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s2Id bsCHAPTfR Lxrv. An act in addition to An act for the reRula
 ton of Civil Actions.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly con vened sgHB fl et-49 a.A1s . SEC. l: The horse. buggy. and harness, and the saddle and bridle of any practicing phy- ,.Sa siclanor surgeon shall be exempted and not liable to be taken by warrant or execution. provided the value of the horse. shall not ex. ceed two hundred dollsrs
 SEC. 2. All acts incoasistent with this act are hereby repealeda Q 9 bna s@3 = S.c. 3. This act shall not affect any suit nov pendings AHa4a = 4 ,'' ''S" Approved, July 8, 1869.
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0I ]tI@-1'I 3FE" CHAPTER LXvII, r- -i- -- --.IT An Act In addition to ts An Act concerning Cromes .,ataaiW eiae and Punsih1ne eits. ' KY II iA52' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives in General Assembly convened :i3i
 That any person who shall ,wiilful,y anu manli- cicusly, sever or take away from, tiles lands of another any of the species of plant known as godium Palmatum'' or 'sCretphIg Fern" growing and being theret.n, shall be punished by fine not exceeding seven dollars, or by imprisonment in such fine and imprisonment both, atIths discretion of the court having cognizance of the offence.
 Approved, July 8, 1869. ts5g1b aA 5l
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l, f3 {. G-F @6 cHAPTEH LxvI. ,-a44. slfys IF An Act in addition to An Act fo the Assessment | rrag c ss and Collection of Taxes v = ; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
 sentatives in General Assembly convened.
 SEQ. 1. That every incorporated agricuituraf society now existing, or which msy be hereafter 7th of an act concerning comm unities and corpora tions shall be and hereafserre main exempt from taxation. 's
 Approved. July 8. 1869.
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2 North st. | DIT IF astore..s .
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CHAPTER LxxII.l s.As~z s& s An Act to sgalize certain votes and doings of the Northwest School District of Madison.
 Local Act1
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to olstrDote the same, according to the provisions sum equal to the amount which it gas the duty of said town to appropriate n aforesaid to be re- covered by the treasurer of the State in an action founded theFenpon. # w L. 3a F < SEC 4. The committees of the several districts shall annually, on or before the fifteenth day of September. .make return ih writing to the board of school visitors oftheir respective towns and where districts lie In two or more towns, then to the boards of such several towns, of the aggregate at tendance ia days of scholars residing within their respective districts, and within the limits of the several districts for the year ending the thirty nrst day ot August preceding, together with de- saed account or the cost of the school or schools sEc. 6 The joint board of selectmen and, school visitors shall annually, on the first Monday of Oct. printed statement of the total ss of .hs d,striCt ot schools in their respective towns for the school year next preceding, and the cost of each district scnooi, ana snah present to said meeting an esti- mate or the costs of the schools of the town for the current school year.f IIa1LIaJ3
 SEC. G. 1.-the expenses any district for school purposes shall exceed the am punt appropriated by the towns, such excess shall be defrayed by tax laid by the lega! yoters of said distric in nest- sad district. -
 SEC. 2. The income of the Connecticut Common School Fund when received by the several towns. shal be paid into the town treasury. and the in. come of the town deposit fund shali aiso annually be paad into the treasury of the several towns in part pAymenb or the amount appropriated for schools under the first section of this act
 SEC. s eectons dfty-seven, ffty-sight. sixty. and one hundred and seventeen xof Y An Act concern, ing Education of the General Statutes, and cSsp. ters thirty and seventy three, of the acts nssssd May Session, 1868. and all other acts not consst- ent with this act, are hereby repealed.
 {. Approved July 6. 1869. An Act to lsgaize certain votes and doines of tb.
 Northwest School District of Madison.
 Local Act
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tuc 6uIuOIlGy OI JUG OV0rSe6r, ana continues to waste his estate, misspend his time and is likely to bereduced to want, said court shall appoint some proper person to be his conser- vatcrwho shal give bond, and proceed in the same manner, and shall have the same DOW CTS and duties as asconsersator, as is now pro- vided Tn other cases.
 SEC. 3. Any person over whom an over seer has been or may hereafter be appointed. may apply to any judge of the Superior Court Tn vacation. to have the overseer re- moved, and the judge may issue an order ci. ting the town in behalf of which the appoint ment was made, toFappears at some proper place sheFein designated, and show cause why the application should not be granted. which shall be served with said application at least six days before the day cf hearing. and if the judge shall be Of the opinion that the overseer ought to be removed, he shall remove said overseer. .@y a.
 SEc.l4 u Said judge of the Superior Court shall be entitled to the sum of ten dollars per day for trying D. case Iunder the foregoing section, and costs may be taxed in favor of or against either or neither party, and execu- tions issued therefor by the clerk of the Su- perior Courtintthe county, which execution, together with the application and finding and under of the judge thereon, shall be re. turned to said clark, and be preserved as n part of the files and records of said court
 SEC. 5. All acts and parts of acts incons;st- ent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Approved July g. 1869
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AFFAIRS IN ORANGEBURG.

ORANaEBURa, May 8.-The cool spell con
tinues, and with it an increased apprehension
that the cotton plant will suffer to a great ex.
tent, it the injury is not already DONE
The past week has been occiipied in court
business, Judge Carpenter presiding, ana MI.
Chamberlain representing the State. The
docket is extensive with cases of the kind pe-
cullar to the culprits-i. g., hog, corn and cot
ton stealing-and a precious batch Of the newly
enfranchised will soon present themselves at
the penitentiary for involuntary but much
needed ablution, and afterward for State pa
tronare.
Tho juries arc dominoed. ssShades of the
past! Occasionally colored juror compli-
ments the counsel and court by ndulgine in a.
snooze. Why not? 1t is all dreamland to him
any way. Justice, we fear, is ssgang aglee. !"
and Tyranny has torn the blindfold from her
eyes,.
Last Saturday the pupils of Miss Albergot-
ties popular seminary celebrated the May fes-
tival 1t was an occasion Of much happiness
to the joyous young people, rejecting great
credit upon the principal and her charge.
An unusual amount of social equality is
being practiced to-day by few Of the sstrooly
loil" and scalawags who are candidates for
school commissioners. QUELouEFoIs.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

OK AdtAC ENVAd xA ~ W11CGD.
George Francis Train has gone to CaliHornia.
The Hebrew Synagogue and the Pastorate
gSDui acey Illinois, have been destroyed by
s @
Augusta, Georgia. is full Of visitors from all
parts Of Georgia, attending the Railroad Cor
vention. A-* ~ H
TIE yellow fever is diminishing in Peru.
The American Consul McLally died at CalIao
from it's effects.
A house OF ill fame in Chicago was destroy
ed by fire night before last, and several OF the
inmates badly burned. j,
The President has appointed e. e. White
: Collector, and Josiah Millard, Assessor, OF the
Seventh Virginia District.
Thirty-six printers. mostly veteran Wash
ingtonians. were discharged from the Govern
ment Printing Office yesterday.
Z Margaret Pearce, from Charleston, 8. O.,
committed suicide in the Merchants Hotel,
Philadelphia, esterday, by taking oxalic acid.
Cause, pecuniary difficulties. t!a ol@
"a Panama news per the steamer Chauncey
states that the smallpox is making fearful
& #xsvages, though 1t ls thought to be diminish.
ing. The Sanitary Committee are actively en-
Z gagged in checking the scoufge.
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RICHMOND. Va, May 1O.-Ohief Justice
Chase delivered this morning his opinion on
the appeal from Judge Uaderwood's decision
in the District Court, declaring null a sem
tence passed by Judge Sheffey Of the State
Court, on the ground of sheffey's inelgibihty
under the Fourteenth amendment. The case
was that OF Casper Griffin, negro sem
fenced to the penitentiary for shooting man.
The court said the Supreme Court had
unanimously concurred i'll the opinion that q
prisoner sentenced by judge de facto though
not judge dejure, could not be reached by
hobeas corpus. The decision Of the District
Court was reversed, and Griffin remanded to
the State authorities.
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| was depressed. to 197ia1372, from which
there was q reaction to 13Sat,. the present quo
fatlons. These fluctuations have been chiefly
IN response to the varying quotations Of 5-2Os
I'D London, which, according to dispatches re
ceiyed by leading German bankers, have been
advices from London, while differing in - some some
cases as to the price OF bonds, agree in saying
that the London money market is stringent,
and that sn unsettled feeling prevails. From
the fact, however, that conso's at the opening
were quoted 80 aud $50 for account, and at one
O'Clock at 92l and 923 Tor account, it would
seem that as the day advanced there was re-
the private dispatches recaved also say that
the Bank Of England has to-day, as well as
yesterday, refused to lend on Consos at six por
cent, although the bank minimum c;.te IL still
that on Mondry ext ths bsak rate vii Vii
again be advanced; this would be an unusual
proceeding, and @ one only justified by extraor-
spectators in the room has ,heen reversed in
the last two days, and chose Who were con.
spicuous in the rise from 1888 to 133aa137 are
now struggling to keep the premium down;
large amount they held, andi to reported made
heavy speculative sales IN tho belief that the
rise had eliminated. Among the BUYERS have
have been less Influenced BY purely speculative
cons1dcra ions. At the opening cash gold was
extremely abundant, and as high as 16 per cent
per annum was paid for carving over gold
per cent.
In the money market there is an ample sup
ply, and good borrowers have no difficulty in
supplying their wants at ssvsn per cent ex-
ceptional trans actions are reported on pledge
OF government bonds, at Six. Commercial
paper is without important change rates on
prime acceptances still iuliog at "a to 8 per
cent. = r
The government bond market late last even
ing was on the verge Of panic, owing to the
unfavorable London advces. This morning,
when it was announced that the Secretary of
the Treasury would purchase each week, until
turther notice. one million dollars Of the low
est price 5-2O's offered, the market became
strong and excited, and advanced from to
per cent. on last evenings lowest quotations.
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DYING, EGYPT,DYING +!

ATLANTA, May 10.--John Henry Troy, Secre-
tary OF the Workngmen's Asso ,aton, and late
sub clerk in the State Executive Department,
about 85 years old, from New York, shot his
negro mistress and shot himself twice. because
she wanted to leave HIM. He exclaimed, "I've
shot myself, come and kiss me-1'm dying
Strong hopes are entertained Of the recovery
OF the woman.
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Boston au norities nave prfsnhassd
/ hundreds of iron birds nests, contempYatf1R
the more modern housing VI the birds In taae
parks of that city. The nests are III q variety
Of forms, and are 30 cons ructed that th birds
can hatch their Young, be protected nom the
weather, and also b. safe from all intfuders.
They are attached to the limb Of tree by O
3 screw, and are ventilated from the bottom.
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Such WAS the excitement that the Goit
Room was occupied until after sir O'Clock. Cash
gold continued In good supply. Loans we're
ing House, and at 4. 8 and 74per cent after
wards for carrying. One transaction was re-
corded at fat. The report OF tho Gold Ex-
change Bank shows the heavy business OF yes-
terday. The following are the figures:
Gold hsantes.. ,...,.... 3083 606
Currency balances. es.....S..............., &623 088
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THE MEw YoRK rTasEe

TIE NEW york TIA4ES.s
The following is taken ftom thesTimes' mo-
ney article dated Friday night In
The very sharp and unlookedsf1r turn in the
London market OF yesterday. and its further
as the American funds and railways, cAused an
advance OF 1a12a2 per cent. in cur gold market
apdla decline Of 1a14 per cent, 10 the Unite. ]
On 1sssa sssss
July and January interest, because of tire ap-
pearance OF one @ Or two heavy operators for the
bear be 'aooount, The ps1se fell nom 116S to 1I5e,
to 1162a8 per cent. The prayRte kilograms
from London to-day ssSsice q dsgick demand for
money and the marked depression of all stocks.
bnt make no satisfa @ glory reference 70 the cause
made the best possible use Of the news, but in
other departments OF the exchange there were
no signs OF panic excitement; !; the decline
tionstaS the tnds ,caused 10 aiar,e and :..S
anxiety on the part OF holders TO press sales:
the demand for money was barely equal to the
offerinRs carly tn the day at psr oent:, and at
rendered to the brokers was largely in excess OF
thei~ wants. and the railway movement was the
STRONGEST whiCh;we have had to report at any
time during the week: New York Central
cent; Michigan Southern. 1864 par cent. and and
The, Northwests and Heading hxm. Hudson
and Harlem were higher, m sympathy with
N9W 1OIA Cen1F9l 0n0 the prODaDle passa9e oil
aI the Vanderbilt Railway biils ut Albany this
afternoon or tonight. The business OF the
day was quite large In the New York stocks.
and in many Of the WestarEs.1 The Roidsr
stAte bonds were generally flrms The Tnisoel-
asne0na Ahares were well supported, but free
from speculative excitement.
=zssE EVENING Posr.
The following III from the Posts money arti-
Gle. dated Saturday. noon:
Affairs at the Stock ExchanN$ continue 4.
verish and unsettled In every "a aaaxsment. In
the gold market the wild6ab acNCitement hes
prevailed. The earliest sale bef0ret the formal
opening Of tho room was t 1891, after whioii
| there was an advance to 189E. from which point
there was decline to 186S--the first reccrdei
tranHac.ion; later q sale Was made ut 1884,
which was fofl0 we'd By. an advance tos139, de-
cline to i88, and Another advance to 1881 At
this point determined effort was made to break
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THE CROPS IN GEORGIA.

AUGUSTA. May 10 The cold weather last
week injured the crops in this section. The
cotton plant is dying out in the sandy lands
. 1t is feared that the stands will be destroyed
and the crops have to be replanted, which vii
make the season late.
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May IL

@rWITH DYSPEPTICs EVERY rHING Is
WRONG. Food does not digest; sleep does not re-.
fresh; wines do no cheer; smiles do net gladden. :
music does not charm. nor can any other Joy enter
the breast Of the miserable dyspeptc You must get
rid OF It, or 1t will become seated ard confirmed, and
life will be burden and existence a curse. PLAN.
TATIoN BITTERS will do away with all this New
life strength and energy will take possession of you
The damask will again bloom upon your cheek, and
the lustre in your eye will again be as bright as in
your heaithiest, happiest and most joyous days.
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81 CHEROKEE REMEDY CURES ALL
Urinary Complaints. viz: Gravel, Inflammation Of
the Bladder and Kndeys, Retention Of Urine, stric-
tures Of the Urethra, Dropsical swengs. Brick Dust
Deposits, and all disc Asses shat require diurehc,
and when used In conjunction with the CHEROKEE
1NJEOTION, does not fail to Gonorrhsa, Glest,
and oil mucous Dsch arges In Male or heale. cur
ing recent cases In from to three days. ana is %.
peclally recommended In those cases Of Euor Albus
Or Whites in Females. The two medicines used In
conjunction viii not fail to remove this dsagreeable
complaint and In those cases where other medicines
have been used without success.
Priee-Remedy. One Bottle, "a; Three Bottles s5
Price-Injecton. One Bottle. "a; Three Bottles s6.
Sold in Charleston, 8. G., by g. W. AEMAR. A. w.
EcKEL CO., w. A. sKRINE, RD. 8. DURNHAA1.
DR., n. BAER and RAOUL q LYMAN.
February 10 Dao tutbseow8mos
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MQrffeo.

CAENON-MCCULLY.-O the evening Of NAV
otn, by the Rev. W. P. MoUZoN, Mr., r. j. CANNON
and Miss MARY TOLAND MoCULLY. both of Ben
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AF ESTATE NOTICE.-ALL PERSONS
having demands against the Estate of j d N j.
20 w MING. late Of Charleston County, de-
e"seu' va" pHesen' 49, "'ai-na attAstad within the
time prescrb I'D by law. to g. h. SASS, Esq At1orn.
at Law, No. SO Broad street. and all indebted to eaid
Estate will make payment to the same.
ADDIE J. BROWNING,
April AZ tu9 Adnninistrafrix.
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FOR NEW ORk.
FOR LIVElKPUOL.

CHARLESTON AND LIVERPOOL STEAMSHIP r
LINE.
eNsas<n THE EFIR>T GLASS IRON SCREW
<>ZTAaET1Tss Steamship MARMORA, R. M. Rob-
%EQRNlA4aX- INsoN Commander having por-
sasazss.aaRA- ton of her cargo engaged, will sail
on about 10th instant.
For Freight engagements. apply to
ROBERT MURE 4 co.,
Boyce's Wharf.
A5-N. B.-Insurance taken by this vessel at
fve-eighths per cent. May
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SpefiQi Notiffs

a3- TIES, SCARFS, GLOVE, UNDER
WEAR AND HOSIERY, at
BLACKWHLL'S
May II No 21o Kino. streot
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9@ CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP
MANHATTAN from New York, are notified that she
Is This DAY discharging cargo at Adger's South
wharf. Goods remaining un allied for at sunset will
be stored at owners risk and expense
JAMES ADGER & CO.,
May II Aoon.s
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COMPLETION OF THE PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-The last spike on the
Pacific Railroad was driven at half past two
O'Clock to-day, Washington time.
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EsSEs FALATFkA. klDiasRA.
VIA SAVANNAH, FERNANDINA AND dAOEgON

- - THE FIRsT-CAss STEA MEw
sskzsa& DICTATOR, Captain VIM T. MoNxL-
TX wHh assl from charleston ever 7uesdav Rvensno
ut Nine O'Clock, tor the above points.
The Grst.caasa Steamer CITY FONT, Captain Gro.
r. MCMILLAN VIII all from Charleston every Fri.
day Evensne. at Nine a'c,ock, for aaoys points.
Connecting with the Central Raiiroad ut savannah
for Montie and Nov Orleans, and with the Florida
Railroad at Eernandina for Cedar Keya at which
point stesmers connect with New Orleans Mobile.
Pensacola, Key West and Hsvans. ~
THROUGH 8ills Ladtog given for Freight to MobilS
Pensacola and New Orieans --'N
1onnecesma ssttA IT y. Harris steaneys OcSo,SaAa
amd 0Yia for Ssiprv Spssn6s and Lake. Gy,0Ip. Rss.
tss, Harris ana Durham. sT
N All heigst uayable on .he ~harf N
Goods not removed Of sunset win be stored at ria
and expense OF owaers
For Freight or Passage enaagenoert afbly to
J. ID. AIKEN 90. AGents
South Atlantis whari. N.
n R-Me extra charga for Ssoais snd SM5eroolsa. Y
November u s 3 T7' IS 7.sy N ',sT1
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BY TELEGRAPH
EUROPE:

TIE cEss1oN OF GIBRALTAR-sPANIsH BUDGET
MADRID, May 10.-Answering the Cortes re.
garding acsion taken towards acquiring Gibral-
tar, the Mlnistar .efhstate replied, the govern
meRt fully rec )gniEed the importance Of the
Ulpraltar question, but before negotiating for
: Its cesslon to the government Spain must be
strongly organized and financially recognized.
Prlm denounces as baseless the reports that
ne contemplates an attempt aa aainst the Libe-
raj regime. His future would prove that
honor and liberty was his motto. It is report.
ed that General Gambrera, Carlist leader
had appeared in Catalonia. The financial
statement showing an excess Of expenditure OF
OOO, COO reals over the resources creates some
une asiness. -
/, THE ITALIAN MINISTRY.
FLoREHcE, May+ 10s-7Tha members Of the
new Cabinet are : President, Menebrea For
eiRn Minister, Wnghette OF Interior, Terra
rio; of Justice, Mirabelli; of Commerce, Ba-
rogne. The Ministers of the Marine and War
are unchanged.
THE MAYOR OF CORK.
! LONDON. May 10.-A great mass meeting has
beenh attCork, condemming thesconduct Of
the goyernment resardiag Mayer6'Sallivan
WlASHINGTON.
THE VIRGINIA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LAST
FREAKs-CUBAN AFFAIRS. H
WASHINGTON, May 10.-It seems determ ined
that the disfranchising clause Of the Virginia
Constitution alone shall be submitted to sepa-
rate vote. Shrewd virginians predict that under
44thas plan the constitution will be defeated by
an immense majority, as the test oath and
county organization clauses are regarded as
equally odous, especially the county organize
tion clause, which, tits claimed, involves rui.
nous expense to the people. It is considered
certain that the election will occur on the first
Wednesday in July.
1t is stated that a prerequisite to appoint
ment to any place in the internal Revenue Of
hce is solemn oath of total abstinence from
Intoxicating drinks and cigars.
The regulations for refunding the tax on
capital invested in this country by foreigners
are prepared and in the hands OF the printer
Cuban patriots, it is represented here, have
resolved upon defensive policy They re-
present that the Cubans have taken positions
where they can successfully resist the Span.
lords.
secretary Borie is about to issue an order
validating all orders issued over the sic nature
OF A. e. Borie, Secretary Of the Navy, per D,
ID. Porter, Admiral.
Comparatively, the internal revenue is very
heavy for the month The prospects for the
customs are also very favorable. Revenue &C.
counts show receipts from whisl
,.Srsassa s'RsS shs asa6otsoD Revenue to-day
FsU Ua1s million and a quarter. '-"
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asr NO cURFsi NO PAYi-1BORRES III

asr NO 0UREi NO PAyi-1gORRES I.e
JuNIPRR TAB DO warranted 20 cure Oouans. Group
noaxssnsss. Bore ThroaG splitting of Blood and
Lung Disesses. tnnrnSdiate relief produced. Try
It'll not sattsfed return the empty bottles and a.,
your money back i.E5!sa
bold Wholesale and Retail by the Agent,
q. W. AiMAR. Druggist.
Corner King and vanderhorst streets.
ASr Price S6 cents.
February 27 DAa suthssscos
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MAGNOLIA WATER.-superior to the best imported
German Cologne, and sold at halt the price.
May IL tn+bao