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and stated'that ^eir^de?eiPwoald be .w. * ... <_.-?..._:.. - -'j '^Tefeoe. ma >n friendly t -5 Utter, Wj^^^^^tjwar^ r relations uji fore, there wee bo uxellee^tWTi?WI Ql either. Bat wh en<Oaldwell r u sb ed in the room, in a menacing attitade, be sww that he must kill him 16 ?jtepd uWself; J Counsel cont'nued toihotf how T(ir/tj?rp part in the tragedy:was. in, self-defence, both by law and the evidence. He f re ark in the: oth by lav Q?ent|y alluded to Morgan as a prise fighter, gladiator, ring champion, victor Of the amphitheatre, Ac. Speaking! of Judge Melton, Mr. Trade well) said: MO, Melton! Meltonl What have you done? You* have made a .loving wifo a widow; yprijb'ave rpade her help? less children fatherless; yoa have made tho home "of th o dear old "blind -mother of the deeeaaed a desolation' and a ruin, with no more light in her heart than in her eightlesB eye-balla. You have broken the heart of the aged mother of the pri? soner,' leaving it a dreary waste of woe; wounded to death the spirit of the wife of hi* affections; and covered the sweet bright lives of ills little'ones with a night c* scrroV, whioh-no ssQehine u? their fu? ture, however resplendant, will ever dis? pel, You havo diahouored the ermine with which your country entrusted yon. Yoq have befouled the judgment seat o! the l?w to whioh your country promoted . yon, and riven the heart of yopjr people with a pestilent belt all stained with guilty blood. Counsel concluded by say? ing that the. defence reeled on the evi? dence and principles of jaw; whioh* could he gather them all iu one torrent of elo? quence/ ho.would fcoer it upon tho court and the jnry, to show the justification of1 a verdict of acquittal. \ : Gen. M. O. Butler followed Capt Tradewell on the same side. He said, that the case had been narrowed down to one of two things?murder or killing in self-defence; and he 'proposed to e^ti^fy the jury that this killing was an nek of eelf-defenco, not by the law only, but by the facts as sworn \o by tho" witnesses opon the stand. 'He then 'aummed up the testimony, and .'read extracts fromj authorities to - sustain the pfea of the! prisoner, The right of self-defence is founded in nature, arid cannot bo regu . la ted by law or society.. The prosecu? tion had compared tha .prisoner to Cain. Sain escaped; bad tho prisoner attempt? ed to escape? No; he has come before ?twelve of hiaooanUymen- for- trial. And now that he is here, ho is charged by the prosecution with belog a malignant tour . derer?black-hearted, ; ds^habl? mur? derer, arid each like expressions,. Does the State desire or is tun State's officer, warranted in'exhibiting- eheh a spirit'in this prosecution? Surely hot.1 ? Wehavi pui up the plea1 of i fielf-deleuce, and . have'shown by .tbe evideaqetlhat the.pril eoner 'had reasonable ? appreheUaion of i '*lJadd; 'menacing attitude. < He did no mm bodily harm, and-Bred nrjcnrai^ the man advarjoing flppo hinl " nhg attitude. > He did no 1 lie ? killed au assailant- in joe. ? Gentlemen, this tslkipg> i ?ag is a seriorrs matter1, V Yon cj ^J'? ?Kn.?n Slight testimony; X r, eerioos matter to talk about suspending a man^between heaven and'earth: as 'sc fit td'flwell in either, place. ' iT'.^apt t see the lav? enforced, as a matter of ju tioe ta the living and the dead; as a pro? tection to sooiety; bat it must be accord to ?Tub State surely does not desire the blood of the humblest of' her ciHaerie. I do not wish to invade the privacy of the family of deoeased, or lift the veil o! sanctity from his grave; let be it from hie to take one'tittle from his manliness, Integrity or bravery; pot one laurel would I take from his brow, placed there by eonnsel for .the State; bat rather, were I an nrtist, would I pencil a line here or a shadow there to improve the pioture. General Butler referred to Judge Mel? ton's part in tbe tragedy in severe terms. He then referred to discrepancies in the ] testimony as given by witnesses intro? duced by the State, and showed conflict? ing statements ia minor particulars. Boferrod to experiment by Messrs. Talley, Youmans and Janney, with pistol, on white surface, at short range, and said the General Government ought to grant, them a patent or pension for their great efforts in behalf of science. His earoastio allusions to the experiment created1 great humor in the court room, which even developed in laughter, whioh had to be arrested by the Court. He made jooalar allusions to the remarks of the prosecution, that defendant's wit? nesses* were good sort of fellows, and all that sort of thing; but, then, you know they would lie a little, just for friend? ship,.you. know, . He said that was the style in which witnesses for the defence were spoken of. He then compared statements of witnesses for prosecution, and showed conflicting statements. Now, as to who h&b .told the truth, the | jury must judge. The witnesses for the State wish to 9how Caldwell as a peace? maker. His peace was like that of tho I Indian who puts on his war paint, seizes his tomahawk, and takes the warpath;) his peace was like that of tho storm whioh lashes itsolf into a fury and de? stroys everything in itu path. He was no peace-maker. He was an assailant. Who put those marks on Tapper's face? Caldwell. Who put those marks on Caldwell's face? Tupper. They were in coufliot. That.was Pot peace-making. If the State wanted justice, and was not seeking blood, why not put up witnesses who had no interest in tho affair? Why exclude them? No; the prosecution wants blood; they bring in interested witnesses; they make experiments; they want to oonviot; Tupper escaped on the evening of September 21,1872; they say wo lost him then; we have him now; we Will oonviot him; we'll have his blood. They say Oaldwell' was a pacificator and tried to prevent Melton from fight? ing. I introduced testimony to rebut that. if. tho State wants to pre? serve order,, she must keop her quondam judges out of bar room riots, or place thorn upon trial for violating the the State relies npoA, U by one of the participant* rK&?twt |?jft?pjfrbl?, how? ever honorable, however brate, bis state? ments ?Osttro reoelvail wi th many grains, ?>f allowance. Another point. When he time came for selecting a jurv. the pro s oca Won, -without cause, ordered gen? tlemen of intelligenceand capable jurors to stand aside; and. why ? Because. they wanted a jury to convict; they wanted to get some minion 6! theirs upon the jury. We have no objection to the jury as com? posed, but speak of this to - show the spirit in which the prosecution has been condnoted. 1 cannot see why all this was done, unless there was a ,power be? hind that was'willing and anxious to wreak Hai hands in Tapper's blood. After referring to other discrepancies in State's testimony, the counsel said;- Qentlemen of the jury, we, as counsel, can do little or no more for the prisoner at the bar; we leave him in your hands and in the hands of.the conrt. When you took your oaths as jurors,.you banished all your preju? dices. Ton will bold the scales of just-' ice with ?in even hand. The State de? mands that the law be executed with truth and: justice; yon must do justice and temper juBtioo with leniency. We sympathize with the family of the de? ceased. We regret the tragio event that | has1 brought to them weeping and sor rot?. We can drop a tear on the grave of the departed. But, gentlemen, while we ijmpathizo with the dead, let us re? member the living; they have a claim upon our sympathy; they should share in oar feelings; we most save them from disgrace and ignominy. The great State of South Carolina does not want the bljod of any of her citiaens; in vindi? cating her honor, yon heed' not consign one of her citizens to infamy. Mr. Lelloy F. Xoumans, who had conducted the examination of witnesses o.n the part of the State, and had dis? played great ability In discharging his unpleasant duty, and who deemed not to tire in bis 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, but it had been otherwise, and he would, pf necessity, take a wide range of reply. The last counsel for the de? fence,'with-zeal and perseverance, ani madvejried Upon the course that I have pursuerTin this prosecution; so far as the charge.of unfairness, quibbling or lack of generosity ?ras intended for me, I deny it emphatically and entirely. And I will say for the gentlemen associated with me, that I have 'not seen any evi? dence of unfairness on their part. The counsel had elsp taken occasion to ques? tion the propriety of the State.in secur? ing-sttrvfoee of additional counsel in conducting the prosecution. There is no qqostiph of the right of the Solicitor to engage assistance in conducting a prosecution; im has the right in law; the Hfnte1 gtves it to him: he has it by precedent. The Solicitor is a gentleman yonnflrin years, in oxperience and in the lfeW;-bat were ho a Beverdy Johnson or S Btahbery, considering the proportions the case JiasJ ossumud, and the array of I oar nod counsel displayed by the defence, ho would be warranted in scouring addi tfbhal counsel. As to my feelings in the pfdgeoutlon of this case, I have none; 1 have h?he against the prisoner at the bar; I have only my duty to discharge as oonnael for the prosecution; and I bhull disohafge it with a just appreciation of the oase and my relation to il. Gentle? men, we have heard 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 sgainst a man of Soeition as have been hurled against ndge Melton here to-day; whUu the card of Montgomery's, which was his moans 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 office, which 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-day denounced him in unlimited terms. He referred to the feoling Mont? gomery's oard engendered, and that the public were expecting a difficulty. Tup-, per and Montgomery paradud the streets, armed to the teeth; Tapper bad walked his man past Melton' and his great friend, John D. Oaldwell; and they had done. nothing; tint' they have to stand more than they have stood} Caldwell did not urge an attack; he urged Malton not to make ah attack; tried to prevent him from fighting; this is the animus of the two men?the prisoner and the deoeasod. One boasts about his man; the other is a pacificator. That is a question of law; the jury can only go on tho evidence ad? duced; the testimony that has not been contradioted mast be taken as evidence. The evidenoe shows that Topper killed Oaldwell, and that he did it with malice. , This is proven by his declarations to j Morgan and Marshall. There is, as evi? dence of Caldwell's poaoeabrl disposi? tion, Melton's statement, that Oaldwell advised him not to make the attack; Richard Washington says Cald well tried to keep Melton back; Morgan says the same thing. Elmore and Fielding gave in testimony at the Coroner's inquest, iu which they said not a word about Mor? gan and Oaldwell grappling Tupper; neither eaw any blows given; but here they testify .that Morgan and Tupper grappled; no blow was struck, but tho shooting was done then. Tho testimony of Wat hington at tho inquest and here is substantially the same. The counsel ! continued to show discrepancies in El more's and Fielding's statements hero .and at the inquest, and said tho state? ments-given at the inquest, whon the oc? currence was fresh in thoir minds, should be accepted as the correct vorsion of the tragical event. The experiment by Dr. Talley shows that Oaldwell was killed, as testified by Major Morgan and Bi per. H?4 it occurred while they yrete grappling, m testified by Elcuore ?od Fielding, the oloth wanld hive been burnt by tbe proximity of tbe-^iatol.. Tupper rOBe from hie oh sir. niaoad hia hand behind him, pulled out":*' pistol,: pointo* it, eighted dowfe?hja>|fc^ and John D. Oaldwell Wa^oo'mpreVfl that is not murder, what Isjt? ' 0*(dwell was eent to bis longr acrpd*r?i uoaueateoV and unanointed; With all ' hie ?ini: and im perfections upon' e?uf, be wa* hnrl#d into the presence of she Great Jehovah. Tupper, the man who eent him' there, is here. By the laws of if he State, he could hare gone upon the witness stand, raised his right hand,, and swore that he did not rise from that chair and shoot Oaldwell before he grappled him. Why has Montgomery not been pat upon the Btand by - the defence? If George Topper oould 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 muoh respect for the truth, to have gone upon the Btand and made that statement. Had Morgan been killed, he'd have died an en? viable death; tbe 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 deBire for vengeance. We do not ask for ven? geance in the names of the widow, tbe fatherless children and afflicted mother; we do not ask for vengeance In the name of the State; but we do ask for justice, in accordance with the law and the evi? dence; the evidence you have heard; the law hiB Honor will give you. And now, gentlemen of the jury, in conclusion, I-will quote: Iu order to rightfully jedge of tho guilt or innocence of the accused, it be? hooves you to banish from your minds all prejudice, hatred, friendship, indig? nation or pity. Counsel for defenoe asked the Oourt to instruct 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 the satisfaction of the I jury, not only the fact of killing the de? ceased, but ail .of the ingredients neces? sary to estabGB? the Chme aharged in tho indiotmanC 2. If the jury believe, from all thai evidence in this base, that tho prisoner at the bar killed tbpdooea ?et?, as obarged in tho indigimepi, and thai the dt^aied did not ^oonifr^tfDgfcbfc^ta the pri diniog room, the fW'pree?ui'e*' malice, and they shoaWtflod-thepr?ouer gUpty. I 3. If tbe jury beh'eVe, from all the evidence in this o???, that the prisoner slew the deceSBed, as charged in tho in? dictment, and before each slaying the prisoner had ill feeling or hatred against tvO dccc&sed, and that such ill feeling or haired continued np to the time of the killing, 'and that the prisoner, from hatred or revenge killed the deeeaaed, then, in'contemplation of law, there was express malice, and they should find him guilty. 4. If the jary believe, from all the evi? dence in this .case, that the defendant killed the deceased, as qharged in. (he Icdlotment, and that at the time of giv ing the mortal wound, of which Oaldwell died, the prisoner was engaged in a sud j den quarrel and struggle witb the de oeased and Morgan, or either of them, not fearing death or great bodily barm, and that,'In Budden heat and passion, caused by such quarrel and struggle, without malioe, the priaoner killed the deceased, they should: find him guilty of manslaughter. 5. If the jury believe, from all the evi? dence in this oase, that the priaoner killed the deceased, and at tho time of said killing, the priaoner was attacked by the deceased and Morgan, or that he was attaoked by Caldwell and Morgan, near and acting with deceased, and that a reasonable man wonld have believed, and that the defendant did believe, that his life was in dauger, or that ho was in danger of great bodily injury, then the killing of tbe deceased was exoosable, 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 find bim not guilty. 6. If the jury, from all tbe cvideuoe in this*oase, have a reasonable doubt of tho grade of crime committed by tho priaoner, they should find him guilty of tbe loss offence; and if they havo such doubt as to the commission of any crime by tbo prisoner, they should acquit bim. The jury retired at half-past 7 o'clock, and about fifteen minutes mst 11 in? formed tbo She;iff that tbey had found a verdict. Tho Judge was notified and at onco attended; tbe prisoner wus brought in, and tho jury having beoa called uud counted, tbe verdict was read, '?man? slaughter." Genoral Butler, of tho oouuBel for tho defouco, at onoe gave no? tice of nu appeal. After some discussion, Judge Carpenter decided to hear the ap? peal, on Saturday, May 20, at 10 A. M.? to which time the Court of General Ses? sions wus adjourned. Tho prisoner was remanded to the custody of Sheriff Dent. Tho 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 be done as well as other?, and that a penny Raved was a penny earned, concluded to vacoiuate himself, and Bavo tbe necessity of paying a small feu to a physioiau. He cut a plug out of his arm, thrust iu- some virus obtained from the arm of his sister, who had been vaccinated by a physician a few dayB be? fore, tied up the wound with a piece of wet newspaper and awaited the result. The surgeou found it necessary to ampu? tate the arm iu a ehort time, und the solf-vacciuator is now in his gravo, be? yond the reaoh of small-pox nod other contagious diseases'. - , JMralfjai Atr.ira. L?kdon, May 8.?A special despatch ftrom^ame to the London Standard says mPope received the pilgrims from use, on Monday last, against the ad vio? of bi> physicians, and his Holiness ww very "much, prostrated after the au? dience. Thei same despatch says it is g^neraJIy haiieved in Rome that the jttoly'Father is dead, but nothing to con? firm the belief has been received in Lon? don. ?'v'.'..-. tmtrlMif Blatters. ' Pas am a, April 28.?Reports from San Salvador, with regard to the earthquakes which ruined the oity, state that the shocks still continue, and the Govern? ment palace, whioh survived the great shock whioh laid the city in ruins, had 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 the capital on the same site. New Yens, May 3.?A great calamity has fallen on a.town called Piscobamba, caused by a land slide from the neigh? boring mountain. Forty-four houses were destroyed, and thirty-six people perished. The great mass which de? stroyed the town also dammed up the river, and. destructive effects from inun? dation were expected to be added to other misfortunes. New Orleans, May 8.?Governor Kellogg heard a ball whistle by his ear. The Kolloggites, with forty-one horses, and thirty men strong, with arms and accoutrements, have left for the Teohe country. The Metropolitans marched oat 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 qaarters 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 Bail road makes the following statement: "This morning, a detachment of police took Charge and picketed the wharf of the''Texas Railroad Company, interfer? ing with (he business and oreating alarm. I rebuked Flannagan, who was iirpharge of the police, and Bout word to Kellogg; expressing disapproval of their tff?wff. At half-past 4 o'clock, Kellogg called at the' offloe, corner of Natchez alley and Magazine, street, 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 oited crowd, who commenoed 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 Natohez street at a furious pace." Brash bar Cur, May 8.?The boats have all been seized by the oitizans. The United States troops are detained there, unable to proceed further for want of transportation. Washington, May . 8.?The Rhode Islandstrike is unchanged. John W. Foster, Minister to Mexico, has departed for hit post. He goes via New Orleans. The Medical Convention elected J. M. Toner, of the D.strict of Columbia, Pre? sident; W. Y. Gad bury, of Mississippi, and M. Keller, of Kentucky, Vice-Pre? sidents. The next meeting will be in Detroit. It is stated that negotiations aro pro? gressing for the absorption of the Pa? cific and Atlantic by the Western Union Telegraph Company. Henry Newman, cdiasDutoh 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 wete assaulted. The Supreme Court of Missouri has decided women not voters, under the Missouri Constitution or the fourtceuth ameudment. Washington, D. C , Mi*y 8.? W. P. Kellogg, Governor of Louisiana: The President directs me to say to you, that ho deprecates au aggressive policy, and that tho United States authorities are not to bo used, exoept in an emergency. The oflioer in oointnnud of tho depart? ment in which Louisiaua is included, has beeu sent full instructions in regard to the course the President dosires him to pursue. Yon will, therefore, take no j action which vvould require tho sanction j of tho President, without orders Jrjru these headquarters. W. T. SHERMAN, General. It is stated on absolute authority that i General Emery is instructed to concen? trate hia forco in New Orleans. Three companies at Jackson, Mississippi, uud squads from other points have marching orderH. Tho Attornoy-General cautions Marshal Packard to uso great discretion in using Federal soldiers iu enforcing processes from the Federal courts. West had another long conference with the Attornoy-Gouoral. He is quoted, "Oue bayonet with a dozen Metropolitans." Telegrams have beeu received here from Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, addressed to tho President, and forward? ed to him, giving details of the situation iu Louisiana. They do not differ mate? rially from the reports already pub? lished. A consultation was held at the War Department this moruiug?there laiug prosout General Sherman, Acting Secre? tary of War Roboson, Attorney-General Williams and Senator West, of Louisi? ana?tho subject being the condition of affairs in Louisiana. It was decided to instruct Geuornl Emery that ho should call for whatever troops wen- neee-sun to enforce tho laws litt i preserve the public peaoe,_but 't?at officers wffit^ioT otherwise interfere, exoeptiSgfn-'assist? ing ' the 'proper authorities in carrying out ?ho processeB of the oourts. ^Tt General G. J. Wright baa' employed Chandler, of Virginia, Morton, of Vir? ginia, and Golver, of'Georgia, aa counsel in his contest against Wbiteley, for a seat from the Second Georgia Distriot. The Treasury Department baa ap? proved sixty-eight changes recommend? ed by the Collector of Customs at Balti? more. There are lively timeB there. The blow hits all grades. Despatches from all parts show that the courts adjourned in boo ox $1 Chase. It appears Gen. Emory baa. received no hew instructions. His order to en? force Federal processes'and preserve the peaoe have not been countermanded, and he is promised reinforcement*; should they be needed. ;'? General Sherman personally denies the authenticity of a despatoh addressed to Kellogg, commencing, "Tbe President directs me," &o. Hoax originated South. Probabilities?For the Gulf and South Atlantic States, generally clear ireatber, higher pressure and temperature. New Yobs, May 8.?Receipts of the American Bible Sooiety for this year $6G9,607, inolnding $139,897-, from le? gacies and $125,897 from donations. New Iberia, May 8.?The latest ad viceB from St. Martinsville report the situation unchanged. During the skir? mish, yesterday, a young lady of sixteen was wounded in the neck and one man in the arm. It appears the police fired on some houses, thinking there' were armed men within. Badger's position is considered precarious, and his reLreat may be expected at any time. The Mayor of tbe town has been. imprisoned for high treason. The number of Me? tropolitans wounded is les3 than hereto? fore reported. The people here Ore less excited to day, but firm; all -look for startling news. Some white men were heard urging the negroes to take Up arms, yesterday, and one threatening to buck and gag one of our best citizen?, for discountenancing such a proceeding. The project, however, has failed, so far as the negroes are concerned. They say it's not their fight. Havana, May 8.?Vessels from New Orleans are quarantined two weeks. Boston, May 8.?All the liqnor and beer dealers have been notified. State constables are going about the city to? day, serving notificationss suited to vari? ous grades of liquor sellers. Wholesale dealers are not interfered with, but-bar room keepers are notified to close at once, on pain of proseoution. Ale deal? ers, wholesale and retail, are warned against selling; over a bar; eating. uou?e keepers aro asked what they sell, and if tbe answer is ale, porter and* older, a caution against giving their customers anything stronger ia imposed upon them. Hotel keepers' manifest--*-' dispo? sition to take no notice of tbe edict, and small dealers only vary their form of .an? swering culls of customers, i Th^princi? pal brewers will hold a meeting to-night, and it ia reported that a proposition will be urged to send their stock out of the State and suspend manufacturing. P um a. DELPni a, May 8.?Judge Ed? ward- King is dead; aged eighty. '- New York, May 8.?Judioial business is generally suspended to-day, in respeot to Judge Chase. He leaves about $200,000. ?-'? ? ' St. Louis, May 8.?The American Medical Association, this morning, adopted a resolution providing for a com'mittee of three to confer with the Royal Medical Sooiety of England, re? garding American representation in the 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. FlnaacUi und (putmcrcUl. New York, May 8?Noon.?Stocks heavy. Money firm, at 7. Gold heavy, at 17. Exchange?long 8^; short 9j?. Governments dull but steady. State bonds quiet. Cotton dull; sales 251 bales?uplands 19>^; Orleans 19%. Flour, corn and wheat quiet and steady. Pork dull and heavy?new 18.25@18.37>*'. Lard dull?Western steam 9)g@9 1-16. Freights steady. 7 P. M.?Cotton dull; sales' Gl i bales uplands 19*4; Orleans 19%. Flour quiet aud steady. Whiskey firmer, at 92}?. Wheat?prime lo. better and eaarce; other grades steady. Corn firm and iu fair demand?vollow Weatern 68j<J@69. Bice dull, at 7%@8?^. Pork heavy, ot 18.25. Lard dull, at 9>i<?,9j& FreightB firmer. Morr?y closed at 4(<t 5. Sterling 8.^?8#. Gold lT.'u'C^lT,1^. Govern? ments firm?May anil November a trifle stronger. Stute's dull but steady. Cot? ton?net receipts 907; gross 20,099;tales for export 380; sales of futures 14,100, an follows: May 18&; June 18 &16@18M; July 18 7-10$18#; August 18 3-16(di lb'...; November 17. IjOcisvinnE, May 8.?Flour quiet? extra family "6.50. Corn unchanged. Pork declined?18.00($19.25. Baoon? shoulders S.lB@8J.?; dear rib sides 10%; clear sides 1U,*-?@10){. Lard?Heroes 9;.,'(? 10; kegs 10j?@U; steam 9. Whis? key steady, at 88@89. Cincinnati, May 8.?Flour firm, at 7.50@9.00. Corn firm, at a6@47. Pro? visions quiet. Pork offered at 18 00. Lard quiet and unchanged. Bacon quiet?shoulders 8;v.olear rib sides 9%; olear tides lOJa1?some demaud )^c. lower. Whiskey flruvnt 88. St. Louis, May 8.?Flour quiet and uuchauged. Ooru firm?No 2, mixed, 39 on truck. Whiskey higher?38@88>{. Pork very dull and freely offered, at 1S.00?only 17.50 bid. Baoon dull and lower?olear >idea freely offered at 10; clear rib aides sold at 10. Lard nominal. Garyeston, May 8.?Cotton dull and nominal?good ordinary 11 }?; not re? ceipts 406 bales; exports to Great Bri taiu 4,601; salea 50; stock 43,429. Baltimore, May 8.?Cotton dull, at 19; gro.sd receipts 100 bales; exports uoabtwi-c 261; sijes 323; tukeu out of s'ock i>*V0; s'.o.-k 9,2 > good^ldpll?g; T7j?j tfe*eip^l|lp>ele8; PHiLA&?LrHiA, May 8.?Cotton dull? IJC 8.-^Cotton ? flefr-flow middling. 17^; nek receipts. 673 bales; exports: cpastwise 578;,Bales afl?; stock 6,583. ' .. . . Wilmington, May 8.?Cotton quiet, at ; 18; net receipts 61 balce; Biles 4; stock 14,826. " * Charleston. May 8.?'Cotton dull, at 18 for low middling; 17>? for striot low middling; ordWIrry 13^@14; net re- - ceipte 565 bales;, gross 1,069; exports coastwise 681; sales 800; stook 84,773. . Mobil?, Msy 8. ? Cotton?demon* I good, at 17>?; net receipt? 743 bales; ex? ports coastwise 625; sales 500; stook SI, 169. :'",;n : ? - ., Maw Orleans, May 8.?Cotton?de? mand fair, at lower' rates and irregular, 18@18M; net receipts 434 bales; gross 913; exports to Great Britain 3,760; con? tinent 1,331; sales last evening 1,000} to? day 12,000; stock 150,887k .w Boston, May 8.?Cotton doll and nothing doing, at 19>?; net receipts 36 bales; gross 77; sales 75; stock 1>200. Savannah, May 8.?Cotton dull and I unchanged, at 18; net receipts 578 bales; I sales 570; stook 80,798. Memphis. May 8.?Cotton , dnll?low middling 17; receipts 780 bales; ship? ments 840; Btock 35,016; London, j May 8?Evening.?Bullion decreased nearly ?500,000. Paris, May 8.?Specie increased .OCO.OOOf.. Rentes 54t. 52o. . London, ? May 8?Noon,.?r Consols 93>?. &i89%. ? s:-' LiVERPopii, May 8?8 P. M.? Cotton opened dull, and is now quiet and ir regnlar?uplands 8%; Orleans 9%', 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??. LrvEBfooii, May b*?Evening.?Cotton ?sales inolnde .6,000 bales American; from Savannah and Charleston, April and May, 8%; from New Orleans, May and June, 8%; delivery from Savannah and Charleston, May and Jane, 8 11-16; New Orleans delivery, May and June, Nervous Debility.?A depressed, rs I rttablb state of mjndj weak, nervous, exhauhted JrKiLING; no bssbox os ani? mation; confused head, weak memory, often with debilitating, involuntary discharges, j The ooneequenoe of ex? cesses, mental overwork or indiscretions. This NERVOUS DERrXJXX f$$$s j&vhbeign cure in Humph beyb' HOMftof athio Spe? cific), NbV 28. It tonestfp the system, 'arrestSrdischarges, dispels the mental gloom and d**jppndencyr and rejuvenates thp entire eysism; it is perfectly harmless and ar! ways efficient. Price 85 for a pack? age of five boxes and a large 82 vial of .powder, which ia important in old serious cases; or $1 per single box. Sold by all Druggists, or eeot by mall on reoeipt of price. Address 'Humphreys' Specific Homoeopathic Medicinh Company, No. 562 Broad way, N*. Y. Sot sale by Geiger & McGbAaob, Columbia, 8^0. Apl4Jjfly - Wood. vv?oodf Wood. -r X^ORssle at REDUCED PP.ICES, at O. JC HAMBERG'S, ntar the Charlotte, Co lnmbia and Angnata Railroad Depot. .. Union Council, No. 5, R. and S. M. JL Ac extra convocation of this Council be held at Maaonic Hall, THIS T^^EVENING.at 8 o'clock. The B. and 18. M. Degree will be conferred. By order: May 9 JOHN AQNEW, Ja., Recorder. Extra Fine French Confections. JTJ8T received, a fine eolectlou of bon-bons, FRUITS, CARAMELS, CHOCOLATE and CHO? COLATE CREAMS, ROASTED BURNT AL? MONDS. P I 8 T A G H .GOODS, 4e., Ac. V SPRING GOODS. CROQUET SETTS, RING GAME, Batts and Balls, MARBLES, TOPS and TOYS of aU kinds. Something entirely .-new, the MAGIC MGCK ING-tiltiD. JCEBERQ SODA, Pure Syrups. ICE CREAMS moulded and put up for hotels and private families. CAKES and CANDY manufactured daily. McKENZIE'S, Main Btroet, May 93_Columbia. S. C. State of South Carolina, DEPARTMENT. CotrUEU, Miy G, 1873. TflHE following named gentlemen, are here X b> appointed delegates to. represent the State of South Carolina at the Oonvontion to be held at Atlanta, Georgia, on tbo twentieth day of the present mentn, for the'purpose of considering all mattere conwecteu with the proposed Atlantic and Great Western Canal: Ex-Governor B. K. Scott, ?f Blohland. Dr. E. W. Wheeler, ol Bicbland. Robert Howard, Etq:, of Charleston. Hou.'Joseph Crews, of Lanrens. ) Hon. Johu N. Fricraon. of 8amter. Hon. J. L. NeaglB, of Riohland. Win. McKinley, E?q-, of Charleston. Professor Rovnolda, of the SoUth Carolins. ?Dtv^rsity , Hon. N. G. Parker, of Richlind. Samuel B Garrett, Esq., of Charleston. Edward Hope, Esq.xot Ricb)and. Thomas Smalls, Esq , of Charleston. Wm< Dart, Esq., of Charleston. Col. C. C. Puffer, of Riohland. Hon. W. G. DeSauesure, of Charleston. H. 11. DeLeon, Esq , of Charleston. Col. W. Trenholm, of Charleston. ? Gen. Wm Evans, ot Marion. L. C. Carpenter, F.^q , of Richlind. IIo:i Armistcad Purl, of Ahbovlho. E. \V. Mt.io.s Erq..ot Sumter. II. P. Hamniett, r;sq.,of Greeuvilk. Alai. A. C. Unwell, of ?Uoblaud. P. r\ Evan-*, Eto. . of Charleston. Dv order ?>f his Rxiellfnev the Governor. " Fl If. D BYRON, Private Secretary. M.vvt? 2