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THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For President, HORATIO SEYMOUR, OF f& Y. For Vice-President, GEN. P. P, BLAIR, OFMISSOURL STATE ELECTORAL TICKET. For State at Large-J. P. Thomas, of Richland; J. D. Kennedy, pf Ker? shaw. First Congressional District-R. F. G?u?om, of Marion. Second Congressional District-B. H. Bntl?dgo, of Charleston. Third Congressional District-A. O. Haskell, of Abbeville. Fourth Congressional District-E. C. MoLnre, of Chester. COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning, Sept. 18.1868. The New York Tribune abuses the Doiiiuoxatic papers, because they do not toll the truth about the public debt. But who can tell the truth about it? Who'known what ?Lug' truth is? How is anybody to discover tho actual state of tho finances? A Re? publican commissioner informs us that during last year, a surplus of 837,000,000 accumulated in tho Troa Bury, whilo his actual figures prove that the debt increased $12,000,000. The Tribune- makes no effort to ex? plain the discrepancy ; it gives it up at once, and retires into still more muddled water. The Post attributes the difficulty to interest on notes, whioh it alleges was omitted; but it turns out that this interest was not omitted-so the Post withdraws in disguet. A Republican orator says that the debt has diminished eight hundred millions since the war; the Tribune only claims that it has been reduced about two hundred millions, while other Republican journals fix upon sums to suit themselves. It certainly, then, is not surprising that Democrats should become confused about the real a ta to of tho debt, when its very authors ai e no more clear about its condition. Our "great na? tional blessing," the New York Citizen asserts, is getting to be a mixed bless? ing, and Democrats might surely be forgiven, if they cannot appreciate all its beautiful proportions. I -?-?A ? ?-dtj-3 The Democratic demonstration in Spartanburg, on the 11th, was a monster afiair-over 4,000 persons were present. A procession was formed, headed by tho Greenville brass band, and proceeded, to the barbecue grounds, near the Presby? terian Church. The meeting was presided over by Professor Blake. A fervent prayer was offered by Rev. Whitefoord Smith, after which addresses wore delivered by Messrs. A. P.- Aldrich, Arm is tend Bnrt, G. C. McClure and Colonels Colaran, Simkins und McMaster. In the evening, there waa a torch-light pro? cession, fire-works and addresses by ex-Gorernor Bonham and Colonel Baxter. An immense concourse of peoplo assembled at Saratoga, New York, on Thursday last, to hear the annual address before the Saratoga County Agricultural Fair, which was deliver? ed by Governor Horatio Seymour, in compliance with his engagement to do so boforo receiving tho Democra? tic nomination for Presidont. In the address nothing whatever was said relating to politics, but it was an able and scholarly production, well worthy its nobla author. The village of Saratoga was crowded to its utmost capacity by the largo concourse of farmers and their families from the surrounding country. ' A correspondent of the New York Herald, who has had a familiar con? versation with General and Mrs. Grant, at their home in Galena, Bays that Mrs. Grant is fully qualified, as a lady, wife and mother, for the po? sition of mistress at the White House, and its affairs, under her superintendence, wiU be ordered in a way to gratify the most scrupulous lover of what is fit and appropriate for tho plaoo. The General is anxi? ous to win, and has no doubt of his success. GOVERNOR SEYMOUR'S SPEECH-AN AMUSING BLUNDER.- The Boston Post says Gov. Seymour, in his address at Saratoga, on Thursday, spoke of "the importance of removing the worm from the soil." What he did speak of was "the importance of renovating worn out soil." The Coming October EltcOon*. The New York Herald, in one of its late "on-th?-fence" articles, speaks as followa of, tho coming elections: It is generally conceded, that the coming October elections in Pontt sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Iowa will virtually determine tho result oz thePresidential election. Tho hope of the Democratio party is in a move? ment of the people of tho Western and Middle States for a change in the policy of the Government, exten I sive enough to sweep away, all past Republican majorities, and turn the great States over to the Democrats by overwhelming votes. Such a thing as ? close contest is improba ? ble, and, hence, it is clear that, if this tremendous revolution is to come at all, it must show itself in the State elections we have named. Tn, view of these facts, a glance at the results in 1862, when a similar reaction to that now predicted set in against tho Republican party, on account of their mismanagement of the war and alleged official extrava? gance and corruption, will be of interest, at this time. Wo find, then, that Vermont, which led off in the election of 1862, gave 26,000 Republican majority, being an increase over its majority for Lincoln in 1860. Maine followed, with 13,000 cr 14,000 Republican majority. But, when the Octobor elections came, Pennsylvania, which had given Lincoln 60,000 majority two years before, turned over to the Democracy by nearly 4,000 majority; Ohio changed its 20,000 for Lincoln into 6,000 for tho Democratic ticket; and Indiana, which had givon Lin? coln 24,000 over Douglas, elected Democratic officors by 10,000 major? ity. This was tho beginning of the revolution, and it was followed by similar results in other great States, so that, had a President been elected in 1862, the Democrats would have been successful. In that election, Missouri was car? ried by the emancipationists, and Delaware, although electing a Re? pubhoan Governor, cast a Congres? sional majority for the Demoorats. It will be seen that neither Vermont nor Maine afforded any indication of the great change about to take place in the political sentiment of the country, but that tho revolution com? menced with the October elections. It will be tho same, this year. Ver? mont amounts to nothing. Maine is important, only in so far as the Democrats have made a hot contest there, and may bo discouraged by a bad defeat. Bat, on the 13th oi October, when the voices of the men of iron-the Hoosiers and the Buck? eyes-make themselves heard, we shall know whether the radicals are to be hurled from power, or whether the stupidity and stubbornness ol tho Democratic managers are to check the revolution foreshadowed last fall, and occasion the re-enaction of the election of 1864. ? ? ? ? Mn. EDITOR: I was struck with n fable, which I read the other day in a French book. I send you a free translations of it, wondering if youi readers will apply it as I did : A vessel, laden with a great many monkeys, had just arrived in a port. The cargo promised a ready sale, foi monkey-tricks are amusing to old and young. The owners of the rare im? portation hud gone to town to an? nounce the arrival of these pets, and the sailors had likewise gouo ashore after their tedious vogage, so thal none but tho monkeys wero left on board. Monkeys aro always up tc tricks, and so they were then. An old baboon collected his brethren and addressed them in the following manner: "Gentlemen, I havo formerly lived among men, and know what treat ment we have to expect from them they will tio us around the body, im? pose upon us many and cruel hard ships; if you lovo liberty as much O? I do, 'yon will not* fail to embrace ai opportunity which is offered us no^ to break the inevitable chains o: slavery, by taking hold of tho shiji and sail back to our native lands Having watched the sailors frequent ly, I om fully conversant with tho ar of directing a vessel's courso; I wil be your pilot, and you shall be tin sailors-are you agreed ?" Theil united response was a loud clattering for liberty, liberty! Thoy went immediately to work set sail, and wind and weather favor ed for a season. Tho watchful pilo informed his crow that he saw i storm approaching; but bade then not to feel uneasy, as ho would safeh guide them. Ho had spoken truly as regarda the storm, for tts fur broke looso upon the monkey crew waves roared and tossed the vessel so that io spite of tho pilot's assur anoes, they became seriously alarm od-and who would not, under simila circumstances? At last tho vesso was dashed against a rock, and shi] and crow were sunk to the bottom o the sea. Wo expose ourselves to ridicule if we undertake things above ou capacity._. ^._ An old author says: "When can nons were brought into uso as n ego ti atora, the canons of tho churoh wer set asido"-that the Christian worl< waa first governed by mitre and no^ by nitre; first by Saint Peter am and now by saltpetre. THE LlBOXSLATURB^SSnW PROCEEDINGS OP SXXXx-bitUOND DAY,' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. COLUMBIA, September 15.-A peti? tion from the City Council of Charles? ton,, praying a repeal of the law pas? sed in;1838, prohibiting the excava* tion of. cellars in any new building, was referred to the Committee on Privileges, with instructions to report to-morrow. The consideration of the following f)apers was postponed until the r?gn? er session: A bill to make provision for the poor in the several Counties of this State. A bill to regulate the sale of spirit? uous liquors by apothecaries. The petition of the Commissioners of the Poor of Abbeville County, praying au appropriation of $1,500 to keep up the poor house in that County. The Senate bill to prevent discri? mination between persons, on ac? count of race, color or previous condition, carno up for considera? tion, in connection with the House bill on the same subject, which had been returned from the Senate, at the request of the House. A violent discussion ensued, in tho progress of which "Whipper, Elliott, Bozeman and other negroes, all imported African carpet-baggers, took extremo ground in support of what they called tho black man's rights-meaning, thereby, the right of a nigger to occupy the same pew in church, sleep in the same room, and eat at the same table in a hotel, ride in the same car, ko., with a white man. Under the pressure of tho party whip, in the hands of such incendiaries, all the negro members, with the exception of Valentine, of Abbeville, voted for the original House bill, which meant exactly what Whipper and his confreres" contended for, viz: absolute social equality. In this thev were sustained by such white office beggars as the fat boy Jenks, and the miscegenationist as Rev. jackson; but the more moderate white radicals, nsFerriter, Hyde and Stoeber, repudiated the infamous doc? trine. It is by no means likely that the Senate will concur in this action of the House, as there is conservatism enough oven in that hybrid assem? blage to prevent the passage of the bill. The bill to authorize the sale of the Columbia Canal was passed, tho Go? vernor, Bobert N. Lewis and C. M. Wilder being named as the commis? sioners to perpetrate the transaction. SENATE. The petition of the City Council of Charleston, alluded to in the pro? ceedings of the House, was read and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The following bills were each read a third time, and sent to the House for concurrence: A bill to provide for the formation and proceeding of the College of Electors. A bill to regulate attachments. A bill to extend the time in which County officers may qualify. This bill, as finally passed, allows all of? ficers until tho first January, within which to qualify. The Act to authorize additional aid to the Blue Ridge Railroad, was re? ported ready for ratification. -? ??? ? FIVE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH. On the night of the 31st ultimo, the dwelling house of Robert Ravill, in the township of Pierson, Montcalm County, was burnt to the ground, with its contents and five children, aged from four to fourteen years. The fire occurred about mid-night, and was occasioned . by putting ashes in tho wood-box. At the time of the fire, Mr. Raviil was absent from home, and tho house was occnpied by his wife, a man and his wife, and the seven children of Mr. Ravill. The mother barely es? caped with her infant, and the eldest boy jumped from the chamber win? dow. The charred remains of tho children wore taken from the smoking ember.! on the following morning and in? terred. The father, who is a miller by trade, was absent at the mill at the time, and his grief on learning the terrible death of his children was most agonizing. The mother has lo3t her reason in consequence of tho dreadful event. The remains were so burned, that they could not be recognized except by the size. [Grand Rapids (3fich.) Eagle. JOHN H. SURRATT.-Yesterday, Surratt was in the city, and held a consultation with his counsel, Messrs. Merriok and Bradley, with regard to his trial, which was set for trial bj Judge Wylie, on the 21st proximo, at the last session of tho court. It is understood that the counsel for the defence will insist on a disposal of thc indictment for murder, on which Surratt was last tried, before they go to trial under the secoud indictment for conspiracy. From all indications, Judge Wylie will insist eithor upon a trial or a nolle pros. [Washington Expr?s?. Thero is an anecdote told, some? where, of a dispute, iu which a boisterous, ill-bred fellow called his adversary "no gentleman." "I sup? pose you think yourself one?" was the reply. "Certainly, I do," said the bully. "Then," said the other, "I'm not offended th?l you don't 1 think me one." Him Brnos IK TUE COTTON FIELDS. From gentlemen of Edisto Island and Christ Church, we learn of a most sin? gular fact in relation to the rice bird?. These birds, which are so destructive to the rios crops, have appeared in large numbers on the coast this Rea? son, we learn from the gentlemen above alluded to, that they in several cases deserted the rice fields, and have commenced a vigorous attack on the caterpillar in the cotton fields, j [Charleston Courier. THE WAR OP RACES.-The Jeffer? son (Texas) Times, of the 22d ult., is informed by the mail ridor, who reached town the previous night, that a fight was in progress near Louisville, Arkansas, some thirty miles North of Jefferson, between tho whites and negroes. Ho saw seven dead negroes and five white men, with two of whom he was personally acquainted. Others were reported killed or wounded, and the fight was still in progress. A Boston correspondent thus speaks of the Grecian bend, as "done" at Saratoga: "You remem? ber, my dear Colonel, a stooping habit that prevailed among the faohionable women-chiefly girls of twenty years ago, which was en? titled the 'Grecian bend.' Well.it has come again, and is really painful I to behold. Nix calls it, with singu ! lar felicity, tho 'cholic stoop!' 'Why don't they try peppermint lozenges?' inquires Nix, compassionately; 'it might help the poor things.' " Save us from a whining, whimper? ing, wriggliug woman. She is the consummation of uneasiness and dis? comfort, and generally contrives to worry other people into a like condi? tion. As ten is greater than one, so is a whining woman ten-fold more annoying than a whining mau. The latter eau be kicked, culled, exploded, Jocked up; the former must be mildly and passively endured. Affected young lady, seated in a rocking-chair, reading tho Bible, ex? claimed: "Mother, here is a gram? matical error in tho Bible!" Mother, lowering her spectacles, aud ap? proaching the reader, in a very scru? tinizing attitude, says: "Kill it! kill it! It is the very thing that bas been eating the leaves aud book? marks!" The Sacramento Bee defends tho practice of shooting real or suspected thieves on sight, whether necessary or not, to prevent loss or protect life, and concludes its article, thus: "What is tho necessity of thieves living? Are they not better dead than alive, and will not society bo improved by their absence?" A man who made an exhibition of performing bears, in the streets of Quebec, was reoently complained of and taken before the courts for en? dangering the lives of oitizens. He took his animals into the court and proved to the judge that they were not dangerous, as they happened to be boys disguised in bear-skins. A Paris newspaper contains the following interesting advertisement: "A father wants to find for his son a school where he could get a healthy and manly instruction, and where tho teachers do not fill the heads of tho boys with humbug stories about nations which died and were buried thousands of centuries ago." A warrant in bankruptcy has been issued against the estate of Ker Boyce, of Georgia. The amount owed is S2.526.923. The majority of the creditors reside in Now York. A meeting of the creditors is to be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, in Augus? ta, Georgia, on the 18th instant. A young gentleman, five years of age, was approached with childish endearments byan infant'of eighteen months. "Don't you see," said tho mother, "that the baby wants to kiss you?" "Yes," replied young matu? rity, indignantly, "that's because it takes me for his papa." A portion of the township of War? ren, Michigan, was damaged by a hurricane, on the night of Tuesday hist, to the extent of $100,000. Apple trees in the path of the hurricane were torn up bodily, and elms and other forest trees wero twisted like rushes. No injury was done to life, however. The Emperor reviewed tho troops at the Camp of Chalons, Thursday. Tho whole army, including cavalry, infantry, engineer corps, pontoon and baggage trains, were drawn up un tho plain, and passed before the Emperor, cheering for the royal family with great enthusiasm. Ladies who complain most that they have nothing to wear, cemmon ly wear the least when best supplied. Miss Featherfly had a score of new dresses last week, and yet hasn't been able to get a single one up to her shoulders. The bare idea of the thing is and is not singular. A great fire has occurred at St. Petersburg, by which upward of 100,000 bales of flax and 60,000 bales of hemp have been burned, the loss being estimated at 214,000,000 rou? bles. The body of Elijah Burns, an ex Confederate soldier and a Ku Klux, was found near Fayetteville, Tenn., a few days ago. He had been hung by his brethren o? lue Klan, for stealing a mule. Aunt Susan, about eoveuty years of age, is "unanimous" on man. She says: "If ali the men wore taken off, she'd niake^ arrangements for Tier fnnerr? forthwith.' Slio also says: "Suppose all ibo men in one coun? try, and all tho women in another, with a big river between them. Good gracious! what lots of poor women would be drowned." The latest pedestrian feat in Eng? land was a novel one. On a wager of ?20, a man accomplished five milos in one honr. One of theso was run, one was walked, a third he wheeled a barrow, the fourth trun? dled a hoop, and the fifth waa hopped on one leg. He had two minutes to spare. A NEW CONGHESSIONAIJ CANDIDATE. Mr. Jos. Hilton has been nominated as a candidate for Congress from the Second District. He has now entored tho list against Bowen and Jouks, of the radical wing.-Charleston Neics. The whito carpet-baggers insist that they will have to cease holding summer sessions of tho Southern Legislatures, else they will have to expel the black members, for zymot? ic roasons. Twelve cars of freight were recent? ly taken from New York to tho pre? sent termination of the Pacific line, 1,200 miles West of Chicago, a dis tauco of about 2,100 miles from tb? starting-point, without transhipment. The year 1869 will witness the completion of tho two greatest engi? neering enterprises the world has over witnessed-tho Suez Canal aud the Pacific Railroad. Dr. Bock, of Leipzig, wuges war against patent medicines by analyzing each new nostrum as it appears, pub? lishing its ingredients and tho cost to the manufacturers. The Cuban coolie trade does not appear to be, in any wise, abating. It is understood that there are now, at Mariel and Havana, about 8,000 on sale. The eighteenth anniversary of the admission of California into the Union was celebrated, on Thursday, by a procession and a review of the military by Governor Haight. Mrs. Persimmons regards with concern the increase of the cattle plague, and sympathetically wonders if her husband will escape it. Why are people who sit on free seats not likely to derive much bene? fit from going to church? Because they get good for nothing. SINGULAR CASE.-A railway traveler of our acquaintance informs us that he recently caught cold through sit? ting next to a wet-nnrse. Women go to church to show their dresses; men, to show their manners. One is costly, the other is cheap, but neither amount to much, when the motive is scanned. The only crowd a printer can en? dure with anything like patience, is a crowd of advertisements, or a crowd of delinquents calling to foot up their bills. It is rather a singular coin cidence, that the name of the carpet-bag chaplain of the Louisiana Legislature is Satchell. ? Morehead City, North Carolina, is tho healthiest town in tho State, and does not contain a single radical voter. Veils are worn by ladies, because they don't like to bo seen blushing. The}' do not object to the blush, but don't like to be caught in its radiant arms. A fire occurred at City Point, yes? terday, which destroyed the railroad depot, four waro-houses, six wharves and the James River Hotel. Thirty thousand women are en? gaged in hop-picking, in one County in Vermont. The scene is said to be highly interesting. The charter election, in Alton, Illinois, on Tuesday, resulted in a T>er?ccratic victory. The vote shows Democratic gains. Two men quarreled in Cincinnati, yesterday, and one of them killed tho other by running him through the body with a red-hot iron rod six feet long. A favorite style of dress for gentle? men in Paris, this summer, has been coats, vests and trowsers of white silk, with blue cravats. Our musical young ladies havo abandoned pianos and taken to brass band. They carry them on their heads. Where was there ever a better punning line than this, from Jamos Smith: "Lax in his gaiters, laxer in his gait." It is singular that, in making up boqueta for danseuses, no florist has ever suggested fig leaves. Music, says Auerbach, washes away from the soul the dust of every? day life. Kentucky has a dog which has hatched and is reaviug a brood of chickens. A number of Hebrews, in Pari*, are arranging to go to Palestine, to form a colony there. A Montana gallows is three rails, sot up like a tripod, with a man hang? ing between like a pot. An unpleasant' good-leaving your country for your own. Stocks that are always np-those round the neck. 3Qooal Xtoaatx??. We are requested to state that the Hon. J. p. Reed will address the unisons, this evening, at holf-past 7 o'clock, at Carolina Hall. The boll worm has made its ap? pearance in this vicinity. A gentle? man has shown ns a cotton plant, which is terribly cut up. The plant contained living specimens of the caterpillar and black worm. PAINFUL ACCIDENT.-At a late hour, on Monday night, as two young men-Charlos Radcliffe and William Bowers-were sky-larking, a pistol, in the pocket pf one of the party, foll on the floor and ex? ploded-the ball grazing the heel of Radcliffe and burying itself in the calf of Bowers' leg. The ball was extracted, yesterday morning, by Dr. B. W. Taylor. The wound, although painful, is not serions. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS FOR CON? GRESS.-The Democratic Nominating Conventions, of thc Third and Fourth Congressional District?, were held last evening-the former at Carolina Hall and tho latter at Niokerson's Hotel. Hon. J. P. Reed, late State Solicitor, was elected as the candi? date .of the Democrats of the Third District, on the eighth ballot, and Hon. W. D. Simpson, an ex-member of the Confederate Congress, as the candidate of the Fourth, on the first ballot. A COMET VISIBLE.-Encke's Comet is now visible through a glass. It is located near the constellations Ge? mini and Cancer, and can bo seen botweon 3 o'clock and day-light in tho morning. After the latter part of Septomber, it can be seen with the naked eye, from 9 in the evening till 2 in the morning. The periodicity of this comet was discovered in 1819, by Professor Encke, of Berlin, who identified it with.the comets of 1787, 1795 and 1805, which had been sup? posed to be different comets. Its period is about one thousand two hundred and seven days, or three and one-third years, and it has been ob? served at every subsequent return to the sun, making thirteen appirations since 1819. It is the only comet yet discovered whose orbit is within the solar system, and at perihelion it passes within the orbit of the planet Mercury; while at aphelion its dis? tance from the sun is four-fif'Us that of the planet Jupiter. NICEEHSON'S HOTEL. -A paragraph which appeared in our columns, yes? terday, in reference to this favorite houso of entertainment, seems to have occasioned a misapprehension in regard to the change of proprietor? ship, which has resulted from the withdrawal of Mr. Nickerson. To correct this, we call attention to a card from that gentleman, contained in our advertising columns, by which it will be seen that no change is made in the name of the hotel, and that its management will be continued under the auspices of one of his successors, Mr. Wm. A. Wright, formerly of the American Hotel, Richmond, Va.,who has acceptably condnoted it for the past twelvo months. From a personal knowledge of tho experience of Mr. Wright in keeping a hotel, predi? cated upon an acquaintanceship of several years standing, we feel war? ranted in unreservedly guaranteeing to the publio a continnance of that hospitality and consideration, for the *"* comforts of its guests under his man? agement, for which Niokerson's Hotel has always been pre-eminently charac? terized. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The post office open during the week from 8>? a. m. to 7 p. m. On Sundays, from 4 to 5 p. m. The Charleston and Western mails are open for delivery at 5 p. m., and close at 8)?i p. m. Charleston night mail open 8},? a. m., closo ?)? P? nj. Northern-Open for delivery at 8>.i a. m., closes at 2.?15 p. m. Greenville-Open for delivery 6 p. m., doses at Sy.i p. m. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Special at tention is called to the following ad? vertisements, published for the-first time this morning: T. S. Nickerson--Card. E. ?fc G. D. Hope-New Supplies. J. Sc T. R. Agnew-Flour, ?rc. Broad Rivor Bridge. W. H. Wigg-Citatiou. E. & G. D. Hope-Cotton.