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! r. l-' NOON DISPATCH.
New YonK, May 25.-Coton firm; sales 927 bales.
Flour and Wheat very dull Corn unchanged.
Pork closed heavy. Groceries aud Naval Stores
quiet Freighta dull and dropping. Flour dull
and unchanged: Wheat dull and dropping. Corn
quiet, without decided change. Pork firm. Lard
9uiet Whiskey steady. Cotton quiet; Middllng
Uplands a. Freights dull. Gold ST. Sterling,
az a,sty days, sight 1oi. sixty-two coupons, ola
toUisvnLE, May 24-superf3ne Flour dull,
30 boalo. Corn frmer. Mess Pork $22 Is. Bacon
Snonders 9da9a; Clear Sides 12i Lard 12A Raw
MOBILE; May Cotton quiet Sales $50 bales.
.aliddhng $50. Receipts 1e bales. m ti.ti
NEW ORIIEAHs, May A.-Cotton unsettled; sales
1900 bales. Low .Mfddling 244a25c. Receipts tor
tho wepk 4256 bales, against 4800 bales Weeks
exports 2o7l9 bales. Sugar and molaases nomi-
mi and unchanged. Flour-No market to-day.
Corn ,quies. and. Arm at 81 I7a1 22i yellow and
mixed u Is. White Oats-smnl transactions at
e3as5c. Pork dull at $24 25. Lard quoted as Iso.
nIp fS1 pIl%S psnas tGMJce; 5sS for he Gold Iaef sto
;. sAv4Aa4H. May 25.-ootton quiet and steady.
Sales 200 bales. Middltng 24c. Receipts 210 bales
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uTHE TnmTY.sEvzArn IAsuAI Convention OF
'rHE BARr1sT CAgnCH oR.tEokrH OiaqLInA. .tv.At
ese n ta: tnsrpI1g sfssee9 e ss end PAX 9
very interesting discussion upon the work Of nis-
oithe Church took place, which was suetained ,by
mon, Walters; James ahd others. iaL,.l - ..'.
Tho fenarks OF tho Rov. Mr.. Jordan, formerly
Tsstot ~ siy f4rst .Baptist Churohin this CITY
ano now taf ADVANCED In yeera arc mo, my OF moro
thnn passing !notico. For ono.half hour this
venerable !and able gentleman hold tho Conyen-
ton and those in attendance almost spell bound
by his imlgeesiye, soul. tirriug: eloquence. Ho
enlarged upon the subjeeE Of SIato Missions and
tho promotion OF the interest Of the Church. no
dgolt upon the responsibilities deYolvrg upon tho
younger minister's, the work appointed and tho
broad field spread out before theIn, and from long
expeTence, was enabled TO throw out homo ysIus,
bio hints for their guidance. Affer many years OF
hardlA In tho cause Ut Christianity, this VEN
,erabioI gentleman confessed himself moro fully
onAbieh 70 observe and feel the mercies Of tho
'HeAyphly Parent than at any stage OF his exist-
enca. Though impoverished I, by tho wnr, he
acknowledged tho mercy Of God and thanked Him
for the liossings which he had 30 benoicently
beetowed. We do not feel capable Of doing these
remarks 5usice; We desire only TO teatify to thor
purity beauty OF 6xpreasion, remarkable elo-
quence, and tho spirit OF sincero Chriatinnity
which they breathcd. His heatarS Yerf, at Nrnoa
nfected to tears, and 90 impressed seemed the
rules vPfe suspended while one, Of ths Ro1e,;end 9
geDtlsrnen present led the Convention in prayer.
w uiIt - (, ~ .thk lWltmfflgt0n ,TOtiyHUL :,
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Of tho Committee, In detail, tho various sums paid
OF tho fund, amounting to about $4,000 which
Was principally expcuded for counsel and witnesses
in defendin8 Fenians in Canada As this only ac
counted for small part Of tho hundred thousand
dollars, tho Committee inquired what had become
OF the balance2 Having no iuIthcr uso for tho
money replied tho Secretary tho ss5, 900 was repaid
into tho Treasury.
This closed that branch Of the investigation.
But tho Committee will not forgive tho Secretary
= sr.s torI thusr spelling good point in tlroir
oase.-N r Commercial Aduertiser.
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aE A YOUNG LADY RETURNING 10 her

aEA YOUNG LADY RETURNING TO HER
country homo, af.cf sojourn OF fow months In tho
dy. was hardly recognized By her hends In place Of
coarse rustic, nushed face. aho had soft ruby COM
pdon OF almost marble Rmoothness, and instead of
twnythroo ahe really appeared but eighteen Upon In
quy a to tho cause of 30 great ehAuse, She plainly
told them that aho used tho CIRCAS; Lam BALM, ana
considered an invaluable acquisition to any toilet
By Its use any Lady Gentlemen improve their per.
eonh appearance hundred fold. It La Gmp.o In ita
combination, a. Nature hcrseh Ia simplo yot unsurpass
ed In its ecary iu drawing Impurities fro also heal
Ing elcAnsnR and beautfyng tho adm and compilation.
By f direct action the cutine drawn from all its
impurities. kindly healing the same. and leaving tho
faee as Nsure Intended Il hhould be-clear SOFT smooth
and beautiful pnee 81, sent By NAL or Rrpreas on 70
ceipt Of An ordsr, by '-r
". L CLARK CO., Chemists,
No. West Fayotto Street. Syrscuae, Ny.
The only American Agents for tho Eslo OF tho same
March so 1y
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BROOKLYN, May 25.-Two thousand kegs lager
beer wero seized today, browors having failod to
fancel stamps. =. ffI
NEW YonK, Mny 26.-A Valparaiso lettor, snys
that an impression prevailed, that tho United
States, was moro friendly to Spain, than to Chill
and Peru, and that IL probable that tho media
ton OF tho country would not bo accepted. Tho
allied squadron was in port, md good feeling bo-
tween the governments was restored.
Yokahomn advices to March 20, BAY that Gonoral
Van Vnlkenburg rcopened correspondence with tho
for property destroyed in 1SGS. 1a!1 IL
The Herald says that the Moaars Starr, OF this
city, havc turned out 1900 rilos per week for tho
last four months, and intimatcs that they are for
:ho Fenians. Thoy shipped ono hundred and
11-inch guns in about month, which are sup
posed also for tho Fenians.
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Foreign.
DY STEA N En-

NEW YORK, May 2j.-The steamphips Etna and
Herman havo arrived from Europe. fIEI. W.
Tho Australian Parliament meets carly in june
, Tho Americans at Sydney haro passed. rcsou-
tions oppressive OF o want Of confidence in tho
Consul. :
There has beon nm increase Of gold this yoar
comp rod with last. .a 80. ~ 4
Tho settlement Of Townvi 10, in Queensland, has
been nearly destroyed by hurricane.
Thirty thousand tons OF brcadstuffs havo boon
Bent TO England this year. A hundred and fivo
'th2usand tons moro are available for shipment
COPENHAGEN, May 2G.-The Danish Government
u ls SAID, has informed foreign powers that tho
Prussian Government continues to lisrcgurd tho
wig. - ~. 50. ~ ...6i n = -
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81 Tho Relatives and Friends OF Mrs.
JAMES DICK. and Mr.. and Airs. Jous g. Muaon, .rc
respectfully invited TO attend tho funeral Of til former
tho Central Presbyterian Church. At hnlEpast nvo o.
CLOCK, This afternoon Nav n
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TELEGRAPHIC
Our Cab1o Dispatches.

LONDON, May 25-Noon.- 93I. U. s..
bonds. TAI. E!F-Eg
L1vEnrooL. May 25-Noon.-Cotton firm up
lands 11di Orleans, II ID. estimated salcs 10 600
balos: Corn advanced 3os. ID. Common Rosin,
7J Sd; others unchanged. = :
LONDON Mny Notwithstanding tho leclnra-
ion to tho contrary, 1t is thought tho Government
of tho Fonian prisoners.
FRAHRronT, May 2J.-United States Bonds TIL
Paris, May 20. Tho Presso OF this city com.
fions Of Rastadt. ,.I'-1I' . ,'No !
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@ ma not boon inade citizen Of tho Unitod statos
Court cannot safely tako the oath-buk es the
BOARD OF registration hayo only authority to nd.
munster tho prosont oath, thoy cannot require
any further oath proof to citizenship; and il
States takes the OATH no takes it at his pori, and
is subject TO prosecution for perjury.
second. AS to ago no ono entitled to registration
who is not ut least twonty-ono years OF ugo on tho
day ho applies for registration; i'll this respect
auahtcation IA TO ago difera from qualification as
to residence, and tho faot that tho majority must
o1is at tho dato Of rogistration, has relation to
tho day of registration and not to tho day Of SUBJ
quont election. -
Third. Eoxt al to disfranchisomcnt shall con-
slider tho various clauses OF Acknowledgement nc.
SSording to tho order aud division into sections
horcinboforo stated and fret as 10 tho general
on OF tho original act denes tho right to voto to
such as may be disfranchised for participation in
the rebellion or for felony at common law Words
horo used in tho rebellion, must be takon to moan
III tho recent rebellion. but tho supplemental act
enlarged disqualification and requires tho nppli-
lor participation in any rebellion or civil war
against tho United Statos, nor for felony commit
ed against the laws Of any State or tho United
States. - -. -
What, thon, works acknowledgements under
these @ provisions7 Whethor we consider this diHa-
or commission Of felony, The nero fact of partioi.
patton or commission Of folonous offonce docs not
OF itseH work Acknowledgement. It must be as.
eertainod by the judgment of tho court loRjsln-
two act passed by comna.ent authority, dlsfran-
or statv or tho United States, CONSEQUENT ON q
conviction in the courts, other OF tho United
States or OF Stato, or doolnrod by tho laws OF
either would bo fatal under these facts. -
lat this point our report closed.-(Ep.
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From, Panama.

NEW YoRK, May 25.-Tho steamer Ocean Quoen,
from AsIinyGll, with three hundred passengers
md a half million in treasure, has arrived. = -
Tho yellow FOYER has broken out in Guayaauil
md Buennvontura. There is great alarm, and tho
residents arc going inland. - ! :,
General Airto has mnde an extensive tour
through tho country, and wes cordially received.
Peruvian affairs are unaettled. Revolutionary
outbreaks arc prevalent E ~ -
The American crew Of the Reyns, ALIAS Cuyler.
was released from confinement by the efforfs OF
Captain Foster, Of the gunboat Osceolo.
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From Iouialnnal

NEW ORLEANS. May 25.-rhe following platform
has heen I'D pied by the Republican party Of this
State: Rebuilding Of tho 1eYees with national aid;
the abolition OF the cotton tax tho sugar intorest
of tho State to be protected aud fostered.
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aT Tho Relatives, Friends and hcaun Int
anoea OF Mr. Jons aud Mrs MARY HAsLos arc respect
fully invited 10 attend tho Funeral Services OF WILLIAM
their only child. OF Thrco O'Clock TAT. Afernoon from
thoir residence. southwest corner State and Queen
auoota 10 biny 81
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. SAVANNAH May 26.-J. Z. Hayos, proprietor of
the Republican newspaper, who was fined and i'm
Prisoncd for lbol in Maroh last was yesterday re-
leased by pardon Of Gov. Jenkins
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81 BEAUTIFUL HAIR.-QHEvALIERS
EfRR For he hAIn pestseeiy ra4tnr,e, Gray heI "
a original col "a and youthful beauty; inparts LIE and
strength TO tho weaest hAtr; stops its falling out
onos; hoops the head elean is unparalleled Is hi,
dreaains. Bold BY all DruRsiata and ilshionnbls hr
drnsseru, and at ms oiAoe. No. lbs Broadway Now
York SARAH A. CHEyALKR. n D.
DowK NOISE.
'llg .3 No. 1bl Mooting streei,
s @ Opposite Charleston Hotel.
January ernoe
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From tho Pacific

SAN FnANonco, May 25.-Idaho City has been
destroyed by fire. Main street is burned from
Bear Run to Money Crock, including tho Office Of
Wells, Fargo & Co.
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RS-PUBLIC N0TICE.-THE DIsPENsARY OF
tho Fourth Health District In oh-rgo OF Dr. T. soERs
BUST has boon removed from tho City Hospital 10 The
southeast corner Of St. Philip and warrcn sroots whero
patients viii bo scsn botwoon and 10 O'Clock A. NJ and
and o'clock p. H.. and calls Ieft az heretofore.
GEORGE ). PELZER. II. D.,
Maya 10 o;ty Registrar
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Marine Disaster.

FonTnEss MosnoE, hay 25.--Tho schooner
Martha Maria, from Wilmington for tho West In
dies; was struck BY lightning in the southern edge
Of tho Gulf The shook prostrated oil tho CROW.
Captain g. II. Corlo went crazy, and died
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ad' ARTIFICIAL EYES.-ARTIFICIAI HU-
MAN EYES made to order and inserted by Drs f.
DhUcH aud p. aoUGLEMANN formerly omp,oyed by
.--, =. W. "' p--. No ZOO broadway. Now York
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na. nmoS. S Judge S eanae .se % o0ai, s,Bi,,
( Il tWherctt hta oiotf IN yrcat sufpfiss, 9,
5t Inquired Of him ths feason,J ~ = ittYI,
" "A fh.ld wHe born, his honor sstd, JAZZ Y,
And I'm Tho happy nirc" a e', So
c34 "An tntsnt tndge q 'a0hs no,n said hss
Iat.EJp tt'As yet hea euf gftir, e FSd - 4,
~ CI ~. N - ~ IL ..ltsiI asI u. ~ .....
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MAnRIEn-

=, On a 2sth inal. BY tho Roy. Z. J. MErNAaDrr Mr.
GEO. W. BPKNcKB oil Of this city.
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as-WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
2 III. WHITING. Esq. as o candidate for ahsr,n Of
Charleston fJudicall District ut the ns1t election
septenber 10
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SPECIAL NOTICES,

a6 CONsIdNEES PER STEAMER FALCON,
om Baltimore, arc horoby notified that the Steamer s
this day dischArging carg at Pier No. Union whar1ea
All goods remaining tho Wharf after sunset will bo
stored at their risk and expense.
Aay q HoRDECI CO., Agents.
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WASHINGTON, MAY 28.--John M. Binckley bns
boon ap pointed assistant Attorney General Uice j.
II. Aehton, who resigned from first proximo.
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as- BATCHEL0R's HAIR DYE.-THs
SPLENDID HAIR DYE is tho best In tho world. The
only true and perfect Dys-harmleas, reliable instan.
aneoun- No .dIssppointrnont No ridiculous t,nts
Natural Biloxi Brown. Remedes tho III eHoots OF Bod
Dyes. Inyisorates the hair leaving soft and beautiful
Tho genuine La signed Wuian 4. Bateheior. ALI other.
fse mere limitations, and ahould be avoided Bold By all
Drugsista md Perfumars. Factory, No. 81 Baruloy
streot, New York.
ia5- BEWARE OF A oouNTERFRIT.
Decomper 10 ~ NJ Il,
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i TuR GREAT GLUsro,Isr-Th renowned San
oE,'T, tho nlusionist, Magician and Wizard, viii
give his opening performance tonight at the HI.
bernian Hall. Ho hos rocoiVed tho most Hattaripg
notices from tho press Of the different cities where
;hO has performed. The Repubs,odn Banner, Of
Nashville, In referring to him says,
,al That he 10 neither o myth nor pretender We
haye bad the ocular demonstration and the proof.
trhie adrolt pfofessor OF legerdeman made his ap-
Lphatance at onr elbow yesterday, in the psrson OF
an unobstrusiye, quiet and unostentatfous indi-
Ndunl; was formally. introduced, and proceeded
to amuse the company present BY 'nffording I'M
mistakable evidences of: his asto lishing skill and
slance no q, took up, the editorial tiino-piece
nom tho table, with this inquiry: tYour
watch rings ltho hours. docs it not p" To tho
bcst OF onr knowledge and belief IL had mover
rnng the hours, wo told the interrogater. 81 beg
your pardon replied that impertnrbable Knight
Of Mssio-''liston !" The watch gSye forth thfee,
four half dozen sharp, clear musical bell notes.
Il was cloyerly done. Tho watch was enchanted;
1t continued to ring at his command, and only
stopped ringing whom ho bado Il cease. Tho per-
former hlsb achieved several neat iusionary tricks
with pitccb Of money which were spirited about
tho room In tho most myRterious And uhAccount-
well worth going 70 see; and wo antIoipate for him
o decided success at tho now theatre, .E, III -
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RFERRORS OF YOUTH.-A GENTLEMAN
VINO suffered for years hom Nervous Debility, Pro-
mature Decay, and a, tho Objects Of youthful indacro.
ton, wt for the sate Of suffering humanity send rreo
70 IL who need It. tho receipt and directions for making
the simple remedy BY which no was curod. Sufferers
viaas 10 profit b, tho sdvorsors experience can do
90 By addressing. in perfect confidence,
JOHN B. OGDEN,
April " amoas No a Cedar street. Now York
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OBITUARY.

OBITUARY.
DIED, In this city. on tho 2ith fnsL, JOSEPH SON.
hERs nattvo OF Hamburg. Germany, In tho sslh year
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Marine Noyss.y
Donezttc nInrkefa.
NOON DISPATCH.

New YoaK, May 25.-Arrived, Moneka, from
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State Items.

MoEApIAR1sM.- .-.0n last Sunday night, or rather
on hond,y morning before daylight. Easterlins
steam saw mill, aituated on binnicker's Bridge
Road IN the Fork OF Edisto, twelve miles from this
place was discoyered to be on fire. Tho flames &c
tho time OF discovery we're 30 far sdvanced, as 10
render all attempts TO save the mill or the lumber
alongside OF It utterly futile. Tho mill was entire
ly consumed, and about seventy-hve thousand feet
Of incendiaries. a, y an p. 8. i'!, .s..''3 =
Tho loss Of Mr. Easterlin is at least four thous-
and dollars, and the property WAS not insured Mr.
Easterln has offered a liberal reward for the de-
lection and conviction OF my ono Of the Offenders
concerned In this nefarious aot. ~ 1 Iia !:..,s
I.s..! - d.. -"..I. Oran5e6urg Net1s. "
DANGEROUS IILNEss OF Coz. O. j. ELYoRD.-We
arc exceedingly sorry to announce tho alarming
Illness OF this prominent and worthy cltzen. His
Illness CAME on him suddenly on last Sunday after
noon. To-day he is in sinking condition, and his
recovery despaired Of The circumstance has cast
"a deep gloom over thIs community. 1888
- -. - =: {Greenule E.te, prise.
FUnhAs ,UHIyEnsrrY.-We learn. that ,Hoy DIR.
y. Manly Jr., hos takon charge, temporariiy; OF
the Chair In the Furman University left vacant by
the death OF tho lnts lRmented Professor P. d.
Edwards. "A gentleman more eminently fitted to
al tho position than Or. Manly could not vol bo
found, and SEefeel confident that his acceptance
OF tho posi- lon though only for time, win giyd
universal Satisfaction 10 the friends OF tho nsitu-
ton. MountaineeT. sst I-a'isl !
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From Washington.
From Now York.

. WAsHNoToN, Mny 25.-Judgo Pierpont, OF Now
York. will assist in Surr tits prosecution. v4
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Attorney General srANsnuRY's opinion tho
aiforent clauses Of this ACT was presented to the
Cabinet last week, and ordered to be printed ,Nyc
anticipated laying tho whole report before our
readers, but in consequence Of somo 1nisundcr-
standing, will BIO ablo to furnish at present merely
o synopsis, and will give tho full report IN Tues
days issue: #.Sia.l..N .ii,urs !.
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@ . 'asE# $SEfs Ess5s; :sss'
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SHIPPIHG,
FOR NEW YORK.
FIRsT CABIN PASSAGE TEN DoLLARs.

ONE OF THE FAyoRrTE AND ELEGANT STEAM
SulpS SAnh0OSSh, GRANADA, WILL LEAVE AID.
dElts SOUTH WHARF EVERY SATURDAY.
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such blunders should be made, and 30 near home
r|.A' .r. - ;'Ii GI i.
General T. q. Hindm All, in letter TO the, ,Hele-
ina Clarion, makes an important suggestion In re-
gard to the protection OF the lands along tho lib
sissippi river tron. overflow. Hs' says that the
leyees havo proved unreliable, and his plan is to
create aide drains, east and west of the issisuip-
p, carrying directly to. the Gulf 80 much. Of its
surplus waters that It's natural banks; viii be o.
sufficient barrier Tor; tho rcst. For example, a
drain across tho Cumberland, with q steamboat
canal turning its Q: ess into tho Tennesaee, and
ianother drain and canal divorting the excessive
Tennessee waters into the .Tombigbee or Chatta-
hooehio, would afford tho drain on the east sido,
and that Of the west would be provided by similar
dams and canals, turning tho surplus ,waters OF
the Platte through Grand river into the Arkansas;
those OF the iatter into Bayou parliiUuui5i t,.i-
anrispt channeD, and those Of Red rivor and its
tributaries into tho Atohafalnya. Whether tho
plan 10 practicableor not nust be tented actual
| surveys.
Tho Cincinnati Gazette heads its telegraphia alb
neuncbrnent Of tho death OF hIr. James W. Camp
boil, tho Virginin Sheriff who hung old John
Brown, Death Of o Tool Of Slavery" Whsrohpon
an Exchange remArka Tals 10 in very poor taAte
Blown was criminal Of the deepest dye, and Il be
had posses.ed Thousand iyeo. thor forfeit to the
outraged law would have been insufficient to- atone
for Hhis ktroeious crimes. Wo mus. no. forget,
however, that this old negro thief and. murderer
is tho 4rst naint In tho Radis cslondnr: What: q
party " IA, :, !,
. Tho National InieiHgenosr Says: ~ ..:t:4.: 2.
In remarking yesterday ppon the rGpytted
failure Iof Fraser, Trenholm & CO., Of Liverpool,
late. Confederate agents, we stated that tho Gov.
ernnent wonld not bo = loser, and that tbs firm
had giSon bonds, with adequate security. 10 pay
the United Statas claim in case IL should legally
establishod. We.'loarn that this Is not DO, and
thAt tho Government has no security whatever,
hs tho matter is now supposed 10 stand. ~ st =
sopthern cotton factors are Sid to DO hrgoly
losers by this failure.a Everything seems 70 work
against tho South--army worms, inundntops; bod
seasons, demoralized lsbor, high price Of provi-
sions tho cotton. tar, foreign competition, bank
ruptoy Of cotton strsdersE absence Of ospital and
credit, and tho rod Of oonhsoasion hanging over
the whole south. rY
PnoonEss OF MPgAuHMEuT.- impeachment
Committee, learning fr9n The report OF tho seofes
tsIy Of state, that bio had, with approval Of the
President drawn a1oe,8 e,810 from the fdhd pliood
annually under the control 81 the Secretary, 10 DO
expended, In his discretion, and secretly, sugpeot
ed something wrong under that .ineal tub" The
l Secretary Has thereforot summoned before tho
i Cotnmittee TO Disclose what had eYer been hold as
eonhdsnts.L Ho gave. % we learn from q gontle-
man who obsataad his intarpA Ation futn Q niaabei
q ~
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l.aasWSIS .G5,Sl
.saitT 70 lpiap,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-07

Form OF THE EARru,-It is quite COM
monty supposed that, before the time of
Columbus, the true form of the earth was
not known. This is an erroneous notion
Aristotle, a Greek philosopher of the fourth
century before our era, gave many of the
reasons for believing the earth to be a sphere
which we now give for the same opinion
A century later, the Greek geographer, Era
tosthenes, found the circumference of the
earth, according to his calculation, to be two
hundred and fifty thousand stadia, or be-
tween twenty and twenty-five thousand
miles. Indeed, as to the size of the earth, the
old Greek was much nearer the truth than
Columbus himself Convinced that he had
reached India, Columbus thought the world
much smaller than previous calculations had
made it. In letter to Queen Isabella, writ
ten during his last voyage. he says, "The
world is small-much smaller than people
suppose"