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COLUMBIA. S. C. j foexeday Morning, Sept. 80, 1869. Fontllt Suffrage. We havo he?rd good deal of "man{[ hood suffrage." We are destined to hear nnt a little of its younger custer-woman? hood airffrage. Now that suffrage has ooma io be esteemed the grand political onre all, bf course wo will find a party disposed to include the female ?ex within ^beneficent influence. Recently in Cincinnati a State Suffrago Convention waa hold;. ; We aro told that the placo of meeting (as was meei) was duly deoo ratod. Suspended from th? gallery bf tho nail-which was a musio hall, as was also meet--waa the atara and stripes, (a striped balmoral would have been more euitablo;) aorotts tho waU, in the rear of the platform?'were exhibited the mot? toes: ?.Taxation without representation is tyranny," "Governments . derive their jost powers from the consent of the go? verned," "Tho ballot the great ed?cator -impartial soffrage, what does it mean ?" Mn. Longley-of course, wo ail know her--was elected Prosidont of tho con? vention. Among the notables present were j?se ?oSan B. Anthony. Mrs. Lucy Stone, Kn Dr. Walker, Mrs. Henry B. Blackwell, and others not so well known, ?I Ieaa> 4n76outh Carolina. The first day wea ?pent ?n much talking. On the 800004 *3?y the convention was culled to order, and theiBev. Mr. Kinsey.(TJniver flftisift} ?^Wp?a. with, grayer, in which ho 4'committed himself to tho right and the policy of allowing women the ballot." 4M retie, wwwfer our readers to thepub l??ect account of the proceedings of this convention, which wo take from the Cin? cinnati Timos, only asking that the movement be daly credited to that ' 'pro? gressive Republicanism," the fruits of which we are called upon to see in every? thing that is good and pleasant to be hold. Bnt to the extracts. The Com? mittee on Resolutions reported as fol? lows: "Whereas,, this convention assembles without distinction of sex or party, in pursuance of a call upon all persons in favor Of demanding suffrage for the women of Ohio and the nation, resolve as follows: ' 1. ''Resolved, That every human being is endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happi? ness; that to secure these rights govern? ments are instituted among men deriv? ing their just powers from the consent of the governed; and that 'taxation without representation is tyranny." "2. That suffrage in our Government ia the inalienable right of every indivi? dual capable of independent, rational choice. "8. That the denial to woman of the right of franchise is contrary to the genius of our institutions and subversive of its principles, because it deprives one half of our citizens of the blessings of representative government. "4L That as we deny the right of ono class of men to define the rights and duties of another olass of men, so we de? ny the right of one sex to define the rights and duties of another sex. "5. That women, as a class, havo spe? cial interests as wives, mothers and widows, and that these interests should be directly represented in the Govern? ment "G. That women, as a class, have pecu? liar mental and moral characteristics, and that their vote would therefore be favorable to peace, purity, temperance, economy, religion, benevolence and pub? lic order. "7. That we invite the co-operation of every man and woman, irrespective of party or oreed, color or nationality, in securing amendments to the constitu? tions of th? States and of the United States, conferring suffrage upon women on the same terms as men. "8. That we feel justly proud of the action of those Representatives in the Legislature in its last session who endea? vored to secure an amendment striking the word 'male* from the Constitution of Ohio. "9. That the ballot means bread to the working woman as well as to tho work? ing man; that we sympathize with the laboring classes of the conntry in their struggle against the enoroaohment of copi tal; that we demand suffrage for the daughters of toil as the ouly moans of obtaining oqual pay for equal work. That we recommend the friends of wo? man suffrage to organize in every Coun? ty, township and ward in the State, to or?ate and concentrate political senti? ment in behalf of woman suffrage, irrre speotive of existing party divisions." The resolutions were accepted and placed before the convention. Miss Anthony then took the stand, and, after reading two of tho resolu? tions, proceeded' to mako some remarks. She said that sho could assure tho audi? ence that there were some bad women, as well as there were bad men, and thal after women got tho ballot .she did not suppose they would all become angels. When we get to Congress undonbtlj some will oe wise and some foolish. There ore many questions interesting tc women, but we are now confined to the one question of suffrage for women. She wished to caution the people against thc superstition that when they do get thc ballot they will all vote like saints ou every question. Mrs. jy-; of Cleveland, was then introduced, and spoke to the first reso? lution. After reading it, she said: ' 'Why, that is so old, and has so long been buried with tho venerable thing) ol the world, that it aras astonishing the oommiiiee bad dag it ap. She believed that tte inaUtftiogyf j?arexgr might bare J dragofe hie Atbsolny .length jfon?for an iflp, bad x not ^een atjfrij?ptqf td prow that God fU ', the > aitho* o\ .lawry. So She tftoaght shailhefpreJ aedf efforts of the cletfoy Wm .cow' thsM ander the Gospel -woman ia not a free haman being, will hasten the day of her liberation. - t "It ia an old objection that husbands and fathers will provide for their wives and daughters and defend their rights better than they eau provide for and da* fend themselves. This objection is an? swered by all the statutes that have been enaoted in respect to woman. The prac? tice of all our State Governments, from the formation of the nation, shows that .man is not a secare depository of the rights of woman. Women must have the means of self-defence, and these means in every free country are the pri? vileges exercised by the voter. "Gan any one say why women should not be allowed to vote for the protection of her person and her property as well as man for his? The agitation of woman's rights has effected much reform for wo? man's benefit. "Already wo behold the colleges open? ing their doors to women, and those who live to the end of this century will see the ballot in the hands of women." Miss Anthony said that they were not going to wait until the olose of the cen? tury. We are holding these conventions for the purpose of setting before Con? gress a sixteenth amendment, forbidding any State to disfranchise people on ac? count of sex. We want Congress to pro? pose the amendment, and then we will stir up the States to its ratification. We j expect to get thc ballot within-!wo years; jania iii 1672 somo of ns will be up for Congress. [Applause. ] It was then ordered to take up the re? solutions seriatim for discussion and adoption. Miss Anthony said that for 6,000 years woman has boan taught to look to man as her superior. All men believe more in men than they do in women. This is the result of the education of ages. It will be found, however, to be true on natural principles that under equal rights women will be more disposed to follow a white man than to follow a woman of equal brains and information. On this subject of woman's suffrage, tho women are yet in a state of semi-barbarism. We have been for thirty years becoming moro civilized, and many important changes have been mode. By and by we shall become educated up to the level of our rights, and we are trying to enlighten yon, gentlemen, on the subject of hu? man rights. Some funny sparring had occurred be? tween Miss Anthony and Mrs. Liver? more, but tho latter hero brought tho house down by attributing Miss Antho? ny's notions about following the lead of man to the fact that she had not (as she, Mrs. L. had) followed the lead of a man for twenty-five years. The audience seemed determined to call Miss Anthony to another trial of wit, but she said that though the joke had gone far enough, yet she would say that we sometimes fol? low leaders very far off-a joke which was mildly taken out of regard (per? haps) to Mrs. Livermore's feelings. Tho fifth resolution being read, Mrs. Blackwell took the floor. Among other things, she alluded to the difference in the public treatment of man and woman. For example, when a wife dies, all the papers say, died, suoh a person, "relict" of Mr. So and So, as if she were not any thing more than an attachment to the husband. Why, if when a husband dies, the papers should say died Mr. So and So, "relict" of Mrs. So and So, his very bones would manifest his manly indigna? tion. So when a girl is born, the papers say that a daughter is born? to "Mr.".So and So, as if the mother had had nothing to do with it. [Great laughter.] Mrs. B. continued to expose the re? markable features of onr legal system in reference to woman, her person, her la? bor and her proporty. She happily illus? trated her points by examples of how it works under our laws: "I am her bus bnnd, and her dividends belong to me. In all respects, as wife, mother and widow, the laws are very different from those pertaining to man, as husband, fa? ther and widower. Mrs. Blackwell spoke of tho constant cry we hear for "impartial suffrage," meaning impartial suffrage among men. A little girl at school seeing partiality extended to the boys, said: "I think partiality a good thing, bnt it should be oxtended to us all alike. '1 What wo want is impartial suffrage alike for woman as for man, and in order not to be mistaken in what we mean, we demand universal suffrage. SURVIVORS' ASSOCIATION-PROPOSED MEETING IN COLUMBIA.-Tho Winnsboro News soys: "Ono object of tho meeting of tho Fairfield Soldiers' Relief Association, next Monday, is to send delegates to a Convention to be held in Columbia, at the suggestion of the Charleston Sur? vivors' Association. The object proposed by tho Convention, is to take Bteps for the preservation of * truthful record of thc part flayed by the Confederate foroes oontrtbnted by South Carolina during the late civil war. There ia, too, a cha? ritable object at the foundation of ' the move; viz: to assist the. orphans of the dead." ?"?.? One of the nxxsfc singular things in the transactions by. which'Wnll s tr oo t was made a Bedlam on Thursday and Friday was their enormous extent, Thesales of gold on Thursday amounted to ?350, 000,000, and on Friday to $500,000,000. It is quite safe to say that the exchange of any European capital never showed the equivalent of these enormous figures os the amount of the eales of a single day. And it is doubtful if in all the ex? changes in Europe oombined transfers of such magnitude were ever made of one commodity in one day. r>?m<>cr?tlo Vl*W tEtirV?r 7*rk. ?the recent Nevr. York Convention, 'ilden said: "FIFTEENTH AMESTDMBKT. .withstanding that great mattera ol, lal concern are treated with levity, ?ministration of General Grant hat been assiduously endeavoring to work what is practically a revolution in the most important element-the Constitu? tion of our Government. I meau the suffrage by the fifteenth amendment. They attempt^ in the first place, to take "froltn the people of'the BlaTes'lhat con? trol of the suffrage-which they have im? memorially exercised, of saying who Bball vote within those States, and trans? fer that question to Congress. They are creating a state of the law in which, by a change of tbe naturalization laws, 600, 000 Cbinese may be brought into the State of New York and made voters without the consent, and, in fact, against the will, of tho peoplo of the State of New York. They are creating a state of the law in which, without any change in the naturalization laws, 500,000 liberated African slaves can come within this State and become voters against the will of the people of this State. Now, gentlemen, let me not be told that 500,000 Chinese will not oome, or that 500,000 Africans will not come. What I object to is, that such a state of the law is greeted. It bas no effect, no practical purpose; it has no utility. If it is going into effect practi? cally to the extent of its operation, it will be not only a certainty, but a crime against the people of this Statu and every other State against whom the mea? sure may be enforced. This is not all. In the second place, the measure trans? fers all control from the people of the State. At present, no State Ldgisfctui ? can change the suffrage laws in a State. You can only change it by au amendment to your State Constitution, and tbat has, in thia State, to be twice submitted to the people. Now, I say this fifteenth amendment takes away all voice from the people in this important matter, and gives it to Congress, as in any ordinary matter of legislation. Again, by the vague, loose, general phraseology of tbe second section of the fifteenth amend? ment, Congress takes to itself the power of determining what legislation is neces? sary to carry out tho amendment. Any legislation that Congress may think fit is < authorized under this section. Now, J Congress may object to the way in which the amendment may bo carried in a par? ticular State or district under State laws, and may claim to appoint inspectors of election to establish and enforce new registry laws, and may send United States Marshals into each district to go? vern the workings of the law in that dis? trict and make it operate exclusively from the suffrage. I say the phraseology of the section is so broad, sweeping and looso that it is capable of the most dan? gerous construction ; and that construc? tion will, no doubt, be put upon it ii the Republican party remain in power. And how is this measure to be carried out and made the law of the land? It is by force and by fraud, and by no other means. Virginia, whom we fought and conquered because she tried to go out of the Union, is now considered out, and is required to submit to this alteration in the franchise as a condition to her re-ad? mission; and then, that being gained, her assent is employed to establish and enforce the same mle in the State of New York, which fought against her. For it is not now a law for virginia or ?onth Carolina, but a law for New York, for Pennsylvania, that is to be established and enforced by the coerced assent of Virginia. I say, then, that the force is exercised against us, the people of the United States. It is a wrong to us, and if there be any justification for a forcible chango of the suffrage on the States lately in revolt in the rights of war or in the alleged necessities created by the war, what excuse can there be in inflict? ing the samo measure on those who fought on our side. It has in it, also, another element of fraud. The platform on which General Grant was elected pledged the Republican party to leave tho suffrage qaestion in the loyal States to the people of these States. Grant ac? cepted that pledge. The people who voted for him voted with that under? standing, and yet the moment ho gets into office the pledge is violated and set at naught, and the attempt is made to force the amendment upon us. I say that it is a fraud. It is a fraud on the Republican party, and through them a fraud on the people. I know it is said we must let bygones be bygones; that we must accept tho situation of things which resulted from the war; that wc must accept all the changes that have been brought about; that wo mast look forward to tho future. Nobody is more anxious than I to get over the questions, to pasB by the questions, that have been loft to us as a legacy by the war just closed. But shall we submit to an inno? vation like this?-tho most dangerou.? which was ever attempted in any period of our national history, the most cen? tralizing, the most calculated to change our free institutions into an imperial despotism, nnd to tuke away tho mosl sacred rights of tho peoplo of America. Now, are wo to look forward to an oven! which may never happen, and ought never to happen, and announce our de? termination beforehand to accept it? oi are wo as a party to stand, as we have ever stood, for the right, and accept the wrong, when we must, and not before! CHINE.SE QUESTION. The Democracy, true to their tradi? tio no, have''in all times past boen ic favor of enlarging tho franchise and ex? tending it to all those members of so? ciety who were Capable of being amal? gamated with, society, and become incorporate with it as part of the homo? genous mass. The Democracy have nevei been in favor of creating castes in thu country, or allowing castes to be created. If there ia a race among ns between whom and ns God and natara have set e barrier that is irreversible, who cannol be admitted into the sacred and holj relation of domestio life, who cannot marry our children, and whom our chil? dren cannot marry; if auch a raco exista in this country, n is a'Joasti, and io that the Democracy is unfavorably dis noised. It mighf^be pf nb consequence U thia broad and beautiful country wer o dominated over by au aristocracy or an imperial deposition of what quality or oharaoter the men who labor and toil are; bot when we' attempt to establish this continent a commonwealth of free? men, in which all adults (males) shall participate equally in the powers of tho Government, it is a matter of indisputa? ble neceeseity that we have no castes which we can avoid, and that we guard carefully how we admit others into social and political partnership with us. If republican government-1 mean republi? can government in the good old sense of Democraoy-if free institutions are to continue to exist, it is because we are able to elevate and to educate the masses of our people. Our ancestors taught us that lesson. It is a part of the tradi? tions banded down to us by them, and I to-day believe, and you to-day believe, it os Washington and Jefferson taught it. I say, therefore, with respect to the Chinese emigration, I don't think it is desirable they should come here when brought in the character of forced labor? ers, or when coming of their own ac? cord. I don't think capital hos any rights against the laborer by which it is entitled tobring these beings here; andi don't desire to see any class of men come into this country and who are not capa? ble of being amalgamated with onr popu? lation in one homogeneous mass. And I don't think the most important question is, whether capital is to be able to get raw labor at a somewhat cheaper rate; bTttTtlrint the grand AaiericftETH??s??on is how we can best secure the welfare and happiness of tho millions of ha? man beings who compose the American people; how we can best restore the ideal of our great American commonwealth, formed of citizens having equal rights and an equal share of political power, and undivided from each other by any permament barrier of class, caste or race. THE NEGRO QUESTION. With respect to tho African race now among us, we must deal with them in n spirit of Christian humanity, and in a liberal construction of the obligations ol a Government which is just to all who are embraced within its jurisdiction. The only claim the no/; ro race has to suf? frage here, arises from the fact that they are natives to the soil. They were brought here by an act which tho civil? ized world is now n numinous in denounc? ing as a crime. They are here, and wt are to deal witb^tbe question of suffrage to them in a practical spirit and on oui principles-to have each Stato to deai with that question as that State think; best. The Democracy of New York hm always been liberal in its policy on this subject; it has refused to withdraw thc subject of suffrage from any, or to nar row the rule by which any have gainer it; but it protests against the doctrine that any Chinaman or African bas a rigb to come into this country and claim suf frage os a national right, and enter inti complete political partnership with ui without our consent. We reject tbii doctrine, just as we would reject tha doctrino that any one of them wouli have the rigbt to come in and enter inti a partnership in a private business. W< reject that dootrine as we would rejec the doctrine that an African or a negri has a right to marry our daughter with out our consent and without hers. Th great social compact is not a voluntary compact on one side, and compulsory oi the other, and we deny the principle tha the Chinaman and the negro have each i right to enter into it with us, and tba we shall have no choice to say whethe or not we will enter into it with thom We say tbero is a reciprocity in the rela tion, reciprocity in the right to accept o to declino it. I know that the De m o era cy bas been charged with being opposai to progress (old fogies) and that its clam to be considered the real party of libera and humane and progressive principles has been denied. Tho Democracy lia undertaken to'proyide for all, acoordinj to our ideal of our system of govern mont, and to carry ont the ideas of free dom to the largest possible extent, bu they respect the character and would de fend the interests and rights of whit labor, and they feel that we should b cautious of any policy that would impai either. While you find some speculativ tinkers who really believe tho theory tho, profess, and are no doubt actuated b the most sincere and philanthropic mc tives as a general thing, if you take on of your Republican friends aside and tal with him on tho question of suffrage, i j five minutes ho will tell you he does nc ' think tho poor white ought to vote, an by the samo logical necessity which dc termines tho Democracy to stand by an defend and protect the suffrage of th common whito man. Those who do nc believe in it aro willing to degrado who they would rejoice to destroy. (Ar plauso.) DEAD VS. LIVE ISSUES. Mr. O'Gorman, a leading Domocral said: Somo men talk of dead issues. Fellow oitizens, issues may die, but true orine plos must live forever. (Applause. Slavery is a dead issue-slavery is deac secession is a dead issue-that idea wet down in the storm of war; but tho right of the States, the rights of self-goveri meat of States in all thoir local concern! that is the principle on which we ?ive i this country, and that principle is to b vindicated anew. (Applause.) I like th manly protest against the so-called fi teen th amendment to the Constitntioi in your resolutions. It is called a amendment, bot it is in fact a subversio of the Constitution; it is i neon sis tor with the vital principle by which tb Constitution lives, the right to regulul suffrage in the States; the right to sa who shall ohoose the legislators of State: What are these but the right to mak laws in that State, and when that is sui rendered in the great State of New York, the Stat? is dead. (Great applause.) Aa for negro suffrage, I have Ho opinion td gde; mir friends in Sputh'Carolina may like it and adopt it, let them-it is tho concern of thoir State; bot that we in New York have any authority to compel them to adopt it and to say who shall be rotors in their State, or that they should haro a right to say to us who shall bo voters in our State, that is submissive of the very principles of tho Constitu? tion, the very principles in the words "United States:" for if it is carried, the Stnte8 are dead. ??ppTauso.)' That is the stead** march of empire which ir be? ing developed. The principles of the Republican party are unity, consolida? tion, and empire nt lost. (Applause.) Bat let me leavo that question and say a word about our financial policy. It seems to me the right theory is expressed in the resolutions you have adopted. What? ever contract the American people have made, that it shall perform. (Applause.) Whatever the obligation would be be? tween man and man, the United States will keep as it is kept between man and man. In all these contracts by borrow? ing and lending, whore a government is concerned, let me recall to your attention this feet, that there are two parties to it-there is the lender and there is the borrower, and an injustice is done to the lender when he does not get back what he lent, and to the borrower when he is made to pay moro than he got. If you will bear that in mind-that the Govern? ment, in its transactions, must be guided by the same laws of honesty and honor that are to guide the individual-then you have got at the key of the whole question, and all the rejLi8 cosy. - j text ? i ? Henry Sparnick, Esq., Commissioner, &c. Sin: Your remarkable communication in the Oincinnnti Commercial, of the 13th September, republished in the Columbia Phonix, ot the 24th of tho same month, demands an exposure of its absurdities at the bands of somo practical man, who shows, which evidently you do n?t, something of tho productions, and ave? rage harvests of yonr State. Withoul questioning the motive that prompted such an extraordinary epistle-whether il were an attempt at Munchausonism, oi whether it was to inform the readers ol tho Commercial, that South Carolina had a Bureau of Statistics, and that ego was Commissioner, or whether you believed tho present "block and tan" General As? sembly bad a "lively appreciation" ol our agricultural wants, not heretofore entertained by our Legislature-I simplj inquire, where did you get your statis tics? You assert that your only reliance bas been the census reports of the.Unitec States. Can you, from those reports get a single idea published as a foot ii your letter? ' " v Yon say, "over 100 bushels of corr and GO bushels of wheat have, with or dinary cultivation, frequently been mad? to nu acre in this State." Ii aa your cre? dulity induced you to publish your tota unfitness for tho office you presume t< fill? Wbero have you ever known sucl yields to bo harvested in this State "fre quently," even |with "extraordinary la bor?" Several years ago, one gentlemai in Winnsboro produced fifty bushels perhaps, of wheat, on a single experi mental acre; another in Cokesbury gre^ 100 bushels of corn, and a third in Co lumbla produced, by irrigation, 200 bush els of cora. But teat similar crops havi ever, at any time, in any portion of tb< State, been produced upon more than i single acre, with most extraordinary pre punition, and excellent seasons, is al news to the planting interest of Soutl Carolina. You further state, that since tho war "by good ploughing and a moderate us of manure, 300 bushels of corn havi boen gathered in the same area. Unde my personal observation, 212 bushel were made on one acre, within the cor ponde limits of this city last season, oi land that can hardly be classed ordino ry." Pray tell us who grow this wonder ful crop? Have you not been Van Win kleized? Ten years ago, I think, Di Parker grew this identical crop in Cc i lumbia. But you proceed: "Prior to 18(30, ou average harvest, per acre, according t the otliciol reports of tho United States was GOO pounds of cotton, 25 bushels o wheat, 40 bushels of barley," &c, Arc. and this too, "despite the carelessness o slave labor," Sec; and "since tho wai this average has been largely increased. Is this shameless ignorance on your part or is it a wilful misrepresentation? Sue! an average yield hos never been made o any two plantations in any District i the State, and if it is so reported in th ofllciol reports of tho United States, i only provos their utter irreliability. Tho plantors of South Carolina wi agree with you, that "wo aro blessed i tho distribution of tho seasons," and thu our climato and soil enable us to gro< any crop produced el60whoro on tb earth's surface, within tho temp?r?t zone. But they beg you, when you rt present abroad the interests which the cherish so dearly, that you will do s truthfully. Do not invite tho enorgoti immigrant to soo what yon never saw i South Carolina. His credulity is of different stamp from yours, and ho wi bo driven off rather than induced t come, by your exaggerations. He come to moko a living by honest labor, yo make your's-well, it matters nc how. Tba land owners of South Carol na appreciate the advantages presente by her soil and climate to the immigaanl and "with open hands they hold thei out, and invite the children of every set tion and clime," (save Afrio's sunn sands,) to come and enjoy them. But f the same time, they protest against hai ing their avergo yields misrepresents abroad by one as ignorant of their agr cultural statistics as he is of the Yeepoc of Tartary, and as little entitled to I their spokesman as he is to the enjoj ment of his annual salary fleeced froi them by unjust taxation. A PLANTER. ? few ccp?ofl of the "Sack and Destruc? tion of Columbia" can be obtained at the Phonix office. Price twqn^y-flve cents. WBDDINQ CARDS AND EHVEX/>PES.-A lot of wedding cards anet envelopes, of latest styles, has just beea. received ; which will be printed in imitation of eu graving, and at less than one-tenth the cost. Call and see specimens at PHOENIX office. Revolving gas bu i nore, (which are now all tbe fashion io New York,) have been introduced in Columbia by Mr. O. F. Jackson ; and the twirling figures are the means of attracting many visitors to that gentleman's well known dry gtods em? porium. Frank assures us that his glass revolvers are not tho only novelties to be seen, but that, aside from silks and satins, velvets and velveteens, calicoes and cretonnes, plaids and poplins, mo? hairs and malango, braids and buttons, he has a beautiful lot of fanoy articles and ornaments, trimmings, etc., that are worth seeiDg. Look out for the elevated dry goods box. CRUMBS.-We are promised an enter? tainment of a varied nature thia evening. Mr. Hansley's troupe has been giving ex? hibitions in different portions of this and the old North State, to (if tho news? paper -BtatemeBb^^rra-to^beT depfon?e? upon) gratified audiences. Tho weather, for several days, has been very coquettish-unpleasantly vary? ing from hot to cold. The scarcity of rain hos lowered the Cungaroo to such an extent that is has been fordable for several days at Bates' Ferry and other points. Joseph Galluchat has been appointed by Gov. Scott, Magistrate for Clarendon County. S. A. B. Abbott bas been ap? pointed Commissioner of Deeds for the State of South Carolina in the city ol Boston. A letter from Long Cane, Abbeville, says there will not be more than half a crop of cotton modo in that County. OJ corn, thoro /will be something over half o crOp. ?i <: -> ' . . CoL,uiiBiAXs Anj40Ai>.-Tba Port Ches? ter (N. Y.) J?u^kk}xy? -th*28d nit., con? tains the fo;l^w^n^i?l?j^ftpb : * "YisiTo^^lleoently five gentlemen v ist cd Port Cbt^teiy-cs guests of Messrs. Abeudroih brothers. Tho party were escorted.'to Bye Beach by Mr. W. Aben? droth, Where they partook of. a ohun bake at the Hummock House, gotten up in Harry Wobb's unrivaled style. Thej also visited many places of inter ea t ii this vicinity. Tho names of the visit?n were; General Wise, of Georgia; Gen Ashor Palmer, of Columbia, Comme dore Douglass, of Georgia; ex-Governoi Bacons, of California; and Col, Edward Hope, of South Carolina. They, wen accompanied by Mr. J. D. Frazer, o Messrs. Abendroth Brothers, New York and Mr. A. K. Hackett, of Messrs. E Ketch um Sc Co., New York city. O course, all had a first-rate visit, and re turned greatly pleased with the day's en ter tain mont." . . "And show ns the man that wouldn't be!" A olam-bake is a something unat tamable ai home; and we aro well awari of tho gastronomic propensities of a least two of the participants-whet brought into contact with anything par ticularly good in the edible line,*thBy no bly perform their parts. It is to bi hoped the entertainers will find it.oonve nient to pay a visit to Columbia; vr> prophesy that they would be equall; gratified by participating in a barbecui gotten up in a certain individual's bes style. HOTEL ARRIVALS, September 29. Nickeraon House.-John L. Dca ton, Au gusta; Dr. B. Forman, ti. C.; Samue Furmau, Dr. J. H. Forman, Newberry T. S. Davant, Glen Cove, N. Y.; J. li Chatham, Helena; H. M. Campbell. Bos ton; Mrs. S. Fleming, city; Donal? Fleming, Sportanborg; O. M. Sadlei Charleston; G. W. Lindsay, B. and D R. R. ; J. H. Gay, Charlotte; E. G Evans, ILiss Evans, Pendleton; J. B Soigler, Newberry. Columbia Hold.-J. D. Craig, Sumtei W. H. Evans, D. T. Corbin, Mary A Keegan, Mrs. M. C. Gold, W. D. GaiJ lard, J. E. Thames, P. Cohen, Charlet ton; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tison, Mis Tison, Savannah; Miss M. A. McKaj Miss Porcher, Miss L. Porcher, .Greer ville; Jos. B. Pearson, Danville, Va.; A M. Kirkland, E. Williams, So. Ca.; C Smith, Marion; G. W. Cooper, Angosta National Hotel.--Wm. Shiver, J. B Taylor, W. A. Mitchell, Ringville; Sam W. Vance, John T. Yoong, Martin1 Depot; J. G. Holmes, Jr., Charleston B. G. Miller, J. M. McLain, G. I White, N. C.; J. C. Bronson, Somter; 3 By norn, Biohlaod; James Tremble, S. C B. It. : Jae. Bates, Clarksoo's Torn-Oat W. W. Wannamaker, B. L. Berry, J. E Wannamaker, Orangeburg; Julius J Flemming, Mrs. M. E. Flemming, Mis S. M. Flemming, Somter; T. E. Har I T. A. Hayden, S. C. ; O. B. Franklir. Clinton; A. B. Stephens, Greenville; Y> T. Patrick, Bamberg; J. S. A. Huntei Charlotte. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention oalled to tho following advertisement published the first time this morning: Knobeloch & Small-Salt! Salt! Sal Lawrence D. Diozt & Co.-Notions.