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Fin&fcoiai oo?ttmeJr<iiai R?por'?; Charleston, Feb r u ary i I 24 ? Ar rived?Steamships Champion, New York: Balefghi BaltimotjB.Tr^ , ' Cotton cloeed firm; Bales 418,300. F?? tor**: February 15 81 32; . March 15 15-10; April *6 11-32. lGjK; Hay 16 11-16,16 23 32; Jona 17; July 17^: August 17#; September 10%; October 16>frt nominal. New olasi spotsolosed dull?ordinary 13^; good 14%; sales export 480: epinnere 814; transit 505; oxportu Great Britain .1,679; etook 180,102; receipts, at all ports to-day 11,645; otook at all ports 837,000. I AtrousTA, February 2-1.?Cotton firm and in good. demand?good ordi? nary 13^; low middling, mid? dling loft; reoeipts 450; sales 660. OoiitTMDiA, February 24.?Bales of cotton 05 baloa?middling 14%. Mar? ket firm. 9'? Memphis, 'February 24.?Cotton firm, with good demand; reoeipts 842; shipments 1,223; sales 3,000?mid? dling 15%; etock 60,206. New Oblbans, February 24.?Cot? ton firm;'buyers and sellers apart; re? ceipts 8,993; sales 5,000-middling 15%; exports Great Britain 6,828 stock 293,008. ? Savannah, February 24.?Cotton Suiet and firm; reoeipts 8,027; sales' 50?middling 15)*'; exbdita Great I Britain 2,911; oyn?ueot.3,550; stock NoBFoLi, February 24.?Cotton Bteady; receipts' 1,033; sales 500?low middling lb%; stock 3,420. WHiiiiNQTON. February 124. ?Cotton unchanged; receipts 200* sales 210? middling U^J 8took 3^607, BatA'imoijb. February 24?Cotton firm; ealoa 785?middling 15%; stock 25,891. Galveston, February 24 ? Cotton strong; receipts 1,415; sales 1,515? I middling lty*; stock 72,066. Pmi.4?EiiPHiA, February 24.?Cot? ton flrai; receipts 337; exports Great] Britain ?00-middling 1G. Mobile, February 24.-?Cotton firm; reoeipts 876; sales 800?middling 15K; ciook 69,012. CHAjn^rroN, February 24.?Cotton quiet' and firm; reoeipte 398; sales 1,000?middling 15}?; stock 47,628. Boston, February 24.?Cotton Arm; reoeipts 295; sales. 787?middling 16; exports Great Britain 2,446; stock 19, 096. liTVEBPooii, February 24?3 P. M.? I Cotton exoited and active; sales 20.000; I npoonlation O.OOO?mlddljng uplands 7%; middling Orleans 8@8^; March I and April shipments, not below good ordinary, 8; May and June dulivery, not below low middling, 8 1-16; Ame? rica^ 11,000; January j shipments,, not below .good ordinary, 7%; February and March delivery, not below low middling, 7 11-10: ualea yesterday after 4JF.:M.v6,00Of:''- : ' ' "' . m I is 11.1 -1 ? Li 11 ExnorEAH News.?Pakts?On the 23d, the floor and galleries of the As? sembly Chamber wore crowded. The report of the <g6mmit.ee of thirty, upon the organisation of the Senate, was read. It rejects the American plan of election, and approves^ with some modification, the plan of electing the Senate by the Assembly, the Council-General and the Colonies. A motion of urgency (to uecure imme? diate consideration) was carried by both Centres and the entire Left, whereupon the Bight withdrew. Cas tellare, a Monarchist, mounted the tribune, and declared the Senate wonld lead to dissolution and anarohy, and threatened that if measures were voted imposing upon President' MoMabon the duty of organizing the Republic, the Right wonld resign in a body. Duvai, a Bonapartist, moved that the Senate be elected by universal suffrage. This was rejected, the BonapnrtiBts only voting for it. Wallon, a Bona-' partist, moved that the Senate consist v of 300 members, the departments and J the colonies electing 225, and the As eembly 75. Adopted?422 to 261. The order making the organization of the public powers the special order for Tuesday, the 23d, was adopted. The Bonapartist organs express disappro? bation of Walton's amendment, in vio? lent articles. The Ministers, except the Ministers of Justice and Interior, voted for Wallon's amendment. Jean Baptist? Camilla Oarot, the French painter, 1b dead. Bebjan?Minister Davis gave a din? ner in honor of Washington's birth? day. The .first toast waa Grant; the second was the Kaiser. The question about the Gustavo affair between Ger? many and Spain io unsettled. Fan at 103 have destroyed the tele? graph Kao between Loo Chow and Amoyv. China. Sir Charles Lyall, the geologist, is , dead. >i . ? 1 ? ? North OaEOMNA Finances. ? Tho Bonnto of Worth Carolina passed to a third reading the bill, adjusting the State debt. < X* provides for the fund? ing of thai debt as follows: For the old dqbt and regintered certificates, 40 cents on tho dollar; and for funded io^ ternal, implement bonda, 25 cents on the doUar.! This does not inoiuao Tbe^?w1o^fip^i>^^pW: For the first two ?ym* ja-rper^oent.; next three years, 3 per Cent. $ hext, 5 per oent. Notice w< suppjombntat bill was in reference to the fr^ fcnx.bocde., A*?( Senate to ofeaaga 1 State eleottouvaq a#,i Carola f row ?a4n&# The Hoasa is ooncidering the question of expelling the, whitp member, J. W. l Thon?,' Hromf Hgnmfi '.Ooohty,; Ma J VermopU) because of bis non-belief in the existence of God. kiQ fitH aj^*?wyw*Ht-1?i Mr. D. G* Harris, of Spartanb urg, died last week. ??rTOU-WMWWmm? ?coa?#i*atitse.~'-"-'' U Washington, February ?8.?In the Houee, to-day, GvF. Hoar, of Massa? chusetts, Chairman of the Speolal Committee od Lonioiana Affairs, made aieport oloaing with the following re eolations: Whereas, both branches of the Le? gislature of Loaiaiana have requested tho Select Committee of the House to investigate the oiroumstanoes attend? ing tho oleotion and returns thereof iu that State for the year 1874; and whereas, said committee bos unani? mously reported that the Returning Board of that State, in canvassing and oompiling said returns and promulgat? ing the result, wrongfully applied an erroneous rule of law, by reason whereof persons wore awarded, in the Hoaoo ef Representatives, seats to which they were not entitled, and per? sons entitled to seats were deprived of them: Resolved, Tbat it is reoommended to the House of Representatives in Loo* j isiana to take immediate steps to remedy said in justice, and to place tho persons rightfully entitled in their seats. Resolved, Tbst William P. Kellogg be recognized as the Governor of tbe State of Louisiana until the end of tbe term of offioe fixed by tbe Constitution of that State. The majority and minority reports were ordered to be printed. Ab the result of a colloquy between tbe mem? bers as to which was the majority re? port and which the minority report, it may be stated tbat all the members of the committee report against the action of the Rsturning Board; tbat Messrs. Foster, PhelpB, Potter and Marsbali unite in a majority report tbat there was no general intimidation in the State, bot a free and fair election, which resulted in favor of the Conserv? atives, wbo were deprived of the result by the wrongful aotion of the Return? ing Board; that Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye unite in a minority report; and tbat Foster assents with Hoar, Wheeler and Frye to a compromise to recognize Kellogg as Governor, and giving the majority in tbe House to the Conservative delegates. Ooburn, of Indiaua, made an effort to get up what is known as tbe "Cau oub Foroe Bill," reported by him last week, and Smith, of New York, made an effort to get np tho constitutional amendment to regulate tbe eleotion of President and Vice-President, but Dawes, of Massachusetts, pressed ac? tion on the tariff bill and succeeded. The Congressional Committee wbiob went to Alabama to investigate the oondition of affairs in that State, made two reports. The majority report is signed by Messrs. Cohen, Albright and Gannon. They believe that, but for tbe timely interference of tbe Ad? ministration in Louisiana, a revolu? tion would have been precipitated upon the people of Alabama. Tbe committee further report that mem? bers of tbe Republioan party were subjected to a series of indignities and each maltreatment as has heretofore been witnessed only in savage warfare. The principal object or point, how? ever, of tbe Democracy seemed to be to crush out the white leaders, and to this end a new feature of Amorican politics, viz: social and business ostra? cism, was introduced. Tbe committee deolare tbat tbe Democratic victory iu the State was won by fraud, violence, proscription, intimidation and murder. The law officers wore in league with law-breakers. Tbe courts oi justice were powerless to make arrests, and tbe Governor had no militia to aid un? willing officers. The committee say our only regret is tbat there were not more United States soldiers in tho State than there were for the purpose of aiding in the enforcement of law. Tho report then treats of the ballot box stuffing and burniug of ballot boxes which was iudnlged in, and gives a fnll review of the riots at Mo? bile, Eufaula, Spring Hill, Falkland, Gainesville and other places. Tbe opinion is expressed by tbe commitleo that had a full, fair and' free eleotion taken place, the eutire Republioan State ticket, with a majority of the members of tbe General Assembly and six out of eight Republioan Congress? men, would bave been elected, and they recommend tbe passage of the foree bill. The miuority of the Congressional Oommittee make o very long report. They begin by protesting against tbe indecent baste with which tbe investi? gation was conducted, but say that tbe evidence taken by tbe committee esta? blishes tbat Alabama was aB peaoef ul, quiet and law-abiding as either Geor? gia, Tennessee or Mississippi, prior to and during the late canvass; that there was no greater neoesaity for the pre? sence of United States troops in Ala? bama than there was in the States of Missouri or California; that tbe few eote of violence which had occurred prior to the demand made for troops were not proved then, nor has there been any proof since, that tbey were instigated from political motives; that it was a party necessity of the Radical leaders to oreate real or apparent dis? order in the State, and that tbe use of the bacon don a tod by Congress to the sofferers by the overflow, as a corrup? tion fond; the appointment of spe? cial Deputy Marshals by scores in the Counties and' Dlstrlots within the Blaok Belt, if not under instructions from the head of the Department of Justice, at least with his assent and connivance, and the false and unfound? ed obarges of murder, violence and in? security of porcon".?and property made for the purposO ct obtaining the in? troduction -of militejr?4pto tbe State, .were part and patt?/oI tbe .scheme ooncoSteo by Republican Congressmen to oati^ the elobtiorffc iKovembbr laat per "fas *t ?erWf The minority :the'n call attention to tbo foot, ibat tho U V??tigaUdn. wasdiverted lo man* eub jeota not covered by the resolution raising the committee, each, as' the ?se of the tsrms carpet-baggers and scalawags, frauds by either party in the eleotion, the character of tbe pub? lic schools, and whether they were taught by Democrats of Republicans, males of females, nntives or foreigners. Tho distribution of tha Government baoon, the minority think, was witbin scope of their inquiry, but tbe ma? jority thought otherwise, and while proscription and ostracism, carpet baggery and soalawagery and subjeots of a like character were most tho? roughly ventilated, n full and thorough examination of tbe manner aud pur? pose of the distribution of the over? flowed baoon was not permitted. Enough, however, was pioked op, tbe minority say, during the investigation, together with the report of tbe Secre? tary of War, already given to tbe House, to show conclusively that this benefaction of tbe Governmeut was diverted from the object for which it was given, apd that a !?rg? part of it was used for the same purpose; that tbe troops of the United States wore asked for to carry tbe elections by con? solidating and massing the negro vote for tbe Radical tioket. Tbe minority next direot attention to tbe marked difference iu the con? dition of tho adjoining States of Georgia and Alabama; the one peace? able and prosperous, the other de? pressed, and, according to Radioal tes? timony, disturbed. In regard to Alabama, tbe minority says: "With? out quotiDg their recognized and ap? proved organa of public opinion, or oulling extracts from leading exponents of Northern Conservative opinion, it is undeniable that peaoe and quiet, obedienoe to law and respeot for the rights of all were enjoined upon the Democrats of the State,.not only from considerations applicative to Alabama, but to tbe entire Democratic party of the Union. To bear and forbear, to aubmit to wrong rather than to resort to resistance, was a neoessity to their own success as well as a neoessity to the success of their friends. Else? where their experience since tbe days of reconstruction had impressed them with tbe conviction tbat tbe influence which tbe whites have with tho freed men as to everything else except poli? ties would never affect tbe political action of the oolored masseB, as long as tbat natural influence was neutral? ized and destroyed by the presence of Federal soldiers. Tbey had reason to hope, at ieast, tbat if all violenae growing ont of race oonfliots could be avoided, and tbe rights of all were re? jected, even the necessities of party would not All their State with armed men. Henoe peace in all her borders was a necessity to tbo success of tbe Demooratio party. It was less a neces? sity to the canvassers of tbe party iu tbe North. It was dictated by every consideration of policy, if not of hu? manity, justice and obedienoe to law. Violence and disorder brought Federal troops in their midst, and Federal troops were standing reminders to the negroes that they were sent among them as their friends and their pro? tectors against the whites. On tbo contrary, tbe very reverse was the policy of their opponents. They de? sired the influence of tbe military iu carrying tbe elections, and tbey had reason to fear tbat tbe army would not come to their assistance as long us tbe State was peaceful, quiet and orderly. Disorder, reul or pretended, wan to them the one thing needful for success. Outrage and violence must be mani? fested, and if it hud no real existence, their necessity required its manufac? ture. Success was hopeless without it, and with it came tbe army and victory nt tbe polls." Iu the Senate, Spencer presented the memorial of Republican members of the General Assembly of Alabama to the President and members of Con? gress, setting forth, first, that changes have beau made by the Alabama Le? gislature in tbe penal code of tbe State, by which a system of involunta? ry servitude and peonage for African citizens in tbe South is to be inau? gurated; second, that politioal legisla? tion has been enacted, by meaus of whioh 93,000 Republican voters are practically deprived of representation;' tbat the Republican Constitution is' restricted, and there is a practical nullification of the constitutional amendment. They, therefore, ask Congress to empower the President to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in certain oontingenoies, in order to pre. servo the peaoe in the Southern States. Referred to tho Committee on Privi? leges and Elections. The Philadelphia Press supports, heartily, tbe infamous "caucus hill." It ends a long artiole in its favor with: "All other means having failed, there ought to be no question now among Republioans as to the policy to be adopted toward?not the South?but tbat small and dangerous class whioh is its worst enemy. If that polioy has not been foreshadowed in tbe Presi? dent's message, and shaped in the Re? publican oauouo, the party had better abandon the question to the Demo? cracy for solution, and with it all hopes of securing a half dozen electoral votes from the Sonth in 1870." That last half sentence, remarks tho Baltimore Gazette, very naively lets the oat ont of the bog. The coercion of the electoral vote of the Sonth in 1876, is the eonl and body of the whole measure. Aud for this, General Grant is at the Capi? tol lobbying day af tor day, and at? tempting to whip in recalcitrant Con? gressmen. On Thursday^last, Mr. Mills Venn died at hit bqmeinD.ftrlipgton County, in his ninety-third year. Mr. Venn was a soldier in the war of 1812. Tbbah?rbb Jonkh. of QeoEoia, Hh 3?e8ted to ?tei* down and out.-a espatob from Attauta, Ga., dated tho 23d, sayi: The SubFiuance Committee, ap? pointed to examine into tbe treasury, made an elaborate aud voluminous re? port to-day, the salient points of which are as follows: Ou tho 1st of January last, Treasurer Jones reported, cash on hxnd, $1,003,000. ai uco that time there has been collected 8167,000, making a total, for which he is re? sponsible, of 81,170.000, for which he is credited as follows: $632,000 in the bauds of agents in New York to pay maturing bonds and interest on cou? pons, for which intercut had not been received at the time that Treasurer Joues made bin report to the Legisla? ture; alrto, $179,000 paid ont by the Fourth National Bauk of Nuw York. The interest and premiums on gold have been also paid out of the treasury direot, on executive warrants, si uco 1st of January, 8124,000; also, oash on hand 8167,000, making 81,102,000, wlunh leaves a dutieit of 868,000 to be aooountcd for. For this deficit Trea? surer Jones submits informal vouohers. For advanoes made to civil establish? ments, State Bead, exchange bills, ex? ecutive Warrant? signed by Bollock, interest on temporary loan, Iobs by failure of Johu Kiug & Co., of Colum bnB, and counterfeits amounting to about S01,000, none of which are iu tbe proper form, and which, upon a superficial examination, the commit? tee do not allow, thus leaving about 81.000 unaccounted for altogether. The oommitiee farther state that Trea? surer Jones has illegally paid 8152,000 for old bonds duo January, 1872, some beiug a part of the bonds said by Bul? lock to have been paid by Clews. Of coarse, Jones is not charged with this in the foregoing balance. Jones states, in extenuation, that he had no notice of the previous payment. The com cnitteo concluded by recommending that Jones be requested to resign, and in the event of his refusing, that the State shall appoint u competent finan? cial agent to supervise the Treasury Department, and ascertain accurately the condition of the State finances. The committee do not attack the in? tegrity of the Treasurer, bot condemn without qualification tbe system of book-keeping and general administra? tion of the treasury. The report was ordered to be printed, and made the special order to-morrow morning. It is not known whether Jones will resign or not, and it is predicted by many that he will not. If he refuses, some talk of impeaching him, but they will hardly resort to suoh violent measures. Ample provision will be made by the present Legislature to coverall tbe de fioits, aud to keep the finances of tbe State in a healthful condition. United States District Cooai? | ChaiujBSTON, February 23.?The Court met at 10 o'clock, Judge Bryan pre? siding. Iu the petition of ex. Governor Franklin J. Moses, Jr., of Columbia, for involuntary bankruptcy, the Judge signed an order of reference to Regis? trar Seabrook for adjudication. Julias C. Blukeny, of Chesterfield, was finally discharged in bankruptcy. The peti? tions of Hurst, Purnell & Co., aud of P^nniman & Brother, to defer sales and for reference to Registrar, in the matter of Y. N. Butler, were read, and it was ordered that Registrar Seabrook defer all Bales until further order of this Court, aud that it be referred to Registrar Seabrook to search iuto facts and report. The petition of J. D. Murchison, for tho establishment of judgment lieu in the matter of W. K. Sweat, wan heard, and tho report of Registrar Seabrook was continued. J. Duncau Allen, of tUruwoll, wus ad? mitted to practice iu tbe United States District Courts of 8outh Carolina. The petition of II. \V. Kinsman, for the sale of real and personal property in the mutter of Lurnbson Sc Guy, bank? rupts, was granted. Tbe petition of Peter T. Mmith, to establish lieu in the matter of Simon P. Rainwater, was heard, and the report of Registrar Seabrook was confirmed. In the pe? tition of Charles H. West, to sell pro? perty in the matter of Jas. R. Pringle, it was ordered that the assignee, C. H. West, Jr., sell at public auotion the property desoribed iu the petition. In the petition of o. H. West, Jr., to sell Clarkeon lands and Troop house, in the matter of James B. Pringle & Co., the assignee is authorized and direoted to sell the lands. Go where you will, it is the same story of hard times. New York, as well as the South and West, complains of emigration instead of immigration. Wisconsin railroad men. speaking of the Potter law, say "it isn't a question of rates now, bnt business to do at any rates." Pennsylvania stands idle on her oars, and the suspension of mills is almost universal in crowded New England. At Fall Biver, Mass., last Monday, a number of working opera? tives were attaoked with jeers and blows by a mob of strikers, mon, women and children, numbering about 1,000. Among those arrested were two women. This universal prostra? tion of the business enterprise of tbe country is the legitimate part of Radi? cal misrule, corruption and profligacy. How long! Ob, how long! Ernest Oftmein, who murdered tbe Bammelt family?the' husband, wife, two daughters?and boqnd the boy and fired tbe house,, was bung in Pittaburg, Pa., yesterday. Ortmein was a farm hand treated as one of the .family. He was a German, and bad been in this .country two years. Tho . Missouri Legislature has adopted a oonourrent reoolntion dopre oatlog Grant's oonrse regarding Ar? kansas and urging that she be let alone. Tegular Meeting Clky Council. Gouxaiii Chambeb. Columbia. 8. 0., Feb. 23, 1875. Coancil met at 7 o'clock P. M. Pro eon t? His Honor the Mayor, John Alexander; Aldermen Daria, Cooper, Griffln. Wolle, Thomas, Swygert, Car? roll, Oarr, Pagh and Purvis. The minutes of tho last moetiog were read and confirmed. Oommnniootion from ?. Cramer and bill from Columbia Gas Light Com? pany wore referred to Committee on City Hall. Petition from Board of Fire Masters, asking $100 to defray their expenses, was, on motion of Alderman Carroll, granted. Petition of Phooaix Hook and Lad? der Company wsb, on motion, referred to Committee on Fire Department. Communications from Union Say? ings Bank and Colombia Building and Loan Association were referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Petition of J. G. Soborb?to Com i mittee on Streets. Appeal of - Black?to Committee on Guard Hoase. Petition of G. Lever?to Committee ion Street Lights. Bills from the fol? lowing parties, viz: E. H. Heinitsb, Fagan Bros., T. J. Harper, S. Brown, M. E. Carr und Mrs. F. J. Brown were referred to Committee on Accounts. Alderman Carroll, from Committee on Accounts, reported back the follow? ing bills, viz: A. M. Boozar, $8 50; G. G. Newton, $18; Caroline Davis. $18;' E. H. Stokes, $1; Hopsou A Sutphen, $4 37; S. E. Stralton, $10; R. 8. Young, $98; I. H. Coleman, $15; B. W. Taylor, $10; Independent Steam Fire Eugiue Company, $84.30; South? ern Warehouse Company, $56.28; D. O. Peixotto, $63 09; Cooper & Taylor, $203.20; J. C. Dial, $73.32; Fagan Bros., $221; Swygert & Hook, $288.21; S. D. Swygert, $20. Correct and re? commended payment. Alderman Swygert reported olaitn of Rosetta Rubb, $10, as correct, aud re? commended payment. Alderman Pugh, from Committee ou Streets, verbally reported favorably on petition of C. Deal, provided he complies with city ordinance. Alderman Carr reported favorably on petition of sundry hucksters, and, on motion of Alderman Tuomas, said petition was grunted, i Committee ou Guard House report? ed back petitiou of E. Cramer, for two I special policemeu for Opera House, und recommeud that petition do not be granted. Ou motion of Aldermuu Thomas, the report wub adopted. Report of the City Physician pre? sented, rend und received ia informa? tion. Alderman Wells, from Committee on Fire Department, reported favora? bly on tbe report of tbe Board of Fire M Bters. Alderman Swygert gavo notice that he would, at next regular meeting of City Council, offer au ordinance relat? ing to births and deaths iu the city of Columbia. Alderman Purvis introduced a reso? lution, that the Committee on Guard House be instructed to take tho O ty Clerk und Treasurer and exumine the books of the Chief of Police, fiom May, 1874, up to the present time, in? cluding all Ones collected and till moneys disbursed, and report at out regular meeting of Council. Council udjourned. RICHARD JONES, City Clerk. Death uv Suffocation.?At 4 o'clock, yesterday morning, while a uumber of colored men were packing bone dust at the Etiwau Phonpbate Company works, they hnuid a crack? ing noise overhead. Suddenly a huge muss of fertilizing material poured down upon them. All escaped the dreadful uvalanohe but two. These were Churlt^Oaillard, who was slight? ly hurt, und Benjamin Kiulocb, who was covered up in tbe heap. Active exertions wer? made to recover him uuhuit, but before his body could be dug out life was extinct. [ Cfuwlesion News and Courier. We regret to learn of tha sudden death of Rev. Jesse B. Lowman, of Dutch Fork, in this County, which oc? curred at the saw mill of bis brotl er, ou Saturday last. Mr. Lawman was standing on tbe log carriage, while iu motion, and by a sudden stoppage as it was running backward, caused him to lot.e bib balance und coming in con? tact with the saw, a circular, at full speed, wbioh cut nn arm und u leg off, and otherwise mangled tbe body in a shocking manner, causing instant death.?Lexington Dispatch. There were 37 deaths iu Charleston for tbe week ending tbe 20th?whites 20; colored 17. Btookb ajtd B?irBs?Y'AnoTioir. 1fr. S. O. Black sold the following stocks and bonds at auction, in Charleston, on the 24tb: $2.000 State South Carolina consolidated six per cent, bonds, (oonpons for July cut off,) at 51o. 9100 shares of Union Bank stook. at 49# to 49^o. $9,000 South Carolina Bailroad seven per oent. non-mortgage bonds at 63 to 03)^0. $8.700 city of Charleston seven Der cent, fire loan bonds at 70*?o. $3,811 oity of Charleston six per cent, stock at 53J?o. 87,500 Sooth Caro? lina Bailroad seven per cent, second mortgage bonds at G9Ji<". Mr. Wm. Potter, an old and re? spected citizen of thin County, was found dead in Cherokee Creek, in Cherokee Township, on the 14tb inat. There is no doubt bot that deceased came to his death by drowning, [Carolina Spartan. Bun Ovur and Killed.? A man named Martin MoOowan, while lying drunk on the Georgia Bailroad track; near Dearing, wa? rnn over by a freight train and killed, yesterday morning, at 3 o'olook. The terrible destruction of pro? perty iu Port-au-Prince, by which over 1,000 families were rendered houseless, was caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. The loss of lifo' was not very great?-foor or five. Judge Reed, at the close of the criminal court in Charleston, on tbo 23d, sentenced fonr coldrdd meh to death for murder?Dennis ft. Badeh; and George, Hoyte ?r^ 'Jordk'ti 'Hiri. dee, brothers. : 1 " ' ' ' >"*'"? - " Strawberries?ripe, luscious and tempting?uro very plentiful just now in Florida, and make majy a'Nbr.tbiorQ school girl exclaim: "Oh my grnoibudl goodness! dld ybu* everl" 1 , , Dr. John Plunkbtt, of Shaw's Creek Section, died last Tuesday. . He was over eighty years Of age, and all,of Jus lifetime had been spent' iii'the locality in which he was born'. ? The three-ball billiard match, played in New York recently, for $2,000 and the championship of the world, was won by Maurice Yegnar Rudolph scoring 556,' After the conclusion of Mrs. Moul ton's testimony, yesterday, Mr. Til ton's oounsel announced that they here rested their case.. j ? The Penuoylvania Senate inatructed the Republican members to favor (he passage of the Texas Pacific Bailroad bill. The steamer Cora Belle was burned near Jacksonport, Ark., with 160bales' of cotton. Foreclosure of Mortf Property?H. H. Jackson. BT consent of all coooomcd, we wiQ saU, at i>uulio auction, THIS THE 25TH DAY of February, 1875, at 12 o'clock Mi, in front of our Auction B tore, ? 1 pair of FINE BAY MAKES Conditions oash. H. A 8. BEARD. Feb 26 1_Auetioneera. Bankrupt 8ale. PURSUANT to the order or the United Stated District Court, I will sell, oa FRIDAY, March 12, 1675. at the action room of H. A S. Beard, the Notes, Ohosea in Action and Accounts of HOPE A GYLES and E. HOPE, bankrupts, as por ecbedule filed with the auctioneers Terms oash. QEO. B. OAPERB, Feb 25 tub6_Assignee. Salt Sides! Seed Potatoes 1 Or\ BOXES PRIME DRY SALT 8IDE8. fiU 200 barrets POTATOES, for Seed, i:o:i*ii?tiDg of Early Rose, rink-Eye, Good licit, pHorlens and Qarnett Chil'e. .1 unt received and for aale. Fei) 2") 1 _O. J LA?REY. To Rent. MA Cauifortab'e DWELLING, con? taining ten roomH, with Standing Furniture, oup mile East of town. Inquire at this office._Feb 2614* Acacia Lodge, No. 94, A. F.?. ? THE REGULAR Communication Of %T^krthis Lodtfu will be hold at Masonio 7%^ nail, THIS (Thursday VEVENING, at 7 o'clo-jk. By order 6f the w. M. Fob 25_ 1 F. M. PH BNNAN, JB.,8eo'y. Columbia Echuetzen-Vorein. AN adjourned mooting of the "German Schuetzen-Verein" will be held On WEDNESDAY, March 9. All members, passive and active, will please come for? ward and settle th* ir dues, as money is n o?rd to oarry on the building and Im? provements at the Hohnetzen Plats. All those wishing to pav before the meeting, can do bo to j. C. SBEGERB, or to F. D KJNEMAN.Seoretary, ?F*^?5 tbtnw Opposlto the Market. Rieb land Rifle Club. ATTEND the regular weekly drill or the Club, THIS (Thurs? day) EVENING, at 7} o'olook. equipped as at last drill. By order President THOMPSON. WiNTumtp Williams, Secretary. Feb 25 1 White Lead, Zincs, Colors and Putty I ? ''??'???""??'"??iil^. ?iV... i , i,1Mv( ?MPORTKUa end dealers in Lnbrfcattnsr and P*lut .Oila, Window Clla?a and Painters' . Material. Agenta tor Aver IN'aC heust? I Paint; rr.t ce'a ' Ye'.al'.c Paint. Hnbbir and oat bur Bolt. Fob 25 JGnio