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Friday Morning, October 3.1873. trn People* It ia . .orite subject for Northern writers to enlarge upon, that th'o Souih ern people are lawless, thnftlesB and indoioot. Their correspondents travel over onr country, and viewing large bodies of lands which were formerly nnder cultivation now lying unoccu? pied and uncultivated, pketend that tb?y are evidences Of iudolonoo on: the part of the white people; beholding farm bouses, .barns and gin-houses going to ruin, with .no effort being made to? wards repairing, they enlarge upon our want of thrift; and witnessing a few scenes of crime and bloodshed, they point to them as proofs' of general want of respeot for the laws of the oonntry. But let us look more olosely into the facts, und'endeavor to see how muoh truth there is in these charges, It will no doubt be conceded that the paodac? tion of the great stable a of our Beotion fall but little short of that of the period immediately preceding the war. And if we calculate that the Sooth lost pro? ducers enough- by the casualties of the war to more than make up for the dis? crepancy existing, in the present pro? duct, we do not think that wo would be going too far for actual proof. . Admit? ting these facts, and admitting also that previoaa to thu war the ncgio was mainly the laborer who .cultivated our great staples, let us now endeavor to Snd out who are tho present producers, and to what class 1s to be attributed the vast amount of labor performed eaoh year in cultivating our crops. To do this, it will-be necessary to look into the last census.fables' to. find out. aertaiu faota regarding the movements of popu? lation.,. We! think that it ana then be seen that thore Bas been a larger pro? portion of bolored people who have crowded into the cities ahd deserted their farmer mode of lifo, than of the w h itea?tbat, ', thousands of negroes, having thrown down their hoe and plow, are now W bV,- found ?o?upy iug places and, pursuing avocations ex? clusively the grpperty uf. the whites in ants bellum -times, that these people now form the balk of our petty office? holders, oanno.t be denied. They have emigrated largely to the North, East and West, ?iuee they have been free to go where they would. They cannot, nor can their friends, claim for them as a class, therefore, the merit of being the laboriqns class which produce the vast results ?tated caoh 'yoar in our commer? cial reports. Common, sense, therefore, will tell us, that it is to the native South? ern whi?e man that the. credit is due. Tho grand, undeniable faot is, that he, forgetful of bis wrongs, his losses and his previous oouditiop, has put his hands to tho plow. That, not withe land? ing he has tytfp. his.rights taken from him, his formier .el ay ob put in pOBaossiou of bis heritage, and that ho ia forced to carry a load<o|>J6axatton ulmost,beyond humuu strength, bo etill has not lost either courage or strength, aud makes one acre now produce whaf' with negro laoor required four. . Of course there ia a.abriukage in the ammint of laud cultivated. Certain it is that be baa neither the time uor in? clination to repair dwellings and build? ings which .he does not need. He learned tho lesson of self-denial iu the great war, aud he has not forgotten it. Those who followed Leo and Johnston, barefoot aud tentlcss, are uot apt to waste valuublo time in Utting up luxuri? ous apartments or in keeping up a state fur boyoud their moans. Such workers und such men can allord to let scoffers call them names. As to tho charge of lawlessness, let us examine that also. Ignoring the faot that the laws which now are set up for obedience before the Southern white people are frauds, con? ceived by frauds and in fraud, we will only Incik into tbemanuer in wbioh they are administered and by whom. Can a law or government be respected when represented, by besotted ignorunoe or soboming villainy? When the grossest venality and partiality is shown by the oflioers of the law, is it to be hoped that an honest, a gallant people will hold that law iu high respeot? There is not a town or village iu the whole South where there is not almost daily faotg de? veloped, proving that suoh is the condi? tion of affairs. That under such cir? cumstances there shoulw bo occasional forgetfolness of a patient and dignified forbearance, is not singular; iu fact; is unrfeotly natural. But it ia a most foul .slander to call thij people lawless, as they intend to supply the term. Yet lawless th?y indeed aro, for they have not honestly made laws. -M^a.,-j A Now York physioian recently paid $2,800 for the bones of the horse \Vh1ob carried Napoleon Bonaparte on tho day of Waterloo, South Carolina Monument Association. The Board of Directors of the Sooth Carolina Monument Association desire again to bring {before the people of the state this w?ik tu Yfuiuu" th?j utd engaged. They have bought and paid for a most eligible site in Colombia for the erection of the monument?that commanding eminence so well known as "Taylor's Hill," and have entered into a oontraot with an artist in Louis? ville, Kentucky, for tho construction of the monument; the granite to be fur? nished from our own State quarry, and the marble from the famous quarries of Carrara. Italy, where the marble part of the work will be executed. In April, 1874, the corner-stone- of the monu? ment will bo laid, and thon the Board will feel that a largo part of their labor of love has been accomplished. There remains, however, 36,000 more to be raised before the work can be computed, and it is earnestly hoped that this sum will soon be made op, and this last tribute paid to our honored dead and the principles lor which they died. The women of Booth Carolina, who have assumed this sacred task, do not feel that this work conflicts in any way with the duty they owe to the widows and orphans of our fallen heroes; indeod, tbe Monument Association is, in a great measure, composed of these bereaved ones, and there is scarcely ono member to whom the Southern cause is not doubly saored from its having oost her the life-blood of hor dearest and Iocs'. While, therefore, they feel it a proud privilege to assist the widow and orphan of the Confederate soldier, they know that this is a privilege, in its very nature transitory, and they would, in tho endur? ing granite und marble, place on r#cord, before coming generations, their undy? ing fidelity to the principles of South Carolina in hur best days, and their gratitude to the men who died to main? tain them. Confidently, then, tho Board of Directors appeal to the women of the State to rally onoe more to their aid. 8200 from eaoh District will give them tue required sum. Surely, for this small 8am, they will not appeal in vain. Tho ladies of Columbia will again open a bazaar, during the fair, iu that portion of tbe fair building allotted to j them by the courtesy of tbo officers of the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Association. Contributions of any kind will bo gratefully received, and may be sent to either of the follow? ing Board of Directors: Mrs. William Wallace, Mrs. John T. Darby, Mrs. William Martin, Mrs. W. H. Gibbes, Mrs. J. L. Reynolds, Mrs. Qeo. Howe, Mrs. Jobu Fisher, Mrs. John McKenzie, I Miss Stark, Miss LaBorde, Mrs. O. MaoFie, Mrs. W. K. Bachmau, Mrs. John Wallen, Mrs. Samuel Fair, Mrs. B. C. Beok, Mrs. Alphonse Dargan, Mrs. Ooleman Walker, Mrs. B. ?. Levy, Miss Hempton, Miss Wudo, Miss Mar? tin. 8&" Papers throughout the State aro requested to copy. - ?-???-> ? ??? The ApproucUlng Fair. The State Auxiliary Joint Stock: Co., Secbetaby's Ol'FlOE, Columbia, ?. C, October 2. 1873. Mn. Editor: As the accompanyiog oorrespondenco relates to a .matter of public interest, wiil you be good enough to publish it for your readerb? I have addressed a similar letter to the Supe? rintendents of eaoh of the railroads, aud upon receiving their replies, will announce their conclusions. Very re* spootfnlly yours, &c, (Signed,) M. C. BUTLER, Soo'y. The State Auxiliary Joint Stock Co., Secretary's Office, Columbia, S. C, Sept. 27, 1873. 7b Colonel Thomas Dodamiad, General Superintendent Greenville and Columbia Railroad?Deab Sib: As tho period is not far distant wheu wo shall have our annual Slutu Fair in Columbia, which is now given under the auspices of "The State Auxiliary Joint Stock Company," bot iu ootijnuotiou with "The Agricul? tural aud M?chauiciil Society of South Carolina," I beg leave to inquire, as Secretary of the former, upon what terms and with whut accommodations your couipauy will transport articles for exhibition at said Fair, in order that I j may make known the same to the pub? lic. Hoping to have the cordial aud liberal uid ol your compuuy in au enter? prise touching so iutitnutely the mate? rial development of the State, and re? questing us early a reply as possible to tins ootutnnnicitioi), I am, truly aud respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed,) M. C. BUTLER, Seo'y. Gen. Sur's Office, G. & C. R. R. Co., Columbia, S. C, Sept. 30, 1873. Gen. M. C. Butler, Secretary of Joint Slock Auxiliary Company?Deab Sin: In roply to yours of the 27th, I would state that all articles intended for the several fairs to he held at Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville and Columbia, will be charged the regular rates, as fixed by <he freight tariff of tho com? pany respectively, and the sumo col? lected on delivery, whon not prepaid; bat if not sold or disposed of at the Fair and returned the property of tbo same owner, wttu a cerliiloato ol then exhibition at the Fair, in accordance with the rules of the same, they will bo transported to tho station from which originally sent, free of cltaroe, and the umount paid for their trausportatiou to the Fair refunded?the object being to give the greatest aid ami enoournge men t to the several fairs?at tbe same time, to prevent any advantage from being taken, by those bo disposed, of tho liberality of tbo contpaoy, Tho ubual arrangements will be made to bo euro as largo an attendance as possible, by extra facilities (iu tho way of trains aud reduction of fare's, <tc., ic. Yours very respectfully, THOMAS DODAMEAD. The City Eleettotv-A. TrtamphTt.R(idl? ' e?l Ratcallty ?na r**??iv; ;X. - Thtt following acaount of the city election held in Charleston", on Wednea dav. for Mayor and Aldermen and School Commissioners, is condensed from tho report published in tho News and Courier: The onesided process which hasbeon miscalled a municipal election came to an end last evening; and of all tho elec? tions that have been held in Charleston since the advent of "freedom," this was certainly tho greatest burlesque upon the right of populur representation. For tho first time in the history of re? publican governments, the people were kept in profound ignorance of the whereabouts of tho polling precincts until ulterfho polls bad beon opened. The board, after the first list which they had prepared was made public on Tues? day afternoon, changed the preoinots. While the adherents of the Radical tioket were represented on the Board of Managers, and were kept thoroughly posted on the subject, all information was wilfully and shamefully kept from tho*reprosectativos of the citizen-,' Con servative party. When the polls were opened, at 5 o'clock, yesterday morning, it was scarcely daylight, and tho managers aud rallying committees of voters bad to use lanterns to light them on their way. The Conservatives in tbo city, by good fortnno and extremely early rising, ma? naged to find out the locality of all the prcciuots, savo two, and were on duty promptly to Bee a fair start. Most of tho managers permitted tho Conserva? tive working committees to examine tho ballot-boxes and poll-list hooky b 'fore opening tho polls, and in this way sume little confidence was established. The polling places were twonty-one in num? ber, distributed in the various' wards. As has been already stated, the ma? nagers in tho city proper generally acted with some degree ot fairness. It was at tho country precincts that tho dirty work was done, and done in so shameless and villainous a minner us to excite tho disgust of every decent man iu the community, white aud black. In a littlo shanty at the corner of Moul trie and'Rutledge streets, near the Race Course, a polling place was opened se? cretly, at 5 o'clock in the morning, and as nobody know of its location, nobody was present except the Radical mana? gers and their friends. The ballot boxes and poll-lists were not examined by any of tho Conservatives, and whe? ther it was full or empty when the bal? loting began, it is, of coarse, impossible to say; bot by the time the Conserva? tives heard of the opening of this poll, and put in an appearance, the managers had managed to receive borne 5(H) bal? lots?good sound Cunningham ballots? such as no manager wan bound to ask auy questions about. In a radius of a half mile from the polling-place, there aro not probably more than about seventy-five or 100 resident voters. Viewed with a knowledge of these facts, it may be considered a good thing. This, however, was not all. In a little shed on 4he Meeting street shell road, some distance above Payne's farm, another convenient preoinot was .started. Nobody but the Radioal ma? nagers knew of the establishment of this precinct, and by 9 o'clock they had managed to poll abont 250 of thoeo oarly mythical votes, and then their business lulled, and during the rest of tbe day they polled scarcely fifty more ballots. A remarkable part of tbe per? formance at these precincts was that as soon as a few white men pot' in an ap pearauco, tho votes fell off, and did uot oomo in so rapidly. At all the precincts, there were no end of Radical deputy eberilT-i, desig? nated by a badge of yellow ribbon, These gentlemen were- variously} firmed with bludgeons, clubs su'd "persuaders," and amused themselves by voting the Cunningham ticket and persuading others to do the same They outnum? bered the police at moat of tho pro? ducts. In almoat every instance, the adopted white cit'zens were compelled to produce their naturalization papers, und men who had voted for twenty years in Charleston were sent back home for their papers. Of tbe average colored voter, no questions wero asked. Ho was simply requested to hold up his right baud and swear. At about half-past 4. o'clock, yesterday morning, the steamer M. hi. Allifou arrived iu the city from Edisto, having on board about 200 negroes from thai island. They woro landed ou tho wharf and taken in charge by some of the deputies or rallyera, and at onco set about tho business for which they wero imported. Thoy voted early aud often. Captain Toglio, the commander of the vessel, in reply to questions asked by our reporter, stated that his steamer bad arrived before daylight in the morning from Edisto and way landing"; that she had brought about 200 negroes, who oame from Edisto and various points along the route; that they had not paid their passage, but that O. C. Bowen, the Sheriff of this County and a candidate for Alderman, had made arrangements to pay the same, tho price being seveuty live coats per head for eaoh voter who came from Edisto, and fifty cents per head for those coming from the inter? mediate laudings. Arrived in tbo city, the excursionists loft the wharf and proceeded, with cheering and boisterous revelry, in the direction of Ea9t Bay street. Their part in tho city election Jh woll known. Bowen ordered 1,000 loaves of bread from u prominent Oer man baker, with which, it is snppofod, they wero fed, aud the blacks then went to work at tho polls. Tho steamer which made the special trip to accommodate Mr. Bowon's ropoaters, is owned by Oapt. Toglio and others, and is sup? ported entirely by the merchants aud other business men against whoso nearest interests tho Edistonians oame to vote. It will'bo well for her, in future, la seek her business exclusively ya 'TZ-'-1 Siuopg the lladiaalfl, whom her owners hate ?elped to eleot. _ ? Otv&eatlay, the^rW?aweroje^with colored men from '^he neighboring islands, who had bean brought to the city,** iuiiU bo?t?**xnd otftcr^?, to parliolpato in the election. These' im migrants walked tbe pablio'ways.'with the rations ?l bread and bacon, whioh had been issued to them, in their hands, some of them commenting on tho short? ness of the supply. Ex-Sheriff Mackej'a bouse, in King street, near Broad, was b great hosteiij, and was uruwuuu all day with those-who bad beeu imported for tbe work. There were other places, besides Mr. Mackey's, whioh sheltered illegal voters, who had beeu inspired with the idea tbut they, in doing what they did, were discharging a sacred ob? ligation to tho party. Thu arreste made during the day uumbered about thirty, and were prin? cipally for violations of the election law. There were ?ome arrests for breaches of tbe pence, and, iu one or two cases, for druwing pistulR. Most of the nrrests were made by thu deputy sheriffd, the majority of whom had nevur before beeu iuvested with authority suoh as thoy exercised yesterday. Had they been experienced officers, the ma? jority of thu arrests would not have been made. Lieut. Heidt was assaulted, very early in the morning, near the race course, by a party of colored Radicals, who pulled him ft?m bis horse ami boat him in the most uumercifnl tnauuer. They pushed hi.s head into the dirt, und kicked him and struck him over tho back until he was badly bruisod. The cause of the assault wus doubtless his vigilance iu as? certaining where ouo of tho secret pre? cincts hud been established at midnight on Tuesday, by a party who slipped out of thu ciiy in a carriage, in which they hud tho ballot-box. Thu returns from all the precincts show that Mr. Cunuingbam, tho Re? publican candidate lor Mayor, bi elected over Geu. Wagener by 1,205 majority, Good Radical work wus done in tho two preoiucts up the road, which were iu full blast before their existence- was kuown to the Conservatives. The se? cond precinct of Ward 7 gives Wagener 0 votes and Cunningham 225; this was ou the bhell road. Tho third precinct ?f Ward b gives Wngeuer 20 and Cun? ningham G03; this wus near the race course. Iu 1871, the total vote of Ward 7 was 052. This year it is far greater. The vote of Ward 8, in 1871, was 1,210; this year, thanks to the uew poll, it is 1,801. Very few .split tickets seem to have been votsd. Thu Conservatives have elected the Souool CommisBioucrs in the first and tbe fourth wards, and there is a tie iu thu fifth ward. The following is tho result of tbe vote for Sohool Commissioners, bh far as re? ceived: Ward 1?W. B. Yatea, 862; Ward 2?J. H. Brawley, 077; Ward i? C. G. Memminger, 2,350; Ward ??E. B. Seabrook, 774; Ward 7?B. P. Evans. Mi'rder ?Information has reached u? of tho foul murder of Mr. j. W. Check, u respectable aud worthy citizen of this Couuty, who resided six miles East of Yorkvillo. It scorns that the murder was committed, ou Friday after? noon last, about eight milos from Dal? las, on the road leadiug to Shelby. Mr. Cheek had left bis homo ou the Monday previous, with a two-horse wagon, on a trading cxpeditiou to North Carolina, accompanied by a hired man calling himself Allen Owens, formerly from that Stato, but who bad beeu in Mr. Cheek's employment, about ouo uicutb. Mr. Check's hat aud boots were iouud iu the wagon, stained with blood, and the clotbiug which Owods bad worn as tho wagon first pusscd the bouse, was found spattered with blood in Mr. rCbeek's trunk, it haviug evideutly been exchanged for some of the murdered 'man's apparel. This confirmed sus? picion ol foul play, aud load to an ex? tended search, resulting in tho disco? very of tho dead body, three fourths of a mile distant, coucealcd iu the woods, about liity yards from the road, having a pistol wound in the Bide, and a rope drawn tightly around tho ueck. Bob? bery w.<8 tun incentive to the deed. .Mr. Cheek's body was brought borne for in tcrmcut ou Monday, and pursuit lias been made for Owens. j 1'urkviile Enquirer, Ccstom House Changes ?Tin; fol? lowing changes in the Custom l.Ionwe, deteimined upon during the mouth, wore consummated yesterday: Day in? spector W. T. Oliver, colored, removed, aud Muj. M. R. Delany pot in his place; night inspector 3. II. Ll^re, colored, removed, aud J. L. Walker, colored, of the police force aud one cf the com? missioner? of election, appointed to succeed him; watchman T. A. D*vis, colored, removed, aud Charles Sim? mons, colored, u member of the police force, put iu bis place; day watchmen John N. Gregg aud E. Wilkiuson, co? lored, removed, aud J. Girardeau, co? lored, and Ku Klnx witness Gnnn, of tbe up country, appoiuted in their stead. ? Charleston News. ? No Election to he Held in Missis? sippi.?A Jackson (Miss.) Hpeoirtl says that in accordance with Attorney-Gene? ral Morris' recent opiuion, tbe Govern? or of Mississippi has issued a proclama? tion giving bis belief of tbe correctness of the opiuiou, and that, according to tbof Constitution, no election can be bold till November, 1871, wlftm Con? gressmen, State officers and legislators will be eleotcd. Ho appeals to the peo plu of the State, nud unjoins upon all officer^ of tbe State, of tho several Counties, to aid him in carrying into practical elYcct the provisions of tho Constitution. Tbe PilA, Ames' orgr.u, denounces the proclamation as incen? diary aud revolutionary. The alliterative Inscription ou John Pierpont's monument is "Poet, patriot, prcachor, pbilosopbor, philanthropist." City Matteiis.--Subscribe for the Piken ix. , ...... ._?>-.. , ? TheiireSper j?terf-y ?i ?aFM I B???ti!sj moccHjjjls* nights n'^w?jfift the time (of g?arjiBjm V ?( October linn five' We'rJhe'sJays, "five Thursdays and five Fridays. All kinds of advertising noatly exe? cuted at this office. Tbe Columbia Female College, under the control of President Jones, opened, on Wednesday, with ninety, scholars. Tho Union-Herald ' denies thai? 'Mr? Norland, of Barnwell, hss resigned his position as Representative . from that County. The Pikenix gare it aa a re? port, merely. Oar neighbors, Messrs. Hoffman & Albrecht, are in receipt of extra fine ?pplen, hard-head cabbage, onions, etc. All seasonable fruitB and vegetables kept on uand. Dr. J. P. Latimer has been appointed Treasurer of Greenville County, rice James M. Allen; J. S. Clark, Trial Jus? tice for Union County; John Wigg, Commissioner of Pilotage at Beaufort, ohe T. P. Buckley, resigned. Nearly all of onr country exchanges bring the sad tidings of deaths from diphtheria. The disease confines its ravages neither to ago nor tex. Wo be? lieve, however, it is generally agreed that it is not contagious. Mr. W. A. McCoy hat purchased the livery stable of Messrs. Thompson & Steide, at Wulhulla, and bids fair to keep op the good reputation of his pre? decessors. Good stock, comfortable vehicles aud attentive drivers. Skill' ic Guylord's Minstrels are on their way to Columbia, and will give an exhibition iu Parker's Hall, on Wednes? day eveuing next. Among other novel features nre six "end men." This troupe has always drawn full houses in Columbia. Wood's D'Oraay Culogue is greatly admired by all who have used the de? lightful preparation. It is particularly agreeable to the smell and retains its fragrance for a great length, of time.. Ladies recommend it, gentlemen favor it and little ones cry for it. Captain Jack and his Modoc braves are to be executed, to-day, at Fort Kla muth. Who will avenge the numerons outrages upon tbe Indians? If their skins were black, or they coald be made ose of as voters, things would bo differ? ent. Messrs. Ly?rand it Son have jnet nu boxed several of Knabes1 superior 7 and iy\ oetave piauoB. He has an experi? enced musician?Prof. E. L. Ziwadil? I couueoted with the establishment, who will take pleasure in showing the quality and toue of these magnificent parlor ornaments. There is to be a barbecue aud tourna? ment nt Pomaria, to-day, the proceeds of which are to bo devoted to a charita? ble object. President Woodward and other gentlemen are expected to deliver addresses. By an accident, we have been prevented from giving an earlier; and more extended notice of the affair. Mayor Alexander, as will be.seen by a notice in another column, calls for a public meeting iu Carolina Hall, this evening, for the purpose of securing aid to the sufferers by tbo yellow fever in Sbreveport, Louisiana. We hope there will be a large attendance, and a liberal contribution, as the need is pressing. Wo took a glance at the progress of construction on the new City Hall, yes? terday; aud while viewing tho building, we also watched the ladies, gentlemen and children who passed beneath the workmen und tho sea Holding, and the thought forced itself upon us thut ere long we would be called npon to chroni? cle a severe, if fiot fatal, accident, by a brick or bat falling upon some one's head. Though inconvenient, it would no doubt bo tho safest course to barri? cade the pavement in the immediate vicinity of tho building until all danger hud passed away. Pucsnixiaxa.?A lost att?Domestic economy. An idle man's brain it the devil's own work ubop. Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. Why is a yooug lady like a bill of ex? change? Because she ought to be sat tlod ot maturity. " Domestic pacifiers " is the ues name for spring mattresses. Tho bar-room wags iu Wall street, instead of saying "Let ub take a drink," now say "Let us liquidate." That "Miss E. Bee loves company" was exemplified, the other day, in i Omaha, when a young lady of that name ran oil with a gambler aud married him, much to tho chagrin of her family. Somebody has put upon the retail market a brand of cigars culled the Me* thusaleh. This is a handsome compli? ment to an old gentleman who has nover had full justice done him hero lately. t MAILAnBAxtGEMEW^TbeWt_ 8 A. M. and .6,33 P. U\; CbMleetoa, . open* 7 A< M. and 2.30 IV.M>; closes 6.15 and 8 *8!) P. M. Wast%f#?i*^:%? *S and 9.30 A. M.; oIobob 9 and 6/.3?' F. M.'. J Wilmington' opens 4.80 P. M.: closes G A, II. Greenville opens 0.45 P. M.; i oloseB?A. M. On Sunday tho office ia open from 9^ to 1Q>? /A.'3li ,f -f^L G t?EE"HTILL5 AnZJ OCLUj?II>I.ii' ^V^ILrtCA JJ. We are highly gratified at' being able to . State, that by letters received frona tbe agent of this company in New York? whore the bulk of the bonds are- held? . ,that the bond-holdera, without excep ! tion, have assented to the proposed re? arrangement of the bond debt of tbe oompany. It provides for iho funding, in bonds of sbort date, of the interest doe up to July 1, 1873, and tbe regular pcymentol interest hereafter. .This, will i enable the President and Directors to place the entire road in first class order. "' aud ao make it a paying concern, aa well' as increase its benefits and convenience to the public Tbe Ootober number of the Rural Ca rolinian is promptly at baud. The num? ber before us, whioh commences the fifth volume, shows unmistakable ' evi? dences of improvemeut. Ita pages con? tain the UBunl amount of useful and practical information for the agricultur? ist, tbe horticulturist and the home cir? cle. It should bare a place in' every Southern farmers' home, not only as an invaluable counsellor in the daily farm work, but nan fire-side companion to the household. The publishers are desirous ' ' of organizing an efficient corps of can? vassers in every County of each of the Southern States,. to: whom they will allow liberal commissions. Those will? ing to undertake the duties are requested to make early application to the pub- >r. Habers at Charleston, S. O. List of New Advertisements. John Alexander?Publio Meeting. . Deunisou's Patent Shipping Tags. Curl Lost. nc* Geo. Huggius?Fire l?Burauoe.. J. D. Butemau?Northern Apples.' A Hotel Arrivals, October 2, 1873.? Wheeler House?J II Hannah, A N Gobb, A J McDonald, O A L Huntt, Baltimore; R H Hand, W A Walton, Miss M J Moore, Wm A Bradley* Angusta; Thos , H Stanford, Jr. B A O B XI; O A Moses, Wm Dudley, Charleston; Joe Gay lord, Agent of Skiff & Gaylord's Minstrels; O Jones, Oconee; H H Booth, .-Mem? phis; W B Mette, Yorkville; J M Mackey, Abbeville; Geo T Bean, Phila? delphia; A Webster and wife, Mra F E ; .Brown, Orangeburg; Mra Foote, Con- . neotient; J D Meyunrdie, Savannah; A Pope, Wilmington; Vincent Deachamp. New York; W H Hull, Augusta; JR B Wallace, Darlington; Henry M Woolf,. New York; Mrs H H Hart well, Matter H H Hartwell, Virginia; Mra Alfred, Miss Hammoud and servant; Columbus. ! Hendrix House?J T Best, Mra J T Beat. Whitesville; RC Hay, Edgofleld; R H Aldricb, OrabgebargjT A Edwards, Georgia: Mra Edmdn E Sill. Mrs James * Holland child, Camdeh; TJ.Caubhen, . Miss Alice Cauthen, A II, Waxing, Flat Rook; A P Vaughan, Newtl?rJy? .Columbia Hotel?ft?1 Gibbes, cttj: \ Wm T WoodrnfiyS OTM Y;.Califin. Oa; t> D A DeLeon, S C; Mrs T Dodarnead, L c M Dodarnead, Va;' O Sevallei Great : Eastern Circus; S Comings, Md; N J Howard, N C; Mrs J C Bimkihjj, Mjse S CSimkius, SO; GB'BteaV, Ga*& W Thames, Ga; E P Bdber^ojf'^U3,\M^pij t Uuion. . (xsn1 sW.wifl ocm . -r*r??;??n?o my . ? : Nervous Dkbitaty.--*A!M!PBessed, ra- i RtTABLE state of mixdj weak, NEBVO?f?, EXHAUSTED feeling; ? NO. #NSBGY OB ANI? MATION ; confosed head, weak mbmoby, OFTEN with DEBILITATING, INVOXiUSTAM^i discharges. The consequence of cesses, mental overwork or indiscretions. This n: ous debility finds a sovebeign COltE il. AlUMPBREYS' HoMCBOPATHIOspe? CIFIC, No. 2S. It tones up tbe system, arrests discbarges, dispels the mental gloom and despoudenoy, and rejuvenates the entire system; it is perfectly harmless and always efficient. Price$5 for a pack? age of five boxes and a large $2 vial of powder, which is important in old serious case*; or Si per single box. Bold by all Druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price. Address Humphreys' Specific Homoeopathic Mediicne Company, No. 562 Broadway, N. Y. For sale by Geige? & MoGbegob, Columbia, s-;0. Apl4 ?ly Within the last four days several of the most prominent aud nseful eitizena of Shreveport have fallen victims to the epidemic. The population has been fearfully thinned out by sickness and death. They no longer have funerals. Tbe hearses, followed by one or two carriages, daeh through the streets like a section of artillery in a battle seeking a position. Then a few more hearses are driven up, tbe coffins pushed into the hearses aud drawn rapidly to the cemetery. This is the case even ? with tbo most prominent citizens. A Wild Pantueb in Pennsylvania.? John Pen warden and a companion, while buntiDg grouse near.Bear Swamp, t in Wayne County, Were attacked by a large 'panther which cawo out; of the I swamp. -Tbey wounded it, aud were obliged'to flee for their lives. The ani? mal followed them a long distance. This is the first panther that has - been known to infest the woods of this section for many year*. A party is to be organized to bunt and kill it. *J . .Mr. A. B. Lewis, of Anderson, died last Friday.