the indefatigable energy, wonder? ful patience, uniform courtesy and eminent learning and ability which have characterized the administration cf justice by Ms Honor du? ring the Term, and it gives us much pleasure to reiterate, and if possible, emphasize what we have heretofore said. There were 424 cases on the Issue Docket, a large number of which were severely litiga? ted, requiring the examination of a large num? ber of witnesses, elaborate arguments; and pro? tracted discussions in the jury room, and yet there have been only 107 cases continued, and a large proportion of these would have been dis ?3sed of, if the parties had been ready for trial, he Judge at no time seemed to be in a hur? ry, but by patient industry illustrated the wis? dom of that old Latin paradox, "festina lente" ?"make haste slowly." S< Bobo, Esq., the Chairman, in presenting the resolutions, said that the discharge of the duty devolved 'upon him by his brethren of the Bar, afforded him a high degree of pleasure. The resolutions ex? pressed the sentiments not only of the bar, but the entire community. His Honor's presence had proven a blessing in more particulars than one. Some of the cases tried by his Honor had been on the Docket for ten years, during which period the administration of civil justice in the Courts had been suspended, and an unexampled amount of litigation had accumulated, in con? sequence of which the county was becoming demoralized. The people were beginning to conclude that there was no law to be adminis? tered on the civil sid? of the Courts. This delusion was now dispelled, and the good ef? fects of .his Honor's labors were abready to be seen. The rule adopted by the juries, through the recommendations of his Honor, of reducing debts contracted before and during the war to one half the sum of principal and interest, had already recommended itself to the common sense of the people. He had scarcely heard a murmur from any one, on account of its adop? tion. The people, both creditors and debtors, not only acquiesced in it, but heartily approved it, because they were convinced it is founded in wisdom and justice. This almost unani? mous, acquiescence in what appears to be an .arbitrary rule, was due in a great measure, to the plain and forcible manner in which it had been presented by his Honor. After reassuring him of the grateful appreci? ation in which his valuable services were held by the people of the Distrrict, the speaker read the resolutions and handed them-to his Honor, who made a few remarks in response, expres? sive of his appreciation of the compliment. We will not attempt even a synopsis of his re? marks, for we are conscious of our inability to do him justice. It has never been our pleasure before, to listen to a response on such an occa? sion, so eloquently, feelingly and appropriately expressed. He said that he had at one time entertained some uncertain purpose of remov? ing from the State, but some time since he had determined to make South Carolina his home for life, and when he died, he hoped to be buried in her soil. He loved the State?had been the recipient of her confidence and favor, and felt that he could but poorly repay her kindness by laboring to promote her interests. He felt that he owed-a special debt of gratitude to the people of Spartanburg and the other Districts which had chosen him their represen? tative in Congress. That any sacrifice be may have made in presiding at the present Term of our Court would be amply compensated by an assurance, that he had in any way advanced the interests of a people to whom he owed so much. After thanking the juries and the members of the Bar for their faithful co-opera? tion with him in discharging the duties of the Term, the Court was ordered to be adjourned. Resolved, 1st. That the thanks of this Bar and the people of this County, are due to his Honor, Judge James L. Orr, for the time and labor he has devoted to the business of this Court. 2nd. That the results of the Term just clo? sing, extending through three weeks, in which have been settled the various, embarrassing cases, arising out of the late disturbed condi? tion of the country, reflect equal credit upon Judge Orr's patience, industry, courtesy, learn? ing, ability, and last, but not least, his natural appreciation of justice. 3rd. That the business of the Term was so administered by his Honor, that though ardu? ous and constant, was nevertheless an agreea? ble and pleasant work to all who sustained of? ficial relations to the Court. 4th. That these resolutions be tendered to his Honor by the Chairman of this meeting. ? "Do you think," asked Mrs. Pepper, "that a little temper is a bad thing in a woman ?" "Certainly not, ma'am," replied a gallant phil? osopher, "it is a good thing, and sheoughtnev er to lose it.'* ? A "graphic" writer remarks that "a woman will always love the nearest man of suitable age, after a fashion.** Tho Fifteenth Amendment and Hott it will Work. The radicals never urged the ballot for the blacks as a measure of justice to the race. Their action, as every development has shown, was one wholly of self-interest. With the ne? gro vote they could, for a time at least', control the Southern States. This vote they proposed to cement to their own through the "gratitude" felt by the blacks for their enfranchisement. And their most powerful argument was that with white enfranchisement, the blacks would be thrust from the polls. With the final dispo? sition of the suffrage question a new light dawns upon the blacks. They are now assured of | their rights and privileges before the ? law, and the more the claim of gratitude is analysed the smaller it becomes. They feel that they were enfranchised to be used by politicians ; that they were given the ballot simply to as? sist their pretended friends to lucrative offices. If there ever was any obligation, it has been fully requitted. The account will evenly bal? ance. If there be any deficit, it will be found on the side of the office-seeker, who has been obtaining goods under false pretenses. The blacks are now to run the race of life for them? selves. They are a large, but yet a minor ele? ment, even in population; and in^ everything else they are as but an atom in the great aggre? gate. Their interests are those of the Southern whites; and, the questions out of which grew their freedom at rest, they will, like other peo ?le, naturally consult their own interests.? hey will naturally fall into the highways of opinion traveled by those who, while Detter able to'shape public policy with their aid, will 6hape it, even without them. In less than five years from the date of the proclamation which de? clared the fifteenth amendment a part of the organic law of the land, the great mass of Southern blacks will vote with the whites on all vital questions of public policy. We mean, of course, those who will vote at all; for it will not be long before a steady numerical de? crease in colored voters at the polls will com? mence. The novelty of the new relation; the opposition shown to their exercise of the el.ee tive franchise; the strong appeals of the polv ticians into whose hands they fell; have thus far controlled them. But with the novelty worn away, their status assured, and the reali zation that for them there is no political future, the din and clatter of politicians will seldom tempt the blacks from the industrial spheres in which is to be solved their problem of civiliza? tion. Partisan hatred and rancor will soon have run their course. The fires of the late war are dying out; and we are on the eve of the day when the efforts of sectional extremists?no matter of what partisan fealty,* to array class against class ana race against race, will visit nothing but the most severe condemnation up? on their authors. Though designed as a weak ness and a humiliation, the black vote'will be? come to the South an element of strength To-day New England rejoices over the fifteenth amendment. The "whirligig of time" will turn $his jubilation into sorrow; for colored suffrage but doubles the power of those whose vital interests are directly antagonistic to those of New England.?Exchange. The Bights and Benefits of Freema? sonry.?This is a phrase sufficiently familiar to us. Are we, as a general thing, sufficiently aware of its meaning and force. Is its import sufficiently impressed upon those who enter our doors ? The right to exjpect aid in case of | need, and the duty to afford it, are urged per? haps as strongly as is necessary; but is not the neophyte left in a great measure to find out for himself what further "rights and benefits" he has acquired by joining the Fraternity ? What proportion of our number, if asked this question, Avould.be able to answer prompt? ly ? Let us consider it for a few moments. We regard the institution as supplying a so? cial want of human nature which no other as? sociation supplies; and avc think this social benefits i not so much regarded as it should be at the present time. The "meeting on the level" we consider a great, benefit. The factious distinctions Avhich arise from inequality of talent, knowledge, wealth, position, etc., etc., have a tendency to induce an unjust estimate of our OAvn impor? tance?too high or too Ioav, as the case may be ?and it is healthy for us at times to meet our fellow-men Avhcre these distinctions are of no account, and whether rich or poor, learned or unlearned, high or humble in position?"a man's a man for a' that." This train of thought has been suggested by the tenor of sundry Masonic addresses, in which the charities of the institution are strongly dAvelt upon, and which have the ap? pearance of inviting people to come and join the institution, because they may derive benefit from it pecuniarily. We say has the appear? ance ; for no Mason could intend to give such an impression. It is contrary to all the teach? ings of the institution. We are always glad to receive pnd welcome the AYorthy?Ave may not solicit them to comp. Let any brother recol? lect what was enjoined on him as to this point among his earliest instructions. Was it, If you know a worthy man, one who would be a valu? able member of our order, you will use all honor able means to induce him to apply ? Far from it. But, "If in the circle of your ac? quaintance you find a person desirous of being initiated into Masonry, be particularly careful not to recommend him, unless," &c. We would suggest for the consideration of | those who may be called upon to deliver Ma? sonic addresses in public, whether it would not I be better to dwell on the duties to be underta ken in becoming a Mason rather than on the advantages to be derived from it?to hold out to men as a motive for joining us the good they can do rather than the good they can get We by no means under-value the priA'ilege of hav? ing a Brotherhood to call upon for aid if needed, and which recognizes the claim not only of the brother, but of those who are or were depend? ent upon -him. But avc Avould have a man come to us because he is desirous to aid in sup? porting and strengthening such a Brotherhood, and not solely with the view of making it a gainful speculation. If to aid in doing good be not incentive enough to bring him to our outer door, let him stav aAvay; wc are better without him. Those who come Avith a right understanding and feeling, are the stones Avhich give strength to the edifice. Liberal and true men are what we need. "There is that 6cattereth, yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meot, yet it tendeth to poA'erty."?Portland [Me.) Masonic Token. How a Camel Goes Through the Eye of a Needle.?The passage from the New Testa? ment, "It is easier for a camel," etc., has per? plexed many good men, Avho have read it lite? rally. In Oriental cities there are in the large gates small and very low apertures, called met? aphorically "needle's eyes," just as Ave talk of windows on shipboard as "bull's eyes." These entrances are too narrow for a camel to pass through them in the ordinary manner, or even if loaded. When a loaded camel has to pass through one of these entrances, it kneels down, its load is removed, and then it shuffles through on its knees. "Yesterday," writes lady Duff Gordon, from Cairo, "I saAv a camel go through the eye of a needle?that.is, the lew-arched door of an inclosure. He must kneel, and boAV his head, to creep through; and thus the rich man must humble himself." ? A Colorado romance: Seven miners, ex? ploring the mountains, found an enormous chunk of gold. They fought for its possession till all were killed but one. It Avas too heavy for him to carry off, so he sat doAvn beside it and starved to death. ? Never get another to do for you what you can just as Avell do for yourself. Money thus paid out is thrown uAvny. Congressional Proceedings. Washington, April 20. The Howard Corruption Investigation Com? mittee heard evidence regarding the negotia? tion of the Congregational Church. It appears that the Howard University was first intended for a school, under the auspices of the Congre? gational Church. But Howard furnished the necessary funds to build it, and raise it to a University under the auspices of the Freed men's Bureau. The President nominated Pinckney Ross, Collector of Customs, at Pearl Biver, Missis? sippi. In the Supreme Court, appellants having withdrawn their cases, and no Judge concurring in the former opinion desiring the reopening of Hipburn vs. Griswold, the former decision of the court on the legal tenders stand. The Supreme Court adjourns on Saturday, April 30, and no arguments will be heard after the 26th. It is stated that seven Senators have changed front on the San Domingo treaty, and asserted its early ratification probable. The following is the text of the Georgia Bill as it passed the Senate: Whe reas, great irregularities have been prac? ticed in the organization of the Legislature in the State of Georgia, both in its organization, and in the expulsion of certain members, as well also as in its organization since the Act of December last; therefore be it enacted that the existing Government in the State of Georgia is hereby declared to be provisional, and the same shall continue, subject to the provisions of the Acts of Congress of March 2,1867, and March 23, 1867, and of July 19, 1867, until the ad? mission of said State by law to representation in Congress; and, for this purpose, the State of Georgia shall constitute the Third Military District. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in ac? cordance with the provisions, of and under the powers and limitations provided in said Acts, an election shall be held in said State commen? cing on the 15th of November, 1870, and con? tinue, as the President may designate, for all the members of the General Assembly of said State, provided for in the Constitution of said State, adopted by its Convention on the 11th day of Dfarch, 1868, at which election all per? sons, who by said Constitution are electors, shall be entitted to vote, and said General As? sembly, so elected, shall assemble at the capital of said State on Tuesday, the 13th day of De? cember, 1870, and organize preparatory to the admission of the State to representation in Con? gress, and the powers and functions of the mem? bers of the existing General Assembly shall cease and determine on the said 13th day of December, 1870. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, Whenever it shall appear to the President, from an appli? cation by the Legislature of any State or by the Governor of such State, when the Legisla? ture cannot be convened, that domestic violence prevails in any city, county, or municipal or? ganization in such State, that cannot be sup Srcsscd by the local authorities, it shall be the uty of the President to suppress such domestic violence, and for that purpose he is authorized to employ the military force of the United States, and any portion of the militia of any State he may deem necessary, and to exercise all such powers, and inflict such punishment as may by the laws or the rules and articles of war be exercised or iuflictcd in case of insurrection or invasion. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That so much of the Act entitled "an Act making ap? propriations for the support of the army for the year ending June 30th, 1S68, and for other pur? poses," approved March 2d, 18(57, as prohibits the organization, arming or calling into service of the militia forces in the State of Georgia, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. In the Senate, Gilbert introduced a bill for 'steam mail service between Florida and Cuba. Harris introduced a bill for the better organ? ization of the District Court of Louisiana. It involves the division of the State into two-Ju? dicial Districts. Adjourned. In the House, a motion to reconsider the vote seating Sypher was made, and finally, by a vote of 95. to iiS, voted that there had been no valid election in the First Louisiana District. This vote was reconsidered, and the motion to reconsider laid on the table, which disposed finally of the claims of Gen. Sypher to a seat in the Honse. The Georgia bill, as amended by the Senate, was referred to the .Reconstruction Committee with several substitutes. Washington, April 21. Iu the Senate, Kellogg, of Louisana, has been placed on the Committee on Claims. Butler, Chairman of the Reconstruction Committee, proposes that the Georgia bill lie over ten days, as he will be absent in Massa? chusetts some days. Joint resolution for the protection of the Post Office Department from sham bidders for mail contracts passed. Thayer introduced a bill for the collection of debts due the Government from Southern rail? road corporations. The'Committce on Commerce reported favor aply on a bill incorporating the Cincinnati and Cliattanooga Railroad. The North Pacific Railroad bill passed?40 to 18. Several unimportant amendments were adop? ted. The Senate then went into executive ses? sion and adjourned. In the House, Stokes asked leave to present a memorial from the citizens of Tennessee for relief from rebel outrages. Objection was made. Stokes then objected to everything, and regular order was resumed. Collector Emery, of the 3d Mississippi Dis? trict, reports to Delano, that a man named John? son, at Corinth, recently attempted to assassin? ate him. Johnson was put under bonds for assault with intent to kill. The court-martial in the case of Command? er Upsher, met to-day, but did not transact any business. Gen. Badeau has been nominated Consul Gencral for London. No Southern nomina? tions. Eleven of the Reconstructton Committee have agreed to take no action on the Georgia bill until May the 5th. The President signed the deficiency appro-1 priation. Writing your name and date over revenue stamps is sufficient cancellation. The bill providing for the payment of the May interests, on and after Monday next, was passed without debate. The Governors of Minnesota and Wisconsin were before the House Committee of Commerce, to-day, urging measures for water communica? tion between the Mississippi River and Lake .Michigan, via Saco and Fox Rivers. No new case involving legal tenders can reach the Supremo Court within a year. The President of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad testified before the Georgia Corrup? tion Committee that $100,000 worth of railroad bonds were sent to the Governor, who endorsed them, and they were sold in New York; the company now has proceeds. Delano decides tliat the bonds of manufactu? rers of tobacco and cigars need not be renewed on 1st of May, of each year. Washington, April 22. In the House, the Hot Springs Arkansas reservation was under consideration. The Committee of Ways and Means meets to-morrow evening for final action on the fund? ing bill. Evnrts closed his argument before the Judi? ciary Committee on tnc McGarrahan case.? Paschall concludes his argument Monday. The Howard corruption committee subjected one of Wood's witnesses to three hours, cross examination. It has transpired that Howard got an acre of land adjacent to the University without a consideration. The members of How? ard's family and staff also got property upon what appears as a nominal consideration. In tue Senate, Ramsey submitted a report in relation to the Trans-continental Railroad. Chandler's resolution looking to the annex | ation of the Winnepeg country is under con? sideration. Sawyer's bill prescribing the oath of office for participants in the rebellion not disqualified by the fourteenth amendment was passed. The oath is the same as that taken by Congressmen whose disabilities have been removed. The bill will practically relieve half a million of people, and enable a majority of the Southern people to hold Federal office. In the House, after acting on a number of private bills, a contest arose as to precedence. Among the contestants was Butler, with his general disability bill. The tariff finally won the floor, and the House proceeded to discuss scrap iron. It appeared from the discussions that the Hot Springs (Arkansas) reservation is worth ?1,000,000. Kelly had no doubt that the House would reverse the decision of the House on pig iron. The Senate passed a bill to perfect the title and jurisdiction of the United States to nation? al cemeteries by legislative action of the States; also, the invalid pension appropriation bill, appropriating about $30,000,000. The bill to pay the internal revenue officials appointed in the South at the close of the war who were unable to take the oath prescribed by Congress was objected to by Edmonds, as he intended to make a speech on it. Sumner thought the parties ought to go to Andrew Johnson for their pay. It is understood that the Pennsylvania mem? bers of the House are dissatisfied with the progress on the tariff, and will vote solidly to table the pending bill. General Williamson has been appointed special post office agent for Texas. Judge Humphreys, of Alabama, was nomi? nated for the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Washington, April 23. A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun says, the sub-committee of the Senate Pacific Bailroad Committee made to the full Committee an ad? verse report, on the Fremont, or Memphis and El Paso Railroad bill. Private advices just received from Bogota, state that the Darien ship canal treaty has been refected by the Columbian Congress, The Senate was not in session. In the House, Schenck moved to non-concur in the Senate amendments to the income tax, and assured the House that the whole subject will come up in the general revenue bill, which is next^in order. A general discussion on the subject occupied all day, when non-concurrance was carried, and the House adjourned. Gen. Young authorizes the statement that j he apprehends the postponement of the Georgia matter is an advertisement for new Georgia I outrages. The extremists confidently expect them between now and the 5th of May. Quick Returns and Permanent Improvement to the Soil, MAPES' Nitrogcnized Superphosphate OF LIME! composed of Bones, Fhosphatic Guano and Am moniacal Animal Matter, All thoroughly decomposed and reduced to a -fine powder by means of Fermentation and Sulphuric Acid, ADAPTED TO THE GRO WING OF Cotton, Corn, Tobacco, Grain Crops, Vegetables, ?See. -THIS is the oldest Superphosphate manufactu? red in this country, having been introduced to the public in the spring of the year 1852. The practical success of this SUPERPHOS? PHATE, even during the most unfavorable sea? sons, lias been fully established by the experience of hundreds of planters and farmers, recent let? ters from nearly two hundred of whom are to be found in the pamphlets last issued. C. A. REED, Agent for Anderson County. Jan 20, 1870 30 3m Greenville & Columbia Railroad. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, \ Columbia, January 15, 1870. / ON and after WEDNESDAY, January 19, the following Schedule will be run daily, Sunday ex? cepted, connecting with Night Train on South Carolina Road, up. and down, and with Night Train on Charlotte, 'Columbia and Augusta Road going North: L've Columbia 7.00 a m " Alston 8.40 a m " Newb'ry 10.10 a m Arr. Abbeville 3.00 p m " Anderson 4.20 p m ** Gr'nville 5.00 p m L've Greenville 5.45 a m " Anderson 6.25 a m " Abbeville 8.00 a m " Newb'ry 12.35 p m ?? Alston 2.10 p m Arr. Columbia 8.45 p m The Train will return from Belt on to Anderson on Monday and Friday mornings. JAMES O. MEREDITH, Gen. Sup't. Jan 20, 1870 30 TO THE WOREING CLASS.?We are now prepared to furnish all classes with constant em? ployment at home, the whole of the time or for j the spare moments. Bnsiness new, light and pro? fitable. Persons of either sex easily earn from 50c. to $5 per evening, and a proportional sum by de? voting their whole time to the business. Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see this notice may send their address, and test the bus? iness, wo make this unparalleled offen To such as are not well satisfied, we will send $1 to pay for the trouble of writing. Full particulars, a valuable sample, which will do to commence work on, and a copy of The People's Literary Companion?one of the largest and best family newspapers published?all sent free by mail. Reader, if you want permanent, profitable work, address E. C ALLEN &CO., Au? gusta, Maine. 82?3m Tutt's Vegetable Liver Pills ! For Liver Complaint, Billiousness, &c. 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HAVING ample means for advances, a business experience of twenty years, and confining himself strictly to a Commission Business, without opera? ting on his own account, respectfully Solicits con? signments of Cotton, Flour, Wheat, Corn, &c. Shippers of Produceto him may, at their'option, have their consignments sold cither in Charleston or New York; thus having the advantage of twe markets, without extra commission. HETEKENCES Bishop W M Wightman, SC; Col Wa John? ston, Charlott?5, N.C; Rev T 0 Sommers, Tehn; Hon John King, Augusta, Ga; Messrs George W Williams & Co, Charleston; Messrs William?, TaylorS; Co, Now York. ? ? April 29, 1869 44 H. BISCHOrr. O: WULBKBN. J. H. PliP?s JOHN McFALLj WITH HENRY BISCHOFF & C0.t WHOLESALE GROCERS, AKD BBA1SB3 IN WINES, LIQUORS^ Cigars*, Tobacco, *&o., NO. .197 EAST. BAY," ?(DE A EIL IE. S. IT? H9 Stfh Nov 26, 1869 ?3