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. Tuesi>y (Motnm?, Angpi^ 1^71. Souili Carolina Hdttoallonni Institute? ^P^r'colabios, thia, thorning, ooht?iu'n notice from Capt. Hugh S,. Thompson, President; of the Educational Instituto of South.Carolina, announcing tliut tho annual mooting of this ubsooiatiou of tho teaohers of tho State will bo hold nt Greouvillo, on the 23d instant. It will bereen that the difloront railroads will pass tho delegates to and from Green villa for ono fare, and that tba citizens of Greenville, with ohnraoteristle.bpspitnli ty, will'entertain all who attend. Tho annual orator, G?u. W. Jt^JBoaley, ?B well-known as a fine writer arid a grace . fal speaker, and as other distinguished speakers, are expected, the occasion will ?bejqn? of unusual interest. This nsso .oitvti?n is capable of doing much to pro? mote the .cause bf education,' aud we trust that the difforeut papers will extend thia uotiooi so that teachers from all pin t s .of the Btate'may bo informed of the meeting iu time to bo pr?sent; The g^h?r?us hospitality of tho-people of jGreenville,. nod the due climate, and soouery, will am ply* repay those who at? tend for the troubla. ,and the small ex? pense inoident to tut?/ir?p. ? We omittod. to ututo that all persone intending to bapr?sp?V.aro requested fcc notify P^;^?.l$!^fi?t?k* -at Greenville, .by mail, io?^?Vnt^emeuta for theil reception rdby;bb mado beforo the meet ibg. I \m$W '? M -, ' -This educational instituto is a pro j ec 'that ?hon?d bo put upon a lasting boals It has in view ono of the primo needs o Ahe times; Othor Bt?tes tiro movie g ii tthis 'direction. Beoently, ineetiugsi o .Ulis "kind, have boen held both, in Virgi mia and Alabama. In eaoh case an ?ab! 3r?dy assembled and the. proceeding were interesting and welt calculated t< promotes the cause of education. Let u ?do our part inSouth Carolina. d?xF0BT3 ANDilMT?BXa-: According t tho last monthly report of the Bureau c St?iiotica, the importa -into tho Unite Staten, specie included, during th , mouth of April, amounted to $50,600, .OOO. Tho corresponding month of lat jear the imports were $48,460,000 ebowing a gain of $2,200,000: Tbe el ?tire exports for the whole - country i April reaohed $51,000,000. being a gai of .810,400,000 ovor laut year. For tb ten. months ending April 30, the im pori and exports .combined aro in advance < tho same period last year, 812G.000.0C -whioh, at a similar'rate of'inoreaai would give $152.000,000 for tho whol twelve-month. Examining more ol?si ly, wo find that the imports hare ii creased $53,009,000, and the ex por $73,300,000-tho' latter, however, bein reinforced by $32,000,000 specie. W have imported in merchandise $61,000 OOO -more than last year, and .exporte $?1,000,000 more; brit although the ir, ports havo thus gained on the oxports : the neighborhood of $10,000,000, tl intter are increased by the movement ?peeie alluded to. Taking the'first U months of the fisoal year 1869-70, ai ?wo discover that the imports exceed) the exports by about $7,000,000, wbi the same.mouths io the fisoal year jo ended, give $13.000,000 exports over tl imports-whioh is evidence that the fa lance of trade is more iu our favor tin heretofore. ' ' .t- -'iHt i THBEE EMTEB?BS.-The Emperor W liam, of Germany, after having met t! Emperor Alexander at Ingenheim, w go, so the Atlantic, cable tells ns, to Gi ?oin, where he will meet'tho Empor Franois Joseph, of Austria. This ti of Emperors embraces all; the availal European imperial stook. The Empor Napoleon is at the pr?sent time out business, and a moating with him wot not be agreeable under the present cc dition of affairs. Victor Emanuel, wi it is suggested, intends to take up himself imperial honors, bas not yet tained that dignity. There is but o other Emperor in the world-he of B xii-who might be called upon to USE at a conference, of kings, but as he 1 '.nothing to do at present with Europe ..politics, he will not be invited. X 'leading potentate in these conferences . ot course, the ruler of Germany. B Bia and Germany Bro now the arbiters Europe, and if Austria agrees to th ?plans? the iofloenoe of England, aires <o? email moment, will be of less aocot than ever in settling the "balance power." With amicable Views, and w -a desire to promote the good of ni Stied, these three Emperors have in th . fiends the destinies of peace, which n be maintained, by their influence alo for t&au'y years. If they aro still aa . tiona, Europe, whioh has been al rot punished by their pride, will bo ag the scene of desolation, oausod by tb nets and resolves, and brought about no other purpose than to gratify tl passions. llrulal murder. A correspondent from Cbappell's De? pot write? ns fc^ovra, uitf er;(-data-of. t?e^ 31st uW ft \jr\ f t 3 % i Tbej?aual qitfet an\$p?aae d?t?or o#m munitjfwas outfagod^n Sa^urd?y night, 29tb ipstimt, b*;onetf)I the toosUieijpfoua a^d COld-fatoocTfed murderer' tra^rocord. Tba viotim waa a Mr. Foster, (white,) ouo of Ibo moat quiet, peaceful oitizeua of our County. Ho li'veil with his father in-law, Mr. J. Watts, about three miles from1 this place. " On Jho fatal, evening, ho was'called out in the kitchen, whioh they alfib'-tifcod for* dining "purposes, to supper.' After supper, ho took hie scat in a ohuir in the doorway, leaning buck tigaiust tho door faoiug. * Shortly after, while conversing with his mother-in-law, who was in the ki toben, ho was. fired un by BO mo unknown. party, with buck? shot-ouo and the fatal shot passing through tho ne?k, cutting both arteries, auother taking effect in tho head, but not .penetrating the skulk Eight of tho balla entered the door facing; others passing on into ibo house, ile only lived a moment, having time to get up and walk around in tho room, near bte wife, und saying to her: "Don't grieve for mo; tako caro of my child." There is no clue aa yet to this; cold-blooded murder. He was a youug mau, about twenty-six years of ago, leaving a youug wifo and au infant, to mourn his loss. The camm unity can illy sparo a mao of bia character. - H. , r-' Tho shipments of arms to Frunce, whioh causal KO m uah stir and indigna? tion among- tho German-American citi? zens,, who finally succeeded in. getting the '-President to' puta atop to it, hus likewise cuusud a storm of indignation in tho -'Frenoh National Assembly. It seems.that pur Yankee traders,, to whom the cou tract was awarded, faithful to their war record hero, furnished >a lot .ot itripOffeOt "Weapons, for ii very .-large pri?e^to'tuo Freuoh Consul G?n?ral at New "York, Who waa intrusted with the faroKaaXof &rtna'$n,! ;tko'tJnite^.States, rom tho ollicial .^tatetnepte before the Frenoh Chambers, it scorns rtluvt this* CoOTOH'itf. Yiotor Plocfe;;?r?i'-Ouly con? nived 'at ''(hede swindles,' but actually un aatto'pk/'?n' .bls , turn,, to' rob hiaisorery tried country o till further. .Immense prices were charged >. for I worthless rifles and apoi led pro vi ni on H to the French Go ver amen t, aud if moat of these weapons fo)l iuto the handu'of tho Prussians, the ?French,(according'to their statements, 'had hut cause to con gratti lato'themselves, aa they did 'lesa injury to them in the hands of their enemies -than if the Frenoh soldiers had buen co tn peile ti to handle them themselves. ' M. Pince, who returned to Franco to justify him? self before the Frenoh people, has been placed tinder arrest, and all funds in his possession have been attached. His im ponding trial will doubtless present many pointa ot interest to American readers.-Louisville Courier-Journal. THE LATEST HAILKOAD SLAUGHTER.-A telegram from St. Louis, dated the 20th, gives the following additional particulars of the late railroad accident in Missouri: A terrible railroad accident occurred at fifteen minutes past 6 o'clock last even? ing, on tho Toledo and Wabash railroad, sixteen miles from thia oity, ami two miles this side of Edwardsville, Illinois. A freight train of thirty-three oars, heavily laden with grain, going South ut great speed, collided with a gravel train, on whioh were a number of laborers ro turniag home from their work. Six laborers were killed outright, and four othors so seriously injured that little hopes aro entertained of their recovery. About half of the remainder of the laborers were more or ?ess injured, some quito seriously. The track was not cleared ab a late hour last night, and express trains transferred their passen? gers at the scene of the wreck. The col? lision ocourred on a short curve, and neither of the engineers was aware that another train was ou the traok until too late to prevent a collision. The engi? neers and firemen of both trains jumped off in time to savo their lives. Doth en? gines and a large number of cars were demolished. The number of the killed and wounded wero not ascertained. TWEED'S NEW YORK PALACE.-The New York Star says of the old Metro? politan Hotel, as metamorphosed by Mr. Tweed: "The Metropolitan Hotel is approach? ing completion. The writer uses this term, for in reality the hotol is going to ho entirely a new oue, with the excep? tion oi the -bare walls. Even the old gas and steam pipes have been torn out and new ones put in. From basement to coiling all ia uew and beautiful. Never was soen more gorgeous prepara? tions, even in the moat splendid private mansions of theeity. It may bo judged what magnificence is indulged in, when it is stated tbat the changea in tho hotel are made at a oost of little leas than 8350,000." DmTiNouiHiiiiD Yiarrons.-About 10 o'clock this morning the guests, olerks and waiters at the St. Nicholas Hotol were thrown into a flutter of excitement by the arrival of a dozen coaches con? taining human freight of au unusual de? scription. There wero thirty men, all mahogany-ootnpiexioued, all dressed iu unimpeachable shiny black broadcloth, all wearing long, solemn faces, and look mg half-alarmed, half-astonished, at what they saw. Tn a few minutes the carious orowd ascertained that they were a delegation of Japanese Princes, who had come to this country for the purpose of completing their education, and ex? amining mechanical inventions. [Nevo York Commercial. D. 0. Poixotto & Son have ft beautiful assortmeut of ohina, glass aud granito ware, at private sale. AtD. -O. Peixotto & Son's, ohina tea sets, complete, in beautiful styles, at private sale. Th? PtnblIo Accouoi?. The accompanying report a o ? corres - pond eu co are published attire'request of tho President of tho . Tar-pay ora* Oon veotioa, for" tb o information of members and tluVfwciplo of th? State; ( . V?^-S . COLOMBIA', S. . 0.2 Joly.14. *S7i. f lion. W. Z>J Porter, President lb* pay ?Vi* Co?veiuton: \y \.? ' <$?f\ $ Bin: As chairman of the eommittoo to aid the special Legislative CopuuiitLoe, oharged with tho investigation of $he transactions of some of the State oflloials, I begltfuvo, rtopectfdHyi lo; ropprt that we have ' ??deuvored t? discharge the duty assigned usTbut have" not been ulfloY Ou th? 18th of May, the.day after the Convention adjourned, I saw Gen. D?fi? nis, Chairman of tho Legislativo Com? mittee, and informed him of our ap? pointment aud readiness to co-operate with them io oinking tho investigation, and he promised to give mo ah answer, after conferring with his committee. I met him again on Monday, 15th, but he would give no definite reply, saying his committee had not beeu together. On Tuesday, 16th, I sent him the following note. (Seo correspondence No. 1.) To this ho promised au answer ou the meet? ing of his committee, but nono arriving up to Friday, the 19th, I thou addrussuu him as follows. (Correspondence No. 2.) Ou' Saturday, 20th, I received the following communication. (Correspon? dence No. 3.) Meantime, the Governor and Treasurer left Columbia for New York, before I could see either of them* aud, upon consulting Gen. Wallace, we concluded to await their return. As soou as they got back, whioh was uol till lutt iu Juuo, I showed Gov. Scott tho corres pooduueo, and he suggested our going on with the luvestigatiou, stating that lu presumed tho officers in forested would muke no objection, and that ulthongl some irregularity hud occurred, we wouh find that nothing illegal hud beeu done I then.applied- to tho Comptroller nm Treasurer for leave to examine the ac counts and papers io their respective offices. The former (Or. Noagle) offeree to furnish every facility iu his power ii furtherance of our object, but Mr. Par ker, the Treasurer, Baid that, whilst h was willing to do what was legal am proper in tho muttor, ho thought hi office had been sufficiently examined that one of his clerks bad lost nearly tw months in waiting on tho Legislativ Committee, and; another . might bc ocev pied three months with us, without con: pensation for his services or loss of tim? Ho finally agreed, however, that if would state distinctly what we desired, h would decide and let the know. Accori ing'y. on tho 24th of Juno, I seut hi' this letter. (Correspondence-. No. 4 This was handed to a clerk in hts offiai who took it into tho Treasurer's roon and, on returning, said Mr. Parker woul give mo au answer. After watting week without hearing from him, I sei the note (Correspondence No. "5) to b office,' where it was left to bo deli vert to him. And now, two weeks more hu iug passed, with uo rcsponscon his par ? consider his silence as equivalent to refusal, aud request that we be di charged from uoy further conuccth with the subjeot. Our committee, and we believe tl Couveution, understood and expect* that the financial officers of the Sta would, for their owu sukoas wull us oui afford UH tho amplest opportunity verifying tho statements mado by the while the Couveution was in scssio but, bctweou tho Legislative Committ and the Treasurer, such opportunity h been deuied or evaded. Hy no fault of ours, we havo been pi vented from performing our duty to t Couveution aud - to tho public, and kopo, io justice to us, that you will ma tho facts knowu. nt such time uud in su manner as you may think best. Respe fully submitted, ED. J. SCO IT, Chairman. COLUMBIA, May 10, 1871. Gen. J. li. Dennis, Chairman legislat Investigating Committee. Sin: Under n resolution adopted tho Tux-payers' Convention, on Fridi 12th inst., we wore appointed acomn tee to tender our services and co-opo tion to the Legislative Committee, iu t of tho investigation now going on as tho transactions of some of the St; officials. If your committee is disposed to with us, please drop ns ii line to t! effect, stating when and where we si meet you. EDWIN J. SCOTT, RICH ABD LATHERS WM. WALLACE. COLUMBIA, May 19. 1871 Gen. J. Ii. Dennis, Chairman, c6c. Sin: Wo wish to know whether y< committee will act with ours iu inve gating the accounts of State officials. Pienso give us an answer, ono way the other, that we may know what to poud on. Respectfully, ED. J. SCOTT, Chairman ROOMS OF mn JOINTSPBOIAJ. INVESTIGATING COMMITT COLUMBIA, S. C., May 19, 1871 Edwin J. Scott, Esq., Chairman of G millee appointed by lux-payers' C vention: . DEAB SIB: Your favor of the 16th staut was duly received, also your n of this date. In roply, I will say, committee of whioh I have tho honoi be chairman has been, for the last weeks, examining tho books, papers i vouchers of the financial department the State, and the work is so far vanoed that no person or persons cc at this time, without going over whole field of investigation again, pi tia all y act with tho said committee. '. mass of information and evidence ready gained is hoing compiled by authorized clerks of the oommitteo, i could not be taken from their ha without greatly retarding the labori duties imposed upon them. Wo holding two sessions per day, whioh find positively necessary, in ordei completo the work before us. We should bo glad to buyo the oom mittee"oppointed by the late Tax-payors' I Convention go over the ground we have gope, oud hope they will do for;tho result of the i?V&fetigatt$n mhMo by. thu two aoparato ein na i ni og parties wddld prove the fai th fol nous off botli. SW*tv presumo^4on'..applioati6n tpi the differout fiuaoeinl officers of the-fltate", tho 6i>roo facilities for a full aud ooni pl?to investigation of the* monetary af-1 faija ortho Statow?ll lib ' accorded tour o ) m ni it to >, ai has been dono tho Legisla- ? .tive Committed' I o,m,-yours <trnly, JOHN B. DENNIS, . Chairman Committee COLOMBIA, S. C., Juno 24, 1871. N~. O. Parker] Esq.,'State Treasurer. Silt: I told you this week that I had been appointed chairman of a committee ' by tho Tax-payers' Couventiou, to ten? der our services and co-operation to the Legislative Committee in aid of thc inves? tigation then going ou aa to tho irnnsitc ? tiona of certain Stute officials, and that thu Legislative Committee bad declined lo act with us; also, that your absence from Columbia had prevented further action oil our part up to this time. Be , lieving that tho couvoutiou wish such nn investigation by some of its members, I now propose, with your consent, to ob? tain from Mr. Porter, president, tin ap? pointment of four or five competent bu aiuesa nun in this place to assist Genera] Wallace aud myself in examining thc accounts of nil your receipts and di;: hurseuieuts since you wont into oflico, together with tho vouchers or other evi? dences of payments. Pleas? say. whe? ther yon uccello to this proposition. Yours respectfully, EDWIN J. SCOTT, Chairman. COLUMBIA, S. C., July 1, 1871. N. G. Parker, Esq., Treasurer. . SIB: Piesse iuform mo whether you will alina* a committee of tho Tax-pay? ers' Convention to examine tho records and vouchers iu your office, if author? ized by tho president of that body. Yours respectfully, EDWIN J. SCOTT, Chairman. THU PoitT ROYAL RAILROAD.-Tho Au? gusta Constitutionalist, speaking of the1 Port Royal Railroad, snyj: Tho construction of the road will pro? ceed ns rapidly as possible, and us al great amount of tho work, including the laying of a considerable portion of the truck, has already been done, it is coun? don tly expected that in.a very short time tho road will be completed, and the trains bo running between Port Royal and Augusta. Tho following gentlemen have been elected officers of tho road: James Ap? pleton, New York, President; Robert fl. Thayer, New York, Secretary and Trea? surer; S. C. "Millett, Beaufort, S. C., Su? perintendent; George Gage, Beaufort, 8. C., Chief Eugiueer. Directors-S. E. Robbins, Boston; D. T. Appleton, New York; A. A. Robbins, New York; James Appleton, New York; L. Marx, New York; James B. Campbell, Charleston, S. C.; Josiah Sibley, Augusta, Ga.; Ro? bert H. Thayer, New York; S. C. Mil? lett, Beaufort, S. C.; B. W. Lawton, Al? lendale, S. C.; B. L. Willingham, Allen dale, S. C.; H. R. Cook, Beech Island, S. C. Executivo Committee-The Pre? sident, D. T. Appleton, S. C. Millett, L. Marx. Tua LATU EDMUND RHETT, Ja. -The community Were saddened on Saturday last, by the announcement of tho death of this well kuowu and tulcuted Cliarles tonian. For many years ho was associ? ated in the editorial management of the Mercury. Siuco the wer Captain Rhett hus lived in n tircment on aud near the family plantation on toe Ashepoo, where he has devoted himself assiduously to growing rico. This involved frequent exposures to the malarial influences of that suction, and is believed to have hastened the disease under which hehus Buffered for many years. Ho died on Saturday morning, 29th inst., at Corder - ville, at pinn lund village, on thu Sa? vannah and Charleston Railroad, and his funeral obsequies wero performed at St. Phillip':! Church, yesterday after? noon, the Itt. Rev. W. B. W. Howe aud Rev. John Jolinsou officiating, und were attended by a largo number of his friends and of our citizens, I Charleston Courier. SNOW STOKM IN NEW YOUR STATE. The Dunkirk (Chautauqua County, New York.) Journal in tho sourco of tho fol? lowing item: "Wo havo, ou credible authority, tho statement that snow fell in tho Southern portion of tho Casadaga Valley, in this County, ou tho night of the 21st of July, 1871, to tho depth of six inches or more. Wo aro told that tho crops in tho vicinity of LevAut have been thereby greatly damaged, and some of thom entirely de? stroyed. Captain Smith, of the D., W. and P. Railroad, reported snow in the Casadaga Yul loy, at 7 o'clock, on Satur? day morning, 22d ult., at an inch or more. Tho snow foll in the village of Forestville, on tho morning of tho 21st ult., so generously that the boys in the streets snow-balled with each othor for full liftoen minutes. " REPORTED FIOHT BETWEEN FBENOH AND GERMANS. -Tho following telegram, from its own correspondent, appeared in the London Evening Standard, of the 12th instaut: Mit ia reported on doubtful au? thority that a regular battle took place on Sunday between a French regiment of the Hos ?nd the Bavarians, atNogcut sur-Marne. Tho Bavarians stopped tho train conveying thu Frenchmen to Ly? ons, and boforo the officers oould inter? pose, tho men got out of the oarriages and attacked the Germans with their swords. About a conplo of hundred mon wore placed hors du combat bofore order could bo rostored." Diunor, breakfast, tea and dessert plates, at private ?.ale, at D. C. Pcixotto & Sou's. PLAQUE AND FAMINE.-For B?me time vre bave bad accounts of tbo most dis? tressing cu sr apter from Persia, of the l)jrcvaJei)co of^p?aUTenoa" "Od famiuO at ma fetnme tirpa .?rlardly amy ?u?jl dins puttered within >?& Ceuti?r+y sc* sovorf ly its Borst? is uowv represented to tpuffer. ThisAwful condition p?evnile in tiie pro vlhoiii kuowu* collectively uri Kborassau. Such is tho extreme state of destitution there, tbnt thu wretched survivors are hiten drivi u to devuuting tho dead to sustain their own lives. A worse story than this even in told. Beople sro put to death, it iB sard, to-feed' the fa? mishing.- The Turkish Goveromf nt nae taken tardy meusures to check, tho iu-. road of the plague upon its dominions. But cholera ounnot be stopped in . its cou rao. It travels upon thu winds. Thu outcry in Persia has before now beeb, tho fi) rerun nor of the up penni nco of cholera in Europe aud America. At least we should profit by the warning and maintain us rigidly ss feossibly the purity of the air by tho cleanliness of our cities. ,;.'? While these terrible wail* from tho East ure striking upon our cars, a pam? phlet is giveu to tho public by Kev. Slr. Ash, Chupluiu of tin; Kriti h legation at Buenos Ayres, gi viii g tho horrid, details of tjio Ute pestilence in that city. Out of 181),OOO people, about two-thirds fled and 20,000 perished. Tho fish in tho Uiver Plato died from tho poisou in the waters. And tho people were compelled to drink tho water of the river, tho water of tho wells being unendurable; nut! it was made so because there were no menus of dru i migo iu tho city. On the 10th nf April there were 540 inter? ments. Ou tho l?th the mortality began visibly to decline. ,It will take years for the city to recover from the ca? lamity. Ant TUB BEDS.-Will the ladies notice that tho desire of an euergotic house? keeper to have work completed at an early hour in the morning, canees her to leave ooo of tho important items of neatness undone. The most effectual purifying of beds and bed clothes can? not take place if no Limo is allowed-for tho free circulation of puro air to romp ve nil human impurities which have collect? ed during the hours of slumber. At least two or three hours should be allowed for the oomplete removal of atoms of invisible perspiration which aro absorbed by the bed. BUTLER.-Tho New York World says: Sumo heartless joker cruelly elated Bos tou on Suuday by a false report that General Butler bad been drowned. Of course, those who kuew that the illustri? ous statesman uud connoisseur in silver? ware was boru fur a higher end, gavo lit? tle credit to the rumor; but nevertheless there was much reactionary depression among tho general publio when the news was contradicted, and people locked up their spoons again with a, good deal of resen tmen t nt having been so trifled with. Among tho curiosities nf the Irish census just published, is tho paucity of Jews. Tho whole number in the island, thus classed by tho government offloialo, is 258. Of these 185 aro registered iu tho province of Leinster, sixty-three in Ulster, aud only ten in Munster, while Connaught cannot muster a single. one. If we accept tho common belief thatthe presence of these peculiar people is an unerring evidence of thrift and pros? perity, tho showing is uot all favorable for tho mnteiial couditiou of Ireland. Ou Monday morning last, the dead body of a white mau waa found at or near Florence. We did uot hear whe? ther marks of violence were found ou the body or not; it was recognized as that of a mau lately employed at a mill nt St. Stephen's depot, aud who left there some six weeks since to return to his home iu North Carolina. [Chesterfield Democrat. Every article iu glass- ware and crocke? ry needed by families, in large varieties, and soiling ut streut bargains, at D. C. Pcixotto k Son*?, A mau in Jersry City, who had forci? bly kissed a school girl, was fleed by a magistrate, horse-whipped by the girl's big brother, und snatched bald-headed by his own wife. And it was not much of a kiss after all, ho says. Tho Post Office Department has esta? blished 2,1 7 uow offices and disconti? nued H5-1 offices, making a net increase lu number of offices created during tho year 1,055. Ou the 30th of Juno last, there wero 30,015 offices in tho United States. A nowspupor correspondent has seen tho house ut Verona in which Juliet lived, aud tho identical broad window at which she and Ho moo met aud courted. It is a high, narrow building, dark with ugo and grim, now used as a common tavern, and over the door at the court or maiu entrance is tho hat which was tho distinctive emblem in tho armorial bear? ings of the Capulets. The Gold Hill, Nevada, News speaks of a County which it describes as "out West," where the local papers ohroniole tho hanging of a horse thief thus: "Mr. Jim. Clementoo, equine abductor, of Minnesota, was lately the viotim of a neck tie sociable. " Bargains in beautiful goblets, wine, lemonade, lager beer, soda, ale and bar tumblers, at private sale, at D. G. Peix otto tc Son's. A woman charged with being a witoh was recently burned alive in tho public square of a town in Peru. The aniel punishment wus ordered by tho Liouten ant-Govoruor and tho judge of the pro vinoo. Baron Rothschild, of London, has presented to his jockey, Tom. Froncb, who won the lato Derby races for him, tho sum of ?1,000, and besides allowed him an annuity of ?200. A young, man who keeps a collodion of looks of hair of his lady friends calls thom his hair escapes. \ ' PHOSwrftA^A.^T^ copie* dfH??'ta<u^'&i?1fa.t?e\iii.l'. 'f . ' Women JD, , arms ??.tJl Weil?, Tf^re Bhould they bo?, - hutd-xi I lido ) 'ibero" ia -bat one good1 wife ' iu the .world,'abd ov?ry happily wedded man thinksTio'.has-nor,' . .:l ,J,. . What in the differc-noe bf I ween .- a spendthrift and a feather bed? One ia htird np and the other soft down. Our m ere tum tn, and others wish'ibg to preparo for the fall business, will please luke notioe that the FBXENXX office- is supplied with all necessary material for as handsome cards, bill heads, posters, circulars, and other printing that maybe desired, as any office in tho city. Oive us a call and test our work. We would suggest to persons who. have not yet returned their personal property to do BO ab oucc, and save thc penalty of fifty per cont. :Mr. Oalnan's 'office is in .the Court House. Tho plans for the ucw oity hall aud market uro ou exhibition at Bryan & MoCartor'e bookstore. : See them.' Tho following was tho ranging ol the thermometer at the Pollock Rouse, yes? terday: 7 A. M., 70; 12 M., 8G; 2 P. M., 87; 5 P. M., 88; OP. M., 80. . Th crois nothing parer -than honesty; nothing sweeter than charity-: nothing warmer than, love; nothing brighter than virtue, and nothing more steadfast than faith. : . Furnished and unfurnished houses and scums caa always find ventees, such as will suit the owner of. tho premises, by applying at the intelligence office, w here daily-application is made by those desir? ing to rent. CROCKIIBY, CHINA, &C.-^Mbssrs. DpO. Peixpttb':* "Sonl^?vp rtceiV?d another invoice of "?ro?K'?ry, .ch?oa. p'rj.d $&ps, Which they aro offering nt rates--that should induce purchasers to give thom o call, at least. They have full, ns- well'os partial sets, uud will break,-Or go the whole Og uro. Now is thc iimu tu re? plenish your broken stooks. . - MAJL AiuiA^oicMHRTa.-TT|{p .Kortb?ru mail opens at 3.00 P. M. ; closes 7.15 I A. M. Charleston day mail opens d.OO |P. M.; closes-6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens G.SO A. M.; closes 6.00 P. M. ^nv?le mail opens 6.45 P. M.; closes ti.00 A. M. Western mail opon H 0.00 A* MY; closes 1.30 P. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. INCENDIARY FutB,-nWe sincerely re? gret to announce that an. iucendiury fire destroyed nearly 2,200 oorda of wood, belonging to Mr.; Joseph Crews, nejar Littleton, on tho Greenville and Colum? bia Railroad. As a trestle on the road was injured, and the fire was communi? cated at several difierent point?, there ia no doubt that it' waa tho work of an incendiary. Trains were not delayed. IMPROVED LIGHT.-Hon. A.. H. Ste? phens, of Georgia, thus speaks of the Southern gas generator. Gen. Stolbrand is engaged in the manufacturo of th?se machines, which are rapidly coming into use. There is one on exhibition in tho Pi KEN ix office: TREASURERS OFFICE, SOUTHERN DOMESTIO GAS LIGHT CO., ROME, GA.? July 18, 1871. j Hon. A. II. Stephens, CrawfordciUe, Ga. \ DEAR SIB: How are you pleased with your gas generator? Is it giving you a good light? Yours, very respectfully, THOS. J. PERRY, Treasurer. LIBERTY HALL, CRAWFORDVILLB, GA., July 20, 1871. Mr. Thomas J. Perry, Southern Domes? tic Gas Light Company, Rome, Ga. MY DEAR SIR: lu answer to your in? quiry, 1 hujre only to say, that Pam very well pleased with your gas machine. It bas been in uso now about three months, sud furnishes a beautiful light-quite equal to, if not superior, to any coal gan light I over saw. Yours, most respect? fully, ALEX. H. STEPHENS. Handsome style* of glass covered dishes, glass pitchers, celery stands sud salt stands, very cheap, at D. C. Pelxotto & Son's. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. True Brotherhood Lodge. Meeting Palmetto Fire Company. Citizens' Savings Bank. Duffie & Chapman-New Books. Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient. 8. C. Educational Institute. \V*. J. Etter-To Contractors. W. D. Love & Co.-Dry Goods. Dr. D. L. Boozer-Card. MB. P. P. TOALE'B NEW Oma: ANO SALES I HOOKS.-We aro happy to inform our reader? that their old acquaintance, Mr. P. P. Toale, while continuing bis manufactory of doors, sashes, blinds, etc, on Horlbook's wharf, Charleston, 8. O., has oponed a handsome otSea and extensive sales rooms at No. 20 Uayoe street, where they will find it moro coavonien t to call on him when they visit tba oity. Tho aalus rooina extend ip-No. 33 Pincfeney street, whore there id another en? trance. Head and Ret a now and extended price Hat of latest styles, etc. See advertise? ment. July ll Imo X OFFICIAL RA rr LB NUJLBEBS Ch a ri os ion Charl? table Association, for benefit Free S?hool fond: RAFFLE CLASS NO. 109.-,Morning-Juiij 30. 20-55rl0,fll-3-47-o9-23-ll-C8-fi?-53 Witness our hands, at Oharle?ton, thia 31st day of July, 1871. FENN PECK, JAMES OILLILAND, August 1 Sworn Commissioners.