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III view Of onr difficulties in that quarter.
This morning, delegations from four different
tribes Of Indians paid their formal respects to
The President, who. in expressing his warm in.
terrst III the walf'r" of the red man. said no
was the great father Of many such person..
Yet, strange to say, hchad no children of hia
own. $50
The amount oflanas granted TO Miune,ot.
under The recent act ofCongress. for railroad
purposes, is estimated at 4,IlGOOO acres
There has been charge Of programme in re-.
gard 70 the Ncwhraska appointments. for
which there were over one hundred npnI;.
cnnts. They are officially promulgated as fol.
lows: George II. Nixon. of Tennessee. regis.
ter of land office, and Charles B. Smith, of Min.
nrs"ta. receiver Of public moneys for land ds.
trirt Andrew Hopkins, of fPennsylvania. req.
lister. and Edward Drsond., of Alabama rs<
District; john y. II. Patrick, of Nebrask.
register. AMI John G. Turn. receiver Of public
moneys for Dakotah District.
y WAnSrxG TO PmysnrAxs-Dr. Locock. tn,
Queens physician. has been pcrcmptorily dis.
missed from further attendance on the rovaf
family. where hc has been hitherto admitted
on terms Of familiar intercourse His salary
E'.ono per ann,'n, royal present on each
sal" delivery of the Queen, and n large prnc-
trc among the nobility, is no small loss. The
doctor has made every effort towards recon.
rIiia:i"n, hut the Queen remains incxornble,
IL seems that it came to the Queens ears that
l,r l"r"ck waS given TO too much talking, and
that th"ngh ~h" told Prince Albert that his'
habit of sleeping between the blankets was "a
vulgar, dirty Dutch practice" she did not
care to have 1t 'old "br"aa.-Lircrpool Ioa..
New YORK G"ss,r.-Rcv. Henry w. Bel.
lows pastor Of ih" church of All Souls has ac
c"rfIl "n 'nv'a'i"nt" speak Mt the approach.
ing Dramatic: Fund Dinner, in defence of the
stage This Is a novelty. certainly, and a.
such, makes much f,"l for gossip in certain cir.
c'"s. minister III favor of the stage!
Hn this is not all. II is stated on good author.
itv. that Mrs. Fanny kr,nhlc Butler, hearing
OF Mr. Fellows determination, has addressed
him letter, takin. him rnundly to tnsk for tb;.
Pr"c""ir@. and d"clniininr in the strongcst
terms a"ai"~i the immoral influence of the
stag" IL j. n"' k::"wn whether the Rev Dr. has
sent back II reply. "r whether he intends to re.
Srrv" that ta:i for the after dinner speech.
},EiEp.-Thr remain. of Mr. John r. Ia.
B"r'.. (-"n ri Prof w. Iai;nri..) who cmyrnt
"l t" KANSAS VAS: spring. where he died of dis.
e:'|' cont raci"'l on the route, reached this city
yesterday 'n"rnin" III charge Of his brother for
lntrrmrn' in III" family vault Ills remains were
INFERRED yesterday afternoon with military hon.
"rs. by th" Gov"rn"r'S Guards of which Com
l'nhy Ii" was n valuable nnd beloved member
Thus has an",hr" bright and promising spirit
been hlShc'l by tn" common enemy of iNan
patriot son. of Noble Sire. needs not the Gu.
l"gv OF II daily journalist. His carly sncrficea
for the goo" "t his country. nrc green in the
memory of his many friends who will render to
the departed \ record worthy true CaroIinian.
Caroliniasx
"M4r SoHr "r "DvISrry" Is 1T I'VE see It
stated that Thro!orc Parker hns been irseei
by til" Senior Glass Of tn. Divinity School con.
ncctcd with Harvard College t. preach their
annual sermon The Christian world must de.
rive great encouragement from this circum.
stance, and cheering an,icirat"ns from the pas :
t"rai lnhors OF such Senior class will. of
course, hr entertained hv the friends of rclip
ION But so fIras the interests and wcIfar.
OF the College arc concerned, its friends hay.
only to-" good cnnse TO regret that surh n Di-
v'nIiy School is associated with it even in
name.
Boston Courir.
a FAIR TAKE orr.-Col.. Benton was nsk.
| ed HE other '!ny TO take crncker and n plax
ct wine, ut the house of q friend
.Ini"avcnrl bread, sir, sni,l the Colonel
sir u''lcavcn"l bread. sir-the word cracker
IS not TO he i"n",i either in the Scripture or
III any OF my books. 1t is unlcavcn bread. air.
, from L'"o L"r,rr Latin TO lift or raise. md
! "n not, and Saxon hr"nL baked meal, sir-.iv-
! n'ir'n:s II SIc"irs Of bread that Inns not been
raised, sir Yes. sir, thank YOU, sir. I will
nave "nc"r tw" pieces, sir, of unlen ened bread
SIR; an.l. Sir glass of wine, sir and shall he
hon"rrd if YOU and this woman here, will tnke
| glass Of wine with me-
AUGUSTA EIErTioS.-A very exciting election
occurred in Augusta on Monday Inst, Mt the
Munich pal election in that crtv Cnnlcv the
| Know Nothing cnnd date, was elected Nnyor
over PhinIz! the Democratic candidate, with
majority of Know Nollinys for members of
Council. The Constitutionalist SAYS:
We regret TO be obliged to state that there
was "a great deal of disorder in several of tho
wards during the voting Yesterday. Several
Nights orcrre'i, most of them in the .Loody
tonrth In the afternoon after the pols had
been closed two men had been shot i'm fracas:
which occurred III the neighborhond Of the up.
per market. Their names were Wiler and Nc.
Cnrthy. "illcr was shot throIgl, the arm, and
Mct'arihy thr"ught the thigh. Their wounds.
We believe, are not considered dangerous
Very PEoRAnIE.-Thc Montgomery Mail
'naScs The following prediction
IN" planter who raises an abundance of corn
in this blessed Year of ST. will make money
largely. All the agricultural world is perfectlv
wild on the subject of cotton, and the the Inrg.
eSt crop ever known will be planted If the.
season prove favorable. it will not astonish us
u the next crop .wns greatly over four ,millions
-pcrhaPs 4.5nn.o0O bales. Then prices will
fall-in"ncy will be neutrality-suspicious. scarce,
and big corn cribs excecdingl ly valuable.
Tue NEW KANSAS ADMtxIsrEArrox-Al letter
from Leronpton to the st. Louis Democrat. fan
emancipation alias abolitionist puper,) saya
that the appointment Of Hon. r. j. Walker.
rs Governor Of Kansasygivcs the greatest dis.
satisfaction, and is recorded as favorable to the
! formation Of slnve State and that the in
situations to carry out the census arouses ind;p.
nation. The same letter also says that n spirit
! OF ri"lrnt reckless lawlcssness Is. beginning Co
Ire cx'.'h'tcd under tho appointment ci. the new
administration.
| Flowers OF CE,rrcIsM.-Onc Of DWipht's.
New York correspondents describing the An.
lrnrance OF the platform on the occasion of one
OF lhn;iergs concerts. says In the centre sat
four prina d"nnas. p"rodi. Angri. Patti and
jon. h,'ser, each nrrnyed in different style
-Parodi like All nngel all in white; Angri, mag.
n'hcent as .lahlia, Sin dark red; Patti like
'Eesl'. pretty .hnttcrcup. in yellow brocade; and
| Quite flower bed
kASsA.ss-Wc learn that meeting Of ssle
citizens sofOrangeburg' Of was held at tho. Court
lio'tse Of that place, ons Tuesday, the lfth M
stant-Gen. D. L. Jamson ip the sl,aiys Col.
AIphens Baker delivered vepY abb and in-
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