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COLUMBIA. S. C. Saturday Morning. April 27,1872. The New Market. We notice m the proceedings of Coun? cil, yesterday, a petition of the con tractors of the new market to be released from their oontraot, on account of the destruction of the partially constructed building by the late storm. The con? tractors, of course, have a right to peti? tion the Oounoil for whatever relief they may desire. The loss is a pretty hard one for them to bear, and is a misfortune to them whioh every one regrets. It seems to us, however, a preposterous idea that the oity should be called upon to pay the handsome little sum of $13,200 for no consideration whatever. lu business transactions, the city does not differ in any material respect from any other corporation, or from a private individual. These parties, Messrs. Smith and Simons, contracted with the oity to construct a building of a speci? fied character, for a specified sum. They have received half the money, demand sew several thousand dollars more, and yet the city has no soch building as that for whioh they agreed to pay. Would any individual, under such circum? stances, feel constrained to act as the oity is requested to do? We hardly think so. This new market project, at its inception, we believed to be an un? wise one. It is well known that the only stated objects that gave a eoloring of justification or exouea for the passage of the bill authorizing the issue of some $260,000 of additional city bonds, was the building of the City Hall and the new market. And now that the bonds have been authorized, and will be put upon the market, it is to the interest of tho citizens to see that the money ia de? voted to the erection of these publio im? provements. There are oolored men in the present Gounod, in whom the tax-payers have confidence, and whom they believe will, if not deoeived and misled, strive to do au honest part by the city, and to pre? vent fraud, extravagance and a dissolute dealing with the publio finances. We beg of them to keep their eyes open, and to be prompt to act, and to be wary withal that they do not lend a too willing ear to the wiles of others who may seek to entice their support to measures of doubtful propriety. There are white men in the Council, too, of whom though we cannot with entire truth and sinoerity say that they command our confidence-who are, nevertheless, under ?peoial obligations to their party and to the public, to show a clear record, and to control the affairs of the city in ac eordanoe with her true interests. They were elected on a platform of their own construction, whioh was that the prere? quisite of a candidate should be honesty, intelligence and efficiency. The commu? nity will be glad, because they will be benefited, to see those high qualities manifested, now that tho time for their exercise has como. We, and others who think like us, may be surprised at results so contrary to our expectations; bat we will be pleased, nevertheless. We have no love for Radicals; but if we should find a real honest and energetic Badieal offioial -whioh, we may be pardoned for say? ing, would be a rare sight in South Caro? lina-our admiration would at least equal onr wonder, and we should come as near revering him os the naturo of his associates would permit. So far, with the exception of the re? port of the Committee of Ways and Means, referred to some timo since, we have seen nothing in the action of the present Council to awaken onr ready apprehension?. In the election of an architect for the City Hall, we wore agreeably disappointed, and the other officers eleoted are, in our judgment, mostly good. We say this, because we wish to be just and fair. We have no other object in criticising the aotion of Oounoil, past or prospective, bnt to sob serve the interests of the oity, according to onr best judgment. This, as a pnblio journalist, we con?oive it onr duty to do, and shall do fearlessly. If we are pre? judiced, as onr onemiea allege when they would speak of ns in the mildest terms, it is an infirmity of nature thai eannot be helped; bnt we certainly have no politioal designs, at least, in our dis? cussions of oity and State affairs, for we see no prospect of relief for South Caro? lina from Badieal rulo for years to oome. We shall do all in onr power to mitigate its evils, and that will be the extent ol our endeavors. Wo utrivo never to bc wantonly personal, and aro confident that we never are. When a publie offioial, however, or a set of public offioials, are dark in their dealings witb the people's money, whoso advocate wc assumo to be, we aro obliged to say so. and if we nso epithets, they will bu found to be such as the nature of tho case de manda, and the poblio character of the individual justifies. Wo wish to be specially oiroumspeot and gentle with the present Council, for we have an in? ordinate curiosity to find out what be oame of that $130,000 of surplus money received by the late Council last year. We desire a full, clear, minute statement or exhibit of last year's financial trans? actions-snob a statement as a person of ordinary intelligence can understand, and as would be satisfactory to indivi? duals in their dealings with ono another. Will the Council give this matter their immediate attention? Never Oat ot thc Union. The New York Herald, common tin g npon the late decision of tho Supremo Court, which declares oontraots made for the sale of slaves to be valid, asserts that the court affirms that "thenational Con? stitution creates not a confederacy of States but a government of individuals in other words, a government of the people of the United States as a nation." Now, as that was a question settled at the adoption of the Constitution in just tho opposito way, we have, no hesitation in saying that tho oourt has affirmod no suoh thing, though we have not seen the decision except in an abstract form. According to this theory the United States is nothing more than a large State, and the States are' Counties or provinces thereof. Such a view accorde with that centralism, that consolidated despotism which the opponents of Qrant assert that the Government is drifting into under his rule; but we had never thought to seo it so openly admitted as is here done by the Herald, that avowed organ of the military tyrant. The deci? sion did affirm that the Southern States were never out of the Union, but, so far from this decision "making all that has behn done in Southern reoonstruotion consistent, cohesive, and good and strong," as the Herald confidently claims, we take it that it has just the opposite effect. It is declared by the oourt, in BO many words, that tho States were never out of the Union. This being so, the Southern States must of course have oontinned to possess all the attributes, guarantees and privileges which attach to a State in the Union. One of these guarantees, fixed by express terms in the Federal Constitution, is that eaoh State shall have exclusive control in regulating suffrage within ita limits. Has that con? stitutional guarantee been observed in the Reconstruction Acts? We presume that even the Herald would not claim that it has. Congress itself d?clar?e who should and who should not vote in the Southern States, during the pro CORS of reconstruction. If wo wen States in the Uuion, as tho Supromt Oourt now emphatically declares, thei this action of Congross was in open vio lation of the Constitution; and, couse quently, the very reverse of what i: *'consislent, cohesive, and good and strong.' TUE VILLAINS.-Tho Grant orgam have made some startling discoveries o lato. The characters of tho liberal Rc publicans are being developed in a nev and true light. The liberals, it has beet ascertained, are rebels and Ku Klux ii disguise. It has been ascertained be yond a doubt that it was Greeley ant Carl Schurz who killed Abe Lincoln and that poor Booth, who suffered fo tho crime, was entirely innocent. It wa Trumbull and Schurz, too, who whippet Beast Butler, at Big Bothol, not Ma gruder, while these same traitors, no Johnston and Beauregard, sent tho whol Yankee army and half of Congress, toge ther with a battalion of war-llko women in hot haste pell-mell from Ball Hun al the way to Washington. It is useless ti dispute tho aphorism that "murder wil out!" There is no developer equal to Presidential eleotion. * ? ??-> COLUMBIA., S. C., April 25, 1872. Julian A. Selby, Esq<, Proprietor an* Publisher of Columbia Phoenix. SIR: In your paper, (Columbia Fnco NTX,) of date April 23, 1872, appears ai editorial under the caption "Tho Facts, in which the name of the undersigne is used in connection with tho words "such a low, disreputable oharaoter. I bave the honor to request of you th information as to whether you acknov, ledge the responsibility for the languag above quoted from your paper of 23 instant; and also as to whether a publi retraction of tbo same will be made i your papor, (tho Columbia PHO?NIX?) am very respectfully, &c, WM. J. ETTEIi. COLUMBIA, S. C., April 25, 1872. MR. WM. J. ETTEB: Tho objectionabl words wero used in editorial oomment upon a censurable card, over your sif nature, in the Union, of the 22d instan As yon have published a retraction ( those words, I deem it just, (so far as am concerned,) to do the same with rt ferenoo to the language referred to b you, and which was called forth by yoi card. Respectfully, JULIAN A. SELBY. A Kentucky boy, twelve years of ag< fatally stabbed his mother, who was u tempting to punish him. The correspondent of the Oharieston News-who is is a position to know what he writes about-says: The Directors of the State Peniten? tiary resolved to day to hire ont the oon viota in the institution, beoause of the failure of the Treasury to furnish money to run the institution. This method is to go into operation immediately. The commission, consisting of Super? intendent Jillson and Comptroller-Gen? eral Neagle, have returned from the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute, at Oe dar Springs, Spartanburg County, and report that in everything but its finan? cial oondition the institution is very flourishing. It will run on its present supplies until June, when a three months' vacation will be taken to wait for neces? sary funds. It is observable here to-day that the administration men are making great efforts to raise the wind in some direc? tion. There aro several State Senaturs who have been waiting about here with anxious faces for a week, and who, for some reason, look more hopeful to-night. Patterson has returned, and ia dubbed assistant treasurer. A number of leading Republicans from the up-country are advanoiog the claims of Judge Orr as the candidate for Governor, and it is stated by Borne that Soott most peremptorily asserts (hat he frill not run again. A Presidential pardon baa been re? ceived for Williams and Langley, con? victed of irregularities in the Bowen DeLarge eleotion. It is stated that they will be immediately reinstated in their former offices as sheriff and school com? missioner. THE STORM IN OH AN a KU una.-A cor? respondent of the Times says: "The cloud wns first seen and distant thunder heard in the North-west, a little before sunset; gradually approaohed until about 7 o'clock, when the wholo firmament seemed to be engaged, and became more furious cs the oloud advanced from the direction of Riley's Turnout, on the South Carolina Railroad, blowing a fu? rious hurricane abont a half mile in width, crossing the Belleville iioad at or near H. M. Moorer's and L. R. Beck? withs, uprooting and twisting off the largeet forest trees, unroofing houses, scattering fences aud smaller tresa in overy direction, and passed off in the direction of Thomas H. Zimmerman's place, on Four Hole Swamp. There has been no loss of life that we have heard as yot. At Mr, Moorer's, a negro house was orusbod by a largo fulling tree, but the inmates were out. Other buildings were damaged. At L. R. Beckwith's. a forage-house and stable was demolished in the samo manner. The other build? ings were damaged, and the dwelling narrowly escaped. Several large pines and oaks were blown up by tho roots, and, in tho direction of the building, nearly the whole fencing of the latter place was blown down or crushed by the fulling trees. The fury of the storm lasted about ten minutes. Accompany? ing the wind was a heavy fall of hail and a little raiu. In a few minutes, there was a perfect calm, followed by a beauti? ful moonlight night. Since writing the above, we have heard of numerous houses being prostrated to tho earth (but Jio loss of life) in the section North-west of the railroad." RoYAIi CAPRICES-The King of Spain is credited with remarking, in reference to rumors of his abdication, that "not othorwiso than embalmed will I quit Madrid." If King Amadeus' taste runs in that dirootion, we do not think he will find any difficulty in having it speedily gratified. He has only to go forth unguarded iuto the principal street of bis capital any fine morning, and be will not proceed very far before his friends will have it in their power to gratify his morbid taste to its utmost. The Spaniards are only too eagor to ren? der him fit for the embalmer's art. The wiser course for him to pursue would be to pack np his valuables some dark night and leave bis quarrelsome aud blood? thirsty subjeots to themselves, und thus embalm himself in tho pages of history as one of the few monarchs who no lougor clung to power when it waa glid? ing from their grasp with pitiless and inevitable certainty. If he persist in remaining, his fate will surely be a coun? terpart of that of the luckless Maxi? milian in Mexico; and wo cannot soe that euch a fate is worth courting f jr the mere satisfaction of being stuffed with spices after death. Obatinaoy is very well in its way; but auybody can be obstinato; it is not everybody who can bo wiso. On Thursday night last, S. T. Saulin, who had been confined for some time in tho jail at this place, made bis escape by cutting a hole through the floor and let? ting himself down to a room in tho second story. From this placo, thero was nothing tr obstruct bis escape. Since onr lase issue, William M. Ro? bins, O. B. Dorsey, John Conley aud William Hardwick, Sr., have been re? leased-some of them on their own re? cognizances and some of them uncondi? tionally. James A. Sanders, Sr., Eli C. Smith, A. Hetherington and John Hancock h&vo been removed to Charleston to bo arraigned before the court. As the com? mandant of this post was ordered to the oourt a few days ago, wo suppose the trial of these parties will begin at once. On Saturday last, a detachment of cavalry brought in James A. Sanders, Jr., and J. O. G winn. They were both, however, discharged on Sunday. [Chester Reporter. Gratz Brown very aptly speaks of tho "peace" Grant let us have, as "a putrid peace, smelling of rotten liberties-a bayonet silence of one-half, and a fawn? ing upon power of tho other." The funds derived from the new "So? cial Evil Ordinance" at St. Louis bavo ulready reached $10,000. PUTT INO rr MILDLY.-The New York Journal of Commerce, comm ou ting OD Grant's gross and wilful misrepresenta tivea of the South, ?says: An incorrect impression may be de? rived from the President's Kn Klux message, unless its text is carefully scru? tinized. Tbe state of faots there por? trayed is not tbe existing one. lt is a histor; of events reported to have taken place as far back as last October; and is given at tbis late day in response to a House call of the 25th of January. Wo do not understand why this reply was delayed for nearly three months after it could have been made. Instead of re? ferring to the Ku Klux operations, as in? vestigated and Bet forth by Attorney General Akerman, six months ago, in the past tenBO exclusively, the President goes on to say that "these combinations embrace at least two-thirds of the active white men of those Counties, (nine Counties are named,) and have the sym? pathy and oonntenanoo of the majority of the other third;" that "they are orga? nized and ar mod;" "effect their objeots by personal violence, often extending to morder," Seo., ?co. The upshot of ali this is that persons not informed to tho contrary, trusting to theso statements, would be led to suppose that the Kn Klux atrocities abouud in a part of South Carolina. We do not charge the President with designedly misrepresenting tho facts, for it often happens, in the haste of writiug, that the present tenso gets itself substi? tuted for the past. But unscrupulous politicians, desiring to make strong points for tho campaign, will refer to his asaertioca as tho highest and boat evidence that the Ku Klux horrors are even now in full blast 11 the South, and that she richly deserves the pains and penalties of armed occupation and mar? tial law. Significantly, on the heels of this message, comes the special order in the Seuato to-day, providing for a conti? nued suspension of habeas corpus from tho dose of this session to the end of the present Congress-coveriug, of course, the whole of the Presidential campaign. No botter card for the Presi? dential party could be put out at this time, when much fault has been found by liberal Republicans with the denial of general amnesty to the Southern States. We appeal to the Sooth Carolina and othern Southern papers of all parties in refutation of the story that Ku Klux disorders prevail in the Counties men? tioned, or in any other Counties of South Carolina. . ccording to the testi? mony of tho press, which, as a whole, gives the most complete picture of so? ciety ut the South, there hus not been a time since tho war of such exceileut or? der and profound quiet as the present. Wbat remained of dangerous combina? tions in October, 1871, seems to have al? most died out, or, if it lives, makes no sign that need cause serious alarm or provoke renewed measures of severity from the Government. We regret that by a slip of the pen-so we will charita? bly call the lapse-tho President should appear to give currency to roports not correctly depicting tho South Carolina of April, 1872. OUR FIRST FEMALE LAWYER, AND A COLORED ONE AT THAT.-Yesterday after? noon, Miss Charlotte E. Ray, a gradu? ate of the Law College of Howard Uni? versity, made her appearance in the clerk's office of tho Supreme Court of tho District. Mr. Meigs, Jr., ever cour? teous and obliging to all visitors, po? litely requested to know her business, whereupon sho thrust into his hand her diploma. Mr. Meigs read it with puz? zled expression of countenance, and in a kind of dazed manner took up the Testa? ment and duly administered to Miss Charlotte, who is a dusky and iatelli gout-looking mulatto, the oath to sup? port the Constitution of the United States, not to defraud her clients, and not to talk too much. Miss Charlotte afterwards was furnished with the neces? sary certificate, after which she went on her way rejoicing aa a full-fledged "limb of the law."- Washington Patriot. IMPORTANT CHANGE ON TSB NEW YOKE STEAM LINES.-As usual, at this season of the year, the sailing days of the ele? gant passenger steamships of the New York lines aro Wednesdays and Satur? days-tho steamship Georgin, of tue Iron Line, leaving boro next Wednesday morning, May 1, at 10 o'olock, and the Manhattan following cn Saturday, May 4. This arrangement will be varied on or after tho middlo of May, for a few voyages, in the interest of the truck farmers, who will then have heavy ship? ments to muk -, and, in order to enable thom to distribute their cargoes ic New York on Fridays, the Iron Line steamers will sail on Tuesday afternoons. Full notico of this change, when to bo made, will be given through the newspapers of the city.-Charleston Neies. FATAL ACCIDENT.-A negro by tho nemo of Audorson Irby accidentally shot himself, at his houso, a short dis tance from this placo, on last Saturday evening. Coroner Thomas Owens held an inquest over tho body, the jury being oomposed of ono white man and three colored, whoso verdict waa in accordance with the fact above stated, that it was pnrely accidental. The impression seems to prevail among the jury that the un? fortunate negro was in the not of taking up his gun, when, tho look being defec? tive, the piece discharged, sending tho whole load into the head, causing a ter? rible wound, from which he died before any ono discovered or know that he waa hurt. Tho wife of tho unfortunate vic? tim waa absent when the accident occur? red.-Laurensville Herald. Tho Hillsboro Recorder says that four miles from Itoxboro stands an old whito oak tree which measures twenty-seven feet in circumference, and under it Cornwallis' mon stacked their guns. The boughs of that troe must have been protty lengthy or Cornwallis' forco must have been quite small. Which is it? THE NOMINATIONS TO BB MADS AT CIN? CINNATI.-Tbe camon of Lyman Trum? bull and Charlea Franois Adams are brought forward very prominently by the press as suitable and likely to com? pose the Cinoinnati ticket. In some oases, the one, and in about as many tho other, is placed foremost. It seems to be undisputed that either of them would make a good Yioe-President or Presi? dent; and many people think they oould be eleoted. Judge Davis is as conspicuous as ever among the oandidates for the first plaoe on the ticket. The gravest question in regard to bim is that raised by the World, whether his opinion in the Missouri case will weaken him with the Catholics-a very important element of political strength. The recent powerful letter of Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, in favor of the Cin? cinnati movement, bas added something to the strength of Mr. Greeley. {Some? how or other, people seem to associate the two names together-Greeley for Prosident and Palmer for Yioe-President. We suppose the New York delegation wili be unanimous for Mr. Greeley, and the voice of this great State will have a good deal of influence. Letters from all parts of tho country speak kindly, and many of them enthusiastically, of Mr. Greeley. If he is nominated, the oan vusf will be about tho liveliest that will have taken place in this oountry. His nomination would kindle a great deal of enthusiasm in the ranks. He brings to the new party a powerful support, and his name should be fairly considered in selecting a standard-bearer. INew York Sun. THE CHEROKEE TRAGEDY-FURTHER PARTICULARS.-The Fort Smith (Ark.) New Era gives some fnrther account of tho recent tragedy in the Indian Terri? tory. It seems the approach of the United States Marshals for tho arrest of tho murderer Proctor was well known at the court house, and preparations for reBistanco were made, the court having adjourned on the morning of the fight from the court house, which stands on open ground, to a school-house half a milo away, and where it is quite closely built up. All the people there were armed, including the jury. Even Proc? tor, the murderer, had a Spencer rifle and two revolvers. In the fight which ensued the desperadoes made the first attack. Of the Marshals' party eight were killed, inoluding Deputy Marshal Owens, and two severely wounded. Of tho assailants four were killed, including a deputy sheriff and juror, and six were wounded. Besides these, two men wore found dead half a mile from the court house, and it is supposed they were killed in wantonness by the retreating aggressors. A lotter from Deputy Marshal Robin? son, in charge of the rescuing party sent from Fort Smith, says that he arrived at the plaoe of the fight on the 17th, and found the whole oountry deserted. The Proctor party left the previous day with sixteen well-armed men, taking their wounded with them to tho mountains, and pursuit with a handful of men was out of tho question. TORNADO AND Loss OF LIFE.-Tho re? cent terrible and destructive tornado, which visited the up-country with such terrific fury, and of which we give nu account iu our paper to-day, was not oon?ned alono to that portion of the Stuto, but continued its course to the sea-board, carrying in its track great de? struction of property, and, in some in? stances, of life. It passed through a narrow belt of country in this District, doing great damage to fencing, otc, but wheu it reaohed tho neighborhood of Potato Ferry, its power increased, and wo are informed that it was fearfully ter? rific at that point, tearing up trees by the roots, twisting them off, and laying wnste generally. We regret to learn that tho dwelling of Mr. Etheridge was blown down, and one of his children killed and another wounded. The building was completely demolished. lu the same neighborhood, we karo that a man was taken up by the wind and carried several hundred yards, and was landed without injury. The elements, like everything else, seem to be working the destruction of tho State.-Kingslree Star. Mmo. Kiene, a French Florence Night? ingale, who did good Bervice for the wounded at the siege of Strasburg, and who is now a tioket agent on the Vin? cennes Railway, recently received the Iron Cross from the Empress of Ger? many, in recognition of her humanita? rianism. She refused, however, the de? coration, saying: "I cannot accept a distinction from a sovereign who in? vaded, burned and saoked my native town. If in tending my compatriots, I was able to do some good to the Ger? mans, it was because in thefaoe of suffer? ing I oould not make any difference of nationality; and I am oontent with the approbation of the coosoieene of a Frenchwoman who could nevor under? stand oruelty against the vanquished, against the suffering and against women and children." THE TionnonNE CASE-A TRUE BIM, FOUND AQAINST TUE "CLAIMANT."-The London Times of April 10, says : ' 'Short? ly before 2 o'clock yesterday the grand jury oamo into court and presented a true bill, which they found against Thomas Castro, otherwise Roger Charles Doughty Tichborne, baronet, otherwise Arthur Orton, for perjury. They also presented a truo bill against tho. same person for forgery." Th? average life of an Arkausas week? ly whioh takes any interest in local poli? tics, under one management, is ten weeks, but the assassination, funeral, in? quest and trial, koop the nows editor in items for almost half tho torm of his littlo briof authority. Chicago bill-posters rush into barber shops and pusto billa on tho boot-soles of those who are being shaved. .-ww 31* o o gt 1 It o ra nv. Om MATTERS.-The prioe of single oopies of the PHOENIX is five oents. Strawberries and cream is the leading oard at Mr. McKenzie's at present; be? sides, he has Maillard's Frenoh candies, ic endless variety. ? deer whioh was en route from GOT. Scott's mansion to the residence of Mr. Geo. W. Waterman, as a present from the better-half of the former to that of the latter, fell dead in the street, yester? day. The annual meeting of the Columbia Memorial Association will be held at the Colombia Female Academy, this (Satur? day) afternoon, at 5 o'clock. A full at? tendance is earnestly requested. Thomas M. Levy has been appointed a Notary Public for Richland County. The Palmetto Steam Fire Engine Com? pany aro in reoeipt of 500 feat of new and improved hose. This afternoon, there will be a matinee at Irwin's Hall, by Col. Johnston, at 3 o'clock, and to-night, for the last time in oar city, will this beautiful and exquisite entertainment bo given. Col. J.'s hu? morous lecture should be heard by everybody. His local hits are capital. Children will be charged only fifteen cents this afternoon, and adults twenty five cents. To-night, a splendid watch will be given to the audience; also, other useful articles. PARDONED.-Elbert Bawl, convioted at a late term of the Court of General Ses? sions for Kershaw County of assault and battery, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, ha?, upon the recom? mendation of Judge Melton, been par? doned by Gov. Scott. BEFORE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER BOOZER.-Wm. Finley and others, from Laurens County, charged with violating the Enforcement Act, were again before Commissioner Boozer, yesterday, for examination; but on acconnt of the ab? sence of counsel, the hearing was post? poned until 10 o'clock, this morning* FIRE IN THE COUNTRY.-We regret to learn that a dwelling, belonging to Dr. Roach, on the old "Hutchinson" place, about seven miles below Columbia, was destroyed by fire a few nightB ago, toge? ther with the contenta. The building was insured. A portion of the doctor's family was about to occupy the house, and had sent down their furniture. THE RACE.-Tho raoe, yesterday, at? tracted a goodly number of persons to the Congaree Course. The competitors were Mr. Crawford's sorrel horse "Sam Ferguson," and Mr. Burch's "Arab." Tlie latter was the winner, by about a length and a half. There was considera? ble betting-in some cases, two to one against "Arab." The money remains in Columbia. MAID ARRANGEMENTS.-The Northern mail opens at 2.30 P. M.; doses 10.45 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 7.15 A. M.; closes6.00 P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail opens 12.30 A. M.; closes 12.80 P. M. Wilmington mail opens 2.30 P. M.; doses 10.30 A. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to ? P. M. PHONIXIANA.-An article you can al? ways borrow-Trouble. A Paris journalist tried to commit suicide by swallowing ink, and failed. Every one is now aware of his ink capa? city. Thoy say he never could do the write thing in the right way. Almost "An Exhausted Receiver" Gen. Grant. God made both tears and laughter, and both for kind purposes, for as laughter enables mirth and surprise to breathe freely, so tears enable sorrow to vent itself patiently. Tears hinder sorrow from becoming despair, and laughter is one of the very privileges of reason. A young woman's oonundrum-Who is our favorite Roman hero? Marina, Bayonets are driven, but bullets are lead. Tho authoritative mandate has at last been promulgated, and trailing dresses on the street are dedared positively vul? gar, while those that jost tonoh are not the thing at all. All the spring costumes sent over from Paris are made short enough to dear the ground. Take a reef in your skirts, demoiselles. Carlyle thinks afflictions are our trne purifyers: "The eternal stars shine ont as soon as it is dark enough!" The latest thing in spring hats for yonng ladies is to have the rim so bent and crumpled as to be strongly suggest? ive of a late supper, an over potion of obampagne, and a lively little tussol in a carriage tho night before. Jaunty, but not judioious. LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTO. Aots of the General Assembly. Guiseppe Soimonelli-Tailoring. C. J. Stoibrand-Proposals. J. D. Bateman-Potatoes.