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COLUMBIA, S. C. Satur ay .Morning. March SO 1872. Watch tho Polia. The many inatanoea at our last city eleotiou of fraudulent voting, repeutiug and false registration by tho corruption ists, ought to be boroo iu mind by the "citizens," and a close aud continued watch kept ut>ou tho polls. We heard of several instances yesterday, whero parties who havo no right to vote in the city were allowed to register, in face of the protest of representatives of the citizen movement. A oaso in point is that of Senator Mayne, of Marion, who, from his prominence aa a State official, we will mention. He is a member of tho Senate from Marion County, baa bia residence there, and bas a right to vote there. He can't bavo a residence iu two plaocs at once, and his mero sojourn iu tbis city to attend to bis senatorial duties cannot giro bim a residence in Colum? bia, such as a right to vote iu our muni? cipal election is based upon. If bo bas become a botia fide citizen of Columbia, intends to make his homo here, and btu? entertained such intention uud been beru for sixty days, bo bus, of course, ac? quired full rights of citizenship. Other? wise, he has not. There are a largo number of members of the Legislature still in tho city, who will desire to vote as well as Mr. Heyne, and on tho same grounds. Every vote hurts or helps in nu election, and we desire to see the utmost strictness and fairness characterize tho management of the polls. Let us have no squads from Lexington, nor from the country, intro? duced for the special occasion, nor assist? ant Legislators either from other Coun? ties. Wo do not cburgc-for wo havo no reason to believe-that tho honorable Senator from Marion is attempting or desires to cast his vote where he knows he is not entitled to do BO. He bears a very good name, and we have no wish to in j uro bim; but unless we are misin? formed as to his residence, ho baa no right to n voice in tho selection of our municipal officers, and should not bo allowed to exercise it. The managers, we hope, are inclined to act fairly; but partisan zeal will oftimea influence the best of men not to be over-particular in testing the qualifications of votes friend? ly to their bide. It ia highly necessary, therefore, that the citizens have a mau or men about the polls, to scrutinize and examine overy applicant for regis? tration. Antat 1'llclU. A large number of wonld-be-voters are reported as having registered yester? day that have no right to voto. Every mau that registers is required to swear to bis qualifications, und those tbut swear falsely should bo arrested nt once, turned over to tho Trial Justices, aud indicted for perjury. Look to it, citizens, or you will bo cheated out of tho elec? tion. A careful canvass of tho various Wards gives every hopo of success, if we ouly compel a fair election und prevent fraudulent votiug. The great dauger is in our huving to contend against the sur? rounding country as well as the city. There should, by nil means, bo a com? mittee of tho citizens' party, all through the day, ut the places of registration, to question every man whom they do not kpow to bo a resident of the Ward, aud to mark him down. With such a ticket ns we have in the field, and the general admission which is beard from the colored people, on all sides, that it is right and just that tho "while folks" hove "a showing" in the government, nothing but our own lethargy, either in neglecting to register ourselves, or in failing to prevent those who bavo no right to, can defeat us in the election. IV Ii y I? ni It bao been over a year, now, since tbero bas been a term of tho Court of Sessions aud Common I'leuB held in Laurens County. Tho causo is that our praiseworthy Chief Magistrate bus re? fused or neglected to appoint a Jury Commissioner for tho Oouuty. Judge MOHOS is said to bo ready and uuxious to hold tho court, but of oourso cannot until the arrangements necessary to se? cure a compctc'nt jury bavo boen made. What is tho mutter, and why thia dis? crimination nguiust Laurcus County? Is his Excellency only pandering to thu epleou of "Undo Joe," and euabling him to vent his petty spite against bis former neighbors, who havo BO sadly sinned iu not desiring bis company? It would seem so; and tho Legislature, too, iu re? pealing tho charter of tho town of Lau? rena wero manifestly actuated by no higher motives. Such a pusillanimous mode of retaliation is simply contempti? ble. Laurens County has boen compara? tively froo from crime, but tho continued deprivation of all judicial tribunals is not well calculated to keep it so. llrtucraber tu Krguicr. No person will bo entitle I to vote on Tuesday wbo bas not registered. Re? member that registration is au indispen? sable prerequisite to the right of voting. To til? . oii.ml tuluna. All that your whito fellow-citizens at-k at your hands is ti m ply such a repre? sentation in the Council us our numbers entitle us to. We intend to vote for co? lored mutt, and expect of you only lo volo foi* white uiou that uro white men men that command the respect of white meu, and who are not a disgrace to their color and to decency of any color; tneu iu whom tho Saxon race can justly feel proud, and offVr to you with confidence for your suffrages. These men uro F. W. Wiug, R. C. Shiver, W. li. Galick, Geo. Diercks, John Agnew, IV D. Semi uud Georgo L.9ver-all good men und true, aud no politicians. They will build the City Hall and not steal tho money; sell the city bonds aud not pocket tho pro? ceeds reduce taxation und build up tho prosperity of the city, which must in? crease tho demand for your labor, aud thus enhueco its prico. Your interests, ns well as that of tho whites, will bo bust consulted by having un honest, efficient and cheap government, which will never bo attained by putting sorry upologies for white roen into oflico. THE AILIANTHUS THEE-HOW TO GET RID OF TUB OFFENSIVE ODOU WITHOUT SACRIFICING TUE TREE -It will tie ru uieinbered that at a meeting of the 1'ourd of Health, ou the 8th instant, a resolution was adopted declaring the adan tb us treo a nuisance and injurious to health, and a copy of the resolution was directed to bo Heut to the Board of Public Workt", together with tho com? munication of Mr. William Saunders, of tho Agricultural Department, giving his views upon tho alleged injurions efleJls of this tree to health. Mr. Saunders sayH "that tho tree is deciduous, tho staminate Howers being produced ou one plant, und tho pistillate flowers on uuother, uud that thc offuusive odor is produced by tho staminate form only. Tho pistillate form is tho most ornamental of tho two, uud produces a somewhat oriental effect during sum? mer, when covered with clusters of its bronze colored finita. An occasional tree of this form may bo found in thia city. It ia entirely practicable to make tho ailuuthtis available as a shade tree, without being annoyed with its blos tums; acting upon the well known law in vegetable physiology that flowers ure not produced upon a pluut while it is in a condition of excessive growth. We have only to prune tho trees severely dnring the wiuter, so UH to excite tho production of yonug, vigorous shoots. A thorough pruning oneo in four or five years will effectually prevent the forma? tion of flower-buds." The Board of Public Works has referrod tho papers to tho parking commission for its consider? ation.- Washington Slur. DEATH OF CHARLES PERKINS, ESQ - Wo learn that tins gentleman died at eight minutes past 8 o'clock, Tuesday evening, at. the advanced ugo of seventy three y eu rp. He was tho last surviving son of Benjamin Perkins* E-q , tho elder of Unit name, about thc beginning of this century, a lawyer of ?runo promi? nence ut this bar, and a grand son o? Col. Joseph Kershaw, of revolutionary memory. Hi? father was H member of tho well known ami highly respectable family of Perkin s of New L indon, Connecticut. Mr. Charlen Peikius was un energetic and successful farmer, a good citizeo, a kind and hospitable neighbor, and for many yeara a zealous member of tho Presbyterian Chinch. [ Camden Journal. SALE OF RAILROADS -The commis nioirer appointed hy tho Stato of Ten? nessee, recently sold tho Knoxville and Charleston and tho Rogersville and Jef? ferson P.ailrouds, Tho first named wus bought by T. J. Stet-ni for 8103,000. The other wa? purchased by Capt. Jos. JuqtieM for ?2:1,000. Mr. Steers pur? chased a? tho representative of tho Blue Ridgo Railroad Company, who expect to commence work on their new pur? chase at an curly day. Capt. Jaques bought the Rogersville und Jeffersou Road for tho East Tennessee, Virginia and Qcorgia Railroad Company. An interesting cuso is likely to como before tho session of n Presbyterian Chinch of Louisville, Ky. A lady be? longing to that chinch ban been sum? moned for trial for tho avowed belief ni modern spiritualism, ami thu session claims that Ibis involves a violation of tho first, second und third command? ments. Thu lady, on tho contrary, jus titles herself, claiming that.sim has scrip? tural sauctioil for her belief, hut will not appear before thu ecclesiastical tribunal unless counsel is allowed her. If the session will consent to do this, an inter? esting trial muy bo expected. AN AMATEUR STAR -In Vienna, a new American slur, says a Paris paper, is slowly and surely rising to celebrity thu young tenor, George L Osgood whore hu is ncquiriug a reputation not only us a first class urtist, but us a com? poner of surprising merit. Hu ?H a Bos touian, and a gentleman of fortune, who devotes himself to art from a puro lovu of tho divino science. Tho Germans pronounce him to ho the movt perfect interpreter living of Schubert's aud Ro? bert Franz's songs. It appears that tho "fifth whoo! lo a coach" is no langer sn pei il ion-?. An iu VHiitivo genius itt Mound Cily, III., hus devised a fifth wheel attachment to a buggy, which holpi to turu both horses urn! c rriugo ou a space not exceeding their li* Hgt h. CAPTIVITY IN CUBA - Tnn CASE OF DB. EMILIO HOWAUD.-Recrut despatches from Washington have announced tho fact thut tho awe of Dr. Howard, tbe American, physician, who iiaa beou sen? tenced by the Spanish authorities tu Cuba to eight years' imprisonment at Ccu tu, u Spauish penal island near Gi? braltar, for alleged complicity with the Cuban revolutionists, hus been made a subject of protest by the United States Government to tho Court of Madrid, und that the hope is ont crt ni ned tlmt this action, though tardy, will result in tho release of thc captive. A correspondent of tho New York He rtilti gives au uocouut of u visit a few days ugo to Dr. Howard, on board the Spanish steamer ii* Havuua, upon which he bas becu placed with others for trans? portation. He fouud bim cou?ued io tho lower hohl of tho vessel, dressed in tho commonest couvict duck clo'hi og, ami old straw hat und untanned leather shoes, chained to ii (ilo of other unfortu? nates, ouo of whom wu8 Dou Miguel Machado, un old Cuban planter. Tho history of Dr. Howard and the earn against bim is us follows: Dr. How? ard's hither, although a Frencbnntu und a colonist of Cien fuegos, came to the. United States iu tho year 17U6, aud wai naturalized us an American citizen in 18U3. Ho afterwards emigrated to Cuba island ns a colonist of Cieufuegns, iu 1821, uud died about 1?2U. Emilio Howard, the subject of this present pro? secution by tho Government of (hit- isl? and, wau born in Philadelphia iu the year 1815, und went to Cuba whoo six years of ?ge, returning ten years later to the city of his birth, where he stu? died medicino and graduated, receiving bis diploma. Ho afterwards returned to Cuba und settled in Cicufuegos, but uevor renounced his American citizen? ship. Hero he mumed aud practiced his profession-iu which ho stood very high-until thia trouble willi thc Go verunient, which resulted from thc Und? ing in a surprised insurgent encamp? ment two small homeopathic medicine cuses, with hi? narnu upon thc lids, and which ho declared lo havo Bold many years ugo to n Spuuish gentlemen, named Bunyou, who dabbled lu amateur home? opathies, nm! who was bigli enough iu ibu continence of the Government to be appointed an officer in tho Treasury of Tu una, but who, utter tho breaking out of tho insurrection, returned to Ciou fuegos, from wheuee bo joined thu in? surgents, and carried willi him thc two medicino cases ho hud purchased of Dr. Howard. Ho was also accused of having had intercourse willi tho insurgents; and being reluted to the two Cavadas-Adolfo and Federico-nud to German 13a rr io, formerly Uuited States consular agent nt Cicufuegos, his guilt iu tho eyes of the Spaniard") was a foregone conclusion. Ou this frivolous charge, Dr. Howard was thrown lulo prison, aud languished over a your until his case waa decided. Sine? his arrest, Cousular Agent Morris, at Cicufuegos, und Consul Geuernl Bid? dle, and later since. General Tolbert, Lavo been most zealous in endeavoring to buvo his trial coucludcd. Consul General Tolbert took deep interest in thii case, und did nil in bis power to ob? tain a release, or at leu3t u mitigation of his sentence, but, HH the result shows, unavailingly, thu Spanish authorities persistently mai u tai ti lug that the pri? soner wu'i no citizen of tho United States. Ho also visited Dr. Howard thu day of his dopurturu on board t'-e steamer. It is now un affair to bo settled betweuu tho two Governments. Hocent developments tend to provo, what was already beyond u doubt, except to his enemies, tho entire innocence of Dr. Howard of auy of tho charges brought against him. Tho principal witness against the doctor waa ouo Mamu I Capote, who, now that bo is safe in the United Stute:?, has written to Cuba I hut all tho evideuce ho guvo against Dr. Howard was eu ti rely tulse aud without uuy foundation whatever; that hu was compelled to testify aa be did, lor he feared tho threats of tho volunteers that un lesa he did so, ho would himself be arraigned ami shot. LYNCH LAW IN TKNNKSSRE.-On Sun? day morning, a uegro utttned David Joins lobbed tho bouse of n farmer mimed Murray, uud when thu hitter of? fered resistance, tho negro shot him dead. Tho murderer was arrested and lodged iu jail, but nt I) o'clock last night nu lufui luted mob broke open the prison and took him out. After shooting bim twice, they put u rope around his neel;, und having dragged him to u public square, hanged bim on n lump post Six policemen went to the rescue of the liegt o and cut bim down, keeping the crowd buck with their revolvers, uud carried him to llollyoke station. Thc mob was gotteu up suddenly, und it? purpose rapidly executed. When thc Mayor, Gov. Brown, and a detachment, of Feulerai troops, detailed to act us a civil posse, under the direc? tions of the Mayor, arrived, tho moll hud done its woik, tho ring-leader-) hud dispersed, um] ouly ii crowd of excited lookers-tin remained. These were ad? dressed by Gov. Brown, who denounced tho mob hiv, and pledged himself to ex? ecute thu laws und punish tho olleiideis. Those who participated iu the pro? ceedings of the mob ure Btlpposed to bl railroad innu. ShciiU' Donaldson is i x tolled for his bravery iu pushing hit way through tho mob to cut down tin prisoner. Joues died this P. M. He n.udo n confession of the crimea of which lit lind been guilty, but denied having mur tiered Murray. Mr. Murray, however, who knew tho negro well, declared it his dying Btutuineut that Jones was thc mau who shut him. - .... -? . - -- The British steamer Rosario visile? NM/.lpt1 to investigate Ibu circumstance! of thu monler ol Bishop Patterson. Tin natives llretl upon tho nt-wiicr'a boats wlureupoiit.hu ship shelled tho village und the nuil..rs killed a number o: tin natives uud burin il lin ir cnn oct1. TUE ABMS ?OANDAT. IV BEMAN -Th? Berlin correspondent of tho Bros I ?ni Gazette writes that the oppoucnts of Bismarck, in Oer mau pol?tica, "(ire overjoyed because of tho carious debute io tho Senate of the Unitud Stuten con? cerning the sales of muskets and car? tridges by tho American War Depart? ment to agents of tho Freuch Govern meut during tho late war. For ?ome. reusoo or other, Prince Bismarck had deemed it prudent tint to muka auy re? monstrances ut the time when the trans? actions in question took place, although be might huvu caused the Government of tho United States some trouble, if he had .then possessed thu information winch .Senators Sumner und Schurz huvo now laid before tho Senate ut Washington. Bismarek declares now that thu matter was really of no couse quenco whatever, aud his organs lu re li.wo published mmthi :Jg articles on the subject. "His Majesty tho Emperor, however, 1 nm informed by trust worthy parties, does mit look at tho matter altogether tu tho same light as his chancellor, and bois reported to have read tho steno? graphic report of tho proceeding? ill tho American Senate with mingled feelings of surprise ami indignation. In our libera] cireles opinion is greatly divided on this subject. Thorn is, of course, n very geuerul desire that there should bc no disturbaucu of the amicable relations prevailing between the German Empire uisl the United States; but, ou thu other bund, Bismarck's policy of tacit acqui? escence in transactions bordering very closely ou violations of tho ilrst princi pies nf neutrality is not altogether ap? proved, and a majority of our promi? nent liberals H'a'ui to bu of opinion that thu Cabinet ol' Washington should be promptly cslhtl upon for nu explanation of the damning facts brought forward by Mr. Curl Schniz." -. ? -. -??-?- .-- - A GLOOMY: ACCOUNT FIIOM TUE MEXI? CAN BORDEII.-? A gentleman wilting from tuc Mexicali border to u Government otlicial gives quite a gloomy account of lilians ni that region of country. Ile. states, in effect, that to day may bo semi (louting thu ll J g of tho revolutionists, and huzzas, loud and long, may be heard for Um/, aud his follower*. To-morrow, Juarez is euguged in pulling doWU the ilauutltig lie. mid tho revolutionists ure inimically Hoeing beforo tho Govern meiiit foi ces, only to return nexl day and repeal their nets of violence and villainy with g'eater vigor. Th? necessities ol thu couteudiog purtles causa them to be unpleasant and unprotitublo visitors, and their presence iu Arizona naturally brings traille to a stund still. Boam i nu. bauds of Mexicana cover the country, stealing horses, cattle, sheep and provi? sions, and capturing loaded truius ol cars, which they run off to Mexico, and, ?ti some install?es, they commit murder. Tho writei states that it in fcured the Mexican people do not take the required menus to stop those raids, aud that there is a probability that the people of Ari zona will take tho mutter into their OWL bauds. lu addition to nil this, flu writer continues, Colyer'? religiously inclined pets, tho Apaches, are uguie ot the war path mid indulging iu thu iuuo cent pastime of pillaging, plundering and raising scalps. The crops ure almost a failure thi year, tho supply beiug much less thin tho demand. Merubuuta who have de pended on receiving their supplies Iron Mexico now fall to obtain them, am starvatiou ?tares many of tho poore classes JU Ilia .fuco. Thia, in addition ti tho scarcity of money, induce? many ti witlldruw from Arizona, mid a genera dearth of bmiuoss there is the result. Tho un fat h om al ile mystery (says tin Uberin) which hus eluded the graspo so many historinus and book worms, i III the hands of tho Princes of Orleans The tale goes that when tho BUM ile wa taken, a document fell into the bunds o Phillcppa Egulitte, which showed tha Arnie of Austria, after twenty-threi years of marriage, travo birth to n dnngh ter, but Louis XII bad a boy Biibsli stitnted for his renl child. Tho nex your, na wo know, the Q iceu hud second son, afterwards known as Phil lip? Du ku of Onnaus, the founder of th present hou*'? It is I bendore assert ci that Louis XIV and bia descendants ur usurpers, and that the Princes of Ol luaus arc th? legitimate heirn to th crown of France. In ITS'J, Phillipp Ega li tte hud u pamphlet printed uti undiluted in tho provinces, iu wilie this mystery wus divulged, but it i don bl I ul whether any copies are now i existence. A New FASHION en SNOW-Tho ano which blocked th? Union 1'mille lin road is described us u peculiar kind i snow. It would i nek mid soon, becouj au hurd us ic*. Tlio snow plows, drive up against it with the united foi oe i four locomotives, would hardly mike n impression. The only way lo get it 01 was lo dig trenches every six feet dow lo the lull-, um) then use the snow plow lint that was not always successful. / one time three engines were thrown fi 01 tlie truck, und the snow plows sm.ishu iu trying to get through, when to thee* lt would seem (lint the eugine Would L through without difllciilly. At sou points, says a ljtter writer, I huvo see Ibo snow so hali! Ihut tho etlgiueS wolli leave Ibo mils sud run right upon i mounting it UH though it wuss flint roc! You would not believe (hut unless yt could seo il, but it in truo. 1 did ni believe it till I saw it, for it seems ii credible. IiANDiiom- AND TENANT - A Now II voil M. 1> hu? di>Coverud a biicccssf way of silencing iii? clamors of his lan lord, When ihut grasping pctaouii; calla for thu puymeul ol rent, thc doeti quietly ?hows linn a skeleton in nu inn room, und nils linn "that mau cati hero j ist two week-i ago willi a hill This is regarded as equivalent lo n M (lenient ni full. Ijooal Items?. M AI ii Ar. it ANO EM un TS.-Tho Northern m.iii opens at 3.00 P. M.; cloaca 7.IC A. M. Charleston cluj mail opens 4.00 P. M.; closes COO A. M. Charleston night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; closes ii.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 I*. M. ; closen 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 9.00 A. M.; closes 1.30 P. M. On Sunday oflico opon from 3 to 4 P. M. THE Firm ALARMS -Tho new method of conveying to the citizcus the division of the city in which o fire is in progress wits tested yesterday, with perfect satis? faction. It is a grcut desideratum to tho community iu general, and the firemen ia particular. Wo havo long needed Bourn plan for un imm?diate indication of tho location of a Ure, and if tho pre? sent ouo works sucoe?fcfiilly, dipt. Jack? son will certaiuly rcceivo tho thanks of thu citizcus for ila institution. ANOTUEII NOVEL- ny A SOUTHERN AUTHOR.-Wo nro indebted to Messrs. liryau & MoCarter for a copy of a tiuw novel, by tho author of "Valerie Aylmer," ".Moiton House," etc. The plot, liku tho other productions of tho same gifted writer, id well laid-principally in tho South. Tho characters aro boldly drawn ami well defined, und tho dia? logue lively and nuimated; and what is more particularly gratifying, aro believed to be living persons. Wo bespeak for "Mabel Lee" an extensive circulation and popularity. It io published by tho Appletons, of New York, and con? tains teoveral illustrations. Tho price ia DUO dollar. CITT MATTERS.-Tho price of si ugle copies of tho PHOENIX is five cento. The following is a list of tho officers elected for Columbia Division, No. 6, Sous of Temperance: Geo. A. Darling, W. P.; Jurovs P. Troy, W. A.; C. S. Leckie, F. S ; Rev. Sidi Browne, C.; D. L. Boozer, T.; J. Mcculloch, U. S ; W. li Miller. A. lt S. ; James Bailey, C.; A. D. Crumpty, A. C. ; R. Plumer, J. S. ; W. H. Walker, O. S. On Monday next there ?3 to bo ti change in tho schedule of tho Char? lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad. Soe notice. Messrs. Smogers and Syaimors are about to have u tilt. The one pits 10.000 "Ku Klux" agniust the other's 5,000 "Live Indians." Aa Mr. Symmers pointedly remark.?, however, it will likely all end in "smoke." Tiio Independent Order of Odd Fel? lows will celebrate tho fifty-third anni? versary of tho introduction of their order into America on tho 2t3th of April next. The Indian Girl reports a bord of bu didoes iu town. Total number of whites registered in Ward No. 1, yesterday, 55; total munker of colored, 188. Total number register? ed in Ward No. 2, 2T1. PIICESIXIANA. - "A word" which Mr. A. II. Stepheus addresses to tho readers of thc A'luuta Sun, is the longest on re? cord, occupying nearly two columns. What is the difference between a spend? thrift sud a featherbed? Ono is hard up and tho other is soft down. Au old lady thinks tho Bonds must be a family of stroDg religious instincts, because shu hours of so many of thurn being converted. Ladies uro beginning to wear tho hair low on tho neck again. Very becoming, indeed, to the tall girls, but rather hard ou tho beauties of the petite order. Lunch parlies will bo very fashionable this spring, for tho young ladies say they ?ire thu only occasions wheo "Dully Vardeus" can be worn in tho city. Roses arc in bloom in California, not? withstanding tho 60iig says, "Roses bloom in Glimmer only." A prominent feature of tho bock trndo ii the rapidly growing demand for works of science and art. Novels are perhaps as much read as evor, but scientific books arc very much muru read than ever. lu ancient days thc precept was "kuow thyself." lu modern times it luis been supplanted by tho far moro fashionable maxim, "Know thy neighbor and every? thing about him." Dies uro engraved nowaday?; in Cm ur's time tho dio waa cast. The now fashionable color for evening gloves is called Incarnadine. It is a very light fl sh color. Follow after justice and duly; such a lifo is the |)iith to Heaven and into thu assembly of those who have once lived, and now, released ?roai tho body, dwell there fur evermore. Tho fact that tho world worth, when applied tn character, means moral worth, -hows that though men nay bc dazzled by intellectual brilliancy, their real as? pect cannot bu won without virtue. A Western journal nnuouuci's timi "Mr. ?lim Clenieuton, equine abductor of Miiinesolit, v.'.is bit cly tho victim of c 'neck tie sociable.' " REAL ESTATE.-A lot on tue North? west corner of Main and Lady streets changed linnets yesterday, at au ad? vanced price, through the agency, of Messrs. E. W. Seibels & Co. KN i OUTS OF PYTHIAS.-Wo aro in? formed that n Iudge of the order of Knights of Pythias wiil be instituted in Columbia this afternoon. A. T. Smythe, Esq., of Charleston, Graud Chancellor of the order in this Stute, will officiate, assisted by H. A. Cohen, Eeq, of Charleston, Grand Guide. Several mem? bers of Charleston lodges will ho in at tendance, to add interest to the occa? sion. Tho installation of officers will take piuco in Masonic Hull. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.-The Color? ed State Convention met to day, and appointed Secretary of Stato Carduzo, Stuto .Senator Nash, Lieutcuant-Govern or Rausier, Cuugrrsemnn Elliott, F. H. Frost und W. J. McKinlay delegates to tho National Colored Convention, al New Orleans. A delegate declared tho New Orleans Convention must demand of fhn Republican party that a colored mau be put ia tho national Gabinot, Only ouo-third of tho State was ropro scntcd. Tho proceedings were very noisy. THE Cuni? QUARRT.- Wo wero shown, yesterday, a beautiful specimen of gra? nite from this quarry, which is situated in Union County. It is of a bountiful silver-grey color, fino grain, takes a po? lish readily, and retains it through all tiiuo und weather. Mr. H. Johnson is thc agent for its cale herc, and says ho can luv it down in the city for about the sanib cost as bricks. For store fronts und handsome buildings, this stone iu admirably adapted. It is of the same quality and appearance of that of tho Concord Quarry, Vermont, which was used in thu building of tho Capitol at Wushington, and precisely tho same kind of stone is shipped from Stono Mountain, in Georgia, to Illinois, for building purposes. EASTFR-Among Greek and Roman Catholic Christians Easter is tho most joyful of all the festivnls of the church. It is also observed by the Anglican and Lutheran Churches. At ono time tho Greek and Roman Catholic Churches did not celebrute it simultaneously. Thus it happened that while one set of Christiaus wero mourning in deep so? lemnity, others were rejoicing in festivi? ties, lint now Easter is celebrated by ull, who observe it on Sunday following the first full moon that occurs after the vernal equinox. This moou is, there? fore, called tho paschal moon, from pascha, meaning n lamb. By it are regulated all the moveable feasts of the church; moveable, because they do not occur upon a day fixed in thu calendar, liku Christmas, etc. In tho second cen? tury a warm disputo arose, because the Eastern Church persisted in celebrating Easter at the samo time the Jews cele? brated their Passover. The dispute was friendly, and was bottled by the Council of Nico, A. D. 1125. Tho English name Easter and German Ostern are probably derived from the Teutonic festival in honor of the goddess Ostera, which was celebrated early in tho spring. It is probable that many of the costumes, such ns tho dyeing of eggs, etc., for the amusement of children at Easter, had their origin among thu aucient Teu? tons. Some derivo tho name from the old Saxon word osier, which means to risc. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Acts of tho General Assembly. Buffaloes. Notice to Architects. A. L. Tyler-Change of Schedule. IToTat. AnuiVAt.s, Mai ch '?9 -Nicker son House-J Kingsbury, W I! War il well and wife, bunten; D 8 McCullough, liom-a l'atli; W ll White. L White, Abbeville; A J Po*t, N J; 1) Mower, Newberry; J ? McCants, Winiiebo r<>; Mr and Mrs J Morris, child and nurso, Midi A Kiaji, N Y; J iiiiignarJ, Willinton; J 8 Coles, J Fuizer. Augusta; O ll Cadiz, haiti mere; Mrs M Y Parker, Mina M G Pager, I.nu oint; Vis OglesborK, Mrs Vatidrrbutg, M i K.I Nperry, Mrs CaBtou.S C; M Suause, Phi? ladelphia Columbia Ifttfl-J M Johnson, JO Blue, Marion; J Yan I easel, ?raiifteburg; B WM Mack**, J .s lirdwuinir, Ubarierion; fl A Gil? bert, li I? Hall, N 0: J W Aintfor CharleMon; Hon T C Joiner, 8 A A Tel Co; E H liroocku, S C; C F l'firto, Mt I; J 8 Haine, Ga. INFORMATION WANTED.- Mr. Wiley Bradley, who lives near tho line of Ker? shaw und Sumter Couuties, desires iu formation coucei.'ug Iiis son, John James Bradley. Soon aller the close of ?bo war, young Bradhiy-then probably not quito grown-loft home, aud hus not K?UCO been heard from. The anxious father will receive any information grate? fully, addressed to Bradford Springs post office, Sumter County. The new German Church iu Charles? ton, (on King street, opposite tho Cita? del.) was dedicated, with solemn and impressive c?r?monies, on Thursday. Rev. It Muller is tho pastor. N. P. Willis used to object to water, ou tho gmnud that "ever si nco the de? luge ii, Inn tasted unpleasantly of sin? ners." ? Wisconsin man has some trees which produce tipples without needs or coro.