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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK, May I4-Noon.-Money easy.
: at GOT. Sterling 81. Gold 3S5S. Flour
DC. lower. Wheat 1c. lower. Corn 263c.
better Pork-new mess 31OO Cotton
steady. at 2S24.
7 P. Motion steady, with sales of
1900 bales. at 2s24. Flour dull-superfne
5.75@60O; common to fair extra Southern
6.6O9700: Wheat dull. Corn very scarce
mixed Western. new, SO6S7. Pork firm,
at 3! 90. Lard quiet-kettle 1SL618s1.
Whiskey in moderate request, at 96097.
Rice dull. Sugar -Muscovado 1l56O
l2R: Coffee dull. Molasses quiet and
steadyTPorto Rico 6s@72. Freights firm.
Money easy and unchanged. Gold firm
and higher CLOSED at 391l(93016.
CINCINNATI, May Whiskey firm, at
95. Mess pork quiet, at 80. Bacon in fair
demand. with sales of 135 hhds. in lots
shoulders 13; clear rib sides I6; clear sides
16n. Lard held at 171S@17al.
New ORLEANS, May l4.-Cotton sales to-
day, $500 bales; for the week IL. 900; prices
unchanged-middlings 2S14(G2S1S. Gold
37!s. Flour dull-superfne 5.37ls; double
5:62; treble 6.25. Corn-white IS; yellow
rs. Pork nominal. at 1926. Bacon-job-
Ping l3&(9l7M. Sugar--common ols0
1O1a; prime 13%.
NOZZLE, May 14.-Cotton receipts for the
week 2,45s bales Stock SO, III; sales of
the week 1000; sales to-day 500; market
quiet-low middling 2614; receipts 377.
SAVANNAH, May 14.-Cotton qniet but
steady; sales $50 bales-middling 81; re.
ceipts 56S.
AUGUSTA, May 14.-Cotton market n shade
firmer; sales 460 bales receipts 12O-mid-
diings 261a. The weather is cool and in
furious to the cotton crop.
CHARLESTON, May l4.--Cotton quiet.
sale sales 25o bales -middlings 271.l; receipts
3S9.
LONDON. May 14-3 P. M.-Consols o2s1.
Bonds 1875. "a
90 oLosDoN, l. May 14-Evening.-consols
IIvERpoon, May 14-3 P. M-Cotton
afaie.t5.uplands f IT. u 11S; da Orleans 117S. Sales
OF the week $4,000 bales; exports 1000;
speculation 5000; stock 374, 600, OF which
ls3. 900 is American. Shipments from Bonn
bales. o00
LIVERPOOL, May 14-Evening Cotton o
shade easier--uplands liz; Orleans 117a /;
sales 6, 900 bales
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THE WAR m Nav ZsAIAND. D.-The bloody

- The WAB IN NRw ZsAnAND. The bloody
struggle between the English settlers and
the natiyes, in the island Of New Zealand.
may be considsredta tas abont concluded. Vic
tory, OF course, remains with civilization
the settlers ,ilaye absolutely y5oonquered the
savages. The terrible massacre of the whites
at Poverty Bay, some four or five months
since, started the conflict. Reused to despe-
ration and vengeance, the English populn-
lotion, left unaided by the departure Of all
the troops for Britain, concentrated their
little siren 9Th and boldly penetrated the
country OF the natives found and DESTROYED
the savage stronghods, and CONQUERED n
peace by capture and slaughter. 1t was not
only single band or tribe of the natives
that had risen III rebelion-the entire island
was the theatre OF war. The most yipor-
Gus measures were adopted, and these have
prevailed. The principal chief of the ga
wages, most blood-thirsty man, (the insti-
gator of the Poverty Bay horror,) was shot
IN an engagement, and with him expired the
hopes of his followers. Some $50 or 900
prisoners now remain i'll the hands of the
colonlsts. Many demand the execution of
the whole number, but others, whose coun
sci will likely prevail, say that civilization
and humanity protest against such whole
sale taking of life. Still. even these latter
hardly know what to do with the captiyes.
Hold them rs prisoners they cannot, and to
allow them their liberty seems o defeating
OF just retribution. The chances are, how
ever, that their lives will not be taken.
Ph00deDhiu L,1ui7.ey.
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COMING REFORMS. In 1921 Talteyrand. in
the French Chamber of Peers. defended the
liberty of the press, then imperiled by the
violence OF party restored to power not
long before, IN language which Congress
men may we'll gravely consider He said
There is some one who has more intelli-
gence than Voltaire, more intelligence than
Bonaparte, more intelligence than each of the
directors, than each of the ministers. past.
present and to come. That some one is erery-
Oo0y. 10 engage in, or lenst to persist in a
struggle against what, according to general
bellef, IS public interest, is a political
fault, and at this day all political faults are
dangerous.
We observe with wonder the formation of
those leagues In favor of high tariffs which.
under various specious names, are being
formed in manufacturing districts. They
are, paipably, organizations of capital
against the interests OF labor. and they are
provoking controversies which will array
the masses against the capital thus en-
ployed. 1t Is idle to pretend that the exi-
gency OF the public debt requires the CONT
nued imposition Of the enormous duties
which make the necessares Of life to-day as
expensive as were the luxures Of the rich
some ten years since.
Everybody has learned that these enor.
nous duties do not increase the revenue of
the country. Everybody knows that the
obstacle which they oppose TO the commerce
and industry Of the country delays signally
the rapid decrease of the national debt
Everybody knows that such duties enrich
the manufacturer, whose wares are thus en-
hanced in value, and impoverish the Go
vernment and its citizens. Everybody feels
that the clear statements Of Mr. Wells. the
United States Special Commissioner of Re.
venue, weighty as they are, fall short of
thorough exposition of the radical mischiess
to which they refer, and deal more leniently
than they ought with the machinery which
has produced such pernicious results. And
1t is no less obvious that everybody, feeling
the Inconvenience and oppression Of taxa,
tion SO prohtless to the nation, and realizing
that the party creeds of the day are low
without practical significance, is making
ready to support some new movement
founded upon purpose to reform legsla-
ton now depressing industry in all its
walks Baltimore Sul
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON. May I4-The Grapeshot
was at Beaufort s. c., OF the 9th. loaded
with arms and ammunition. She regularly
cleared for Falmouth. The revenue officers
decline to interfere.
'l. There was n full Cabinet meeting to-day.
The proclamation for the Virginia election
vii! be issued Tomorrow. The 9th OF July
is the election day
1t has been determined to send Sickles to
Spain: Close contraction of neutrality laws
will be enforced regarding Cuba Their
plain mandates will he obeyed and nothing
more.
Creswell has re-organized the special mail
service. The country has been divided into
sir divisions. The third division comprises
Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina,
GeoE!gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Observation-Disclosures G. j. French.
The Third District includes kentucky and
IL Ieqn1fnressee. m MARYLAND, Superintendent
The sixth division includes Texas, superin-
tendency vacant. Superintendents are re-
sponsible for postal affairs over the whole
of their divisions
Commodore a. H. Adams died of paraly-
sis, to-day.
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WHAr rs AN OLD MAID Mower be afraid
OF becoming an Yoh maid" fair reader.

WHAT Is AN oLD MAID Mower be afraid
of becoming an goh maid" fair reader.
An old maid is far more honorable than a
heartiess wife; and ''siRsle blessedness" is
greatly superior. in point Of happiness. to
welded life without welded love. "FalI
not III love, dear girls. beware" saws the
song. But we do not agree with the said
song on this question. On the contrary, We
hoid that it is good thing to fall in love,
II the loved object be q worthy one. To fall
In love with M honorable man is as proper
as 1T is Tor an honorable man to fall in love
with vlrtuous and amiable woman: and
what could be more gratifying spectacle,
even to the angels in Heaven, than sight
SO pure--so approaching in its devotion to
the celestial? w.
:. No! fall in love as soon as YOU please. Ia.
dies, provided it be with suitable person.
faH IN love and then marry; but never
marry unless you do love- That's the great
Polnt. Never marry merely for 60 home "
or "A husband" Never degrade yourself
Dy becoming party to such an alliance.
never sell yourself. body and soul, on terms
so contemptlble Love dgnifies all things:
1t ennobles all conditions With love. the
marriage-rite is truly sacrament. With
out it, the ceremony is base froud and
the act human, desecration. Marry for
love, or not at NIL: Be an "old maid" if
fortune throw not in your way the man of
your heart; and though the witless may
sneer, and the jester may laugh, you will
still nave your reward in an approving con-
science and comparatively peaceful life.
BdAimore Home COMPANION.
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Domestic News.

New YORK, May 14.-Ihe French steam
frigate Siemrauns, fifteen days from St.
Thomas, arrived here to-day, having on
board Rear Admiral B. Megrech. command.
ing the French West India squadron
United States Marshal Barlow expresses
his opinion that no regular organized
armed and equipped expedition has sailed
from this port for Cuba since the commence.
ment OF the war He believes that many
persons have taken passage for Cuba, per
haps to assist the revolu,ionists, and also
much war material has been shipped, but
men went ostensibly as passengers, and mu-
nitions rs freight
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CASUALTY are panied to learn that,
during the storm yesterday afternoon. n
young man, son of Mrs Sarah Shocklv
living about eight Oh nine miles from the
city, was killed by Il falling building. He
was asleep at the time the building was
blown down, and the timber falling on him.
broke his back, arm and neck. His sister
was also injured, but not seriously.
The storm seems to have been very de-
structive in the vicinity, as the out-buidincs
OF Mrs. Kennemur and James Wynn were
blown down, trees uprooted and fences
leveled o. course, the planting interests
there must have also suffered terribly.
GreearMe Mous h.iaee,.
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The Nevada City (Cal) Gazette complains
that the assessors of Yuba and other Coun-
ties IN that State are in the habit of picking
up strangers and assessing them for the
horses they ride, the buggies they ride in,
ana SO on. "Yuba Dam" is located in that
county, and strangers sometimes pronounce
the name with heartiness slightly indica-
tive of profanity.
BEATS THE SGAMESE TwINs-A iusus zo-
fHrP, IN the shape OF four-legged child, is
on exhibition in Paducah. Kentucky. 1t
has been pronounced by Drs. Jos. Jones
and Paul +. Eve, of Nashville, Ito lie Il more
curious manifestation of the powers of ma
ture than the Siamese twins.
THE CoTroS PRospEcr.-We regret to
learn that the cool and unreasonable weather
OF the past month has had damaging in
nuence on the cotton in this section. So
serious has been the effect that many of our
planters have had to plough up their entire
crop and plant again.
GreenriYe Muntaineey.
4 cook in New York has given notice to
the family in which she is employed that
she has made up her mind to 60 to New
port this summer, and if the family will 60
there, she will stay with them; otherwise,
she must leave.
The latest idea for fashionable churches
IS retlrlng room, like that Of the opera
house, where ladies can leave their cloaks.
parasols, &C., and, thus disencumbered,
listen to the Word in all the glory of gor.
geous raiment.
The last spike was driven in the Pacific
Railroad on Monday, at 11.45, San Fran
cisco time. The stroke of the hammer at
Promontory Summit rung the San Fran
cisco City Hall bell and fred fifteen inch
gun by telegraphic attachment.
1t is noted that while New England is
relatively losing ground, as regards the ma
tive population, new emigration from
Canada is filing up the vacancies made by
the emigration of New Englanders West
ward.
Two London clereymen appropriated
their sermons from the same source q few
Sundays since, and had the satisfaction of
seeing them printed simultaneously in
Monday morning paper.
Judges Green and Rutland have followed
the lead of Judge Carpenter, in deciding
that the homestead law does not protect
from levy and sale any land. when the Judge
ment is older than the law.
A project is on foot in Europe to build q
railroad from Europe to Pekin, Chna
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Down WITH WHITE MEN.-Fred. Doug.
LASS the negro spouter and politician, has
two sons lat leasD in Government employ
here. One is in the Treasury, quietly at
work at his desk as clerk; the other has
been assigned to ga case" at the National
flnting Office. There may be some trou-
ole In respect to the last-named "case." I
understand the printers outside of the Co..
vernment Office are in a majority in this
CITY,. Among the rules of their ''Associa
ton is one prohibiting any others than
members from employment in any recog.
nized Office. Another prohibits a negro
from membership. 1t remains to be seen
whether the Government is prepared to run
tilt against the mechanical associations of
the country to tho extent of ignoring them
altogether. Two white radicals we're re-
moved to to make room for these two negroes
Washington Cor. Baltimore GazeHe
O.
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Enter jury with verdict. Eve find the
prisoner IAN Irishman) guilty of murder in
the first degree, and would recommend him
to the clemency of the court
The Judge, after pronouncing the death
sentence, addressed Pat as follows:
You have heard your sentence but being
an Old man, the court grants you the priyi-
iege OF choosing your manner of death"
Faith, and you can't DE in earnest" said
Pat
by my honor as Judge" was the reply.
Och, said Pat, '.and then I'll be after
dying by old age In my bed"
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TIso psase syaniIse. n ,..i !

:. The Boston 1Ccrimerc;al Bulletin delivers
Itself OF the following puns- good. bad and
indlterenf-on the coming peace Jubilee
Lie great peace jubilee, which is to take
place in Boston, in June, is now the alien
crossing topic: go 90
Parade Ground were opposed to common
music. The Executive Committee have
preserved harmony by fixing upon ST. James
Park for the Coliseum
IAN omnibus runs through there eyery
fifteen minutes"
All sorts of surmses, expectations, uues-
lions and opinions are rife, as for instance.
on dit:
Landlords OF the Leading hotels are ex-
pecteo TO furnish their tables with tuning
forks
Musicians are already putting ON Mrs:
the most popular air at present is the East
wind.
Ihe base ball players on the parade
ground will perform daily on the double
base, AMI several members of prominent
clubs have volunteered to join catch.
The liquor dealers will furnish few
spirited bars.
Ladies will wear c(h)oral jewelry during
the jubilee
A petition of unmarried ladies of Boston,
!hat there may be plenty of Inns included
Nn.
Wood-dealers volunteer several chords
and the dealers in marine stores will col.
trlDute the pitch for .he orchestra i. d .
sired; the butchers trombones and the fish
ermen clarion nets
A Parls'an bar. keeper has announced his
Willingness to furnish any number of French
hornS tBourbons) at twenty cents each
Neveral hautboys from the streets of Bos-
ton wish to be present-each with his hoe
lx-ra IS
don, Will be here as soon as Bull Run Rus
sell arrives
The organ of Harvard College will intro
duce several heavy swells.
Ihosc singers who are most not able will
replace those not able in the chorus.
Letters are being received from musical
societies i'll all parts of the country-tbe
principal letters used thus far are G. sharp
and b flat. The mellow DIS are expected
to be feature of the performance.
The Executive Committee believe in let
terS-they say LET lis have peace"
therefore no war is looked for; the only
INJURY even to letter, is the harmon i
that is expected.
1he correspondent who wishes to know if
there Will be chance for every one to see is
informed that there certainly will be chants
Tor every one to hear
There will be no chants for the orchestra.
bnt big one for the singers.
NO refreshments are to be allowed in the
Coiiseum-not even ice cream-but there
Will be quartette by four of the singers.
we have penchdW for the whole affair
ourselves.
Editors OF newspapers will have an oppor-
tunity seldom ot1ered) of meeting their su-
Perlors, as the committee, knowing that
most OF them conduct only single sheet.
nave made arrangements to introduce then,
to gentlemen from the country who conduct
whole choir
The committee will require from the press
many tokens OF their good impressions.
Inc report that an attempt would be made
to Introduce light music by playing on n
hddle with fiambeau has been disputed.
Music will peryade everywhere; almost
every hofse can have an oat the cats new
SICK, the dogs hi-high, ond the COWS low.
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A Northern exchange SAYS: Last week n
sleigh was returned to one of our livery
stables with II lady fur collar in it. The
livery man sent it to the residence of the
man who hired the team. The lady of the
house said 1t did not belong to her, but she
would keep it, and ask Mr.. how it
got into the cutter. There was trouble in
that family.
The Pacific Railroad traverses no foot of
territory ever cursed by slavery.
For,eys Press.
Per contra, the Memphis and Ell Paso
route travorses no. foot of territory ever
cursed by polygamy and want of water.
Check Washington Express.
Kate was talking glowingly about love-
apples That's stranger exclaimed Char
lie, her accepted lover. "Why should love
be associated with applesP On the con
trary, thought that love always went in
pairs" Kate smiled approvingly.
The first invoice of tea from Japan. uia
the Pacific Railroad, has been received in
st. Louis-thus inaugurating the overland
trade with China and Japan.
Georgia correspondent denies that the
Southern people have any idea of engaging
IN the Cuban revolution, and says they have
taken to planting potatoes.
A sick man, who was making a hideous
howl, excused himself because the doctor
had ordered him to take.port wine and bark.
Mr. Jones was advised to get his life in
sured. Wont do it," said he; cit would
be my luck to live forever, if I should"
The London common council has refused
to erect either statue or memorial win
dow to the late Prince Albert.
The railroad bridge over tho Cape Fair
hlver, at Wilmington, N. c., will shortly be
completed.
1t is true of many persons, that their
memory Is nothing but row of hooks to
hang up grudges ON.
birds in THEN little nests agree, " because
they would fall out if they didn't.
A nineteen ounce pckaninny is exciting
the wonder OF the Richmond Wa people.
A gold nugget, weighing 210 pounds, has
been unearthed in Australia.
Never tell your secrets in corn field, for
it has thousand years.
Who was the first ra7al officer? Noah.
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Foreign News.

MONTREAL, May l4.-Information has
heen received here that the Enelish Priv
! Council is considering the abandonment Of
all the coloniese except India. rs
Cry OF MEXICO May 6:-The Sinaloa
revolutionists were ronted and fed to the
mountains. The State Of Guanaiuaneto is
hostile and defes the ministry. The propo-
sition to issue greenbacks meets with great
opposition.
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Wholesale Price, Curre,,
CORRECTED WEEKLY
BY 7IL rOL JTNBI.i DOIRU OF TnAD,,

ArpLEs, J'hus.l 25lcl ~
DAGGING, G;inny,25 M2S
Dundee f3vd. .. ls2j
BALE ROPE. Manila ,Ga2G
Ny. DRIVES. {4D.lU SIS
BUTTER. Northern. .6l.5o
Country. t. Ii .3jE45
BACON. Hams 2DGta3
Sides. q b.. lSlt2n
Shoulders. - i6 GGl7
BRICKS, II. .0O1 .9ISl2
CANDLES, Sperm. 4DW7U
Adamantinc, \ fo.2lNl25
Tallow Hale;
CoTroN YAEN..2 0OM2 20
CoTToS, Strict Aiid.Ma7t
Middling oJiW26
Low Middrg, 25 M25i
GoodOrdinrv, ,23iG6243
Ordinary. .22 "a. %
CHEESE, Z. u. 10. .2lILlj
Factory 23lt25
Coffee, Rio, q -. .22N2G
Laguavra .271.29
Java .:;10ciU
FLOUR, Coup.l2 00W13W
Northern. $ 09Nl4O0
GRAIN, Corn. Il Iogl
Wheat. E. 4G0It2 81
Oats. L .00QoI ID
Peas.....l 1901 20
Hay. Northern, Fcw,.
Eastern
HIDES, Dry, t|,b .l2iIais
Green. ..... UQ3
INDIGO. Caro.ina.l6ll -
LARD. t'.b 2J.g25
LUMBER, Br,ls, 100 81 81
ScantlinS.. l -
Shingles, al. 600. ..275
LINE, /! DBL. = 7O692 So
MEATS, Pork, CID. l5s
Beef. .SIal2
Mutton. Is
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UOLUHrBrA nrxaKEr,..7

Report for Week ending Friday Hay H. 1859.
PHOENIX o7YroE, 'OoruMBIA, May Is, 1s6e.-Thre
cotton market has beenvery dull during the past
week, and consequentlywe are unable to give any
quotations.
No change in other articles Of country produce.
The following are buying rates of South Caro-
lima Bank Notes, prepared by Gregg, Palmer Il Co.,
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BAGGAGE.-It has just been decided in
the Supreme Court that travellers mnst
withdraw their baggage from the keeping
of railroad companies upon arrival: that
the companies are under no obligation to
store the baggage, and are not liable for it's
loss if ''not removed within reasonable
time" AS this is very different from the
system in Europe, European travellers
should especially take notice of it. Our
railroads, of course, are run on too hifalutin
scale for the managers to think of such
trifle as accommodating the public on the
trunk question.-Ne,c York Herald.
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Mo-AssAs, ,Ca3a,y.GC 40
New Or.eansl 0uMl -
Sugar House 75G1l %
NAILS, Il krg..6 U0M7 %
ONIONS. fibus.I 2jM2 90
Olt. kcroSs.c. f'S SjGt,5
N"ca,.iery. .75@i 60
irv.T"T. DUck-. ~.
irrk"v> 3 90
Ch!cac,.- 25M3G
'i'"-"
PE:!E. '''.d. L 3lIr
Silver. i 2DWI %
IorA:DES. it!-h.7jQgl IS
sweet. husi. l eOWl 10
E;IE. Carolina. .ib ll0ll0
Last li'iia
SHOT, t'oag. 3 2:5M3 50
SALT. Liverp'..2 1908 %
soap. J'ib .7AMll
Spirits, Alcohol, gals 90
brandy =. t 0O@l2 90
Holland Gi:,.5 G0MT 90
Am"ricen. y 0sct3 60
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The declared purpose of Secretary Bout
well to pay the national debt at the rate of
$1,000, 0oD week, to begin with the pay
ment Of the first million this week. pro
duced an immediate and stimulating effect
on the prices of the different classes of Go
vernment bonds, in both foreign and do
mestlc markets. Five-twenties had ad
vanced !. per cent il the London market
on Monday, and in this market registered
hre-twenties rose "a.
Washington ErDress
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ARTESIAN WELLS
Il q Ed, lied AND DL
IIARHORS SOUNDED

DAKIICULAR attention paid, where PURE
j WATER M is required in large quantities for
BLEA.CiERIES, , PAPER MILLS, BREWERIES
and FACTORIES.
=, specially OF our business is sinking large wells
through bogs, quicksand, &c, where generally it
Is considered all impossibility.
ties are visited and advice given as regards the
feasibility OF obtaining Water, Oil, Coal and Mi
nerals.
We have for sale Tools of every description for
prosecuting the above work, and will send compc-
tent men to any part of the country to instruct
purchasers of tools in the business.
Steam Engines for hoisting, drilling and pump
ing purposes constantly on hand. j. Es
Pumps OF every description and all Capacities
furnished. t.
Our Apparatus can be used by Hand, Horse or
Stea m Power FIRST class references given. Terms
e. E. IL Z. r. PIERCE, % State st., Boston:
May 10 s4* Or &c Bremen street, East Boston