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Forelg* Affaira? LONDON, April 22.-Tho News pre dicta the defeat of tho ministry and its dissolution, upon a bill relative to the University of Dublin. ????? , American intelligence. WASHINGTON, April 21.-Thus far about 4?0 British and twenty American claims have been filed with the Ameri? can and British Commission, whioh will, early this week, adjourn to meet the lat? ter part of June, or before the expira? tion of the three months allowed last March, ns an extension of the time within whioh elaims may be filed. The Commission in June will merely receive claimB, and then adjourn to September. HABBISBUBQ, April 21.-A new trial has been granted to Dr. Sohoeppe, con? victed of poisoning. PHILADELPHIA, April 21.-The meet? ing of liberal Republicans appointed a committee of thirteen to arrange for the Cincinnati trip. General Thomas said he had labored to build ap the Republi? can party, but now he was freo to say that ii was the most corrupt party on the faoe of the earth. Colonel McClure said the English of the whole thing was the rebellion and the bringing of it to the dignity of a revolution. Five years ago there might have been a necessity for the exercise of military power in tho South, but not now. The speaker dif? fered with Grant upon prinoiple. The most dangerous thing the free institu? tions of the country had to meet was the policy of General Grant to carry elections by the force of the bayonet. To his mind the South has been more desolated since the war than before. NE\V YOBK, April 22.-Rev. Father MoNierny has been consecrated at St. Patrick's Cathedral as coadjutor of the Bishop of Albany. The consecration was conducted by Archbishop McClos key, assisted by Bishops Loughlin, ol Brooklyn; Bacon, of Portland, ?klnine, The sermon was preached by Bishor Bailey, of Newark. A large number ol church dignitaries of tho United H ta te: and Canada were present. * Dr. John C. Taylor, formerly proprie tor of the St. Charles Hotel, New Or leans, died at Hoboken, on Satur do] .night. CHICAGO, April 22.-Two oompanies o infantry have been ordered to re-occupi Fort Gibson, and capture or drive ou the murderers aud marauders iu the lu dian Territory. Gen. Pope hod orderec its abandonment, but the late terribh affray shows tho necessity of a fore there. Rio JANEIRO, April 2.-Tho Empero and Empress have returned. Guns wer fired, bells rung, the city decorated, am there were three nights' illumination. WASHINGTON, April 22. -Secretary De lano telegraphs the President from Mun cogee, confirming the slaughter theVc He says evils arise from bad white men who follow the progress of the railroad He urges the organization of the distric ?court for the territory, as tho ouly mean of quieting matters. NEW YOBK, April 22.-Bodisco, Secre tory of the Russian Legation to Brazi is dead. Bonner's four-year old colt mado quarter of a mile in 34s. ; half mile i 1.09%-to a road wagon, with 30 pounds. COLUMBUS, OHIO, April 22.-R. I Harrison, Chairman of the Rep?blica State Committee, is dead. WASHINGTON, April 22.-In the S< nate, the deficiency appropriation wt discussed. In the House, there was tb usual call. The Postal Telegraph Cou mittee of the House agreed to abando their bill and adopt the Senate's. BALTIMORE, April 22.-Small-po deaths for the week 27. WASHINGTON, April 22-Evening. The following decisions were made i the Supreme Court to-day: No. ll-White vs. Hart et ai, error I the Supreme Court of Georgiu.-Th was an notion on a note given for tl price of a slave. The defence pl en that, by the new Constitution of tl .State, tho oourt was prohibited fro taking any jurisdiction of a case in vol ing the question of the validity of sue a contract. The judgment of the cou was for the defendant, and announce the following propositions: 1. Thatwhc the Constitution of 18G8 was adoptei Georgia was not a Stato iu tl .Union; that she had surrenden her connection as such, and was oonqaered territory, wholly at tl mercy of tho conqueror, and that hem the inhibition of tho States by tho Coi stitation of the United States to pa any law impairing the obligation of co: tracts, bad no application to her. That her Constitution does not affect tl com pp ct, but only denies jurisdiction 1 her courts to enforce it. 3. That b Constitution was adopted under tho d reotion and ooeroion of Congress, and the Aot of Congress, rather than of tl State, and that, though a State oann pass a law impairing the validity of co tracts, Congress can, and for this reasi also the inhibition in the Federal Const tution has no effect in the oaso. This cou reverses this judgment, and in substan says: The subject presented by tho fii proposition has been considered inoide tally several times by this court, and : former decisions in respect of it nc only be re-affirmed. The national Co Stitation created not a confederacy States, but a government of individua It assumed that the Government and t Union whioh it created, and the Stat whioh were incorporated into tho Unie would be indestructible; and as far shaman means oould accomplish sad work, it intended to make them i The government of tho nation and the State are each alike independe and absolute in their respective sphei of action, but the former is as mud part of tho government of tho peoplo each State, and as much entitled to t ? allegiance and obedience, os their o' local State governments; tho Consti tion and laws of tho United Sta made in pursuanco thereof being, in i 11.i i ? '., ' i . /i ? 1 -* oases where thioy apply, the supreme law of the land. The doctrine of secession is the doctrine of treason, and piaotioal secession ia practical treason, seeking to give itself triumph by revolutionary vio lenee. The late rebellion was without any element of right or enaction of law, and the duration and magnitude of the war did not change its character. The States in rebellion were never out of the Union, and never absolved from the duties, liabilities and restrictions always incumbent upon them. On the second point, it is said that without the remedy, the compact may not be said to exist. The ideas of validity and remedy are inseparable, and are both parts of the obligation which is guaranteed by the Constitution again st invasion; hence, that denial of the remedy by the State was not valid, because it annihilated the compact. The third of the propositione is said to be dearly unsound. Con? gress authorized tho State to frame a new Constitution, and sho elected to proceed within the scope of the authority combined. Tho result wa; submitted to Congress as n voluntary and valid offering, und was so received and recognized in tho subsequent actioi by that body. The Stato is e3toppod t< assail it upon such au assumption. Upot the same grounds, she might deny tin validity of her ratification of tho consti tiona! amendments. - Tho aotion o Congress upon the subject cauuot bo in quired into. The case is clearly ono ii which the judicial is bound to follow th aotion of the politicul department of tb Government, and is conducted by it It is added that if Congress had ci prcsBly dictated and expressly approvei tho proviso in question, such dictntio: and approval would have been wit hon effect. Congress has no power to supei sede the Constitution of the Unite States. Mr. Justice Swaine delivered th opinion; as, also, iu tho ense fror Arkansas, No. d'2, Oiboru rs. Nicholsoi el al. In that case there was a warranty th I tho slave was sound, and that he wau slave for life. The Court says that sue a warranty does not extend to the c: erciso of the sovereign power of tl State, by which the slave was emane pated, and that the thirteenth amen? ment of the Constitution does not ufie the question. Tho contraot being vuii when made, was enforcible in all court and that subsequent legislation, ci th by statute or consl i tut ional provisio could uotreudcr.it invalid. Tho Chief Justice dissented, tn stated that he would give his grounds an opinion to be filed hereafter. In the Honse, a large number of bi! were introduced. The now revenue b was read. These proceedings crowd ont the usual filibuster over oivil righi The report of tho conference oommitt regarding straw bids was adopted, bill was introduced repealing the law i quiring cigar makers to give bond, counter-statement regarding the A bama claims was received from tho Fi aident. It is very lengthy and poli1 but linn in support of the consequent damage clause. There was a strugj between freo tea and coffee. Tho Not Carolina senatorial contest was up. I monds and Pomeroy indicated that th would vote against seating Abbott. Tho Court of Claims to-day decid cotton cases involving nearly Sl.?OO.C againdt the Government, which had be withheld npon thu Drake ameudme which tho Supreme Court decided i constitutional. The cases deoided wi chiefly from Savannah, and include 1 Elyee case. Other cases will folk Tho Drake amendment, which has b< decided unconstitutional, invalidai Presidential pardons. Probabilities-Tho barometer i continue rising from tho lower lakes the Eastern Gulf and Eastward to Atlantic, over which region olear r pleasant weather will Generally prei on Tuesday. Au urea of low barome is advancing Eastward over Montuna wurd the North-west, and over tho lat the pressure will continue diminishi with increasing Southerly winds, ria temperature und cloudy weather, i gradually extend on Tuesday over upper lake region and to the Ohio > ley, with very probably threatening w ther. Dangerous winds aro not ant pated, except possibly for the up lakes. MONTGOMERY, April 22.-After a li litigation before Judge Woods, of United States Cirouit Court, at Mol by W. F. Drako, et al., to set aside tho cree of Judge Bustecd, dedaring Alabama and Chattanooga Bailroa bankrupt, it was decided by Ju Woods, last Saturday, that the ba rupt proceedings were in regular fo and he declined to interfere. The of the road carno off at this place, day, in pursuance of advertisement tho assignees in bankruptcy. Govei Lindsay bought tho road for tho St and it gives much satisfaction to people, as it is thought it will savo State from any loss on account of road. TA LLAH ASSEE, FLA., April 22. Legislature assembled to-day, but tl was no quorum, only two Senators twelve Assemblymen being present. CHARLESTON, April 22.-In tho Un States Court, to-day, tho case of J Bodger, of Union County, indioted conspiracy and murder, was taken Tho Government abandonod tho mu oharge, when the trial for conspirucj gao. Four witnesses, called by tBo vernment, testified to their participo in several murders. MATAMknus, April 22.-The stei Tabasco has arrived :off tho North oi Bio Grande from Vera Cruz, witL men. The revolutionists uro not wi interfering distance. A railroad is to be built between ] caster aud Monroe, N. C. It will b first railroad that ever approached caster. How to prevent your wife from s iDg you-don't marry. Financial ?nd Commercial. LONDON, April 22-Noon.-Consols 92%. Bonds 90J?. FJIANKFORT, April 22.-Bonds 95%. PARIS, April 22.-Rentes 55f 55o. LIVERPOOL, April 22-Noon.-Cotton opened doll-uplands 11>^@11K; Or? leans 1L%@11}4. LIVERPOOL, April 22- Even in K.-Cot? ton oloBed dull-uplands ll>?@ll^; Orleans NEW YORK, April 22-Noon.-Flour and wheat quiet and firm. Corn scarce and firm. Pork quiet-mess 13.37(5} 13.50. Lard uuchunged-steam 9%@ 9%. Cotton very dull-uplunds 23%; Orleans 24; stiles 269 bains. Freights iteady. Stocks not so firm ns at tho opening. Gold heuvy, at llMoney firm, nt 7. Exchauga-long 9^; short 10. Governmonts firm and quiet. 7 P. M.-Cotton weak; sales 1,050 bales-uplands 23%; Orleans 24. Flour scarce, quiet aud firm. Whiskey a shado firmer, wheat 2@3o. higher and iu ac? tive milling demand-winter red West? um 1.73(511.80. Corn firmer, at 72(3)73; white Southern 7G. Rico firm, at 8??@ 9^2- Pork quiet and firm. Lard ac? tiver aud steady. Freights dull. Sales of futures to-dav, 6,100 bnles-April 22%, 22 15-16; May 23??, 23 3-16; Juue 23%; July 23%; September 22>?; Octo? ber 20J?; November 19j?; December 19,%. Money very tight, but closed easier, ut 6@7. Gold 11>?@11 ??. Go? vernments steady. States firm ; few sales. ST. LOUIS, April 22.-Flour un? changed. Corn better. Whiskey S'?}?. Pork and bacon quiet. LOUISVILLE, April 22.-Flour firm. Corn quiet. Pork 12.25@12.50. Bacon lu limited demand. CINCINNATI, April 22.-Pork dull and uuscttled. Bacuu demand light und holders firm. Whiskey 81. CHARLESTON, April 22.-Cotton quiet middling 22??; receipts 299 bales; sales 100; stock 16,697. MEMPHIS, April 22.-Good grades 0? cottou steady - middling 23; receipts 884 bulee. AUGUSTA, April 22.-Cottou dull-mid diing 22; receipts 150 bales; sales 200. NEW ORLEANS, April 22.-Cotton firm aud in domuud-middling 22%; receipts 1,760 bales; sales 3,350; stock 105.0GO BOSTON, April 22.-Cotton steady middling 23%; receipts 2,112 bales; sales 500; stock 15,500. BALTIMORE, April 22.-Cottou dull and nominal; receipts 551 bales; sales 35; stock 11,528. SAVANNAH, April 22.-Cottou quiet and firm-middling 22.%; receipts 177 bales; sales 550; stock 22,764. Tns Ku KLUX CASES.-There were no trials on Saturday in the United States Circuit Court, tho defendants who were arraigned pleuding guilty in each case. They were Elias Burnett, James Kimball, John Chapman, Benj. Strickland. James Kimball, Jr., and Calvin Moore, of Spur j tanburg County, charged with conspira? cy in violation of the Act of Muy 3>, 1870. On motion of D. R. Dnnc.au, Esq., it was ordered that Mr. B. D. Hunter, now in confinement in Charleston, bo allowed to return to Spavtauburg, and to entor into recognizance bofore Uuited States Commissioner Wilkes in tho sum of I $3,000, for his appearance ut tho noxt ! term of the court. John Petty, Thomas Zimmerman, Eli? jah Leo and William Oweus, iu confine ment at Spartanburg, wore, upon motion if the District Attorney, ordered to ho irought to Charleston for trial. J Charleston News, 22 1. During tho month of January the heat was intense at Adelaide, in South Australia, for thu space of twelve days. With the oxceptiou of two or three hours iu the seventh night, tho mercury lever fell below eighty-two degrees, and ranged in tho day up to 108 degrees the shado. Business nearly ceased. Tho houses got so thoroughly heated in thu day that they had no ohanco of cool? ing in the night, nod sleeping, with many people, became an impossibility. Eveu a cold hath was a luxury scarcely attainable, for tho temperature of thc water work's water rose to seventy-nine degrees. Toward the end of the twelve days those who could afford It, fled to tho sea sido, where they refreshed them? selves in u cooler temperature DEATH OE A CENTENARIAN.-Tho old grey haired colored woman, Nancy Scott, so well known in our city, who used to retail cakes and peanuts on the Vendue Runge, died yesterday at tho house of her son-in-law, Peter Nelson, thc barber, State, neur Broad street, uta very advanced nge. According to re? cords, and particularly tho document by which she was emancipated, sho was over 100 years old at tho timo of her death, caused by a fall she had down a flight of steps ou Friday. [Charleston Courier, It now turns ont that the Federal Go? vernment cleared about 88,000,000 in tho illegal snlo of arms to tho French Re? public. This modest little Bum, it ap? pears, did not got exactly into tho Trea? sury, but was used, it is alleged, for cur? rent expensos of the War Department. Mr. Secretary Belknap will now hnvo a chance to lot tho couutry know how tho money was expended, who got it. and by what authority it was disbursed. Let us have light. Tho town of Ayer, Mass., on Sunday, was reduocd to an "airy nothing," and tho inhabitants, haring now to seek a now "local habitation," had bettor select a new uamo. Snow was so deep in Little Cotton? wood Canon, Utah, reoently, that an or? dinary question was, "Can you obligo mo with nu iron rod to bore for my cabin?" Tho schools girls of Versailles, Ky., aro complained of for tying tin kettles 1 to cows' tails and starting tho affrighted animals on a career of devastation through tho street* of tho town. THE AK BIT H ATI ON.-The following is a synopsis of the counter statement pre? sented at Geneva on the part of Great Britain: Part first begins by announcing that to the American imputation of hostilo motives and insincere neutrality, no re? ply whatever will be offered. England distinctly refoses to entor into a discus? sion of those insinuations, because it would be inconsistent with her self-re? spect, irrelevant to the maiu issue, and tend to inflame controversy. England's governing desire is to ful? fill, even exceed, her international duties. Nor will any rofereuco be made to the claims for indirect damages, as corres? pondence with regard to them is ponding botwoen England and tho United States. England assumes that the claims are limited to losses occasioned by the Flo? rida, Alabama, Georgia and Shenandoah, but docs not object to tho introduction of nine other rebel cruisers added to the list. Nono of those vessels had previ? ously been mentioned. No award is possible for tho depredations of the Bon? ton aud Sallie, which are iu the list but uot mentioned elsewhere iu the case of the United Stat es, and were probably in? advertently included. Thu board of arbitrators ic reminded that its conclusious must bo formed op proofs, not allegations, and that tho evi? dence must bo sifted. Tho statements ol Americuu Consuls are credible when made iu regard to faots withiu their per? sonal kuowledge, but they uro unreliable when dealing with rumors. Tho Consuls of the American Govern meut, zealous to indiscretion, shared th? irritability generated by tho war, uui erroneous views throughout thc struggh colored their reports. Englaud rejects us evidence the paper: captured on thoRosomocd, their author being unknown. Part second deals with the America! argumcut, disputes thu propositions thu a ucutrul power is bound, ut tho requee of a belligerent, to enforce tho muuicipa laws und add to them if they are iusufil cieut. It admits that reparation is du for appreciable injury, resulting from clear violation of international duty, bu is nuable to attach distinct meauing t some of the twelve propositions of th American case, und demurs to the excop tiouully rigorous application mado c these propositions to England. 1 urges that at the timo of the Confedcrat war the mere salo und delivery of a vei sel adapted for war to u belligerent wu not a violation of tho treaty. Neverth< less, ou this point it accepts the rules c tho treaty of Washington, not with tb over-strained construction put upo them by tho United States, but accort iug to their obvious purport. It regro that the United States should rd rain tl interpr?tation of these rules to the utte most, instead of accepting thom iu a fa and reasonable sense. It argues th England was bound to roceivo thc Alab mu as she would a vessel of war of ai soveieign power, and concludes by que mg from Ortolan, the eminent Fren authority on international law, to she that tho principles for which the Unit States contend were never heretofore f rionsly asserted or recognized in Euro or America. Part third treats of the precedents u van ced in the American cuse, and repli thereto with others, such as the fillibt tering attucks of Lopez on Cubu, a Walker ou Moxico aud Central Amcrit aud the Fenian raids ou Canada. II tory on this subject is tho history of u lawful enterprises originating in Ameri and with American citizens. Tho Au rican privateers have from limo to til harassed England, Spain,* Poring Mexico, Central America, Cuba and I nada. Part fourth considers tho various co plaints made of tra flic iu munitions war with tho South, blockade ruuui by British ships, io. Part fifth gives tho history of t cruises of tho Sumter and Nashville, a complains of being required to meet < mauds in regard to which tho sole di culty is to treat them as serious. Part sixth gives au account of I Florida aud Alabama, with dutuils their escape. It seeks to show that ! limo which elapsed between Mr. Adai application and the Alabama's depart? was too short to justify tho charge negligence, aud claims that in this apect Eugland cannot ho charged w any failure of duty. Part seventh is devoted to tho hist of tho Shenandoah and Georgia. Part eighth relates to other vessi and repudiates tho responsibility Groat Britain for their depredation. Part ninth treats of tho reception rebol cruisers ju British ports, aud se to defend tho conduct of Great Brit by comparing it with that of other tiOUB. Part tenth, after recapitulating facts and arguments of the prccctl parts, declares the claim for interest tho damages from July 1, 1803, mitt ble. Tho lossos which the arbitra may tako into account are, at the ulm thoso directly urising from tho capl aud destruction of ships and proper After describing tho situation, unx aud insecurity in which neutrals wt bo placed in time of war, should doctrines presented in tho Ameri casu ns to thoir duties prevail, tho cc ter casu concludes with thc exprossio a hopo that a frank, open stutomen tho facts will effectually remove e1 misunderstanding between natioue lied by innumerable ties. - -~?. . -? There is a vacanoy in tho Tur Treasury Department. Ouo of tho horsing agenta couldn't make his i como ont straight, nohow. The looa ports say that though hie neck was broken by tho fall, in sovontceu at: half minutes tho pulso had cotuph ceased. Marion Harland, in "At Last," f "A woman who is engaged, or us { ns engaged, to six or eight different i cannot retain much purity of miu strength of affection." FOUND DBAD.-On Friday evening, while a negro woman, named Georgiana Owens, was at work on the Eve planta? tion, situated on the Savannah River, a short distteuce below the oity, she found the dead body of a man on a pieoe of land whioh had been overflowed by the river last winter. The coroner was noti? fied of tho fact, and held an inquest upon the body. The corpse bad been for so long a time exposed to the aotion of the water and the atm, thai there was nothing left bat a mass of boneo-skin, bair and flesh having all disappeared. The teeth were in a perfect state of pre? servation and were very sound, which would seem to indicate thut the deceased wus a young mau. From the fact that the feet wore boots, and upon ono of them was a heavy cavalry spur, the jury carno to the conclusion that the dead mau was of tho white race. The cloth? ing was in the last sta; es of decay, and iu a place which had probably once been a pocket, there was found a large pocket? knife, with two blades and a buok-horn baudio. There were no papers on tho person, or anything else which furnished a clue to the identification of the re? mains. Neither was there a pocket-book or any money found upon tho remains. The boots appeared to be of the B?ZO of No. 7'H, and tho deceased was, therefore, about five feet and eight or ten inches in height. No marks of violence were found, though unless a bone had been broken, they could not have discovered if there had boeu foul play, as nothing was left except tho bones and a little flesh on ono of tho feet. Tho land where the corpse was found has uot boen overflowed since tho 29th of last January, and tho body was probably brought thero about that time. The verdict of the jury was, that tho de? ceased had como to his death from what they supposed to be accidental drown? ing. A collin waB procured by the coro? ner, and tho body buried in the field : where it was found. If the deceased was not murdered-and the fact that no money, valuables or papers were found upon his person seems to favor such a supposition-then he must have been drowned whilo attempting to cross the river abovo this city. As no suoh drowning has- been reported here, the accident, if such it was, must have oc? curred some distance from Augusta. It is to be hoped that this article may lead to the identification of the remains and the clearing up of the mystery. [Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. -m ? ? - A SPECULATOR PINCHED.-The Rich? mond (Va.) correspondent of the Peters? burg Index writes: "It is rumored here that a New York speculator, who has of late been keep? ing up the price nf Virginia deferred bonds, or 'Weat Virginio certificates,' and has bought up all small lots offered in the market, has been badly 'bitten,' and is unable to dispose of his purchases' -and is a sufferer to the extent of seve? ral hundred thousand dollars." THE EARTHQUAKE UNDER GROUND. According to the reports, miners who were working 300 feet, or more, under gtouud in luyo County, at tho time of thc great earthquake, were entirely uncon? scious that there bad been the least phy? sical disturbance in tbat region. It would seem, from this fact, that the force was chiefly expended on, or very near, the surface of tho earth. [San Francisco Bulletin. The Aikou Journal says: "Up to the 15th of April, 1870, 800 strangers hud visited Aiken that season. Last year, up to tko same time, there were 1,200, and this season it gives us pleasure to an? nounce 1,000 arrivals, and thu season is not over by any rueanR. Both hotels and many private boarding houses are still full, while visitors aro arriving by every train. There must be still more than 4.00 strangers in tho place. ST. Louis.-People are constantly told that St. LOU?H, Mo., is to be tho "futuro great city of tho world." It promises to bo so at least in size, for both houses of tho State Legislature havo passed an Act authorizing the enlargement of tho city. Tho extention v. IM embrace the forest and Northern parks recently authorized, and will add 15,000 to the population of the city. "Garden Island" is tho namo of a little islet in Lake Ontario, near tho city of Kingston. The population is about a 1,000. Twenty years ago a law was passed that no liquor should, on any pro tense, bo brought on the island. There is not a pauper nor a policeman among the inhabitants, and not a caso hus come beforo tho magistrate for fifteen years. DEADLY AFFRAY.-From Knoxville, Tenn., wo loam that on the morning of tho 10th, two young men in a railroad shop thero had a fatal quarrol. One was struck on tho head with a piece of iron, a blow from which it is believed he will soon die, whilo at the same timo the other was shot in tho head with a pistol, causing instant death. A Kentucky entomologist has kopt two vigorous mosquitoes under an in? verted tumbler for six months without food, and thoy remain in a healthy con? dition. This clearly proves that their annoyance to mankind is entirely un? called for, and not at all necessary to. their sustenance A letter was recently received at Jack? sonville from tho Pacifio coast, addressed to "Hon. ex Governor Joseph Duncan, Jacksonville, Morgan County, 111." Go? vernor Duncan died iu 1844, and his correspondent was consequently twenty eight years behind tho times. A Yankee boy has made tho fortuno of i> Berlin confectioner. Boing at school in that oity, and having an especial tooth for molasses candy, bo lot the Imkor into thc secret of making it. Until then it was au uukuown confection in Germany. A female of Fond du Lao got married bare-foot tho other day, for luck. So ?ho pretendod, lint tho fact was that thoy couldn't get nnj boots iu the village big? ger than men's sixteens. THE SUEZ CAN AX.-The Suez Canal, projected and completed by M. De Lros seps, has preyed to bo a perfect success, and deserves to be ranked among the greatest enterprises of the world. The minimnm depth of thechanncl is twenty six feet two inches, so that ateamers of 2,000 tons can pass through without dif? ficulty. To clean paint without soap, use powdered Frenoh chalk and bot water; it adds to the whiteness of the paint, without injuring it. When soap is used, add a little salmratus to the ands, wash with a flannel cloth, then rinse, and wipe with a linen oloth. A correspondent of a Baltimore paper wants to know why marriages and death notice?- have to ber paid for? For the best of reasons: One is an advertise? ment of copartnership and the other is a notice of dissolution. Business is business. Mr. Sydney Woollett, the slooniicnist, hue so remarkable a memory, that in his publie recitations he never uses a book, and he can recite at call any one of bis 2,000 pieces. He reoently gave the en tiro courtship of Miles Standish without referring to a scrap or note. In one of Lord Brougham's las speeches, bin upper teeth fell out, andt tbere was an embarrassing silence until they were restored; when he remarked that his teeth had given bim a good deal of trouble ever sinoe he out them ? That restored the equilibrium. . The Norfolk, Va., Journal announces to tho scientific world that the welding of oopper, which bas occupied the skill and science of the world for centuries without Huccess, has been discovered by Mr. George Davis, of that city. A legislator iu Missouri estimates the dog crop of the United States at 21,000, 000. Each pup, he says, oosts $8 a year, making a total of $168,000,000. Of these. 105,000 go mad annually und bite 10,000 people, furnishing about 50,000 items to the local reporters. There aro said to have been nearly a 100,000 dwelling houses unoccupied in Paris all the past winter. Quotion Salo?. Variety Sale. BY JACOB LEVIN. '* O-MORROW [Wednesday] MORNING, at 10 o'clock, I will sell, before my Store, A variety of Furniture, Bacon, Groceries, And Fancy Goods. Particulars on morning of sale. April 23 De'lsteadu, Bureaus, Tabica, Wardrobes, Side? boards, <?c.,<?c. BY D. C. PEIXOTTO & SON. i i 11; USD AY MORNING next, 25th instant, at 10 o'clock, in front of our Anotlon Room, we will positively sell the following well kept aud desirable FURNITURE.belonging to a respectable* family declining house? keeping, consisting of Double and Single Bedsteads, Mahogany and Walnut Bureaus, Mahogany and Walnut Tablea, Wardrobes and Sideboards, Waul.Mt ands, Hat Racks, Safes, Spring Beds. Cotton aud Hair Mattresses and Pi Ho wa. Window Shades, Blankets, Curtains, Quilts, Cooking Stoves and Utensil? inlargo variety, Crockery and Glassware, Pictures, Vases, Carpeting, Matting, Ao. This is a fine opportui-ity to replenish or furnish, and those in need would do well to ! attond. Conditions oa*h. _ April 20 Flew Away, ON yesterday morning, a perfectly yellow CANARY. If caught, a suitable Vflw reward will bo paid4for its return to the "T3K PHCZNIX Ofrico. April 23 1 Independent Fire Co ? THE members of this -"Company will appear at Hbo Engine House, THIS [AFTERNOON, 1 o'clock, full uniform-white ?panta-for parade. Bv ordor. JOHN F. SUTPHEN, April 23 1 _ Secretary. IRWIN'S HALL. F O I' ll NIGHTS ONLY. WED/TESDA V, TIIURSDA Y. FRIDA Y and SA TU ?IDA Y, At HIL 24, 25, 2C and 27. (COLONEL JOHN lt. JOHNSTON'S TRANS? IGEN DENT, DAZZLING AND EXQUISITE ART TOUR OF EUROPE. The most magnificent Panorama over paint? ed. Splendid scones, numerous offects, brief lecture, with song aud sentiment. In addition to ttio entertainment, tboro will bo given awav, oach night, 100 VALUABLE PRESENTS, Gold and Silver Watches, full acts of Handsome Furniture, Greenbacks, Ac. Admission 50 couts. Roserved Seats 75 eta. Tickets and diagram at LyBrand'a Music Store, witera seats can bo secured. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock, a performauco will be givou for Families and Children, on which occasion Adult i will bo admitted at 25 cents; Children 15 cents. April 23 _5 _ PROCLAMATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPAnTMKNT. WHEREAS a vaeanoy now exists in tho office of Coroner for the County of Kershaw: Now, know ys that I. ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor of tho btato of South Carolina, by virtue of tho power and authority vested in mu by an Act of tho Gonoral Assembly or said State, entitled "An Act concerning tho office, duties and liabilities of Coroner," approved January 27. 1870, do hereby appoint and con? stitute J. W. DE?'ABS, a Trial Jnstico of said County, as Coroner of the said County of Kershaw, tn fill said vaeanoy, and to perform the duties of said office, until tho Legislature ahull onier au election to till stud vacancy. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused tho great eeal of the St at o to be affixed, at Colum [i..s] bia. this 20th day of April, A. D. 1872. and in tho ni nety-sixth year o? ike independence of ibo Uuitcd ?tatos tit America. KO H ti RT K. SCOTT, Governor. F. L. Cum zo, Secretary ot stale. April ri I