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'Tfeeflrapiilc?-Foreign AfTalra. ? Hav?a, May 11.? The CaplaW OoherjJ.. has iaauod a decree permit? ting members of the militia who pay $1,000 into the troasnry to remain at home. Many persons are availing themselves of tho permission. London, May 12.?A special de? spatch to the Times says General Conoha began his advance from Bilbao y ostorday. The Oarlists are en trench? ing themselves in the mountain passes, j General Etio has issued decrees that! all persons expressing dissent to the pretensions of Don Carlos will be shot. Pabis, May 12.?There was a large fire last night in the Bastiio quarter. Several pereons were bnrned to death, and 200 are homeless. Constantinople, May 12.?There is no abatement in the famiue in Aunto lio. Beporta from all scotions of tho country are of the most doleful charac? ter. Many persons have starved. Welsburq. W. Va., May 12.?The paper mill of Harvey & George was burned yesterday. Loss 350,000. London, May 12.?A special de? spatch from St. Petersburg to the Pall Mall Gazette says Grand Duke Ni? cholas, brother of the Czar, has been arrested, but on what charge is not known. His house was searched by the polioe. There is great exoitement in St. Petersburg in cousequeuce of the arrest. Bayonne, May 12.?The Curlists claim a victory in a recant engage? ment between a body of Carlists under Don Alfonso und a force of Republi? cans. They say 350 of the Repub'i oans were killed and 450 taken prison? ers. Toicjjrawlilc?- American Matters. Mobile. May 11.?The body of Frank Williams remained suspended over two hours^aud was then cut down and turned over to the coroner, who summoned a jary, viewed the body and ordored the jury to assemble at his office at 10 o'clock to-morrow morn? ing. The coroner then ordered the oity sexton to take oharge of- tho body and bnry it, which was done. Tho in? jured child is very low and terribly mutilated. She is not expected to live. Detboit, May 12.?Rain checks the forest fires. No loss of life is reported. v Cleveland, May 12.?The Bohe? mian sewer workers have struck, aud foroed others to quit. Several harm? less shots were fired, and some were hurt by bricks. Boston, May 12.?Rev Dr. Marvin Menajlng, editor of the Daily Neics, is dead. Jkf7bbsonvrtiiiE, May 12.?The at? tempt of four convicts to esoape re? sulted in tho death of a penitentiary officer and one convict and the oapture of the convicts. A convict while as? sisting the guards was wounded. Buffalo, May 12.?A three-story brick building fell, killing two children and tearing an arm from a lady. The accident is attributed to a mason, who knocked out a portion of tho back wall, to oonneot the adjoining building. Losb $500,000.. Little Rock, May 12.?The regu? lars, yesterday, took all the arms at the arBennl to pieces, to prevent either the Brooks or Baxter people from using them. The raft with arms from up the river arrived safely. Thero was great exoitement yesterday morniug in Little Rock, during the skirmish aeross the river. Colonel White, of Baxter's force, was wounded in tho leg. After the skirmishing had lasted some two hours, a company of the regulars orosscd the river, and Btopped both parties, releasing a train of cars whioh Baxter's men just then had seized. Four Baxter men are reported killed, and two Brooks men killed and two wounded. The Clerk of the Cir? cuit Court 8wore in the members of the Legislature. The regulars have thrown up another barricade across Markham atreet. Colonel Rose has tolegraphed to General Sherman for a company of regnlar cavalry. Augusta, May 12.?Tho New Or? leans Cotton Exchange having desig? nated this city as u suitable place to hold a convention of delegates from the Cotton Exchanges of the various States, the Augusta Exchange extends a cordial invitation to tho different Cotton Exchanges to send delegates to the meeting, to bo held ou tho third day of June. Washington, May 12.?A reply hau beer, reoeived from Brooks, of Arkan? sas, deolining to ucoede to the terms proposed by tho Presidont, through the Attorney-General. Tho telegram will be u subject of Cabinet consulta? tion to-day, and- it is very probable that the General Government, after having exerted its best influences for the preservation of pence, and the restoration of political harmony at Littlo Rook, will now decide defiuitely on the case, and that means will bo taken to have its decision enforced against the opposition. Atlanta, Ga., May 12.?Gen. Jack? son, President of the National Agri? cultural Congress, is here. Owing to a misoonneotioo the delegates are nr riving slowly. Raleigh, May 12.?Tho State Press; Association, which assembled here to? day, Maj. Joseph Englehard presiding, was largely attended and the delibera? tions harmonious. Tho Board of Trade entertained tho press, and the citizens on-operated heartily. New York, May 12.?Application was made in the Supreme Court to-day for an order winding up the Samana Company, and appointing a receiver for the company's property in this State. The decision was reserved. Washington, May 12.?Secretaries Robeson and Belknup and Gen. Sher? man have gone to Harrisburg, to exult over the exploits of the army of the Potomac. The Arkansas pester de? tained the President here. * The House Post Office Committee have agreed upon a bill for the pre payme&V.qi papers and printed matter by the pound. In the Seuate, the bill authorizing Massachusetts to import and hold works of art for two yearn, free of duty, passed. Scott ^introduced a bill supplementary to the bill incorporat? ing the Texas and Pacific Railroad. The Military Committee reported a bill for the protection of the Texas frontier. The Geneva award passed. Insurance cornpunieH have no share of the epoil. The House spent mo.it of the day on 'a bill to amend the steamboat law. A resolution tosend a special committee to Arkansas was offered, but being ob? jected to, was not received. Judge Liwrouco, Chairman of the Committee on War Claims, who, u.s a sub-committee, has recently had under confederation the question as to whether t !.e Government could take, without compensation, the property of citizens iu the lately rebellious States after August 20, 1800, wheu the war was proclaimed closed, will report to the commilteo to-morrow in the nega? tive, and ihat tbo Government is in honor bound to pay for the use of uny property appropriated by the military authorities, without reference to the previous political status of the person I whoso property was thus seized. There was a partial hearing of the j Virginia tobacco commission, com-! posed of W*. P. Burwell, of Richmond, j aud Messrs. McGill und Williams, of Petersburg, before the Special Com- | mitteo of Ways aud Menus, to-day, asking that licorice, sugar, sweet oil and other essential ingredients of man? ufactured tobacco be ullowed to enter their manufactories free of turiii under bund. Mr. Burwell advocated this, on the ground that it would greatly in? crease the amount of foreign trade iu manufactured tobacco, and, while the treasury might lose ST?O.OO? iu tho remission of these duties, ho contended that it would more than double the export ou this article, which would be the basis of a large importation, which, at tha average rate of the tariff of thirty-eight per oeut., would bring more than 31,200,000 back iu the treasury. A further hearing of 'he delegation will be before u fuller com? mittee next week, when au opportunity will be given those opposed to this measure to be heard at the same time. The Slar says a despatch has been received from Gov. Brooks, in response to the telegram from the President sent to him last night, declining to ac | oede to the terms proposed. The telo I gram was the subject of some discus? sion at the Cabiuet meeting to-day, und it may be that the President will feel called upon to decide definitely some? time to-day in this contest. The re? fusal of Brooks to accede to the re? quest made by the President in tho iuterests of peace, will very likely lessen the communications with that party, and it appears very probable that tho next advices from here may be sent to the Uuited States forces at Little Bock, containing tho decision of tho Government, and asking that all parties shall be made to respect it. It is known tho Administration was reluctant or indisposed to interfere by tho force of arms in tho Arkansas troubles, and, therefore, sought to re? store peace iu that State by mild yet earnest appeals to the parties immedi? ately interested. Baxter's prosition as to the adjournment of the Legislature, called for yesterday, until Brooks'ad? herent] should be present, together with the conditions annexed, was so fair and reasonable, in the opinion of tho President, that the Attorney-Gene? ral informed him that his interests re? quired au immediate acceptance of it. A remark was made in an executive quarter to-day that Brooks could not have scon tho significance of the inti? mation. Tho rejection of the proposi? tion has certainly damaged his cause iu official circles?a fact which, per? haps, be will soon realize. Tho Go? vernment believes that tho Legislature should assemble free from armed aud all other menace or rcstraiut, from either side, and that tho proposition of Baxter, if it hud been accepted by Brooks, would have opened the way for a peaceful solution of the pending questions. Final action on the part of the Government will not bo delayed for more than a day or two, wheu means will be employed to protect the peoplo from the dangers iu which they are now involved, without acting par? tially to cither of the contending fac? tious, or tho rival Governors, by whom tho feuds were initiated. Tho Presi? dent to-night expressed himself, with much earnestness, against those stimu? lating bloodshed, uud throwing the cutire Stute of Arkansas into anarchy; and ho was equally earnest in saying that he would not delay much longer in coming to u decision in tho pre? mises. Probabilities?For tho South Atlan? tic States aud the Southern portion of tho Middle States, generally cloudy and threatening weather, with North? easterly to South-easterly winds, no decided change iu temperature, sta? tionary to falling barometer, and light rain ou the coast. For the lower lakes and the Jake region, purliy cloudy weather, light rain near Lakes Erie and Michigan, Southerly to North-westerly winds and lower temperature. For Teunesse and the Ohio valley and the Gulf States, partly oloudy and warm weather, with light variable winds, and no decided ohange of pressure. Tho Mississippi and Ohio Rivers will fall slowly during tho coming twenty four hours, Telegraphle?Commercial Ke ports. LiVETtPOOii, May 12?Noon.?Cotton firm?uplands 8>?; Orleans 8-j-g; sales 15,000, including 4,000 for speculation and export; uplands, nothing below low middling, deliverable in May or June, 8 7-16; salos of Orleans, nothing below low middling, deliverable iu July or August, 8sales include 8,400 American; saleB. on the basis of middling uplands, nothing below good ordinary, deliverable in Juoe or July, 8)s! nales oo the basis oi middling Orlenufl, nothing below low tniddliug, deliverable in Juoe or July. 8's Livsnrooii, May 12?Evening ? Cotton?sales of uplands, nothing be? low low middling, deliverable, in May, 8}?', deliverable iu July or Augnst, 8 11-16; sales of Orleans, nothing be? low good ordinary, shipped in April or May, 8 11-16; dolivorable iu July or Augnst, 8^4; nothing below low mid? dling, shipped iu May or June, 8-?4; d< liverublu in July or August, 8 13 10. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester quiet ttj'l iirm. New York, May 12?Nouu.?Cottou quiet: sales 892?uplands IS??; Or? leans 18?4. Fnturea opened: Muy 17 21-32, 1711-16; Juue 17 13-16. 17 27-32; July 18 9 16, 18 5-16; August 18 9-16. 18 19 32; September 1826*; Oc? tober 17J?, 17 29 32. Flour dull and droopiug. Wheat quiet and declining. Corn dull and heavy. Pork uuchauged. Lard firm?steam 10 9 16 til 10??. Freights firm. Stocks dull. Aluuey 3 Gold 12,'n'. Exchange ? long 4.8S*?; short 4 91 ??. Governments dull uud lower. State bonds quiet. 7 P. M.?Cotton?net receipts 446; gross 487. Future* closed steadv; sales 38.500: May 17 2032; Juuu 13 1-32; July 18?.}', 18 17-32; August 18 13 16. 18 27-32. Money easy, at 3C.fi 4 Exchange heavy, ut 4 88. Gold declined, at 12jg. Rates for cinying 3@3Ji8 aud 4 Governments active, but a little lower. Statet) quitt und uomiual. Cottou hehl higher; Kales 1.03s, at 18j?M@18,?4.iiSouthern flour quiet uud drooping?common to lair extra 6 23(7/7.10; good to choice 7.15 (u.U.00. Wheat 11 .shade easier, with a moderate demand. Corn opened and closed heavy und lower?82@853.> for uew and old Western mixed. Co?'ee dull, at 17C'e21 for liio. Sugar dull and declining?7?.t(??8 lor fair to good refluiug; 7.!.j for molasses; S;'.^ fjr centrifugal. Molasses more active. Rice unchanged?Raugoou 3j}u(u),<iy? iu bond. Pork quiet and firmer?now mess 17.25. Beef uuchauged. Lard firmer, ut 10%@10 11-16. Whiskey steady, at 97>?. Freights to Liver? pool dull and heavy. Louisville, May 12.?Flour un? changed. Coru quiet und unchanged, at 84@86. Provisious quiet. Pork sold at 17.75. Baoou?shoulders 7,14; clear rib 9%; clear 10??. Lard?tierce 10>.<@11J?; keg.li^@12. Whiskey tirm?95 offered; 96 asked. Cincinnati, May 12.?Flour dull and lower, at 6 50?6 85 Corn steady, at 73@75. Pork in fair demand and firm, at 17.50. Lard quiet?steam 10?4uoll. Bacou active; some sales higher?shoulders 7; clear rib 9'4; clear irregular?selling 10@10*4, clos? ing at outside price, all packed. Whis kuy Urm, at 06. St. Louis, May 12.?Flour steady uud uuchauged. Corn linn; demand childly lor white mixed?No. 2 mixed 66 on track; white mixed 77(/<?S0. ac? cording to location. Whiskey held higher, with no sale. Bacon ?rru aud higher?7'4 for nbnulders; 10(^)U).:a for clour rib; lO.^V/ilO^ fur clear. Lird nominally 10,!4. Baltimore, M iy 12.?Flour fa?ors buyers. Wheat dull?choice white l.bO. Corn ? white Southern S6(u)S8; yellow 83(i?:S4. Mess pork 17.25@ 17.50. Shoulders 7,' j. ColVee quiet. Whiskey quiet, at ?b. Sugar quiet, at 9J'g(? 10. Cottou quiet uud lirm ? middling 18; low middling 17.J-.jJ good ordinary I6I4; not receifits 2b; gross 422; exports coastwise 05; sales 443; spiuners 215; stock 10.239. Mouile, May 12.?Cotton quiet? middling 17,'j'; good ordinary 16; net receipts 60; sales 100. PuiL.VDELrniA, May 12.?Cottou quiet?middliug 18,'...; low middling 17l.j; strict good ordinary 17; good ordinary 16,'.J; ordiuury 1-1',; net re? ceipts 86; gross 455. New Orleans, May 12.?Cotton tirm, with good demand; business re? tarded by the high prices asked?mid? dling IS; not receipts 538; gross 560; exports to Great Britain 3,671; conti? nent 1,340; Franco 6,632; sales 1,200; last evening 1,100. Memphis, May 12.?Cotton lirm, with fair demand?low .middling 16 '., (oJ7; receipts 295; exports 221; stoeu 31,103. Charleston, May 12.?Cotton quiet, lirm and nominal?mid.Hing 17; low middling 10?,; net receipts 416; sales 125. Wilmington, May 12.?Cotton iirm ?middling nominally 17;.,; net re? ceipts 45. Augusta, May 12.?Cottou?mid? dling 17; net receipts 83; sales 111. Galveston, May 12.?Cottou tirm ? good ordinary 157u. middlings 17;SJ; net receipts 508; sales 3,500. Boston, May 12.?Cottou q..iet; middlings 18,'-.;; gross receipts 1,720; sales 200; stock 6,000. Savannah, May 12?Cotton nomi? nal; middlings 173?; net receipts 311; gross 311; sales 973. Judgo Mackey passed the following sentence on Ale>x. Woodley, couvioted of burglary: "You have been found guilty of au offence for which you might be sent to tho penitentiary for thirty years. The court will seuteuce yon, however, to ouly one year. If you nro couvioted again, you will be senteuoed to twenty years; if a third time, to thirty years. If you are cou? vioted a fourth time, you will then have become eligible to a sent in the Legislature."? Winnsborq Neues. A fashionable paper at St. Peters? burg, the Orushdnnin, is groatly alarmed ut the spread of Protestantism in Russia. Meanwhile some of the Germans are ftlarmetl at the spread of Catholicism in that country. The Buddhist? uro alarmed at the spread of Christianity, and Christians are alarmed at the spread of Buddhism. Caroct-Bag Reimdlatlon-Suuth Caro? lina's Treasurer la the Amor House. _ A portly gentleman held court in Jfarior No. 6, of tbe Astor House yes? terday. He "was carefully but not showily dressed> in u suit of English cloth and u blue 'chinchilla 'overcoat. He woro no jewelry save a pair of cameo studs, which adorued a spotless liuon shirt front. His face was a shade whiter than nut brown, and glossy hair curled crisply over his head de? spite the hair-dresser's efforts to make it lie straight. Close-trimmed whis kersgiramed his cheeks, and black, beetFiike eyes looked out from under a not very intellectual forehead. His regular features seemed to huve been ! fashioned more after those of bis white progenitors ihau his color would huve led oue to expect. Ho would have passed readily for the steward of some first class hotel. It was the Hon. F. L. Cardozo, former Secretary of State of South Carolins, now her Treasurer, and the half dozen mou who sat uronud him were tho meu of meaus who saw pro?t iu buyiug South Curo liua bonds, which the carpet-baggers issued ut any figure from 20 to 70 per ! cent. They called at the invitation jof the Hou. F. L. Cardozo to learn j why their investments returned no ii ! t.*re-<t, and why tho bouds could be | bought :n opeu market at seveu per ! I e ut. I Treasurer Cardozo acted the digoi Sed debtor as well us though he had been used tu toe role all his life. | Knowing that the debtor for ouce had 1 the advautuge, he could afford to au swer all questions with quiet eoude seeusion. He usetl well chosen Eug lish, and his explanations showed him? self thoroughly possessed of the key to the labyrinth of South Carolina tin 1 tie os. Treasurer C.irdozo unfolded to his auditors the newest scheme of tho car put-baggers to replenish the coffers and ostensibly reduce the S;uto debt ouo-half. His hearers wore not much interested iu that part of bis talk, I anything tending to enable them to ! get what they have already iu vested appealing much morn nearly to their sensibility. It may interest the reader, however, to know tbut. the new plan is simply to replace the bonds outstand? ing by funding bouds, at the rate of oue of the latter for two of the former. The Act authorizing the new scheme was passed by the last Legislature. It takes, or was intended to take, effect January 1, 1874. The desigu is to rttiro about $10,000,000 conversion bouds of previous issues, taking them up, with 85,000,000 funding bonds, with twenty years to run?a practical repudiation of $5.000,000 of the State indebtedness. The capitalists who heard Treasurer Cardozo unfold this remarkable scheme of making oue del I lar do duty for two dollars era tho !heaviest owners of about 85,000,000 conversion bonds, which werjj nego? tiated iu tho New York market by Parker, the former Treasurer, and li. U. Kimpton, State Financial Agent. This isMiu of bouds represents u previ? ous uttcnipt of the carpet-bag Legisla? ture to pay old debts by contracting UCW OUCS. Reckless financial manage? ment had emptied the coffers aud [ flooded the money markets with State stocks and bonds. Au Act was passed authorizing tho conversion of such floating aud certified indebtedness iuto bouds, the u ego tint iou of the bouds so uttered being limited to the purpose named. Messrs. Kimptou, Parker, Neagle and Governor Scott threw the bonds ou the New York market, aud they were purchased at from twenty five to fifty per cent, discouut. All tho bouds wero soon disposed of, only u small fraetiou having beeu used for the purpose intended by the Act authoriz? ing theia. The succeeding Legislature enacted a law validating this illegal transaction, but the ucw Legislature, which was elected with Governor Moses, invalidated the former valida? tion aud repudiated the bonds in toto. Treasurer Cardozo having explained these points ut some length, smiled upou his auditors, and held himself ready to be questioned. An octogenarian creditor, whjsu voice was almost inaudible from asth? ma, inquired whether tho State had repudiated all its bonded indebtedness. ? 'ity no means," replied Mr. Cardo /.) "As I have already explained, I S mth Carolina stands ready to provide I fur all its honest indebtedness." "How do yon know what bonds are honest and what uul?" inquired the OCtogeU.lt iati. "1 have ihe numbers of all bond.-. i that were not negotiated in the manner prescribed by the Act authorizing their issue," paid Mr. Cardozo. The old gentleman took a large package from his pocket and looked at Mr. Cardozo as though trying to satisfy himself how far ho could be trusted with valuable properly. He hesitat? ingly handed over the bundle, and usked if "they were good." ?Mr. Cardozo spread out ubout 810,000 of tho conversion bonds of de? nominations of 8500 aud 81,000, and ran them over rapidly, consulting a printed list, whioh he bold in his hand. Oue 31,000 and two 8j00 bonds wero good; the others were fraudulent, he said. "Are tnose all worthless?" gasped tho old gentleman, us he suatohed up the treacherous securities. "Ohl I oon't say they are worth leas,"said Mr. Cardozo, glibly. "There is sotnelhiug to bo suid about the equity of the matter. It is a point of law, you kuow, that although au agent may exceed his instructions, if the principal profit by it, ho must be bound by his ugtul's acts. Parker he's my predecessor?Parker says thst the money realized on the bonds wus turned into the treasury, aud was ex Iponded by the State. Th*.e is this much to be said of Parker .1 statement, thtit there was more money passed through tue treasury in those years than the legitimate sources of revenue account for. That is a judicial ques? tion of fact, however, and does not weaken the action of the Legislature in invalidating the negotiation of the bonds." "How about these bonds?' a canny old Scotchman inquired, passing to Mr. Curdozo samples of bonds that be hold in his hand. The test was applied to them. Some wore numbered in black, some in blue, some in red ink. Those in red ink up to No. 1,000 wore pronounced good. Those in black ink between 1.0U0 and 2,000 were good. The high numbers in blue ink were also good?all others were pronounced fraudulent. About one in ten of those owned by the Scotchman wero good. "I paid GS}* for them in the open market," said he sadly. Another gentleman held $100.000 of the bonds, which, he said, Mr. Kirnp ton had induced him to purchase be? fore they were fairly on the market. The only satisfaction Mr. Curdozo could give his interlocutors was, that the men who issued tho fraudulent bonds were liable. *'Aro they responsible?" asked the Scotchman, and Mr. Cardozo smiled aud -.hook his head. ".Several suits have already been com? menced," said he. "Your only chanco is to bhow that the State got what money the bonds sold for. Then, per? haps, you will be able to get as much out of them as is equitable." "What security do you offer that the funded bonds and other bonds will ever be paid?" asked the Scotchman fiercely. "The faith of the State," Mr. Car? dozo replied, an 1 ho sat two inches higher iu his chutr. "They say that you stand next in tho succession for Governor," said one of the gentlemen, iu a tone intended to convey a delicate flattery. Mr. Car? dozo pretended uot to hear it, but he looked pleased, nevertheless. Tho old gentleman repeated his re? mark so emphatically that Treasurer Catdozo ctuUI not help replying. "It duos not ilo to b<slieve all you hear," said he, with a simper. "Iu fact, I have no ambition in that direc? tion. I would uot exchange my office for any iu tho State?not even the Governor's chair." "Perhaps a seat in the Senate wonld be more lo your taste," persisted the indefatigable flatterer, but the entrance of the South Carolina bondholders spared the Treasurer's modesty from further assault.?Neio York Sun. Hotel Arrivals, May 12, 1874.? Columbia Hole!?J P Heid, Anderson; F T Walker, A LRR; J C Carter, Greenville; J S Liud, G & C R R; L L GuQin, Abbeville; N H Perry. Con? necticut; P S Whisuant, N C; Mrs D J Cain, W J Sprinkle, N C; J B Camp? bell, Charleston; A F Webster, Bos tou; T C Gastou, S P Hamilton, Ches? ter; C A Speissegger, Charleston; W F Barton, Miss M A B Stokes, Orange burg; Mrs C E Potts, N Y; Mrs L C Field, Orangeburg; J B Withers, Va; C M Oliver, Mo; P Rjinge, Pa; j S Martin, N Y; T W Butler, Va. Wheeler House?S Drake and wife, E L Carlisle, Conn; Mrs J Slade, Misses Slade, N Y; Mrs C E Clement, G C Clement, Masv, A Myers, Pa; Mrs D M Fisk, child and nurse, N Y; A G Magrnth, Charleston; D Good? man, L C Northrop. W R Cathoart, city; L C Jobuston, Pa; A S Douglass, J U MoCauta, Winnsboro; LLFrance, Md; B F Bryan, C D Carter, J H Bowden, Wilmington. Hendrix //oMse--W J Falmer, Lexing? ton; J J Black, Ga; L W Bookhardt. R it Vaun, Doko; F S Smith, Md; J P Constable, Ga; J B Lithan, Pros? perity; J" 11 Dint, J A Henderson, city. Let usi have Cotton Mills in tub Cotton IIeuion.?Fall River, Massa? chusetts, presents a picture of pros? perity almost bewildering, und shows a rapidity cd' growth which will be startling to those who know uot what cotton factories can do in developing [ the cities und towns iu which they are I established. Dividends of 140 per {cent.; mill .stuck multiplied iu valuo teu times; I ho stuck of a biiuk doing the milt business exclusively, quad? rupled iu ten years. These nro enor mous gains, and they are the results of industry, not of speculation. -o ? ? Oakland, Cal.. is in full enjoyment of a ghost, which makes a racket re st-mining u storm ut sea. Bells are i ting, and coal boxes, trunks and other I effects tly around as if iu a tossing ship, und a screech as of a woman drowuiiig has been heard. Tho peo? ple of the haunted house seem le?s afraid of the ghost than of roportors and others who pry around the pre? mises at all hours trying to find out tho secret of it. Funeral Invitation. Tho friends and acquaintances of Mr. ami Mrs. W. P. McAvoy aro respectfully in* vltod to attend tho funeral of their INFANT DAUGHTER, at Kt. Peter'd Church, THIS EVENING, at 5 P. M. Columbia Ohapter. No. 5, R. A. M. TH K Regular Convocation of this :hapter will be held THIS (Wednet lay) EVENING, in Masonia Hall, at ?H o'clock. By order of tbeH.F. JACOB 8ULZBAOHEB, May 13 I _Secretary. Catawba Tribe, So. 1, Improved Order of Red Men. COUNCIL FIRE of the above Tribe . v. will ho kindliid at the Wigwam. (Odd Fellows' Uall.)8th Hua, 13th Sleep, Flower Moon.G. u.D S8J. Byorderof the Saohom. Itl?UABD JON KH. May 13 1 Chief of Rocorda. For Sale, A GOOD MILCH COW AND CALF. Apply to W. S. POPE. May 12 3 A