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rorelgq Affaira. PABIS, May 15.--Marshal Bassine, though placed uudor arrest, is allowed to remain at home, bat guards have been placed io the grounds sarronndirjg hil reeidenoe, to prevent outside parties from communicating with him. MAPBTD, May 15.-The force of Car lists whioh entered Spain from Portugal wai met near the frontier by a body of Government troops, and driven back iuto Portugese territory. LONDON. May 15-3 P. M.-The mes? sage of President Grant to the United States Senate, submitting a proposed additional orliole to the Washington treaty, relative to indirect olaims, serves to re-assure the publio that the differ? ences between the two nations will be honorably settled. The publication of the message has had an effect upon the market for American securities, whioh are firmer. PARIS, May 15.-An official decree ap? pears to-day, announcing the following appointments of French Ministers: Duke De Noilles, at Washington; Jules Ferry, at Athens; M. Gabriao, at the Hague; M. Gadimeau, at Stockholm. /Vmorlrrm Intolllfconee. NEW YORK, May 15.-The stake baa been deposited for the Mace and O'Bald win fight, which occurs August 15. Dr. George lt. Giles has been arrested, on the charge of fatal abortion. It is stated that cabinet-makers, plumb? ers, granite cutters, journeyman tailors, and other trades, are organizing with o view of Btrikiog, if their demands are not acceded to. An attempt has been made to destroy the machinery of Thompson & Co.'s and Gregory & Co.'s steel works, in Jerse* City. Their employees struok last week, and it is supposed they attempted to mit the works, to prevent other men fron taking their plaoea. The Ltiberal Republican State Com mittee yesterday resolved to hold a ratifi oation meeting soon. The 9 A.. M. express train on the Erii Railroad had a narrow escape from oom plete destruction, near Port Jervis, yes terday. The axle of the palace oar Pa oifio was burned completely off while tin train, at a high rate of speed, was run ning along an embankment 100feet high The oar waa saved from being throwi down the embankment by strong shack ling and by the faot that it was on ai: wheel trucks. 'Attorney-General Barlow has di aeon tinued suit against Jay Gould and Lane on the request of Mr. Swann, the agen of the British share-holders, at whos instance the suit was begun, for the res ion that the persona Swann represent have.made arrangements with tho otho stockholders whioh will insure the prc teotion of their rights. WASHINGTON, May 15.-Negotiation are about resulting in favor of const qnential damages before the Geneva tr bunal. Though retained in the cast they will not be noticed. NEW YORK, May 15-Evening.-I the Methodist General Conference, tc day, a motion was made to appoint, i each State and Territory, ono eminei lawyer to aot for the ohuroh. The mc tion was carried. A collection was mad to complete the amount necessary for tb erection of the monument to Bisho Kingsley, in Syria, and for the benefit < the family of the deceased Bishop. WASHINGTON, May 15-Evening.-Tl Senate concurred in the conference r port cn thc deficiency appropriation bil and disoussed at length the Baltimoi and Potomao depot site bilk Recess ti evening. The Honso ordered a conference cot mittee on the consular and diplomat bill. A resolution that both houses a journ from the 29th inst until the lo Wednesday in November was introduce but subsequently withdrawn; the mov giving notice that he would offer it aga to-morrow. The tariff was considero Dawes withdrew his pending substito for the second section tn tho second sc tion. Tho second section now stands follows: It reduces the existing duties on t following articles ten per cent. : All m nufaotures of cotton, all wools, hair the Alpaca goat and other animals, a: all manufactures thereof, all iron and manufactures of iron, all metals n herein otherwise provided for, and manufactures of metal, exoept watch jewelry and other articles of ornamei all printing paper, all manufactures India rnbber, gutta percha or straw, a oil cloths of all descriptions: Provid That the duty on umbrellas, &o., sh not be less than on goods of the sai material and quality as the coverir. thereof. All steel and manufactures steel, wire rope and wire strands ma of iron wire or of steel wire, are to p the same duty as iron wire and steel wi The oonferenoe report on the di cienoy bill was submitted and agreed The paragraph in regard to ootl olaims, whioh was the chief point disagreement, is modified so that i Secretary of the Treasury is authori; and direoted to pay to the lawful ownc or their legal representatives, of all cotton seized after the 30th June, 18 by the agents of the Government, lawfully and in violation of their strnotions, the net proceeds, without terost, of the sales of such cotton at ally paid into the Treasury; the reo? thereof to be in full satisfaction of euch claims, and not to apply to cause now pending before the Cour Claims, or to any cause not filed in Treasury Department within six mot after tho passage of this Aot. To-day, a delegation of Georgi; consisting of Juago Holt, of Mai Henry Brigham, of Savannah, S Senator Gresham, Cols. Edward C. derson and H. D. Capers, Maj. Hof Mobile, Mayor Jones, of Atlanta, Frobell, ana other prominent gentlec sent hither in the interests of tho ii Oceanic Canal project, to unite the sissippi River with the Atlantic oalld the President. They were acoompa ^mmMmtmmi>mmmmmmmmm -g j sass - by tba entire Georgia - delegatloa la tbe Blouse of Representad vea. and were in? troduced to the President by Gen. Yotrnr;, Gol. Frobell, in a speech of s few mo? menta' duration, called the attention of the Preoideut to thia matter,.not only important to the people of Georgia, he said, but every portion of our common oountry. The delegation was here to offer the President, and through him to the oountry, just such a highway that will be safe in wat, commodious in peace, unobstructed by iee, the cheapest Known to the commercial world, and ample for the country that needs it. Col. Frobell explained the route; whioh will open na vigation to the Atlantic ocean, tbe cost of whioh would not exceed $20,000,000, while its benefits would reach the whole country. The delegation was here to ask, in view ot this being a great na? tional work, that the President would give it a favorable consideration. The President, in reply, said he had seen a map of the route, and it looked to him eminently praotical. Ho was con? vinced of its importance, and bat for the lateness of tho present session, ho would make it the subject of a special commu? nication to Congress. He suggested it would be advisable that the friends of the measure in Congress obtain the in? troduction and reference of a bill, as preliminary to the subsequent action of the Executive. He did not kuow if Congress would be disposed to giur >utee the bonds of the company, or would pre? fer to give a direct subsidy in public lands. Ha regarded the measure ns de? serving of national aid. The delegation will, to-morrow, represent the impor? tance of this contemplated work to the Vice-President, the Speaker of the House and the Committees on Commerce of each house. Probabilities-The area of cloudy weather and rain will extend Eastward over the Middle and Southern New England States to-night. Cloudy and threatening weather, with areas of raia, will prevail on Thursday, with Easterly to Southerly winds. ' Partly cloud} weather will prevail over the Gulf States, with Southerly winds. Easterly tc Southerly winds will continue NortL and West of Tennessee, with generally cloudy weather, and occasional areas o rain. Dangerous winds are not antici pated. - GREENSBORO, N. C., May 10.-In tbi Republican Congressional Conventioi for the Sixth District, hold here to-day Hon. Thos. Settle was nominated fo: Congress, by acclamation. Goneral S A. Douglas was unanimously nominatec for District Presidential Eleotor. Thos B. Keogh and James Boyd were electee delegates to the Philadelphia Conveo tion, and J. Martin and G. M. Arnoh as alternates. BooHBsran, N. Y.. May 16.- Th Democratic Convention met to-day The attendance woe large and enthusi antic. Thomas Kinsella is permanen President. A resolution was adoptei that a committee be appointed to seloc delegates to Baltimore. ATLANTA, May 15.-Tho State Demo eratic Executive Committee met to-daj They called a State Convention, to me? in Atlanta, on Jone 26, ond eleot deb 5ates to tho Baltimore Conventioi 'hey adopted resolutions nrging organ zation in Counties and Districts, prept ratory to sending delegates to the Stat Convention. An advisory address wi be issued by the Chairman of the Con mittee, in a few days. ELMIRA, N. Y., May 15.-The Repul lioan Convention met to-day. Arnon the resolutions, the declarations in favt a repeal of all taxes, exoepting tobacc and liquor, and the endorsement of tl Administration, were enthusiastic. NEW HAVEN, May 15.-United Stat Sonotor Ferry to-day was re-elected. I received the entire Democratic vote ai seventeen Republicans. LEXINGTON, KY., May 15.-Tho fij raoe of two milo heats was won by L tleton, in two straight heats; timo 3.3 3.40^. Tho second-a mile and a hi dush-was won by Longfellow, in 2.41.? JUST SO.-Tho Philadelphia Age, tho 10th instant, says: "Tho late Att( ney-General of the United States, Hn Henry A. Stanbery, a man of eduoatic experience and ripe judgment, has be traveling extensively in the South, a declares that no man can witness the at of the military rulers in these Sutes, he has witnessed them, without beco ing satisfied that a ohange of Admin tration and of party is demanded by t best interests of the country. We doi if Poland in Russia has suffered so mn from 'bayonet rule' as Sooth Carolii Incidents of personal and political agg vation, that reach ns through intelligi sources, by Northern men whose bi ness leads them into the Southern Stat are almost incredible, and stamp the ? ministration of Grant as a libel on ] publican government. The Governm at tho present time is run for two p poses-first, to make money for those authority, and, secondly, to force money, fraud and bayonets tho reno nation and re-election of Gen. Grs Nq wonder the nomination of ] Greeley appalled Gen. Grant, as did gory head of 'Banquo' his imperial rx derer. He sees in that the defeat of his hopes, and, what is worse, an exa nation into his past political history i the 'ring' which has shaped his Admi tration and divided tho plunder." The Clovoland Plaindealcr says "G ley is an honest, capable mon, and Gi is neither the one nor tho othor." Gi is certainly not honest, but tho Pl dealer is mistakon in saying ho is capable. Ho is capable-capable i great many things of which he ougb bo heartily ashamed. A recent report shows that during Franco-Prussian wnr, tho number of Gorman army at one time rene 1,350,707 men, of whom 036,915 i actively engaged in tho field. There were 23 deaths in Charlo for the week ending tho 11th-whit' colored 21. I ; H JfintU?SS??tmd Canam?rql?l. , LONDON, 'May 15-Noon.-OOUBOIS 93. BODOS 89&. FRANKFORT, May 15.-Bonds 95%. PARIS, May 15.-Reutos M'. 77o. LIVERPOOL, May 15-3 P. M.-Cotton strong and closed nncbanged-uplands ll(ail%; Orleans 11%@11??. Monday ana Tuesday next will be holidays in the cotton market. LONDON, May 15-Evening.-ConBpIs closed at 93. Money 93%. account. 62s 89%. NEW YORK, May 15-Noon.-Stocks strong. Cold dull, at 13%. Money firm, at 7. Exchange-long ???; short 10}j'. Governments strong aud steady. Cotton quiet; sales 120 buleB-uplands 23% ; Orleans 2 i%. Flour dull and de? clining. Wheat dull and heavy. Corn dall and nominally lower. Pork quiet new mess 13.75. Lard dull-steam 9% @9>?. Freights steady. 7 P. M.-Money easy, at 5(aJ, on call. Exchange 9%. Gold 13%?14. Loans 10/.6 for carrying. Governments steady-new 5s 11%; 81s 18%; 62s 13%. Tennessees 70%; new 70%. Virginias 50; new 55. Louisianas 59; new 60; lov?e 6s 65; 8s 76. Alabama 8s 85; 5s 60. Georgia 6s 70; 7s 89. North Caro? linas 36; new 20%. South Carolinas 45; new 34%. Cotton quiet; sales 376 bales; uplands 23%; Orleans 24%. Southern dour dull-common to fair extra 8.75? 11.20; good to choice 11.25@13.5U. Whiskey firmer, at 90. Wheat heavy, and 3@5c. lower-winter red Western 2.00(a)2.08. Corn heavy and lower Western mixed u fio at 75@75%. Pork quiet and steady, at 13.75?13.80. Lard 3%@9%. Freights firmer. OT. Louis, May 15.-Flour firm-dou ble extra winter 7.00@7.50. Corn firm, ?t50@57%. Whiskey 83%@84. Pork 12.75. Clear rib aides 7%(a)7%. Lard 3/4 . CINCINNATI, May 15.-Corn advanced, it 53@54. Pork and lard unohanged. Bacon steady-sides 7%@7%. Whis? key advanced, at 85. LOUISVILLE, May 15.-Provisions quiet but firm. Pork 12.75. Sides 7.&(&7%. Lard 9(2*10. Whiskey firm, at 85(^86. SAVANNAH, May 15.-Cotton firm and in fair demand; offerings light-mid Ring 22%; receipts 129 bales; sales 75; itock 17,006. MOBILE, May 15.-Cotton firm-mid- . liing 22%; receipts 00 bales; sales ; 1,000; stock 17,786. I NEW ORLEANS, May 15.-Cotton active i ind higher-middling 23%; receipts : 298 bales; sales 5,000; stock 69,041. , NORFOLK, May 15.-Cotton quiet ow middling 22; receipts 210 bales; ? mles 50; stock 2,201. i PHILADELPHIA, May 15.-Cotton quiet I -middling 24; receipts 268 bales; sales . 150; stock 13,000. i CHARLESTON, May 15.-Cotton firm- ? niddling 22%@22%; receipts 126 bales; 1 tales 200; stock 12,022. 1 AUGUSTA, May 15.-Cotton quiet and < iteady-middling 22%; receipts 80 bales; ; ales 800, BALTIMORE, May 15.-Cotton strong- i niddling 23%; receipts 205 bales; sales I 195; Btock 4,980. WILMINGTON, May 15.-Cotton firm- i niddling 22%; receipts 17 bales; stock i 1,498. , -( A HEROINE ON THE OCEAN.-It has i )een stated that the brig Abbie Clifford, i )f Stockton, Me., was spoken April 6, i >n the equator, bound to New York from < rernambuco, with Captain Clifford dead, : he mate in a dying condition, and Mrs. \ Clifford, the captain's wife, sick. Ad- I rices received lately report that the I vessel was again spoken on the 21st of ] Ypril, in latitude 22 North, longitude 50 I (Vest, in command of Mrs. Clifford, the ? nate in tho meantime having probably i iithcr died or remained too ill to navi- t rate the vessel, which duty was being ] ?eroioally performed by the lady. It I ippoars that betweeu the 6th and the I Rst ult., she had sailed the brig 22 de- i jress of latitude, notwithstanding her I liokness, and she will, no doubt, succeed ] n bringing her into port. MM, Clif- < 'ord belongs to Stockton, Mc., and had ] tailed in company with her husband on t nany previous voyages, during whioh i ibo took great interest ia tho profession I >f her husband, by whom she was taught ] be art of navigation. In the present i emergency, the knowledge thus acquired I s being used in a manner to reflect tho ? lighest credit upon her sex, and presents J in example of patience and fortitude I vii ich must win the admiration of men. I Captain Clifford, her late husband, was ( ibout thirty-five years old, and was j lighly respected for his excellent cha-11 racter and skillful seamanship. COMPLIMENTARY TO JUDGH RUTLAND. Vt a meeting of the bar and officers of he Court for the County of Chesterfield, ast week, complimentary resolutions, expressive of thoir feelings and senti nents of regard for Judge Rutland as a nan and their approval of his course as in officer, and their appreciation of his lervices in the fair and impartial admi? nistration of juBtioo of the times and the ?ountry, were unanimously adopted. They were presented to his Honor by ,ke Solicitor, Mejor A. S. Shaw, who, in in nble and eloquent speech, expressed be sentiments of tho people of ChoBter leld ot the loss of Judge Rutland ns an )ffioial officer; to whioh his Honor re iponded in a feeling aud impressive mumer.-Marion Star. Tho authorities of Lawrence, ?JaBS., jave lately paused an ordinance permit jug persons charged before tho, police ;ourts with slight offences to have their james suppressed on payment of $1 for ibo benefit of destitute and deserving persons. A man in Missouri recently, by mis Lake, run away with his own wife. She wno disguised in a fancy ball-room cos? tume, aud he did not recognize her for some time. General Sheridan is to bo deooratcd with the order of the White Eagle by tho Czar, for teaching tho young idea Alexis how to shoot buffalo. SiVcautlc and Humorom Speech of S. S. Cox In Congress. WASHINGTON, May ll, 1872.-Discus? sions on tbo tariff and tax bilis in Con? gress are usually of tho most uninterest? ing character, but tbe speeuh of S. S. Cox in the House, on Wednesday last, was exceedingly lively. Members of Congress and politicians here are still talking of it; and, as it undoubtedly claims attention as a clever act of Con? gressional opera bouffe, I forward it for publication : Mr. Cox-I do not propose BO much to antagonize the gentleman from Mas? sachusetts (Mr. Butler) tn regard to making salt partly free. I should like to see it entirely free. I speak on this side of the House (standing near Mr. Dawes) because my side of the House is somewhat demoralized on the tariff judging from some of the votes given on coal there yesterday. Some curious ar? guments were made yesterday. They go far to disturb some of my principles, if not to control my vote. A gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Griffith) ap? pealed to my friend from Indiana (Mr. Kerr) not to oppose the coal tax, because he was boru above a coal formation in Pennsylvania, and his playmates were honorable men. I feel the force of that ad hominem. I was born near the salt wells of the beautiful Muskingam, in Ohio. Before that stream had slack water, before it was considered hardly worth a dam, its banks spouted Bait water like a Massachusetts member of Congress. It was evaporated by bitu? minous ooal-I mean nothing personal to the gallant member from Massachu? setts (Mr. Banks)-I mean the salt water, not the bunks. Around the wells and kettles of my native river cluster those sweet saline associations which have pre? served mo ever young 1 They are hard to resist. Auotuer argument has still more force. Tho gentleman from Mary? land (Mr. Ritchie) begged us not tc throttle the infantile coul interests of hit beloved Cumberland. Although thal unhealthy baby has been fostered by e "paternal government" on "pup," or, nt I ought to say, by a maternal govern ment on milk, for so man}* years, itt power of suction is at least 1(3,000 horse power. These are statistics. Yet, witl rare economic genius, followed by thi eloquent fiscal member from tho" Ka nawha sall works, be appealed to as tc Lot him steal, so long as other section; stole from him. Waa there ever sud an illustration as that just mado on th? Reutlemau from Massachusetts (Mr Butler) ? Tho gentleman from Missour (Mr. Finklenbarg) wanted to be so ho nest as to help the people to keep pori by cheap salt. The gentleman fron Massachusetts (Mr. Butler) wants t< shoat the Treasury by free salt for cod ash. This is all larceny. What coull be more reasonable or ethical? Let u be to eaoh other instruments of recipro sal rapine. Michigan steals on coppei Maine on lumber; Pennsylvania on iron North Carolina on poa-nu ts; Massaobu netts on cotton goods; Connecticut o ?air pins; New Jersey on spool-thread Louisiana on sugar, and so on. Wb not lot tbe gentleman from Marylan steal on coal from thom? True, but comparative few get the benefit, and i comes out of the body of the people :rue, it tends to high prices, but doc not stealing encourage industry? Li is as moralists, if not as politicians, ri nrrite the eighth commandment: "Tho malt steal; because stealing is rigl trhen common." As I am a represeuti :ivo of New York, and Onondaga, wit :bo aid of the foreign solar artisan, evi porates salt, ought I not also to steal t aelp Onondaga? Stealing by turill Mr. Chairman, is, as Do Quincy prove jf murder, a tine art. If everybot: itolo from everybody, is tbero any r )roach to anybody? Tf everybody is jurglar, is there any need for anybot to lock up bouses? The mining comp aies out West send their ores to Wal :o be so refined as to get more weall Lt ought to be stopped. Let them ste capital out of government! Why u pilfer somethiog out of somebody else earnings, and build works in Colorai md Nevada like those in Wales? Ile loppy we should all bo when tho ? preach of Goat Island is removed fro he Pacific, and from tho geutlemi from California (Mr. Sargent), hy grander steal for wool aud blanke How happy we should bo when we c ook each other in the fuco here, cia junda, as now I look into thc face of t gentleman from Massachusetts (\ Dawes), and say: "God bless you, i brother; you have stolen from me, nm from you; let us love one anothc: Thon the little unprotected pigs, w ire crowded by the big pigs, quietly e ng out of the trough, will squeal aaore to be lot in, for on this idea mall be fed by swallowing each otbe food; and when all are fed no one los tnd we shall be happy. This princi commends itself to the gentleman fr Massachusetts (Mr. Banks), who 1 made tho speech on this subject that ights my heart. It bas so much mo ration and wisdom. It has no nonseu no dootrine in it. It is based on a pt ciple pure and undefiled. It is p< aroeny. He would not steal as mud j th ors, but to steal into good oompa lie would steal less. There is, then, JO much motive for detection and p ishmeut. Other gentlemen aro cr loing it. Ho would steal sixty per ci less than others, say on coal, lint \\ Iber petit or grand larcony, the res ire such that when every "cove" has jqual chance at the swag, William Sj becomes as houorablo us tho Ar Dodger, whom tho papers liken to friend from Massachusetts (Mr. Daw Aud oven Oliver Twist, liko my? could "ask for moro" without ailee Ibo innocence of bis simple naturel few moro "statistics," and I subs How beautifully this thought is ii trated by tho well laid breakfast tutti my colleague (Mr. Brookv). Tho lin family gathers around iL; grace is * God ia asked to "protect us" in ?oiut aud several efforts to steal 1 guest pockets the knives and forks; an? other the salt and saltoel'-r; another I the cream jog/ plates ano sn jar bowl;) another the cloth, another the bread, another the potatoes, another the plated ware, another the mutton chop; a braw? ny Robert Maoaire from down East lifts ! out the table, while a sly Jean Jacques, to encourage domestic cookery, slips into the kitoheo, puta out the fire and carries off the stove and coals. The guests look at each other iunooently aud say: "We have done all this to increase the general oomfort and to make free with the breakfast table. Are not our wolfish appetites assuaged? Though we j have not each a general glut of nourish? ment, are we not happy? Is there not left coffee unground and unburned, and tea undistilled, sweetened by the memo? ries of sugar upon an absent doth and covering an invisible table?" I was about to produce some more statistics. They ure so powerful here. I will ask ! leave to print 1,000 copies of this speech at the expense of the Industrial League of Philadelphia, to whioh I hear no ob? jection.-Cor. New York Herald. How JUDGE DAVIS BECAME RICH. Judge Davis, of Illinois, is a rich man. The publio may not know how he be? came wealthy. About thirty-five years1 ago, when Judge Davis was a practicing I lawyer in the West, he was employed by a Connecticut mau to oolleot $800. Davis I went to tbe place where the debtor lived, and found bim to be rich in landed pos? sessions, but without a spare, dollar in ' money. He finally settled the bill by | giving a deed for the traot of land-a at, moist and undesirable pieos of land in appearance, lying dose by a sheet of water, and consisting, perhaps, of sixty acres. Davis subsequently met his Con neotiout client in Ht. Louis, when the latter, (who seems not to have possessed the usual Connecticut shrewdness,) fell to and gave him a "regular blowing up" for taking the land rather than insisting I upon the $800 in cash; he didn't want) any of your Western land, and he told Davis that, having accepted it in pay? ment for the debt, he had better keep it I himself, and pay over the money out of j his own pocket. To this Davie agreed. Stepping into a friend's place of busi? ness, he borrowed $800, took the Con? necticut man's receipt for the land, and held the land for a rise. That piece of land now forms part of one of the su? burbs of Chicago. Judge Davis has sold $200,000 or $300,000 worth of it, and has nearly $1,000,000 worth of it left. It is a striking example of what the possession of Western property has jone for its holders; and as the story bas never before been printed, we1 thonght it would ba interesting enough bo publish. It is curious te note the prices paid for wild animals. Sales of the kind are rare, and there are so few persons who uavo any use for a lion or a tiger, that the amounts paid are seldom remu? nerativo to the party disposing of this kind of stock. Woombell's menagerie, which has been in existence Bines 1805, waB sold by auction ic Edinburgh on the 1 )th ultimo. The performing elephant) was purchased for the Manchester Zoo? logical Gardens for about $3,000. Peli? cans were knocked down at $35 each, a price which wonld hardly make their ex? portation from Louisiana remunerative. Wolves brought $5.50 eaoh, a price at tvhich our English cousins can have all mr coyotes on the prairies. A lion was ?old for $450, and a royal Bengal tigress for $775. A male dromedary brought ? 150. The sale realized about $15,000. How MANY ELECTORS?-The question ins been asked whethei *he electoral jollege will be made up on the existing representation in Congress, or under the lew apportionment. The Louisville Com nercial publishes a note from a Senator c Congress, whoso name is not given, tvhich says: "The question you pro? found was fully discussed in Congress nore thuu once, and it has been agreed ind decided that the State is entitled to .he number of Presidential electors cor? responding to the number of representa? res to which she is entitled under the lew apportionment, instead of the num? ber allowed by the old apportionment." Hon. George W. J alian, of Indiana, in i letter favoring the Liberal movemout, mys: "We must destroy the military rings and organized thieving, and thia preliminary work will open the way for a reconstruction of parties on the real is mea which tho course of events and the ogic of politics will necessitate. The naster is the builder. The work of de itruction must precede that of construe ,ion." Says tho Interior Journal, of Stanford, Ky. : "There is a negro boy in this town, iged about seventeen years, who han no mee joints. His knees are aa stiff and itraight as a gun-barrel, yet he walks ibout as briskly as though he were able, ike the rest of mankind, to 'crook the1 pregnant hinges of the knee,' and is as I rond of smoking as his friend, General CJrant." FAILURE OF SUNDAY THEATRICIAT.3.-A | Iramatio entertainment, advertised to :ako place at the Bowery Theatre, New Vork, Sunday evening, did not come off. There was no interference of the police | to prevent the performance. Tho ma? nagement gave up the idoa because three experiments of Sunday evening per? formances recently made at that theatre failed. A yonug man iu Now Bedford bought \ steamboat ticket for Boston, a fow days Unce, and went on board the ferry boat. \fter waiting patiently for an - hour and \ half, aud crossing tho harbor several times meanwhile, lie inquired how long bcfoi'o thu steamer wonld reach Boston. "Correct likeness of yourself seut, uni your fortune told." Young Green, in answer to tho above advertisement, receives a looking-glass, and is informed that be can tell his own fortuuo by count? ing his money. Hay, Hay, BY D. C. PEIXOTTO ft BON. TO-MORROW [Friday] MORNING, at 94 o'olock, at oar Auction ?tore, we will sell, withoat reserve, 60 bales Hay, bu account of shipper, to pay storage. The above will bo sold in lots to suit purchasers. Sale positive. Terms cash. May 16 Furniture Bale. BY D. C. PEIXOTTO ft BON. TO-MORROW (Friday) MORNING, at 10 o'clock, at our auction store, we will sell, without reserve, A lot of well-kept FURNITURE, belonging to a family declining house-keening, consist? ing of One Cottage Set, in good order, One G:een Bop Parlor 8uit-e??ht pUcee, " Cane 8oat Dining Chairs, Cane Beat Rooking Chairs, Child's Walnut Crib and Net, Mahogany Tete-a-Tetes, Mahogany Parlor Chairs, Large Arm Chair, Oflico Chair?, Student Lamps, Walnut Extension Table, Mattresses and Springs, Feather Beds, Book Raoks, Looking Glasses, White Shades-patent rollers, Buff Shades-patent rollers, Calendar Inkstand, Kitchen Utensils, Self-Staling Jars, Crockery and Glassware, And many usefal articles in house-keeping. _ Terms cash. May 16 Columbia Chapter, Bo. 5, R. A. UL. aAN Extra Convocation of Colum? bia Chapter, No. 5, B. A.M., will be held in Masonic Hall, THIS (Thurs? day) EVENING, atso'olook. The R. A. Degree will bo conferred. By order of the M. E. H. P. May 16 1 JOHN MORRISON. Sec'y. F. M. BUEF. ONE barrel Fulton Market BEEF-extra fine-open thia morning, at CANTWELL'S, May IC t _Main street. LOOK AT THE BARGAINS ! SPRING and BUMMER SHAWLS, at 21.00. Ladies' ready-made DRESSES, from $3.50 to 38.00. White Piques, at 15 cents per yard. Dress Muslins, at 12} and 15 cents per yard. Lisle Thread Gloves, at 10,15 and 25 cents a pair. Fine Lenos, good styles, at 20 and 25 cents per yard. No. 1 styles of Grenadines, at 25 cents per yard. All at C. F. JACKSON'S. May 16_ Attention, Battalion! MI__ I CAN supply every M*n, Boy, BB LadJLor 0i*' in ^ oonntry with ?goff HATS, in any and ereiy shape, ?fP*BMtL8tyl0- color or quality, from New ^^^^^York auctioneers, at ?sss than half you have to pay for the same anywhere else. CALL FOR BARGAINS at L. CARR'S CLOTHING HOUSE, North-east corner Washington and Asaem bly streets. - -May tee Extraordinary Bargains! GLOVES! HOSIERY ! SHIRTS ! WE have now open the most complete stock of HOSIERY, GLOVES and UNDERWEAR Ever shown South, at unprecedented prices. We would call special attention to our Shirt Department, where will be fonnd all the LATEST STYLES In perfect fitting Shirts. For a complete stock, go to May IG R. C. SHIVER ?fe OO.'S. Notice to Contractors. SEALED proposais for laying a BRICK DRAIN, eighteen inches in diameter, in Davis' alley, near Columbia Hotel, to Assem? bly street, tba noe diagonally across Assembly street to connect with drain in front of Phoe? nix Hook and Ladder Bonne, will be received and submitted to Oor.ncil at next meeting. The oity will furnish materials. For information as to specifications, etc., oall on Alderman Augustus Cooper. Chairman Committee on Streets. By order of Council. WM. J. ETTEB, May 16_Acting City Clerk. Proposals for Lamber. SEALED PROPOSALS for supplying LUM BEB for use by city departments will be received and submitted to Council at next meeting. Bidders will state price per thou? sand delivered. By order of Council. WM. J. ETTER, May 16_Acting City Clerk. Notice to Contractors. SEALED PROPOSALS for repairing fence at Sidney Park and white-washing; same will be received and submitted to Council at next meeting. For information SB to specifications, otc, call on Alderman M. Williams, Chairman Committee on Sidney Park. By order of Council. May 10 W. J. ETTEB, Acting City Clerk. To Contractors. SEALED proposals for repairing ono of tho Alma House building* will be received and submitted to Council at tho next meeting. For information as to specifications, Ao., call on Alderman 8. B. Thompson, Chairman Committee on Alms Houso. By order of Council. WM. J. ETTER, May ic_Acting City Clork. To Contractors. SEALED proposals for repairs to City Guard House will bo received and sub. nutted to Council at next meeting. For in? formation as to specifications, Ac, call on Alderman S. L. H?ge, Chairman Committee on Guard House. By order of Council. WU. J. ETTER, May 16 Acting City Clerk.