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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.
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The Republican party in New t
buns h;i^ split into "radicals" ai
1 "Unionists.''
-CQ?rFM-BIAt ~
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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.
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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.
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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?
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j United States and Europe, including
' full market reports from the princi
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I ties are restricted should subscribe
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forty-eight columns-of reading mat?
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scribers moy have n volume (or two,
it* they prefer it.) which will be ;..
complete record of the events of the
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as an excellent literary collection of
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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.