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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