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LONDOW Jnue ll.~Tho coal mine? In
Wales exploded to-day, Idling, 4*^ im?
ported, 120 operative?.
The ship, Great Northerner, waa
wrecked near Bombay on the 15th, and
proved a total loes,
LONDON, Jane H.-Fifty-six bodies
haye been recovered from the collier
disaster.
BELFAST, June H.-Nineteen members
of the Orange Lodge were ousted for dis?
turbances. Subsequently a collision oc?
curred'between the citizons and. police,
in which several wera seriously inj area.
BREST, June ll.-There was a banquet
given to-day aboard tbe Great Eastern,
in honor of the successful loading of the
French cable.
Washington New*.
WASHINGTON, Jane ll.-Hoars opinion
regarding the status of Georgia is not
expeoted nuder two weeks.
The Government loses but $30,000 by
the Santa Fee depository robbery.
A fine of S3,OOO and disability from
re-entering the service was found against
Commissary-Captain Marvin A. Park,
and was remitted by the President.
A delegation of tobacco dealers are here
endeavoring to have refunded the moneys
paid 'for restamping tobacco manufac?
tured prior to July 20,1808.
Russel Jones, Minister to Belgium,
departs on the 26th.
Customs receipts to the 5th inclusive,
$2.074,000.
Internal revenue receipts today
$7,000; v
G?n?ral A. A. Gilmore has been or
dared to Savannah to repair Fort. Pu?
laski.
Domenic New?.
ALBANY, June ll.-Resolutions cen?
suring the Associated Press monopoly
as preventing the establishment of news
aper? throughout tho country, were
nally referred to a committee. Halleck,
of Washington, offered a series of resolu?
tions to th? effect'that employers should
not make religious or political views a
test of employment, and denouncing the
action of 'the Congressional printer, for
employing the negro Douglass, "a rat."
Adjourned without a vote.
RICHMOND, June ll.-A duel, growing
Out ot an articlein-the Petersburg Index
denouncing Robert W. Hughes, a con?
tributor to the Richmond ?state Journal,
a Republican organ, was arranged for"
to-day, at Chester, near this city, be?
tween Captain W. E. Cameron, editor of
the Index, and Mr. Hughes. Tbe police
arrested the seconds and Mr. Hughes,
near tho fighting ?rounds. The fight, it
is thought, will be renewed in another
State.
KET WEST, June ll.-The Penobscott
and San Antonio sailed Northward to-day.
The yellow fever cases are doing well.
CHARLESTON, June ll.-Sailed-sohrs.
Daybreak, Baoksville, S. C. ; S. C. Mor?
ris, Jacksonville.
FINANCIAL ANO COMMERCIAL.
NEW YOBK, June ll-Noon.-Stocks
feverish. Money active, at 7. Gold 39>?.
Flour dall and drooping. Whoat quiet
and unchanged. Corn a shade firmer.
Pork quiet-new mess 31.80. Lard
quiet-barrels 19@19>^. Cotton quiet
middling Bi,14'. Freights quiet.
7 P. M.-Cotton firmer, with sales of
2,900 bales, at 31 V?. Flour heavy and
lower-superfine 4.80?5.15; oommon to
fair extra Southern 6.25. Wheat heavy,
and Io. lower, and. SQ s rc e. Pork firm,
at 31.12J4. Lard firmer-kettle 19>?@
19%. Whiskey dall, at 96@97. Rice
quiet-Carolina 8@0. Sugar firm-Mus?
covado 11@13. Freights dull and un?
changed. Money easier. Exchange
firmer, at 9%. Gold buoyant, at 29>?.
BALTIMORE, June ll.-Cotton firm, at
31. Floor active, and favors buyers.
Wheat dnll and weak-primo white 1.00.
Oom steady. Pork firm, at 32.50. Ba?
con firm aud advancing-shoulders 14%
@15. Whidtoy in fair demand.
NBW ORLEANS, Juue ll.-Sales of cot?
ton to-day 554 bale?; for the week 11,
000-middlings 29>?. Gold 38)^. Flour
firm-super 6.00; double 6.25; treble
6.50. Corn easier. Pork-sellers ask?
ing 33.75, but no sales. Bacon easier- j
shoulders 14%; clear rib 18; clear 18&. !
Lard-tierce 19; keg 20. Sugar-oom?
mon 9>?@10>?; prime 13%@13?-?. Mo-1
lasses-fermenting 45(cL55. Whiskey
dull-Western rectified 92. Coffee firm
fair 14%@15??.
MOBILE, June ll.-Middling 27%;
receipts 906.
AUGUSTA, June ll.-Market firmer
with sales of 200 bales; receipts 125
middling 29%f?29i>3'.
SAVANNAH, June H.-Co??bh inarket
quiet^middling 28%@?9f eaigft S3
bales.
CHARLESTON, June H.-Cotton dull,
and no eales-middlings nominally 80;
receipts 135. .
LONDON, June ll-Noou,-^Consols
92%. Bonds quiet, at 80.
LONDON, June ll-Evening.-Oousois
92|?. Bonds 80.
LIVERPOOL, Janell-Noon.--Uplands
11%; Orleans 12 Manchester advices
less favorable. JBombay shipments to the'
8th, according to private advice, 18,000.
LrvKBBooL, June ll-Evening.-Cot?
ton quiet-uplands 11%; Orleans 12;
sales 10,000 hales.
A candidate for the French Corps
L?gislatif! goes, during tho late cam?
paign, to a ship-builder's yard, whore ho
chats with the workmen and offers them
coffee, kc, which they are glad to ac?
cept. Wbeu it is time for leaving them
he pays the bill, (a hundred cups ofcoffee
and thousands of drinks,) and says to
them, "Well, boys now that we know
one another, 1 hope all of you will vote
for me." "We should like to do so,
sir," replied one of the workmen, "but
we ought to tell you that all us here are
Belgians."
Sure way to turn peoples* heads-Go
late to church.
&^MMMSil&'i)l i'll ir
Repcrt fer Wee): mading Friday, lune U.1S6?.
Pndomc *0#VIOE',' COLUMBIA, Jtnn>42,etm
There is no change to notice in other sfueles
ot cohn irv pr educ o., .
Th? following ?io buying rates of S^uth Ca?
rolina Bank Not?e, prepared by Gregg, Palmer
&CoMBrokere?
Bank of Camdon... i 77 Ei~uango-.- 10
Bank of Charleatou.oO, Plaiter**;.^.5
Bank of Chester..,, g Fanners ?nd Bxchgel
Bank of GeorgetownlO Stn ?c.....8
Bank of Newberry.. .80 Union.,.. 95
Bank South CaroUualS 80. Western R.,old, 60
8tate South Car. ald,4S People's.. .85
St atc South Ca. new,10 Planters and Mech. 80
Hamburg....6 Merchants'.*?8
Commercial.1
WHOIJKSAIIE PHI CE S . CUURKNT,
CORRECTED WEEKL? ST THE
COLUMBIA .BOARD OF TRADE.
AT-PLES, #bu.l 25? 150
BAOOIN-O.GUDUV 25?28
Dundee # yd 25?30
BALE RorE, Manil,?28
N.Y.orWea?ttlQ?15
BUTTES, Nor thorn ?50
Country, %i tt.25?:J5
BACON. Hams. ..20? 23
Sides?? lb.... 18@20
Shouflbra ... 16 ?17
BRICKS, t-H.OOO . .P@12 i
CANDLES, Sporm?O^?O
Adamantine tt21? 25
Tallow. Ud?l?
COTTON YARNI 90?3 00
CoTTON.Strict Md?27
Middling .. .2(U?27
Low MidTg, 20 @261
GoodOrduv,24?<a2?$
Ordinary... 23j? 24
CjttXSX, E.D.tt. 27@30
/actory.25?2S
COFTEE, Rio, t?lb22?2G
Laguayra_27? 29
Java ...".37C(?40
FLOUH.CQ. 120001300
Northoru.700(3)13 00
G HAIN, Com 1 25?1 30
Wheat... .2 00?2 50
Oats. 100?1 10
Peas .....I 10@1 20
HAY, North, ?)cwt. "
Ea-tem.
I HiDKa,Dry, V>ttl2}?18
Oreen.?8
INDIGO, CAro.. .1?1 25
LARD, $tt.21i@25
LUMDEB. Bds 100 f.l 50
Scantling. 1 50
ShihgloB,^H000..2i75
LrsrE,.$bbi.2 70@2 80
.MEATS, Pork, $tt. 18*
Beef......-....8?12
Mutton.15
MOLASSES,Cuba, 57@70
NewOrl'nslOO?! 25
Sugar H'ee..75@l 25
NAILS, %? kogo 0OC47 00
ONIONS, ^busl 25@2 00
OIL, Kerosene,?60?75 I
Machinery... .75@1 CO |
POULTRY, Duoks pr
Turkevs.8 00 I
Chiokens.23@30
Ooese .
SrEcnt, Gold 187?1 33
Silver.1 22'i?l 25
POTATOES, Iris75?3 00
8weot,bu8l00?l 10
RICE, Caroliuattll?10
East India....
8nor, %}bag. 3 25?3 50
SALT, Liverp.2 70f?3 00
SOAP, ^)lb,.74.? ll
t?prnrrs, Alcohol,*!* 00
Brandy . .4 00? 12 00
HoUndGin.5 00?7 00
American..2 0?@3 00
Jam. Rum.C ?0?7 00
N.E. " ..2 00?3O0
Bo.Whiskv350@4 50
Mououghla2 50@4 00
Rectified.. 1 25? 1 57
SUOAR, Crua'd,ttl9?20
Powdered.... PJ?20
Brown.l'>?17
STAUCH, %? Jb. . .lOttf'-'i
TRA, Oreen ttl 00@2 o'J
Black, ....100?1 50
TOUACCO, Chw.50?l 25
Smokiug,tt..50?] oo
VINEGAR, wmo,.70<<5i7&
Cidor.50? 00
French....135?150
WINE, CI,?m. 25?32 00
Port, f)gal300?5 00
Sherry.... 3 50? 6 00
Madeira... 2 50@S 00
TUC Flirt. j
What is a flirt? How often-havo Hre
heard the question asked-how seldom
auswered.
AU seem, more or less, to indulge in n
little "innocent flirtation." It is a plea?
sant pastime, and they enjoy it vastly.
Even married people, now-adays, ap?
pear to have a considerable relish for n
side dish of flirtation.
Now, in good, sober earnest, is flirting
au innocent amusement?
Sometimes, yes! oftener, no!
Not that we think many of these dear,
delightful little creatures who revel in
the name of flirt care much. They seem
to delight in the idea of wounding a
poor, susceptible fellow; and with this
end in view, they use all their charms to
the Very best advantage.
How cleverly they find out all his
weak points, take his heart hy storm,
and then, without the shadow of pity,
mercy or remorse, turn round and laugh
in the poor, deluded fellow's face.
Of course there is a great deal of dif?
ference in flirts, also in flirting. Thore
I ar?., for instance, the dear, charming lit?
tle creatures, who hang confidentially
upon your arm, and look up into your
face, who drop their eyes in a pretty,
half bashful way;:, and- sigh as though
their poor little hearts were actually
breaking for you, and who, all the while,
are laughing in their sleeves; for no mat?
ter how small or tight they may be,
(their sleeves, we mean,) they manage to
laugh in thorn at the expense of the poor,
deluded fools, who are conceited enough
to believe they have another to add to
their list.
Then there is a bright, brilliant, dash?
ing flirt; who glories in her "name and
occupation ;" who boasts openly of all
her conquests, and tells you plainly to
your face she will carry off-your heart in
spite of you; and, to tell the truth, she
rarely fails; for no matter how sharp a
look-out you keep, that gay young dam?
sel will manage, somehow or another, to
take you unawares.
And then how she enjoyS the victory
how.she laughs outright at your woe-be
g?ne looks, and comforts you by saying
she only did it for fun, as she "had no?
thing else to do"-a great comfort to
know that your heart has been used os a
toy-as a foot-ball, for instance.
She will also console you by saying
you Are not ? the. first ana. only sighing
swain who is pining for her.smile; and
'she hopes you will not be the last-per
hnpfe has the audacity to point out. her
next victim-with an encouraging and
con ti don ti ni whisper, to watch the next
Beena on the p;jctgfatttf^.
over sinogsh^yras i^ii|^^fher heart has
fijsest? $hxoufA the ?ames uotouched.
Bal still, flirts gfebe?aHy got caught,
and are, sooner ot lately'paid back in
their own coin." ? ll
[jollimont ffpme Journal.
An elderly gentleman;' aooustomed to
"indulge," entered the room of a certain
tavern, where sat a grave Friend by the
fire. Lifting a pair of green spectacles
upon his forehead, rubbing his inflamed
eyes, and calling for hot brandy and wa?
fer, he complained to tho Friend that bis
eyes wei o getting weaker, and that even
spectacles didn't seem to do any good.
"I'll tell thee, friend, what I think," re?
plied the Quaker. "If thee were to
wear thy spectacles over thy mouth for
a few months, thine eyes would get well
again."
Swearing begins in anger; it ends by
mingling itself with ordinary conversa?
tion.
A secret is my slave as long as I keep
it under; a secret is my master tho mo?
ment it escape? from me.
A Marvelous Story.
neighborhood ol mopnimife, ?ty an?
cient mAnoMtoulfe eftOgcTOsldt?ld, tfbich,
Wori^?? inf*6 ^'*toe0^
cre^ofsize and^cmwndence of modem
buildings, bad been converted into a farm
house. Tbe fct? ctte&fttnt, one James
Morrie, had been an indolent and some*
what dissipated man; the farm conse?
quently fell into neglect, and became uu- ?
Erofl table, and he died in debt? leaving
is wife and only daughter in possession
of the place. Shortly after his death the
widow took into her employment a
young man from Staffordshire, of the
came of John Newton, the hero of this
little story, who had, been strongly re?
commended to her by her brother; and
well and faithfully did he discharge his
duties aa bailiff, fully justifying the
praise aud recommendations she received
with him. He was an utter stranger in
that part of the country, seemed studi?
ously to shun all acquaintances with his
neighbors, and to devote himself exclu?
sively to his employer. He never left
home but to visit the neighboring fairs
and markets, and to attend the parish
church, where his presence was r?gulai
and his conduct devout. In short,
though circumspect in his behavior or
ail occasions, he was a melacchly, re?
served man, and even the clergyman ol
the parish, to whom he was always moal
respeotfuMn his demeanor, entirely-fail
ed in making acquaintance with him
Tho farm under his management had im
proved, and became profitable; and tin
circumstances of Mrs. Morris were bi
his assiduity and skill, both ptosperoui
and flourishing. In this manner mon
than two ''years had passed, and th
widow began to regard him more as i
friend and benefactor (hau a servant, an<
was not sorry to observe her daughter'
growing affection for him, which appear
ed to be reciprocated. One evening ii
November, 1821, being detained lbcge
than usual by business at Welshpool
Newton set out about 6 o'clock to wal
home to Oakfield. It was an exceedingl
dark night, and he never reaohcd hom
again. His family became very anxioui
and upon inquiry early the followin
morning, at Welshpool, they asoertaine
that he had been brought back to tin
town not long after his departure frei
it, by two meu named Parker and Pearc<
who charged him with highway robben
accompanied by violence, an offent
then punishable with death. At the tri:
of the next assize ho was pronounce
guilty ou the testimony of these tw
men, which was olear, positive and coi
sistent throughout, was sentenced to I
hanged, and left for execution. Ho en
ployed no conned, and called no wi
nesses in his defeuce; but upou beic
asked by the judge, in the usual fore
"If he had anything to say why seutem
of death should uot be passed upc
him," he made, in substance, the follow
ing extraordinary speech:
"My lord, it is evident all I could si
in opposition to such testimony won
be in vain and hopeless. The witness
are meu of respectability, and their ei
dence has appeared plain and concluait
and my most solemn protestations of; i
nocence would avail me nothing.'
have called no witnesses to oharacU
and upon suoh evidence the jory aou
pronounoe no other verdict. I blai
them not. From my soul I forgive thc
mon upon whose false testimony I ha
been convicted. Put, my lord, I prob
most solemnly beforo this court, befe
your lordship, and above all, before tl
God in whose presence I must shor
appear, I am entirely guiltless of t
crime of which I am about to suffer,
have produced no one to speak in i
behalf. Two years have scarcely past
siuco I came to this country, an ut
stranger. I have made no acqnaintai
here beyond the household in whicl
have been employed, and where I hi
endeavored to discharge my duties fui
fully, honestly and well. Altbougl
dare not hope, and do not wish, that
life should be spared, yet it is my dev
and earnest desire that the stain of t
crime may not .rest upon my name,
devoutly hope that my good mistress i
her kind and excellent daughter may
be convinced that they have not no
ished and befriended a highway robt
I have, therefore, in humble devoti
offered a prayer to Heaven, and I beli
it has been beard and accepted. I \
tore to assert-that if-1 am in nocen
the crime for which I suffer, the gr
for one g?n?ration, at least, wihY
cover nry-fr?ver My lord, I await'j
seuteuce_ without a murmur, witho
sorrow^ |gd I devoutly pray tfiat all
hear'melbow may repent of ftieir s
and, meet; mo again,in Heaven."
unfortunate man was condemned
executed, ami wa? buried iu-Moutgon
church-yard. 'Thirty years had pa
away when I saw it, in company f
boor; Elliot Warburton, and the |
hud not thou covered hie grave. .
situated in a remote oom er of
church-yard, far removed from all c
graves. It is not a raised moan
earth, but is even with the surroun
ground, which is, for some distance
pecially luxuriant, the herbage b
rich and abundant. Numerous attoj
have, from time to time, been mad
some who are still alive, and others
have passed uway, to bring grass i
that bare spot. Fresh soil has beet
quently spread npou it, and seeds o
rious kinds have been sown, but i
blado has there ever been know
spring from them, and the soil sooi
came a smooth, cold and stubborn
With respect to the unhappy witnc
it appears that parker's ancestors
once owned Oakfield, and that he
hoped by getting rid of Newton, t
move the main obstacle there was t
repossessing it, and that Pearce hs
the time of Mr. Morrie' death, uspit
tho hand of his daughter, in whose :
tiona he felt he had been supplant?
poor Newton. The former soon lei
neighborhood;'* became a drunken
dissolute man, and was ultimately 1
in some lime works, while in the i
??fi8C?7?W ; t.. '.-'?
blasting n rook. Pearce grew sullen and
unfited, hi? Very existence Beamed ' a
b?rdenlo bim, ancU aa the o?d sexton of
Montgomery expressed it, "he wasted
away irom the face of the earth." '
[Dublin JJnivtr&ity Magazine.
Th? Waitera Btrllce-Comlc Seen?? ?nd
Incident?.
The dining rooms of the . Astor, St.
Nicholas, Clarendon, and Other hotels,
(pending the waiters' strike! were scenes
of numerous cornie incidents. Th?
Sests were much amused at;these binn
rs, and 'laughingly remarked that it
was right; but tired travelers growled
with a vengeance, and regarded their
half-furnished plates with looks of dis?
may.
BOW SALAD DBBSSINO WAS Fy KN 18 RED.
At one of the tables a young gentle?
man, with a purple necktie, ordered a
plate of salad dressing. The waiter re?
ceiving the order had recently been em?
ployed as a driver on the Third Avenue
oars. He took the order with some hesi?
tation, and returned with a bowl of wa
ter cresses. The . young man with th?
Surple necktie protested, and the waitei
epartcd, returning with a dish of string
beans. The youug man smiled, am
said:
"This ie not what I ordered, but it wil
do. How's your celery?"
"Thirty dollars a month, and found
sir," was the reply. "I tnk the place o
one of the shtriker, Bir. They waute?
thirty-five dollars a month."
CD ST ABD PTE AFTER SOTjr.
A German tailor, who was desirous e
changing his business, had charge of
long table. He furnished each of hi
guests with soup, and thou brought o
the custard pie, with a grand flourish
A tired traveler looked at the pie, am
then ronred out: . .
"Here, you; whatls this? I want som
roast beef, rare. Harry lip, for I've gt
to catch the train at half-past 6."
Two minutes after the German tailoi
W.hose head was bursting With order;
dropped a charlotte russe and. a plato t
pickles in front of the traveler, wh
turned them over with his fork, an
again shouted lustily for roost beef..
SHOT IN THE NECK.
A. keeper of a Bowery fruit stand wi
observed among the crowd of waiter
He appeared as awkward in his whi
apron as au organ grinder's monkey in
new jacket. A dignified old gentlemai
accompanied by two sparkling daug
ters, raised his finger, and the Bowei
boy slid to his side with the grace of
cart horse.
"A wine card," said the old goutl
man.
The East-eider glauo?d at hita iu e\
dent confusiou, stood in a reflective at
tude for ten seconds, aud then rushed
the waiter's dressing-room, where he hi
left his coat. In a minuto, he re-a
peared before the astonished guest-, wi
a deck of greasy playing cards, which I
tossed upon the tublo, accompanied
the words "AU right, my old covey; J
your baud."
Tho head waiter here came to the r<
cue, ascertained that the stranger wish
a bottle of Carte d 'Or, and sent it
the table, to be opened by the Bowe
fruit dealer. Without waiting for it
cool, he knocked off the top with t
edge of a China plate. In a second t
old gentleman's bald head was uh?
pooed with the froth, and many lit
rivulets of cbampiigue ran down his bi
and only stopped in bis boots. Wh
the venerable etrauger was wiping
neck and sputtering forth his indigi
tion,. an awkward waiter opposite popi
a champagne cork in his eye, and drizz
the bottle over the chignou of an Engl
blonde.
- A WASH DISH FOB. A FIN OF? BOWL.
Daring the day two Englishmen, v
had arrived on the Java, visited ont
the hotels and sat down to dinner. '.
soup Was furnished in due style. '.
next conrse was fish; and the wai
who had been a car couductor, zeal
in his duty, dropped two pieces of
coanut pie in front of the Britons. '
Englishmen stared ut one another,
then asked for the bill of fare. '
conductor, in a fit of absence of mi
replied :
"Goiu" through 1 Seven cents to I
lem."
Tho Englishmen again looked at c
other in astonishment, growled at
peculiarity of American customs,
called for the regular course. This
served with a- vengeance. "Po
pigeons" were;.called for. The wi
brought tho birds, bab eaid he co td
find any ? pot tot put thom in. I
apples accompanied roast turkey, Ix
potatoes '?ame with ic? cream, sp<
cake hobnobbed vttffc hash, turnips
brought in-- wt?-???* pudding,
chocolate cake appeared on the i
dish with St. Louis ham. The Eng
men were evidently surprised at the
iuary tastes, of the Americans, but
.kept.very quiet until the olose of I
dinner, - when they asked for fi
bowls.
Car Conductor-fWh?tl"
First Englishman-"Bring us tw(
ger bowls?"
?Second. English man-"And two
ns."! - ! -,
Car Conductor-"What's a fi
bowl?"
' 'First Englishman-"Why, stapi
bowl to wash our fingers in."
Second Englishman-"Yes, and
towels are to dry our bauds."
The oar conductor disappeared,
after a long time returned with twt
fashioned tin wash dishes half filled
Croton water, in the centre of v
were floating two bits of castile
He held them while the confusec
tous washed their hands, when hi
them to dry them ou his apron, i
towels were on rollers, and could n
brought to the table.
.?>????-.
Exoitement promotes tho dei
monts of genius, as a phosphor?
sea is the more brilliant tho mor*
agitated.
A smart thing-Mustard plaster.
How Yoong Duck? Amoved ThemiolTci
? . . tn Old Time?.
Victor Hagoyjn his nsw novel, "The
Man Who .Laughs, V.-. thus refers to some
of the elane of tho young aristocracy that
succeeded the revolutionary clubs under
Cromwell :
To tho republican had succeeded the
monarohial clubs. They amused them?
selves decently therein.
There was the She-Romps Club. They
caught in the e'-eet a woman, a passer?
by, of the middle class, as young and as
? good-looking as they could get; they
pushed her by force into the club, and '
there mudo her walk on her hands, her
feet in the air, her fare hidden by her
drooping petticoats. If she took it in
dudgeon, . they lashed a little with the
riding-whip that part which was not con?
cealed. The squires of this order of
horse-breakers called themselves "The
Friskors."
There was a Sheet-lightning Club, me?
taphorically the Merry-Dancers. Ne?
groes aud whites danced here the pt'eun
(es and the timtirimbas of Peru, notably
the Mozamala, the doxy's dance, which
has its crowning feature in the dancing
girl's sitting down on a heap of meal,
upon which she leaves the imprint of the
Callipyge.
There was the Hell-fire Club, where
thoy played at being impious. It was a
tournament of sacrilege. Hell was here
set up nt auction to the most blasphe?
mous.
There was tho Batting Club, so-called,
because they gavo butts to people. They
picked out some porter with an immense
brisket und idiotic look. They offered
him, and if necessary they forced him to
take, a pot of porter for allowing them
to give him four butts in the breast; and
thereupon they laid their wagers. Once
a man, a heavy bruto of a Welshman,
named Gogangerdd, died at tho third
butt. This looked serious. There was
an inquest, and the jury brought in a
verdict "died of expansion of the heart,
caused by excessive drinking." Go?
gangerdd hud indeed drunk a pot of
porter.
There was tho Fnn Club. Fun is, like
cant, like humor, an exceptional, un?
translatable word. Fun is to farce what
allspice is to salt. To enter a dwelling,
smash the costly mirrors, slash the fami?
ly portraits, poison the dog, put the cat
in the nviury, this was called "cutting
out n piece of fun." To spread a false
report of bad news which should put
people needlessly in mourning, this was
fun. Under James II, a young lord, a
1 millionaire, who had set fire, at night, to
a straw-thatched cottage, filled Loudon
with laughter, aud was proclaimed King
of Fun. The poor devils of the straw
thatched cottage escaped in their night?
dresses. Thu members of the Fun Club,
all of tho highest aristocracy, wandered
about London nt au hour when the citi?
zens were asleep, took the shutters off
their hinges, cut tho pipes of the hy?
drants, caused the cisterns to cave iu,
took down the signs, laid waste the flow?
er-beds, extinguished the street lamps,
sawed asunder the main props of houses,
broke the squares of glass in windows
especially in the quarters of the poor. It
was the rich who thus treated the wretch?
ed. That was why no complaint was
possible. Besides, there was something
comic in it. These manners have not
yet wholly disappeared. Itt different
parts of England, and of the English
possessions-at Guernsey, for example
from time to time, they loy waste your
hour house a little ut night, break down
your fence, wrench off your door-knock?
er, kc. If the offenders were poor, they
would be sent to jail; but they are esti?
mable young gentlemen.
The most distinguished of the clubs
was presided over by au emperor, who
carried a crescent on his forehead, and
was oalled the "Great Mohock." The
Mohock surpassed the fun. To do harm
for harm's sake-such was the pro?
gramme. The Mohock Club hud this
noble aim: to be mischievous. For ful?
filling this duty, all means were good.
On becoming n Mohock you were bound
by oath to do mischief. To do mischief
I at all hazards-no mattor when, no mat?
ter what, no matter how-was tho obli?
gation. Every member of the Mohock
I Club was expected to have his special
I talent. One was a "dancing muster"
j that is to say, he made clodpolls frisk
i about by pricking their calves, with his
sword. Others were skilled in "sweat
I ing"-that is to say, the getting up u
circle of six or eight gentlemen, rapier
in hand, around some low scamp;- being
surrounded on ail sides, it was impossi?
ble thut tho scamp should not turn his
back upon some one of the party; the
gentleman upon whom he turned it chas?
tised him for it by a pointed thrust, tbat.
made him wheel about; ? fresh thrust
mado intimated to the fellow that
he had somo sprig of nobility behind
him; and thus, ono after another, each
pricking in his turn. When the man,
girt ia by this circle of swords, and all |
bloody, bad sufficiently piroutted and I
danced, they bad him cudgeled by their
j lackeys, just to change the course of his
j ideas. Others "stirred up the lion;"
that is to eay, laughingly arrested a pass?
er-by, crushed his nose for him with a
blow of a Hst, and plunged their two
thumb.'; into his eyes. If the two eyes
I were put out, they paid him for the
loss.
I Such, at the beginning of the eight
| eenth century, were the pastimes of the
opulent idlers of Loudon.
The Charlotto Observer gives the fol?
lowing description of Damielle, a noto?
rious horse thief now visiting various
portions of tho country: Ho is about
six feet two inches high, spare built,
very straight, light sandy hair and beard,
grey eyes, walks with rather a oareless
stride, and is very easy and remarkably
self-possessed in conversation, and is
about twenty-five years old.
Bradish Johnson, a lawyer cf New Or?
leans, is reported to hay sued General
Neal Dow for silver plato taken from his
house during the war.
An Autocrat of Faantam ?nd hf* Aristo?
? r crail* Supporter*.
The correspondent of the New. York
Times, writing from Parla, gives the fol?
lowiDg gossiping sketch of Worth, the
famous autocrat of fashion, and of some
of his peculiarities:
It would not be right to BOJ anything
against Mr. Worth, the man milliner of
the Rue de la Paix, for he is the prince
of industrials in his way. His establish?
ment is a curiosity; at least that is what
people generally say. There is certainly
none other like it. It is curious, tho
'evening of a fancy dress ball at the Tuil?
eries, to see the jam of crested carriages
before his door. It i J curious to see
ladies, as deeply crested as their car?
riages, take tickets at the door so as to
be admitted in turn to the presence of
the great man inside. It is curious to
witness their assault on the lunoh set out
for them in tba waiting room, and which
suggests that perhaps they do nob all
penetrate further into the temple of fash?
ion. Once inside, it is something more
than curious to witness what takes place.
The artist, a good-looking man of forty,
with black hair and pale face, dressed
loosely in a black dress suit, and with
white cravat-a man who speaks all lan?
guages, and does not know what country
he belongs to, although he sometimes
forgets himself, and says he is an En?
glishman-stands in the middle of the
floor, with his eyes on the lady customs
examines her as he would a horse he was
going to buy. He makes a female assist?
ant turn her around, trot her up and
down, sit down, stand np, and finally he
issues his fiat, from which there is no ap?
peal, and the customer must take the
dress, tho cut, and the price he dictates.
"That or nothing, madam, in anything
else both you and I would he ruined!
Then, when the costume is finished, they
mnst return with it on, to seo whether it
does not need u touch here and there be?
fore its advent in the world. Mr. Worth
goes through ell this process with snch
decorum, and with such an evident eye
to art, that the fashionable world, from
the Empress down, declares that in fash?
ion, there is but one god, and Worth is
his prophet.
But there is a good side to Worth (hat
the world in general does not know of.
Worth is liberal to the trade; he does not
charge fifty francs toa smaller tradesman
for a pattern; he gives il to him. It may
be that he considers his position so ex?
alted that he need not fear rivalry; but,
at any rate, he encourages poorer work
people by giving them his inventions,
and nobody else does that. Moreover,
he invents bonnets and boots, and hoop
skirts and collars, and gives them to the
people engaged in the manufacture of
these several articles, and charges them,
nothing for them. He has thus been
tho fortuso of a crowd of poor people,
who look upon him as a sort of benefac?
tor. He is alone the inventor of the
greater part of the fashions wbich fash?
ionable ladies wear in all parts of the
world. He shapes thc forms of woman
kind the wide world over. Was ever mor?
tal so omniscient before?
Does he get rich? No, for ho is an ar
ti st, a Bohemian, a spendthrift. H
keeps open house at his country place, a
Suresnes, the year round, and the cham
pngne flows in rivers, the pate de foie gr
melts by the ton. Bat his partner an
business (man takes care of his mone
and is rich, and that shows what kind o
business it is to be the high priest o
fashion.
The system of carpet-bagism begn
by the radicals in the treatment of th
South seems to be sorely troubling th
party, lt appears that the honest
publican Senators in the West conside
that they have just as much right sen
ing men to this city to fill offices as the
have South. Because they insist upo
this right, the radical papers and poli
cians are in a rage. They don't like the
own medicine.
"I'm afraid you don't like the babi
when they cry," said a matron to a ge
tleman, as she tried to soothe the darli
in her arms.
"Oh, yes," said he, "I like them b
when they cry, because I've always o
served that they are carried oat of t
room."
Retail druggists invariably dobuaine
on a small scale.
Auction Sales
Valuable Beal Estate at Auction.
By HOLMES & MACBETH, Auctione
BY virtue of an order of sate, to me direc
bv tho Hon. Qeo. S. Brvau, Judge of
baited States District Court, for tho bist
of South Carolina, I will offer for sale, at p
lie auction, at the old Post Office', foot
Broad Streeli'Oharleaton, 8. C., upon THU
DAY, Julv 1, at ll o'clock A. SI.:
All' that lot or parcel of LAND; ?itna
lying and being in the city of Columbia,
State of South Carolina: measuring and c
taining in front on Washington street, si:
?ix (66) feet, and in depth one hundred
four (IOU feet-butting and bounding
on lands now, or late of estate of, Cb
bock; East on lands of A. Oage and J
Bateman Sooth on landa of Q. Y. Antw
and North on Waehington Street.
Tanns ci?h. Purchasers to pay for pa
and stamps. LOUIS McLAIN,
Aaaignee F. O. DeFontai
To whom it may concern: All Lien credi
of F. O. DeFontaino are hereby notified t
pursuant to an order of Court, dated Jan
1869, they are required to prove and esta"
thoir lieus before J. C. Carpenter, Registe
or before Joly 1,18C9, or eleo be debarred
any benefit arising from the decree to be
in thia oaBe. LOUIS McLA
Jnne 12_12,16.21,25,
A Liberal Reward
WILL he paid, and no quodtione aske
tho return of a much-worn POC
BIBLE, of intrinsic value ;to tho owner,
{tOBod to havo beon taken from ibo Stu
lev Wm. Martin, on Wednesday, tho 9t
atant._Jnne 1
Selling Off at Goat:
ACHOICE lot of WINES, LIQUORS,
OARS, TOBACCO, Ac.
JOHN STORK & SON
Assembly street, near Post 0
Juno 12 2
Preserving Kettles.
TINNED and Enameled Preserving '
TLBS, f..r salo low, bv
FISHER, LOWRANCE & FI8H