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COLUMBIA, S. C. Thara iay| M o rai ag, August 28,1869. Tb? Democratic Party-.lt? Popular .StrengtH-It? Principies. It i? u very common thing to find tho opponents ot' the Democratic party con? tending that the party is dead or effete. This is the partisan mode of dealing with your political antagonist It bas become so common that it has ceased to. possess even tho charm of novelty. Zn the lost Presidential election, the Democratic party bad unusual obstacles to contend with. Tho passions and prejudices of the Northern masses1 were persistently appealed to. Be volut ion ary designs wer o imputed to tho Democratic leaders. The temper and the affairs of the South wero grossly misrepresented. The war spirit of the North was invoked against the South, and all in the North who sympathized with her. A, victorious military General, whose military success was dazzling to the Northern view, was selected to lead the Republican party. In addition to all this, 751,000 freedmen bad boon enfranchised in the South by songressional enactment, and over 500, 300 Southern Democrats disfranchised, tinder these circumstances, no wonder that the Democratic party failed to carry the day. And yet who' cnn fail to see that the party developed great strength ind vitality. And we may add, strange is ii may appear to some, the result of ;he Presidential election shows a popular najoriiy for Seymour of over 400,000 rotes, as will be seen from tho following i tat omen t: rJ '? j H J 8BTHOUB. CHANT. ioYthern States voting-2,230,920 2,517,000 iouthern States voting_ 447,976 435,539 iouthern States not voting 324,876 149,877 Msfranchised Democrats.. 545,281 j? ' Total.i. .8,554,053 3,102,416 Ia jori ty for Seymour.". .451,637 This is the party which is said to bo lead. Nor is there any good reason to leliove that the strength of the party las declined since the fall of 1S68. On he contrary, the disappointment of the ountry with the new administration has, o doubt, made the Democracy stronger o-day than it was six months ago. Take he elections in Virginia and Tennessee, hat are they but Democratic successes, substance if not in name. Was it not Democratic diversion-a party expo? nent? Was it not Democracy or con? servatism, thinking it wiso to take what conld get, inasmuch as it could not et M it wanted? Or, at least, does not nr 'irginirt and Tennessee movement ommand more, and far moro, of Demo ratio than of Bepublican sympathies? fif? o ! this party is not dead. Its essen al principles give it vitality. Wo ad it- Hbjtr. it should acknowledge issn es fist are settled; that it should recognize e'spirit of the times; that it should be tbolio in its ideas, and liberal in its olicy. It is the party of genuine pro ress, of liberty regulated by law, of Constitutional freedom. It advocates ee trade against protective tariffs, local ilf-government against centralization, ?Jud a just partition of power among the ree departments of the Government ?jgaiust Congressional usurpation. Its ork is to oppose itself to the cor iption and abuses for which the present arty is responsible. This party has ||tood up manfully for the rights of the outhern whites. It has fought their attics over and over again. It has lost ictories because of its Southern sy m pa? nes. And this is the party that the in? digence, worth and substance of the |||outh are called upon to discard. We now that the South must and should ok out for herself. We acknowledge tat there is no wisdom in sentimentally inging to obsolete notions, or in ad ring to effete political organizations, ut, in our judgment, the time has not t come for us of the South to discard r Democratic alliance That time may may not come in the future For tho '.sent, let us of the South preserve our ity, remain true to our convictions, teh, labor and wait. So far, at least, the Democracy of South Carolina is ncerned, we feel assured that it will olutely cloao its ears to the blan shments of the conservative Pu? blican movement, and, avoiding this tangling alliance, will hold itself aloof om the premature endorsement of an developed and immature party move eat, whose tactics have yet to pass tho deal of an ampler examination and a euer criticism than it has yet been ssible to give to thom. In politics, as war, to make n blunder is almost to mmit a crime. I All sorts of rumors are afloat, relative a difficulty in Burke County, Georgia -where it is said that blacks and whites, tho number of.'several hundred, ure [rayed against each other. The cause the unpleasantness is tho death of a Mored man, who, it is asserted by the ?groes, was killed by two whites; while ie evidence is conclusivo that ho came his death from natural causes. There much excitement. " Tire Nirw OOTTOK OBOP-FWH PROS? PECT FQR THE Sotnar.-A tWW tale*. ah? tba first, of tie new cotton crop have; come to tho Now York markei. That from Georgia,;classed is low middling, wai Ula at auction *or- thirty-six oents a pound, and that from Alabama, classed as strict middling, brought forty-eight and a half cents. These, ft is true, may be termed rather fancy prices, as the first balo or two of the new cotton crop al? ways bring more Minn those that como after. But it is an indication of what the price will, bo hereafter. We may conclude, therefore, says the New York Herald, that the crop of 1869 will realize an immense sum of money. This crop is variously estimated-botween 2,500, 000 and 8,000,000-probably it may roach 2,700,000 or 2,800,000 bales. If the average price throughout the season of sales ah on id not exceed twenty-five cents a pound-though from present ap? pearances it will be higher than that the crop will be worth over 8200,000,000. From all tho light before us there is rea? son to beliovo it will bring nearly that shm in gold. This production, too, is in addition to the tobacco, sugar and other valuable crops of the South for exportation. Besides, that section of tho country since tho war has paid more at? tention to the raising of grain, corn and other articles of food, and is now, per? haps, independent, or nearly so, of out? side supplies. ID short, the South this year will have a surplus production to bo sold for cash over and above the produc? tion of necessities worth at least $200, 000,000. "Who will not say the South is becoming rich again? We must admire the wonderful recuperative power of tho people there and congratulate them on tho splendid prospect they have of ma? terial prosperity. With more labor and capital to develop their resources, the Southern States will become very soon the richest country on the globe. A COMPLICATED BUSINESS.-Tho manu? facture of whiskey, or rather tho getting it into market, is a complicated business under tho requirements of the revenue law. The distiller is first required to give heavy bonds that he will fulfill nil the requirements of the law, and tho law makes his distillery and property a for? feit to tho Government in case he should violate any of the conditions', then it taxes him on a supposed capacity, and makes him pay a tax whether lie makes tho amount ol whiskey or not; then it taxes him $2 a day for something else; then Si per barrel for anothea some? thing; then 50 cents per gallon for tho main tax; thon it provides him a gauger, whom he must pay, whoso duty it is to stamp tho barrels; then a storo-keeper, whom ho must pay, to take charge of the whiskey; then he must buy a Tice meter to measure it, and at last-stamp? ed, branded, marked and ganged-it is shipped into market under charge of the Government. Hedged around with all these taxes and restrictions, it is not to be wondered nt that there aro many vio? lations of tho revenue laws, both volun? tary and involuntary. Tho wonder is, perhaps, that any person with honest in? tentions or a sense of justice should enter into thc manufature at all. PENDLETON'S LETTER.-Wo make the following extract from Mr. Pendleton's lettor, uccepting the nomination for Go? vernor of Ohio: "Governor Hayes, in his speech at Wilmington, forgot to alindo to the fif? teenth amendment, nnd his views on that important question. "In disonssiug tho finances, ho said: 'Wo are in the midst of profound peace, yet mouoy is scarce and business is de? pressed.' Ho might , have added that employment is difficult to bo obtained; that labor is badly rewarded; that indus? trial pursuits aro all hampered; that en? terprising men engaged in business nre standing on tho very verge of bank? ruptcy-that interest is enormously high-that the tariff is most oppressive; that tho internal taxation is most un? equal, unjust and onerous-that dead capital is exempted, and active capital and labor aro weighed down-and warm? ing with tho picture, ho might also have said that for eight years tho Republican party hod been in absolute possession of the Government; that a Republican Sec? retary of tho Treasury has now control of the money market of the country, and that ho uses his power only still further to contract the currency, to increase the 'hurd times,' and to buy over duo bonds at $120, which, by law, ho is entitled to pay at par, theroby taking twenty dollars for every hundred from the tax-payer and giving it to tho bond-holder. The firmer, the merchant, the mechanic and the manufacturer will ask why these things are so? What is tho cause? What is the remedy? They aro impor? tant questions this fall. They touch us all, Democrats and Republicans alike. They riso above the domain of mere par? tisan politics, and should bo considered with the calmest reason, the purest mo? tives and tho best judgment. In this spirit I shall discuss them so soon as I am ablo to tako part with my friends in the activity of tho canvass. Of tho re? sult in October wo need have no fear." PEACE TO His MANES.-r-We understand that ono of General Beauregard's war horses has shuffled off its mortal coil and has gone tho way of all horse flesh, and no doubt has met, ere this, tho spirit of Grant's mare, whose demise has been so thoroughly ventilated throughout the Northern press. The meeting of these two in tho other world will have a great tendency in "letting us have peace." F Th? Ct*?? War. " - The following communication from Major OUarija H. Perkins, a member Ol | General Thomas Jordan's staff, to bis father, James D. Perkins; ot Richmond, Va., gives a vary satisfactory account of affairs within the Cuban Unes. The let? ter bears the post-mark of Xor Weet, where it was mailed On the 7tti instant, and to wbieh port it was brought bj the schooner Morris, on her return voyago from the Cuban coast with an expedition from Philadelphia: IN THE FIELD, NEAR GUISA BAYAMO DEPARTMENT, July 30, 1869. From the date of my lust lotter, wbioh was sent into Santiago de Cuba, and de? livered to the United States Consul there, no great engagement baa occurred. Valmaseda sent a column of Spanish regulars out on the Cobre road on the 21st instant. Their object appeared to bo to reconnoitre and collect beef cattle and prisoners. General Jordan allowed tho advance of tho column to proceed beyond our encampment, which was concealed from the road by a thick growth of underbrush. Before the main body reached us we sent two companies of Americans to flank Valmaseda's ad? vance, ? sharp fight was the result. Our men took twenty-two prisoners, thirty-six horses and equipments. The enemy left thirteen dead on the field. Ve lost seven killed und eleven wound? ed. Tho killed wero James Broome, Charles Hyde, Elliot Mills, John Curtis, Howard Clarkson, Newton Brush, and Caleb Johnson. Tho Spauiards retreat? ed into Santiago do Cuba, and from that day to this have not made any general demonstration against us, f xaepl that of the 26th instant, which wu? through a feint made by General Jordan to draw Valmaseda out of Santiago de Cuba, and, if possiblo, capture a few pieces of ar? tillery. For two days previous wo had ma? noeuvred before Santiago, so as to allow the enemy to think we were about to break up camp and start, northward. On tho night of tho 25th instant, General Fi guerdo, with 1,600 men, marched North? east, on the Holguin Road, as far as Palma Sonano, and took position along both sides of the road on high ground, and among trees that completely bid them from view. General Jordau and remainder of his command, 3,500 men, not counting thoso stationed at out-posts to hold tho different roads, began a sup? posed retreat toward Hoguin, at S A. M., of tho 26th. Valmaseda immediately followed, and what appeared to us the entiro garrison of Santiago. Figuerdo bad twelve pieces of field artillery and i wo had ten. Wo retreated uutil wo bad ! passed Figuerdo's ambuscade a full I leaguo, and just through tho Arroyo , Pedral, a strong gorge with precipitous ! sides. A regiment, with breech-loading I Spencer rifles, waa sent to either side of j tho Arroyo, and as pre-arranged, when the Spaniards had been decoyed into the I Arroyo, with Figuerdo well placed in the j rear, General Jordau ordered thc attack. For a few moments Valmasetla was stag I gered, but prosently the Spanish regn ! lars began aharging forward to penetrate 1 through tho forco stationed by us I through tho Northern opening of the I Arroyo, and were met by our artillery and swept back, while from either side and above them the two regiments with breech-loaders mado terrible havoc. When they began to fall back, Figuerdo opened upon them in tho rear, and if wo had had 2,500 moro men we should bavo taken Valmasoda and his whole command prisoners. Ho left 137 killed and 276 wounded on tho road, and we took 113 prisoners. We lost seventy men killed and had sixty-two wounded, and captured eight rifled 10-pouuders, all completo, besides small arms by thc hundreds, which the crazed volunteers threw away in their flight. General Jordan immediately returned to his old encampment near Santiago. On the 27th ho sent mo, with 800 men, to guard this ?ass in tho mountains, to cut off reinforcements from Manzanilla or Cieufuegos, which Valmaseda had sent for. Our spy and scout system is so com? pleto, that wo know of every move the enemy makes. The garrisons are so short of provisions that they gladly wel? come any countryman with eggs, fruit or vegetables; so, when we wish to make a point, some of our intelligent Cubans aro selected, disguisod by donning the suit of a haciendero, and with his horse, with two great baskets on either side, loaded with miscellaneous fruit and gar>. den vegetables, goes into the enemy's; camp, tells his marvelous story of how ho passed around our lines, sells his pro? ducts of tho Boil, talks with the volun? teers, and returns tho following night to give us the desirod information. The ravages of the summer epidemics -yellow fever and cholera, which we have expected would decimato our Ame? rican boys-have by strict following of sanitary regulations been kept away. Wo have abundanco of everything to eat. Wo want moro arms, more ammu? nition, and ono good seaport, from which wo can exchange tobacco and sugar, and soon we would bo prepared to clear this island of every Spanish hireling upon it. As it is, wo shall do it ultimately. I l>e liovo 80,000 soldiers are now ready for arms, and only wait for them to join in active campaign. Wo havo fifty of our American volunteers all through the country, drilling tho Cubans in the manual of arms, who, as soon as the real arms can arrive, will be ready for the field. CHARLES. A Miss Hill, niece of General A. P. Hill, of Virginia, was accidentally shot and killed by her brother-in-law, Mr. G. W. Skinner, at his residence, in Wash? ington County, Ala., a few ovonings ago. Mr. Skinner was about to leave the house to spend the night with a sick neighbor, and was engaged in recapping his loaded pistol, when one of the barrels exploded, and the ball from it entered the side of the unfortunate lady, killing her in? stantly. ?Paul F. Hammond, of Beach ' 8. C., appyed ^forjr Justice ad made ?toi proper affidavit for est and detention ?bf Anderson ?a, (colorea) M afl fugittve frjin, justice, he haviugj, escaped from jail.in Mr. Scott's domain, and, furthermore, having burglariously entered the pre? mises of Mr. Hammond, and stolen a lot of harness. It is expected that the Go? vernor of South Carolina will send to the Governor of Georgia the proper documents for the extradition of the nc cuseiL-Augusta Consiuiionalist. A colored child, aged about five years, living on the farm of Mr. Edward Coles, in Albermarle County, Va., a few days siuce got into the hog lot on the farm, and caught a young pig by the tail. The old hogs, attracted by the squeeling of tho pig, attacked the child and literally tore it to pieces. One foot and ono arm wero entirely eaten off, and ti e body otherwise horribly mutilated. A Tennesseean has invented a ma? chine for cleaning cotton, which takes the bolls just as they are gathered and converts them by a single process into a ribbon of spun cotton, composed of filaments laid parallel to one another, and in much better condition than cot? ton prepared in the old-fashioned way. A horrible affair recently occurred iu Baltimore. A difficulty in a bar-room ended in a genaral fight, when a man named Lewis Mettee succeeded iu throw? ing another, named Chambers, upou the floor, where he beat his braius out with a heavy, sharp-pointed stone. The mur? derer was arrested. A mathematical genius computes that the amount of whiskey destroyed in tho big fire nt Philadelphia would have made G-t,000,000 "straight" drinks; and at fif? teen cents a glass, the whole amount would bo equal to $900,000,000, or a sum sufficient to extinguish more than one-third the national debt. "O. K.," in his letter to the Baltimore Sun, says: Aa experiment made yester? day, by consent of Treasury officials, de? veloped the startling fact that there it not a lock in the Treasury Department which may not be picked with compara tive ease. The old Rochester House block it Rochester was destroyed by fire yester day afternoon, causing a total loss o! about $00,000. It was occupied as t plauing mill and sash-maker's shop Nearly a million feet of pine lumber ii thc adjoining yard were destroyed. Touching obituary notice iu a Chicig< paper: "Amos Skeeter, a well-kuowi ! resident of this city, aud a tine singer I was instantly killed at the Tremont Housi j last night, by a stranger, who becami ! angry at his attentions. He leaves i large family." A getleman who reached Richmond ty tho Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad oi Monday evening, says the entire ero] along the road between Richmond am the White Sulphur Springs, a distanc of over 200 miles, is literally parched ti a orisp. A kerosene explosion took place in Nor folk, Va., Saturday evening, from which grocery store and building belonging ti Mr. J. W. Hosier were totally destroyed No insurance. Two firemen were ovei come by heat in trying to put out th fire, and had to bo taken away. Friday last was the annual gatheriuj of the fat mon at Norwalk, Connecticut John A. P. Fisk, of New York-weigh 358 pounds-was elected President. 30 pounds was nothing uncommon, li persons were prosent-whose averag weight was about 250 pounds. Adam Titus and Dr. Paul Schoepp were sentenced to death, at Carlisle, Pa. yesterday. During tho reading of th sentence on Schoeppe, Mr. Gould, th court-crier, dropped dead from excit< ment. After all the doubts expressed abon Grant's statesmanship, it is now assorte that ho bears some resemblance at leas to our great American statesman: Clay in tho hands of the Boutwell potters. The Sheriff of York advertises for sal? on the first Monday in Soptember, a the property of tho King's Mouutai Iron Company, in that County. Arnon it is one tract of land of 9,150 acres. Lewis Hornbock and Stephen Paule iug were walking on tho Hudson Rive Railroad track on Saturday night las and wero overtaken and killed by a pas! ing train. A Nashville paper says that bathing i tho Cumberland River at present is pei fectly safe to those that can wade. N swimming required to get across tbt great commercial artery. Adam D. Logon, Esq., a retired mon ber of tho New York bar, was instnntl killed, a elay or two ago, by falling froi a window of tho Clarendon Hotel. August 15 the snow in a ravine at Li tleton, N. H., was twenty feet deep. ] wo could only fall into it to-day, woe L nnto tho man that helped us out. Tho last link botwoon New York an San Francisco-the road between Sacn monto and San Francisco-will be con ploted in about ten days. Tho Pope is represented by a corre: pondent os regretting that no schismat or Protestant Bishop has offerod to tal part in tho (Ecumenical Council. 200 Catholic priests are soon to loa\ Romo for the Southern States, wbei they will uudertako the education of tl freedmen. Commodore Vanderbilt was marrie yesterday morning at London, Canad; to Miss Frank Crawford, daughter < Robert L. Crawford, of Mobile, Ala. Samuol Ramsey shot himself to deat in Jersey City, yesterday. He was brother of Gon. Ramsey, of the Unite States army. The re' 3nue from tobacco, for tl year ending Jnne, 18G9, amounted $22,200,000. . Mr. Benjamin Marsh, a prominent eil zon of Edgefield, is no more. SOUTHERN SECURITIES IN NEW YORK. The Hercud, of Snnday, in its financial re^ew.;says: * ? ? "Tho following wore tho closing street qnotations this afternoon ol tho Southern lint : Tennessee's; ex-coupon, 01(7, 01'r, ; do., n?sr^f33>^(^?^r?lo., five per conti, 50 bid; Virginia's, ex-coupon, 55(o;50; do., new, 60@00^; do. regiitered stock, 40@47; do. registered, 1800, 57@58; do. registered, 18G7, 53}.j@55; Georgia O's, 83@8-4; do. 7's, 91>?(?*93; do. sevens, in? terest payable in Georgia, 91@92; North Carolina G's, ox-coupou, 56>?<7?57; do., new, 49^@50; Louisiana O's, 70?72; do., 7*8, 70@72; do. levee 0's,e5@,e0; do. do. 8V, 8?jfefoi8G; Alabama 8's, 93@93*4 ; do. 5's, 6?@G4J?; do. G's sterling, 90 bid; South Carolina G's 69@72; do. new, 04>?(o>GG; do. registered stock, 65@GG; Greenville and Columbia Railroad, gua? ranteed, 65067." New York will have to do better, even than this on South Carolina bonds, or tho offerings will be very small in that market. Within the past week or ton days, soys the Charleston Courter, there has been several transactions in our market, two to three per cent, better than New York quotations of the same date. MURDER.-From passengers arriving iu tu is city last evening, we learn that a whito mau named Griffin was killed at his place of business at Whitaker's Turn Out, ou tho Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, yesterday morning. It would seem that a party of four negroes, neting under authority of a warrnut issued by another negro, who claimed to bo a magistrate, attempted to arrest Mr. Griffin, who, refusing to acknowledge tho validity cf tho warrant, was shot dead by them in his own store. The ne? groes then took to the woods, and, at last accounts, had not been arrested. [ Wilmington Journal. KILLED.- A colored mau named John Glenn was committed to jail last Tuesday, charged with tho killing of Dave Siboaue, upon the plantation of General Koon. [Newberry Herald. IMMENSE SACRIFICE OE SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS AT C. F. JACKSON'S.-In order to make room for our Fall Stock, I am determined to sell off Summer Drests Goods, Cassimeres and Linens for gen? tlemen's wear, together with many other articles, nt and below original New York cost, from this date. A21 12 TAKE IT, TAKE IT ON, AND KEEP A TAKING IT; reduce the dose so it nets ns a gentle laxative, and continue it on regularly. It is a tonic, and will strengthen yon. It took a long time to confirm your disease, and you can't get well in a day. Simmons' Liver Regula? tor, if persisted in, will cure the most stubborn liver disease. There is no fail? ure about it. A21 JO There is no mistake about it, PLANTA TION BITTERS will ward off Fever and Ague and all kindred diseases, if used in time. No family need Buffel* from this distressing complaint if they will keep i PLANTATION BITTERS in the house, and uso it according to directions. The most important ingredient of this medicine is Calisaya or Peruvian Bnrk, which is known to be the finest and purest tonic in the vegetable kingdom. The extract of this Bark is the active principio of all the good Fever and Ague Medicines pre? scribed by intelligent doctors. Calisaya Bark is used extensively in the manufac? turo of PLANTATION BITTERS, as well as quinine, and we dare say they owe their popularity mostly to that fact. Wc can recommend them. MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to tho best imported German Cologne, and sold at half the price. A21J3 PRETTY WOMEN.-A comparatively few Ladies monopolize the Beauty as well as the attention of Society. This ought not to be so, bnt it is; and will bo while men aro foolish, and singlo out pretty faces for companions. This can all be changed by using Ha? gan's Magnolia Balm, which gives tho Bloom of Youth aud a refined sparkling Beauty for the Complexion, pleasing, powferful and natural. No Lady need complain of a red, tun? ned, freckled or rustic Complexion who will invest 75 cents in Hagan's Magnolia Balm. Its effects are truly wonderful. To preserve and dress the Hair, use Lyon's Kathairon. A17 J13 --? . - WHAT IT WILL DO.-Judge by what it has done. Heiuitsh's QUEEN'S DE? LIGHT. It has cured a soro leg of twen? ty-five years stnading. It has restored to health persons long diseased. It has cured cutaneous eruptions, tetter, itc. It has cured the dyspeptic of his com? plaint of long standing. It has restored to lifo tho child supposed to be dying. It has produced a radiant glow on tho female cheek. It has invigorated the feeble and languishing. It has imparted vigor to tho young. It has vitalized the decaying functions of ago. lt has puri? fied tho blood and invigorated life. It has cured Liver Complaint and nervous disorders. It hos proven to bo a great blessing to females. It establishes regu? larity of the organs. It is tho lamp of lifo and way to health, and everybody should try a botte of HETNITSH'S QUEEN'S DELIGHT. All WHY DO YOU COUGH?-When it is in your power to relieve yourself; a few doses of Dr. TUTT'S EXPECTORANT will euro you and allay tho apprehensions of your friends; moreover, it is pleasant to take, it producen no nausea, and strength? ens tho Lungs and Throat to resist attacks in tho future. Mothers need not dread tho Croup when they havo a bottle of this valuable compound on their mantle piece. A21 G i < ' 'il M i' Passongers by the Greenville Railroad, yesterday, state that Deputy Constable G. W, Allen was killed in Abbeville, on Tuesday last, by the accidental discharge of a gnu which he was examining-one of the new-fangled arms recently ob? tained for tho uso of the "loyal militia" of the State. Mr. Pelot, the well known photo? grapher from Augusta, with an immenso apparatus provided for such work, suc? ceeded in taking an excellent picture of tho Columbia Hotel, together with any number of quadrupeds and bipeds, yes? terday morning. It will be ou exhibition on Sa'urday next. THE PIEDMONT LIFE INSURANCE COM? PANY.-From the certificate appended, it will bo seen that this company has promptly paid the amount of insurance upon tho lifo of the late W. A. Harris, without auy discount: COLUMBIA, S. C., August 25, 1869. To ??. L. Leaphart, Esa., Agent. DEAR SIR: WO take ploasure in ac? knowledging the promptness with which the Piedmont Life Insurance Company, of Virginia, has paid the amount ($10, 000) on the life policy of Wm. A. Harris, issued for the benefit of his wife and chijdren, without deduction of interest for tho waiving of the ninety days to which tho company was entitled. Very respectfully, POPE it HASKELL, Attorneys for recipients. OUR BOOK TAP.LE.-To Messrs. Duffie Sc Chapman aro we indebted for a copy of Harper's cheap edition of Charles Reade's popular novel, "White Lies." Thirty-five cents places it within the reach of all. "The Seven Curses of London" is an? other cheap volume from tho samo firm, published olso by tho Harpers'. The author is James Greenwood, whose for? mer works, "True History of a Little Ragamuffin" and "Adventures of Reu? ben Davidger," have been BO generally commended. It contains a number of startling facts and incidents occurring in the great city. The September Riverside is introduced by a fresh frontispiece which is called "Town and Country," and is a good na? tured characterization of city and coun? try children when brought face to face. Two old favorites re-appear, Porte.Cray j on, with his picture and stories of Vir I giniau life, and Abby Sage, with a new I story from the old English poets, the ?sadly sweet "Patient Griselda." The I editor has given also on the last page of j the magazine a piece of music of tho seventeenth century. Miss Bishop pub? lishes another of her pretty fairy poems and pictures. Tho number is particular? ly noticeable for its show of illustrations, twenty-five in all, many of them being large and striking. Published by Hurd & Houghton, New York, at $2.50 a year. HOTEL ARRIVALS, August 25.-Colum? bia Hotel.-F. E. Fraser and lady, Mi?s J. M. Frasor, Mrs. J. R. Pringle, C. Weinges, J. E. Thames, Charleston; A. M. Kirkland, South Carolina; C. H. Judson, wife and neice, Greenville; P. N. Dulin, North Carolina; Mrs. J. M. Blakeley, Richland; Charles Barnum, H. P. Adams, city; John B. Carwilo, New? berry; H. Jeffers, Richland; L. S. Bel den, Wilmington. National Hotel.-John Hadden and lady, Ninety-Six; Mrs. McCullock, T. H. Whitney, Charleston; J. T. Walker, Chester; Mrs. Shaw and two children, Mrs. Dr. Shaw and one child, Sumter; Mrs. Stewart, Mississippi; Mrs. Sarah E. Carter, Taylor County, Ga.; John Woods, Darlington; Mrs. Moisson, Flo? rence. Nickerson House.-R. H. Muldrow, E. B. Muldrow, South Carolina; J. W. Rykard, Abbeville; J. H. Cathcart, Winnsboro; John H. Davis, Fairfield; James Chesnut, W. J. Withers, Camden; B. F. Wardlaw, Miss Ranna Livingston, Madison, Fla.; Irvin K. Chase, Balti? more; L. Yancey Dean, Eufaula, Ala. ; H. P. Hammett, Greenville; T. C. James, Wilmington. MERCANTILE PRINTING.-Ali kinds of mercantile printing, such as circulars, letter heads, cards, bill heads, state? ments, kc, for counting-rooms and offices, promptly attented to at the Pho' m'.T job office. Jon OFFICE.-The Phoenix Job Office is prepared to execute every stylo of printing, from visiting and business cards to pamphlets and books. With ample material and first-class workmen, satis? faction is guaranteed to all. If our work does not como up to contract, wo make no charge. With this understanding our business men have no excuse for sending work North. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is called to the following advertisements, published tho first time this morning: Tryon's Sporting Rifles. Thos. J. LaMotte-In Bankruptcy. R. Hoe Sc Co.--Circular Saws. D. Gambrill-For Salo.