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Telegraphic?Foreign AITfctr*. Madrid, May 13.?A new Ministry is announced this morning. It is oon* stitnted as follows: Zabol, President of Oounqil and Minister of War; Sagosta, Minister of the Interior; TJIloa, Minis? ter of Foreign Affairs; Camacho, Mi? nister of Finance; Alonzo Martinez, Minister of Justice; Alonzo Colme nares,' Minister of Publio Worke; Ro? mero Ortiz, Minister of Colonies; Ko derigoez Ariaz, Minister of Marine. Panama, May 13.?Advices from Chili Btate that trouble is likely to ooour between Great Britain and Chili, growing ont of the arrest of Captain Hyde, late commander of the steamer Tucna. After the termination of Hyde's trial for the loss of that steam? er, Lave waa given him by the English ? Consul at Valparaiso to proceed ?. to Liverpool. The vessel he was on was overhauled, and he taken to Valparaiso and put iu a filthy prison. The English Consul protested. The Bri? tish Minister at Santiago demanded the immediate release of Captain Hyde, and that indemnity of ?2,600 be paid, or otherwise that his pass? ports be granted him. There is also reason to believe that a British tie et has been ordered into Chilian waters. Rome, May 14.?The Pope, in re? plying to visitors from America, ani? madverted severely on tho Govern? ments of Mexico and Guatamala, for permitting bitter persecutions of the church in those coon tries. The Pope appeared fatigued, and was nnablo to give audiences to all the delegations which waited upon him. Madrid, May 14.?The new Minis? ters were sworn into office yesterday. The governors of several provinces and a number of other high officials have resigned since tho change of govern k moot. Glasgow, May 14.?The steamer State of Georgia is here, damaged from a collision. Berlin, May 14.?Tho Augsburg Gazette says the arrest of the Russian Grand Dnke Nicholas was not due to political causes. Telegraphic? American Matter*. New Yobk, May 13.?A Panama let? ter, published to-day, gives an account o* the flogging of the British Vice Consul Mageo, Consul to San Jose D. ^ Gantamala, by order of Col. Gonzalez, commandant of the oity, for some fanoied insult to Gonzalez. Magee was arrested, and without trial, condemned to receive 400 lashes, and, afterwards, to be shot. Despite the' protest of tho United States Consul and others, he received 200 laahes, when he beoame insensible. Fortunately, President Barries interposed his anthority and sent Gen. Salano to stop the brutal commandant from inflicting farther barbarities on Mageo. Gonzalez tried to esoape arrest by going on board the Paoifio steamer Arizona, bat the pas ) songors of the steamer were so infu? riated that they fired at him as he was coming on board. Ho received one ball in the stomach. The first shot is supposed to have been fired by an American. Gonzalez put back to shore, where he was arrested by the IGuatamala authorities, who aro in? dignant at the ontrage he has com? mitted in their name. He threatened to put all foreigners to death and iaany left San Jose in consequence, fie planted two cannon so as to com? mand the steamer Arizona, and to prevent interference with Magee'a exe? cution. Atlanta, May 13.?The National Agricultural Congress met to-day. About one hundred delegates are pre? sent. A number from the North-west are expected to-night. Mayor Sponoer and General Oolqnitt welcomed the Congress, and Secretary Green re? sponded. Secretary Green recom? mends, in his report, the ro-organiz.i tion of the Congress and measures making the local organization tribu? tary. Vioe-Pre'sident Lawton, of South Carolina, in a paper on trans? portation, characterized the report of the United States Senate Committee on Transportation as inaccurate, vague and abortive, and urges a memorial, to Congress for the survey of throe nar i row gauge direct routes to Port Royal, V Norfolk and Now York, from Council I Bluffs, Missouri River and Iowa di | rect. } The Trade Convention meets to? morrow. j A man, named Brinkloy, at Newnan, Georgia, fatally stabbed his wife to I day. Brinkley is in jail. Four chil I dren, one six mouths old, aro left I motherless. I New York, May 13.?A requiem I mass for the soul of Cespedes was cele 1 biated to-day. iL^. The Superior Court dismissed an Hwppeal taken by A. T. Stewart iu an ? ancient bankruptcy,caso. I Mystic Park ltuces?First race: I Fleeting won; time, 2.36J?, 2.37, 2.39. ^ Sooond race: Glencoe; first heat, time I waa disputed; second, 2.42>?; third, ' 2.42X. j Memphis, May 13.?From last ac oonnts, the orevasse was 150 yards wide, and the water was spreading over the plantations. The crevasse at Miller's, Ou ihe Mississippi side, is 600 j yards wide. The water is three feet 1 deep in the streets of Friar's Point. I The entire country in the rear is being I rapidly inundated. Some idea may be I Inferred of the power of the water rushing through the orovassea, by its tearing up huge oottonwood trees, two and a half feet in diameter, and scat? tering them over neighboring planta? tions. Harry Powers, Captain of the frteamer Olarksvillo, has been held to answer in the sum of $7,000, for bang? ing np S. Boman, a yonng Hebrew passenger, to make him confess to hav? ing robbed his fellow-paasongers, and then putting him ashore with bia hands tied behind bim. Detroit, May 13.?The Saprome Court of this State yesterday refused an application for a maiidamu? againBt the Governor on behalf of the Portage Lake Ship Oanal Company. This set? tles the general prinoiple of the vexed question" as the Court declares a man damus cannot in any case bo is.sued against a Governor. Chester, Pa., May 13.?This town was again thronged with strangers to witness the launohicg of the City of Takio, at John Roaoh's iron ship? building yard, for the Pacific Mall Steamship Company. New York, May 14 ?At a confer? ence of .the Liberal Republicans of this State, at wbich sixty delegates were present, it was resolved to keen the Organization intuet, and a call issued for a State couventiou, to which men of all parties, iu favor of bouesty aud purity in tbo Government, will be iuvited. New Orleans, May 14 ?Tho Spa? nish Consul, Dou Carlos Pie, General Badger, Chief of Police, and Detect? ives Harri* aud Pearson gave bonds to-.day, iu $20,000 eaob, to appear for trial upon the charge of robbery, pre? ferred by Oapt. Rodrigucs; tho gr,und jury having found true bills againat them. The Board of Directors of the Cot? ton Exchange, in- consideration of the requests from other Exchanges, passed a resolution suggesting Juno 10 us the duy for the assembling of the Cotton Oouveution in Augusta, Ga.; also, that tho number of delegates from each Exchange be increased to five. Washington, May 11 ?Tho House passed the bill ameudiug the charter of tho Freedmea's Savings and Trust Company. Wilmington, May 14?The irou steamship Hudson, 2,000 tons, for the Cromwell, New York and New Orleans line, was launched this morning from the ship yard of Puny, Joues & Co., iu the presenoo of 5,000 spectators. She is 300 feet long. Cincinnati, May 14.? A. Coohrauo'e distillery aud Williams A Greeu's malt house, at Tippecaooe, Ohio, were burned Tuesday night. Lobs $60,000. LrrniK Rock, May 14.?The oppos? ing parties are still arresting each other. 9 Two Brooksites, while making cartridges, thought they would smoke, and exploded each other. New Orleans, May 14.?The City of Houston collided with a tow boat. The tow boat sunk, and the Houston proooeded. New York, May 14.?The Govern? ment awarded $1,000,000 iu gold at a fraction over 12. The Sa man a Bay Company's steamer Tybeo was Bold at auotiou to day for $10,000. Among the passengers on the steam? ship Herman, of the Bremen line, which arrived at this port yesterday, were 185 Menonites, from the vicinity of Odessa, Southern Russia. They propose to settle in Dakota or Ne? braska. Atlanta, Ga., May 14?Tho Na? tional Agricultural Congress to-day passed resolutions pledging aid to the people of the overflowed region ou the Mississippi River. The subject of memorializing Congress to reduce the tax on tobacco twelve cents per pound, and also to levee the Mississippi River to prevent overflow was referred to au appropriate oommittee. Professor Dodge's address on agricultural statis? tics created a deep iuterest. The Direct Trade Convention meets with the congress in the morning and the con? gress with them in the afternoon. Washington, May 14.?It is under? stood Grant has oocsented to St. Louis for Sherman's headquarters. The Cabinet talked two hours over Arkansas. The Legislature will be supported. In tho Senate, the Pensions Com? mittee reported unfavorably upon ap? plications for pensions for the war of 1812. The committee favors the House bill giving $8 per month to each, and no questions. In the House, the Freedmou's Bank nill passed, as heretoforo telegraphed. Tho House passed tho deficiency bill aud took np the consulur nud diplo? matic appropriation bill. The Senate, to-day, passed the nuance bill, after ameudiug it so as to provide that an amount of Uuited States notes equal to twenty-live per cent, of tho new national bank notes issued shall be retired, instead of fifty per cent., us tho committee recom? mended; also, that United States notes may be exchauged for fifteen years 4jJ per cent, bouds after July 1, 1878. The committee reported in favor of having them reduood iu ten year five per cout. bonds after Jauuary 1, 1877; but this provision was voted down. The bill also provides 'for free bank? ing, A number of Southern representa? tives held a meeting iu the room of tho House Committee on Agrioulturo to-day, to fix upon some measure for the reimbursement of tho cottou tax levied by the Government several years since, and subsequently pro? nounced unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. The amount of taxes imposed was $60,000, 000. Thirtoon Southern States were represented, and the members were generally agreed that some measure of relief should be passed by Congress. Probabilities?For New England and the Northern portion of the Mid die States, clear or hnzy weather and North-east to South-east winds will prevail, with stationary to falling tern peraturo and rising barometer. For the Sonth Atlantic States and the Southern portion of the Middle States, partly oloudy weather with rain, East? erly to Southerly winds, and a slight rise of temperature on the Sonth At? lantic coast. For the Gulf States, clear or fair weather, Easterly to Southerly winds, continued high tom peratnro aud but' slight ohanges in the baroa. ater. For the lower lake region, increasing 6loudiness, North-east to South east wind* with a slight fall cf temperature aud falling barometer on Friday. For the upper lakes and the Nortb-west, clondy weather and rain, North east to Southerly winds, with a slight rise of temperature and falling barometer in the Northern portions of these districts. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, continued warm and partly cloudy weather, with light, va? riable winds, aud no decided change in the barometer. The lower Missouri aud central Mississippi River will remain stationary and rise slight y. The lower Mississippi and Ohio Rivers will full slowly. Indianapolis, May 11 ?About one hundred members of the Indiana Edi? torial Association left hero, this morn? ing, ou an excursion for Washington, Baltimore, New York, aud other points South and East. Montgomery, Ala., May 14.?Tho Alabama Press Convention meets at Birmingham next Tuesday. A party of sixty New York editors, now at Cin? cinnati, are en route to meet them by a special invitation extended hist your. After the conventiou, the latter will in? spect the coal/irou and other resources of the State, to write them up on their returu. Little Rock, May 14 ?Both houses met this morning, and udopted the following joiut resolution: Whereas the Legislature of the State of Arkansas has convened, a quotum of each house beiug present; und whereu9 tho capital ot our State is oc? cupied by armed and contending j forces; and whereas the State House is now in possession of armed troops; therefore, bo it Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. That the Presi? dent of the United States bo aud is hereby requested to put this Legisla? ture in possession of the legislative halls, and that the public property ou the State House square tie placed under tho supervision and control of this body?the legal custodians thereof, whilst iu session?and that he make such order for the disposition of sad I armed coutendiug forces us will more perfeotly protect the State ug&iust do? mestic violeuce, and iusure this body protection; aud that a duly certified copy of this resoluti >n be at once transmitted to the President of tho United States. In the House, notice of the intro? duction of a bill for the calling of a 'constitutional conventiou was given. The situation as to the two urmed forces remains unchanged. Tho Senate appointed a committee to act in con? junction with the House committee, appoiuted yesterday, to notify Guv. Baxter that tho General Assembly waa ready to reoeive any message be might desire to deliver. The Governor's mes? sage, it is thought, will be read to both houses this eveuiug. Telegraphic? Commercial Kejiurts. London, May 14.?Consols 931ii'(a) 93,^. Eries 32. Liverpool, May 14?Noon.?Cottou advancing?uplands 85a; Orleans 8??; sales 2J.O0O, including 5.0U0 for specu? lation and export; sales yesterday 23,000, of which 5,000 were sold after , tho regular closing of thu market; cot? ton to arrive 116 higher; sales of up? lands, uothing below good ordinary, deliverable in June or July, 8;'J; uo? thing below low middling, deliverable in June or July, 8;!H; sales of Orleans, nothing below good ordinary, deliver? able in July or August, 8 13 1G; sales to-day iuclude 8.GU0 American; sules of uplands, nothing below good ordi? nary, deliverable iu July or August, 8; nothing below low middling, de? liverable iu July or August, 8 13-1G. New York, May 14?Noon.?Cot? ton quiet; sales 1,230?uplands 18*}?; Orleans 19. Futures opened: May 18 M0; Juno 18 3-16, 18J4'; July 18*?. 18 23 32; August 18 5 16, 18 19 32; Ootober 18. Flour, wheat and corn stoady. Pork firm?mess 17.12'.jOr?, 17.25. Lard heavy?steam 10}.j{a} 10 9 1G. Freights quiet. Stocks dull and feverish. Money 3. Gold 12. Exchange?loug 4 So'; short 4.91. Governments and State bonds dull. 7 P. M.?Cotton quiet aud firm; sales 2,494, at 18%($19. Southern Hour without decided change in price. Wheat steady, at 1 60(2}1.61 for winter red Wi stern. Corn lo. hotter?S3i_r/3S6 for new aud old Western mixed. Cof? fee dull aud nominal. Sugar heavy and nomiudly ,',,'c. lower?7r'j(//v77a for fuir to good retlniug; 8 for prime. Molasses quiet aud nncbauged. liico quiet and sternly. Pork firmer? neu moss 17 25. Beef quiet. Lard tinner, at 10;r,?. Whiskey firmer, at 93(a) OS. Freights to Liverpool lower. Money easy, with largo supply aud limited demand, at Exchange dull, at 4.88. Gold 12j?($l2.^. Go? vernments dull aud u Utile off. States quiet mid nominal. Cotton?nut re? ceipts 094; gross 813. Futures closed firm; sales 49,100: May 18 3 16(a) 18 7-32; June IS 51G(?*18 11-32; July 18 25 32; August 19(0,10 1-16. St. Louis, May 14.?Flour quiet aud unchanged; low and medium grades scarce aud wanted. Corn firmer, with good speculative demaud?No. 2 mixed 6S@69 on track and iu elevator, cash. Whiskey opened at 1.00 aud closed ut 97. Pork firm, at 17.75. Cincinnati, May 14.?Flour dull and unchanged. Corn dull, at 72(n)73. Pork quiet?17 62>,j($17.75 offered, but held higher. Lard firm?country kettle 11; city held at 1 P.,(a)llj-3; steam nominal. Bacon firm?shoul? ders 7@7Jb; clear rib 9J?; spot 10; buyers first week in Juue?clear 10,'^ @10%. Whiskey quiet?94 bid; 95 asked. Louisville, May 14 ?Flour quiet and unohanged. Corn 84@86. fork 17.75. Bacon quiet aud uuchangod. Lird iu fair demaud and higher? tierce 11>?@11^; keg 11^@12. Whiskey 95. Baltimore, May 14.?Flour un? changed but more doing. Wheat? Southern firm, and prime Western dull. Corn firm?Southern white 88; yellow 85. Mess potk 17.25@17 50. Shoulders 7>?. Whiskey quiet, at 99(3)100. Sogar 9%?10. Cotton firm?middling 18,?^; gross receipts 235; exports to continent 100; coast? wise 90; sules 425; spinners 181; stock 8,779. Mobile, May 14 ?Cotton firm?mid? dling 18; low middling 17; good ordi? nary 16; net receipts 142; exports to continent 3,000; coastwise 74; salts 200; stock 20,889. Norfolk, May 14.?Cotton steady? low middling held nt 17,l?; uet receipts 438; exports coastwise 640; sales 200; stock 5,323. PmLAOhLi'iiiA, May 14.?Cotton firm?middling 18^; ordinary 15; not receipts 38; gross 401. Savannah, May 14.?Cotton firm? middling 17;va'; receipts 305; gross 305; exports co istwiao 338; sales 215; strok 23,235. Charleston, May 14.-Cotton firm?middling 17.5-4@17>^; net re? ceipts 301; exports coastwise 1,402; sales 200; stock 9,254. Boston, May 14.?Cotton vary firm; middliug i?^4@18%; net receipts 4; grosi 1,915; exports to Great Britain ?207; sales 300; stock 9,500. New Orleans, May 14.?Cotton ir? regular?middling lS.'.j; low middliug 17;Hj; good ordinary 16,'b; ordinary 14,1 u ; uet receipts 503; gross 070; ex? ports to Grout Britain 2,280; coastwise 889; sales 3,4'JO; stock 83,083. Galveston, May 14?Cotlou firm, with active demand?good ordinary 16; middling 17?4'; net receipts 371; exports to Great Britain 3,982; conti? nent 532; sales 3,300; stock 10,925. Augusta, May 14.?Cottou firm, with good demand?middliug 17}*; net receipts 120; sales 230. Wilmington. May 14. ?Cotton firm ?middliug 17).j; uet receipts 52; ex? ports coaatwiao 275; bales 125; stock 1,396. Memphis, May 14.?Cottou iu fair demauti?low middliug 17J4'; receipts 1,115; shipments 311; stOOk :jl,404 Pardoned.?Upou the recommend? ation of the presiding Judge aud many prominent citizens of Edgelield County, the Governor, Wuducsday, pardoned William L. Mnrrell, con? victed of manslaughter at tho July, 1870, term of the Court of General Sessions for Edgefield County, und sentenced by Judge Samuel W. Melton to teu years' imprisonment in the peni? tentiary. Aud also, upon the recom? mendation of Judge T. J. Mackey, the Governor pardoned Isaac Cruwfurd, oonvicted of perjury at the present term of the Court of General Sessions forFairfield County, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the peni? tentiary, upou the conditiou that he pay the costs of prosecution. South Carolina Bonds* and Wall Street.?The New York correspond? ent of the Philadelphia Ledger, of the 12th, says: The South Caroliua Trea? surer, Mr. Cardozo, has returned home. His mission can hardly be called a success, as the bondholders have almost uouuimons'y determined to resist the proposition he had to oiler, and to hold the bonds at their full value until the State is able to pay them. Iu other words, the creditors of the State decline to turn iu their se? curities aud iu lieu thereof accept a consolidated bond at fifty cents on the dollar. Sale of the Blue Bidoe Railroad. A number of the bondholders of tho Blue Bidge Kiilroad arrived in Charleston on Wednesday, to attend the sale of the road, which took place yesterday, under decree in bankruptcy. Among others tho following were re? gistered at the Charleston Hotel: L. D. Childs, R. K. Scott, J. P. South? ern, W. B. Gnlick and James P. Low, of Columbia; B. P. Whitner und W. H Trescott, of Anderson; and W. II. Shun, of New York. - ? ?-- ?? The Bank of the State.?The committee uppoiutci by the Tux Payers Convention to investigate the affairs of the Bank of the State met at the office of Mr. C. Btchurdsou Miles, iu Charleston, ou Wednesday, aud or gauized. The committee will continue in session for several days and will re? ceive the testimony of such persons as may volunteer to testify concerning the affairs of the bank. Riluigb News: A man, by the name of Til ley, was shot and instantly hilled by a Mr. Davis, near Chapel Hill, iu Orange County, on Sunday last. We were unable to get full particulars, only that the cause of the rash act was improper ami criminal intimacy be I tweetl the deceased aud Davis' wife. The entire community, as we learn, sympathize with Davis iu the matter. The vessel reported in a L union de? spatch us having been lost while on a voyage from Liverpool to Madras, was undoubtedly the steamship Liberia ! which left Liverpool ou the 11th of April, aud nut the Siberia, as stated. Pond's Extract.?Large sums of mouey are spent by the afllicted to find relief from piles. The Extract is a oertaiu cure of blind or bleeding piles. M12f4ljl EJward Thomas, whoso sudden ill uess wo announced a few days since, died at his residence iu Augusta, Wednesday morning, at 5 o'clock. Mrs. M. J. Freeman, of Anderson, died last Thursday, of heart disease. Mrs. John M. Smith, of Anderson, died on Monday. Henry Kilorease, the man who so barbarously murdered his wife, is to b"b hanged iu Edgelield ou the 22d instant. Have nothing to do with a passion, for men are not like iron, to be wrought upou when hot. Hotel Arrivals, May- 14, 1874.? W7ieeler House?J E Temple, O H Temple, Philadelphia! A J Gwynn, New York; O L B Mar?h, Wilming? ton; Patrick Dome, E J Gage, Charles? ton; 11 Pnryear, Augusta; J S Wilson, Sumter; G J Patterson, Chester; S L Taylor, Miss Lula Taylor, Cincinnati; Mrs Morris Wheeler, NC; RS Menu min, Philadelphia; F M West, J A Turreatin, Wilmington; R L Morris, USA. Columbia Hotel?3 B Griffin, Wm T Gury, EJge?eld; G H Grace, Macon; N Cain, wife and child, Schenectady; M P O'Couner, J D Stoney, Charles? ton; Nathaniel Baruwell, city; John W Bruff, Baltimore; J B Ezell. W J Sprinkle, oity; R S Menamin, Phila? delphia; W H Evans, Charleston; Geo E Reab, Augusta; J T Brown, Va; E R Beuuett, Ga; R E Taylor. N C; M J James, La; T N Pressley, M L Mar? kow, Texas; J N Fauutbroy, Ponnsyl vauin; S B Richard, Md; C P Gard? ner, Greenville. ARREST OF TUE COUNTY TREASURER oi'SoiirER.?Wo learn from a gentle? man directly from Sumter, that on yes? terday, at the Court of General Ses? sions in Sumter County, Judge T. J. Mackey presiding, the grand jury found an indictment against Gen. W. U. Gardner, Trensurer of that County, for misappropriation of the public funds, aud that ho was arrested on a bench warrant isaued by Judge Mackey, nud after some consideration of the matter, he wad admitted to bail in the euiu of $4,000 What the spe? cial charge is was not stated, nor any further particulars than above given. [ Un ion. A Washington letter says: 'Tt seems now to bo uuderstood that at the de? coration ceremonies at Arlington this year, a more tolerant policy will be adopted than upon former occasions, aud that the graves of the Confederate soldiers wiil be decorated. It is under j stood, too, that the tone of all the ex? ercises on the occasion will be broad und liberal toward the opinions and motives of the soldiers of the lost cause." Murrain.?About Greenwood and in other sections of the County, the cattle are grievously affected with the bloody murrain and are rapidly dying. In all of the canes thut we have heard of, tho disease has proved fatal, and there is no known cure. It seems thut tho plagues of Egypt have taken hold of South Carolina bodily, and thut there is to be no relief. [Abbeville Medium. The Greeuvillo Republican thus pro? claims the advent of a new paper: "Mr. A. M. Speights, of Griffin, Ga., arrived in our city a few days ago, wide awake and fatally bent on busi? ness. His materials for the daily and weekly Greenville News have arrived, and so soon as he can get a 'local habi? tation and a name,' will create quite a sensation in the journalistic line." Tho booksellers in Mulhouse aud other Alsatian towns have been in? formed by the German Government that all their publications in the French language?newspapers, maga? zines, &c.?will for the future be sub? ject to the revision of a censor, whose office will be in Strasburg. Another Veteran Gone.?Died, in the lower part of Greenville Connty, on Friday last, the 8th inst., Mr. John Kirby, in tho eighty-seventh year of his age. The deceased was a soldier in tho war of 1812, had a large family connection, and was respected aud be? loved for his many virtues. Johu Green is strictly a self-made man. He went to Omaha without a cent. By industry and enterprise he won $10,000 in a three days' gume of poker. Having got his hand in he emigrated to Chicago, invested in faro, aud was worth 830,000 at last accounts. But that was two or three days ago. Refresuino.?The Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas for Lex? ington County, will bo holden on the 20th of this mouth. We nndeistand that an intelligent jury has been drawn for the approaching term of court. [Lexington Dispatch. lloi-e Factory.?Mr. S. H. Turby till has commeuced near Cedar Falls, j iu Greenville County, the manufacture i of cotton rope. He makes plow lines, j well rope, etc. I The new copper mines in Randolph 'County, Ala., are said to be turning ? out four tons of ore per day, worth ? from four to eleven cents per pound. The number of negroes that have re? cently been murdered in Georgia by persons of their own race is surprising if not ulurmiug. There uro 140 newspapers priutod in Texas, of which 110 have becu started since the war. The Heventy-niutli aunual parade of the Augusta Fire Department took place Wednesday. Eight of the twelve members of the present English Cubiuet uro authors. Funeral Invitation. The friends aud acquaintances of MRS. CIIA3. 15ECK, Su., arc rcBpoctfulIy invited to attend her funeral at tho Froabytetian Churwh TO-DAY, at 12 II. Lost, ON Wednesday, a fino Black Bilk IJM 1IKK1.1.a. a liberal reward will be paid for its delivery at this office. Tho handle was a miai^ht one, and the Um? brella new. May 15 1 Notice. City Clerk's Office. Columbia, May 14, 1874. IN accordance with a resolution adopted by tho City Council on tho 12th instant, all persona holding Claims against the city which have buen approved and ordored paid by tho City Council will present the Bimo at thie office, without delay, for regis? try, walte tt tt. joneb, Mat 15 5 City Clerk.