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im S\8pecial-Bistt?h~M ihe Ph?nix^ WALHAiiiiA.t April 1_-About 10 ?'olook, this mornibg, an accidental, fire broke i out.in the 'store of Mrs, Knee, on Main ; street, which extebded^qro?il ibe narrow street, x>n tho South, to-the afcora of Mr. S. Vnu^V>rr; .^feee 'ljfi\S$.fttore.ol, Mr. > FiBs?her, ((jeweler,) all of which were.on ? tlrely d?BtroyotJ, Wgether ^llb th^ entire 'contents of the-two first. Mr. Piesober "BayOil a portion of his stock. Mrs,1 ^ne? was* uninsured, hnb it ia ^aid; Mr.' VaOdi '/partially iusnred. The %-b^ihjraga^ weie|:TininpujeTl. ; There, was ^UQfc a breath of air'stirring-?had there . : been, < tho destruction, of property jwould have be'eu iuiuaou?o, as nearly rjthe 'entire town is built of wood; " ? ? ' ? ??'???'? -i7l .uloiT .' trbrx^s. Affalra . i 0" S. nl^NDONi .April X..-T-Spajah|h> advices | state that .tba Captain General of - Baroo- | lona has resigned.' If is expected Cat.a 'JJ ia will ?oon be' r deoldrej^.i'n a styite of &. lO.OdO.' nrmed ,oitizen3 maintain order in the city of .Malaga, exelu ding . regular troops andioustorn'offioers, <\ M ? party^f Oatholip> tr??p.s in Rome, .waile^^Jhg'the'OhhrOh of Jesus..y.eaH? LtfleMJ . ThoOrand Dr/Ko Alexis bus arrived at ?Shanghai; ? .. . *2?. T.The Ujwe'r Hotree fru? votdd^want df ? cob?doriccjin tho Danish Ministry. | \ >\ The Spanish . Yice-Coneul to Paris has abBoonded. leaving a de?oit of 70,000f.; ^MfVoato, April Despatches from. Barcelona State' that tho trouble among ? Jtho . lvopnbliciUi "troops in that .city has ! resulted in open warfare against the Go? vernment). . -The-troops1 mutinied to-day, ' and1 rofused tp 'obey tho orders of'their superiors. It is ?xpootcd a conflict will occur between the troops and the autho -. rities, and the Govertt.the'nt is apprehon . js^Ve.that much blooflst?d. will follow. <: ?;. ? )Tbn HAoue, ' Apri I 1,-^T.b'e. Da fob' :Go -. ? . jvnrnment bus declared war against the r./Kingdom of- Aobinez,' ih Sn emIrh, for j '- ?. an; infringemenb.'bf'' treaty stipulations _ .With. the:DritnliWrVm*s,-? 1 r? ?\ i t Lou u cm,, ApriD l.-*-*Tho Etfglrsh Go t varnment/has declarants Gliding a epeoinl ?ov< ?'toacOoi ' Hl a, autorosta h er Mb] esty? t dnd > n preserve iuttuii tha integrity ?t the terri . torry of Gieas'Brlfain mid her allies^ j "' a .A'aij .-Wrfff^O avsVi t ?? a .* flWUsHiNQiON,. April ln^lb*? is"!fit&(ed a .?hlt>fhe Government- hifc ab^hdbnell tti? 1 -?rSttigainst th^Piedfn^ttt|^d^:Con;. , ^e?^ate" ;pr'p^eHyV.?i' *liew^?)l^iiaA in? volved. .r.?r?j _ , x\ a.? "A^egso-atUraptod'tB'f^o^dai'ion^ a -fltfe^;; tin- Seventh ?^f^L.Vya^rlay.} ed'bim' frpm ^'impromptu "ibUb'o sieved' bi'm fxpar A'imprompti . ?anging.!'*.'!..?rt*U!?vaa.l j u .q President. Grant * und Werfetary Ptab left rcr^ev#^l?rb^^oott,;;,^ d^at ^Ul bo absen^a..week?'l!' :y? avs 11 ^The Mobile poet.offioe; which for B?rne .tiOfehas been under control of a special 38 into the bimds of Wicker i^oW Total Abstinence Society ? is holding ita annual session in Philadel? phia. . Ap,onvoy sent to Ireland, return? ed wi^tn a'proposition to form a junction. ?The Indians killed Mr. Duning and three others, Government surveyors. Two others of -the same party, with a provision train, are miBsing. The out? rage occurred 125 miles South-west of Kansas City. Collector Baily seized eight more New York Central locomotives, at Albany, for taxes. Oharies Delsea, of Hayti, who nu . swered to tbo description of Roscoe, tho ?alleged murder 6f Goodrioh, rosl taken band-ouflad.to the station, bntu.^j immediately discharged. NBW* 'YoRk., AprjJ[ 1.?A y?utb, while! ploying \?hang, Fpeter," 'strangled him- ! self, yesterday.: . ? . , I '. The ejioo-raakers have resolved to strike, unless their pay is in'ot-oased fifty cents a day.. Tli'? gas men will strike' unless tbgwr-demands: ore complied with. The sanity of Train is to be> tried by a I ? jary4- "):?:-? ^-?oisa? i.- f.il r ? W*w YbMfc,- April1,1.'?The revelations in ttyo Erie invoatigatlon, of large sums of money being paid to Senators and i Assemblymen at1 Albany^ last winter, for legislation, has produced a good deal of sensktion here., The committee are de? termined to ascertain, if possible, the names of the bribed legislators. Madiud, April 1.?A force of Carlista, I under eummaiid of Chieftain Cacula,'] made an attack, on Yenacoso, province of Castellon do la Plana, yesterday. After u.short contest, the insurgents were de? feated by tho Republican troops, and ilcd.iu difiCrdor from before the,town. Additional reinforcements for the Spa? nish troops in Cuba were sent to that | ? island by the .steamer whioh sailed from Gddiz for Havana, yesterday. Notwith? standing tho efforts of tho'authorities qf Barcelona topreservo poace in that city, disorders have occurred. The populace, enraged at the burning of Berga and other oatragoous acts of the Oarlists, attacked'several Catholic churohea and seriously damaged tho sacred odiflcos. Washington, April 1.?The Georgia commissions will bo withheld at least until tho President returns. The post offioe subordinates, in Creswoll's absence, are reticent as .to tho oharacter and.pro? gress, of the investigations. The Secretary of the Treasury hasl called id 8375,000 of the throe per cent, denomination of $5,000, numbered from 5,760 to 5.B31, inclusive. Debt statement?Decrease during the | month,' $1,625,000. In the Treasury coin, $60,500,000; ourrenoy, $2,025,000. Minister Bancroft has not resigned. Chase goes to Richmond, in a few days, to hold the Circuit Court. Among the Federal expenditures for pensa^i?ntd O?Dgvess, .?xofc i ? -PAbabHitreV^Tn^ diana will rriovd dbrlb^b;Q rfeat of Tuei day night North ewfward over the lower lakes, and on' Wodueaday down .tho St. IjBwrenqo. ',Vall??y;j >tid: extending somewhat E^i\Vard over'Now York and New Kogl?utL,". For lb> Southern States, Southerly winds/ baiting to West, fol? lowed by clearing leather/Wednesday afternoon. For thr^l^HddlQ- -States, in ; orea^iog.., Bputh oaelorly. j winds* i with I cloud aod rain idaring tho rest of Tu ea day night, nbd con-tinning 'Wednesday morning,1 with pojsibiy Southerly galea on theooast. For Now Englaud, falling barometer, Easterly winds, clouds and rain. A sevoreetorm will continue over ! the ^sfeo Teg|pjrj' duripg Tuesday night, and I, over the1.' lower ? lujtes Wednesday morning, but followed: on the upper raked ' by - diminishing North*WCst winds W^jpiemr^ng weather. . snapn^iietorm of equal severity is appareuTTy approach? ing Dakota and.Manitolia, . |~ The' friends ^y[' Captain Jackneck, Chief of the Fiuauoo Division of,, tho In? dian Bureau, .who was recently arrested here on tho charge of Complicity in the North Carolina <jlierokeo' frauds, assert that he.js.entirely iijncoeut of.nriywroug ,or illegal action in connection with- that eabjeotj and that bin trial will fally bear out the good reputation he has hitherto sustatfnecl for,honesty- and integrity. .{JAjqdjp^jrA,Appll, 1,?;A tprriflo win"u\aud rain..storm passed over this, aity, thia afternoon, uprooting trees,' tearing dowu ?fence's,, typd;doing;considerable damage generally. * It lasted ovi-.? Jjalf' an hour. Coii?mOos, Ohio, April l.?A.b'iHfabo? lishing capital punishmeut received only .twenty-nine-votes'in thp House. Ta^croN, N. J., April 2.? The general .railroad bill hasjpoesed both Houses, und Will be sent to the Governor to-day. ;' AtjIi.vny, April 1.? In the Senate; to ?ay, an am'ehdmcb't' to' tho Now York charter, -giving the playor power to make nit. 'ftp ppio tm an ta, \ end pro via in g for the ooutiuuaucu in office of Counsel of tho Corporation, President of Board of Police, Commissioner* of Public iJYorks aud President of Pdblio Parks/ was carried. Afaiotion to retain Compj* I tf pilfer Green was rejected. | j;^ew Y0tt^f April l.^-Iu tho ;c^j3,of: I the,rErie 'investigation, to-iday^,', Mr. i Archer < explained ! the project- ofuithc Bouth\Improv?meht Companyj:by wtiicb it. .apffa^s tUeie wlis a combination of the; iWie.-Penpsylvauiiv.' and .New A'prkJ !Contrail Etoafle. .to .control tbarwhole: pir troDS of Ne w- York, by ui Anopoli isi rig ah e -.per. W>i ifKil Wnjcb m9aW9PnW&iP' proaoment. Company! wua tO:haye!?X>40 each barrel'-''thir^*-threo- pdr cent, jto tWVWW'^^eenJftffl ;?Ett^%ia' New i oil or cot, and .tixe ?Peonayivauut' Kt^ad was to havo tho mother 'sixt^-seveu.-i Thn .project was ? one tJl'lf r'.r Watson's, i but it fell through. Henry Li. Antes, formerly,in. F^V private oflice, testified; that no oqeloo'u.Id ever Coll from the re*' oorda 4p .whom, the money ?.w.aa.paid for legal purposes "at Albany,' as tue"'entry , was simply for legal 'services. In Ooto-* bet; 1869, '$100,000 were paid to Wm. &f. Tweod, for legal services. At another time, $10,700 were paid Tweed. : Vouch? ers oontinne at irregular periods in 1870, showing that Two ad had as much money as he wanted, whenever ho wanted it. In 1871, over $-110,000 were paid to Tweed for legal services; but tho sums do not appear on the book of- the company. Witness made out vouchers for them. The judgment record and bill of ex? ceptions in the Stokes case were tiled to? day in the Supreme Court. Tho lower portions of Patterson, N. J.j aro overflowed by a rise in the Pas saio River. Haxjvax, April 1.?The steamship Atlantic, of the White Star line, from Liverpool, March 20, for New York, run? ning short- of ooal, made for Halifax. When about twenty mile's from port, off Cape ProBpoct, at 2.30 o'clock, this luorping, she ran ashore, on Meagheu's Head. -She had ow board over 1,000 m"u, women and children. Only 250 succeeded in landing. The remainder, including all the women and. children! were lost. The captain and third officer were saved; tho firat officer was drowned. Qo the-first reoeips-of the news of -tho disaster hero, n Cauard and Government steamer started to the assistance of tho Atlantic, but tho third officer, who arrived at 5.30 thig evening, says tho Vessel nndVargo are a total loss. V Finnni tci ami Oonimcrclal. '.L?nd?it,' April 1?Noon.?Consols 92^,. 5* 01. J Liv-iiiPOOL, April 1?3 P. M.?Cotton Opened firm and is now hardening?up lauds O^f^O^; Orleans, SKG&Ky from Savnrinah or Charleston, February or March, 9Jtf; Maroh or Aprli, OJ.j; sales 15,000 bales; .speculation aud export S.OOO. Pahis, April 1.?lien tea 55 f. 50c. LiVEnroorj, April 1?Evouing.?Cot? ton closed firm; sales include U.0U0 Ame? rican; from Savttunah or Charleston, de? liverable in February nud March, 0 r,j. Yarns and fabrics firm. New Youk, April 1?Noon.?Stocks somewhat weak. Gold easier, at 17. Money firm, at l&QUi por oout. Ex change-r-loug 7-)4'; short 8%. Govern? ments an'd Stute bonds dull and heavy. Cotton dull and nominal; sales 1,868 bales?uplands 20; Orleans 20|^. Flour, corn and wheat quiet. Pork strong? now 16.50@1C.62)? on spot or Aptil de? livery, ttsrd firm?Wostern steam 8% @8$. Freights very quiet. 7 P. M.~Cotton dull and nominal; sales 1,400 bales?uplands 20; Orleans 2?)?. Fi our quiet and unchanged. Whiskey steady. Wheat quiet and held a shade higher, Corn steady, with mo? derate business?new Southern aud yel? low Western 66@67. Coffee quiet and -steady. Rioe steady, at 72?@8J?. Pork firmer, at 16.76@16.87??. Card lower Western steam, on spot, 8^. Freights quiet. The situation in finanoial oiroles . 1 ?? I III! I 1 is marked by than jresV terday, bat very little improternqntoa^ far as money is concerned; early loans to borrower on call at % to % per diem and interest; chiefly at the highest rate. The stringency increased daring tho - after noon; most of the business was at % to % per diem; Alter 8 o'clock, money eased up, and loans were madeat' 'to per diem. Exchange dull and heavy, owing to dear?tejM?^^ hankers sold at 7*9'@7&;;ut cjoae^itwes hardly possiblo toL sell^exch^OJ^at the inside rate. Gold' vsryactive tb rough' the entire day, fluctuating between 16(|L 16%, and closed at 17%?17&. Loans, were from 7, coin, to % for carrying. Governments very feverish and heavy; business light; prices nominal. States doll and hoavy;. prices slightly lower. Sales of futures 14,400 bales: April 19)a. .19%; May 19 5-16, 19%; June 19%, 2U; July 1911-10, 19%; October lift. Baltimore, April 1.?Flour dull, and unchanged.' Wheat quiet und ?rm; re? ceipts Tight. Corn firm and scarcer while 65; yeliow 62. Oats dull?South? er* ^vKc&lS. Bye q^M-ot^^OD. Pro-' visiona very strong. Mess pork 17.00(a) 17.50. B.ioon firm, at 7%(gi9^; Lard 8%@9. Whiskey steady, at 91. Cotton dull?middling 19%; reoeipts 80 bales; i sales 101; stock 9,161. i j Cincinnati, April . .1.'?Flour dull. Corn quiet and unchanged. . Provisions strong. Pork flrm^-ab?'X^j6j)V^Vitles"at 17.00, buyer in^Mto^^rd drtu?steam 8; held higberf a?l<w^>f ? pity kettle 8%. Bacon firm?shoulders. 7; clear rib, sides 9@9%; olsar'sIasS 9%: v Whiskey firm, at 85. ? m ? ? Louisvifiniaj- 'April ? l.?^Jq$ipv steady nod un oh an god. Corn'active oil orders, at 52@56ipC'Provisions firm; holders asking an ad van oe. Pork 1G.OO@10.60. Bacon?Shoulders 7; dear rib sides 9@ 9%; clear sldjs 9%. Lard?tierces 8>?(a) 9; kegs 9)?@10j steam 8%; small order lots 3a@3^o. higher. Whiskey firm, at S6. ' St. Louis, April 1.?Flour dull and unchanged; only iu limited jobbing de? mand. Corn firm?No. 2, mixed, 33(5) 03^, at Ease St. Louis, on track; 30(?) (5}38%, in elevator. Whiskey firm, at 87.' Pork higher, at 16.0J; to arrive, from up oountry 16.25. Bacon stiff and higher?clear rib eidea,9%.*in May; 9% in- Jane; clear aides'10%, in July. Lard .higher?steam 8. - New Orleans, April 1.?Cotton in moderate demand?ordiuarj lo";,!; .good t'?rdinary i6%;.lo.w; middling .18^:. ofttd-. ?dling 19.%; veceipts 5,090'balos;Hsales *9,000; stock 199,150. ? 1 ,s * ... Norfolk, April 1.?Cottonfirni--lQW middtfh"gU8%rj?eipts?^^ saW! 75;Stqcj07,22^ ?Wl\J 8 % Philadelphia, April 1.?Cotton .quiet ?middling 20%. int.-Jij ',tta;t rum QALv^^l^pidilllHCoi?n firm*! ru Boston,'April U?OotttAr iqiVietr tftfd. stron^-^miAdling'' 20#-, *rV?eiptev 1402 |brtr*rsal?s 2M> stook'19^i^-?T -: WrisnStiTo^i' Aprfl'l:-^eotrbr?vBrra? .middling 18)^; receipts68H)dreBjcoles 7; 'stock'6,097. ' ~. , : Savannah,. April1 vl??Cotton1 'firm middling 18:f.(; receipts 1,371 bales; sales 1,152; stock 48,834. Aooosta, April 1.?Cotton steady? middling 18,%; reoeipts 141 bales; sales 318. Mobile, April. 1.?Cotton quiet and firm?middling 19; receipts 6,098 bales; sales 5,000; stock 39,131. Charleston, April-1;?Cotton firm? middling 18%; low middling 13%@ 18%; good ordinary 17%(g)17<%; re? oeipts 425 bales; sales 1,200; stock 29,451. There has been another rouunciatiou of rights among the pretenders to the throne of Spain. Tho history of the Carlist branch of tho Spanish Bourbons bos been, for the last thirty yrfara, little more than a series of solemn abdica? tions of a throne which none of them have over ? occupied. The first Don Garloa?is e'., of tho modern lino?was the brother of Ferdinand VII, and from the celebrated j will of that monarch, dated June 12, 1830, ch-.ingiug the suc? cession to tho female- line, begin tho Carlist pretensions' to the throne, of Spain.. lo 1845, the first Don Carlos re? nounced/ bis rights to the throne in favor of his 90uj Don Carlos Louis, Count of Montemoliu. . On tbo death of the lat? ter, in 1861, the claims cf the family were taken up by his brother, Don John Carlos, who, in turn, coded his rights, iu 1868, to his son, Don Curios, who now, at the ago of twenty-live, renounces his rights in favor of his sou, Don James I Carlos, a child three years old. Histori? cally speaking, the first Don Carlos was I tho son of Phillip If, und the hero ot ; Schiller's well known drama. Beckoning ( from him, tho Bon Carlos who now oc- 1 cupies a visionary throne, under the ! tutelage of a supposititious ri tfent, ought - to he called D>m Carlos VI. li be should | ever wear tho Spanish crown', it will be 'under tho title of Charles IX. 1 ?? -? A Oooo Law.? I he Comrnilleo of I he Wholo, of tho New. York Assembly, (UoilSC of Delegates,) has unanimou.-ly ' recommended the passage of a law which, to prevent crime, provides that if a magistrate be satisfied that a person is u professional criminal, uud bus been 1 convicted of crime, and bad an unlawful intent when arrested, bo may imprison ' tho accused. Tho magistrate may also i imprison any person not a professional I criminal, if such person be arrosted at j any steamboat landing, railroad' depot, ! church, banking institution, broker's office, place of public amusement, fttio- . tion room, store, anotion sale in private j residence, passenger car, hotel or rest au- | rant, or at any other gathering of peo- | plo, whether few or many, providod tho magistrate be satisfied of tho unlawful purposo, and that the person baa been onoe or more times convicted. Tho romedy of tho writ of habeas corpus is provide 1 for. If an ounoe of prevention be worth a pound of cure, this will be a good law. f j A * SiKbtrr^a-p.' Discovert by a Dutch exxouer?A story of Til ree cent dries I Ago. ?The New York World is respon? sible for the following somewhat roman tio incident: Ab there is nothing so sdemn in na? ture as tntt Vast desolation that reigns about the North Pole?virgin vet of the presence of intruding feet or Bail or any ejVideoce of ./ohr human kind?so when we catou' vagQeiglimpsea of that land of sil?noo, or" are enabled to lift the curtain of ignorance that bangs about its out? skirts, nothin g can "more strike the mind , with its imprcssivonena. We all know that in some lonely, ice-bound spot lie the remains of bravo explorers?Sir John Franklin and his company?never, perhaps, to be brought back to the world of green fields nud pleasant places. But sometimes tno secrets of the far North are unlocked; sometimes the sha? dow off ignorance which'envelopes it and hides it from our Bight gives way to tho light of knowledge, and tbo"world readsaborioue story in the revelation. It has been reserved, for Gsptain Carl een, n Norwegian navigatuf, to pierce this veil of mystery, in ono instance, at least, and to make a discovery, whiob, in the reoital of-it, soems moro like *a strange fairy tote of the far North than a sober narrative of our prosaic day. While ho.many bravo men aro exploring ?'tho Arctic regions, searching for that North .Pole, the geographical phantom which ever allures und ever eludes, a curious interest will attach to his diBCO veVy. But in order to approaoh this subject, iwe; must follow a circuitous route?we must ".go back nearly 278 years, to a period late in I he sixteenth century, about the year 159G, when ono William Barontz, a Dutch, navigator, saited away on his second voyage of dis? covery to ' trace out, if possible, the North-west passage?that famous ima? gined highway to Asia by way of tho Arctic Ocean, the fact of the existence of which so many other navigators havo vainly endeavored to realize. Bareutz failed in his search, bub he discovered Spitzenbergeu, the vast archipelago which lies in the heart of the Arctic Ocean. He found it expedient to laud upon the coast, and there he built-huts for shelter and for temporary residence for himself and for his company. ? .Here be tarried.during the dreary months of an Arctic winter, and in due course of time abandoned tho spot, leaving the hats and their contents, and returned to his'own country, never to revisit his quaint settlement. Three 'centuries * nearly have passed .awny,.sinceI.tuat,event.. The years have do mean d gone, p v erjt hQse. s ileufcjwitnesjj .es .to.tho.presence.of\h,'e aqcfenf mariner and his sturdy crew. In all that time, ns we may-believe, .110 living thing has invaded the sabredI solitude of this spot, haunted .with memories of tuat^om?og, long ego,''df-Barehttf-and hfs'men:"T*o8 'sjblyy from a distance,,, the -wokus and the seal may have gazed-.uobn l it. and from*his'rapid flight fh^t^eihoif.'^ome arritio bird of passage may have turned a curious eye upon the sceho. But no dust has settled there; no moth has stolen in to-bring decay. Even tho elements seemed to have abated their" .severity, and to have protected with a. kindly hand the legacy left to their undivided keeping. Tlie sequel almost partakes of tho cha? racter of one qf those tales wherewith the princess in tho .Arabian Nights de? ferred her threatened and delayed fate by whiling away the tedious evenings of her cruel caliph. Ono day, in tlio year 1870, Captain Carlson bora shoreward iu his ship to this icy coast of Spitzbergen. He landed at the spot where IJarentz had landed before him, nud to his perplexed eyes appeared the vision of the old en? campment. Tho huts were still there, just as Myu hcer hud left them, nearly throe huudred years ago. In tho rude hearth lay the relics of the utterly dead and long ex? tinguished fire. Upon a shelf were books from the old Dutchman's library-ya work on navigation, tho latest edition publish? ed before he had sailed, and a history of China, translated into Dutch. Jugs and dishes, wherein had been prepared the drink and food of the'adventurers, were scattered here and there, and even a pair of shoes was found, which had belonged to n lit tie cabin boy, who, as say tho re? cords, had died upon the voyage. There were also quaint engravings and a cu? rious mathematical instrument, intended to ausist in obtaining longitude. All theso articles were carefully collected, and were brought to Europe ou Carlson's return. There is a touch of tho pathetic in this revelation of tho long kept secret of tho arctics. It is an pathetic, indeed, as that story of another old Du x)h seamun, Myn? heer Vauderdeckeu, whose ship?wo have it upon excellent authority ot suit? ors who como to port, and who them sulvee havo witnessod the strange specta? cle?may bo seen, at dawn und twilight, in fair weather nud foul, rushing like the ghostly ship it is, through tho startled sea, or beating aimlessly about tho ap? proaches to tho Cape uf Good Hope. Hon. Joseph Powell died in Greeu villi}, Teno., a short time since. Mr. Powell was for many years a residrut of Greenville, 8. C., 11 member of the legislature, uud u practicing lawyer, lie was appointed Minister to the Falkland Islands, and after a few years returned to his home in Tennessee. Tub Peacues.?Wo aro sorry to learn it said that the rooent cold snap killed, almost ontirely tho coming peuoh crop, it is to bo hoped that tho damage dono is not really so great ns is now supposed. ? '- [Charlotte. Observer. It is said that, if tho Chinese were.to adopt tho Prussian military syHtem, they could bring into the field upward of 80, 000,000 soldiers, unequalcd for patience aud endurahco, and for indifference to death. The New York lawyers are in a puzzle over their juries; but the juries have been befogged often enough by them. InfJOT?broti.?It is just-l " breath* %Mtafc?U?lKn-1 ghi. Were he-living to-day, Byron the number of .his surviving pan tempo - rariee^ie'Mbeoornirig" Wry small. Four' years ago, toe lost eminent man among-] the poet's intimate friend^ passed to his feat, in the personi oft Lord Brobgbton, better known as Sir John C'am^Hob honde; and a.'few. weeks ago, We, recorded I tho death, at a patriarchal ago, of an? other eminent man, whose name reoa)led vividly and painfully passages in the life of the poet?Dr. Lushington. And now the telegraphy-tells us that the grave has. closed over a. lady. whoso--name will ever be associated with that of-Byron. ' The Oountess Ouiooioli seems so entirely to belong to another period of .b^tory, that had'she not revived loo reoo Uectioh of her. ? existence by the work she pub? lished a year or two sip err, most people would probably have''concluded her to, bo dead years ago, . Byron left Eng? land, determined never to return to the' country which had bestowed, upon, him nil the good things of this life, in 1815. In November, 1810, he took up his abode at Venice," and > abandoned him? self to a fife of combined intellectual exertion and profligate pleasure: It was about a year after his arrival there, that bo became, intimate with the Countess Guiccioli, and, 'howover reprehensible may have been tho relationship between them, there is, at all events, this, to be said for it, that, so far as ho waft con? cerned, it caused him to exchange- com? mon debauchery'for a genuine and ex? clusive attachment to a gifted womau. Of Hornau origin, tho Countess, then very young, had really been compelled to make a marriage of convenance with an olderly man, little agreeable to her; and it is scarcely to be wondered at, if, under these circumstances, and having regard to the conventional immorality of Italy at that time, she surrendered to the fas ciuatiousof tho only man whom Mme. do Stael, after large experience, said ever cama tap to her ideal of a poet: Whou, a few months after their first ac? quaintance, Count de Guiccioli left Ve? nice for Ravenna, the separation from Byrou so seriously ?ffeoted tho Countess' health, that the poet' presently rejoined her. Tiefiifil lopg, she-,consented to abandon her husband for him; this step, however, wOs ,. followed,' after a1, few mouths, by, ,aa1,reconcilijit.Ioh ;.;.."With* the". Count; bat, on> Mm Oanntestt agnin' be? coming seriously ill, her father and mo tb^njj^H op his abode rn The noose, the Coujit-Gj?ccioU obtained'1 Pope a jcliicri-eOo^f s_c'(jaration wife, und the daughter retir id) &ift&y?o^j)ftgi _ the Oountess Guiccioli's career has no iutcrest f()r"tb^^rhblio; nor did the work she publikto^fn exoneration of the! poet's character' substantially serve that eud?indeed, coming frorftsuch a source,, the ^person musOiayo been sanguine^who' anti'hipatqd/ tuftjt^t^w^>n|d jp* ysuli'. A Centenarian?*^ Stokv?Guligani's Messenger says: ? % ??'*'^'*\ A woman named Virginia Chesquieres has just died in the Petite Himages Asy? lum, at Issy, near Paris, within fifty-five days of attaining her hundredth year. A remarkable act of heroism is related of thin female, under the first empire. It was during uu engagement iu the Penin? sula war; the Colonel of the 27th regi? ment had been killed, and left on the ground, when a Sergeant, a light yonng man, und two Holdiers devoted themselves to recovering tho body of their officer. They started together, but the two men were struck down on the way, and the Sergeant only reached, the spot; he tit tempted to lift the corpse on his shoulder, but was too weak to do so; perceiving two of the enemy at a distance, he made bigns as if ho were wounded, and the others hastened forward, expecting to make a prisoner, when the Sergeant fired and brought down ooo of them, then seized his. horse?tho other had fled? got tho body on it, mounted himself, and galloped buck to the French lines, There it "was seen that the young man was himself wounded, as blood was flow? ing freely from his breast. Bte-wasim dressed, in spite of his resistance, when he was found to be a woman. It was Virginie Chesquieres, of Deli man t, in the Department of tho Nord, who, tox years before, seeing her young brother drawn in the conscription, had dressed herself in meu's clothes, and, taking bis place, had been incorporated in the 27th regiment, and had risen to the grade of .Sergeant. This is tho woman who had just died in the asylum at Issy." To Sl'.?iTANllUUa.?Ttu first trai l from Cliurlotlo to Spaftanbnrg, over tho At? lanta and Richmond Air-Lino Railway, left yestorday morntug, ut 8.30, with a ?considerable crowd ou bonrd. Almost every busiuess house of Charlotte was represented iu tho patty: Dry good*, drug.', bouts und shoc?, groceries bard ; ware, beside the ministerial, law, 1 medical and editorial professions. J Charlotte Observer. Wo are called npon to announce the 'sudden and unexpected death of1W. I (bimuwoll Miles, son of Mr. Robert F. j Aides, of our city, iu tho eighteenth year of his age, of meningitis. Mr. Milos was attucko I very sevorely on Saturday aftor I noon lust, and Drs. Hoke and Jones wero called in, but all their skill was of no avail, for in less than three hours ho w as dead. ? Greenville Republican. . * Miss Susan B. Anthony has been vot? ing again. The Rochester Union is au? thority for tbo statement that she voted at the cloctiou in that city recently, and that two other ''strong-minded women" also oast ballots. Nobody bold enough to cballongo them. There is said to be a living baby in Sohuylkill County, Pa., that weighs but halt a pound. DIOBNT AttroBsV^ftkiy acres bT - farm1 owned by rtha-l?ur EdwiO Ftfrreat. n??.?nladef p^ii/WAloh ilb fcanfed ?'SpAnfebfcook," has been set off by Lie executors for the howafqrjigeu anrUadigertt actors, pro? vided1 Tor 'id bis will.' ' The home will be sarrotinded by a magnificent park, to which the pubjio will bavo free'admit tance. . Ap, Aot .* of > incorporation has been prepared, which will bo presented to the Pennsylvania Legislature. ' FloricU'has prospered this season. It is estimated -that'.50,000 pert ons have visited that laud of flowers, soft , breezes and o'range groves;.. To the gratification of the natives, 85,000,00,0 have'been, ao cording to tbeeataulatibns of -one-paper whioh is incliuad to be statistical, spent by the visitors. This sum, it seems, is to have an .astonishing effect upon busi? ness,' and a still more surprising one upon the bonds of the people.,. Ba caref'al hy w'yon ,go to sleep at an auction.. A gentlemamSettledhimself in w comfort?bl? chair and, h'ia -donees .soothed by the auctioneer's Inllaby. scon dropped asleept ? Wlien his nap was over he left the place. The riext^day'b'e was astounded, at the reeeipt, of |S>, b;ll for several hundred dollars' worth oi-carpets and other -thinga'' 'The auctioneer, had received; his'spmnlculbus'pods'for bids. The foliowifag obituary notice of a dis? tinguished citizen/is from a f Western paper: "Peter Ink.Y.an . old oitizen of Knox County, Ohio, was blotted out the other day, aged fteV^nty-Bve.^' '' ; Handsome Parlor. Furniture at Private Sole. BY B. C. PEIX0TTO & SOWS. AVEIIY handsome PARLOR BTJIT, com? plete, in beautRttl dark crimson and po? lished Walnut, - consisting or -Reception Chairs, (Urge and small.) two Tote-u-Tetes, ail Chairs and'M?rble-top .Centre Table; all of repent and elaborate design* gotten up ex proasly for the prouent owner, who has not used it three knontbB. "Will be sold raaBona bly._-? ?? > ;?- April 2 2 . lectures.',' A COURSE of LECTURES, aro .to be de Jt\. Uverod by the members of tha faculty ofthe South Carolina University. The first of which .will be delivered by Prof. BABBITT, ?in the rjnivereity Chapel, THIS EVENING, at Sf o'clock. The public are invited. , 0. BRUCE WALKES, April ^ 1 ? ? ? Librarian. - ?ieW?nfrL?d?^, No . 39. P. M. uj? aa A'ft^?farr?dm'munf'oAtfo'n:l of < this ? ? asflll bB'tiold THIS (Weddafiday) ^V\ EYKNIN(*^ in Maoonio Hall, .at 8 toViujclu By.order-dr the;W. MV^ SAL" April 2 1 iiwlj BiJl. BOOlfEpeeoretayy. Kfotice'. ' < e OFFICE COMPTROLLER-GENERAL. qol?Sflffi?. C, March 31,1873. IN8URANOU>AO'5eiTB are iwxabf notified 'to renew their L1o??bm?, from this off re4a{fi<W>)*laW. ^ C B-.'U.'fl'O ? Apr 9:t _ Comptroller Oi fihlt#^dtr*rll-Sutter!!! ,Xtf&j(eMJG? geb^etf^^ttefa^rt tVV airr?^#%W8HE R^frorKtB; ? +h_ ^ off*to the*rWWf?r^ea'Bb\ : V!51*, : 3'- ^ .sv/j ia f .' -'?a^aapHfKpOTQ'al^rjiSSi ;^ '0J^j^J B?8HE1*lprlmd,'. heavy. OAT8. _Ap_rJl2 i sajajdjj HQPE * OYLES._ ? ? i'i . Family Flonx.^-;^. f inin BA?BHL8 !sklrajTMry"PE0?R. XXJ\J io6 barrels"'IbWpYiMl,but Sound. For ealfl by " HOPE & GYLES. Notice to Contractors. ? OITY.0LERK'8 OFPIOB. Oonvartuv B. 0., April 1, 1873. SEALED PROPOSALS for repairs to the Old Hook and Ladder House, on corner of Assembly and Taylor utreots, preparatory to turning over to Vigilant Fire Rnfcfne Com? pany, will be received until TUESDAY, April 8. The lowest respomiblo bidder wiU get the oontraot. By order of Council. April 2 OHAS. BARN?M, City Clerk. . . Notice. "jtyVAJ. T. A. PELL in authorized to call on J.TJL the Bubacribera to the stock of the State AQiiliary Joint Block Company, to T^ceiTe. thd'-enb?<Jripti?i)h thereto, and hacd-theru ?lock, oertinoates. |2gV^j The Troaeury is iu need of fnnibJ; to finish paying for the lands, and fcofnsfenfiflrnda nave been subscribed, and the subscribers will bear in mind that the time is approach ing-ior the next mcetiog', and unless they pay promptly H willembarraaa the enterprise. H.C SHIVER, Ikeasurer. M. C Butlkk, Bcorotary. : Apr 8 2 Removal. - /pHE aU t\ rcmaiqing in tho store, formerly J occupiea by C. V."Antwerp, consisting of CUTLERY, FI8UIt?G TACKLE, TOILET ARTICLED .PERFUMERY, ?to.. otiwhas bsou removed serosa the street inUiSour eiorei where thetfwitfbo sold off ^FOa'TOST. Th? ftlfl wtnwrof n-TT. Antwerp is ?how'tfnder going repairs furAke-t?ception of the HOWE SEWING MACHINE, ; Where tho Oehtral Dfpot' for tho' State will be situated. J. H. KINARD A CO. ^-ptruff; :V Toi ?erit. ri^WO ROOM4.above.tho ExchanRo nouao, X aud Ouphoh?e, containing two rooms, in rear. Apply aVExcbaugo llouao. _ March 30 __3_ Seed Corn arid Potato Slips. ?)!T BUSHELS SEED CORN, oarofttlly ae looted for thirty yciira, and well adapted tu iiii?? eoclion. - f,0 bushels YAM POTATO SUPS. .March.no L?RICK A LOWRANCE. At Private Sale. A N .1S.C.ERSOLL COTTON PRESS, fitted a with now irous; is aeuond-haud, bat st rong nn.I durable. Adapted to pack cotton, wool, hay, rodder, Ao. Will be sold a bargain, the bwiior haviug no further use for it. Ap dlv to THOMAS STEEN, Mareli 20 ' Exchango RnRdin^r. Meal and Grist. fffV BARRELS BOLTED CORN MEAL, t)vf 26 barrels Wood, Mando * Co.'s Po>rl Griet, tho best In markot. Just received and for salo by March 22 _ JOHN AGNEW A SON. , Tho Annual Meeting OF the South Carolina Medical Aasootatlon, for 1873. will bo hold at the Roper Hospi? tal, Charleston, on the geoond TUESDAY, 8th of April. Where no County Society Is organ ized, the Physicians will sand delegates. Arrangements will bo mkdewith tho railroads to pass members and delegates for one fare. T. GHANGE SIMONS. M. D? Recording Secretary 8. O. M. A. JUar_19_I_(_w3 Sweet Potato Slips. BUSHELS Yams, Spanish, and tuKJKj Rod, in fine order. For sale by HOPE A GYLB0.