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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*
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