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COLUMBIA, S. C. Wednes ay Horning. March 27 1872. Tile Kl?etlon. Oa Tuesday next, oar city election .takes place. The "citizens" have an ?aexoeptionable ticket in the field, and ~a fair prospect of electing them, if they ?rillgo earnestly to work from now outil Tuesday, and then tarn oat en masse to ?thopolls and vote. The qualifications ?1 a. voter are that be be a oitizen of the ?United States, an inhabitant of tile -State for one year next preceding the -election, that he has been a resident of the city (or sixty days, and that he has been duly registered in tbe ward in which ibe propones to vote. The registration ie .fixed bylaw to commence three days ? next preceding the day of election. As -Sunday intervenes, tho books for regis Gratton will bc* opened, in the present instance, on Friday. At the last city ..election, it is estimated that ut least one lihird of tho "white voters uegleotod to ^register, and consequently could not vote, even bud they desired. There wus .great indifference manifested on the part -d?" .the white puople in that eleotion. -Many were of the opinion that it made no great difference how the election weut, aud allowed their business aad . their natural distaste for election hubbub ^.Eid disagreeable excitement, to keep them from the polls. They now see, .however, when they reflect upon the <Oity Hall swindle, the. embezzlement of the 075,000 borrowed from Dr. Neagle, ?And the increase of $250, Ouo to the city -debt, that it does make considerable dif? iere-neo-not, indeed, what may be tho political sentiments of the City Council, -bat-what may be the reputation of the members. If diahonest and inefficient officials continue to be foisted into our city go? vernment, the public moneys squan? dered and embezzled, high taxation tkqpt np, and the city debt increased, ?Colombia, despite all her natural nd cvontages, ber bracing and healthful c?t? emete, her central position, her railroad ?connections, her manufacturing facilities ?nd her now rapidly growing business ?nd general prosperity, must inevitably suffer, and have her progress sadly re? tarded, if not altogether blocked. Every j?te who owns properly in the oily, or -?who expects to earn his living here by ihonest labor, is directly interested in ?ecuring an honest and eoonomical go? vernment. The oitizen, whether Demo -erat or Republican, who would sacrifico the public interests to party zeal, or to ? mistaken notion of party neaessity or advantage, is nothing more uor less than ?a con tump tibio fool. Political parties are formed by the people, und for the people. They are not thc masters of the people, but their slaves-their instru? ments _lo efie.ot good public ends; and when they can work no good, aa in our municipal election, they should be dis .carded. Ho who strives to briug politi? cal influences into action iu a municipal election like ours, is either a demagogue .or a dupe of a demagogue. - ? o ? > As Om uns SBB US-This is what the JLoudon Morning Post, of March 6, says of tho comparative strength of Canada and England vs. the United Stutes: "The Dominion could at a shorter no? tice bringa greater number of troops into tho field than the great republic it? self, and it must not be forgotten that if the frontier of Canada is of great extent ?nd defenceless, that of the Uuited fitstes is in the same position. At the -first signal of war, the English fleet -would cross the Atlantic and blockude -the American ports, and no one kuows .?better than the Secretary of tho Navy at Washington that the Union possessts no vessels which could compel us to raise -the blockade, or return the compliments (fey sealing up our ports." Buriug the (krag, there is a good deal of suggestion tin this of how badly off the Uuited ??tales are as to naval resources. Evcut' ?ally, of oour.?e, we would raino an urmy xnd make a navy, but wo would "catch .it" at first-in the event of un almost impossible war. ? o ? ? Tnc STATE AND COUNTY TAX.-As -many persons have u very vague idea of the tuxes imposed by tho last General Assembly, we print thu following sum? mary for general information: General State tux imposed by joint resolution, 8 mills; County tax, under Same Act, ii mills; tux authorized by tbe Blue Itidge 'bill, 3 mills; total, 14 mills. lu addition -to thia, there is au uulimitod tux ou real ?-Mtv.te, authorized by tho validating bill, tho laugnuge used being, "The State Aaditor is hereby authorized to levy and collecta tax sufficient to pay the interest ou the debt hereby legalized und made .valid."-Charleston Courier. beautiful Glass-covered Dishes, Fine 'Salt Cellars, Lemonade Glasses, Syrup Cane, und every imaginable article of glassware, at one-half their actual Value, .nt D. 0. Peixotto & Sou's. A Cleveland man hus smoked until he has amaurosis, uiigiiiu, pectoris and progreusivo locomotorataxy. Tb? L?ceme Law-X* It ionstltallonalt A movement is on foot in Charleston to resist the executional1; the infamous I ice nao law, on the gro?itid of ita uncon? stitutionality. We hopo and .tiolievo that if the question ia brought before an impartial tribunal, that the Aot mast be 1 prononnood nnoonstitutional, and, there? fore, is not law. A communication in the Charleston News, ot yesterday, from a lawyer at Kiugblrce, furnishes some admirable pointa on tbe question. Oar present State Constitution-as thia writer, who signs himself S. A. M., puts it-is a peculiar one, partaking of the nature rather of the Federal Constitu? tion thau those of tho States. Our General Assembly is not simply limited in its aotiou by tho Constitution. There are not only certain things whioh it can? not do, by reason of prohibitions in the Constitution, but it ouu do nothing ex? cept what is authorized by the Constitu? tion. Our State Government, in other words, us the Constitution now stands, like the Federal Government, is ono solely of delegated powers. Thia novel view is based upon the singular wording of Section 41, Article 1, of tho Constitution, tho closing part of which reads: "AU powers not herein delegated remain with the people." Tho writer then goes on to show that no? where in the Constitution is there any authority given to euaot u license luw, though there are very explicit pro? visions in regard to taxation. One thing, however, is very clear-whether the law be legally unconstitutional or not, it is nothing more nor less than downright robbery to take this additionul amount of money from tho peoplo. The two per cent, tax, to be levied in the ordinary way upon an ad valorem assess? ment of property, mast realize upwards of $3.000,000, whioh is over $1,000,000 more than Mr. Comptroller Neaglo in? formed the Legislature would be neces? sary to defray all tho expenses of the State, even according to bis outrageously extravagant estimates. Where is all this surplus money wrung, too, from an already impove? rished people-to g?? It is almost un? necessary to ask the question, but it is well for the people to know nod to con? tinually bear in mind that they are be? ing mudo to suffer, to stint their fan i liea, and curtail the very necessaries of life, in order to gratify the insatiate greed of our carpet-bag rulers for money. So loug as they Oiled their pockets by the fraudulent issue of bonde, though outrageous enough, God kuows, theil thieving did not directly affect thc peo? ple, except so far as we may have the interest on the bouda to pay for awhile, for they will all be repudiated before they come to maturity. But now that the bond speculation are played out, the scoundrels have thc impudence to thrust their bauds directly into the pockets of the people. This, we trust, will work its own cure. A por tiou cf tho colored people will bo broughi fuco to face with their wrong*, Uko theil white fellow-citizens, and wo may thei hopo for such a combination betweci the two races us will result iu a rapii riddance of carpet bugisni. FAVORABLE DECISION OP SDPKEMI COURT IN TUE KU KLUX OASES -A spo cittl telegram to tho Charleston News dated Washington, Mundi.v, March 25 says: Tho i'r"jisiou of tho Supremo Court ot the motion of M es n rs. Johnson uni Sianbery, for writs of habeas corpus am certiorari, in th? cuso of T. Jeffersoi Greer, ono of the couvicted South Caro lina Ku Kim, was delivered to day. Tin court decided to grant thu motion, um ordered the writs to issue, making thoo returnable on the Sib of April, uud set ting thu case for argument on the 12tl of that mouth. Tho decision of tin court was something of u surprise to th counsel for the Government, who couti dently expected a denial of the motion It is stated that every effort will b made, on the purt of the Government to defeut the presentation of thu que? ti MU upon its merits when it em?es U] for argument. There is great dread ti thu result of un inquiry, before the Su preme Cou rt, into tho oonflti tu tin unlit of the Enforcement or Ku Klux law, uni every opportunity will be seized of uvad ing that ifStlO. There is. also, a marlin disposition in official circles to avoid au, examination of the proceedings of th Circuit Court in thu Ku Klux cuses. A interesting discussion is ttuticiputcd whi? thu next move shall b? made. ROLL OF TUE HOUSE OP LORDS.-Tb roll of tho House ol Lords, made up a the oo ni meui:ement of the session, show that the House comprises 4 Princes of th Blood, 2 archbishops, 27 dukes, 32 mai quiues. 107 earls, 30 viscounts, 24 bishop I and 185 barons; and there was on j vacancy in the representation of th ! peors for Scotland, caused by tho deat of tho Kiri of Ko di e. These u umbel count each peer according to bis higho; title, though it may be n lower diguit that gives him a seat in th 3 House-e. g reckoning among tho dukes thu Duke i Abercorn, who sits as Marquis nf Abel corn. Tho House consists of 478 mun ber?. There aro only thirty-one oouviolt munltro.s in Michigan Stuto Prison. THB KU Knox ACT IX THH SUPKBME OOUBT.-As pur reader! ere already aware, the first attempt to bring the an constitutional foatures of the Ku Kloz Act before the Supreme Court for review baa reenlted iu a fallare, the court de? clining to tah o cognizance of the ease which waa presented for its considera tion. The caso came up upon a certifi? cate' of division of opinion from the Cir? cuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina. Upon a pre? liminary motion to quash the indictment against Dr. Avery, who was afterwards tried and convicted under the provisions of this Act, and sentenced, we believe, to the Albany Penitentiary, the two United States Judges, Dond and Bryan, before whom the case wan tried, differed in opinion us to the validity of certuin counts in the indictment. A division of opinion being certified to the Supreme Court, for tho purpose of obtaining its deoisiou upon tho point, the court held that "a motion to quash falls within tho principle which excludes all matter of discretion from thu jurisdiction to re? view." Technion I ns this niling may appear to the minds of lnynxeu unuu quuiuted with the uiaoties of legul prao tioe, and the loop-holes whioh enable au appellate ti ibu nal to escape from tho necessity of deciding a question which it does not wish to consider, it is no part of our present purposo to call in ques? tion its 80uuduess. We simply desire to call attention to itu practical effect upon tho fortunes and happiness of thc pwoplo of South Carolina. In regular courso, the constitutional questious which are involved iu Dr. Avery's case, and in those of tho other parties who have been convicted under this Act, eau now only como np upon a writ of error to final judgment, which will postpone the hearing of the ques? tions about two years. Wa aro aware that thero is also pending iu the Su? preme Conrt, at tho present time, au ap? peal from a deoisiou of the same judges, refusing a prisoner, held uuder the same Act, a discharge upon a writ of habeas corpus, but it is impossible to be sanguine of a more favorable result iu this thau in thc one already disposed of. The writ of habeas corpus was sued out for the purpose of testing the legality of an arrest uuder tho Act, and served upon Col. Merrill, the military nffioor com? manding at Yotkvillo. Col. Merrill made returu that the body of tho pri? soner waa no longer iu his custody, hav? ing been turned over to the Uuited States Marshal, and this return the oourt held sufficient. An appeal boiug prayed to the Supremo Court, it is cou tended, on thu part of the Government, that the only question which will I e pre? sented for the consideration of that tri? bunal, will bo tho right of the military to mako arrests, and that it does not touch the question of tho right of the Uuited States Marshal to urrest, iu whose aid the soldiers may act as a mili? tary posse, and much less tho right ol tho courts to try and convict uoder the Act for any of thu numerous offencet Which it creates. Hero nguiu it is obvi? ous that nu opportunity is afforded the Supreme Court, if so disposed, to avoid the responsibility of passing directly apou tho constitutionality of tho Ku Klux Act in its more important features, by narrowing thu question before them so us to exclude the constitutional quos tion altogether. We do not say thal this will bu done, but if it should occur, it will surprise nobody. In th? meantime, tho condition of tin people of South Carolina, particularly iu the Districts which havo been do dared by the President's proclamatioi to bo in a state of "rebellion," (!) it simply deplorable. When tho Ku Klin Act was peudiug in the Senate, the un constitutionality of many of ils provi sinus was pointed ont, not merely bj Democrats, but by leading Republic*) lawyers aud jurists, liku Jmlgu Tram bull, sud by leadiug ilopuhlicau jour mils, liko tho New York Nation and Un Keening l'ost. After it hail passed, tin hope was fondly indulged by a few thu tho President, at whose urgent it quos and entreaty the Act had been passed would yet lind no occasion to bring it: extraordinary muchiuery into play, bj outlawing any portion o: the Sont hen country. That hope vanished with he two proclamations of October last-tin first giving tho "insurgents," in ii im Counties of South Carolina (ono Count} us afterwards discovered, being namoi by mistake) live days iu which to la; down their arms und disperse; und tin other, dec?an ii;; said Counties to bo nu dur martial la iv, before the "insurgen'?,' had lhere beeu any to disperse, could in ibo moro remote portions of thus Counties, by any course of mail or tele graph, have received the not ico cou veyed by tho former proclamation. Tin only hopo which then remained to tin people was in the judiciary, und in tin lust resort in having the question of tte constitutionality ot this most ut roui on Act speedily tested aud decided by th Supremo Court of the United Slates Wo havo shown what is tho prospect o any immediate or speedy relief from thu quarter. This last hopo of the harriet and persecuted people of South Caro liua, if not taken away, is, ut least, iu definitely and painfully deferred. Whu wonder, theil, that under suoh circum stances their houris should grow sick All business, industry and euterpris most receive-havo received-a parulyz lng btow. More arrests will be made and aro being made, to be followed doubtless, by fresh convictions, insu much sn the President himself has toll us in his last annual messuge that non but the guilty are arrested or in (lange of arrest, thus making tho raero fact o arrest, aud still moro of flight from th oppressod region, positive presumptio; of guilt. When any exercise of anthe rity by un employer muy be mudo th foundation of a charge of "intimidation or "attempting to depiive nu America citizen of his rights," and when any r.t sooiutiou or conceit of notion with man's neighbors may expose lum to II indictment for "conspiracy," peopl matt needs live ss tboagh with a sword perpetually suspended over them. Tb? parallel which baa beeu suggested be? tween the unhappy people of Sooth Ca? roline, nnder the Ku Klux Aot, and Ire? land under English mle, or Poland qn dergoiug that form of "reconstruction" which is called "Ku s ducat ion," is not far wrong. Failing the hope of an early and favorable decision of the constitu? tional quostion by the Supreme 9 ourt, it is obvious, that practical relief can only come from a total change of polioy and administration st Washington. [lialiimore Sun. ANOTHER GREAT SOAHE.-Last fall New Orleans and sundry other places were soured out of their municipal boots by the prediction of u great tidul wave either forty feet or 400 feet high, it is immaterial which. Alter a few week? of trepidatioo. Prof. Forshey quieted their nerves uud gave their perturbed spirits rest by the assnrauces of science and ex? posure of the hoax. And now coin?s u i'rof. Pbintamour, ?aid to be u Germau philosopher, with tho wonderful predic? tion that, wu shall nil bc knocked into the middle of next year by u wonderful comet, bigger, uglier, moro formidable und moro belligerent tbuu all other comets that we over heard of. Ho suys that this grout comet will strike this tdd earth of ours somewhere between wind uud water, at 4 P. M., sharp time, Ali? gn?t 12, ?iud it is going to strike in Lug laud. The first ell eui of the concussion will bo to knock "old Britania rules th? wavu" to the bottom of tho ocean. All the rest of us will go down, down, and all our questions will bo settled. Grant's re-election will need no lort uer discus? sion, and all about reconstruction will be forever closed up. Tho Puuhandle that Clarke wants to sell will be nowhere, and tho French Kcpublio will bu ditto. But, seriously, it is strange that iu this day there ure crowds so foolish as to place their happiness at the disposal of every fool that Heos proper to hoax them; for if there wero uny such comet we should all huve seen it long since, blazing like u fiery torch through the mid-mght heavem-; and iu the second place, if there were such a comet, und if it was to strike, tho earth would feel it less than wo do a first oluss Norther. Locke's comet, tho most brilliant ami best known of all these celestial wander? ers, is nothing but oxygen gae, uud uot very thick ut that. These dreadful mes? sengers are very harmless. When our earth did run ufoul of a comet, the best of our astrouomors knew nothing of it for several mouths, and then they found it out by the power of hindsight. A few yours since one of those comets at? tempted a game of bumps with Jupiter. Lat before it got into that ponderous planet, two of its moons collided with tho comet, split it into two comets, uud sent its divided parts of! about their business. Now, if our good, old, solid earth cannot take as good cam of itself as Jupitor's trilling muons, we say let her go-at ull events we are willing to take tho risk without insurance. THE MURDER OF LORD MAYO.-Capt. Burton, tho great African traveler, iu a loug letter to a leading London journal on this snbject, snys: "I um unwilling to eeo an uvout no less portentous thuu the murder of the British Viceroy of India ho little understood, 80 little ap? preciated by the people of England, lo my humblo opinion the loss of half a dozen pitched batt lus would have less shaken our prestige, which iu tho East means influence, not 'humbug.' I be? lieve it to be, politically speaking, the hardest blow yet struck at us; while its consequences ate likely to be still more inj&ious. From Chinese Yen-nan to Mot ocean Cape Non the report will fly that tho 'Kafir' Governor of lliudoostuu bas been struck down by the Moslem knife, tho Faith will glory in tho deed, and El Islam will number another sainted memory." Capt. Burton goes on to explain, according to the faith of Islam the assassin is believed to puss to tho highest paradise. Perhaps it was a knowledge of this tenet, coupled with his observation of the temper of the East India Mohammedans, that caused Mr. Seward, during his lato visit, to utter the remark, justified by luler event i, that tho next political problem which tho English would have to deni with in those possessions, would be that of fanatical assassination. ENOLISH MONASTERIES.-After a sup? pression of 300 years, monastic lifo has revived again in England, and its spread is ono of tho most remarkable signs of thu times. Under tho spirit of religious toleration, the various liueieut orders of Monks, tho Benedictines, Dotniniciuus, Capuchins, Augustines, Cistercians, and others, have established themselves in various parts of England, und have evince tho ancient aptitude of the Kornau Church for sccuritig choico loca? lities. THE EVAXGE&ICAL A ?JUANCE IS? RUSSIA. The deputation of thu Evangelical Alli? ance to Kassia in behalf of religions liberty, seems to bo bearing fruit. A member of tho deputation, Col. Von Wurstemberger, iu Switzerland, who is now traveling in tho Bailie provinces of Kessia, reports that "thousands of former forced converts to tho Greek Church havo now publicly returned to the Protestant Church," to whioh they originally belonged, and which thoy never really renounced. SUICIDE or A KESFKCTADLE YOUNO LADY.-Ou Friday alternoou, a j ming lady of respectability, named Miss Lue li. O. Farley, residing on Catherine, be? tween Smith and lien ry streets, Kioh moud, Virginia, committed suicido by taking a large dose of laudanum. DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR. Prof. Goldstuckor, tho profound and ac? curate Sanskrit scholar, is dead, and has left instructions that nil his manuscripts, covering researches of moro thuu thirty yeats, must bo burned. ?i. D o o ?et, X I -t o IXL S. - Om MATT EUS.-Toe price of single oopicp of the PHXENIX ?B five cents. Rev. Manning Brown will accept, oar thanks for a copy of the "Minutes of the Sonth Carolina Annual Con foro nco of the Methodist Episcopal Chnroh South, held at Spartanburg, 3. C., December 1318, 1871." The work is published by Messrs. Walker, Evans <fc Cogswell, of Charleston, under tho supervision of the Kev, A. M. Chrietzbcrg. Tue pamphlet contains twenty-four pages of general advertising-thus materially reducing the cost of publication. The heavy and exteuded rain storm of Monday, interfered materially with our railroads. About fifty feet of the track of the Greenville Road waa washed .away nour Pomuria-detaining the down passenger eight or nine hour.)-until a train could bu sent from Columbia. A lund slidu ?.n tho Augusta end of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail? road, dutuined tho Northern train ubout three hours. Mr. W. K. Greenfield keeps np with th? ugo of improvement. Ile has lately received several beautiful vehicles-bug? gies, carriages, etc.-of latest style. Persona iu want of vehicles should give him a call, with tho full assurance that they will bo fairly dealt with. Wu learn that the shipments ol com? mercial fertilizers over the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, so fur, fully equal, if they do not exoued, auy previ? ous y en rs. Thu annual meeting of the South Ca? rolina Medical Association will be held in this city on the third Tuesday in April. Thu uttention of the profession is culled to the meeting, which promises to be one of great interest. Tho ape und the Indian afforded in? tenso amusement at the Purim Bull, on Monday night. The guutlemen per? sonated the characters to perfection. Tho apo was, finally, so severely wound? ed by u well-directed arrow from the Ia dian':' bow, that he was carried off on the back of the savage. By-the-way, tho detcution of the Greenville train spoilt the fun of several gentlemen, who expected to bo present. Never mind they can wait until next year. Messrp. Soibels & Ezell have disposed of the lot on the North-east corner of Blanding and Bull streets; also, the lot on Sumter, between Lumber and Upper streets. Messrs. D. C. Peixotto & Son offer to dispose of their stock of ohiua, crock? ery, otc, at lov rates. Soe their notices. Puces ix IAN A.-A prime-mover-A lo? comotive. It is a way with tailors to recommend things which aro much worn when yon want to buy new. Most lively when "kuockod up"-Base bulls. A mau can got through with life in very short order since the telegraph was invented. He is born, then "schooled," then "colleged," "incendiarized" once or twice, und finally "suicides" in de? spair. "Siugle-minded people"-Bachelors. The new brilliant shades of green will bo very fashionable; they are lizzard green, serpent green, and thu whole f imily of clive gretna. Our professional star gazers tcoff al the iden of any dauger from Profesad Plautaniour's comet, due next August They nflirm thut a collision between i and tho earth would bo like one betweer a bull mul a locomotive, tho comet get ting the wurst of it. How little it is tc bo feared i.-, also illustrated by the fae that iu 1SG1 wo passed directly througl a comet and nobody over knew of it Now bring ulong your comets. Wh< cares? lu sumo portions of the South, it ii getting tu bo dangerous lo uso the WOK "niggardly" uveu. "Colored-ly" is lin epithet now. Salvini, tho great Roman tragedian outs his throat, instead of stabbing him eolf, in Othello, and Story, tho nrtist approves it, for, says he, "tho weapon of tho Moors wero curved ones-ho* oould ho stub himseli?" But Othello' weapon was "u sword of Spuio," a Tu lodo bindo-how could ho cut his throat And how could ho make his last speed with his throat cot? Artificial piety, like flowers in wax droops not in the boor of drought, bu the fair lily of true grace hangs its heai if the rain of Heaven bo denied. Trn faith, liko Aro, has its attendant amok of unbelief; but presumption, like painted flame, is all brightness. Lik ships at sea, trna Christians bave thei storms; but mero professors, like pic tured galleys on tho caines, ride on fi nu milled ocean. Many children havo their hair totall; ruined by having it craped and pinche with a hot iron when they aro quit young, in order to pamper the vanity t a foolish worldly mother. . LTMITB OP THE WARDS.--Tho Wards, M DOW arranged, extend? ss follow?: Ward 1 from Lower Bo a o dary to Gervais street; Ward 3 from Ger vain to Plain air et; Ward S from Plain to 'Laurel street, and Ward 4 from Laural to the upper boundary of tbe city. MAXI. ABKANOKMJJNTS.--Tb? Nor thom mail opens at 3.00 P. H.; closes. 7.ID A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00 P. M.; closes COO A. M. Charleston night mail opona 6.30 A. M. ; clones 6,00 P. M. Green ville mail opens 6.?6 P. M.; close? 6.00 A. M. Western.mail opens 0.00 A. M.; closes 1.30 P. M. On Sunday office open from 8 to 4 P. M. SOOTBRBN ENTREPRISE.-Messrs. Por? ter & Steele have jost received a beauti? ful assortment of lambs wool spring caasimerea from Charlottesville, Virginia, where they aro manufactured. For soft? ness, Quo texture, durability and tasteful patterns, they compare favorably with the inoit costly French fainos of the kind, while they are much leas in price. No ono would believe how superior iu quality the goods are till he sees them. It is raally remarkable, and as an evi? dence of what the South can do in the manufacturo of flue woolen fabrics, ia moat encouraging. LIST or Nsw ADVEBTISEHENTS. Acts of the General Assembly. Meeting S. C. Medical Association. W. J. Etter-To Eleotors. W. J. Black-Corn Whiakey. "R."-Writing Wanted. W. S. Monteith-To Rent. D. C. Poixotto & Sou-Auction. Porter & Steelo-Juat to Hand. E. Hope-Hay. Indian Girl-Cigars. Horr.r, A u in VALS, M ?ireh 26-IViek?rton Il mT - W J Kimball, N Y; Col Wm Jouuston, N O; li Junee, Aiken; J dohaffor, H ?; B T Whitlock, Fia; Fred O Bush, u i O it lt ; Gol Huehuetl, N C; A L Knightcr, Columbia; JA Ur..wu, Misb; M V B clough, Md; li fl Allen, ui ford; E A hi nd r-ay, (ia; Mrs Lockwood, dpariauburg; A b Uprings, wifo, two children aud Borvdut, Mba E li baxter, York. A handsome young woman, an alleged widow, is Euoch Atdeniog New York with success. She gets a mau to en? gage lo murry her and settle ou her in advance so tuuoh money; then her first husband rushes io, with a long board and a revolver, uod that ia the laat Philip Kay over aees of the widow and the set? tlement. Ayonng theological student, not'far from Boston, recently invited a yoong lady to attend a concert. The dam-el's answer to the invitation was in this wise: "If you come as a 'temporary supply'/ I must decline the invitation. I am only hearing 'reg?lur candidates.'" He didn't supply. Some of the people up in Michigan, can't seo why it is that they don't get their mail matter regularly. Six towns in the State are numed Sherman, five Grant, live Sheridan, four Colfax aud thirty two more huve but sixteen names muong them. The most popular man in Vienna, is said to tm the Turkish nabob Kulilpu cha. This is accounted for by tbe tact that recently ut a fete which cost $40,000, numbers of cold pheasants were served at supper. 'Servants picked out the birds' eyes and laid them on ladies' nap? kins-they were emeralds. A candidate for constable, on the tem per.mee ticket, in nn iuterior city of Massachusetts, ruined bis reputation for sobriety and his chances for political promotion, hy attemytiug to step on a load of hay, which bo mistook for a stn ct, car. Two yung girls, sisters, of Lynch? burg, Va., gave birth, almost simultane? ously, tho other day, to children, fruits of illicit lovo. Botl* db-d in child-birth, and in their dying statements :mplicat<d two prominent citizens tu moir seduc? tion. Both men were arrested. Two men having arranged to Qght a duel in Rhode Mund, the Governor n-sued a proclamation forbidding it, whereupon ono of tho parties sent him a note Haling that one of them would stand in Connecticut and tho other in Massachusetts, and shoot over bis mis? erable little State. A genllemun from London lately, in making a return of his income to the tax commissioners, wrote on the paper: "For the Inst three years my income has been somewhat nuder ?150; in future it will bo moro precarious, as the mun is dead of whom I borrowed the money." Emulating tho notoriety lately gained by Mount Washington, Vesuvius is to have a railway to its summit; and before long we shall probably bear of a patty of foreign scientific gentlemen providing for their crater comforts in a winter so? journ there. Tho friend of a yoting couple in Illi? nois, who desired to elope, gavo a con? cert in a school-house for their beoefir, which realized five C'liars, and with Ibis they started. Tho "meanest man" in Central Illi? nois is a farmer living near Decatur. He discharges his laborera Saturday uight, and charges them for lodging and bovril over Sunday. Covered Dishes, Soup Tureens, But* tor Dishes and Pitchers, at very redncud prices, to close out entire stock ef crock? ery, at D. 0. Poixotlo & Son's. Such is tho dread of small-pox at the Weat, that one of the papers there sug? gested that the State, arma be vaccinated. At a recent bull fight in Madrid, Ibree horses and two malo performers wei? killed. A good-sized jack-knife and several nails were recently found in the stomach of a Couueoticutcow. Rather hard faro.