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THr rAAMmoruM MosstHr1sE EFka,A Ees,
he'3 Laays Magqsiae, for July. has been
reseivea by MsssfsY BryanE& MoCarter.
The "Psasant of IthesP Pyrenneeg' willibe
appreciated during this sultry weather.
THE UNIVERSITY BALL. gather
ing of the admirers of Terpsichore, last
night, at the Columbia Hotel, was
genuine SUCCESS. The, elaborate .prepa-
tons OF the, committee ensured to their
guests q season of undivided aud perfect
enjoyment The music. provided by the
Columbia Band, was of the most delight
full character; the attentive and consi-
derate temper Of the Floor Committee
provided for the pleasure of everybody;
and the tastefully prepared supper fur
nished by the competent proprietors of
the Columbia Hotel w9s such as to meet
the approval of the most fastidious. We
congratulate the young gentlemen of the
University OH the success of this their
first ball, and deem it not too much to
say that tho affair, with its thorough
arrangements, gave entire satisfaction
and pleasure to all. AS VIC go to press
the music can be distinctly heard-G;v-
ing positive evidence that tho dancers
are making good use of the delightful
opportunity afforded by the cool interval
between IL o'clock aud daylight.
The ECLIPSE OF THE Sun, AUGusr 7.
On the 7th of August there will be a
total eclipse Of tho sun. It will be the
only one which, since 1884, could be
seen throughout any general portion of
our country, and the last total eclipse
that will be visible in America during
the present century. It will not be total
in the Eastern States. But the sun will
be more or less obscured throughout the
Northern parts of the continent. The
path of the shadow where the eclipse
will be total will be about 140 miles in
breadth, and will extend vast distance
The eclipse, either partial or total will
extend from Siberia, on the other side of
the continental divisions, across to this
continent. passing through Alaska, Bri-
tish Americu, Montana, Dakota, Ne
braska, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Ten
nessee and North Carolina. In the
Eastern States, it will be less complete.
An imagingry line drawn lengthwise
through the middle of thershadow would
indicate the path of the central"
eclipse, designating upon the earth the
various places where the centre of the
moons shadow will seem to coincide
with the centre of the sun. In ST. Louis,
Omaha, Cairo and Knoxville, it will only
for q moment be seen rs total eclipse;
at Fort Clark, Fort Union, Sioux City,
Louisville, Frankfort and Raleigh, it
will be- seen longer; whilst at Des Moines
and Fort Connolly it will be central, or
very nearlyso. At ST. Louis, it will not
begin till about quarter-past P. NJ,
and will last two hours.
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WAnted.
Torrent.

S,J TWO largo and airy Roo IONS lone with
&liI5 back Piazza, aud furnished with gas fix
!si.sA tures; also, if desired, the use of Par
lIr, altcady furnished; very suitable for e
small family, and in very desirable part of
thS city, near Main street. Apply Mt this
Office. june 80 8
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HOTEL ARRIvALS-June 20-COlumbia
Hotel. ID. Gambilb D. III. Chamberlain.
L. T. Mackey, T. H. Symmers, Charles
ton; G. H. Giles, Union; J. B. Henry,
Chester; w. G.. Aiken, Winnsboro; J. G.
Burlow, Charleston; ]. A. Gray, Fl. NJ.
Levy, Miss Mary Brown, Miss Name
Brown, Miss Lula Bland, Augusta, Ga.
General M. G. Butler. M. W. Carey, Miss
Mollie Gray, Edgefeld; G. M. Credwell,
AbbevilIe; j. H. Adams. Hopkins; B. G..
Yocum, z. DeBerry, city; J. w. Stocker,
Hopkins; Wade Hampton, Jr., s. @.
National Hotel-Dr. L. M. Aver, Barn
well; II. Meettze, Mrs. Fogarty and two
children, G. A Neuffer. Charleston; N.
II. Eagle, Charlotte, N. O.; ON. P.
Garrett, G. @. Garrett. Texas @. L.
Smith, Laurens; Harry A. Ward, Ro-
chester. New York; VIM. A Walker, VIM.
MacRea, Master Walker, North Carroll
nj; J. G. Holmes, Jr., Charleston; Miss
J. A. Aver, city; z. Noise, j. Smith, Ned
Murphey. J. Tucker, New Orleans; Thos.
hSN"iCy, Ohiobj III. IL. LII ihou, LEA
ington.
Nickerson House-J. o. Meredith, Miss
D. A. Belden, Mrs. E. E. Marsh, Green
vile; VIM. Trezevant, W. H. Werner,
John Werner, H. G. Werner, South Caro-
lima; - Wright, l.. l.. Loutrel, Mrs. L..
l.. Loutrel, New York; J. l.. Hill,
Charleston; VIM. Johnston, North Caro-
lima; j. H.. Capers, Richmoud; Leroy
Brown, Dawson, Ga; j. W. Covington,
Columbus, Ga; G. 2 Hyde, Augusta;
John l.. Deaton, Charlotte; Robert S.
Fletcher, United States Army; Mrs.
Lagge, Master Lagge, Spartanburg; b.
H. Greene, Orangebnrg; G. l.. Bartlett,
New Orleans; J. r. Chatham, Helena.
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The best article to dress the hair Isl
Lyons kathairon. JIG t13
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A few copies of the Sack and Destruc-
tion of Columbia can be obtained at tho
PhPni.r Office. Price twenty-five cents.
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Jon OFFICE. The Phenin Job Office
is prepared to execute every style of
printing, from visiting and business cards
to pamphlets and books. With ample
material and first-class workmen, salts
faction is guaranteed to all. If our work
does not come up to contract, we make
no charge With this understanding our
business men have no excuse for sending
work North.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-02
The mcmphis Con,enrion.

The New York Convention held in
October last adjourned to meet in Mem
phis on some day to be indicated by the
Chamber of Commerce of that city.
That body has selected Tuesday, the
18th Of May next. 1t invites all who
are in favor Of encouraging direct trade
with Europe through Southern Atlantic
ports to send delegates to this Conven-
tion.
The Memphis Chamber recommends
that to facilitate the deliberations of
the Convention the following ratio of
representation 10 observed: The Gov
ernOr of each State and Territory will
appoint delegation not exceeding ten
for the State at large, and one for each
Congressional district, that each city
or town will appoint but two delegates
for population under five thousand,
and one for each additional ten thou
sand-that each incorporated railroad,
steamboat, manufacturing or mining
company, will appoint but two dele
gates; and that each chamber of COM
merce OF board of trade willappoint but
one delegate for every one hundred
mcmbers or fractional hundred.
Delegates are requested to notify T.
p. Trezvant, chairman, Memphis, Of
their appointment; and further, that
they carry with them some form Of Gre
Dental as delegates.
4 ub-committce of invitation has
been appointed who are to invite mem
bers of Congress and pub. Fumes to
attend the Convention. For Virginia,
we see that L. S. Mayre has been ap.
pointed on this committee.
The plan Of apportionment of repre-
sentation, ifit sufficiently restricts num-
bers, is wise. The Norfolk Convention
was overdone by its multitude. Busi-
ness was greatly oppressed and worried
by numbers and talk.-Ricbmond Dis
patch.
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Wants 10 be n Magistrate.

While civil suit was pending in a
well known and popular magistrates
office, in Washington lately, and when
the office was filled by parties interest
cd in the cause, including several of our
first merchants, in stalked a tall speci-
men of the African race. His honor
suspended business for n moment and
inquired the wishes of the new conner,
when he replied that he was only look
ing about to take notes and learn as
much as possible of magisterial duties.
The squire further interrogated the
visitor, when he answered that he was
an applicant for magistrates position,
and would shortly be appointed to his
(the magistrates) post, and he wanted
the Office. The justice replied that sew
eral commissions would be cheaply dis
posed of, and at his earliest convenience
he would arrange with him regarding
the rent of his premises. The seeker
after mNgisterial honors then departed.
-WGShiRgtOn Republican.
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snrnune on Corruptious.

While the supplementary cur.
rency bill was under discussion
in the Senate on Tuesday, Mr..
SPRAGUE, Radical Senator from
Rhode Island, spoke in severe denun-
citation of the "cOrruptive influences and
power of the times" His speech pur-
sued the same general line as the pre-
ceding which has attracted such gener-
al attention. We quote:
Ifthere is a man in this chamber, or
in the other House, or occupying any
official position, who can stand against
the cOrruptive influences and powers
that in these times are brought TO bear
upon hun, he Is sRrely more than hu-
man. 1t cannot be done by any Ordi-
nary man. Those corruptive influences
are To-day riding rough-shOd over all
the industrial Interests of this country:
and Yet the Senator from Massachusetts
Mr.. Wllson) tells us that all is serene
and prosperous. The capitalists of the
country, he said, were controlIino ev.
erything, and capitalist was a man
who had large amount of money, or
whose position enabled him to command
it, and who generally knew nothing
about the business interests of the peoo
pie of the country, aud cared nothing
about them, except to use them for his
his own profit. The great banks of New
York and other places which
welded the capital of the coun.
try were managed by men
who knew nothing about the
business interests and relations of the
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Hydrophobin.

Halls Journal Of Health for April
closes an article on hydrophobia with
the following summary of conclusions ::
That "hydrophobia," or rather death
by cOnvulsions, occurs in winter as well
sin summer. That it follows the bites
Of dogs, cats and other animals. That
a diseased Imagination may cause death
from commissions, That animals not
mad may infiict wounds while in fear
or anger, which will cause death by the
same commissions which end real
hydTophobia. That dogs and cats
are q nuisance anyhow. That there
ought to be no dogs and cats. That if
you want to wallOp dogs and cats, it is
better to do it at distance with a long
pole, and not be holding them up by the
tan to be veXed and irritated. There
are good many people who would bite
as vigorously as the animals, if treated
similarly. But if you will have dogs
ana cats swarming around, and will
hoId them up by their caudal extremi-
tles' and will whip them. and are bit
ten IN return, why then "As We make
your bed, 50 We msun lie doom"
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The uemuhi. Convention.

A great commercial Convention is to
be held at Memphis on May 18th. All
whe favor direct trade with Europe
through Southern Atlantic ports are in
vited to send delegates. Elsewhere will
be found a statement of the basis of
representation in the Convention and
of the important details. AS the Gov
ernor of each State is authorized to ap-
point delegates, we presume Governor
STEVENSON will take action in the mat
ter. Atany rate, Wheeling ought to be
represented, if the State is not. 1t will
be seen that provision is made under
which towns, cities and incorporated
companies may send delegates. The
matter is worth attention.
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Congo ChiVaIry.

Two negroes fought duel near Angus
ia, Georgia, last Saturday. Congo ohiv-
airy will now be the theme of uproari-
Gus applause from the 'loyap admirers
of perfection in ebony. Surely 1.-THE
man and brother" ought to vote. He
has been able to steal from time imme-
mortal His capacities for lying have
been unquestioned throughout his whole
histsry. His proficiency in the rape
business is finely illustrated every day.
And now to all these supremely loyal
merits, no adds the superior qualifea.
tion of familiarity with the "code" and
ability to cut throats in knightly man.
ner aud blow out brains according to
the most accurate and approved rcgu-
lations that govern the genteel desper
ado. BY the highest "loyaP standard
he reads his title clear. Give him a
vote.
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prnrre.. Of Rcconstruelisn.

BUTLER's Georgia bill proposes to
remit that State to chaos. Virginia is
in anarchy, and her carpet-bag ex Gov
ernor has just escaped the penalty of
mail robbery, not through his inno-
cence, but through the connivance of
the Commissioner before whom he was
brought. Affidavits were made showing
that WELLS accomplice, BOND, declar-
ed he had the Commissioner, CHAHooN,
"under his thumb" and the result
proved that he had.
After four years of fizzling and fool
ing with this reconstruction question
the Radicals seem TO be about as far as
ever from attaining their end. That
end is to make the people of the South
permanent Republican voters. The
thing can't be done. They may recon
struct, and then reconstruct their re-
construction, but as soon as the force
which maintains their policy is with
drawn, down tumbles the whole fabric.
It's like trying to make chain stand
erect by adding links to the upper end.
Lose your hold on the last link and
your experiment falls with a clatter.
Take this case of Virginia. Her Con-
servative masses know that they can
control the politics Of the State as soon
rs their people are left to manage their
own affairs. Hence they are ready to
take any Government that will cstab-
! lish Vnginia's status in the Union, pro-
vided the whites are not disfran-
chised. Two opposing Republican fac
tiOns in the Old Dominion are now en-
gagged in cutting each others throats.
The WELLS party and the WALKER
party, both "trooly loil,' hate each
other worse, and fight each other
harder, than if rebel opponents stood in
the place of the antagonists Of either.
Naturally enough the Conservatives
encourage the fight. They will proba-
bly, support the WALKER ticket as the
moro liberal of the two, and if so, will
elect it. Its success will restore Vir-
ginia to the Union. Then the Conser-
vativo party, controlling a large major
ity of the whole vote, will quietly
take the ruias, and that will be the
end of it, for Congress by that
time will see that legislation wont
make Conservative community
Radical. Practically the very same
political result will be reached in the
end that would have been attained had
Virginia been restored at the close of
the war. The four years of intermedi-
ate folly and bungling will have no
other effect than to show the Stiffness
of attempting to make men renounce
their honest convictions and accept OBJ
noxious ideas, through unfriendly leg
islation. The attempt to reconstruct
the South upon Radical basis is bound
to fail ultimately, and the Radical par
ty will be held responsible for the cost
and the delay.
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AGood Word for tho sou,h.

Dom Piatt says: 81 agree with the
Gazette, that there is much in New Eng
land civilization to be proud of; that it
was very pretty, in one out of thou
sand at the South, to visit fashionable
watering places at the North in sum-
mer. l wish the South had a better
knowledge of agriculture. New Eng
land has no end of villas, built after
Downing, that are splendid show places,
and a vast number of churches, acade-
mics, lyceums and libraries; and it has
Charles Sumner, and had Daniel Web
ster; and the poor Soath was cursed
with slavery; and so we have pride in
New England, and in duty bound should
he ashamed of the South. Nevertheless,
there was love of family and n love of
home that more than balanced the ac-
COunt.N
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people, aud vet the Congress and legis;1
iation of the country were Influenced
and governed by tho managers of the
banks, both by open and by indirect
corruptive influences. de knew MN
self of legislator, member OF q com,
mittee, who had been asked to report
upon a certain matter in q certain way,
and the temptation held out before h,, hlm
was one hundred thousand dollars. Inc
worst and most alarming feature OF TINS
matter was that the moving. powers
could not be punished. Sometimes the
people became aroused aud struck down
some mere tool of the corruptionists,
but they could never reach the root OF
the matter, except by the plan em60d
led in this bill for loaning the public
money. He had studied the conditlon
of the country deeply FOR the last three
years, and he believed that he iuiiy
comprehended it, and he had not exag-
rerated its dangers.
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NEW YORK, March 30.-Mayor Hall
mas issued the following:
To the Press Of the United States:
beg to caution strangers against New
loTk circulars and prospectuses of
tickets, shares and chances in coon.
eratlve unions, or gift enterprises, or
dollar stores, or any other possibIa
scheme whereby property or value ia
promised greater than the price aSIaJ
to kbe paid. Every such advertised
scheme is necessarily a swindIe and
false pretense. There do not and can.
not tangibly exist any such schemes in
this city. Country newspapers which
advertise them simply aid in the swim
die. If all the papers in the Union will
now make point of Publishing and re-
iterating this information; t6ey will
charitably, and, think, effectivelIv,
counteract the swiudling intentions Of
those who use the mails for false pre-
lenses, and will also save to the unwary
hundreds of thousand of dollars.
A. 0AKEY HALL,
Mayor of the city of New York.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-02
Beun,y Claim suindle..

thO 1NSN
Yesterday afternoon representative
of the Tribune had an interview with a
gentleman lately an Office e-holder at
Washington, who made the following
statement:
Before the bill was passed allowing
pension and bounty to colored volun-
teers IN the late war, our informant,
Mr.. A., was approached by an ex-Msjor
General, who invited him to enter into
money making scheme, which, he said,
required an investment of S20,OOO on
the part of Mr.. X. On being asked for
a full explanation of the scheme, the
General told Mr.. Y. that it consisted in
purchasing the claims of cOlored SOL
diers for bounty.
Mr.. X.-But there is no law granting
either pension or bounty to colored
troops.
Maj. Gen.-True. But such law
will soon be passed, and unless we take
time by the forelock the field will be
occupied by thousand agents, and our
opportunities lost forever.
Mr.. X.-What better opportunity
have we than anybody elsei
Maj. Gen.-I have already been prom
ised by - the monopoly of the bust
ness. He is to receive one-fifth of the
profits in consideration of his services.
Mr.. X.-What becomes of the balanceH
Maj. Gen.-I receive one fifth, and
you, if you invest $50, will come in
for like share.
Mr.. X.-That's three-ffths. How about
the other tWo-ffthsf
Maj. Gen.-They are divided equally
between n--- Gust appointed
Governor of one of the territories,) and
United States official at
CovingtoA, Ky.
Mr.. X.-And what do you expect to
makef
Major en.-Somewhere in she neigh
borhood of S5QO,0O0.
Mr.. X.-How
Major Gen.-The ignorant blacks
who have served in the army, especially
those who enlisted in Kentucky and
Tennessee, are not aware that their
claims are worth anything. In fact,
they do not know that they have any
claims against the Government. We
propose to send out agents and buy up
their discharge papers at an expense of
from s. to SO each, procure the neces-
sary documents to accompany them,
and send them all to the proper officer
at Washington, who will not delay in
liquidating the claims and pOcketing
his share of the profits.
Mr.. y. listened with patience TO al
elaborate explanation of tho plan,
learned the name and position of each
of the gentlemen who were expected to
take part in the fraud and its proceeds,
and then, according to his statement,
refused to have anything whatever to
do with the business.
1t is not deemed advisable at this time
to make public the names of the parties
to this projected fraud, for reasons
which are sufficiently obvious. When
the proper time comes, that is, when q
publication of all that has been omitted
of this affair shall not in any way tend
to defeat the ends of justice, the names
of the interested parties will be given.
Whether the statement made by Mr..
x, who is business man Of repute, is
true or false, we have no means of
knowing. If true, { inculpates gen.
tleman who has held an honorable posi-
tion in the army, another who has occu-
pied places of trust and responsibility
for many years, and third, who has un-
til very recently been tho recipient of
valuable favOrs from the Government.
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Appointed.

The Mineral County Gazette learns
that JOHN J. JACOB, Esq, of Hampshire,
has been appointed by President GAR
RET attorney to settle the claims of the
various counties along the B. & o. r.
r. in this State against the road for
back taxes. 1t will be remembered that
a resolution was passed by the last Leg
islature looking to a settlement of these
taxes by mutual agreement between the
road and the various counties. The
of Mr. JACOB is an admira-
BILE one, aud we doubt not that his deal
ings with the respective claimants will
Give satisfaction
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Over.

The Tenure-of-O OFFICE muss is over,
barring veto, both Houses having
agreed to the report of the Conference
COMMITTEE. What is thought of the
new law may be gathered from the En-
qmrer's Washington special which we
subjoin:
WASHINGTON, March 81,
COMPROMISE on THE TENURE-OF- OFFICE
BILL.
To the surprise of almost every body
there was a compromise effected to-day
on the Civil Tenure-of- office bill, which
was rushed through both Houses under
the pressure of the Conference commit
tee.
BOTH SIDES BELIEVE THE OTHER CHEAT
ED.
The House, under the explanations
of Butler and Bingham, thought the
Senate had yielded TO a virtual repeal Of
the old law, and Senators were made to
believe, through TrumbulPs plausibili-
", that the House had in substance aC-
ceptCd what is known as the Senate
amendment; bat tonight Senators and
members who were for repeal declare
that, through the usual mystiiicatiOn of
a conference report, they have been de-
ceived. In this category is Morton,
who from the first has been for repeal
of the law. In the House eighteen Rad
icas voted against the bill, while FeS-
senden, Fowler and Gilbert were on
baud and refused TO vote in the Senate.
TIE OLD SUBSTANTIALLY UNCHANGED.
In the House it was represented that
the new bill did not under any circum-
stance restore suspended officer, pro
yided his successor was not confirmed,
but subsequently, it turned out (after
the bill had Passed) that if the vacancy
in an office is not filled during the ses-
sion of the Senate, the men who were
suspended from the office return to the
old places ut the expiration of said ses-
sion. The old law therefore is substan-
TALLY unchanged in principle. Senator
Williams, who drew up the old law,
saws the new bill is better. The indig-
nation among the Radical repealers to-
night is very great. The House repeal
ers say that Ben Butler has sold them