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COLUMBIA, 8. C. Friday Morning. March 27,1874. The Congaree Manufacturing Com pavny. The distinguishing feature of the franchise- granted at the last session of the General Assembly to the Coagaree Manufacturing Company, ia tho autho? rity conferred upon them to construct a dam aordsB the Oongaree River, by wbioh a water power similar and equal to that of the Columbia Canal shall be secured on its Lezlagton shcre. It has been considered for years that we have a miueof wealth in the Columbia Canal, if properly utilized as ;t manufacturing po 7er. Iu itj waters are supposed to reside Luu pouaiuiiiiiub of iue-develop? ment of enterprise, and of employment of operatives, which, in their conse? quences, will increase the population of Columbia to not less than 100,000 souls, and a corresponding addition to its wealth, and even larger proportional in* oreasepf means of subsistence and sop* port. We have looked anxiously, for a long time, to see these calculations veri? fied by the judioioos employment of capital, under the direction of soience and special technical knowledge, on tho broad field of labor which invitingly awaits them. What all the obBtscles may have been in tho way of the iSpragoe Manufacturing Company, we ' do not propose to discuss or judge. Ooe ? has Jbeen alleged, and no doubt with . reason and justice, to be tho want of right to construct a dam at a suitable point. It is not oar wish to do more .than "aake a passing reference to this, ?and with no ends to subserve of either , praise or blame of tbe parties on either side of the question. Oar object is to ? show that what was considered indis . psnsoble then, has been conceded now. '.Jibs General Assembly has granted the privilege, and if we understand the to? pography, the improvement which it may bo made to work in the develop? ment and increase of the water power on this side, may be equaled on tho other side of tbe Ccngaree. Tho practical effect is to double, onr conception of the ?aloe of what is already conceded to be one of the most magnificent water powers in the United States, The bill which charters this new com? pany includes in its list of inoorporatora the names of persons well known in this community and in the State as possessed of means, intelligence, enterprise and integrity. These afford a guarantee that they will take hold of the work in ear? nest. There is money aud distinction in it to them, and immense prospective advantage to tbe city and neighborhood. It is twin brother to the enterprise which has just been successfully inau? gurated, of constructing the important link in tbe great line of railway from Charleston to Chicago, whioh lies be? tween Spartanborg and Asheville, N. C. From these two moasures, if from any? thing, wo may hope for a return- of prosperity to the State, and especially from the former, of the increase of population and development of business to Columbia. Wo trust that they will promptly organize and go to work under the provisions of this obarter. They seem to us to be liberal aud calculated to unite tho suffrages and seoure the co? operation cf all parties. A glance at some of these, in advance of our publi? cation of tbe bill itself, will not be with? out interest to our readers. In the second seotion, tho company is author? ized to construct a dam aoross tho Con garee, at auch point below Geiger's Mill as it may deem most practicable for I utilizing the water of tho river for manufacturing purposes, on either or both of its sides. It must be completed within three years, or tho rights and franchises conferred by tho Act shall ccnHC nud determine. The third, fourth und fifth sections are taken up with set? tling the tcruiH of compensation for any injuries that may result from tho flow age caused by the dam to riparian pro? prietors of land, aud to owners of j bridges, milln, machinery and factories, or any other lights. These seem to be fair and to preclude misunderstanding. In the sixth section, tho owners of tho Columbia Canal nro privileged to par? ticipate eqtally with tbe Congareo Manu? facturing Company, in tho use of the i water elevated by the construction of the dam, provided that thuy contribute one-half the amount required for its construction aud repair, and be at charges for one-half tho cobt of da? mages cau-ud by flowage. We ueed not enter iuto tho particulars of this pro? posed Arrangement. Tho mode of set? tling all questions of location or cou ' struction, which cannot bo agreed upon by the two companies, by two engineers, to be ,selected from the corps of United I1 States ongiueers, one by each compauy, and in case of failure to agree on their part, by reference to the Eugineer-iu Chiei of the United States army at Washington, to be by him decided, is well-ebtjtpm to, make it both^fai^ aad final. \?pe interests of >the ^ta^tejjBeejta also prtfBerly g?jirded( ?j tibia coVner, U well as/that of individuals i.apd'.i com? panies/ .. Ife.is provided that it shall not go into effect until theamonnt of $100, 000 shall be subscribed to the capital stock, and the fourth of it be actually paid in cash. A certificate to this effect from the President of tho company to the Score tar y of State is to be regarded as sufficient evidence of its ability to go on with tbe building of the dam. In oase they do not give this evidence, and shall not have expended tbe sum of $20,000 in its construction in two years from tho passage of the Act, all the richt.Rj *?ow?J5 S?d franchises granted in it to tho company, shall revert to and become vested iu tho State. Tbe erection of manufacturing estab? lishments on the Boil, to spin up the cotton made upon it, the construction of railways which shall bring us into con? nection with tbe teeming North-west, tbe introduction of fresh accessions to our population, come from what quarter they may, so they be honest und of good charaoter, and come to work faithfully in rebuilding our cities aud recovering our waste places, the harmony of all races, classes and interests upon tho platform of good goverumcnt, economi? cal management and faithful disburse? ment of funds, so as to secure efficiency and responsibility iu officials aud the general improvement of tbe people. This is our polioy. Bad meu, who have betrayed the oountry, who have made jobs oi its legislation and of tho admi? nistration of its affairs, must walk the plank. Better men must be fouud to take their places. But we do not mean to digress into politics. We have two points to whioh we may rally to im? prove our business, to open facilities to our people, to bring benefits to the State and to Columbia, to stop the tide of emigration, to increase that of immi? gration: One is the Spartanburg aud AshevUle Bailroad enterprise; tho other is the Manufacturing Company, whoso franchises we have been considering. We trust sincerely that their intrinsic merit will address itself to the favorablo consideration of our people. If Colum? bia shall at last become , like Columbus and Augusta, Georgia, a manufacturing oeutre, her prosperity and growth in population aud resources will be assured. We hope muoh from tbe utilization of her splendid water power, aud trust that nothing will oaeur to mar its harmonious and profitable development. The King of Italy, having occupied a throne for twenty-five years, on the '23d oelebruted what might bo called his "silver coronation." Withiu these twenty-five years he has seen his king? dom expand from a petty proviuoo of North Italy to a kingdom of 27.00U.000 people; and in nddiug to the number of bis subjects he has always added to his own popularity. He is tho most popu lar monarch iu Europe to-day, aud, what is hotter, ho deserves the respect aud affection which aro felt for him. . ? Roller Towels.?Ur. Reuling, of the Maryland Eye aud Ear Institute, writes that tbe disease known us Egyptian or granular inflammation of the eyes, is spreading rapidly through the United States. It sometimes causes blindness, and is very contagions, lie adds: MI have in many, and I may say iu tho ma? jority of cases, been able to trace the disease to the so-called rolling towels. Such towels uro generally found in our oountry hotels aud tbe sleeping apart? ments of tho working classes, and being thus used by nearly every one, are made tbo earners of oue of the most danger? ous, and, as regards its symptoms, most troublesome, diseases of tho eyo. I, therefore, would strongly recommend that the use of the rolling towel be abo? lished, for thereby we will discard one. of the great instruments for the spread of such u clangorous disease of tho eye, by which thousands of working men are annually deprived of their means of support." Sumnbr's Will.?The lute Senator from Massachusetts left about 8100,000 in mouoy and valuables to certain par? ties. But bin principal bequest to bis country ia thus forcibly alluded to by tho Brooklyn Engte: "A confused aud confusing currency, a demoralizing treasury, a series of States in the hands of imbrutcd slaves, and a mephitio exhaltution oT corruption arising from lue huiis of tho Capitol, and spreading moral disorganization i over the land, tainting tho merchant, tbe banker and the manufacturer," Personally houest in money mutters himself, he Uoated tho biggest .cargo of rogues aud barbarians ever known in ; tho history of mankind, if monuments nre to be built to such men, happy they who have nothiug but the grassy mound to cover them! i_ Ou Tuesday, the stages from Ilarris burg to Staunton, Va., were draped in mourning, it being the last trip on tho ! road, on uuoountof the opening of the Valley Railroad. Tho woman lecturer who expiates ou \ "What cau you do?" was answered with "Hold our tongues," by unanimous ac? claim. ?~w~.?. .... ? .i?l? miWHM?/M*.<>'M??rt.'i - r gg A Sunday in H?Yto^?*k. Naw Yobk, Maren 1874. JEdn. Editor: I wrote yon a week ago of! my last SuracLiy'a experience in this metropolis. Ijdenonnced therein the position of oui of New York's ablest pulpit orators, in that he stepped aside from tho duty ol.' the Christian minister, and became, on the Lord's Day, in God's sanctuary, the political paitiean. Since that time, 1 have been mach nearer tho "Hub," and am pleased to say, I havo seen an official statement, which said: "The autopsy proves that Mr, Sumnor died of angiui pectoris, and not a vestige of the effect ol the wound given by Brooks ooald be traced." Let this bo put on reoord, at least for the benefit o! the constituency of tho Hon. Preston S. Brooks, and away with such political balderdash as Dr. Hop sort L unnounced from his pulpit last Sunday night?that Brooks killed Stunner. Iu our tlays, the three patron saints of tho Northern masses are Lincoln, Sumner and Georg? Washington, and the rever? ence shown them is iu degree in the order in which they are named. To-day in bright, mostly cleur and quite coo], with u boisterous wind; yet everybody went to church; for it must, be said of our Northern friends, they are a grent church going people. 1 floated -with tho current, uud went to Brooklyn, to hear Dr. Talmadge, at 11 A. M. The Doctor is a thin, tall man, about five feet teu iuchos iu height, red? dish sandy htxir, quite bald, side whis? kers, eloquently tbeatrical iu manner, but cantingly unpleasant in voice. His church I need not attempt to describe. It is new and magnificent, with a pit, dress circle and gallery, like a capacious theatre, with a pulpit quite us long aud n laila broader than the edge of the stage of a thontro, with tho front curtuiu down. On this narrow floor is a vase of flower.;, a Btnall table, a chuir, and Dr. Talmutlge. Iu frout of him it. thu or? ganist, but to his rear, covering the entiru side of this immense building, is the organ. Behind the organist, from tho orchestra to the farthest seat iu the gallery, eat at It-ust 3,000 men uud women. After the first hymn, the Doc? tor made many announcements, two of which aro worth mentioning. "Tues? day night, 31st iust.," said he, "there will bo, in this room, n grund jubilee concert, by Gilmore's celebrated baud. This will be for the benefit of the church: otherwise, it would not bo al? lowed. I am opposed to using this building lor social or festive purposes; not, however, because of its consecra? tion; for I have no faith iu the sanctity of brisks and boards." Tho second re? mark was, that on Easter Sunday, he would baptize, by immersion, some can? didates for membership in hia church. His usual practice was to send such seekers to tho Baptist Church, but aa careful research had revealed to him nothiDg iu tho Bible in conflict with true Presbyterianism and baptism by immersion, he would, in future, admi? nister the ceremony by immersion, whenever preferred. Iu this church, every one stands up to Bing; u few bow, but a vast majority .sit stalk upright in prayer. The Doctor'* subject was tem peruuoo, and his text from 2d Kings, 10th chapter, and latter clause of 9th verse: "But who slew till tbeso?"' After uarrating the bringing of the seventy heads of the King's sous to the gate of the temple, aud there their being seen by Jehu ill two piles, the Doctor said similar but larger piles wore found on either side of our entrances to hotels, to universities, to legislative assemblies, to congressional hulls, und even to private homes: then, said he, with eloquence und gesticulutious, "Who slow nil these? I can tell you in half u minute. Tho fathers who keep tho decanter upon their side-boards, tho women who deal out friendly punch on Now Year's Day, the keepers of fashionable saloons," &e. His Hcrtnon of forty-five minutes was a descriptive epic upon tho drunkard's life, death ami future state. Most* elo? quently he took the bibbler from the bottle, step by step, lo the grave, de? scribing lir.it his loss of name and influ? ence, next of Bttlf respect, then of use? fulness, of worldly goods, of domestic hnppiness, of physical strength, of men? tal prostration, until, finally, he depleted the death of u delirious drunkard, and raised the very hairs on the heads of sonic of his congregation, by suddenly shooting it into their curs, that he knew sumo of them who were rapidly travel? ing this road. To avert this terrible scourge, he favored temperance socie? ties, tho Maine liquor law, the Good Templars, und, as thirty praying women had recently swept every grog shop from a Western village of 1,000 inhabitants, ho would volnntcer to commuud 3.?0U women, ami march !>* their head, with the same weapon in hand, to destroy the drum shops of Brooklyn. Hia prof? fer was met with applause from the con f/reyalion. .Such men as these of whom i tiavo written kuow exactly how to wield tho populace, in is shown iu their manner us well Ufl by their talents. For instttnee, when Dr. Talmadge read out his Becond 113'oju, "My sou', be oh thy guard; lun thousand iocs arise," 11) said, "this is a battle cry; let it sound like it, my brethren." Well did tliLy respond to tho request, for the en? tire congregation, rising to their feet, snug this battle cry with fervor uud with feel ihr. At 3 3 j L\ M. yesterday, I sot off to hear some oiu advertised to accompany sotno sort of religious meeting, at the Church of the Strangers, with "The Carolina Singers." Who or what thtso Carolina Singers are, 1 wad unable to '; learn, for tho church was go crowded, I could scared}' got iu at tho street door. I then went to Dr. Hall's church, and found that he was preaching to another crowded house, on tho nuivursal temper? ance question. He neither depicted the horrors of tho drnukard's life, nor nd oised his femalo members to wugo u war against intemperance, as did Dr. Tal* madge;. but he told them, to study this question as members of Booietyi'as m?l raliete, and as Christians; and when they arrived at their conolusions from these Stand-points, to net accordingly. It was their duty, said he, to view every ques? tion from two points; and wherever a semblance of wrong suggested itself in any question, it was their duty to ab? stain from practicing or advocating the question in hand. If moderate drink? ing tended to increase drunkenness, they were bound to abstain from liquor. No one in socity so bumble, but that he had his inlluencu upon others. Absti? nence from wrong would exert this influ? ence lor good; an evil example would produce an ovil influence. Study well, then, said be, tho o induct of these Wosteru women, as wo call them; they uro not the drifts of society; fur he kviei?, cv.ii his csnsregutica kuow, many of tbe women who wero the leaders iu this movement, and they were the ele gaut women of refined circles. With the pulpit cruscdo that was waged yesterday throughout Now Sork and adjacent citios, you may look out for a gcuuiue woman's movement upon the drum shops of Gotham, at an early dato. Quito recently, Harry Hill, a no? torious saloon keeper iu this city, iuvitcd a prnyer meeting iu bis saloon. M< u und women attended. Harry presided, brick I'omoroy made a speech, women prayed, und some "got religion," aud all the whilo Harry's "buck room" was crowded with beer aud whiskey drink? ers. It is said his receipta for the eveu ing wero uuprecedeutedly large. Harry says both women and liquor were sold that uight. LiUHt night, I attended Dr. Chu pin's church, (Universalis!,) aud, us usual, found the church too ?mall for the euu- i jtrcgutiou. Certainly the people of New York uru thoroughly church-going, or tho number of churches is too small for tho population. I have never been in one that was not crowded to almost tsuf fooation. Whether there bo any more room here for church buildings, I am uot to bo the judge; but 1 certuinly do not subject myself to the chargo of being I a Pharisee, when I assert that, from my ! stand-point, there is endless room for the exercise of pure uud uudctiled rcli giou; for thu religion practiced here would condemn the proteasor with us. Dr. (Jhupm is a stout, rotuud old gen? tleman, of ubout sixty-five years, clear, distinct voice, graceful and learned; but what are his doctrines, I um unable to suy. His church form, his pruyera, his Biblical reading, his sermon aud the worship of his church were to all intents purely Presbyterian. If his doctriuo is that ull meu are to be saved, and that worldly puuisnmeut is the Biblical bell, (as I am told is his belief,) I cau't well see tho necessity of so much praying, except us a pastimo. The doctor preached from Mutthew, 2d chapter, and first clause of tbe llth verse. 1 need say uo more of this sormou than that it would have cbevred, comforted and perhaps excited the vanity of many of our good mothers, had they heard him depict true womanhood, woman us an educator, and woman as the leader in all that is good und pure iu civilizatiou. I will not say what effect it would have produced, had they heurd him say thut hulf our women do uot rear their chil? dren correctly; that as often us other 1 wise, the mother is wrong and the child is right when she scolds, und that fre? quently somebody else should bo pu j nisbed when tho child is spanked. I agree with tho doctor all the way I through, with a mental reservation, I however, at times. I Now York city is u mammoth wonder. Where its inhabitants live, what they jlive upon, and how they get their daily ! bread, is to me n marvel. On Sunday, Broadway is as quiet und deserted us a country village. All tho week it is I crowded with a living stream of vehicles j aud pedestrians from snu-risu till uight, [ every thing iu a hurry, ruuuing to and ! fro, aud nobody apparently at work. I Au old citizen remarked to me the other day: "When I first came to New York to clerk, the A dor House was uot built, [apd the ground it stands upon was iu I the suburbs of tho town." The St. I Nicholas, Metropolitan, Grand Central, [New York, Fifth Avenue, und all the I host of superb hotels are from one to j two-and-a-half miloii above the Astor, aud the Windsor, with its 1,500 room-;, which is tho last grand effort towards n perfect hole!, is three, miles uud a half above Iho Astor, und is in the most fashionable 'portion of the city. Man? hattan Island will, iu ten years, be a solid mass of builuiugsnnd streets, '.situ a population of 3.00U,000. A F1UEXD. At an election held on Tnesduy last, Col. W. II. McCorklo was elected In? tendant of I be towu of Yorkvillo, iu place of J. S. 11. Thompson, Esij , re >igtud. Mr. Jacob A. Culdwell, of Fiiriield, entered suit against the Town Council of Wiuiisboro, for ?5,0dU damages, iu consequence of a sprained ankle lrom fulling into nu open cistern. Mrs. John Norman, a widow ludy of | Sumter County, lb., was burned to death on tho 12.U lust., by her clothes taking lire while she wits engaged iu cooking. The Wiuiisboro AWs says: "There is a good deal of cotton still iu tho County, some of which is not not yet ginned. Tiie roads sire too bad for hauling." Judge Fox, who was killed iu Forest City, on tho 21st, is tho second judge who has been murdered in Arkansas during thu past six mouths. Pierre Bacot has been nominated for luteudaut of Wiuiisboro, and Y. Gerig, ?7. A. Fr?ser, W. M. NoUsou und J. D. MoCarley for Wardens. M. C. Brown, father of Governor Brown, a soldier of 1812, died in Chero? kee, Ga , on the 25th, aged eighty seven. City Mattebs.?Subscribe for the Phoenix. x ' . Broad, Saluds and Coogaree Rivers araijunuBaally high.' t It is excel leal; hardens the rnupcies and expands the frame?walking. Casii will be the rule at tbe'PHGCNix office hereafter. Let's volcaniz1.* is the way tliey put it now. More raiu, yesterday. A nice little enpw sturm would suttlo matters, doubt? less. We acknowledge the receipt of an in? vitation to a soirG given by tho very Young Men's Daucing Club. Tho P?cssir. job office is complete in j every respect, aud cards, posters, pro- J grammes, bill-heads, etc., are turned out with alaciity. Tho mistletoe, which is so thick on many trees iu the city, should be re? moved, us it eventually kills the trees. So says a prominent trecologiat. The Greenville and Columbia Rail rood has added "No. 19" to its slock of locomotives. It was built at Baldwin's Locomotive Works,* Philadelphia. Three murderer* aro to pay the ex? treme pcualty of tho law to-day?Samuel Banks (white) in Abbeville, and Aaron Furmau aud Samuel Vmccut (colored) in Sumter. The young ladies archery clubs have already begun to practice for the sum? mer campaign. They can pin a poor fellow easily through the stoutest cuat of mail. A variety card in another column, from Dr. J. W. Parker, will bo found to contain matters oi interest to all parties. The doctor is an insurance agent, real estate broker, etc. Persons indebted to the Phcknix office are earnestly requested to call and settle at once. There is a large amount due? tho greuter portion in small sums. The indebtedness must be liquidated, or we shall resort to extreme measures. It is currently reported that an ar? rangement has been effected between tho North-eaatero and Wilmington, Co? lumbia aoel Augusta Railroads, by which a fust through train will be run between Columbia aud Charleston in seven hours. The new spring bonnets are close shaped, with depressed brims and high crowns, and some of them are almost exact duplicates of the Norman caps, bo popular for children. They are Btringless and look more like bats that bonnets. It sco us that tho popular plant, gera? nium, has another claim on our esteem, aside from its bounty and fragrance. It is said that an application of one or two of its leaves, first bruised, to a out or abrasion, will heal the wouud in a very short time. In tho car, on the hack, in the jolt? ing road wagon you must pay in ad? vance, uud uobotly complains. Aud yet some men are small enough, and penu? rious uuougb, and silly enough to hesi? tate and cavil about paying for a paper in advance at a price that barely keeps the machinery in motion. Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, bus electrified tho people t>f Grecuville by his bruve words of "Hope for South Carolina.' We should bo pleased if he could be induced to pay us a visit. We need euuourugecuent sadly. The Is? raelites hero ought to invite him to de? liver his lecture on the "Scattered Na? tion." It is said to bo highly instruc? tive and entertaining. The following appointments have! boon made by thuGovernor: A. W.San-i tiers and Hubert A. Green, Trial Jus? tices for Edgeficltl; W. W. Lenrlermnn, Trial Justice for Greenville; B. G. Fre? derick, Trial Juctico for Oraugeburg, vies W. L. Riley, removed; and J. W. I Hirsch, of Charleston, und M. F. Horu, j of D.irliuglon,-us Notaries Public. The j Governor has also accepted tho follow? ing resignations: Rediu Rackley, Trial j Justico for Pickeus, aud John M. JoBey, for Darlington. Fatal Railboad Accident.?A de? spatch from Alston informs us that the locomotive of tho traiu over tho Spar tuiiburg and Union Railroad rnu into n ditch, ye-sterday, anel killed the fire? man. Wo could not loarn his name. No one else injured. PueENixiANA.?Theyiiro weakest who h ivo uo faith in themselves. Tho song cd" tho ladies' temperance bauds?"Going thro' tho rye." Is moral courage to bo admired when it operates to ouc'ti own advantage? Live mindful of old n?o und death, which silly men think the greatest of all evils. I It is a fact, however melancholy, that thti well-dressed siuu'-r is a nioro agree I ablo presence to most people than the slouch saint. It tho excitement aboat the North Carolina "volcano" cuutiuues, it may be considered Bawl-ed Mouutaiu, .in? deed. Mail arrangements.? I h? Northern mail opens 6.30 A. M., 3 P. M.; olosea 11 A. M.;;6 P. M. Charleston opens 8 &$0 P. M.; closet 8 A. M., 6 P. SI. Western opens 6 A. M., 12.80P. M.; oloses 6, 1.30 P. M. Greenville opens 15.15 P. M.; closes 6 A. M. Wilmington opens 4 P.M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Sunday open from 2.30 to 3 30 P. M. Respect the Sabbath.?Chief Jack? son authorizes us to say that hereafter the following ordinance will be strictly enforced. Violators must look out: An Ordinance for tue Better Ob? servance of the Sabbath Dat. Section 1. De it ordained, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Co lumbia, in Council assembled, That from and after the passage aud promulgation of this ordinance, any merchant, shop keeper or vender of wine, spirituous or mult liquors, in any quantity, either under a tavern or retstl license, who shall keep his, her or their store, shop, bar-room orsuloou open for the trans? action of business on the Sabbath day, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $45, nor less that $20, at the dis-. cretion of the City Council of Colombia, for each and every violation of this or? dinance. Sec. 2. And be it further ordained, That any -person wuo shall publicly work or labor, or employ any other per sou to do so, on the Sabbath day, (ex? cept in cuses of emergency,) shall be subject to a penalty of $10 for euch aud every offence. Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That this ordinance snail take effect from and after its ratification, and that all ordi? nances and parts of ordinances, repug? nant to this ordinance, be, aud. are here? by, repealed. List of New Advertisements. J. R. Slawson?To Rent. J. W. Parker?Real Estate Broker. Hotel Arrivals, March 26, 1871.? Wheeler House?W B Shaw, Charleston; J Brooks and wife, Boston; H A Kil burn, Brattleboro; Rev J E Wood bridge, wife and boy, Boston; C W Alexander, Charlotte; J W Quinn, N C; G D Lamater, Chicago; G Sumner and wife. Mass; Wm Dudley, Charleston; J W Hoffman, Pa; W W Baxter, Va; J F Sterling, Pa; A Parker, Abbeville; W A Bradley, Charleston; B M Jones, New berry; W H Trescot, Pendleton. Columbia Hotel?G F Jones, Md; S B Clowney, L W Du vail, W'B'Peak, Joel Copes, Winusboro; JA Boone, S O; W Rosenberg, Abbeville; J E Thames and wife, Charleston; Mrs E J Lee, Mrs E M Phillips, NY; E B Murray, Miss F E Murray, Anderson; Mies A Edwards, Darlington; G W Thames, N C; Richard C Watts, Laureus; A Macbeth, Charles? ton; G E Reab, Ga. Hendrix House?M Smith, J A Cslhouo, J King, Ga; J E Pouge, N C; J W Quinu, N C; J A McCommuch, N Y. Nervous Debility.?A depressed, irritable state of mind; weak, ner? vous, exhausted feeling; no energy or animation; confused head, weak memory, often witii debilitating, in? voluntary discharges.?The conse? quence of excesses, meutal over-work or indiscretions. THIS nervous debility finds a sovereign cure in Humphreys' HoMUiPATHic Specific, No. 28. Ii tones up the system, arrests discharges, dispels the mental gloom and despond? ency, and rejuvenates the entire system; it is perfectly harmless and always ef? ficient. Price 35 for a package of five boxes aud a large $2 vial of powder, which is important iu old serious cases; or $1 per single box. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price. Address Humphreys' Specific Homcepathic Medicine Company, No. 562 Broadway, N. Y. For aale by Geiger & McGregor, Columbia, S. C. Decl7 i'Tni Pond's Extract.?"The Vegetable Paiu Destroyer" never fail to aflord re? lief from pain. Try it ouce, and nothing could induce you to bo without it. Marl+3rl The bouse of Mr. Felix Lake, Jr., on Turkey Creek, E*lgeliold, was totally de? stroyed by fire on Sunday night last, to? gether with most of the furuiture. The steam giu of Trapp ?: Crooks, at Kirk sey's Cross Roads, with'ten bales of octton, was alno destroyed the same night. The Bunker boys are indignant over the recent autopsy of their fathers, Chung and Eng. It was rather hard, we admit; but they should bo console J with the reflection (bat ull remarkable meu now-a-days roust submit to autop? sy. It is one of the penalties that dis? tinguished meu must pay for their fame. There bavo been six murders in Colle ton County during the past few months ?all of tbo murderers being colored. One of the victims wus a Groek, named Bass, who claimed to have been with Byrou at Missoloughi when bo died. Mrs. Jennie Becket, of Apalacbicola, Fla., was burned to death lust week* from tire bursting of a cau of kerosene oil, whilo she was attempting to make o lire by pouring the oil upon the burutng wood. A pelican of largo size was killed near Ceptaiu O. A. Wylie's mill, ou Fishing Creek, Chester, on Saturday last. It measured seven feet eight iucbes from tip to tip of wiugs, nud four feet si\ inches from point of bill to cud of tail. The Air-Lino Railroad has brought a suit for S25.0?0 damage agaiust Grant, Alexander ic Co., for the seizuie of a traiu of its cars at Atlanta one day last week. Japanese siiks will be more fashion? able next summer thnu they have ever been, we hoar. Sumo of the ucw pat? terns are exceedingly pretty, and for evening dresses will "make up lovely."