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+.?wn, Maroh 17.?Tho debate ou the ecclesiastical bill was opened by the Minister of labile Worship, Who insisted upon neoegBary frosb legisla? tion npon the relations of church and State. Bismarok spoke in support of tho bill, and said the maxim that more obedience was duo to God than man, certainly did not mean that more obe? dience was due to a Pope, misguided by Jesuits, than to tho King. Tbe ] Government was doiug its duty in pro teotltig German freedom of mind against Rome. The Honse agreed to discuss the bill in full sittiog, instead of referring to a committee. Madujd, Maroh 17.?Mendez Monez has sailed from Sautauder for Cuba, with troops. Paris, Maroh 17. ?Pasquier, npob taking the ob air in the Assembly, used strong'phrases against the Booapart ists, which were applauded. Tho As? sembly will dissolve in August, and the | election for a new Assembly will occur in the autumn. Tcltgraohlc?Amei loan Kattark. Port Jkrvis. Maroh 17.?At 6 o'clock, this morning, tbe shop whis? tles, gave the "flood alarm." King street was flooded by 7 o'clock. The railroad bridge, three miles West, was swept away. At 8.4?, the ice broke I below; thirty blocks flooded and some | houses carried off, but no lives lost. Tbe railroad bridge from above ornshed tbe bridge here and the suspension bridge, eight miles below, is doomed. WtLKBSBARBE, Pa., March 17 ?The ohief engineer of the Erie Road has gone to the Delaware bridge, to ar? range temporary means of crossing. No travel can go West of this place by the Erie Road for probably two weeks. Fail RrvRB, March 17.?The wea-1 veraand spinners have gone to work. Pitts ton, Pa., Maroh 17.?The bridge over the Suequehanna was] sWept away ten minutes after the pass ago of a passenger train. Concord, March 17.?Obeny 39,285, Roberts 39,168, White 754. New Havbn, Conn. , Maroh 17.?Tuej cashier of the Aosqnia National Bank pleaded guilty to false entries in favor of Henry Oiewe A Go., and was sen? tenced to jail for five years. New York, Maroh 17.?In a suit of the Western Railroad Company, of North Carolina, against Ii. P. Bay no & Co., for 8480,000 in bonds, the referee baa decided in favor of the railroad company. Mr. Bayne was held iu 3200,000 to give np the*, bonds, bnt on consenting to deposit the bonds iu the hands of tbe Court, he was releused on nominal bail?#1.000. A letter from. Sagua says Col. Bo nilla captured a hospital, where he found 80 wounded soldiers in alleged distress, whom Bonilla shot. This aot | i explains. more fully why Pope, Gon 1aales and the other rebel ohiefs in the I neighborhood of Sagoa aud Remedios | have determined upon a general mas* saore and bonfire. Cleveland, O., Maroh 17.?The] Auatin Powder Company's mills ex? ploded: . twelve buildings demolished and three persons killed. Boston. Maroh 17.?Beck Brothers, stOok brokers, failed; the senior part? ner io dead, from an over-dose of chlo? roform. Atlanta, Match 17.?A destructive fire occurred, this morning, in White? hall street. ' G. W. Jack, confectioner; Paul Jones, liquors, and others were burned out; loss 8130,000, about 848. - 000 covered by insurance; origin acci? dental. . "'. Burlington. N. J., Maroh 17.? ] Hamilton McDowell, Democrat, was elected Mayor of this city, yesterday; | also, the entire Democratic ticket. This is the first time in six years that ] the Democrats have carried the city. Charleston, Maroh 17.?Arrived? Steamships Manhattan, New York; Sea Gull, Baltimore. Washington, March ,17?1 A. M.? The Sonnte, by a vote of 33 yeas to 30 nays, postponed tbe further considera? tion of tbe resolution for tbe admis? sion of Pinchbaok till the sooond Monday of next December. Nominations?Carpenter, Collector | Third District South Carolina; Miss Ellen Condo, postmistress, Aiken, S. 0.; ex or bogus Gov. Brooks, of Ar? kansas, postmaster at Little Rock; Glover, postmaster at Maoon, Ga. The President sent a message to the Senate regarding the Black Hills, treaty will be attempted to open tbe ] country; meantime intruders will be expelled. Tbe PoBtmaater-General has ordered transient newspapers to be forwarded at old rates until April 1. It is under? stood that the Republicans will not press, the resolution endorsing the President's recognition of Kellogg as Governor. Commissioner Douglass decides that thp,tariff, nnd tax bill, signed by the President Maroh 8, commenced opera? tion at midnight March 2. Tobacco, cigars, ?tfgereptes stamped, sold or with.q>ftwn after that hoar mast be re potted for additional tax. ProbabiUtlea-For the Golf Stetes, i falling, foA-foeaeter, North west winds, baokfijg to, South-east, low bat rising wss>^q,^oj^h.east winds* apld and oless weather. and boye were aipeswtf tjy oohaUblcs forqed. to enter a disttfpi school house. More arrests ore to occur to? day* ?/,!?'. ' .. , Amjahx, N. Y., March 17.?In tbe Assembly, a bill to enable wives to tee tili again,fc haobands in criminal oases was reported upon adversely, and the repor? was agreed to. . . tSes. Loui^.Mecoh.n.?XiJ9..Ateamer W. J. Lewie, from Viokstyjrg hi tbor, wea loa!;?fewo Joet and thrae missing. Baltimorb, Maroh 17.?A party of drunken Bailors from' the Italian bark Guisnppi Emaouelle, made an attack on tbe orew of that vessel, and one of tbe drunken men killed his brother. The polioe ended the disturbance. At a called meeting of tbe ruling elders of the Presbyterian Ohurohes of this oity, held last evening, to consider the overture sent down from the last General Assembly for the action of the presbyteries, in regard to a change in the constitution of tbe ohurob, by au? thorizing the election of ruling elders for a limited time, not less thau three years, or what is known an rotary el? dership, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Tbat we disap? prove tbe Assembly's overture, and so far as onr voice can be heard in the response of tbe presbytery to thesame, we return an emphatic negative. Financial and Commercial tteport?. I Columbia, March 17.?Sales of cot? ton 83 bales?middling 15%. Market quiet. New York, March 17?Noon.? Stocks dull and lower. Money 4 Gold 15%. Exchange?long 4 79; short 4 83. Cotton dull; sales 786 ? uplands' 15^; Orleans 16%. Futures opened quiet: April 16%@16 17-32; May 16%@16 29 82; June 17 7-32? 17%; July 17%@17 9 16. Flour, com and wheat quiet and unchanged. Pork quiet?20.50(?)2Q 65. Lard heavy ?steam 14%@14%. 7 P. M.? Money easy?4@4%. Ster? ling weaker?4 79%. Gold active? 16%@16%. Governments active and strong?new 5i 15.%. States doli aud nominal. Oottou net receipts 1,053; gross 4,975. Futures closed quiet and steady; sales 20,800: Marob 16%; April 16%; May 16%; June 17 3 16, 17 7 32; July 17%; August 17 21 32; September 17 3-16, 17 7-82; October 16 21 82, 1611-16; November 16 716, 1BJ?; De? cember 16 15 32, 16%. Cotton dull; sales 824, at 16%@16%. Southern I flour qqiet and unohauged. Wheat] dull, irregular and lower?1.24@1.36 Corn doll and lower?84(0)85. Coffee dull?16%@18?? gold Bio. Sugar dull and nominal. Pork easier?new job lots 20.60@20.65. L*rd easier? 14 8-16 prime steam. Whiskey in fan request?1.15. Freights firm. , Boston, March 17.?Cotton quiet? middling 16%; net receipts 125; gross 130; sales 212. Philadelphia, March 17.?Cotton quiet?middling 16%; net receipts 256; gross 833. Baltimore, March 17.?Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat? Western strong; Southern unchanged. Corn, oats and rye quiet. Provisions strong and buoyant. Pork 20.25(a) 20.50. Bacon firmer?shoulders 0. Cotton quiet?middling 10!..,'; not re? ceipts 13; gross 144; exports to Groat Britain 448; coastwise 240; soles 330; spinners 115. Chicago, March 17.?Flour in good demand. Corn dull and unsettled? No. 2 mixed 65^; rejected 62%@ 62%. Pork unsettled?19.00? 19.30. 'Ltrd in good demand?13*70(a) 18.75. Whiskey firm and in fair demand? 1.11. . Cincinnati, March 17.?Floor firm. Corn steady. Park firm?20.00. Lard firm?steam rendered 13%@14; kettle 14%(a)15. Bacon in good demand? Bhoulders 8%; clear rib 11 %; clear sides 11%@11%. Whiskey firm? 1.12. Louisville, March 17.?Flour quiet and firm. Corn firm?66@63. Pro? visions very stroog, with an advancing tendency. Pork 20.00@21.00. Bacui ?shoulders 8%; clear rib 12; clear sides 12%; sugar-cured hams 13@14. Lard in fair demand?prime steam 14 j@14%; tierce 14%@15; keg 15%(a) 16. Whiskey 1.12. Bagging un? changed. Norfolk, March 17.?Cotton quiet ?middling 15%(2)15%; net reoeipts 1,039; exports Great Britain 730; coast? wise 700; sales 400. ? Wilmington, March 17.?Cotton quiet and nominal?middling 15%; net reoeipts 189; exports ooastwise 831. Augusta, March 17.?Cotton quiet and firm?middling 15%; net re? oeipts 91. j GALVBbTON, March 17.?Cotton no? minal?middling 15%; net receipts 960; exports Great Britain 3,009; coast? wise 190. Mobile, March 17.?Cotton quiet? middling 16%; net reoeipts 107; ex? ports oontinent 1,210; coastwise 61; sales 700. Charleston, March 17.?Cotton quiet and steady?middling 15^; net receipta 698; gross 723; sales 600. Savannah, March 17,?Cotton quiot and nominal?middling 15%; net re? ceipts 516; sales 300. Memphis, Marob 17.?Cotton steady ?middling 16%@15%; low middling 16%; good ordinary 14%@14}{; nek reoeipts 818; shipments 1,873: sales 1,000. . New Orleans, Marob 17.?Cotton quiot?middling 15%; net reoeipts 2,187; gross 2,147; exports to France b\40U;.continent U.ilS; sales 4,500. London,. Maroh 17.-Erica 38%. Street rate % below bank. ?Pabis, Maroh 17.? Rentes 65f. 30o. [I JLtvebpootj, Maroh 17?8 P. M.?'. Cotton quiot and unchanged?mid ofgpc/g, aaioa iv.vud, lUOlUCllng U,4UlX American; 2,000 epeaolatinn end;ex? pbrt;(ibB^i<nid4lihg uplands, notolbg bylow' good ordinary, deliverable Marob, April or May, 7%@7 13 10 t nothing below low middling, dallveraV b5o Mdroh or April; 7 18 16; basis'Aldi [nyngj deliverable May or June, 8%. 1 ' AvUfilanli oooarred in the lassi part of Sumter Coonty, a few dajte ago/ between: ? two - men, us med? Wind? ham, and Ncsbitt, during whioh .the latter was killed. Wednesday^ Maboh i'f, 1875. SENATE. < The House returned, with amend? ment, bills to charter Greenville end QnrnhnrUnri Qan Railroad Company; to incorporate Railroad Boiling Stock I Manufactu ring Company, ol Port Royal; to declare certain legal hull I days. Concurred in and titles changed to Acts. I Mr. Nash presented olaim of B. I , Vi8anska. Mr. Nash introduced bill to amend 1 an Aot to incorporate town of West? minster, in County of Oooneo. A resolution to employ a steno-1 grapher to take proceedings iu case of Hon. F. L. Oardozo, was ordered to I lie on table. Bill to provide for filling of any va I oanoies that may occur iu certain State | offices, reoaived its tbird reading and ordered enrolled. l HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A resolution to adjourn sins die was discussed, amended and sent to Se-1 I nute, wbioh refused to concur. A message was reoeived from the Governor, disapproving of "An Act to I provide for tbo eettlement aud re-1 demption of certain claims against tbe I State." He says: In refusing to ap? prove thin Aot, it in proper aud neces? sary that I ehould stutu certain faotB I o-mneated witb tbe history of tbe Aot. I ; Wben I entered upou my preseutj office, it was my parpose to oppose] any and all plans for tbe present settle- { ment of any of tbe various classes of claims wbiob constitute tbe so-called I floating indebtedness of tue State, ex-1 oept tbe bills of tbe Bank of tbe State. I This latter olasH of claims having been judicially declared by tbe Supreme Court of tbe Cnited States to consti? tute a valid contract witb the State, capable of enforcement by tbe courts, | aud actually enforced in tbe oases be furo that court, I reginiod it as disbo-1 nest aud scandalous to delay longer to provide for meeting these obligations.] This class of claims were likewise pressing by legal means upon the State, and seemed curtain iu the near future to produce disaster unless time? ly provisiou was made for their gra dual payment. With reference to nil other elapses of claims, I was persuaded that the Statu hud tbe right, and tbut her condition justly warranted her in postponing aeUloment until she oonld recover in some degree from the effects I of a long course of extravagance und I profligaoy iu the expenditure of public funds and the contracting of public obligations?at least, until wo should be able again to pay our current ex? penses during tbe year iu wbioh they arose. I was oonvmood that the poo pie should not be taxed for tbe present | year to an amount beyond the actual requirements of the public service, I conducted on an honest and eoonomi-1 oal scale. My efforts were, therefore, I mainly directed to the work and duty of stopping all unnecessary expenses and restoring our government to a] cash basis iu its transactions, leaving tho past unsettled claims against the] State to await tho better times whioh the coarse indicated would surely hasten. Especially did I regard this I as the only admissible policy to be] pursued towards these classes of in-1 debtedness, which ure covered by the present Aot, because they were be-1 lieved to be largely tainted with ille? gality aed frauds. I was, however, strongly pressed to consent to some measure looking to tho adjas(|mout| of the last named classes of claims. Finally, being convinced by my own observation that some plan would bei adopted, I turned my attention and! efforts towards seouriug tbe adoption of a plan which would afford tho bsst protection to the State, und be least burdensome to tho people. Iu modi? fying my policy in this respect, I hud tbe counsel and advice of the best men of both political parties, who ugrecd with me that under all tbo cir? cumstances it was wise to endeavor to seonre the host possible measure. Act? ing with these aims and views, I gave my consent to a plan whioh embraced, first, tho appointment by the Governor of a commission of three, with power to audit all claims of tbe classes re? ferred to, rejeoting in whole or in part any claim presented upon any grounds satisfactory to them; second, the re duotion of all claims thus approved by the commission to one-half of their nominal value, and third, the payment of the claims wbeu thus reduced In lour equal annual installments. Persuaded as I was that these claims were largely fraudulent, I regarded that feature of tbe measure whioh pro? vided for tbe appointment of tbe com? mission as by far the most vital one. Without a commission whose character and ability would make tbe examina? tion of tbo claims a work of aearohing vigilance and honesty, tbe measure would ba an atrocious and patent frand. With a proper commission the other features of tbe measure seemed i to me to be reasonable. Such a mea? sure was Introduced in the Honse of Representatives, and was passed by I that House. In the Senate, for reasons which I have not seen explicitly stated, the measure was changed by naming tbe three members of the commis? sion. The names inserted by the Senate woro changed by the Honse of Representatives, the changes Were concurred in by tbo Senate, and the Aot ae thus modified io substantially the Aot whioh is now before me. Ro ourricg now to the oireamatanota and motives whioh led mo to conoonfe to the measure in its original form, I am oompelled to say that changes of cir? cumstances have taken 'place si nee I j wasooosalted concerning this measure, i sufficient of themselves mm warrant an! entire change of attitude on my part, apart from in* complete'ehange- made bj the most essential feature of the measure. The response given by tbe Genoral AsHoml ly to mj effurla to on-. foroe a policy of rigid retrenchment and reform iu our public expenditures baa not met my expectations. The paaaige of tbe legislative appropria? tion Act, tbe failure to out down ap? propriations to their lowest reaBonable limit ia tbe general appropriation Aot, tbe defeat of tbe bill reducing tbe salaries of poblio officers, and the gasssge of a multitude of miscellaneous claims, have rendered it impossible for me to consent to adding another dol? lar to tbe weight of taxation which will now oppress tbe peoplo of the Hute. Iu addition to what has been specified, tbe pa Beuge already of Acts for the levy of special taxes in no lens than fourteen of the Counties of the State, these epeoial tuxes rangiug from 1% to 3 mills on the dollar, Bud tbo prospeots of the passage of many more similur Acts, is sufficient of itself to make my approval of the present mea? sure an aot, in my judgment, of un? pardonable injaatioo to ail those whoee interests I am sworn to protect. The supply bill for the preseut fiscal year has not yet reached me, but as it passed the House of Representatives, it provided for taxes amounting to eleven and seven-tenths mills on the dollar for general State purposes. Addiug to this, in most of tbe Coun? ties, six mills for regular and special County taxes, and from one to three mills for local school taxes, we have an aggregate of taxation wholly without precedent, as it ia without justification. To all this are yet to be added the taxes for towu, village and municipal purposes, iu some instances amounting to more than all the taxes for all other purposes. Nothing will indnoe me to contribute to swell this already into? lerable burden of taxation. But if you look ut the character of the claims oovered by this Act, there is nothing in general to commend to favor, and scarcely to toleration. Included in tbe vast mass, there are, doubtless, honost aud just claims. There is no doubt, moreover, that many of the present holders of these claims are suffering by the delay iu their payment. For up suoh I havo profound symputhy, and would gladly do anything reasonable to relieve tbem. But speaking gene? rally of tho vast majority of these claims, whut are they, and what do they represent? They are, for tbe most part, tiie unpaid balance of the certifi? cates issued during the lust four years, under tbe guise of legislative expenses of various kinds. Tbat certificates for legislative expenses have been made the cover for vast frauds, no man will dispute. They are universally regarded as the last culminating evidences of a prevailing system of corruption, which has disgraced our State aud offended tbe nation. The State has already paid on account of such claims, an aggre? gate amount which, if I were nob fami? liar with tbe faots, would pass the bounds of belief. Since the regular session of the Gen? eral Assembly for 1870-71, tho Scale had paid prior to the proseut session, on uccou at of legislative expenses, tbe vast sum of $1,661,000. According to the registry already made by the Clerks of the two Houses, tinder u recent re? solution of the General Assembly, there are still outstanding claims of tbe classes embraced by tbo pruseut Act to the umouut of $833.000, of which amount over $5l)0,0iM) consists of claims for legislative expenses, Is there never to be an end to the pay? ment of Buoh expenses? Is the fact tbat suuh claims are outstanding to be successfully pleaded in justification for their p.iymeut, without regard to the present ability of our people? I speak, therefore, with accuracy as well as with justice when I say that these claims, as a whole, do not con? stitute uu obligation which the Stute is bound to recognize or liquidate until her honest and valid indebtedness and the annual expenses of her govern? ment have been fully met. Certainly they oaunot, with my consent, bo made the oeoasiou of a levy of taxes iu addi? tion to tho unprecedented umouut already levied for tho present year. But, if I could overlook all other objections to the Act, there remains one objection which would, under any circumstances, forbid my approval of tho Act. I mean tho character us a whole of tho commission named in tho Act. Upon tbis point I speak with reluctance which all just men will ap? preciate; but I am u public officer, bound to discharge an imperative pub? lic duty, and, while I speak with reluc? tance, I must speak with perfect plain? ness. Tho oommission named does not, as a whole, command my confi? dence for the work assigned to it. I am equally confident it docs not, as a whole, command tbo confidenoe of the pnblio for that work. The duties re? quired of the oommission demand the highest oharaoter for intelligonoo, : honor and inoorroptubility whioh tbe State can fnrnieh. By no fault or sgenoy of mine I am foroed to declare that, in my judgment, the oommission named in the Act does not meet tbat demand. Tbe amounts involved are too great, the frauds believed to be in volved in the claims to be examined are too wide-spead and pervading, the temptations to oollnsion and bribery are too powerful, to allow me to con? sent to placing these duties in tho hands of any man whose circumstances and associations exoite the faintest doubt of his inflexible determination to stand as an insurmountable barrier So the further advances of corruption end frsud.> >? The views now expressed compel me to withhold my approval of the pre? sent Aot. I should be blind if I had not become fully aware that my action will give, deep offence to many mem? bers of the General Assembly. I re? gret this, bnt I trust the lesson is nearly learned by all that public duty is my only master. It is not my nature to aeek or,ej)jQj^o^fliaht>jraflrHiUllj. witb tboBe witb wboo X have bad plea? sant perionnl or political relations, bat tbere is no Iosb or failure which I seri? ously dread, except the fail ore to sue my duty aud tbe loss of courage to do it. Thegqueslion, "Shall the House re aonsider its action, and puss tbe Act, the objections to bis Excellency the Governor to tbe contrary notwith? standing?" was debated until recess. At tbe eveuiug session, the veto was di-cussed, when a point .was raised, that the "Claims Act" bad become a law, because it bad not been returned within the time prescribed?three days. The Speaker rule*d that the point was well token; but yielded to a motion to refer tbe question to tbe Judiciary Committee No other busi? ness of consequence was transacted. Members of the British Parliament get no pay?but many of them pay very heavily fur their seats. A par? liamentary return, just issued, shows the charges incurred by the successful and defeated candidates at the late general election. Among the dearest scats are those for North Durham; tho expenses of the two successful candi? dates for this Couuty were ?17,001; those of the unsuccessful candidates were ?10,602. Thirty-two suooessful candidates in seventeen districts paid ?116,650, an average of ?3,645 for a seat; while their unsuccessful rivals paid ?55,899, an average of ?1,803 each. In another group of districts tbe losiug candidates p:ud more than tbeir successful rivals?ten candidates,' for eight districts, paying ?47,547, an average of ?4,755 each; while tbe seats were won by fifteen other gentle? men at an aggregate cost of ?12,354, or, ?2,823 each. The moat Costly seats seem to be those of West York; two losing candidates tbere paid ?10, 984; while the two successful ones got the Beats for ?9,092. How many mem? bers of Congress would pay 845,000 for their election, with the oertaiuty that there would be no lobby agents to hand around 81,000 notes for Pacific Mail subsidy scheinen, or to till port? folios with Elso or Credit Mobilier stock? ' 1 United States District Court? Charleston, March 16.?Judge Bryan presiding. The registrar's report in tho matter of Jas. B. Metts, bankrupt, was confirmed, und the assignee, W. B. Melts, was directed to accept 81,200 as a compromise of tbe claim against J. M. Steele, administrator of Samuel Steele. In thri petitions of A. Lips combo and Gilbert Sarratt, creditors, iu the matter of Obfldiah SarrHtt, bankrupt, for tho setting aside of homestead, it was ordered that the assignment of homestead by the as? signee bo set aside, and that tbe as? signee sell nil tho real estate of the bunk: apt described in the pleadings. A meeting of the creditors of W. G. Whildeu & Co, bankrupts, wan or? dered to be held on tho 25th of March iust. Tbo same day was set for a meeting of the creditors of Cart, KoplT & Jervoy, bankrupts. A Tennessee gentleman, describing a railway ride during the recent flood, Bays that the cylinder, piston and con-1 uecting rods of the engine were all un? der water. Tho engineer piled up wood in the bottom of tbe tire box of the locomotive and built a coal Qrc on top, by means of which he was enabled to keep up steam enough to get through tho water; but they hud to stop at the foot of the seconding grade aud kindle a larger tire. From Steven? son to Bass Station they passed in flat* boats through water from three to thirty feet deep. In some plaoos the telegraph wires were on a level with their shoulders as they sat in the boat. Tho Teouessee River iu places was twenty-five miles wide. Don Piatt's Capital institutes an odi? ous comparison: "LieutenantPearson, U. S. ><'., risking his life in a gallant exploit, is offered a trumper's decora? tion by Queen Victoria. Congress de? clines to allow him tbe barren honor of accepting it. Mr. Fitob, Assistant Engineer U. S. A., risking bis promo? tion (over the left) in the gallant ex? ploit of wooing and wedding Gen. Sbermau's daughter, is (or his bride is, whioh is worse) offered a deooration the reverse of trumpery?value from 875,000 to 8250,000?by the Khedive of Egypt. Congress concludes to al? low him (her) to aooept it and d?n the (Custom House) expense) Moral? Consistency, thou art jewels." On Thursday, a white man and two colored men?all well-dressed?entered a saloon on Broad street, not far from the theatre, and the white man oalied for three brandy oooktails. The in? dustrious dispenser of spirituous com? fort briskly compounded the fluids and set before the negroes two glasses. "I oalied for three glasses," said the white man. "Yes," replied tbe bar-keeper, i "I'm sorrv we oannot aooomodateyon, bat ?e only sell to gentleme^.*?-'; cegroos grinned and imbibed,- ??d then followed tbeir exasperated friend I aud brother to the street. I f Richmond Examiner.^^ Not long ago a oharming star* of tbe roerripge of two regensr?ic? .vi*?-' viuts in 'no Ohio State's priaoii went tho rounds of the paper*. The Colunn bus people bade them God Bpeed when they were released from their sad con? finement, and it was given oat that thr>y wore to settle down and to be orna* ments and blessings to and community. The newly married oouple, ^however, went on a wedding tour, whioh proved to be a prolonged drunk, and* they wore both oalaboosed for sixty dayo/ They are now grappling with remorse instead of dallying with a honeymoon. ?Gayernnr nhsrnhsrlaln, faJi special message to.tbe Gesfrel Assembly, s*j? he has boon requested* by many citizens in various parts of the Stale to call the attention of the General Assembly to the effect of a recent decision of the Supremo Court of the State, by1 which it is decided that working animals or stook do not come within the. proper meaning of the term "supplies," as foond in Section 55, Chapter 120, of the Revised Statutes. Several lives were lost by the explo? sion at the Austin powder mills at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 16th instant. The fire was still raging, and and the wind is blowing it in the di? rection of a magazine, where 800 tons of powder are ntorod. 'A frightful ex? plosion is momentarily expected. The la?t explosion caused the infirmary building and other buildings to rock to their foundations. Mr. Thos. Bronghtdn, a large stock raiser, who residos at Fulton, in Cla? rendon County, lost 500 head of hogs, by the late tremendous freshet in Wa teree River. A high knoll, in the river swamp, whither he had taught them to fly, on oooasions of high water, was completely submerged, for the first time in many years. . The family of Theodore Moluskl, a Polish 8boe-oaaker of Chicago, was poisoned Sunday night,' mysteriously. Mrs: Molnski and her daughter Con stnnoe died on. Monday, at 8 o'clock, and the other daughter is very ill. Mo hi ski has been arrested on suspi? cion. An exchange eays: There is proba? bly but ono woman connected with Plymouth Church or the soindal whom Beeober hasn't kissed?that's Mrs. Beeoher. It was a narrow es-, cape, for she, too, might have fallen had she yielded to one of those parozysmial kisses. All the toolB of Workmen or other implements of labor deposited with the pawn brokers of Paris have been redeemed and handed over to their owners by the Duchess of Magenta with the prooeeds of a charity festival placed at her disposal. Killed in a Minb.?A Mr. Mooney was killod iu th<> mine at King's Moun? tain, on the Air Line Railroad, on Tuesday. His home is at Gold Hill, Rowan County. N. C. He was in the mine, when a quantity of rock fell in upon him. Were a negro to apply for admission at Plymouth Church, nnder the clause which says "theatres and all other plsoes of amusement,'* could hebe re? jected? The late famine in Bengal, involv? ing the Anglo-Indian Government in. the responsibility of feeding the starv? ing inhabitants, cost $32,500,000. Tho Macon duel is "off," Mayor HafT and Alderman Hodgkins having amicably arranged things. Somebody has stolen the Paris guil? lotine. This was perverting its nse? to cut stick with it. A colored woman, named Leah Da? vis, was killed by lightning, in Samter? a few days ago. Mr. S. F. Bradshaw, of Marion, died last Week. y"?' Funeral Invitation. J' The friends and acquaintances of HUGH F. saxon and W. J. Gainay and family aro respectfully invited to attend the funeral services of the formor, at the Baptist Church, at 4} ' o'clock, THIS I AFTERNOON. ' ->?? i i ' tt)i . The friends and acquaintances, of Dr. A.. I Bylveeter and family aro respectfully in* vtted to attend tlio funeral sorvlces cf MRS. DR. SYLVESTER, artier roeide'nee, corner Taylor and Bafnwcll Streets, THIS AFTERNOON, at 4'o'clock. . ' itK ' Auction Sales. Foreclosure oi Mortgage. D. O. IMilXDTTO & SON, Auctioneers. Ageea B. Talley ?s. Wra. H. LyBrand.? Foreclosure of Mortgage. PURSUANT to the powers of sale con? tained in a mortgage from ffm. H. LyBrand to Agnes B. Talley, dated August 1873, recorded in the office of Register of Me.sue Conveyances llicbland County, Book H, pages 625 and 626, I will sell, on the FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL NEXT, before . the Court House, in Columbia, S. 0., at 10 o'olook A. M., or as aoon thereafter as practicable. All that piece, paroel or LOT OF LAND, Bituate, lying ana being in the city of Co? lumbia, on the West side of Richardson street, fronting thereon 26 feet, more or less, and running back one hundred and forty-nine feet four inches, more or lees: boundod North by lot sold by executors of Henry Daviu to W. K. Greenfield; Bast by Richardson street; Booth by. lot sold by ex? ecutors of Henry Davis to John B. Mela tosh, and West by lot sold by "William H. LyBrand to Lewis Baker. Tarnte or Bajle?Cash; purchaser to pay ror papers. . AG WEB ?? T ALLEY. Mar 14_mth8 Union Council, Ho. 6, B. & B. M. > TBE REGULAR CONVOCATION kwiU be bald la Mesonia Hall," THIS [(Thursday) EVENING, at S o'eloek. -.JBy order of the T. I. Q. M.: L>" JACOB BULZBAGHER, Haroo ie^i Recorder?^ ?ltioHAM EHBRELLA8 75o., SI, $1.50, " $2. $8. .. ' ALPAO.V (flno) $8, SS.50. M, ?4.60, 85. PARA30LB 85oY,-?Odi.'?to., $1, $1.50, $2, BS"-? ?? vm. uiw ouiin>, Buoh as patting iu New Handles, Ribs, Braces and Ferrules. vVhy throw away year Umbrella. 506. to $1 will put it in order at tba?Mqr?bUA' FACTORY of BI?ELB Mar 18 1 OHABLB8 W; 8TBIN. Extra Fine Seed. TT ThTTnirbanBQ?A3H, ' Mirblehead Champion BEAN; UarbJabead Mammotb CUatN, I HtqpeU'u Evergreen CORN, , . Sir aale at HElNirsH'B DrugBtore. arch 5 ' t