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Ntw Y?ftK, April 20.-Cotton ?All, witU salcB of 260 bale? at 37 centB. Gold, 20?. ?-*f Proclam*tlo? of Gov. Morgun. ALBANY, April 20.-The Governor will issue a proclamation, declaring Kew York city in danger from tho pestilence - Asiatic cholera. Congressional. YTXSHUTOTOJ?, April 20.-The Senate pass? ed the bill granting indemnity to officers of the army for acts committed in sup? pressing the . rebellion, and exampling them from liability to civil courts for snob acta.: __ Later from Knropc. WASHIKUTON,. April 20.-Additional To rcigu advice? state that the reform agita? tion continuos in England. Gladstone say* tho Government will stand or fall upon the question. He bitterly denounces the Fenian designs on thc colonies, and assarts that the whole power of England wUl assist in their defence. Prussian relations are unchanged. It ia re-asserted that France is getting together an army of observation, "aud strc ngthening garrisons. The minor German States are arming. MrtHodfst Episcopal Church Confer rite?. The Conference met at the usual hour on Saturday morning. Bishop Andrews preuided at the opening of the proceed? ings, and addressed the Conference on the necessity of avoiding all unnecessary de? bato? and discussion, so as to proceed with the business of thc Conference aa speedily as oracticable, on the duty of proceeding with all questions in a becoming manner, and on tho importance of attending to the true kind of preaching needed. A report was presented from the Com? mittee on Episcopacv, recommending the addition of six more bishops to thc college, and that one bi?hon be appointed to reside in 'California for four years, lt was l.ild ove.- under the rule. A report from the Committee on Colored People was presented and adopted. It re? commended provision to be made for their education by the establishment of day schools. i Another report from thc same commit? tee recommended a regular church organi? zation for the colored people, providing for the regular ordination of their ministers, ! and for the establishment of conferences, etc., among them. It was laid over under , the rule. A long report from thc Committee on Changes of Economy was laid hefore the I Conference. It recommended the ahroga tion of probationary membership, and the i subititntion of examination bv a commit- ' tee, and the profession of faith as co?di- | tiona of admission to the church in six months thereafter. Tho report also re? commended the leaving of attendance on class meetings to voluntary choice, instead of making it obligatory, as at present; and provision for the more" r?gulai' observance of prayer meetings, and for monthly church meetings on thc interests and bu? siness of the church. A minority report waa presented oppos? ing the recommendations in reference to theprobationary membership. The recommitted report crt tho Commit? tee on the Circulation of the Bible was pre? sented with amendments. Quite a warm discussion ensued upon it. It was ulti? mately laid on the table subject to call. A report from the Committee on Boun? daries waa laid before the Conference. It recommended the extension of the juris? diction of the church wherever desired, aiid the refusal of the proposition of the Mississippi Conference to transfer from thc Alabama Conference, certain territory of Mississippi now represented in Alabama. Tho report was adopted. A resolution was adopted requesting the bishops to prepare a commentary on church discipline. The resolution in reference to the veto power of the bishops was called up and discussed at some length, but without any result being reached. Some other business of no general im? portance or interest was transacted. The Conference adjourned to meet at the usual hour-9 o'clock-this morning. [AVir Orleans Crescent, lath. THE UNIVERSITY.-J. Wood David sou, tho contributing editor of the Yorkville Enquirer, speaks thus de spondingly of the South Carolina University : ' This institution languishes; and the best friends and warmest advo? cates of the change cannot feel that the experiment has met with such success as was expected from it. Whether or not the success would have been better had the institution renamed a College, we cannot pre? tend to say; but the University, thus far, has proved a failure. Ihe expenses to the student are far heavier than they were under the former regime; and this alone -and we iresume it is the great difficulty - pre /ents large numbers from matri? culating. We are like those who can do noth? ing better, we hope for better things in the future. Worse cannot well con e; so we may trust our case to the future with some confidence. A PUBLIC DEBT A PUBLIC BLESSING. Jay Cook's motto had a beautiful illustration the other day. lt is thus described by a Western paper: "A deed of trust was recorded at Foit Wayne, indiana, on Saturday last, which required $10,000 worth of of f tamps. It was a mortgage from the Indiana Southern Railway, to William II. Swift and Samuel J. Tip an, for the sum of $10,000,000. Thii road is to be built from Fort Wayne to Jeffersonville, and to bo in running order by November 1, 1866. $10.000 added to the cost of making a si igle deed is something. It pays, doe* it not, to disregard the Consti? tution, provoke civil war so as to make the Union worth a rush, and the i pay the taxe3 and board the neg foes in tho Government boarding? house, lt striken us it pays! Cer? tainly, it pays soi ?ebody." Gen. Beauregaid, in company with other persons, has bought tho Gar rollton (La.) Railroad. ? i M j ' - I "i. . ~~~ 3Icthodl?t EpUcopal Conftrtncc. - AJDDHESS OP THE BISHOPS. DE AK BRETHREN : We bail witt feelings of devout gratitndethoopen? ing of another season of the Genera1 Conference of the Methodist Episco pal Churchj South. Circnmstancei 'connected with tho late unhappy wai h uve prevented ns from an earlie; meeting; .and now that we are per mitted by Divine Providence to as semble, the important interests tht. willengage our attention demand that with all sobrietj- and prayerfulness we address ourselves to their consi deration. We have to review the operatior. of the church for eight years-err. bracing a period during which im portant and startling events hav crowded on each other in rapid sue cession. When the last General Cor ference closed, we anticipated a earlier re-union in this city; but th well-known conditioner things, at th time appointed in regular order fo our meeting, precluded our convenin here. And ever since, until withi the last few months, it has been in; practicable to call tho Conference tc gether. When it was definitely d< cided that the Conference coukl-nc meet at the proper time and plac< there being no law in ihe Disciplin authorizing the Bishops to conven the General Conference, and the stat of the country also being such as t render it doubtful whether any coi sidcrable number of the preachei could be collected together for tl parp?te of holding such a session, called, the Bishops, feeling the in portance of wisc counsel in the erne gency, published a card, inviting meeting of the Bishops, Book COE mittee and others, to consult togetb on divers important subjects connec ed with the i inmediate interests i the church. Such a meeting w; held, first at Atlauta, Ga., afterwan at Ma' on, Ga., and then at Montg inery, Ala. lu xYngust last, the I shops alone met for consultation Columbus, Ga. These various met ings were seasons of interest ai profit to those who attended thei and the results of our deliberation as exhibited in the resolutions whi we published, tended greatly, as i have reason to believe, to promc the peace und prosperity of t church. In order that the character of thc meetings may be clearly appreciate we would remind you that when th wer?1 called, it was distinctly stat that all the acts of such meetir would be simply advisory. We d claimed all authority to take a action that should be binding on 1 church, only as it might be appro\ as wise ?nd godly. We gave sr advice as we judged best for t church in ber straitened - (?rca stauces. If the annual confered approved it, then they acted in cordance with their own convictio if not, then they simply took th own course in all matters that ca before them, without reference to i ! advice, lt is for the General C ference to decide whether we tr scended our authority in conven such advisory councils. Early during the war, the Bish ! had to contine their episcopal vis tions to the territory East of tho fl sissippi River. This was deeply gretted, but in our circumstance was unavoidable. The conseque was that the conferences West of Mississippi were deprived of epi? pal supervision during nearly whole period of the war. We wc not, however, fail to mention 1 Bishop Ka van ail gh, residing as did within the Federal lines, was j to visit the Missouri, the St. Li and the two Kentucky Conferen and was also able to extend his * tations to the California work, rest of the Bishops were able extend their labors to various par the work within the Confede lines. Notwithstanding the fact our episcopal supervision of the v has been necessarily partial, we gratified to believe that the preac have been faithful generally to interest of the church of God. "\ but very few exceptions, the an conferences have been regularly 1 The presiding elders and preac have filled their appointments n old; and with humble gratitud God, we mention the fact that da tho trying years through whicl have passed, gracious revivals of gion among our people have atti how the Divine presence has with us. We do not attempt in this 1 address to enter into a detalle* count of the general state of the v Thank God that we have so s passed through a most painful fiery ordeal; that the church bas served, under His blessing, In? tegrity; that she has in no wis come complicated with politic) fairs; but, keeping in view her high mission, has been satisfit perform ber legitimate duties. Tt is proper to state to yon thu found it, in our judgment, need! the interest of the work to de pa some rsspects from the strict let the law of tho church in our epis administration. Extraordinary genees required us to take th sponsihility. In the journals o annual conferences which will before you, the particular inst in which we have judged it bi assume this gravi responsibility appear. In all ;uoh instance' wish it nnderstoo 1 that we do n gard such depart?.res from the 1 establishing precedents for i guidance, but only as illustl how extraordinary exigencies make- it necessary to transcend the provisions of oven the most whole? some human regulations. From this experience, however, the General Conference may find suggestions that are valuable to guide it in providing as far as far as practicable for contin? gencies in the future. It would have been gratifying to us if we had been able to bear the ex? pense of more expensive travel through the work; but in the impov? erished state of tho church, and espe? cially in the absence of any provision for more than a bare support of th( Bishops, t?iis was impossible. This fact, we hope, will be suggestive tc your body. In August last, we deemed it pru dent to issue a ' 'Pastoral Address h tho Preachers and Members of th? Church," reminding them of theil duty as Christian citizens, and giving such advice as seemed to us appro priate to tho peculiar circumstance of the times. As that address ba been extensively published, wo deon its formal transmission to you wit] this communication unnecessary, am will only ask your attention to sue parts of it as we may find it proper t recapitulate on particular points a this time. Tho publishing interests of tb church suffered greatly in consequent of tho war. Tho book concern wi require your careful consideratioi and some important changes in yov X>lan of operations maybe needful fe its future efficiency; of this, howevc] you will be better prepared to jud{ when you have heard the report < tho agent. With pleasure we Inv welcomed the revival of our chun papers, and, while we regard thom ; in a high degree creditable to tl church, we would respectfully subn: whether it would not be best to uni conferences in tho publication of fewer number, in order that they mt be better supported and still fnrth improved. Our missionary work, once tho gio cf our church, bas been well nij rained. The China mission still liv and needs your fostering caro. ? though tho financial condition of t country at present forbids the expi tation of large collections, yet we m make prospective arrangements i doing a great work in that extensi field. The interest of the colored popu lion should engago your serious tention. Heretofore, the coloi people within our bounds have < served and received a large share our labors. Wo have expended < means aud strength, liberally and tiently, for many years, for their ? vation and improvement; and if anywise our conduct has not been predated by some on earth, nev theless our Witness is on high, r our reward is in Heaven. It is gr; ful to our own feelings to know t if tho colored people do not rem under our pastoral care, their dop: ure reflects no discredit upon labors in their behalf, and is noce tated by no indifference on our j for their welfare. Many of them probably unite with the Afri Methodist Episcopal Church; s< of them wi' h the Northern Metho Church; while others, withstanc extraneous influences and lint misrepresentations of our church, remain wit 1 us. Let us be content to leave to Pr dence to vindicate in due tirno scriptural relation to the inter?s the colored people. For those remain with us, the church sh? provide generously even-thing portant to their religious cult Convinced that your body takes deepest interest in this subject, will give it your special attention deem it only needful to speak of this general and suggestive form, especially us tho Bishops, in 1 pastoral address, last August, bro the subject prominently to tho n< of our people. In respect to the separate ami tinct organ ization of our church reasons have appeared to alter views, as expressed in August No proposal of fraternal relation come to us fram others; neithe wo regard ourselves as in anywis sponsible for hostility evinced wards us. While the attempt to forcible possession of our pro] and to disintegrate our church claro the mind that would destro let it be or.rs to show tho min 1 was in Christ. Tn our consciou tegrity, wi should calmly i the inevitable hour when, in providence of Cod, an en] ened publi ! opinion will vinci our claims is a church of God, true typo ot Methodism. Bet i be impatient for our vindicatio] fore thc world. Thc! great foti before us, i nd the great Hoad < Church sm les upon us. Our rii to God will most perfectly re] the voice o defamation. In this connection, it is with sure that wa refer to thc inn, many Christians in the North especially i ithe North-west, sim sympathize with ns, and this s; thy, we have reason to belie daily assuming a more tangibli impressive form. That there at tho same time, been some tiens in thc church, we care 1 disguise. \ very few of the i have gone ?from us. This was haps, to hive been expected, r igret is rn her for them thai s ilves. But while we speak ot* ? d efections, ^e may refer also tc gratifying recessions. Tho Bal .4 nnual Conference is now repj ed by a delegation in this bod February lt st, Bishop Early fo received into our ecclesiastical con? nection this Conference, consisting of 104 ministers and a membership of 12,000. It is a grateful duty to welcome these brethren among us, and to commend them to the confidence and affection of our people. This is a large accession to our members and territory. It is, also, a testimonj iu our favor, that this is nobly borne by men whose former position and long deliberations upon the subject, as well as their known intelligence, will entitle it to special respect. In our hearts we welcome them, and cor? dially extend to them the right hand of fellowship. As a fact of interest to us aud of promise to our futuro influence, we may state that, in the city of Balti? more, there have been organized se? veral flourishing churches upon, an independent basis, composed of Methodists whose warm sympathie* are with us. und whose liberal kind? ness has already contributed largely to aid us in our time of need, laving us under obligations by their love and good works. Our educational interests have beet I greatly damaged by tho war, ant nearly all of our mab: institution; I have been dosed. Providentially I many of our female institutions hav< been kept in operation, and aro stil dispensing the blessings of sanctifi?e education to the daughters of on: land. Everything in our power shouh be dono to revive, as speedily as pos sible, the male institutions under th patronage of our church. Tn this connection, wc special! bring to your attention the impoi tance ol au institute for the prop? training of young preachers. Th: we should make some proper arning? j monts for the inore thorough trait I ing of our young men before the j are received into the conference and sent forth to minister in tl Church of Christ, appears to us io 1 I so obvious as to need no argument 1 provo it. Tt behooves us to take th matter into serious and immedia , consideration, aud secure to tl j church tho invaluable advantages tl j provision we suggest can only sup] il The instruction of thc childri I under our care, and th<> interest J our Sabbath School system, cann ] be too highly appreciated by yo j Your body will, we hope, show yo love for these little ones of Chr: and lambs of his flock by the prac eal value of your action in their 1 i half. We think it unnecessary ; enlarge on a point of such obvio and vital concern to the church. 1 us remember that it is only by taki j care of the children t li : . t we ?'au ta care of the future prosperity of t I church. i If wc are to judge from the tone I the religious press, and the action many of our conferences, great c< I cern is felt in respect to cert j changes in our economy, lt is oh j onsly unbecoming in us as liish? UJ occupy any other than an imp tial relation to those matters. I we take this occasion to urge xi] yon the importance of giving th subjects your sober lind prayei consideration. From our extens observation of thc state and wants the church, wc hesitate not to that some improvement of our i noiny may be wisely undertaken this time. Well for us if we can li pily avoid extremes and do neil too little nor too much. Let us member that while innovations not necessarily improvements, 1 dom may demand in tho departir of ecclesiastical expediency new plications and developments of ! damental principles. The officio of Methodism linds its first condi' in the prevalence of deep spiri lifo; and alterations in our ecou< are valuable ns they coincide > this condition, calamitous when t ignore it. On only one of the po suggested do we regard it becon in our position to speak directly, that is in respect to tho increas< the number of the Bishops, such an increase ns will give church a mor?: efficient episcop we think there is an urgent m sity. Tin- infirmities of tige \ heavily upon some of us ami dil isb our ability to answer to the mauds of tho work bu- general i ??opal visitation. Tho great an? creasing extent ?>f our terri should be considered. W?> sh by all means have a Bishop, foi viona reasons, residing on the Pi coast. And while wo do not rc mend a llishop for ?'very Stal conference, we arc fully persn that the number of Bishops sh lie so increased as to enable the be pastors of tho people MS WI chairmen oi conferences and pa of tho preachers. If we would i out tin- invaluable plan of our i rant general superintendency, must have an addition of a nu of vigorous, active and pious m your present college of Bishops. And now, dear brethren, in co sion, allow ns affectionately to rc you of the solemn responsibility rests upon yon as delegates repn ing thc affairs of our beloved We have o:dy suggested in <>i some ? e tho work before yon. your province to go fully and roughly into the particular coi ration of the subjects within jurisdiction, avoiding all pa feeling, discharging from our J all rrcjndices that would clou judgments, rising from nil p and selfish impulses, humbly i ing that wisdom that is from i which is pare and peaceable gentle; in honor preferring ot otlier; in brotherly kindness and charity, and with an eye single to the glory of God; let ns endeavor to do our duty here as "Minister?*, of the Lord Jesus Christ, praying God that wo may have grace to edify the church, that we may rejoice that we have not labored in vain in the Lord. J. O. ANDREW, ROB'T PAINE. JOHN EARLY, H. H. KAVANAUGH. FORETOX ITEMS. -The City of New York, brings ono day's later news: Thc futuro policy of Napoleon towards Prussia and Austria was anxiously debated in Paris and the other cities A great fire had occurred ut Bel? fast, Ireland. Tho provision store of Messrs. Thomas Sinclair & Son, the largest iu Ireland, Aras burned to the ground. The loss is estimated at 150,000 pounds sterling. Imposing demonstrations iu favor of the reform bill had been held in various places, and meetings were of daily occurrence. The French troops are to be with? drawn from Mexico in three detach? ments-tho first in November next, the second in March, and the third in November, 1807. It is officially denied at Copen? hagen that tho American Govern? ment is in treaty for a war port a* St. Thomas. The Easter ceremonies had passed ot! satisfactorily at Rome, and the Pope gave the customary benediction. The crowd was enormous. Herr Egerstoff, of Hanover, an extensive manufacturer in Germany, bas withdrawn Ins proposal to send j specimens of engines to the Paris i Exhibition, on tho ground that the ', Emperor luis appointed a child to be president of the exhibition, and that tho exhibitors bad thereby been sub- ! jectcd to treatment which no German especially should willingly submit to. Details are published of some recent sharp lighting in Algeria between the 1 French troops, under Colonel de j Colomb, and the native tribes, under ! Si-Hamed. The natives were vigor? ously repulsed with considerable loss. The French had nineteen men killed, i CONTRAST.--An unknown woman, too poor to pay the toll?n the regular bridge at Troy, N. Y., attempted to cross the open railroad bridge, and, growing dizzy, fell, and was drown-; ed. A little boy, supposed to be her child, was found crying for his' mother that evening. Too poor to pay toll, and perished in hearing of men who own millions! An interesting and important, deci- j sion, touching the responsibility of j common carriers, has just been deci ded at Milwaukie, in which the I American Express Company are made to pay S200 for damages done to a Cremona liddle while in transporta? tion, notwithstanding the attempted waiver of responsibility exceeding I $50, expressed on the Company's I blank receipts. The Committee on Changes of Economy (in the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, now in session iu New Orleans.) in their Report No. 1., presented on thc 12th, recommend that the title of Church be changed to ''The Metho? dist Church. " Dr. E. H. Myers, of Georgia, is Chairman of this Com - I mittec. The New Orleans Picayune, aliud- I in;* to the statement that C. W. I Howard and Judge Shaffer, of Cali? fornia, have the largest dairy farm in the world, covering 71,000 acres, says that thc Ranchero Carisitas, of the Cavagos family, between Brownsville and Corpus Christi, in Texas, covers ov .?r eighty leagues, or more than j ti 1,000 acres. According to an official return, the total length of railways in France, on the 31st.of December last, was 8,173 ; miles, against 1,185 at the close of 1861. The total income for the year i 1865 amounted to 559,996,018 france, against 525,580,030 francs in 1864- 1 an increase of 31,116,2>S8 francs. The j average product per mile, in i865, was ' 67,764 francs, and, in 1804, 07,900 j francs. The Mexican Times, of March 10, j mentions the arrival at that port of a quite a number of emigrants from tho United States. Most of them are settling in tho colony of Corvodr. ' During the month of February, the ? emigrants numbered 712, of whom ; T>h) were Americans. The New York Sunday Dispatch , ma tes a calculation of the cost ci balls during a season in New York. lt computes the number of balls ajiven np to April 8 at 881. Sum totc.1 expended 831,085,000 this, of course, exclusive of the thousands of private entertainments. ( i en. J. E. Johnston, President of j the National Express, notifies such dockholders of that company as have not paid the sum of ten dollars ou ? ach share of their stock as required by law, that said shares will be dis? posed of at public auction,, on the 7 i lay of May next. An idea of tin1 prosperity of the Western Territories may bu forme l "rom the fact that tho Internal Reve? nue receipt;; in Montana during the year IS?>,"> amounted to upward of 381,000, nearly half of which was from tho sale of licences. Letters to the Methodist Confe? rence report that Bishop Soule is iying. COMMERCIAL Aira FINANCIAL. CHABLESTOX, April 19.-The price of cotton has remained very steady through? out tho week, and the value of the article has been sustained, notwithstanding the fall in the English market and the de? pressed condition of tho commodity at New York. This state of the market is al? most entirely due to the limjped stock HOW here. The receipts of the week sum np about 2,900 bales, and the sales about 1,900, at from 35^37 cents per ponnd for middling to good middling cotton. Thero was a fair demand yesterday, with sales of about 200 bales, at the following quota? tion*: Ordinary to good ordinarv, 2?@32; low middling, 33@34; middling, 35; strict middling, 36; good middling 37. There bas been no transactions in Sea Island cotton, and holders are shipping to Europe for a market. COTTON STATEMENT. 8. I'd. Up'd Stock on hand Sept. 1, 1865. ... 362 1,610 Receipts from Sept. 1, 1865, to April ll, I860. 4,295 73,494 Receipts from April 12 to April 18,1866. 61 2,871 Total receipts.4,718 77,975 Exporta. 8. I'd. Up'd. m Exports from Sept. 1,1805, to AprU 12, 1866. 4,175 70,253 From April 13 to April 19, 18GG .. 27 1,889 Totalexports.. .4,202 72,142 On hand and shipboard. 516 5,833 The receipts of rice aro very small, and the stock so limited u3 to give all transac? tions a retail character. Prices unchanged, say llfii?l2c. per pound for clean Csrohna. Tho supply of naval stores received du? ring the week is very limited, but we report a fair demand, and the aale of 280 barrels of rosin, at $2<f?$10 per bbl. Spirits Tur? pentine, 79 cents per gallon, tax paid. During the week, the receipts of North River hay have been light, but several con? siderable lots of Eastern have come to hand. We learn of sales of Eastern at $1.70 per hundred; North River may be quoted at tl.GO pier hundred. Although the receipts of corn of the week have Wea large, the demand con? tinues good, and tho market id active and buoyant. We learn of considerable sales of white corn, at S1.09@$1.13 per bushel. For limited parcels, FL 17 per bushel ia aske.l. Thc arrivals of oats continue ample for the dem md. We learn of no large sales, the jobi ing price being about 70 cents per bushel. The supply of flour continue* large, and the market dull, at $7.37i?$7.50 for mid? dling, $7.70 for tine, and S8/25@$9 for suppr? ime. The market is largely supplied with ba? con, and the demand only on a limited scale. Shoulders are selling 14<gl5 cents ?er pound; sides, 17?17;jc.; bains, 22@26c. here are no transaction* in salt, and the article dull. We quote, in a limited way, $1.50*31.70 per sack. The brokers are buy? ing gold at 26, and selling at 28. NASHVILLE, April 18.-But few bales of cotton were offered yesterday, and thono were readily taken at 22@25jc. Noon de? spatches from New York reported the market dull and nominal at yesterday's quotations, 37?3Sc. CINCINNATI. April 17.-Flour ia firmer; superfine. $7.25<S$7.50; extra, $8.25@8.5u; family, $9.50@S9.75; fancy, $10.25?$12. Wheat is buoyant and but little offered. No 2, red, $1.98; No 1 old, $2.30@$2.35; extra ditto, $2.4O@S2.50. Corn is firmer, at 52@53 in elevator, and 64@65 in sacks; 54?55 in ear. Whiskey is dull, at $2.22. Proviaions aro firmer, but prices un? changed. Mess pork, 25@25?; bulk meats, 10@13; bacon unchanged, shoulders, 12c.; sides, 14$c, and clear sides, 15|c. Lard, 18*\ Gold, $1.25<3$1.25i. NEW ORLEANS, April 17.-Cotton is un? changed. Sales o? 1.200 bales low mid? dling, at S5@36c. Receipts, to-day, 969 bales. Receipts for four days, 7,300 bales, against G.900 bales same time last week. Exports 7,950 halfis. Stock on hand, 168, 270 bales. Mess pork, stiff, 28c; bog, 30c. Gold. $1.?5. FOB SALE, MON Barnwell street, near the Char? lotte Depot, a Two-story WOODEN HOUSE, containing four comfortable rooms and a pantrv. For further particulars, applv to J. C. LYONS. April 21_ _4_ Strayed or Stolen, |W ON the morning of tho 19th, near the S. C. R. R. Depot, a black ^J2tmare MULE, about 15 years old, mane and tail trimmed, sore on back and right shoulder, groy hairs in face. Any information leading to its recovery will be liberallv rewarded. Applv at this office. April"21_1* Commissioner's Office. TRUSTEES, Guardians and Receivers arc hereby notified that the time with? in which to make returns to this effie*?, is extended until 15th May. Defaulters will be ruled and reported at "the ensuing sitting of the Court in June. D. B. DESAUSSURE, C. E. R. D. April 21__1_ Special Notice. CLERK'S OFFICE, COLOMBIA, April 20, 1866. MERCHANTS, Truders and Dealers are reminded that'he TAX on sales of goods, wares and nerchandize, sales on consignment, sales at auction, Ac, for the quarter ending April 1, is due, and pay? ment for the same is required. J. S. McMAHON, Citv Clerk. April 21 _ AN EAR-TRUMPET WAS lost in, or by falling out of, tho Doko stage-co?eh, on the night of the 17th iustaut, between the four-mile brunell, on the Asylum Road, aud Bland ing street. It is believed to bo the only one of the kind ever used in this neighbor? hood, and can be easily identified-being of vulcanized gutta percha, or some like material, black in color? having three joints or pieces, closing into each other like tho parts of a telescope. The finder will bo suitably rewarded on leaving it at this o thee. _April 21 2 Soda Water. XT7E have a fountain at our c?tablish W mont, on Washington street, near Richardson, where first quality SODA WATER, with choice SYRUPS, (all manu? factured on the premises,) will be dis? pensed. ALSO, Choice CIGARS, ORANGES, Ac. SCHNEIDER & GEISMAR. April 21_Imo* Soap! Soap! ! ON consignment, a few boxe.> of cele? brated English PALM SOAP. For sale at a verv low price, by April 17 3** PARKER A FRIPP.