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COLUMBIA. S. C. Frilay Morning, March 8.1872. _ City Bond Bill. We are glad to see an indication, on the part of the Senate, that this villain? ous bill is likely not to receive the sanc? tion of that branoh of the General As? sembly. An effort was made, by parties interested in the scheme, to call up the bill from the calendar, on Monday, which met with signal defeat. Thero is no knowing, however, what reliance oan be placed on snob action. It may be only ? rnse to divert attention, or some of the supporters of the bill may have only de? signed to postpone its consideration nntil near the olose of the session-to whioh time it is the custom to defor most of the public swindles. The im? mediate proximity of adjournment then outs off all discussion, and many mem? bers who would otherwise appose cor? rupt legislation, ore persuaded to oononr in it in order to prevent a waste of time and secure the passage of some particu? lar bill in whioh they are more warmly interested. We trust that this may not prove the case with this bill, to plunder the property-holders and ou rich a few scoundrels at the expense of the true in* terests of all classes of our people. Co? lumbia is comparatively free of debt, and, in consequence, ehe is making rapid advances in increase of population and material development. Our healthful and delightful olimate, beauty of loca? tion, central position in the State, unu? sual railroad conneotions and facilities, and the encouraging prospect of having our great water power developed at an early day, all tend to give a great im? pulse to our growth and prosperity. The many advantages of our city aro coming to be known and appreciated, and, notwithstanding the paralyzing in? fluences of a corrupt and extravagant State Government, there has been a steady growth of business activity and success since 1865. Beforo the war the establishment and successful operation of the various seats of learning here, the pr?senos and influ? ence of distinguished men of learning and culture, the general wealth and re? finement of our citizens, and onr then comparatively few commercial facilities, gave a prominence to literary tastes and | ideas. Columbia was not noted for any very great business enterprise. We have now entered upon a new sphere of ex? istence, as it were. We are seeking to become, and fast becoming, a business community. Necessity has brought this chango upon us to a great extent, but it is not without its charms and advantages. The scholar's studio is more inviting to some, but in stirring, active, busy life there is more happiness for the masses. Saoh is our destiny, ut least. Columbia must be a pluoe of business, or nothing. It hus overy element of success, and will, undoubtedly, become, ere many years, a lurga manufacturing centre. The greatest obstacle that can be thrown in the path of our progress, will be mis? management of our city finances, suoh as has characterized the transactions of the city government last year. This bond bill before the Senate will enable them to effect fully their dishonest and ruinous schemes. It will at one fell blow almost double the city debt, and must moko a corresponding increase in the barden of taxation and depreciation of property. The measure is unneces? sary; will invite fraud; is a groas in? justice to the tax-payers; in short, is no? thing more uer less than an effort to get the legislative sanction to a palpable swindle. Moro than that, thero is not a citizen of Columbia, except auoh as ex? pect to share in tho spoils, directly or in? directly, who is not bitterly opposed to the measure. That should insure its defeat in the Senate, if u majority of thut body have any sense of duty to tho peo? ple whom they claim to represent. Thero is to be within a mouth an elec? tion for municipal officers. Why not submit tho question to tho pcoplo then? Aro the present Council, rather thau tho people whose property is affected by the issue of bonds, tho propor parties to decido a matter of such gravo impor? tance? MOUE SNOW.-The first spring month of the year signalized itself by a general bender on tho first night of its existence, and treated the "Sunny South" to a gen? uine snow-storm, equal almost to the snow-storms of colder latitudes. The average depth in this locality was 6.]-? inohes-the deepest known hero for mauy years, and tho fifth fall of snow wo have had.-Yurkville Enquirer. In a paragraph copied from tho Times last week, the stutomout was made that Judge Mackey would preside ut tho tenn of the Circuit Court which commenced at Union on Monday last. This it ap? pears is an orror, as tho torm of Judge Thomas has not yet expired, and ho is now holding Court nt Union. Odd Follows' Hall. Hyde Park Hotel, and live adjacent, buildings, in Scranton, Pa., were, burned Friday night. Loss $70,000; partial insurance. Jadga G?b?m Vlautlcat?? HSmaalf. 16 gives us pleasure to state that the calumnious charges made- in the House of Representatives against Judge Gra? ham, and whioh we noticed yesterday, prove to be utterly groundless. That gentleman, hearing of the action of the House, immediately took the train from Charleston to Columbia, and, roaching here yesterday morning, wont boldly be? fore tho Judiciary Committee, to whom an investigation into his pretended mis? conduct was entrusted, and demanded to be put faoo to face with his aoousers. Jervey, u member from Charleston, who iutroduoed the resolution to institute an investigation into the conduct of tho court over whioh Judge Graham pre? sides, in the aase of Bedding and wife against the South Carolina Railroad Company, stated that he received his in? formation from E. B. Seabrook, Esq., Solicitor of the Court. Mr. Seabrook, upon being questioned, donied most em? phatically that he had over made any such statements, and so the matter ends. The case of Bedding and wife, we are informed, was au action brought by a colored woman for a violation of her civil rights, by being ejeoted from a train on the South Carolina Bailroad. The defence set up by the company, and which was deemed valid by the jury, was, that the ejector was not an agent ol theirs. The rulings, bearings and in? structions lo tho jury, of Judge Gra? ham, so far from being against the plain? tiff, as was alleged, and for which s shameful effort was made to stigmatize him with official oorruptiou, was in favoi of the plaintiff. Judge Graham, we arc told, as a publio officer, enjoys tho fullest ooufidence and osteem of the moruben of the bar in his circuit, as well UB ol the people generally. REVOLUTIONARY.-Extremists are al ways their own worst enemies, and manj ajgood canso has suffered thereby fron its would-bo friends and avowed advo cates. Liberalism in Franco hus mon than once committed suicido ia thii manlier. In the instance of the Com moue, we seo it clearly, when the rock ICBS leaders showed such total disregan for decenoy, and such fatally destructive tendencies, that the sympathy of othe nations, all ready to burst forth ia thei behalf, was chocked in the bad. Ever one shrunk in disgust from Liberalise in this shape, and millions of the F J encl people wero prepared to weloome the re establishment of the empiro itself, rathe than daru tho triumph of the Commune which signified destruction. And noi tho samo experionco is, we fear, prcpai iug in England, whero the most heat] strong and ultra Liberalists, iu thei doctrines, would overthrow and disre gard all tho conventionalities of societ and the decencies of life. They forge that the safety of their ouemios lies i the ravings, domagogism and extravi ganoo with which they are at tack RI Tb e. he uro elements which never yt made a proselyte, or carried oonvictio to u singlo soul, and with which th world will nover sympathize. AHMED PEACE.-Europo is to day litti less than one vast camp, with ubot 6,000,000 of trained men ready to sprin to arms at the bogle's call, aud to si vigorously to work ut cutting esc other's throats. Eveu Italy, suppose to bo tho least "exposed" of nation just at tho present time, has a "peat establishment," of over 500.000 men ui der arms. Of conrse, tho Germen po plo are simply all soldiers, and a figui representing her army would signify n< thing, while Franco is carefully ar surely calculating her revenge upon h< lato enemy in overy political movemen yet fulfilling to tho very lotter each pr vision (if "lim extorted termB of trout Even England has at length woko t from her lethargic condition, and in tl midst of penco is preparing for w? aiming to organizo au effective, if n an imposing army. Suit is to bo commenced by thu G verumout iu a short timo against tl Piedmout Bailroad, running from Da: villo, Vu., to Greensboro, N. C., lo i cover tho road from its present ownei tho Government olaimiug to be tho ow er thoresf. Tho road was built durii tho war by the Coufedoraoy.- Washin lon Cor. Ballimore Gazelle. The Orangeburg Timex reports t death of tho wifo of Mr. W. L. \ Riley, a Trini Justico, residing at I Fork, and thrco of his children, wit in a week. Their death is supposed havo been causod by eating disean meat. DEATH OV AN OLD CITIZEN.-Mr. Durham Ford died at his residence i .Monday evening Inst, about dark. 1 had been confined to his room far a co sidorahio length of time. I le was buri with Masouic honors.- Winnsboro Kei Col. Lewis Morrill, who was order to Washington for consultation sovo weeks ago, returned to Yorkvilla i Thursday afternoon lust, and is nguiu ; command of that military post, j M i Uado color is tho name give.i to t \ peculiar brown biifi'nluidu of linen pt ' geo and cloth to bo worn iu spring. Correspondence ot ttl? Fbcenli, ?BEBNVILLB, 8. C., March 6,10 P. M. About 8 o'clock, to-night, a fire broke ont in the extensive range of stables be? longing to and adjoining the residence of Alex. MoBee, Esq., on the hill Booth of the river, entirely destroying the stables, together with grain, fodder, etc. ; as also some half dozen wagon and carriage honses and oattle sheds. Two valuable mules and ono fine Baddlo mare were bnrned to death. Mr. MoBee, at the first alarm, repaired to the stables and roleased some eight or teu head of stock, but the fire raged so fiercely that he found it impossible to rescue tho others. He burnt his hands very seri? ously in his efforts to do so. Being out of reach of water, our ?romeu could not get their engines to work. Before the abovo fire was under con? trol, another burst forth-whioh proved to be the ntabln of J. M. Beardou, just North of the Baptist Church. They were completely destroyed. Intense indignation is felt among oar citizens at these dastardly inceudinrisms, and our Council will at onco largely in? crease the reward rocoutly offered to bring the villains to prompt aud deserved punishment. M. TUB STAU CHAMBER BEVIVED.-Judge Graham received a telegram from the State capital, notifying him that a mes? senger would be down in the afternoon with a summons from the Judiciary Committeoof the House, who have been instructed to inquire into the lately de? cided coso of Boddiug aud wife vs. the South Carolina Railroad. About 1 o'clock court was adjonrnod, and tho Judge loft tho Court House to prepare for his Budden trip. Beforo bo went away, he was furnished with a copy of the grounds of appoil, aud the notice of a motion for a uew trial in tho case of Bedding aud wife vs. the South Caro? lina Railroad, aud these, with the ste? nographer's report, will be examined by tho committee. The jury who gave the verdict in this case are as follows: B. M. Butler, foreman; D. A. Amme, John Commins, J." P. Browne, Thomas De? vine, T. S. Dennison, C. D. AhronB, Philip Blainoy, J. M. Brawley, Jumes Cosgrove, James A. -Du(Tus, H. E. Eckel. By the afternoon train from Columbia the expected messenger, Captain Houdricks, ex-Chief of Police, arrived in the city, and began to servo a number of summonses which he brought. The one for Judge Qrahum was a polite communication from Chairman Warien D. Wilkes, requesting his presence in Columbia before tho .Judiciary Commit toe of tho House, ut 7 o'clock, this morning. There were many others to be served, and some competition was displayed-a mileage of tou cents and six dollars a day being tho inducements ofleiod to disinterested witnesses. Cap? tain Hendricks dealt out his favors liberally at tho Court House, and it seemed to matter little whether a wit? ness kuow anything of tho Redding case or not, so loug as hu was u Radical. [ Charleston News. "DECIMATION."-Tho Gazelle, of Na? ples, publishes details of a tragody, on board the corvette Vittor Pisana, which may convey to some pcoplo a more cor? rect notion of "decimation" than per? haps somo of them have at present: "A murder had been committed on board, bat tho criminal had hot been discovered. Captain Lovera di Maria called all the men ou derk, and after questioning them out) by oue, without result, ho announced that he regretted to be obliged to have recourse to on ex? treme measure prescribed by the code for vessels ut sea. The crew, bc said, nu.si bo decimated immediately. Their names must be put into an urn and drawn; tho tenth was ordered nit, his | eyes were bandaged, and a firing party drawn up for execution. Tho com? mander was about to givo tho order to fire, when a seaman, u nativo of Sar? dinia, stepped forward and confessed tho crime. A drum-head court martial was at onco formed, and tho murderer was condemned to death uud shot in Kinniel. Six others, who wero proved to have been accomplices, were sen? tenced to ton years' imprisonment and kept in irous in the hold." A CHILDTERIUBLY BITTEN HY A BAT. The Boston Evening Herald says: Last Thursday evening an infant child of Mr. Thomas Clinton, living on the coroner of Seventh uud Cambridge streets, was put to bed by its mother, who sat down in tho next room to do somo sowing. Shortly afterward she was startled by tho shrieks of her infant, and going into tho room saw a huge rat, with its fangs far-toned in tho nosu of tho child, its face und tho bod clothing being covered with blood. Tho mother, in her turn, shrieked, aud her husband carno to her assistance, but tho ferocious animal was with difficulty driven from tho bed. It was pursued duwu staits and finally killed. Dr. Norris, who was culled to dress the wounds, says the teeth of tho rat carno together through the nose of tho child, ami that its cheek was bitten through sovorul timos, pre? senting au appearance of having benn punctured repeatedly with an awl. Besides theso were others upon tho right ear. DwEhhiNO HURST.-Wo regret lo learn that thu dwelling of Mr. Wm. A. Brown? lee, just across tho Seneca River, was entirely destroyed by fire on Wednesday night, 28th ult. Tho ll.unes were disco? vered about ll o'clock, and had made such progress that only a portion of the wearing apparel of tho inmates was saved from destruction, while iho furni? ture aud contents of thu house worn to? tally lost. - Anderson intelligencer. A largo number of invalids aro now daily leuviug Massachusetts for the South, to avoid tho bloak weather of spring. EtBG IB li 4TIVK PIlOCEKUIPfOS. Tnu?flDAY, MARCH 7, 1872. SENATE. The Senate met at 12 M., President Banaier in the Chair. A bill to authorize tho building of a bridge to conneot the islands of North and South Edisto, at the location of the old bridge, was ordered to lie on tho table. A bill to oompol the County Commis? sioners of Edgefield and Newberry to bnild a bridge across the Saluda Uiver at Chappell's Ferry, waB made the spe? cial order for to-morrow, at 1 P. M. A bill for the relief of tho widows and orphans of persons killed by tho Ku Klux waa made tho speciul order for to? morrow, al 2 P. M., an>> thu Judiciary Committee was requested to report thereon such amendment? us thoy may deem necessary. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES Tho Honso met at 12 >? o'clock P. M., Speaker Moses io tho Chair. A joint resolution to authorize the Stato Treasurer to poy to J. H. Leland 8101.05 wan laid on tho table. The resolving clauses of the following wore stricken out: Joint resolution to authorize and empowor the Governor to grant and convey all right, title and in? terest of the State in a certain lot nf land in tho city of Columbia unto tho Palmetto Lodge, No. 5, I. O. O F., in trust, as herein mentioned; joint resolu? tion authorizing tho Sterling Loan Fuud Commission to secure the possession of the bonds of the State of Sooth Caro? lina known as the Sterling Funded Debt Bonds, and placo tho name in the charge of the Secretary of State lor safe keep iug. Air. Wilkes offered a concurrent reso? lution relativo to the donation of public lands solicited by tho Agricultural Cou greis for educational purposes; the do? nation, if received, to lie parceled out as follow?: $'2(10.000 to Clailiu Univer? sity, $800,000 to tho freo common Behinds, and $500,000 to tho Agriaultnral aud Mechanics' Institute. Adopted. A bill to regulate tho liability of htdol keepera waa passed to a third rcudiug. Tho resolving ciauso of a joint resolu? tion to grant to the Governor tho power to fill vacancies occurring in tho Board of Regents of tho Lnuatic Asylum was stricken out. The enacting clause was Htrickon ont of a bill to define and regulato thc juris? diction of the police court of Charleston. A bill relating to tho bonds of the State was taken up, the previous ques? tion being immediately called. The yens and naya wero called on nearly every question, after which ' tho bill passed to a third randing. The following bills were passed: Bills requiring all bonds aud stocks of the State to bo registered in the office of the Stato Treasurer; to declare public a cer? tain road in the County of Orangoburg; to amend section 328, title 10, chapter ll, of au Act eutitled "An Act to revise, simplify and abridge the rulef, pruc ticea, pleadings and forms of courts of this State, known ns the codo of pro? cedure;" to altor aud amend tho charter of tho town of Greenville; to incorporate the Port R?yal Railroad Company; prc poaing amendments to the Constitution of tho State of South Carolina; to ameud section 27,1..' of au Act to regu? late the manner of drawing juries; to ill corporate the Charleston Homestead Association; to incorporate tho Labor? ing Society, of Christ Church Parish; to incorporate the churches of Antioch, New Hope, Bethel Grove and Bethuuy, of Lauruns County; joint resolution I compelling the School Commissioner of j Fairfield Couuty to establish certain soil nola; bill to hold persons respousible for selling proporly of defective, un? sound or doubtful titi?; joiut resolution compelling tho School Commissioner of Fairfield County to establish certain schools; bills to amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate tho fees of Probato Judges, Clerks of Courts, and other officers therein mentioned," approved Maroh 1, 1870; to amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish and moutain a sys? tem of free common Hchools for tho Stole of South Carolina;" to charter the Union Savings Bank, of Columbia. Tho House took a recess uutil 7 o'clock P. M. The evening posion was, up to 10 o'clock, occupied in the discussion of tho Union Savings Bunk of Columbia. For several months paat the Railioah of Virginia have, in their primary meet? ings, invariably favored tho re-nomina? tion of Grant, aud recommended Se? nator John F. Lowis for Vico-Preaideut. lt is now said that tho movo to nominate Senator Lewis in assuming a much wider field than his own Stute, and that a ro? cen t conference of nonie of tho Southorn leadern had for ono of its objects tho putting of tho mattor equarelj' before tho party. Tho Sonthorn Radicals think their purty suflioioitly strong to entitle them to thu second place on tho Presidetiti.il ticket, und they will put forward Mr. Lewis 113 being tho best and most popular .jan in tho party; and as a member of the party remarked to mo, "About tho only prominent man wo have that can't bo accused of hoing eithor a carpet-bagger or of engaging in corruption." -.- . ?-- - - TiiK RESULT OF RF.MOVINO A SMALL? POX PATIENT.-Mrs. Mary L. Renison, n widow, of Brooklyn, hus brought a suit against tho board of health to re? cover 810,000 diitnngoB for tho death of har son, who was removed by order of tho board from her house, where ho was well cared for, to tho small-pox hospital, where ho died. Tho mother claims that she was part Jilly dependent on her son for support. Dulinga recent cold simp, a country court in Texas had 1" adjourn until the County could burrow live dollars of the sherill to buy (md for heating thu couti room. Tho Inst sensation novel is, wo Lear, to bo entitled "Tho Poisoned (.Jinn Drop; or, tho Caudy Woman'? Revenge." M?TOB HALI..-The trial of May gr Hall ia ia progress in New York. We Lave known few cases that more per? plexed all attempts at elucidation. Mayor Hall ia one of the best of lawyers, and was one of the most genial and estima? ble of men in society. He is witty, ready, graceful, genorooB, and was the life of the sooial oirole wherever he went. Ho was unimpeached and unsuspected when he wan elected mayor, and was ono of tho most popular gentlemen who over were elevated to the office. It does not appear from any display he has made, or any known accumulation of property, that ho has come into possession of any wealth not easily accounted for. Yet, as the chief oilicer of the city, whoBo ap? proval of all bills against it was required before they could bo paid, how c?u his approvul of tho immense charges for work, through which tho city treasury was robbed by Tweed <fc Co. of millions, be accounted for? ? glanos nt tho im? mense aggregates of those bills should havo alarmed him; but ho signed them all without demur. He was grossly de? linquent iu the performance of his duty. A. carelessness unaccountable markodhis condnct, or be must have beeu inter? ested in betraying tho public interests. His trial is, therefore, highly interest? ing. It is sad to see such a man in? volved in such a criminal history, aud wc cannot see how ho can possibly como ?mt of it savo with an utter loss of pub? lic respect and confidence. [Richmond Dispatch. CROCODILES SERVING THE PURPOSES OF WAU.-A correspondent of the New York Times furnishes a graphic account of tho capture of tho city of Han Fer? nando, and tho utter dofeat and rout of the revolutionists iu Venezuela, com? manded by Geu. Herrara. Tho corres? pondent says: When the city had been captured. Gen. Crispo was despatched in pursuit of Gens. Herrara and Olivo, and took many stragglers prisoners. Thu flight of Ucrrura'a army was a rapid ono, bat Crispo caine np to the main body on the fourth day. Ile found them encamped on the banks of thc river Aranon, aud at ouce attacked them. A general rout was the result, in which larg** numbers of tho euomy plunged recklessly iuto tho river, where nearly all were lost. Tho river abounds to an alarmiug extent with monstrous croco? diles and poisonous serpents, and the men, as they attempted to Bwim across, were seized by these monsters, who seemed more intent on slaughtor than aught else. lu a few minutes, the river was swarming with reptiloa, und many bodies of soldiers, frightfully mutilated, wero Keen floating about or strewed on the banks. Among tho lost was Gen. . Olivo, who, it was thought, was drowned*. Gen. Herrera's army was entirely de ! s troy ed. GREELEY'S OPINION OV TUS SOCTH CAROLINA. REPUBLICANS.-Read what the New York Tribune says of the South Ca? rolina Republioans: About tho coolest thing that has oc? curred this winter, is a resolve of a State convention of tho faction dominant in South Carolina in those words: "Resolved, by the Union Republican party of the Stale of South Carolina, in couventioD assembled, that wo en? dorso tho administration of President U. S. Grant, in its wise and successful financial policy, which has reduced the national debt, while lessening the public taxes, and at thu samo time preserved full faith with tho public creditors." Considering how these rascals har? sold themselves to measureless infamy over end over by stealing their poor State poorer than f ho ever was before, quadrupling their expenses, doubling her debt and trebling bur taxes, this re? solve strikes us as thu Chimborazo of imposture and villainy. The deposed rrcsidoat of tho Libe? rian republic, E. J. Royo, of Monrovia, previously of Ohio, iu this country, uot relishiog tho luxuries of a Libe? rian jii.it-, and not having tho fear of sharks before him, attempted to swim from the whore to the outgoing English steamer. His courage was not rewarded, and ho went down. Ho was an Ohioan by birth aud was fifty-seven years of age. lie was among tho wealthiest citizens of Liberia. Ho was speaker of tho House of Representatives of Liberia in 1849, sud Chief Justice in 1865 G8. Ia 18?9 he was elected President. His term waa disturbed by tho discussion of constitu? tional questions and by financial diflcul ties of a very peculiar nature, iu conse? quence of which ho was requested to re? tiro for his country's good to one of those domiciles which even in Liberia are prepared for public offenders. The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, says tho IIouso Judi? ciary Committee havo agrood to report tn favor of a supplemental apportion? ment bill, giving one additional mombor to each of the following States: Now Hampshire, Vermont, Now York, Penn? sylvania, Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida. Wo would be glad to know ou what principle. On Monday, a party of forty negroes wero engaged in cutting turpentine boxes iu Florence, and two of the iium boi struck up a livoly quarrel. Ooo ol tho two throw an axo at tho other, cut? ting tho arm nearly off and cuttiDg tho wrist. Tho State Works in Greenville wero sold on tho 4th to Alexander McBee, Esq., for $2,825. Tho purchaser after? wards turned them over to the City Council for tho sumo prico. Dan Rico, tho famous circus man, has been thrown, financially, aud his per? sonal property in Erie County, Ponusy!? I vania, i.-i advertised for salo by tho she? riff. A Jersey euchre parly played 5,44(1 games last year. The practice took t?o much limo that they have, concluded to '"discard" it. 2Z? o o ?, 1 Item ARRESTED -We learn that AM Wooten and William H. Saunders have been ar? rested, npon suspicion of the homi? cide of Mrs. Wooten, in January last. <*Tbey had a partial hearing before Coro? ner Coleman, yesterday, and the case will be continned this morning. MAIL, An H AN OEM HUTS.-The Northern mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; clowes 7.16 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00 P. M.; olosee 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; doses6.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.46 P. M. ; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 9.00 ?. M.; closes 1.30 P. M. On Sunday office open from 8 to 4 P. M. TUE LEON BIIOTHEBS.-This tronpe gave a second entertainment last even? ing. Mr. Hubbard was qaite successful in his delineation of Ethiopian charac? ter. Mrs. Hubbard and Mdlle. Jose? phine were frequently applauded in their Bongs and danoes. The performance closed with tho laughable pantomime, "Humpty Dumpty." There will be an? other entertainment this evening. JOURNALISTIC PROPRIET?.-The reso? lution introduced into the Senate by Hayne, of Marion, to expel B. W. Tom linson, reportar of the Charleston Newe, from tho floor of the Senate, has been laid on the table. Mr. Tomlinson had stated that the opponents of the "Conga? ree dam bill" offered to cease their bick? erings, "for a consideration" of $5,000. This Hayne deemed a violation.of jour naliatio propriety, bat the Sonnte has concluded that it was not. Tho truth of tho charge justifies the libel. CITY MATTERS.-Tho price of singlo copies? of the PHOZNIX is five cents. Wo saw yesterday, on exhibition in front of tho atore of Mr. Wm. Glaze, a novelty in the way of a fishing rod. It is a late invention, and combines boauty with lightness and atrength. It is made in sections, und can be so pot np as to bo used as a wulking-cano in carrying it. We have received the first number of tho Aiken (S. C.) Journal, a daily paper, published by J. S. Shuck. Esq. We had the pleasure, yesterday, of meeting our friend and brother of the quill, John Koruhaw, Jr., of the Camden Journal. He pays a flying visit to Co? lumbia on business connected with his paper. The Senate has confirmed the follow? ing: Trial Justices-J. D. Pitts, F. A. Whitney, J. C. Smith and A. R. Gantt, Newberry Connty; Edward Fant and D. L. Hall, Anxlerson Conuty; Elijah N. Kedfearne, Chesterfield County; R. J. Humphrey, Darlington Connty. Ken nedo G. Bellings as Auditor for Lancas? ter County; Dr. Otto A. Moses as In? spector of Phosphates. PHCENIXIANA.-A vain man's motto is, "Win gold and wear it." A generous man's motto is, "Win gold and share it." A miser's, "Win gold and spare it." A profligate's, "Win gold and spend it." A broker's, "Win gold and lend it." A gambler's, "Win gold and lose it." A wise man's, "Win gold and uso it." Cases of suspended animation aro plentiful in cireuses-on the trapeze. The whale that swallowed Jonah has beeu discovered off the coast of Brazil. Being dissected, Ibero were found in his stomach a pair of patent leather Yanke made boots, aud a Milton gold pin, wit an Alaska diamond set, with the initia letter of Jonah. Water colors-Maritime flags. TRANSFER OP A MACHINE.-Tho han machino which has been used by th Palmettoes for tho past thirteen year WOB turned over to the Vigilants, 1 night. Tho Palmettoes aasemblod their on. .no house, in full uniform, la night, and escorted by Captain Thom" son's brass band, proceeded to the ol City Hall, with the machine, where t formal transfer wus effected. Captain Stanley, in a few remarks, turned the machine over to the Vigilants. Captain Donnison replied in appropriate terms. Aftor tho discussion of a substantial col? lation-during which the Palmettio: were politely attended by their colore friends of tho Vigilant-a number of ?in i dividnals wero called upon, who re sponded promptly. The following is list of tho officers of tho Vigilant: Presi dent-John Dennison; Vice-President J. A. Garner; Secretary-C. D. Lowndes 1st Director-S. Gurnor; 2d Director James Greenwood; 3d Director-W. Pughc; 4th Director-Isnao Howell; Treasurer-Peter Surgeuer. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Act? of tho General Assembly. E. E. Davis Sc Co.-Poultry."etc. Hostottor's Bitters. P. Cantwell-Coffee. 11 ? j HOTEL AnniVAi<s, March 7.-Central Bold ,T C Hunter, Union; It Owen, Newberry; J M ! Clair, Camden; C A Chase, Elle? field; T H ' Jeter, Union; J M llughston, Cedar Spring?; 1 H S Cusou, M McDonald, l, J Wilson, J li i Jones. Abhoville; I) lt Elkin, M Cha) in, Al? ston; J \\ Hayward, Saluda.