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The nation as large, really ought. 10
tions as these; Where's, our distin-
guished fellow-oitissn, +, e. Spinnsr-
which is said to be the correct solution
Of the photographic .rebus he calls his
signatnreThas resigned, the position OF
United States Treasurer; therefors, be IL
Resosped, That by this step stop un-
preoedented In the history Of che present
Administration--the ,worid,is bereft Of .
specimen. of csiography. the nation of O.
specimen pf lpennAnship,fythe treasury
OF an autograph md our currency of Q
signatures whose Loss we could bear pith
Christian resignation, were it not for
the thought Of che other hearts that mast
bleed. Resolvrd, Of his autograph, that
we peer shall look upon Its. Ike again
~ we can help it, 1if -
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County Taxes for Past Due Indebtedness.

County Taxes for Past Due Indebtedness.
Our neighbor, the Union Herald, CONT
nued itslstrictures, yesterday, upon the
tax bill. Referring to the thirteenth
section, which lsvies general tax of
three mills for County purposes upon
each County, md in certain Counties
additional taxes for past Indebtedness, it
says:
.sThe plea that these extra taxes are to
pay of indebtedness, sounds we'll enough
until it is known that most Of the debts
thus to be paid are just like the floating
State debt In nine cases out of ten,
they are the results Of extravagance, ille.
gality and bare faced ftapd. There
never has existed the least authority to
contract debt In tho powers conferred
BY the Constitution and laws upon those
officers"
1t suggests that the scaling process be
applied to it az in the casse'o the State
debt, and urges upon the Tax Unions
that they commence campaign this
summer against the payment of one cent
of Countyadbbt, ,until,it is subjected to
sons 1qsIer scrutiny than that Of men
who made and men who own it." SEQ,
tion, Il, Nlish layies q tax of. 4enss ssi,i
TO ply dshcieneiss Of the presshf scst
year ending October 81 1876, the small
est deficiency tax reported since 1855, It
thinks SHOULD stand /, a.."', '.,.t
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SALE: Or SrocKs AND DoNDs. Mr.. Sa.
inurl G. Black sold Mt auction, in Charles
ton, on the Goth, the following stocks
and bonds: Sl.000 city of Charleston six
per cent. stock. payable April, 1878. at
64c.: nine shares Stono Phosphate stock
Mt s9S; 81 900 city Charleston seven per
cent non-taxablo bonds, at 79c.; 1920
city Charleston six per cent stock, long
date, Mt SOC. forty shares Bank Charles
ton National Banking Association stock,
at $50. so; $1,000 Cheraw and Darlington
Railroad second mortgage seven per
cent. bonds, ut 7I4c., ffty-one shares
Lonn and Trust Company stock, Mt
s69.50 to $40; So, 500 North eastern Rail
road second mortgage eight per cent
bonds, at 74c.; $4,000 South Carolina
Railroad first mortgage seven per cent
bonds. ut 934c.; $4,000 South Carolina
second mortgage seven per cent. bonds,
at &C.; $40 past due city stock, at 75c.
Terms cash.
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4 sSPELILNG MATcu. TO the young
people who are contemplating n spelling
match in this city, we suggest the follow
ing as an exercise:
THE frat word offered is said to lie the
longest word. in the English language,
use1 often in old plays, and placed i'm
the mouth of Costard, the clown, in
Loves Labor Lost" act V, scene 1,
"Honorif;cabilitudin
The next in "Pilgrims of the Rhine
by Bulwer, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
Tho next from Rabelnis, ".Antipcrica-
t"metananaparbeugelamphic-Ribra n
estoordeoantium."
The next b tho name Of an officer now
in Madrid, Don Juan Nepomuccno de
Burionagonatorecagagreazoecha.
The next is town in the Isle of Null,
''Drimtaidhyrickhu
The next, "Jun9etrnuenzimmer
schwindsuchttoedlungsgegenyerien."
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and "Poly-
mimegalondulation" are
two words that recently appeared in the
London Times and Star.
Observation-Disclosures"
'Swapanchaksharir arirlahamantr trnstorn.
The names of two productions of San.
scrit literature.
'Lepadotemachose achogaieokraniolei-
phanodrimupotrimm atokichleoikossuph-
ophattoperisterrtisktruonoptegkephloki
gklopeleiolagoessiraiobaphetraga r
ugon:"
This last word is the longest in any
language: 1t may be found in the
"Ekklesfazousai" of Aristophancs.
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NILES G. Parker Annxsrxp .rp Ix-


NILES G. Parker ARRESTED AND In
PRIsoNzD.-Niles G. Parker, ex-Treasursr
Of the State Of South Carolina, was ar
rested, yesterday. and required to give
bail in the ipm of $50, 200, upon com
plant Old. 81 Chamberlain, T. G. Dunn.
S.!W. Melton, w. B. Nash and Paris
Simkins, as Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund. The complaint charges that
Parker embezzled and frnudulently mis-
applied S2S, 100 of the funds of the Sink
ing Fund Commission. The affidavit
WAS made by T. c. Dunn, Comptroller
General. Counsel for defendant, Messrs.
Melton Il Clarke and Bachman 4 You
mans, obtained an &c parte hearing be-
fore Major D. B. Miller, Clerk Of tho
Court. and moved that tile order Of arrest
on bail be rcscinded Upon the refusal
OF the Clerk, q petition was made to
Judge Cooke, who, after hearing argu-
ment in favor of defendant, dismissed
the petition, and directed the order of
the Clerk to be executed. The amour.
of bail required precluded the possibility
OF its being given, and Parker was com
mitted to the County Jail His counsel
made strenuous and able efforts in Ria
behalf. Tho proceedings occupied all
the afternoon and evening, till q late
hour last night. It is rumored that the
e1-Treasurer was about to depart North
ward when arrested.
-p~~
PaGN1x1ANA.-- "A paroxysmal kiss-tiaas
of the billiard balls
ANNA DICKINSON NTo-NIaH-.-"Fory YOUR
Own Sake"
Adoushmestic dificulty-heavy bread.
Spring is on hand. Lettuce have peas
1t takes pretty smart man to tell when
he is happy. - -
When man can't find anything to do.
he has lived long enough.
Question for actors-can m actor ba
said to work when he plays? -
High living for hard times-roonS in
the attic.
Every sot knows what .'true inward
ness" is.
How much sharper thah a serpent's
9TH Is 1t to have non paying subscriber.
Authors mete to be read-Baoon and
Lamb.
Printers are true philosophers, they do
not put much faith in first Impressions.
The author of .'When This Old Hat
Was New" was unquestionably verse
a-tile genius.
Advice to reformers addressing news
papers-be sure you ore right, and then
write.
Shakspeare's advice to modern readers
of diurnal and hebdomadal literature
''neither borrower nor o lender be-" )
Those who rise to eminence suddenly
are very apt to come back by the next
train.
When fortune wants to let fellow
being fall the hardest, she lifts him up
the highest. =.
Those old Greeks were pretty wise fal-!.
lows. In their vocabulary, maiden is
translated nothing, and marriage is gam
mon.
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Many 4 RickIe MAKE. g 3 Muekls.

ThaStstaPf Georgia continues to e1-
tendiits cotton manufacturing interest.
Coly@hps and Augusta vie with each
other ii getting the lead in this business.
We noticed some days ago the establish
mont of new cotton mill, With $3.50, 600
capital, on the Augusta canal Atlantis is
not idle. u is securing the subscrip-
tions for mill to be erected in that city
atan early day. TheAtlanta Constitution
dwells upon the plan Of canvassing for
small subscriptions. It says:
Don't depend on outside help OF, on
large subscriptions from men OF large
means. Let them alone, and ask the
struggling mass of people to take one,
two OF even three shares Of stock. That
is the way to do it. The installments
become payable in small monthly
dotted with factories that the home ospi-
talists and mythical money lords from
the North would never build. The peo-
pie, the average man who needs general
prosperity to enable him to earn his
daily bread and to slowly acquire oom-
petenoe,, are the true source of power
and enterprise. They may be indi-
viduslly poor, but when their surplus
means are sagaciously combined, thew
make o torrent of wealth that multiplies
and blesses all connerned''.a ,,,joi' ~
This plan, If no other. is practicable
and desirable ip this State. There Is
money hsFswhioh d hoarded. ,Itshonld
be set free TO work out profits and good
results 70 Its owners and the peonle ~
the StatG arfEITH n gNtWd5f
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HWhyddyon ne IpaSnta'l aeksd axios
linist sof Aisdaugktl basFor the 6ame
reason thss iycu nae eesing papa 7. '.fIow
is that2!s y f'Wk2 2ftoThelp me draw my
beaust,1c sgzq ytia .s-,si$ao;S : ,eI
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LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
Lorick i Lowrance-Machin eryesf
Meeting Richland Rifle Club.
Is. I. Boone-Notices.
John Agnew i Son-Kerosene.
Meeting Acacia Lodge.
r. L. Bryan-New Books. elP'
Perry d Slawson on-Smokers' Festival.
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AsBEvnLE NlArTRRs.-The Press nnt

: AssEvnLE AlAr1RRs.-Tho Press aud
Bdpaer says: y I AF.
. SUDDEN DEATH learn that a young
mother near Cross Hill fell dead in the
road near her house, one day last week.
A colored man. Peter Henry. living n
few miles this side Of Due West, had his
dwelling and out-houses, with every
thing therein, consumed by fire on Fri
day last Together with bed and bod
ding, clothing and provisions, he lost
500 worth of guano. He and his wife
were at work in the fields, when the
chimney took fire. which consumed the
BURNED To DEATH. learn that two
negro children on Mr.. A. b. Kennedy's
place, in this County, were burned to
death, on Tuesday, aftsrlo6n of last
week. The chQdrerfs wSsx kft in the
house by the, 1nosK Kery ypniyyn little while
previous to the fire. 1t is supposed that
the children were playing with the fire
and set themselves and the house ON fire.
The youngest was burned to ashes, but
the oldest got out in tho yard before it
died.
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ANA D1cxntsoN. .-.'She achieved a
dazzling triumph, 30 perfect was her art,
and yet so artless her picture"
Ne,o York Herald.
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The GRAVE OF AMBITION. Under the
head of "The Presidential Gewgaw, the
Springfield Republican shows up the
folly of the ambition for the Presidency
which prevails in so many ardent brains.
It suggests that tho field of our past his
tory is q good one for profitable ref lection
on this subject. The popular race- horse
stands an even ohance for immortality
with most of the occupants hith6fto Of
the Executive chair. 'It would i1ove
the soul Of any man to 60 among Tie
bones Of its dead politicians and see How
very dead they are. But one shudders
to think how many Presidents we shall
lay away and forget in the next thousand
years, and how it will tax the brain Of
the poor school-boy Of the future to com:
NIT the list to memory, We are making
them at the rate Of about one in four
years which b much faster than re. pro-
T'~I o>>S"i AtI ~ .,..yf.., ,{..l .a,,
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Anna DIcxIxsoN To-NIoHr. Worthy
OF her best fame as ar orator, and honor
ing her woman's heart and soul. "S
lSprinlfed Republican.
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y ANNA DICKINSON ToeNfoHr. -"An ex.
ample Of true womanhood." a}&S<a s.,
~ 80 tLouisuille Ledgr..r =
Smokers Festival. ''''. NJ
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-28
ltpNTINI'fD From DIET PAGE.

Louis: Blne Lodge .or Chic river. aDd
Helena. for Eicxsbnrg
CINCINNATI, May -..-Rver nine feet tws
inches and falling Weather clear and
hot.
PITTsEuRG, May s7-River scant six
feet and stationary. Weather clear and
warm.
EVANSVILLE. Nay 27-Rivpr filling fas':
nine feet ten inches. Weather cloudy and
warm, with light rain.
CAIRO, Nav q. = Arrived - Thompson
Dean, from Cincinnati st. Genevieve. from
Nicksbrrg. :. p. NJ; Atlantic. from New Or
leans, 8 Z. M. Departcd-St. Genev!eve.
for ST. Louis, p. NJ: Thompson Dean for
New Orleans. 6 Z, VI. River twenty two
feet and falling. Weather cloudy. Mer'
curry Sjo.
ST. Louis, May ved-Aips. from
New Orleans. reparted-Juiia, inr Nchs-
burg. River fallen five inches. weather
cloudy and very warm There was heavy
thunder storm, but OF short duration, this
afternoon; indications of rain tonight.
LOUISVILLE, May 27.-River falling slowly,
with Elk feet two inches in the canal
Weather exceedingly warm: cloudy and
threatening tonight. Dowa-Louisville.
from Cincinnati to New oriohns.
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Military.

Yesterday noon companies Il and X of
the Twenty second Infantry arrived in this
city, direct from New Orleans. 1t will be
remembered that this battalion was as
signed to garrison Fort Porter last year.
after the two companies of the First In
fantry, which had formerly occupied it,
were sent to Nebraska. The new garrison
bad been stationed at the post only short
time when, in September last, it was or
Gered down TO New Orleans on account of
the political troubles in that city. The two
companies have been stationed there ever
since. with the exception of about three
weeks which company b spent in Savannah,
Georgia, during election time last fall. On
Wednesday last, pursuant TO orders from
the War Department, the battalion under
Captain Hartley, senior officer command
ing, started from New Orleans to Buffalo
The route was up the Illinois Central rail
road to Chicago. and thence via the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad to
Buffalo. They arrived at the East Buffalo
depot yesterday at one o'clock.
There are about sixty five men in the two
companies. which are otlicered as follows:
Company Il, Captain Hartley, First Lieu
tenant Reedy, Second Lieutenant Love:
company X, Captain Hooton. First Lieu
tenant Hogan, Second Lieutenant Kell.
Lieutenant O'Hara, who had charge of the
post in this city, is relieved by Captain
Hartley, who assumes the command by SUI
periority of rank The detachment of eight
men from Fort Niagara, which has acted as
garrison, are to be sent back to their
respective companies some time this week
1t is not known whether or not the cele
brated band of the Twenty second Regiment
will visit the fort this year. The men of the
battalion have enjoyed good health, but are
delighted to get back again to their perma
nent quarters.-Butolo Express, Nay "A.
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l.. +. Generes vs.. Henry C.. story: John
Andre Wa va. same.

l.. +. Generes vs.. Henry C.. story; John
Andrews vs.. same.
SlXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR TIE PARISH
- OF Orleans. Nos. 1850 and 765l.-By virtue of
two writs OF seizure and sale to me directed bv
the honorable the Sixth District Court tor the par
ish of Orleans, in the above entitled causes I will
proceed to sell at public auction at the Merchants
and Auctloneers' Exchange, Roy al street. between
lanai ian and Customhouse streets in the Second
az Twelve O'Clock NJ, the following described
i. 4 CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in the
fr5C District or this city, in the square bounded
by Common, Gravier, Camp and Magazine streets
designated by the number seven and having in
american measure, twenty feet six inches front
on common street, twenty one feet six inches four
lines in width at the rear and ninety.sx feet two
inches four lines in depth, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon. rights ways
and advantages thereunto belonging or in auy.
?. Akb a CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated,
lying and being in the First District of this citv
In the square bounded by Common, Camp. Grayisr
and Magazine streets, and designated as lot NUN.
per eisht on the plan of said square by G. T. Dun.
nsL iate surveyor. and deposited in the Office of
H. B. Cenas. late notary public in this civ: ssid
LOT navlIg, in American measure, twenty feet six
! inches front on Common street twenty-one feet
I'VE inches in width in the rear, and ninety-s sig
leet Two inches four lines in DEPTH together with
an the buildings and mproveme nts thereon
agnts. ways ano privileges thereunto belonging
or III any wise appertaining.
Being the same acquired by the defendant
herein oy purchase with B. s. Story and n StOry
in this city dated the fourth OF April 1867 ana also
forms part Of the property acquired by the said II
:. Story. by, inheritance from the late Sidney
recognized as his heir and put in possession of hs
property by virtue Of q decree rendered by the
second District Court of New Orleans on The
Seized in the above SUITS
Terms-Cssh on the spot.
EUGENE wAGGAMAS,
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish OF Orleans.
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NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Gold continued 10 rule at 1853 1853
against llGls at New York. The business
was moderate. The sales were confined to
$i5,0 900, embracing $4,000 at 1853, $4,000 a!
ZIG. and $3.50 and $50, 600 at ll6 ll6lS.
No sales OF silver were reported. American
half dollars were still quoted at 1851
lO9 and Mexican dollars at SO a 961e, goid
Foreign exchange was dull and without
any variation II rates worthy of notice.
The sales of sterling were confined to $500
bill of lading at s. 62, and tlO0O do at
S. 62l,.
The only transaction reported in francs
was 100000 commercial at 4o3i.
At the ciose sterling bills were quoted at
s. Gas 63 for bill Of lading and AL
clear and s. 6Jle for bank, and francs
at 44Sia for commercial, and 4.45 tor bank.
New York sight was in light supply, the
demand was moderate, and rates were IN
changed. The only sales reported were
$4,000 and $4,000 private bankers at 9-32
y cent premium, and $1,000 commercial
at SIG.
The banks continued to check on New
York. at -s p cent premium, ana CONNER.
cial sight was still quoted at 5-l6c.
Stocks are very dull, and without any
marked feature TO notice. The only sale
reported was II shares State National Bank
at SO SO.
City bonds were dull and lower for
nearly all issues. The only sale reported
was $4,000 gold bearing seven per cents at
80. They were quoted at The close at ;}2la
against 1914 a yesterday.
New State consolidated seven per cents
were also dull and lower. beng quoted at
the clOse at J5055i2, against 5JLe yester-
day. The sales included $4,000 at 551e, and
$4,000 at Sc.
City time Of lS7i was rather irregular,
owing to causes noted above. They were
quoted at 3S0 40. No sales of any magni-
tude were reported.
Metropolitan Police warrants we're in good
demand for payment of city licenses, and
were held at 73u74, against 720-, yester-
day. No transactions were reported.
No sales of State warrants were reported.
Warrants of 1874 were quoted at 42a4a;
1873 and previous years, fundable, at 81
a 80: do, not fundable. at 30 c., and legis
lative per diem at 81 09S.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
EEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN OFFICE.

| EEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN OFFICE.
| THURSDAY EvESIsG. Nay b. 1875.
| We notice "A somewhat better feeling IN
| the market today, with more applications
| tor discounts than yesterday, and slIgbt
| increase in the demand tor money from The
general trade The volume of business,
however Is still far from sufficient to glve
employment 10 the amount Ot money on
hand. s;,asn,O,iic activitS is perceptble
on .one day, TO be followed by quiet and
dullnees on the next. AS yet we notice
little or no inquiry from factors. The de-
mand for accommodations from this source
does not usually develop before the latter
part OF June. There is reason to believe,
however. that should the reports from the
interior continue favorable business with
the country viii soon increase TO such a
point az to atford employment to a large
proportion of the capita, now lying idle.
We notice light sales of gold t. day, and
a limited movement IN foreign and dOmes-
tic exchange, with 40 materia! change II
rates. Stocks were inanimate. Tho ma,
ket is bare of any noticeable feature, with
no indication OF any change in previous
quotations City bonds were quiet, nearlv |
all Denominations being quoted lower than
yesterday. New State consols also show il
slight decline. 1t Is probable that there
will be little activity IL State securities |
until 1t is known what action will be taken |
by the court III the test case recently made |
to determine the validity of certain issues. |
Metropolitan Police warrants were II
celved aL.the City Hall today in payment !
for licenses, and are quoted l - points
higher than yesterday. Ci:y',ime is irregu-
lar, appearing to be stil affected 10y the
rumor which we noticed yesterday, that the
Council contemplates declaring them also
receivable TOR licenses Other securities are
reported unchanged. We learn that an or
dinance authorizing the lease OF the water
WI sks, which We referred to last week 90 in
course OF preparation by come Of the city
will be submitted to the
next meeting OF the Council. We also learn
that the com missoners Of the consolidated
debt expect soon TO haze the premium
bonded fund plan IN such shape as to be
ibie 10 take subscriptions from bondholders,
and hope to have the first selection of bonds
dawn by the early part of next year. The
meeting tonight will no doubt be attended
BY {, nuRlber of bankers and fnanciers.
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During the morning the market continued
dull, and in the absence of any active compe-
titlOn among buyers, factors, who desired to
realize we're compelled to make concessions
of &c. Others, or the contrary, adhered to
their previous pretensons, and it seemed
questionable whether the low prices would
prove to be exceptional or whether the de
cline would be established by the subse-
9uent business. Later il the day, how
ever. there was no material change,
and the largest buyers were compelled to
pay previous rates, while full moiety, if
not more, of the sales showed the falling
off indicated by our inside figures. There
was nothing in the dispatches to have any
unfavorable influence, and futures at New
York advanced l-32 a 3 Sec. while foreign
exchange was without variation.
We give below the crop reports of the
Mobile Cotton Exchange and the Memphis
Cotton Exchange, which, it will be oh
served, are unexpectedly unfavorable as
regards acreage:
NATIosAL Corros EXCHANGE
Mobile District }
Mobile May Is, 1875
To the Otfcers'and Members of the Mobile Cotton
Exchange
Your committee respectfully submit the
following report of tho condition. etc, of
the growing cotton crop in the district al
lotted to Mobile. Tho replies to our cues
tons average n date about the fifteenth
instant.
ALABAMA.
Forty three counties, l23 replies. The
area of land planted in cotton as compared
with last year is az follows: Sixteen coun-
ties report an increase of from five to TWEEN
ty p cent tRandolphl. The weather has
been generally much more favorable than
last year. Some complaint. however. of
cold nights IN the northern portion of the
State. The stands, with these exceptions
Dickens, Sanford and WINSTON are re
ported from good t0perfect, and the crop is
about week earlier on the average than
last year. The labor is ample, cheaper
and, if anything, more efficient Commer.
cial fertilizers have not been much used.
but there has been an almost universal in
crease of domestic. The condition of the
crop is good and generally very promising,
with the exception Of the three counties
above named.
MISSISSIPPI.
Nineteen counties. IS replies. The acre
age as compared with last year is as fol- |
lowe: In IA counties it is about the same
lsome reports ehowing slight decrease). |
and in decrease of 10 Y cent on the ave
rage. The weather has been generally more |
favorable. Some complaints of cold nights |
in the northern counties. The stands are !