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Foreign Affaira?
LONDON, September 2.-A despatch
from Bumbay reports the cholera raging
in many places in India, aud there are
many deaths daily from the Boourge.
PARIS, September 2.-Tbe court mar?
tial sitting at Versailles for the trial of
Communiste baa passed sentence of
death upon St, Francais and Cluseret,
by reason of their contumacy in refusing
to appear and answer grave chargea
against them.
THB HAGUE, September 2.-A congress
of the International Society is to con?
vene in thia city to-day. All the princi?
pal members of the organization are
here. The Philadelphia branch .of In?
ternationals is represented by Mr. Wm.
Weat. The congress will remain in ses?
sion until Saturday next.
GENEVA, September 2.-The oourt of
arbitration met at noon to-day, and ad?
journed at 3 o'clock P. M., to meet
again at noon on Friday. There ia no
doubt that the close of tho labors of
the board ia rapidly approaching, lt ie
believed the adjournment sine die will
be reached early in next week.
MUNICH, September 2.-A orisis has
occurred in the Bavarian Ministry, and
the members have tendered their resig
nations to the King.
Amcrlctn Matters.
CHARLESTON, September 2.-Arrived
Schooner Guy B. Phelps, New York
steamship Georgia, New York; brig Wm
H. Parks, New Bork..
LrrriiB BOOK, September 1.-The Be
publican Congressional Convention a
Camden, on Thursday, split-one win;
nominating O. P. Suyder, the preseu
incumbent, and the other J. T. Elliott
Each declares their intention to run.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 1.-Th
Alaska brought the following news fron
Yokohama, dated the 7th: The Keot
exhibition will re-open again on Nei
Year's day. The passport system will b
adopted, with security of 8300, that m
foreigner will carry on any busines
whatever while here, peddling especially
which is most objectionable, until Jupa
agrees by treaty to open np the country
The above rule will be strictly adhere
to, and visitors will be treated and cor
sidered accordingly, and no i ni pedi m er
will be made to their expenditure c
money.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-The Gt
vernment sells a million gold each Thun
day and buys a million bouda eac
Wednesday of September.
The Topeka Commonwealth hos the fo
lowing startling Indian news from Cob
rudo: E. H. Stanley, ot Fort Larid, a
rived in this city, last evening, froi
Denver. He reports that on Monds
last a Government train, consisting <
thirty-six mule teams, loaded with ara
supplies for Fort Lyon, was proceedii
along Dry Creek, between Carson Ci
and Fort Lyon, Colorado, under tl
command of Steve Bryan, Wagon Ma
ter, and while in the valley of Dry Cre<
the train was mired iu sand. Whi
thus detained a baud of 200 Arapahi
warriors, ander command of their chic
Little Baven, made au attack wbi<
equals in outrage and ferocity any anne
Of Indian massacre. The wagons we
barned and all the contents that cou
be carried off were taken. Males we
ran off, and fifteen men belonging to t
train were left wounded or dead on t
bloody field. Mr. Bryan was skinn
alive-from head to foot-by the sa vagi
Besides these, fifteen men were miasiii
They are supposed to have been carri
into cuptivity. The train waa under t
escort of Lieut. McFarland, of the 6
United Statea Cavalry, with 100 me
bat, being nine milos ia the rear at t
time of the massacre, no protecti
- could be afforded. Mr. Stanley was wi
the escort, and when it arri ved at the t
rible scene the savages were just retiri
* over the hill beyond, whirling th
tomahawks and shouting in mad g
over their ill-gotten gains.
SAN FRANCR3C0, September 1.-Pr
Agassiz and party gathered 100,000
luable specimens of mineralogy, boto
and natural history on the cruise of I
steamer Bossier. A thorough survey
tho Bay of San Francisco will be ma
and tho party will then break up
most of them retnrniug East overland
NEW YORK, September 2.-Bot
Daun, alias Bob Isaacs, was shot
William J. Sharkey, io a gambling h
last night. Sharkey escaped.
A complete list of the passengers
the steamer Bienville shows there w
sixty-two; whioh, with the crew, m
about ninety-two persons. Thirty
are still to be heard from. Seven \
sons were drowned when ono boat c
sized on leaving the vessel, aud n
more were drowned iu tho surf
Etauthern. It ia hoped the thirty
who are in a boat not yet hoard fi
have been saved, as there baa been
little wind and slight sea, and the L
is adrift in one of the gt eat highway
commerce, where she is likely to
picked up.
A Stonington despatoh says 107 ]
eons have been saved from the wreol
the Metis. Twenty-five are known
be dead, and twenty-three are missin
SHARON SFRINGS, September 2.
'Howard, whose wife was lost by
Metis diaaster, arrived here last nij
at 10 o'olook, and discovered he had
wrong body. Howard returned at t
to Watoh Hill.
ALBANY, N. Y., September 2.-De
an alarm of fire, this morning,
horses attaohod to a steam fire enj
ran away, plunged into the river
were drowned. The driver was reac
WASHINGTON, September 2.-The
accounts place the loss by the Meti
forty to fifty.
'180 delegates to the Louisville (
vention were there last night. The <
vontion meets at 10 o'olook, to-mori
Judge Louis Dent attacked Mr. K
one of the editora of the Capital, to
with a cane, on account of an artic
yesterday's Capital, charging Mr. 1
and his brother, Gen. Dent, with b
ooncerned in securing a consular
pointaient for pecuniary consideration, j
Aooording to Mr. Reed's statement,
Dent struck bim with his (Reed's)
cane, white ibo latter waa at hia desk,
with hiB feet crace ped underneath; and
that he made tho attack without expla?
nation. Another statement is that Dent,
being informed by Heed as to hia re?
sponsibility for the article, called upon
the latter to defend himself, and im?
mediately mnde an attack. A ?caille
ensued as soon as Reed could get up,
and the attach?es of the Capi/af establish?
ment rushing in, separated the parties.
Reed received two scalp wounds and a
out on the temple. Dent was subse?
quently arrested and bailed on his own
recognizance, for a hearing to-morrow,
ou a charge of esaault and battery.
The debt statement showa a decrease
during August of $10,736,635;.coin ba
lanoo $73,018,817; currency balance
$10,034,742; coin ceriifioatea $28.062,
800. The Secretary of the Treasury has
direoted that $1,550,000 of tho three per
cent, temporary loan certificates bo called
in, tbe interest on whioh will cease Octo?
ber 31st.
The Detroit Dispatch says the city ia
invaded with roughs, who have accom?
panied Arthur Chambers and Billy Ed?
wards from New York. They will leave
this oity on Tuesday night, by steamer,
and will fight at daylight ou Wednesday,
for the light weight championship. The
fighting ground, it is said, will be some
where in this neighborhood. Jem Mace
is also here, aud Ned O'Baldwin wit
arrive to-day. It is stated that they wil
settle their controversy in the same way
Barney Aaron, Tom Allen, Mike Mc
Coolo and other promineut pugilists an
among the orowd.
Probabilities-North - westerly tc
North-easterly winds, increasing to pro
bubly brisk and partly oloody weather
for tbs New England aud Middle States
on Tuesday; with rising bnromoter, dimi
niahing pressure and partly cloudy wea
ther for the South Atlantic States gene
rally; clear weather and Northerly t
Easterly winds for the Golf States
winda veering to Easterly and Southed
from Kentucky to Michigan and West
ward, with cloudy weather and wit
areas of rain from Missouri to Lake Mi
ohigan and Westward. Falling tempern
ture is probable for the New Englau
and Middle States.
SPRINGFIELD, III., September 2.-,
boiler in Scott's mill, twelve miles froi
this town, exploded Saturday afternooi
instantly killing two of Mr. Scott's soi
aud severely injuring several other pe
eons.
LOUISVILLE, September 2.-Tbi? afte
noon, iu the rotunda of the Galt Bous
Colonel Blanton Duncan casually inte
rapted a conversation between Gener
I Geo. A. Gastar, (who is here to utter
the opening of the exposition,) and D
J. M. Kellar, a prominent physician <
thia oity. A sharp conversation ensue*
in the course of which Duncan dec?an
be had been offered half a million by tl
Greeley party to break up thia Couve
tion. Custer responded that the otb
party must have offered moro; that 1
could provo that Duncan had said tl
whole thing was a bargain and sale, ai
if he was to bo sold, he would Bell to tl
party that would pay the highest prie
Duncan responded that Custer's infon
ant was a liar. Dr. Kellar said: "I a
responsible for the statement, and ?
maud a retraction." Duncan refuse
when Kellar struck him violently in t
face. Dunaan reeled, bot did not fu
catching by a chair, with which he i
tempted to strike Dr. Kellar. Sevei
blows passed, when the parties were i
parated.
The O'Brien delegates from New Yt
arrived to-day.
NEW YORK, September 2-Evening.
Rev. Mr. Spurgeon, of England, ia i
peoted to visit America this fall.
A Detroit special says Chambers a
Edwards will fight on an island fo
miles from there aud on Canadian soi
General Dix, who arrived hero to-t
from New Hampshire, stated to a
porter that he received the letter noti
ing him of his nomination f jr Coven
but a few days ago, and would shot
reply thereto. lu regard to his acce
ance of the nomination, he said he 1
yet to decide that point, but it was po
ble he should accept.
Tho Gormans of the city celebra
the anniversary of the battle of Sed
to-day, with various festivities. 1
following was sent by cable to Empe
William: "Tho German Landwehr Yt
of N?w York celebrate the glorious .
of Sedan, and hails William the viet
OUB."
It is estimated that four cabin pasi
gers and seventeen steerage passent
on the Bienville are missing, wit
number of the crew.
NEW ORLEANS, September 2.-'
Brownsville and Nouce's Valley st<
raisers, who have been giving impor
information before tho Border Corni
Bioners, left yesterday. Fears are en
tained that they will bo attacked
Mexican outlaws, a conspiracy to
effect having been discovered. The
gregate claima before the commission
reported to be over $8,000,000.
general opinion is that a searching
vestigation has been made of the t
bles on tho lower Rio Grande. Satis
tion is expressed at the general rei
Anxiety exists among tbe Texani
learn the proposed line of action of
United States Government regan
these claims. The Commissioners
to-day for Rio Grande City, by steal
to make personal examinations of
localities of tho cattle depredations
for further official inquiry. Gen.
j tina isaned a circular, addressed to
people of both frontiers, denying <
plioity in the cattle thefts, and appel
to their general good opinion,
chargea Gen. Palacios, recently .
mander at Matamoras, with making
unfounded report on his conduct. 1
very indignant towards Gen. Mci
and the United States Consul at Ik
moraa, for their efforts to prooun
dismissal from the command of the
of Rio Bravo.
Financial ami Commercial.
COLUMBIA, S. C., September 2.-Sales
of cotton to-day 29 bales-middling
18%.
LONDON, September 2-Noon.-Con-1
sols 92%; new fiveB 89%.
LIVERPOOL, September 2-3 P. M.
Cotton oponed active and firmer-up?
lands 10>?; Orleans 11%.
LONDON, September 2-Evening.
Consols cloned ut 92%- Money 92%,
on account. American securities un?
changed-Eries 39%.
LIVERPOOL, September 2-Evening.
Cotton closed unchanged.
NEW YORK, September 2-Noon.
Stocks heavy. Gold steady, at 13}^.
Mouey oaey, at 4. Exchange-long 8??;
short 0%. Goveruments quiet. State
bonds strong. Cotton irregular; sales
1,010 bales-uplands 22; Orleans 22},<.
Flour 10@15c. better. Wheat l@2o.
better. Corn a shade firmer. Pork
steady-mess 14.50(a) 15.00. Eard steady
-steam 8?-a@9%. Freights steady.
7 P. M.-Money firmer-bulk of tho
business 5@6. Exchange dull and
heavy, nt 8%. Gold closed at 13J6@
13J?. 81s 16%; 62s 14%; 61s 14%; 65s
14%; new 13%. States dull and steady.
Now South Carolinas wenk. Tennessees
74%; new 74. Virginia 6s 47; new 51;
consolidated 51; deferred 15,1 ?. Louisi?
ana 6s 5U; new 45; levee 6s 60; levee 8s
70. Alabama 8B 82; 5J 56. Georgia 6s
70; 7s 86. North Carolinas 31; now 20
special tax 13. South Carolinas 50; new
24-April and October 22. . Sales of cot?
ton 2,692 bales, at 22} ? for middling up?
lands; 22)a for Orleans. Soutbern flour
more active, at 7.50@9.75; oom mon to
fair extra 9.80@10.25. Whiskey 93%@
93Iii. Wheat lc. better-winter red
Western 1.51(a}1.61. Western mixed
oom 63@64. Pork quiet and firmer, at
14.15(^14 20. Mess beef quiet, at 5@7;
plain mess 8; and 10 for extra mess.
Lard steady, at 8%(W>9%. Freights to
Liverpool a shade firmer per steam
cotton %. Sales of futures to-day
33,950 bales, us follows: September
20 7-16@20% ; October 19 11-16@201-16;
November 19 9 16@20; December 19%@
20; January 20M(g)20%; February 20%
@21; March 21@21%.
ST. Louis, September 2.-Whiskey
and flour unchanged. Pork steady. Ba?
con-shoulders 8%; clear sides ll}e@,
11}X- Lard unchanged.
CINCINNATI, September 2.-Flour in
good demand, at 7.25 @ 7.50. Cora
steady, at 45. Pork unchanged. Shoul?
ders 7???7%; clear sides 10%. Whis?
key 90.
LOUISVILLE, September 2.-Flour and
cora unchanged. Mess pork 13.75(<?>
14.00. Shoulders-bacon 7%; clear
sides ?1%, packed. Lard 9)?(3>10%.
Whiskey 90.
WILMINGTON, September 2.-Cotton
firm-middling 20; receipts 3 bales; ex?
ports 10; stock 196.
AUG?STA, September 2.-Cotton quiet
-middling 19%; receipts 124bales; bales
162.
SAVANNAH, September 2.-Cotton
quiet and offerings light-middling 19%;
receipts 427 bales; Hales 35; stock 548.
GALVESTON, September ?.-Cotton act
ive-good ordinarv 17%@l7jn; receipts
313; sales 200; stock 5,007; receipts Sa?
turday after report forwarded 693; ex?
ports from city of San Autonio to New
York 2,100; stock 3,852; stock Septem?
ber 1, 1871, 10,490 bales; received since
183,246; total export siuce 189,881; add
excess stock make actual count 812.
MOBILE, September 2.-Cotton firm
middling 20; receipts 330; sales 75; stock
1,210.
NEW ORLEANS, September 2.-Cotton
firmer but not quotably higher-mid?
dling 20.5^; receipts 1,738; exports 13;
Bales 150; stock 8,353.
CHARLESTON, September 2-Cotton
quiet and firm-middling 19j.j; receipts
284 bales; exports 281; sales 25; stock
3,415; add 610 not before counted.
BALTIMORE, September 2.-Flour very
strong-Howard street sn por tine 5.25(<$
6.00; ditto extra 0.75@7.75. Wheat
firm-white choice 1.80@1.85. Corn
quiet aud firm. Provisions quiet. Mess
pork 15.00. Shoulders 7%(i?,7%; rib
aides 9%; sugar-oured hams 17@18.
Whiskey 9P?. Cotton firm-middling
22; receipts 116 bales; exports 10; eales
30; stock 530.
NORFOLK, September 2.-Cottou very
quiet-low middling 19^@20; receipts
215 bales; exports 182; eales 10; stock
470.
PHILADELPHIA, September 2.-Cotton
firm-middling 22%.
BOSTON, September 2.-Cotton more
active-middling 22%(ri22%; receipts
113 bales; sales 100; stock 7,500.
Three law-suits-ono by tho printer,
another by the band, aud a third by the
hall-owner-against prominent Republi?
cans aro now pending before a justice of
tho peace iu Lebanon, Mich., all tho re?
sult of a Grant meetiug that turued out
a fizzle.
HORRIBLE.-A lady's beautiful soli?
taire ear-ring was found tho other morn?
ing in a bachelor's room at Congress
Hall, Saratoga, and, although it has
boon advertised and is worth $100, no?
body has come forward to claim it.
AN ACTIVE MAN.-A white man in
Middle Georgia recently administered a
correction to his wife, her sister, his sis?
ter and his mother-in-law, all in the
course of a morning. Tho Griffin News
advertises him as au infallible female
regulator.
Mrs. Wilder, a Kansas woman, has
found out how cartridges aro made, by
trying to drive one into her bedstead
with u hammer, but she thinks she could
eat better if she bad a pair of jaws.
A can of nitro-glycerine exploded at
Rousoville, Pa., blowing a man, named
Wm. H. Payne, completely to pieces and
scattering bis flesh and bones over a ten
acre field.
An Illinois farmer ships a oar load of
corn daily, and has about 500,000 bush?
els to dispose of.
In Japan every mau who allows his
house to burn is punished as an enemy
to the Government.
THE DEEDS OF THE DESPOT.-Graut
keeps in office a hordo of otBce-holders
to carry out bis edicts. Jbe.sc ure cor?
rupt aud unscrupulous.
Grant maintains a Kystom of profli?
gate, expensive, depraved und viaious
carpet-buggery at the South, to crush
out the spirit of the people und despoil
them of their substunce.
Grant uses the revenue department to
terrorize over tho South iu times of elec?
tion.
Grant employs the post oflice depart?
ment to help perpetuate bis and his
party's power.
Graut, through his emissaries aud
satraps of tbo varions departments and
dependencies, bands tho negroes toge?
ther in leagues and stirs up between the
two races the bitterest political animosity.
Grunt uses his Cabinet as a menus to
re-elect himself, sending them out ou
stumping expeditions in tiio States.
(tranL interferes in tho locul concerna
of the several States, and nses the Go?
vernment patronage to influence elec?
tions.
Grant reforms tho civil servico by re?
taining men in office after their rascali?
ties huve been proven-thieves aud
shameless plunderers of tho publia Trea?
sury.
These, follow-oitizens and countrymen,
are some of the dark deeds of tbt des?
pot. Shall he continue in his soil courses,
Shall he ride over every right that make:
American uitizeubood what it is-thc
noblest and proudest in all the world'
Riso everywhere in the glorious majesty
of resolved, eurnest, eloquent patriot
ism, and let us put au end to this man';
criminal deeds and dark ambition.
[ Wilmington Star.
No topic of tho time is fraught will
more general interest to Southerners thai
tho question of race status-the relation
of the two races to each other. What o
the future? ie the common question. Ii
the opinion of some, old klug death wil
himself settle in a few generations th
problem of the colored race, and Hetti
it adversely to the dreams of gusbini
humanitarians, so-called. We do no
know. We aro not endowed with prc
phetic inspiration. We only look at es
?sting tacts. We find iu our exchange
some statistics which might provo
lamp to our feet in any speculation
about tho destiny of the negro race w
might bo disposed to indulge in. Bc
we prefer not to speculate. We preset
the naked facts alone, and leave the ma
ter in the hands of the philosopher;
The mortality among the blacks nt S;
vannah, who comprise ouly two-fifths <
tho population, is nearly double what
is nmong the whites, or rather was lu
year. At Charleston the mortality of tl
colored race has bsen on the iucreui
MUCO 1SG0, while that of tbo whites hi
decreased. The cause is immorality at
careless treatment of children by m
tilers. lu tho year 1871, the number
black children under live years old wi
died was 415, while thu number of whi
children of the same ago who died w
ouly 191. There aro one-twelfth mo
blacks in Charleston than whites, accor
ing to the last Uuited Statea census.
[ 11 'Um i nylon Star.
WHY DEMOCRATS SHOCLD VOTE F<
GREELEY-A LETTISH FROM EX-GOVERN
SAULSDURY.-lu a letter just publisbe
ex-Governor Saulsbury, of Delawui
who was against Greeley nud Browi
nomination at Baltimore, opposes
straight Democratic nomination, a
gives his reasons why the Democn
should support Greeley aud Brown. J
says:
"This I shall do, not merely becausi
was a member of the Convention tl
nominated Greeley and BroWD, but
obedience to a sonso of duty. Grant
Greeley must bo President for the ni
j four years. They are tho only eau
dates before tho people who can bo p
sented with the slightest prospect
success, and every ni tempt to bring f
! ward a third candidate will result be
ficially to thc caudidate of tho ri
which has ulllicted the country for t
lust four years. Mr. Greeley is a gem
mau of large experience, standing ut
very head of tho journalists of this coi
i try, aud his long experience iu his p
fessiou has prepared him for the dui
of a statesman. I shall support Greu
and Browu with all the energy I poss?
and hopo every Democrat and Couset
tive iu Delaware will heartily uuite
I rid tho country of tho riug governm
which is eating ont the substance i
subverting tho liberties of tho poo]
I hopo to bo able to take an active j
in the noble struggle."
The thermometer is growing very
popular at tho North, and hus nearly
feited its reputation us a truth te!
Although doing its duty ou occasion:
sometimes apparently becomes exha
! od and it contracts low habits at u t
I when it should bo soaring into
nineties. Considerable dismission
been lately aroused with regard to tl
, vagaries aud it has now been dotermi
I that no thermometers can bo truste
truth tellers, unless elevated ten
from tho ground at the'sumo dist)
from all surrounding objects, and ro
over. lu view of the oombustion gi
on in the sun, it is high timo we set
thermometers iu order, and tho dis
sion is therefore a timely oue.
A preacher, one slippery, frosty ni
ing, going home with ono of his old
members, the old gentleman slipped
foll. When tbo minister saw that he
not hurt ho said: "My frieud, sin
stand ou slippery places." "Yes,"
plied tho old mau," looking ut
preacher, "I soo they do, bat I can
A Connecticul Ind chalked a Ro
caudle porfectly wbito, 1had stuck
his mother's caudle-stick. Alibi
somewhat astouisbed, tho old ladj
fained enough preseuce of mind to
the young gentleman with n shingle
Tho Mikado of Japau traeos hts ]
gree back 122 geuerations, and cl
tho championship.
They tell a oapital story illustrating
the profound ignorance of the negroes in
North Carolina, who constitute Grant's
body guard there. It appears that
thousands of the old plantation bauds
tmvo uot the slightest idea of numbers.
Thus, when a Democratic speaker WAS
descanting upon the ho mired millions of
dollars that bud been stolen from the
people by the Grant administration and
its carpet-bag Government in tbe South,
a sharp partisan of Grunt, who knew to
whom he WHB talking, replied thus: "My
opponeuts talk of hundred? of millious
of dollars being stolen in the last three
or four years. Why, what is that! One
Democrat official, in the days of Martin
Van Buren, took not millions, but 8G0,
OOO." The point was thought an excel?
lent one, aud was followed by a round of
cheers.
Old lady-Can you tell me, my good
man, where I eau find Mr. Jones?
Pat-Sure, ma'am, I expect it would
be at bis houso yon would find him.
Lady-Does he live anywhere in this
street?
Pat-Sure, uo indndo; it's not for tho
like of him to be hviu' io tho street at
all.
Lady-I mean what number does his
family stop at?
Put-Now, ma'am, you have me; he
has six boys and four girls, but whether
he meuns to stop at that number, I can't
say.
Lady-Ob, you blockhead.
Exit old Indy in a tremor of indigna?
tion.
A horrible murder has just been per?
petrated at Rheims, in France. A
butcher's man, named Garel, was walk?
ing with a young woman, Sydonie
Cauchy, in the neighborhood of th?
town, when a quarrel between them
arose, and Garel.stunned her with a
blow with a stone, and then cut off her
head. De next ripped open her abdo?
men and forced the severed member into
the gaping wound. He afterwards
went to a neighboring wine-shop, and
after having described what he had
done, gawe himself into custody.
THE CHINESE TEA Cnor.-The Sbnng
hai News Letter reports that the tea crop
does not come up to the first expecta?
tions of it. It had been thought that it
would be largely in excesB of last year.
Instead of which the direct shipments
from Hankow to the end of June, were
less by 1,500,000 pounds than last year,
and the Bama is true at Shanghai and
Foochow. The amount afloat for Eu?
rope from Hankow has been further re?
duced by the wreck of the steamer Par?
nassus, having on board over. 1,500,000
ponuds.
A Mormon justice appears to have
given some sort of order to the Mormon
police to descend upon two houses of
bad repute. The zealous policemeu
went there with axes, aiid hewed the un?
hallowed habitation in pieces befoie the
justice. The act does not seem to have
beeu regarded with enthusiasm among
tbo Geutiles, and there ia talk of draw?
ing.a practical parallel between Papbiuus
and Patriarchs by organizing a similar
descent upon the many-wived mansion
of Brigham Young.
The grateful colored man is still dis?
tinguishing himself. At Springfield,
Ohio, night before last, a negro who ex?
pressed a preference for Greeley was set
aron by a gang of colored men, and but
for tbe interference of the police, would
havo been deprived of his life. The co?
lored Ka Klux are on the increase, and
still there is no martial law. Tubbs
Gross should be sent to Springfield in a
missionary capacity.
[Cincinnati Enquirer.
A locomotive on the Frankfort aud
Lexington Railroad, by somo accident,
a few days since, broke its brakes as it
was going down a sixty-two foot grade.
Tbe cylinders at tho sumo time got out
of order, aud tho engineer found that
he could not shut the steam off. In this
predicameut tho eugine dashed away at
the rate of threo miles per minute, and
after weathering several difficulties,
finally came to a stand still "quite ex?
hausted," without injuring any one.
Tho New York Herald, of Thursday,
says in its stock market report: "Tho
Southern Stato bonds were neglected
and generally steady. Tho new South
Carolinas were exceptionally active and
st tho same timo heavy, some pretty
spirited buying failing to ndvanco the
July issues beyond 25." Tbo Herald, of
Friday, reports now South Carolinas
"heavy," with a wide difference between
tho views of buyers and sellers.
Finn AT BRANCHVILLE.-The residence
aud out-buildings of Mr. A. Loryea wero
destroyed by fire early Saturday morn?
ing. Through the exertions of the Citi?
zens, white and colored, the storo and
contents wero saved. Tbe residence was
partially insured. Very little of tho fur?
niture was saved. Whether the fire was
incendiary or not, we did not learn.
[Charleston Courier.
The Baltimore Sun says that if Gen.
Dix's order to "shoot down" any mau
who attempted to haul down the Ameri
can flag had beeu carried out in all parts
of the South, the Republican candidate
for Governor in South Carolina would
not be running to-day.
Ex-Mayor Pillsbury, of Charleston, in
disgust at the failure of his Congres?
sional aspirations, has sold his fi rniture,
and ia to depart for a more congenial
Northern clime per next Wednesday's
steamer.
A condemned prisoner, awaiting ex?
ecution at Oldham, England, persistent?
ly refused to eat anything for soveral
days, and eventually died from exhaus?
tion.
A house-painter, named Witton, hav?
ing been eleotcd to the Canadian House
of Commons, wo read that he is the first
working man to receive that distinction.
A Memphis local editor, who got
drunk, WAS fined five times the usual
penalty, on the ground that it waa hia
place to set a good example.
Auction Sales.
Bacon, Flour, Cheese, <?c.,<xc.
BY D. C. FEEXOTTO & SON.
THIS (TueBday) MORNING, 3d instant, at
half past 0 o'clock, we will aoll, without re
serve, at our auction rooms, and to CIOBS
consignment,
3.000 lbs. PRIME BRIGHT CLEAR RIB
BIDES,
3,000 lbs. Western Shouldors,
2,000 lbs. Dry Baited Shoulders,
2 000 ?bs. Prime D.S. 8idcs,
40 whole, half and quarter barrels New
Mackerel,
5 flrkiuB Extra Goshen Butter, (new ship?
ment.)
15 boxes English Dairy ChesBe, (very fine,)
30 l>bla. Family Flour, Craokers, Pickles,
Ac, >tc. Conditions cash. Sept 3
Variety Sale.
BY JACOB LEVIN.
TO MORROW (Wednesday) MORNING, at 10
o'clock, at mv store, I will sell,
NO. 1 GOSHEN BUTTER, in kegs,
No. 1 Goshen Buttor, in tin pails of 10 lbs.,
Piuklos, in quarts and pints,
Coleman's Mustard,
Spice, Pepper. Tea, Soda,
Wino Bottles, Saddle Bags,
Soda O ackers, Wooden-ware, Ac, Ac.
Sept 3_
Furniture*Sale.
BY JACOB LEVIN.
TO MORROW (Wednesday) MORNING,at 10
o'clock, before my etoro.'l will sell, without
re?ervo. in good order, tbe following variety:
CHAIRS, TABLES, BEDSTEADS,
Extension Tablo, Lounges, Sideboard,
Mattraasea. Pillows. Bolsters,
Window Shades, Matting, Ac, Ac.
One neat Cottage Set, consisting of Bed-?
stead, Chairs, Dressing Bureau, Wash-stand,
Table, Rack, Ac, Ac.
ALSO,
A general variety of China, Granite and
GlaSHwaro._ Sept 3
Phoenix Hook and Ladder Company.
MEMBERS will please attend sn extra
meotiDg. THIS EVENING, at 8 o'clock.
By order of tho Foreman.
Sept 3 1_D. GOODMAN, Bccretary.
Wanted.
AFIRST CLASS WASHER and IRONER,
to go into the country, and capable of
doing the washing and ironing in a family of
six or eight. Wages $12 per month and
"found." Must bring no children* References
required. Apply at the drug Btoro of
Sop 3 4_FISHER A 8ILLIMAN.
Notice.
COLUMBIA. 8. C., September 3, 1872.
TBE Board of Equalization is now in ses?
sion, and will continue to mort daily dur?
ing this week, at 12 M., at the offiee of Audi?
tor ot hichlaud County.
Sept 3 5 M. J. CALNAN. A. R. C.
Notice.
Union Saving? Bank of Colombia? S. C.
THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF STOCK
in tho above uamed institution is due,
parable ou or before the 5th instant, after
which time the penalty will ho enforced
against delinquents. Kee Section 5 of Char?
ter, ii. M. WALKER. Cashier,
Sept 3_At E. J. Scott it. Son's.
Maillard's Chocolate and Cocoa.
CHOOOLATE a la Vanille,
Chocolato De Kauto,
Cocoa, pure, No. 1,
Cocoa, pure. No. 2.
These are regarded as tho tinest and purest
manufactured. 1 have the agoucy fur their
salo, aud will guarantee satisfaction to pur-?,
chasers.
ALSO,
Bakers' COCOA and BROMA.
Sept 3_GEO. SYMMERS.
Novelties in Cigars. v
IN addition to my specialty of the celebrated
"Live Indiau," I havo had manufactured,
especially for retail a puru Havana and Seed
CIGAR, of exquisit?! davor and quality, called
the "Royal George." They are ?nre to
pleaso, and thc standard will bo maintained.
Also, "Jenny Lind," "Byron," "Partagaa,"
"Oriental," "Casino," "Hidalgo," "Crown
Jewels," "El Dio." "Carolina," and many
othor brands, comprising very low-priced,
good s up to tinest. Dealers aud others will
fiod it to their interest to inspect the stock.
Prices low and cash necesjarv to buy.
S?pt 3_GEO. SYMMERS.
\ Mrs. S. C. Goodwyn
WILL resume the exercises of
her SCHOOL on MONDAY, Sep
Jnrf?fci^tomber lfi, on Assembly street.
APP^RDR. li. W. TAYLOR'S.
Palmetto Steam Fire Engine Company.
Miss M. A. Bollinger
WILL resumo thc exercises of
[her aCHOOL, at the residence of.
Mrs. Jamen Cathcart, on MON?
DAY'. 8eptemJberJ0._ Sept S P_
The Misses Elmore
WILL re-open their BOARDING
aud DAY SCHOOL tor young la
plies on TUESDAY, tho let of Oc?
tober, 1872. Terms-in advance.
N. B. No pupil received for lesa
than a full quarter, except under
peculiar circumstances. For particulars,
apply to MISS ELMORE,
Corner Tavlor and Bull streetB.
Sept 3_tuth2w3
Due West Female College.
SEND us your daughters. The
next session opens OCTOBER 7.
-.Only the very best teachers an?
(employed. Boarding, including
'Washing, Fuel aud Tuition, one
year, $184 50. Over 100 pupils are
present animally. Tho President will be at
tho Nickersou House, Columbia, FRIDAY
NIGHT, tho 4th of October, and will tako
charge o? pupils on tho Greenville and Co?
lumbia Railroad SATURDAY, the 5th. Send
i for a catalogue. J. I. BONNER,
slept 3 0_President.
Copartnership Notice.
m HE undersigned having entered into co
l parlneishin, nndor the name and stylo of
NATHAN A PEIXOTTO, for tho purpose of
conducting a
FIRST CLASS CKPCKKKY
AND
flouso Furnishinc Establishment,
Will open THIS DAY, ono door North of J. F.
Eiaonmann's clothing utoro.a largo and varied
assortment of tl LASS WARE, CROCKERY,
CUTLERY and FANCY ARTICLES of every
description, to which wo respectfully call the
attention of the public, as bargains can bo
obtained at tho now store of the above firm.
NATHAN A PEIXOTTO.
EDWARD M. NATUAN, {
DANIEL C. PEIXOTTO. J
COLUMBIA, S. C., September 2,1872.
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