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?a* im Iji^B?CKE?. ?^?W?E&BE X O Schooners A^M/^^e^^^Vi^? jrenoo ^gera,'. New York t Av H, Ed* wardp, t'iiiladeJphl^^yenriW r8|mi mons, Baltimore;? etqs;rh^h.i# ?q^eilestdn, .Nf^V*OT?V.V Vnffc 'rk'tf's". ,-?i<a'ii* tuoij San Francisco, ,M?rah IWsGenerel .Casey H. Fry,: Chief-iPaymasteV-"of MuS .Military. Divieio^ ? of ihf 'Facif^dmd tiero yosterday; ' " .\"oU.>Vaa-v*f?iV--?* The Victoria Colonist baa. tbe follow ing: Tbo eteamor. George 8. Wright ia close ashore,.-near the village' of' 'the Kuergntatb Indiana, a fierce tri bo of savages. The Itidiau^who.thought this news to Viutoriu remained five day3, - eu Camped on the bertoh, but' 'sn'w'no ijigna of the boats or people from the wreck. Tho Indians from the viUago,,who ore usually very cautious about suob. matters;, did not aomo near tbo spot. It is now thought a part or nil of tho crew rany be prisoners in the bauds of these suvagen ?tho:worst in British Columbia.' * ., - ? A despatch from. Fort Beuten, Mon? tana, says a war party of> Piegau Indians j killed Hi rum Cook and Churl es .Ran- j dolph, a few'days ago, above .Eaglo 'Creek, Jon (ho Missouri River. The bodies of tho murdered men were horri? bly mutilated; ' -. A despatch from Sunko River, Idaho, says tho cattle are dying iu large num? bers,' caused by the severe cold weather. Orders have been given for the sol? diers to prepare- to march- to tho lava beds,', and:. 300 will dtart immediately. The -commanding officer is now deter? mined to accept no terms but an uncon? ditional surrender. Nothing but fight willaatisfy Captain Jack. Boston, March 6.?A fire in Wobum Centre; this evening, burned sit or seven, dwelling houses, ^ store, one ohurch. completely, und another partial? ly; Joss ..from 875.000 to. 8100,000; in? sured.. The fire osnght 4rtfm ? k?rosen^ lamp, loft burning- in ar photographer's establishment, ?New York, March 7.'-t^-The Military Republican . General - Committee, last night,- passed,- among other resglutiona, oho disapproving tho oonau'CfoI tho Ad? ministration i?'fi?uisTaua matters. ? Washington, March . 7. ?A despatch dated Headquarter* Peace Commission] Camp Fairohi!dsxMaroU\4..addressed to Columbus Dolanpj Sooretary, of Interior, and signed by A. B. Meaoham. says: ? 'The Modossi empb*t?^yT3ra^eV all offers and propositions. They propose to meet in .full force. Meaoham and Applegato, with six 'unarmed men, are in the lava bed. This undoubtedly moans treachery. We are still willing.to meet'them in- conference, but not upon their terms. They' have an accession of twenty-four' warrior^,, h?t Modoos. We will Send a message of protection to all who come out. Tho commission is a failuro. Instructions aro coming. Time is of yast-importance,' Couriers await." BipnxpNi), March. .7.?The .General Assembly-has passed a- bill for the pay? ment of four per cent, interest for the years 1872 and 1873 ou the consolidated bonds 'aud on two-thirds of the un? funded b?nds; for the remaining two per cent.; non-interest bearing certificates, payable ut the pleasure of the State, are to be given. No' speoisl provision is made for matured coupons, but it is cal? culated that the above amounts can be | paid, even if half of said coupons reaoh the Treasury this year, in the way of taxes. The General Assembly also ap? pointed a special oomrp.ittea of'five to investigate the ohargea of mismanage men t against the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association. The-charge is, unauthor? ized speculation upon visitors to the tomb of Washington. New Yore, March 7.?Smuggled silks1 aud kid gloves, valuod at $5,000, were seized to-day on the steamship Frisia. No arrests. Laces, valued at 82,50J, were seized on another vessel, last1 Wednesday, and a lady passenger ar? rested. .Washington, March 7.?Tbe Senate] ratified the treaty with Mexico for the I continnanoo of the Mexican Mixed Com? mission for the adjustment of claims.! The action of the Mexican Goverumeut | is yet required. The Life-Saving Sta? tions, for which $100,000 was appro? priated, will be confined to the coast North of Gape Hatteras. Meaoham telegraphs the Secretary of Interior that the mission to the Modocs is a failure. In the Senate, Newman was re-ap? pointed Chaplain. Spencer was sworn in as Senator for Alabama. West pre? sented the credentials of Gen. McMillan, eleoted Senator from Louisiana by the MoBuery Legislature, which woro order? ed printed. At the request of the Chief Signal Officer of tho Army, Prof. Tyndal), now in Europe, has oonseutod to super? intend the device and construction of an electrical instrument, to be used at the signal stations of tho army, for the making of regular and simultaneous j observations of the electrical conditions of tho atmosphore. It is hoped, from the immense rapidity with which electric changes manifest themselves, a systom of eleotrio observation of approaching storms, far in advance of any hitherto bad, may be established. Nominations?S. B. Packard, Marshnl of Louisiana; A. G. Mallory, Marshal of Western District of Texas; A. M. Hughes, Attorney of Middle Tennessee; John M. G. Parker, Surveyor of Cus? toms, New Orleans; Aldis, Howell and Farris is appointed Southern Claims | Commissioners. Probabilities?Southerly winds and olondy weather will continue on the Western Golf coast. Increased South - east winds aud cloudy weather will pre? vail in the South Atlantio States. North? east winds will continue in Southern Florida. Trenton, N. J., Maroh 7.?Both bouses-adjourned without final notion on the two general railroad bills before them. Portsmouth, Va.: March 7.?Lewis -Mm ?pp iff b m m r W?goer, the ShoaJ?. mnrderer, WH ar? rested ?t, Boston, iaa*j night, -.He is ex? pected here ?u the Jioon train. There is an slotted .crowd here, waiting for hire-, and the Major has proodred a ?sqdad at \ marines from ? the "psyyiyVrd to guard him. The details ib^^^^^fttjer are most horrible. T'he woman who ?i-, oaped was badlyirozeo'id ' rfl -i Baltihobk, Match 7.?A frightful scene oocrred here this' morning, caused by.the\.o?xet*ea:nseJqt..o0al oft A co? lored woman* .employed ** the beting fiouBo bf- Mrs. Doval, poured coal oil iu the sfov?'tohuve'tb??rebarrr. Iostant ly.tbo can exploded. The uuforfcuuato woman, eaveioped:in flames, rnahed into the street,'^literally a pillar of fire, tbe flames ?* mounting far above ber head. Her . screams wofo beard for several squares. Iu a short time,-several hun? dred'persons were .attracted to the snot. Several gentlemen threw thoir overcoats around, her,', attempting to quench the flames, which was not accomplished iuntil.every pacticlo.of clothing, except a small handful about her waist, had been consumed; tho eutiro body beiug horri? bly roasted.' 'Her injuries are Necessarily fatal. ' Flnniic.nn lllill nitllltcrcfttl. London, March 7?Noou.?Cousol6 92^@92%. 5s 90^'. Paris, March 7.?Betitea 57f. Ioj. Liverpooii, March 7?3 P. M.?Cotton opened quiet?uplaudB 9%@9%; Or? leans 9J4(%10; sales to day 10,000 bales; of the week 78,000; export 6,000; specu? lation 5,000; stock 583,000, whereof American is 265,000; receipts 137,000, whereof American is 116,000; afloat 489,000, whereof American is 278,000. lilVSRFOOli, March 7?Evening.? Cot? ton closed quiet; shipped from Savannah or.Charleston, deliverable in March aud April. 9 9-16. .Yarns aud fabrics at Ma u ohester quiet and uuohanged. New York, Maroh 7?Noon.?Cotton floll and easier; sales 8,849 bales?u p lands 20%; Orleans 21%. Flour quiet. Wheat quiet aud firm. Corn steady. Pork'firmer?new 15.87;^@16 00; the latter for jobbing lots. Lard firm? Western steam 8 9-16. Freights quiet. Stocks firm,- Gold firm, at 16%. M?<l hey firm, at 1-16to 1-32 percent. Ex? change?long 7%; short 8%. Govern? ments and States dull but steady. I 7' P. M.?Sales of futures 11,950 bales, as follows: Maroh 19%, 19 16-16; April 20K,*20%; May-26;<C, 20%; June 20%, 21; July 21%, 21%. Mousy stringency increasing; no imtcediato prospect of relief; stock brokers compelled to pay 1 32 to 3? per diem for accommodations. Gold 15%, and very aotivo. Loans 2 to 5 for carrying. - Governments steady all day?81s 18%; 62s 15??; new 5s 13%. States dull aud quiet. Cotton-dull; sales 1,511 bales?uplands 20%; Orleans 21%. Southern flour steady?common to fair qxtra 6.12(^0.25; good to ohoioe 8.25? 12.75. Whiskey steady, at 92. Wheat l@2c. better; advance asked, which checks business?1.85@1.90 for red and 'amber Western; 2.10 for white Western. 'Corn, quiet a. d held firmer?61% for good to choice bid Western mixed, in store. Pork-firmer?new mess 16.00. Beef dull?prime mess 9.00@11.75; mess 12.00@13.50. Lard active and firm, at 8%@8 15-16 Freights quiet and firm; room scarce?steam, cotton %@.%> . Comparative ootton statement?Net receipts at all United States ports daring the week 80,773; same week last year 49,794; total receipts to date 2.787,357; to same date last year 2.316,617. Ex? ports for tbe week 5,357; same week last year 67,518; total exports to date 1,601,036; to same date last year 1,349, 321; stook at all United States ports 563,637; last year 511,080. Stook at all interoir towns 102,803; last year 88,368; stock at Liverpool 588,000; last year 629,000; stock of American afloat for Great Britain 205,000; last year 199,000. Louisville, March 7.?Flour steady. Corn steady ami iu fair demand, at 40@ 42. Pork firm, at 15.25@16.60 for round lots. Baoon uotivo aud held higher, at 6%@8%. Sugar-oured hams 13; plain 12(0,12,'v, packed. Lard? 8%(7w8% for choice leaf, iu tierces; 9% @9% for kegs; 8 for steam; order lots %@%o. higher. Whiskey steady, at 86. Cincinnati, March 7.?Flour firm. Corn .firmer, at 41, Provisions quiet; buyers holding off; concessions have to be made to sell. Perk nominally 15.00. Lard dull?steam held at 8; kettle Bacon steady, at 6^@C;^. Whiskey weak, at 86. St. Louis, March 7.?Flour dull and uuchanged; little doing. Corn un? changed. Whiskey qaiet, nt 88. Pork firm. Bacon active and stiff?shouldors 6%($7; dear rib 8%(2)8%; clear sides 8%(a>9; outside price on orders. Lard higher?steam 7%. Baltimore, March 7.?Cotton dull aud nominal?middling 20).,'; receipts 585 bales; sales 73; stook 9,997; wcokly receipts 1,915; sales 1,372. Mobile, Maroh 7.?Cotton dull?mid? dling 1U@1D%; low middling 18%@ 18K; good ordinary 17%(<$i7%; receipts 1,182 bales; sales 500; stock 43,121; weekly rooeipts 4,841; sales 5,600. New Orleans, Maroh 7.?Ootton iu fair demand?middling 19%@192u; re? ceipts 10,980 bales; sales 6,250; stock 218,821; wockly receipts 43,638; sales 33,000. Savannah, March 7.?Cotton dull? middling 19%; low middling 18J.<; good ordinary 17%; ordinary 16%; receipts 872 bales; sales 917; stock 52,178; week? ly receipts 6,814; sales 7,337. Norfolk, March 7.?Cotton ateady? low.middling 19%; receipts 1,008 bales; sales 200; stock 7,889; weekly receipts 8,522; sales 1,160. Wilmington, Maroh 7.?Ootton quiet ?middling 19; receipts 158 bales; sales 61; stock 5,104; weekly receipts 1,178; sales 141. I Philadelphia, Maroh 7.?Cotton quiet?middling 20%; weekly receipts 3,228 bales. Charleston, Maroh 7.?Cotton quiet ?middling 19>?; receipts 870 bales; sales 800; stook 85,174; weekly receipts 6,272; sales 4,700. Boston, Maroh 7.?Cotton steady ? I aale*; Balg?, 300; stock 8,600; weekly reoeipta 9,295; ?ales 1,400. Augusta, March 7.?Cotton steady; demand moderate?middling-18%; ? re? ceipts 447 bales; sales 673; stock 14,502; weekly receipts 2,765; shipments "2;OH5; sales 8,836 ^ q&t?&&^-*r'<-: Galyeston, March 7.-r0to$qn> Steady ?good ordinary 16V(?t6J??6>Uri^842 bales; rales 800; s40Csf71,445rowevtlj*6> coipts 7,704; sales'4,8f? PaXINO TlIKMSBLYi may have done or left I^S^no Mr 't\i6 people, members of Congress, in the last moments of the session, wftre not4un? mindful of themselves. For fear, per? haps,' that they might rjot receive from their constituents the reward of "good and faithful servants," tbo* resulv'ed to reward themselves. It must l>? con? fessed that they have done so h mdsome >ly. They have voted tho inoriu-.o of their own salaries with ?o niggard hand, j Under the disinterested lend <M' Genu al Butler, whoLe motive in the -inalter may certainly be emended to bo ??above sus? picion," tho Ho use amended the legisla? tive, executive uud judicial appropria? tion bill, us it oame buck from the Se nato, so us to give the President$50,000, Vice-Frexidout und Speaker $10,000,. Judges cd tho Supremo Oourt $10.000, Senators uud Representatives, $6)500. In this shape, tho bdl went to a confer? ence committee of the*two Houses, aud was reported back, making the salary of Senators und Representative's $7,500, instead of $6,500. In this form it passed, with a proviso that, as to the; salaries of Congressmen, it should iakel efftict from March. 4t 1871-;' Thus Con? gress have voted'themselves an addition of $5,000 back pay for tho last two years. The poiut of ord?r that members could not vote upon a bill in which they were personally interested was eimply laughed down, and by the votes of men whose terms expired on the 4th of March, 1873, aud who scrupled not to make this last "raid upon the Treasury," the bill was passed. All of the Maryland delegation who were present voted against the iu crease. While the vote was being put, the Speaker (Mr. Biuiu?-) -had tbo tuet, upon his own motion, to n in end tbe bdl so aa to make the increase of the Speaker's salary to begin "hereafter," instead of from March 4, 1871, thereby taking himself out of the "ring." [Baltimore Sun. CHARLESTON ITEMS?Mr. I. S. K. Bennett, Jr., head book-keeper and con? fidential clerk of Messrs. Edwin Bates & Co., died at 3 o'ulook on Wednesday morning, of heart disease, aged thirty - one. Piptiu, the negro who is supposed to have murdered his wife in Christ Church Parish, on Sunday last, is still at large, aud the coroner, yesterday, communi? cated with the Governor asking that a reward be offered for his arrest. Tbe fire yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, was at the two-and-a-half story frame house in Smith street, West side, uear Vanderhora't, owned and occupied by Mr. O. W. Cronoh. It is supposed to have originated in a defeotive chimney, from whioh the roof ignited, and got pretty thoroughly in flames before it was discovered. Tho furniture was nearly all saved. The building was insured. Mr. H. L. Beck man, an ex-aesistant engineer of tbe Pioneer Steam Fire En? gine Company, of this oity, died in Sa? vannah, On., ou Tuesday last, the 4th iust. The coroner held an inquest yester? day, over tho remains of Biuah Smith, eolored, who died iu College street, at the advanced ago of ninety years, of sickness and iulirinity. It is feared by tbe farmers upon the Neck that thoir interests have been ma? terially injured by tbe cold snap of the past few days. The greator portion of the green pea crop was on the eve of blossoming at the beginning of the cold spell, aud is, therefore, probably de? stroyed. In tbo case of E. S. Jaffray St Co. vs. Stoll, Webb A; Co., for involuntary bank? ruptcy, hearing was postponod until tbe 13th inst., at 11 A. M. Ant Like Railroad.?Trains are now running upon tho Air Liuo Railroad from Charlotte to thirteen miles West of Spartanburg. The road is nearly all graded, and no rood as tho bridges c m be built the track will be laid from seve? ral points at tho snmo lime, viz: From Spartanburg West; from Grecuville East and West; from tbo Blue Ridge Railroad East and West, and from Gainesville, Ga., this way. It is expected that the road will be completed iu June. Tho Pickeua Sentinel states that tbo I track of tho Air Line Bailwuy*bas been laid to within a short distance of the) Pickcnsvillo Camp Ground, by Colonel Amos, tho contractor. At that poiut, there is a mass of rock which will require at least three or four weeks timo to re? move. Then tho track will bo hud at onco through that County. Merited Punishment.?A few days I since, as one of the passenger trains of j tho Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad was coming down, aud within twenty-live miles of Wilmington, abriok bat was throwu into one of tho cars, breaking n window glass aud striking near tho head of one of tho paisieugera. Tho conductor, Boeing tho whole tran? saction, hud tho brakes applied, the train stopped, and ran back to tho place where tho brick was thrown. A boy, who had throwu the missile, was reoog nized, arrosted and placed on tbe train, whero he was furnished transportation free of charge, for several miles, and pat off, after a sound thrashing, in a swamp, and allowed to depart in peace. ? ? ? Tbe patient soon feels as if he had taken a new lease of life, and is over | joyed to find the depressed feeling dissi? pated, the costive habits corrected, and new streams of health coursing throngt his veins, by using Simmons' Liver Re? gulator. M8J3fll dred 'dollars' 'worth oil books bare al? ready Come, aud firat on tbe list is "Tal 'rhadgeV; Abominations of Modern So oieVy.^- Tbi? IB a good thing to have out hero in ?iyndeq; ' Their "society," coo Bistigg;aB it does, for the moat part, of trapper*, huufcorH, saloon-keepers aud Swedish servant girls, is iu great danger. 5 The place, being ??l tu at ed in the midst pi a perfectly flat prairie, receives broad Bides of wind that are fearful from all ^directions. Twas nearly blown from my leeCin trying to uavigato among the buildiugs?I will not Hay street*. One inexperienced oan hardly imagine the terrib'e fnreo of tho wind that sweeps over I huso bleiik prairies. Glyudcu needs three atedliugs more lhau a library. Un? less I burn is a break wind provided, li? brary and nil will wouie fine morning awuko lu liud itself ten miles or so Sonth'-ea>t uf its present louatiou. That would bn bad tor town lots, unless they Could go also, and from tho way the wind has blown lately, it looks as though they could. Iu walking about tho happy village of the plain, butliog ugainst the merciless wind much as a madman would against a stubborn barn-door, I ohauced into tho office of tho Had River Qozetle, tho next to the last paper upon the frontier. This little journal, hanging upon the verge of civilization, i\a it were, presents a very creditaole appearance. The editor, his wife and obildren do all the intellectuul Cud mechanical work,. The priut shop is/a oozy little structure of one room, and answers for a dwelling as well. In one corner are the oases, in another the cooking Stove, table and dishes, in an? other the press, and in the other u bod. Iu the middle is another stove. It takes two Stoves to have any effect ou tweuty square feet of this olimate. The editor was not in, but his good wife and one of his children were. The wife was writing editorials and making pice, while the child kept up fires and set type. Ic wat a happy pioture of di? versified industry. By way of introduc? tion, I bought a few copies of the paper and sat dowu before the fire, on an ink I keg, to thaw out my fingers. "This ia rather a cold day," I ob? served, aud, by-tho way, this is the man? ner I always open conversation np here. There is no other way, unless a man says it is dreadful cold, and that only applies when the mercury is forty degrees below zero or more. . "Oh, I dou'tknow," she said, as she ?laid down her mauusqripLund-took up a mines pie, "we have been thinking it was quite pleasant. It is a great im? provement ou tho weather we have had. You were not here last month?" she continued. I told her I was not, which accounted for my being ou hand in tho flesh, as it were. "Oh, you wouldn't have frozen," she replied, cheerfully, "unless you 'had been out in our terrible storm. That I was awful. Human beings could not j stand it." "Were any frozeu here?" I asked, j "Two," she replied. "Bight out there, (pointing out of tbe first window, about a hundred yards from tho house,) i we found the body of Mr. Christopher sou after the storm." I "So near this house?" "Yes, right there, with houses all around thorn. But tho storm was so blinding, tho air so full of snow, that a man could not sec more than ton feet. Ho had come in that morning with a load of wood, bringing bis two children. Wheii the storm approached, ho started back, although begged not to do so, loaving his children. Ho never reached his home, although ho lived out but a mile. All we kuovv is that his dead body was found right out there after the Btorm. Mr. Norris saw an object mov? ing about on tho snow, which hu thought was a wolf, and started out with his guu to shoot it. Gettiug closer, ho saw it was u dog, and near it the body of a frozen man. Tho faithful dog had staved with the body of his master for four days, through all the storm, aud had pawed away the snow from tho body as fast as it fei!. Tho poor mau had got lout, aud wandered about, no telling where, until at last ho died right in town, aud did not know it. Iliu oxen were found imbedded in a snow drift, nothing but their heads protruding. They wero not dead, but died afterwards. Tho chain was carefully wrapped nround tho yoke. Mr. Chribtopherson had given them a chance to save themselves when ho found that he was lo?t. "Tho other caso was that of Mr. James Berrj', who livod ?ix miles of here. Ho had entered a farm, aid was preparing a homo for his widowed mother, who lives iu Ohio. Ho lived in a cabiu ou his claim with another young mau. lie was at a neighbor's houae, half a mile away, grinding his axe, when the stoim came. They begged him to stay, but ho laughed aud L-aid hu was not afraid of that Btorm. Ho has never been seen since, either dead or alivo. What is sliauge about it is, that his path lay along the timber, whero tho forco of tho wind was broken. But he died, and his body will likely nut bo found till spring. Isu tell? ing how far he wandered, or how long ho lived." lu every Cuiiuty I hoar some dreadful tale uf death by tho storm, although it has been said that only two were frozeu ou tho line of the Northern Pacific The storm was as furious here as at any other point, and those who woro exposed to it died. That is all. Not until spriug comes and the snow molts, will the death roll be folly made out. And perhaps not then. I hear of deaths along tho stage road leading into British America. I hear of them all around. Death rode ou tho gale. [Dr. Reiifield, in Cincinnati Commercial. A stage line between Lancaster and Gamden is soon to be established. A oonveuieuos long needed. A OoLoaaa Ooa*?BHNd* l?vii??6 the Wiirra Hooaa.? I aaw.ihis morning a dark cloud in white chokers moving on tbe White Borxae, and made oue of' a ourious orowd to see what the demon strati oo meant. I learned from ohe of the white chokers that it was a delegation from the Methodist Oonferenoe (colored) now in session here, going tpjpay their respects to the President.' Wishing to see how colored" respnots were tendered, I entered, with 500 Others, and an inter? view was improvised-in *.he East room. The President, sustained by a staff of I j the sleekest -looking men I >eyer pair, slouched into the room,and a tall, solemn j sou of Christianized Africa, stepped for? ward and addressed hlo Excellency. The ; colored brother was filled with thankful? ness. He thanked Qod for everything, but especially for our Chief Magistrate. Tho pious delegation evidently thought our excellent President a precious boon ?a special Providence, as it were. Hie ! Rxceileuoy has imprinted ou his intul loctual uounteuauoo a perpetual expres , sion of bore. Oo this occasion it deep I ened into ono intense bore, and, with his heavy dead eyes fixed on the speaker, j ho soemod to be gaziug through and far beyond into a dim distance, where.un? known Cabinet officers may be found. Ho was too full for utterance, at least nothing could be understood, although I Ivavo no question but a. handsome re? sponse will be gotten up and printed to? morrow. As we came out I heard one j white choker say to another, "I doeB thauk do Lord for His mercy iu spnriu' to dis nfilioted oouutry dat good and great muo." My soul was bound in humblo thaukf uluesa. aud I said, "Amen."--Don Piall,in N. Y, Herald. Railroad Iron Mancfactcbb.? Eighteen years ago, (1854,) tne aunnal oousumptiou of railway bars iu the United States was 447,658 tons, of which 339,439 tons were impqrted, and 108, 016 tons only were manufactured here. It will be seeu by these figures that of the total American consumption of rail? way bars at that time, less than one third was of'American in luufacture, and moro than two thirds was imported. Siuce that time there have been vast changes, both iu the amount oooaumod und in tho proportions of domestic, and foreigu manufacture. The figures for 1872, show a consumption of railway bars in the United States amounting to 1,504,591 tons, of whioh 975,000 tons were manufactured iu this country,.and 529,591 tons were imported. The old conditions are reversed, about two-thirds of our railway bars being mado in our own country, and about oae-tuird, being of foreign manufacture. ' 7;> r; ?"' ,7' A Snip.?You arc generally looking at something very intoutijf^When it happens, ?perhaps you are smumg to yonjfself. Theu your left foot ahop^s out to' .one side with a suddenness tha't creates a sick? ness in tbe family. Ice commences to form on your spine and perspiration on your brow, and'your scalp lifts enough to permit a streak of cold air to pass under. The other legs gets out at this juncture, your bead snaps violently to tbe front,, and there is a faint impression on your m'nd that the world is about to come to an end with nobody in charge. Miles of sidewalk spin out from yon like lightning. Three story bnildiogs jump , over your head in swift succession. Poo i pie disappear suddenly and with appal? ling mystery. Then your eyes close, your consciousness wanes, and your bouI goes out iu one expiring quiver, and? und you arrive. The hard reality of tbe scene is then forced upon you. Tho English newspapers mention a most reprehensible hoax played upon the Rev. Dr. Gumming. That gentle? man was to leoture at Folkstone on "The Popo aud his work iu England," bat just as ho was about to begin, a telogram was placed in his baud, informing him that the Pope had died that morning. The reverend doctor was too learned not to remember tho "2fil nisi bonum." He had iutended to pitoh into the Pope after his accustomed manner; but how oould he, now that tho poor Pope had stepped out? So he softened down hie iutended diatribe into a mild comment on tho solemn evout. His feelings on dincovery of the hoax, are not described; It is Said that Governor Geary died from the a fleets of hair-dye, tho sugar of lead, which is the principal ingredient in such nostrums, having poisoned tho sculp aud affected tho braiu. This fact, if it is it fact, should rouse the bump of caution, and those who dye should dye no more, until thoy dio indued. Alfonno, Prince of Astnrius, sou of tho ex Queen Isabella, must not bo con founded with Alfonso, or Alouso, se>u of Don Carlos, who is said to be at the head of the Carlists in tho Basque pro? vinces. The daughter of (he Due de Montpeusier, whom tbe formor is to marry, ist he Prince's cousin. A Clovelaud lover, while going homo from tho fair one's fireside, after a de? licious evening of sparking, had bis nose split by tho frost (so he said;) but when the statement reached tho ears of an? other youth who was sweet ou tho same girl, ho simply gazod at bis fist, smiled, and said! "frost, -1" ? Tho BangT (Me.) Whig says: The Kiiow-dl ifts are so high iu many places ou Exchange, Central and Broad streets, itud|KeudUbkeag bridge, that a person ou J ono sidewalk cannot seo moro than tbe head of another on the.opposite side, j The St. Louis Democrat soys tbe groat difficulty in forming auti horse thief as? sociations iu Kausas is the difficulty of finding anybody who is not in the equine appropriating business himself. I Columbus, Ga., is.bereaved of a oo lored woman aged 116 years. She had out her third s-t of teeth, but bad never ! nursed George Washington. If Stokes gets another trial, he will perhaps prove that Fiak plotted hia own murder to get Stokes banged and out of the way. A Qtttbk - Thick.-^Oar foreign ex ohBQMf tar tturi?n AJnerioau adventur? ess, giving1 her borne an Maria Graio dorge, has-been arrested in Pari* on the charge of-; dmpadenj, and , iogeniona swindling, r^he appeared well dressed, and with a very handsome baby in her arms, at the' houses of wealthy Paris? ians, asking to aee. the proprietor. As soon as she was admitted to bis pre? sence, she would rash at him, exclaim? ing, "Traitor, wretch, villain, have I fouDd you at last?".. At (he same time the handsome baby, having been trained for that purpose, would extend its little arms toward-the astonishod gentleman, and cry, "Papa; dear papa.-", ..It may ba imagined that "papa" preferred to.give the swindler money, in Order, to make her leavo the house.). When she was arrested at her residetitfoih' the .Rue Dnvivier," no fewer than'1 seven/'trained'babies were found in'the house*.; filsrp, 9*.000 or 10^000 francs, in moueyv\ M)llb Graiudorge, upon being' closely. p'rofised by the ex? amining rirngistrute, co'.nfesi'.pd,',that her real name whs Oaks; that.' she was a native of New York, and that she had been before nt the St. Lisaro prison. The Paris Assizes found her guilty, and she was-sent for seven years to New Caledonia. '? ? A Reminder of Btriiii Ron tMThe inau? guration demonstration has one peculiar foature?the military predominates. At all other inaugurationepthe Philadelphia firemen made the feature; What con? nection the Philadelphia firemen had with inauguration, always puzzled the will and confounded the understanding. This time, the firemen succumb to the soldiery. We have not only.the cadets from West Point, and. are to .have the incipient Jack Tars from Annapolis, bat all tho Independent volunteers able to pay half fare are! here in foroo. The Station Guards and the Washington Riflemen, and other local organizations, are all the time welcoming the Bnngtowa Bugles, the Boston Buoktails or Noodle tooay b harp-r hooters; "and their" gay, fancy uniforms,remind me of the sudpy afternoon when, on d rldgd'of Bull Run, I saw broken lines of baggy breeches, a n d'. y ellu^ >pan ts aud nwaliow-tails dis-' appearing in the distance as if the devil was after thorn. And ho ho was, when I come to think of "it.,"'. ,"*"_ [Don PiaJi, in lieyp ?rJfc Herald. A Western exchange is already look? ing forward to the day when .there shall be no more publio lands to steal. The. time is pot-remote, unless the race of Congressional land-grabbers is dearly run out. There is an irrepressible con? flict botween tha.pnblio lands and Con? gress, and-one.party must Be short-lived. AnothEB CaNTENaniAJT ? An old co? lored woman, by the name of Sarah Foy, said to be 110 years old. died at the County poor house on, Wednesday. She professed to haveadit tin ot iecofl option of having1 seen; both''Was'hfhgton' and Cornwallis, and used "td relate mauy oc? currences -of those days. ' L/ *? \ Wilmington Journal. ? An - exchange says that February is sometimes called the German month, because of the "many German festivities held during that.month. It is supposed by some, however, to be dedicated to' the Germans ou account of there being' a bruary in it. Mr. Necl, who was wounded in the stabbing affray at Newberry, lost week, has since died from his wounds. The other party has. fled. A disease resembling the defunct "epizootic," is spreading among the peo-' pie of Somter; five persons having al? ready fallen viotims to it. James Laurie, private, Troop G, 7th . Regiment United States Cavalry, native of Galaahiels, Scotland, died at New berry, a few days ago. Oil 1'aintinga, do. BY THOMAS 8TEEN. THIS [Saturday! EVEKING, at 7J o'clock, at my Auction Itooni, will be uold, A lot of Oil Paintings aud Maps. Also, a lot of Magazines, Papers and fciocoud-hand Book a._IMarch 9 Estate Sale. Uy SE11IKI.S it KZF.LI., Ancllonrtrj. WILL be sold, before the Oourt Menne, in Columbia. MONDAY, March 17,1873, at the usual hour. All that PLANTATION, belonging to the estate of Thomas Davia, known as tho ?'Swamp Place," containing 4,000 acres, more or lose, situated o i the Congareo River; twelve miles below Columbia, and hounded by the lands of Lykcs. Hptigner, Gilmore and entato of Beckham. The said Plantation con? tains a large quantity of firut class Cotton and Provision Lands and most admirably adapted to raising tttock. also, The Lot, with improvements thereon, situ? ated ou the South-west corner of Marion and Laurel etrteU. And un WEDNESDAY, 19ih March next, will he s >ld, on Die aforesaid Plantation, the following personal property: 1!J Mute* ami Horse*, 1">0 head of CattiS, 50 head <>{ Sh-.-ep, 'Ji> llog?, 1 Stuam Lngino and Cotton Oiu and large lot of Plantation Imple? ment-. Tern-.- made known on day cd fa!e. Per? cha*- i.- to pav fi?i- papers C. o. MARSHALL. Fob 23 .1. KINSLKK DAVIS. Cotton Seed, Etc. I ?>.' W * ' l-SHELS pro'iflc and early. matUr \0* ^ ( >n? COTTON HEED. 1 1 Cotton Seed Planter. ?I Wr.tir1 and ether Plows, not ltdnred hv ll??. *2<) Loads Barn-Yard Mannrc f >r sale. Appl) to C. O. MAUT1NDALE. At corner of Lumber and Oates streets. Mareh g _gtgjg To Liquor Dealers. Chablott'c, N. 0., February 28,1873. HATING learned that sundry .parties are Bailing an inferior quality of CORN WHISKEY in Jttouth Carolina and Georgia, Si representing it as my make, this la to oertify that Messrs. W. H. H. Hous? ton A Co., of this, city, have the exclusive I control of all my whiskey, and I sell none ex? cept through them. 0. A W. H. MOTZ. Attest: W. B. Paaason, United States i Ganger for Mota's Distillery. Mod. ARLEDGE, General TraTsliag Agent for W. H. H. Hone? ton A Co. Mar b lsao*