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Telegraphic?Fprot?\. Newt. Rio .jAflkrao, May 1&?ViBoount Maunn & Co., bonkors, hav a, suspended payment They promise: their creditord to pay them in fuR if th.ey are given sufficient time. The Government is hastening to tho general relief In the presont financial troubles. Bf.iu.ln, May 19.?The Roman Catho? lic Bishops of Pruasio, who addressed a petition to tho Emperor and rcceivod a reply last month from the Ministers of State, have made a rejoinder, that to re? ject the decision of tho Vatican Counsel would be equivalent to an abandonment of Catholioism, and that. they are con? vinced that the Holy See' would never be Tinwilling to act in conformity with all the proper decisions of the Stato Govern? ment The Berlih Po.s* asserts that the new. trial of Count Von Arnim will bogin Juno 15. Paris, May 19.?In tho Assembly, Minister Dufuure submitted a bill regu? lating the relations between public Sowers. It provides that the Sonate and bamber of Deputies shall meet annually in January and nit at least five months in the year. Tho President of the re (mblio may communicate with the Ghana? ers by message. Tho Chambers aro obliged to reconsider any decision if the President makes a request to that effect The President and Ministers can be im? peached only by tho Chamber of Depu? ties, and mast be tried by the Senate. M. Dufaure also introduced a bill rela? tive to the organization of tho Senate. It provides that elections for Senators shall be ordered by decree, which must be issued six months before the day ap? pointed for the holding thereof. A motion was made by the Minister that tb o bills be r.t I a r*_: rr?t-:_i_. mi_ ri'lUHUU WWO UUIUlilllKJCUl X lltl ij . xuc Loft opposed the motion, and urged that the bills be1 referred to.a special commit- j tee. M Dufaure's motion was defeated, whereupon M Batbio announced that the Committee .of Thirty had resigned their functions. M. Labuuluyc, a mom bor of the Committee of Thirty, objected, I that M. Botbie had no right to tender tho resignation of the entire committee. Duo DeAudiferitt Pasquor, President of I the Assembly, declared that the resig nation . of the Committee was unpreeo dented. The committee should first moot and consider.the subject, and those j of its members who propose to resign should notify the presiding officer of the Assembly of their intention. M. Dufaure informed the house that .the defeat of his motion would not be considered n Gabi net question. I London, May 19.?Senor Hugosta ro-J tires from .politics till he is able to sub? mit the acts of his party to public atten-1 tion. The Pali Mall Gazette finds the origin of the recent war rumors in the following I circumstances) The Versailles Assembly, just boforo adjourning for its lost recess, I passed the bill, which has been for some j time under discussion, concerning the French I army. Later, Prince .Bismarck I uddressedBft circular despatch to the diplomatic! representatives of Germany abroad, complaining of the adoption of I the measure, which was described as "calculated to endanger the peace of Europe." The contents.of tho despatch I were, according to instructions, orally I *fls communicated by the German ropresen-1 tatives to the Governments to which they wero accredited. The existenoe of the despatch was divulged, and gave riso to tho reports which nave. lately caused so much alarm throughout Europe. Barcelona, May 19.?The Government force a gained . on important victory at Mont Serrat, and captured the formida? ble positions of the I CarliBts on that mountain, with ft loss Of: only 93 killed and wounded. ' Havana, Maya 19. ?Official despatches | from the interior state jffiat Government j troops'twfce attached a body of1 insur-1 gentU, numbering 600 men, commanded j y Ruloff; nineteen insurgents killed;} Government loss five soldiers killed. . Tolograpliic?American News. New Yobk, May 15.?The following from Kingston, Jamaica, May 8, gives the story of the latest so-called revolu-1 tion in Hayti: Saturday, the 1st of* May, j was celobmted as the annual Agricultu? ral Festival of Hayti. On the evening I previous, President Dominique was ad vised of a conspiracy to assassinate him I the following day, with a view to estub-1 lish Monpraiser Pierre in'the Presidency, supported by Gen. Bryce and Gen. Cana. While the President was in church, three separate bodies of troops wore sent to the President of the conspirators; Gen. Bryce, residing immediately opposite I the British Consulate, was first sur? rounded. He refused to surrender, and shot down four Haytien officers before be was fired upon and mortally wounded, I when ho crept into the British Consulate and died > A shot intended for General I Bryoe killed a servant of the British Consul. A servant of Gen, Bryce was also killed. When the troops reached the residence of Monplaiser Pierre, who was the candidate for President when Gen. Nissages' term expired, he resisted until wounded, when he retired to the attic and shot himself. When Oon. Caval was met he was in, the vicinity of tho American Minister's residence, at tho head of, o body of soldiers.' These, on seeing tho' Government forces, forsook I Gen. Oaytflend fiedi ? 'The General went I into Mr. Basset's residence, under the I etars and stripes, where he remained, j The scene which followed these incidents { is Indescribable. 1&* President a man 1 of overwhelming passiofe directed the) arrest of every .person Susbeojkd, and [ arrests were made throughout the repub- f lid, causing general pArtlfl.' Several j houses and stores wore pillaged and! burned. I vr-sj uc. 4K" tamii^:: ib_o~. I ?vi??, MM?jr *f.?n?uww ?uuta I Duncan has . been made President and Receiver of tho Mobile and Ohio Road, to represent the New York*and foreign I stook and bond-holders. TheHne is 5171 miles long,1 and represented by $10,889,-1 000 bonded debt' and $4,486,000 capital Btookv <; ? ??..= '??'!-''lT/i.i? ? - j News h#ftm%$t?#$&litf? that m^^bwn^tl^amtf e5'^'^-B Th?'sldM.of'ffie1SohUler nave fallen in, covering the sneole 'end best part of her uargd and probably a number of bodies; blw^ntf w^Uroomntonca sobn. *J^J*&?<??'* W dealem, of Montreal.failod. /I Waco, Tbxas, MayliO.?$P25,o6o fire; $50,000 insurance. | i ji'pijw'i.) .ij'aa pm 1 i W AsniMOTON, May 19.?A despatoh Crom the son of Jesao D. Bright says < there is little hope of his father living through the day. Hon. Miohaol 0. Korr has re? turned from a prolonged visit to the BoUth, ontiroly restored to health. Oov. Pennington, of Dakota, arrived t>divy, on business connected with the sale of the Black Hills reservations. Auditor Shea, ts left for Alabama to-night Probabilities?For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, stationary pressure and temperature, increasing Southerly winds, partly cloudy weather and local storms. The Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias, to-day, considered the rules of order, and heord a report from the spe? cial committee on the Supreme Chancel? lor's report; aftor which tho Supreme Lodge degrees wero conferred and the body adjourned for parade, which was very fine. Their marching roceivod great applause. ChabtjEbton, May 18.?Arrived, steam? ships Champion, New York; Fanitn, Philadelphia ^schooners Myrovcr, Wind? ward, New York. Launceston, CoaNWAiii. County, May 19. ?A terrible conflagration is raging; it is feared the whole of High street will bo consumed. Tybone, Pa., May 19.?Twenty-five Italians and other laborers have arrived. The strikers held meetings at various points; thinly attended; strikers de? moralized. Cincinnati, May 19.?In the conven? tion of the Catholic Benevolent Socie? ties, this morning, the new constitution was adopted and tho societies were in? structed to acknowledge in their next credentials their aooeptanco of the con? stitution as tho fundamental law. Reso? lutions were passed denouncing Bis? marck and his war against the church in Prussia, and expressing sympathy with the Pope. Chicago, May 19.?The distillery men who wero brought before United States Commissioner Hoy no, this morning, on charges of defrauding the Government, were held under bonds of $5,000 each to await tho action of tho grand jury. Nashville, May 19.?Gno of tho 75 Indians on their way to the Florida prison, managed to get hold of a knife, with which he stabbed two soldiers and then himself, this morning, while the train was standing at Madison Station, five miles from Nashville. It is reported that tho soldiers arc not seriously hurt. On the arrival of the train at this city, the Indian was taken off and laid on the platform, wrapped in his blanket, and is supposed to bo in a dying condition. Balttmobe, Mav 19.?Mr. Bristow, Sec? retary of the Treasury; Mr. Jewell, Postmasier-General, and Mr. Potter, Su? pervising Architect, are in this city, making inquiry and examining as to the necessity and propriety of the erection of a new post office building. They will report to the next Congress. Yesterday's Market Reports. New Yorx?Noon.?Stocks active, un? settled and lower. Money 2. Gold 16$. Exchange?long 4.87; short 4.90. State bonds dull. Cotton dull; Bales 1,400 bales?uplands 16}; Orleans i<">.}. Fu? tures cponed easier: May 16 1-32? 16 1-16; June 19 1-32(3)16 3-32; July 16 3-16@16 7-32; August 16 11-32@16|. Flour and corn dull* and declining. Wheat quiet and heavy. Pork quiet? 21.80. Lard heavy?Bteatmlo*. Pa&is.?Rentes G-if. 85c 7iP, M.?Cotton dull; Kales 1,425, at 16}@16}. Flour 5@10o. lower and only very moderate - inquiry?5.16?6.50. Wheat; slightly in buyera* fazor and mo? derate domana?1.35? 1.41. Corn opened heavy and lower, but closed steadier and moderate demand?8G?87. Coffee dull ?Cargoes quoted 15|@18} gold Rio. Sugar dull and heavy, refiners not ope? rating?8 l-16?llf. Slolaascs dull, with? out deoidod change. Pork lower?new 21.51)(<iy21.7;"). Lard lower and closed firm?ir>\. Whiskey dull and a shade lower?1.21. Freights steady?cotton, sail \; steam 9-32. Money easy?2@2J. Sterling quiet?7J. Gold firm?lOJ? 161. Governments active?new 5s 1GJ. States quiet and nominal. Cotton net receipts 621; gross 718. Futures closod quiet and steady; sales 23,200: May 16 1-32? 16 1-16; June 16 1-32? 16 1-16; July 16 3-lG?16 7-32; Angnst 16 5-16? 1611-32; September 16J@16 5-32; Octo? ber 1511-1G@15 23-32; November 15 17-32 ?15 9-16; December 15 17-32? 15 19-32; January 15 U-16(a>15j]; February 1529-32 ?15 15-16; March 16 5-32; April 1G1 ?16 7-16. Baltimore.?Flour dull--5.12@i5.35. Wheat firm?1.30(5)1.45. Corn weak? 85|?93. Provisions dull but steady. Lard?refined 1GJ; steam 15*. Coffee dull and heavy?ordinary to prime Rio 15|@18J. Whiskey very quiet? city 1.2a; Western 1.25. Sugar easier?10.} (Va 10J. Cotton dull and nominal?mid? dling 16; gross receipts 101; exports coastwise 190: sales 101; spinners GO. Boston.?Cotton dull and nominal ? middling 16}; sales 263. Memphis.?Cotton quiet- middling 15 ?15J; net receipts 137; shipments 418; sales 700. Chicago.?Flour quiet and unchanged. Corn active and irregular?No. 2 mixed G9?70; rejected 66?66i. Pork panicky, difficult to give accurate quotations? very aotive and closing strong, at 20.871. Lard panicky but closed firm, at 1.15. WhiBkey nominally 1.17? 1.18. St. Loots.?Flour?superfine winter 4.85@5.10. Corn?No. 2 mixed 69(3)70. Whiskey firm?1.20. Pork firm?22.00, part delivered. Bacon firm?shoulders 9j@91; dear rib 12|?13; dear 13J? 13j. Lard irregular and more doing steam 16@15{. GiAvxaron.?Cotton dull?middling 15; net receipts 53; exports coastwise 48; sales 219. Nom/olk.-Cotton dull?middling 15*; not receipts 543; exports coastwise 500; soles 50. Moan*?Cotton easy?middling 15? 151; not receipts 66; sales 250. I j SivANHAiL?Cotton quiet?middling 15jk net receipts 366; asloa 180. . . Cwann?Arc.?Flour dull. Corn dull? Skminally 75. Pork' dull?nominally .75@22.00. Lard dull and declining?, Btoam 143?15; kottlo 16J@15J. Bacon 'dull?nhouldora 9J; clear rib and clear 12*?13. . Whiskey steady?1.15. . ' Louisvriue?rFlour unobangod. .Com steady??9@S0. . provhiions duU. Pork 22.00. Bacon?shoulders 9{j; clear rib 12 J; clear sides 13J. ?? Hama? sugar-cured 14. Lord?prime steam 15}; tierce 16; keg 16*. Whiskey 1.15. Ragging firm? 13&13T, . .' . ,. , Pftii.ADia.rinA.?Cotton quiet?mid? dling 16}; gross receipts 10. dlingl5J; net receipts 673; gross 1,222; exports Groat Britain 4,600;- channel 1,870; coastwise 129; sales 750. . ^ Ghablbston.?Cotton quiet? middling 15g?153; net receipts 300; exports coast? wise 255; Bales 300. ' : ll| W??, Acoobta.?Cotton in good demnnd; offerings light?middling 15)t net re-' ceipts 60; soles 177. LiTEsroon?3 P. M.?Cotton qulqtand, unchanged?middling uplands 7J; mid? dling Orleans 8(a>tfJ; Bales 10,000; specu? lation and oxport 2,000; basis middling uplands, nothing below low middling, deliverable May, 7 ltt-16; July or August, 8; shipments new orop 8?. In the Crater?Fearful Adventure of Two Americans. Colonel T. G. Grasty, passenger agent of the Piedmont Air Lino Bailroad, was in Augusta, a day or two since. A re? porter of the Chronicle and Sentinel inter? viewed him, and obtained a graphic account of the Colonel's descent, last December, into the crater of the volcano of Popocatepetl. Col. Grasty, who is a citizen of Virginia, was accompanied in his descent by Mr. Harry Ktevens, of I Cleveland, Ohio: The gigantic crater is about one mile in diameter nnd 1,500 deep, and, almost incredible to believe, but nevertheless true, there is a settlement consisting of forty sulphur miners in the bottom of this awful cavity, their only mode of in? gress or egress from this infernal region being by the means of a windlass and 1,000 feet of rope, by which they arc lowered down to a shelf in the side of the abyss, the rest of the journey down? ward being performed on foot, over a long and steep descent. The thoughts of Grasty and Stevens were now turned to tho horrible guif that yawned before them, for in it they must pass the night, which would fall in the course of two or three hours, for it was alike impossible to spend it on tho mountain top or to return down to the "timber line." An Indian employee of the sulphur mine had preceded them up the volcano, bear? ing their letter of introduction to Senor Corohado, the superintendent of the mine, who immediately repaired to the summit, where he met them half or three-quarters of un hour after their ar? rival. Corchado, "the Old Man of the 1 Mountain," is a singular character. Born at Tlamucas, he has always lived on the mountain, or in his present brim-stone home, where his father lived and died j before him. Ho has been intimately connected with Popocatapctl and every? thing associated with the great volcano for over a half century. Ho now lives at the bottom of tho crutor, 4,500 foot be? low its rocky ruin. To this stnuige abode he welcomed Grasty and Stevens with heartiness and real hospitality. They zigzaggered down the bleared and blackened rocks nbout 200 feet, and came to a windlass called "El Molucatc." Prom this was suspended a cable about an inch and a half in diameter and 1,000 feet long. From this point they obtained a magnificent view of the crater, whose walls rose in all directions in frightful wildncss and sublimity. Thoy at once appreciated its enormous dimen? sions. Nearly a mile below them was the bottom, almost lost in the darkness and distance. To illustrate the great depth, it would he no exaggeration to say that if you were to hike Mount Ve? suvius, which is 4,500 feet high, and turn it upside down and stick it into the crater, it would about fill it This gulf presents one of the grandest sights on earth, and has a terrible fosoination far ?tho beholder. The most stolid are greatly impressed, while the susceptible ore completely overwhelmed by its awful sublimity. Grasty and Stevens peered over the ledge where stood the windlass, and saw far, fur below them a level rock that formed the top of a long, steep de? clivity, at the foot of which was a black spot This they were told was the miner's house. They were to descend to the de? clivity by the rope, having accepted Corchudo's invitation to spend the night below. Corchado and Stevens went first. They were tied to the cable in such a manner that they sat side by Bide. For ubout tho distance of 150 feet, the ledge from which they made their wild leap projected out over tho precipice, und consequently they hung free and dangling in mid-air. It was only n mi? nute or two, however, before they came to a place whero the cliff bellied out fur? ther than tho windlass rock, und they were compelled to kick against itsvtrong front to keep clear of it. Immense clouds of sulphurous steam nnd gases rolled skyward from beneath this projec? tion. These nauseated Stevens, und set him to vomiting badly. Thoy were now out of sight of the people above them. Stevens afterward said ho felt that he was going straight into the juws of hell. On every side ot them was a gigantic and hideous ruin of cracked cliffs and blistered crags. Beneath them were pools of liquid and burning sulphur, that trickled in little rivulets from the gashed und fire-marked walls of the crater. Noxious vapors floated through the air?uU seemed a horrible night mure. They reached the doclivity in safety after a fearful journey of ten mi? nutes, and untied themselves. The rope was then pulled up. The Colonel proceeded to tie himself on. Through some mistake the rope that went round his back slipped down too low. He dropped from the crag, still weak from the suffering bo had ex? perienced in the ascent Everything went well till he got to the place where the precipice bulges out Here disas? ter overtook him, and he fainted away with yet 700 feet to descend. Corchado and Stevens saw him let go of the rope, throw his arms out grasping at the air, fall back until his head was lower than his heels; thon spin round and round, striking the sharp rocks in a fearful man? ner, ''elevens said it fairly mado his blood run'cold, and he turned his head from tho awful night Meanwhilo Cor? chado had given the man at tho windlass a sign to lower faster, aud Grasty 's appa? rently lifeless and mutilated body soon 1 reached the spot where they stood. His face Was severely bruised, and his cloth? ing ? badly torb, whilo the blood was I trickling from his nose and ears, but he still breathed/ After an hour's rubbing and throwing of show in his face, he came .to, and tho wholo party, now aug? mented by the ' arrival of a number of peon miners from below, descended the sloping side of the crater. Corchado ana his Indians led the way, slowly fol? lowed by Grasty, who was supported by 8tevens and a peon. After they had got about -half vta^dow*-the Steep they ex? perienced from the ice and atones great ntfflotilty in traveling. The moat an naying thing, however, waa the constant danger they were in of being crushed by tho huge hunks of ice nnd rock that Vere? cbnfinually' rolling down. The debris in the matter that is loosened dully by the sun, whoso warmth strikes off its ioy fetters and suffers gravity to have its way, After two hours* slippery descending, they reached the bottom of the pit. About 4.30 in the afternoon of | Thanksgiving Day. It was now more than fourteen hours since they had left the ranch on the timber line! During this tiiuo they had ascended over 0,000 feet to the summit, and then descended 4,300 feet into the bowels of the volcano. That is, they were about eleven hours going up 0,000 feet, and three hours going down, including stoppages at the edge of the crater. Hero they found n hut mude of stones, inhabited by the sulphur miners. On arriving at the hut they immediately threw themsolvesupon a pile of mats and sought slumber, but they lay all tho long night wearied and worn, rolling and tossing in ineffectual attempts to gain a little sleep. The next morning Corchado propured breakfast, j and summoned them to partake of it. ! Asido from drinking a cup of coffee, they could cat nothing. Their stomachs wero not used to tho treatment they had been receiving tho past thirty-six hours, and so refused to bo comforted. Their lungs, too, were also in rebellion, and were disgubted with tho vapidity of the air and the gaseous exhalations of the "breuthing holes." These they now visited in company with their kind and I generous hoBt. They uro the mighty j fissures that appear in every direction in the bottom of this vast cavity. They arc i not very broad, but ure deep. From these fissures issued dense musses of! vapor and smoke, heavily luden with sublimated sulphur. This condenses as soon as the steam strikes the oold air above, and then fulls in a fine sprinkle on tho surrounding rooks. This process has born going on for ages, until the wholo interior of this great orifice is thickly coated with a remarkably fine quality of the flour of sulphur. This is in quantities that arc inexhaustible, und some day will produce a colossal fortune for its owner, Gen. Ochoa. Forty miners are now engaged in excavating und hoist? ing it to the top of the crater. To return to tho chasms, however. I The purty visited the largest and gu/.od down into it. They could see no bottom, I for it ended in stygiun darkness. They rolled a huge stone into its ragged throat. A scries of reports, caused by tho missile bounding from side to side of the pit, I came back, loud at first, but gradually I diminished until they died away in the awful depths below. The other holes were vomiting steam and making a great noiso, which, at times, seerood Tike the slow and laboring throb of Cyclopean enginery. At others it sounded like tho I bellowing and shrieking of devils. Having now seen everything that could I be seen, they bid their new-made, but long-to-be-remembered friend, Corchado, I farewell, und set out to return, aceompa I nied by four Indians. Tho "3,500 feet climb to the end of the rope was a fearful job, but the ascent by I tho rope was still worse. They were j compelled to kick and push against the cliff incessantly to prevent being drag 1 god to pieces on the sharp rocks. They got to the top in safety, however, and I thcro found more prims to take them to the "timber line." They made the de? scent by sitting down on a pieco of thiok I matting, with an Indian seated behind I each oi them, to steer this novel vehicle j while sliding down the mountain, over I tho snow and ice. They descended six I miles in less than twenty minutes. One time, while buried in a thick snow-laden I cloud, they came near B?pping into the j liarranoi del ifuerte, a chasm 15,000 feet deep. On reaching the end of the snow I fields they found their horses at Lu Cruz land then rode to Tlamacas. When Cortez conquered Mexico, Po I poeatapetl was in a sbite of combustion, I und throwing ont vast volumes of smoke, I which could be seen for 100 miles in J every direction. Now tho quantity is so sxiall that it can be seen only after arriv? ing at its base. The first white man to ascend it was Francisco Mentano, in 11519. lie was sent to the crater for a I supply of sulphur for Cortez, and to im? press the Aztecs with tho courage of the j Spaniards. Since then numerous uscen Isions huvebeen made by eminent sa vans, I travelers and adventurers from Europe I und the United States. Mrs. John W. I Foster, the wife of our minister, und Mrs. Arthur Terry, of Connecticut, arc the only women that ever scaled Popocn I tapetl to its top, and S. U. Grasty and I Harry Stevens, of Cleveland, are the only I foreigners that ever descended to the bottom of the crater und there passed the night. The last eruption of Popocatepetl oc Icurred, according to an ancient Aztec Maguey paper MS. now in the posses I sion of Senor Eamerez, of Mccamccco, about the middle of the fourteenth cen I tury, nearly 170 years before the Spa? niard first trod tho valley of Mexico. I A London despatch says that Russia is I disgusted at the apathy of tho various I powers in tho matter of an international I congress, and "intends giving the force I of law to the declaration of tho Brussels I conference, negotiating separately with j the powers to induco their adherence." To understand this despatch, it is ne? cessary to recall the fact that the pro I posed St. Petersburg Congress is intend I od to secure n continuation of the Brus I sola discussion of last year with reference I to decreasing the disasters of war. IPrinco Gortsohakoff, at Brussels, nd I vanced the proposition that the military I and naval powers of each nation alone should bo allowed to engago in battles, land national militia ana privateers I should be regarded as piratical. This 1 system would greatly reduce the power I of the nntions, and hence their unwil I lingncss to oocede to it. Prince Gorts? ohakoff uIbo expressed the view that in I ternational law was . not binding, but a I mero matter of opinion, unless embodied I in treaties. This was Russia's position ] at Brussels, which she means probably I to maintain. Thero is to be u baby show in Memphis, Tennessee, at which a prize of $50 is to j be given to the ugliest baby, with the j understanding that the award will not be made without the mother's approval. Tho prize will probably never be called I for. The outflow of specio is now at full tide, the exports during tho post week having amounted to $3,070,362, making the total since January 1, $26,620,327? the largest amount on- record. The nearest approach to this total was in 1871, when tho figures were $25,113,053, and in 1868, when thoy woro $25,803,848. Last year we had up to this time in the yoar dent out only $13,229,608, and in 1873, $18,838,097. Tho chief cause of this heavy drain is the calling in by the treasury of so many five-twenty bonds. If the Europcnn holdera of these bonds wero taking, in eqnal amount, tho noW fives, or, for that matter, any other kind of American securities, of course there would be no necessity for sending gold to Europe to pay them. Meanwhile, the Erice of gold naturally continues to ex ibit n strong upward tendency. It seems that the recent Indian Council at Ocmulgee, Indinn Territory, entered fully into tho discussion of the project of establishing a territorial government, and it is believed that the Chcrokccs are favorable to it. There has been a power? ful effort made to bring about this result, which may be beneficial in many re? spects, but which involves the payment on the part of the Government of some millions of dollars to tho Indian landed proprietors. The Indian Commission, in its last report, recommended a territo? rial organization. Those who have purchased tickets in Texas gift concerts will doubless be in? terested in learning that their money has gone whero the woodbine twineth. The Marshal) Herald says: The gift en? terprise has, wo presume, gone by the board, and papers that advertised tho scheme and puffed it, and persons who invested money in it, have been victim? ized. The leading manager, J. M. Pow? ers, disappeared on Tuesday night last, leaving a few city friends to mourn his untimely exit. In Boston, at tho Globe Theatre, on Saturday evening, Miss Cushmon ended her career as an actress and formally retired from the stage. The occasion was one of great interest, and it was appro? priately commemorated by the presenta? tion of a parting gift to Miss Cushman, upon the stage, and in presence of a largo and brilliant audience. Mr. Curtis Guild delivered an address, on behalf of Miss Cnshman'a friends. ?Milwaukee News: Lotto, tho actress, is small, pretty, has $300,000 in her own name, and can earn $250 per night on the stage, yet that mother of her's kinder takes a fellow's breath away when Hhe puts on her bonnet and shawl and says, "Oh, yes; we will bo delighted to take a ?ride."" One of these days the old woman will die and be buried under the wcapiug willow. The Whitehall 71m?? says thwt as Dwy er, of the Sandy Hill Herald, was stand? ing on the railroad depot platform at Fort Edward lately, conversing with a friend, he felt something jerking at the loop of his congress gaiters. Ho turned quickly and discovered the baggage man trying to get a check-strap through his after loop, which he had mistaken for the handle of a Saratoga trunk. Tho salo at auotion by Messrs. A. J. White Jc Son, of $27,000 oity of Charles? ton seven per cent nnn-taxablo bonds, on the 18th, was largely attended, and bidding was quite spirited, running up tho bonds to the highest figure they have yet reached in tho market?79 to 79$. Mr. W. Y. Lsitoh sold at auction ten shares slock Charleston Fertilizer Com? pany, $10 paid up, for $25 a share. TheSumter Watchman urges the bnild ing of a large hotel in Sumter. The capital, it says, can be easily command? ed, the investment would pay, and the hotel is very much needed for both local accommodation and as a resting place for travelers from the North, stopping in Sumter for the winter, or making it a way station in going to and returning from Florida. An exciting chose of a fish-hawk by an eagle was witnessed on Thursday even? ing last from the point in front of Sulli? van's Island. The hawk had but just caught a small fish, when the eagle came on the scene and immediately gave chase. The eagle gaining on the hawk, the latter dropped the tish, which the former caught in its talons before it reached the water. tPTho cost of chnrch-going in New York is becoming a matter of no small concern to those who aro religiously inclined. The price of a pew in many cases is said to be equal, if it does not exceod, the annual house rent of a family; and oven a single sitting is often so expensive as to put an eligiblo place beyond the reach of a man of moderate means. The pews in Dr. Halts new Presbyte? rian Church, Fifth avenue, N^w York, were disposed of at an aggregate bonus of $77,000. Pews valued from $300 to $6,000, and the total valuation of 352 pews is $300,000, a sum almost sufficient to pay the entire cost of the church edifice and ground. Tho latest wrinkle with the woman of fashion is that of having a model of her bust made, stuffed with wool and co vored with cambric. This is deposited at her dressmaker's, and upon it her new dresses are fitted, saving the aforesaid woman of fashion all the arduous labor of "trying on," Ac. What next? Hon. F. A. Miles, of Marion, died of dropsy, on the lftth instant He was an old and highly respected citizen. Dr. Win. H. Holleyman, of Clarendon, ia also dead. A new post office has been established at Reader's store, in Lexington County, and Mr. George W. Reader appointed postmaster. The income of tho New York Herald" last year was $1,700,000, of which $600, 000 went to J. G. Bennett Mrs. Eherhart, of Elbert County, GA, en the 16th instant, committed suicide by hanging. Mrs. James Pratt, of Abbeville, and Col. W. W. Harris, of Spartanburg, died last week. > The Schuetzenfest in Charleston is no, attractive ao ever, and thousands of per? sons daily visit tho grounds. , The County Jail of Winnsboro is empty for the first time in two years. < The Marion Star reports good stands of cotton in every section of that County. ' Mr. C. A. Wilson died in Newberry a few days ago. A 19j pound biby has just happened n Baltimore. living in Marlboro, were playing vith m pistol, last Sunday, when it exploded, and Adam .was killetL I - v l.vf-J\ The President has^igned' thec?mmis^ aion of Lewis Riohmond, of Rhode Island, to be Consul of the United Stotea at Cork.. .. . .1 . ; _T* .? . i Au-Q-tlo-tOLm&3.&m. Sale Under Power to Satisfy Mort JD. C. PE1XOTTO & SON, A>w. BY virtue of tho power of attorney,' endorsed upon the mortgage of Thee. J. LaMotte, to the Citizens' Savings Pank, of South Carolina, empowering tho undereigned to sell the premises mortgaged. 1 will sell, on the FERST MONDAY IN JUNE NEXT, at the usual hour, before the Court House, in Colum- ? bio, tho following described Lots of Land, all situate in the oity of Columbia and Rich land County: .. ., 1. LOT OF LAND, containing three fourths of an acre, bounded North by 1st formerly of J. L. Beard; on the East by Barnwcll street; on the South by lot of Barro; and West by lota of A. C. Hoakell and Cooper. To be divided and sold in two separate lots. 2. LOT OF LAND, containing .one acre: bounded North by lot of Augustus Cooper; East by lot of a. -Traeger;? South by Wheat street; and West by Assembly street Tobe divided and sold in two separate lots of half an aero each. Terms of sale?Cash. . i i, . , JOHN FISHER, , Trustee in Bankruptcy. May IS tu3ml .f oreclosure of Aortgage. H, & fc, BEARD; Alirttio? Eben Butler against Thomas A. Garner. BY virtue of power to me given by Thomas A. Garner, by his deed sealed and delivered, to sell the pro? perty hereinafter described, and for him and in his name to execute proper titles to tho purchaser or purchasers of the said premises, I heroby give notice that on the FIRST MONDAY OF JUNB NEXT, I will sell, at public auction, in the oity of Columbia, before the Court House, to the highest bidder, for cash, All that piece, PARCEL and tract of land, with buildings thereon, situate in the city of Columbia, and bounded as follows, to wit: East by Lincoln street, fronting thereon fifteen feet, more or less; North by lot now or formerly of estate of Robert N. Lewis, running thereon 208 feet, more or leas; West by lot of Richard Young, and South by Howard School. May 10 mth6 eben BUTLER. Hams, Butter, Oranges, Lemons, &c. ~t f\ TIERCES Choice SUGAR-CURED _LU hams. 50 tubs Choice GOSHEN BUTTER. 50 boxes EXTRA LEMONS and ORANGES. . 100 bbls Choice Eating irish pota? toes. Just received and fox sale by May 20 1 I C.'L.lauret. Strawberries, j Fine fresh STRAWBERRIES, at fif? teen cents a quart, if called for at tho Garden. Look out in time for'pre sorves, as fruit will be Scarce this year. Apply to john DEVEREUX, Gardener at the Convent Garden, Valle Crucis, near the old race ajowe. May 20 1* Ladies' Slippers. ,. OPENINGTRTS DAYvSQO paifiLadies' KID SLIPPERS. ? : ? . Ladies' serge SLIPPERS. ? *' Ladies' NEWPORT ties.?* '? *' ? ?! Misses' BRONZE SHOES. . All of tho best wqrk and at low prices. jonesTdavis A BOUKNIGHTS. . ' Successors to R. C.'Shivbr A Co. May 20 _ _____ V:>; Every Day Something New. CtHOCOLATE and EXTRACT OP ; MEAT, for Invalids, Adults and Children. EXTRACT OF beef, with Wine and Iron. A nutritive tonic?admirable for Debilitv and Indigestion. Elixir bark and iron?Summer Tonic and Appetiser. For sale by , e. H. HEIN1TSH, May 20t City Drug Store. . Fair Warning. ALL persons are horeby cautioned not to Kide, Drive, Walk, Hunt or Fish on our lands; no exception's, ns trespass? ers will bo prosecuted to the full extent of tho law. MAYNARD R. SPKiENER, john C. SEEGERS. ,. May 20_20 22' Wine List?May, 18761 . the "CITY hall gro > CERY STORE" offors, as be? llow specified, the finest Wiho 'List evbr published; irk Co? lumbia: . ? 1 ?'. ? ?? CLARETS?St. Estepho, St Julian, . Margaux, Pontet Canet, in pints and quarts. HOCKS?Laubenbeimer, Hoekheimer, Dudeshoimer. ui, , . * . .. . SAUTERNES?Haut Sautcrncs. Graves & Preignac, Latour Blanch, Cbateun ,. 'CHAMPAGNES?Pommery Atoreno's Lee, decidedly the finest dry Wine im? ported, Ohaus & DuoliaieVn.'!'H?Uery,'' Carlo Blanche, Kelly Island, Ac. ., SHERRIES AND PORTS-rTheee of fine quality, age and bouquet, IttR stock, most carefully delected; 1 My etock of French Broodies, Holland Gin, California Tfii mestic Whiskies,.". "Finch,1' "Bomg&r?c~, Uc brands, Is ^SS^?^W^^ always endeavorod to keep4th?:?M?eh of my 1 possil satisfied Any rarei Wine ?r pa3rtioub?T brand riot here i advertised* will procuwd, from first hands at very y btisinesaspppUpd on_.w}thj*?t fid SS^wTOS ?^ ot particular brand i' " will ba procured fr City Holl Gr?ber and Wme Itferohant May 20 . A PAIR 6y ?RE^oit?ES. small iL size." Work well in' dbuble or Bingle barna* and under saddle.u Will heroTseparfttely. Aj*^1* I this of ACTS QFtf?fc LBQISLAX?BB ^.with^^^For _Xft y 5 Bookstore. pa