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Tho Paris correspondent of the Lon.
don NeDs says that tho devastation
caused by the bombardmeut Of Neuiily
is even greater than might have been
expected. In the avenue leading to the
Portes des Ternes. whole sides OF houses
are smashed in, and the streets around
are heap OF ruins. The trees are torn
to shreds, and scarcaly lamp post is
left standing. In the other main tho
roughfare lending from Neuiliy to Paris
the Avenue de la Grand Armee-there
ls not house which has escaped being
hit. Some are riddled with shot.
The D1sFRANoHIsED. A Governor in
one OF the Southern States estimates
the number OF 'iisfranchised in all the
States at 159,5OO divided as follows.
among fourteen States: Virginia, 20, 600;
North Carolina, 20, 900; Georgia. 18. 900:
Alabama. $4,000; Tennessee. l4'0O0::
South Carolina. 1000; Mississippi
$4,000; Texas, 1000: Louisiana. O ilf9o.
Arkansas, 5000; Missouri. 8 O0O: Ken.
tncky, 7,OU0; Florida, $500: West Vir-
ginia. 1000. A margin of 25 600. he
thinks, would still make an approximate
that would be- reasonable.
Not long ago, Brooklyn bridegroom.
on the spur Of the moment, when he fell
real good. not having Ind any expert.
ence before in that line, gave a minister
$500 for marrying him. Next day, he
went to the elders house with bandaoe
around his head, his left arm in a sling.
black eye, Il cupaio on the summit Of
bis head, one sleeve of his coat torn off:
and the North side of his pants out at
the elbow. and told the elder if he didn't
give him back $495, he would sue him
Tor obtaining money under false pre-.
tense. He didn't feel quite so jubilant.
A New CorroN Factory. learn
from the Greenville IMountnineor that q
company of gentlemen in that town have
taken steps towards the establishment Of
9 first GLASS cotton factory in Greenville
County: Already about two. thirds Of
tne capital necessary for the purpose has
been snhscrihsd, and there seems to be
80 little doubt about securing the re-.
imainder, that the measure may almost
be regarded as accomplished.
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The New York Herald, referring to
tue so-called fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments. says:
''From General Grants course on the
Ku Klnx question, it is evident that he
intends to force the fight upon these two
amendments. 80 obnoxious to the Demo
cracy of the South, and never recognized
by the Democracy of the North"
But it makes no sort of difference
what Grant forces the fight upon, if the
Democratic party makes square issue
against him with statesman and a. true
Democrat for nominee, he will be the
worst beaten wretch who ever ran for an
Office. So many of the most intelligent
and respectable members Of the mongrel
party hate and despise him, that the
campaign will be dead before i. starts:
And Grant will 10 to the shades of For
ney, and be dead dog. too.
Ne,D York Day Book.
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The negroes in Arkansas nre threaten
ing to fight for their right to hold Office.
Governor Clayton recently snubbed them
in some OF his recent appointments, and
they won't allow the white appointees to
hold their positions in any comfort.
They have a way Of giving them two
days to got out OF the County. Negroes
as they arc, they won't let the wool be
pulled over their eyes.
On Friday last, oolored man, in
Camden. named Frank Thompson, broke
into the house of Sallie. his wife, while
she was absent, and stole her clothes.
and two-year old baby, her child, (but
not his.) and LETT in the direction of
Darlington. The officers of the law are
after him, for the recovery OF the chattels
and personal property.
More Ku Klnx outrages are reported
from Georgia. "Old Pot" an inoffen-
sive negro of seventy.three years, wss
visited by fvo Ku Klux. who beat him
terribly and ran his wife off. These Ku
Klux were Of the African belief, and
"Old Pots" offence was voting Demo-
cratic.
He took her fancy when he came; he
took her hand, lie took kiss; he took
10 uOtlCo VI buo 5uumo LuoL klOWeu D6f
happy cheek ut this. He took to coming
afternoons; he took an oath he'd ne'er
deceive; he took her fathers silver
spoons, aud after that he took his leave.
The Inv in China is that il woman
disputes her husband in the slightest
degree. SHE may be murdered by him
with impunity. If that law were in
force in this country, the mortality
among wives would be very great.
A Boston paper is Sin favor Of women
voting if they want to-" A Western pa
per ''would like to see the man who
could make them ycte il they didn't
want tor
Raleigh, N. c., had a fve minutes
snow on Wednesday. Va
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IAMPERING TEMPERANCE. "A temper
nnce Inv of Massachusetts excludes all
liquors from sale. except cider. The
reason why thnt beverage was allowed,
according to the New York Commercial
was in order to propitiate the squirearchs
and the deacons, who are very infuen-
tial in the commonwealth, and who will
mnke and drink cider. After several
years OF contest, another clause was
adopted, by which towns were allowed to
submit to ballot the question whether
''ale, porter. strong beer or lager beer
might be sold within their limits.
Through this solemn ordeal has much of
Massachusetts just passed. The vote
was generally small, but in many towns
depravity carried the day, and ale is
henceforth to be sold. Worcester, Law
renee, Pittsfield. Springfield, Lynn and
Great Darlington, among others. took
this serpent into their bosoms, aud be-
came like unto Sodom and Gomorrah,
while Salem, (where they used to burn
witches, and which has a spice OF the
old intolerance lefty New Bedford,
Greenfield, Cambridge and others voted
that, because thoy were virtuous, there
should be no more cakes md ale. One
town, Brookfield, voted unanimously for
prohibition, and clinched the vote by
instructing the officers to prosecu O.
The Commercial thinks that the bnsis of
settlement should be broader, and the
question made liquor or no liquor, in
stead of this Massachusetts dodge OF
whipping the devil round the stump.
baltimore Sun.
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.COLjUMBiA.-? -?s..7 9.
.TgSsday Morning. May l6, 'ls7La:s

Tha.Don1ingent Liability OF tho State.
The Charleston Courier. calls attention
to the fact that tho statement made in
the Convention as to the public debt OF
the State is Of course exclusive Of the
contingent liabilities Of the State arising
from the endorsement OF railroad bonds.
The following is the statement:
Contingent liabilities OF the State OF
South Carolina arising from the endorse
nent of railroad bonds. November l.,
1870, as appears by Oomptroller's report:
South Carolina Railroad sbonds, paya
BILE in 1868. secnred by fret mortgage,
32,093, ,3l240; Northeastern Railroad
bonds, payable March l, 1869, secured
by first mortgage, $92, 600; Charleston
and Savannah Railroad bonds, payable
in 1877. secured by first mortgage,
$505, 600; Savannah ahd Charleston Rail
road bonds: under Act of 1869, payable
in 1889, secured by first mortgage
$245, 75O; Laurens Railroad bonds, pay:
able in 1870. secured by first mortgage,
$75, Spartanburg and Union Rail
road bonds. payable in 1878-'79. secured
by first mortgage, $350,000; Greenville
aud .Columbia Railroad bonds and oerti-
ficates Of indebtedness, payable in 1881,
1882, 1883 and 1883, under Acts of 1861,
1866 aud 1869. secured by first mort.
gage, 81, ,426, 545. 80 Blue Ridge Railroad
bonds, under. ACT of 1868, $4,000. 600;
total, So, 1877. Cos. 90, :. .9..,
The. Courier holds that these endorse
ments should be considereds part and
parcel OF the States linbilitiea. adding
that::.of the extent Of this obligation.
and how for on this account the State is
likely to sustain loss. each can Judge for
himself.n 4
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An innovation in the way Of female
decoration has been introduced in the
fashionable circles Of London, which
even the universal adoption of short
skirts could hardly have led one to ex-
pect. It is said that certain lovely dam
sells. tired of bracelets, necklaces, ear.
rings and tiaras, have accepted and pro
mulgated the Eastern fashion of wearing
anklets. They are already for sale in
the prominent jewelry stores, and many
of them are superbly fashioned, being
wrought in gold and silver and enriched
with precious stones. They generally
havo little tinkling bells attached.
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SUDDEN DEATH.-Betsy Mitchell, an
old colored woman, eighty-five years of
age, died suddenly ut No. 81 Spring
street, yesterday. of general debility.
The coroner held on inquest, and the
verdict Of the jury was in accordance
with the facts Charleston Courier.
A man named Oscar Ulmer, residing
near Savannah, Georgia, while deliher-
ately seated on the track of the Central
Railroad, was run over by q passenger
train, on the 18th. aud had both feet
taken off. he died the next day.
Tho New York Board of Health makes
the cheerful announcement that patients
with the smallpox are frequently sent
to the hospital in the street cars and
hacks which are in u 20 daily among oiti-
zens. The physicians are said to be to
blame.
A man in Illinois committed suicide
By drowning. lately, in SIX inches Of
water. He couldn't have done It alone.
but bis wife, with that self -sacrifioiug de-.
votion and helpfulness 30 characteristic
of the sex, sat on his head.
A man who was arrested in Halifax
and sent back to Dsmerara. West Indies,
on the charge of murder. recently,
jumped overheard on his arrival, and
was Immediately seized and devoured by
shnrks.
While four high school children were
taking sail at Ohicopee, Mass, recent
~. the boat parted md three Of them
Arad Southworth. Kate Hunter aud Min
ME White, were drowned.
The remains of Captain T. ). Warren
have been brought to Camden. from
Gettysburg,) and were re.interred on
Friday last.
The Jail. poor honse and town hall of
Fayetteville, N. O., have been sold for
debt.
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HEAVY OPERATION IN REAL ESTATE. ~
We notice our old friend and liberal
patronizer OF tue newspapers, Thomas
II. Agnew, Esq, 2G0 Green 1ich street.
New York, has purchased half block
on Third avenue, comprising eight stores
and dwelling houses, for S1l0.O 900. This
is heavy purchase, but in the immense
business which Mr.. Agnew does in the
wholesale and retail grocery line, it is q
''mere flea bite"
Bergen County (N ~ Democrat.
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ns
:Hussey, FORMERLY an officer. in the Thfr-
feelth Massachusetts Volunteers, but
more reSently from South Caroline. &c.
by Major Samuel Dickerson,
of the South Carolina militia, entered
the bar.room OF the Astor House. Major
Diokeraon is black man. The cap
tain called for some old rye whiskey,
and, turning to his oolored friend, said,
''Major, what will you drink?"
The major called for rum and m GLASSES,
but was Indignantly repelled by the bar
keeper, who remarked in an insolent
manner, eve don't sell rum to niggers
here"
This remark naturally incensed the
major. Taking of his cap and military
cloak, he said:
Gentlemen, the Democratic party OF
the North is different from, the Demo
cratic party OF the South. Wien I WAS
a slave, I was often asked by white gen
tlemen to take drink, mud mover was
refused. 1 nm now citizen. I have
been locked up in tue Tombs all night,
and that ought to entitlc me to voto in
Now York, and certainly good voter
ought to be allowed to drink ut this bnr,
no matter whether he is white or black.
hayn't got as many friends hero ns I
thought would fnd in New York. I
tried three times to SEQ Horace Greeley.
He finally sent me word that lie had no
confidence in the Republican purity OF
South Carolina. He said lie thought
they were all thieves Gentlemen, I'm
from Charleston, and tell you
Here the bar-kecpcr interrupted the
major, and said that if somebody didn't
get out, somebody else would call the
police, wherenpon Major Dickerson
picked up his hnt and cloak, and, accom-.
panied by Captain Hussey, loft the
Astor House.
The next seen Of these gentlemen va,
at the Home Made Hotel, Greenwich
street, where Capt. Hussey makes his
headquarters. They entered together
and were going up stairs when seen by
the proprietor.
| n'Hilloa, there" be cried out, ''this il
mo colored boarding house. We don
permit anything of that sort here"
sBut this is my FRIEND" answered
Capt. Hussey, ''and he is goiug to N,
room with me, SIR"
aThia is my house, sir" said the pro
prietor, ''and it is against my rules te
allow any negroes up stairs. You mus
either abide by my rules or leave til,
house, SIR" .t
Down came the major aud his frient
the captain. Not word was spokeI
until they reached the sidewalk, then til,
mnjor. boiling over with rage and morti
ficntion, gave vent to his feelings il
curses both loud and deep.
Didn't I tell you that the Democrat
of the North were better friends to yol
than the Republicans are?" modestl,
asked the captain.
I'm done; Sir, I'm DONE" replied th,
major. 'Ill go back to Cha, lesion an,
tell those folks down there somethin,
they don't know, sir. I've got to let ou
oil 1 know when get back to Charles
ton, and I'll scare some Of those fellows
Good bye, captain; II! see you to-mor
row." and the excited black politicia,
started for his colored boarding house il
Broome street. -Neo Pork Sun.
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TILE HIaH JOINT TREATY. Tho Wash
ington Chronicle publjshes>a ssmi,ofiicisl
report ffthe tfsaty made " ,tts High
Joint Oommissibn: I'll bs &
England agrees to pay for, tie yinvages
OF the Alabama Ind other priyateers. and
regrets them. Tie claims are to be ex
amined by Ave arbitrators-one appoint
ed by the United States and Great Bri-
tain each, and three by designated
sovereign State Of Europe orAmerioa.
all other claims included between April
13, 1861, and April 8, 1866, shall be re-
ferred to mixed commission. The
limitation as s|t6t time, and the applioa:
ton OF the views Of Lord Granville, as
expressed in regard to property of Bri-
tish residents in the recent Franco Ger
man war, that foreigners are not to be
entitled to any special protection for
their property, or exempt from military
contribution from ! either side, kills q
large number Of British claims Of vast
magnitude, and excludes most OF the
Gotten claims Of British residents. The
sca fishery question is settled by allow
ing both Ihhtiohsitb fish unrcstrictedy
in ench others waters, except shell fish,
salmon, shad and, river fisheries. Fish
and oil, except fish preserved in oil, are
to be duty free. England claims that
the United States gets the advantage Of
privilege in this matter, md mixed
commission, with friendly umpire,
shall say whether she ought to pay Eng
land anything for it. Free navigation
on the Canada rivers and on our lakes is
arranged. All these stipnlations restore
practically the treaty of 1854. The
question Of the North western boundary
linc,is to be referred to tho Emperor OF
Germany. This involves the ownership
OF the island of San Juan, on the Oregon
boundary.
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!. One OF the New York critics says of
Inc u outrageously be epuffed Miss Vienna
Demorest, Just brought out as primo
aonna' that her voice sis rs thin as tissue
The Camden Journd. mentions the
deatn OF Captain Q. B. Burns, young
gentleman highly esteemed in that COM
munity.
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There can be- little doubt, after the
expression Of the great workingmen's
meeting in Hyde Park, London, on Sun.
day evening. that the sympathies OF the
trades unions are entirely with Che Com
mune in the Paris insnrreotion.c It is
difficult to conceive Niat this should be
so, with our general ideas OF the orderly
character OF men who earn their bread
by the sweat Of their brow. When the
staid, Englishmen can be induced to be-
lieve that the French Communists are
fighting "for the liberty of the world
and the regeneration, of mankind, -
while they are sasking churches, destroy
ing property. encouraging unnecessary
slaughter, and battling against the best
hopes for civil government that France
has ever had, it cannot be denied that
the sentiment OF the trades union is a
powerful one, ana thai their 5saa cf
union is one chat overoomes judgment
and national prejudice alike. When the
cry of universal republic, democratic
and SOCIAL" is heard from thousands OF
Englishmen, who ut the same time en-
dorse the horrors Of o French revolution,
England has cause to tremblc, and all
other nations with her.
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EPISCOPAL CONVENTION ASSISTANT
BISHOP EnEorED. The third day of this
Convention WAS devoted chiefly to the
'balloting for Assistant Bishop, which
excited great interest. The Rsverends
@. P. Gadsden, W. B. ". Howe and W.
p. DuBose were the prominent names.
Finally the Rev. ". B. w. Howe. OF
Charleston, was elected. The Charles
ton Courier says:
"Fwanty-three ballots are cast without
result, when one who had been largely
receiving the suffrages Of his colleagues.
magnAnimonsly announces his decIipa.
trre in favor of his reverend brother.
wheraupon the Rev. VIM. B. W. Howe
Was unanimously elected.
4.fThe Assistant Bishop elect is we'll
known,to our community and the Ohuroh
throughout the State as the loved and
esteemed rector Of old st. Philips. His
worka in his parish, and his walk and
conversation among ell our psople, speak
his record. Apart from attainment
specially theological, he is distinguished
by q: mind enriched by liberal and dis
oursive culture. O spirit catholic and full
OF charity, great common sense, and
that rare attainment which does not
deny right heart and sound mind to
on-acquieseeEce in ones own peculiar
views Of truth. We wish him God speed
In his high and sacred Office"
.
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The, PAn1s PANDEMoN1uM.- - Cores
pondents frcnl Versailles STAT that the
same laok of organizations which lost
Napoleon his empire, prevails at the pre-
sent time in the armies OF the French
Republic. In the meantime, the Com
munists still control Paris, and, though
their army is diminished, it. is still def
ant. Misery, wretchedneas and riot seem
to prevail in the capital. All who can
get away aro flying from tire plague
stricken city. Crime and debauch cry
appear to be holding high carnival there,
and horrible blasphemiee of all that
mankind holds sacred are uttered as if
they we're something to BIZ proud Of.
The world Is becoming tired OF the pro.
longed bloodshed. The commercial in
teEssts OF Europe are suffering, and il
the investing army does not hurry up its
work. It ought to mako way for the Ger.
mans, who will bring order Is this pan.
demonium.
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Says the Paris Uniuers: "Tho Con
clergerie contains at this moment about
sixty priests. all torn arbitrarily from
their religious houses or from the
churches OF Paris; and, in addition.
others are incarcerated at Mazas, La
Roquette, La Sante, go. The first
named receive no other food than earlv
in the morning ration Of insuf1iciently
baked black bread; at 8. basin of what
is supposed to be broth, and at 8 O small
portion OF rice or meat. They are not
allowed any knife or fork, but only a
round wooden spoon, and are. by snec;ai
orders, deprived Of the privilege enioyed
by other prisoners of obtaining bstter
food from the canteen. Yet many of the
clergy detained at the Conolergerie arc
old men. are forced to remain in their
csils night and day, and are forbidden to
take exercise in the yard,
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Df. W. B. Wells, prominent citizen
91,A 81 Augusta. Ga, died suddenly on the
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Louis Blanc. who wrote much and
we'll ON European politics while the
aacond empire aouFished:: tWayseen ct to
indite letter on the present condition
OK France. which will certainly not en-
hahee his fame as a;:rractical thinker.
Monsieur Blanc is strong Socialist. and
i1ppaseased with the: idea. That all the
evils from which European society suf-
futs can at, once be eradioated by Tie
proclamation Of q republic, whose cor.
ner-stone Is social equality. France is to
be the scene OF this Utopia, and Paris
the capital. The Commune is M.
Biano's starting point for shs perfect
government OF Socialism. The anarchy
ruling Paris now he deplores, but says
that 's!orce founds nothing" to which
opinion Louis Napoleon, Bismarck and
the ex-King Of Hanover can certainly
not subscribe. To those who desire,to
see French Republic established on a
basis as durable as is our own. the raph.
sodies 81 Blanc and his sympathizers
must prove particularly distastefal, for
they convince the friends OF true liberty
that even many OF the most intelligent
OF Frencbmen do not comprehend the
first principles OF sell, government.
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INDIAN ArRoc1r1es IN An1zoSA-TE,

INDIAN ATROCITIES IN ARIzoNA-TER-
T1BLE VENGEANCE OF THE WHITES. The
Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, of the Sd inst.
hos the following:
|, "The suffering aud exasperated peo-
|'ple have commenced the work OF retalia-
tion on the Indians. Their patience had
been remarkable, but the killing of four
good citizens on the San Pedro by In
dinns who had boen FED and otherwise
provided for ut Camp Grant, exhausted
1t. There is no Indian reservation at
Camp Grant. but n few hundred Apaches
recently came there, promised peace.
and were fed and recruited, and thence
went out to steal and murder. Having
tracked the gnilty ones to their base of
supplies two weeks ago, the citizens do.
termincl to mnke their power felt. and
on the 28th of April, O few of them.
aided by 100 Papago Indians, started on
Il \, mission of revenge and self protection.
,IarIy on the morning OF the 30th, they
dashed into tho Indian camp, killing
e!ghty-hve savages and taking twenty
eight children prisoners. A horse re-.
Gently stolen from u farmer, named
Smith, OF Tucson, was captured, and
some unbroken packages Of centre primed
rifle cartridges, and q breastpin worth
S200, that belonged to woman recently
killed at Ubno, were found on these In
dians, making it matter of certainty
that they were tho same Indians that
killed L. 3. Wooster and tho women on
his farm. 1t is certain that the citizens
OF Arizona will no longer witness the
murder of their fellows and the stealing
OF their property and tamely endure it,.
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MAIL ARPANa sMENTs. The Northern
mail opens at $50 P. NJ; closes IL. Is
2. NJ. Charleston day mail opens 4.30
P. NJ; closes 11.30 A. NJ. Charleston
night mail opens $50 A. NJ; closes G. 90
?. Al. Greenville mail opens 7.30 P.
NJ. closes $50 p. nj. Western mnil
opens l. 80 P. RI; closes 1. 30 P. Al. On
Sunday Office open from 20 P. nj.
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LIST oB NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
None, Berger-Corns and Boniops.
Meeting 7. NJ. @. Association.
For Sale or Rent-Cottage House.
r.. u W. 0. Swaffield-R Reduction.
Capital Building and Loan Assot'n.
Monteith & Fielding-Auotion Sale.
Jacob Lovin-Corn.
Menteith & Fielding-Card.
Meeting Independent Fire Company
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Lippman's Bitters nre for sale by all drug.
s gis's Stand and dealers. Depot in Columbia, 4. O.,