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COLUMBIA, S. p. Tnesiiy ?l?rni?ff, April 12,1870. ?cntation of Minorities. We find that'on the evening of April 5, Mr. David Dudley Field delivered a leoturo on thia subject in Boston. On the same eycuiug, in Columbia, one of our iellow-citizeus lectured on the same subjoct. Thio coincidence shows-that both in the rtorfch and South this import? ant matter ia attracting attention. Else? where ia our columns viii be found a communication,;taken from the London Time*, giving 1'the hibtory of minority repr?sentation/ Thus, it appears, that in Europe, also, tho subject is regarded with groat iuforest. Suffering as we are in thia country from "Republicanism" run mad1-noticing as we do in our own exp?rience? fjhe excesses and the injus? tice of numerical majorities, no discus? sion is moro,opportune thun that which looks to a reform in representation. Re ourriDg to Mr. Ficld'a lecture, we find that wbilet; ho abo wa very, clearly the bogus > representation involved in our present system,,and giyes a close analy? sis of the different schemes that have been suggested to,-secure proportional representation, bo givesno scheme of bis own. He appreciates the disease, but as yet aspires to no specific remedy. To appreciate tho disease, however, is a step in tho direotion of a cure, and we hold that Mr. Field deserves credit for calling attention to the1 defects of our representative system.. Ita; defeats arc glaring, and the cause of seRVgpverntueut demands a reform of ita gross abuses. In our next, we shall gi vu. Mr. Field's analysis of the several schemes whereby it is proposed to secure a more equitable representation than the majority system affords. Our readers will bear iu mind that the.advocates of minority represen? tation dd not propose to ignore the jual claims of the-majority. But the propo BitLonis thal representation should be pro portioned-that is to say, if in Richland for. instance, there were 1,000 radica voters'and 500 Democratic voters, th< representation in the House ought to bi in the ratio ot 2 radicals to 1 Democrat THE SAN DOMINGO JOB.-Ac cordi nj to tho Boston Advertiser, private letter from SAU Domingo are filled with warn ings against the proposed purchase o that country, and represent the whnl thing as a vast job. They state that th promoters pf the scheme have bought n] all the valuable territory, which, it event-of'annexation, would be necessar for fortifications and warehouses. Th election is represented as a farce. N snob thing as a vote by ballot is known the voters being brought np by force and compelled to vote in a certain way and "the forts, arsenals and .navy," de scribed in the treaty, are said to b myths. Advices received in other qnai tere state that the debt of the republi will prove to be nearer $20,000,000 tba tho $1,500,000 stated in the purcbas proposals. The more this scheme, i ventilated, the more odorous of speculu tion it becomes. "PLEBISOIT?M. "-As this word fri quon tl y occurs in our French despatchei and may not be understood bj th; portion of onr readers who are una? quainted with foreign tongues, it mu not be amiss to explain its meaning, i least its general signification. It is con pounded of the two Latin words pleb plebis, people; and set'tum, an ordinance and in ancient times was used to desi/ nate a law or ordinanco made by tl Roman plebiaus or commonalty, on tl requisition of a Tribune, (a represent tive of the rights and interests of tl plebiaus,) without the co nen n euro of tl Seuate or patricians. As used now i France, without any accurate knowled( ou the subject, we presume it desiguati a constitution or bill of rights modif, ing the empire, to be presented by tl Emperor and voted on by the peop without the intervention of the Freut Legislature. O ia ?ix OF THE TEBAI "SCHEMA."-Tl frequent use of the term "schema" io i tho official acts connected with the Cou eil at Rome must have beeu romarke Tho word is of Hebrew origin, meauit "liston," and occurs frequently in passage of tho book of Exodus devoti to the glorification of monotheism, wbic for the followers of the Jewish i i tu ? constitutes a species of "credo," to 1 repeated by the faithful at all solea moments of ono's life, and particnlui on the death-bed. ? ? Half a dozen towna aro already claii ing that they were eaoh tho first to ve under the fifteenth amendment. I this thing bo Bottled right now. Otln wiso, three or four thousand years hen there will be trouble. Think what quantity of trouble would have be saved if tho real hirth-placo of Hom hud thought it worth while to say so frc tho very start. Representation of AHnorlUe*-Ttae Ht raima Agitated loi Europti. Tho London 7Vm<?-?t?bJ?ab,?8 J^e fol-. lowing* V* ? ? Ai $ I l? 2b th9'}EdUor \f tfyjTimeaAa Mr. IIurdoRstlo's bill baa ? revojioned ibo question of the representation.of "minori? ties, will yon allow mo to moke a sboit statement as to tbe progress of publie opinion npon that subject in other countries? THE UNITED STATES.-In 1867 Mr. Buckalow proposed in tho Senate of tbe Uoited States that a bill then before tbe Senate should be amended so as to in? troduce tue cumulative vote, but bis proposal was voted out of order. Io tbe same year, at tho revision of the New York Constitution, tbe proportional representation of all the electors was ad?' roosted by Mi*. Hbraoe Greeley, and by an association presided over by Mr. David Dudley Field, and as a result of tbe discussion the principle was applied to the election of tbe seven judges of the Court of Appeals, the supreme judi oial tribunal in that State. Last year Senator Buckalow made a seoood pro? posal for introducing tbe cumulative or free vote into tbe oleotions of members of Congress. This bill enacted that each elector of any State should be entitled to a number of votes equal to the num? ber of representatives to be chosen by the State, and bo afc - liberty to give all snob votes to one candidate, or distribute them equally or unequally among a great? er number of candidates. After being twioe read, it was referred to a committee of seven Senators, presided over by Mr. Wade, the late President of the Senate, and was reported baok without amend? ment, accompanied by a report strongly endorsing tho cumulative vote and recom? mending; that it/should ulso bo-applied to tho election of Presidential electors. The committee assign "four- great rea? sons: (1) it is jitst, (2) it will oheok cor? ruption, (31 it will be a guarantee of peuce, and-(4) it will improve the charac? ter and ability of the' House.Of the most common objection to the repre? sentation of minorities, viz: that it is opposed to the doctrine that the majority shall rule, they say, "it is preposterous, for it is one of the main merits of the I reformed voting that it will secure the I true rule of the majority, and give it a 8anctiou.it does not at present possess;" and they point out that "at present we have only the rule of a majority of a majority, which very likely represente only a minority." Tho further progress of this bill was prevented by the close ol the session, but this report, signed by all the members of the committee, is en? titled to great weighL considering that Senators of tho United States aro, us a rule, the most experienced and the most independent of American politi? cians. The question of proportional representation is now before, thc Const i tut ional Convention of Illinoisrand there is a considerable probability that eitbei the cumulative vote or some mo thur based on the principio of proportions representation will be adopted. It ii stated that ! 'every daily paper.in Chicago, and most of the papers, without distino tion of party, in the State, favor tb< embodiment of the principle in the nev constitution." SWITZERLAND.-In Switzerland man hood suffrage and the apportionment o representatives according to population have been established for at least twenty or thirty years in al moBt every Can toi possessing a representative government aud therefore the received theory of tin representation of majorities has beet more completely tested than in mr other country of tho Old World. li April last a committee of the Gram Couucil of Neuohatel appointed to con sider the subject preseuted an ?labor?t report in favor of proportional repre seo talion, and, by a majority of six ti throe, recommended a scheme agreein] iu its main features with Mr. Hare's plan und with the system ia operation in Den mark ever since 1855. It may be nddei us un illustration of the thorough man uer in which the subject was investigated that this committee havo proposed ai important improvement in the mode o tilling up casu ul vacancies. This schein bas since passed through its first stag? i ti tho Grand Council itself by a mn jori t of 43 to 33, and is still in progress. A Geneva there has been an active ngitu tion in favor of proportional reprosentn tion over ni?ee the fatal disturbances o August, 1864. The writings of th leaders of the movement, and latterl; their weekly paper, the Reformixte, hav greatly contributed to the progress c their views, not only io Switzerland, bu elsewhere. I would mention in pnrtict: lar, both ou account of their intriusi merit and because tho work may, I un durstuud, be seen at the A theme um, tw articles by M. Ernest Naville in th Biblioth?que Universelle for March am November last. As the Grund Council nt Geneva i elected in no more than three electon districts, of which one elects as many o forty-four member.-*, (an arrangemei which places the selection of the meu bers mundy in the bands of the norn noting committees or caucases,) th Graud Council was not likely to be favo, ublo to a plan which would altogethe alter this, aud for a long time they re fused to entertain tho question at al At length, last summer, on a bill bein introduced to establish a s?beme of pr< portional representation, they appointe a committco to examine it. The majorit of this committee recently reporte against the proposed bill, and, indeet altogether against proportional represor talion; but they admitted that thee: isling system was not satisfactory, an intimated that several members of tl: majority would be disposed to coner with tho minority in supporting th limited vote adopted io England. I consequence, another committee bas jin been appointed to examine tho who oleotoral system, and especially the lim ted vote. ' At the revision of the Lacere Constitution last year, the advocates < proportional representation succeeded i carrying a provision thafctbo returning officer Bbould appoint esra ti ne oro in pairs, one to represent each party, and 'that-,, if one-third of tho electors wero dissatisfied '\vith tho nomiur.tions, the scrutineers should bo elected by ballot, :oach eloctor;votiug only fdr one of each nain? This l'en ables the minority to ae? on ro tb at the' election IB fairly conducted. This mode of electing scrutineers exists in Pennsylvania and other parts of the United States. Proportional representa? tion was BIBO advooated at Zurich during the revision of the constitution in 1868, and a propospal to inquire into the subject met with considerable amount of support. It ie, moreover, noteworthy that the re? vised Constitution of Zurich not only provides for all Jaws and largo money grants being submitted to a vote of the whole people, (an institution which,under the-name of referendum, bas been intro? duced into several other cantona,) but even enables the- people to make laws without any intervention on tho part of their Representative Assembly. This new provision cannot but be regarded as a sign that the ordinary representative system has not worked satisfactorily, however sceptical one m ny be as to the wisdom of the means adopted for supple? menting and controlling it. FRANCE.-In Franco, M. Leon Say, a member of the commission lately ap? pointed by the Olli vier Ministry to pre? pare a ?chemo for the re-orgauizatioir of the Municipality of Paris, has proposed to the commission that the new Muni? cipal Council should be elected by cumu? lative voting, each nrondissement elect? ing three members. M. Emile de Girnrdin, another member of the com? mission, has proposed a second s?beme, likewise based on the principle of pro? portional representation, of which ho was one of the earliest advocates. M. Pr?? vost Paradol, in a reoent article in the D?bats, warmly supports M. Leon Say's proposal, speaking of proportional rep? resentation as "an improvement upon the system of representation now iu use as evident and almost as important as the application of steam to industry." The introduction of proportional repre? sentation into the election of the National Legislature has also attracted a goori deal of attention in France, especially during and since the general election last summer. The arbitrary alterations whiol had been mndo by the Government ic tho electoral districts had placed in ii conspicuous light one of the most serious defects of tho.election by majorities, viz tho facility with wtiiob- tho representa (ion of a dietriot can be transferred fron one party to the other by a slight chang? in its boundaries. Among tho numeroui pamphlets and articles which have ap peared on the subject in France, I ma; mention, as specially deserving, twe pamphlets by Baron de Layre, and M Boreley, and an article in the Journal de Economistes for June last, by M. Furet. GRRAT BRITAIN.-It will perhaps bi said that cumulative voting and propor tional representation have nothing to d< with Mr. Hardoastle's bill for abolishiuj the limited vote. But the main issn argued and decided in Parliament ii 1867 did not relate to the limited vote o the cumulative vote, or any other parti ciliar form of voting. It was simpl whether the exclusive representation o majorities should be maintained, or som provision made for representing minori tics also. Until after the debate in th House of Commons, (July 5.) tho prc posai before the publio was the cumuli) tive vote; and probably the principl reason for substituting the limited vot in tho House of Lords, was that it ha foi med part of the reform bill of th Abordeeu Cabinet in 1854. Even if i were held that the limited vote does nc work satisfactorily, the substitutiou c some other provision for the repr?sente tiou of minorities in the same cot stitueucies would cause muon less du turbauce of the settlement of 1867 tha the complete abolition of all represeutt tion of minorities. Mr. H uni castle's preamble about "ri storing to tho electors those rights whic by tho ancient law and customs of th realm belonged to them," looks as if had been originally written for som Uttra-Tory bill, intended to ropeal alt< gether the reform billa of 1832 and* 186' und restore the exclusive rights of frei holders, freemen and corporators. Bt the issue he thus raises is clearly one < right, and not of expediency. It i therefore, a-very material cireumstant that on the coutinent and in the Unite States there is a strong and growiti opinion that-the only really just syste of representation is one iu which the m jori ty has no more than its proportion share of the representatives. Commenting on thia article, tho Ne York World says: "Thero will be found elsewhere ?D th issue au interesting letter from the Loi don Times, synopsizing the progress . minority representation in France, Swi zerlaud, and the United States, and ur] ing the adoption in England of son system whereby the majority shall ha' no more than its proportional share representation. The hardships and i justice of the present electoral syste have been "o frequently exposed in tl World that it is but an oft-told tale mention them again; and yet, for tl best interests of our people, they ci hardly bo too constantly recurred to. i wo now vote, if A have 1,000 vates at B 1,001, t'ion B is elected and repr sents, not 'tho people,' as we current say, or all tho voters, but only that po tion thereof which cast their suffrages f him, leaving the 1,000 voters for without any representation. To obvia this evil is the object of what is knov as minority representation-the idea which is that the voters for A are to 1 represented to tho extent of the 1,01 votes ciiBt by them, and that the B vote aro likewise to bo represented to tl extent of 1,001 votes; or, in other word that representation bo proportional, ai not, as now, swallowed up altogether I the majority, to the utter political am hilation of tho minority." iffiwPi^p^^pjpjff^^-1 mm i, mom i A mooting ot Presbytery was held in Newberry last week. From a slip issued from the ofiloo of tho Harald;-we gleam the following: \ jj? ^ rt A : Ber. B. A. Mtokle, ol Newberry/-0. H., Rev. Dr. John; B.-iAdger, offtbe Colombia Theological Seminary, Dr. Jno; F. Dorrah, of Laurens Dfstrict', and Gol. B. A. Fair, of Abbeville, were elected Commissioners to represent this Presby? tery in the General Assembly at Louis? ville, Ky. Tbc thanks of tho Presbytery wore tendered to the Messrs. Grencker, for kindly furnishing printed abstracts of the proceedings of yesterday. I The subject of dividing the Presbytery was ably discussed by Messrs. Baxter, Fair, Lindsay, Adger, and others, and eliciting very strong opposition, was finally indefinitely postponed. A very animated discussion sprang np on the subject of Domestic Missions. Dr. Jno. B. Adger made a very earnest appeal iu favor of continuing the work. Rev. Dr. ?. T. Buist, iu his eloquent manner, earnestly pressed the same point. The discussion was continued by Mr. Baxter, Col, Robert A. Fair, Revs. Mickle, Lindsay and others. The resolu? tions by Dr. Adger, favorable to a con? tinuation of the good work, were adopted. Rev. Mr. Jacobs offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That tho hearty thanks of this Presbytery be tendered to the citi? zens of Newberry, for their noble and generous hospitality, and to the various churches for their kind offer of their church buildings, and that the pastor of Aveleigh Church bo requested to bring the resolutions before his congregation and the other churches in such way as he may think best. Thanks were also voted to tho Green? ville and Columbia Railroad for courte sics reoeivttd. And thus, after the ordi? nary routine of concluding the business matters of Presbytery, ended one oj the most harmonious, delightful meetings ever held by this body. A PBESBNT TO GRANT FROM THE SOI? TAN.-Among the visitors at the White Rouse was tho Turkish Minister, who announced to the President that the Sultan, desirous to tender to him a token of amity and sympathy, had issued orders to the imperial factories at Ourchak, near Smyrna, for the especial execution ; of a largo carpet, of one piece, for the j East room of the Executive Mansion. The uncommon dimensions of this room i requires, it appears, the mounting of a I loom especially for the purpose. Who will hereafter doubt the shrewdness of Abdul? He, at least, kuows bow to ap? proach Grant. EXPLOSIONS-THREE MEN KITIT.ED. Another fatal explosion of nitro-glyce? rine occurred on Friday afternoon on the Hackensack (N. J.) meadows, at the ruins of the glycerine works of T. P. Shuffner. A few weeks ago an explosion at this place killed four men and re? duced tho factory to ruins. Thousands of pounds of the explosive substance were consumed at tho time, but there re? mained in one quarter of tho yard, in which the factory stood, a quantity un? exploded. The work of removing the debris and clearing the ground was com? menced a few days ago, and bas given employment to a number of workmen. On Friday afternoon two of these men, father and son, were removing a lot of glycerine, when it exploded, killing them instantly. Their bodies, which were thrown to a great distance from the spot where they were standing, were horribly mangled. FOUR PERSONS DROWNED.-On the 2d instant, at St. Joseph, Michigan, as John Smith, with a party of women and children, on their way to a funeral, was driving a wagon across the river, some part of the vehicle gave way, causing it to swerve from its course and strike forcibly against thu railing of the bridge. This was not strong enough to sustain the shock, giving way, and precipitating tho wagon, with all its occupants, but not tho horses, into the deep, rapid stream a few feet below. The piuco was not far from shore, and Mr. Smith escaped, swimming to shore with his child in his urms. The others, includ? ing his wife, Mrs. Ellen Yore, Miss Fanny L. Lysaght, and a girl of thirteen or fourteen years were swept down with tho stream and drowned. Two of the bodies have thus far been recovered. THE FATAL FIGHT AT KINOSTBEE. The Georgetown Times says that J. J. Martin and Sidney N. Brown, who had a fatal fight near Kingstree, are the Burne gentlemen who made arrangements some time ago to fight a duel at North Island, which did not take place in consequence of one of tho parties not coming up to time. The Times says: "These two young moo literally haunted each other to tho death, from some trifling diffe? rence; and, in trying to legalize murder, uuder 'the code of honor,' the crime has been committed in its worst form. It is rumored, we know not with what degree of credibility, that Mr. Brown has since died of his wound. If so, this renders tho case only the moro shocking." Mr. Martin was instantly killed. THE FIRE AT DAVENPORT, IOWA.-A despatch to tho Chicago Tribune, dated Davenport, April 4, says: At an early hour this morning, the Pennsylvania Houso, the second largest hotel in the oily, and two brick houses belonging to M. S. Davis & Sons, and a frame residence owned by Mr. H. John? son, were burned to tho ground. The hotel was a stone structure, four stories high, built in 185G, the store and furni? ture costing at the time $75,000. There were 110 rooms, capable of accommodat? ing somo 300 people. The briok houses are all of one size, twenty-four by nine? ty-six feet, three stories to roof. _ ?^ ? ' ?\ 1 Bocal Items. Tho , PHCBNXX, office is supplied with every; stylo of matarial'froift the small metal;-Jotter . to tho largcet wood type, together with plain abd fancy cards, paper, colored ink, bronze, oto. It is tho only establishment in the interior of the Stato where two and three sheet posters eau be printed. All kinda of work in the printing line attended to at short notice. A meeting of tho City Council was held yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock. The Hoard of Aldermen claiming to hove been elected on Tuesday last, were pre? sent, for the purpose, ns was supposed, of claiming their seats. John Rhett, Esq., City Attorney, stated that the opposing counsel-Messrs. Chamberlain and Tradewell-had admitted that there were frauds in the election-relative to votes being cost by parties residing within the extended limits of the oity; counsel had agreed to test the constitu? tionality of the Act of tho Legislature oalling tho election; and afterwards to argue tho charges of fraud. A meeting of tho City Council this morning, at 10 o'clock, was theo decided upon-when the views of counsel will be more fully expressed. CROMOS.-The Soulliern Presbyterian Review, for April, has just been issued. It is published quarterly, in Columbia, S. C., by nu association of ministers. A largo proportion of the newspapers on our exchange list are freighted with more or less energetic protests against the continuance of the income tax. We are indebted to the author, Ed? ward McCrady, J.r., Esq., for a copy of "A Review of the Resolutions of the Press Conference," recently held in Co? lumbia. The articles were written for the Charleston papers, but their publica? tion was declined. Fascinating yoong gentlemen of this vicinity, who run after the "curl of the period," may be termed "switch ten? ders." Office-seeker's cry: "Oh! that I were au event, that I might take place." Land Commissioner DeLarge has opened an office over the grocery store of Mr. John Agnew, on Main, near Ger? vais (or Bridge) street. It is rumored that a "new banking com? pany has been formed io this city, ol which Mr. C. H. Baldwin has beeo elected President, and Mr. Tomlioson appointed Cashier, temporarily. Its business will be conducted in tho build? ing now occupied by the Carolina Na? tional Bank. The time fixed for com? mencing operations is the first of May. Our milliner friends are prepared for the spring and summer trade, with a handsome assortment of bend-gear for the ladies. See the advertisineuts of Mrs. Recd, Mrs. Smith and Mrs Mc? Cormick. THE AGRICULTURAL AND IMMIGRANT CONVENTION.-We desire to direct atten? tion to this convention. It will consider matters of vital and absorbing interest, and muy accomplish much good. Dr. Parker, President of our local Agricultu? ral Society, has appointed delegates for Richland. It will be seen, also, that the President of the South Carolina Institute makes certain appointments: TnE MAY CONVENTION.-Tho followiug gentlemen have bueo appointed to repre? sent the Sonth Carolina Institute in the May Agricultural and Immigrant Con? vention: BOARD OF DIRECTORS-William M. Lawton, President; Wdliatn Kirkwood and Joseph Walker, Vice-Presidents; W. G. DeSaiiSStire, Secretary; F. J. Porcher, O. Y. Richardson, James M. Eason, R D. Bacot, Joseph D. Aik??n, James T. Welsman. W. S. Henery, W. G. Vardell, W. G. Whilden. Henry Gerdts, George S. Hacker. E. W. Marshall. MEMRERS-Hon. W. D. Porter, Chair? man; Hon. N. R. Middleton, Hon. William Aikeu; Hon. Benj imio F. Per? ry, of Greenville; Johnson Hagood, of Barnwell; John P. Thomas and William Wallace, of Columbia; John A. Wuge ner. Dr. E. Geddings, Dr. F. Peyre Porcher, W. L. Trenholm, J. Campsen, Theodore D. Wagoer, Thomas Y. Si? mons, James S. Gibbes, John Chadwick, George S. Cameron, F. W. Dawson, John O'Neill, A. L. Tobias. Tho Committee of Arrangements pre? viously nppointed aro ex officio members. Tho Presidents of the incorporated railroads of this State are invited to at? tend the convention on the 3d of Muy, as members, and to appoint a delegation from their respective boards of directors, under the resolution and circular letters some time since mailed to the Presidents, by authority of the South Carolina Insti? tute. WILLIAM M. LAWTON, President South Carolina Institute. DELEGATES TO THE AGIUCULTURAL AND IMMIGRANT CONVENTION.-The following gentlemen aro appointed to represent the Itichland Agricultural and Mechanical Society in tho Agricultural and Immi? grant Convention, to be held in Charles? ton in May next: J. B. Palmer, J. H. Kinsler, Dr. E. B. Turnipseed, W. H. Stuck, Wm. Weston, G. T. Vickes, J. G. Lykes, C. P. Pelham, W. K. Buohman. R. O'Neale, Jr., C. Waring, Edward Hope. J. W. PARKER, Prosident. W. H. GniBES, Secretary. o hours oif twelve and, twq to-day, Congo ree Course will berthe scene , of.a new contest for sporting honors between onr sister tho Old North State, ana onf;pWh mother of tho Pa!mottoes. . MU ,. hus beeu on tip-too for some weeks patjt iii reference to this trial of borse-fl?sh. and horse-speed, and the interest in" tho mutter has hy no means beett ubated^t?r our recent victory over the Tar-tee^! (so yclept familiarly) in thu great ouick/ en fight. The trial will be a quarter stretch-Ringle dash-and the entries are bay steed, by Jones, of Raleigh, N. C.; brown bay golding, by Whitaker,, of York, S. C. ; catch weights (60 pounds or more;) purse a thousand dollars. As both ' horses are well known, though unnamed, for their high breeding and stock, and' have been sobmitted for some time past to a thorough course of professional training, a lively rac? is confidently anticipated. lu addition to the main race, there will be a number of scrubs, in which several full-blooded animals will participate; after which an old-fashioned barbecue dinner will bespread, uuder thesopervi siou of the veteran Dent. Every facility will be furnished the public for the enjoyment of whut promises to. be a merry day, and those of our readers who have no vehicles of their own, or have made no engagements with th?' livery* stahl- s, can be accommodated hy ono of Agnew's omnibuses, which will leave the Columbia Hotel aud Franklin's Exchange at noon; or Joyner's, which will leave Pollock's at the same hour. The gale of Saturday night extended over considerable space. It was (Very severe iu Augusta. The Charleston News speaks us follows of its effects in the "city by the sea:" "About 5 o'clock last Saturday after? noon, a high wind sprung up, and by 6 o'clock a severe gale was blowing, accom? panied with rain, thunder and lightning. During tho gale, which lusted several hours, signs were blown down, branches of trees torn off and vessels drifted from their moorings. Pour rafters, and tho portions of the roof connected therewith, of the new (I er mun Church, were shat? tered, it is said by parties who were near, by lightning. The irou work was twist oil out of alt shape, aud portions of it aud tho timber hurled over into the Orphan House lot." WEDDING CARDS AND ENVELOPES.-A lot of wedding cards aud envelopes, of latest styles, hos just been received; which will be printed in imitation of en? graving, and at less than one-tenth the cost. Call and see specimens. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The Northern mail is opened for delivery at 8 a. m.; closed at 8.30 a. m. Charleston, opened at- 5.30 p. m.; closed at 8.30 p. m. Green ville, opened at 5.30 p. m.; closed ut 8.30 p. m. Western, opened at 9.30 a.- m. ; closed nt 4 p. m. Chariest*,.,, (evening,) opened at 8 a. m.; closed at I 4 80 p. m. Ou Sunday, the postoffioe io open from 9 to 10 a. m. IIOTEIJ ARBIVALH, April ll --Columbia Dolel. J A Wullara, Winnsbnro; J P Richardson, Clarenden; J W O'Brien, J E Thames, B E McMannus, W D Kennedy, Mrs W Glover and servant, Charleston; J A August, J B Ivey, J S Greon, city; W J Ramsey, J tl Muses, FC Itogera, Titos Muuluon, Now York; J F Wil? liams. Baltimore; J A Chambers, Georgia; Mi-fl M Jones, LJonos, Edgotiold; JQ Cousarr, Lauen s ter; C B Foster, S C; Thos K Aiken, Cokesbury; James Huey, Philadelphia; J H Hudaou, B D Townsend, Benuettaville; W W Hor.beo, Mara Bluff. A T Darby, J ?Thomeon, .St Matthews; W IC blake, Spartanburg; 8 T -'alihberry, Connecticut; Alex Mclieo, Green? ville. dickerson l?mite-W Wall Brice, Youngs vill?; W J Davia, Fairfield; Mrs C Glisaman, Alabama; D Randolph Howell, Plum Ridge; J Milligan Sutphen, Now York; Jas ll em ph ill, S P liamilton, W M Thomas, A H Davoga, Chester; Phillip Schiff, Charlotte; L P Patter? son, Kershaw; C B Farmer, Wulterboro; J M Seigier, Newberry; W A Porter, E N Lambeth, Italttigh; W SI Jiietiee, Wilmington; 'thomas M miaou, Now York; G A Kirkland, Spartan burg; li P Adams, Columbia; W li 'Prescott, Greenville; J J Norton, H J Giilaland, O P Brygon, Walhalla; N H Davia, Fairlield; B D ')ulp. Union; C W Doyley, Greenville; J C Courtney, N C; S W Porter, Columbia; G 0 Fox, li Persona. S H Kuhemurham, H H Merritt. New York; S II Middleton, Louisiana; H lt Flanagan, Fairfield; H P Hamtnitt, Greenville; U D Johnson, Maryland. LIST OK NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. P F. Fraze.?- Sheriffs Salo. Extra Meotiug Independent Firo Company. E. C. Sc C. U. Davidson-Landa Wanted. Mrs. A. M? or mick -- fashionable Millinery. Ac t.-i Paased by tho State Legislature. B. Joyner-Ho! for the Bacon. FOUNTAIN OF HEALTH AND BEAOTY -Purify tho "blood" and enrich the stream upon which lifo ehiis und fl >wa. Use IIKINITSB'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT It enriches tho blood when thin and watery. Too many neglect the condition of tho blood, particularly among females. Poverty of blood ia a common disenso. Tho chief symptoms are "paleness," feeble pulse, losa of appetite, indigestion, flatulence and irregularity of tho bo wein; low spirits, head? ache, nervousness, debility, with languor. These points aro always found to bo connected with poor blood.' Tho "QUEEN'S DELIOUT" ia a life exhilarating elixir, und should be used at this season. Get a bottle. For sale by FISHER & IlEiMTsn. April ? ROSKOO.-Tho Norfolk Daily Journal, of Decembi r ll. 1869, aays: "This medicine is rapidly gaining confi? dence of tho people, and tho numerous testi? monial? of ita virtuoa, given by practitioners of medicino, leaves no doubt that it ia a safe and reliable remedy for IMPURITY OF TUE' BLOOD, LIVER DISEASE,"Ac." Tho la-t Me lical Journal contains an artl clo from Prof. K. S. Newton, M. D., Proaident of tho K Modi-ColloRO, city of New York, that speaks in high terms of ita curative proper? ties, anti gives a apocial recommendation of Koakoo to tho practitioners rf medicine. This is, wo boliove, tho llrat instance whore auch medicines havo boen officially endorsed by tho Faculty of any of tho Medical Colleges, and reflecta groat credit upon thc skill of Dr, Lawronco, its compounder, and also puts "Koskoo" in tho VAN of all other medicines of tho present day. F2?