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NOTES OF THE DAY.

NOTES OF THE DAY.
An Eastern firm makes one hundred and
eighty bushels Of toothpicks daily.
At Muscatine, Ind, . deaf man, .fter q
hearty sneeae, fouaa that bis hearing had
been restored,
A newspaper caNed tbs TiOhboyne Ca
zetts has been started in London 10 honor
Of tho Claimant. It is sold for . penny.
A benefit was recently given al the Dub
lin Gayety Tbestre to cat which hos been
playing q successful star engagement,
there.
One Missouri editor sa3s of smother, that
"his ears would do for awnings to q ten.
story Wholesale hog-packing establish
ment."
Minnesota farmers, In view Of the fire.
qusnt destruction Of their cropp By bah
storms. propose to form "hsll Insurance
Company"
A Boston lithograpber has lately received
an order for forty Thousand illumins tsamar
riage certificates for the Sandwich Islands.
According to the index of the Lost revis-
ion Of the statutes of Maine, IL 10 illegal TO
expose veal for sale that 10 less than four
yesrs old.
The sold Catholics have invited Bishop
Nottingham of Maryland and two English
Bishops to participate 10 the Congress q.
Cologne.
The Duluth people won't ALLOW small.pox
patients to he inferred in their cemetery,
because there are several unvaccina,sd
corpses buried there.
: Any one who reads the Engllsh court rec
'ords will be struck with ths fact that q ysrv
large proportion Of the cases tried before
them ale for vile beating.
A Chicago court hes decided that II IL
imperative upon an insurance company TO
give notice when policy expires. A law
y~ las just recovered the lo.s Of his library
under, this decision.
At Syracuse recently gentleman v.s
reclining on lounge, when bis little daueh.
ter playfully threw cherry stone at bin.
1t lodged in bis ear, from whence ls,eeuirsd
surgical operation to extract Il.
A couple were recently married in Terre
Hsute, Indiana, after . fourteen years
courtssia, daring which they had each
written and received two love letters Der
week, or total of two thoasand nine hun
dred ard twelve.
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For Sale Or Rent.

TUr SaIe Or Rent.
. a desirable residence located on the Ec-
lsrticuiars apply to "' 8"
p.,,o,c OWEN GAFFNEY,
Fs'ro'eurt Centre; June IA, 1879.
ji4-ti
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For Sale

i5:4Oo to 10000 feet of SECONDHAND
~ blNG, az from 25 to So cts Der loot.
ready fitted. "" ."
April 2a IT, HH. wARNrp
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For Sale.

Ooe Secondhand Piano 10 good coudI.
!'o1: on r'ice Sl0O. Apply OF A. ]. HAW-
LEY, Cold Water Office, Pstroleum Cent?.
IA. jy 15.lw,
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See advertisement of Grand Races to-
morrow.
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GAFFFEY'S Wines aud Liquors for med
ical use. The best and cheapest
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at tGAFFNEY'S. -"o W. ''''
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Local Notices.

FOK SALE CHEAP.
~! A nrst>elass team Of DRAUGHT HORs.
ES, WAGON, HARNESS &c, In rood
working order. For particulars isqnirs a
'nis once. jy 28.2w.
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HE CREDIT OF MISSISSIPPI IN DANGER
William Dunham, of No. SO Bleeckcr
street, was arrested yesterday OH q
charge of tavipg feloniously altered q
warrant upon the State of NIissssippi
from Sc to $500, and attempting to ne
gotiate with Levy & Borg. brokers, Of
No. 20 Broad street. Tho latter tele-
graphed to the Governor of Mississippi,
who informed them warrant had been
fraudulently altered from Sc to the
amount above stated. Durham admit
ted having in his possession $50, 900 of
similar warrants. $4,000 OF which were
captured in his possession. He con-
iessed that several Government officials
III this city and New Orleans were en-
gagged in the conspiracy to circulate the
altered warrants. The ring-leader was
Dr. Swan, noted forgor, who made the
alterations by which the warrants were
increased from small sums to $500 and
81, 900. He was captured at New Iberia,
Louisiana, yesterday, according to de-
spatch sent Colonel Whitley. Mary
Mcbride, the woman to whom Dunham
gave $4,000 of the warrants to sell
South, was also taken near New Orleans,
with the warrants in her possession. A
list in Dunham's handwriting was found
on her, in which it was shown that war
rants had been raised to represent Sl10,-
600, instead of $4,000, as he had as
serted. Nearly half of the number we're
forwarded to Texas for negotiation by
two officers in one of the Government
departments in this city. It is said that
the proof against them is not strong
enough yet TO justify their arrest.
[NeW York News, 15tA.
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A Lesson from the Census.

We find some figures in oontempo-
rary, taken from the census of 1870 in
which the six New England States are
compared with the six South Atlantic
States. counting Virginia aud West Vir-
ginia as one, as regards the white popu-
lation, churches and sittings in each.
They are instructive and we copy one as
follows:
Maine-white population, GA, ,sO9;
churches. 1.104; sittings, 376. 733.. YER
mont-329. .613, 744, 27O,614 New
Hampshire ,697. 624, 2lO, O9O. Mas.
saohusetts ,443, 1855, 1,764, 882,3l7.
Rhode Island 219, 283, l25, 1873.
Connecticut 527, $40, 902, 338, ,735.
Total-3, ,455, ,043, 5,421, 2,203. .677.
Dslaware-white population, 102, ,221;
churches. 252; sittings. 1880. Mary
land-605, ,497, 1889, 499,7 ITO. Virginia
ZIP. .089. 2,405, 765, 1877. West Vir-
ginia-424, O33. LOIS, 297.315. North
Carolina 678.470, 2.497, 1880.
South Caroiina-2S9, ,667, 1908, 491 .425.
Georgia 63s. 926. 1888. sO1, ,148. Total
"a. .450. 903, 11,567, 3,660,984.
The six Southern States here appear
to have more than double as many
churches, and two. thirds as many more
church sittings as The six New England
States, with about the same population.
The whole increase of churches in these
Southern States in 1870 over 1860 is
1926, and if we leave these ont, as
possibly some of them may have been
bnilt by Northern contributions, the
$780, .903 white people Of the six South
Atlantic Slater have still 1921 churches
TO 5.42l to the 8. .455. .043 white people of
the six New England States, or still
nearly double. This is enough to asto-
nish the. natives of those granite hills.
There is similar disproportion be-
tween the number Of paupers and crimi-
nails in the two compared sections With
o half million moro native whites, the
South Atlantic States have 5000 fewor
paupers. 900 fewer criminals among
them than the New England States.
The same degree of morality dnd fore
sight in the native whites of Now Eng
land, as exist in The South Atlantic
States. would give but COOL paupers, in
stead OF 1892. and but 997 criminals,
instead Of 2,097.
These are hard facts, which our COM
placert Now England brethren must
digest as best they can. They are good
at figures, and know that, however they
startie, they do not lie. After oil, it
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seems that the model people Of New
England are no better. so far as churches
are exponents Of Civilization, than she
s ,utherners whom shey SO glove to be
rate, nor even SO good. II they stndy
these statistics oarsfullys perhaps i've
shall hear less Of Southern barbarian.
{ We are curious to see what the census
will say as to the comparative increase in
population and the number OF criminals,
paupers and insane among the black and
colored races in the South now, as com.
pared with the figures when they were
held in bondage. We know that the in
crease was large then, and the number
OF criminals and insane small; and Mr.
Calhoun, while Secretary OF State, 2in
1874 or 1845, cumming them up in de-
spatch to Hon. W. r. King. American
Minister at Paris, made profound but
transient impression on the minds g.
European statesmen, in arguing, on
these grounds, for the benefioence of the
institution Of slavery.
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MIR. John s. Agnew, resident OF the
Eastern section OF the County, near
Lcwisville, departed this life on the 9th
inst, OF pneumonia. He was an up
right man, and good citizen.
Chester Reporter.
On the 1st day OF January, the COM
mercial usage Of three days grace on
notes, &c, will be abolished in Califor-
MIA. After that date, paper must be paid
the day it is due, or 60 to protest.
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Saturday Morning. December 81. 1872.
December 40, 1860.

Yesterday Was, the anniversary of the
passage 9f tho ordinance of seeession'by
the convention of the people OF South
Carolina. It took place in Institute
Hall, Charleston, Goth December. 1860,
In the light Of subsequent events, it may
be conceded to have been an impolitic
and preoipitate aot. But It .s done by
men who honestly sought. perserve
the constitutional rights 81 rhe States,
and who knsw and accepted their re-
sponsibility to mankind and history for
their action. The disasters and desola-
lions OF war, only surpassed by the
abuses aud infamiss of peace which en.
sued, were not its natural. logical or just
consequences. They sprung rather from
the perversion OF the Government from
its true doctrines and its DETECTION from
the true path OF constitutional liberty.
We are called upon to-day to note, not
80 much the failure Of the remedy which
was tried for the evils which were re-
garded as 80 threatening at that time to
the rights of the States, but the CONT
nued predominance and increasing mag
nitude OF those evils themselves, and the
hopelessness. apparently. of any cure for
them. A little cloud no bigger than a
mans hand in 1860, they to-day over
spread the whole political sky like pail.
All feel now that the storm is gathering
in volume, and coming on with porter
tous speed.
We drop o tear, to-day. over she graves
of those defenders of our soil and Of the
germ principle Of the Government itself
in its days of purity, who we're worthy Of
all Grecian, oil Roman. fame. A cause, q
principle. theory, truth, call it what
you will, which attracts to its support
tho devotion of r. E. Lee and Ssonewall
jackson, of Virginia, Pettigrew and Tew,
Of North Carolina. Cobb and Barlow, OF
Georgia, Pelham, OF Alabama. Gregg
and Jenkins, of;South Carolina, Is no
mean cause, no pmistakenI ;prinoiple. no
false theory, no doubtful truth. It may
be said that they were born ont Of their
time. tlist. their grandeur OF soul was
above tbe csuse they espoused; that they
died needlesaly and prematufelY.n So
they think or. feel who look only at the
surface, and who cannot rise above pre-
sent binding events and Giro. instances.
or take merely partisan views. But not
so will history write; not IN such way
does Providence direct affairs. Theae
great souls have not lived nor died in
vain, and the trnth for which they toiled
and sacrificed will beas immortal as their
fame. It can only die with time itself.
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on5ussihablc Course OF tho Adlninistra-
tIon Toward Loulsiana.

onJustinabto Courso OF tho Adlninistra-
tlon Toward Loulsiana.
. In our telegraphic columns, yesterday.
an interview is described between Presi-
dent Grant and the Louisiana Citizons
Committee, and oolloquy between him
and Judge Campbelli reported. We are
surprised to aee that Gan. Grant says
that she did not propose to interfere
with local affairs in that State. by putting
one set Of officers or any other in power,
although numerous kilograms, letters and
papers say he had done So" The United
States Marshal had been ''instructed
simply to see that the decree of the Fe-
deral Court was sustained" This seems
painfully evasivs. On tho 18th inst,
George II. Williams. Attorney General
OF the United States, tolegraphed to
Pinchback, acting Governor, that "the
President recognized him (Pinchback) as
the lawful executive OF Louisiana, and
the body assembled at Mechanics Insti-
tute as the lawful Legislature" Pinch
back made proclamation to that effect.
And yet the President asays now he does
not propose to interfere. This same
facile tool, Attorney. General Williams,
on the 18th, telegraphed to Hon. John
McEpery that his proposed visit with one
hundred, citizens would be .unavailing,
and that the Presidents decision was
fmade, and would not be changed.
The truth is that the universal and
decided Condemnation of the haste, par
tiality. <bad temper and ~indefensible
course of tho Administration has brought
it to it's senses. But still it preyaricates.
Instead Of acting with OF ndor and i'm
partiality, it desires to hold it's position.
But In the hands of such map as Cnmp.
bell the President is the vericst pigmy,
and whatever he does, or refuses to do,
the country will now necessarily get q.
the truth of things. How narrow, con.
temptible and bigoted has been the &C.
tion Of the Administration Williams is
q man Of the pattern of Akerman-sha' .
low, evasive and insolent. While he in
dulges in this petty tyranny, the com
merce OF New Orleans languishes, trade
is greatly injured, and the people dis.
mayed. We can Judge what is the con.
dition. md what the apprehension ol
the people, by the following pathetic de-
spatoh:
prayers were offered in the churches
OF all denominations for the down-trod
den people of Louisiana. Bishop Viii
mar, of Louisiana, will issue letter to
morrow, announcing that the church ol
his diocese will be open during the whole
of next week to offer prayers for the
people OF unfortunate Louisiana"
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A HoRR1DLE SToRY.-A dreadful acci-
dent occurred in Providence, r. l., Sa-
tnrday. Two mon, named Smith and
Drew, were employed in Johnston as
wood.choppots. Last Saturday was q
cool, blowy day, aud the men, while at
work. kept up o hot fire under largo
overhanging rock. After work, as it is
supposed, they went to the fire to warm
themselves and have smoke before
going homo. While they wore seated
there, the rock cracked and fell over on
them, and they were found under it
Monday. Smith was evidently killed on
the instant, but Drew had struggled to
ireo himself. He had reached his axe
aad chopped his own foot off, but his
body was still held fast, and after vain
efforts to get away, ho had ended his
struggles by cutting his own throat with
an axe. The rock was probably as hot
as it was heavy, and the suffering of the
poor man must have been beyond de-
scription.
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The NEXT CoNdREss. The roster OF
the next House Of Representatives as
prepared by the Clerk, gives present
total of eighty.nine Democrats The
full membership of the House will bo
292, and the Democrats must have nine
moro votes to overcom<th two. thirds
majority Of the Republicans. The mem
bership OF Florida, Louisiana and West
Virginia has not yet been decided, and
elections are to be held in Connecticut
and New Hampshire. The Indications
are that the Democrats will have one
third of the members Even if they do
not, the parties will be 30 nearly equal
that. with tho few Republicans who
split from their organization, they will
be able to prevent two.thirds vote.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mrs. Hoffman-Horse Radish, &c.
w. p. Stanley-Holiday Gifts.
Cook Wanted.
Indian Girl-Sunday's Smoking.
z. E. Davis & Co.-Turkcys, sc.
Cottage to Rent.
A. Coward Military School.
Il. II. Observation-Disclosures Drugs.
Male Teacher Wanted.
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NEW PAPER IN COLUMBIA. The Co.
lumbia correspondent Of the Charleston
Ne,cs telcgraphs:
A fourth daily newspaper is soon to be
published in this city, under the aus
rices of Mr.. T. G. Andrews. of Orange.
burg. $500 have been planked down
by "Honest" John Patterson and other
persons Interested, and as long as the
money lasts, and public pap is plentiful.
the new Radical Land organ will have
prosperous career. It is believed that
ono object of the move is to kill off the
Union, which hos given offence to Pat
terson, and to other influential members
Of the old and new rings. The press,
type and material OF the Charleston Re.
publican have been bought for the forth
coming sheet, and ordered to be sent
here. In political and financial matters
tho policy of the Columbia Republican
will be strictly Pattersonian.
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eAcurslon cHIS attacneu, proved 100
much for the locomotive; the second was
delayed by the number of freight trains
on the trnck.
The Chapman Company has cncouu-
tered very bad weather since it camo to
this city. It's merit, however. has caused
it to draw good houses, in spite OF the
clements. a very good audience assem-
bled last night, 10 witness their second
performance. The principal piece of the
evening was new burlosque, entitled
"The Gold Demon" which was fully as
brilliant and witty as any that has been
produced in this city, and was given
with handsome costumes, light and
graceful music. Tho other features of
the programme were excelIently rem
dercd.
A man recently knocked down an elc-
phant-he was an auctionecr.
blue RIDGE BoSD ScR1p.-R. c..
Shiver CT a., Us. S. L. Hoge-petition
for manddmus.
In the Supreme Court, ,bn Thursday,
q petition was presented by james 3.
Campbell, ESD, Of Charleston, and d.
IL. Chamberlain, Esq, in behalf of Ro-
bert Q. Shiver and others, for writ of
nanaanaus against tho Comptroller
General, to compel him to levy the tax
provided for by the fourth section of the
Act authorizing the issue of tho revenr.e
bond scrip. The petitioners set forth
that they aro tho owners aud holders OF
tue bond scrip for good and valuable
consideration, aud that they are entitled
to have tho tax in question levied to rc-
deem the scrip which they now hold.
The court granted IA rule to show cause
against the Comptroller General, return
able on Thursday, the I'd january, 1878.
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800.
John Whitlook-Conspiracy. Prisoner
plead guilty to first count. 10th Deoem.
Der, 1872. Let the defendant pay fine
OF 500 and be imprisoned Eve years.
Alfred LaMaster-Conspiracy. Pri-
soner plead guilty, 11th December, 1872
Let the defendant pay fine of 500 and
be imprisoned for five years.
James A. Donaid-Conspiracy to him
der citizens from voting, particularly T..
Leech. Prisoner was found guilty, and
recommended to the clemency of the
Court, 11th December, 1872 Let the
defendant pay fine Of 500 and be inn
prisoned for two years.
Marion Fowler-Conspiracy. Prisoner
plead guilty. Goth December, 1872. Let
the defendant pay fine of $l00 and be
imprisoned for four years.
John l.. HHrmon-Retail liquor dealer.
Imprisoned for sixty days and pay fine
Of $3.50.
Rev. j. s. Ezell-Oonspiraoy. Plead
guilty. Let the defendant pay fine of
5000 and be imprisoned for five years.
United States Os. John T. Craig, Geo.
Davidson, Eihu Young, Charles Frank
lin and Munson Buford. On motion of
the District Attorney, it is ordered, that
euch OF the aboye.named defendants do
give additional bonds, in the sum of
So. 900, for their appearance at the next
stated term OF the court, to be holden of
Charleston, S. c., on the first Monday
in April next; that the bonds heretofore
given be continued; that said defendants
be allowed to givc said additional bond
before the United States Commissioners
at Newberry, S. G.; that said United
States Commissioners may take same par.
ties rs bail rs heretofore given, il found
sufficient.
The court, at 81 P. NJ, adjourned
sine die
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
LECTURES. MEETINGS. ETC.

4 meeting of men prominently connected
with National Banks was held, yesterday at the st.
Nicholas Hotel Representatives were present from
Boston, Providence, NewLondon, Troy, Albany, Utica,
Syracuse Rochester Buffalo, Cleveland, Louisville, Bal
timore New York, and other places. A plan was under
consideration to establish III this city bank with "A
capital of from to sOO0Oo, which should be
the representative of the National Banks OF the country
The Hon Freeman Clark Of Rochester late Controller OF
the Currency spoken OF Tor President ana henry
ii. Martin Of Albany. for Cashier
The Committee of Seventy had regular
session last evening" James NJ. Brown, the VceChar-
man. presiding. Simon Stern. who is associated with
the Hon. Edward Solomon In securing the passage OF the
Charter through the Legislature made the report OF the
Committee Legislation. reciting events at Albany
affecting legislation which the Committee OF Seventy
is concerned Roswell D. Hatch, jackson B. schultz,
Isaac II. Bailey, Edward Cooper, Joseph
Bumcnthal william II. Nelson, George
W. Lane, and others made addresses In favor OF the
charter The Hon. John Wheeler, Chairman OF the
Albany Committee has returned to Albany to look after
the interests OF the people, and will be joined there TO-
day by Joseph Bumeutha and Charles Watrous OF the
Albany Committee the Hon Edward Solomon and
Simon Stern who will be present tonight at the meet
ing of the Committee on Cities OF the senate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
POLICE NOTES.

=. Conaghan's bedding store, No. llG SiXthave.
was damaged 500 yesterday. Loss on building 500
Patrick Reagan, in quarrel with James McClus-
kew of 5J Seventh night shot In the lower jaw
cevDg slight wound.
Ellen Bowman fell from a third-stOry window to
the ward OF No. ess Third yesterday while hanging out ches
and " dangerously injured
John Ahearn, age 30, of No. 147 West HoustOn-s
was ru Monday NIGHT
train Hudson River Railroad, and instantly killed
The sash and blind factory of Hiram Kirk, at Nos
ga $50 Brooklyn, caught Ore Yesterday after
noon and the gale completely consumed Loss SS o
Insarrd b for $500 Nassau 2.Oe Williams
bureb Mr. Eliza Van Duypes residence, No. 2ai schemer
hornst damaged sJ,OO0
The Board of Police accepted yesterday the resig-
nation T. OTIS The Board directed that all
injury Illness or assault the attendance OF police
Surgeon he aQai patient shall be taken 10 the
The precinct Nineteenth Surgical District changed
include the Eighth Prenc aud Surgeon White
,ignd Surgeon Henry transferred the Fcnb
Surrical Dire and Surgeon Stanley the Fifth District.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06
BROOKLYN EDUCATIONAL MATTERS

The Brooklyn Board of Education, ut its
monthly meeting yesterday, 'eeved petition from the
lady principals OF the public schools, asking for
crease Of salary. They paid u OCO annually
The matter referred 10 the Teachers aud Finance
Committees. The Rev. Moses y. Manning, n colored
Methodist preacher residing in the Eastern District pre-
sentcd petition to the Board, asking for the OF
School House No g. In Union ave-. for religious purpose
The building owned by his congregation was barncd
during the riot in 1875 The petition laid the table
j. w. Bulkey City superintendent OF Schools, pre-
scented "a plan for annual written examination IN
June OF pupils who candidates for graduation h0pcr
The Finance Committee uportc that IL had paid during
february, bills amounting ~ $3.50 ~ Tho Commit nI
on Teachers and Finanre, 20 whom bad becu rehr.ei
The titoD 0f the principals OF the Grammar d. lAi.
ments for an jncrease ~ salary recOi,ipended ;h.
principals having, On Feb. l. ~ iheir depar,Dens an