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Taaslay morning, December 31,1872. m ? ' 'j ??.: . -v. .The General Assembly will reconvene one week from to-day. Saoh of its members as give study and thought to their legislative duties have had a good long time for reflection, and for arrange? ment in their minds of the matter and information pertinent to them. Those who easily reaped at the Senatorial elec? tion have had the opportunity and* the temptation to spend just as freely. Light come, light go. Whoever oarried home plums to put in their Christ mas pie were, no.<!n4bt, duly edified in the eating, bnt it may admit of a doubt whether they can truthfully aay, with little Jack Hor? ner, * "Ha put In his thumb and took out a plum, And said, what a good boy am I." We hope that the Legislature, when it meets again, will go earnestly to work, and pass saob bills upon its calendar as the public interests have indicated to bo necessary and salutary, and u:.e like de? spatch in throwing overboard those which cannot Bland the test of scrutiny When measured by the same standard. We have had the satisfaction of approv? ing oertain measures now before it. Their intrinsic morits are such as to in duoe their early adoption. Besides those, there were introduced before the recess two bills in reference to County matters which we think are good, and may have useful effect. The more checks the bet? ter, provided they be dnly applied. One of the bills to which we allado was in? troduced by Senator Hayue, of Aiken. It Is to make the office of County Trea? surer elective. "It provides that there shall bo elected by the .qualified voters of the sovoral Counties.in the'State, at the next gene? ral election of State and County officers, a County Treasurer for each County, who shall hold his office for the term of years, and shall perform such duties, as' now are, or may hereafter be, re? quired by law. The bill also provides that tho Treasurers] shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties." The ether, introduced by Representa? tive Thomas, of CoUeton, is even more important. It is entitled: "A bill to regulate the disbursement of the. publio money a in the several Counties of this State, and provides that it Bhall bo the duty of the County Audi? tor in every County, in addition to the duties now imposed upon him, and with? out any additional compensation, to audit all bills, checks, aoooants and claims of the County Commissioners and County Treasurer of his County onoe in every three months, nod that a record of such aacouuts ehall be kept in the Audi* tor's office. Immediately upon the pas? sage .of the bill, the Auditors shall pro? ceed to ascertain the amount of oat standing claims against the County and proceed to register them. The Clerks of the Court? of the various Co unties shall then receive and consider all olaims against hia County presented to them, and. shall approve Buoh as are correct, 'and upon his approval they are to be paid. Any persoa dissatisfied with the finding of the Clerk upon his a I aim, may prefer a petition to the Court of Common Pleas, which shall refer the oase to a Jury, whose determination shall be final. The bill also provides that, no money reoeived under the tax luvy of ouo fiical year shall be paid oat on.any claim whioh accrued tn any pre? vious fiscal year, unless there is at the time in the treasury a surplus of money over and above what may be necessary to meet all the claim? upon the treasury arising in the current fiscal year. The County Auditor is required to make quarterly returns- td the Comptroller General of So mach of h's report as per? tains to the interest of the State, to make quarterly returns of all olaims and disbursements pertaining to the County to the Court of Common Pleas therein, which returns shall be laid before the grand jury, who shall present the same to the publio during the term of the eaid court. The penalty for any viola? tion of the provisions of the bill is fixed at 0500 for oaoh and every offence, and dismissal from office," The Legislature, when it re-assemble?, Will find something to do, and a great deal more to let alone. The Comp? troller's report and accompanying dooa meats will then be placed in their hands. They will have all the light it can give them, whether to guide or to teaoh them what to shun. The administration of Governor Moses, so far, has been in? active, not to say remiss. If it expects to suooeed, let it grapple boldly with its work. It has a oharaoter to make, and it has pledges to redeem. If it be just, moderate, tolerant and fair?if it be direoted by intelligence, integrity and patriotism?if it seek no longer to de? stroy and corrupt, but to build op, to harmonize and purify?it will moot with no opposition from the conservative element. If it but do good, its partisan nature and obaracter will not detract from its merits. \V?<tt6tt hove rights in Iowa, if they aro wivW'Th? other day, on Iowa wv5*i? ?Si**^*5 * valuable homestead jMnt the liquor dealer at whose bar her husband had rained himself, and now another wife ha* obtained ?6,000 da mikjyr from a man who killed her hus band daring a quarrel. ' " The n?vr York Tri*???e. An attempt was made, * few days since, to secure the New York Tribune to the iutereats of the' Administration, or perhaps, it would be more fair to say, that interested parties -wiehed, in order to subserve their own purposes, to bring it again into the Administration fold, and to its old position of organ and leader in the Radical Republican party. It wua thought that this could be done by engaging the services of Vice-Presi? dent Oolfax as ohief editor; and Mr. Oolfax himself seems to have shared the delusion of his friends, that he oould get along safely in Mr. Greeley's big edito rial boots. After some coquetting be? tween him and the holders of a con? trolling interest in the 'Tribune stock, bought, up for the purpose we have named, it was seen that a more figure? head like Mr. Oolfax would not do. The scheme was hardly aired, bofore it was found that it would not work well. Mr. Oolfax presides creditably enough over the Senate; he oan make neat namby-pamby speeches; he can smile a ghastly smile in season and out of sea? son; but he oould not be safely entrusted with so difficult and responsible a posi? tion as the one he covoted. Beoanse he once printed, or edited, a weekly oountry newspaper, it did not follow that ho oould acceptably fill so large a place as Mr. Greeley's on the Tribune. The brain was lacking; the knowledge, the culture, the experience and the taot were all felt not to be in him. So, Mr. Ortbn, who had bought the uharee, was glad to get oat of the difficulty by re? selling to Mr. Whitelaw Reid. This gentleman is woll and favorably known to the country as Mr. Greeley's lieute? nant, and as the sharer of his viows in regard to reconciliation, peace and re? union,, and as a capable, industrious, conscientious and growing newspaper manager and writer. His suoceBs in re acquiring control over the Tribune, nfter having sold his shares and left it, has been the subject of congratnlutiou among newspaper experts all over the oountry, as the triumph of legitimate journalism over charlatanism und figure? head-ism. Mr. Reid has a manly pride in his profession, as well as undoubted oapaoity and high qualifications for its duties. In an interesting article in the Tribun?, to which he has now returned as editor, he oxplains his relations to the journal and to parties, aud defiues the uses to which he moans to put it. A couple of extruots will place these in a auffielently clear'light. Ho says: "It is now proper to state, thut as the result of certain intrigues and outside efforts to gain control of the paper and wrest it from the purpose to which our late ohief devoted it, some changes havo taken place in the proprietorship, and a large majority of the stock is to-day per? manently concentrated in the hands of Mr. Greeley's chosen editorial associates ?men whom he trained for this particular duty, to whom he entrusted the manage moot of his journal in the gravest emer? gencies, whom he honored with tho con? fidence of his thoughts and wishes, and whose purpose it now is to continue the work from which he was so suddenly called away. Their ambition is to make . the Tribune of the future what Horace Greeley would have made it, if God had spared bim?a frank ond fearless news? paper, devoted to the best interests of the whole country. "In taking up the unfinished task whioh fell from his hands a few weeks ago, we happily hare the men whom ho brought around him, the facilities whioh he accumulated, and means so ample that when, a few days since, over half a million of dollais was paid for tho bare control of the paper, we, knowing tho worth of what Mr. Greoley had built up, bid higher and bought it back. Hence? forth, there is no price whatever with which any stranger oan buy it?it is be? yond reach. So fortified, we purpose continuing our old battle against injus? tice and ignorance, under tho samo Re? publican banner which Horace Greeloy upheld so stoutly and so long, aud on tho same polioy of candid indepondence which it was one of his Iatost acts to re? affirm over his own signature in these co? lumns. Naturally, wo shall prefor to support, as far as possible, an Adminis? tration whioh professes the party numo. Such an Administration will receive from us a frank and cordial approval of every aotion performed in accordance with its and oar principlos. But the Tribune is nobody's official advocate. It has no exouses to offer for the Louisiana crime; it denounces the Orodit Mobiliar scandal, aud abhors tho degradation of the oivil service. Whon Republican leaders are guilty of oppression, fraud, bribery, or any other species of wrong or folly, we shall not spare them because thoy are Republicans. No party sympathies are strong enough to overcome our indepen? dence or muzzle our honest utterance." In the chapter of fatal oasaaltios which closed the lost week, the fall of a church floor at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, will be noted as tragical and pathetic in tho misery whioh it entailod A Ohristmas gathering of happy parent? und children was suddenly precipitated into a yawn? ing chasm. Fourteen wcro killed out? right and forty or fityy wcro wounded; soino of them fatally. Ohristmos day, 1872, will long be re? membered in New York and throughout tbo Northern States as one of the ooldest .Ohristmas days within the momory of the oldest inhabitants. SnoomoiLT Stated. ?The - Ne^eH York Herald does not exaggewte the metier when it declares that "auoh corruption ?od aparoby as exist now ia the South are not only injurious to that section, net only check-its progress and material interests, and, therefore, prove damaging to the business interests of the North, but they are infectious, and musk in the end demoralize the whole republic. It is, in fact, a loig step toward centraliza? tion, despotism and military rule. It is the way iu whioh all nations havo marobed, the liberties and institutions of which have been subverted or over? turned." The New Orleans Times, suppressed last Friday, by the order of the judicial tyrant, Darell, appeared Sunday as The Times. At the head of the editorial co? lumns, it flies this device: "Born Satur? day, December 21, at 1 o'clook P. M.; Healthy and Doing Well." It exposes the ooriupt means employed to destroy it, stating that the amount claimed in the bankruptcy proceedings was only $1,600, and that no demand had been made for its payment. Tho paper is worth probably fifty times tho insignifi? cant sum on which bankrupt proceedings are instituted. The papor is defiant, und says: "The Times tied wnits for no man?not even Judge Darell." Tub Bay ages or the Fibe Fiend.?A fearfal fire broke out last night, about 7 o'clock, in the brick building on the South-east corner of Market and Second streets, by wbioh $30,000 worth of pro? perty was destroyed. It originated in the store occupied by Messrs. Oapps & Douglas, as a butoher shop, or in the one adjoining, occupied by Mr. Gillioan, as a grocery, both on Market street, bat a portion of the corner building, and is supposed to havo been caused by an over-heated stove. Both places had been closed for tho night, and when tho fire was first discovered, the smoke was seen bursting from the roof and the orovioes of tho doors. The fire quickly commu? nicated to tho main buildicg on the cor? ner, occupied on the first floor by Onpt. James B. Hoggins, as a grocery, and abovo by Drs. Freeman & Baldwin, den? tists. From this building, the flames rapidly communicated to the brick build? ing on the South, occupied by Messrs. H. Finkon and O. H. Mobr, groceries, on the first floor, and as residences above, and to tho wooden dwelling on the East sido, owned and occupied by Mrs. E. H. Lord; and soon afterwards, stretching still farther South, tho large four-story brick building, owned by Mrs. YV. H. Marks and occupied by her, was iu flames. At these two points, the fire was stayed.?Wilmington Journal, 25/7*. A Cumberland, Teno., paper gives some account of William Orutchtiold, familiarly known as "Bill Crntchfield," wbo was elected to Congress by the Re? publicans from tbo Third Distriot of that State at the late electious. This new member is a "character," and promises, sajs the paper in question, to be a re? production of David "Crockett. In 1861, it is alleged, he distinguished himself by drawing a revolver ou Mr. Jefferson Davis, while that gentleman was making a political speech at Ohattanooga. His most apparent peculiarities, acoording to thia ahrouioler, are that be is ogly, that ho is as brave, personally, as tho sword of Bayard, aud that he is a person of much good and quick common sense?a most excellent attribute in a Congress? man. "He is as plain as au old shoe," suys the paper in question, and, "al? though a man of large means, ho dresses as a laboring mechanic or farmer. He is warm and liberul-hearted, full of good humor?is the central figure of the social group," und, moreover, iu going to Congress, "ho means business" for his constituents. Mr. Crutchfiold will doubtless make his mark in Congress? not, however, out'of a fellow-momber, it is to bo hoped. It is stated that President Grant favors tho extinguishment of the Territory oi Wyoming, and tho partition of its aroa among tho surrounding Territories. Tho population of this eorap, wbioh was formed into a Territory by Act of July 25, 18G3, out of portions of Utah, Da? kota and Idaho, is but 9,118, of whom only 1,8(35 are women, which accounts, doubtless, for tho famous Wyoming jury and offioo laws, intended to attract nil female searchers for their rights to this favored spot. For four years, tbo great trans-oontiuontal railroad has been in operation aoross Wyoming; bnt despite this great ad vantage and tho women laws just mentionod, population has not in? creased. The railroads seem only ser? viceable in carrying people away, and tbo emigrants, if any, attracted by the wo? men laws, appear to havo boen of uu iu fecund kind. Tbe Orleans (Now York) Republican says: "An aunt of Horace Greeley, Mrs. Dwiuell, is now living in tbo town of Gaines. Some years ago Mr. Greeley was to deliver tbo address at tbo County fair, and be, being anxious that bis relative's family should hear his i imarks, proceeded to his aunt's farm, and, pull? ing off his coat, helped to busk a lot of corn, at which all the bauds on tbe pre? mises wore working. Tbe neighbors, also, joined wit- tho distinguished editor, and tbatcorn was busked in time to allow all hands to attond tbo fair and bear Mr. Grooloy's oddrosB." It is to bo foared that Barnnm's gorilla porisbod amid tbo Hamas of bis museum. If so, it is out of the power of tbe Louisiana Legislature to invest him with Senatorial honors, and tbo in? telligent mombers will have to find the beBt substitute they oan. Tot Swamp Angei??One by one the band of Bobeaon County outlaws have dwindled down nntil there is now but ohe left of the entire formidable gang. For some time past, Andrew Strong and Stephen Lowrey have escaped the ven geanoe of the law, and have reigned un? molested over Souftletowo, but at length the former has been killed, and Stephen Lowrey is the only one left of the entire gang. At Eureka, a small station on the Wilmington, Obarlotto and Rutherford Railroad, in the heart of the Souffletown rogion, and about eighty miles from the city, there was a considerable Christmas gathering of the clans of tho outlaws on Thurauuy. Stove Lowrey was absent, but Andrew Strong was there with a number of bis friends. About 2 o'clock of that day, whilo a number of uegroes were in a store at tho station, ono of them stole a number of looks and bo croted thorn in his pockot. Ho was charged with the thoft by a young mau by tho name of William Wilson, a clerk in tho store, but ho denied having taken them. Mr. Wilson then put his hand in tho man's coat pooket, and drew forth the locks. Tho orowd soon uftcrwards left the store. About an hour after this, Audrew Strong, who had evidently been drinking, came into tho store and or? dered Mr. Wilson to leave the County, swearing that if ho did not, ho would kill him. After saying this, the outlaw turned to leave tho btore, and as ho did so Wilsou raised a double-b.irreled gun that was at hand, und disoharged ono barrel at the outlaw, planting eighteen buok-shot in his neck and hood. Strong full with scarcely a groan, and expired at onoo. The full of tho outlaw ut once spread oonstornatiou and dismay throughout the group of bis dusky followers, but no attempt wus made to intorfero with Mr. Wilsou. Mr. Wilson and a number of other gentlemen hastily placed the body in a wagon and conveyed it to Lumber ton, arriving at that town about 2 o'clock A. M. The body was ut onoo surren? dered to Sheriff McMillan, and was yes? terday fully ieentified, wherenpon the Sheriff paid over to the fortuunto young man $1,000, tho reward offered by the County for each of the outlaws, dead or alive. Besides this, there is $5,000 to be paid by the State, as tho reward of? fered by tho Governor, under authority of the Legislature, which can bo ob? tained on application. [ Wilmington Journal, 28//t. A St. Potersburg despatch, dated Do comber 23, says that the Golos, u St. Petersburg newspaper, has information that the British Minister has notified Prince Gortscbukoff that if the Russian troops penetrate tho countries between Khiva aud Afghanistan, England will bo compelled to interfere in support of Afghan independence. Thero is proba? bly no other foundation for tho report than the faot that tho Russians aro steadily marching toward the frontiers of British India, and that the Imperial Ca? binet desiro to find out, by iudiroot means, whut notion England will feel in? clined to take when her control over Hiu dostan is seriously threatened. A glance at tho map showd that Rus? sia, in tho past thirty years, has over? run and annexed a huge territory lying between her old boundaries and tho Punj*ub. In 1861, Toorkistan and Anloata wore captured; in the next year, Tnuhkund, ouo of tho largest towns in Central Asia, shared the same fate. The conquered district was incorporated into tho Russian dominions under tho name of Toorkistau. In 1866, Bokhara was taken in hand, and, later on, tho capital of the country fell into the possession of tho Russians without a blow being struck. Bokhara has n population of 2,000,000, and Khokand hus an area of 120,000 equaro miles. Khiva, npon which tho Czar haa designs, hus an area of 160,000 square miles. Tho rapid advance of Russia has, for ? years, caused England serious nneasi | ness. Afghanistan alone stands as a barrier between tho British and tho Mus , covite, aud ns soon as the latter are firmly seated on the Oxus, it will be easy to find an excuse for fresh aggres? sions. Tho British have no hold upon tho affections of their Mohamedan sub? jects, as they know, but it is hard to see . how an effective resistance can bo made when Russia moves in earnest. England has no allies. Tarkoy cannot help her. Tho aggrandizement of Russia in Central . Asia does not disturb Germany or Aus? tria, and Franco thinks more of her lost provinces than of a war in the East. Russia plays her cards well. And it is not certain that her conquest of Central Asia will not bo more of a boon than a bauo to the Asiatios whom she may bring I under her yoko. The mesquite gum of Texas possesses ull the qualities of gum Arabic It is beginning to booomo a commodity of export; largo quantities have been gathered and shipped this season. This is a wonderful tree. It has been de? monstrated that it is the very best hedg? ing plant, and certainly surpasses all othor timber for fire-wood; and for fence posts, it is only second to tho bo is d'arc. It is of a very rapid growth. Vast forests of it aro now growing on our Western prairies, where a fow years ago not a sprig was to be seen. A French surgeon has now inserted successfully iuto the skull of his dogs watch crystals, through which ho can observo tho processes of the canine's brain daring sleep, indigestion, when influenced by rage or other emotion, and in its normal - movements. Tho pack seem to show no avoraion to having an eye sot on their inmost thoughts, nor to contributing to science through their sky-lights, and the suvan expects to show, as dear as crystal, that the theory that blood tends to the head in sleep is an error. A switch engiuc iu LaFuycttc, Indiana, wus blown to atoms on the 20th, and tho engineer, D. MoNary, killed. The houses in the vicinity wore badly injured. ZZbo o ? X Itemi0. 1 -.? ?? Orrx MATTKoa. ? The price of single copies of the pHasrrx ig five cents. The latest styles wedging and visiting cards and envelopes, tastily printed, can be obtained at the Puuinix office. Old newspapers for sale at Pamttix office, nt fifty cents a hundred. The Sapremo Oonrt convenes on Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock. John A. Welles, the policeman who was arrested for obtaining goods ander false pretences, was oommitted to jail, Thursday, by Trial Justice S. E. Strat ton, in default of 8500 bail, to await trial at tho coming February term of the Court of General Sessions. The Camden passenger train met with an uocident, on Saturday last, about three miles from Olaremont, by whioh the locomotive was turned completely over. The engineer, Mr. P. Miles, had his leg broken and was otherwise in jared; Mr. O. A. DeSanssure, the ngent at this place, (who was on the locomo? tive,) was also severely hurt. No other material damage. A oolored man, living on Arsenal Hill, had the misfortune to set fire to his bed, on Sunday last; but, fortunately, no se? rious conflagration ocourred. An aged colored woman, the fortunate possessor of au extra heavy mattross, whioh sho always protested she could not lift, be? came frightened, and traveled half a ;quaro with this necessary appendage to a bed on her shoulders. It is absolutely necessary that some? thing should be done relative to the water supply of the oity. For several days, the necessary fluid has been terri? bly scaroe. A oard from the oity au? thorities, in another oolumn, notifies water consumers of the enforcement of the ordinance on that subject. Our informant erred in giving the names of Counties composing the seve? ral internal revenoo divisions of the Third Collection District as recently con* solidatcd, reported in the Phoenix, of Sunday. The following is the correct list: Second Division, J. H. Dennis? The Counties of Spartanburg, Newberry, Laurenn, York and Union; office at New berry. Third Division, John O. White field?Tbe Counties of Abbeville, An? derson, Pickens, Ooonee and Greenville; office at Anderson. First Division, G. A. Darling?The Counties of Bioblond, Lexington, Edgefield, Fairfleld aud Chester; office at Columbia. Bishop Quintard, who was expected here on Saturday, did not arrive, in con? sequence of tho heavy snow storm. It is expected, howover, that he will reach here on Thursday, accompanied by Gen. J. B. Kershaw, and will officiate on Sun? day next, in Trinity Church. Tho weather moderated materially, yesterday, aud but little sleet is now visi? ble. Mr. Harper, while delivering some freight in Assembly street, yesterday, ran into and demolished a one-horse wagon with bis team. Mr. H. immedi? ately proffered to the injared teamster prompt reparation. Mr. Stokes' slock of fancy boxes and articles suitable for New Year presents is extensive, and embraces many things uew to this seotion. We have been requested to state that Col. Palmer, President of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, trans? ported, free of cost, the wood generous? ly donated by Mr. R. C. Shiver to tbe poor of tbe oity. Iu addition to tbo gentlemen previously referred to, Mr. C. Hamborg furnished two teams, and tho delivery was going on rapidly all day yesterday. A great many destitute in? dividuals, white as well as colored, have been and aro being relieved. Affecting scodos wore witnossed in tbo neighbor? hood of tbo distributing depot yester? day?persons poorly clad and nearly frozen personally handing in applica? tions. "He that givelh to the poor londctb to tbe Lord," saith the Scrip tares. Muj. Moighan is iu recoipt of a supply of over-shoes. City Clerk Barnum calls upon business men to pay up their liconses, as tbe term expires on tho 6th January. New Year's Day will, doubtless, be kept up as a general holiday. Several of our banks publish notifications to those having notes falling duo to attend to them to-day. "Condensed tragedy" describes tbo telographio despatches of the past few days. So mauy concurring casualties it is seldom tbe sad business of a newspa? per to chronicle. And as if death on his pale borso were not distressful enough, tcrriblo snow storms oome driving on to freeze the lifo out of "Old Chris" and stop tbo wheels of out-door business. - Call this oold? Pshaw 1 Let anybody who thinks so, warm himself up by read? ing tbe weather reports from "out West." Thermometer 42 degrees below zero out Milwaukio-way and still on the sink! Thh Oai. WaqnkbHwwM.*r^Ch? re? ception accorded bappy Oal Wagner and his taleuted cor pa of coodjntor8,. la?t ovening, at the Academy of Masio, par? took more of an ovation than anything else. From the initial to the final per? formance, the nudienoe, a very numsroGS one, composed in part of ladies, was kept in continuous roars of laughter. The gathering in the gallery was im? mense, and eojoyod the varied presenta? tions immeasurably. It may salely be said that this is the most complete, in every particular, trottpe oi the kind that has visited ns in years. They aihg with true melody and with considerable effect. Their rendering of seme familiar airs was really the source of ne little pleasure to the more appreciative portion of the audience. The. performers do nothing even iu their less artistic sketches to offend the most captions mind. The tronpe gives a performance this evening, at the same hour as on last, with an en? tirely new bill, as they do nightly. Thus speaks the Charleston Courier. This tronpe will appear in Irwin's Hall, on Thursday aud Friday evenings nest. SI a iL A khan a km ents.?The Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M. and 8.00 P. M.; closes 8 P. M. and 11.00 A. M. Charles? ton day maii opens 6.15 P. M.; closes 6 A. M ; night opens 7.00 A. M.; closes 6.16 P. M. Greenville opons 6.45 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Western opens 6.80 A. M. and 12.30 P. M.; closes 8 and 1 P. M. Wilmington opens 3.30 P. M.: oloeee 10.30 A. M. Ou Sunday the office is open from 3 to 4 P. M. List of New AnvKUTiaaiiBiiTs. B. Joyner?Stolen. Charles Barnom?Water Notice. A. G. Brenizer?Bank Notice. ? E. F. Hei?To Bent. Mm. Middleton?Sohool Notice. J. Meighan?Over-Bhoes. ' ?.. s Convocation Columbia Chapter. W. B. Gnliok?Bank Notice. Charles Barnum?Business Licensee, ' J. H. Kohlcr?Notice. ? The Indian Girl Cigar Store. Rivera Wright?Plantation for Sale. TUNRYSON an imitator.? A Writer in Notes and Queries has unearthed some' versos by one of' the old-time poets, Michael I) ray ton, which are strikingly like Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade" The subject is the "Battle of Aginoourt,"eome of the stanzas running as follows: "Faire stood the wind for France, When wo our fifty lea ad vanco, Nor now to prove oar ohanoe Longer will tarry; But putting to the inayne, At Kaux, the month of Set/ne, With all his martiall trayne Landed King Harry. "They now to fight are gone, Armour on armour shone, Drum mo now to drum mo did grooe, To hear was wonder; That with the oryes they make, The very earth did shake, Trumpet to trumpet spake, Thunder to thunder. "Upon St. Crispin's day Fought was this noble fray, Which fame did not delay To Fingland oarry; O, when shall English men, With Buoh acts fill a pen, Or England breed againe Such a King Harry?" The movement and idea here given aro so similar to those of Mr. Tennyson's poem as to render it probable that they served as its model. If not, we have a carious caee of duplicated invention. - # ? a - The Avenir National, a Paris journal, recalls in a bit of gossip tho recollection of the Zouave Jacob, who a few years ago set all Paris agog with his self claimed supernatnral onrative powers. Jacob, it will be remembered, by some peculiar process of magnetism, wrought wonderful cures upon paralytic and bed? ridden subjects, aud at one time his fame was co-extensive in France with that of Napoleon himself. He dwelt in a halo of success and prospered bravely. But times have changed with the Zouave Jacob, and, although he mstill practices his art of laying on of hands, ho does so in an obscure and unheroio way, and after a fashion in marked contrast with that of former days. Probably most per? sons who have heard or read of him have imagined that he died in some German prison, went down in some useless charge upon a battle field of the late war, or fell, torch in hand, with tho Commune in Parts. But, no. He still lives, but iu muan-lcdgings in the Bae Bamporreau, where, although daily consulted by a cliontelle of sufferers, ho ekes out a live? lihood by making hats. His supernatu? ral powers appear to have brought no fortune to him. On Tuesday night, a young girl, who was grossly insulted bv a ruffian on a Third avenue (New York) car, was pro? tected and aveuged, not by a fellow-pas? senger or by tho conductor, but by the honest, courageous driver. The latter eaw that the scoundrel was annoying the girl, and that tho conductor had not noticed the affair. He promptly stoppod his car, thrashed the villain, threw him into the street, and, calling a policeman, gave him into custody. The national oapital is suddenly furnishing the country with the accu? mulating horrors of many murders. Within a fow months there have been fourteen instances of this crime in Washington, and the three hangings which have taken place do not seem' to have abated tho moral disease, if such it be. A St. Louis paper Bays: "Half a dozen murderers are iu this oity, awaiting the the tedious formality of'acquittal." Marguorite Beilanger, of odoriferous reputution in Louis Napoleon's court, is dead in Paris.