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t Monday Morning-, July 24, 1865. French Froprierv. Wo' have freouently had occasion to remark upon the general regard which a * proper system of public amusements creates for the proprieties in general. The jnoralist not unfrequently selects E/anee as an example, in illustration of this truth, for the bent-fit of other nations. Germany may be instanced also, and though the ^wo peoples differ, in very decided respects, in national characteristics, there seems to he a ver}- marked resemblance between them, in regard to their uses of amuse, tnents and thc effect of popular' epdrts upon their morals and deportment. As concerns the French, there can tie no doubt of the wholesome, effejit, of amusements, <*!uly legitimated, in soberizmg the pussions and restraining them in excess; and the great point seems to be to recognize, ii rsl, thc necessity of amusements for the ho*Uh ful exercise generally of mind and body; and ncxt^the choice of these amusements, and thc time to be accorded to them. Thc amusements should ht' such as will exhiln rate the mind and duly exercise the body, ?without stimulating thc passions to excess. Mere games cf chance should be avoided, and all Jjetting upon thc results diseou-' r.n;ed. # Games which exercise thought and memory and suggest combination-sports which require agility and dexterity, and develope the muscular powers of chest and arms, in particular-these arc especially preferable. Fencing, wrestling, boxing, the cricket and ball plays, arc all admira? ble, and so ?ye rbilliaids, especially fur young women-contributing equally to grace of movement and vigor ol' frame. W*ro the public authorities to license all these sports, on condition that yo ardent epir?ts should b/? kept for sale within one mile of The establishment, and that the C refreshments should consist only of such beverages as ale, cider, the light wires, lemonades, l?-a, coffe", chocolate and icc cream, according to ihcseason-the lice?V' bebig i .' dti'd or. a Violation of these con? ditions-we should be comparatively saft from tho excesses* so corrupting and"ro common inmost places d ed ?cutid to popu lar amusements. The condition of tie game, at such places, is usually*a drink and so die habit i.~ formed. The appttit-. is not native. It has. to be acquired al some pains and ?perseverance, and is only acquired because it is the tacit or pre scribed CJUJ??OU of the game or of so ciety. * . but we digress. Let rs return to wha ?wc had to sa}" touching the proprieties o the French people. These seem to bi naturally endowed for amusement. It i perhaps the character of all ilio?e arden and elastic families, so impulsive and buoy ant, which belong to the Qelticand Galli stocks. The simple, elastic and naiv spirit of these people conduces to amuse ment and society, and these, in tum maintain the congenial characteristics o the people.. It makes the type of mini for them, and qives thc familiar aspect t their literature. They can sporfralon: th surface as thc swallow skims the lake while the coarser and less elastic Saxo plunges headlon" into the wallow, and i never satisfied he riots,.hog fashion, i his slouch. An English writer, in the London Tim-', remarks, in a taste excessively Britislj, an with a sneer, upon the familiar suseopt bility of the French for enjoying even thing. Having no keen sense of humo he is confounded at the shallow sources i their merriment. He can sse nb enjo' ment ?D amusements which cover no inti ency, or stories without mystery-forg? tiug entirely tbe.moral illustration wh'u .F.?op employed to defend himself again the heinous charge ef indrlgfcg in a pu rile amusement. This class of people h been well described by one pf the sagi who bade his pupils, at the very Pood their merriment, resume their tasks, lo. . grave, for a fool was at hand. Speak i ; of the amusements of the ['renell, on i three great days, of national glory, tl writer, however, is complacent enough grant them the abstract righi, to enj< tlipmselvc.-i rs they pleast;. He says ncvci beheld "a nation so entirely giv u?> l-> joy and merriment." and, imbibii -> ;_.. . -1 . itni portion of the api of the scene--forgetting, toi*, in t hc sa: riui'.i, th?, prejudices of his birth a natron-from a sneer, he j falls into a co pliment a^cl begins to approve. He SJ . tuey W'-^G wonderfr.lly tickled -crrd a< . ? ? c. . . ' . '. ?." %. ...... the plethora Etigli.ddnan looks gniye- 4 even w^th the child?slPRarts of the show. 'Tlie jiotes OD the river,"" says he, "which consisted pf ft number of poisons dressed j in while, oecasioi?jd!\.pusliifi? each other 'from boats into the\vnter;,anJ thc horse racing iu the Champ i1 Mars, would not have afforded fuu to anybody at our side of the channel; still, as each nation has ld right to indulge its own taste in amuse? ments, jt is only fair that the French fehould please themselves in-those matters The fiuest part of the coup d'ail to a stranger was the .grouping of their multi? tudes, and their orderly and Aceat, deport? ment. Well dressed women and,children weije mixed in the crowd down to? thc water's edgV; tile windows and roofs of the houses on thc quays were thronged with occupants, and not an accident or any . uncivil gesture was beheldjamong thc hun? dreds of thousands, who were for hours each day exposed to the Scorching rays of a tropical sun. It was most gratifying to see the humblest ?ersotis everywhere giv? ing woy to place women and children in the best situations for beholding lite amusements, and there ftas a further gra? tification of*beiug made sensible how easy it. is to afford pastilles to,tn is ga}' and light hearted people. The statesmen who have in times past converted large portions of them into savages, have much to air swer for, or the people have of themselves advanced much in civilization during tilt la*-t thirty ye.trsT" This passage, though mingled up will something of a sneering and exclusiva comment arv', contains the highest eulo ilium upon the French national character The playful trie!.-? of the people ujiou ead ol lier, prompted by tho best feeling au: received iu ?ike spirit, would not, it seems have afforded fun to anybody or. the Fug lish side of tho channel, yet tJiis latte people, So insensible to such ?hildisl attractions,'will assemble in thousands ti seo two bruisers btiag up the eyes am natter Ute persons of one another, fu mousy and the popular mirth. Let then not [?rate ot the Gladiatorial games of ii: ancient Unmans, when they practice them solves, ut. horne, an equally brutal and fa more humiliating amusement. l*-t thei sparc their sneers upon the French, win if their delights are those of childrei have tho luxury of knowing that the also are ns innocent, while they feej th more elevated consciousness,, that thes amusements, unbending as they necessaril do, the frequently hard strung bow ?. personal and public l?bor, m?ritai an bodily, does not unfit them fer wiv of th severer duties and requirements ot life. The New York correspondent of tl Charleston Courier wiit?s a* follows, undi date of the 14th: The Herald 'md News keep up their p. fights. Thc Herald, itt an article r-n .ld Davis, winds up thus; "We do not, ho\ ever, favor his heine hung when convie ed. unless Len. Wood. Garrison and We dell 'Phillips be struii? up with him." Per rouira, the JV'?rs comes'out-wi extracts from the Herald in parallel c lumns/fsivmg dat.es, 1 showing how un\> rallelcd have been Helmet's inconsiste eh'*-how he has nt times blown hut wi white heat intej&sity, and at another stream of steady$61d to which iee crea is a furnace; also showing up Bennett relation to thc fifty tijpnsand pound bu ness, vAere the J/eWld offered fm-?I sum (in gold) io s*dl itself to the Southe cause. Barnum had estimated his stock ?300,000, and waa only insured for "tG ii it). Ever\d>ody prophecies that the gr? showman will rise, jd"ccni$ ukc, ?rom t ashes; that the mermaid man will do I that money, enterprise, in'genuity and humbug combined can accomplish towal [bringing forth a second edition of I i Museum "more potent than the first." ! Another extensive, conflagration ti j place in West Porty fourth street, in wt. i nit.e buildings were consumed.* Loss ?c ooo. LIVERPOOL COTT"S MARKET.-<heppi I tt liyslop's weekly circular ol' Fr id j June 30, gives the* following qtiotatic J Sea Island, 22 to 2-t; upland, 10.1 to ; Mobile, IS to 22; New Orleans, 1 a to -j ! The sales of thc week were 68,01)0 ba j including 2S.030 on speculation, 14,: ; declared for export-leavine 20,310 le \ to the trude. Thc actualsto-sk in port. 1 j 81.GOO bales above the estimate, 39,i b< mg in East India, and 2,Gnu in Ch and Japan, whilst there was a decreas. about IO.OOO i fi American and thc I ! st aple iles.n ipi ions. j "JgCoTTOx.-The Charleston Courier sti I t bat the warehouses of that city arc lil up wah the old staple commodity. I North-Eastern and South Carolina F j roads are bringing in cotton every da' j considerable quantities. Badness ou j ? Bay ind the wharves presents qiite . "To the Great'German Feoplo. ' ' " ' NO. 1. To mi/ Friend*, !.hs German. Farmer*: A nev region bath omened f?r your in? dustry-a new region for t?e work of your han..s-where, when you tjo with energy to work, rich??. h:,ppines?jRui'i in? dependence will he the prize your labor will achieve. This great country,-the Southern ?states of dre United Stale?, ?ow. as slavery is extinct and abolished, de? mands a new system of labor, and emigra? tion to these parishs desired hythe people and will prove profitable lo tho emigrants, j You, inv frienas, know but Inti? of this j country; you know nothing of tb? fertile ? lauris, die gi eat forests, full of timber, the | mountains abouuding with minerals, the rivers and <:t^-el<s, v*iih line waterfalls, for; rhanufacturiug purposes, that never freeze j or dry up. Until now, you have shunned ? to emigrate to this country, because it vvas told you th'at slavery ?existing herc ivas driving white labor to the North; thal jiu whit? laborer was not wauled rind not ? respected here. Von were afraid of the climate and of the burniug Southern sun' | All this, my friends, was, in great part, n misrepresentation, an il what, was grounded in truth, has no longer r. foilrrdaUon. ?slavery exists no more. Thc ties bet ween the master and slave are broken; iii4 bit? ter is thrown upon his own resources, and, in his indolence, will, ia ?irany cases, peris i. While I.dior has to come in; this country is.ioo v-.ist ami too various to be managed without emigration being drawn hitiTer. And hi this your profit ?lies. Come, and make votir own tera)?. V iib your energies and handiwork, skill nnd industry, von will gai i riches and an in? dependence. Willi vour intelligence, sn perior morals and good common Setts??, yon will conquer the resp et ol the m.>st eminent anton'he natives. The eliititite is not such as h-is been represented to you; nor doth lite land eat up its inhabitants. The seasons are nrild and uniform; tiie sn::, though warm, is genial and biaiig-' it iv ff health isas much enjoyed here as in Thc most favored region of the globe. We are in tho temperate zone.- in : i ie St tte of South Carolina, at. ali events, I have had some experience; anti a Geilnau tnvself, I have, lbr many year?, enjoyed here, not ami ply health, but comfort. I have ,41 joyed, and aiu ?a the enjoyment of, jiros p-ritv. But this is meant simply ni an introduction. * shall follow it. up tn ether letter?, giving blots, statistics, opinionsand recommendations, useful to al! elasses.and lo which, my (LT.1 brethren, T eiipent v ar attention. V.ffi will read. I trust, with confidence, and ponder wiselv nsyou read. II Eli MANX. Editor of Ike Ph m Iv-.-!...- Th? ?oem !ijg want of contiilcnce iji eui national eur .roney ?>v the hoblers of provisions in the surrounding d strict? is working ru os], dis? astrous results lo |he consumers i;i <>?;: city ""hud elsewhere, who, at the proent time, can hardly buy a pound <?f fli?ur, au.', when they find .!, are-chargod. tn?ist exorbitant prices. Our people Fiave been so thoroughly deceived with one species of paper issue, that it is not to Vi won? dered at, if they should be wavy <if hoing caught ia a similar sriare. But, sir, I think we have asajMKinces that tlt>e eireir l-ition of the national eurrr-ncv viii be redeemed, and note-holders need feel no apprehension of meeting with aav los-:. Let ir?, then, do away with this eternal erv after specie, which cannot be expected or hoped for. Tais erv is b. e ?minima sort of hir?ientat iori-*-it is a wail that is grow ir.g hmder and longer daily.? lt is specie for Hour, bacon, buller, ?e., and, ia iaor, .metal is demanded for tverythiag (hat appertains to our very existence; and landlords, too, are making their contracts for rents to be paid i;, th>? same cain. "Where is il t<> come fr o r/i? ' von will ?t-i;. The answejkis, "Buy it.'' Yes, from the money brofcsr, who is always as rr adv as the leach to draw your blood. There must be some r-mecly devised for Ibis 1 tampering willi the only currency that is to be bad with which tc Iransaci our daily j business; and the sooner ail classes agree |to take the currency ii good failli,the better for all concerned At present, the merchant has to pay the farmer in produce, or speculate on his demand in specie-to I obtain which he inusl'.-t ll bis greenbacks (for he sells his gpods a ni receives little j eise) at a consider.aide dbe..und. 'Ulis ? must he added lo tho ? rice of bis goods; I and the poor consumer pays the penalty ; for the faithless unbeliever in the national j currencv, which the Et lied States GovoVn ' merit is bound in honor to redeem. U CITIZEN. PROVISIONAL GovKRNon FOK FLOBIHA, .Judge Marvin, formerly I uited Stairs Dis? trict Judge for the s'ouUiern District, of i Florida, bas been appointed Provisional Govern*rr of.that State. This completes the appointment of Governors tor thc Southern Slates. -> j A man uained Prosit!? was on board a I steamboat on his way to prison, nuder charge of?a Mr. Kill, when the |>risuner I sprung on bis and both fell over? board and were drowned. The alb* ir I occurred in Wisconsin. A gang of ten mea ravished and nevcre I ly heat, aa elderly lady, near Williams Iburg. Ion-? Island, a few days 9go, Six ?jocaJ. X'-t.oxxxQ?. . Dr^.B: W. Gibbes, sr., returned from a visit to the cir,}- of his birth, (Charlea ton,) yesterday morning, and fuvoflfd os with copies of the Courier, of -the 21st, a*l the New York Neus and Day Bjok, of lilt* loth. We are also indebted to tho propri?t?s of the Columbia an ! C i-argeburg Express Line for the Course r, of the 21 pt. "We were in hopes to hare opened a ne-.> eniver for the Phoenix this morning, bv displaying her in H n'-w dress,"and with ont ?rely fresh-plumage, bm we still suffer i disappointment. Our advices assured us that our type, which bad reached Charles? ton some time ago. were on the way.to Orangeburg, and from Orange burg here. Bul it seems not, and -ve rati?t wait a ?ttl? linger. We trust, however, by the aid of the Express Company, and of that excellent j damti Fortune, to bc put in possession Re- ; fore another week is out. Tin* Phamix j greatly needs an addition to her wardrobe, j Music IN TUE PARR -Sydney Lark was j greatly enlivened on Saturday afternoon, by I ho unexpected presence of the fine j band of the United States forces at this j place. To tho ladies it was a pleasure the i more piquant from being unexpected. A j great variety of tunes were played and in J I he best manner. The judicious orders of ("ni. Haughton, p.oviding a select guard, sv?u'-ed th- park from the intrusion id.im? proper, and thc ladios from the annoyance of unruly, persons. We are told that this musical treat will be repeated," and ia the ced of thc evening, after these terrible days of he.it, the park will bu found a pleasant reg.on id retreat. SrtriiKiori Carter-A couti styled "Stipe ! r?"?" m tin- Charleston Courier is an? nounced to open its sessions on the 21s'. Captain 1.en-is Reed. Provost Judge, will : preside. The-associate judges ate Henry I \Y. Sehroder at,.i Samuel Lord, Esquires. More than a hundred persons were prostrated by sun-stroke in Cincinnati on , the Uh of .lalv. Several eases proved. ? fatal. The mercury marked lu1) degrees . in the shade. BISHOP Lvxcu, - Aa application fe- the ' purdon ot, Bishop Lynch has been made ? hythe Bishops of Baltimore and Buffalo, . After mature deliberation, the authori- | ; ties nt Washington have conclude") to dei j j liver th? bodied of Mrs Surratt und. the j , other conspirators to their friends. . Negroes ar?'making two and throe dol? lars H day in North Carolin?, by washing thc waste or trailings of the gold mines. Tho nuiiotiftl .lrreuey issued for the! weeli ending July s was ?2,165.1 ion. The grand total is upward of I lO.OOO.OOO. Mr W. IT Seward is now performing bis duties widioutany inconvenience (vom %h" injuries r<^erv<jd. Not much ootton will be raised in Flo ; lida iii:.- war, but lim corn crop will bc abundar?!.. , Manager Ford was not allowed by the military authorities to re open bis theatre. A Situation Wanted, 1>Y a vonng WHITE GIRL, as a ) Child's Nurse of Seamstress or tra? velling as a companion with a lady. Ap? ple at th.s office from '.) to ll a. m. i July 24_JJ* Still for Sale7 VNF.W FO/RTY GALLON STILL, with Worm aud Cap all eomplele, ; for s.ide bv p. TOZER. ! July 24 . 1 Superior Provost Court. 4th Div'n, . Columbia, S. C. """PIIE ntid^rsignod will practice in this .1. Court Residence in College Campus. JAMES I). TH A DH WELL. I JuFv 2! Attorney nt. Law. FOR SALE. I' WILL sell ono or two more HOUSES, CHEAP-to be removed. Applv to C. P. lt KM S KN. I Corner Oates and Ladv Jtrcets. July 24 1* Certain Persons ft TT AVI NC without dus authority re? it I nioved the Household Furniture of ' the house owned by Mrs. Harriet C. Ken ! tinge, and lately occupied by J. T. Harri? j son, and now occupied by .Mrs. Baldwin, i are hereby cautioned to restore the same j to W. T. Waller, or James I). Tradewell, I my attorney; or in default thereof process j will be_institute<l to recover the same. I . HARRIET C. KEATINGE, j July 21_S' i ~~ WANTED, I rp WO WHITE FEMALE SERVANTS j Jt. one to nurse un infant and sew; the 1 other to do chamber and general house. ! work. Apply at this office. July 22 l Brass and Copper Wanted SI SOLOMON ?? CO. still connia;.! to i . purchase BRASS and COPPER, i 'yic highest market price wi'! be paid . H. SOLOMON ?! CO., West sid? of Assemble #trec: i Jrdv 6 I a* " Below-Pla;;'. AUCTION SALES. Building Loi for Leam, of Five Yeats. Ey Jacob Levin, Auctioneer. THIS MORNING, 24tli4nst., I will "fr, r at public auctioi;, on *? lease of ?ti ;,, y ea ps. The VACANT LOT on Assembly street, adjoining . !.'?=.7e*ily. Scot t ?. limns' belonging io ih? Hebrew Benevolent ctotyvf Columbia. T?c said lot. measures 40 feet on trent and running back I?nst wardly 108 feet-. CosniTio:is.-Bond, with .twb, approv.-.? B-icuritice, payable in quarterly instal? ments, a .LiJv .. i The Copariucrsbiri HERETOFORE existing nww d,e name an.l firm ol G. M. TliOM PSON ?i: CO'., is rbis day dissolved by mutual, cou sent. A. F. 'i HOMPSON, .b MElGli AN. M. A.?S1]bblON. The btis?ner>s ol' tbe firm will be settled by the undersigned. Those bm lng claims against it will present them, ami those in. debted t-o the firm will please come for? ward and make settlements ?: ea riv as praclieable. J. MEIGIIAN. Columbia, S..C., July :rz. lr; July 24 ..1* Muli; Estray cr Stojen VLARGE' SORREL ROAN MARE MULE, blind in right, eye; white mane and tail-closely tritmned;*over 1?. Venra obi. A reward of $10 will be given for ber recoverv. For [Arlie ii In rs, inquire ol DURRKO WALTER. _ j-ily _ " I' . Dwelling House for Sale. rpHE. three siory brick DWELLING X IiOlTSE, situated on. the Nortli-t?ast cornel of Laurel and Marion streets is offered bu- sub- for cash, thc h/t. is large, and bas on ii till necessary out-buildings. For particulars apply al this ellice. July xiii - G Just .Received, and for SaTe by Gr, M. COFJ^ZKT, Corner of Senate and Bull Streets, ? ODA WAT.1'.!:. O ' LEMONS, RAISINS. Ladies' SHOES an.1. G LO V KS, HAM:. BRUSHES aiid COMBS. FANS. SK WING THREAD, BROWN WINDSOR SOAP. , GERMAN COLOGNE, TURI' V. N T INK St )v\ 1 '. ST A EC FI, & c. ..v AlSO, ?.. -c A sapr.lv of TIN WAI! E.'on hr.sd. July v-/ " . 4'_ vVT7W ? OY \ i ?^=4 .? NOW OPENING AT ' ?*. jr AUCTION EOOMjBEDELL'S SOW, A ND will be offered at. private sale for a. a lew da\ s only, a large ?md assorted stock of GOODS, c?nsisutiL- *>'.': Gem's Wooled a.ffl'Linet. SH FRTls, " SHIRT ( 'OLLARS. J ! A ki-' fiOSET Liaeti ami rfltkdlandkerchiefs, . Gloves, fi ne Felt ! i lits, Toilet Sotips.-errtiibs, Ladies' Hose, Corsets," Large assortment Hoop Skirts: Parasols, Lubes' (ruitersand Slippers, . Collara and Gulfs, and manv obier aili- . cbs. Jjulv 22 :;*. . Dissolution of Copartnership. fTMIE copartnership heretofore existing A. between tile subscribers, under thu name, style and firm of El bbl AN A WING, is this day dissolved by* mutual consent. F. W. WING", having purchased the debts due to the concern ?md asst med those due by it, persons having demands will present, them to him, and persons in? debted will make payment to hun. "ELI El bbl AN, F. W. WING. The subscriber having pui'chaaeiL^ho interest of ELI-KILLIAN in Ihe $$vc firm, the business will hereafter be eon ducted by bim in bis own name, ile respectful!v solicits a share o? public pa? tronage. : ' E- W. WINO. The subscriber lakes pleasure in recom? mending his late partner. Mr. W. Wing, to tho support of the former patrons of ihe lute firm of Killian it Wing, mid of ?bo public generally. ELI KILLIAN. ?tuly 22 " li* ?1ACIIM.Y & lil AT IO RS I?S AX LAW, HAVE resumed the practice of their profession. Office No. 1 Law Range. July 20 wlrn2 F?ISH MOUTAIN Wf?ti?& ~ FIRKINS fresh MOUNTAIN BUTTER ?> .'A. A, A." 1 box of "The Pride of the South"-A. A. A.-the choicest SMOKING TOBACCO 1 box "Gwinh-da-Gurb"-a rich Vir? ginia variety of Smoking Tobacco, in bags. 1 box Mrs. Allen's do. do. 1 box Chambers ?fc Patri?is ; do.- -a most savory brand for nigh! moiling. See and smoke for vours'?;"-"?.?, asl let jour sorrow* end in-smoke ZE?XT, ?C0TT & BRUNS, Joh 21 A?? ?ah? i street.