The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, August 17, 1866, Image 2
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C?LTIMBIA..
Friday Morning, August 17,18tf
Ta? Warst ta PlB|li| "Jt~. _|
We publish in another column a
synopsis of the inaugural address of
Gov. Throokmorton, of Taxas, Prom
a correspondence between James H.
Bell, Secretary of the Stats ol Texas,
and Mr. Soward, which are fled in
the National InleUigencer, of Tuesday,
we taara that tte assembling of the j
Legislature of that Stete, and the in?
auguration of the Governor, was by
the express permission and sanction
of the Pr?sident of the United States.
In his reply to Mr. Bell's inquiries,
MY. Seward says:
"The President directs me to say |
that the Legislature of Texas will as?
semble ana organize on the 6th of
August, without hindrance. The
Governor elect, Mr. Throokmorton,
win be inaugurated on the Otb, with?
out hindrance. When you have re?
ported tte organisation and inaugu?
ration, to this Department, by: tele?
graph or otherwise, tte Provisional
Governor will be relieved, and the
Government will be?maferred to the
elected authorities m- Texas."
And thus has tho work been com?
pleted; thus the Presidents pro?
gramme for restoration fully carried
out; and thus, thank God, has come
to an end tte last 5 'Provisional Go?
vernment" of the Southern States of
thia Union. Now let us examine
what the people of thc Southern
States have ? right to expect at the
hands of President Johnson, they
having performed, in every respect,
all that he required of them. For
this purpose, wc refer to that part of
his annual message to Congress,
which presents W that body his plan
for tte restoration of the Union, and
the requirements be made of the
Southern States to render that work
nnajjjptain. In the State paper re?
ferred to, the President says:
'.The next step which I have taken
to restore the Constitutional relations
of the States has been an invitation
to them to participate ;u tte high
office of amending the Constitution.
Every patriot must wish fora general
amnesty at the earliest epoch consist?
ent with public safety. For this
great end there is need of a concur?
rence of opinions, and the spirit of
mutual conciliation. All parties in
the late terrible conflict must work
together in harmony. It is not too
much to ask, in the name of tte
whole people, that, on one aide, the
plan of restoration shall proceed in
conformity with a willingness to cast
the disorders of the past into obli?
vion; and that, on the other, the evi?
dence of sincerity in the future main?
tenance of the Union shall be put
beyond any doubt by the ratification
of tte proposed amendment to the
Constitution, which provides for the
abolition of slavery forever within
the limits of our country."
And again, speaking of the amend?
ment, he says:
"Indeed, it is not too much to ask
of the States which are now resuming
their places in the family of the
Union, to give this pledge of perpe?
tual loyalty and peace. Until it is
done, the past, however much we
may desire it, will not be forgotten.
The adoption of the amendments re?
unites ns beyond all power of disrup?
tion. It heals the wound that is still
imperfectly closed; it removes slavery,
the element which has so long per?
plexed and divided tte country; it
makes of us, once more, a united peo?
ple, renewed and strengthened, bound
more than ever to mi^f"^ affection
and support."
The people have done all required
of them. They have given in the
ratification of the proposed amend?
ment to tte Constitution, which pro?
vides for the abolition of slavery for?
ever;" that "evidence of sincerity in
the ?utu e maintenance of tte Union, "
which is by that act put beyond any
doubt, and which constitutes what he
causa "pledge of perpetual loyalty
and peace."
Tn the first sentences of the ex?
tracte we have taken from the mes?
sage?- he says, in substance, that a
compliance witt the prescribed re?
quirements would be followed by
what "every patriot must wish for-a
general amnesty at the earliest posai
ble epoch consistent with the public
safety." Aud again, he says, "the
adoption of the amendment re-unites
us beyond the power of disruption. "
And in another sentence of tte mes?
sage, which wo have not quoted, ho
says the action "will efface the sad .
memories of the past."
Heretofore, we have lound Presi?
dent Johnson trna to his pledges and
promises, and firm and unwavering
in bis execution of thar:, in despite of
popular clamor or tte ravings of
party rancor. We expect tte same
fidelity now, and tte people to whom
these pirotnisen wave made have nj
right- to expect, if ut demand it, at
Jefferson Davis pines in his prison at
Fortress Monroe; they cannot be ef?
faced, so long os the Dry Tortugas
bolds its hundreds of prisoners con?
signed to its noisome priauu-kcepo by
military commissions ; they cannot be
effaced, so long aa many of the citi?
zens of the South are doome-d to
involuntary exil? from ' homo and
friends. s .'..'..?,?.?
Kow, then, we implore that man in
whose hands the power lies-that
Chief Magistrate wno bas never fal?
tered in his duty-who has never
broken pledge or promise to the
Southern people, to place the sign
manual and seal of pardon to his
completed work, and to crown it with
that '"'general amnesty" which he
bas led ns to believe would inevitably
follow onr obedience to his require?
ments.
The Manage m rn i ot our Railroads.
We publish, by request, the com?
munication of a writer in the Charles?
ton Courier, complaining of the
management of the railroads in this
State. In the matter of discrimina?
tion in past years, there is no doubt
bat that there was ground for dissa?
tisfaction. How far these grounds
exist at the present time, we ore not
sufficiently informed to comment
apon; bat, if existing, the system is
justly odioas, and should be abo?
lished.
The writer also complains that the
rates of freight on all our railways
are too high, and cites the fact that
the freight on cotton from Columbia
to Charlotte is three dollars per bale,
while before the war it was only one
dollar. He thinks that two dollars
per bale -freight would cover depre?
ciation in prices and increased in?
surance. But we think he ought not
to ignore the foot that oar companies
have been to heavy ex tin. expenso in
rebuilding and refitting their roads,
aud that, taken in connection with
the depreciation of the currency, in?
creased rates of labor in every de
partment, would certainly justify a i
proportionate increase in passenger
and freight rates. Whether it ex?
ceeds the due proportion thas re?
quired, we are not well enough post?
ed to say.
One thing is evident-that it is the
imperative duty of the railroad com?
panies to do all that is legitimately
within their power to add to the
business and trade of our own com?
mercial cities, and not give the op?
portunity, by unjust discrimination
,o cities in our neighboring States, to
Iraw off trade that is properly ours.
Those interested should have this
natter fairly investigated and tho
woper remedy applied, if a remedy
s needed. J
St ?te Items.
SUMTES.-The Watchmrtn informs j
xs that Captain Garden, formerly |
commander of the Palmetto Battery, j
s about to become a resident of Co- j
umbia, to pursue the practice of law. I
The WatcJtman also announces the |
leath of Captain J. J. Chandler, one
>f the old and highly esteemed citi-1
sons of Sumter District.
MAKION.-The Crescent announces
-he arrival of Major-General A. G.
Evans, formerly of the Confederate
irmy. He is in good health nnd
jpints.
Tho Crescent is iu raptures over the
new sleeping cars which have been
placed on the Wilmington and Man?
chester Railroad.
A gentleman who has just visited j
Portland, Mc, says the people are j
covering the devastated region with I
temporary frame buildings one story
in height, that present a curious ap?
pearance in localities that were for
merly occupied by large and hand?
some structures. ?ome of the cit
zens, he was told, went t. ? New -York
to bay building material i soon after
the fire, and. found tlv.t everything
available of that nature bad been
bought np by persons in New York,
with a view to speculation. They
had also engaged all that could be
prepared within a certain time. The
Fortland men were obliged to pur?
chase of these speculators nt ad?
vanced rates, or not at all.
SOMETHING NEW.-Tho New Or?
leans Crescent has been shown by Mr.
Francis Bowrain, of that city, a
novel invention called "The Mos?
quito Scarer." It is a liquid, with
an aromatic perfumo, which is said
to be peculiarly obnoxious to all in?
sects, particularly mosquitoes. The
editor opened the bottle and spilled a
few drops on his desk, and in a mo?
ment or two could see the mosquitoes
leaving in disgust, with their pocket
handkerchiefs at th&ir noses. It is
great invention, most assuredly.
CDT. Orr*? mgyrh.
The MfVpnai rnfe?ig&tgf? publishes
tte following report of Gov. Orr's
speech in Philadelphie--* synopsis
of which he had by telegraph; _
Tto?vHuni?ii s : I esteem myself
fortunate upon the present occasion,
with being honored witt aa invitation
to address yon on tte. opening of
your campaign in this State. Ten
years ago, ? stood Vtofore you with
the late lamented Douglas, when we
then gave to you our opinions of thc
?rinciplee of the Democratic party,
would to God that he again stood
before yon, since- the great changes
have occurred. A gulf has yawned;
but now that gulf has been dosed,
and we have come here to form a
union between the conservative men
of the North and of the South. I
will merely glauca at a few points to
show yon that the professions made
by the people of the South since they
have laid down their arms, are honest
and whole-souled. The war began
on the part of the South through the
people believing they bad the right
to secede. You did not agree to that.
War resulted; the South was con?
quered; and tho interpretation you
gave the Constitution has been es?
tablished firmly as the legal one.
That decision was pronounced on tho
field of battle by the highest tribunnl,
and the decree is incontrovertible.
The nationality of our Government
has been established. The South has
surrendered the principles she be?
lieved, and is willing to accept your
interpretation. No man would re?
open the dreadful contest to see
whether the decision was the right
one; but all are willing to abide by it
forever. By this war, the people
of the South have, to a very large ex?
tent, been stripped of their property.
Their banks are gone and thuir credit
gone. In many localities, the great
stand-point of civil law has been lost.
Thus, the people of the South have
far more need of a stable Govern -
meut than you have, aud it is mad
folly to charge that they will not
fulfill their oaths to support this Go?
vernment. Although your public
debt has been contracted in defeating
a section of country from which I
come, yet I would feel that any repu?
diation of tho debt would be a dis?
honor to my own integrity. This is
my Government; it is my children's
and grand-children's Government.
As u participant in the rebellion, I
am now for this Government, and its
honor is my honor. I desire it to
stand before all tho nations of thc
earth in the glory, ;ind pride, and
prosperity of a great nation of the
world. Fellow-citizens, we have been
knocking at the door for eight long
months, asking Congress that the
best, the intellectual, and leading
men of the South shall be admitted
into Congress, to represent us there.
If we are not to be trusted now, wher
aro we to be trusted ? Is it just 01
right that we should be excluded
from these privileges? No; for th<
right of representation is regarded a:
one of the most sacred rights in thi:
country. Is it just and fair, or gene
rons, that we shonld be exclude?:
from legislation, while taxes are im
?osed upon us without our consent'
am a delegate from South Caroline
to the Convention, aud I hope thej
will be successful in forming a purl,;
to stand against tho mad policy o
the radicals in Congress. When th
Convention adjourns, ami sends fort]
the results of its deliberations, I trns
that all right-minded meu will be ubi
to agree to their deeds.
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Arrival of the Q,nee>i nt \V?II?K1IIKIOII
Queen Tarnma arrived at Washing
ton on Monday. The National Tutti
lir/encer ;.uys:
Her Majesty, attended by Mis
fipurgen ?iud Major Hopkins, uni
escorted by Consul-General ( Mell rmi
Mr. R. S. Chilton, ol' the State Dt
partment, upon arriving ut Willard'?
proceeded at once to the apartment
provided for them, ?md in the parlo
the Queen was cordially welcomed b
the Hon. Henry S tanberry, Actin
Secretary of State. Mr. Stanberr
addressed her as follows:
Yoi'B MAJESTY: AS thc represent!
tive of the Secretary of State, who i
necessarily absent from tho city,
have the honor to convey to yoi
Majesty the welcome<>f the Presidei
and people of thc; United States t
our country and its seat of Goveri
ment.
The President directs me to assiu
your Majesty of his high appr?ci?t ie.
of your efforts for the enconragemei
and growth of civilization and Cirri
tianity nmoDg your people. Ho hai
your visit as one of those interchangi
of national courtesy which, withoi
any official or diplomatic charade
yet exercise a wholesome influent
upon our foreign relations.
The President, desirous of expr?s
ing these sentiments of welcome ai
good will to you in person, will luv
the honor to receive your Majesty
the Executive Mansion to-morrow,
such hour as youl Majesty may 1
pleased to appoint.
Queen Emma, who listened wi
evident pleasure and interest to tli
address, replied with great fl nen
and dignity, but in very subdu*
tones, thanking the President for t!
honor and kindness ho had manifei
ed, and the Secretary for the court
ous terms iu which ho had express
the good will of the Government ai
people of tho United States. S
designated to-morrow evening f
paying a visit to tho President.
The key most coveted by the pic
lock-the key to sn creas. "
^?^?fcuywl ?Kt* t?mrr. TtiroekiantMi.
GOT. ^uSRijr.vM-ton, of Texas, w?s
inaugarttfi* on the 9th instant. ?&e
Wettern papers have the following
synopsis of his inaugural address:
He reviews the political and mate?
rial condition ni the State; feels de?
pressed with the difficulties which lie
before him, but says yet, with proper
conduct on our part, I do not despair
of receiving liberal and generous
treatment from our Northern coun?
trymen. I cannot believe that the
land of Franklin, Hancock, Adams,
Hamilton, Jay, Webster, and so
many other patriots, is no longer the
land of the good and great, or that
their lessons of unselfish devotion to
country are forgotten; or when tho
storm of passion subsides, and its
fury is expended, reason and justice,
tempered with magnanimity, and a
generous regard o* every section of
tho Unioni will again resume their
sway.
The true mon of the country have
a noblo incontive to enter the work
of re-uuion; in tho bonds of affection
and mutual confidence the hearts of
our countrymen aro changed by war;
the generous policy and liberality ol
the President has deeply touched the
tenderest chords of the Southern
heart ; sentiments of love and venera?
tion for the Government of our fa?
thers have been aroused by it-senti?
ments that had long slumbered.
Kindness and mercy have been tai
more potcut in promulgating fidelity
to tho Union in a few short month:
than could havo been effected bj
bayonets, confiscation and tho gal
lows. He believes the great mass o:
the Northern people desire to treat
us as brothers, and it is his desire t<
show that efforts are now being made
by the Southern people for peace anc
restoration.
He reviews tho suffering, privation
and dangers endured by Southern
people in behalt of a cause they con
sidered just and holy; shows ho\
sincerely tho people have kept faitl
with their renewed allegiance; ha
been identified with Texas n ?piarte
of a century; has mingled with th
people and claims to be able to spca
for them; a people who have won th
respect and admiration of the worlc
for their chivalry, high character an
fortitude, will not be doubted b
generous and bravo spirits, whe
they assert their loyang and pohcy
lt is a dttty we owe alike to ourselvt
and humanity to enact laws tin
reserve; to the freed people the fn
protection of all the rights of perso
and property guaranteed them by o\
amended Constitution. The time
not Dir distant, in my judgmen
when the black people will be coi
viuced that their host friends a
those with whom they have sport*
in youth, and who have cared fi
them since infancy.
Ile takes broad grounds in favor
sustaining the public credit and di
obedience to thc Constitution ai
laws of theGeneral Government, wi
a firm und just maintenance of tl
State in expansion policy, public pT
gress, Av. He briefly reviewed 1
course anterior to secession discor
As I was, and still nm, to that G
vern ment which the blood of n
ancestors had contributed to rear f
the protection of the rights of ?1
and accustomed from my earliest he
hood to loan upon tho flag of t
Union as tho proudest symbol of fn
dom. 1 turned with horror from t
bloody vision of civil war that crow
ed in my sight, but looked wi
scarcely less dread on the entertain
power of coercion.
He followed tho fortunes of t
majority of his fellow-citizens a
shan d their fate. To those identic'
with him in opposition, who sustain
the Government, ho accords t
credit of pure and patriotic motiv
Tho most sacred duty is now for
to labor for the restoration of pei
and harmony; that our people des
these, and are worthy of restorati
on just and liberal terms. He :
peals to the Legislature to co-oper;
with him in the great work; poi
them to the cares of Texas, her
triotic heroes aud statesmen, ti
urges unselfish devotion to count
moderation and forbearance in
enlarged character for those v
differ with ns, appeals to reason fl
noble impulses, and not vitup?r?t
and abuse, which will produce
great end we desire, invoking the
of Pro vi lenee and trusting that
will incline the hearts of the Aim
eau people aright, he ?'liters upon
dnl ies.
HAW MKAT AND SPIRITS TO CI
CONSUMPTION.-An English pa
prints tho following: "M. Fm
proposes to cure all cases of cousin
tion, hy the administration ol*
meut and spirits. Although his
thud of treatment has not been 1
employetl by continental physici:
considerable testimony has b
borne to the gr?'at success which
attended its employment. The :
treatment has now been tried st
fae' ?lily in 2,000 cases of phth
The raw moat is reduced to a pi
mixed with sugar t?> conceal its
pleasant flavor, and administered
doses of lui) to 300 grammes per <
The alcohol (of the strength of t\v<
il?>gveos Baume) is given in ?lowe:
100 grammes a day."
The New Orleans Orescent, of
loth inst., states that the ste?
Fashion, last evening, brought io
port two bales ol new cotton, gi
on the plantation of Mr. T. Tri
Black Hawk Point. Concordia Pa.
in that Stab\ and consigned to J
J ackson
THE TfSBatE?i oy TUE ArnAjmc CA?
BLE.-Heart's Co?tent, whe?? the At?
lantic Cable is working on this sido
of tho world, is a small bar or cove,
projecting from the East side of Tri?
nity Bay, on tbs Island of Newfound?
land, latitude 40 degrees 50 minutes,
longitude 52 degrees 20 minutes. Tho
settlement, notwithstanding its ro?
mantic name, is only a small collec?
tion of fishing huts, as are two adja?
cent settlements, known as Heart's
Ease and Heart's Delight. Tho set?
tlers who named these places mn st
liave been not only of a romantic
turn of mind, bat contented and un?
ambitious persons.
The Island of Valentia, the Irish
terminus of the Atlantic cable, ia
about 0.000 acres in extent. It has
three proprietors, of whom the
Knight of Kerry is the chief, the
others being Trinity College, Dublin,
and Col. Herbert, of Muckross. The
population Ls about 2,000, but al?
though the Knight is a staunch Pro?
testant, his co-rehgionists do not
number moro than 150. The har?
mony of this little community (says
a correspoudent of the Loudon Star)
is, however, undisturbed by religions
discord. The old priest, who is now
between eighty and ninety years of
age, has had charge of tl ic parish for
half a century, and his watch-word
has always been "Peace." The ave
ruge value of land is about fifteen
shillings au acre. *
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.-The
Washington National Mouumont As?
sociation are making another effort to
secure contributions to finish the mo?
nument. It is estimated that it will
take $2,000,000 to complete the work.
Mrs. Abbott, a widow, died of
cholera in Brooklyn, on Tuesday
night last. Three little children, de?
pendent upon her for their bread, j
were the only witnesses of the death j
scone. .
Cholera has broken out among thc
negroes at Lawton's place, near Brad?
dock's Point, near .Savannah, Ga.
Twelve deaths have occurred sinco
Monday, including two whites.
The Louvre Hotel iu Havana, has
been burned. L?ssel00,000. A mo?
lasses warehouse, at Cardenas, has
also been burned, entailing a loss of
$40,000.
W. H. Russell, war correspondent
of the London Timex, will shortly
publish a novel entitled "The Adven?
tures of Dr. Brady; or, the City and
the Camp."
An abundant deposit of native
borax has been discovered at Clear
Lake, California, and it is of remark?
able purity.
The Cape Fear Flour Mills, at Wil?
mington, N. C., were burned on Sa?
turday. Loss $20,000.
The Charleston and Savannah Rail?
road is to be sold at auction in No?
vember.
How the Prussians "basted" the
Austrians with the needlo-guu, to be
sure!
SHIP MOWS.
PORT OF CHARLESTON. AUGUST 15.
AB RIVED YESTERDAY-.
Steamship E. C. Knight, Baltimore.
Steamship Granada, Dursley, Kew York.
?'EXT TO SKA VEST ERO AY.
Sehr. O voca, Mitchell, Baltimore.
Sehr. Satilla, Poster, a Northern port.
OBITUARY.
Died, in thia citv, Julv 7, lfU>d, Mr. GEO.
SINCLAIR; 'VER. lin ??ir. bom in Al?
lentown. N'.. , i?. -einher 3,1806, and came
t ) C'duinhia i'i 1327, where he married
October 22, IK'/.K mid resided up to the day
of hi? decease.
Mr. Rower carno to this place a young
man and a stranger, hut Ina intelligence,
industry, sobriety and probity doon secured
thu con.idenco and esteem of hi? fellow
citizen*. Quiet and unobtrusive in his ha?
bits and manner*, he sought no public dis?
tinction; yet the nigh estimation in which
he was held placed bim in offices of trust
and honor. He served as cneof tin? Alder?
men of tho city, and was conspicuous for
bis conscientious discharge of duty. Such j
a man is an h mor und a support to a com- i
enmity, and bis departure is a great ca?
r-unity. His i . art lily work well done, be has
been gathered to his fathers, leaving be?
hind him un honorable memorial; bequeath?
ing to his widowed partner the soothing
recollection <>f conjugal devotion, and to
his children the priceless legacy of an un?
spotted and venerated name. R.
$500 REWARD!
Arrest the Murderers !
AMOST DIABOLICAL 2IURDER was I
committed near tho town ot Chester,
s. c., oil the night of the 22d July, 1866,
upon tho bodv of niv brother, ALEXAN
DI'.R D. WALKER. Tho murderers-two
in number were negroes, and are de?
scribed by those who saw them as follows:
< ?ne, copper color, rather stout, rive feet
ten inches nigh, weighs about lt>5 pounds,
light clothes, 23or 24 years old; light drab
hat. good shoes, had hlack carpet-hag.
Thc other, black complexion, slender, j
five feet ? ?gilt inches high, high cheek- I
bones, quick of speech; dark alomes, black
bat, good shoes, 'S.) or J."> years old, weighs
about l?O pounds.
From the body of their victim was taken
a watch, open-faced, gold case and dial, j
F.nglish lever, .lames Moss, maker. Liver
pool, No. 5,203, with gold fob chain, three |
or four strands curh, a gold locket, seal;
and one or two plain rings attached; and;
from his dwelling house, after the commis- '
sion of the murder, one C olt's repeater,
live-shooter, and several articles of ?loth- |
mg. . i
The above negroes were each armed with
:i pistol, and said they wero traveling with
a Slr. Owens, of Spartanburg.
rb? above reward will bo paid for their
arrest, or for any information that will lead
to tho apprehension of tho perpetrators of
so brutal and atrocious a murder.
A.ig 17 JOSHUA H? WALKER.
Flour! Flour!!
ONE THOUSAND LBS. NEW FLOUR j
in store. J. C. SEEGERS A CO. J
BLANKS K? a?* i? -ma Omcx-Let
tats pf A*nm*tr?4i4. Beclarstkm on
Bond er Sealed Hot?, Mort????! end Ooo
verefleee of Beal Estate.
Oar aid Mead, P. S. Jacobs, Ba?.? has
been appointed Deputy Marshal of tba
United States for the District cf South
Carolina.
A Ooo? ARTICLE.-Messrs. E. A G. D
Hope have Jost received a supply ot
Youn ger's sparkling Edinburg ale, which
ts about the best article of tho Wad in this
market. For invalids, ic cannot be ex?
celled. -J^..W^ * '
Tux BuiUfUo OT COLUMBIA .-A o inter?
esting account ol the "Sack and Destrac?
tion of the City OT Colombia. 8. C.,** bas
just boen issued, in pamphlet forat. from
the Ph?nix power press. Orders filled to
any extent. Single copies 50 cents. V
THK REPORTED Meson AT Doxo.-We
are pleased to learn, by a noto received
from Dr. Center, (a kinsman of the young
ladies referred to,) that there is no founda?
tion for th? reported murder. Tue only
statement we have to make with reference
to the matter is this: That we t-erred
the account from such a source a? te en?
title it to credit.
- .-- ? ~. -. ^/^w- .e ."
By roferonco to our advertising columns,
it will be saen that a partnership has been
fon ued between H. E. Nichols, Esq., end
his son-in-law, Mr. J. E. Black. Mr. E
has had charge of the insurance business
of Mr. N. in this city for a length of time,
and by his [gentlemanly manners Hal ear?
nest attention to business has gained
many friends.
COMMISSIOKKBS or ROADS.- Upper Batta?
lion- Thomas Taylor, George w. Davis.
Tims. Friday, Samuel Bookhardt, 8. L.
Leaphart. Wesley Smith and Hart Mai cy.
Lower Battalion-John P. Adams, Robert
Joyner, N. Byuum, John L. Dixon, Thoa.
B. Brown, John McLaughlin and John
Rates.
Thu above named Commissioners, ap?
pointed at the last session of the Legisla?
ture, are requested to meet at the Clerk of
Court's ofRcn, in Lew Bange, st ll o'clock
a. m., on Monday, the 90thof August inst.
MAIL AU RANGEMENTS.-The Poet Ottos ia
open during the week from 8 a. m. to ? p.
ru. and from 5j p. m. to 7 p. m. On Sun?
day, from 8 to 9 a. m.
Northern mail opens S a.m.; closes24p. tm.
Southern " Wp.m.; " 9 p.m.
Charles: a " 5$p. m.; " 9 p.a.
Greenville R. R. " 8 a.m.: " Sip. m.
Edgefield " 8 a.m.; " 8}p. m.
All mails close on Sunday at 2 p. m.
MESSRS. EDITORS: By tho announcement
in your paper of yesterday, I presume the
firemen intend to hold a Fair or Festival
in the new Market House, the object of
which, I suppose, is to ?sisa funds for the
purpose of rebuilding their engine houses
and tho repairing their engines-a truly
laudable effort OB their part, and which
ought to receive encouragement from their
fellow-citizens. I trust the ladies of Co?
lumbia will not be backward in smiling oa
these well-meant endeavors. Tba firemen
are not appreciated as they ought to be;
they are the guardians of the citv-the
protectors of the property of their fellow
citizens-always ready, when wanted^ m ay
their call not be in Tain.
I AW OLD CITIZEN.
PAMPHLETS RECEIVED.-ls MssftoaiUL
We ai o iudebted to Mr. W. L. King, eon of
the deceased, for a handsomely-printed
mourning pamphlet, published to the me?
mory of Col. W. S. King, formerly editor
and part proprietor of the Charleston
Courier, who died March 19, 1852. The
pamphlet embraces the complimentary
notices of Mic press in this and other
States, which were written on the demise
of Col. KinT, all evincing the high appre?
ciation entertained for him by his brother
editors.
LOUISIANA FAIE ASSOCIATION.-Wo have
received from Mr. Marks, the President of
this Association, a pamphlet containing
the rules and regulations, schedule of pre?
miums, and programme of the exhibi?
tion, which is to take place on the 28th No?
vember next, at the magnificent and ex?
tensive fair grounds of tho Association in
the city of New Orleans. Every facility
and accommodation will be extended to
exhibitors in every department, and tho
directors earnestly invite the manufactur?
ers, agriculturists, artisans, mechanics
and stock-raisers of the country, to send
specimens to the exhibition. $20,000 are
offered in the way of premiums.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is call?
ed to the following advertisements, which
are publiehed^thi* morning for the first
time:
Firemen's Festival.
Joshua H. Walker-$500 Reward.
II. E. Nichols A Cc -Partnership Notice.
C. J. Beck-Meeting of Hall Committee.
Levin kt Pcixotto-Auction Salus.
Willis A Chisolm-New York Steamer?.
Unto the health of tho teeth depends
the purity of the breath. Preserve them
unblemished by the uso of the famous
Sozodont, that perfectly harmless vegeta?
ble preparation, anti you will never re-*
gret it.
Notice of Copartnership.
MR. JAMES E. BLACK becomes a part?
ner with tho undersigned from this
date, for the purpose of conducting a gene?
ral INSURANCE, BROKERAGE and COM?
MISSION BUSINESS-the name and style
of the Firm to be H. E. NICHOLS A CO.
Aug 17 3 H. E. NICHOLS.
Firemen's Festival.
rriHE COMMITTEE ON HALL AND
\_ DECORATIONS will be in attendance
at tho New Market TO-MORROW MORN?
ING, at 9 o'clock, and would respectfully
request the ladies disposed to aid the er
t ci prise to call on the Committee and se?
lect i ables. The Committee on Hall and
Decorations will please meet st the stoie
of J. C. B. Smith THIS MORNING, st 11$
o'clock. C. J. BECK. CVn.
Aug 17 _
10
Solace! Solace!!
GROSS, wholesale and retail.
Aug 8 J. C. 8EEOER9 A CO.