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House of Commons, last' 0i?h;t, after a protracted debate, rejected. Gladstone's Irish Uoiveraity bill. The result of the division was announced as follows: For "the bill, 284; against'it, 287?majority against it, 3. The announcement of the vote caused great excitement. The House adjourned until Thursday} ? 2 P. M.?Gladstone waited on her Majesty Qaeon Victoria, at Bookiogham Palace, at noon, to-day, to. tender bis resignation. It is probable that Mr. Disraeli will be summoned to form a new Ministry. The scene in the House of .-.Commons, last night, when the defeat of tho Minis? try oh the- Irish University bill was announced, is indescribable. The ex? citement in the gallery and on tho floor was intense; while tbe opponents of the measure indulged in tumultuous oh ears over its rejection. Among the distin? guished personages and strangers in the gallery, whioh was'.crowded daring the debate,' were, the' Prince of Wales, Prinoeas Louise and Prince Ohri?tian. The Scotch and Walsh members sup? ported the bill. Tho Catholics were unanimona in their opposition to it After the announcement of the result; Gladstone arose', and said: "The rote |ost given is certainly of a grave charac? ter. As the House never wishes to con? tinue its deliberations when the existence of tbe Government is in dopbt, I move en adjournment until Thursday," The motion was oarx led. In oonseqnence of tho late boar at which tlio result was reached, the editorial comments of the London morning journals are meagre and restrained. The Irish University bill did not re? ceive the vote of a single Conservative member of the House of Commons. Forty-eoven Liberals, of whom thirty six were Irishmen, voted aga.nst the'; bill. Fifteen Irish niombors voted fox' it. Seventeen members of the House, including Dr. Isaao Bull, member for Limerick, were absent. Forty members tioipated in the debate. The Bight on. Joku Bright, Jacob Bright, his brother, and the Marquis of Lome, sup? ported, the Government. Madrid, March 12.?Tbo Assembly, yesterday, definitively sanctioned the bill introduced by. the Government, sus? pending its sittings, and convoking a Constituent Cortes, on the first of May. Senor Marios, President of the Assem? bly, and Senor Lopez, the Secretary, have resigned. Senor Marios, in tender inglhis resignation, made a statement that the act was caused solely by ill health. The debate on the Porto Rico abolition bill has been resumed in . the Assembly; Paris, March 12.?Letters from the frontier give particulars of an engage? ment in Spain between bands of Carlisle nnder Sorueta, and a force of Spanish Government troops, Tbe insurgents, who were entrenched on tbe heights of OrjaroUn, were attacked by the national troops, resulting in a defeat of the Go? vernment force, whioh was oompelled to retreat, with a loss of 100 men. Soru? eta was mortally wounded. The Spanish commander, in his official report of the engagement, claimed that the Oarhsts were defeated. Bhrlin, March 12.?The German Par? liament convened in this city, to-day. His Majesty Emperor William opeued the session in person. In his speech, he believed that the negotiations now in progress would result in the entire evacuation of Franco by the German troopB at an earlier day than had- been heretofore expeoted. A tu? r lean Matter?. Charleston, March 12.?Arrived? Steamships Champion, New York; Sea Gull, Baltimore; Equator, Philadelphia. Washington, March 12.?There was a run on tha Washington City Savings Bank, yesterday, growing, it is said, out of the threat of the Comptroller of the Currency to withdraw the charter, for technical violations of the law, The bank yesterday paid 1,700 of its 8,000 depositors, and it is well fortified this morning. There is little or no excite? ment about the other banks. There are probably fifty colored people in the Freedmen's Savings Bank, bnt there is no exoitement Concord, March 12?2 A. M.?Re? turns from 141 towns show a net loss for Republicans of about 900. There is a probability of no election of Governor by the people. No figures on the con? gressional vote can be given, as they have not been returned. Democratic candidates are undoubtedly elected from eaoh of the three districts?E. H. Hib bard from the First; Samuel N. Bell from the Second, and H. W. Parker from the Third. In the Legislature, the Republicans will have a strong majority, and also a majority in tho Senate and Council. 2.80 A. M.?Returns from 145 towns give Straw, Republican, 27,470; Weston, Demoorat, 24,459; Blaokmer, 864; Ma? son, 503; Republican gain, 1,022; Repub? lican loss, 1,937. The remaining ninety towns gave, last year, Straw, 7,488; Weston, 9,058. This defeats a ohoioe by the people. In the city election, John Kimball was ro-eleotod Mayor by a large majority. Indianapolis, March 12.?Woodburn, Sawyer & Co.'s wheel-works were burned last night The ohief fire ongineer, Daniel Frazier, was killed by falling walls. San Francisco, March 12.?Captain Jack, of the Modoos, appears to have out-generalsd the Peaoe Commissioners and soldiers. It is thought he has ma? noeuvred to get into tho country East of the seat of war, where, for hundreds of miles, no oavalry could follow, and if he escapes to the Pitt Biver country, he will find plenty of oattle. Baltimore!, Maroh 12.?A short time sinoo, John Hopkins, a welMreown mil? lionaire of this oity, deeded, to trustees thirteen acres of land, bounded by Wolfe, Monument, Broadway and Jeffer? son streets, for the erection of a hospi ? infl;'t?li?t <rf Indigent- siWahdl orphans. At a meeting pi the Board ot Trustee*, last ovenlrJg, they were noti? fied, bv Sir. Hopkins, that he had fur? ther dedicated 82,000,000 worth, of pro* perty for the.rapport and maintenance of a hospital The I hospital building will be on a magnificent scale, and will be commenced in the spring of 1874. * In the Superior Court of thiaoity, yes? terday, in the case of Elizabeth Gelle man, administratrix, against the Knick? erbocker Life IuBhraqce Company, of New York, to recover a policy isaued to her deceased husband, ander the ruling 01: oourt; the plaintiff submitted to ft nol. pros., which oonoluded the case. Tho policy contained a provision that insur? ance should be-void in oase the insured shall become so far intemperate as to in? duce delirium 'tremens. Daring.the trial, it was in evidence that the insured died of delirium, iromens. Washington, Maroh 12.?In the Se? nate, OaWwelPa ease was considered all day. The'legal .tenders outstanding have been temporarily increased $1,000,000, to meet the demands of the department, but the expansion has no reference what? ever .to.the money market. The currency balance in the Treasury to-day is a little over $2,000,000, and heavy drafts to pay members of Congress and others neces? sitated a drawing upon the reserve fund. Probabilities?For the Gulf States, Northerly winde and somewhat lower temperature. For the South Atlantic States, Northerly winds and olear wea? ther. ? Secretary Bout well received numerous oopgratulatioae, both in person and by telegraph, to-day, ou his election. He will tend his resignation to the Presi? dent upon receiving his credentials, which are/ already on the way hither from Boston. Judge Richardson will assume eharge of the Treaaury to-mor? row; as' aoting Secretary. It is almost universally believed he will sueoeed as Secretary, but this oannot be said on any official authority. Ipftsw Yobs, Maroh 12.?The Di? rectors of the New Orleans and Texas Railroad, to-day, eleoted George Dennis President, Lemuel L. Post, Jr., Vice President, and John J. Powell Treasurer. Boston, March 12.?Georgo S. Bout well was eleoted United States Senator, to-day, in convention of the two houses of the Maaaaohusetts Legislature. The whole number of votes cast was 285; of whioh Bout well received 152; Dawea 115; Loring 2; Leonx 2; Whiting 2; Green 2. Boutwell was declared eleoted. San Francisco, Maroh 12.?The whole matter of treating with tho Modoo In? dians is in the hands of Gen. Oanby. The Peaoe Commission is a failure. Everything indioates war. Sacramento has eleoted tho entire Re? publican ticket. Financial ami Commercial. London, Maroh 12?Noon.?Consols 92%@92%, 5s 90^. Liverpool, Maroh 12?3 P. M.?Cot? ton dull and irregular, with a downward tendency?uplands 9%; Orleans 9%; sales 12,000 bales; speculation and ex? port 1,000; from Savannah or Charles? ton, deliverable in February and Maroh, 9%; deliverable in Maroh and April, Liverpool, Maroh 12?Evening.?Cot? ton closed a shade firmer; from Savan? nah or Charleston, deliverable iu Febru? ary and March, 9 5-10. Nbw Yobs, Maroh 12?Noon.?Cotton ?uiet; sales 2,062 bales?uplands '20%; >rleans 20^. Flour dull. Wheat dull and irregular. Corn dull?old Western mixed, afloat, 66?66J?. Pork firm new 16.00. L ird quiet and scarcely so firm?Western steam 8 7-16@8%. Freights qniet. Stooks dull. Gold firm, at 15. Money firm, at 1-30 to 1-16 per oent. Exchange?long 8; short 8%. Governments and State bonds steady. 7 P. M.?Cotton irregular; sales 3,720 bales, at 20%?20??. Floor qniet and onchanged. Whiskey heavy, at 90.%. Wheat dull and unchanged; buyers and sellers apart. Corn quiet. Rioe quiet, at8@9. Pork firm?raw 16.00. Lard firm, at 8}??8%. Freights qniet. Mo? ney aotive, at 1-32 to 1-16 commission. Sterling lower, at 7%@8. . Gold 15%? 15)8. Governments closed slightly easier. Tennessees firm and tolerably aotive; others dull. Sales of futures 21,750 bales: Maroh 19%, 19 7-16; April 19%. 19%; May 19%, 20; Jane 20, 20 6-16; July 20%, 20%; August 17%. Cincinnati, Maroh 12.?Flour firm and iu fair demand. Corn qoiet, at 39? 10. Provisions steady. Pork firm, at 15.00; held at 15.25. Lard steady, at 8 for steam; 8% for kettle. Baoou firm, at 6%@8%. Whiakey weak, at 85. Louisville, Maroh 12.?Flour firm and in fair demand. Corn moderately aotive, at 52@56 for mixod white, shelled and sacked. Bacon steady and in better demand, at 6%@9. Sugar-cured hams sold at 13? 18%; plain 12%, packed. Lard firm, at 8% for ohoios leaf, tierces; 9%@9% for" kegs; 8@8% for steam. Whiskey firm, 84?85; ready buyers, bat holders not selling freely. St. Louis, March 12.?Flour dull and unchanged?superfino winter 5.00?5.50. Corn firmer, at 31%?32 for mixed, at East St. Louis, on truok; 33% in eleva? tor. Whiskey, nothing done. Pork? Srioes higher; 15.50 on spot; April 16.00. laoon firm, at 6%@8%. Lard better kettle 8, for cash. Savannah, Maroh 12.?Cotton steady ?middling 19%; low middling 18%; good ordinary 17%; receipts 1,031 bales; sales 850; stook 53,348. Philadelphia Maroh 12.?Cotton doll?middling 20%. Baltimore, March 12.? Oottou dull and nominal?middling 20%; receipts 390 bales; sales 80; stook 9,519. Charleston J Maroh 12.?Cotton easy ?middling 18%; low middling 18%; good ordinary 17%@17%; ordinary 16? 10%; receipts 669 bales; sales 800; stook 85,336. ? Nbw Ortjrjlns, Maroh 12.?Cotton in moderate demand and prices nominal? good ordinary 16%? 16%; low middling 17%; middling 19%; receipts 910 bales; sales 2,800; stook 192,899. - "T ' i R ?: W GaziVESTON, Maroh 12. ? Cotton heart ?good ordinary 15%@16; receipts 1,706 bales; sales 800 bales; stock 71,608. Mobile, March 12 ?Cotton quiet? middling 18%@19; receipts 710 bales: sales 1,000; stock 42,006. Wilmtnoton, March 12.?Uotton?. middling 1814; receipts 114 bales-; sales 10; stock 5,698. . ?. . Norfolk, Maroh 12?Cotton flat? otr middling \8}?\ receipts 1,419 bete?; stock 8,444. Augusta, March 12.?Opt ton dull? middling 18y%\ receipts 427 bales; sales 445. Boston, Maroh 12.?Qotton dull? middling 20)?@20%; receipts 785 bates; sales 150; stock 9,000. Independent Journalism..--Several members of Oongresa, and especially Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, opposed the discontinuance of congressional book-making and publishing, on .the ground that such publications are abso lately necessary to protect the reputa? tions of public men from destruction by tbe press. It was argued that the inde? pendent newspapers of the country had it in their power to control public opi? nion, and that, unless there was an offi? cial publication to counteract them, pub? lic opinion would overwhelm Congress. It will be noted that, in all the discus? sions on this subject, nobody scorned lo pay the slightest regarddto the influenae? of the party newspaper press. A Be? publican Senator., opoa-king on tho sub? ject, named half a doaen independent journals, and aclauned that, unless their influence was offset by an official publi? cation, they could destroy the reputa? tions of every public man. The value of an o/flaiul record depends upon its trntblalness and its justice. When a committee of Congress endea? vors to hide corruption or stifle investi? gation, because the . persons implicated' are high in patty councils, Iben snch re? ports fail to win public confidence; and when such reports become tho rule, then publio confidenoo in all snob official pub? lications is lost, and the people look to the newspapers for tbe truth. The re? port of the Poland Committee, and of the committee in Pomeroy'e case, are examples of this kind. It is not believed that the Poland- Committee did more than skim off the great corruption; and the report of the committee in the Pome roy oaBe has not even that merit. The people have looked to the independent press?those papers that publish the whole truth, and screen no person?for information, and, having tbe truth be? fore them, make up their own judgment. The expectation of coanteraoting tbo in? fluence of the independent press, by official publications made to order, is an idle ono. Tho whole power of the press depends on its truth and fairness. The lesson taught by the suoooss and power of the newspaper press is, that the truth, and the whole truth alone, will command ' publio confidence. [Augusta Constitutionalist, There is a swarm of seedy ex-Confed? erates, who renounced the lost cause and took the stump for Graut during the late campaign, olamoring for office, and to these some of the most unhealthy consulates will undoubtedly fall. [Springfield Republican. Who are these "seedy Confederates?" Are there any of them in this State? And if so, how mortifying it will be to them to learn that they are not to be Cabinet officers, nor judges, nor district attorneys, nor oolleotors, nor high-sala? ried postmasters, bnt consuls at un? healthy places, where th3y may be killed off by disease.?Richmond Dispalclt. A Dubnqno horse doctor, over alive to the interests of horses and science, saved the life of a valuable horse in that city last week, by ejeoting tho blood from a Cairo's veioB into those of the former. A butcher-knife and a tin squirt-gun were the delicate instruments used, and about a pint of blood was sent bounding into the circulation of the weakened equine, who straightway began to im? prove. At last accounts the horse waB doing finely, though, instead of kicking, it tried to butt with its head, and when drinking water its tail waved to and fro in a ridiculous manner. Tho surgeon says time will tone theso eccentricities down to a grout extent. Over-re aching ran Press.?The Re? publican caucus has undertaken to so ma? nage the prees as to secure reports which will better please Conkling, Chandler and Carpenter. To do this they pro? pose to bring tho reporter of tbe Asso? ciated Press iu upon the sacred floor of the Senate, where they oan overawe him, and to exolude from the galleries all re? porters not known to be in sympathy with themselves. [ Wash. Cor. New York Herald. A Sad and Distressing Event.?We ore deeply pained to record, this morn? ing, tbo death of Mr. Richard D. Morris, of this city, a young man of twenty-one years of ago. His death was tho result of an over-dose of laudanum, adminis? tered by himself, for tho relief of neural? gia.? Wilmington Journal. Some journalist remarks that a glazier is always attending to the panes of others, like a philanthropist. We oan see through his performance, however. Ho first tempts his victims with "a glass," and then "turns on the light" to render their condition visible. They are "putty" frionds of humanity. Tho TJtica Herald has discovered that "it is now unlawful for tobacco oh ewers to beg a 'chew.' Tho United States in? ternal rcvonne law allows no person or persons to sell or dispose of tobacco in any form, no matter how small or great in bulk, without paying first a license of ?5." Now Orleans Picayune: "In the oldest times in Louisiana, when a man had a law suit, he used to hire a lawyer; now he has to hire a judge." A man was ohoked, to death in Vioks burg, recently, by trying to swallow a piece of boarding-house beef-steak. A. Oafe Submerged?Lobs of Futt Lives ?Tho Smyrna correspondent of the Levant Herald, writing ander date of tho 21th oUimo, gives an account of the melancholy aooidout in that town, which - won briefly noticed in the oable denpatchea a day-or two after: On San day night,.the .?Afe Kivoco, built upon piles aver tbe^wt, brose down suddenly, during ft peifotmanoo by a company of acrobats. Tho proprietor of the oafe saye he only sold 108 tiokets, but the people saved deolaro there were 200 per? sona present. .Most of them were from the poorer olaas, and there were not many Turks there or youug men of re apeotable families. At 10 o'clock, a load cracking was heard, and within five minutes tbe en? tire oafe had disappeared under the water. A few of the persons near the entranoe contrived to effect their, esoape, and some persons saved themselves by jumping through the windows into the sea. The boatmen rowed up in num? bers, but their efforts to save life were in vain. Sureya Pasha, the Govoruor-Gon eral; Ibrahim Agna, Ohief of Poliere,-and Tahir Bey, Common dor of tho Gend? armerie, who were at onoe on the spot, exerted themselves strenuously, but fruitlessly, with the same object. Tbe profound silence which succeeded the pioroing erics of despair told too plainly the terrible character of the disaster. The Catholic and Greek Arohbishops were on the spot early the following morning. Yesterday afternoon, the workmen of the Quay Company were actively engaged in-removing the roof of tbe submerged cafe. Tho search after the dead bodies was? sad speotaole; the aorobats were withdrawn from the water iu their showy oostomes of the previous night; the limbs of all the bodies were contrasted with pain. Two hearses were engaged the whole of tho day in convey? ing the remains discovered to tho hospi? tals. Of the fifty bodies deposited at tho Greek hospital, twenty-eight were claim? ed up to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and eleven were claimed at the Catholic hospital. Divers were busy at work all day, and every minute a fresh body was brought up. To-day they recommenced their melancholy task at day-break, and twenty more bodies were found. The total number of bodies found up to tho present is eighty, and it is supposed that there aro atill fifty more in tho water. An English captain, two Turkish mer? chants, a young man of good connec? tions, an Italian captain, a telegraph olerk, and some commercial clerks, aro amoug the victims. The feelingof grief and consternation is general, and the ball advertised to be held iu the Cassino has been countermanded. The police have closed all the other eafes built upon pites on the sea. One mau saved has been rendered dumb. The company of aorobats consisted of seven persons, of whom three were women, and one of these latter only survives. The Go? vernment will institute proceedings against the proprietor of the oafe, who did not pay heed to the warning of dan? ger, which was given him in time. Dn. Lovick Pierce.?Of the venerable "Father of Israel," the Columbus Sun says: This venerable aud wonderful man is very near ninety years of age. In n short talk that be made in St. Lake's Charoh, last Sunday, he stated he had been preaching sixty-eight years, and if he lived until the 15th of August next, he will havo been a member of the oharch seventy years, and on the 21th of the same month, he will have attained his eighty-ninth birth-day. His only regret, in this connection, is that ho did not sooner embrace a religion. Sunday boforo last, he preached a forcible ser? mon, of nearly ai hour and a half dura? tion, and yet did not show any sign of exhaustion. His voice rotaius all its strength aud volume. An exohan^e addresses the "girls of the period" in the following straight? forward and sensible manner: But you?pining, screwed-np, wasp waisted, doll-dressed, consumption-mort? gaged, mosio-mardering, novel-devour? ing daughters of fashion and idleness? you aro no more fit for matrimony than a pullet is to look after a bfood oi four? teen ohiokonsl The truth is, my dear girls, you want leas fashionable restraint and more liberty of aotion; more kitchen and less parlor; more leg oxeroise and less sofa; movo padding and less piano; more frankness and less mock modesty. Loosen your waist-strings and breathe a puro atmosphere, and beoomo something as good and beautiful as nature designed. The Charlotte Democrat says the day is not far distent when teu different rail? roads will run into that oity. Tho sixth road will soon bo commenced from Wei don, N. O, to Charlotte?tho late Le? gislature having granted a charter for it. The present Air-Line Road would bo used as a connecting link with New Or? leans. Tho next road will bo tho ouo from Pittsburg, Penn., direct to Char? lotte, and thence to Charleston, S. C. Tho Democrat thinks this road will be built by the iron interests of Pennsyl? vania. The immaoulato Senator from tempe? rate Michigan, old Zach. Chandler, who has been lying around looso and reeling about tight for tbe fortnight just past, oreated well-founded amusement by rising intoxicatedly in the Senate end solemnly presenting a big batch of por? tions from his teetotal constituency in favor of a national prohibitory liquor law. The "heart" is the best card iu the ohance game of matrimony?sometimes overcome by diamonds and kuaves, often won by tricks, and occasionally treated in a shuffling manner, and then out altogether. Voltaire said of Mademoiselle de Livery: "She was so beautiful that I raised my long, thin body, and stood be? fore her like a point of admiration." A HoBBXBTiS DaATH ?The Hong Kong Daily Press has just published an ac? count from Sooohow of a mnrder so horrible that were it not for oar late ex? perience of what civilized nations are capable of in moments of excitement, it wonld be scarcely oredible. The crime { was the result of a breach of trade cus? tom. It appears, aeoording to the cor* respondent, tbat tbe gold beaters of Sooohow. have it, among other old cus? toms, that a rooster gold beater oan only engage oue apprentice at a time, and that this is limited to largo shops only. The apprentice is boond for three years, and tho master cannot employ another until the expiration,of t$at fttab'-A master gold beater, however, h*ad of the guild, tried, to bTeaklh^*^ the^Ofetoni by employing a u?rw apprentice before the time of the old one had. expired. This the members of the oxaft resisted. The magistrate before whom, the case was brought deoided that- the master was legally right, bnt recommended, for the Sake of peace and quietness, that he wonld not employ more than one ap? prentice. This advice he foolishly de? clined to follow, and, being threatened by tbe workmen, asked asaiata^ipo from the Yemen to protect him. The work? men at last invited him to the guild hall to. talk matters over. He went, guarded by some Yamen runners. When he arrived at the haU he was dragged in, tbo . doors dosed, and the runners were excluded, in spite of all their efforts to gain an entrance. Short? ly they heard cries of murder from the gold beater, and rushed off for, the ma? gistrate. When this officer arrived he very readily- gained admittance, and a horrible sight met his view. A man, naked and already dead, was bound to a pillar, covered from head to foot with wounds caused by the teeth of 120 human beings. The magistrate closed the doors to prevent the culprits from escaping, and asked a little girl, the daughter of the porter, to point out the ringleaders and relate what she saw. They first stripped their victim and bound him to a pillar. He was then told that he was to be bitten to death by these savages. Moreover,'the Chinese do not think;thnt the ringleaders will be oonvioted of murder, as tbe law does not provide any death punishment for biting n person to death. A Ca.uavan of Death.?A fearful pil? grimage is described by tbe great East? ern explorer, Vambrey, who met it onoe on his travels, and was deeply impressed by its weird and dread appearance. It was a procession of the dead, and not of the living, and yet stretched as far as the eye oonld reaoh across the vast plain. There in distant Persia, the followers of Ali, falling in strangely enongh with the belief of the Chinese heathens, fancy they cannot rest in foreign soil, and if they can at all scrape the pittanoe toge? ther, provide for their bodies a resting I place at Knfa, where their great chief? tain lies buried. Hence, every year, this fearful procession of coffins, slung on tbe backs of oamels and asses, starts from the uppermost confines of Persia, swell? ing by additions in every town and ham? let, gradually reaches gigantio propor? tions, till at last a vast army of horrid decaying pilgrims reach the sacred bury Ing-ground. The unfortunate Arabs who undertake the dismal task, with their beads enveloped In shawls, and faces of deadly pallor, not nufrequently succumb long before they reaoh the end of their journey, aud countless ooffins are simply oast down, till a huge pile rises like a terrible mausoleum, there? fore, that travelers and physicians have looked upon this awe-inspiring place as the very cholera, where the fatal disease is, phconix-like, ever born again; when it has made its fatal journey round the world and demanded its periodical num? ber of victims. A singular oase occurred in th. Dexter Asylum, in Providence, R. I., last week. A woman died in the institution, and the overseer notified, as he supposed, the fact to bur husband; but there hod been two women of the same name in the asy? lum, and tho overseer informed the wrong man, who arrived with n coffin, after having made all his preparations for a funeral, only to find his wife in ex? cellent aud lively health. He also had sent word to a large number of relatives and friends in Hew York, and they had come on for the funeral. Now, this hus? band, who isn't a widower after all, wants to know who is to pay for the coffin which ho has on hand, and for which ho has no use; and he threatens an action in the oase against the over Beer. -1-^.?-?. A Rise or a Poor Young Man.?Thirty years ago, a young man entered the city of Now York iu an almost penniless con? dition, and without a single acquaint? ance in tho great wilderness of houses. To-day, his name is known wherever hu? manity breathes. It is spoken in ovory city, and is as familiar to the workers in tho mines us to his brothers in the mills, and wherovcr language is known and ideas expressed, the namo of this penni? less, unknown aud uncouth lad of thirty years ago is uttered. It was John Smith. [Danbury News. Tho following epitaphs on the Cardi? nal Richelieu was written by one of his patrons, who, with tho Cardinal's death, bewailed his own pecuniary loss, in lines of which these are an old and faithful translation: "Here lies, egad, 'tis very true, The illustrious Cardinal Richelieu; My grief is genuine?void of whim; Ahibl my pension lies with him." Washington cattlo dealers feed their animals for a few days on highly salted food, in order to exoite their thirst to such an extont that on the day of sale thoy drink to repletion, thereby adding greatly to their weight. Whioh is a way of watering stock uot at all approved by Congressmen who are accustomed to Credit Mobilier, nor by the occupant of tbe White House, whose purveyor pro? cures his Cmsar's meat from Baltimore. A Toast Patriotic an? Non-Commt tai*.?The reader may remember the st?ry of thai non-committal editor, who, dariog the late canvass, desiring to pro? pitiate all his subscribers of both parties, hoisted the ticket of "Gr?-and-n" st the top of hie column, thus giving those who took the paper their ohoioe of interpretations between "Giant and Wilson" and "Greeley and Brown." A story turning on the same style of point? and probably quite as apocryphal, though the author labels it "historiquf? is told of an army offloere' mess in , France. A brother soldier from a neigh? boring detachment having come iu, and a champenoise having been uncorked in his honor, *'Gentlemen," said the guest, raising his glass, "I am about to propose a toast at once patriotic and political." A. chorus of hasty ejaculations and of murmurs at ones greeted him. "Yes, gentlemen," coolly proceeded the orator, "I drink to a thing which?an object that?bah! I will out with it at once. It begins with an R and ends with an e." "Capital!" whispers a young lieute? nant of Bordeaux promotion. "He pro? poses the Republique, without offending the old fogies by saying the word." "Nonsense! Ho means the Radioale,1' replies the other, an old Captain Cassel. "Upon my word," says a1 third,' as he lifts his glass, "our friend must mean la Royaute?' "I seel" cries a one-legged Veteran of Frouohweiller; "we drink to la Re? vanche." In faot, the- whole party Strunk the toast heartily, each interpreting it to his liking. What Should na Dons - with thjsj Wretch.?Where is that elderly scamp who has howled tor sixty -three years for an old-fashioned winter? Where is the old reptile, that we can get at him? How we would like to run him through a Elaning mill run by ice-water, and out im open with -a snow-plow, and till him jfull ol snow-balls, and sew him up with an icicle, and strap him' to the North polo until the spring rains released him. The awful wretch 1?Dahbury News. "Hb hi a Brick."?Many persons be? sides sohool boys and college students use the phrase, "He is a brick," without the least idea that it is supposed to be of classic origin. It is said that King Agesilaus, being asked by an ambassador from Bpivus, why they had no walls for Sparta, replied, "We have." Pointing to his marshaled army, he said: "There are the walls of Sparta; every man you see is abriok." The Chicago Journal gives the follow? ing warning: Ltook out for Mrs. Snyder, of Cleveland; she has killed two hus? bands, and is roaming around the coun? try for a third.; Funeral Invitation. The friends and acquaintances of MB8. 8. P.QIBDS and family are rospeotiully invited to k attend her funeral servioea.'at Trinity Ohuroh, THIS MORNING, at 11 o'clock. Auotlon Saleg ? Elegant Household Furniture. BY BEISELS & SZELL. I this MORNING, 13th. at 10 o'clock we will sell, at residence of late John D. Galdwell, Alt the Housshold and Kitchen FUiiNI [ TUBE, euch as is usually found in a first olasa residence._Mar 13 tnth Estate Sale. By 8KII1KL8 4t ezbll, Auctioneer*. WILL be sold, before the Court Houbo, in Columbia, MONDAY, March 17,1873. at tho usual hoar, All that PLANTATION, bslongiug to ibe estate of Thomas Davis, known aa the "Swamp Place," containing ?.000 acres, more or loan, situated oi the Gongareo Stiver, twelve milea below Columbia, and bounded by the lands of Lykee. Spiigner, Qilmore and eatato of Beckham. The said Plantation con? tains a large quantity of first olaas Cotton and Provision Lands and most admirably adapted to raising atook. also, The Lot, with improvements thereon, situ? ated on the South-wost corner of Marion and Laurel atreots. And on WEDNESDAY, 19th Maroh next, will be sold, on the aforesaid Plantation, the - following personal property: 10 Mules and Horses, 130 head of Cattle, SO I head of Sheep, 20 Hoga, 1 Steam Engine and I Cotton Qin and large lot of Plantation Imple? ments, ff. a w also ? Tholsand Drain Tile, ? Bun he la Cotton Seed. Terms made known on day of sale. Por? ch ?\Btrb to pay for papora. O. O. MARSHALL. FtbjM_J. KINBLEB DAVIS. Please Return. THE gentleman who, on Tuesday, rooeived the KEYS of the Proabyterian Church, consisting of one long Brass Key and three Padlook Keys, from the Sexton's son, at Mr. llondrix's store, will confer a favor by re? turning them without delay to L. W. MOKE, Sexton, At J. C. Hondrix'a store, Main street. March 13_ All the Way from Old Kentuok! MULES just receivodat DA ibles. J. M. LONO, Agent. Mar 12_ New Family Qrooery. gr TOE undersigned rospectfully J&iZM inform their friends and tho pub? lic generally, that thoy havo opon ed a FAMILY GROCERY STORE __jat tho old Btand of Campbell A Jones, and would respectfully solicit a por? tion of their patronage. Our goods arofresh, and will bo sold at lowest market prices. BOWEN A LaFAR. John H.Bowbn. M. LaFab. March 11 _ Crockery and Glassware. WE have just reoeived a new and well-eelcoted stook of r the above goods, together " with a full supply of HOUSE FURNISHING OOODS, all of wbioh wo are offering at extraordinary in duooments. Those in need of any of tho above goods would do well in giving us a call. NATHAN A PEIXOTTO, Main atreot, oppoeito Wheeler House. Mar 11 BUCH is a fact, as regards the fino lot of H0118ES and Notice. 4LL persons having claims against the estate of ELIZ1BETH MOKE, deceased, present them, properly attested; and all persons indebted to the same will make pay? ment to me, at Kingville. Fab 90 thi* J. BO BEBT 8EAY, Adm'r.