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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 2241. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MOANING, MARCH 20, 1873? EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR.. SHAKESPEARE. TSE FANCY AND IMAGINATION OF TME GREAT POET. The Third Lecture by Professor Mlles Shakespeare and Aristophanes. The third ol the series of Shakespearian lec? tures, by Prof. J. W. Miles, was delivered last evening, at the Confederate Home, before a larger audience than has been in attendance ^ on either of the previous occasions. The sub? ject of tbe lecture was "The Imagination and FafTcy of Shakespeare," and the lecturer car? ried his audience at once to fairy land by tho relation of an anecdote ot the late W. Gilmore Simms. He said that Jost after the publication of "Atalanta," Simms was complimented upon the work by a well-known English critic, who observed, however, at the end ol his commen? dation, "But, really, you know, nobody nowa? days believes In gnomes and sprites and fair? ies." Slmms'had.'replled that he had not sup? posed any one would understand him as insist? ing upon the prosaic, physical existence ot'fair? ies, but-the lecturer thought that a better an? swer to such a criticism would have bee n, "slr, I am aware that, like Coleridge, there are those who have 'seen too many ghosts to believe In them;' but lt you have never been admitted to fairy laud, or have never seen a fairy, lt will, of course, be difficult to convince you ol their existence, and useless to argue with you." To discuss the existence ot the lairies with such a critic would be to attempt to get an expres? sion of opinion from a native ol Central Africa, who bad never seen a white man's face, as to the relative coldness of different kinds ol snow, the phenomena of ice formations, or tbe comparative merits of the high and low pres? sure steam engine. The sagacious and prac? tical-minded native of the torrid zone would treat the Idea of tbe existence of such things with lofty scorn-would tell you and prove to you, by weighty arguments, that there was no use for those things, nebody needed them, nobody bad ever heard of them, and ihere fore^they contd not be. But for all that, steam engines and even broadcloth do exist, and gnomes and sprites and fairies, despite the objections of the senelbte Englishman, will only be extinct when Shakespeare's magic realm shall be drowned In oblivion. The lec? turer well remembered one weird, romani lc spot, near Simms's borne, where he was wont to say he had caught a fairy once, and, wan? dering there with the author, be had himself heard fairy whispers and seen the leaves and flowers shaken with their merry antics, although their coyness lu this u Hilar?an, cynical age ls such that now-a-days they render themselves at all limes invisible. Even In the Elizabethan age, as Bishop Cor? bett had related, they were becoming timid, and it was Shakespeare who first induced them lu the Midsummer.N.gm's Dream to lake a leading part lu tbe movement ol a drama. Tbe plot and machinery ot this play were wholly original, for though it bas been used since, In Lilli's "Mold's Metamorphosis," and other pieces, it had never been known before. Written probably lu 1592. and In tba earlier period of Shakespeare's genius, lt impresses us more as a poetical than a dramatic com? position. The language is sparRling, iride? scent, yet not overcharged, and tb J author's personal Idiom, first manifested In the Two Gentlemen of Verona, ls more frequent here. The play of tbe Midsummer Night's Dream exhibited tbree compositions blended and interwoven into one. There was a genteel comedy, a lairy romance, and a comic inter? lude. Tbe late ol the lovers, Helena and De? metri us, Hermia and Lysander, was compara? tively unimportant except as lt served to carry along tba plot ot the comedy which revolved aboBt the nuptials of Theseus and Hyppollta. Tbe metamorphoses of the lovers by the mis? chievous pranks of Puck, were graphically des? cribed by the lecturer, who showed with what consummate art a hazy, dream-like effect was cast over the wbol9 play by this episode. It was lo the troop ol-falrles under King Oberon and Queen Titania that tbe rich laney of the poet WM exblbited, and tbese shadowy and tiny creatures, with Puck, the merry mischief maker, were elevated to Importance In the construction of the play by tne Influence they exerted over the fortunes of the mortals of tbe drama. Tbe Tempest was written at a later period of the poet's life, probably not earlier than 1603. The Midsummer Night's Dream was like mask; the Tempest contained more of the ele? ments of a melo-drama. Bcblegel gave u 'he latter the superiority in profound and origi? nal characterization. Tbe Issues Involved In the latter were of a more serious nature; they included weighty affairs of state, and exhibited a mighty magician using bis art for tbe accomplishment of grand and beneficent purposes. Ariel was a more Important sprite than Puck. The lecturer sketched the story ol the play, showed the bond of gratitude which gave Prospero his power over Ariel; described in a word the characters of Gonzalo, ?Alonso and Caliban, related the loves of Miranda and Ferdinand, and mentioned (he masque of CereB, Isis and Juno, which, he remarked, was In no way connected with the plot. He mentioned the tradition that the Island ot Prospero was among the Bermuda?, which ho remarked was a.settled article of faith among the Ber m?dese, but he showed by the text that wherever lt were lt could not be one of the Bermudas. A patient critic had once attempted, with map and compass and an Ingenious study ot the text, to locate tbe Island of Prospero and had succeeded to his own satisfaction, but the Idea ol tracing the course of Alonso's storm tossed ship with a pair of compasses was about as sensible as would be the attempt to locate the lalry court in the Midsummer Night's Dream by tbe aid ol a m ip ol Athens, or to study Paradise Lost with the he.'p ol a celestial globe. Tbe lecturer then described the difference between fancy and imagination. They were Intertwined like wit and ? mor, and, like tbem, as difficult of d?fini (wi as tee effect produced was difficult ot description. Imagi? nation might be said to be fancy elevated by reason. Imagination sees deeper into the possibilities of nature, and creates Its picture by some regular process-fancy skips capriciously from point to point. Fancy pre? sente the glitter of unstrung jewels, the shift? ing coruscations of the aurora borealis-imag? ination sorts and combines these gems of fancy with the harmony of creative law. Mer cullo's description of Queen Mab was a pure piece of fancy ; Macbeth's soliloquy before the murder a work of imagination. Puck was a creature, an Impersonation cf fancy; tbe character of Ariel combined with fancy, Imag? ination. Rosalind's enumeration of the spaces of time was an Illustration of fancy; the moonlight scene In tbe Merchant ol Venice an act of imagination. The masque in the Tem pejt was a play - of fancy ; tbe soliloquy of Lady Macbeth on the coming of Duncan a burst of far-reaching Imagination. Tue lecturer then turned for a comparison with the laney and Imagination of Shakes? peare to that displayed by Aristophanes in The Birds. Aristophanes, he said, conveyed by his very rylliin the senses of romping merri? ment, festal dignity and even solemn pomp, and In ibis be preserved always the concord between tone aud matter. In The Birds he gave the freest rein lo his fancy and imagina? tion, and lt sparkled with the humor of a Joy? ous, winged, gay-plumed creation, as enjoy? able and as whimsical as a fairy tale. The lecturer gave a pleasant and racy .description of I he play, In which lt was related that In the very beginning of all things the raven-winged Night, daughter of Chaos, laid a wind-egg, ont ot which the lovely Eros, with golden pin? ions, (a bird, ol' course,) soared aloft and thereupon gave birth to all things. In course ot time, however, man, pre? sumptions, teatherless biped, came to claim dominion of ihe eartb, and the Olym? pian deities set up their thrones in Heaven, leaving the birds at cruel disadvantage mid? way between the two. Then the two leading mortals of the play, Hopegood and Agitator, being tired of Athens, go to the domain of the birds, prove to their King Whoop Oh the pre emlnency of the tlrds overall other creatures, and advise them lo collect all their scattered powers Into one Immense State; the wondrous elly, Cloudcuckootown, is then built above the earth-all sorts of unbidden guests priests, poel8, soothsayers, lawyers, syco? phants-desire to nestle In the new State, but are driven out and new gods are appointed, naturally, alter the image ol birds, as those of man bad borne a resemblance to men. Olympus ls walled up against the old gods, eo that the odors of sacrifice from the earth does not reach them. This causes a commo? tion in Olympus, ot which Hopegood gets a hint by means of a friendly visit Irom Prome? theus, who comes Into the eily with bis head lo acloiultolet them know what Zeus was doing, and lt ls greeted by Hopegood, "Oh, dear Prom, then-." Prometheus begs him not to speak so loud, but promUes lt he will bold an umbrella over his bead, so that the gods may not see him, be will tell all about it. Hopegood accordingly extends the protection ol the umbrella, and Prometheus tells him of the trouble that has been caused up above by the odors of the sacrifices made on earth not reaching the celestial nostrils; informs him al' so thal some of the barbarian gods are in no small dudgeon, insisting on free trade in odors, and tbat Zeus (Jove) is lo great anger and per plexliy. The gods next send an embassy composed ot the voracious Hercules, Nep? tune, who swears by Neptune, and a Thracian God who ls not familiar with Greek, and speaks a mixed Jargon; they are received by Agitator, and a diplomatic dinner is given to Hercules, consisting of some tender and pala? table citizens of Cloudcuckootown, who, being accused ol treason, ure roasted for din? ner, and Hercules is satisfied to submit to any conditions be can get, Agitator supplants Jove and takes Sovereignty for his bride, and the play ends with a gorgeous train ol birds In hymenlal procession. In drawing a comparison the lecturer said that Aristophanes possessed an unrivalled In? strument In the Greek tongue; yet With ail 118 advantages the Hellenic would have been less adapted than tbe Teutonic for the display ol Shakespeare's genius. The humor of Aristo? phanes wus like a horse laugh-he tumbled and gambolled lu bis tumultuous mirth like a porpoise in the billows; but be bad also wtitten most perfect lyrical compositions. In The Shades, the chorus of the initiated, which the lecturer read, re? sembled Shakespeare, but The Birds was a biearre composition, lawless, capable of no classification, belonging to tbe realm ot no? where and nothing. It contained no such delicate creation as Ariel, no such honest clowes as Shakespeare's. Aristophanes, in his biting personality, respected neither man nor God, but, like Shakespeare and all great geniuses, ne gave the Impression al ways ot ex haustless power. T7TU COURTS. United States t our?. In the case ol J. and t. Green vs. Cyrus H. Baldwin, receiver, and others, lt being neces? sary to take tbe testimony of some witnesses residing In Jackson, Miss., James M. McKee and one of the firm ot Johnson ? Johnson, of that place, were delegated with authority for that purpose. Court of Common Pleas. The consideration of the case of H. Klint worth vs. the Carolina Mutual Insurance Com? pany was concluded, and ihe Jury retired, but failing lo agree belore the adjournment ol the court, they were ordered to render a sealed verdict this morning. In the case ol the Ladies' Memorial Asso? ciation vs. John H. Stelnmeyer, suit for collec? tion ol a note endorsed by the defendant, the Judge decreed $664 07 with costs lor the plaintiff. Sheriff Bowen was ordered to show cause on the 22d instant why he should not be at? tached lor contempt of court, in falling to obey an order for the restitution of a Bum of money deposited with bim by Trial Justice McKinlay as security for the costs In a certain case. The case of Mrs. C. Stackiey vs. the Andes Insurance Company was heard up to the hour of adjournment, and will be further consider? ed this morning. United States Commissioner. J. Crawford, colored, of Beaufort County, was bound over by Commissioner Porteous yesterday lor trial before the United Stales Court on a chat ge ol violating internal reve? nue laws.. The commissioner also Issued a warrant lor the arrest ol John Green, a seaman ol the ship Florella, from Callao, now lying off the bar. On the 8th of February, while the ship was on the voyage hither. Green mutinied and threatened to put a violent termination to the existence of both captain and mate, whereupon he was put In irons and consigned to the hold of the vessel for the rest ol the voyage. He will be examined this morning. Trial, Justices' Court*. Martha Tyall, colored, was fined two dollars and costs, yesterday, by Trial Justice Howard, for committing an assault and battery. James Mitchell, colored, for beating a col? ored womau, waa sent to Jail for thirty days. Mayor's Court. JohnMaBon, tor being disorderly, was given bis choice between a flne of two dollars or spending ten days In Jail. The caaes of Hortles Deas and Tlney dawson Deas, both Colored, charged wltn the same offence, were referred to a trial Justice. John Bortrum, for belDg drunk and unable to take care of himself, was fined two dollars. C. A. Farris, 1er being dis? orderly, was also fined two dollars. Robt Scott, colored, lor the same offence, was meted the same punishment. FOSTER'S FATE. FRIDAY'S HANGING THE FRISTE SEN? SATION IN NEW YORK. Public Feeling with Governor Dix The Last Hours of a Condo m ur il-In? sanity of "Dictator" Train-Exposare of Spiritualistic Imposters-Beecher and Ty 'dall on Spiritualism-Drama? tic Novelties. [FROM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEW YORK, March 16. The morbid Interest In the case of Foster, the car book murderer, has Increased with the announcement that Governor Dix has de? cided to let the law take it* cours1. The in? telligence reached the city on Friday after? noon, and the streets word noisy with news? boys crying lt. The Graphic got out a car? toon representing the venerable Governor handling a car hook, and exclaiming, "If any man kills another with a 'mere piece ol wire,' bang him on the spot." The "mere piece of wire" was an allusion to the plea made by Foster's friends that a Cir hook ts not a mur? derous weapon within the meaning ot the law. The feeling in the community over the news was mixed. The Sun and BO ne other papers had created considerable sympathy for the prisoner. All the leading morning papers, however, had sternly maintained that the Governor had no moral right to go behind the last decision ot the Court of Appeals. With those persons who had been Influenced by the appeals made In behalt of Foster there was a sentiment of sorrowful disappointment. The large majority of the community, however, I think, were of the other side, and strongly commended the Governor's firmness. Allsorts of rumors are afloat as to the Influences which affected his Anal decision, for lt is known that he was first inclined toward mercy. It is as? serted that he had conclusive evidence that Mrs. Putnam, the murdered man's widow, re? ceived the fifteen thousand jollars bribe, and that Ibis turned the scale. I think well enough of bim to believe though ina*: he was swayed by higher motives than disgust with Foster's lriends. The execution lakes place on Friday next, and until that lime several hundred thousand people in New York will be watching every action end eagerly listening to every word ttiat fails from tbe Hps of the condemned. Henceforth wnlle on earth be will not be alone tor a moment. Reporters will hover around him day and night to secure incidents for the papers; how Le eats his meals how he smiles, sighs and looks sad, and how be sits and walks and talks, how be sleeps and mutters In bis dreams, will be faithfully described every morning for tbe amusement of the reading myriads. Two deputy sheriffs will sit constantly by his side to prevent any at? tempt at suicide, and nu til he lakes bis place in tbe lat ai processslon at ten o'clock on next Friday morning, with the noose around his neck, he will be gladdened or afflicted, as the case may be, wlib a succes? sion of visitors belonging to the clerical, legal and journalistic professions, by relatives and friends, and by such of tbe curious general public as tt e sheriff may admit to tbe corridor lo which he sits. Even at ihe gallows foot, tne eye of the public will glare upon him, for In addition to the several hundred spectators, thinly disguised as "special deputies," and the r?pertoriai corps with their busy peocllB, who will be lhere, the new evening illustrated paper bas promised to have Its photographic apparatus erected near by. A co m ml :sion ol lunacy doctors bas been going through "Murderers' Row" lu the Tombs examining the prisoners confined there, with a view of examining Into their sanity. They have all passed the ordeal creditably In this respect, exceot poor Georg* Francis Train, wno is pronounced craze, wiien Tram heard the result of lite Inquisition he was greatly enraged, and predicted an uprising of the American people In his behalf. Ile will pro? bably be sent lo the Insane asylum. An exposure of "spiritualistic quacks" ls going on In one ot the dally newspapers. The notorious adven islng mediums, M aus held, Slade, Foster, Fllut and others have been visited by a committee of Wall street brokers and others, and their performances rigidly In? vestigated. The conclusion reached is that they are all clever sleight-of-hand actors, who owe their success lo their mechanical adroit? ness and knowledge of human nature, and to I he gullibility of their visitors. Manstl-ld and Foster claim to be able to read sealed tellers written and directed to "spirits," and to pro? cure written replies to ibem. Tue committee declare that the sealed letters are easily open? ed by ihi.'se mediums by means ol a thin knife or steaming Hie mucilage, and their cou te nts read and answered. Tnls spirituallslic showing up reminds me of an odd story th at is being circulated about Beecher. It has appeared lu come ol the news? papers, and, therefore, I um committing no Impropriety In repealing lt. Mr. Beecher ls a firm believer In spiritualism; tnat Is, that the phenomena of raps, lable-ilpplng an 1 written communications Is produced by Intelligences In tbe spirit land. Just before Professor Tyn? dall departed for Europe, Mr. Marble, of the World, gave a Utile entertainment In his bonor at his bouse lo Fifth avenue. Mr. Beecher was among the guests. During the evening tbe discourse turned on the scleutlflc aspects of spirit nallam, aud lhere was a grand set-to between Beecher and Tyndall, In which, it ls reported, the eloquent talker completely overwhelmed and silenced bis less voluble antagonist. Toe dramatic novelties offered for to-mor? row night are somewhat unusual. For In? stance, at Daly's larger theatre Sardon's " pro? hibited" satire on American manners, 11 Uncle Sam," will be produced, witb John Brougham and Mrs. John Wood In the caste. The great quest lon is whether the New York public will stand this French impertinence, or hiss 1< down. At Booth's Theatre, Bouclcault brlogB out his new "comedydr?- "written since he has been In AmerL ?d "Diddy O'Dowd." At Steinway Hall, Juiss Cushman reads Shakespeare's "Henry Ihe Eighth." The new play at the Union Square, written by Olive Logan, and called " A Business Wo? man," is a decided lailure. It is a mere show piece for clothes, and Hie dialogue is drivel. There ls no plot worth the name. The last nights In Amer.ca of Pauline Lucca are announced at the Academy ot Music. NYM. DIX'S DECISION. The Governor's Reasons for Declining to Interfere in Behalf of Foster. NKW YORE, March 17. Governor Dix has written a letter lo Rev. Dr. Tyng. declining to interpone the executive authority In the case of Foster, under sentence of death for the murder or Avery D. t utnam nearly two years > g i. and stating the circumstances and considerations on which his desiclon ls founded, A lar^e part, ol the letter ls devoted to a review of the hlntory of ihe murder, the trial, and the ?tions made to obtain from higher conns including that of lust resort, a reversal of the decision or the lower cjurt, and then the Governor sa)8: " The question presented to me is whether I shall interpuse the authority of the sta e and commun the penalty ot death, which ihe law awards to murder, to imprisonment for ll e. in i support nf theappilcatlou.lt is urged that the vardlc- was accompanied with a i eco m mend a Hon to mercy, and that lt ls the dnty or the executive io c nsider one as part ot the other. This verdict ?nd Accompanying recommendation, i together with statements and affidavits of a large majority of the jurors, declaring that some , of their number did not believe Foster intended to kill Putnam; that they thought Imprisonment for ure as great a punishment as he deserved and that they would nut have agreed to render ' a verdict of murder in the first degtee if they had not been assured by one or their associates, win proresa-.d to have a knowledge or the law, that Hie verdict, coupled with tne rec rn mendailun, would insure a commutation of the sentence." The Governor sta es that lt has been a source of great anxiety to him in coming to the r.ght decision, but adds: "The precedent of submitting after revelations of secret consul- | tiona or the Jury-room Tor purpose of annulling , vei diets render d as true under tue solemulty or an oath would be perilous in any condition oi so? ciety, and in the present defiant reign of crime such a precedent would be fraught with Innalte ' danger to ponde order. Wit h a firm conviction that there was no error In the ruling of the Judge i at the trial, and that the evldeace fully wa rant- ? ed the jury la rendering a verd ct of guilty of murder in the Hist degree, there ls nothing In the case which can justly commend it to executive clemency, and he cannot Interpose to mitigate the punishment. If he did disregard the evidence and Judgment of the courts the inevitable effect would be to im? pair the force of judicial decisions and break ! down harriera which ihe Uw has set aa tor the I ; prott ctlon of haman life. So far as depends on me i i the supremicy of the law will be Inflexibly main lalned. kvery min who t-tnkes a murderous b'ow at the life of his fellow man must be made to feel that his own Is In ce-tain peril. If we cannot by firmness of purp ?e attain this end- we may soon be forced to acknowledge the disheartening truth that lhere ls nothing no cheap or BO ill-protected as naman life." The Last Hope Clone-Erection of the Gallows To-Day. NEW YORK, March 18. In answer to a telegram of the ahern* to-day In re'atton;to the Foster case. Governor Dix respond? ed : "I have no communication to nute." The shedir then issu td the official invitations to the execution, which tslMa plaje on Friday. To-mor? row the gallows will bs er.cted in the city prison. A DRAMATIC EVENT. The Royal Chinese Company in San Francisco. At Maguire's Opera-House, Sao Francisco, the "Boyal Chinese Company" opened Thurs? day night, the 27th of February. The PoBt says: There must be S3 many aa sixty members of the company. There are oh) men, young meo and rather pretty women. The costumes are rich and varied, and the actors change dresses in almost every scene. The orchestra ls seated on the stage in the rear ot the ac? tors, and keeps up a confinons din of the sharpest and most unearthly music that ever fell on human ear?. In the Item of music no one who attends the royal exhibition will have cause to complain of quantity. It commences with the riping of the curtain, and only closes with its going down. The musical Instrumenta are like nothing ever seen In an American or European theatre, and the sounds they give forth would make the managers ot an Indian war dance shriek tor Joy. Trie great gong like cymbals make a noise wbloh at times drowns everything else. Those cymbals should be toned down. The play last night was entitled "The War of the Kings," and was no doubt a dne historical presentation, lt one could ouly make lt out. Tnere were fairies, mandarins, a baby prince, and, finally, the marriage of the prince after he had reach? ed manhood und succeeded to ihe throne with the beam ?lol little-looted lady, the Princess ef I Nankin. There were battle scenes and ter- [ rifle culling and slashing with bamboo swords and woodeu battle axes. It was funny to the eye and tremendous on the ear. What those people do excel lo Is acrobatic and gymnastic performances. They can turu more graceful somersaults than a california politician. They get up eight or ten feet high, and, turning a somersault, light on tbelr backs on a table near the floor. The lighting 1B terribly sugges? tive of a heavy Joli, but the audience can stand it If the tumbler can. Altogether the royal company In the oddest company we have seen, and In the way of novelty decidedly amusing. Until everybody has snen them, and listened to that wonderful nm sic, they will draw crowded houses. "The War of the Kings" to-night. OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC NEIGHBOR, Georgia. -A dental society has been organized In Augusta. -Tue Washington Fire Hose Company, of | Savannah, gave a very successful calico bali on the evening of the 17th. -patrick Dougherty, an Inhabitant of Yam acraw, in Savannah, was killed on Monday, by bia step-son, TUomas Bellly. The mur? derer gave himself up to the authorities. -Tun festive burglar ls slill on the rampage In Savannah. Oue dwelling and one store were entered on Friday, and the.looks of two other stores were broken off. -John A. Goldstein, E-q., the well known proprietor ot the Planters' Hotel, ol Augusta, lied ot apoplexy lust Friday evening after an lllnreo or only o farr hours. -Adelaide Minigin, a colored girl, wai mt al? ly shot by a colored boy named Primus Adams, with a double-barrel shot gun, on Monday last, In Savannah. Primus was ar resied. -In Savannah, on Monday, a flagrant breuker ot the lenin commandment seeing a j pair of earrings worn by a colored girl, threw sand into ber eyes and obtained the Jewels. -A mischievous wretch in Savannah gave a cigar to Mr. Mcconnel, the saloon-keeper, and,' on tesl log its qualities, the seeming weed exploded, doing, luckily, no Injury io the would-be Bmoklsr. -The Port Royal Railroad Is to be In thorough order by next Wedneiday, the 17th Instant, and ihe running of freight and pas? senger trains on regular scheaule between Augusta and Port Royal is to commence on thai date. -The Griffin Nows (avors the idea of Belling the Georgia State Road, paying the debt of the Stale and keeping out ol debt In the | tuture. Meantime Governor Smith ls adver? tising the new eight per cent. State bonds for sale. -A runaway horse with a buggy created Julie an excitement In Savannah on Monday, n his course t? . came lo contact with two childrens' carriages, which were turned over, and their occupants, one a child ol Deputy Sheriff Bartlielmess, thrown violently out. They escaped, however, wlih but slight Inju? ries. -On Monday a, wooden bouse occupied by a colored mau named Mainer and his lamlly, on Captain Rahau's place, near Savannah, caught tire aud was destroyed, norning in lt having been saved Irom the Hames; while two little negro children, one an infant and the other about three years old, were burnt to death in the building. -A white mao named Belcher was found dead near the railroad track of the Central Railroad, at Millen, last Sunday night. The back part of his skull waa mashed in and be was bleeding at the nose. An engine had a few minni ss before been turned upon the lurn-iable, close to which Mr. Belcher was tound lying, but it ls not known whether he was knocked down aud killed by the locomo? tive or not. -Mr. Sheeler, an efficient engineer on the Savannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Railroad, attempted suicide on the train on Saturday evening last, by stabbing himself with a dirk. The weapon fortunately glanced against a rib, and thus prevented what would otherwise have been a deadly wound. The Bufferer ls in a fair way for recovery. The deed was in? duced, lt is thought, by the recent death of | bis wile. -The alleged cruelly case of the United States va. W. E. Woodoury.captalnof the Amer? ican ship Southen Rights, came up before the United Stales commissioner In Savannah on Monday last. AU ihe facts having been pre? sented, the commissioner took bonds from the captain in the amount ot two thousand dollars io apDear at the next term ol court, aod the witnesses in default ot two hundred and fifty dollars bail, were committed to Jail for sale keeping. -Ed. Norris, eighteen years old, son ot Norris, former sheriff ol Warren County, was killed, lo Lattrange, by falling upon the rail? road irack. He was endeavoring lo get a free ride lo Atlanta, and was attempilug to secure a position ou a portion ol the wooden Iramework on which th? car rests, and to which the trucks are attached. The brake, which reaches very close to the ground, torced bis body to the rall, doubling li up and crushing him horribly. He died Instantly. Florida. -Mr. A. W. Chapman has been appointed collector of the Port of Apalachicola. -A new line ol' t-teamsblpa Is to be started shortly between Pensacola ana New Orleans. -The fish and oyster trade of Apalichlcola per annum ainouuis to between twenty five thous ind dollars aod thirty thousand dollars. -Some twenty miles from Tampi, a farmer has a few acres of fine corn some two feet high, watermelon vines running, &o. North Carolina. -Wilmingt n hopee to construct her water-1 works at a moderate cost. -Many nnsucceMlul attempts at highway robbery were made In Wilmington on Sutur dav night Inst. -The scaffolding of the Presbyterian school house In Wilmington felton Monday, breaking the leg of Mr. P. H. O'Brien, the contractor. -St. Patrick's Day was appropriately ob? served in Wilmington, the celebration closing at night with a grand ball. -The Immortal "J. N." was expected to * Hit the veli" and " remove the pressure " In Wilmington yesterday. -The shares In Wilmington's new Real Es? tate and Loan Association are going off like "hot cakes," principally among its young men. JUDGE OER AND THE CZAR. THE PALMETTO PLENIPOTE?fTXAR Y PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS. The English Cabinet Muddle-No Solu, tlon Yet-Irish D?monstrations-Flnsh Condition of France, dec. ST. PETERSBURG, March 19. Judge Orr, of South Carolina,, to-day pre? sented his credentials aa United States minis? ter to the Czar. London Topics. LONDON, March 17. Mr. Gladstone will probably resume the pre? miership. In the Commons, this afternoon, he stated that last evening he received a communi? cation from the Queen announcing that there j was no prospect that the opposition would form a new government. Be replied, placing his ser? vices at her Majesty'd disposal, and undertaking to consult with bis colleagues. They were now engaged in considering what steps they should take, and he proposed ; hit meanwhile the House adjourn until Thursday. Mr. Disraeli said that he had Informed the Queen that he was quite prepared to organize a Dew ministry, but conid not undertake to carry on the government with th?- prtsent Parliament. The House then au'ourned until Thursday. In the House or Lords Earl Granville made a statement identical with that of Gladstone's in the other chamber, and the i uke of KlctimiDd repeated Disraeli's explanation. The sitting was then adlourned until Thursday. The demonstration by the Irish population of this city In favor of home rule for Ireland and amnesty for tho imprisoned Fenians, for which arrangements h .? ve been making for some tim?, took place in Hyde Park jesterday afternoon, and was participated In by a very Urge number or people. Tne authorities ma le every prepara? tion for the suppression or disorder, and there was no dlsturbauue except In one case, where an excited Irishman attacked one of the Grenadier Guards because the latter had en a red coat. In the souffle which ensued an arm of the soldier was broken. LONDON, March is. Gladstone and his Cabinet colleagues have had a four hourn' consultation, but nothing h-.a trans? pired regarding it. IONDON, March 19-Evening. Mr. Gladstone proceeded to Windsor to-day and submitted to tue Queen th? n ?m-s of the ino m lng Cabinet. A seriom riot occurred yest e day between Irishmen and Bngllsnmen lu Wolverhampton a town of Sinrfordsiilrd, two,ve miles from Bir? mingham. Kully turee hundred persons were engaged. Firearms and steel were alike nsed, and blood nowed freely. No fatal injuries, how? ever, were sustained, and at last accounts qalet was restored. France Flnsh. VERSAILLES, March 19. A gratifying report of the minister o finance ls published, lt states that fully one-half of the sum due to Germauy ls now in the treasury, and that no loan will be reqlred to comp e e the pay? ment of the war Indemnity at the time which waa formally announced in the late convention. Tins state of affairs causes ? profound feeilLg of Joy throughout France. PARIS, March 19. Tho Assembly this afternoon ratified unan! mously the treaties signed on Saturday by M. Thiers and the German ambassador. G KN itv A, March IS. The religions excitement In this city, caused by the preaching of Hyacinthe Loyoson ls Increas? ing, and the nltramonstanes are very much dis? turbed. _ _ TALLEYRAND'S CHILDHOOD. When scarcely a twelvemonth old he was lamed for life by a fall. Eleven years passed J away, during*wbicb time toe fond mother had not only never seen her offspring, but was even ignorant of the accident that had befallen him. About this period his nncle, the Bailli de Talleyrand, a naval captain, returned to Franco, after an absence of many years. Being desir- j ons of seeing his nephew, he mode a journey to- the remote village to which the boy had boen exued. lt was tn the depth of winter when he undertook thia expoaitioD. and tho enow lay thick upon tbe ground. As he neared tho placo ho mot npon the road a blue- j eyed, fair-haired boy. dressed like a peasant, to whom bo offered some silver to guido him to Mother Bogaut'a (tho nurse's name was Begaut.) Delighted at the tbongbt of pro? mised reward, the boy eagerly undertook the service, but be was very lame, and could not | keep pace with the horse, so the good-natured bailli, lifted him into the saddle. His wonder and consternation may be imagined when,upon arriving at tbe cottage, be was inf inned that in his poor little lame guide he saw the nephew hs bad come to seek. Not another hoor did Charles Maurice re? main beneath that roof; the bailli took the boy back witb him to Paris. Such were the child? hood's diys of the future great European dip? lomatist, who was destined thereafter to hold tho destinies of France within his grasp. From tbe village be was transplanted to the College J d'Harcourt, where, all ignorant as be was when he entered it, he soon carried away the first prizas. and became ultimately one of its moat distinguish od soho! a rs. His mother now paid him an occasional visir, but as sbe waa always accompanied by a surgeon, who pulled and cauterized and tortured the boy's leg, her visita were more terrible than pleasing. But all the pulling and cauterizing and torturing effected no -ood - tho lameness was incurable. The head of the house ot Talleyrand must be a soldier-such was tho tradition of the family, and it had never yet boen departed from. A cripple coold not be a soldier. It was announo-1 ed to bim that bis birthright would be tran s- [ terred to bia younger brotber. "Why so?" asked the boy. "Because you are a cripple," j was the cruel auswar. Whatever of good might have existed in his original nature these words crnsbed ont; the flavor of their bitterness lingered in bis heart unto the last days of his life. From tbe hour | in wbicb they were spoken bis disposition gradually changed; he became taciturn, callous and calculating; a cynic, a heartless debauchee, sparing neither man nor woman that stood in the path of bis interest or bis pleasure. He bad not been spared, why should he spare others? It was not for notbing he earned thereafter the title of ie diable boiteux_Ttm pie Bar. _ _ THE MOON A DEAD WORLD. Among tbe illusions swept away by modern science waB the pleasant fancy that the moon was a habitable globe, like th* earth, its sur? face diversified with teas, likes, continents and islands, and varied forms of vegetation, theologians and Bavants gravely discussed the probabilities of ita being inhabited by a race of sentient beings, with forms and faculties like our own, and even propounded schemes for opening communication with them, in case tbey existed. Ono of these was to construct on the broad highlands of Asia a series of geometrical figures on a scale so gigantic as to be visible from nur planetary neighbor, on the supposition that tho moon people would reoog-1 mze the object, aud immediately construct i similar figures in reply! Extravagant and i absurd as it may appear in tbe light of modern ? knowledge, tho establishment of Ibis Terrestial i and Luna 8ignal Service Bureau was treated i as a feasible scheme, although practical diffi? culties, which BO often keep men from making fools ot themselves, stood in the way ot actual experiment; but tbe discussion was kept up at intervals, until it was discovered that if there were people in tbe moon they must be able to live without breathing, or eating or drinking, j Tuen it ceased. Ibero can bo no lift) without air. Beautiful to tho eye ot the distant observer, the moon is n sepulchral orb-a world of death and silence. No vegetation clothes its vast plains of stony desolation, traversed by monstrous crevasses, broken by enormous peaks, that rise like gigan? tic tombstones into space; no lovely forms of cloud float in the blackness of Its sky. There [ daytime ie only night lighted by a ray less sun. There is DO rosy dawn m the morning, no twi? light in the evening. The nights ore pitch dark. lu daytime the solar beams are lost against the jagged ridges, the sharp points of the rooks or tho steep sides of profound nh vases ; and the oyo seos only grotesque shapes relieved against fantastic shadows black as ink, with none of that pleasant gradation and dif? fusion of light, none of that subtle blending of ligbt and shadow which make the charm of a terrestrial landscape. A faint conception of the honors of a lunar day may be formed from an illustration representing a landscape taken ol the moon in the centre of the mountainous region of Ariatarchns. There le no color, noth but dead white and black. The rocks refleot passively the light of the sun; the craters and abs sacs " remain wrapped in shade; fantastic peaks rise like phantoms in their glacial ceme? tery; tbe 8tars appear like spots in blackness of space. The moon is a dead world; she has no atmosphere. AMERICAN HOTELS. Here is whit Thomas Cook, the tourist, writes to the London Times about oar hotels. We have -riven a fair trial to ihe hotel and J refresbment-room arrangements between New [ York and 8an Francisco, and for varions rea? sons I give the preference to American hotels j over those of other countries. The prices paid have varied from three dollars to four dollars and fifty cents a day at the Grand Central, New York; the International, Niagara; the Russell, Detroit: tbe Sherman, Chicago; the Walker, Salt Lake City; and tbe Grand, San Francisco, The supplies of food at all these bouses were simply enormons, and our great? est difficulty has been to select what to eat and what to avoid from bills of fare showing from fifty to one hundred varieties. The American plan is to order about a dozen dishes of fl?h, moats, vegetables, pastry, ?cc. A small portion is eaten from each dish, and tbe "leavings" go -no outsider can tell where. This service is repeated at least three times a day; bes'des ! wbioh a supplement can be had in the shape of | tea or coffee, cake, fruit, &c, for supper. Hut the best feature of the American hotel tables is that relating to drinks. On every table large jugs of iced water are placed, and tea and cof? fee can be bad with every meal; but though tbs bill of fare generally has a wine list pim ted on the back, there ls no positive obligation to drink, and custom does not sanction the habit of taking wine and strong drinks with meals. The bar is quite a separate arrangement of tbe hotel, and frequently in the hands of another proprietor. Americans, if they drink at all, frequently take a drink at the bar counter be? fore they go into the dui ig-saloon; hut th? dinner-table ls free from that slavery and ex? action often seen and felt at English tahlee, where some old "heavy wet" manages to get in the chair, calla for wine, and holds all re? sponsible for payment of equal shares; and If any one dares to object he ia regarded aa mean and exceptional. I saw at the dinner of the Grand Central Hotel, New York, abont two i hundred ladies and gentlemen seated at tables, and I conld only sea a single glass containing I beer, and not a bottle of wine. I asked an in- [ telligent waiter what was I bought of such ex- ' ceptlonal drinkers. He replied, "They are either English or oome from the Sooth. The yo'ing lady wbe bad that odd glass of beer had an English face, and she did not continue long at the table. The same general absence of strong drink characterized all the hotels we visited, and I felc that it mnst bo a great relief to strange travellers to be freed from the feel? ing of obligation to drink "for the good of the house" or to avoid the trouble of being excep? tional. Those who think they "cannot live without" eau get ' the drink," thongh in its use they constitute the exceptions. The Americans are free from tbe slavery of the drinking eua toms ol the table. 1 heard an En? glish gentleman ask an officer of tbo steamer to drink wine with him, an i tbe reply was, "I never drink wine at the table." THE VIENNA EXPOSITION. As at the Paris Exhibition of 1867, so at that of Vienna, the Sultan of Turkey and the Kh?? dive of Egypt are li ko ly to shine above all others. The former will present a complete Turkish dwelling house, with barem an i selamilk. It is finished outside, and is a close imitation of one of those thous ands of gaily painted wood? en structures which you see along the Bos? phore?. Close by you aee some dozen Greek and Bulgarians at work running up the lath and plaster structure wbioh will be a bazaar Sud coffee-house. This speedy and original mode of building croated quite a conation at first among tbe work-people, especially the Italians, who, quick at learning, soon, appro? priated some ot tbe tricks of tbe Turkish Ex? hibition builders. The real show buildings of the Turkish Exhibition will, however, be a close copy of the famous fountain of the Sultan Ahmed, standing between St. Sophia and the entrance gate of the old seraglio, and the building in which tbe ao mach talked of Turk? ish imperial treasure of jewels will be exhib- I i ted. As for tho Khodivo, bis buildings will cover j a space of not less than fifty-five hundred Ba?are metros, nearly half an acre, and present illustrations of all Egyptian styles of building from the Pharaohs downward. There will ba BU imitation of the tombs of Beni Hassan. Thon thcru is to be a dwelling-house in the best Arabrian style of the caliphs, the shell of I which is already finished, and which oven in its on finished state presents by fax the beat pro? portioned building in the whole place, only lt | ls io proximity with a mosque on one side and a gallery leading to a tall minaret ol 230 feet on the other. The outside exhibition almostsur? passes that displayed inside. To the north or the giound extends the Peopled Park, wbile to tbs west of it, along the main avenue of the Prater, extend? that of tbe "Upper." All those hundreds of booths, gardens, inns and show places of tuo former have been trans? formed as if by magic. Moat of them have been entirely rebuilt on a more pretentious scale, while the rest hare been so renovated that you can scarcely recognize the old, home? ly, but rather dingy places. The grandest effaof is, however, that of the fashionable cafe. No. 3, the last alongside the main avenue. A ball ia in process ot construction to contain 5000 people. There are to be two rows of boxes, a theatre, orchestra, Ac.-in one word, a place Ut for any universal or theatrical exhibition. It will require all those millions of visitors, on the presence of whom the chief commissioner reckons, to pay for all these ont'ay a; but, if they do come, they will have no reason to say that great preparations have not been made to re? ceive them.-5cie7tfi/!c American. THE SUNNY HOME. ? 'Shirley Dare," in the Golden Age, writes: "I know a room where sunshine always lingers, and there ia a breath ol summer and mignon? ettes in the air whenever I think of it. There a tired man comes home, and throws off over coat and hat without looking to see what be? comes of them. There IB a broad table in tbe light, strewn with papers and magazines, and women's work, with a litter of rose leaves drop? ping over them from a central vase. There is i wide sofa of the days of the Georges, fresh ?overed in chintz, with ferns and harebells for pattern, and the tired man goes down there with a great ruffled pillow under his shoulders, ?ind opens parcel and letters, dropping them ! ?ts be gets through on the floor, the most natural place for them. A girl has been paint- | tog, and her water colors and paper lie on a side-table, Just as she left them to rush away for an impromptu ride. I have never been able to discover any disarrangement of tbe household economy by this flight. Somebody left a shawl on a chair. There will be nothing said about it at breakfast next morning. There are no laws here against playing with the curtain tassel, no regulations as to how sften the snowy maslin curtains may be put up or let down. They do not last the season rat, crisp and speokless as our neighbor's do icross the way, btu the only consequence is they are oftener new and clean. There is nothing very flue abont this house, but things ire renewed oftener, and look brighter tb an they do in statelier houses. Th? chairs have no particular places, and anybody feels at liberty to draw the sofa ont wben it pleases him. There is no primness about the place. If tbere is grass on tbe lawn it is meant to be walked on, and the geraniums are fondled, and j petted, and caressed as if they were children. Do you know tbere is a magnetism in green leaves and growing flowers derive J from the Barth's heart, that makes lt good to handle and feel them ? This house ia known as the place where one dares to bs late at breakfast. There is no ceremony of waiting. Coffee and I cakes are put where they will be hot; the [ table is cleared to suit the housekeeper's con? venience, and a small one set for the late somer. Nobody lies awake at night till the light cosses to shine under your chamber door, if you want to sit up and read your novel through. Ibero is au unwritten law of convenience for tbe household which regulates everything better than any code Napoleonic And the benefit of allowing people to be a law unto themselves is, that they are much better na? tured about it when they do obey. There is in? dulgence and repose in this lovely home, and s. crest deal of time for things wbich most peo? ple cut ebert, an hour's play with the children, ti "right down good" chat with a neighbor, a j day of letter writing once a fortnight. And the worth of these merry, comforting letters [jute outweighs the fact that there are cigar ashes on the mantel, and a pile of work on the Bofa. Disorder does not imply dost or soil of any kind. It does not inolnde shabbiness or mean chaos. It means "leave to be" -iu most oases, thinking of people more than of things. Order is simple harmony of a few notes. Dis? order is the flo wenn ii, branching mel )dy of one j theme-and that theme, individuality. THE NATIONAL CAPITALS MR. ASSISTANT SECRETARY SAWYER ASSUMES HIS PORTFOLIO. More Ku-Klux Pardons- Nominations, Sic., SU. WASHINGTON, March 19. , The nomination of ex-Senator Frederica A. Saw j er, of Sooth Carolina, to be assistant secre. tary of the treasury, wu cent to the Senats jes. terday, and, as la customary when a ronner member of that body li pat in nomination, waa taken np and unanimously conflrmed, without reference to a committee. Mr. Sawyer waa tola morning commissioned, and took tba oath of office as assistant secretary c f the treasury, Tice Jodie Richardson, promoted to the position cf secretary. Mr. Sawyer will enter opon the duties of his oolce this afternoon or to-morrow. The President to day pardoned s herrod 0 hud era and William Montgomery, two south Carolin* Kn-Klox Mr. F. 8. Lowe, United states minister to China, bas resigned. Hon. Janies Brooks ls reported sj sinking rapidly from a malarial disease, con tr&cteu te? ing his trip around the world. The census takers for i sao are to be paid with? out the requirement of proof as to their loyalty. ? The Credit Mobilier books, callad for by tba bureau of Justice, cannot be found. The President has nominated s. H. Elbert, aa Governor of Colorado; A. iv Thoma?, pension agent at LI tie Rock, Ark.;H. o. Boot, collector of the Fourth Dl-trlct of Texas; 0. T. Steans, registrar of the land office at Mo Wie, Alt?* CL. Cass, receiver of public moneys at Jackson, Miss. The Senate was o ccu i led on the caldwell casa. There were no con Or mat ions. LARGE FIRES IN GEORGIA. Twenty-Five Buildings Barned in Macon. At three o'clock Tuesday morning a "Uta broka ont in Macon, Georgia, on - Cotton avenue, between Poplar ana Plum ttreets, and aU the houses In the imm?diate neighborhood being of wood, lt spread with fear? ful rapidity. Tho are department were promptly on the spot, sud worked manfully, a t before any advantage could be gained twenty-Ovo buildings were deit oyed, twelve of which were stores and shops, all of wood. The principal losers were Messrs. Haivey and Archie Smith, grocery dealers, who owned a large amount of property in the neighborhood. The entire lo-s li aboot twenty thousand dol?an, on which there was but eight thousand insurance. Destructive Fire In Madison-Henry Loas. A large fire occurred lo Madison last Sunday, morning. The yostofflce was destroyed. Lese estimated at thirty to thirty-five thousand dol? lars. ThU square escaped the heavy Ire a few. years ago. The property was owned by A. o. Foster and Lester Markham. The louee me - chandlse wu light, and lhere wu some insur? ance on the stores. The total Iou ls aboot twelve thousand donara. The origin of the Ore unknown. The poe to nice wu barned, bat Me conten?a were saved. / -, THE WEATHER THIS DAY. ^^^^ Cautionary Signals Ordered nt Charles? ton, Savannah, eke. WASHINGTON, March 19. Probabilities: The low barometer in Indi* asa and Michigan will move eastward oh Thurs? day over the Midd ls statu. For the Middle and Hast Atlantic coast increasing southeast.vtttdSy threatening weather ann ram. For lb* South Atlantic States cloudy, and possibly rainy weather, with southeast windi, io towed by northwest winda and falling temp?rature by Thursday evening. For the Odo Valley and upper lakes rising baromee.., falling tempe rature, fresh io brisk ?r>ir? northwut-windi and generally clea lug weat liing. Cautionary signals are ordered for Savannah, Charleston, wilming? ton, Norfolk, Ualtimore and Cape May. They will be displayed at the lake stations from and after ?pru lat._ SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The loss of the George S. Wright, with all on board, ls con.! rm ed. -Governor Dix still sees no reason for any In? terference on benair of Foster. -lt ls aa ted tbat the CU) of Phelps, Dodge A Co., ot New York, bu been finally settled, they paj log the government $271,060. , . - -The wife of Boo. Reverdy Johnson died in Baltimore yesterday. She wu a daughter of Governor Bowie, of Maryland. r -Kvery ming ls quiet la the Lava Beds, the soldiers awaiting the result of the second peace' talk with c?ptalo Jack. 4 -Serious troubles are reported In Porto Rico, growing out of the propeled emancipation of -Tne mee lng or the boss carpenters and their workingmen, in New fork, to arrange the hours of labor, wu without any den tilt? results. -The Rhode leland Democratic Convention hu passed reno .ut ions of sympathy with Louisi? ana, under Federal Ku-Blux role. ' -Mat Forptz, the lynched mm derer at Monte? rey, cal., ma <e a ?Ul giving one thousand dot lars to Monolson, the husrand of hts victim, - - : -The New York Times denounces the appoint? ment of Rlcnardaon, as secretary of the treasury, and also tnat of Jones, as postmaster of New York City. -The hospital report gives the following state? ment regarding tne o mdlUoa of the victims of the st. James Hotel Ure: J. E. Thomas, suffering from broken noa and other lojariu; Henry Bel? cher, badly injured about the bead, ana Pis con? dition precarious; Mlu Mary Brennan-, dead; BU Orlck, the hotel clerk, ls dead. HARD ON TOM SCOTT. . TRENTON, N. J., March 19. . In the House of Repr?sentatives to-day the committee on corporations reported adversely to the Pennsylvania Railroad project, which WU paste i by the senate. The Boase agreed to the report by a vote of tolrtytwo to twenty-six, that effectually tilling lt. THE STELLUNG ENGINEERS. ST. LOOTBVMarch 19. Cblef engineer Wilson, of the Brotherhood or Engineers, says tho Brotherhood ar* not en? gaged in a strike, lt li the work of one division, and win not be sanctioned, u lt ls In violationef the rules of the organisation. ?* .? ?- ; ? A SIGNIFICANT VERDICT. PHILADELPHIA, March 19. lu tbe case of David SouU against th* Kensington Bank for the recovery of thirty thous* sud dollars In government bonds, stolen from a box deposited for Bare-keeping, when tao bank wu robbed in 1871. the Jury this morning, ante being out for two days, returned a verdict for th? plaintiff. DANGERS OF THE DEEP. HALIFAX, N. 8., March 19. The steamer "Alpha" has arrived here with the mails and some of ihe pusengew or tb* dis? abled "Nugra" from B^f*A^*g^? Plenty or freight hes here from the Boothera ports or the Cnlted Mates awaiting reshipment to Europe. Tne health ol thet?landslsgood. The .Nlaara" encountered a gale?n the Sd of March, by wu ch her machinery WU d, sabled, and her bul ?arks stove in. The ship wu badly strained. BERMUDA, March IB. The Italian bark "Anna" foundered on Febru? ary nth. Her captain, with twelve of the craw, arrived here in an open boat. The steamer ?.Cheviot." loaded with cotton ir m New Odeas*, called fer coal and took her crew. The ' Mema," (r?.m Boston, also pot in, leaking. Shslratone man. Tho ?hip "Charlotte Leghorn, for Boston, ls a total wreck on ihe Shoals. JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE. -Mr. Thomas C. Gower bas been elected president of the B. E. Lee Fire Company, of Greenville. _ -The contractor for building theWateree Bridge having shown himself Inefficient, tne committee have cancelled bis contract ana. "SiWs?w* BettlementIn ?rth. eastern portion of Greenville, constadngof one hundred acres which was a was? a year ago, ls now a cultivated lana, and nat a iboSfour hu'tfred cords of wood and Arleen hundred oroes-Ues from thia cause.