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Bojtfc May 18,-^The P0pe ia improv¬ing; Ua held a great *M*tf}QnV:. [tlThe Chamber of Deputies passed, thefirst clause of the bill suppressing reli-«iioaa booioties ia Rome. Tho vote was835 to 13. The second clause, with,an amendment allowing the Pope 400,000livroa annually, for tho maintenance ofthe generals of the* orders, was adopted,by a vote of 320 to 193.

Paris, May 19..The programme oftbe new Ministry is to organize (he re¬public by the euaotment of Conservativelaws and wholly reject the Radical plans.Vienna, May 19..The indications atthe close yf business on the bourse, yes¬terday, .were .that the worst of the crisiswas over.London, May 19..A Special despatchto the Daily Telegraph, dated Tiflis, May17th, aays: Tbe Russians have taken

Khiva. The Khan is a prisoner. TbeRussian loss was slight, A telegram tothe London Times, from St. Petersburg,states that tho Kassians reached theKinvan territory, without any seriousenoonnter. There is talk at St. Peters¬burg, now, of the annexation of Bogheraand Kohand, as well as Khiva. TheRussian press represent Turkey, as (otter¬ing, with misgovernmont, and prediotthat the tithe Is ooming when her trou¬bles will onlminate, and Russia will thenbe able to vindicate her Interests.

American Blatter*.

Ohabxksxo», ,, May 19. . Arrived.Steamship South Carolina, New York;souoanera Lucy D. Hall, Boston; J. B.Stickney, Baltimore.New York, May IS..A Carlist paper

announces that Don Carlos entered Na¬varre on the 14th, and'took command of15,000 men, who resolved to oocquer ordie.New York, May 13..The master me-

ohanios, who were recently in session atBaltimore, banqueted at the St. Nicho¬las. 150 were present. Nearly all theroads of. the United Statea and Canadawere.represented!'. ...

Cam den, May 18..Dr. B. R. Bakerwas found dead to-day, an 3 it is believedhe was killed by a woman who lived inthe house.Washington,'May 18.T-:The advisoryboard.of the civil service will meet in

Washington, Wednesday next, and re¬main in : session' Several days. All themembers will bo present, with the excep¬tion' or Mr. Gittoll, who is now in Eu¬rope. The newly-appointed members ofthe board äire N. B. EatÄ--of New Yorkcity, in .place of Goo. Wm, Cat tie, re¬signed, and Siinuel Shellabarger, ofOhio; appointed in the place of JosephMedill, resigned. Tho other members-ore Alexander G. Cat tell, of New Jersey;.Dawsou A. .Walker,'. oX Georgia; E. B.Elliott, of the Treasuryi Department;Janies H. Blaokman,-of tho" Post Offioe.jDbpajlmenn David ptpo;ip;'(fqrm9>)y?ofthe Interior Department, now' PensionAgent. The last. meeting of tho aboardtook 'place* on the 24tb <jl Fpbraai»y.aO®.gtoth«.protraated«

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. uMrQ Ourtis, and the delayjoonsequent on. tho adpöintmeht and isso!ag of 'commis-

avoidably been- postponed'i until, nextWednesday. As the-, board -Will be aworking' one, strong obnfldfehce is ex¬pressad^ at the deliberations will resultiu improved efilaienoy feu the civil service.Habtfobd, Göns., May 18..The cor¬

ner-atone of the Convent of St. Josephand the chapel was laid with imposingceremonies, by Bishop MoFarlaod andthe various Catholic soaleties. The pro-cession was a large one, with bannersand musio. About 10,000 persons wit¬nessed the ceremonies.New York, May 19..The story pub¬lished in the Herald, yesterday, that six

persons in the upper part of the eitywere poisoned by arsenio, proves to be afact. The parties were domestics in thehouse of M. R. Blatehford, father ofJudge Blatohford. It is thonght allwill recover, though one or two of themare yet very low. It has not yet trans¬pired who administered the poison orthe motive that actanted them. Thebntler was first charged, but he is alsoBuffering from the poison.Wm. Archibald O'Doberty, whofigured somewhat oouspiouonsly in therecent fight for possession of the ma¬nagement of the Erio Railway, died Sun¬day, in this city.

Gerritt Smith has given $1,000 for tberelief of those Cubans who formerlylived iu wealth or comfortable oiroum-stanoes.Two more suicides reported in Brook¬

lyn; making four since Thursday last.Mr. Hardwiok, aged sixty-five, tooklaudanum, Saturday night, while labor¬ing under depression from an nnknownoause; and Peter Hippert, a young man,out bis throat with a razor, yesterday,because ohargod, unjustly, as ho af¬firmed, with having robbed his employer.Both leave families. IFort Rioe advices report numerousbostilo bands of Indians travelingthrough Northern Daootab, and a stronggarrison will havo to be placed on tbeNorthern Paoiflo Railroad line.

RaxiEiob, May 19..The colored meohanios generally expected to strike forten hoars, <

Frank Bartholow, representing a Bal¬timore liquor house, and favorablyknown hereabouts, is dead.Panama, May 19..Ex-President Cor-

reoso arrived in Panama on the 6th,from Costa Bioo, and the revolutionwhioh slumbered ainco President Neorawas banished, has broken ont afresh.The day following tbe arrival of Corro-oso, he addressed a mooting, declaring

. that the national troops, who were placedhere -for the protection of foreigners,were aoting treasonably to the GeneralGovernment, as well as the'State, by in¬terfering in tbo late revolt whioh de¬posed Neera, and expressed his intentionof disarming and compelling them toJouve the station to-morrow. At 2 30o'clock P. M., on the 7th, fighting with

shell and um all shot commence!! In thepUäa.ol San Jose," by'ibe: State troopsadvancing upon the national forces.After a desperate fight of; two hour*, theformer were repulsed niuety cap¬tured, t Both eides claim that they at¬tacked for Safety. The fighting conti-Oued, with slight intermission, until latein the afternoon, when Oorreoso signifiedbis desire of the consuls meeting to ar¬range some plan for peaoe; bat they re¬fused to interfere. The United Statessteamer flag-ship Peneaoola, with BearAdmiral Steadman, arrived in the bayduring the afternorn, and foreigners areprotected at the American consulate.Fifty men from the United Statessteamers Penaaoola and Tusoarora, and150 men from the ships, gaard the pro¬perty of the Havana Railroad, which hasnot yet been molested. At daybreak,this morning, firing was commenced, andoontinued, with slight intermission, until1 o'clock,- when a truce was agreed uponbetween Oorreoso and Arraro, for theState, who ore to arrange terms of peaoewith Meera. There is a rumor afloatthat a similar coup d'etat has takes plaoein Bagota, and that President Mourillaand Secretary were prisoners. This, bow-ever, is not confirmed. The limit of thequestion with Venezuela seems, for- thepresent, to be State allegiance to theordulla of national troops. CaptainsUrrea, Ulurea and Mendoza, in the na¬tional forces, were killed, and a coloneland lieutenant-oolonel wounded on May9. Oorreaso states that progressing ne¬gotiations have ended, and that thetrouble is over. Both sides have de¬signated Colonel Juan L'ueras, for¬mer prefect of color, as the provincialPresident, until Col. Neera can be re¬called. Half a dozen men were killed inthe fighting. The oitizeus feel secureunder the protection of -the UnitedStates troops.Lava Beds, May 19..It is stated that

Mason's and Hasbrouok's commands badformed-a jauction near Captain Jack'slast stronghold, and would, in all pro¬bability, hem the Modoos in, A seconddespatch, dated May 16, contradictedthe former. A junction had not been-made, and furthermore, the Modoca hadescaped from their stronghold by threeroutes, both commands pursuing. No¬thing bad been heard from DonaldMoKay's Warm Springs warriors. Atlater accounts, the Modoos were en¬camped on Snow Mountain, twentymiles South of Sorass Lake. HaBbrouckstarted in that direction on the 16th, andMason's command is in the lava beds.McKay thinks Boston Charley was killedtin the last fight. It is thought Masonwill find the Modoca. this time. Kings-bury's command has been sent to rein¬force him.

Washington-, March 19..Judge Qeo.Williamson, of Louisiana, has been ap¬pointed Minister to the combined mis¬sion1 ol the five Central American States.V*T|ie .Opart of Claims, to-day, ren¬dered a judgmeut for the sum: of 3500infavor of retired Major-General E. Long,as.' Commutation for fuel, aüd quarters,Iwbilo1 he was serving: as. profeasor ohHUHUryr.#dienpe ati the Indiana StateUniversity, undux detail of the War Dopartment. j Thedecision of this test caseestablishesJÜe principle that retired of¬ficers assigned to such duty are entitledto receive the full pay and emolumentsof their rank. - The Court of Claims also,to-day, rendered a judgment in favor ofthe foliowfng named parties, for cottontaken from them and sold by the UnitedStates; Henry D. Weed and GeorgeCornwall, of Savannah, for $249,432;Alfred L. Lyles, of Savannah, $88,892;P. Lithrop, of Savannah, $5,611; CarlW. Heinsins, of Savannah, $42,842;Wm. W. Wilson, of Mobile, $9,425;Mai shall. Beach & Co., of Charleston,$24,163. The oase of Robert and JohnM. Forbes vs. the United States, was re¬manded to the trial docket for proof ofthe value of the steamship Meteor at thetime she was seized by the United StatesMarshal, at New York, for alleged viola-of the neutrality laws.The Commissioner of Patents, to-day,refused to extend the patent of Peter S.

Oarhart, of Oollamer, New York, forsewing machines.New Yobk, May 19..Tho morningjournals speak of a Mobile correspond*ent of a leading banking house iu this

oity drawing prime sterling bills as hav-:ing proved a defaulter to tho extent of$500,000. The facts which led to suchexaggerated statements, which have beenknown for nearly two weeks, are, thatthe firms of Halsey & Go., of New Or¬leans, Goldthwaite & Co., of Mobile, andHalsey & Goldthwaite, of Galveston, haddissolved partnership; W. F. Halseyalone being authorized to sign iu liquida¬tion. These firms are represented by.the house of Brown Bros. & Co., iu thocotton markets of the South. Tho trou¬ble which caused the dissolution was,that sterling bills against cotton shippedto Liverpool had been purchased, undwhen tho sale of cotton failed to meetthe sums advanced, and reclamation wasmade, it proved that the maker of Cuebills was not responsible, and that Gold¬thwaite was jointly interested in thespeculation. Goldtbwaito is n relativoof the members of tho firm of BrownBros. & Co., aod his fall is more painfulto the New York principals than anysum they may lose, which cannot bomoro than $100,000.Baltimoue, May 19..The Assemblyis discussing participation in the centen¬

nial of independence. No result hasbeen reached,Washington, May 19..Judge Pier-

pont deolines the Russian mission.Probabilities.For the North-west and

npper lakes, and thence to tho lowerMissouri and Ohio Valleys, North-east¬erly, veering to North-westerly andSouth-westerly winds, falling tempera¬ture, partly cloudy weather and rain,olearing to-morrow. For Tennessee andthe Gulf States and South AtlanticStates, South-westerly to North-westerlywinds, partly cloudy weather, with occa¬sional rain, cooler and olearing weatherto-morrow, with increasing pressureFor the lower lakes and Middle States,

England aud Cauadu» Norm-easterlywinds, increasing cloudy and wurmtrweather, and poatdbly ueuasiuual raiu.

FlnanolAi und i anm««ini.London, May- 10.Noou..Consols

93%. FiveB 80%.Frankfort, May 19..Bonds 95%Paris, May 19..Rente's 54f. 55e.Liverpool, May 19.3 P. M..Oottoo

opened quiet, but is now* easier aud pax*tially a shade lo*er.uplands 8%; Or-leans 9%; Savannah and. Charlestonshipments, deliverable in April and May,8%; sales 10,000 bales; specoilutiuu andexport 2,000.Liverpool, May. 19.Evening..Cot¬ton unchanged; from Savannah and

Charleston, June delivery, 8%; July,uudAugust, 8 13 16; August aud SepUitnber,8%; sales of Americau 6,000 bales.Nbw Yobk, May 19.Noon..Cottondull and nominal.uplands 19%; Or¬

leans 19<a!>19%; sales 299 bales; sales forfuture delivery: May 18,%; June 18 7-16,18%; July 18%; August 18 7-16, 18%.Flour aud wheat quiet aud firm. Corndull and unchuuged. Pork dull.new17.50@17.75. Lard dull.Western steam9)4. Turpentine dull und heavy, . at47,1a. Rosin dull and nominal, at 3 05@3.10 Jor strained. Freights firm.Stocks heavy. Gold steady, at 18. Mo¬ney firm, at 7(3)7 coin. Exchange.long9%; short 10%. Government and Statebouds dull but steudy.7 P. M..Cotton, sales 71 bales.up¬lands 19%; Orleaus 19%. Flour a shadefirmorj with fair inquiry. WhiskeyÜrmer, at 94. Wheat iuuetive and ushade easier. Corn dull and heavy.vellow Western 61@61}^. Rice dull, at*&®8%. Pörk 17.75@18.00. Lirddull aud lower, at 9%(a)9%. Navalsdull. Tallow steady. Freights firm.Money olosed at 5@6. Sterling lower.Governments advauoed sbout %. Gold17%@17%. States dull, except Tenues-sees. Cotton.net receipts 1,693 bales;gross 7,310; sales of exports to-day 16;Saturday evening, 60; sales of futures7,800 bides, as follows: May 18%; June18 7-16; July 18%, 18 9-16; August 18%,18 7-16; September 17%.

Sx. Louis, May 19..Flour quiet andunchanged. Corn inactive, at 88 forNo. 2 mixed, on track, 39@39%; in ele¬vator; 41% iu June; 47(<$47%, sackod.Pork dull and unchanged. Bacon dull.Whiskey dull, at 90; closing lower forround lots. '. . !

Cincinnati,; ,vMay 19..Flour firm.Corn quiet, nt'42(«)50. Pork quiet andheld at 17.U0, cash, buyer in May. Larddull und nominal.steam 8%; kettle 9.Bacon firmer^ fat"'7#@&)£i-* Whiskeysteady, at 87;;^..:;£ $ ,]

LouL-iviLLS,' Msy 19..Flour steady,with good demand. Grain unchanged.Pork 17.50. Raoon .7%@&%. Sngar-cured bams 14(ä}15; plain' T3(ai3%.Lardr-9%@9)£ for 'tiercea? 10%($10%fpr.kegsi Ht«am 9; 8mall lots %o. higher.Whiskey steady, at 88.^ Augusta,- May 19..Cotton demandgoodVfcfreringa light.middling 17%; re-opipU 224 bales; sales 271.Mobile, May 19..Cotton quiet and

easy.middling 17%; net receipts 665bales; exports coastwise 220; Bales 600;stock 20,560. ' "

IGaijVeston, May 19..Cotton steady.ordinary 14%i net receipts25balee; salesaOOj'stocic 40,758.4 r : v, i \Baltimore, May 19..Cotton doll.>middling 19; gross receipts 189 bales; ex¬ports coastwise 71; sales 60; stock 6,312,Wilmington, May 19..Cotton quiet.middling 18; net. receipts 72 bales; ex¬

ports ooastwise 36; stock 4,026.New Orleans, May 19..Cotton nomi¬

nal.ordinary 12%; good ordinary 15%;low middling 16%; middling 18%; netreceipts 8,146 bales; gross 3,163; ex¬ports to Great Britain 1,335; coastwise442; sales to-day 200; Saturday eveningI,500; stock 115,165.

Boston, May 19..Cotton.middling19%; net receipts 926 bales; exports toGreat Britain 791; sales 250; stockII,000.Savannah, May 19..Cotton dull.

middling 18%; net receipts 706 bales;exports coastwise 2,328; sales 155; stock28,970.Norfolk, May 19..Cotton dull and

little doing.low middling 17%; netreceipt ei 1,053 bales; exports to GreatBrituiu 752; coastwise 784; sales 75; atook7,192.*Memphis, May 19..Cotton quiet.lowmiddling 17@17%; reoeipts 1,148 bales;shipments 2,077; stock 32,657.Charleston, May 19..Cotton lower.

middling 17%; low middling 16%; goodordinary 16; ordinary 13%; net receipts-150 bales; exports coastwise 1,322;- sales100; Blook 24,830.The Evening Herald says: .

"A committee, composed of Messrs.Wesley Jefferson, ono of the CountyCommissioners of Edgefiold, JamesHolmes and Alien Hurrison, arrived iutho city to-day, for tho purpose of wait¬ing upon Gov. Moses, to present resolu¬tions adopted at a mass meeting, heldlost Saturday, endorsing the course ofJohn H. McDovitt, Esq., as Chairmanof tho Republican party in that County,and as County Troasnrer. It was theirintent to make this oall to-day/'

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A largo numbor of Cherokee Indiansarc in attendance upon the United StatesCourt at Ashevillo. Many of tho fullbloods are yet unable to speak the Eng¬lish languago.A serious accident happened on Lady'sIsland, on Saturday afternoon last. A

ohild while playing with a gun accident¬ally disoharged.it, and the child was in¬stantly killed..Beau/art County Times.The New York Herald has unearthed a

mysterious poisoning oase in that oity»involving the lives of six persons. Ef¬forts were mado to havo the matterhushed up.The Fittsburg Leader says Gon. Grantis paying Washington a visit.Cauada talks of expelling tbe Jesuits.

. ' - ATwi Mlne Become n Voloa«. «A gentleman who Uaeujo«t .retprnsd!ffofhthfc btfrJiog colliery, eeeriHWifsx,N, 8., says the Uro still burost as fiercelyas ever. He went withiu a few feet ofthe mouth, of the shaft trom which blaesulphurous fltmes were ascending 20 or3'J fet-t. The roar from the burningmiue was something terrific. Dense

volumes of smoke aontinuo to ascendfrom the several air shafts. No ade¬quate idea o»n be formed of the terribledisaster. * The compote.! ' loss of pro¬perty is enormous, but is nothing incomparison with the 'Iosb of life. Allthe wood-Work iu the mine was burned,aud experienced miners say it is onehorning mass of ruing. To give somewie» of explosions from the several airshafts, it may he stated at an old one,close to a miuer's residence, and distantfrom the mine somo GOO or 700 yards,huge pieces of timber were driventhrough it up in the air, tome falling onthe house und crashing through them.It is truly heart rending to pass throughthe square of buildings where the fami¬lies of the lost miners reside. Tho poorwidows mourn iuceaaautly and pite-ously.The cause that led to the disaster is

not, as stated, owing to tho strike of themintirs, but to powder having been per¬mitted to bu used in ono of the bedsworked by a iniuer named Robert Mc¬Leod, who iLBisted upon using it unlesshe received higher ratos for cuttingwithout it. Powder was used elsewhere,bat this bed was regarded as dangerouson account of the accumulating gas.The miners attribute tho direot cause ofthe cdainity to the refusal of tho mana¬ger to give extra price to McLeod forgetting out coul iu his ward, therebyenabling him to dispense with the use ofpowder. The use of powder, as stated,was prohibited iu that ward. Then itwas the duty of some one to Bee that theregulations were strictly enforced.At the inquest, yesterduy, several im¬

portant faots came out in the evidence,which show recklessness and carelessnessiu the work of supervision iu dangerouspurts of the mine. Andrew McLeod tes¬tified that he was in the ward cuttingcoal where the fire took place. Theyalways worked their place with sulphur.Can't say how much gas was iu the ford.Always used powder after tho third shot.Had fired two shots, and was preparingto fire the third when he discovered theford was on fire. He endeavored to putit out by the ordinary means, with wetbags, but after working over fifteenminutes and the fire gaining on them,he called for assistance and two mencame exhausted and made fot the slope.All of thorn went out to tho landing,shutting the door behind them. JoeRiohucdsou then came down and directedtho men to get et tho fire, but ho noonreturned and gave directions for all themen and horses to Come out. Witnessthen started for the oponing, aud scarce¬ly reached the mouth of the slope whenthe mine exploded, throwing hi tu out onthe bank. There-were-some metthehiudhim end one before him. i& i.ih

Director Pool said the. witness' testi¬mony relating to firing-the shot had amost important beariug on the cause ofthe disaster. It is evident the first andsecond shots bad a decided effect andblew down the coal. Tho third shot,however, was only a blown out shot. Itopened a crack in the bench, whioh thenbecame a reservoir for accumulating gas.The latter immediately ignited and setfire to the ooal, which burned with greatrapidity, engendering intense heat andsmoke, making it impossible for the mento work. Robort McLeod, who fired theshot whioh evidently oaused the disaster,eBoaped, but is too ill to attend tho in¬quiry.Two or three witnesses w-jre examined

to-day, whose evidence went to showthat most of the men were iu the slope,endeavoring to got out, when the. explo¬sion took place.Adam Lorimer testified: He was in tho

mine when the fire took place, and madebis way out as fast as possible. Whenhe got to tho slope, he found it obstruct¬ed with boxes and rubbish. There wereover thirty men lying down at this point,all evidently injured, as they were groan¬ing. Some of them eould neither movenor speak. Lorimer was obliged to stepand crawl over their bodies, iu order tomake his way out. Ou tho way up, hopassed several men, who were lyingdown, oryiug and groaning, but unableto help themselves. lie was tho lastman alive out of tho pit, and was helpedout by his brother. Passed a inuu deadou the top of tho lauding.The jury returned the following ver-diot: We tied tho miners came to theirdeath by an explosion of gas iu theDrummond colliery, caused by u derange¬ment iu the veutilatiou of the miue,arisiug from fire in Robert McLeod'sward. They say considerable care wasexhibited in the management of thomine, but express regret that powderwas permitted to bo used iu the wirdworked by Robert McLeod.

It is gratifying to icaru that a Freuchchemist has invented a process by whichpowders, however unpoplar, oan betakon without a wince; he has.a msohinothat makes two wafers out of a kind ofunleavened bread, between which thomedioico is placed aud hormotioallysealed. Before using tho wafer it isslightly steeped in a spoon fid of water,and swallowed without tho slightest dif¬ficulty. Tho invention will supersedethe pill form of taking physic, as well astho solution.There is bitter irony, if there bo no

truth, in tho story of tho Chicago drugolork who had already scut to a prema¬ture sepulchre several worthy citizens.Ho said ho believed that he must lightthe gas hereafter when patting up pre¬scriptions iu tho night, as ho could nottell by tho sense of smell so well as heconld before he had catarrh.

Georgia is rejoicing over tho fact thattwenty condemned criminals are to behung within her borders in the briefspace of two months.

Germantown, Ohio, is determined notto bo thxpwn into the shade bj theCherry vale sensation,' ho dornet to thefront with a specimen of diabolism whichis, in some respects, ahead of the trage¬dies of the Bender slaughter honse. Awoman seventy years of age, namedEarhart, of that place, has been arrestedon the charge of having poisoned herfather, her daughter-in-law, and two ofher children. She is also nccased ofbarn burning. The Oherryvale band*chose strangers for their victims, butthe Germantown poisoner is charged,with selecting her own family for theexercise of ber peculiar taste. So muchhas been published in -tbe Northerncorning the prevalence of crime in theSoothern States, that it begins to lookas if society on tbe other side of theOhio is becomingjealous of KaKluxism,and is trying to out-Herod Herod in thework of lawlessness.Thb Monet -Panic in Viknna..The

sudden disarrangement of finance inVienna has become a matter of seriousmoment, not only in that city, where 100failures were announced Wednesday,but throughout the continent. Its in¬fluence iß felt at St. Petersburg and Ber¬lin, and trade has been completely ens-peuded in the Kassian city of Odessa,where disoonnts have advanoed to nineper oent. In London the bankers areoperating with great caution daring thecentennial excitement, and on this sideof the Atlantic some anxiety is enter¬tained as to the results in German finan¬cial centres with which we have intimaterelations. The' intervention of the Ber¬lin and Vienna Governments indicatesthe serious character of the complica¬tions out of which the disturbance hasgrown.

The Mouxi Vebnon Board of Visit¬ors..Quite a large party of ladies andgentlemen, the former predominating,visited Mount Verncn to witness the pre¬sentation ceremonies of the fine historicalpainting of "Washington before York-town," by the celebrated artist Hem-brant Peale, on Wednesday. The paint¬ing was presented in person by Mrs.Underwood, of Now York, daughter ofthe artist, in behalf of his heirs, to theLadies' Mount Vernon Association.Mrs. Cunningham, of South Carolina,regent of the association, made the ad¬dress of welcome to the board of visitorsof Virginia, which was very happily re¬sponded to by Gen. Meem, on the partof the board.

A Missionary..The Marlboro /oikshave been surprised by the appearanceof a missionary there. . Ho..travels in awagon, upon whioh-are engravings ofscriptural design, and from which he*distributes tracts to the benighted andintelligent alike. He is aged about sixty;has hair after the style of Sampson, be¬fore the women got hold of him: adorns*bis bat with choice passages Irbm Jose¬ph ub; coat-and pants likewise; Bings'likeDavid of old, and proclaims, ,that, hisonly object is to do good. ' j *'/ '* "-^jThe West Point Oadetshxp..Öuf of*the eightcandidates fpr the, vacant WestPoint cadetship* who were' eiiroiped inCharleston last week, the Board bave re-,commended Master George W. Mailings,a youth of that city, for the appoint¬ment, he having stood tbe most satisfac¬tory competitive examination. MasterMullings is about eighteen years old,and is the son of Pilot Mullings, whowas drowned abont ten years ago.A despatoh from Sing Sing, New

York, says: "While a gang of convictswere being msrohed from the mess roomto their cells in the male prison, yester¬day morning, the gallery in which theystood suddenly gave way,. throwingsome thirty or forty men to the groundfloor, a distance of seven feet. One ofthe convicts was instantly killed andmany were injured.some, it is believed,fatally."With unaffected regret, we annoonce

the demise of Dr. W. F. Percival, whioboccurred at his residence, yesterday after¬noon, after a lingering and painful ill¬ness. Dr. Percival established his resi¬dence here about seventeen years ago,and since that time to the commence¬ment of the disorder which baa resultedin his decease, had successfully practicedtbe profession of medicine in Aiken andits immediate vicinity..Aiken Tribune.

"Jennie," said a landlady to her helpthe other morning, "Jennie, waa'thereany fire in tbe kitchen last night whileyou were sitting up?" "Only just aspark, ma'am," was the reply. Thelandlady looked suspiciously at Jennie;but tbo innocent girl went on scrubbing.Inexorable.A member of tbo "LazyClub" has just been expelled for goingat a faster gait than a wulk. Tbe recus¬

ant offered in mitigation of tbo sentencetbo fact that tbo sheriff was after him,but tbo society was inexorable.A Western .publisher complains be-

causo some of his subscribers under¬stand tho printed words "received pay¬ment," on tbe dunning bills be sentthem, as un intimation that he forgavethem their debts.A man in Vermont recently found in a

gorge between the rocks on ButtonMountain, sovon alternate layers of snowand leaves, whioh would indioate thattbo snow had not melted in that placefor seven years.The heaviest brain on reoord was re¬

cently found in.tho skull of a Londonbricklayer, who could neither read norwrite.

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Its ' weight was sixty-sevenounces.The neo issity is urged of a light-houseat Meogber's Head, where tho May¬flower in .1868, tho A. B. Danlap in

1860, and the Atlantio last-month wereternnlrnrl

Died, in Horry County, at the resi¬dence of Peter Ymight, on the 1st inst.',Curtis W. Brook, aged about fifty-sixyears. . <A remote next of kin lays olatm to tbe

entire towu of Hickman, Ky.

newspapers, for political

A-terrible tragedy ooaorrad MiK Bo-oial Cirole, Ga., on tbq night of .the 12thinst. A man named J". J. Plulijps, Whois spoken of as a brutal character; badmarried a widow Tnrner. The threechildren were objects for him to Tent hisspleen upon, which he constantly did.On the night above mentioned, he com¬menced abasing one of the girls, whenthe brother interfered; the brnte com¬menced to beat him, when the yonngman cat him severely' with bis pocket-knife. Phillips then drew n»knife, bosone of the girls thrust her arm in the[ way to protect her brother, and was soseverely out that she has lost the ose ofher arm. Phillips died from his wounds.

< ¦» ii iTub Gebman New GoiiD Coin..Thetotal of the new German gold coinage isnow estimated to have passed the sum of£30,000,000. It wonld appear, however,that up to the present moment none of '

it has been put in circulation, althoughit is anticipated that a portion may Beiasuediat any moment. So large a storeof gold has probably not previously ex¬isted before in Europe, and bat for thestrength of the Bank of England duringthis year np to the present time, throughthe revenue payments,-this large collec¬tion of the precious metals by the Ger¬mans must have made' a much moresensible impression upon the Englishmarket than bos yet been felt.Fraudulent cotton packing is verycommon this season. A firm in Greens-boro, Ala., recently bought three bales

weighing, in the aggregate, 1,672pounds, and when the cotton reaohedMobile each bale was fonnd to containtwo green piue logs, weighing in all 73?pounds. Had not the discovery beenmade before compressing, the cotton ma¬chinery would have been damaged tothe extent of $10,(X%

Dr. Wyville Thompson describes theocean as containing a motley number ofloose things floating at different depths.skeletons of men, anohorej shot andoanuon; and .the broad -gold pieceswrecked in the loss of many a galleonoff the Spanish main, the whole- form-ing a kind of false bottom to the ocean,beneath which there lay all the depth'ofclear, still water, which was heavier thanmolten lead.Monsignor Mertnillod, the Arohbiahoprecently expelled from Switzerland, has*settled at Ferney, France, in the formerresidence of Mme. Denis, the celebrated

niece of Voltaire. He is-said .to havewritten to the Pope this comment on hislate and present places ot labor: "YourHoliness sent |Uie to Ctlvin; Calvin sentme to Voltaire; I hope to inter themboth." ryi .; .;, .. Hgfl (*The Briatol Phcenue says: "Mr. JohnBullock, familiarly.. known as. 'UncleJohn,' who will be lQaryears old in Junenext, had. an attack of pnaumppia lastweek; and when convalescent .remarked

SuRra&BBErF1!?^jardetfn, the mah;ooldre6 who, sometimeI sgo,< b. ut hbi Vim to death itt^6haslea-ton, and who has since eluded Researchof} the eheruT'a offloera, has, sinCCi.Sjr-rendered uimseU:to.thejpoiice officers.

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r*-^wfor«*.Bam; mM '¦OftnpwinSteuart, who was^ludylhg for the minis¬try at Hiddle Institute; Charlotte, N. 0.,while bathing with some campardons, onSaturday afternoon, was drowned; noeffort being made by those present tosave him. . ; .. i.True happiness.A friend say* thatno man oan know what true happiness iswho has never been married and had amother-in-law and a wife's aunt living inthe house with him, and then saw them'die. '

h \Virginia City, Nov., is setting into themint s which underlie its foundation.

Meal! Meal!FRF.bU lUL I ED COBN MEAL, lust re¬ceived and f r sale at One Dollar perBushel, by JOHN AGNEW & SON.May 20_-_6_

Table Claret,AYEBY choice article of TABLE CLARET,at a low price, will be on draught, onWEDNESDAY. Parties having engaged,and thoae wishing to get, will please send intheir onion promptly. H.M. GIBBON.May 20_2Columbia Lodge, No. 108, A. F. M.a AN K»tr» Communication of thisAl mlfte will he hold WEDNESDAY

EVENING, in Masonic Ball, at 8o'clook. The E. A. Degree will becoaforruil. By older of the W. M.

May 2J 2*

L.. OARR, Secretary.Independent Fire Co.THE regular monthlymeeting of this Companywill bo held at tho EngineHoubo, THIS (Tuesday)EVENING, at 8 o'clock.

0; order of the President.JOHN F. BUTPHEN,

_Secretary.THE HEALING SPRINGS,

0H the Line of the Chesapeake and Ohio It. J?.,Hutu County, Virginia,

WILL bo oponcd for the reoeption ofvUitors on the FIUST OF JUNE, withaccommodations for thbke htrsnaiD feu-sons. They are accessible by the Chesapeakeaud Ohio lUilroad from Covlngton Depot.Üftoeu miles by a lino turnpike of eaajfgradss,la flue order, passing in fall view of theCELEURATED FALLING 8PBING8 add theJIAGNI1I0ENT SCENERY ON JACKSON'SRIVER.Passengers by mail train from the East ar¬rive at Covlngton at 7 P. M. Express trainsfrom the West arrive at 8.38 P. M. Visitorsfor tbe Springs by these trains remain overnight at Oovington. Passengers by malltrains from the Weet arrive at Covlngton at7.20 A. M. Express trains from the East ar¬rive at 7 A. M. Stages and othor vehiolesfor the Springs loavo Oovington «very morn¬ing. Trains stop twenty minutes at Ooving¬ton for broakfast and supper. Two hotels,with amplo accommodations.KEtiSMCH'S FINE BAND OF MUSIC is

engaged fur tho season, and tbe uaual facili¬ties for amusement and recreation provided.Deecriptlvo pamphlets oan ho had ofMessrs. PracsLn. Lai>d & Co., Richmond, oror the Agent at the 8priDgB.Terms.Board, $3 per day: $60 per month.Children and colored servants half price.M. ii. Houston, M. D., Resident Physician.May 20 49 B. M. QUARLE8, Agent.