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COLUMBIA, S. C. -;-~-T-----_ Friday Morning, Jane 25, 1869. Keb tl DlifmnchUtintnl. ~~ The New York Times' leading editorial refers to the question, now engaging public attention throughout the country, of putting an end to the suffrage diffi ' onlties of those nnected with the re? bellion. It says that intelligent South? erners of most diverso party connections, from Robert E. Lee to Parson Brown? low, are taking the ground that the time has come when Ibero should no longer be a proscribed class before the ballot box. It thinks the first intense beat against nil ooncorned in the rebellion has given place to cooler, calecer thinking, and that the treatment of the rebels is now weighed with more regard to the true interests of tho country. It sees a bad anomaly in a condition of things that denies the highest prerogative of citizenship to thousands of the most wealth*-, intelligent and virtuous, while it is freely exercised by tens of thou? sands who have lived all their lives in the most debasing slavery and benighted ignorance. It holds that there is some? thing in this permanent proscription which is un-American, and opposed to the whole spirit of our institutions nud to the fundamental principles of govern? ment. It says: Practically, the South is now just ns olear as the North of any purpose to or? ganize r?sistance against Federal autho? rity. Tho suspension of habeas corpus, which the Northern people were made to feal during the War, would be scarcely more out of time,- if .revived now, than are these civil disabilities, still visited upon the South. The rebellion has for ever passed, and with it should puss forever away from both parts of the country the last glimmering of its cruel necessities.2 If there was any signi?eanco in the last Presidential election, it was just this which the people of both sections pro? nounced for, in uniting ns they so gene? rally did-, upon .General Grant, with his watch-word-"Let us have Peace," The peace that was then voted was no hollow pretext or sham affair. It was honest, heart-felt peace, springing from a sense of common brotherhood and common interest-a peace sought and found in its natural course, laid in liberal forgiving Sdntiments, and in principles purely pa? cido, ns far removed as the poles from ull intolerance and proscription. Despite of the opposition of the few maliguauts on either Bide, it will yet bo the glory of this Administration to fulfill its assigued work, by making this peace a genuine nud grand reality. COL. Vf Alana H. TA?&OB, OK NOR? FOLK.-We ore very glad to see that tho good people of Norfolk city, and Prin? cess Anne County, forming tho twen? tieth senatorial district, huvo nominated Colonel Walter H. Taylor, as tho Con? servativo candidate for the Senate of Virginia. We have known Colonel Tay? lor from boyhood almost, und we know of no compliment too high to pay him on the ecoi o of- character and moral worth. Intimately associated with Gene? ral Lee us a member of his military fami? ly during tho war, tho touchings of the great Confederate leader fell upon his mind as the seed of indigenous plants upon their nativo soil, over bearing worthy fruits.- Colonel Taylor is a trnly representative man Of the class of young Yirgiuiuna'jnto whoso hands the destiny of the old Commonwealth is to pass us our fathers pass away, and the people of Norfolk anti Princess Anne have honored themselves in selecting him ns their standard bearer. Tho whole State will be benefitted by his presence in the Se? nate, and no effort should bo spared to secure his election. \_Ric7tmond Enquirer and Examiner. Those of our readers who served in tho army of Northern Virginia, will recollect Col. Taylor as thc gallant und efficient chief-of-stuff of Gen. Robert E. Loo. They, no doubt, will be glad to hear of the appreciation with which he is regard? ed in his native State. <-???-? At a meeting of the stockholders of tho Blue Ridge Railroad Company, held in Charleston, on Wednesday lust, tho following resolutions word adopted: That the Board of Direotors uro here? by instructed to issue a Beven per cent, conpon bond, principal and interest pay? able in coin, having twenty years io run, and that all matters pertaining to the text thereof, and issuing the bond, bo referred to the Board of Directors. That it bo referred to the Board of Di? rectors to ascertain upon what terms the stofk now hold in this company may bo retired, so as to enable the company to issue new stock to aid in completing th?: building of the road; and if tho sumo can bo accomplished advantageously, in securing the certain aud speedy comple? tion of the road, that they be authorized to consummate such nu arrangement. The foreign importations at New York, which have continued largo, as compared with last year, are nguiu increasing. Lust week, they amounted to ?0,375,731, of which tea was to tho value of ?569,512, sugar $1,072,891, coffee $446,857, jewel? ry $35.595, watches 025,436, (notwith? standing tho largo production of tho American article,) wines $101,149. In addition, thero was tho largo .sine, of $242,687 for railroad iron, in spito of "protection" to tho homo article, which, by reason of our inflated nod irredeema? ble paper enrrency, we cannot manufac? turo, it sooms, cheap enough to bring our grent natural stores of tho raw mate? rial properly into requisition. MB. Borr?n: I have noticed the re-j ports in yonr paper of varions extraordi? nary and promising crops of cotton, and while disposed , to accord Tull credit to ali of our enterprising' planters, I iuust coll your^atteutiop to a coop that jp far ?bead of anything Met seen ' in ; tt??st section. Col. L. JD. Childs js pot planting on a vory large scale, only having o few acres, perhaps less, in cotton. Now, were it not that I might be thought to exagger? ate, I could astound your reader? with what I saw yesterday; but hoing exces? sively modest and no way disposed to "MuoobauuenisaV I will only barely al? lude IO' it. Col. Childs having just re? turned home from North Carolina, in? vited me to go through his plantation. Not having time to ride through it nil, I merely went through the outskirts, where, from the enormous size of th? cotton and luxurious foliage, we were enabled to keep in the shade, sheltered from the sun ; vegetables planted in the vicinity of the cotton were BO completely shaded ns likely to amount to nothing. The Colonel is already engaging a number of half grown boys to assist in picking the cotton when it begins to open, by olimbing to get at the upper bolls. He expects to spin, at any rate, most of his crop into lino yunis for the Philadelphia market, and is now engagod in putting in n num? ber of extra spinning frames in the Sa? luda Factory for the purpose. On at? tempting to count the forms aud blooms ou one single stalk or tree, we were occu? pied till night overtook ns and had to leave it unfinished; but should I have time I will try and finish the count in time to report to-morrow. I learn that the seed planted by . Col. Childs is a Brazilian variety, sent him by Gen. Hampton. Before. leaving the cotton field, I secured a tape lino and took mea? surements of ono stalk, which was thirty high and thirty-six wide from limb to limb, and after a close examination we could not find, in the whole field, but nine stalks that were less than the ono measured. Our tapo line being an old one and the marks a little worn, I nm not sure whether tli6y were yards, feet or inches; but, ono thing is certain, his cotton is well groutn, if is a child's. VERITAS. OVERLAND FREIGHTS.-The San Fran? cisco Bulletiu says that the cost of send? ing goods Lust from that city has not yet been accurately ascertained. At present, it is asserted that a few tons of assorted merchandiso have been shipped from New York to Sau Francisco, at about twelve couts a pound; that is, three cents from New York to Omaha, six cents from Omuha to Promontory Junotion, and three cents from the Junotion to Sun Francisco. It is contended, however, that theso rates must be reduced, as within a year four lines will be competing for the transportation business East of Omaha; and as even now the TJoion Pa? cific is engaged in making n labio of spe? cial rates, reduced to one-third of the present charges, for certain classes of freight by the cur load, shippers in San Francisco believe thai within twelve months three neats and a half, currency, per pound, will be charged botween tho Atlantic and the Pacific. It is argued that this rate will /prove remunerativo, since, in 1867, tho Pacific Mail Steam? ship Company curried flour to New York at three cents, in gold, a pound. Tho State Department does not sus? tain Mr. Webb in his. ananthorizod diplomatic imbroglio with Brazil. He is believed to have been too hot tempered about tho matter! It is said that during his entire term as miuister to that coun? try ho has shown a wo ful want of diploma? tic tact or culture,'and has several times brought U8, very uselessly, on. the verge of a quarrel with Brazil. It is said that the Census Committee have deoided that if the fifteenth amend? ment fails of ratification before the ceu sus is takou, several of the largo North? ern States where negroes aro not allowed to vote, will, under the operations of tho fourteenth amendment to the Constitu? tion, have the number of their Repre? sentatives reduced. HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.-Judge Orr, at Greenville, has sustained tho constitu? tionality of the homestead law, oven ns ugninst pre-existing liens. Ho also de? cides that tho homestead must include a dwelling house, and that such dwelling must not bo of greater value than $1,000; otherwise there can bo no ex? emption. , DEATH or .AN OCTOGENARIAN.-Jesse Hammett, a citizen of this District, who lived in tho neighborhood of Cowpens Battle-ground, died at his residence, about the 14th instant, in tho eighty fourth year of bis age. f Carolina Sparta n. Tn Havana, n soldier of tho engineer corps killed his sweetheart, aged only seventeen, her mother and ber two sis? ters, in a fit of passion caused by tho re? fusal of the matrimonial bonds, which he proposed, aud theu quietly surren? dered himself to the police authorities. An unhappy husband in New York, after being stabbed by his wife's para? mour, sat down and ate all the strawber? ries and cream on the table, set tire to the house, and theo went to tho police station aud preferred a complaint. Middle Georgia exchanges report crops of all kinds growing off finely, and pro? mising well. They have bad good rains and hot suns for the last ten days. Wheat is being harvested, and turns out well, both iu quantity and quality. CHINA.-It is reported that twenty nine articles embodying highly impor? tant concessions aro to bo added to the text of tho Burlingame treuty. These aro intended to afford greater protection and commercial facilities to foreigucrs. A negro man died in Wilmington, N. C., a day or tsvo ago, from the sting of a spider. The City Couooil of Greenville baa subscribed $100,tKK) to the Air Line Rail? road. IMMIURATIOX.-The number of persona who omigroted to tb? United State? be? tween Jonuarv 1st, I8?0, and December 21,.IMUS, waa 2,565,04?. Tlie Duke of Newcastle has como to grief. Ho bet on horse race*, lost 82, 000. 000, couldn't pa j, and the bain Afc are after him. A bold woman in' Now "York says thal "female suffering" is a moro important subject for discussion than "female suf? frage." - In Wiscor. sin, lately, two ohildren were bittou by mad dogs. To case them of their sufferings, one was smothered in a feather bed and tho other bled to death. A young Welch rn an, jilted by the girl of his choice, has sent to her u bill for damages, in which, perhaps, the most cruel item ia "to twelve days lost in your company, ?4 7s. 6d." General Butler is said to have au eye on a seat in the United States Semite, but, owing to his oblique vision, no ono can tell whether it is Sumner's or Wil? son's. "That's very singular," said n young lady to a gentleman who had just kissed her. "Oh, well, my dear miss," was the reply, "I will soon make it plural," aud tho villain did. A lately beheaded postmaster at Water? bury, Coon., advertises us "lost," one hundred dollars paid to a Congressman for tho Waterbury poBt olDco. "How old are you?*' asked a railroad conductor of a little girl whom her mother was tryiug to pass on a half tick? et. "I am niue at home, but ita tho curs 1. am only six aud a half." Tho Commissioner of Internul Reve? nue bas decided that newspapers aro not manufactured articles within tho mean? ing of tho revised statute, but that edi? tors and publishers must pay a tux ns dealers. Beer! Beer!! SOME dealers in this oily have boen in duuht that I could bold out suppl vin;; them with Beer thia summer'. I now inform the public that I have a largo supply nf old Lager itcer on hand, which 1 put against any Reer brought from the North, or even imported from Ger? many, as to purity and strength. I am ready to test it by tho Beer seato. June 18_JOHN C. SE EOE RS. Estate John Ledingham. NOTICE ia given that on tho 5th day of July next tho undersigned will apply to Hon. William Hutson Wigg, Judge of Pro? bate, for a final discharge as Administratrix of tho estato ot John bellingham, deccaaed. June 3 ?\3* _ _F. C. LL QI NO ?A M. Notice. THE VALEDICTORY ORATION ot the Eu phradian Societv will bo delivered bv Mr EDGAR L. CLARKSON, in the Euphradian Hall, on SATURDAY. 2Clh or June, aw 81 P. M. The public are respectfully invited to at? tend. C. E. SPENCE", President. E. M. LAWTON, Secretary. Juno 22 IUB2 Administrator's Notice. ALL PERSONS having claims against the estate of Mas. E. T. HOPKINS, of Rich? land County, are requested to hand thom in, properly attested; anti all indebted will make immediate payment to JAMES HOPKINS. Administrator, May 8sl3 Hopkina' Tnrii-Ont, S. C. lt. R. Citation. IT APPEARING to my satisfaction that the heirs of Samuel Juniper, deceased, (namoi not known,) resides without tho limits of this State, it is therefore ordered that they appear in tho Probate Court, holden for Lexington County, South Carolina, within forty days from thia dato, to show cause why tho real estato of Qoorgo Fer tic, deceased, iho?-ld not be partitioned. A. El IUD, Probato Judge, S. C. Ollico of Probato Court, Lexington County, S. C., Juno 1. mr.'.h June 2 w7_ To Bent. FOUR PLEASANT ROOMS and KITCHEN, in a very desirable part of | .the city, suitable for a small or moderato sized family! Iuquirc at this ellice. Juno 13 mw4* Final Notice. ALE persons having any demands against the estate of Frederick Zestortloth, de? ceased, will present them to the undersigned for pavmout on or beforo the 15th day of Julv, A. D. 18894 W. STEIGLITZ, " June IG w6 Administrator. Mansion House, Greenville, S. C. THE above long established, delight! Hotel has just been placed in superior order to accommodate guests during the Mum? mer. :?.B WANDALE, Juno 15 ig _ - Proprietor. Estato of Mn. Sarah Murphy. NOTICE is hereby giv?n .that, ojr <ho 15th diy of July naxEtho undersigned will ap? ply to ?lon. Wm. II. wigg, Judge of Probate, for a final discharge as executor of tho estate of Sarah Murphy, deceased. Jnhe 10t9_ _WM. MARTIN. In Bankruptcy. In tho District Court of tho United States for tho District of South Carolina. In Bankruptcy-rife porte George A. Tronholm in tho matter of H. P. doon, bankrupt - Petition tu Establish a Lien. NOTICE is horoby given to all creditors holding lions against the estate of II. P. OREEN that they are required to establish tho samo beforoC G. Jaeger Esq., Register in Bankruptcy, at his office, in Newberry, S. C.. on or before tho tenth day of July next. By order of Hon. Georgo H. Bryan. THOS. J. LAMOTTE, Assignee. June 16_w3 In Bankruptcy. In tho District Court of tho United States for the District of South Carolina. At Columbia, the l?th day of May, A. J). 1869. Ililli undersigned hoieby give? notice of his appointment h., Assigneo of JOS. MEN? DEL, of Columbia, County of Richland, and State of South Carolina, within tho said Dis? trict, who has born adjudged a Bankrupt, upon his own petition, by tho District Court ot tho aaid District. THOMAS J. LAMOTTE. Juno 16 w3 Assignee. United States Internal Revenue, COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. 3D DIST., R. C., COLUMPIA, Juno 8, 1860. A LL persons claiming an interest in a xTL WAGON and TWO HORSES, said to bo the property Of John M. Oliver, of Danville, I Va., seized Vor c. violation of United States In? ternal Revenue Laws, aro horoby notified to appear in thirty dava from this dal -, find show cause why they should n>#t be forfeited ac? cording to law. lt. M. WALLACE, Juno 1) w?G Dep. Col. 3d Dist , S. C. Personal Notice. WILL the person who -Wrote over the slgna tare of "A Friend," with the advice "be silent, i>e watchin)," communicate to the same ad? dress) all the facts and tho time and place of th??ame. Be a? minute as possible. Jons 24 j $ . 2* r~ F^Bee?T ~T '^Mbgm FINE FAT STALL-FED BUF m9?mime& ITA T O BEEF CHU be obtained at jH*f if Stall No. 8, TH IS MOltNINO. Xty ii. Jone 25 1 Pig Hams, &c. 3B ABU ELS BIO HAMS, small aise. 2 barrets B<tcon strips. Bologna Sausage. Smoked Tongues and Smoked Beef. Just received ard for sale at Jane 24" 1_CAN PWKLL*H. ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT Ursuline Institute, VALLE CRUCIS, NEAR COLUMBIA, /fPBBk TOE exercises will commence at JgfjML& l o'olock P. M., un TUESDAY, 29lh XkH EE instant, (D. V.,) and parents of the . jP[3pp pupils aoil friends ol the Institute uuaP ar? respectfully invited to attend CONCEItT MUSIC. Marche de Concert. Walle.ihaopt L'Ange Quardieu (vocal trio).Samlillotte Y a. di Gras Quadrilles i duot).Schubert MookiUK Hi ri l (milo instrumental )_IlofTmau Bail, Holy Queen, (vocal trio).Wallace Leinates Klange (du'jtt instrumental) Labitsky The Harp that onco thro'Tara's Hails .Arr. by J. Fowle Una V?icu Poco Fa (vocal solo).. .Bounini Invitation a la Valso (duet instrument? al).Wnbor Will? Verduro Clad (vocal trio) Haydn's Croation Ave Maiis Stella (vocal trio)....... Donnizetti Jun? 25 ._ 3 Irish Potatoes. BARRELS NEW POTATOES. In fine ?mi*J order. For salo very low, for cash. tfluno21 t?_E. A U. P. HOPE. Payment of Interest. OFFICE COLUMBIA A AUGUSTA B. n. CO., OOLCMUIA, S. C.. June 23. 18(59. THE COUPONS ?if this Company, da? July 1,18G9, will be paid (lessGovernment tax) on Und after that date, at tho National City Bank, New York, Carolina National Bank, Columbia, S. C., and First National Bank, Chariot!.?, N. C. C. H. MANSON, _June 23 10 Treasurer. Money Wanted. (j?O?O C\f\(\ WANTED in sums of ?aU.UUV not lees than $1.000, at a lair interest and ample security guaranteed. Apply to E. A O. D. H O FE, Columbia, H. C. 0W~ Edgofield Advertiser, Newberry Herald and Yorkville Enquirer will copy three times ?nd forward bill. ' June 22 3 Payment of Interest. CHARLOTTE A SOUTH CAROLINA It. B.CO., COI.UMMA, S. C., Juno 23, lS'.'J. THE COUPONS of mis Company, duo Joly 1, 18G9, will be paid (less Government tax) on and after thutdato, at tim Carolina National Bank, Columbia, S. C., and First National Bank, Charlotte, N. C. C. II. MANSON, Jnne 23 10 Treasurer. LOOK OUT FOB WYMAN! Wizard, Magician and Ventriloquist, Is coming with his HANKY PANKY THICKS, AMBIDEXTROUS FEATS and VENTRILO QUIAL ECCENTKICITIE8. Will exhibit at JANNEY'S HALL, THURSDAY ?? FRIDAY NIGHTS, _JUNE 2lTn AND 25ni. Jone 22 THE POLLOCK HOUSE, 191 Main streot, Columbia, S. C. Corn, Bacon and Flonr. 2f\?\?\ BUSHELS COBN. ,UUU 20,000 POUNDS BACON. llBLS. FLOUR, and other goods as LOW as they CAN BE BOUGHT, by _FISHER, LOWBANCE A FI8HEB. Bolting Cloths. AFULL assortment on hand, MILL STONES and IRONS, purchased at low rates, by '_._FISrtF.R. LOWRANCE A FISHER Drop in at the Carolina House, ON Wa-lu upi.m street, near Main, ind ?am? pio the compounds dispensed-genuine liquors; no fusel oil or damaging mixtures. "Scone is believing," but tasting is the real test. R. BARRY. Proprietor. DB7U~Q S . ANO C H ?Mic AL S. FISHER A il B IN I TS Q, X> R UG-aiSTS, OVPriR' FOR SALE .a LAROH- STOC K of cboicoDrugH, Chemicals and Sundries, at Low Prices, at Wholesale and liol nil. CALOMEL, MORPHIA. OASTOR OIL. QUININE. OPIUM. EPSOM MALTS. SUP. CARB. SODA. JJLUE STONE. TURPENTINE. KEROSENE OIL. PATENT MEDICINES. ALCOHOL. PROPRIETARY ARTICLES, and wholesale agon Ls for HEIN ITS IF S QUOITS DELIGHT' _ To Rent. THE COLUMBIA FEMALE COLLEGE will bo leased for one year from tho 1st "or next September. This building bas beon used for several years past, with great success, as a Hotel, for which purpose it is ad? mirably adapted and pleasantly located. Bids will lu' received until Gth July proximo. For particulars, inquire of either Dr. A.N. Talley, Dr. Oharies Miot, B. D. Senn, Esq., or J. W. PARKER, June 3 % President. Board Trustees. Lemon Syrup, IT^OR making a cool, refreshing beverago ; during the warm daya. A healthful drink, I supplying just enough acid to the stomach. For'salo by FISHER A UEINII SH. June 4 t Druggists. Death to Flies! CHEMICAL PAPER for killing Flies-cer tain death and destruction. For sale by FISHER A HEINITSH, June ?'t, . _?_Druggists. Jos. DANIKL POPS. A. C. HASKELL. POPE ?Se HASKELL, A T TO RN E YS AT LA W AND SOLICITOUS IIV BQA7ITY, Olhco- Law Range, Columbia, 8. 0. May 5 IC ooal Items. Oar thanks are duo, and rendered, to Mr. Pollard, for a bright, keen pair of scissors. They will provo a valuable aid in our department; aud wo renew our thinks to Mr. Pollard for his extremely useful present. j By mistake, in our issue of yesterday, the Commencement Ball was announced for the 28th hist. It should have been for Tuesday, the 29th. Jim Mayrant requests us to inform his old scholars, and all who aro fond of "tripping the light fantastic," that ho will give a soiree at the Independent Firemen's Hall, on Tuosday evening uext, June 29. Jim is fully entitled to the patronage which he hns always ra ceived. HOTEL ARRIVALS,-J nue 24.-Nicker son House.-John Girardeau, Charleston; Cadet E. F. Hammett, K. M. M. School, Yorkville; W. C. Patterson, Jr., Phila? delphia, Pa. ; Capt. J. S. Coles, Augusta, Ga. ; J. H. Covington, Baltimore, Md. ; F. Lr. Andersou and wife, Spartanburg; Hezekiah Johnson, Marion District; Miss M. Schofield, Philadelphia, Fa.; J. H. Gay, Cedar Hcod; B. S. Hayes. Lex? ington. Columbia Hotel.-W. Rosenberg, Jo soph Lucks, Chester; Charles Buuraon, T. H. Symmes, B. C. Yoonm, City; J. Hayman, E. DeBerry, S. C.; Erastus W. Everson, Barnwell. Mr. J. B. Brown informs us that nn attempt was mado a night or two ago by a negro, to outrage Mrs. Mary S. Smith, a widow, who, with her little son, lives on Big Cedar Creek, in Fairfield County, about nix miles from Doko. Mrs. Smith was aroused by a voice calling to her, and .stating that her aunt, who lives some distance up the road, was about to die. She got np, opened the door and looked out, when an unknown negro seized hor und attempted to commit u rapo on Uer person. She resisted, when ho cursed her, and taking up a hand-ful of earth, forced it into her month, to stop her cries. A freedman who lives near, overhearing the unusual noise, ran to her assistance, when the intruder disappeared. These infamous attempts are becoming so fre? quent, that the use of the pistol or gun will necessarily become general. THK "GLORIOUR FOURTH."-The 4th of July coming upon a Sunday, presents tho election for its observance between Saturday or Monday-a day sooner or later. It is a holiday, and the choice between these days should bo considered by the convenience and comfort em? braced. We have understood that the general impression is in favor of Satur? day-thus allowing the following day to rest, and recover from the fatigues at? tendant upon tho pursuit of pleasure. This arrangement, it is presumed, will be congenial to the working men, from tho rossons alleged above, and that com? mon indisposition to return to labor im? mediately upon the heels of a season of recreation and pleasure. We aro told that the freedmou have selected Saturday for their celebration-a selection which is best for the farmers, as it only involves the loss of oue day, at a season when labor is specially valuable. The PUCENIX having adopted these views, will accept Saturday as tho day, and celebrate it ac? cordingly. A generous emulation seems to have been inspired by the various agricultu? ral contributions to the PHONIX, and the cry ia "still they come." Mr. J. G. Bra? zil lava upon our table a cotton bloom, of Sunday lust, of the famous Petit Gulf seed. Colonel Childs exhibits a basket of enormous pink-eye Irish potatoes, from tho plantation, on Seabrook's Island, of William Gregg, Esq., a sani plo of 75.) barrels grown by Mr. Gregg, and shipped to Now York. Cotton, too. has engaged the attention of our esteem? ed friend Colonel Childs, and we have the report from a gentleman who exa? mined aud measured a wontlerfnl stalk on tho Colouel's grounds. Tried by a tape line, it was throe feet in height, threo feet in width, from leaf to leaf, and had seventy-six forms and twelve blooms upon it. The seed was of a rare variety, and procured from Genera! Hampton. It is fair to tho other cotton competitors to statu thai the Colonel is only an ama? teur cotton planter, and that his entire crop consisted of but ten stalks, grown in his garden. In these statements can be found tho key to tho humorous article of "Veritas," presented in another co? lumn. The Messrs. Hope, fired with n noble zeal for representation in this agri? cultural oongresH, havo mado a contribu? tion in tho shape of a vigorous specimen of the native South Carolina geranium. (Had we seen it unbaptized, wo should have termed it, in tho language of tho man and brother, "Jimson weed.'') Thc specimen does credit to theso gentlemen. They report it tho growth of twenty-four hours, from no particular seed, and en? tirely a voluntary and spontaucons pro? duction. ST. JOHN'S DAT.-A friend furnishes j the following account of matters and things at the celebration yesterday. Tho numerous groups of persons direoting their steps towards tho Charlotte depot, yesterday morning, soon made it evident that at loast two cars, in addition to those provided, would be necessary to couvey nil who wished to join in the MsHooio celebration of the day. The train opee made up, u good-natured scramble followed for sonta, ou the shady side, and finally the train moved off accompanied by the enlivening strains of tho justly celebrated Post Band. The trip of forty-throo miles was made rapidly and pleasantly, over our new road extending to Augusta, to a point called Ridge Spring Station, where our excursionists halted to spend the day. A warm greeting on tho part of a number of the citizens who were present, a beautiful grove, a most remarkable spring and a now depot of ample dimen? sions for thoso who wished to trip it on tho light fantastic toe, all contribu? ted their influences toward making the occasion a most enjoyable one; and the happy faces to bo met with on every hand must have been gratifying to all observers. Our worthy Mayor wa? the caterer on tho occasion, and it was not alone in I this respect that ho proved himself I a full team. Thc excursionists are under i lasting obligations to Gen. Rumford for j the fin o musical performances of the ? post band, and to Captain LyBrnnd, tho priucipal musician, for his uniform equanimity and courtesy; and to the members of his string band for their zealous efforts to entertain, along with the others, acting uudcr his direction, i About 9 o'clock,, tho excursionists re? turned, highly gratified with the day's entertainment. COULDN'T BU USED.-Tho Paris pa? pers call attention to a siguificent occur? rence which has just taken place in tho department of the Gironda. Tko mayor I of one of the communes baa resigned, although ho had heh! his post for twelve j years, aud had just been decorated by the Government. Tho reason ho alleges for taking this step is that the instruc? tions sent to him from the prefect for tho purpose of insuring the return of the official candidates were of such a nature that to carry them out would have been incompatible with his dignity ns "aman, a citizen and a public functionary." We want such men in this country, more of them than we probably have in poli? tics at least, else we should not witness so many spectacles of questionable po? litical action. Tho South particularly, under congressional party machinery, is suffering in every way from the faoilo and utterly unscrjpulous character of the men who aro placed in office by the Government, and who would troat the j idea of sacrificing official position rather than personal dignity ns a preposterous piece of sentimentality and romance. MERCANTILE PRINTING.-All kinds of mercantile printing, such as circulars, letter heads, cards, bill hoad"., state? ments, fte., for counting-rooms and offices, promptly nttonted to at tho Pho? nix job office. A few copies of tho 'Sack and Destruc? tion of Columbia* can bo obtained at tho Phonix offico. Prico twenty-five cents. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attontion is called to the following advertisements, published the first time this morning: Commencement of Ursuline Institute. I Stall No. 8-Pine Beef. I P. Cantwell-Pig Hams, &c. i THE ABORIGINES USED IT.-The me? dicinal virtues of Roots, Herbs and Barks which were U6ed by the "Medicine mon" of the lud?an tribes, and which long experience hus proven tb possess tho most efficient alterativo properties for tho euro of Scrofula, King's Evil, Ulcera, Cancerous and Indolent Tumors, Mercurial and Syphilitic Affections, En? largement of tho Bones,' Tetter, Ring? worm, Boils, Pimples und diseases re? sulting from a depraved state of the blood, and all female diseases, are con? tained in a highly concentrated form in DR. TUTT'S SARSATARIXLA AND QUEEN'S DELIGHT, lt is a very popular Medicine ' sud deservedly so. ' J19 G : What is this ? absorbs me, quite I Improves my spirit, makes me bright, They tell me!'tis tho "Queen's Delight." For the blood! blood 1! blood!!! Of all the medicines known to the world, none have been attended with such mark? ed appreciation by tho profession and tho people at large, as "Hjinitsh's Queen's Delight." 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