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COLUMBIA, S. C. Saturday Morning, Joly 10.1869. PARIS TO BK A SEAPORT.-Paris, it ia said, is to be made a seaport, in pursu? ance of an intention long cherished by the French Emperor. The plan, as we 'see it stated, is to construe; a salt-water canal from Dieppe of sufficient capacity for tho largest vessels-the water to be contributed by the sea, and kept at pro? per lords by looks and flood-gates. A largo basin will constitute the entrance to the eua al, which will be about 116 miles in length. The natural faoiiities of the rout j which has been selected will allow ships of the largest class to go safely under all but two bridges, by merely striking their top-gallant-masts. The plaus for this great work are said to be in coarse of preparation in the impe? rial palace, nuder the Emperor's imme? diate supervision. Immense results are anticipated from tho bringing of Paris into direct communication with the sea. PBOORESS.-The world has been mov? ing rapidly of lute. The Pacific Rail? road i? complete; the Suez Canal is fast approaching completion; tho immenso tunnel under the Alps is making rapid progress; a lino of submarino telegraph will, within a few weeks, be established between France and tho United States; an American company has been got up to connect by telegraph all the chief cities of China; a ship canal is in contempla? tion across the Isthmus of Dnrien, by means of which vessels eau pass back? ward and forward between tho Atlantic und the Pacific; and, lost iu date, though by no means least in importance, a pro? position is under consideration to sevor the Iallitnus of Corinth. This isthmus unites tho Morea with Attica between the Gulfs of Corinth and Egina. It is narrow, and its severance would not be a difficult work. "When completed, it would facilitate trade and travel to and in the South of Europe, European Tur? key and tho adjacent countries; and the King oi Greece is urging the enterprise with great earnestness upon the legisla? tive chambers of his kingdom. THE COTTON CROP AGAIN.-Tho Now Orleans Commercial Bulletin corrects the statement of the New York Herald that the cotton crop of the present year will be double that of 1868. The BuUelin is of opinion that the present crop, if gathered in good order, will be larger than the last, but not in anything liko the ratio of two to ono. The crop of last year was greatly diminished by casualties which occurred toward the season of gathering, aud the same may be the case with the crop of this year. The breadth of land planted this is some? what greater than that planted lust year, but the Bulletin calls attention to another element of uncertainty which has been introduced into the cotton production that is, tho uncertainty of tho labor at preseut employed. The Bulletin ex? presses the opinion that tho hopo of a surplus of cotton in tho future rests upou tho substitution of other laborers, to a large extent, to supply the vacuum. IMITATE TnE ENEMY.-Under this hoad the Montgomery Mail gives the party sensible ndvice, which every man in it will do well to read, to ponder, and then to follow: There is one thing in which we should like to seo our friends imitate the enemy in this canvass-that is, in vigilance and activity. The carpet-baggers are hard workers, aud will leave nothing undone to make a vote. Tho Democrats and Conservatives cannot afford to remain idle now; there too much at stake. Let them -watch tho enemy, and meet and defeat him at all points. Attack bim in front, flank and rear, giving him no rest day nor night. Work Lard, and work ia concert. THE XIX CENTUHY PUBLICATION COM? PANY.-A number of tho literati of the South have brought out a gem in the way of magazine literature, eutitlcd "The XIX Century." It is published at Charleston, S. C., aud contains articles deeply interesting to all readers North and South. Tho "Adventures of Confede? rate Blockade Runners" and "PersonueV Reminiscences of Confed?rate Camps and Battle-fields aro among tho month? ly novelties. The magazino is unique, racy and attractive, especially to tho ladies. Subscription price $3.50. Sin? gle numbers 35 con ts. The Fifleeuth Amendment his been ratified by tho "Legislatures of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Miuue sota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Now Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Vir? ginia, Wisconsin-in all twenty-three States. Tho Legislature of New Hamp? shire has just neted. The Norfolk (Va.) Journal has been in? formed hy a gentleman of the county that ho worked forty-three negro men up lill 1SG3, Hinco which time fifteen have died. Of twenty-four negro women formerly owned by him, not one has now a child alive. That journal hears similar reports ol the decadence o the race from every quarter. In Memoriam. Wada Hampton, L. D. Childs, J. G. Gibbes, Directors Columbia and Augusta Railroad. MR. EDITOB: At tho late meeting of the Charlotte, Colombia and Augusta Railroad, these gentlemen wero left out in the new board. For the best interests of Colombia these gentlemen opposed con? solidation, as they did not desire to see the capital a way-side station. Hence, Columbia writes their epitaph thus: "Stranger, go tell it at Laoedemon, that they died in obedience to her laws." A JACK IN OFFICE.-Tho Marion Star publishes the following impertinent let? ter to Dr. Yampill, Tax Collector: ExEcuErvE DEPARTMENT, STATE TBKASUBX OFFICE, COLUMBIA, S. C., -, 18G9. South Carolina is one of the most mo? derately taxed States North or South, and one-half of all assessed is going back into the pockets of tho people who hold tho bonds and stocks of the State, for payment of two year's interest. Any delay on tho part of tax-payers will only involve them in trouble and expense, as efficient measures will be taken to en? force their collection. I am, very re? spectfully, your obedient servant, NILES G. PARKER, Treasurer State South Carolina. The Massachusetts Treasurer is evi? dently sleek and fat, or ho would not growl so bravely. Tho people will do what seems to them to bo best, and whether they determine to refuse the payment of taxes or to nppeal for relief to the tax law itself, they will not be in? fluenced by tho mouthings of Niles G. Parker. Wo may add that no attempt would havo been made to pay the inte? rest on the Stato debt, had not Scott, Parker and the rest of the ring been speculating in State bonds as they specu? lated in bills of tho Bank of tho State. What is tho next job? Something in connection with funding tho bills of tho Bank of the State issued during the war? [Charleston 2feics. Don Piatt, the accomplished radical letter writer from Washington, expresses his sentiments as follows: Wo complain that these Southern peo? ple do not accept the situation, nod look the inevitable in tho face. Aro wo not guilty of the same error? The difference of nationality led to a bloody war, in which wo laid waste wide fields, burned the homesteads, and killed the best be? loved, and yet propose, by a few crude statutes, to wipe out the deadly antago? nism, and make tho poople so punished a patriotic, peaceful, loving body of citi? zens. Had we attempted this in good faith, we would yet be fighting the inevitable; but feeling the impossibility of such re? sult, we have, in fact, used our power to benefit ourselves. Our so-called Recon? struction Acts servo New England, and not the South. The net purport and upshot of the business is, to have a body of men in Congress from tho Southern States who represent the money interests of Yankeodom. We call them carpet? baggers. I mot one, at tho opening of the holidays last winter, carpet-bng iu band, ranking for the depot. "Whithor bound?" I cried. "Home, for a few days." "What, going South?" "Devil a bit; I am making for Connec? ticut, to see my family." He did not call tho land of his consti? tuents home; of course not. Nor does he consider the interest of his political locality, but votes steadily with tho ma? nufacturing capital of his old home. THE SUEZ CANAL.-Tho New York Herald has an article on tho opening of tho Suez Canal, which takes place in September next. It gathers from all accounts that this occasion, which cele? brates tho connection of tho Red Sen and Indian Ocean with tho Mediterra? nean and tho Atlantic, will bo conducted with a royal gathering and regal splen dore never surpassed or approached in tho grandest celebrations of ancient or modern times. It says all tho poten? tates and powers of the great divisions of the earth will be represented on thu occasion. The Empress Eugenie, in tho name of Franco and this Franco-Egyp? tian work, is to assist in tho ceremonies.; ono or moro of tho princes and priucess eSjOf England will bo present, and tho Viceroy of Egypt will devote 1,000,000 francs in behalf of tho representatives of the newspaper press. 200 European journals will bo represented, and alto? gether tho celebration is destined to be ono of tho wonders of thc modern world. lt says: Thc idea of a ship canal across the de? sert Isthmus of Suez, between sixty and seventy milos, is older than the Pj*ra mids; but like tho mystery of tho inun? dations and tho sources of tho mighty Nile, it has passed down to our nine? teenth century for its practical solution. An English explorer, Sir Samuel Baker, I having completely solved tho Nile sources, its unfailing stream and its an? nual overflow, has been commissioned by the Egyptian Pacha, on a large and liberal scale, to head an expedition to the great Nile lakes of tho equator, in view of making tho length of Egypt the length of tho river, which flows through some thirty-fivo degrees of lati? tude. On the other hand, some French engineers, having shown tho feasibility of the Suez Canal, tho Pacha engages tho Fronch to excavate it, and draws upon tho wild Arabs for their workmen, thus bringing tho influence, tho foremost minds and tho best appliances of the two greatest European powers into his ser? vice with tho children of tho desert. The Sultan of Turkey, then, who owes tho preservation of his ompiro to England and France, has reason to bo proud of his progressive and sagacious Egyp I tinu viceroy. High words-Conversation on Mont I Blanc. Col. Forney'i VUwa of Howth Carolin?. The following extracts are' from Joba W. Forney's letter to the Washington Chronide.- Tho last Legislature of South Carolinapassed a law, the execution oft wbioh ought to attract multitudes tit" emigrants. It provides that whenever large estates are put up for sale and can be purchased, as many of them can be, at greatly reduced prices, the State Com missioner shall buy them, and offer them to settlers at cost, allowing them to pay for them, on good security, at the end of five years. This comprehensive benevo? lence will re-act upon the owners of the great estate. They should at length see the folly of holding theso vast tracts, and be ready to accept the necessity of dividing them. The approach to Charleston is far more agreeable than that to Richmond, Wil? mington or Lynchburg. Here, indeed, wo found ourselves in tho midst of a land of fruit and flowers. The gnarled trunks of the indispensable live oak and em? blematic palmetto, acres of strawberries, peas, potatoes and tomatoes, foretold the delicacies in store for us. When we came upon our first view of Fort Sumter and the broad bay of Charleston, stretching ont in tho calm evening, they brought back to us tho first firing, which struck a chord in tbe popular heart, and aroused to arms 20,000,000 of freedmen in defence of their rights. Charleston is built on a peninsula, nt tho confluence of Ashley and Cooper Rivers, has a population of 40,000, and is the largest commercial metropolis in ibo Southern Atlantio States. Tho Charleston Hotel is a magnificent establishment, reminding us of our best Northern hotels, und is filled with company. Many of tKem were Northerners some in search of pleasure, and many looking for lands and other chances for investment. I have no time for an ela? borate description of Charleston, but it deserves all that could be said in praise of it. Tho scars of the bombardment aro everywhere visible. Many of thc houses aro palatial, indicating thc aristo? cracy of which we have heard so much. The street cars seem to be doing a thriv? ing business, but the general trade of thc pince is dull. The Yankees are gradually but surely getting foothold in the trades and professions. Tho old residents have no .social intercourse with them-espe? cially tho females; but our self-reliant New Englanders, many of them soldiers of tho republic, are as independent and as out-spoken as if they lived in Boston or Hartford. Many of tho windows of the houses were closed, and it was re? marked that nearly all tho ladies wore still in mourning. Meanwhile, the Statu Government is administered by Gen. R. K. Scott, with firmness, yet with conciliation. Wher? ever opportunity offers, ho recognizes loyalty among tho people, forgetting the past, and asking only obedience and sub? mission to tho present. Very littlo en? couragement is extended to him by those who have heretofore managed the State. Ho has bad a struggle with tho speculat? ors and gamblers, who cunio to Columbia last winter to subsidize the Legislature in tho interest of certain railroad enter? prises; and if tho effort is made at the next session, he will be found nt his post as inflexible ns ever. The finances of South Carolina aro well managed, under his careful and vigilant eye. The whole State debt does not amount to$12,000,000. A HELLISH PLOT UNCOVERED.-The New Era publishes a letter from Frank Joseph, a Northern Methodist preacher, who, in bis professional travels in Geor? gia, found darkies who said they were acting under instructions to procure the LI groes to kick up a row with the whites, and get the State out of the Union. They were to have forty acres and mules for doing it. Frank Joseph is a colored mau, for? merly a slave of Mr. Viviotl Holmes, of this placo, and is now a preacher or ex? horter, or something of tho sort, of the Radical Methodist Church, aud is now ongaged about Whitesville, Harris Coun? ty, iu his ministerial capacity. Wo have had many transactions with Joseph when ho used to work out by tho day, and in justice to him, we must say we always found him honest and truthful; and if ho gavo tho abovo information to the Era, wo are prepared to believe every word of it-and we do not believe he would make a false statement, especially when it was calculated to iuure to thc discredit of his own people. [Lair ranga Reporter. Novel weapons were lately used by a husband and wife, iu Trenton, N. J., iu a quurrcl whilo at tea. Tho man, stung into a passion by the sharp and bitter tongue of his wife, first picked up a boy and flung him at her; but this novel missile, after howling through tho air like a screaming shell, brought up against tho stove, and exploded in a series of terrific yells. Tho man then snatched up another child and hurled it at his wifo. This ono struck with a dull thud against the wall, and tho uproar became dreadful. Tho father was then about io seizo tho baby, when tho wifo, who had been somewhat astonished at theso ex? traordinary proceedings, picked up a coffee-pot filled with tho beverage hot from tho stove, and hurled it with so true nu aim aud so vigorous an arm, ns to bring the infuriated niau to thc floor and to terms at ono and tho same time. Tho children fortunately wero not se? riously hurt. TUE XTXOKNTCBY.-Reader, have you seen a copy of this now monthly? Do you believo it possiblo for a work of this description to bo gotten up at the South? Will you force it, liko the "Land We Love," to go elsewhere for pabulum? Do you relish nothing but that which comes from a distance? Allow us to say that wo think this new monthly comparos fa? vorably with any of its competitors for public patronage. Copies may be found at Messrs. Bryan <fc McCarter's and Daf? fie & Chapman's. Objects of interest-Sevcu-thirties. Thrilling an?! Romantic Story. Ia the month of Aagast, 1863, the French ship Adelina Eliza quitted Bor? deaux, for Hong Kong. A month after? ward she was spoken off- Gape of Good Hope. She was never heard of again until a few dnys since her history ?nd th? history of all her crew became pub? lia A typhoon in the Indian Ocean threw her out of her course, dismasted her, broke her rudder, and tossed her to? wards Oce?nica. Bad weather lasted thirty days, and when fair weather re? turned abo struck upon a coral reef, and the exhausted orew were scarcely able to take refuge in boats. It was a moonless, starless night when this accident occurred. They rowed wildly, nnd thanked God when the breaking day showed them a harbor, surrounded by a charming landscape. They reached land and laid down to sleep. When they awoke, they found themselves bound hand and foot, and surrounded by savages. Their captors proved to be cannibals. Eleven of them, their captain included, were slain and eaten. Three others contrived (how, does not appear,) to make their escupe, but thoy were mutilated. The ono who succeeded in reaching Europe has one arm cut off and one eyo torn ont. Tho three reached n remote part of the island, where they found a canoe and embarked in it, preferring the risk of being de? voured by sharks to tho certainty of be? ing killed and eaten by cannibals. For? tunately they found themselves in an archipelago,?and were able to go easily from one island to another. After wan? dering for some time, moving ns" rapidly ns possible away from the cannibal.)1 home, George Samazon's two compa? nions died of exhaustion. He remained alone, mutilated, hope? less, upon a frail canoe. He neverthe? less continued to push on, touching laud only when necessary to sleep and to get water and food. Ho ate shell-fish and roots. One elay he reached tho Inst is laud of the group, nnel nothing lay before bim but the wild ocean, lie set to work to build a ruft. It took bim a year. He launched it. Tho waves threw itbnckou the islaud. He several times tried to put it to sea, but constantly failed. He resolved to turu bis footsteps landward, but in a different direction from the can? nibals' home. Ho climbed a monntaiu, crossed a desert, fell again into savages' hantls, once moro escaped from them, fled through forests ; his feet were bitten by venomous insects; his face scabbed by tho bites of mosquitoes. At last, nearer dead thau alive, he came upon white men. Ho bael been walking for tbreo years, and bael crossed South America on foot! The white men re? ceived him kindly, and elid what they coukl for him. Ile embarked upon a small Portuguese ship, und at last reacheel Europe. His family lind long given him up for eleael.-P<iris Correspondet.ee of the New Orleans Picayune. "The Chinese Problem," taud "What shall we do with John Chinaman ?" are now the favorite topics of Northern pa? pers, which have waxed themselves into tho beliof that a new social elifliculty is arising in this country. This is all folly. The question can be answered in four words: "Semi bim to us." Wo have plenty of room, plenty of labor for him, and wo will not be incommoded by his peculiarities, to which Northern papers attach so much importance. T o be sure, John will interfere, to some extent, with the blessed negro, wlio cannot compete with him long in a fairfield. I Nun Orleans Times. TUE RAILROAD WAR.-The railroad war in this city, which was urgod with such fierceness for some months, has been, as our readers are aware, brought to a close. Yesterday, the armistice, which hu3 beeu in existence for some time, closeel, and the treaties of peace, in the shape of the contracts between the City Council of Augusta, Trustees of the Acaelemy of Richmond County, anel tho several railroads, were signeel by the proper parties. Now, "let us have peace!" Mr. Winthrop, tho Secretary of tho Connecticut Boarel of Education, com? plains that "many of our school elistricts bear names that aro barbarous and fitted to barbarize. In tue last official returns to this department are fouud such names ns Devil's Den, Cieler Hill, Cow Hill, Chicken Hill, Clapboard Hill, Horse Hill, Pudding Hill, Teddy Hill, Pud? ding Laue, Woodchuck Hill, Wild Cat, Bedlam, Obtuse, Quail Trap, Whip Stock, Bengall. Poverty Street, Pinch Street, Pig Tail." COLORED APPRENTICE IN* THE NAVY YARD.-Tho Secretary of the Navy has ordered the master-machinist at the navy yarel at Washington to take asan appren? tice in his deparlment a coloreil boy named Jeremiah Baltimore, who aspires to tho position of engineer itt the United States Navy. Baltimore is to bo ad mitteil on the same footing with thc white apprentices iu the department. THE SUEZ CANAL.-Tho Secretary of tho Suez Canal Gotnpan. nnoujices that the official inauguration will take place on the 17th of November. Merchant ships or vessels of war carrying visitors will be admitted free. The passage of the canal will be mado on tho 17th as far os Lake Timsah, whoro the Khedive will give a fete on tho 18th. Tho next day tho voyage will be completed. A large meeting of tho ox-Confederate soldiers wa3 held in Memphis, on Thurs? day, antin "Confederate Relief anti His I torical Association" wns formed, with ex Govornor narrie, of Tennessee, as Pre sielent, and Gonoral Patton Anderson, as Vice-Prosideut. Tho main objects of tho Association oro "tho relief of tho desti? tute soldiers, their widows and orphans, and. the collection of records pertaining io the lato war." The largest ants in thc world-Elc . pbants. r?ooal Items. We are reliably informed that nine se? parate and distinct bids for the comple? tion of tho Blue Ridge Railroad were submitted to tho Commissioners at their recant meeting. Sudlicher Correspondent is tho title of a Gorman paper, the first and second num? bers of which have just been received; but ns we are not posted in the language, the papers have beon turned over to a German acquaintance. Messrs. Erckman, Byyer & Co., 70 Brood street, Charles? ton, are the publishers. FRUIT JARS.-Messrs. Campbell & Jouos have accopted the agency for the "Franklin Fruit Jars"-tho simplest and cheapest article of the kind tbnt we know of. Theso jars have given the most perfect satisfaction wherever used, and are disposed of by the dozon at less tbau thirty cents oach. Blackberries, plums, peaches, etc., can bo safely se? cured for winter, by using these pre? servers. BLACKBERRIES.-The crop this year seems to be heavier than usual-and it is always large. Ia fact, it is generally enormous. Now tho question is fre qucutly asked, "Can we utilize this crop by drying, bj' canning, by making it iuto wine, or in any other way?" Cer? tainly you can. There is no fruit more wholesome-none so efficacious in reme? dying diarrhoea, dysentery aud kiudred maladies. Wheu dried, thc fruit com? mands a ready sale aud remuuerative prices in the Philadelphia, New York aud Boston markets. Why not secure the crop, and realize a few lniudred dol? lars, as may be easily doue in many lo? calities in our State? It will be seen by reference to the cord of Mr. Wiliiam Wright, that the Nicker sou Hotel has acquired a new lease on lifo. Tho advertisement of tho Trustees of the Fomale College, which appeared ia those columns a few moaths back, for leaso or rent of the building, was simply a formal observauceof au annual custom, Mr. Wright when taking charge of the hotel having obtained the preference and refusal of the hotel. It is the design of the proprietor, beforo tho fall, to tho? roughly renovate and improve his hotel, to add to it such conveniences and ar? rangements as will consult tho pleasure, and contribute to the comfort ol his guests. Tho Situation of this hotel is in one of the most delightful quarters of thc city; the table is good, the attendance prompt, tho officials polite and courteous. There is in tho Kickerson House every feature to recommend it to the public, aud Mr. Wright has our cordial wishes for the prosperity of his house. PLEASANT SUMMER READING.-"Calla mura" is the name of a very pleasautly written novel, by a lady of Louisiana, who, in addition to the power of writing both elegantly aud pleasantly, does so under tho pleasant norn de plume of Julia Pleasants-a name which she pleasantly suits, and which pleasantly suits her. 'Tis, altogether, a pleasant work; and not only that, but it exhibits so much high cultivation, mingled with such per I tinent allusions, and such happy elegance and grace of style, that it secures for the fair authoress, at once, a front place in thc ranks of our best writers. Many of us, doubtless, have seen the humorous distich 'Oh, 'tis a ll raven on earth, cries Gray, To read novel? on a rainy day." It certainly is an agreeable pastime, in theso molting, fervid days, to get iato some cozily pleasant, breezy and shady spot, and to read such a novel as "Calla mura" is. Tho authoress has so inter? woven her figures of learning with figures of fancy, and her figures of cha? racter with figures of Southern roses, and flowers, aud flowerets, that, without being a tale too flowery, but just enough so, her book seems, in places, to exhale from its graceful pages the frngrnucy of the sweet South's sweet floral odors. She paints her characters and scenes like one-"to the manor born"-entirely at homo with her subject. It is said, we understand, that she is related and con? nected with familios of tho highest re? spectability in Virginia, Tennessee, Ala? bama, South Carolina, Louisiaua, aad elsewhere. Wo thank her for "Calla mnra," and predict for her a brilliant careor as a novelist. Tho work is from thc pross of Messrs. Claxton, Reinsen Sc Haffelfinger, Philadelphia. Messrs. Duffie Sc Chapman havo tho volume for salo. Jon OFFICE.-Tho Pheonix Job Office Is prepared to exocute every stylo of printing, from visiting and business cards to pamphlots aud books. With ample material and first-class workmen, satis? faction is guaranteed to all. If our work does not como up to contract, we make ! nocharge. With this understanding our business men have no excuse for sending I work North. ? few copies of the ?Sack and Destruc? tion of Columbia' can be obtained at the Phoenix office. Price twenty-five cents. MERCANTILE PRINTING.-All kinds of mercantile printing, such as circulars, letter heads, cards, bill heads, state? ments, ?fcc., for counting-rooms and offices, promptly nttented to at the Phoe? nix job office. HOTEL ARRIVALS, ouly 4.-dickerson House.-H. S. Ball, A. Lucas, Charles? ton; Jabez Norton, Jr., Alex. MoBee, Jr., S. C.; Snmnel B. Clissman, Hamp? ton, Va. ; C. W. Presley, wife and child, Atlanta. Ga.; J. R. Chatham, Helena, S. C.; J. Lucas, Charleston. National Hotel.-W. H. Ragle, Char lotto, N. C. ; G. A. Neuffer, Charleston, S. C. ; Thomas Kirkley, Thomas Cauthen, Kershaw, S. C.; Dox. Chambers, New Orleans; John A. Kenrick, Augusta, Ga.; Lewis Jones and lady, Mrs. J. A. C. Jones, Miss Mamie Jones, Miss M. E. Jones, servant and child, Louis Schiller, Edgefield, S. C. ; A. A. Gilbert, Sumter, S. C. LIFE INSURANCE.-Wo would call the attention of our readers to the following very flattering notice of tho Piedmont Life Insurance Company, of Richmond, Va., which is taken from the Richmond Enquirer-a paper published at the very door of the office of thc Piedmont Com? pany. This company is having an un? precedented success, and judging from this notice, together from all we hove heard in regard to it, wo have no doubt but it is destiued to take rank, sido by side, with any company on either side of the ocean. Tho mere fact that this com? pany is goiug to locate a brauch office in this State, and loan every dollar, received for hie insurance in tho Staie, to its own citizens, ought to commend tho company to tho patronage of the people of the South: SUCCESS EXTRAORDINARY-THE PIED? MONT STILL HEADS THE LIST.-The busi? ness of this Virginia entorpriso exhibits tho most remarkablo success of this age, and the caution and prudence it exhibits in all departments proclaims its success to be permanent. In one single day, last week, this company issued 129 poli? cies, carrying 8405,000 of risks, on which the premiums were over 8-10,000. Five of the policies were single payments, or paid up, on which the cash premium was over S17.000. Wo think this immense business, in ono day, could safely be staked against any company on this continent, and cer? tainly far exceeds any company of its age. Verily, tho Piedmont may properly be christened "The Virginia Giant of Life Insurance." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Attention is called to the following advertisements, published the first time this morning: Okra Soup at the Pollock House. W. H. Wigg-In Probate Court. P. F. Frazeo-Sheriff's Sale. A Fortune in any State, ?fcc. D. Gainbill-For Sale-Wanted. J. S. McMahon-Election Notice. Campbell ?fc Jones-Fruit Jars. ?-???-> CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUNNERS. Read their thrilling adventures in tho XIX Century Magazine. Sold nt all bookstores. Singlo numbers 35 cents. THE AMERICAN HOUSE, BOSTON.-Its central location, admirable management and luxurious* cuisine have made it a public favorite for years past. Newly furnished and all late improvements added. J10 LADIES.-You will be interested every month in the sparkling "Dishes and Spoons" department of the XIX Century Magazine. Illustrated and entertaining. Ask your bookseller for it. Yearly sub scription S3.50. Single numbers 35 cents. TUTT'S IMPROVED HAIR DYE is ad? mitted on all sides to bo the most simple and natural Dye ever invented; it is easily applied, does not stain the skin, leaves tho hair soft and glossy, aud is in? stantaneous in its effect. Try it, and you will uso no other. J10 6 "BRILLIANT, RACY AND SPARKLING." Such is tho popular verdict on tho UXIX Century" the now illustrated Southern magazine, published in Charleston. Tho Adventures of Confederate Blockade Runners, und "Personne'sReminiscences of Confederate Camps and Fields" aro thrilling. Sold afc all tho bookstores. Singlo numbers 35 cents. It is said that the proprietors of the celebrated PLANTATION BUTTERS rent no lesa than niue pews from the different denominations in Now York city for all those of their employees who will occupy thom regularly, freo" of charge. This is certainly praiseworthy, and it is to be boped that others who employ a largo number of people will follow the exam? ple. Tho above fact, accompanied with tho belief that a firm who would look io closely after tho morals and wolfaro of their exployees, would not undertake to impose upon tho public, has induced us to givo tho PLANTATION BITTERS a trial, and having found them to bo all that is represented, wo cordially recommend them as a tonic of raro merit. j I Observer, July 1 ? I MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to thcM I best imported German Cologne, and sold ; at half tho price. J10J3 "Much remains unsung," as thc tom cat said when the brickbat cut short his serenade.