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.,' TM TU ,-?.. ?T^ .1 ? I ... ; MWjtfi : f )<i Paris, December 6.?The Goren?-' menial situation at Versailles unsettle* business of all kirule throughout the country. The Committee of Thirty, formed yesterday, by the Assembly, are regarded as hostile to Tine republic Republican journals of Paria declare that the Assembly does not, represent the will or Frauoe, and demand its immediate dissolution.' 'President Thiers is expect? ed to resign. The Government-will pro? bably make a statement at the session of Assembly, to day, as to the course takeq. Turin. December 6. VT ho waters of the river Arno? as well as the; Po, have overflowed -their banks; Many bridges crossing those two-streams have been swept away and destroyed, and the Com muue-j are inundated, causing great do struotion to property. Auiirlcin Malter?. MiFiiiN, Pa., December 6.?The se? cond section of the Western bonnd Cin? cinnati train ran into tho rear of the first sootiou, toloecoping two Pullman oars. Five bodies were removed. No Southerners in the list. Dayton, Obto, December 6.?Gen. O. O. Maxwell, formerly Assessor of the Sixth Ohio District,' wounded live times during the war, has suicided. Hax^fax, December 6.?The Western Union Telegraph Company have pur? chased the Nova Scotia lines; Cinoinnati, Ohio, December G.?The report of trade and oommeroe of Oin oinati, -for'the past oommerolal year, shows, the. aggregate valud of im ports $317,000,000?an increase Over the pre? ceding year of $34,000,000; and the total value-of exports' is $200.000,000? an incroapa of $21,000,000. The great? est increase has been in,..iron?the in? crease in imports of pig iron over the preceding year being 93 per cent, in tons, and increase in exports of pig1 iron 85 per cent, in tons. Increase in im? parts of pig iron doripg f^iii b*it decade, 37u per cent., and in .exports, during the same period, ;794- per oent. ' ? ' 1 . : . Xv^?SHiNaTON; ? ?December g.?In the .'Hodse,' Dawes','during some remarks on ;the revenue: bill, expressed -conQdeuce that an early day, taxes would be re? moved from everything but Whiskey and tobacco. The Senate is considering a . resolution [inquiring .of the . President why troops should be sent to Arkausaa. ^Probably the - resolution will be buried by referring it to the Military Committee. . Nbw YObk, T/eoemb'er fi.?The Tri ' buna editorially states-that the family of 'the lato Mr. Groeley are unwilling, under the circumstances, that tu? plan of a subscription for their benefit should be .adhered to; but will not: objeot to any testimonial, to. the memory of- their father. It is proposed to build a print era* monument to Greeley. Tanaua, December G.?Papers report the wreck, of the new. steamer Laoora, from? Liverpool, near Montevideo, with ? loss of $759.000. Nsw Orleans, December 6,?In obe? dience to the order of Judge Durel), the soldiers took possession of the Capitol . and the Governor's oflica,_at half-past 10 ' o'clock this morning. Every available place in the Circuit .Court room was oc? cupied, mostly by colored people. ' Good humor prevailed. Warmoth appeared at 11 O'clock, followed by Col. MoEury. Judge Dnrell soon appeared, and com? menced to read the decision. After ar? gument, Durell said the statutes are con; Btitntional. The court .has jurisdiction. The legal -board is Warmoth, Herron, Lynoh, Hawkins and Longstreet. The order of the court, divested of techni? calities and argument, is as follows: It enjoins Warmoth from auy aotiou re? garding, tho last election, unless the per Bons above nam,ed present the orders of Warmoth to'deposit with the Clerk of the Court all the returns, or documents relating to the election. The rule for contempt was then continued to Mon? day, and the court adjourned. . Boston, December 6/?The oaao of the Merchants' National Bank, of Memphi' , Tennessee, vs. the National Bank ot Commerce, of "Boston,* whioh occupied the United States Circuit Court for seve? ral days, has resulted in a verdiot for the plaiutiffs for $34,594.23. The suit was brought to recover damages for negligenoo on the part of the defendants in giving up to consignees bills of lading of a lot of cotton, upon the acceptance by consignees of thirty days' draft, drawn against the shipment, and at? tached to bills of lading, and sent on to the defendant bank for oolleotiou. Plaintiffs contended that it was the duty of the bank to keep the collateral until the draft was paid, and that by reason of giving up the bills of lading, the plaintiffs lost their security; the consignees having failed before the expiration of the thirty days after accepting it. Montgomery, AbA., December G.? There was nothing done to-day in either of the Legislative bodies. New York, Deoembor G.?Recorder Haokett sentenced John Chambers, who was convicted to-day of felonious as? sault and battery on James Brownlee, to seven years' imprisonment. Tho latter was working during the carpenters' strike last summer, whou the assault was made. Washington, December G?Evening. In the House, Harris, of Virginia, in? troduced a bill paying for property de? stroyed during tho rebellion by authority of the United States. Moroy, of Loui? siana, offered a resolution inquiring into the probable oost of a ship canal from the Mississippi, near its mouth, to deep water iu the Gulf of Mexico; adopted. Dawes, from the Oommitteo of Ways and Means, reported a bill abolishing the o(floes of assessor and assistart as? sessor of internal revenue, and transfer? ring their duties to collectors and deputy collectors. Amendments were agreed to, fixing the time for the bill to go into operation on the 1st of July, 1873, and requiring collectors to give additional bonds for their new duties; and the bill was passed. Adjourned to Monday. In the Sonate, Wilson resigned his place on the MlHary.j&praiMee. The following was adopted: I: Retolvtd.' That jfit O?ntoiUee ,bn. Fi? nance be instructed to luquiro what le? gislation is noflffaajy.to relieve the .pre aeat Btringency of tbe money market, the propriety of providing for an addi tiopal iesne of l6gal tender notes, and all matter* connected therewith, and. report by bill or otherwise, at as .early a day as practicable. ?Snort exeoqtivo rseesion, and then ad? journed. The Court House Legislative commit? tee from Montgomery interviewed the Attorney-General this afternoon, and will present additional papers in further anoo of their views next week. Probabilities?For the Nortb-woat, and thenos over the entire lake- region and to the Alleghanies and Tennessee, high barometer, generally clear -weather and Northerly winds, veering in the North? west to South-easterly to-morrow. In the Gulf and South Atlantio States, high pressures. Northerly to Easterly winds, and cloudy but ol earing weather, with probably an occasional rain. Iu the valley of the St Liawrenoe, New England and tbe Middle States, generally clear weather, North-westerly wiuds and high pressures, without change of tempera? ture. fflnaaclal ana Oouiniarcia.1. Columbia, S. G, December G.?Sales of cotton tor'day 93 bales?middling 17#e. London, December' 6 ?Noon. ?Con sols 91%@91)?. Bi 89. Pabis, December 6.? Rentes 52f. 97c. Speoie increased over 500,OOOf. Liverpool, December 6?3 P. M.? Cotton opens and continnes steady?up? lands 10; Orleaus 10>?@10%; Bales 12,000 bales; of the week oG.OOU; export 5,000; speculation 9,000; stook 382,000, ofj whioh American is 48,000; reoeipts 40,000, of which American is 28,000; actual export G,000; .afloat 225,000, of whioh American is 121,000. London, December 6?Evening.? Consols and American securities closed unchanged. Erie's 42. Liverpool., December G?Evening.? Cotton closed unchanged. Yarns aud fabrics at Manchester quiet but firm. New York, Deoember 6?Noon.? Btocks firm. Gold steady, at 13. Money firm, at 7. Exchange?long 8j-<; short 10. ? Governments quiet but firm. State bonds very strong. - Cotton quiet; sales 1,995 bales; uplands 19 j?; Orleans 20. Flour and corn quiet1. Wheat strong. Pork dull?mess 15 25(5)15.50. Lard dull?steam 7@8%. Freights un ahanged. 7 P. M.?Cotton quiet;'sales 2,792 bales?19% for middling uplands; 20 for Orleans. Southern flour" dull and un? changed?7.10@9.15 for common to fair extra; 9.20@12 00 for good to choice. Whiskey a shade firmer, at 94%. Wheat opened firmer but closed dull, with hold? ers disposed to realize?l,68@i.70 for winter red Western. Corn quiet and firmly held?63%, per Bteamer, for Western mixed. Pork dull?14.00 for old mess. Beef dull?10.00@12.00 for new plain mess; 12.00@18.50 for new extra ditto. L*rd weak, at 7%(3)8%. Frojghta to Liverpool quiet and firm. Money stringent; demand from borrow? ers on oall not satisfied until a much later hour than usual; early in the day oall loans ranged from 7, gold, to 1-32; but.in the afternoon, the rates gradually hardened, until % of 1 per cent, per diem was paid, at %@% per diem. Ex? change 8%. Gold 13%@13%. Go? vernments closed firm?81s 17%; 62a 13%; 64s 13%; 65s 13)^; new 16%. Tennessee Gs 78%; new 78%. Virgi? nia "6s 48; new 52; \ consolidated 65%; deferred 16,b<. Louisiana. Gs 53; now5U; levee Gs 50; levee 8s 70. -Alabama 8s 80; 5s 57. Georgia Gs 70; 7s 88. North Carolinas 34; new 22; special, tax 14. Cotton?net receipts 571 bales; gross 1,786. Sales of futures 10,800 bales: December 18%, 19; January 18 1516, 19; February 19%, 19%; Maroh 195-16, 19 7-16; April 19>?, 19 11-16; May 19%. 20; June 20%. Comparative ootton statement?Net receipts at all ports for tbe week 140,771 bales; same time last year 106,649; total for the year 1,283.536; last year 1,003, 719. Exports of the week 79,008; same time last year 55,300; total for the year 599,919; last year 473,G32. Stock at all United States ports 466,548; last year 406,230; at interior towns 80,400; last year 66,375; at Liverpool 382,000; last year 445,000. American cotton afloat for Great Britain 121,000; last vear 174, 000. Louisville, Deoember 6.?Flour ac? tive, firm and uuchangod. Corn quiet and unchanged. Lard easier?choice tierco7%; kegs 8%; steam 7%. Whis? key in fuir demand and firm, at 88. St. Louis, December 6.?Flour dull and unohauged. Corn quiet; business small?No. 2, mixed, 28, on East side? track. Whiskey firm, at 92. Pork nomi? nal. Bacon only in limitod jobbing de? mand. Lard?souio demand for future, at 7, cash, and December 15 to January 15. Cincinnati, December 6.?Flour in fair demand aud firm, at 7.35@7.50. Pork dull, at 12.00. Lard dull?stcuw 7; kettle 7%. Bacon steady?shpnlders 5; clear rib 8@B%; clear Bides 8%@8%. Whiskey firm, at 88. Baltimore, December 6.?Oottou firm?middling 19%; rooeipts 347 bales; sales 50; stook 7,290; weekly receipts 2,670; sales 2,497. Wilminoton, December 6.?Cotton quiet?middling;18>^; reoeipts 159bales; Bales 2; stook 264; weekly receipts 1,003; sales 532. Charleston, December 6.?Cotton quiet?middling 18%; roootpts 2,904 bales; salos G00; stock 85,013; weekly reoeipts 13,464; sales 7,650. Savannah, Deoember 6.?Cotton quiet ?middling 18%@18%; receipts 4,364 bales; sales 2.523; stook 78,920; weekly reoeipts 30,417; salos 11,582. Auuusta, December 6.?Cotton in mo? derate demand?middling 18; receipts 1,566 bales; sales 1,531; stook 1,538; weekly reoeipts 7,398; shipments 7,287. WHOLESALE PaiCUH OUitf^NT. ooanEoTED wkek.lt 'BY the boaud o* trade. ?PFJL&a,^bu.l 50(0)2 26. M.uLAUttKutUuuM,46itfdO Baooino,.17? 18 New Uri'na 72(3000 Babxey.1 60 Ualk Bof-E, Ma.22@24 N. Y.orWon^lb 7@10, Bottbb,North. 85<3*?J Oouatry, V tt?.20(335 Bacok. Hains. 17(319 Sides,?i tt>. .. .10'31'i! Shoulder?. ...7>J? 10 ?axdleh, Sperm 1u(?35<J Adamantine 1M7@2u Ooxton.Yabk140?1 50 Ootton, BlotM,... 17| middling.17 Low Midl'g,_16i Good Ordnv,.16 Ordinary..*.15$; I Oheese, E.D.TJb. 20@3? e*aotory.15(320 Uoffel, Uio,-J? Jb 22?25 Laguayra....25@80 Java.83335 Sugar H'bo.. 35(240 N au,b,# Kug ti 00@7 60 Onions.# bu250(3300 Oin.Kerusoue, 00? 45 Machinery.. 75(81 00 dPEoiB.'Crold ?111 Silver. (3105 Potat's, Irie2 00@2 40 Sweet, bos 125(^150 Bra.1 60 uioe, Carolina lb 8? 10 rtuoT.^bftR. 275?3 00 Halt, Liverp. 1 00? 2 00 Soap, #lb,.5?10 -Jpibits, Alcohol,glOOO Brandy . .4 00? 12 00 Gin .100?G0O Bum.1 60<a7 00 SVhiBkcy...l35?G0O SUOAB, CrUttAP.14?15 Brown.11J@13 Flottb.Oo. 800@1100|dTAKCU,^rh... 8A?10 Northern.800@12001 Tea, Green n.l00@200 Gbain,Oorn. 90 (31001 Black,_100(3110 Wheat_2 00(32 20 Tobacco, Oh w. 45? 1 00 Oats.69?9.t| Smoking,lb..50@1 00 Peas .... .1 10?l 25 Vineoab, Wine,.50(30?. Hat, Nortn;2 25@2 50 French.0)106 HiDEa.Dry, ^fbl3@l7 Wine, Cham... .29(531 Greon.@H Port, 3?gal3O0?5 00 Labo,??.11<@14| 8horrv.... 250T57 8? Liur, V bbi. 2 25(32 40] Madofra.. .2 50@7 5t Roohbfort.?Speaking of the suicide of Roehefort'a daughter, a- Paris letter says: Her father had made his Sl??.O?O a year clear profit; but then be had many vices. Heaven, A'or rather the d?1, for these vices are engaged rather in Hades1 lovigti ih?? in H??T?u ? high oiiauoery,) knows how many mistresses he had, and how mush money he nightly lost at I cards, and bow much gold bis parasites drew from him, ao that when 1 the year ended, he had little left bnt debts?and children. A child here and a child there, to struggle with hunger, to wreatle with poverty, to make exhausting effbrtH to keep a footing in life. Such is Henri Rochefort's history, for that poor, lovely jgirl of eighteen, who had just commit? ted suicide in a furnished lodging-house, was Henri Rochefort's daughter. It was io La Commune ns it bad been in the first Frenoh revolution?Dot oue of the leaders wan u married man; all of them led irregular liven, with no children but. bubfcarda, and for wives, mistresses. An? archy reigned in their households before they introduced it in the State. The great "revolutionary geniuses, Voltaire and Rousseau, themselves, never were I married, and the latter tossed all his children to the foundling hospital. Model reformers of society 1 Henri Roobefort has treated his family with unasual heartlessness. While ho was1 1 literally coining gold, his father died in a garret in one of tho. suburbs of Paris 1 almost of starvation. His sisters are very poor, and have uever received one cent from him. The only kindred he has seemed to feel the least affection for are a son and daughter, to whom he bun given the remnant of his fortune. The Lecture that Mrs. Fair Didn't Deliver.?Wo are informed by parties who say they have seen the manuscript of Mrs. Fair's forthcoming leoture, that it is well calculated to "astonish the na? tives." The amiable Laura proposes to impart great attraction to her parts of speech by introducing theatrical effects land the style of the tragedienne. The ; lecture will be a sort of autobiography of the lectureas, a la Gough, the re? formed drunkard. She will describe her numerous courtships, marriages and di? vorces, and narrate tho tragic fates of her hosts of masculine "friends." To lighten up this heavy portion of her dis? course she will depict, with appropriate by-play, the feolinga of Mrs. Crittouden, when she found that the leoturess bad estranged the uffeotions of the father of ber childreu, aud the frantic appeals of the unfortunate mother to save ber little children from the disgrace of the unholy compaot, will be vividly portrayed. We understand that Mrs. Fair goes through this part of the performance with great J perfection. But tho chief attraction of the leoture will be when Mrs. Fair de? scribes the misery?the severiug of the heartstrings of the adult members of the Crittenden family, when its head fell and died at tho hands of a harlot who bad lured him on to his fato. Tho melo dramio effeots of this passage, it is ex? pected, will carry the bouse by storm. The identical pistol which Beut her hero to meet his God with his sius all on his sonl, will be used on the occasion. L'oor Crittoudcn's wuaknoss will lighten up the tragic pnrt of tho lecture, while some of Laura's letters, never before pub? lished, will creuto a sensation. If our in? formation is reliable, tho forthcoming lecture will attract a larger audience than listened to the great Agassiz. fCalifornia Republican. Every week the Boston Danner of Light, the organ of the Spiritualists, eon tains a lot of what purport to be mes? sages from tho spirit laud, and tho Pro? vidence Herald thinks it very strange thut some of tho messages didn't contain a warning to the publisher thut his ofilco was going to be destroyed by tho grout fire. But why should tho spirits huvo told bim of u thing which they knew he would find out himself at tho proper time? Tho Chicago paper which quoted, "Blessed is the heart from whioh all soreness is drawn put by tho soft baud of a bubo," might have added, "for when the babe groweth up it may abode in tho penitontiury, bringing more sote boss." Mrs. T. A. M. Cook, of Beunottsville, died ou the 29th. : , S^ATJC J^tlMLATEST '. Friday, Deckmbeh 6, 1872/ ... , ,- ? SENATE.r\ ? < The Senate way called . to>.order by President Gleaves. Prayer by taofeaaor Oammings. . " : 7 '^ Mr. Hope, of Lexington, and Mr. HoUinshoad, of Abbovme, presented re apeotively tbe presentments or the grand juries of their Counties; which>?ero re? ferred to the Co mm it toe on Judiciary. ! Mr. Jones in trod need a bill to require owners and lessees of land to remove faiien trees from the highways adjoining their lands, which was ordered to lie over. Also, reported favorably from tho' Committee op Railroads a bill to amend the Aot chartering the Charleston, Georgetown and Oonwayboro Railroad. Mr. Gaillard introduced bills to incor? porate the People's Loan Association of Charleston; to incorporate the Charles? ton Coaatwise Transportation Company. Mr. Jones introduced a bill to provide for tbe payment of tbe past indebted? ness of Georgetown Oouuty. This bill provides for the lovy and oolleotion by the County Commissioners of a tax of two mills on the dollar for the year end? ing October 81, 1872, on all taxable pro? perty in tbnt County, aud continue the collection of the same eaoh successive year until the sum of $10,000 shall have been raised, to be applied to tbe extin? guishment of the paBt due indebtedness; the tax to be collected at the same time that the general tax is. - ?.Mr. \Vuitcemore,from the Committee on Privileges aud Elections, repotted in the contested election case of Sanders Ford, of Fuirfield County, recommend? ing that the petition for contestant be re? turned to him for amendment, aud to be returned to. the Senate within ten days' time. Also, introduoed a bill to desig? nate the officers by whom sales ordered by the courts of the State shall be made; also, a bill relating to the servin? of legal processes,: both of whioh ds, ob.o the duties upon tho sheriffs of Counties. i Mr. Dunn introduced a concurrent resolution, requiring the Clerks of the Senate and House to report all contracts made by them with the several newspa? pers of the State for the publication of the Aots and joint resolutions, stating therein the number of papers, tho price, the circulation of each, the price per line, and the entire cost of sueh pub? lication. Mr. Nash introduced a resolution, that 2,000 copies of Governor Moses' inaugu? ral bo printed for the nao of the Senate. Mr. Maxwell, from the Committeo ou .Education, reported favorably on u bill amendatory of the Act establishing a system of free common schools in South Carolina. Bills to amend the Act providing for the election of officers of the incorpo? rated eities aud towns iu the State; ced? ing the jurisdiction of the State to the United States over certain lands iu Darlington County, known as the "Na? tional Cemetery," were read tho third timo. The bill requiring a bond from Coun? ty Commissioners before eutering upou the duties of their office, caused quite a lengthy debate, whioh was participated in by Messrs. Wbittemore, Nush, Jami? son and Jerver, and others, regarding the amount of bond that it would be proper to require of tbe commissioners. The committee to whom tbe bill bad been re? ferred reported tho sum of $2,000 each. Mr. Hope offered as an amendment that the sum of $1,000 bo tho amount; this was lost, on a oall of ayes and nays. Somo further dobate was had upon the report of tho committee; oftor which it was adopted, fixing tho bond at $2,000, to be approved by,the Clerk of tLe Court. The Charleston Commissioners, as the bill now stands, will furnish bonds of $10,000 euch. Baruwell, Beaufort and Richlaud $5,000 each. Mr. Cardozo, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, roported the following as ready for a third reading: To a me ml an Act amending sundry sections of tho oodo of proceduro relating to the Circuit Courts, recommitted to the Judiciary Committee; joint resolution to ratify the amendments to tho Constitution of tho State, relative to the timo of holding elections, and u joint resolutiou to ratify the amendment to tho Constitution of the State, relative to the increase of the State debt, were passed unanimously on a call of the ayes and nays; a bill to amend an Act to establish a new judicial aud election County, from portions of the Conuties of Baruwell, Edgefield, Lexiugtou and Or.mgobnrg, to be known us Aikeu County, passed aud sent to tho House. A message was received from tho Go? vernor relative to executive business. A bill to require County Treasurers! to report to tho State Treasurer was ro lerred to tho Finance Committeo. A bill to permit Samuel X. Anderson, of Iforry County, to adopt Samuel Law son, ami make him his lawful heir, und to change the name of Samuel L iwsou to Samuel N. Anderson, was referred to the Judiciary Committee. A joint resolution to repeal a joint re? solution authorizing the Governor to employ an armed force for tbo preserva? tion of the pence, was ordered to bo en? grossed for a third reading. A joiut resolutiou prohibiting the pub? lication of the laws of the General As? sembly was sent to tho Printing Com? mitteo. The resolutiou fixing the number of members of standing committees to bo uot less than five nor more than nine was luid upon tho tuble. A communication was received rela? tive to tho S}ate Orpliau Asylum of Charleston, stating that the same was iu u deplorable condition, a report of which had bten submitted to the Governor, which will in duo timo eomo beforo tho Sonate; that the trustees had beeu obliged to give their individual notes to procure subsistence for the orphans. Received us information. ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tho House met at 12 M , Speaker Leo in tho Chair. Prayer by Rev. E. J. Adams. Mr. Warley introduced ?' Concurrent resolution, restricting the Clerks of the' House and Senate in regard to the pub? lication of the Acta and joint resolutions of the General Assembly, more especially &b to Acts of incorporation. Mr. Cannon moved to confine tho printing of said matters to one news? paper in Charleston and one in Colum? bia, which created quite an exciting de? bate, participated in by Meesrs.kBren uan, Myers, Hurley and Thompson, all of whom advocated the publishing of the notices in one newspaper in each County. . The resolution was referred to the Committee on Printing. Notice was given of the introduction of a number of bills. Mr. Meetze, from the Judiciary Com? mittee, reported upou a bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to more effectu? ally provide for the rebordiog of all con? veyances of real estate." Laid over. Mr. Bosemon submitted the annual report of the medical faoulty of the South Carolina University. Referred to Medical Committee. Mr. Spencer introduced a bill to amend an Aot entitled "An Act to regulate the manner of drawing jurors." Mr. Arston introduced a bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate certain fire engine companies in the city of Charleston. ' Mr. Coohran introduced a bill, to abo? lish the office of County Auditor. Mr. Mills introduced a bill to charter the Raleigh and Augusta* Railroad. Mr. Simpson,'introduced a bill to pro? hibit persons from , hiring or employing minors, without the consent of their parents or their guardians. Mr. Spears introduced a bill to confer upon sheriffs jkhe collection of tax execu? tions, and to define their duties and lia? bilities. Mr. Myers introduced a bill to incor? porate the Coosawbatobie Baptist Church of Bsanfort. Mr. Coohran introduced a bill regard? ing the service of legal notices. Mr. Bowley "presented the report of the 1 iCommissiohers for Georgetown County; which was referred. At 2}^' o'olock, |he ? House adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 M. All about London, says an English correspondent, yon see advertised, "Cheap funerals." You can be. shroud? ed, ooffioed and buried, with fonr mourners, for about twenty dollars. Of course tho mourners don't know who you are, where you came from or where you are going; but they look as though you were tho last friend they had, or ex peoted to have on earth, with a yard of black crape dangling and waving from their hats like so many pirate flags; and when you are covered up they will ad? journ to the nearest public house, and, over their porter and cheese, pray, for some one else to die as soon as possible, with cash enough to be mourned "over. Nooash here, no mourners. ' All these] professional mourners have red faces and bottle-noses, black suits, second-band, woll inked at.the seams and black gloves one-third loo large. The friends and re? latives within the carriages have all the somblanoe of woe upon them. The last appear contented, and many never enjoy a ride in a coach save on suoh mournful occasions. Who ever saw any one shed tears at a city funeral? If you .wonld have your friends "weep not for' me when I am gone," die in the metropolis. Tears are for the oountry along with dew, flowers, sunshine, spakes and hop? toads. The Macon (Ga.) Daily Enterprise, in chastising the Atlanta Herald for some unbecoming remarks, administers a re? proof to the editor Id general, and then says: "Nearly the entire newspaper press of this oountry is tending to personality. The lie is passed aud there the matter rests, no serious consequences, result iug." Tho Enterprise seems not to'be? lieve in stopping half way at matters? peace or daggers. A member of the Vermont Legislature has been fighting the old battle againBt secret societies, but not with the most I encouraging result. After many inef? fectual attempts, his bill abolishing tho obnoxious organizations was brought to a vote, uud in a house of 242 members, 159 voted against it and 35 for it. The rest happened to be out at the time. Tho Chicago Mail having expressed tho opiniou that "Henry Clay was the best President, save, perhaps one, that we ever bad," the Pittsburgh Gommer cial remarks that "there are those who believo that Gen. Soott's administration was equally successful." At a late wedding a calcium light was thrown on the bride as soon as she left the church, and was ao managed as to flood tho oarriago with light, aud thus exhibit the beauty and toilette of this blushing bride and groom to uu admir I ing multitude. Strain is a ridioulous word. When it stands for a song it means sound. When it stands for a strain it menus unsound. Tt may have a sound souse, but it has a doul of nonsense about it. A Virginia murderer called for oysters on the half shell before going to tho gal ! lows, and ute four dozen, because bo didn't know as he should got any where I ho was going. Mr. Joseph Thornton, u Virginia gen? tleman, has estubliehed his claim to $5,000,000 worth of property in Eug land. Georgo Francis Train threatens to livo to four score years aud ton, which is un seripturol as well as nukind to tho human I race. "Dyxraith" is tho name given a street in Cincinnati, in compliment to Mr. Richard Smith, an esteemed oitizen. The Okuefluokeo swam)) in Southern Georgia, is said'to overlie an immenso coal field. In Iudiaua tboro nro 127,121 persous over teu yours of ago who cannot write. NoJ t? ba ontdona bj Chicago and Boston, Buffalo boasts of the total re? daction to ashes of 20,000 tons of ioe by the burning of a monster ica-house there last week. The.effeot of Simmons' Begulator on the etoraeoh, liver and kidneys is prompt and effectual. D7J8 - A Louisville man Iseo opposed to cap? ital punishment that he can't tolerate paper-hangings. Oysters?Special Hotice. HAVING received an extra aupply of fine NORFOLK OYSTERS TO-DAY, I will sell thorn, for a day or two, at greatly reduced prieea. . ? J. D- BATEMAN, Deo-7 1 Columbia lee House. Lightning Stove Polish. ANEW article, jnat introduced, enporior to all others, and for sale by . - , Deo7_JOHN AQNEW A SON. Millinery. MRS. O. E. REED has been awarded the highest prom jam e, , for 1871 and 1872, for the BEST t MILLINERY, consisting of Ladies' and Children's BON? NETS, HATS and GAPS, Ladioa' Underware, ,Hair, and Fancy Articles jof every description, which will be Bold at reduced prices. The public in general aro invited to call and aee f. r themselves bo fore purchasing elsewhere; Deo 7 Select WiltoSngt6u ;pysterfl. Finest in the City. /TUN be obtained THIS MORNING, on the \J North front of the market.... Duo 7 1* JASPER JENKINS. <S KIR T 8. Just Received, 100 DOSEN, direct from the Manufactur? ers, at reduced prices. R. C. SHIVER & GO. Dec 7_ DAVIS & CO., Patent. Land, Inicrma&icn. and Claim Agency, ? wa8ihmoton, D. c. . A Great PuUia; Want at Last Supplied, KNOWING that there avehundreds of men in all parts of the country who daily need INFORMATION in regard to Pensions, Bounties, Patente, Internal Revenue Licenses and decisions, the condition of Contractors' Accounts, or some others of the endless claims which go before the several depart menta of tno Government; which information, if it can ba furnished RELIABLY and PROMPTLY, aavea them the loas of time and . the expense of a visit to the seat of Govern? ment, has induced us to establish, in connec? tion with our Patent. Land and Claim Agencv, an INFORMATION BUREAU. We can furnish, upon the shortest notice, SPECIFIC AND RELIABLE information in regard to any point involved in the busineas of the various deportments; or can transact any of the business before them. The aid Congressmen will, from obvious reasons, be very willing to afford ub, (when necessary,) our long acquaintance and fa? miliarity with the officers and with the routine of publio business, and our prompt and unremitting attention to all matters en? trusted to us, enable us to offer the best fa? cilities tor obtaining' information; and we de? sire to affjrd it on the moat reasonable terms. All letters enoloaing one dollar, with a stamp for return postage, will be immediate? ly answered, and explicit and eatisfactory in? formation given. In .its pursuit, no efforts will bo spared, and it will bo oommunicated with the moat scrupulous fidelity, so as to be absolutely reliable. Wo are determined to merit?and seoure?the unqualified confi? dence of our patrons. 49" Parties having lands for sale, espe? cially in toe Southern States, will find it to their advantage to send us a full description of tbeir promises, with terms, Ac, as we now have au application, trom.a colony of Swedes, fur 100,000 acres of land in the Southern States. DoscriptivcB of land must be accom? panied with $1, to pay Tor translating, Ac. If sold, a moderate feu (2J per cent.) charged. tar Contractors' accounts fur conveying the Um teil States mail prior to I860, as also Assistant Marshals' accounts for taking cen? sus of 1800, bought or received for collection. We refer to? Hon. J. J. MARTIN, Sixth Auditor or the Treasury for the Poet Oflice Department. lion. D. P. HOLLO WAY, late Commis? sioner of Patents. M. \Y. BAHR, Agent Southern Associated Press. RIVES A 1UILUY, Proprietors Congres fionul Globe. A. HUMAN A, CO., Publishers, San Fran? cisco, ChI JOHN CUMMINS, lato Associate Justice Supremo Court, Boise City, Idaho. MOSES KELLEY, Esq., Cashier National Metropolitan Bank. OHAS. A. JAM US, Esq., Cashior Bank of Wash nglun. . ..... ,,, , WM. J. McDONALD, Esq., Chief ClorU Uuited Slates Sonate, Washington, D. C. CLINTON LLOYD. Esq., Fay Clor* House of Representatives, Washington, D ?. II. G. HAYES, Esq , Roportor Associated Tress, Houso of Representatives, Washing Ion, I). O. . . , ? ? F. H. SMITH, Esq., Official Reporter Houeo of Representatives, Washington, D. ?. C. P. CULVER, Attoruoy at Law, Washing? ton, D. C. And to tho members gonerallyof Congrcea. Address DAVIS A CO., Pat, Lan.l, Information and Olaim Agts., P. O. Glass Box No. a?l, Washington, D. C. Doc 7 sCmo _jmr EjdgeQoljI Advertisercopy and send bill. Senatorial Contest. POOLS to bo sold every night, at STATE CAPITOL RES TAU KANT. NovSO