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Telc3rupht?:^&<tr?lan Afffelra.
London. May \ '--la the House of
Lords, to-day, Lor ' Russell, ia view of
the mutually eudiltered' feelings of
France and Germany towards eaob
other, moved that copies of the corres?
pondence with those powers be called
for, and asked what the course of the
British Government would be in the
event of a rupture between them.
Lord Derby believed the peaoe of the
immediate future was safe, and he bad
trust in the Influence of time. England,
he said, would do everything to main?
tain peace, short of embroiling herself
in a struggle in which she is not nation?
ally interested. She would regard obso?
lete treaties as open questions, and faith?
fully adhere to her engagements of late
years.
Lord Bussull withdrew the motion
calling for the papers in the Oregon
boundary and Fenian raid questions.
He said the British people felt the honor
of England had been touched in the
Washington treaty negotiations, the na?
tional character lowered, and the na?
tional interests jeopardized. An opi?
nion generally existed in favor of com?
pensation to the Canadian Bufferers by
the Fenian raids, but they did not ap
B-ehehd a repetition of these errors,
e trusted Great Britain would never
seem afraid to risk anything in the as?
sertion of her just rights.
Shanghai, China, May 4.?A serious
riot has occurred in the French settle?
ment at this place. A mob of Chinese
made an attack upon the residents of
that quarter, aDd sacked uud burned
several of tbeir buildings. The police,
in order to quell the disturbance, fired
on the. rioters, killing several of them.
Tranquillity has'been restored, but an
nneasy feeling prevails. The Chinese
assign as the reason for their attack,
that the Fronoh were constructing a
road which interfered with tbeir ceme?
tery. There has been no disturbance in
the English settlement.
' Pabis, May G.?Charles Jean Locus,
the French politioal economist, is dead.
Madrid, May 6.?It is asserted that
Gen. Elio has arrested four Carlist Bri?
gadiers for treason. It is also said that
Don Carlos will shortly issue a new pro?
clamation to bis troops. Gen. Manuel
Concha ha9 been appointed General-in
Chief of the Republican army of the
North. During the bombardment of
Bilbao by the Oarliets, 150 citizens were
killed and wounded by shells which tell
in the city.
: London, May 6.?The London Bank?
ing Association has appointed Mr.
Tyler, one of the officials of the Board
of Tirade, to examine into the condition
and. prospects of the Erie Railroad Com?
pany.
London, May 6.?The American Ori?
ental Topographical Corps, now in the
Holy Land, have reached Jerusalem,
after making several successful explora?
tions in the vicinity of Mount Sinai.
In tbeir report is the very remarkable
fact that they were detained by a heavy
show storm for two days near Mount
Sinai. The expedition will leave soon
for Bash an and Moab.
Strikes of miners, in addition to those
before reported, are announced. The
prides of coal and iron have advanced
in consequence.
Madrid, May 6.?Serrano arrived
here to-day, and.was enthusiastically
received. The streets and honsos wore
decorated. The Bepublioan army is
marobing on Dorango. Gen. Conoha,
with his command, was to leave Bilbao
to-day. Bodies of Carliats are reported
at Amozeooa and Estslla.
Havana, May 6.? The Captain-Gene?
ral has issued a decree ordering the
formation of eight battalions of colored
militia. Four prominent oad oharacters,
who- offered armed resistance to the
gendarmes, were shot this morning, by i
order of a oonrt martial.
Liverpool, May 6.?The reports con?
cerning the steamship Ohio were greatly
exaggerated. The steamer was unin?
jured, and will sail from Liverpool on
her regular day.
London, May 6?At the Newmarket
first (spring meeting, to-day, in the race
for 2,000 guineas, Atlantic was the
winner; Beverberation seoond; Eoos
saia third. The betting was seven to
one against Atlantic; twelve to one
against Beverberation, and seven to
fonr against Ecoesais. Twelve horses
ran.
TelcgrftDhlc?AinerlCHii Mo.tir.ra.
Charleston, May 6.?Arrived ?
Steamships Champion, New York; Sea
Gull, Baltimore.
Utioa, May 6.?Major Theodore H.
Soheok, of the Utioa Herald, died lust
night, from asphixia.
Washington, May 6.?In the Senate,
Sherman, from the Finance Committee,
reported a hew finance bill.
Memphis, May 6.?The river has
fallen two inches. A steady fall is
hoped.
Littdts Book, Ark., May 0.?Baxter's
officers refuse to obey the habeas corpus
for the Supremo Court Judges, on the
groand that Pulaski is under martial
law. Baxter ha9 ordered a duplicate of
the State aeul, which the Brookites cap?
tured from the express office. A gene?
ral military air prevails.
Indianapolis, Ind., May 6.?Tho mu?
nicipal election to-day was ono of tho
most hotly contested ever held in this
oity, and tho vote is heavier than ever
Eoiled, resulting in a viotory for the
?emocrata or anti-temperance party.
The Demoorata elcoted nine of the thir?
teen oounoilmeu?tho council standing:
Democrats, 16, and Republicans, 10.
The Democratic candidate for Mayor j
was also eleoted. This is the first time ?
in oighteen years that this oity has been
under Democratic control. The tempe?
rance ticket was eleoted at Jeffersonville, i
Pern, Munsil, Waterloo, Anderson, Wa
bash, Now Albany, Franklin, Augola,
Madison and Orawfordsville.
Philadelphia, May 6.?A ohild of six
years, bitten a month ago, died of hy?
drophobia.
Father Point, May 6.?The steam?
ship Circassian, at this place from Li-1
verpool, reports that on the 1st of May,
she encountered the steamship Linda,
from Liverpool, oh fire, and took off the
crew, iu longitude 42, West.
Atlanta, May 5.?The Direct Trade
Convention assembled to-day, Mayor
Anderson, of Savannah, President. Ad?
dresses were delivered by Qov. Smith,
Qov. Brown, Qen. Colquitt, Mr. Green,
of Savannah, and others. About sixty
delegates were present. The convention
adjourned to meet on the 14th instant,
iu conjunction with the Agricultural
Congress.
Fonx Monroe, May 5.?The drawing
of tho Masonic Relief Association took
place this evening. Ticket No. 77,509.
held by J. R. Ried, of Norfolk, drew
the capital prize of $25,000. No. 39.619
drew $12.500.
New York, May 5 ?A 301mg man,
named Goorgo Van Velzar, a clerk in
the Treasurer's oftijo of tho New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad, at
the Grand Central Depot, absconded
yesterday with $32,000 of the company's
funds. It is said that another youug
mm, named Baxter, is with him.
Tho Merchauts* aud Traders' Ex?
change, this afternoon, donated $l,tJ00
for the relief of the sufferers by the
Louisiana inundation.
The Inmttn steamship City of Rich?
mond has made tbe fastest traus-Atlau
tio passage on record. She loft Now
York April 2G, at 1.20 P. M., and ar?
rived at Queenstown May 4, at 12 30 P.
M., tho actual time being 7 days, IS
hours and 5 minutes. This is tho fast?
est timo on record, by 2j~ hours.
Washington, Muy 6.?Backner, of
Missouri, Vance, of North Carolinu,
Bell, of Georgia, Crossland, of Ken?
tucky, Hereford, of West Virginia, aud
Whitehead, of Virginia, appeared be?
fore the Committee of Ways and Means,
in f.ivor of moditications in the revenue
laws, such as the reduction of the tax
on manufactured tobacco, placing a tax
on stocks and bonds, the repeal of tbe
I tax on leaf tobacco, aud changing tbe
character of fiues and forfeitures, leaving
the same to tho discretion of tho courts.
Tho Comptroller calls f >>r bauk state?
ment.! to Muy 1.
To-day, Eldridge, from the miuority
of the Judiciary Committee of the
House, submitted a minority report on
the condition of affairs in South Caro?
lina. The report dissents entirely from
the conclusions of* the majority, and is
generally concurred in by the entire
minority of the Judiciary Committee.
The minority say it is impossible to
turn a deaf ear to tbe supplicating wail
of 300,000 oppressed and despoiled citi?
zens, of that unce prosperous and hap?
py State, praying only that inquiry be
made into their alleged wrongs. They
cannot find iu the reproaches of tho
conduct of the memorialists iu the past
any reason or justification for refusing
the hearing they now request. Their
fidelity to the Constitution and laws
now is unquestioned, and their plea is
made in respectful terms.. The report
then recites, briefly and pointedly, the
list of grievancen complained of, and
predicates from them that the charges
of the memorialists are true. The
minority say:
"We are aware of tho donbts and dif
j Qoulty in-pointing o.nt a precise clausa
' of the Constitution authorizing inter
I vention, but that protection in all things
i is essential to good government, no one
denies. It should never be lost sight of
that for the constitution of things now
existing iu South Carolina, the Federal
Government is primarily responsible.
I Blink it, look upon it as we may, horri
| ble as the work of its hands may now
appear, Congress set up and established
tbe state of things that makes the com?
monwealth of South Carolina the foul
stigma it now is in onr system. We do
not argue the right to interfere on that
ground at this time, but wo submit that
we subject our governmental theorem'to
the contempt of the world and all intel?
ligent men, in that we were all-power?
ful to inaugurate aud establish the pan?
demonium now existing there; aud tho
very moment it is done, are utterly pow?
erless to interfere with it at all, or to
save the properly of the people from
the spoilsman. Nor em wo forego tbe
suggestion, that if this appeal were on
behalf of 300,000 negroes, instead of
300,000 white Southerners, of our own
race and blood, such are the sympathies
of tho majority, as heretofore exhibited,
that they would find, by right or wrony,
some meaus of relief. The petitioners
would not have been so coldly and flip?
pantly turned away. It is a matter of
tho greatest delicacy for tho Federal
Government to interfere to protect a
part of tbe people of a State from tbe
oppressions and misrule of the other.
It is conceded that it ought not to be
doue for trivial causes, but it is not a
light or trivial cause that 300,000 people,
all the property holders of a grout
State, aro being stripped und despoiled
by usurpation und fraud. That there
ought to be power and authority ade?
quate in such emergency to s>tvo, all
lovers of honesty and good government
will admit; and it is u fundamental de?
fect in oar system, if there be not.
Ia view of tbe thoughtful wisdom of tho
authors of our Constitution, are we pre?
pared to admit that our constitution of
government is so iutaily aud irreparably
defective? The complaint of tho memo?
rialists is that tho rulers of the people
have usurped tbe power to tax property
owners, not for legislative purposes;
not to support tho Government of the
State; but for the purpose of impover?
ishing the tux-payers and enriching
themselves; for tho purpose of taxing
the white people down to tbe level ol
the negro. Under the pretence of the
taxing powerB, thoy are endeavoring to
distribute the property of the owners
amongst those who have none. Is u?t
this an usurpation by tho rulers of the
State against wbioh the constitutional
guarantee was intended to protect? It
is not tbe mere abase of taxing power,
but tho utter perversion of that power
from all the legitimate objects of taxa?
tion. Can there be a republican form
of government where this is done, the
ruaiu object of tbe Government being
the protection of tbe property of the
citizen aud tbe citizen iu the enjoy?
ment of bis property?"
Tbe report quotes from Hamilton,
Calbonn and other authorities, us to tho
constitutional guarantee, and concludes
as follows: "Iu view of the whole case,
we cannot hesitate to recommend the
appoiutmsnt of a committee of both
houses of Congress, with power and au?
thority to go into the State of South Ca?
rolina, and folly inquire and investigate
into the condition of the State and the
charges and complaint of the memorial?
ists. To do less, we feel we should vio?
late or neglect a most 6olemn and impe?
rative duty. Tho cry of that outraged,
helpless und suffering people has reached
our hearts, as well as our understanding.
That once prosperous aud beautiful
State is on tho verge of ruin. Shu is,
indeed, already prostrate. A. horde ol
thieves and robbers, worse than any
that ever infested any civile. <d commu?
nity ou eorth, have her by the throat,
and are fast stinking her life blood.
300,000 of her citizens, descendants of
those who fought und won, with our
fathers, the battles of American inde?
pendence and liberty, are crying tu
CougreHS for redress?for help. They
have suffered all that humanity can eu
dure. They have exhausted every re?
source, aud are utterly helpless ot them?
selves. To refuse their request is to
drive them to despair aud rum."
Iu the Senate, civil rights was post
poued. Morrill guvo notice that ho
would vpeak to-morrow ou gas works.
Pensions and uuother finance bill tilled
the day. Notice was given that the
Geneva award will bo cuMed up to-mor?
row. Civil rights aud tho Louisiana
case seem to bo iu the dim distance
fleetiug.
Iu tho House, a lill relative to Circuit
Courts in Alabama passed.
Probabilities-For the South At?
lantic and Gulf States, clear or lair
weather, with but blight changes uf
temperature, and North to West winds,
except iu the Western Gulf. For the
Teuuessuu and Ohio Valley, partly
cloudy weather, variable winds, without
a decided change of temperature. The
Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
will decline slowly during tho coming
tweuty-four hours.
The signal ofllco reports, that during
tho past twenty-four hour*, the Missis?
sippi has continued fulling at St. Paul
aud Davenport, risen one inch ut La?
crosse and Keokuk, and thirteen iuches
at St. Louis, fallen slightly at Memphis
and Yicksburg, risen live inches at
Helena, and remained stationary at
Cairo and.New Orleans. The Missouri
bus fallen steadily throughout its entire
course, the greatest fall being nineteen
inches, at Leaveuworth. The Ohio has
risen three inches at Pittsburg, aud
fallen theuce to its mouth; the fall at
Cincinnati being forty-four iuches aud
at Louisville fourteen. Tho Red River
baa fallen three inches at Shrevoport;
the Arkansus River, nine inches at Little
Rock, and tho Cumberland, forty iuches
at Nashville. The Alloghuuy aud Mo
nongahela have both fallen slightly.
The rise at St. Louis, Pittsburg aud
Helena is probably dne to yesterday's
rain. During tho same period, there
has been no ruin fall reported within
tbe water sheds of the rivers named.
Cincinnati, May 6.?The Times hub
the following special despatch from Lit?
tle R ck, Arkansas: Judges Searle aud
Bennett, who were captured on Sunday
uight last, at Argenta, made their es?
cape from the guard ut Bentou, aud ar?
rived here early this morning. The
writer has seen aud conversed with
them.
New YoitK, May 6?Tbe gruud jury
has found a presentment against the
present Rdform Commiaaiouurs ut Chu
ritios ? and* Correction, charging that
since May 1, 1873, the Commissiuuers
bought dry goods iu a manner ut ouce
wasteful aud extruvuguut, aud leading
directly to corruption. The Commercial
bus a story about a '"ell kuowu charity
urguuizutiou?St. John's Guild?charg?
ing that largo sums of money contributed
have not been accounted fur; that tho
temporary treasurer bus decamped, aud
that ho did so with the knowledge uf tbe
other officers. The receipts uf tho
guild in cash in February and March
were $20,000, of which sum $15,000 are
said tu have beeu expended fur relief uf
tho poor.
Chicago, May ? ?A meeting of the
advisory board of the State Farmer?'
Association of Illinois was held ut
Bloom ington yestei day. Fifty two out
of 102 Comities iu tho State were repre?
sented. " The object uf the meeting was
tu decide upon the availability ot urguu
iziug au iudepo dent political party; the
matter having beeu referred, by tbe last
meeting of tho Statu Association, to this
committee. After a discussion which
lasted nearly ?II day, it was decided, by
an ulinosl unanimous vute, that a new
purty should bo organized, which shall
include members uf all industrial organ?
izations; und a cull was issued lur a
Stato Cuuveutioo/tu moot at Blooming
tou.
Sblma, May 6 ?Tho Solma, Rome
and Daltou case has been taken to the
Supreme Court, under a bond uf $100,
000. Tbe sale wil' "ot tuko place.
Telegraphic?L uiumerclttl fir purl a.
Columbia, May 6.?Middling cotton
16.5.
London, MayG.?American ticcuritics
small sales aud unchanged. Street dis?
count 3 116 below bunk.
paris, May 6 ?Routes 69f. 67)^0.
Livhiu'ool, May 6?3 P. M.?Cotton
steady?upluuds ?>i{??%; Orlouus 8;?8'
@8>?; sales 12,000, including 2.0U0 fur
speculation and export; sales of uplands,
nothing below good ordinary, shipped
April, Muy, Juno or July, H%; nothing
below low unddliug, deliverable July or
August, 8>.j; sales moludo 7,800 Ameri
oau.
Liverpool, May 6?Evening.?Cut
ton?sales of uplands, nuthiug below
good ordinarv, deliverable iu May, 8 '4 .
New York, May 6?Noon.?Stocka
active, feverish aud lower. Muuoy 4.
Quid 12 Exchange?long 4 S8; short
4 01. Governments active and a little
ott'. State bonds quiet aud nutniual.
Cotton dull; sales 254?upluuda 17?4j
Orleans 18j?. Futures opened: Muy
17?gi 17 5-32; June 17J?, 17 15-32; July
17 29 32; August 18#; October 17 23 32;
November 17%- Flour, com and wheat
dull and unchanged. Fork firm?mess
17.12<?. Lard ?rm?sleam 10*X.
Freights Qrm.
7 P. M.?Cotton?net receipts 331;
gross 1,025. Futures closed quiet und
easy; sales 14,400: May 17 1-1G; June
17}:,, 17 17-32; July 17 29 32, 17 15 10;
August 18 3-l?, 18 7 32; September
17 31-32, 18; October 17 11-10, 17^;
November 17 10 32, 17 21-32; December
I7}z, 17 *?'. Money easy; supply in ex?
cess of demuud, ut 3. Exchange firm,
with moderate busiuess, at 4.88. Gold
12.'a 12!4. Governments steady und
active. Status, little better for some.
Cotton dull; sales 922, at 17??@18,>8?
Southern fl.iur heavy aud decliuiug?
common to fair extra 0.40(2(7.25; good
i to choice 7.30(^-11.00. Wheat heavy
land 2(<?3o. lower, with very moderule
I detnuuu. Corn dull aud drooping,
i CofTee dull und uuclutuged. Sugar
steady?7}.\(^B for fair to good refining;
8'u' fi>r prime; 7; ?Qi 8 for Muscovado;
8 lor Porto Kiou. Molassej quiet, with
only jobbiug sales. Hice q'liet aud |
steady. Poik firmer?17.12,l.j for now
mess, Beef unchanged. Lard firmer,
ut 10 11-10 Whiskey lower, ut 97.".j.
LjUI-SVILLE, .May G.?Flour quiet and
unchanged. Com quiet und tiuchuugud,
ut 80(r/.cS2. Pork dull.uud droopiug, at
17.25. Bacou in fair demuud aud
inglier?shoulders 71^; clear rib 9,34';
oleur 10;4'. Lard 11;.;. Whiskey 92.
Sr. Louis, May 0.? Flour firm, with
improved demand; low uud medium
brands 25j. higher?supertiue wlutur
4.25(^4.75. Corn easier; some sales a
Iructiou lower?No. 2 mixed G8(o;63j.J
ou truck uud iu elevator; white mixed
higher, ut 79@80. JiVlriskey 90. Pork
firm aud higlier, at 17.00(a 17.25; held
ut close ut 17 50. Bacon Btiff and
higher?demand excet-tls supply?
* boulders 7; clear rib 9 I clear
OJa'C'^iO. Lard iirm ? IU lor summer;
1U,'.{ for winter.
Cincinnati, May 0.?Flour quiet and
unchanged?family G 05(a?0.0U. Com
firmer uud higher, at 72(u)75. Pork de?
mand light; holders firm, at 17.50. Lard
firm? steuui 10,'?; kettle 10>?@HJ?4'.
Bacon iu fair demuud and firm?shoul?
ders 7; clear rib D^fjffljO^; clear OJj.
Whiskey firm, at 92.
Charleston, May 6.?Cotton quiet?
middling lG;"1^; low middling lG.1^?
Hj;'J; good orumury net receipts
142; sales 150; stock 14,234.
New Orleans, May 6.?Cotton de?
mand firm?middling 17,%; net receipts
G9G; gross 740; exports to Cheat Britain
1,200; sules 4,300; stock 106,716.
Boston, May 6.?Cotton quiet?mid?
dling 177s'; gross receipts 1,477; exports
to Great Britain 50; sales 2U0; stock
6.000.
Auousta, May 6.?Cotton quiet?
middling IG,1-; receipts 9; sales 250.
Memphis, May 6.?Cotton quiet; low
grades easier to buy?low middling
lG'^C^iG'.i; receipts 214; shipments
2.646; stock 32,634.
Savannah, May 6.?Cotton quiet
aud steady?middling 167u; net receipts
93; gros? 93; exports to Great Britain
1,943; sales 765; stock 30,111.
Gaia'kston, May 6.?Cotton dull and
irregular?good ordinary 15^?; middling
17j4; net receipts 441; exports to Great
Britain 3.300; sales 300; stock 21,477.
Norfolk, May G.?Cotton quiet and
unchanged; net receipts 514; exports
coastwise 464; sales 250; stock 6,191.
Philadelphia, May 6.?Cotton quiet
?middling 17^.
Baltimoke, May 6 ?Cotton firm?
middling 17,'?; gross receipts 293; ex?
ports coastwise 56; sules 65; stock,
actual count, 10,703.
AnnEViLLB Items.?Tho Medium says;
Newtou Ashley, of Uogskiu, caught
ten 'possums in his hen house last week,
in ono morning.
Inventive genius iu tho Lebanon sec?
tion is marked. Etnanuul Pettigrew,
colored, a native of that region, has in?
vented a perpetual motion machine
which ho bus applied to a cow-bell,
"liiug out the old."
During the last week William Horton,
of Long Cane, lost two pretty little
children. They were just becoming in
teiestiug and lovely. They wero twins
and in death wero not divided.
A colored man who bus some political
aspirations tells us tbut when bo goes to
tho Legislature be will have a law passed
making it right foru negro to steal from
a whitu man. ILi thinks this priv.lego
should be given to tho colored peoplo ou
account of their long service iu slavery.
King Cofivo himself could not advance
a more substantial uud logic.il argu?
ment.
Tho oldest inhabitant has lost his
reckoning, uud tho weather of the past
week has far exceeded anything withiu
his recollection. Wo have had rain iu
sluices, and sleet, frost und snow ad in
Jbiilum. Last Wednesday, snow fell iu
different parts of tho Count v, und water
was frozen in the houses. Ou Tuiirs
d iy, a tremendous frost fell and tender
vegetation was considerably damaged.
Iu many seoii ins com und cotton were
killed aud the fanners lost heavily.
Gardens wero wrecked und people will
have to tuko a uew start.
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An old mm named Lombard was
beaten to deuth with stones by three or
four ruffians, iu the Western part of
Holyoke, Mat>a., Sunday afternoon. The
difficulty origiuuted in some misunder?
standing ubout a boat.
I'hero were 33 deaths in Charleston 1
for the week ending tho 2J ? white? 20;
colored 18.
The tiuuoul regatta of tho Charleston
lteguttu Association comes off on the
13th, 11th aud 15th iustant.
I Original.
??All Loat Save Honov."
(A Wreath for Our Soldiers' Graves )
Sleep on, bravo men, and take your rest,
Tho buttle strife is o'er;
Ye are tbe favored and the bleet,
To sleep in death before
The cause, which cost our bravest, best,
Wub lost, forevermore.
No more you'll hear the bugle blast,
Tattoo or reveille;
Your "cull to arms" is of the past,
But, ab! not ours "the day;"
Not even hope for us at last,
When all else fled away.
All, save our honor, that remained.
As ever, pure and bright;
As some love lighted lump, enchained
Iu sombre tomb of night,
So shone our honor, pure, unstained,
Unto our darkness, light.
Ob! sacred, as a last request,
Or us u dying trust,
We'll keep it. With that lejis bh-sl.
Uutaruishud, free from rust,
We, the down-trodden aud oppressed,
Shall live, though grouud to dint.
For iu tbat dust, if tbcto remain
One spark of honor bright,
Twill kindle life and hope again,
As morn's first ray of light,
From Memnou's statue, melts tbo chain
Of silence?waking music's strain,
That over is the night. M. M.
Columbia, S. C, May 7.
United States District Court.?
This Court convened at 10 o'clock Tues?
day morning, Judge Bryan presiding.
Tbo petitiou of the Freedman's Savings
and Trust Company for tbe involuntary
bankruptcy of Martin M. Kingman,
debtor, was heard, aud the Judge adju?
dicated the debtor a bankrupt. William
Allison, of Greenville, was finally dis?
charged iu bankruptcy. The case of the
Uuited States against Nelson Ii. Suovel,
an indictment for forgery, came up for
hearing, but the defendant not appear?
ing, it was ordered, on motion of Dis?
trict Attorney D. T. Corbin, that a
beuch warrant be issued for bis arrest.
George F. Kiulocb, of Mount Pleasant,
was finally discharged iu bankruptcy.
In tho cjso of D. G. Hough, bankrupt,
the time for lien creditors to come in
and prove claims was extended to the
1st of Juno next. The petition of Thos.
J. Gibson und Henry M. Gibson to
withdraw proceedings in bankruptcy iu
the case of T. J. & H. M. Gibson, bank?
rupts, was referred to Registrar Sea
brook to report.
Prooress or Insurance.?What wont
tbey insure next? The Metropolitan
Plate Glass Insurance Company of New
York, undertake to protect the hand?
some panes of glass that ornament the
fronts of elegant stores and dwellings,
being duly and legally authorized for
this object; A deposit of $50,000 has
been made in the insurance department
of that State for the purpose.
A trotting match for $2,000, mile
heats, best three in five, took place at
LiFayette Race Coarse, Augusta, ou
Wednesday afternoon. J. B. Harris'
Basil Duke won the first and second
heats?time 2.40 and 2.35>?. J. B.
Chambers' Molsey won the third and
fourth beats?time 2 32 and 2.33}^.
Basil Duke won tbe race?time 2.34^.
Some of the planters in the inun?
dated bottom lands of Mississippi and
Louisiana have bad three crops washed
out iu the last two months, and they no
longer feel interested iu the question of
"less cotton and more oorn," bnt have
begun seriously thinking if it will not be
"no cotton and still less oorn."
Oo Tuesday last, tbe body of Mr. H.
G. Turner, of Bickens County, Ga., was
found in a creek, sunk by rooks, aud
with the head split open. He bad been
murdered and robbed. This is the
eighth or ninth murder that has oc?
curred in Pickens County since 1865,
and not a trial has been had yet.
A man, while digging in an old
I mound, near Belton, Texas, discovered
I a chest, contuining 6,250 Spanish doub?
loons, nearly $100,000. He immediately
gave $10,000 to the church. There is
intense excitement iu the neighbor?
hood, and all the old mounds are being
overhauled.
Fire at Williamston.?The houso of
Bev. B. F. Maublin, at Williomston,
was burned Monday night, about 12
o'clock. His family barely escaped
with their clothes and bedding; every?
thing else was destroyed.
A despatch from St. Lonis mentions
that a convention will bo held in Louis?
ville some time in October, in the in
ttrests of the project for moving tbe
national capital from Washington to tbe
West.
Mr. A. R. Walsh, of Louisville, Ky.,
while luboriug under a fit of insanity,
jumped from a five-story window of the
Gait House, on the 3d, and killed him?
self.
Mrs. Siranol Perriu, died in Abbe?
ville, on the 1st.
Funeral Invitation.
Tho friooda and acquaintances of Mr. and
Mrs. Daaial F. Kelly, ami Mr. and Mrs. John
Altco, aro respectfully invited to attend tbo
funeral of WILLIE, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly, from their reaidenoe, THIS AFTER?
NOON, at 3 o'clock.
Butter'. Batter! Butter!
JUS r received, another lot of that froah
COUNTRY RUfTEB, whioh we keep
at way a ou band. For aale low for cash at
tba Columbia Ico House.
May 7 I JOHN V. 1MTEHAN, Accnt.
On Consignment.
300 BALES HAY!
! GUARANTEED ttrictls choice TIMOTHY
and CLOVER, just received and for aale
cboaper than ever bofore offered, by
D. C. PE1XOTTO * SONS,