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Columbia phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-04-24
AUCTION SALES.
BY Z. T. Levin.

JOSEPH SAMSON, SALESMAN.
I'll he sold, TIL ('-onday) MORNING, Gath
'i,,>'i ."prosltc Lr. Geger's office, at 10
"'c-o!ck.
The Following articles of FURNITURE
fahlss, Cnai's. Betste@ds, Bureaus, Bed aid
e"d'if, Mattresses, Kitchen Utensils, Crooks.
andtu variety of other artiel.s
t"n4'''"hS casn: April "a Ok
Cnihto articles received until honr of sale
Columbia phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-04-24
Lost,

In Friday last, stn.ll GOLD BROOCH.
which the finder will lie iit,,,n vor,S.
10y leaving it at this office, A,, ,l*
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ton, we shall need. However, some moro tho
rough philosophical investigation Of the schem.
thac We shall ever iud in ordinary Legislation,
The Legislature had better confids the subject
TO a commission.
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Ee1egraPh1c.
REPORTS OF PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Entered according to Act Of Co,pye.s. ia the Year
1853, by IL S. 7Eras4es, ii. tie ,gycrkss O8ies of
the District Court Of The Conie.stafc S:ates 1far
i the Northern District Of Gloraia =
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a.,o, ,pousb, however, 10 establish the fact .hsi
An, sou,hsru loa lcro sre Masking tremendous ex.
,,.jors 70 retrieve theif ls;e disasters, and arc
erovdius al their available forces between GsiSr
and gnEnxaS. The sarrisons H savannah, Charles.
p1n .nd Wilmington. have teen oouocnusNd with
ne uhts and the .nsll 'oroe that fol bark before
snrasAr in Georges, and unc total number
may te estimated At M, lers t.a1 forty thousand
and nav reach fny tht1ssnI men. This force Is
strong enough 10 he very iorr dable IN defeasv"
warfare ,fut IL is DOT o. lave ~ tho army WI cn
sHErYAs dislo10e1 from the naural Ge'>nJes ~
northern Ge1rzia. lh' caro-. ms are open and
offer absolutely NJ defensive .iro' 'hst will at oil
compare with The mountain 't.onzhois stretching
from Gh.itanoo2s 10 Atlanta from which snHt
wAr sIcccs'v'lv Aapked. ~ ~ -H~ so'iIer' 90
prcssve'y called II 'corsseicw"d' TO enemy o3t
n ttr alnlott iraeocss.b.e treasivor-s. The
blanks iu The Richmond papers, respecting ~
lociuon ~ hs .defa' force, may he
filed out IN go i'nov'ng manu'r 'nE''
NAs Is probably within u's1Ce imm"h
b. Charlotte, Rae ~, and wilmington, ~ % 30
enemy IN The ouleT lncs. The position woi.i
place Snr1NAS near the cossI anl the euemy Win
hts hail towards th. p'sc RIDGE ,enge Tho liz.
-. 49,. t,..
vance NON Ouh'o" 7" wv y" - wv '.'...''' ''
twenty miles, and from Charlotte 90 win ingtah
On. hundred aud 6ty miles. AZ tie country .
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TsIt the Dsyennorts.


~ flcs ~ l. yerpo.' iaTcfs e.. ntA.n A.. A. .
counts " an exr. sure = me D4vcnror, Brothers,
= .,.,.,,,..- ,...,.i-,,. ,..,..,
VI" ''.'N'. 'N'''''' '.''' ''' ''''''- "''' ="
Cooper Institute in DIS lily hey claimed hat
tny.l D, sr.r..a united rrtcs With uhc IN they were
-,
t'Ah' uN ',un.i "'e ii''" VIC "'-''l''' h"''eH
igeIuUeu's wCrr lnntIri NJ TIE same tine, and
81 banda 'a ..I'cd, -t.vyp Al an aacrtfr. lite
,,l.re, IN t.rh tl,, ,.or. ..nfnrd At.rag,.r.
i.p.ng tbcr own roup,rvr,,n. mo. .u,. c.sN.ify
de,o,v.l ,I,bn RIM .t,I,.r.py re .gd,c.,estn
v,,lnls p,rts If ,.rcni BI.aiI the ac,,,e, l,lry
t,ro.t.Nc and exciting the sre.trgt wonder an. -
s-,rt.N. Iy,s.,...tn1. q, s.,,ral r,rcut ,,.-I.
s.u. ta..rrNp.. no.. wer, p..il,.ttn 4 close uv
ronlv commentaries ar,r some .lollfrr On lie
''commit.se" had explained 81 lIs owu s4j. ,aci.on
the rome IL M !sat. A.D- Ntu N.r,. iue. TINS
sccatutally every moru.us At B.ruutn'- Nuse Itu,
u is not Necessary g. ccs. roe a.
o. tne 18Th ui February, 'thc Or 81 erf" M.
nounceu 81 exhibition u ~. Georges liz /, Liver
poi. Tie r,ulu N..s cJuw.t wan 1t q. 81 I'VE
t.u4sauu tcup.c The rrp,,cIla.s ,u-a,a uy d.
Ferguson Announcing N 20 conditions" oa WITCH
lie manifestations vuall Le given VIZ; NJ loud
t4he JASON or useless t.,gs ,lo4F . iNr nLi lu-
I,rJal invest n1.uH ly . .0mm'ice cc' ed y '-e
,utcu', the Brptacrs r'4'tSlug tle rig -. roget
tie Committee they discover disposition t. Teal
unfairly a. l'irJhs 'AE,IiLS y "'el' "t''
ttAl'NNAs ''uIl cave '"e h@I ~ll receive '' h
teif money As DO one 'e'i"e' lh'il.'l I" ''l'
tuls ouer iAo L'v'e'AIRh tcs@h' i"e @..''l'e
/ ..ie-4-'oil "H' uI'-;a''' '. see ca N'7'i''
/ - ' -, a.. -, "a - ,
! !'l'S !. 'lseu 70 "''P' "S % "''u.o.' 80 ~"
I 'tN h''y 'OnN t''' ''' '''"ci' 81 "t"'
~ -eN 49, '.~~s' ~, VOC.
sui - ~ "'' WV -, H,' ''.'l I'M
So ,,, 80 - ~ . s"' y w
-" - WI -, ~ ~ u, ~
| $500 ~, 80 w., ~ ~ " $50 $50 ~
80 u','',.ru' r'- a! W. "
i - ,',.,r ~I ~ 'n" ~ -, ~
- - sc',,l.'9,., a, 90 - a., 4.
| r,,,,,'t, a., ,.,,ot -. L.. 70, |
| N'h'u' - va. ~ ''''V v W u'u'''' ~
des'ol :" V, wy Nu.ls , tl'i'' y wv l1'L'An'
| tl"f',,rS a. 49, 80 - -, a., - 'v"
.hu ~ . :, 49, 'N' f-,',..' II" -
~ ~ - C,rnr,,n. dcI',.,S,r ~, ~,
h'''; -, ',,,,'s,s. l, rs
''N'I Wv, ,."a, 49, ~,
nH f,',',,,,,s No. ,..r..,..r '''ou
uIon uy 't,s,oI -, -. ,,'.-..'' go,
.no ~, H. ,.r',,' -, NJ Nv w.
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pouni for CbNlc,>. N. c. and tsi I. ~. far.
I'd that shermsn hsd ,lrssdy inhrceranl thsir
march.
1t il reported on similar authority that tn l.sa
n Hoods army. 1900 strong passed through
Augusta last Sunday. TN. i''h. on the GAY v,
Bssuregsrd.
Georgetown hss beon evacuated BY the enemy,
ard s aov In ou- rossneson.
ncsernr, are coming n con.antv. We have
over 400 already.
ts.gned,) IA GiLisosE
kai-G Cdr1mandins.
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Captain U.-tlnsn, Of tie schooner Dearborn,
arrived ho-c from layanis reports that on tie SIN
inst, at o'clock, OF Cape Antonio, saw steamer
as,erl. which gave chase st o'clock, fircd ,hroe
guna and run up tho g Moderate flag. We came
10 and showed our colors, aud was boarded by the
commander NJ the stoP'~~r and smother officer
Tuev demanded my papers showed them and
they Also examined the cargo. At $3.50 they got
u,o their host ani went on board their vessel, and
she steamed OF, roaring E.st-southeast. lhs
steamer was bark rzgei, carrying topg.llant sails
round stern. On the 9TH instant the Dsar5oru's
officer, saw her again, coming ont from Grand
Csyinan.
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THE WEEKLY SUN.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAR. II, 1888.
. III sign. Of the tvoauntlon Of nichmond.

T".b signs NJ tue tvor untlon OF hicbmonI'
To-; la.e news rom Richmond Is Important 10th
~ -hsl IL COMMUNICATES Gud vAat 10 "IIhholls'
% a".rIs u1nls.ake cable evidence u snrssiNe
eo.Guued sotv'ty. and does %! intmse th"
~ advsntsge has teen gained over him 10
~. terevor thai the entire available res"ui- es
% No Co.federarv nrs heing Concenirstsd AgAn'
- ,,d q sta form idsbe .rmg ia T''neHnS In
?. e ,, n, under .Ios JonNstoy. SnSrNAr has a.
r.fv ,oe,,rr,d h.s strength sRsins' JonrsToN,
Ia re.JIi hist lchces nothing for TIC most eau.
tone tsrfou 10 apprehend on N. grounds Of sblity
r.a r,tcrssh,p Foreign military critic, concur IN
-ep.,a,rp -HrsS.- a. the greatest ted-sensrAl of
...t.f,s ~ he Important events now pending, VIC
..... ts certain un he VII accomplish resul.s
..,... ~ Pie brilliant reputation and the hores ri
4aurnC. The Richmond people hsve Al
e., m' u..gvaE . " &c possibility q tcatn.
d.. s.-ovAN and preventing tac capture = 'heir
.,UI 1..s uznih-an. that the mCnher, ~ Con-
I....e 1ra Veg inning 90 ~ tie ~. III" IsT''s
,.....n nat quorum q scarcely alta nal'"' In
.tDltcrse n ne o,ht - tie Cougrc1strsn;
ed the cv,al ts soltsar-f .ng GsvoIon
" Ne Iresdru, N rous.n.HH N terms
n4. sr.r4 .,fg much VIZ, sL'u' tbst 10 must not
H'' tUlc Nr0art - PIE Ifr'. the tNNNlN"" ~
o., ,ut p , um,I7 editorial Is.nstthst portion Of
.I-rf r,yis' o3 rness,rs to Congress Which de-.
,4.c4 's,t IN FL - ~ capture u Redmond "she
C,n',1arA. 81 would tcui,n as defiant ls ever" 1t
rtate.. correctly enough thN tie evacuation =
r-tlouI Uald - tAs d.s.rz AVIATION % the
r-ur,.rrsV Gpvs-~rsat sal thn tie
army 30 20. reuoai q TIC N'Ssspp,
--ell 'iv.1do away - mere toty
f'I,-l ~ o@ ais The E>9'ItEl, of 'ae
s4-e .ts. aI.- d..-Is~s ,hc .gy'-st IN nssr-
-n- r.t rIt 'horyn rot IN tsc aame language.
Tts u3sa nifty "a rot =, r.snlt ~ cAarr' ,
"a -,'es thst To eva nation q Richmond is =
.-es.le c-ue'u, -a dec. led upon By ne retci
.ca4e.s IN secret council tu, objected " by ths
eI'aFs and ucWsr,per men who are ony aHHiou'
70 prevent thew TYP snd paste pots from ''.lns
INTO the hand. Of the YsHse's The Aisaiu' ~
,1rsrily Consr.'sren is probably saarcd by Al.
70 citizens y IN can .e, sway, and 1hsre Is Uery
rcs POI to believe thai tremendous paaic rrev,il'
in TIE fetel riritsi
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From Washington.

Washington, FEB. 2S.-op saturday nistt last,
party Of rebels, numbering about l5o, under
command Of Lieut. Taylor Wood, n Ihe rebs
navy, AMI nephew of JEFF. DAYS 'cft tic svoco-
rnieo RIVER in tloops and small boats, bound on =
raid to smiths Island. with tho dee IN Of DESTROY.
INK the Sht bosts The guuboai Yankee, and
several .hor n 1ur boats, were informed N their
movements, and st once started IN pursuit Of
them. |. may he, As orr yuublAts we're last Sht
shelhuF the 'rls IN tie vicinity Of SMITHS p M
LcnL on the Western shore, that the rebel gang
mad returned v that point aud hsi escaped 10 thc
main lau~. Woods 10 The same party who cay
tSrci ne Slplhio snd the Rahancr.
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"wednesday, Marc. {.
The War,

H1ehsr's Run. Fsb 2s W. are now under
rnArct .ns orders, h.vin- rs~cvr1 Instructions ~
he ready W move q. moments notce. W,
&c, IN have smother u f,- shs posHe7eo,n ~ The
souN SIDE Ra!lraad. and l,ok for heavy engs7e-
ment. That something IL gong m In nc Ines IN
front Il ia lie very evident do lot believe hove
ever ~ do many, that l'' Sc ruirosins N re'ren'
from To rpo fact that - f.sr nc place " retreat
n. ~ sou ar, 4wnre. zee have r1w seri ~
s-nal to,etrs along or ,t 'Ir limo, AM af1ot
every mo vcmcrt q thc er.H. ar DO ob~ryed.
Lee could not fall back Iur M" Yur IS" e. over.
Vtt'uinr 3. crman, With 10 htsint hfNH'' IN ICES
than ~ hours' time o. .n3'r't fF'' nfgn hi'
--Ar ArIVrt.ttt rs r SO 4.'. a. .1c 81 tno'e
O." fooLonis," At F.-l + st.., ~. rI"' e ..u where
I 81 WrIlng his Il s., soup I no. frl ~ i''
away 10 lay IN a.fh ct supply ~ NAHh He 'n
&. march lSi,rc ne.
Toe C.y r,iut C.rcsnonGo- a. ~ fhi's''''
rbs Pee. q sl,wlay, wits
Desorprs report ,hsI .hc s's'r''.-n %. Go''r',
tIf. s su.r0; 'r'"ls 500 "a 'S -. ~
e,'.r e17 IL ra.ps- ty fs 90 f-o.iv ain tiri I.s
ia, ~ lmipyton will xr" lite toc atrr 'nAl,' %
A.i~. II Is tie opinion uf U'mpr''ut Au'f|i " ,
shat 700 s. than We'.'' ir." f","r i.lfs VIII re-
ours III suot merr 81 .r''..oa' ~. AZ ,n '
liable ard logical dc4uct.n nom thu ~. sent r.|-
tArv stuA Jon. Unless Sbcrusu car 10 oiN'n
h1el. thr rebellion viii - Ia."t FitN onf armies
md r.IrIa ~ Be tho only tuur g'1nnh re-.
ma ming 10 Ire. Tho -cbel tort Orposite rort h''
KEEP. up brisk aua tca,y Go on 'ur "cIs yes
terllv afternoon. b.t v.th lt.e or uu ofe't -
well projected wore cur men by 'he bomb
proof.
Reports from tne I-qrr~u's 'Toc Al IN front -
Petereturg dated sunday morning, SAY MAT NE
rams have male the t,sI' one vAst tHs. and n u
suy NOV nert u either army would ~ present be
irross'tir Eiupis we're current N camp ioa'
/ ic,crst.ug Mas 70 lie eyu'Yzied a. a. c-f!s a.
J I ID. trlHn rat the rchl PRISONERS We have teen
! exchanging nrc hurr,i . H"sureEhri ior '1ty At
once rncv go cleerftillv aud vltnout furloushs'
/ tc.r. tuia by General Lrc, who maFes frequent
cr.rcf. ,Hhts ' there la ~ &c. nov II 60 's.r'Y
4 ~ rr..n ,.d tts.t independence % rr.nr". M
es .ir4ufrs o.. Gen Lre- -ucr y.., Int"s nom ~
] tr,t. authority. l.yc him FROM ctN'n 20 lh'u~
. ucr. u. vu.cn 3 10 supposed Dc .- .'#t .. ii' ''
. hr'r r,1lfcrara from III. ro0 Co. T. rH".
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frvn FORTRESS Nionroe

TT0' ~ fTTTTFIT " = M "0fTI-T
Fortress Monroe r. 2S.-Ttc .e.r.n'o
ARIEL, Captain Jones' sriiyed this afternoon '-orn
Beaufort, Y. e, bringing no revs # rroro-tAn...
Ei'ensvs preparations were masking 81 Beaufort,
G., for the purpose n mssing that place TO
general tepo, r. supplies 'or our trne. operating
in the STATE Of North Carolina, and aso With vss
W the rapid movement Of Ma or.Geu.rs Shs-r.u's
army rorinward. whom Caar,es.ou a,d s,v.a1aa
sha'l be n longer n any vs'uc s-s haSs NJ SUP.
plies oi iis Forces
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LATER.
Dispotcb from Gen. Gilmore,

fpTricIAL.I
WA nErAUrMENr, " ,SHINGroS,l
March --''l0 pm.
70 E1io' Central Or, N'm York:
The following telegram from Gen. Gilmore has
been Tsnsmiued to ,h.s Department.
FpwrN NJ. STANTON, Secretary War.
NE'pouNkTEVs DTrAsTNEsr or rHT sorrH,(
Charleston. s. e., Feb 20.
L'sW Gen, y 3 Grant aud Maj. ", ".
Nai,ck, Gu? ~ stag, Washington;
An iospccuoN o. the rebel defences Of Char'csiol
shows that We have taken over four hundred and
G0y 'ijol pieces 81 ordnance, being more than
ioab'c 81 bat first reported The lot includes IS
and lo-,rch co'umbisds, grcH many %! aud ~
p.unlcr 1les some 7-inch Brooks r0os and
nsn- pieces Of foreign make.
We also captured eight locomotives and srcst
number Of passenger 'nd platform csrs' oil in soad
condition.
pesc-trs repori that the las, o. Hardec' ,rrnv
WAS 10 have crossed SO esDse RIVER yesterday.
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From the Rio Grsnde.
Reported Expulsion Of the Y. =. C0ussl
from liatamorns.

cars, Frb. si,-A steiner ircru New Orleans on
the .ls. has arrived. ruc New Orleans TiNRs hAs
= rumor from Matan orAs, MA B-NoL " ii efec,
that the Imperisl Governmcns OF Mcyco had for.
hidden .hc ssue of olearancos hr American porte,
and ,ha, our Consul had heen sent ont ct Mata-
norns.
The schooner Janc u Ian, which cleared from
Nov O1ctus on the Is Jan, was lla. on thu lar
At A,U,Worrs. sc had iuil cArro ~ nae chan.
lost.
limited supply Of cotton was offered al y W
Or gaus, and ryiccs wore arm,r 2'n u.l,s uI rr'gc
cotton s,ll az so oeus tor low m'oclng rcpa,led (;
e &c Its tor btrct ordinary rcpacEci.
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morning paper contains the Glowing;
orr CnAgLEsToS, $. c, FCh. 20.
We have Just received tue odicial intelligence OF
tie burning Of Columbia, B. C., on the 2ith inst.
A0sr the town had teen 'akeu possession Of by
slocums corps some q our troops were firod ON
from tho houses and some seventeen men killed, on
socouni OF which General Sherman ordered tho
town 70 he burned, which order was carried out to
the letter.
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War News

l..r absence Of even a Liug ~ the Richmond IT.
lsIs uI.csting success over sHEAA N will go tar
towards rel ewing any AnIiety respecting him, re-
s..Iu- rom the prolonged Ahssncs Of definite
news. Al the Southern papers would h. only 700
,cr.AiD " chronicle the slightest .dvanlag. in this
tsupA.yp, lu order 10 insplrs the army with eour~
w. he Old proyerh, THAI no news is good news"
slilrrly AIhniieAbs V pli ssSs Iasr "a svr
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P--nAsa smpnrng smile The manners %! a
Don Juan. and hook and aie " sort oi cS nrcss On
generally "what q self-Sat,sfed fool," SAL n lady,
on whom be had boea wasting his aetrl. tlouA 10
aside N one Of her friends, He seoks 10 .cok
wnsI be never esu Pc
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Thursday. March ..
GENERAL SHERMAN.

Earning OF Columbia Reported Capture
NJ Augusta, Georgia.
whence she sailed February 26.h. Shs brings con.
hrmstion Of tho burning Of tho city of Columbia.
News" There was also report when she Sailci
that snermans cavalry had captured Aususa a.
Fitzpatrick was sent Sssinsi that city vhou
sherman sc, ont on bis rlsrch through tho
Caronss.
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Tar dehsit IN the Ponaae>l budget tor 1885 is
calculated II eye DA,!!ops Of klEaAD crows .2su'
Aso9he90I
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I cuinereinl.

Iirf71oof, r.. ltaP w. Cotton dull md do.
ciu'u 5tu.' l. ~a.eF ior two dayr, g. 100 bales. In
Guiding 2.''s in - ~ sQeC ua'or. and eN ,rtcrt.
iiuu~ Gul. hat Ftcp.y. Wheat quiet and steady.
Com gull Beef duh and nominal. Pork quiet
luniket alG'. liocon ifm Butter. huo, ant. Lard
IG'Ct 'igll1v inactive. NHhes quiet and stead
sugar gtl,t rnd steady. coffee inactive. Rice q ner
Eo-ln mes. sp.r.s tuipeutiae, no sale~, Pe'io-
ltuuI .uict AMI ~, rdy.
iDlt'n, tsb l4-Conso,, for money, % .a,9A
IIuD.- t~uirHt .hE..s, 81 is.i "a, Er,r, - q.
toui,dDfHls ISHn l. quoted 30 IN ST.
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being mpenccty understood by many otherwise well
informed persons tho following questions pro
pounded 10 competent legal gentleman with view to
a better comprehension Of the subject
Have the Inspectors power at the first meeting OF The
Board to register the OF voters who do per
sonay appear and apply 10 have their placed
The regstryf
II upon what evidence may the inspectors act IN
80 doingY Must they personally know that the persons
proposed to DO registered voters may they take
the statements OF others 10 the acs Can the poll list
Of last year DO used by the InsPcctorsf
Docs require the concurrence OF all the inspectors
TO place name on the Registry, OF majority a
majority OF quorum 0nyy
THE LEGAL ANswsg
tcthese inquiries WAS promptly rendered. a. follows
MS duty Of The Inspectors making out the hrst
or original Register ~ Electors which Is the service
to be performed by them at their rss meeting, to MAKO
use OF any knowledge or information who c0nsti-
tue the electors OF the district which they regard
Trustworthy and which, in fact their confidence
IN its rutAfuness. II Is not necessary TO the insertion
OF the name OF an eectcr upon this regstern At this
first meeting that such eiector should personally appear
before the Inspectors or personally apply to them 70 have
his name inserted
On the contrary, the ossssion from the register las
made up at the hrs neeting1 VI The or person
known TO the Inspectors be elector Of che DISTRICT
the ground that such eeotor had not
OF duty and would incapaciae them from making the
certificate upon this register that IL true list Of
the voters in their district 50 fer the known
TO them, rs Is prescribed by heaecond sectioa Of the
q The Inspectors may proceed Il their nrsp meeting
to mako up the register upon the knowledge then pos
sessed by thcm, and may and should Also by sxamna
ton OF their own and upon Trustworthy evidence pro
duccd before them by tho electors, sher behalf
or by Others satisfy themselves who really constitute
the lawful voters or the district They may use m this
purpose the poll list or the register OF year. Though
they are under no obligation adopt or follow either.
The statute constitutes the Inspectors Board"
and directs their organization SUCH follows from
.ns 'ha they are competent TO act u quorum Dc IN
attendance and that majority of sach quorum will
govern such action.
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Visit OF Sir Morton PetO and Party to
the American Telegraph COnpany's
General Office.


Last Saturday Sir Morton PctO and party consisting Il
fifteen persons, visited the general ofice Of the
above company, 145 Broadway by invitation Of the di
rectors Colonel T. s. Sanford the courteous President
and General Marshall Lcerts the energetic Engineer
and General Superintendent Of the company personally
conducted them through the immense five story brown
stone badng exclusively devoted to tclcgraphic opera
tons The fifth, or top story Is the battery room, where
several hundred cups Of 'sGrove," "Coke" and other
fourth, floor below is used by the Associated Press
Geographic Agency, Mr. Cyrus w. Field also occupies
Office this fat The third fiat is partly occupied by
the Western Union Telegraph Company's operating
room. The California business Is done through this
Office. The American Company also occupy several
rooms for various purposes this floor The lower
floor is that used as the directors room OF the last named
company and the Offices OF the various officers OF this
compsoy such the President General Superintendent
Secretary Treasurer and AUDITOR also this fat.
The FIRST or ground floor Is the receiving Office Of the
company This fat is also the main operating Of
the above company and il was here that great interest
exhibited the past Of the distinguished gentlemen
in witnessing the operating OF the printing Telegraph in
struments, oil which two kinds used-the tsHouse'
and Combination House and Hughcs) printing tec.
graph instruments The Morse system Is the prevailing
used by this company They have forty one wires
coming into this Office running TO all points Of the CON-
pass not including several running through this city for
the better delivery Of messages up town. Some OF their
wires are devoted exclusively TO the Of the members
tween this city, Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore a6d
Washington. The basement Of this building is used
the delivery department. where all the kilograms
covcd for points below Canal street are sent ont for de-
.tffy 81 mcsS6ngers Above that point they sent
over the companys auxiliary city lines Tor prompt de-
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police Intelligence.

SHOOTING ARRAY IN A PORTER HOUSE,.
ooen Herman bartender twenty seven wears Of age,
entered John nuhollands porter house i22 Mott street
abon, one O'Clock Yesterday morning, aud while taxing
drink a, tho bar became involved IN quarrel relative %
the quality Of the liquor which the proprietor dispensed
BEFORE the dispute settled aud the parties separated
Muboiaud seized revolver and leveling ~ hethani
0red one shot the ball taking effect IN kernans neeS
Passing nwards and lodging IN the muscles OF tue
neck or face luactinv exceedingly dangerous woenu
The discharge OF the pistol attracted me a'tVhuon y
a0oer Nuav OF ,he Fourteenth precinct who proceed
cd 10 the place and took Muholand ia charge KEENAN,
WA removed 10 the hospital and examined ny me aend
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CroSOn Water.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE PusLlo.
The crcion Aqneduct Bosfd begs iesve To- ao.fy ~
persons interested in tho maintenance of supply Of
water that the utmost and economy use are At
this moment required The long and dfoush, has
reduced tho flow In the Croton river to its lowest stage
While the river dow s thus at its minimun, the Dc
hvcry and consumption OF wassr in the city has lar
been KEEPS up 70 tho quantity which could with Compare
I'VE safety bo snosded when river was yielding its
fail supply The excess OF the consumption over the
yield II rSpdy reducing. the reserved supply in our
storage reservoir az Croton dam aud q the receiving
reservoirs within the CITY limits
Should this contnue week longer tho sunusv 10 or
citizens would be reduced 70 less than twohrds the
quantity now used. The public earnestly requested =
be- warned by this notice, and exercise the umosS
econosy In all the OF water II this s done anl
even on ordinary degree Of vigilance be observed =
guarding agans reckless and dishonest waste il will be
found that there IL sufficient for all reasonable ara
just uses; II not, en0n part prevent no.
suits which will certainly bring citizens very greed
inconveuience md possibly incsculable loss.
rHOS STEPHENS, / Cvotoa
ROBT Z. DARRA0H, SAqueduct
A. W. CRAVEN hoard. .
Cxofo> AeuEoucr DzrARrsnsSr, Oct II, lSs6