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MST Fhb Pa-amxla tho oldest Daily Eaper.io South Carolins, has the msoasT o:aouLA.woN in the upper portion of the 'State, and haB been regularly iasued einoe Ite inception? Marohai, 1865. V ' ' ' - COLUMBIA, S. C. Thursday Morning, May 15/1873. ?l'lte Basalt Of the Uiurpatioa. 1 The President, as might havo been ex? pected, will iesae all the orders that Ke! l)gg desires, in order to fix him strongly in a seal to whioh he really has no claim. The faot that ho ie a usurper and, a pub lio malefactor, by no means prejudices his cause with an Administration that is as corrupt bb be is, and* one, too, that tramples upon oaths and laws with the same. disdain; The -'President, as the Louisville Courier-Journal' boldly de} olareo, has wantonly violated tho lav of Congress, under whioh he professed to act," in ordering troops to support Kel? logg in the firs6 instance. That he pe* sisis in the tame course, is not surpris? ing.. There is a class of -men who some? times change their minds; there is another class who never <do. Bnt the American people must realize the tact that the greatest out rag? in Amerioan history has just been oonsammated. The unprincipled scoffer may sneer at the probable results, the fawning time server may commend the deed, but the naked faot is there, that the plain written letter of the organio law presents no obstacle in the way of a brood of con? spirators, banded together to rob and >murder, when they are backed by the -arm of the Administration. No instance! will ever arise in whioh both the law and the equity will be more olearly on the side of the victims; and no instance ever is likely to' arise in which moro persons will admit the fact. If each an outrage <oan be consummated in the teeth of this admission, then the will of the Adminis? tration most soon beoome the supreme law and not the Constitution. It is a shame and a disgraoe that a etronger, more potent and effective ex? pression, on the part of the North, has cot been called forth. The result shows that each State may drop by lot, aud no other State will murmur a complaint.! It is a just commentary on human na? ture?we bear one another's misfortunes1 with wonderful fortitude. The old Bo-! man maxim .that a wrong to a oitizen is! a stab at the State, obtains no longer. There never has bean a day before when a souttle-sbip orew like that in Lonisi- \ ana, backed by a coarse and vulgar vo? luptuary like the present incumbent of the White House, coold play snob havoo with the rights and constitution of a State. There never was a time before when suoh contempt was shown to pub? lic sentiment and to pnblio law. There never was a time before when the Presi? dent of the.United States, with a com? pany of sixty-eight soldiers-, oould seize upon and hold possession of a State capital, overturn the legally-instituted State Government and set up another in its stead. But it has at last come to thic, and what is to follow oannot even be sur ? mlsod. -???????*? Peace reigoB supreme in Arizona, the brave "boys in bine" having humbled the Apaohes and brought them to terms, not by the art' of prowess, but of over . whelmiug nnmbers. At the peaoe con? ference, Gen. Croox tried tho humanita? rian dodge, and attempted to instill into the Indian mind the god-like meroy that emanated from Washington and tem? pered justice in their case; but the wily savages were too cuuning to bo entrapped by such moralizing, and stoutly insisted that they wanted peace only because they hael been thrashed aud couldn't fight any louder, whioh was groat candor on tho part of the red men. Schuzler Pan made a quiet answer to all tho fine speeohes, saying that be rras ready, will? ing?nay, anxious?to stop fightiog, not from lovo of peaco, nor desire to change his former mode of life, bat from foar and trembling of those soldiers that bad penetrated his country and driven him and his Indians from their fastnesses, that had never before been reached by an enemy. He oharged.upon God Laving made the Indian heart bad, for which he blamed no one but God himself; but now that Crook had foroed them into tlain, to them, humiliating position, they wore willing to accept it, and do as ho (Crook) dictated. Sohuzler Pan ia too bold a warrior to dissemble. The Augusta papers contain lengthy accounts of the firemen's, parade in that city, on the 13th. It is said to have been the grandest street pageant ever - witnessed in Augusta. There -were twenty fall companies ia procession. The prizes wero won by the "Pioneer" Hook and Ladder, of- Athens, Ga.; "Rainbow" Hose, .,pf Rome, Ga.; "De flanco'Vteamcr, of Augusta. Tbo frolic was to have been continued yostorday. An Austin, Tozas, paper offers rewards /or eoven murderers. A. Gr??t ll?n|lng-How Peace vr?? Slmio with the Indi?ai. n A. correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, writing from Minnesota, revives a story wmoh everybody baa for gotteo, if, indeed, anybody at the South knew of it at the time. Who remem? bers that thirty-eight men were hnug from one soaffold on the same day? Tbe reason why tbia hanging has passed out of tho American mind so quickly, is because the affair occurred while the war with tho Confederacy was raging, the nation was engaged-in a gigantio strug? gle for existence, and all eyes * were tamed Southward. Yet all this took plaoe in 1868, as a resnlt of tho Indian war in Minnesota. In this war, the In? dians massaorod "over 70a) people.? The savages wera finally defeated, sod many were captured. 303 of the oaptured Indians were tried by frontier court martial and sentenced to death. The President, after looking over tho reoord of the testimony, would only sign the death warrants of thirty eight. These wore ordered to be hung at Maukato, on the 26th day of Februa? ry, 1863. ? On the Monday previous, the condemned were separated from the other prisoners. When the death war? rant was read to them, it was thought that the Boene wonld be particularly solemn and distressing to the doomed eaVages. - ? But it was not so. ' They re? ceived this Bentenoe very coolly. At the olose of the first paragraph, they gave the usual grunt of approval; but aa the second was being interpreted to them, they evidently discovered the drift of the matter, and grunted a less hearty ap? proval. Some of them smoked their] pipes composedly, during the reading, and one in partioular was observeo, who, when the time of exeoution was de? signated, quietly knocked tho ashea from his pipe and filled it afresh. An? other slowly rubbed a pipe-fal of the oheerful weed in his hands, preparatory to a good smoke. The news that he was to bo hung did not seem to have a de? pressing effect upon this gentle savage. The few days that intervened before their exeoution, they spent in singing their dcrth songs and parting with their relatives. On the Wednesday before the fatal Friday, each Indian claimed for exeoution was permitted to send for two or three of his relatives or friends eon fined in the same prison, for the purpose of bidding thorn a last adieu, and to carry messages to their absent relatives. Those who were present during those inter? views described them as being very sad and affeoting. Each Indian had some word to send to his parents or family. When spoaking of their wives and chil? dren, every one was affected to tears. The ruling paseion was strong in death ?tho hopo of the happy hunting-ground boyond cheering these savages in their last moments. ' Several of the prisoners were com? pletely overcome during the leave-taking, and were compelled to abandon conver? sation. Others affected to disregard the dangers of their .position, and laughed j and joked, apparently as unconcerned as if they were sitting around a oamp-fire in perfect freedom. Late on Thursday night, a correspondent of the press visited the condemned for the last time. They were all fastened to the floor by chains?two and two. Some were sitting up, smoking and talking, while others were reclining, covered with blankets, and apparently asleep. The three half breeda only were dressed in citizens' clothing. Tbe rest wore the breeoh clout, leggins and blankets, and not a few were dressed with paint. The majo? rity of them were young men, though several were quite old and gray-headed, ranging towards seventy. Ono .was a youth* of sixteen. A Oatbolio priest spent the entire night with them, trying to impress them with a serious view of the subject. He met with some success, and daring the night several were bap? tized and received into the church. Next morning preparations wore made for tbe execution. Their irons were knocked off, am', one by one, they were tied by cords, their elbows being pinion? ed behind and the wrists in front but about six inches apart. After all wore properly fastened, thoy stood up in a row around the room, and sang with loud voices an exciting death eong. They tboa sut down, and ali commenced smoking. Tho caps were shortly after? wards fastened on their heads. They were made of white muslin. They re? ceived these evidonaes of their near ap? proach to death with evident dislike. When it hud been adjusted on one or two of them, they looked around on tho others who had not yet received it with an appearance of shame. Chaius and oords had not moved them?their wear was not considered dishonorable?but this covering of the head with a white cap was humiliating. There was no more singing, or conversation, or smoking now. All sat aronnd tbe room awaiting thoir doom. At 10 o'clock, they wero formed in procession and marched to? ward tho long, dismal scaffold. They arc described as having gone eagerly und cheerfully, even crowding and jostling eaoh other to get ahead, as hungry board? ers when going to dinner. As they com monced tho ascent of the scaffold, tho death song was again started, and when they had all got up, the noise of their deep, swelling voices was truly hideous. It appeared to the spectators as if Pan? demonium had broken loose. It bad a wonderful effect in keeping up their courage. One young fellow, just before march? ing to the scaffold, was given o cigar by Colonel Fisher, now managing editor of the Daily Pioneer, who was prosent, and who has givou me mach information as to tho remarkable exeoution. Tbe young man managed to get the cigar into his mouth under the white cap, and coolly smoked it till the last instant, holding it in his mouth till tho drop fell, when the jerk of the rope causud the teeth to out it off, and the smoking Btump foil to the ground 1 Another coolly smoked his pipe, Binning the hideous "hl-ii-ji," "hi-yi-yi,"aj interval*. , & After the fetal noose bad been sdjanted around the neoks of all, the soene is de* tsribed aa havipg been one of awful in. Brest A painful and breathless sus? pense held the vast orowd, which had assembled from all quarters iq witness the execution. Three slow, measured and distinct beats on the drum by Major Brown, add the rope that held the leaf* fold was out by a Mr. Daby, whose fa? mily had been murdered by Indians, and thirty-eight struggling bodies were dan? gling between Heaven and - earth: : The rope around the. neok of Battling Bon? ner brake, and be fell to the ground "with a loud grunt/'as a local reporter desoribed it. He was placed in position again, and wan soon dangling with the rest. While the signal beat' was being given, several of the condemned were seen to try to olasp oaoh other's hands, and their futile efforts to olasp one an? other in death are described as having been distressing. The lifeless bodies were cut down, placed in four army wagons, and taken to a trench prepared for their reception. They wore all deposited in the one grave, thirty feet in length by twelve in width, and four feet deep. They were laid in the bottom in two rows, with their feet together aud their heads to the outside. They were simply covered with blankets and the earth thrown over them. There they lio to this day, the great grave oeing a motu warning to the savage* who still roam upon, the frontier. Tnn End of the East India Company. The last scene in the most splendid com? mercial drama which the world ever saw is about to take place at Westminster Palaco. A bill has been introduced into the House of Commons, by Mr. Grant Doff and Mr. Ayrton, finally winding tip the affairs of the great East Iodia Com? pany, and transferring its properties, as well as its unexampled powers, to tbo British Crown. All those who go down to the sea in ships, the merchants of every clime, and engaged in every de? partment of the world's trado, must wit? ness the extinction of this corporation with an interest not uuconuccted with a feeling of regret; for tho East India Company, in its something more than a century of existence, showed above all to what heights of wealth and absolute au? thority it was possible fur commercial spirit and enterprise to attain. No such a history could have ever been imagined by the most entbusiastio merchants of ancient or modern times until it wan dis? played to the gaze of an astonished world. Tho oompany became in time a sovereign more potent and msgnifioent than Crosar or Alezauder; it ruled an ompire embracing not only many mil? lions of subjects, but treasures whioh are yet so far from being exhausted that In? dia is still the most precious aud valued dependency of the British Crown. Com? mercial energy, and not conquest, lay ut the foundation of this superstructure. It was the sturdy British spirit of barter and trado whioh acquired the first foot I holds on the banks of the Ganges and the Hooghly; oonqaest was to como after to supplement and complete the price lose acquisition . A few gentlemen met the other day in one of the narrow streets I of London city, who represent the last remains of the directors of the Eist Iu Idia Company, to settle the final accounts and make the last preparations for turn? ing over the effects to the Government. They are to receive 100 per oent. bonos on their stock, aud their meeting was so quiet and unnoticed a one, that but for a paragraph in the papers nobody would have known how really momentous an event was occurring in the shades of Pan praslane. One cannot help thinking what a hubbub woold have been created twenty years ago, if it had been announced that the Eait India Company?the very pride I and glory of British commerce?was about to dissolve into thin air! But the dissolution, as it is, has been gradual, and now the end oomcs much as a fore? gone oonclusion.?Boston Post. m ? a? "The DEvm to Pay, and no Prrcn Hot."?A party of colored men, r< siding here, created quite a stir, and got up a regular panio among the colored people of the town and surrounding country, on last Saturday. They professed to be on gaged in organizing a company of vo? lunteer soldiers for the Modoc cam? paign against Captain Jack, and put their enrolling sergeant to impressing meu right aud left for tho duogorous service. Our newly-enfranchised fellow citiz?D? immediately conceived a perfect aversion to the wholo Modoc complica? tion, and expressed their disgust for it in terms of uumoastired disapprobation. They swore roundly, eqqarely aud pro? fusely that they would not enlist for any such duty. Tho enrolling ofiicer Iben became moro and moro persistent and earnest in his efforts to secure them as soldiers, and the work became desperate. Sonio tried to bluff him, some showed light, uud others took to tbeir heels and rau clear out of sight and hearing; the latter class aro probably iu Becky BluiT Swamp. Tho whole alfair was a capital "sell," aud caused infinitu amusement to the parties concerned iu practicing the joke. Ouffeo knows tho difforonce, as well as any old militiaman, between walking around town, in soldier's clothes, to tho music of life and drum, and facing muskets, with Modoo In? dians looking down their barrels. Gen. Grant gave him enough of real service, and he prefers loafing around home for the balance of his mortal life. \Sumtvr Weirs. Some newspaper proprietors of Lon? don have been conferring on their lia? bility to bo sued for libellous reports. They do not ask for exemption from re? sponsibility, but that the law may give newspapers the right to sue the speaker of the libel for the amount of the da? mages and cosia. This seems reasonable enough. It is a hard rule that lets off the nttererof a libellous speech aud pu? nishes the reporter. /Hope Station, May It, 1873. \; Editor or ihb Puujnix.: Tho remains of. Oapt. P. A. Eichelberger was accom? panied by Dr. Turner to Hope Station, Greenville and Colombia Railroad, Where arrangements we're in waiting by hie relatives and friends, to convey hie body to. the family burying ground, in Lexington County, near Broad River, and not at Newberry, as has been pub? lished. Make the correction. Yours, J. C. HOPE. ? Ktneas, for some years, has been noted as the nursery ol moral monstrosities, of all sorts. A family of the name of Ben den, living near Cherry Yale, in' that State, have lately been discovered to bo implicated in the commission of a long series of murders of the most shocking nature, which, for cold-biqoded atrocity, may fairly rank among the prodigies of crime. The discovery of one of tue vie time, on the farm where they lived, led to a soarch, which revealed the graves of nine more victims of assassination, nil of them murdered apparently by a blow on the head from a hatchet. The Bender family professed to be Spiritualists, but it is evident that they were prompted to i their diabolical work not by spiritualism, but by the lowest sort of materialism?a lust for tho money of the unfortunate travelers, who stopped at their eating saloon, oa the Independence rood. The Kansas lawyers will shortly have au op? portunity, unless lynch law intervenes in that hot-heuded community, of showiug what thoy know about emotional insanity. A Terrible Pcnisument.?A disap poiutod lover, who murdered his would be wife and her husband while they were iu bed and ableep, in the towu of Ham? burg, Northern Germany, on tho 24th of March, has just been executed. His sonteuco was to attend the funeral of the murdered couple, dressed iu white, with tbe words "Iufamous Murderer" on the back und breast; to be confined in a dark coll, and to receive but one warm meal every ten days until tbe 12th of April; theu to be taken to Hcim's Woods, a place near Hamburg, there to be execut? ed between 1 and 2 o'clock iu the morn? ing. The Judge, in passing sentence, stated that the death penalty was no pu? nishment at ail in comparison to the hi? deous crime, and ho would, therefore, avail himself of the fullest extent of judi? cial rights. The sentence was carried out fully. -Strange Pets.?Susan Eberhart, the unfortunate woman who was hanged at Preston, on Friday, while in prison waiting the exeoution of her awful sen? tence, whiled away the solitary hours by making friends of the rats that had ac? cess to her cell. A gentleman called to see her a few days before her execution, and, after some conversation with her, told her that he had understood that she had somo pet rats. Sho answered affirmatively, aud be then told her he wautod to sue them. She tapped on the floor, when out of their holes came the rats, until no less than fourteen of them had answered tbe call. Thoy climbed upon her lap, and up to her shoulders aud crawled about over her head, Buffer? ing her to caress and baudle them as she pleased, and not ono of tbem manifested the smallest symptom of alarm. In order to proenro American pass? ports for foreign travel, the State De? partment at Washington requirea three distinct affidavits on eaoh application ? first, as to name, birth-place aud date of birth; second, affidavit of some person who has knowledge of the facts aworn to by the applicant; third, oath of allegi? ance of the applicant, and tho signature of applicant to the first and third, and of witness to second affidavit, to bo sworn to and signed in presence of a notary, under seal to eaoh affidavit. A natural? ized citizeu requires affidavits to appli? cations as above, aud that be is the iden? tical person named iu the accompanying naturalization papers and the oath of al? legiance, to be feigned and sworn to before a notary. Our Tender-hearted President.?A Washington despatch informs us that tbe President was deeply affected by tbo news of tho disaster to the Polaris. This is gratifying intelligence, inasmuch as it upsets the general belief, that our mili? tary ruler is entirely destitute of feeling, except where his inimediato family is coucerucd. But sympathy, like another commendable virtue, should commence at home; aud it would redound much more to the credit of Gen. Grant, if, in? stead of giving nil bis compassion to the victims of tho unknown gods of tho Po? lar eea3, ho bad bestowed somo of it upon tho nufortunato victims of usurpa? tion aud military violence in Louisiana. \ Augusta Chronicle ami Sentinel. The Candidates for West Point.? Under tho call of Congressman llansier for candidates for West Point to present thomsrlves for examination, applications have been mado by Edgar Sasportas, co? lored, of Golleton, George W. Mailing, white, of Charleston, P. Ezekicl, Jr., white, of Beaufort, M. F. Tigbe, white, of Charleston, nnd Daniel T. Middleton, colored, also of Charleston. Tho Board of Examiners?Dr. B. A. Bosemon nnd Messrs. W. A. Warren uud W. J. MoKin lay?met last evening, at Mr. Bansior's residence, and arranged the details of tbo examination, which will take place to? day.?Charleston News, l?th. A Belic op the Past.?Dr. William Moultrio Brailsford, of Stimmerville, S. C, has presented to the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston an auto? graph letter from Gen. George Wash ington, dated at Philadelphia, Novem? ber 8, 1791, and addressed to tbe ances? tors of the donor, Major-Genoral Wm. Moultrio. The letter was written as au iutroductiou to General Moultrio of Lord Wycombe, son of tho Marquis of Landsdown, who was then on a tour to this country. Eioo al Items. >? ? Orrr ^Iat-tsus.-?The price ot single oopiee of the Phcbxix is ftfeoents. The season has arriTed when drinking . (like drowning) men oatch at straws. Obituaries, tributes of respect, funeral invitations, cto., are charged for as ad? vertisements. There was a little too much of an in? fusion of April in the weather, yesterday, lo be pleasant. Gen. E. P. Alexander, formerly Super? intendent .of the Charlotte, Columbia and Adgusta Railroad, is in Oolnmbia. Gen. B. D. Liilley, of Virginia, is in the city, for the purpose of an endow? ment for the Yirgini- University, in which he was very success ll in Charleston. Mr. O. F. Jackson contemplates re? moving in the couree of a week, and, therefore, offers extra inducemeots for that time. See his card. An individual plaintively writes: "Have }ou seen a coy, blushing maiden, by the name of Spring, anywhere around these parts?" Excelsior Lodge, Sons of Temperance, of this city, is rapidly increasing its membership. Nine ware admitted at the last meeting. Jones is anxious for the coming no? velist who will writo "The Lost of the Modocs," to be put in his library at the side of "Tho Last of tho Mohicans." James Blake, Heory C. Morrison and Johu White, the supposed burglars, have been detained for further developments in their cases. Tho rain, yesterday, had but little effect upon the spirits of the pic-nickers at tho brewery. There was a good crowd in attendance, and dancing was kept up until a late hour. Col. D. Wyatt Aiken is to lecture in North Carolina, for the purpose of in? troducing granges of the Patrons of Husbandry. His first address wilt be delivered in Charlotte, on the 11th June. The term for which the Board of Health was appointed having expired, the Mayor has authorized them to hold over for the balance of the year, or until their successors have baeh elected. The Greenville-ffepuolicriM states that the thieves who were arreste'd in New j berry, last week, by policemen from ibis city, robbed two money drawers in Greenville. We have been requested to state that a lecture, exposing Prof. DevaliVs so called "no-hell theory," will be delivered in Richmond's Hall, to-morrow (Friday) evening. Some of his remarks are really blasphemous. A pater/ami*..is thiuks he will have his new-born daughter christened Glycerine. He says it will be easy to prefix Nitro to it when she grows up, if she should take after her mother, who is always blowing up everybody. A court martial was oonveaed at garri? son headquarters, yesterday, with Col. H. M. Black as President, and Captain B. B. Kotier the Judge Advocate, for tho trial of Lieutenant White, of the First Artillery, and such prisoners as may be brought before it. The hotel at the justly-celebrated mineral springs, located in Cleaveland County, North Carolina, is to be opened for tho reception of visitors on the 12th of June. These waters are beneficial in a variety of complaints. Tho execution of the sentence of Levi Sowls, who was convicted of murder in Marion County, at the February term of the Court of General Sessions, sentenced to be hanged on the lGth instant, has been suspended until the 23d instant, by the Governor. > Tho stoamer City Point left Charles? ton, Tuesday evening, on an excursion trip to Florida. She carried about thirty excursionists, and an additional number are expected to embark from Savannah. There will be another excur? sion on tho 27th of tho month, it is un? derstood. India rubber hair brushes, such as aro to be seen in fancy Bhops, aro all very well in their way, but a retired scout, now emploj'cd as n barber, snys that, for raising hair, they ore nothing com? pared to tho brushes the soldiers have had with the India-rubber Modocs al? ready. Edward Dockery, who was convicted of petit larceny at the June term of the General Sessions, 1872, before Judge Rutland, in Darlington Connty, and sentenoed to one year's imprisonment in the penitentiary, has been pardoned by the Governor, on the recommendation of the Superintendent of the institution as to the convict's good behavior. A card in another column informs the publio that Miss Gabriele Feininger, the charming young cantatrice, will give a course of instruction in tho beautiful art in which she is a profioiont. Terms, etc, can bo learned on application at the Central House. Miss F. has a remark? ably fine voioo, and has received warm commendation from prominent vocal critics throughout the UuitcJ States. " Tieabver?orhi? apppini^1Eduard - J. Jo n es tobe C om m ieei on e r % of Deed e, resident at Boa ton, Maes. . Daniel Win? chester '* Trial Justice for Picken a, vi? tfbhn W. ^Brdwn, removeaV1 Notarlea Public?E. H. McBrido, of CheafcerQold, Shelttm ,14. Hall, of .Port Royal, David R. Elkio, of Alston* and James Potter, of Horry County. Jack Frazier, Stepney Seven, John Williamu and Wm. Johnson, the four men who wer? arrested in Newberry, on suspicion Of being connected with th? Stocn robbery, have been discharged by Trial Justice Thomson, the'evidence! not belog considered strong enough to hold them for trial. Several warrants-were received from Newberry meantime, and they were forwarded to that town, where they w,ill be tried for burglary, assault and battery, and for riot. Mrs. Williams, of this State, publishes a letter to her niece, about to be mar? ried*, and advises the young lady to leave the word "obey" out of the oath, for there can be no happiness in a relation of service between husband iand wife. Mrs. Williams adds: "Give the best of men an inch, and they will take an ell." Our devil comments as follows: "There can be no happiness in marriage when the gray mare is tbe better hone. Give the best of women an inob, and she'll, give you 'ell." Supreme Count, Wednesat, May 11.? The Court met at 10 A. M. Present? Chief Justice Mosen and Associate Jus? tices Wright and Willard. Pickens et ux. vs. Tapper el of. Mr. Miles concluded his argument for re? spondent; Mr. DeTreville for appellant, who, by leave of the Court, argued for a reversal of the decree of the late Appeal Court in the case of MoPherson vs.- Li? nah and Gray.' Mr. Miles was. heard contra. Eo parte Mary Baymond, in re Ray? mond <uls. Thomas. Struck off. Lookwood McCanta vs. Wells. Mr. Barker for appellant; Mr. MoCrady for repondent. The Court adjourned until Tbursdav, 15th, 10 A. M. Court of Common Pleas, Wednesday, May U.? The Court met at 10 A.M., pursuant to adjournment, Judge Carpen? ter presiding. Thus. W. Pope vs. P. F. and W. D. Frazee. Order to rescind former entry of continuance and case for trial. Olivia McGowan vs. B. N. Lowrance and others, for recovery of real estate. Verdict for plaintiff. C. H. Mansou vs. J. M. Blakely et al., for reoovery of real estate. Verdict for plaintiff. . Samuel Clark vs. Thomas Scott; ap? peal from Trial Justice. Appeal dis? missed. Citizens' Saving* Bank of South Caro? lina r.s. James WiJie. Verdict for plain? tiff. Phcenixiana.?A sound jndge?A mu? sical critic. Lip service?Tea-cups and eaucera. Black friars?Colored cooks. The Modocs deserve to be exterminat? ed, but insult shouldn't be added to in? jury by publishing cross-eyed wood-cut maps of the situation. Not content with wood, tin, crystal, silver and golden weddings, "variety weddings" have been introduced into Rhode Island on tbe twelfth anniversary of the marriage of tbe parties. The name suggests that presents of any kind are allowable. At a spirit meeting, tbe other night, a gentleman requested tbe medium to ask what amusements were most popular in tbe spirit world. The reply was, "Beading obituary notices." A noticeable difference between a ball and a locomotive is that the one goes for a man who waves a red rag, the other doesn't. "Terpsichorcanist" is tbe simple word used by a newly-arrived professor of dancing to designate himself and puzzle the public. A missing man, advertised as having a Roman nose, has been given up for lost. Such a nose can never turn up. Hotel Arrivals, May 11.? Wheeler House?A B Gardner, US A; J D Wig gin, C W Kellogg, G H Johnson, J H McGraw, New York; W J Green, Boston; F M Wilson, Mayosvillo; S Adkins, Charleston; C Lark, Laurens; T Watson, Jr, Edgefield; Mrs Jas Hale, child and servant, W DePass, Oainden; Dr Geo Thomas and wife, Eugene Morehead, P Babcock, W H r?ail?y, N O; George B Anderson, Chester; Mrs W H Gardner, Sumter; J D Pope, O D Melton, W H Clark, city; W Alston Pringle, Charles? ton; W B Barrett, Baltimore. Columbia Hotel?'S, P Spier, Ky; Edgar Caypless, city; C G Memminger, F C Bantin, Charleston; W Dudley, S O; W D Thomas, wife and child, Va; Donald McQueen, W J Sprinkle, oity; G W . Thames, N O. WLHendrix House?JL A Gibson, Fair field; C J Caughman, H A Meetze, Lex? ington; W H Anderson, Biohland; S Grose, Charlotte; J P Harris, Ga; W A Strother and lady, Greenville. List of New Advertisements? Meeting Independent Fire Company. H. W. Purvis?Military Notioe. C. F. Jaokson?Leaving. Cleaveland Mineral Springs. MissGabriolo Feininger?Singing. I Owners Wanted for Cattle.