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COLUMBIA^ 5 1 Saturday Morning, Hay 17. 1873.M fr=^T ., assas ES I j --^ BJMg ? *?^ Whon the French proviuces of Alsace and Lorraine were annexed to the Ger? man Empire, under the names of Elaasa and Lothringen, it was predicted by many that'the people of those provineea WQUld refuse to be Germanized, and would be In the German what Poland is is the Boaaian Empire-?a theatre of in? subordination and discontent, ever ripe for revolt. X correspondent en route to Vienna, who passed through the trans? ferred districts recently, states that the citizens have seemingly accepted the oituation with-remarkable unanimity. He saw signs of the new order of things abounding everywhere?on tho streets, in ttfe hotels, rait way oars and publio offices. The whole region has become German, as if by the touob. of a magi? cian's wand. The police offioera and the boys on the street speak the German laognsgo, and the oity laborers and the peasantry pursue the quiet tenor of their Way, as of old, apparently as well oon tented under the sceptre of King Wil? liam as of Loaia Napoleon. Time only, in the process of the trreat changes whioh Earopo will probably witness within a brief period, oan reveal whether this acquiesenoe is a real one, or whether it is only the gray ashes whioh oonoeal a smouldering fire. One fact is worth no? ticing in connection with the acquies? cence whioh is supposed to prevail in Alsace and Lorraine. The emigration from all parts of the German Empire to tho United States is great beyond prece? dent. The militacy establishment is ne? cessarily very large, the taxes and the -cost of living are higher than ever, and ?the fields and work shops of Germany miss the strong arms and skillful hands which onoe wrought in them so profita? bly, but which now moulder under the SOd otjnapy deadly battle-fields. .Ii! '{ ri '?-??+???-? . ' IttaOjC War ? The "war" which the daily" despatches : have represented bb "raging" in Hpairj, during the past three months, between jt^e, so oailed Republi-. cane and thaOarUtftb, is one of the most singular oorJflioUla-hioh ever oonvulaed a civilized ^orainxj: A hand ful ;of ragged soldiers on either side?mutinous and illy-disciplined?commanded by "Generab" with <l?ngihy names and limited ideas of. the art of war, oonstj-i " tuto the "hostile armies" and opposing chieftains. These forces ? parade back-1 ward- and forward Over Spain, levying tribute'upon the miserable inhabitants, and playing at warfare. Every three or four days, two of- the opposing bands oome in accidental contact, a few volliea are fired,.six or Beven poor devils are killed and- wounded, and the cable bends beneath tho weighty and conflicting tidings of a "Carliat victory" and a "Re? publican triumph." It is safe to say that since the abdication of Amadena, there have not been as many men killed in the hundred "battles" whioh have en? sued ' ?s fell in one bloody skirmish of the late' "unpleasantness." The whole thing?revolutions, uprisings, battles, storms, assaults and captures?is a bur? lesque equal to anything whioh has been put upon the stago by Offenbach. The Mosey Cnisia in Germany.?By telegrams from Berlin and Vienna we have intelligence of facts whioh go to show that the bourses of the principal German cities have been aoutoly and . Severely affected by tho consequences of the money oataolysm on the Vienna 'Change. The Prussian Government has become sensitive; and has already made an effort to relieve in anticipation, or jtaveoff by legislation, the effaots ofithe tremor whioh is being radiated towards Berlin from tho capital on the bunks of the Danube. The Prussian Government has proposed to the Legislature to apply the executive share of tho war contribu? tions to the purchase of bills and public securities, to advances for the aooommo dutioh of merchants, and to tho redemp? tion of tho debt for railway works. The operation of the bank Act has beon sus? pended in Austria. The policy of the two imperial governments oppaara thus to be in favor of summary treasury cen? tralization. ? ? ? <?????'-?. A Colored Man Dbownkd.?Adam Laurence, about twenty-six years old, formerly the slave of Captain John Fripp, of St. Helena Island, was lost from the scboOnor Ark, Captain Kolyoa, in Cooper River, on Friday last. In jibing the main boom he was knooked overboard and immediately drowned. His body was not recovered. Jewish Ordbb.?In Pennsylvania the Hebrews are Very active in forming lodges of theancient Jewish order Reiher She! Bargel {the band of iron,) Under the immediate nnapioiea of the Grand Lodge of that,.State, oomposod of Dr. Jacobs and Messrs. Alfred T. Joues an d Alexander Reinstine, several lodges have been formed within the past week. A New Orleans baby funeral was spoilsd by a heavy clap of thunder, last week. It broughl tho baby to life. m 1??-T!-J---.- I ..fc-IT This United Statzs Cotjbt.? The fol ing is the would be presentment of the Grand Jary to Judge Brvanrand which he objected to and refused toreceive.. It has oreated considerable stir. Most of thesfl caaea oonsisted of alleged infrao tioni of the internal revenue laws, and in the oonrse of their examination the jury discovered circumstances which, in thoir opinion, warranted them in bring? ing the subject to the attention of the oourt. Tbia they attempted to do on Monday^ by submitting tho following paper, wbioh was. intended as their pre? sentment: OhaktjESTOM. May 12, 1873. To the Hon. George S. Bryan, United States District Judge for South Caro Unai The grand jury do not deem it proper to make any apology to your Honor for speaking as we do with the candor whioh is the right of -American citizens. I Tho grand jary has been very much hur? ried in its investigations at the present terns of the court, by the importunities of your Honor, on account of principles of economy towards the public treasury. This has amounted almost to parsimony, and probably has had the reverse effect to what was contemplated by yonr Ho? nor. A mais of corruption, having for its object the plunder of tho Treasury, has been bronght to light, and only want of time and Buffloient advantages to ex? pose the -whole plot now prevents yonr grand jory f/om making a full exposi? tion of the same. The grand jury has been in session-working days, and has examined - cases, comprising - witnesses. We have fonnd - "true billa," and ?? "nobills." From this statement, your .Honov may judge of -the amount of work the grand jury have performed, especially when yon re? member that in the oases returned "no bill" an examination of all the witnesses endorsed upon the indictment was ne? cessary. In the oases returned "no bill," i we feel constrained to present for indict I ment the prosecutors in the same, leav? ing it to the District Attorney to select Bach of them as are most prominent. In these oases, the jury are of the opi? nion that the prosecutors are more guilty than the aooaaed. Tho1 prose? cutors, knowing the United States law re? lative to retailing liquors without a license, induced their ignorant and inof fenaive neighbors to sell them the whis? key whioh they kopt for private use. The object in all these oases seems to bo the.private gain of the proseoutors and their friends in making their per'diem as witnesses in these oases out of the Trea? sury, and never for one moment has any consideration of the public good been recognized'. It appears to the jury that these prosecutors are actuated in the same manner as would be a sane man who induces an idiot to oommit an as sautt'Uod battery for a shilling, and then adds to tho enormity of bis guilt l>y in? dicting the idiot before the Government, in hopes of reeeiving a reward. No one oan doubt that the sane man is moro guilty than his unfortunate dope. . The mass of oases of 'this description whioh have come before your grand jury, is some explanation of the extraordinary extravagance' with which your Honor's court is accused, and a thorongh exami? nation, of an official nature, into the ooats and charges against the Govern? ment in these and other cases perhaps might show to the Government the oanse or causes for the extravagance. The stream of corruption rises in every little poisoned conntry spring, and is in? creased as it rolls along through the offices of the commissioners of yonr oourt through the inflaenoe of their own pecuniary interest to swell the stream. Upon arriving at the District Attorney's office il is unchecked, and the fees aris? ing from the corruption are not declined, but the papers made out and tho costs increased. Besides tho officials subordi? nate to yonr Honor, there appears to the grand jury that others are taken into tbe ring to defraud the Government, and the per diem certificates of the poor ignorant witnesses are purchased at a heavy discount. In one instance, it was Sroveu that a pay certificate for twelve oliars was sold for five dollars. Besides the amount of money thus made ont of the Government, 8-.being the ex? penses of thin term of the oourt, to be divided among, those who have co-ope? rated, the door which this reckless sys? tem of prosecution opens for black-mail? ing, the inducements for perjury whioh have pVodoced 'two Oases at this term of the court calls for prompt aotion and' an early estoppel. Thegranr) jojry are satis? fied .that ? any investigation into these matters should be eubjcot to your Honor BlonO, and not answerable to any of your subordinate officers, whose perquisites might have induced them to have been interested in the plunder. They are further satisfied that this investigation would exhibit as fruitful a field for re? flection, and porhaps indictment, as any other in South Carolina, and may ac? count for the lack of respect and oo ope? ration into which your court has fallen in the community. The grand jury exculpate your Honor from all complicity in this wholesale plunder, but would respectfully anggest that moro energy npon the part of your Honor in the right direction to curtail the expenses of your Court might prove availing. We use this expression, because it may be urged by those most interested in this plunder, that your Ho? nor's lack of energy in this respect is tbe oauso of this extravagance; and they may use this as a screen for their portion of the plunder. Should those in power lend a Willing ear to this allegation, there will be only the greater need of this energy upon the part of your Honor to contradict tbe same. The jury think that it ia only natural, that now since tbe war-strioken fields of the State have beon thoroughly gleaned, that the glean? ers should seek the more abundant har? vest of the General Government, and wo trust that the imbecility of the Siuie Government in briugiug,*hea? parties >> justice may not bo rivalled by the United States. We respectfully ask that % oopy; of this presentment may be forwarded to the proper authorities in Wtsbjogtoh, so that an investigation in aooordapee with the recommendations herein made might be ordered. The jury, in parting from your Honor; reiterate wh.*t each grand jury has here? tofore said, their unlimited confidence in the integrity and purity of your offioial life. AKCn. CAMERON, Foreman. This dodtiment was read by the fore? man, Mr. Arohibald Cameron; but its reoeptio? was. objeotsd to ..by. Judge Bryan,.on the ground that it was irrele? vant and beyond the scope of the dnties of the grand jury. Yesterday morning, Judge Bryan again charged the jury, de? fining their duties and powers, and quoting in full a ohargo of Justice Field, of the {Supreme Court, in which the pro? vince of the grand jury in the United States Courts is very fully explained. I The grand jury then retired again to their room; but after a further consulta? tion, lasting about half an hour, they came back into Court, and asked to be excused from making any presentment, whioh request was granted by Judge Bryan. County Treasubeb Allen Found Guilty?An Appeal.?A despatch from Qroenville informs us that County Trea? surer Allen, charged by State Treasurer Oardozo with being a defaulter, has boon found guilty, and sentenoed by Judge Cooke to be imprisoned in the peniten? tiary two years and pay a fine of $1,000. An appeal has been taken in the case. The Evening Herald (which is of the same political party as Mr. Allen) thus speaks of the matter: "He'made a direct iasne upon the right of a County Treasurer to pay his private claims against the State out of the publio funds in hands. We could not oonsent to the defendant's view of th6 law, because it completely nullified the office of State Treasurer, and forced that high official to push matters to tho last extremity. Criminal proceedings were taken, and Mr. Allen has suffered. But. from the publio conversation on the streets, it seems to be the general voioe that Treasurer Allen has established a private character in his neighborhood hitherto beyond reproach. It is alleged that be never hesitated to confess his re fusal to turn over the publio moneys, under the circumstances; that be never attempted any cpuoealment or fiight; that under, perhaps, mistaken advice, he stood by his notion of the f unotions of his office to the last, without any crimi? nal.purpose to defraud the people. If publio opinion is right in these facts, we do think that the case of Treasurer Allen presents'the mo&t reasonable field for the exercise of that just clomenoy and wise humanity with which the Con? stitution has invested the Executive of the State. The. law has been vindicated, an example set, while the sureties to the offioial oojxi of the defendant, as well as the .valuable securities and other funds in bis possession, make a proper and full settlement possible, and any loss to the State impossible." A Des Moines (Iowa) despatch says an Indian of the roaming tribe of Musqua koes, whioh infest the State, a few weeks ago murdered one of his tribe. The tribe were then and are now encamped on Skunk River, near Coif ax, Jasper County. The murderer was put on trial, and it was decided that he should be punished by being starved to death. The sentenoe was carried out to the cruel letter. The Indian was tied to' a log in the woods, and several Indians were detailed to carry the sentence into effect, whioh took eight days. Other cruelties, known only to the Indians themselves,' wore added to the torture of starvation. John B. Mordecai, the principal in the late duel near Richmond, Vs., who was fatally wounded, died last night. The State law holds McCarthy, the other principal, who was wounded in the hip, amenable for murder in the first degree, and tho seconds, Win. L. Rohall, \V. B. Tabb, W. R. Trigg and J. S.. Meredith, accessories before the faot. They will all be re-arrested, and probably coiam? ? ted without bail, the crime being a capi? tal Ose. Mordocoi, who-wa? vtonmloJ in the abdomen, died in great jlg?'ny, Sudden Death.?Wo sincerely regret to state that Miss~ibrzzio, daughter of Capt. N. B. Holly, died very suddenly on Sunday lost, at tho residence of her father, near Alston, in tho nineteenth year of her age. For some days before sho had been suffering from a cold, but on the morning of her death sho was walking ubont, giving no symptoms of any serious sickness; she eat her break? fast, as usual, but before dinner was a ocrpse.? Union Times. The young woman in Pennsylvania who upset tho cooking stove on horself and had the manufacturer's name brand? ed on her arm by the accident, says that sho doesn't eeo any poetry in "words that buru, scattered from a pioturod urn." Killing.?A colored man by the name of Sum. Williams, came to his death at the hands of one Burr Cheatham, who struck him on the head with a piece of wood. Whiskey was tho oause of the dreadful deod. [Neicberry Progressive Age, A colored man, named Major Rioe, ac? cidentally killed another, named Leander Coleman, at Black Rock, Union Oo?nty, a few days ago. A Bapposed unloaaded gun was the implement. Largo numbers of the oolored militia on the Bea islands are leaving their com? panies in consequence of the rumor that they are to bo sent to fight the Modoco. Tho Boston Post has purchased, as a location for its new building, the site of [the birth-place of Benjamin Franklin. \ ? BYTEBIAN CUUBCH IN THE UNITED STATES. TM* body, whioh*ia now holding its " . . ? t~i _i.:_- :_ oomposed ;of about 500 (Kunmiasionera, represeutiug tbo Preeby tories< which, uutil the yeir 1870, formed tho Northern Sections of tho Old and New School branches of the Presbyterian Church; the Southern sections having nnited in 1861, how forming the Presbyterian Obnroh South. It will be remembered that the original Presbyterian Churoh in thin: country, after remaining ono body for fifty years, was divided in the year 1838 into two branches, known fami? liarly ad the. Old School and the New School. This division took place in Philadelphia, where, however, in 1870, the remnion of the Northern sections of the two schools waa effected. It is pow anticipated thaf an effort will be made to effect a onion with the Southern sec? tions of the two schools, and thus re? uniting all the elements of the original church. The government of the Presbrteriau Church is representative, and by a sys? tem of jadicatories. The church session is the lowest judicatory, and consists of the pastor and ruling elders of a particu? lar congregation. Tho court is charged with maintaining the spiritual govern? ment of a particular congregation. The second judicatory is the Presbytery, which consists of nil the ministers and one ruling elder from each congregation within a certain district of country. This church court has power to receive and issue appeals from church sessions, license and ordain candidates for the ministry, approve or censure records of ohuroh sessions, resolve questions of doctrine nud discipline, and to order whatever may pertain to the spiritual welfare of the churohea under its care. The Synod is the third judicatory, in? cluding at least three Presbyteries, and having the same ratio of representation of elders as in the Presbytery. The Synod receives and issues all nppeals brought np from the Pre>bjteriea, re? views the records of the I'resbytn-iee, Sea. The body now in aessio? is tho highest court of the denomination, and consists of one clerical nod one l;y delegate from each Presbytery represented, aud au ad? ditional clerical aud V*y delegate from each Presbytery com -(rising more than twenty-four churches The Goneral Asfcftably receives nud issues all appeals aui references coming from inferior judjiatories, receives the records of Syuoc1?. decides all contro? versies represent] -g doctrine anil disci? pline, and superintends the concerns of the whole church, examining tho pro? gress of its beujvoleut work as presented in the report; of the boards and com? mittees, of w?ch thore are eighty, to which the several departments of that work ate corimitted, such as homo and foreign missions, education, publication, ?ice.; hearing reports relative to the con? dition of theological seminaries, of which thove are eleven; receiving dole gates from other ecclesiastical bodies, at homo acd abroad, ire. The number of PresbyAries now to be represented is 166. V Thepffesent will be the third occasion when Presbyterian General Assembly has rouVyeDod in Baltimore. The Old Sohcol IvsBtmbly met in the year 1813, in Pr. Ikcbob' Church, then situated at the cor? |- ef Fayetteo and North streets, and wasVyTjned by the late Dr. Thorn well, of Sodlb Carolina, and in 1868 the Southern yljembly met in the Franklin Street Chfch, (Mr. Murkland's.) and was opened by the late Dr. Moore, of Virginia*^ The latest curiosity in crime is tho case of a lad out in Pittaburg, Pa., six? teen years ol age, who waylays a boy of nine and beats out his brai js. Such pre? cocious tabnt in a boy is very unbecom? ing, and his example should be held up to execration by all careful mothers who would bring up their sous aright. The details in this case are peculiarly bar rowing, tfte child being a bright little boy, the < rime a refusal to give up some parcels h r. carried, and the instrument of death Ih little h ickory stick, "half switch and half club." Bacon, the mur? derer, ooaaoa of an unfortunate stock, bio grand father having been convicted of murder in the first degree, aud suf? fered the penalty, and his own father became crazed with religious fanaticism and cat bis throat. Serious Fkesiiet in the Great Pee dee.?A lotter from Society Hill on the 14th siyBi "Thero has been nn uncom? mon freshet for this time of tho year in the Peedee River, submerging tho entire crops, aid the knowing ones any tho whole incompletely lost. Tho water has covered the river plantations in this section tf oouutry ever since Sunday, and ns there has been incessant rainfall all to-day it will havo a tendency to in croa9e the flood." Ex-baiber Pinchback, the fitly namod representative of tho Kellogg fraud iu Louisiana, is going to Europe to aponc. the summer and "do" Vienna, Luoky Pinch 1 You havo "shavod" to some pnrposo. Tho following is going the rounds as a very proper amendment to tho Constitu? tion: ' Every scoundrol shall have the right, us Congressman aud Senator, to vote hitnself an iuorease of salary when over he fuels like stealing." A Nf.tohcz ooroner put in claims for fourteen more bodisa than he had sat on, stole faur hoga, forged a note, borrowed money aud has gone to Washington to live. Thousands attest its virtues, and from all qmrters of the globo coma testimo? nials of wonderful cures performed by Simmons' Liver Regulator. M17^3V1 The suicidal modification of Indiana's divono laws is reported to have already u ear If doubled the nominal population of Connecticut. The birth-place of Benjamin Frandlin is tobe marked by the new printing of? fice of the Boston Post. Oitt Matte as.?The prioe of single ooples of the Pikektj: iB f vecents. Dr. B. W. Taylor' has resigned the position of phjaioian to the penitentiary. Mayor John Alexander wiH aocept oar thanks for ooples of late Glasgow (Soot land) papers. Meteorology repeats itself. The year 1S1G was known as the year without a summer, and 1873 is likely to follow suit. Go to ?. E. Davies A Co., for fresh butter, strawberries, black harries, new Irish potatoes, squashes, snap beans, green peas, Ac, Ac All jast received. * "Attractive Spring and Summer No? velties," is tho entioing head of Messrs. R. O. Shiver A Go.'s advertisement, this morning. Peruse it, one and all... W. Jj Voreen, E-:q , "ye clothier," is hi the Wheeler House. He represents a first class house in New ?ork, whioh has an extensive run of custom throughout the State. The Independent Steam Fire Engine Company turned over their hand engine to the city yesterday. The company gave the machine a-good trial the even? ing previous at the corner of Washing? ton and Main street a. The Governor has appointed the fol? lowing named officers, viz: R. W. John? son, of Marion, Deputy Sarveyor; B. A. Frusiu, Jury Commissioner of Ocoueo, vice A. Brouicker, removed; Robert A. Johnson, of Marion, and Mablon M. Badgett, of Edgefiuld, Notaries Public, and Abraham Smith, of Charleston, Trial Justice. Dr. Li. B. Johnson, Auditor, and Mr. J. W. Holloman, Treasurer, of Oconee Couuty, made their settlements with the State Treasurer and Comptroller-Gene? ral, yosterday, for State and County taxes for 1872. amouuting to $33,856.13. On account of the Stato tax but $188.59 were returned as nulla bona, and on ac? count of the Couuty tax but $17. Tho legislative committee for examin? ing into the transactions of the Sinking Fund Commission met yesterday, in the State House, there being present Senator Robert Smalls,' of Beaufort, and Repre? sentative N. B. Myers, of Beaufort, and Paris Simkins, of Edgefleld. A sub? committee was appointed to examine the records of tho Clerk of Court's office, in this County, to ascertain if any lands were sold. Tho committee then , ad? journed until Monday nex\, when they will meet at the same place. PuozNrxiAXA.?Don't reveal secrets to a relative, for blood will tell. To find quiet neighbors?Move next to a grave-yard. Ffl Love, like measles, is dangerous when it comes late in life. The American Commissioner at Vien? na should occupy the principal (k)nave. Gardeners assert that a new and de? structive larva is beginning to make its appearance in hot beds. It is terrible to think that we, too, are having our larva beds, and that they are hot beds at that, like those in which the Modoo grub hides. Yonng ladies who have red hair will be interested to learn that hair made from the bark of the redwood tree has been patented and will soon be in the market. This, for thorn, will be "barking up the right tree." A lady philosopher has arrived at tho conclnaion that, although woman is just? ly blamed with having tempted man to eat forbidden things, ho took to drink? ing of his own accord. Somebody asks: "What is home with? out a cradle?" Hang the cradlo. It's the little cuss in the cradle that makes home bowl, if anything does. Court of Common Pleas?Fbidav, May 1G.?This Court, Judge Carpenter presiding, met at 10 A. MM when tho following cases were heard: Wm. Gurney rs. Thomas Steers and J. M. Mackey. Argument was heard, when tho Judge charged tho jury, who re? turned a verdict for tho plaintiff of $352.60 and interest. Notice of motion on the verdict. Equity of judgment Bus ponded by the Court. II. M. Gibson vi, Emanael Lown. Money demand. Monteith A Bauskett for plaintiff; Fort and Sloan for the de? fendant. This case was given to Jury No. 1, who found for the plaintiff in the sum of $143.50. Counts & Wroten against the Green? ville and Columbia Railroad Company. MoMaater A LoConte, plaintiffs' attor? neys. Jnry No. 2 found for the plain? tiffs $400. The Carolina National Bank against B. F. Bates and Wm. J. Smith and J. P. F. Camp. Melton A Clark for plaintiff; MoMaater A LeOonte for. defendants. The jury found for the plaintiff. Judge & Bristol against James M. Allen. Order for foreclosure of mort? gage. Upon the petition of Messrs. Pope A Haskell for the admission to practice of J. S. Muller, a committee, composed of Messrs. Pope, LeConte and Clark, was appointed to examine the candidate. Also, the same committee was appointed, upon tho petition presented by C. D. Melton, Esq., for the admission of J. J. I Marshall to practice. mail opens 0.30 A. M. end 8.00 P, M.; 0i0b60 8 P. M. and 11.00 A, M/ OhMlee pon day tn?il jpens 0 15 P. M. closes 6 A. M.; night opens 7.00 A. M; ; closes 6.15 P. M. Greenville opens 0.46 P. M.; oloseB 6 A. M. Western opens 6.80 A. II. and 12.30 P. M.; doses 8 and 1 P. M. Wilmington opens 3.80. P. M.; closes 10.80 A. M. On Sunday the office is open from 3 to 4 P. M. ? Supreme Coubt, Fbidas, May 16.? The Court met at 10 A. M. Present Chief Justice Moses and Associate Jus? tices Wright and Willsrd. William ? Wholey, executor, vs. Bank of Charleston. Messrs. Presaley and Campbell for respondent Mr. Porter in reply for appellant. The following decision was rendered: J. J. Heeder, administrator, vs. 8parke, exooutor, et al. Motion granted. Opi? nion by Moses, C. J. ? Joseph A. Keeler vs. Aun Myers. Con? tinued. xhe docket was closed. The Court adjourned until Tuesday, Juno 10, at 10 AM. Thb Licenses.?In the matter of the city licenses, referred to yesterday, the merchants who had been summoned be* fore the Mayor to show cause wby the flue for failing to pay their license tax should not be imposed, submitted by ' Messrs. Baohman & Youmanf, their counsel, the following protest, viz: 1. Because the ordinance of the City Council, requiring said license to be paid, is void, beoause it is in conflict with Section 39 of the 1st Article of the Con? stitution of this State. 2. Because the ordinance of the City Council requiring said license is in con? flict with Section 33 of Article 2 of the Constitution of this State. The Mayor did not consider the same sufficient, and ordered the levy to be proceeded with. As was predicted, the matter will be carried into the courts for adjudication. DiscriAiioFD.? James Blake, John White and Henry Morrison, the persons arrested as suspicious characters, and upon whom were found the watches, etc., previously referred, to, were dis? charged, yesterday, after consultation with counsel, it being understood that it would be illegal to ^detafn. Ihem any longer. The, property, /ound > in their possession is at the guard. house! .. . The Charleston iVst-s says: "The 'detective office has K been- be? sieged since the publication of the in? formation respecting the capture ^f the three white meri in ' Columbia. ~ Upon whom were found watches' whose num? bers are recognized by .persona in this city whom they had robbed. In order to give these fellows a thorough over? hauling, they are to be brought to this city, and Sheriff Bowon and Lieutenant Heidt, of the detective foroe, left Charleston for that purpose, last even? ing. Several persons have! lost watches who oannot recall their numbers, but who will upon examination be able to identify their property." Thb New Postal Cabdb?What the; abe and how they abb used.?the dow United * States postal cards bavo been issued and meet with ready sale. Orders from postmasters are sent to the Third Assistant Postmaster-General at Wash? ington, aud the cords are forwarded in care of special agents from the printing house to the distributing post offices, necessitating constant activity and travel, as the demand everywhere has been very large, indicating that the cards will soon become as popular in the United States as in England and Canada in all depart? ments of business, and for brief corres? pondence between individuals in the city and at a distance. Business firms in Northern cities have ordered their ad? dresses printed upon the cards on the address side, sending them nnder cover to customers in the country, who have only to write on the back? -for goods and drop the card into the post office. They arO also largely need by final printing their business circulars on the:'back. ?The postal cards nro sold only through postmasters, at one cent each, no reduc? tion being made on any account, whe? ther for largo or small purchases. The cards are light salmon-tinted, D'.j by 3 inches, but most too thin, it is thought, to be handled rapidly, and not thick enough to provent the impression on the faoe from being seeu on the reverse side. The job is not considered a good one, but of course all defects will be remedied in time. The face of the oard has lines for the addrecs, a one oect stamp, and the words "United States Postal Card," with the direction, "Writo the address only on this side?the message on the other," and a border, the whole printed in light brown. A water-mark runs through the card-board, indicating tbo special manufacture. List of New Advebtisemznts. B. O. Shiver & Co.?Novelties. Joseph Denok?Piano for Sale. A wild man has been discovered two miles from Ooala. Fla., in Soott's Cave. He isabont six feet high and covered with white hair of bristle stiffness. It is not exactly known whether he is a man, boast or devil.