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sense, every citizen in the rebel States, daring the late TUtielHOU, ll W TW WllWf1 dered a public enemy as in respect to tho liability of his property to captur?las a prizo ?f war, and m respect to variooj Acts of Congress passed during tho robojr lion, which, as to property, declare its lhV bility to capture, forfeiture, or confisca - tion, when used in aid of tho late rebellion. But whenever, in any of these Aois of Con? gress, theso terms, "aid and cotn*)rt,,*,B*e used in any other than the commonly.re? ceived acceptations, some qualification or description is added to make thom apply to tho rebollion. Nevertheless, although I strongly incline to think that thc "aid and comfort" hero mentioned should strictly bo confined to its acknowledged legal interpretation, I am not quite pro pared to aav that Congress may not have used it aa applicable to the rebellion. I shall therefore allow it duo. weight in thu next inquiry in giving construction to the c lause now to be considered. We are now to inquire what is meant by engaging in insurrection or rebellion against the United States. The force ol the term to engago carries tho idea of ac? tive rather than passive conduot, and oi voluntary rather than of compulsory ac? tion. Take as an instance a rebel soldier compelled to service by foreo of conscrip? tion. Take as another instanco tko case of a slave, who, by thc command of his master, or by military order, has served in tho ranks or aided in tho construction of military work*. It would bo au abuse of language to hold that in these instance? thc parties engaged in rebellion within thc meaning ofthat word as used in this law. But whilst, in my opinion, a conscript or slave forced into tho ranks or other milita? ry service, is not included, it doos not fol? low that other classes than thoso who ac? tually levied war and voluntarily joined tho ranks of the rebela arc to bo excluded, Taking it to bo clear that in tho sonso ol the law persons may have engaged in thc rebellion without having actually levier war or taken anus, all tlioae who, in legis lativo or other official capacity, wero em gaged in the furtherance of a common un lawful purpose, or persons who, in theil individual capacity, have dono any ovciH act for tho purpose of promoting the rebel lion, may woU be said, in the meaning o thia law, "to have engaged in thc rebut lion." AU persons who, during tho rebel lion, acted in an official capacity where tin duties of office necessarily had relation tc the support of tho rebellion, such as mern hors of tho rebel Legislatures and rebe Congress, aud rebel conventions, diplo matic agents of the rebel Confederacy or such other officials whoso duties mon e specially appertained to the support o tho rebel cause, must bc held to conti within the terms of exclusion. Officers ii those rebel States who, during tho rebel lion, discharged official duties not inciden to war, but in tho preservation of onie and administr?t ion ol' law, aro not to b considered as thereby engaging in rebe! liou. ..... i. . The interests of humanity require sno officers for thc performance ol'such offioh conduct in time of war or insurrection?a well as in time of peace, and thc perform ance of such duties can never bc cousidei od as ci munal. I cannot bring mvBelf t thc conclusion that Congress could hav meant that sut h purely civil and ucoosssx offices involved the incumbent in tlteguil Nothing but tho uioet cogeut InngUagi such as was used in the test oath lc lawyers, could manifest such a purposi The Supremo Court, in construing till test oath, aud in reference to tho clauso 1 which I havo alluded, uses this lailguagi "Tho third clause applies to tho aci-kiuj acceptance or exercise, not only of offie< created for tho purpose af more effectual! carrying on hostilities, but also of any i those offices S Uieh arc required iu evin community, whet her in peace or w ar, ft tho administration td'justice and preServi tion of order? 1 find no such purpose i tho use of any of thc terms of thu net no under consid?r?t ioa. lam accordingly opinion that holding a simple j uti si office or other executive offices, or nub] employments, as are of purely civil eh racier, such as County offices, municip offices, and all others of like nature whu wore mu created loi tho purpose ol mo effectually carrying un hostilities, ai which did not involve the performance duties expressly in furtherance ol' the r hellion, do not, within tho moaning of th part of tho oath, tix ou tho iuenmbeut tl guilt of engaging in the rebellion, muoh for official participation. I now recur to what amounts to indi' dual participation in tho rebellion. In t Attempt to arrive at classes of persons ol acts intended to be comprehended the matter of engaging iu rebellion, must have duo regard to tho subject mi ter. Undoubtedly, although every rel? lion against tho United States is eompi hended, it is tho late rebellion whi almost, ii not altogother, eau bo said to the proper subject ma:tor-a rebolli which extended over eleven States of t Union, involving moro or iess millions . the people, continuing for moro than fe years and maintained by vast military a tiiority, which, os to all these people foi time, "and as to most of them during continuance, excluded them from all nj tection umbu- the lawful Government. T obligations of allegiance when thus se] rated from the corresponding right of p tection and the breaeh of that allegiai are necessarily modified. Under such e cumstances, "tho obligation is lesa str gent, and a breach ot that obligation h reprehensible than in cases of teni pori or local insurrection. Nor must we for] that throughout these rebel States tb were large classes of their pnpulat more or less opposed to thc rcbellii movement, and who were yet more or 1 necessarily involved in its support, have already said that the language ni in this act as to participation, carries idea of voluntary participation, and I satisfied that these considerations, gn ing out of the nature of tho rebellion, duced Congress to uso tho word "engn; in tho sense of voluntary part lei pa ti When an instil rec tion, by its cont'uua and power, takes the form of a tte J\ Government, and prescribes and ontot laws over people within its territories, dividual rights and obligations umb? au inevitable modification, and tho rfu lui and displaced authority, when it coi again into place, must, in a measure, commodntc its action to cirouuistani and consider many things as rightf done which, in a mere insurrection, wi have r color of legality. This princ is recognized by ail civilized nation.-: been especially enforced in Cngland statutes, and by the decisions of court! carly as the reign of Henry VII. Obed ii to the defacto Government cst abbs under a usurping monarch has been I not to involve tho subject in tho gui! treason to the lawful king. Giving weight to these well cst ablished princij I proceed with tho inquiry, lam of opinion thai some direct overt act, i with thc intent to further tho robeliioi necessary to bring the party within purview and meaning of tliis law. M. disloyal sentiments or expressions are sufficient. The person applying for ri trat ion ts not required to clear hin from tho taint of disloyalty. The meal Of Congre. | here becomes vet mole dent. Wheo we look at the last clan thc ro8cril i 1 oath, he is rcqnirci H. cu- that ho will faithfully support Constitution and obev the laws of United states, and will, to tb? beal o ability, encourage others so to do. ?art of the oath is not exculpatory, but WUlftWWj.^ItrlOtMLB UJ tilg IBWWflW' not to tho past; and the purposo is here manifest to omit, aa to the jqght to vote, , the diH?ualilioatioH fronf tho fight to exe?- , eise oflfic. Me-rrflwcts oF oon?non InunauJ- ' tv and pjharitv cannot be dnAidcmd as ip- j volvinafihe pa?y in par Helba tici)i in tfetc ; rebellion. So/too, are fortvd conti ilj)|- , .tiona 1* the rebel authdjritiefi orjYhe cont- j 'yilsotyVayment4m taxe?* in aid of the f^tVi bellious cause. It would involve the per? son, and it must work disqualification I under this law. Voluntary contributions ' in furtherance of tho rebol loans, and their I organized contributions of food or clothing, | or necessary supplies, except of a strict Iv ; sanitary character, are to bo classed with ' acts which disqualify. THE DOAUD OF HKOISTUATIOS.-Tho. ?ri- ? 1 ginal Act contains no provision as to the -uunp.ftr.aud ?tu.c oiJLyld^^ of., delegates to a convention, or ratification of a constitution framed by that conven- . twin, or for other purposes-.:. The tirst sec? tion of thc supplemental Act provides,that ! a registration of voters shall be made be? fore the let of Soptembor, 1867. Toe fourth and subsequent sections provide for the means by which this registration ie to lx> effected. Tho com tn anding general it- di? rected to appoint as many boards of rejjib tration as may bu necessary, consisting of th re o loyal olficorv or persons, to make and complete tho registration, sujierintend the election, and matte return to him of votes, lists of voters, aud of -persons elected KS delegates by a plurality of votes cast at said election; and upon receiving said re? turns, he shall open tho same, ascertain tho persons elected, as delegates, insi>eot thu returns of tho officers who conducted said eh-ction, make .proclamation thereof, and if a majority of. votes given on that question shall bo for a convention, tho commanding general, within sixty days from date of election, shall notify thc doit gates to assemble in convention at a timo aud place to ho mentioned in tho notifica tion; and said convention, when orgam i/od, shall proceed to frame a constitution and civil government according to the pro? visions of tliia Act aud the Act to which it is supplementary; and when thc same shall have been so framed, ?aid constitU* t>un shall he submitted by tho couveutiou. for ratification, iq the persons registered uudor tho provisions of UI?H Act, at an election to bo conducted by officers or per? sona appointed, or U> bo appoiuted, by thc commanding general, as hereinbefore pro? vided, and to bo held after tho expiration of thirty days from dato of notice thereof, j to bo given by said convention,; and r* I turns tneroof sh.ill IK- made to tho com i mnndiug geueralof tho dh'.lice. Tnt sixth [ ?..?cliou provide- that nil ?.lection- in tho ! .ates mentioned in said .'Act to provide ior the nuire efficient government of the i rebol Staten" shall, during thc operation ; of said Act, be by ballot, and all officers I making said registration ot .-voters j ?uni conducting said emotions, i-hall, b' fore i entorilo, upon thc discharge of Uitvir du I tica, fake and subscribe to tin-oath pm? i scribed by thc Act approved July 2, lo j,entitled ' An Act to,prescribe an oath ol i office:'' provided, that it Oliy, person tdiali j knowingly and fnUcly taki: at)y..oatll ?ll lids I Act, proscribed, .-Ueh person, on COIlvic . lion, hindi be sitbjocl to the pains, peiuil i ties uni! disabilities which, by law, ure I provided for ilie punishment <>t wilful and econ upi perjury. 'Hie i only oatlw- prescribed by thia Act i ?ire the oaths tn he taken by the person ! applying for registration, amt the oath io I bo.taken by tho persons composing thc I board Qf> registration. The duties of. the j board aro, first., to make anJ complete ibo j registration and to superintend the el?-, I ti JIIS. Tho lirst question is aa to thu ( duties and powers uf thc hoard in malting i andcobipleting tho registration. The :,, -t ?section provides ihst tho commanding I general shall enuc a registration to he. I mr.de of tho male citizens of the-L'nitei] States t Wi ii ty-om- veins of age and up I ward-, resident in each County or Parish i in tho State Ol" States included ?it bis dis j lr ?ct, which I? gi?' ration -hall include Onlj i those perswus whij aro qualified io voti i for delegates by the Act aforesaid, sin. j who .'sj.all haye taken the following oatt ' or affirmation.'' I'... this oath, tile pcraoi ? applying for registration must swear oi alhriu to ev.?ry qualification provided foi hy tin. original Act. Tim first questioi whioh arises beru ic whether any othoi oath eau bc required ? d' thu person apply lug tor registration, or any oath can bi administered lo any other person or per sons touching thc qualifications of tin applicanto by the board of registration The hist clause of ibo first section pro vides ns follows: '-Which oath or affirma tion may bc administered by any register ing officer." Thc oath here referred to L tho oath to be taken hy the person apply ing for registration. ? havo very carcfull; examined all tho provisions of this Act and 1 can lind no authority for any otho oath to be taken by any ono touching tie qualifications of tiic applicant for registra tion, but only this oath. I am clearly n opinion that any other oath touching tin I <pialifications of the applicant would b< ! extra judicial and without authority, am I that falso swearing could not bo assigne. I as perjury upon such unauthorized oath j especially as tho proviso to tho sixth sec tion, above quoted, which declares ulm false swearing shall amount to perjury, i expressly limited to "any oath ni this* Ac prescribed." On arriving at this conclusion, I hav given due weight to that part of tho li re section of the Act which declares that th registration shall include only those pei sons who "aro qualified to vote for deh gates by the aforesaid," ami who "sha have taken tho following oath." If w read those words by themselves wit hoi: regari! to the other provisions of the Ac the impression is made that two thing must occur to authorize the registratio ot the applicant: first -That he actual! possesses tho qualifications required 1 the original Act, ami timi that he is rt quired by thi* oath to swear to every <>i of these qualifications, and that noailtll? itv i? anywhere given to enter upon ar other inquiry as to his qualifications, or t administer any other oath to bim, or an other person, touching his qualification ami tluit his oath, and his oath alone, punished with perjury. It is impossible I resist the conclusion that thc oath itself I the sole anti only test of tile qualificath ol the applicant'. When, therefore, a pi ' son applies t.) the board for registratio I thc power of the board is confined to ii administration of the prescribed oath; ai I if thc applicant takes that, his name mu go upon the register. Tho board cann enter upon the inquiry whether ho hi t sworn truly or falsely. That inquiry mn ! be reserved to tho court, which may afte wards have jurisdiction to try him on < indictment tor perjury. Next to the doti of tho board after the ri gist rn lion is coi pie ted, they are to superintend tl..- . -1 ? lion and make returns of the votes, list I voters and of the persons elected, to t commanding general. It is very clear fro I these provisions that in superintends these elections the duty of the board is receive tho votes Ol thc persons who j names are upon tin- registration, and j reject all others. There is no provision ' surcharge, or falsify, or to add a fini. . name to the registration, or to erase singlo name which appears upon it. -? . - The Republican party in New t buns h;i^ split into "radicals" ai 1 "Unionists.'' -CQ?rFM-BIAt ~ - ^feV->-* ^ j <i N Wednesday Morning 1807? jj- ?-- 1 .-ntr,. i - ^ R? construction. Wo present to our readers, this inurning, tho opinion of Attorney Gouernl Stnnbcrry. It is on nb?6**nd elaborate argument,"r?vOtriag roany of tho points involved. Another de? cision was announced in or?? of our Northern exchanges ns to the rights, l>owors aud duties of tito Oouimanti? ing General, which is reserved for the present. As tlieso opinions nfteet" every voter of the State, wc trust they will bo extensively read and pondered. Our.space forbids com? ment, even if any were necessary. "We agree with thc \Vilminglou Journal, that, so far as tho legal abili? ties of tho Attorney General ere dis? played in thia opinion, wo regard the paper submitted a? coming fully up to thc distinguished reputation of its author, but as a clear explanation of thc rights and duties of tho citizen, uuder the operation of the lnw, wo must think it to be wuntiug in many respects. Wc trust, however, in imi? tation of Congress, tho law officer of tho Government will soon give tis n supplementary opinion, ??embracing those points not touched in the pre? sen t one. ?-??-?? . THE BOOTH DIARY-SVPPOSED FOR G ERV.-It appears to be difficult tc fathom the Booth mystery. Thc publication of the Booth diary wa* taken as direct proof that Booth hat1 been hunted down, shot nud prrvilj bnric.iT; but now u correspondent o tho Now York World boldly assert) thal the affecting diary U itself t forgery; According; to tho iden <> this correspondent, it was writ leu foi Detective Baker by soute newspaper correspondent, fur fis i- absurd t< suppose that the real BOo^rrrNyorrlt have written such a thing.'* Xii is i. sustained by cx?clletit cirpuinstautin evidence. Riding sixty miles tim night, after thc n?^v: unutiou, whei ho had bruken his log jttnir>i:i;>' ol the stage nt thc theatre, .and tin "broken hone tearing his ile h. n every ?ump," eau hardly bc calle?] ; very probable story, oven after al tho circumstances of danger ur taken into consideration ; and tho then he should have topped, not t have his leg splinted and bandaged but to s.-c what tho newspapers sai about him, and to make entries int his diary, is, to say the very least passing strange. Nov, wc see Ihn ..General" Baker says Airs. Sartal confessed to him "her complicit with tho conspirators, so far ns th intended abduction was concerned but affirmed that she reluctant! yielded tu tho urging of Booth i aiding the plot of assassination. The New York Tims very pert nently asks why he did not testify t this luct on the trial of Mrs. .Stirrat What becamo of thc handsome dil mond pin which Booth wore? It hr never been seen. Thc statement tin Booth is still alive may bc corree niter all. - , - Thc JSronantical Society recentl met in Loudon, with the Duke i Argyle ut its head. Experiment are constantly making, and mai; fling to the belief that travelir through the air will bo ?is comme as on thc sea. Some of thc be men iu England support thc expel meut and entertain thc belief. Tl Duke of Sutherland has offered a r ward of L'100 tu any one who, 1 mechanical means, will fly to ti top uf Stafford House. A Frenchman has invented a gn which is tu be tired by elcctricit Two electric batteries are enclos* in the .stuck, tho conducting wir from which emerge nt the su rfu near thc breach. By n simple ii rangement they can bo conni ct? at pleasure with n platin un wi enclosed within tho charge which ignited. ? * ^ ? TELEGRAPHIC DEsr.vTi m s.-T Plucnix and Gleaner are the ou papers in tho State, outside of t city of Charleston, that receive a publish thc latest telegraphic > spatches, market reports, otc-An rican and European. Recollect, ah that thc news in these publications furnished throughout tho upper D tricts twenty-four hours ahead ut' t Charleston papers. The subscript! to the daily is $8 a year; tri-weel ?. and weekly 83, Tlie net profits of tho Memoi Bazaar at Richmond were $16,000 A NEW Fprsrn^AT, r.ATWKnnAT, ? | HoNOLCiiU.-On the 5th of March Inat, King Kamatinmcha V laid the eomrt-st?ue of n church fofr th^l ?E^isoj^g?;;-Mission ia Honoluh?7 Among thoee who attended wore tjD dowager.Queen Emma, tho members of the Government, tho nobility, felic representatives of Grout liritain nnd of. this country, and the royal troops. Th? new church is consecrated to the uxeirioy Of tho late King. On Saturday last, Mr. Thomas j Nowland, of Charle voix, Michigan, was chopping wood, and his wife and datig?tei*, aged eighteen months, were standing near. The child, un pe?wired by either parent, crawled 1 to the log on which the father was chopping, and, getting beneath t he axe, received the descending blow on the head, killiug it instantly. Lawrence McDonald; n Waterbury (Couti.) Fenian, who wrts captured in the Feuian raid, nnd afterwards released by tho British authorities, , has just been sentenced to seven ; years in tho Connecticut Stnte Pri? son,- for assaulting John Oxley, of Waterbury, and robbing him of I SiOO. A Hanoverian plot for the assassin ! ntiou of the King ol' Prussia and Count Bismarck has been discovered, I and several "notable personages" I have been arrested in Berlin, charged ! with being engaged in it. Numerous : arrests have also been made in Hnn I over. riouatou can boast of a negro de? i bating society of rather exclusive ' pretensions. At a recent meeting ' the sable orators unanimously "re? solved that all white men worth S."3,OOO nud over should bo considered as equals nnd treated with ever.' consi? deration." ''Blackbird of Song*' is the term applied by the London Km to Blind Tom, who is again performing at St. Janies' Hall. His powers ut musical , imitation arc pronounced "snperhu? mun." Tho window., of tho machinery gallery of the French Exhibition re? quired 15,000 square meters of -/lass. The remaiuihg windows of the build*; . ing are tilled by 20,000 square mel?is, j Tho Clr.tr les ton papers nun ounce 'the death of Robert Jordah'/JBsr?., win? accidentally foll against a. circular fttiwj in tito West Point'Mill, .n Saturday last. Cplrrnibia Lodge ???.108, A.\F7.JUV. i{\ AN Lxtra Communication of ihi? >1 v^r l..,ih e .?;i be held TM Its I W. dnos' f\f\t\?yn lAEMNii. at S o'clock,-at Palmetto Lodge Uah. Tin First Degree vvill be oonfei rtdi Hy orderet" tho W. M. liSAAC -*bL?lJACHEi:, bee'v. May 20 _ . 'l Soda Fountain ! rrilTE subscriber takes) U-asuro in infortu . J_ tug his friends and th?- public gene : rally that lie baa opened a SODA WATER i FOUNTAIN, at bia old statid,un Assembly , street, opposite the now Market. The bent . of Syrups kept co nat andy on hand. Also, a general assortment of Sogars, ?tc ; May 29 t; JAS. OLEN DINING. ?TMIE undersigned ha? hi-r opened, with X an entire SEW STOL K "f . DRY and FANCY GOODS, : CLOTHING, HOOTS and SHOES, < In all varieties, which will t" sold below MU YORK COST PRICES ! ! *?r Call a.id See for vnnr-elf. at ' M. DAVIS*, Cor. Assemblv and Washington eta. i _Mav 29 :t TO THE LADIES. REM O V A L! MHS. C. E. REED has changed her pince of business to a more commodious store, (next door to E. Pollard's, on Main street, and will koop constantly on hand a fresh supple of the latest stvles of FRENCH MILLINERY, in all ita branches. Also, superior silk Coverings, Hair Braids, 1 furls, french Corsets, Ac. at low prices, i Please call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. DRESS-MAKING DONE WITH NEATNESS AND DE ' SJPATCH. May 'JU + STATEMENT OF thc condition of the Union Fire In? surance Company, of Baltimore, Md., ' January l. lstiT. Capital stock of the Company.! 200,000 t? ! Line of insurance, or amount at risk ... . 4,237,267 00 ASM-i s or rm: ? . ?MVASV. Cash on baud and in bank.? 8.10-1 2* ' [tills H< ceivable.. . 2,?2'' 07 i 'frico Fnrn'te, val.. 1,990 09 ' f ; 1,00(1 i". s. 5-20 Coupon Ronds . lt,"" I $29,000 I*, s. l-'-Vi i Coupon J'1 nds . 30,160 i 1 $30,(100 Virginia Rc ' mistered Ronds . 10,2<!?l CO ' . i L000 N. C. Con? non nomi-, ok'. . 7.7" ? . ? 1,300 do. do., new 1,7-13 00 I Loans on collate'ls, ! with margins. . 10 95 ! 55 i Heal Estate, office build'g, 2d street. 13,509 1 Am ts du? from ag's 992 21 . Soles of stockholm avairiein GO days ic?',ooo 00 $231,593 63 CONT11A. . Losses adjusted and unpaid . . ?uc. I I...--es ulindi it s'd and imp'd, am t claim'd $1,292 '. ; Dividends unpaid N i laims, say rot' ad? vertising, station. ; Uv, Ac. 100 10 M.392 13 ( ai ital and s.i.,.In- $230.201 5o JOHN COA rES, President. On- Prr.u:, Secretary. H. E. SICUOLS A CO., Agents, May 29 1 ' "olnmbia, 8. C. , Tl i fl wmipll T^B?rf- nf tfrf Alfy1'11 ! tion for tue Relief of Jewish Widows (iud Orphans of New Orleaus shows ' flint TBie f?jpociiitipu is out ?f debt, mid las nireserv^? fund infested of 313,002.83 ? cash Ai linoel, 5$, 262.85; ? cplleCjtiblei'xbio?^0,Gl3. and build? ings \mid 4inpr0rvenient8 paid for, v?rnefr at >*5H, 176>70.v Number of in? mates, 54. i The Waco Register, of the 11th, I nays that the freedmen's church in J . that' city fell in upon tho colored j ! worshippers, and injured a number j of them seriously. The house was a ? ! new one, which thc freedmen had' just built themselves. White folks ' ' not responsible. - - "H It appears from official documents ! \ that in 18<>4 there -were in France iii every 10,000 marriages uo fewer I than 107 between relativos. The ? proportion . has .been constantly in? creasing since 1861; when it was ouly ' j 120 in 10,000. It is stated in u despatch from Montreal that Mr. Davis has pur I chased thc McGivciiu estate, at St. 1 Catherine, for a summer residence. : A general convention of tho Chris-' tian associutious in thc United States { . and British Provinces will meet iu ; Montreal, June ll). Hair-Dressing Saloon. i ALONZO HEESE respect fully informs i Ilia patrons that ho lins openud al I 1IAIR-DUESSING SALOON, on Main1 . street, next door io tho Pollock House. SHAVING, SHAMPOOING and H A 1 lt , CUTTING promptly attended to. May 2s lino ? DISSOLUTION. . mnE finn ot MCBURNEY, ACLENDIN I X 1NG was dissolved on tho 27th instant, hy mutual consent. - T. F, MCBURNEY, JAS. CLENMNING. 1 THC undersigned will contiuno business i 1 at thc old stand, ami will keep on hand tho i Lest nf SODA WATER; with choice Syrup?, i . Segars. Conti clionory, .Vc. i T. p. MCBURNEY. - I May 2ft 3 Main street, near l'lair.. TRUE ! j TULE ViMLIil BEANS, j ?At E. E. JACKSON'S.1 I ?ny.SS, '.., " .. "2 r Just Received, j 4 N ASSORTMENT of GENUINE ILA-j . uT.lL VANA SEGAltS. wl?cb will bc soldat r. ti .l. Also, a lot o? line CHEWING and 1 SMOKING TOBACCO, for salo low by F. A. SCHNEIDER, rinin street, Swafllelds Old Stand. ? May 20 :)_ ! SOD A AXI) MIX ERAL W ATER, &C. ! ri.MIE undersigned is manufacturing tho JL obove, and is prepared to lill orders i promptly, ! ALE and PORTER, ol boat quality, for sale reasonable. The manufactory is nu Lady streot, two dot.rs from Bull. .Ordere ; liMin tho COUtitry promptlv attend.si to. j Address JAMES COSGROVE, Post Ornoo Box 23, Columbia, s. C. 1 May 23 law? I DR. CUMMINGS1 NEW BOOK, i milE LAST WARNING CUY-si. jo. L L'COH DEUO, with. Controversial 1 Noten on Ecce Homo- i 1.50. Louisa Uublback's Merchant of Berlin. Jtiesh ll and His Court, i 1 'rodi rick Great and His ( lour*. Frederick the Great ami His Tinnily. Frederick the Great and His Friends, i New supplies ?if St. Limo. I Woman iu White and Armadale ; by . Wilkie Cullins, i And other select novels. DUFFIE Sc CHAPMAN, Booksellers, Townsond ?V North's May 23 Old Stand. Columbia. Flour! Flour-! ! 4Kf\/\ LBS. COUNTRY FLOUR-a . ?JUu prime article. Low for cash. May 17 JOHN C. BEEPERS St CO. ITCH CUBE! ITCH CURE! ! ITCH, ITCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH. Itch, Itch, Scratch. Scratch. I Harvey's Itch Cure, Harvey s Itch Cure, I Cures in 21 hours, cures in 24 hours, I Worct kind of Itch, worst kind of Itch, i Indeed, all kinds of Itch, Titler. Piles, ? Scald Head, .vc. Only 25 cents a box. A I sure eire. 'Irv it: trv it. For sale hv I FISHER A HEINIT.SU', j May 13 lim^'ists. No. 1 Mackerel, A T wholesale and retail. Fresh and tat. A May 17 J. C. SEEGEItS A CO. "BOLTING CLOTHS." i 4 TULL assortment of liest Anchor Brand BOLTING CLOTHS, on hand and for salo low bv May 22 ' J. A T. fl. AGNEW. Piano Forte ior Sale. ' c-^ijc*- -z3m A splendid "-octave PARLOR ; KPfRpMINSTRUMENT, A rosewood '? I f *i t 11framo, latest style, is offered for salt-, at less than half its actual value. Apply tn s. GARDNER, May 2.1 ll Next t" Fisher St Lowrance. LEMONS! LEMONS! ~ (\ HONES FRESH LEMONS, nt low OV/prices. J. C. SEEGEltS .\ CO. . Muv 10 RETURNED HOME. |~\R. R. W. G1RBES has returned to Co I / huh bi a and resumed his practice. Re? sidence -.t Mr. Melvin M. Cohen's, East end of. Washington street, opposite tho ' orphan House. May HI Imo LOW-PRICED SUGARS. X H H DS. MUSCOVADO SUGARS. O 20 hhls. For sale by E. A G. I?. HOPE. ' May !? T3r. 13. ZD. SMITH HAS located in this cilv, and od.-rs hib PROFESSIONAL SERVICES to thc citizens. *** Uesidencc and ollico, corner ? Lady and Sumter streets- former rcsi I dence of John I. Graeey, Eb.p April 2ft Imo LONDON LAYER RAISINS. A VERY choice article, at w holrsalc and _\ mai! JOHN t SEEGERS St CO. ilsv pi . XJOO&I Iteuxs. POST OFFICE HOURS.-The office is ojpertffronl 8 sj. nf. r&?tl 3<... p. m., and from &;unti] 7 p. m. The North? ern r?fnil ?Moses ?it 3Jt? p. m., and all Other mail* close at S p. m. BARBERIZIXO.-The veteran, Alonzo Reese, has again changed his base, and is now located in the bijou of a shop adjoining the Pollock House. His old customers will remember the location. VEGETABLE SEEDS.-We hnvo been requested by John McKoimo, 11s.].. to state (hat he has received from I. Newton, Esq., Cominiisioncv of De? partment of Agrienltnre, Washing? ton, D. C.,' a supply of,vegetable seeds for distribution among the citi? zens of Biohlaurl District. Thoso in want can call at his store, on Plain street, near the. Central Hotel, and secure a portion of tho above. REMEDY FOB DULL TIMES.-The best remedy for dull times is to ad? vertise freely. Merchants should not let their stocks stay shelved until they becomo old, shdo and unprofit? able, for tho 8ako of the small ex? pense it would cost them to adver? tise. If they try it regularly nnd persistently, they will lind the in? vestment to be a paying one. COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD. We learn from the Augusta Chronkl: that, at a meeting of the directors of this company, President Johnson re? ported the purchase of somo thirty miles of T iron-part of which hus reached Charleston nnd Columbia and that track-laying had been com? menced. At this meeting * of thc board, R. iL May, Esq., tendered his resignation, which vms accepted, and Edward Thomas, Esq., late Pro ! side:it of the Uuion Rank, was tina muiously elected to lill the vacancy. 1 Jon PJ:INTI.\-<;.-Tlie Job Oliicc of i the Phoenix is os complete as any in I the South. IL is furnished with new i fonts'qf type of all descriptions and , of the niost modern styles. All work I exeoutod promptly, with taste and j skill, and at reasonable ratfl-s. j TITRES THOUSAND CUSTOMERS. ! Merchants and thoso engaged in ; other pursuits, who desire that their . goods or their business services J should be daily brought to thc atten? tion of throe or four thousand read j ors, ought to advertise in the Phoenix, I which circulates in even* District it: j tho State, and move especially in thoso which have constant commuui I cation with Columbia. This is worth thinking about. SUBSCRIBE roi; THE GLEANER.-In? stead of buying Harper's Weekly and other trashy and slanderous publica? tions of tho North, subscribe to tho Gleaner, which contains more read? ing matter, and of a far superior qnnlity, than any of them. Tho ex 1 nniination of a single number will convince the most skeptical of thc truth of this assertion. Subscribe wit! H di lay; and another thing is proa.used-that at the end of thc year, if the numbers nro preserved, you will have a volume to bind worth ten times the subscription price. ! "A MAP OF BUSY LIFE"-A VALUA? RLE ANNUAL ATEAS.-No one, who resides within reach of a daily mail, should fail to subscribe for tho Phai nix. On the various railroads con? centrating iu this city, it furnishes to subscribers the latest news by tele? graph and mail from all parts of the j United States and Europe, including ' full market reports from the princi , pal cities. Those whose mail facili I ties are restricted should subscribe for that excellent family paper, the Gleaner, containing eight pages forty-eight columns-of reading mat? ter, in quarto form, suitable for bind? ing. At thc end of the year, sub? scribers moy have n volume (or two, it* they prefer it.) which will be ;.. complete record of the events of the year, valuable for reference, as well as an excellent literary collection of tales, sketches, .vc. SEW AUVEKTISEMEXTS.- Attention ?s CH!? ed i" tlie following advertisement*, winch ure published tins morning foi thc tiru! ' time: Mis. C. E. Reed-Removal. W. T. Walter--Auction Thia Dav. .huie s Cleiidining- Soda Fountain. Fisher .V Keinitsli Queen's Delight, ; ll. F.. Nichols A Co. -Union ins. Co. j I In entering upon the third weeli ot his t popular clearing sales. Mr. P.. C. Shiver intends offering some wonders in ?ll styles j of Embroidered (louis The favor and popularity of'the clearing move inducen . him to continue to dispense tin- great bar ' gains RS heretofore.