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Sin? Item?., . ? CHARLESTON, April 3.-Sailed Steamer E. B. Sonder, New York. , AUGUSTA, April a-Hon. Linton Stephens and Gen. John B. Gordon addressed the Democracy of Rioh mond County last night, and advised the people to vote against the recon? struction Constitution. The contest for the Governorship of Georgia is becoming excited. ' The friend? of Irwiu, independent candi? date, and Bullock, Republican candi? date, are working hard for their respective candidates. WILMINGTON, April 3.-A fire at Wadeshoro, yesterday, destroyed the Court House, Jail and seven Blores. WASHINGTON-, April 3.-Strong, the alleged fugitivo from Virginia, for? merly released by Judge Fisher, on the ground that Virginia was no State, and subsequently arrested on requisition from Gen. Schofield, wns discharged to-day; tho discharge based on defective phpers. It was not shown that Strong wris n fugitive from justice. Advices from Paraguay indicate important successes to the allied forces in roar of Hanartin. The allies havo 40,000 men, fourteen iion-clads and twenty wooden vessels. The Paraguayans have but 12,000 men. Tho obstructions preventing the ap? proach of vessels have been remov? ed. Uruguay advices state that President Florria, was killed by a ?confederate of Florri?' son Fortunata, who had been banished. The Minis? ter of War has been elected Florris' successor. Further Paraguay advices state that the allies stormed the redoubts at Humaita, and, after a desperate resistance, captured fifteen heavy guns and a large amount of stores. The House of Commons is divided on the Irish Church question. To? night, the Liberals are sanguine. No legislation in either House of Congress to-day. Impeachment developed nothing new to-day. Internal revenue receipts to-dav $1,370,000. FINANCIAL. ANO COMMERCIAL.. A NEW YORK, April 8-Noon.-Gold 37%. Flour 5@10c. lower. Pork firmer-new mess 25.70. Cotton ac? tive and excited-}?(uilo. better 28}e@29 for uplauds. Freights firm. 7 PT M.-Cotton activo and excit? ed, and }4&lc better; sales 17,000 bales, at 28J?(a?29-closing quiet. Flour-Southern 9.80(rt>14.50. Corn -Southern yellow 1.26?1.27; white 1.18?1.25. Pork 25.50. Freights firm and unchanged. Gold 38. BALTIMORE, April 3.-Cotton buoy? ant, at 29'.?. Flour active and very firm-prices stiff, but unchanged. Wheat firm and unchanged. Corn steady-white 9@12; yellow 17@18. Oats steady, at 88@90. Pork firm, at 25.75. Lard quiet, at 17. Bacon active-rib sides 15; clear rib 15Jj'; shoulders 13. CINCINNATI, April 3-Flour un? changed. Corn advancing, at 90. Pork held at 2G. No bacon sidos in market-to arrive IC; shoulders 12. Lard 15%@1G. CHARLESTON, April 3.-Cotton ad vancod l(<i>l '?c. ; sales 1.500 bales middling 30; receipts 353. AUGUSTA, April 3.-Market buoy? ant and advanced lc.-sales 1,400; receipts 340; middling 28. NEW ORLEANS, April 3.-Cotton excited and unsettled-sales 5,000 bales; middling 30@30}?; receipts 1,940. Sugar and molasses very dull and pri?es irregular aud nusottled. Flour firmer-superfino 10.00; double extra ll. Corn in request, at 1.05(7?; 1.07'^. Oats 80. Pork firmer-27.25. Bacon activo-shoulders 121 .? ; clear sides 17'.,. Lard-tierces" 17'... Gold 39. LONLOV, April 3-Noon.-Bonds firmer, nt 72,?ji(a>72;V. Consols 93(</ 93M. LrvEitroor,, April 3-Noon.-Cot? ton active, buoyant, advancing and irregular; sales of tho week 103,000 bales; export 48,000; speculation 14,000; stock 313,000; American 192,000. LIVERPOOL, April 3-3 1'. M.-Cot? ton active -uplands ll7i;; Orleans 12,'u; stock ofleat 382,000, of which 213,000 are American. LIVERPOOL, April 3-Evening. Cotton closed at a decided advance uplands, on tho spot, 12(?r>12',. ; niloat 12l,;(/ul21.,; Orleans 12V?\%\ sales 30,000 bales. Manchester ad? vices favorable. Why is a bridegroom worth moro thau the bride? Bocause she is given away and ho is sold! Confidence is said to bo a "plant of alow growth." Yet we see oar Republican friends are trusting to the promises made, to them by such men os Corbin and Chamberlain, who, if we may believe Cob Robert? son, have only been amongst us fer two years. One of these gentlemen already hulda the important and , profitable office of District Attorney, and is de? sirous of adding to his honors by representing the city of Charleston in the new Senate of South Carolina. The other is advocating the ticket nominated by the Charleston Con? vention, forgetting, in his patriotic devotion to the State of his adop? tion, that his name is on thnt ticket for Attorney-General; au office of full as rnuoh honor, and almost as much profit, as that held by Distri -t-At torney Corbin. Those gentlemen may well ask the colored people to support tho new Constitution, "to work for it, pray for-it aud fight for it," for it will give them aud their friends fat oltices and fill their pockets with greenbacks. With what amazement would the people of Vermont, (Hie home of Mr. Corbin,) or the people of Mas? sachusetts, (the home of Mr. Cham? berlain,) look upon some of our Co? lumbia, lawyers if they were tofjsoek for tho highest and most profitable offices in the States of Vermont and Massachusetts? With what amaze? ment would the people of Ohio look upon some citizen of South Caroli? na, way Beverly Nash or ' C. M. Wil? der, if one of them were to migrate to Ohio and ask tho good people of that State to make him Go vernor as Gen. Scott now asks of the people of South Carolina? And yet these foreign gentlemen como here and demand tho most profitable offices, under the plea that they are the only friends of the colored man. You ask tk'ein for bread, and they tender you the ballot. You ask them for employment, and they give you the right to vote them into profitable ?Offices. You are told by these foreign Mcntlemen to distrust the entire body ^>f tho white people of South Caro? lina. If their advice was disinterested, why do they ask you to give them the fat offices of the State? If they come amongst us as missionaries and apostles of liberty, why do they not content themselves with missionary's fare? These are the men who under? value your sense and intelligence, in supposing you capable of being duped by their arts and their pro? mises-who would endanger your peace and prosperity by stirring up strife between yon and your former masters. "Beware of these raven? ing wolves in sheep's clothing." SENEX. ? o o ? A REMARKABLE OYSTER.-A few days aince, a prominent gentleman, residing in one of the lower Counties, went on board an oyster boat lying at one of tho landings on York River, and bought a few of tho "bivalves' in the shell, which he proceeded tc open for himself. Attached to and imbedded in the shell of one of them he encountered a metalic substance. This oyster he carried home, and there proceeded to break it to piecef with a hammer. Picture his aston ishinent when he found fthnt it con? tained a French gold coin, kuown at a Louis (Vor, of the value of about fourteen dollars, bearing dato 1573. It is probable that it was lost over? board from the French fleet durinp the siege of Yorktown. [Richmond Examiner, ARRESTED FOR IMPROPER CONDUCT. Last night, about 10 o'clock, Rev. (Vj B. P. Randolph, tho saddle-colored ; delegate to the great riugod-strenked i and-striped, who represented Orange ' burg, but lives in Charleston, way arrested in the burnt district, being taken in conduct contra bonos inores. I Ho at first resisted tho police, but, j when he found that resistance irai useless, hu offered a bribe of .-ilOO tc be let oil*, without being carried tc tho guard house. To tho guard ? house, however, he had to go, and there ho was required to deposit $'?i), as security for his appearance before ? the Mayor this morning; but ho will, I probably, forfeit that small amount. I Charleston Mercury, 1J(/. A politicul dinner-table disputo al Tuscumbin, Ala., between Roberl Cumiingham, late of the Confederate army, and Mr. Collina, of the Union army, resulted iu the death of thc former, who was shot by Collins. DEATH va&sr WAST OF SLEEP.-Tb. o following communication was recent? ly made to a British society: ' '\ "A Chinese merchant h nd been convicted of murdering his wife, and wa? sentenced to die V>j bring de? prived of sleep. This painful mode of death was carried into execution under the following circumstances: The condemned was placed in prison nuder the care of three of the police guard, who relieved each other every alternate hour, and who prevented the prisoner from falling asleep, night or day. He thus lived for nineteen days without enjoying any sleep. At the commencement of the eighth day his sufferings were so intense, that he implored the authorities to grant him the blessed opportunity Of being strangulated, guillotined, burned to death, drowned, Bhot, garroted, quartered, blown up with gun-pow? der, or put to death iu any other conceivable way which their humani? ty or ferocity could invent." i THE REVISION* OF THF. ENGLISH I BIBLE.-The statement that Dr. Hackett, of Newton Theological Seminary, Ls to take charge of the revision of tho English translation j of tho Bible, nuder the auspices of tho American Bible Union, is errone? ous and does injustice to one of the most learned scholars of the age. That work has been, and will still re? main, in the hands of Dr. T. 3. Co? nant, of Brooklyn, who has already published translations of Job and Matthew, and is now finishing the I translation of Genesis, which will be ! published in May. Dr. Conant's translation of Job is admitted* by European scholars to be one of the most valuable contributions to Bibli? cal literature ever made. Dr. Hack? ett has resigned his professorship at Newton in order to co-operate with Dr. Conant, who retains entire con? trol of tho work he has so ably com? menced. RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP.-Secretary Seward lost no time in telegraphing to Mr. Adams, by cable, the ratifica? tion of the treaty which has been framed and ratified under his aus? pices with North Germany. It is rumored that the Secretary of State is now negotiating a similar treaty with Great Britain, ignoring the ob? solete Ldoctrine of perpetual alle I giunce, and recognizing the rights of J i naturalized citizens. Should such a ! treaty be concluded with tho mother I country, it will be a final settlement I of n question which has caused much i trouble since the Revolution of 1776. By the breaking of a chain con? nected with the hoisting machinery at the Diamond coal mines, in Scran? ton, Pennsylvania, a platform oon j faining seveutoeu men was procipitat ! ed to the bottom of the shaft, 185 feet. ! Eleven men wero instantly killed, one has since died, and two more, it is thought, cannot live. They leave eleveu widows aud twenty-eight orphans. This is the most disas? trous accident that has occurred in tho Lackawanna Valley coal fields for mauy years. Tribute of Respect. A. B. CHI PSI FRATERNITY. We prow aad an<l mournful when, iu reference to one whose heart waa linked with our? in love and friendship, we aro called on to nay, "thc silver cad ia looaed, tho golden bowl ia broken, tho spirit baa tied to the dod who gave it." Though it ia puinlul to think of death reigning as a monarch over the human race, yet when tho great Creator baa decreed that uno who baa sustained auch relations lo ns abai! leave thia theatre of act: >n, Hir. voice enrncs to us with double emphasis and ' power. A few short months si:ico, our Brother ' left us with the ardor and bright anticipa" ; tiona of youth to engage in tho battle of lite-his body now lies silent in the grave: > bia soul, we hope, baa hetti admitted to the great fraternity shove, ?hero all is happiness and everlasting peace. But, au wo bow before the decree i-f the mighty Master, and sympathise with tho friends I of tho deceased lc their grr;;t bereavu ment, it ia Utting that ire should make some expression of our regard ami esteem for him; therefore, be it Resolved, That our Fraternity ha* ci?." tained au irreparable lesa iu our beloved Brother, WILLIAM DAltOAN l'LAYKtt. Resulted, That wo deeply deplore his loss, and, with heart-felt Borrow, tender our sympathy to thu family bereaved by Lin untimely death. Resolved, Toil aa a token of our esteem and respect, wo wear mourning upon our badges during thc prescribed period. Resolved, That a copv of tlieao resolu? tions be sent to tho faniilvof the deceased. GEOHGE HOWE, Ja., B. 1>. HOOGS, W. COOPER. Commenting upon the fact that ten females support malo obaraeters on the New York stage, a Canadian pa? per triumphantly remarks that "more than that number support malo olin raotem ;?t Kingston, and good-for nothing fellows at that." S. G. Courtenay, Esq., a promi? nent book merchant and an alderman of Charleston, died in that city, on Wednesday lost. A Nashville paper, unwilling to commit itself, headed a city item about a man committed for attempt? ed poisoning, "Probable Fiend!" In Indiana, they call tho telegraph the lightning liar. COLUMBIA ru ARK KT. Report for UVct ending Friday, April 3. PIKEKIX OFFICE, COLUMBIA, S. C., Arni. 4.-There has been ,a very good demand for cotton daring tho past week, and all that IIRB been offered was readily taken by buyers on a par of 25J?20J for middling. Tho ?ales of tho week have been 101 balee, as follows: 5 at 22; 5 at 221?; IS at 22*; 7 at 23; 3 at 23J; Sat 21; 12 at" 24*; 20 at 25; 1 at 234; 10 at 2G; 30 at 26?; 2? at 2GJ; 43 at 27. All other articles ot country produce arc in good demand, with a fair supply in tho market. Tue following buying rates or South Ca? rolina Hank Kotos, ia prepared by Gregg, Palmer A Co., Brokera: bank of Camden.20 Bank of Charleston. io Bank of Chester.(i Dank of Georgetown. 5 Bunk of Newberry.30 Bank of South Carolina. <s Bank of State of South Carolina, [old,]., li Bank of State of South Carolina, [new,]. 1 Bank of Hamburg. 10 Commercial Bank. - 1 Exchange Bank. i Planters* Bank. 4 Farmern and Exchange Bank. 1 State Bank. 1 Union Bank.7C South-Weatern Railroad Bank, [old, J_2? People's.8? Planters and Mechanics.1( Merchants'. 4 Wholesale {.'ricca Current. COBBECXEO WEEKLY BT THE COLUMBIA BOARD OF TRADE APPLES -Per bushel.1 25 ?1 60 BAGGING-Ounnv, per vard.. @ 27 Bundee ?. .. @ ?0 BALE ROPE-Manilla, per lb.. 26? N.Y.orWeat, " 15? ir, BUTTER-Northern, per lb.. 70? 75 Countrv, " .. 35 ? 40 BACON -Hams, per lb. 20 @ 22 Sides . 16^? 17 Shoulders, " . 14 ? 15 BRICKS-Per 1,000 . 9 00?12 00 CANDLES-Sperm,per lb ... 37? 45 Adamantine, " .. 21 @ 22 Tallow, " .. 18 @ 20 COTTON YARN-Per bunch. .1 70 ?1 90 COTTON-Strict Middling, pr lb 27 J? Middling, M 27 ? 27 Low Middling, " 26 ? 26 Good Ordiuarv, *' 25 ? 25 Ordinary, " " 21 @ 24 CHEESE-English Dairv, per lblO ? 20 r*actorv, " 19 ? 20 COFFEE-Rio, per lb. 23 ? 27 Laguayra, '*. 28 @ 30 Java, '? - 40 ? 45 FLOUR-Countrv, per bbl.. .14 00?14 50 GRAIN-Corn, per bush.1 40@1 50 Wheat, " .1 <35@2 00 Oats, " .90 ?1 10 Peas, " .1 25? 1 50 HAY-Northern, per cwt. Eastorn " . HIDES-Orv, per lb.12A? 18 Green. " . 8 INDICO-Carolina.1 00@1 25 LARD-Per lb.19 @ 20 LUMBER-Boards, per 100 ft.. 1 50 Scantling, " 1 50 Shingles, per 1,000.. 2 73 LIME-Per bbl.2 70?2 80 BIOLASSES-Cuba, per gallon. 59?60 New Orleans, '* 1 00?1 2.i Sugar House. " .. 75?1 2i NAILS-IVr kog.G 50f<?8 OC ONIONS-Per bushel. ?2 (X OIL-Kerosene, per gallon. GO? 7f Machinery " _ 75r<?l Ot POTATOES-Irish, per btishel.l 75?2 Ot Swcot. " . 75? 8( RICE-Carolina, per lb. 9(* ll East Inuia, " . SPECIE,-Gold.1 40?3 Silver.1 30? 1 S-l SHOT, per bag. ?3 5(i SALT-Liverpool, per Suck.2 50>i SOAP-Per lt,.9 ? U SPIRITS-Alcohol, per gallon (i OC Brandy, " .4 00?12 00 Holland Gin, " ...5 0l?c?c7 00 American " " .. .8 58?4 tiu Jamaica Rum, " .. .0 00f</,7 OC N. E. " ?' .. .3 50? 3 7C Bourbon Whiskey,. .3 50? 1 5U Monongahela " . .8 75?4 (K) Rectified '. ...2 60?2 7a SUGAR- Crushed, per lb.1!? ? -ju Powde: id. " 19 @ 20 Bro ru. 4i .12>?? 17 STARCH-Per lb.lo? 12 TEA-Oreen, per lb .1 00?2 00 Black, .1 eo?i so TOBACCO- -Chewing, per lb_ 50?1 25 Smoking, " .50?1 00 VINEGAR-Wine, per gallon_70r,? 75 Cider, " _50'<i 60 French, " . .1 25't?l 60 WINE -Cbatupagno, nor basket.25?:i2 ix? Port, per gallon.3 00?5 00 Sherry, " .3 50Wi; 00 Madeira, " .3 50?G 00 DOMESTIC MABKET. MEATS -Pork, per lb. 15 Beef, ?....,-.. 8 ?12 Mutton, ". 12i POULTRY-Tiirkow, per pair. DuckH* . Chickens, " -k80@35 Geese. '* . ?Azotic*** Sales " Mutes; Horses, Buggies, de. BY D. C. PEIXOTTO & SOS. Wo Will ?ell ?n *?.??? -f ??? C??lt ?louse, ou MONDAY MORNING- NEXT, the 6th instant, at 10 o'clock, 0 fine Young Mules, 3 Uno Work Homos, Wagon and Harneas, 2 good Buggies. Conditions caBh. April 3 COiuJSQSS?OI?E??^ SALE. S. M. Pearse' vu. A. W. Lewis, Executors, ei al. PURSUANT to the <*rder of the Court, in the above stated case, I will offer for ?sie, on tho FIRST MONDAY in April next. All that lot of LAND and BRICKS there? on, in the city of Columbia, on the East side of Main street, hounded on the North and Esst by the lands of tho Ursuline Convent, on the South by Richard Allen, nnd West by Main street, fronting thereon Ol towt and running hack 208 feet 8 inches. TKUMK or HALI:-So much cash as will pay expenses of salt-; batanee on a credit of three years, with interest only, pnvable semi-annually, to be secured by*bond and mortgage of premises sold. D. B. DESAUSSURE, March 19 wa_C. E. li. D. IN MEMORIAM. Died, on the 7th dav of December last, at her residence, Mrs. MARY J. SIMMONS, relict of the late Dr. Thomas II. Simmond, after a lingering illness. MrB. Simmons was a native of Newport, lt. I., where alic received a finished educa? tion. At a very early age sho married anti removed with "her husband to this State, and waa greatly estoomed for her cultivat? ed mimi, gentle- manners and true woman? ly heart, ny her husband's relatives and friends. Her natural gifts were of the highest order; and, living in a retired part of the country, she devoted mu?h of her time to the cultivation of her poetic talents and in thc enthusiastic pursuit of literature. Many of her fugitivo piecea exhibit that true poetic Uro which sparkles in the gems of Mrs. Hernani'. She knew lifo to be no holiday, yet she waa ever choorfnl in her task. She gave her whole heart to duty and pursued it with an unobtrusive yet steady enthusi? asm. Tears yet bitter, the tears of mortal frailtv and sorrow, liow for her departure; but thone will be succeeded by a clearer vision and a brighter hope, and taarB sweet and consoling, memories gentle and soothing, will follow and ever wait upon the dear and sacred image of her so loved as mother, frioud and companion. _T. S. A. Laborers Wanted. e> GOOD LABOBEB3 can find steady I emplovment br applving to April j. j*_R. TOZER. Reduction of Freight Tariff by the Great Southern "Freight Line. ON and after APRIL lat. 1868, the fol? lowing FREIGHT TARIFF will bo i observed: From New York to Columbia, first class, i per 100 lbs., $1.15; second class, $1.05; . third class, DSceuts; fourth class, l?cents; I lift ii class, 70 cents. From Baltimore to Columbia, first class, ! per 100 lbs., $1; second class, 90 cents; I third class, 80 cents; fourth class, 70 ! cents; fifth class 70 cents. H. T. PEAKE, General Superintendent, S. 0. B. R. j April 4_ United States Internal Revenue. ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, 3D DIST. 8. C., ANDKRSON, April 1, 1868. NOTICE is hereby given, that on the Sid day of APRIL, 1888, at roy office, in Anderson, appeals .will be received and I determined relative to any erroneous or excessive valuations, assessments or enu I morationu by the Assessor, or Assistant Assessors, of tho annual taxes for 1800, which have beer, asspsskd. , The Assessor's Offico is open daily, dur? ing basinets hours, for the hearing of appeals by parties who shall appear volun? tarily before bim, relating to aug taxes which have been assessed and which have not been committed to the Collector. AU appeals to tho Assossor, as aforesaid, must be made lu writing, and specify tho particular cause, matter or thing respect? ing which a decision ia requested, and must, moreover, state the ground or prin? ciple of error complained of, H. O. HERRICK, April 1 1 TJidted States Assessor. CHOICE HAMS, BACON, &C. 5TIERCES DAVIS, Ja., DIAMOND HAMS. l cask very choice Si Ci BREAKFAST BACON. ll) tierce* Davis' PURE L? RD. 15,000 lbs Primo BACON. Choice FLO L it, Ac. J nat received and for sale by C. ii. BALDWIN A CO. April ar_3 ^PORTANT TO PLANTERS. WE are prepared to furnish, at short notice, STANDARD AGRICULTU? RAL IJ?FLL??ENTd ana MACHINES, at manufacturer's prices. THRESHERS, Separators, Horse-Pow? ers. Reapers. Mowers, Corn Plant?is, Wheat Pana, Ac. Sole agents for Middle and Weston) Carolina for J. W. Cardwell A Co.'s Agri? cultural implements, Goisor's Threshing Machines, Harmon's Wheel-Home Baker, and the celebrated Buck-Eye Mowing and Reaping Machines; and guarantee our machines to work well. Parties desiring to purchase will lose no time in addressing FISHER & LOWRANCE, April S Columbia. S. C. ~ ICE CREAM. MCKENZIE S SALOON is now OPEN for tho season. Greenfield's How, corner Main and Lady otrei March 17