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end stated'that ttelV>**eito^ould be
?ither. Bat when Oakfwell rushed in
the roomy in a menacing attitude, he eww
that he must kill him 16 ?<Tf end hlnfeelf,
Counsel continued to ihow liow TcpWs
Eart in tbe tragedy wob in, self-defence,
oth by law and the evidence. He fre?
quently alldded to Morgan as a prize
fighter, gladiator, ring opabpion, viotor
of the amphitheatre, ft a ' Speaking! of
Jfadge Melton, Mr. Trade well > eald:
"O, Melton! Helton! Wb*V have you
done? ; You* have made o' loving
wifftt-ltowj ypP 'b^T? .^?0 her help
less ohildran fatherleee; yoa have made
the home of; the dear old blind mother
of the deceased a desolation' and a ruin,
with; oo mpre light in her. heart than in
her sightless eyeballs. Yoa have broken
the heart of the aged mother of the prir
eoner,' leaving it a dreary Waste of wo?;
wounded to dea^h the spirit of the wife
of .iiis pfTeolioDBj and covered the sweet
? bright lives ol hi? little ones with a night
of sorrow, which no sunshine of their fn?
tore,, however resplendant, will ever dis?
pel. Yoa havo dishonored the ermine
with which your country entrusted yoa.
You have befooled! the- judgment seat of
the law to which your country promoted
. yon; arid riven the/heart of four people
with a pestilent bolt all etained, with
' guilty- blood. Counsel concluded by Bay?
ing that the defence rested on tbe evi?
dence ai*d priaoiptGa of law; wbicb, could
he gather thesa a&ia-one torrent of elo
quen?a/|re!w^!d^?r it upon the eoart
and the jary, to show tbe juqti?cation of I
a Verdict of acquittal'.
Gen. M. 0. Butler followed Oapt
Tradewell on the same side. He said
that the ease bad been narro wed down to
one of two things?-'murder or killing in
self-defence;' and he .proposed to satisfy
the* fury that this killing was . an act ol
self-defence,- not -by the htw only, but by
the facts as sworn to by tho witnesses
upon the stand. Ho then aommed Up
the testimony, and.'read extraots from]
authorities to' sustain the plaa of tho
prisoner. The Tight of eelf-defence is
founded in nature; and cannot bo' regu -
. Jated by law or .society... The proseeu
|ion bad compared tha.priatoner to Cain.
Cain escaped; bad the prisoner attempt
' ed to eecaptJ? No; he has come before '
-iweWe of i>i? waaity?TO lot trial. Aad
now that he is her*,'ho is charged by the;
proSecatioo with being a malignant mur?
derer?black-hearted, daqinaWo mur?
derer, and sttoli like expressions. Does
- the State i desire or ia tho. State's offlcei
warranted in exhibiting aueh a spirit in
this prosecution? Sorely hot 1 ? We h?*< i
4>ut- OP. the plea of j jMf^tepoe,. .ark
. _Ju?wshown by the evidences thfl> the pri?
soner 1 had reasonable* ? appr6ueoeion> b!
- crt&t? bodily barm, and! fired Urjoti *?&t 1
>Ulad the man a?vauoingfltiofaflift(Jh]i i|
menacing attitude. . He aid ho mm -
?er}" be .killed an asaairant-^in aelf
-def?pO'Q. ? Gentlemen, tbiotalkingabotxt
bagging ia a seriouH matterV V ^pu o|fo&o*;
. As^g? jnuoD alight t&ti&oj?v' Mji
. eeriboa matter to talk about Buapendui r
? a mannet ween heaven and earth j as 'nc t
fitW'?welljin either. phtce.. )r:Wapt t>
. ?00 the law enforced, ea a matter of jus|
tioe ta the living ana the dead; as a pro?
tection to eooiety; but ife must be accord
State solely does not damra the blood of
the h'u?blest'-of' her citizens. I dp not
wish t9 invade the privacy-oi the family
of deceased, 6t lift the veil ot sanctity
. from hie grave; far be it from too to take
one tittle fr^tn his manliness, integrity
or bravery; not one laurel would 1 take
frpm hia brow, placed there by counsel
for .the State; but rather, were I an
artist, would I pencil a line here or a
shadow there to improve the picture.
General Botler referred to Judge Mel?
ton's part in the tragedy in severe terms.
H&theu referred to discrepancies in tho
teetimony as given by witnea^ea intro?
duced by the State, and showed conflict?
ing statements in -minor particulars.
Boferrod to experiment by Meesrs.
Talley, Youmans ' and Janney, with
pistol, on white enriaoe, at short range,
and said thb General Government ongbt
to grant, them a patent or pension for
their great efforts in behalf of soienoe.
?His saioastio allusions to the experiment
created1 great humor in the court room,
which even developed in laughter, which
had to be arrested by the Court. He
made jocular allusions to the remarks bf
the prosecution, that defondaht'b wit?
nessedj were good sort oft fellows, and ell
that sort of thing; but, then, you know
they would lie a little, just for friend?
ship, iyou. know,-. He said that was the
style in whioh witnesses for the defence
were spoken bf. He < then compared
statements of witnesses for prosecution,
and showed conflicting statements.
Now, bb to who haB .told the truth, the
jury must judge. The witnesses for lue
State wish to show daldwell as a peace?
maker. His peace was like that of the
Indian who puts on hi a war paint, seizes
his tomahawk, and takes the war path;
his peace was like that of the storm
whioh lashes itself into a fury and de
etroys every thing in ittt path. He was
no peace-maker. He was. an assailant.
Who put those marks on Tapper's face?
Caldwell. Who put those marks on
Onldwell's face? Topper. They were
in oonfliot. That .was not peace-making.
If the State wanted jastioe, and was not
seeking blood, why not put up witnesses
who had no interest in the affair? Why1
exclude them? No; the prosecution
wants blood; they bring in interested
witnesses; they make experiments; they!
want to convict; Tupper escaped on the
evening of September 21,1872; they say
we lost him then; we have him now; we
?ill convict him; we'll have his blood,
hey say Caldwell' was a pacificator and
tried- 1 to prevent Melton from fight?
ing. I introduced testimony to rebut
that. If the State wants to j pre?
serve order,- she' must keapi'j her
quondam judges out of bar room riots,
or plabe them upon trial for violating the
?
la? Ui/BVih?i^tirV'fJ?? ^^(^o;
the State reliea upqfe U by one of the
participant* vfi*?*^ taaj^ble, how?
ever honorat^ howexeshrave, hia state?
ment* mdstbe recslTQjiwith mauy grains
{if allowance. -Another point. When
he time came for selecting a jury, the
prosecution, without cause, ordered gen
Memen of jhtelllg^noe and capable jurora
to Btand aaide; eo d.why ? Because . they
wan tod a jury tq oouviql; they wanted to
get some minion of their'* upon the jury.
We have no objection to the jnry es com?
posed, bnt speak of this to - show the
spirit in which the prosecution has beeu
conduoted. 1 cannqi see why all this
was dono, unless there was a power be?
hind that was willing and anxious to
wreak iW hands in Topper's blood. After
referring to othex ^litprepatraies in State's
testimony, the counsel said:- Gentlemen
of the jury, we, as oounsel, can do little
or no mpre for the prisoner at the bar; we
leave him in your hands and in the hands
of the court. When you took your oaths
as jurors, you banished all your preju?
dices. Ton will hold the scales of just
ioo with an even band. The State de
mauds -that the law ho executed with
truth and justice; you must do' justice
and temper justice with leuienoy. We
sympathize with the family of the de?
ceased. We regret the tragic event that
u&? brought to them weeping and sor?
row. We can drop a tear on the grave
of the departed. But, gentlemen, while
we sympathize with the dead, let us re?
member tho living; they have a claim
upon our sympathy; they should share
in our feelings; wo mast save them from
disgrace and ignominy. The great State
of South Carolina does not want the
bljod of any of ber citizens; in vindi?
cating her honor, you need not oonsigu
one of her oitizens to infamy..
' Mr. LeRoy, F. loumaoa, who had
conducted the examination of witnesses'
on tbo part' of the State, and had dis?
played gre^t ability in discharging his;
unpleasant duty, and who seemed not to
tire in his arduous labors, delivered the
Concluding argument. He began by
Saying this case is one of importance to
the'prisoner at the bar; and every homi?
cide is of importance to the State. He
had hoped for restriction in the argu?
ment-bat it had been otherwise, and he
would, of necessity, take a wide range
of reply.: The last counsel for the de
gnoQ, with zeal and perseverance, ani
aiivested Upon the course that I have
pursueoTin this prosecution; so far as the
ohargo of unfairness, quibbling or laok
of p.eaerosity toi intended for me. I
deny itemphatioaliy and entirely. And I
will say- for the gentlemen associated
with me, that I have 'noV seen any evi-'
denoe of unfairness on their part. The
counsel had ulep taken occasion to ques-1
tion tha propriety of the State.in seenr
itig the sWwfoee of additional, counsel in
oondWting the prosecution. There is
no qqoatipb of, thfl right of the Soltpitor
to engage assistance. in conducting a
prolecution: hu has the right in law;
the Bfcto' g(ves It to him; he has it by
prvQedeat. The Solicitor ia a gentleman |
^ounyvn years; ia experience and'la" the
>ttfwy but were ho a Beverdy Johnson', or
?Stahbery, considering the proportions
the.?ajj? bafljassurn'od, and the array of
learned counsel displayed by the dofenoo,
? tia vrcrald be warrantedio scouring addi
ti?hal counsel. As to my feelings in the
predication of this case, I have none; I
have none against the prisoner at the
bar; I have only my duty to discharge as
counsel for the prosecution; and I shall
discharge it with a just appreciation of
the case and my relation to it. Gentle?
men, we have hoard the bitter portion of
the very bitter speech in reference to a
gentleman'Who had held the high posi?
tion of Judge. I have never before
heard sueh diatribes against a man of
Sosition as have been hurled against
udge Melton here to-day; while tbe
card of Montgomery's, which was his)
means of justification, had been decided
as inadmissible. Counsel went on to
show that Judge Melton had resigned his
office of Judge, for the purpose of enter?
ing actively into a political campaign,
and as a candidate for another ofiice,
whioh was political, not judicial;
but at the earnest solicitation of the Co?
lumbia bar, he again qualified as Judge;
and two members of that bar have here
to-divy denounced him in unlimited
terms. Ho referred to the feeling Mont?
gomery's card engendered, and that the
publio were expecting a difficulty. Tup-,
per and Montgomery par ade d the streets,
armed to the teeth; Topper had walked
bis' man past Melton* and his great
friend, John D. Oaldwell; and they had
dono nothing; but they havo to stand
moro than they have etood; CJaldwell did
not urge an attack; he urged Molton not
to make ah aUaokj tried to prevent him
from fighting; this is the animus of the
two men?tho prisoner and the deceased.
One boasts about his man; the other is a
I pacificator. That is a question of law;
the jury oan only go on tho evidence ad?
duced; the testimony that has not been
contradioted must be taken as evidence.
The evidence shows that Tapper killed
Oaldwell, and that ho did it with malico.
This is proven by bis declarations to
Morgan and Marshall. There is, as evi?
dence of Cald well's puaoeabre disposi?
tion, Melton's statement, that Oaldwell
advised bim not to make the attack;
Richard Washington says Caldwell tried
to keep Melton back; Morgan says the
same thing. Elmore and Fielding gave
in testimony at tho Coroner's inquest, in
which they said not a word about Mor?
gan and Oaldwell grappling Tapper;
neither saw any blows given; but here
they testify .that Morgan and Tapper
grappled; no blow was etruck, but tho
shooting was dono then. The testimony
of Washington at the inquest and here
is substantially the same. The counsel
ooulinued to show discrepancies in El
more's and Fielding's statements bore
.and at tbe inquest, and said tho state
ments-'givon at tho inquest, when the oc?
currence was fresh in their minds, should
be accepted as the correct vorstou of the
tragical event. The experiment by Dr.
Talley shows that Oaldwell was killed,
as testified by Major Morgan and Bi
per. Had it occurred while laej - w eie
grappling, as testified by 'Elmore and
'Fielding, the oloth would have been
burnt by the proximity of' the; pistol.
Tupper rose froth hia obair, piaoed.h^
band behind bim, oalladwut i& pistoL:
pointed it, aighted dowfx ?WbairWfc?r?*
and Jobu D. Oaldw?)iiralf no rapr*; ir
that is not murder, what ia it? ' Os Id weil
was eent to bis long aqrotant ananeafcd
and unanointed; With ftlf' his siaa; ani
imperfections upon' eon!, be' w*a bnrlstJ
into the prosenoe of the Crreat Jehovah,
Tapper, the man: who sent nifit
there, is here. By the laws ofjfhe State,
he could have gone upon the witnesa
stand, raised hia right hand..and swore
that he did not rise from that ohair and
shoot Oaldwell before he grappled him.
Wby has Montgomery not been put
upon the stund by-the defence? If
George Tupper could have sworn that he
did not shoot Oaldwell with malioe afore
thought, why did he not do it? I be?
lieve he had too much honor, too much
respect for the truth, to have gone upon
the Htand and made that statement. Had
Morgan been killed, he'd have died an en?
viable death; the death of a peace-maker;
the death that John Oaldwell died.
The family of the deceased has been
referred to. The counsel for the
State has been accused of a desire for
vengeance. We do not ask for vein
geanoo in the names of the widow, the
fatherless children and afflicted mother;
we do not ask for vengeance in the name
of the State; but we do ask- for justice,
in aooordanoe with the law and tbe evi
denoe; the evidence you have heard; the
law hia Honor will give you. And now,
gentlemen of the jury, inoonclu&ion, I will
quote: In order to rightfully jadge of the
guilt or innocence of the accused, it be?
hooves you to banish from your minrfa
all prejudice, hatred, friendship, indig?
nation or pity.
Uoansel for defence asked the Court
to instruot the jury that the prisoner's
not going upon the stand should not be
prejudicial to him.
Judge Carpenter then charged the
jury as.follows:
1. The State has the affirmative, and
must prove, to tho satisfaction of the
jury, not only the fact of killing the de?
ceased, but all of the ingredients acces?
sary to eatablfth the crime charged in
the indictment,' ' i -
2. If the'jury believe, from all the
evidence in this oase, that tbe prisoner
a j the bar k H led I ho- deoea t cd, as oh a rgexj
evfdenoe*!? tlia^al^that the*prisoner
slew the deceased, as oharged in tho in
dictment, and before snch slaying the
prisoner bad ill feeling or hatred against
thOdeceaaed, and that such ill feeling or
haired continnod up to the time of the
killing, -and that the prisoner, from
hatred or revenge. killed - the deceased,
then, in conUmplation of law, there was
express malice, and they should And him
gailty.
?4. If the jury believe, from all the evi?
dence in this*ease, that the defendant
tilled the deceased, as' charged in..the
Ddlotment, and that at the time of giv?
ing1 the raortal wound, of which Oaldwell
died, tbe prisoner was engaged in a sud?
den quarrel and straggle with the de?
ceased and Morgan, or either of them,
not fearing death or great bodily barm,
and that,in sudden beat and passion,
caused by such quarrel and straggle,
without malioe, the prisoner killed tbe
deceased, they should find him gnilty of
manslaughter.
5. If the jury believe, from all the evi?
dence in tbia oase, that the prisoner
killed the deceased, and at tho time of
said killing, the prisoner was attacked
by the deeeased and Morgan, or that he
was attacked by Caldwell and Morgan,
near and acting with deceased, and that
a reasonable man would have believed,
and that the defendant did believe, that
his life was in danger, or that ho was in
danger of great bodily injury, then the
killing of tbe deceased was excusable,
although the jury may believe that.the
deceased and Morgan had no intention
of killing the prisoner, or of doing him
a great bodily injury; and they should
Cud bim not guilty.
6. If the jury, from all the evideuoe
in this-case, have a reasonable doubt of
tho grade of crime committed by the
prisoner, tbey should ?ad him guilty of
the loss offence; and if they havo such
donbt as to the commission of any crime
by the prisoner, they should acquit him.
The jury retired at half-past 7 o'clock,
and about fifteen minutes past 11 in?
formed tho Sheriff that they had found a
verdict. The Judge was notified and at
once attended; the prisoner wus brought
in, and tho jury having bcou called and
counted, the vordict wa* read, "man?
slaughter." General Butler, of tho
counsel for the defence, at once gave no?
tice 0f au appeal. After somo discussion,
Judge Carpenter decided to hear tho ap?
peal, on Saturday, May 20, at 10 A. M.?
to which time the Court of General Ses?
sions was adjourned. The prisoner was
remaudad to tho custody of Sheriff Dent.
The Judge then announced that the
Court of Common Pleas would open on
Monday next. May 12, at 10 A. M.
-
An Iowa man, who thought some
things could bo done ns well as others,
and that a penny saved was a penny
earned, concluded to vaccinate himself,
and save the necessity of paying a small
foo to a physioiau. He cut a plug out of
his arm, thrust in- nnmn virus obtained
from the arm of his sister, who had been
voooinated by a physician a few dayB be?
fore, tied up the wound with a piece ot
wet newspaper and awaited the result.
The surgeon found itneoessary to ompu
tnto the arm in a short time, und the
solf-vaocinator is now in his grave, be?
yond the reach of small-pox nod other
coutngious diseases.
>M,/May 8.? A special despatch
jme to the London Standard says
Pope xpceived the pilgrims from
-\cjn Monday last, againBt the ad
' physicians, and his Holiness
" I*.: pfOBtrated after tbe an*
PPI deapatob says it is
-.rally in 'Rome that tbe
5oly Fatbev is dead, but nothing to oon
;rm the Mllef 'na* been received in Lon
amartaaif BIntiera.
Panama, April 23.?Reports from San
Salvador, with regard to tbe earthquakes
which ruined the oity, state that the
shocks still continne, and the Govern?
ment palace, which survived the great
shock which laid the oity in rains, had
I also given away and fallen to the ground.
' A great, many people had been injured,
and many have lost their reason. It is
doubtful whether the authorities will
persist in their determination to rebuild
tbe capital on the same site.
New Youk, May S.?A great calamity
has fallen on a.town called Piscobamba.
"caused by aland slide from the neigh
{boring mountain. Forty-four houses
were- destroyed, and thirty-eix people
j perished. The great mass which de?
stroyed the town also dammed up the
I river, and destructive effects from inun?
dation were expected to be added to
other misfortunes.
New Orleans, May 8.?Governor
Eellogg heard a ball whistle by hin ear.
The Kolloggites, with forty-one horses,
and thirty men Btroog, with arm? and
I accoutrements, have left for tbe Teche
j country, The Metropolitans marched
out of St. Martinsville and back again.
There has been much firing, but no
blood shed. The resistors are in excel?
lent spirits. Wagons are coming from
all quarters with supplies. It is claimed
that DeBlanohe can capture the town at
any time. The Picayune has it that the
Metropolitans made a sortie, firing both
solid shot and shell from their cannon;
but finding the citizens dosing in upon
them, retired. The Federal troops are
still at Brashear; they expect to leave to?
day, with the understanding that they
take no Metropolitans with them. The
Superintendent of Morgan's Texas Rail?
road makes the following statement:
"This morning, a detachment of police
took charge' and picketed the wharf of
ItheYCexaS Railroad Company, interfer?
ing with tbe business and oreating
I rebuked Flannagan, who was
re of the polioe, and sent word to
"expressing disapproval of their
At half-past 4 o'clock, Kellogg
h at the offioe, corner of Natchez
and Magazine. atreBt, to explain
the matter. While he was doing so, his
carriage being at the door, be was imme?
diately surrounded by a large and ex?
cited crowd, who commenced jeering and
denouncing him. Just as Kellogg's car?
riage was being driven off, some one in the
crowd fired a pistol. The driver imme?
diately plied the whip, and drove up
Natchez street at a furious pace." -
Hbashbab City, May 8.?The boats
have all been seized by the oitizena. The
United States troop a are detained there,
unable to proceed further for want of
transportation.
Washington, May 8.?The Rhode
Island strike is unchanged.
JohoW. Foster, Minister to Mexico,
has departed for his post. He goes via
New-Orlean i.
. The Medical Convention elected J. M.
Toner, Of the Distriot of Columbia, Pre?
sident; W. Y. Gadbury, of Mississippi,
and M. Keller, of Kentucky, Vice-Pre?
sidents. The next meeting will be in
Detroit.
It is stated that negotiations are pro?
gressing for the absorption of the Pa?
cific and Atlantic by the Western Union
Telegraph Compuuy.
Henry Newmau, alias-Dtttoh Heinrich,
the celebrated counterfeiter, has been
sent to an asylum, hopelessly insane.
A special from New Orleans says it was
a boy of sixteen who fired the pistol
whioh Kellogg heard. Specials also
state that Fish, editor of the New Or?
leans Republican, and ex-Judge Dibble
weie assaulted.
The Supreme Court of Missouri has
decided women not voters, under tbe
Missouri Constitution or the fourUeutb
amendment.
^WAsmaoTox, D. C , May 8.? IP. P.
Kellogg, Governor of Louisiana: Tbe
President directs me to u'ay to you, that
ho doprecates nu aggressive policy, and
that the United States authorities are
not to bo used, except in an emergency.
Tbe officer in oommnnd of tho depart?
ment in which Louisiana is included, has
beeu sent full instructions in regard to
tbe course the President desires him to
pursue. Yon will, therefore, take no
action which would require the sanction
of tho Prosidont, without ordert? from
these headquarters.
W. T. SHERMAN, General.
It iB stated on absoluto authority that
General Emery is instructed to couceu
trato his force in New Orleans. Three
compauies at Jackson, Mississippi, and
squads from other points have marching
orders. The Attorney-General cautions
Marshal Packard to uso great discretion
in using Federal soldiers iu enforcing
processes from the Federal courts. Webt
had another long conferenco with the
Attornoy-Gouoral. He is quoted, "One
bayonet with a dozen Metropolitans."
Telegrams havo beeu received here
from Governor Kellogg, of Louisiuua,
addressed to tho President, and forward?
ed to him, giving details of tbe situation
in Louisiana. They do not diQer mate?
rially from the reports alroadr pub?
lished.
A consultation was held at tho War
Department this morning?there being
prosout General Shormun, Acting Secre?
tary of War Roboson, Attorney-General
Williams und Senator West, of Louisi?
ana?the subject being tbe condition of
affairs in Louisiaua. It was decided to
instruct General Emery that be should
call for whatever troops were necc-snrj
to enforce the laws and preserve the
public peace,.but tfiat officers will not*"
otherwise - interfere; excepting in- assist?
ing J the proper authorities in carrying
ouipieprooesseBoftheoohrts. '?'Vut
General G. J."Wright"has: employed
Chandler, of Virginia, Morton, of Vir?
ginia, and CclTsr, of'Geo/gli, ss Counsel
in bis contest agaiQBt Wbiteley, for a
seat from the Second Georgia District.
The Treasury Department baa ap?
proved sixty-eight changes recommend*
ed by the Collector of Gnstome at Balti?
more. There are lively times there.
The blow hits all grades.
Despatches from all parts show that
the courts ad j on rued in honor xn Ohaae.
It appears Gen. Emory-has. received
no new instruotions. His-order to en?
force Federal prooessea'aild preserve tbe
peaoe have not been countetmanded, and
he is promised roiuforoemehte? should
they be needed. -. ffl,
General Sherman personally denies the
authenticity of a despatch' addressed to
Kellogg, commencing, "The President
directs me," &o. Hoax originated South.
Probabilities?For the Gulf andBoutb
Atlantic States, generally deaf weather,
higher preaanre and temperainra.
New'Yobk, May 8.?"Receipt? of the
American Bible Sooiety for this year
$669,607, including Sl39,89tr,from le?
gacies and $425.897 from donations.
New Iberia, May 8.?The latest ad?
vices from St. Martinsville report tho
situation unchanged. Daring the skir?
mish, yesterday, a young lady. of.Sixteen
was wounded in the neck and ope man
in the arm. It appears the police fired
on Borne houses, thinking there'.were
armod men within. Badger's...position
is considered precarious, and hia retreat
may be expected at any time. The
Mayor of tbe town has been. imprisoned
for high treason. The number ot Me?
tropolitans wounded is les3 than hereto?
fore reported. The people here are less
excited to day, but firm; all look for
startling newB. Some white men were
heard urging the negroes to take hp
arms, yesterday, and one threatening to
buck and gag one of our best citizen-,
for discountenancing ouoh a proceeding.
The project, however, has failed, so fa?
' as the negroes are concerned. They say
it's not their fight.
Havana, May S.?Vessels from New
Orleans are quarantined two weeks.
Boston, May 8.?All the liquor and
beer dealers have been notified. Stats
constables are going about the city to-1
day, serving notificationss suited to vari
i ous grades of liquor sellers. Wholesale j
I dealers are not interfered with, but bar
room keepers are notified to close at j
onae, on pain of prosecution. Ale deal-1
ers, wholesale and retail, are warned;
* against selling over a bar; eating, honte
keepers ate asked. jrhat they sell, and if
tbe answer ia ale, porter arid- older, a
oantion against giving their customers
anything stronger ia impoaed upon
tbem. Hotel keepers"'manifest''a- dispo?
sition to take no notice oi the edioi, aud
small dealers only vary their form of_.au
Bwering calls of custom erb. /. XheCprisloi
pal brewers will hold a meeting-to-night,
and it is reported Chat a proposition will
be urged to send their stock out of the
State and suspend manufacturing.
Philadelphia, May 8.?Judge Ed
ward-King is dead; aged eighty;
'- New York, May 8.?Judicial business
is generally suspended to-day, in respeot
to Judge Chase. He leaves about
?200,000. ?-? nil
St. Louis, May 8.?The American
Medical Association, this morning,
adopted a resolution providing for a
committee of three to oonfer with tbe
Boyal Medical Sooiety of England, re?
garding American representation in tbe
revision of English system of nomencla?
ture and classification of diseases, with a
view to its adoption in this country. A
resolution was adopted, favoring the es?
tablishment of a national medical bu?
reau.
Klnanciai and (ommtrcUi.
New York, May 8?Noon.?Stocks
heavy. Money firm, at 7. Gold heavy,
at 17. Exchange? long S.'i; short 9%.
Governments dull but steady. State
bonds quiet. Cotton dull; sales 251
balea?uplands 19>^;Orleans 19%. Flour,
corn and wheat quiet and steady. Pork
dull and heavy?new 1S.25@18.37,H,.
Lard dull?Western steam 9}?@9 1-16.
Freights steady.
7 P. M.?Cotton dull; sales'041 bales
uplands 19 ??; Orleans 19%. Flour qaiet
nud steady. Whiskey firmer, at 92>g.
Wheat?prime lo. better and eoaroe;
other grades steady. Cora firm and iu
fair demand?yellow Western 68)jt(<?69.
Bios dull, at 7%@8>?*. Pork heavy, at
18.25. Lard dull, at U}?(a,9}?. Freights
firmer. Monoy closed at 4@5. Sterling
Gold 17j$?17#, Govern?
ments firm?May anil November a trifle
stronger. States dull but steady. Cot
j ton?net receipts 907; gross 20,099;tales
I for export 3SG; sales of futures 14,100, as
I follows: May 18&; June 18 M6@l8j4;
July IS 7-10@18*fj August 18 816?
IS!2; November 17.
Locisvjlle, Hay 8.?Flour quiet?
extra family "6.50. Corn unchanged.
Pork declined?18.00@19.25,. B?oon?
shoulders 8M?&1?} clear rib aides 10%;
clear sidos 10%(#10J?. i Lard?Heroes
9>^@10; kegs 10>?@11; steam 9. Whis?
key steady, at 8B@89.
CrxoraNATi, May 8.?Flour firm, at
7.5U@9.00. Corn firm, at 46@47. Pro?
visions quiet. Pork offered at 18 00.
Lard quiet and unchanged. Bacon
quiet?shoulders 8; clear rib sideaO^;
clear tides 10>^'?some demand >ff?.
lower. Whiskey firm,'at 88.
St. Locis, May 8.?Flour quiet and
uuchauged. Com firm?No 2, mixed,
39 on track. Whiskey higher?9S@88)$\
Pork very dull and freely offered, at
18.00?only 17.50 bid. Bacon dull and
lower?clear tides freely offered at 10;
j clear rib aides sold at 10. Lard nominal.
Gai<veston, Play 8.?Cotton dull and
? nominal?good ordinary not re?
ceipts 406 bale*; exports to Great Bri?
tain 4,601; sales 50; stock 43,429.
Baltimore, Muy 8.?Cotton dull, at
; l.:; gross receipts 160 bales; exports
ooibtvu e 201; s?jes 323; taken out of
[stock 200; sto.-k 9,2 >
Philadelphia, May 3.?Cotton doli?
NpSflf?? car ?<n ory ^>
t Nonv?i^, May - 8. -Cotton flat-^ow
middling .17??; net receipt? , 673 baits;
exporter cpastwiee 570;, Bale* lg5; etock
0,583. i;ri
. Wilmington, May 8.?Cotton quiet, at
18; net receipts 61 bales: rales 4; stock
4,826.
Charleston, May. 8. -Cotton dull, at
18 for low mlddUngj 17# for strict low
middling; orcMfcty- *8%@14; net re- -
oeipts 555 bales;, groan 1,069; exports
coastwise 681; sales 800; stock ?4,773.
Mobil?; May 8. -*~ Cotton?demand
good, at 17??; net receipta 743 bales; ex?
ports coastwise 525; sales 500; stock 81.
169. : ? * u
New Orleans, May 8.?Cotton?de?
mand fair, at lower' rates ?nd irregular,
18@18K; net receipts 434 bales; gross
913; exports to Great Britain 3,750; con?
tinent 1,331; sales last evening 1,000:^to?
day 12,000; stock 150,887w ? *.
Bobton, May 8.?Cotton dull and
nothing doing, at 19*^; n^l receipt* 86
bales; gross 77; sales 75; stock 1,200.
Savannah, May 8.?Cotton doll and
unchanged, at 18; net receipts 578 bales;
sales 570; stock 30,798.
Memphis. May 8. ?Cotton , dull?low
middling 17; receipts 780 bales; ship?
ments 840; stock 35,016;
London, May 8?Evening.?Bullion
decreased nearly ?500,000.
Paris, May 8.?Specie increased
3,OCO,000f. Rentes 54t. 02o..
Ix>npoN. ? M?y 8?Noon ? Console
93>?. 5s89>^
Liverpool, May 8?8 P. M.?Cotton
opened dull, and is now quiet and ir?
regular?uplands 8%; Orleans 9Hl to
arrive unchanged; sales 16,000 bales;
speculation and export 2,000; from New
Orleans, April, 8 11-16; Savannah and
Charleston 8 11-16; Savannah and
Charleston, May delivery, 8%; July and
August delivery, 8$?.
Liverpool, May 8?Evening.?Cotton
?sales include .6,000 bales American;
from Savannah and Charleston, April
ttnd May, &%; from New Orleans, May
and June, 8%; delivery from Savannah
and Charleston, May and June, 8 il-16;
New Orleans delivery. May and June,
8Je- -V
Nervous Debility.?A detbessed, ie
ritaulb state or mind; wkax, nkrvoup,
1 EXHAUSTED ffiBLDiO; no s??bqi ob ani?
mation ; con pl'BKD- HEAD, weak MEMORY,
OFTEN with DEBILTTATINcj, INVOLUNTARY
discharges The const qnouoe of ex?
cesses, niental overwork or indiscretions.
This nervous debiltt2 fi^fa a j&V^REION
cube in Humphreys' Bp^QSPAxmc Spe?
cific), "tfbV 28. It tones ?p the system,
'arrests'discharges, dispels the mental
t;loom and despondency,- and rejuvenates
the entire system^ it is perfectly harmless
and an ways efnoient. Price $5 for a pack?
age of five boxen and a large 82 vial of
.powder, which is imbortan t in bid serious
oases; or $1 per single box. Sold by all
Druggists, or sent by mail on recemt of
price. Ad drees 14II ump hreya ' Sfectfto
Homceopathio Mediotxh Company:, No.
562 Broadway, N.T. for sale by Geiger
&. McQrsupb, Columbia, 8^.0. Apl4 tflly
W?d, rwood, Wood, -?
FOR sale at REDUCED PRICES, at O.
HAM BERG'S, near the Charlotte, Co
I lumhja and Augusta Railroad Depot.- ..
Union Council, No". 5, R. and 8. M.
Jk An extra oouvocation of this Oounoll
W^" be hel<> Masonic Hall, THIS
/V\.EVEKING.?t8 o'clock. The B. and
; 8. M. Degree will be conferred. By order:
May 9 JOHN AQNEW, Ja.; Recorder.
Extra Fine French Confections.
JTJ8T received, a fine
aeleetion or BON-BONS,
FRUITS, CARAMELS,
CHOCOLATE and CHO?
COLATE C BEAM 8.
BOASTED BURNT AL?
MONDS. PI8 TAO H
.GOODS, Ac, &0.
* SPRIHO CiOODS.
CROQUET SETTS,
RING GAME, Batts and
Balls, MARBLES, TOPS
and TOYS of aU kinds.
Something entirely
_ .-now, tho MAGIC MQCE
ING-BlttD.
JCEBERG SODA, Pure Syrnps.
IOE CREAM8 monldod and put up for
hotels and private families.
CAKES and CANDY manufactured daily.
McKENZIE'8, Main etroet,
May 9 3_Columbia. 8. 0.
State of South Carolina,
^DEPARTMENT.
Columbia, May C, 1873.
rpHE following named gohUemeu\ are here
JL by appointod delegatea to. represent the
Stato of South Carolina at the'Convention to
be hold at Atlanta, Georgia, online,twentieth
dav of the present month, for tn?purpose of
considering all matters counseled,'with the
proposed Atlantic and Great Western Canal:
Ex-Govsrnor B. K. Scott, of Rlohland.
Dr. E. W. Wheoler;.p{ Bicbieha.
Robert Howard, Eeq., of Charleston.
Hon.'Joseph, Crews, of Lanrens. ..
Hon. J oh u N. Friorson. of Samt er.
Hon. J. L. Neagle, of Rlchland.
Win. McJUnley, E*q-, of Charleston.
Profettrior Reynolds, or tho South Caroliaa
UDivtU-Blty -
Hon. N. G. Parker, of Rlchland.
Samuel B. Garrett, Esq., of Charleston.
Edward Hope, Esq.v or U ich J and,
Thomas Smalls, Esq , or Charleston.
Wm< Dart, Esq., of Charleston.
Col. 0. C. Puffer, of Bicblaad.
Hon. W. G. DeSauasure.'of Charleston.
. H. II. DeLoon, E?q , of Charleston.
Col. W. Yt. Trenholra, of Charleston.
? Gen. Wm KvatiB.ot Marion.
L. C. Carpenter, Esq , of Riohland.
lion Ariniafcad Hurt, of Abbovillo.
E. W. Moise, Erq., oi Sumter.
II. P. Hammett, Esq., r.f Greenville.
Mai. A. C. HiuUcll, Of ?i?hland.
P. *\ Evans, Euq , of Charleston.
Dv order of hi* KxceHyBey tho Governor.
' n. If. P BYRON, Private Secretary.
May 9 2