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T?J3J XL,y$<a^J?L^?EC X ?D ? 'I"' ?r-r . . < ? rrorwlgn Affairs. Pabis, Maroh 23.?The ooart Iiisr oon vioted ' those selling Memphis end' El Paso Railroad bonds of ? swindling. Among those sentenced is General Fre? mont, for five years. '*'.'.?. Captain MaobeU'a horse, Distinctive, won the grand steeple chase, near Liver? pool. The - favorite horse, Footnan, broke his neck atone of the jumps. The steamer Great Wettern got ashore Off Blaokmore',. bnt got off aud returned to Bristol. . Paris, Maroh 28.?A petitiou from Prioco Jorome Napoleon, praying for French citizenship, is to be presented in the National Assembly to-morrow. Upon its introduction, the Government will instantly propose to. pass to the order of the day, and in the event of an adverse vote,! will immediately introduce a mo? tion for banishing the Bonapartes from France. ?'"J1" Jt ? London, March'28.?The OarlUt Com? mittee (n this city publish, a denial that Don Oarlos has'gone to Geneva or ab? dioated his claiina. The committee say Don .Oarlos is notivoly 'preparing for an advahcq opoa Madrid, and will lead his troops on tho.day.fixed for the-mover rnentu-*'>U ? ?-.??:. ' ? ' ? 'v 'A?ni^li/V?n Matter?. New^ork^ Ma?h 28.v-Wm. Russell, ooudaotorof tho Pittsburg and Cincin? nati Road; bser been convicted of .6m bezzlomont, and fiuod $100 and costs. The.' Brooklyn ? police have arrested an other .woman who .had trouble .'with her nUsu^bd.'uud had exceedingly inti? mate relations.with Goodrich, the mur? dered man. i She is detained, though no? thing has transpired connecting her with' the murder. O. B. Brisooe, of Baltimore, agent of Finoh's "Family Circle" whiskey, manu? factured at Pittsburg, has been arrested for embezzlement, and bailed in 910,000. The seizure of considerable tobacco and the destruction of several illioit stills is reported on the borders of Vir? ginia and North Carolina. The. new Peaoe Commissioners have arrived at tho lava beds, aud seek a new talk with Captain Jack. The maBter and journeymen carpen? ters had au nueatisfactory consultation to day. The journeymen refuse to work by the hour. Mr. Bangs, of the Post Office Depart? ment, hois the assurance that the railroad combination to withdraw tho postal oars unless the Government aooedes to their terms, is broken. Oak es Amos intends to keep Congress? man Kelly's Credit Mobilier bonds until it is decided to whom they belong. Ames also says tho books of theoompany will not be given to the United States Attorney-General. He may, however, have access to them. The' plaster bosses of Brooklyn have voted to resist the threatened strike. I Thos. Smith, of Louisville, Ky., and Ohas. Mauley, (colored.) of Alexandria, ! Va., were hung to-day. London, Maroh 28.?An insane Arne* rioan appeared at the lodge gate of Windsor Castle, yesterday, and demand? ed admittance to see the Queen?alleg? ing that her Majesty was his mother. He was arrested by the guards, and upon being threatened with incarceration in a mad-house, promised to return to the United States.. Cinoinnati, March 28.?The Liberal Republicans'endorse Johnson as Demo? cratic candidate for Mayor. New York, Maroh 28.?A bill, regu? lating the rate of interest, known as the usury bill, was killed in the State Le? gislature. Tho woman arrested as accessory to the murder of Goodrich is named Lu oieCte Myers, alias Kate Stoddard. She had previously claimed Goodrioh an her bean. In tho Erie investigation, B. W. Spencer, of the Treasury of the Erie Company, testified to having entered cash credit for expenses of William M. Tweed, $181,000; to Van Voohter, $30, 000; to A. D. Barbour, $10,000. Justin White, an old Direotor, testified to hav? ing made the above payments. The par? ties were then in Albany. A special* from Baltimore says there is much trouble in Madison Avenue Me? thodist Episcopal Church, growing out of the opposition of tho congregation to the appointment of Dr. Dashiell as cler? gyman of that ohnroh. Some talk of! barring the parsonage against him, and tho Doctor seems intent upon assuming his duty, Chicago, March 28.?Anna Adair has been arrested in Lorraine, Adams Coun? ty, on the charge of having poisoned her husband, who died suddenly in January last. His body has been exhumed for examination.' Panama advices of tho 19th state tho fever there has ceased, and Eouador has removed the quarantine restrictions nt Gnayoquil. The frigate Tuscarora is at Panama, and the Narragansott is , daily expected. A report h current that tho oity of San Salvador was destroyed by an earthquake on the 4th instant. The insurrection in Guatimala has been sup? pressed. An attempted revolution in ArequJpa, Peru, has been suppressed. Washington, March 28.?The Senate oommittee on tho levees of the Missis? sippi; at a 'meeting held yostorday, took measures for obtaining specific informa? tion npon that subject, through corres? pondence and otherwise, and will, dur? ing tue recess of Ooogress, make a per? sonal examinxtiqn of that river and the general interests conneotod with it. The committee consists' of Senator Aloorn, of Mississippi, Chairman; Clayton, of Arkansas; West,.?f Louisiana; Sch?rz, of'Missouri, and Gordon, of Georgia. The committee will proseoute the inquiry diiigontjy, and at the next session will urge that the General Government tako obargo of the levee system, as a matter of great national concern. Probabilities?Southern and West winds, with cloudy weather, will prevail in the Eastern Gulf States, and Westerly winds with clearing weather in tho Q?ailiUre?t.A !For"^he^-B?iA?1 AtfkStfo States, Easterly winds, with clouds and rain. ' * 1 ' ' *J * ; : *" Albany, Maroh 28"? The Chairman of fine Judiciary Committee bl too Assem? bly will report, as instructed by a resolu? tion of the House, the proposition to amend tho Constitution,-so as to grant suffrage to women holding property to the amount of $250.' Alexandria, Va., Maroh 28.? Char loa Mauloy, a colored man, oonvioted of the murder of an old white man, a block mender, named Monroe, In July last, In -ehia oity, was hung to-day, in the yard of the jail, in the presence of a largo con? course, TUe roof-topi of the hpuses in the vicinity, steeples and , prominent points were crowded with people, anx? ious to see the execution. I The 'crowd ^as;so great that ingress to the jail was almost impossible* The drop fell at twenty-one, minutes of 1 o'clock. The body hung about twenty minutes. Man ley made a short speech, attributing his fate' to whiskey. He met his fate'with Kreaj? bbfnposare. 1 lA/o*pmmr!.ie<&#f 'the Young Men's Christian Association aud several colored preachers-' attended him. I No disturbance. . Washington, March 23.?.700 awards j made by the Southern Claims Commis? sion have passed from the Third Auditor to the Second Comptroller. 130 still re maiq. . .. , , Wilmington, N. C, March ? 23.?Op the complaint of L. D. Childs and others, creditors, Hon. G. W. Loguu, Judge of the Superior. Court of the Ninth Judicial District of this State, has issued ad"order I restraining and enjoiuiug the commis? sioners from selling the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad, now j advertised to be sold on April 10, under a decree of the Superior Court of New Hanover County. Secretary Belkuop leaves to-night for Chicago, whence, with Sheridan, he will go to Sau Francisco, on an inspection tour. Pardons will issue to-morrow for Alli? son Hays and Andrew J. Martin, of South Carolina, convicted of Eu K'nx ing. American Preaa Association. [By Southern and Atlantic Line ] Pabis, March 28.?President Thiers proposes, to-morrow, to present a bill to the Assembly demanding the banish? ment of the Bouapartists from France. London, March 28?Evening.?An ex? amination took place, to day, in the case of Neyes, implicated in the reocut bill forgeries on the Bank of England, when the prisoner was remanded, in order to admit of tho production of further evi? dence, Washington, March 28.?By tho terms of the contract, the Morgan Eu velope Company, of Springfield, Mass., are to buve 5,000,000 of the new postal oards ready for delivery on the 1st of May. The law calls for 100,000,000 for the first year, but the Postmaster-Gene? ral is of the opiuion that one-third more will be needed for that period. The card will be 3 by 5Jv,' inches in size, and will bear a one cent stamp, and the wa? ter mark "U. S. P. O. Dopt." Tho late order of the Presideut pro? hibiting ail persons in the Government service from holding local or State of? fices will shortly be so modified in re? spect to postmasters that any of the lat? ter who receive less than $1,000 may bold local offices. As the order now stands, no postmaster, whose salary ex? ceeds $500, can hold a local offioo. New York, Maroh 23.?Mr. Bangs, Superintendent of the Transportation of Mails, at Washington, is in the city, and had several hours' consultation with Commodore Vuuderbilt, iu relation, it is supposed, to the postal car difficulty. The result of the conference is kept pro? foundly secret. It seems probable, how? ever, that no compromise has yet been effected. The stockholders' committee of Bull's Head Bank announce that subscriptions have already been reoeived for upwards of $100,000 upon tho $150,000 to be taken, by old stockholders. Charles Mackey, on trial for mailing obsceno literature, was found guilty, this afternoon, and remanded for sentence. Bail was refused. Tho Evening Graphic, of to-day, states that Hou. James Brooks has beon rapid? ly failing in health, and is not expected to live many days. His brother, Eras tus, has gone to Washington, to be with him during his last hours. It is said his illness is less the result of disease than of mental anxiety, growing ont of the Credit Mobilier investigation. Financial and Commercial. London, March 28?Noon.?Consols 92^@92^. ?s 91. Liverpool, March 28?3 P. M.?Cot? ton opened steady and is now firm?up? lands 9>4@9^: Orleans 9^; sales of tho week 88,000 bales; export 9,000; speculation 8,000; stook 592,000, of which American is 252,000; receipts 62,000, of which American is 27,000; ac? tual exports 6,000; sales of tho day 15,000 bales; speculation and export 3,000; afloat 579,000, of which Ameiicau is 269,000. Liverpool, Maroh 28?Evening.?Cot? tou closed steady; sales from New Or leans, delivorable in February and March, 9 7-10. Yarns und fabrics quiet and firm. New York, March 28?Noon. ?Cot? ton'steady; sales 1,230 bales?uplands 19.?$; Orleans 20. Flour steady. Wheat firm, nt 1.69(?)1.70; No. 2 Milwaukee store 1.7l@1.72, afloat. Corn firm. Pork very firm, at 16.10. Lard very jfirm?Western steam 8 11-10 @ 8%. Freights qniet. Stocks quiet and firm. Gold steady, at lGV;. Money firm, at 32 to 1-10 por ocnt. Exchange?long 8>4; short 9>fj. Governments dull but steady. Stute bonds firm and steady. 7 P. M.?Sales of futures 19,400 bales, as follows: April 18X?19; May 19 3-16 ?19 7-16; June 19 9-16?19 13 16; July 19 11-16@19%. Cotton firm; sales 1,786 bales?uplands 19)6; Orleans 20. Flour quiet aud uuchanged. Whiskey dull, at 92. Wheat dull; holders of buyers.' Coffee iu good demand find very firm. Rioe quiet, at 7&@8)?. Pork firmer and quiet, at 10.10{SlG.25. Lard olosed weak, at 8%(oJ)9. Freights quiet. Money 116 to 8 32. Sterling lower, at 7. Qohl 16>?@16%. Go? vern menta very strong, at >?o. decline* States dull but steady. Baltimore, Ma rob 28.?Flour and wheat quiet and steady. Corn firm white aotive, at 63@05; yellow Steady,' at 60. Mess pork 10.50. Balk meats firmer and higher. Baoon?shoulders 7>?; rib sides 9; olear rib 91^. Lard and whiskey quiot. Cotton firmer?mid? dling 19%; receipts 922 bales; stook 9,944; weekly reoeipts 1,931. St. Louis, March 23.?Floor quiet nnd unchanged; limited jobbing demand. Corn in fair domand and firm?No. 2, mixed, 32>?. Whiskey doll, at 87. Pork held higher?15 75 offered but re? fused. Bacon higher?shoulders 8, iu August; olear sides 9)?, in July aud Au? gust. Lard held firmly; lower to seller? steam, up country. 8^. ' ., ~ Lo yi3 yille. March. 28^Floiur.easier. ?extra family 7 00. Corn unchanged. Provisions in good speculative "demand. Pork 15 50016.00. Baoon?shoulders 024(36%; clear rib sides 8%; olear sides 9^(^9>4. Packed. Lard, in Heroes, 8)4 @9; kegs 9J?(a)l0; steam 8@8^; small order lots higher. " Whiskey steady, at 86(a)87. -s^f ~ Cincinnati, Marcher??l?ur dull, at 7.50@7.75. Gorri'' Unchanged. - pro? visions strong und excited. % Pork Btrong ?held ut lQjOQ.y Lard steady-i-Steam held at 8; kettkvQW.:" Baoon "flrm-t shonlders 6^;vsWe?^8K(^8^, with eales; clear Bides held, at 9, next week. Whiskey firm, at 86. Charleston, March 28.?Cotton quiet?middling 18^; low middling 18(5) ISJb! good ordinary 17^; reoeipts 582 bales; sales 600; stock 29,117; weekly ' receipts 2,758; sales 8,950. New Orlban8. March 28.?Gotten firm?ordiuary li.?)?; good ordinary 16^; low middling 18@18>a; middling 19; receipts 4,487 bales; sales 3,400; stock 205,858; weekly receipts 25,014; sales 31,000. Mobile, March 28.?Cotton dull and lowor?good o^liuary 16>^@16>^; low middling 17)?; middling ltiy2; reoeipts 566 bales; sales 800; stock 87,275; weekly reoeipts 3,650; sales 5,900. Savannah, March 28.?Cotton quiet? middling 18)<z; low middling 17%; strict good ordinary 17; good ordinary 15; re? ceipts 1,027 bales; sales '458; stock 49,'252; weekly reoeipts 6,212; sales 3,513. Philadelphia, Maroh 28.?Cotton quiot?middling 19^; weekly receipts '-i,023 bales. Boston, Maroh 28 ?Cotton steady? middling 19^@19%; reoeipts 28 bules; sales 400; stock 12,000; weekly receipts 188; sales 1,850. Wilmington, March 28.?Cotton quiet ?middling 18; reoeipts 56 bales; sales 4; stock 4,907; weekly receipts 366; sales 28. Auousta, Maroh 28.?Cotton quiet? middling 18 J?; reoeipts 885 bales; sales 196; stock 15,102; weekly reoeipts 1,672; sales 1,628. Boston's burned distriot is to be re? built on a plan peculiarly appropriate for the "Hub," namely, after the pat? tern of a wheel, with straight streets ra? diating liko spokes from a common ooutro and a enrved avenue at the peri? phery, in which fellows may circle till thoy are tired. This scheme is said to have been proposed for London by Sir Christopher Wren, aud will doubtless give occasion for a formal ceremony of Wren-ovation when completed in the Hume of Jubilee. An exciting horseback race recently took place in a Kentucky tonn, between a sheriff und a lady, on whom he wus endeavoring to servo a process. The lady presistiug that she would not re? ceive the paper or henr it read, usod the switch very vigorously on her horse, but the officer, being mounted on tho butter animal, caught up with her aud con? tinued in her company until ho bad reud to her the contents of thu official docu? ment which he held. Belioioub and Social Prospect in Europe.?Monsignor Mermillod, the ex? iled prelate of Geneva, Switzerland, has been made a cardinal. He is reported to have naid to a reoent interviewer: "My I conviction is, that Europe is going back along tho mad of ages, and that we nrn returning to the wars of religion. The 1 next outbreak will be a religious or social war. There aro now but two currents in Europe." Au enterprising citizen of Grillin, Go., injected u half pint of bird shot into tho hide of a colored brother found in his hen house, pursm d him ouo milo in his shirt-tail, treed him iu a swamp, knocked him down with his gun, and re? covered tho chickens. What 11 police? man that man would make. A Civilized City.?The New York Mail says: It is a commentary ou the present lawless state of our city that at a parly in our best society, not long ago, tho attendant in tho gentlemen's dress? ing room discovered that almost every overcoat in his charge had a loaded re? volver in its pocket. A guard at Nashville (Teno.) barracks, who had just boon on duty, wus cleaning his gun for inspection, on Saturday, when it was accidentally discharged, killing two men. Bad way, of Buady Beliof notoriety, nnd proprietor of 8wain's panacea, aud other prominent patent medicines, is dead. A little girl, named Alice Bushep, while playing around a saw-mill at Bingwood, Halifax County, N. O., was caught iu the shafting and killed. Large numbers of Cubans aro settling at Key West. Ono paper says they will make good citizens, another says they will make good cigars. On Tuesday, Mr. LawisHarley caught an enormous blae catfish in the Edisto, weighing thirty-five pounds. . * I I f6#FI?XAIi.] h The Laws of South Carolina. Acto ?wi Joint He?olnUoiu Pawed by the General Auttnbly at 1U0 Srnlun of 18TS?73. ah ACT to atjthobizb CERTAIN COUNTIES TO 183 UB bonds aus IK)AN TUB SAME TO AID THE OHAWiKSTON, OEOHQKTOWN AND CON watbobo baidboad COMPANY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative* of the State of South Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That the several Counties of this State, through whioh the Charles? ton, Georgetown ami Conwayboro Rail? road Company shall build and operate its railroad, or any branch thereof, be, and they are hereby, authorized and empow? ered to ishne bonds and loan the same to the Charleston, Georgetown and Con? wayboro Railroad Company, subject to suah conditions and provisions*as here-' inaftor mentioned. Shu. 2. 'i'hat the Commissioners of Election of the several Counties through which ? th? Charleston, Georgetown and Oouwayboro Railroad Company propose to build their railroad shall order and oause an elootion to be held within nine? ty days. after receiving a request, iu writing, from the Board of Directors of the Charleston, Georgetown and Con? wayboro Railroad Company, asking that euch an election'be held; thirty days' notice of the same shall be given, for tho purpose of giving to tho voters of the County an opportunity of voting for tho granting of such aid or against the same. The voting Shall be by "ballot, either written Or printed, or partly written and partly printed, and shall contain the word*: "Aid to the Charleston, George? town and Conwayboro Railroad Com? pany?Yes;" or the words: "Aid to the Charleston, Georgetown' and Conway? boro Railroad Company?No." Tho election shall be held, and the Managers I shall make their returns, in tho same manner as is now provided by law for I general elections. The Commissioners of Election shall, within ten days from the time of receiving tho returns, for? ward to tho Board of County Commis? sioners a return, settiug forth the entire number of votes oast, the votes for and the votes against granting aid to said company. If a majority of thoyotes I oast shall be iu favor of granting 8m, the I County Commissioners shall immediately cause bonds to be printed, the same not to exceed the turn of two thousand dol I lars for every mile the road is to be con? structed in the County, and payable in I thirty years; and upou the Couuty Com? missioners reoeiving the same, tbey shuli I sign, and the Clerk of the Board shall countersign und seal the same with the I seal of the Board of County Commission? ers. Tho bonds shall then be numbered aud registered in the office of the Clerk I of the County. The County Commis? sioners shall then cause the bonds to be deposited with somo banking or trust I company. Sec. 6. Whenever the said company shall actually oommence the construc? tion of said railroad within the limits I aud confines of any Couuty voting aid, aa providou iu Sect ion 2, and shall depo I hit with the Treasurer of such Couuty a bond duly executed, with good and auffi I oient sureties, aud approved by the Cir? cuit Judge, iu a sum sufficient to goaran I tee the paymeut of the interest on said I bonds, during the time the said railroad shall bo uuder oonstruction, the County Commissioners shall transfer the bonds to the Charleston, Georgetown and Con? wayboro Railroad Company, and shall publish Hueh transfer iu the official paper of tho County; aud the bonds shall com? mence to draw interest from the date of Mich oflloial announcement. Upou the completion of said railroad, the County Commissioners shall receive from the j Charleston, Georgetown und Conway? boro Railroud Company au amount of I preferred stock of tho said coinpauy equal to tho amount of County bonds istuod iu aid of said company, the pre? ferred stock to bear interest at ono per cent, per annum moro than tho Couuty bonds. The bonds of the company shall hear interest at tho rate of six per oent. per annum. Sec 4. Tho County Commissioners shall luvest the additional ono per cent, received from the preferred stock iu se? curities, or iu any Bafe manner whereby the same shall draw interest somi-aunu I ally, und shall continue to invest tbo one per ceut. so received, together with tbo interest ou the same, until a sum shall have accumulated suthcient to pay and cancel the bouds of tho County issued iu uid of said company, when the bonds shall be paid and canceled. All moneys received as interest ou said bonds aud preferred stock shall bo held by tho County Treasurer and paid out ou the order of the County Coinmis>ioner.s. Approved February 2G, A. D. l?7o\ AN act CEDINO the JURISDICTION OP the statu OP south CAROLINA to the united status OP AMERICA OVKIi cer? tain LANDS in tub COUNTY OP DAR d1nuton, known AS the *'national CEMETERY." JJe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, anil by the authority of the same {Section 1. That the jurisdiction of the Statu of South Carolina is hereby oedud to the United States of America over certain lands situated iu the Couuty of Darlington, aud near tho town of Flor? ence, kuowu as the "National Cemetery." Provided, That tho jurisdiction hereby ceded shall not vest until the United States of America shall have acquired the title to tho said hind by grant or deed from tho owner or owners thereof, and tho cvidouceti of the same shall have been recorded in tho office whero, by law, tho title to such lands is recorded; and tho United States of America ure to retaiu such jurisdiction ho long a% such lauds shall bo used for the purposes in this Act mentioned, und no longer; and such jurisdiction is granted upou tho express condition that the State of South Carolina shall retain a concur rent jurisdiction with the United States in snd over the - said lands, so far as that civil process..in ?II oases not effect? ing the real or.peraonal property of the United States, and such criminal or other processes as shall issne nnder the authority of the 8tate of Sooth Carolina, against any .pereou cr persons charged with crimes or misdemeanors, committed within or without the limits,of said lands, may be executed therein, in the same way and manner as if no jurisdic? tion had been hereby ceded. Section 2. That all lauds and tene? ments which may bo granted as afore Baid to tbo United States ehall be and continue, so long as the same sbal) be nsod for the purposes in this Act men? tioned, exonerated and discharged from all taxes, assessments and other charges which may be imposed ander the au? thority of-the State of South Carolina. Approved January 16, A. D. 1873. AN ACT TO AI/TSR AMD . AilKND BEOTIOM FORTY-FIVE, (45;) OF CHAPTER kXV, (25,) . OF TITIiH SIX, (6,) PF *ABT FDRST, (l.) of THE q kn EU Ali STATUTES, RELATING TO TRIAIi JUSTICES,. ! h Be it enacted byth* Senate and House of Representatives of the Stale of South Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of Ute same: Section 1. That Section forty-five, (45,) or uhopiervSXV, (2b,) of ?Title six, Q,) of Part first, (1.) of the Qeneral Statutes be, and tho same is hereby, altered and amended, by striking out all of aaid section after tho word "office." Approved February 27, A. D. 1873. an act REQUIRING A. BOND FBOM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BEFORE ENTEItINU UPON THE DUTIES OF THBIlt OFFICE. Be it enacted by Ute Senate and House of Representatives of fhe State of Ho nth Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority ofthe same: Section 1. That the County Commis? sioners shall, beforo entering upon the duties of their orfioe, be, and they aro hereby, required to give a bond for the uro of their respective Counties, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars each, with three good aud sufficient sureties, to bo approved by the Clerk of Court of their respective Counties, conditioned upon the faithful and impartial per? formance of the duties of their office: Provided, That the County Commis? sioners of Charleston Bhall furnish a bond, as hereinbefore provided, in thu penal sum of ten thousand dollars each, and tho County Commissioner-! of the Counties of Beaufort, Burn well and Richland shall furnish a bond of five thousand dollars each, as hereinbefore provided: Provided, further. That this Aot shall not be in force until on aud after the next general election of County Commissioners. ?eo. 2. That all Acta, or parts of Act?, inconsistent with this Aot are hereby re? pealed. Approved January 29, A. D. 1S73. an act TO AM bnd SECTION 1 OP AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO BBOULATB PILOT? AGE AT THE FORTS OF CHARLESTON, BEAUFORT and*qeorqbt0wn." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That Section 1 of "An Act to regulato pilotage at the ports of Charleston, Beaufort and Georgetown," approved February 27,1872, be amended so as to read as follows: "That tho Go? vernor is hereby authorized to appoint separate and distinct Boards of Pilot Commissioners for the ports of Charles? ton, Beaufort, Georgetown and Little River, iu Horry County, each Board to consist of three persons, of whom two shall be, or shaii have been, suafariug tueu, and tho third a full brauch pilot. The Commissioners of Pilotage for the port of Beaufort shall havo jurisdiction over St. Helena, Port Royal aud ull en? trances Southward. Approved February 27, A. D. 1873. an ACT to REQUIRE STATE AND COUNTY of? FICERS ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO QUALIFY WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER p. ec ei vi no OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION THEREOF. , Be it enacted by the Senate and House of .Representatives of the Slate of South Caro? lina, now met and sitting in General As sembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That from the passage of this Act, it shall bo the duty of eaoh and ovcry State and County officer elected by the people to qualify within thirty days after receiving official notification there? of; and, upon the filing of h<s bond, and qualifying according to law, he shall en? ter upon the duties of said offiau. Sec. 2. If any officer elected by the people shall fail to qualify, and enter upon tho duties of his office, as required by tho provisions of this Act, ho shall forfeit the office to which ho shall have been elected, aud the Governor is here? by authorized to order nu election to be holden within ninety days to fill the va? cancy. Sec. 3. All Acts or purts of Aote in unusistout with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Ai'PROXUD January 29, A. D. 1873, Deputy United States Marshal John II. Williams, requests tho* Union Jinms to state that tho District Attorney desires that it bo generally known in Union Conuty, that but few oases aro to be tried at the coming term pf tho United States Coart, und uo witness will be paid for attendance who is not regularly sub poenaod by the marshal. Tho Savannah Republican of yesterday, has the following: "The schooner Amelia, which left this port about four? teen days sinco, for Colonel's Island, hns not been heard of since, and it is report? ed has been lost at sea. This schooner, one of thu best of its class, had been on gugud lor some time in the oyster trade." Frederiok Otto Degen er, inventor and pateutce of the job printing press whioh bears his name, died at Wtlliarosburg on Saturday morniug, the 15th iost. What is It??Quite an excitement was created among the country people? especially the colored portion?by the appearance of a wild animal about twen? ty miles from the oitj. .Some say it is a real Bengal tiger, others assert it to be a lion, wild cat, etc. "Tho old ones" say its nothing bnt an insane cow; bnt all are unanimous on the scare it is creat? ing. A. oonntryman reports seeing, day before yesterday, a cow lying in the road * frightfully torn and lacerated, aa if by wild animals, Shot guns are kept load? ed, and a lookout kept for "yo royal Bengal's" welcome, i. [Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. Rascal Caught.? Detective Blom has been arreated at Philadelphia, charged with practicing imposition for several months past, on the people Of that city. He confessed-having made from $160 to ?t?Oa week collecting money ostensibly I in. behalf of the.'.'distressed people, of Switzerland,'' upon a forged certificate of ' the Swiss. Bebevpleut Society.'. He admitted having played the same ' game in New York,.aW jOT,'fie thonght ii aa gobd a 'way t? shl?port 'bls.:/smnj as'ssy other;.;' '? .'. } D ,)tl"..v;,' * :\r Trance.is to,pay the fifth and labt .mil? liard of tho war indemnity to Germany by installments. It Franue is punctual in her paymoute, tho German?, ou July 1, wifi evacuateail, French posts except Verdun, and they: will, leave Vordun , and withdraw the laat German soldier from French soil, September 5, when the final installment is paid' . lUu&ii To be taken.in the place of quininoor bitters of any kind; tho dose is small, and-its virtues utrdoubtod. It wilt be found cheaper and better than any other remedy for tbut purpose, and also as a general plantation and family medicine, Simmons' Liver Regulator has no su? perior. M29J8 On the 1st of April the new coinage law passed by the Congress just ended, goes into operation, and effects an im? portant change in the character of oar silver coin. The latter, for some time, has been a drug upon foreign markets, both from the fact that it was worth some five cents less than the face, and that it waa not pleasing as a coin. Akothrr Honks? Congressman.?The Evening Post states that Gen. Hawley, of Connecticut, drew only the amount of his pay as Congressman allowed ander the old law, quietly declining the' addi? tional payment authorized under the new salary bill. Shooting Affray.?Oa Sunday, the 23d, Jane Shealy, a colored girl living sixteen miles below here, oIoeo to Wise's, on Saluda River, was shot down oy a . young colored man named Jaoob Giger, with an Enfleld rifle. He said as he raised the gun, that he intended to Bhoot her.?Nexcberry Progressive Age. A new post office, by the name of Ash ton, with Mr; D. Keels as postmaster, has been established six miles below Lynchborg, in Somter County, on tho route from Lynobburg to New Zion post office, Clarondon. Mr. Christie, who has been Buffering for several days from the effects of his recent fall at the Custom House, died yesterday morning. He was thirty-three years of age.?Charleston Nezc*. . ? 1 Charlotte is to have "a perfect little gem of a theatre." Typographical Union, No. 34. rr\HE Regular Monthly Meeting or this X Union will be held at the Independent Engine Ua.ll, THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock. H. N. EM LYN, fieo. and Treis. March 29_1 Dissolution. THE copartnership heretofore existing be? tween T. J. A il. M. Gibson, was dissolved on the first day of February last,, by limita? tion.- AU persona indebted by account, notes or otherwise will please call and settle by 15th April. All olainis remaining unsettled after that dale will be placed in tbo hands of our atter neys for collection. Either one will sign in liquidation. .^w, TUOS. J. GIBSON.'' H.M. GIBSON. T. J. GIBSON will continue the Orooery and Provision business, at tho store corner Lady and Richardson stroets. . . H M. GIBSON will continue the Hardware, Liquor, Grocery and Provision business, cor? ner Taylor and Biohardson streets. Mar 29 12_ The Fountain Head! Wo want to make TOE "EMPORIUM OF FASHION" AT ABBEVILLE NO TED as boing th>- place for ELEGANT AND STYLISH GOODS?goods that the ladies can rely upon as having boon bought with a strict regard to the prevailing styles auJ best tn-tto. Wo do tbink that our stock thia season SURPASSES ANY THAT WB HAVE EVF.K HAD. Wo challongo any house to show a hotter selectud, a more complete stock. Dress Goods, Whito Goods, Laces, Embroideries, Hair Goods, Hosiery, Gloves, Made-lTp Suits, Under Wear, French Flow.ers, Ribbons, Crapes, Veils. Indeed, any and everything bolonging to tbe DRY GOODS Millinery Business, iTuo ro cm he 'mil J at our establishment, We aUo liave as onrupleto a DRESS-MAKING DEPARTMENT An etn bo found in tho State. We work in body and miud to plo'aso ladies of tbe boat taate. Onr GRAND OPENING taken placo on WEDNESDAY, 9th APRIL For samples, addroaa JAMES W. FOWLER A CO., Proprietors. JAMES W. FOWL.KB JAKES A. BOWIE. X^roh 20 7