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Grcat Fire In Augusta, Blaine. Vt-TOSIA, ME., September 1?.-The r lost destructive fire that ever occur? red in Maine, swept through teas city, this moraine*. The entire busi? ness portion of the city, extending , from Passenger Bridge to Winthrop street, and from the river to above the railroad track, is a smoking mass of ruins. Great Fire in New York. NEW YORK, Sept., 18.-A fire oc? curred here this afternoon, which de? stroyed the fine storage stores at 505 Cherry street, kept by A. N. Law . renee, formerly Coe ?fe Lawrence. It originated among sbmo. cotton, part of a cargo put into the warehouse \ during the last three davs from the brig Bolla ol the Bay. The bonded stpres No. 750 Water street, also oc? cupied by Lawrence, took tire, and both buildings were destroyed. The loss by fire reaches $3,000,000. ?,000 bale ^ of cotton were destroyed. In? cluded in the property ?destroyed were 11,000 bags of Manilla sugar, 4,114 bales of hemp, 750 bales of flj?tc, 2,500 bales of gunny cloths, 350 tons of junk, and 300 bales of East India cotton. Insurance on tiic building ?200,000, and on the goods about S2,000,1300. _ R , ^Altered Government Bond?. NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-Recent de? velopments show conclusively that stolen Government bonds have been disposed of to innocent parties by altering the numbers of thc same. Some of the bonds recently purchased have turned out to be of this charac? ter. The alteration is very skilfully executed, and likely to escape notice, unless closely scrutinized. It is don? by adding a figure before or after thc n?mber of the bond and each coupon, thus: Bond ?No. 1,226, by adding the figure one before or after the number, is made 11,220, or 12,261; thereby rendering the caution to the public not to negotiate bonds bearing the original numbers of stolen ones to ta?*y ineffective. The losses of those bonds by theft are becoming so' fre? quent of late that it behooves everj one to be on his guard against-impo? sition. Odd Fellows Convention. BALTIMORE, September 18.-Tin annual meeting of the Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows o; the United States, took place thif morning, in the .Kali" of the Order, at North Gay street; Grand Sire Isaa-. M. Veitch, presiding. Representatives from nearly all Un States of the Union, and from severa of the British provinces, were in at tendance; und, as this is the first oe casion within the past five years whei brethren from- all sections of ou widely extended country mingled to gether, mutual congratulations wer interchanged, and much friendly feel ing evinced. Tho Grand Sire presented his an nual report, in which he, with n ordinary emotions of pleasure, con gratulated his fellow-representative at being assembled in another an nu's communication of the Supreme Gran Lodge under such peculiar, interest ing and auspicious circumstances.. H expressed his highest gratificatio and rejoicing that he was permitte to visit again the representatives < nearly all the jurisdictions who \rx\ been preclvfded from fellowship au communion with the repr?sentatif for the last four years. The retr* spect for the year furnished abundai cause for congratulation that tl Order has survived the severe orde through which it has passed, ai which threatened to imperil its unit He refers to his efforts which we successful in re-opening communie tion with the Grand Lodges of t various Southern States. The ger ral condition of these jurisdictio rendered it impossible for theta meet the representative tax ixnpos by the laws of the Grand Lodge, a he in this correspondence indica! that this would be no impediment the admission of their representativ and that the Grand Lodge wot generously remit the tax, as was dc . in th*; case of thc jurisdiction Tennessee in 1863. Reference is a made to his connection with 1 Wildey monument, the formal p sentation of which will be made -this session. Other matters of ir rest to the Order were alluded to the Grand Sire, who pays a tribut* the memory of P. G. Sin; R. B. B* ?ton, of South Carolina, whose de occurred recently. ? The city is thronged with strang to attend the dedicatory display We*tuesday, and every train bri .ttcessions'to the gathering. ST AT^jC^NV ENTION. Saturday, September 33, 1S05. j The President toot the Chair, and the proceedings were opened with prayer. . Messrs. Mciver, Dudley and others, presented reports from sundry com? mittees. Mr. Furman, from ??he,. Committee of "Ways and Means, made a report on resolution as to providing for the ex? penses of the Convention ; whichvwas ordered for consideration. . Mr. Boyce introduced a resolution that a Revising Committee of Five be appointed, to whom shall be referred all Constitutional provisions agreed to by the Convention ; which* was agreed to. Whereupon" the President an? nounced Messrs. Inglis, Orr, Lesesne, | Dudley und Dawkins. The Convention* resumed thc eon- j sideration of the report of tl :c Com- I mittec on the Executive Department ? on valions matters referral. .Mr. Kio? introduced a resolution, j which was agreed to, that it be refer- j red to the Committee on the Execu- | tive Department to inquire and report ? upon the .propriety of giving to the ? Go*-*, mor a qualified veto. i Mi*. Orr offered the following reso- ? lution, which was ordered to be printed.:" "The ?Secretary of State, Comptroller-General and Treasurer, shi.ll be elected by the qualified voters of the State, at the same general elec? tion when the Governor and Lieuten? ant-Governor are elected. The report of the Committee on the Judicial Department, on a propo? sition that the Judges and Chancel? lors be appointed by the Governor, J subject to the confirmation of the ? Senate, was agreed to. . Mr. Melton introduced an ordi- j naneo to provide for the first ensuing I election of Governor and Lieutenant- j Governor, and for Memlips of the first ensuing Genera] AsstfBbly of thc State of South Carolina; which was ' ordered to be printed, and to be laid j on the table. Mr. Jones introduced the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Amendments to tho., Constitution: Resolved, That hereafter there shall . bo a capitation tax laid, by the Gene? ral Assembly, on all male inhabitants of* this State, between the ages of ' twenty-one and fifty years, whieh shall never be less than one-fourth of the tax laid on one hundred donors worth of lund. Mr. Black introduced a resolution ; which was referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution: The General Assembly is forever hereafter prohibited from exempting the property of any corporation, as? sociation or individual from taxation. The purchase yesterday of 5,000 barrels of beef, ia this market, for shipment to Great Britian,admonishes us that the dreadful cattle disease, Ulrich is now raging in Europe, will have an important influence upon Our markets for cured meats, if we shall be so lucky as to escape the disease1 itself.- A large advance in butter or chee'se may be expected. Fortunate? ly, we have a large stock of salted beef in this market; it was pucked last fall and winter in anticipation of a demand from the army, which having failed, prices have ruled all summer lower tkan average of peace times, especial? ly for the finer qualities. This, in . a measure, accounts for the scarcity and high price of beef cattle for some months past. Weean, therefore, well spare John Bull some beef, but we beg of him to keep his present style of roast beef to himself. I AW Vork World. The Confederate bond-holders held a meeting in Loudon, on the 4th, and debated a ?rospect of a redemption of the bonds. Some of the speakers contended that the Federal Goveru ? ment is responsible for them. A eom ? mittee was appointed to make in ! quiries, and report at an adjourned j meeting, on the 18th of October. The ! proceedings afforded so little ground j for hope, that thejbonds 'declined one i per cent. # The Liverpool /Wpoint:? out that j tradebetweeh tho Mersey and South I ern ports is resuming its former ac ! tivity. Many ships have sidled, and ! many more are on the eve of leaving j for cotton ports. ? When they introduce a man now in ! New York, ii they can, they say, "Mr. ! So-and-so; he is a man of wealth, ?nd j respectable." The reason of this is, j that there are so many men of wealth who are not respectable, owing to the J discreditable way in which they have I acquired their fortunes. * ' ? I Rev. B. SI. Palmer. This distinguished Divine, on his way from Nev Orkaus to Columbia, reached' our city Saturday evening and spent the Sabbath with us. Fortunate indeed inay those of our I citizens con?ider themselves, who happened to be present when he preached in tie afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church. It was a rich and rare feast, and those who park>ok of it will n< >t soon forget the occasion, dr the lessons taught them bj this eminent mah of God, respected ?nd ' esteemed by Christians of every name, who have seen him, orluard of his holy labors in furthering the interests .of his Master's Kingdom. His thorne was the office and work of "another com? forter, " which tue Saviour promised his disciples he 'would pray thc Father ; to send to thvmand abide with them. Tlie preacher showed very-clearly and plainly that Chiist was comforter to the believer, (or advocate for man, : which he said tie original terni used might properly he translated, and that tiie Holy Sbirit, the third person of the ai loral ile Trinity, wastheother . comforter or advocate promised. For more than an Lour must eloquently and forcibly did he elucidate Iiis sub? ject, while Iiis largo and, intelligent audience sat if spell-hound, ren? dering the most earnest attention to the thoughts warm und glowing ?is they came from the pious heart of the speaker. His conceptions of the plan of salvation were so clear, his view o? the appropriate work of the Saviour and of the Holy Spirit in the redemp? tion of man so' reasonable and just in the light of Scripture truth, that the discourse could not fail to ^ carry the conviction to the minds of li is hearers that the interpretation of the 'Scrip? ture as given by him was correct. ' It is strange wtfht beauty and force arc found to exist in many portion? of . Scripture, generally considered mysterious* and incomprehensible, when elucidated by a master mind, such as Dr. Palmer's, warmed up and enlightened by the influence of thc Holy Spirit. Then the darkness and mystery which hitherto enveloped it are scat? tered by light drawn from other por tion3 of Scripture, and we wondei that the .truth, now so plain and ob vious, had not before occurred to us. In the elucidation of his text, Dr Palmer showed most conclusively tin necessary connection between tht work of nie ttavionraad that of tin Holy Spirit, in thc three offices which Chrst in the Scriptures is re presented as occupying, that o prophet, priest and king; and that th word of the second person would b> incomplete without that of the third in the pardon, redemption and salva tion provided for the human family Thc numerous friends of Dr. Paling will be pleased to learn that he ha resumed Ins pulpit ministrations ii that church in New Orleans, whosi pulpit he had filled so acceptably fo some years before the war, and whic] he was compelled to leave after th fall of the Crescent City. [Mo7iigomer?/ Intelligencer.. NOT INCLINED TO KISS THE lion. - A Southern officer writes humorous! to the Mobile Register, in reply to th accusation of a Northern newspape that the Southern people still prais their own Geiienls and neglect t praise those who have saved the rc public. He thinks the Yankees mus have que er ideas about Southern hi man nature if they expect anythin different, and says: "Nor do I Sing [weans to the Unio generals for saving the republic, fe at the time the thing was done strue-k me they saved the wrong ore It may be that. I ought to feel gratefi to the generals wLo thrashod me an all my friends within au inch of or lives, but, in the language of Mr. I Ward, 'I don't see it in mose lamps *We all admire th.? artistic beauty < the style in which the Union genera put us through, ve make no attefti] to suppress or dsguise the fact th; the thing was ebne handsomedy i point of skill; bat to denounce us as sot of ungrateful, sons of. guns, b cause we don't expend our ink BI eloquence in constantly saying Si would be c'ailed in some cou ?itrios premedittaed attempt to add insn tc injury." . At a banquet given in honor Horace Greeley hy some of his colon brethren, the following toast was pr posed: "Massa Greeley; his face white, but he babs ii black heart." A great fire has occurred at Stai bend, Turkey. Two thousand fi hundred buildings hate been bun and .the tire was still raging on tl 6th inst. R. M. T. Hunter lms been relea? ir<;al Fort Pulaski on parole, aud now on his way to his home. TH? CHRISTIAN SOMUKR.-Nearly, says the writer of a sketch of the late Stonewall Jackson, were these thc last .words of that^hristian soldier: "Order A. P. Hifl to prepare *for action! Pass the infantry to the frontt Toll Major Hawks to send forward provisions for the men." Then his martial ardor disappeared, a smile diffused itself over his pole features, and he murmured, "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." It was the River of Death he was about to pass; and soon after uttering these words he expired. Liberty, like love, is as hard to keep as to win, and the exertions by which it was originally gained wiU.be j worse than fruitless, if they be not i followed up Iry the" assiduities by I which alone it can be preserved. MARRIED, On Wednesday evening; the 20th inst., :it the Presbvtcriaii Church, Columbia, S. C.. I bv Rev. ?!. XI. Palmer, 1). D., Dr. J. W. | CALDWELL, of Charleston, to MARY, j daughter of tho officiating clergymau. Funeral Invitation. The friends and acquaintances of Mr. and j Mrs. F. 31. Drennan arc invited to attend j the fiuieiid of their adopted daughter, SARAH BOULWARE, from their r< sidenco "on Upper street, opposite Fair Grounds, THIS AFTERNOON, at 4 o'clock. ? An Obituary Skeich. On last Sabbath afternoon, in the burying ground attached to the Baptist Church of this place, was committed to the grave; the body of Mrs. SARAH MURPHY. She was very old and poor, and for many years afflicted with that distressing disease, palsy. She had outlived every relative; but friends, ardent and sincere, kept watch by her sick and dying bed, and her faithful servants, to the last, forsook her not. Until tho incendiary onslaught on our devoted city, on the 17th February, she owned a house. From this, in flames, on that awful night, slie was rescued by one of h* faithful servants-a woman, not very strong -who dragged her palsied mistress in a chah-from the burning building (situated iust in roar of Main street) to the poor house. There the mistress and her two servant women found refuge, and there she 'remained, ministered to by them, till her death. #11 she had to leave them, in coui f>jnsat ion of their faithful services, was the ot occupied by her former dwelling. This, by her last will and testament, she has done. Mrs. Murphy, by her holy living and dying, in another age and country, might have been canonized as a saint. She always said abe wished ber last words to bo, "Mod is good." and these wera her words on her U>"?s *??d in th? a'mtt hoUSO. O? litr ?OOT-BA pallet, in her uncomfortable room, sweetly as ever, she discoursed of God's'amazing goodness and love. As of persons, she proved this grace was no respecter of places. Some writer has given an exempli? fication of practical Christian charity being tho true union of all Christian sects, in tho caso of a man, who, jost as the different congregations were coming out of their re? spective places of worship, fell down in a lit, and how they all, without inquiring into his creed, flew to his reHef; so Mrs. Mur? phy's sick chamber, in all the longycars ?f her affliction, was a common platform for the same beautiful exhibition of Christian charity. Religious controversy never in? truded there. Whore the spirit of love pervades, there is little room for it, as was the caso ift that chamber "quite in the verge of Heaven." Some weat lhere-to minister, but they were more richly minis? tered to in return by the lessons of rich ! Christian experience learnt from that poor j and suffering, but patient and loving, child of God. i Rev. Pr. Boyce, who officiated at her ; funeral, mentioned the interesting fact of her having been for more than fifty vearff j a member of the Baptist Church, ami one j of the lirHt members of the old Baptist : Church in this place. Ona of God'? poor has been taken from us to the inheritance I of the saints in light. The 430er we have ? always with us, and wheresoever we may bs we may minister unto them; hut few such bleaood poor are we often privileged to have dwell amonir us as our deceased friend. M. M. ! CoLLHEi.i, S. C., September 21, 1865. . j Kedieai College of Georgia, Augusta. THE regular Course of Lectures 111 this institution wiy M ?ommeneed on the j FIRST MONDAY in November next,- and bo continued four months. Sept 17 mf8 L. A. DUGAS, Denn. A Meeting ' " . OF COUNCIL NO. 10. C. L. A., will b# held TO-MORROW EVENING, at 7 o'clock._Sept 24 t* ; For Sale.' mWO handsome BRUSSELS CARPETS, I JL cheaj) for cash. Apply at tho store of L. C. CLARKE, Washington street, oppo sitc Jail._Wept 24 ! ' Rice! Rice! FRESH-BEAT ami direct from the Mill. 20 barrels of the above for sale. Ap? ply at the Auction Room of Sept 2-1 3 JACOB LKYIN. Brick Offices to Rent. n" mWO BRICK OFFICES, Ncs. 8 and 'J, in X Bryce's bange, hilve been complet<HvJ reshingled and are now in good order, und"* being in avery central business part of the city, will answer either aa offices or small stores, inquire at my office, No. 7 Bryce's Range. . j Also, for sale, a large likely young ? HORSK, not over six years old, accustomed to all kino-; of harness, and very gentle. ' inquire as above, al No. 7 Brvce's Range. I Sept le ti* ROBERT BRYCE. I A^x-Qtloaa. Sales. Real Estate. By Jacob Levin. ON MONDAY HORNING, October 2, I will ucl! positively, without reserve, That sew and neat COTTAGE BUILB INQ*with tlie hi!i<l on which it is erected, consisting of half mi ?ere, situated on the East corner of Gatos,street-measuring on the ?ame 101 feet 4 inches, and on tin; North by Medium street, measuring 20# feet 8 . inches. The building has been erected ? within the last four ypars, contains 4 rooms and pantry, with portico front and rear; also brick basement, finished, with 1 rooms, ?arden and Rood well of water. Forsons desiring to purchase aro request? ed to examine the premises, as the property will be positively sold. Sept 24 7 . E E. C. MONTGOMERY WILL open a SCHOOL for BOYS and ? GIRLS, on the 1st MONDAY in Oo tobcr, at H-.;' residence of Mrs. Steele, on Assembly street. Sept 21 2* At Home Again! IMPORTANT TO MILL OWNERS. TWTLL PATCH, ALTER and REPAIR STEAM BOILEliS, within Cfty miles of this plac??; ?i!so. do any hoaw or particular MILL FOIIGJNG. I mav be*lound by ap? plying at.thi.i office: " S. J. PERRY. Sept 21 J. UL. Bla?e?y and G. P. Copeland HAVE this d?K*entercd into copartner? ship, forihe purposo of transacting a general COMMISSION BUSINESS, under Uni style and name of BLAKE TA' .t COPE? LAND. They will give their best attention to the sale and purchase of COTTON, as well as other things consigned to their care. They have ample store-room and will take charge of cotton, and ?ell here, Charleston or Neu- York, as may bc desired. Store and officflbn Main street, corner of1 Boundary, near Cotton Town, Columbia, S. C. ' BL AK ELY & COPELAND. ?ef~ Charleston Courier copy six times and forward bill to this office. Sept. 2+ New Opening. GB0+8C80ttBU)&G0*t XTTHOLESALE and retail dealers in DRY W GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, Ladies' and Gent's Fur? nishing Gooks, Perfumeries, Segars, &c, Plain street, between Main and Assembly, third door from Bedell's._Sept 24-2* SELLING OFF, SILLING r0Ff ! OUSTERS to the citizen* of Columbia thc following krticles at greatly reduced prie es: . GREEN TEA, BLACK TEA. ' BROWN SUGAR, CRUSHED SUGAR. RIO COFFEE, JAVA COFFEE." FINE TABLE SALT, FLOUR. CHEESE and CRACKERS. HERRINGS and MACKEREL. -. CANDIES, SEGARS. CHEWING TOBACCO. SMOKING BLACKING. CANNED FRUITS, of all kinds. CONDENSED MILK. SARDINES. * LEMONS. ? HATS. SOAP. STARCH. SODA. WINES and LIQUORS of all descriptions. And varions other articles. H. VAN PELT, Sept 24 6* Basement College Chapel. New Goods, mw GOODS i ! Just r 'ceived and for sal*1 by ii' k wm. QPPOtyTE CATHOLIC CHURCH. DRESS GOODS Colored and Mourning consisting of: Alpacas. Delains, Calicoes, CaRsimer?s, Broadcloth, Jeans, Ac. ALSO. Misses' hoop Skirts, Towelling. Love Veils. Black Silk Cravats, Gloves. Embroidered Handkerchief?, for Ladies auk ( rcntlemen. ' Fancy Hair Nets. Hair Brashes and Comb?, irifeh Linen, of all qualities. Longcloths, Corsets. Buttons, of all varieties. Gent's Half Hose. Felt Hat?. Chiua Dolls, of ?til tuzes. Crying Dolls, Wax Dolls. * Perfumery, Soaps, Suspenders. Head rraiidkerchiefs, belts. Belting Ribbons, Tooth Brushes. I ?leached and Brown Homespun. Paper Collars, Thimbh ?, Needles. Pins, Spool Thread, Sewing Silk. Hair bins, Hooks and Eyes. Misses'and Children's Sil??*, (tent's and Ladies' Shoes. Perfumed Velvet Chalk, ALSO." A small assortment of SPECTACLES, Sept ii