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COLUMBIA. S. C. Sun lay alor n in ?, February 4,1872. W h Itt? mo ra to the Helene. In tho Senate, yesterday, Mr. White? more introduced a concurrent resolu? tion, requiring the Governor to ascer? tain immediately tba amount of the State's liability on the bonds of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad Com? pany, and that he commission the State Auditor forthwith to proceed to Union Court House, where the sale of the road ia to take place, on Monday, and olotbe him with authority to bid upon the said road, in behalf of the State, until the amount of the parohase money shall oover the State's endorsement. The resolution passed the Senate, and wa? sent to the House, where it was at first laid on the table, but afterwards the rote reconsidered, the resolution taken np, and finally adopted, by a large ma? jority. Bowen, Hunter and others sup? ported the resolution; Hurley, Duncan (conservative) and others opposed. The Spartanburg and Union Bailroad is to be sold at Un ion ville, at public out? cry, on Monday next, under an order of Judge Butland, in the case of the Stnte of South Carolina vs. the Spartanburg and Union Railroad Company and their creditors. The suit was instituted by Attorney-General Chamberlain, for tho State, under-special authority and in? structions given him by the General Assembly, last winter, to protect and seen re the interests of tho State in the said road. There is a current rnmor how woll founded wo are not prepared to say-that a ring, composed of certain agents of tho Pennsylvania Central Bail road, and some of onr State official H , have formed a plan of purchasing the Spartanburg and Union Road for a mere song, and that the State will thereby be mulcted to the entire extent of its en? dorsements, which is $600,000. With our limited knowledge at present of the facta of tho case, aud of the stept which Mr. Chamberlain may have taken to guard the Stato against loss, us wat his duty to do, we are not prepared tc announce an opinion for or against th< propriety of Mr. Whittemoro's resolu? tion. It is patent, however, that unlesi thu road be made to sell for more thai the State's liability on its bonds, or bi bought in by the State, there must be i loss to tho Stato ot tho excess of its en dorsement over the money realized b; the salo. All this, though, is the busi ness of the Attorney-General; and as h is quietly feasting and holding Ku Klu: confabs in Washington with Grant, w presume that all necessary precaution have been observed by him to preven loss to the State in this matter of tb Spartanburg and Union Bailroad. If h has not, and if tbe public interests ar sacrificed by his negligence or his crimi nal complicity with the Pennsylvani Bailroad ring, bo may expect such storm of denunciation as he has not eve yet experienced, and from which hi "pride of personal character" will scarce ly suffice to shield him. Senator Morton is certainly the "mot senseless and fit man" that could hav been seleoted to represent the proser Administration. We have seldom see anything so utterly destitute of merit o his argument in the Senate, on lai Wednesday, in support of the propos tion that Cougress had no constitutioni power to graut uuiversal amnesty, such an argument had been made by thirteenth rate luwyer, before a Justit of the Peace, ho would havj deserved I be committed for a coutempt of tl court. His position wns that, under tl fourteenth amendment to the Constiti tion, Congress may remove tho disabil ties from particular individ?ala, but m from classes of individuals. The Son tor knows very well that the amendmci imposes the disability upon olassos, UL not upon individuals, and tho power i Congress to grant relief is as broad ar comprehensive as the nature of the pr soriptiou domands, or as it was possib to make it. After designating tl classes upon which the disability is it posed, tho amendment provides: "B Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds each houso, romovo such disability Could language be plainer? asks tl Louisville Leader. -<.*.->-. Of FiBk and his wife, who was old than he, a Boston letter-writer saj "With his notorious sins against ht there bad never been estrangement L tweon them. She excused every th in and ho bold for ber a sort of plat?n affection. Il own ?tn to lier const a n ll and visited her very often. She was 1 confidant always, and his adviser many things. Sho was moro like older sister than a wife io this morcur being, who appears to have had t highest respect for her traits of chan ter, aud to havu buou conipas&ionatt regarded by bersclf us an iucorrigil wayward motnber of tho family, w mnst bo humored in ulmost any ecot tricitios. i _... ,,.-. -., ?.,-?--.< . -? j?y ?. ?.i The Oe neva Convenci?n. Thi8 international court, whioh was expeoted to efleot an amicable adjust? ment of the differeoces between tbe United States and her Majesty's Govern? ment, relative to ? settlement of what are oalled the Alabama elaina, and other alleged violations of neutrality by the latter power, during onr "late unplea? santness," seems not to be moving so smoothly along in its deliberations as the friends of peaoo, both in this conn try and in Bogland, so fondly antici? pated and confidently predicted. The representatives of Uncle Sam are advo? cating and olaiming a latitude as to the subjects of inquiry oompetout for this novel tribunal, that Johnny Bull's astute and wary oonnBollors are not inolined to accord. The main controversy seemB to spring from a different interpretation of the treaty as regards the preoise nature and extent of the claims whioh the conference is authorized to consider. The advocates of the United States ore demanding, it would s?em, not only damages for the losses inourred by the actual depredations of the Confederate oruiBors, fitted oat in English waters, but also incidental or consequential damages, from the increased rates of in? surance caused by apprehension of tho little rebel orafts; tho decrease of Ame? rican commerce generally, and from various other incidents of a similar na? ture, which such a complicated case gives rise to. Hor Majesty's counsel, on the other band, are stiokling for a strict compli? ance with what they deem a proper in? terpretation of tho powers and scope ol tho conference, and indignantly denim to being held responsible for any da? mages whatever, save what may be clear? ly proved to bo direotly attributable tc their neglect or oriminal non-perform< ance of the duties of neutrality. Th< English' press is . warmly discussing th< question, nnd considerable national feel iog is being aroused. The Londot Times advises an immediate withdrawn of England from the conference, shouli the arbitrators accede to tbe claims o our Government, and agree to oonside: incidental damages in their adjudicatioi of the case. Evidence of such diusatis faction in England, taken in connectioi with the activity whioh is said to hav recently sprung up in our Governmon navy-yards, in putting disabled vessel in sea-worthy condition, the refittin and mounting of heavy guus of the moe improved patterns in the harbor dc fences along our Atluutio coast, and o the lakes, indicates a pretty serious a] prehension, on tho part of our Govori ment authorities, that friendly relation with England may soon be disturbed and the great republic called once agai to measure swords with the mother com try. Nothing though, in our mind, bi tho direst extremity, and a universal di maud by tba m?ssen of tho people, cou! force tho English Government to di clare war agaiust the United States, or t adopt such an attitude as would lead i to make tho declaration. There is ni thing for England to gain by such a coi tost, while there is almost a certainty c her being compelled to sacrifice all hi American possessions. IRELAND AS A VICE-ROYALTY.-Tl English Government is privately di cussing a proposition to make Ireland vice-royalty of Great Britain. The fe lowing ure tho lending features of tl proposition: The hereditary Prince i Wales to bo Viceroy, with a permano] royal court to bo hold in Dublin. It understood the recent agitations in Ir land in regard to "home rulo" ha? shown the Government tho urgent noce sity of taking immediate steps towa: the adoption of a moro conoiliuto policy in dealing with the questions issue. It ?3 boliovcd tho project will 1 brought prominently boforo Parliame wheu it convenos on tho fit h day of F bruary, when tho proposition for a vic royalty will bo submitted for cousidot tion. Tho proposition is at a stand f tho present. Coming from an offic: source, it has croatcd a profound impr< sion throughout Ireland, and is ono tho prinoipal topics of discussion arnot tho clubs. -<-??-. THE Two PRINCES.-Crowned boa no more elude domestic afiliotions tin their humblest subjects; but Queen Vi torin is especially unfortunate. T Priuco of Wales has just escaped dca by disoa'?o, and now comos up again t case of Sir Charles Mordaunt against 1 libidinous wife-the Prince to be, court, a co-respondent with hor guil ladyship. In tho mcaulimo, tho Du of Edinburgh, tho Prince's brother, held ns co-respundont in another caso a .very similar nature. How mortifyi it must bo to tho Quuen to bo compel? to view hor sons iu such nu oflensi light! Tho most humiliating rcfloctio however, is tho fact that ber sous iuho their vioes, legitimately, through 1: family; for unexceptionable us is t Quoon's morality, that of her malo rc tives never would bear scrutiny. The Asylum Coal. Io tho House, on Friday, Speaker Moses waa callod off for something and requested old: man Crews to take the Chair during his absence. It always be? gets insubordination and exoitea the joking propensities of the members for Joe to be placed in this position of honor, and they indulged their humor no little on this occasion. About the bent thing got oil, was a slam nt tho grizzly old chairman by Tim. Han-ley. Said that mombor, springing to his feet and looking around with a serio-comic glance, Mr. Chairman, I rino to a point of ordor. "State your pint of ordor," growled Joo. My point of ordor, Mr. Chairman, re? plied Tim., is that tho Statn House is not furnished noto with Asylum coal. The pint ia well taken, said Joe, with a troubled grin, and there was a general laugh at his expense. The poiut of tho joke is that somo of Mr. Joe's enemies insinuate that ho ro-sold some of the coal purchased for nud charged against the Lunatic Asylum to the Keeper of tho State House. ?-??-? THE DEFEATED FUENCHMAN.-Les mes? sieurs, the French, are nguiu excited. Their matter-of-fact Teutonic masters, tired of hearing reports of unpunished murders in which their countrymen were the victims, assert tho rights of lux tali? onis. They seize hostages. At this out? rage the white lilies of Franco blush with shame. Tho old generals hasten to Thiers and protest with muuy a sacre, bleu that the Government han the right , to order them to advuuue upon the foo and npon death, but hus no right to dix ; honor thom. M. Thiers smooths down their bristling quills with soft exhorta? tions and judicious hints, and sends them back to camp. But another trou? ble arises: M. Thiers has set his heart upon certain revenue measures con? nected with taxatiou of raw materials. Tho Corps L?gislatif do not agree with him; whereupon, like a true French mau, he makes it a matter of personal honor and hands in his resignation. Mille lon neresl Visions of steel caps! Bismarck! Von Moltke! The old bluff Kaiser him? self! The unsettled indemnity! Mon? sieur can't stand this prospect. The Corps L?gislatif takes a hearty grimace making luncheon of humble pie, and pleads with Thiers to recall his resigna- j tion. And the old coxcomb, after grati? fying his French vanity aud Hhowing his power, consents to continue in his office. Les messieurs are in possession of their bauble liberty again, but they are evi? dently embarrassed hy it. An autediln- ; vian historiographer is "bossing" them in the fashion of a pedagogue, instead of a ruler. They dare not elect another in his place, as their German conquerors would be apt to make it the occasion of fresh indignities, and perhaps re-oooupa tion. They cannot pcsaihly succeed in establishing efficient alliances with tho neighboring nations, for monarohioal courts are not prone to aid and further republican designs, particularly if they be of tho most leveling revolutionary type. They are pinching and shaving to pay off the mortgage held by Bismarok on the national honor. And La Prance mnst be vindicated! Her honor must be avenged. What must Monsieur do in this strait? It is evident that he can? not have aid from without until a mo? narch becomes their spokesman, and a stable government their guarantee. Then he can hope to re-arrange luspeudod national affinities, but not before. Meanwhile, the Bourbons are in? triguing, and a certain old lady in Lon? don is selling off the jewol trophies of her triumphs in the days of youth, beauty, fashion ond empire. We sin? cerely trust that they wili yield her the ransom of the crown. "To this com? plexion mnst it come ut laBt"-tho liour hons or Napoleon, most probably tho latter. The climax, tu judge from ap? pearances, will probably bo soon dove i loped. The first thing doun by tho now mo? narch should bo to striko the fleur dc Us from tho French coat of arms, and sub? stituto a royal Iudian tiger. ?Shapely, graceful, beautiful nod strong, in repose it is tho very personifiootiou of loveli? ness, but its movements are associated by uatnro with bloodshed and lawless violence. Yet, as tho slundor thong of a keeper's whip is a symbol whioh over? awes and rules tho tiger, so tho insignia of royalty tame tho liorco and restless appetites of Franco. When the pres? sure of a heavy kingly hand ia once re? moved, there is no democracy so licen? tious, ambitious and ruthless, as there, are no subjects more patient aud sub? missive undor a strong monarchical go? vernment. If this symbol of his weakness and strength, his ferocity aud docility, were fixed upon the national coat of arms, so that monsieur would always havo it be? fore him, there would ho much les vonosection in tho world, nud many moro frog-logs eaten in peace. Look to it, monsieur. I Lou is odie Courier'Jonnu d. A MONSTER.-Thorn is now confined in Mecklenburg County, N. C., jail, ii mau who beat to death his little son, aged fourteen years, with tobacco sticks, und then buried bira with his own hands. Immediately afterwards ho took bia little duuglitor, who he feared would betray him, tied her with ropes and proceeded toward the river with her, with thu in? tention of drowning her. Uoforo he succeeded in perpetrating this second murder, bo was discovered and urrostud by a neighbor, who hoard tho screams of tho girl. Much a monster should not bo permitted to awnit tho "law's slow do? llly" for bis punishment. LKOISL/VTIVE PUOCEEDINGS. SATURDAY, FEUKUAKY 3, 1872. SENATE. The Senate met at 12 M.; president, pro tem., Montgomery in- ttie Chair. Mr. Smalls introduced n bill to incor? p?ralo the Bull. Uiver end Port Royal Railroad Company; to provide foran in? spector of phosphutic deposits, and to define his duties. The Speaker of tho House ut tended in the Senate, when thu following Aots aud joint resolutions were ratified: Au Act to incorporate tho Saxton Riflemen ol Cbarlestoht; to malto appropriations for 4be payment of tho per diem uud mile? age of tho members of tho General As sumbly, and the salaries of the officers aud other expenses incidental thereto; to amend the oharter of the Pendleton Malo Academy; to approve, adopt and mske of force the general statutes of South Carolina, propared under direc? tion and by the authority of tho General Assembly; to incorporate the town of Chesterfield. Joint resolution to ohonge the names of Samuel Dugan, Columbus Dogau and Simon Dogau to Samuel Farrow, Colum? bus Farrow and Simeon Farrow. Joint resolution instructing the Go? vernor to require the Stute Auditor to attend the sale of tho Spartanburg and Union Railroad, on Monday nest, to proteot tho interest of tho State of South Carolina in said road. Adopted und sent to tho House of Representatives. Tho following bills wero passed: Bill to abolish the office of State Auditor, uud confer the duties of his oflico upon the Comptroller-General; to incorp?ralo the State Saviugs und Insurance Bank of South Caroli im. Joiut resolution to nid the Palmetto .Steam Fire? Eugiuo Com? pany, of Columbia, in tho purchase of a steam fire ougiue, waa indefinitely post? poned. At 3 o'clock, tho So?ato adjourned until Monday, at 12 M. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tho House mot at 12 M., Speaker Moses iu thu Chair. A Sonate bill to amend au Act enti? tled "Au Act to grant the uso of a vacant lot, in the city of Columbia, to the Pal? metto Lodge, No. 5, of tho Independent Order of Odd Fellows, ou certain condi? tions," was taken up, and, after a very lengthy debate, the enacting clause was stricken out, by a voto of 47 yous to 27 neus. Report of the Committee on County Offices und Officers was read uud laid over. Mr. Yucum-Concuiront resolution, that whereas it is currently reported that a portion of the interest upon the Stute debt, duo January 1, 1872, hos boen paid io part: Resolved, That tho State Treasurer bt required to rup..rt to this General As? sembly, immediately, whether such in torest has been paid on tho State debt, in part or otherwise, and if in part, whal amount. Adoptod. Mr. Oarey-Concurrent resolutiou, tc appoint a committee of three ou the port of thu House and-on tho purl of the Senate, to wait upon tho Statt Treasurer, aud ascortain what amount ol money has been received and paid in bj Treasurers of their respective Counties, and the manner in which tho same ha: beon disbursed. Adopted. A joint resolution, by Mr. White, witl reference to State lands, was laid over. Mr. Warley iutroduoed bills to chaugt the name of Bowen MoFadden to that o: Boweu McKnight; to incorporate thc Damascus Baptist Church, of Sumter. Mr. Humbert-To incorporate tin Florence, Bennettsvillc and Fayetteville Railroad Compauy. Mr. Thompson-To incorporate th? Young Men's Union Star Club, of Co lumbla. Mr. Singleton-To relieve tho Stato o South Carolina of all liability as to th* Bluo Ridge Railroad bonds. Mr. Ramsay-To provide for a plac? for the punishment of children nude sixteen years of age. A joint resolution from tho Senate rc lat ive to tho sale of the Spartanburg au< Union Railroad Compauy, was const dered ntouoe, concurred iu uud rcturuoi to the Senate. A number of bills wero passed to : third reading. At4'4 o'clock, tho House adjourns until Monday, at 12 M. MODICUM INTEUIUTY.-Tho Govern mont has mado nearly "Si,000,000, General Garfield relates .somewhat boast fully, by compelling tho public to tak I nickel coius worth so much less thu j their denomination. lu plum English I as tho Now York Sunday Times says, th Government prides itself upon bavin, swindled tho American pcoplo to thu extent. Our public servants, that ii have cheated their masters out of s much money, and actually tako credit t themselves for effecting tho robbery ntl perceivod. Wo fail to seo where th honor comes in of such a performance lu tho older time, when wo could boat of na honest Government, it was th subject of a long and thoughtful debut whether tho debasement ot our ratiom coins should even bo sufficient to liqui dato tho expense of thoir coinage. Th statesmen of that day thought a dolls should bo worth u dollar, und a cout iu trinsically worth a cent. They pride themselves upon not making anything in the way of ooiuagc, off tho pooplt But that was in times gouo by, when it tegrity meant integrity, uud choatin signified cheating, whether dono by thimblo-riggcror a President, tho dealt of a card table or tho Secretary of th Treasury. Now all is changed; rogner has become fashionable; swindling b Government Officials itt so common tin au upright office-holder is looked upo ns a curiosity ; and to defraud tho con nutnily hy prfssing off bast? metal upon ; for full valuo coin, is mentioned us d< serving of hosannas ut tho hands of th victims. -. . Au Indiana railway truiu was blown si milos by tho wiud. ? > - --?.?' ?--~-s-m-?? J.V! ' ..mw ' BEAUTIFUL IRELAND.-We know, of course, th ut I relam? is called the "Eme? rald Isle," und tho color of the emerald ia.green, but never had it eptored into our imagination that thore was, any? where iu this world, to ba seen suoh verdure us it charmed our eyes to look upon iu tho rural districts of Ireland. The slopes, the knolls, the dells, fields of young gruiu, over which the breezes creep liku playful spirits of the beauti? ful; tho pastures, dotted with white sheep of tho purest wool; the hill-Bides, raising up iutu mist .shrouded moun? tains, are all covered with thick carpets of smooth, velvet green. But Ireland should ulso be called Flowery Isle. Thero is not a spot in Irelaud, I believe, where blessed nature can find an exouse for putting a flower, but she bas put one -not ODly in tho gardens and in the meadows, but upon the very walls and the crags of the sea, from the great blooming rhododendrons, down to the smallest flower that modestly peeps forth from its grassy cover. The Irish f urzo, so richly yellow, covets all places that might otherwise bo bare or barren, the silkworm delights everywhere, from thousands of trees, to drop its "web of gold;" tho blooming hawthorn, with the sweet-scented piuk, aud especially the white variety, adorns the landscape and the gardens; wall flowers, of every hue and variety, clamber to hide the harsh nesH of the mural supports; the beeted cliiT? of tho North Sea aro fringed and softoned with lovely flowers; and if you kueel anywhero almost on the yielding, velvety carpet, you will lind little, well nigh invisible, flowerets-rod, white, blue aud yellow-wrought into the verj woof uud texture. Ireland ought to bu called the Beautiful Isle. The spirit ot thu beautiful hovers over and touches, tc liviug loveliness, overv point. ! Pull Mall Gazelle. THE PRESSURE CUHE.-The Chicag< Republican says: "Mr. Alexander Simp son, of Towanda, is dead. He wa; bilious. Mr. Alexuudor Simpson was aud he saw tho following paragraph fron tho peu of Dr. Hall: 'If a bilious mai wants to got well, and is in no specia hurry, nil that he has to do is to liodowi out of doors, between two broad boards until he gets ravenously hungry.' Mr Simpson followed this advice, am calmly fell asleep with a broad board 01 top of bim. Under ordinary oircum stances, there would have been no trou ble; but there was a fat men's ball i the lager beer saloon next door tbat duj and tho two champion fat men got ove the fenoe, and sat down with a jerk o top of Mr. Alexander Simpson's nppc board, without knowing ho was then It squelched the breath out of bim r the first blow. And the fat men, yo understand, they sat and sat there, an discussed politics, and the Alabarx claims, and the legal tender Act, an thu weather, and woman's rights, an the Harrison boiler, and metaphysic and they kept on drinking glass aft* glass of beor, and getting heavier, tint ono of them happened to look under tl; boards-and there was Alexander Sim] son, as dead as Nebuchadnezzar, au mashed out so thin that you could pa; him tinder a closed door without sera] ing his vest buttons! He does not suffi from bile now. But does anybody kno where Dr. Hall lives? Because Mr Simpson is making inquiries, and she anxious to snatch a few silver hairs fro his brow, and to necessitate the purcha of a patent glass eye." A MURDERER AT HOME.-A lady oorre pondent of the St. Louis Republic/ writes: "Stokes rests his curled hair c laoe-bordered pillows. The odor of h cell permeates the entire Tombs. I orders in perfumes by the b*>x, at every timo tho soup aud hash for tl common criminals is toted past his doo he breaks a bottle of musk. In a orii son-faced dressing-gown, embroider! slippers aud silk socks, ho smokes tl time away, altogether the gayest bit ol criminal that ever lodged in Murderei Row. I don't think the man extraon narily intelligent. How that unfort nato wife of his must feel nt Sandy Hoi on her return home. When the pil goes aboard, all the late papers a eagerly sought, and among strange) her heart probably Ailed with dark u certainties, tho poor woman will iii learn that the father of her child is tho cell of a murderer. But Lord Stofa cares but little for that." A NOVEL WEAPON.-Immediately af I the dcoluratiou of war against Pruss proposals wero made to the Empor Napoleou, by an invoutor, for "unuil lating" thu Prussians on modern tern An immense net of fine wire, "capal of onvoloping an ontiro army corps with solid cauuon balls attached to t corners to keop it steady, was to ba beon fired at the foo from a mons mortar provided for that purpose. T wiro net would, according to the inte tiona of tho inventor, have fallen on I body of troops marked ont for dostri tion or capturo; when, seeing the ei mios entangled iu the meshes, the Frei: would havo nothing to do but march to them and disarm them, or, in caso resistance, put them to death. The jeetion of this now military machine % attributed by tho inventor to "treue' ry" on tho part of tho chiefs who dined to employ it. The Washington correspondent of Boston Post thinks it a singular coit dence that tho Chairman of tho Semi rial Committee selected to iuvestig tho oharges against Senator Clay should bo Senator Wright, of Iowa, v is tho uncle of Judge Caldwell, who < missed tho indictment for violation tho Enforcement Act found against Cl lou by a Republican groud jury, lt said that Caldwell is Clayton's candid for the United States Scnatorship at coming olectioo. They will uso diamonds for stone w iu South Africa, if they continue to ] up many moro 151 oarat fellows. Loo a. 1 It ?foc?a. CITY MATTE HS. --T be price of lin gie copies of the PHOENIX is Av?cente. : . If yoe are fond of practical joking, just introduce two strangers, previously informing each that the other is deaf; but, if they huppen to be able-bodied men, don't stand around till they find out- the mistake. A boarding-house keeper mixed some putout medicine in his hash because it was advertised aa a cure for consump? tion. The most popular song of the tax-pay? ers in some of the Western towns is, "The dearest spot on earth to me is home." But if there is any one who is extremely desirous to hear it snog, they eau save themselves the trouble of going so far, by visiting some of the Southern States, where it caa be heard in its most plaintive strain. Little fish bave a proper idea of buai ness. Not being able to do better, they start on a small scale. "I pant for a redress of woman's wrongs; I paut for freedom!" ejaculated a female woman's wrong righter. "A pair of pants," muttered her husband; "and I wish you would return them." Wine drinking is tho origin of kissing the ladies. Micensius of Koine saw his wife sucking wine from the bung-hole of a barrel with u straw, and ever after that the husbands and lovers would kins their ladies' lips in order to discover the qua? lity of their libations. We know a good I mauy, these days of modern piety, how? ever, that don't put their wives and sweet-hearts to the trouble of sampling for them. Au inquest was held by Coroner Colo man, over the body of Mrs. Wooten, on Friday; but little information, however, was obtained. It is painfully apparent that she was murdered. The Charleston newspaper mail failed entirely, yesterday. James Vick, Esq., the well-known nurseryman, of Rochester, N. Y., has furnished us with, several boxes of dried flowers, in the shape of baskets, non? quota, otc. They are neatly and taste? fully put up, and mako a truly hand? some parlor ornament for winter. Call at PHONIX office and examine specimens. Bishop Lynch will officiate in St. Peter's (Catholic) Church, this morning, Kt 10}? o'clock. There was another attempt at snow, yesterday, bnt it was RO feeble, that even the roofs of houses were not whitened. Tho Southern Express Company will I forward to the United States Treasurer, Washington, for redemption, mutilated currency, in sums of five dollars and up? ward, and legal tender notes in sams of fifty dollars and upward, free of charge to shippers. Bad luck is simply a man with his bauds in his pockets and his pipe in bis mouth, looking on to soe how it will oome ont. Qood luck is a man of pluck, with his sleeves rolled np, and working to make it come right. A good listener is as needful to a witty talker as steel is to flint. It is the sharp contact of the two which makes the ; sparks fly. I A neat, clean, fresh-aired, sweet, cheerful, well-arranged house exerts a moral influence over its inmates. When we read the interminable sen? tences of some writers, we oannot help thinking that their readers are in danger of being sentenoed to death. Beyond measure-The distance bo tweeu thc sun and moon. LAUGHTER.-It is painful to suppress laughter, and more healthy to give it freo vent. A "good lough," as they say, dispels tho vapors, inflates and oxyge? nates the lungs, promotes and improves circulation, and gives a helping hand to the heart. It is a medical fact that peo? ple of cheerful disposition enjoy better health than the taciturn. It may be said that cause is here con? founded with effect, but our disposition is croated io a measure by ourselves, and oven indigestion can be laughed at if onr temperament is kindly, and we are dis? posed to endure without grumbling. Laughter is the safety valve of merri? ment, and, whatever the poet may say of a sigh, we would rather dispense with phantasy and ask for a smile. It is sun? shine versus sh ide. REiiioious SERVICES THIS PAY.-Tri? nity Church-Rev. P. J. Shand, D. D" Rector, ll A. M. and 4 P. M. St. Peter's Churoh-Rev. Francis R. Jacquomet, 1st Mass, 7 A. M. Right Rev. Bishop Lynch, 10,V?. Afternoon Service, 4 P. M. Luthoran Church-Rev. A. R. Rude. 10>? A. M. Presbyterian Churoh-Rev. Jos, II. Wilson, 10M A. M. and 7 P. M. Washington Street Church-Rov. S. H. Browne.'10?? A. M. and 3K P. M. Marion Street Church-Rev. W. D. Kirkland, 10}.\ A. M. uud 7 P. M. Baptist Church-Rov. J. I?. Kevnolds, A. M. LIST OV NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Acts of the Legislature. Jacob Lavin-Gas Bills. W. J. Blnck-Corn Whiskey. D. C. Poixotto Sc Son-Hay, Sec. Columbia Building uud Loan Asso'u. D. G. Thompson-To Rent. Mrs. A. MoCormiok-Removal.