Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

COLUMBIA, S. C. Saturai y floraing, October 30,1868. ?Th* Public Service." Oar attention bas been attracted by some excellent observations oo this sub? ject, io the columus of the Baltimore Sun. We have before thrown oat some similar suggestions. At this time, wheo the infam?os doctrine that "to the vio tora belong the spoils,*' so generally pre? vails, it ia well to take into consideration aneh view* aa those to be fonnd in the extract we make frqin the Sun. It would appear obvious, that in tho selection of public agents to attend to publio affairs, the same roles ought to be adopted that are carried ont ia private matters-that is, mea should be selected according to ability and character. But, unfortu? nately for the country, snoh u rule does not prevail. Tho question is not "is he capable nod honest," but the point is - is.be ol this party ur of that que ? The coascqueuou of all ibis is quite obvious. Publia affairs aro hurlly uud dishonestly managed, and thioving characters push honest men aside. The Sun, with truth, says : I "Under tko management of party lend? ers, popular election?.hayo como to be, in a great degree, a struggle between the ins and the oats. The ono holds on with the tenacity of death to what it possesses; the other .assaults with tho ferocity of a hungry wolf the coveted prey. Tho pro? fessional politicians of neither party seem to havo tho faintest iden of the true sphere, functions and object of govern- ' mont. ; They all appear to look upon the j State as a huge carcass to be picked, and fight around it like wild beasts around' their prey. ? Special grants and privi? leges, appropriations of vost sums for partial schemes and interests, subsidies to railroads and steamship lines, and pro? tection to monopolies, aro looked upon as the legitimate provinco and aim of le? gislation. Thus it is that national, State and municipal elections, instead of being employed to defiue and establish prinoi ?les of'policy or measures of reform, ave too frequently become a mere scruta? ble for the loaves and fishes. Tho suc? cessful party generally makes a clean Sweep of the adherents of tho other par? ty whom it find? ia office. No matter what their capacity or experience, their beads roll off as a matter of cou iso. They themselves expect it, for they know the political wheel is ever turning, and that when it reaches n certain point, all who are in contact with it must be sub? merged. Very often, where intelligent men ate the officials, ignorant men are put in their places-men who havo no solitary qualification but political ser? vices, and thus the highest public inte? rests are sacrificed to pm ely partisan purposes. Even this, bud as it is, ii not all. As a contemporary justly observes, by far thc most of the frauds, peculations and robberies that disgrace every party, and disgrace the nation, arise from the frequent changes iu office, and the con? sequent appointment to places of trust and responsibility of men wholly un? qualified, cither by knowledge or charac? ter, for the discharge of their duties. These corruptions are not tho exclusive characteristics of any particular parly. The outs may arrogate to themselves that if they hud been entrusted with the same unlimited power as tho ins, they would not have gone iuto tho same excesses um? fallen into thesnme corruptions, but have shown themselves as pure as angels. But experience has proved, in regard to par ties, as tho country boy said about two j bad roads, that whoever travels on ono will wish lie had taken the other. The ; fault is not peculiar to a pat ty. It is ra- I dical, though not in an exclusively polt- j ticul sense. Until tho standard of Mr. Jefferson is uniformly and always adopt? ed in the organization of tho civil service houc8'y, capacity and fidelity lo the Con? stitution-wo cannot expect the compli? cated and momentous uffuirs of this country to bo managed with au eyn sin- ! gio to tho public good. It is practically . on this standard of Mr. Jefferson that | Mr. Jeuckos, representative in Congress I from Rhode Island, models his bill for a ! reform of the civil bc. . ice, and which, j though ho has Ind it before tho Hon.,e ? for a year or two, he has uot been able to get the politicians of that body to ac? cept. Tho bill provides for competitive examinations as preliminary to appoint- j mcnts to office, excepting postmasters I and those requiring the action of the Se- j nato, the qualifications to bu prescribed ! by a board of commissioners, with rules j for removal for misconduct and melli- j ciency, and for promotion for merit, one fourth without respect to seniority. The bill may not bo perfect, but that some , auch measure is of the first necessity, I there can bo DO doubt. That able paper, The Nation, which takes high and inde? pendent ground on this subject, well says, that 'if we wish to rouse the peo? ple to active and hopeful participation in tho work of refitting tho republic, we must offer them a reasonable expectation ! of new agents as woll us new measures. .Way must bo made in politics for decent ! and intelligent men, ami this can only ? bo done by depriving polities of all thu attractions it now offers us n Irado Lo the . Iowd fellows of the baser sort who live by it.'" There was eousideiable excitement in Abbeville 00 Thursday, lion the lac!, that n number of white persons residing near Calhoun's Mills, had been arrested, churged with creating u difficulty willi the negro guard at the polls the day pre? vious. No blood was shed; although the presence of tho guard had a tendency to irritate. Hon. A. ll. Stephens Rays of Solomons' Bitters: "I have used them with decided benefit; in giving tone to the digestive or? gans und general strength to tho syatom." A. BT lee K?1U? of FUr?. Wo extraot from tho Charloeton Con-, ricr, ihe following account of What< oc? curred at a recent meeting of ?fae City Councilor tLatcity : ! Alderman Onnniugham callod np Cor? bin's bill, which was tho signal for a general move to adjourn, from the anti Corbinite?. Alderman ?. P. Wall moved to adjourn, hat Alderman T. J. Mackey stated that be had tbe floor, and some confusion onsuud. Alderman Cunningham renewed his motion, which was seconded; where? upon Aldorman E. W. M. Mackey at? tempted to speak on it. The Mayor would not hear him. He called a point of order in vain. Mr. Pillsbury was in the Corbin interest, heart and soul, and gagged the Council. Finally, while Al? dermen Mackey and Wall wore asking to be heard, Mr. Pillsbury put the question iu spite of tho remonstrance. In the reaponee about two or three voices an? swered "aye," while equally as many answered "no." In spite of this, Mr. I'.ilsbuiy declared tho question adopted. It may be proper to mention, too, that before thoquestion was put, at least three Aldermen culled for the yeas and nays. When. Mr. Pillsbury had declared tbe question carried, Aldorman E. W. M. Mackey, who was still on the floor, re? monstrated ag u nat the illegal und unjust proceeding. Tho Gity Council had beon gagged, ho said, and a regular conspi? racy had apparently been formed to steal $3,000 from tho*oily to pay tho private debts of tho members. The Mayor had refused to bear tho members who desired to speak on the motion, end while t hey wero still on tho floor, put tho question Such an outrago had nevor been wit? nessed beforo, aud nobody dared say that the vote was legal in any maunor. EvoD if the vote was legal, it was un? certain whether tho question was carried or not, uud the action of the Mayor himself was shameful. If the members legitimately owed a debt to Corbin them? selves, let thom pay it out of their owu pockets, aud not rob the city Treasury of $3,000 to pay their private debts, lt wns nothing moro or less than robbery. They ?ero not Mayor and Aldermen when they ooutractod tho debt, and, therefore, owed it in their individual ca? pacity. He (the speaker) bad contracted with Mr. Corbin to pay him $1,000 for puttiug him in office, and had paid it, too, out of his own pocket. Hero tho Mayor interrupted him, and said that the question had beeu decided already, and attempted to silence Alder? man Mackey. He wa?, however, undanntod, aud went on to say that it was notbiug more or less than un attempt to gag tho members; that several of them wero usking tobo beard, when he (the Mayor) disregarded them, und put tho question. Ho objected to this, uud would uot submit to such ille? gitimate measures. Alderman E. P. Wall stated that ht: hud been promised by Alderman T. J. Mackey t h nt if tho Corbin bill was drought up this evening be (T. J. Mac? key) would vote agniust it. It was clear? ly, then, a conspiracy. Alderman T. J. Mackey explained that he bad said that bu would voto against its being brought up, aud nut agaiust tho bill itself. Ho did not know that it was to be brought up this ovcuing. Alderman E. W. M. Mackey thou re? sumed the floor, and continued to rebuke the Mayor for bis illegal conduct. Iii alluded to thc statement of Alderman T. J. Mackey, which bo hinted wu? not true. At this, T. J. Mackey arose, very much exasperated, and said: "This fellow ooh bruuds mo with a falsehood because he owes it to the placo he is in that he h not chastised MS he deserves." Alderman E. \V. M. Mackey-"Yon need not attempt to bully mo. I camt hero to fight this robbery, and am nol afraid of yon, or of nny of the parcel ol men who aro attempting to rob tho cit} of $3,0U0, to pay your private debts." Hero Alderman T. J. tuckey said: "1 will chastise the insolent puppy when he leaves this room;" and left tbe room daring his uephew to follow him. Alderman K. W. M. Mackey proceeder promptly to follow him, when he wai iuteroepted by several of the Aldermen and brought back to his scat. Ho thet continued to denounce tho action of tlx Mayor, and while bo was speaking, Al dcrmau T. J. Mackey, who tremble?: from rage, returned ?uto tho room, ant approached the speaker. As he enteret tho room, his pistol belt could be seel outside of bia vest, which gar? riso ti the presumption thal bo had armed him self. Ho approached Alderman E. W M. Mackey, and observing, very excited ly, "I will clmstiso tho fellow, drew i Colt's navy revolver, and struck nt bim Tho blow was warded off, when be drov back a few paces, cocked his pistol, am aiming it at Aldorman E. W. M. Mackey pulled thc trigger. Tho pistol failed t? go off, when lie again cocked it and fired This had tho effect of producing i speedy adjournment of a number o wooly-patcd spectators. In less timi thuu it takes to rehilo it, thu room wai cleared, nil mininer of people dodgei under desks, aud stowed themselves ii inconceivably small spaces, und us tin other shots of tho pistol followed, tin faithful and tho unfaithful clung close to tlu ir impromptu breastworks. Tin Mayor "lay down low" behind bis desk wlnlo others took refuge io his room Tho reporters, having been penned nj by their semi-circular desk, wero oblige! to stand tho first lire, but after awhili succeeded in beating a masterly retreu to tho Mayor's room, retiring iu gooi order, and bringing off their bnggagi wagons-that is, their UOtes, Three shots were (ired by AldermanT .T. Mackey, during which Alderman E YV. M. Mackey drew bis pistol bat di? not lire. After firing tho first shot Alderman T. J. Mackey was soizeil b; two colored Aldermen and hold, but bini oeeded in tiring three shots, ono o which struck mid perforated the Alder man's desk, one went through tho Eas window, aud tho third struck the wal immediately above tho desk of the Mayor which mast have had the effect of priok iojfe?be *n?e|eooe o4Wfi?A&*?*T> ?e rt? m Waa now iwrifly? Alderman E. W. Sf. Mftekey bad been harried io to " tho Mayor'? room, while <UM of the Al I deepen had succeeded in wresting the ?istol from Alderman T. J. Mackey, 'be latter waa thea taken to his offlco, wbioh adjoins the Goonoil Chamber. Alderman E. W. M. Mackey refused to S've op his pistol, and retornad to the bamber expressing hi? intention still to fight the "infamous outrage" that the Mayor had attempted to perpetrate. Tba valiant spectators.now reulizing that the war-cry of tho party was "Let ns have peace," began to retnrn to the room and discuss the affair. Every one but a fow of tho Corbin supporters joined in a uni? versal censure of Alder mun T. J. Mackey, and a long caucus was held over it, at which divers opinions were expressed. Tho Mayor now called the matting to order, when thore was foaud about eight members present. Just os the meeting had boon called to order, Alderman T. J. 'Mackey entered the room and said: "Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, I have como here for tho purpose of expressing my deep sorrow at the act which I was betrayed into committing a few momenta ago. I am prepared to lay before this Council certificates from two physicians that I have been suffering from a fractnred juw for Kovcrul dayH, and thin afternoon took a largo doso of morphine. I was not sensible of my actions when goaded on by what I thought au attempt to tako my life. I was tompted to peril the lifo of a kinsman, by whose bullet I would rather be slain than to hann n huir of bis head. I muka this apology not knowing whe? ther 1 shall bo boro nt this board again. I deem it due to this Couueil and to the public to show that I am not a ruffian and assassin." Ho thou retired. Aldormnu Collins-I movo that tho apology bo accepted, so far as it extends to Counoil. Somebody boro suggested that there was no quorum. Aldorman E. JP. Wall-Quorum or no quorum, I wish to know the status of this Corbin matter, lt has been the oause of this disgraceful scene, and 1 de? sire to know its status. Here sovoral of the Corbin adherents left tho hall. Alderman Wall repeated his request to tho Mayor, at which Alderman Barrow, whom justice compols us to say was so? ber, called him to order, aud moved to adjourn. Alderman Wall eyed him with con? tempt, and said "I am asking it of the Mayor, and not of you." Tho Muyor shirked the question, mumbled out something about its being ? official, and finally said ho could give his i unofficial answer in private. Alderman E. W. M. Mackey - "I don't I think that any apology is due from me, I and I don't paoposo to accept any. I I carno boro to tight tho matter, and I find j myself and other Alderman cut off illo ? gully from tho privilege of debate I gagged. I would rather sue (with eulo I .iou) every kinsman of raino dead, thnu I to voto for HUub n dishonest resolution as ! was proposed to-night." Alderman Holloway-"If there was ' a quorum here I would answer Ameu to ; that." j Alderman Greene staled that ho did i not regard tho Mayor us having put the j question in such a maunor as would ona 1 (de him to put himself right on tho re i cord. Ho was prepared to vote as his I conscience dictated, ami would doso, but ho was present when tho question I waa alleged to have been put und did I not have an opportunity of voting. At this stage of these interesting pro? ceedings there were only four or five Aldermen present. Tho anti Corbinists declared that they would not move to adjourn until thu status of tho Corbin mutter bad been settled, and finally, the Mayor, who did not seem to know whether ho was standing on his head or his heels, declared the Counoil adjourned. Hardly a week passes that we do not hear of a prematuro burial. The story always comes to us in nearly the same shape. A coffiu is exhumed, for one reason orouother, and the corpse is found tn have changed its position, while thc shroud is torn in several places, Irnmn I diutcly, every ono who ia cognizant of j the event jumps to tho very unnecessary Conclusion that tho collin was interred I with a living inmate, who, ou returning ; to consciousness, bad .struggled violently, I though hopelessly, to escapo. Now, too I theory of premature burial in .such cases ; a* these, is entirely gratuitous. Every medical mau knows that the gases geue I rated by decomposition frequently act ! with sufficient force not ouly to chango j the position of a eorpso after burial, but I even to burst opeu the coffin. Were tho I inmates of auy large cemetery to be cx I humed, tho same appearances which are now accepted as evidences of premature burial would be found to exist in scores of cases ; probably, indeed, in tho ma? jority of instances in which tho burial had been sufficiently recent to admit of j the possibility of detecting any chango j in the. position of the body. Uufortu ; uutely, this well-substantiated fact is not j generally known, except to scientific men. ! Consequently, we hear continually of pre? I inulure burials, which aro certainly among the most disagreeable items of news which ono can meet, and which bring incalculable grief and horror to the friends of tho supposed victims. It is not impossible tbut, in rare instances, some unfortunate person is buried before lifo is entirely extinct, but to conclude from the mere appearance of an exhumed collin that thu iuina'e bus buen tho vic? tim of any such accident is in the high? est degree unreasonable and unnecessary. [Neto York World. A little son of Mr. John W. Grady strayed or was carried off from Green? ville a few days ago, and bas not since been beard of. The unfortunate parents aro nearly distracted. Do yon want an Appetite? Use Solo? mons' Hitters-greatest tonic of the ago. GENERAL, LEE. - The following is the MOtitnafon of anriAArew ern *4j?rtegrity cf Character," delivered at tho Com mencement of the Kentucky Military Institute, Juno i, 1868, by RUY. R. A. Holland, who is to deliver lectures in Augusta, on tho 24 and 3d proximo, for j the benefit of St. James' (Methodist) Oh ti rob: I rejoice, young gentlemen, that I eau find an embodiment of this Bublime in? tegrity of character in a hero-not of the past, but of the preseut-cst of some distant realm, but of your own suffering section-not of foreign birth, but of blood brother to that which throbs thrills of enthusiasm through your veins nt the mention of his name. I rt joice that we possess a model of manhood worth more to our noblest attributes than all the for? tunes spent in the terrible war that re? vealed his grandeur to our gaze. What v. r muy have been the errors of the S< nth -errors for which, if they ex? isted, sue has by dearest hecatombs suffi? ciently atoued-the world is iudebted to her for n gift that shall enrich mankind forever. That gift is tho examplo of a mau who, in civil conflict, whou bato rapes to flesh its blood-thirsty fangs in hostile hearts, wins the admiration of his enemies; who charms envy intolovo and awes malice into silence; who comes forth from amid tho smoke and carnngoof bat? tle, revealing a brow unstained with dis? honor, and hands uuclottcd with cruelty ; who, although victor iu a hundred fights, j against such odds of troops aud treasures as skill never vanquished before, suffers no word of boosting to soil his puro lips, and notices his success only in modest ascriptions of gratitude to tho Lord of Hosts; who, inarching forward in tho perilous path of duty, refuses a moment's pause for dalliunco with fame, which other* must follow, but which, like ono entranced, tracks his steps and courts tho condescension of bin kingly glauco; who, us ho kurds under triumphs, rises ubovo reverses, and when the last blow is struck and genius can no lougcr cope with force, surrenders his sword with the same equanimity with which he had ever wielded it, aud receives it back from tho conqueror iu mute testimonial that none but himself is worthy to wenr a wcapou whoso blade blazes with a lustre of purity and prowess bright as tho scimetars of Eden's sentinels. Great in victory, greater still in defeat; great as descried through the red hnzoof ! war, greater still as contemplated through 1 the elnar air of peace; great as a General, but f/realeet aa a mun-- behold iu him a character winch, if not perfect, conc?n!. ils faults with tho refulgence of its vir? tues, even as tho sun conceals tho spots on its dazzling dise. I need uot call his I name; nor need history, when she carves . for the highest niche in her Pantheon a ! statue to represent manhood apotbeosiz I ed hy its own glory, inscribe beneath it j a uamo which tho very design of the sta i tue speaks aloud -the immortal name of Lee. A MAGNIFICENT HOUSE OF WOHSUII*. I The Now York Herald, of Saturday, eon . tains a very full description of the new ? Jewish houso of worship, built corner i Fifth aveuno aud Forty-third street, I New York, known as "Templo Emana - j El." It blends iu unconscious harmony ' six dilTereut orders of architecture i Saracenic, Byzantine, Moresque, Ara ' busque, Gothic and Norman. Tho into I rior decorations aro liner and more costly thau of an}' Christian church in the j land. The Herald closes its article with ' the following: 1 In teu pews from tho pulpit sit every ' Sabbath ten millionaires, and from that ! poiut back aa aggregate of millions j moro is represented. Did there ever sit \ together, since the days that tho fair and regal ruler of Sheba was escorted by thc I gorgeous retinue of the court ot Solomon to tho templo of that monarch's ambi? tion, such a galaxy of worldly wealth, i and it might bo ventured, such a galaxy i of beauty and retiuemeot? The roof of j thc templo is flat and cat iuto squares hy I tho transverso arches. A good deal of j elaborate polychrome paiutiug lilis in the spaces. Tho best timo to observe tho many beauties iu this Held of decoration I is at night, with tho aid furnished from ? tho full rudiunco of tho many blazing j candelabra. Tho ligures aro brought ont in happier relief, and show with a lustre denied them by day-light. I Altogether, tho temple of Emunu-El is I a feature in itself, and hos uo parallel. ? Its exterior is au ex pen reen t iu architee , turo oftentimes beioro attempted, but 1 only in this instance realized as a suc? cess. Its interior decoration, without ' being quite so great a novelty, has so many poiuts of originality, that it fairly I divides the palm of interest with thc architectural design. It may be added, , in conclusion, that tho first pew sold ro I oli/.ed tho enormous sum of $9,,r>00. j An Elstern youth, traveling iu the un ' civilized regions between hero and Gall I fornin, providdod himself with a small pistol, so as not to bo out o> fashion, i Whilo he was apparently examining ikJ I out really "showing off," a hrawriyw : miner, whoso belt was weighted with two j heavy six shooters, asked him what he had there. "Why," replied tho youug' , man from tho East, "that is a pistol." : "Wal," said tho rough, "if you should I shoot mo with that, and I should over I I liud it out, I'd lick you Uko fun." Chorley Norris, HOU of Dr. Norris, of ^ i Charlottesville, Va., was killed, a few days ago, by tho accidental discharge o? j his gun, while banting. If you aro an lu valid, and wish a Re I storer and'Invigorator, "Uso Solomons' ; Strengthening and Invigorating Bitters." Mrs. Mary A. Kyle, wifo of Mr. John ' Kyle, a prominent merchant of Laurens, : died nt her home recently. An Ohio woman has become a widow by making her biscuits with arsenic in? stead of sulreratus. Solomons' Bitters, an Antidoto to Ma? laria, prepared by A. A. Solomons & Co., druggists, Savannah, Go. 013 6 Something About Wcrirtlnga. Weddings occupy a? rooob of t?e time and attention of tho fashionable world j nil noir, we read wita: a great deal of in? to rent tho items of wedding etiquette , which como to as from abrosd. In the matter of bridesmaids taste? differ as well ' as family associations. The extremes are followed by having several bridesmaids elegantly dressed, with a corresponding number of groomsmen. Tho opposite stylo, which is quite as elegant, and a good deal more poetic, hus a number of young girl bridesmaids, with no grooms? men at all, but only tho parents of the bride, who perform tho ceremony of giving tho bride away. Bridesmaid'? dresses aro not entirely of white auy moro; even in the case of little girls they sro enlivened by high-colored sashes, ribbons, etc., as woll nB bright-hued nnder-drosses. Tho bride's dross varies from the rich? est colored silk, trimmed with lace und pearls, to simplest muslin worn by girl j hood, or tulle madn vapory by clouds of I l ilil?es and frills. At some Parisian weddings, lately, the bride lins not worn ornament of any kind whatever, but pearls are supposed to bo tho most suitable when any orna? ments aro worn. If tho bridegroom were not ono of tho dramatis persona?, wo should not suppose it of the slightest consequence, whether ! ho attended tho wedding nt all or uot, I so fur aa being tho objective point goes. I Brit us bois "hoad captuin," what he shall wear appears to vox his matrimonial I soul about us much us it should. When ! wo arrive at this point of a fashion leal it is a good deal liku putting out thu light ami fooling ouo's way til rough au un? known regiou, and tho end generally if that one's descriptions aro as "clear as mud." We aro sure, however, that etcruul vig? ilance ia thc price of stylo, and before j wo give it as a fad, wo shall wait until I wo know that bridegrooms w>iar "hint couts with brass buttons and u needle wrought shirt bosom, with a roso-colorec lining to show through." Wo should expect a bridegroom dressed iu a style sr ; resembling General Bourns' to carry v I stick to church ont! behave- accordingly. I Wo aro willing to believe, however, I that white satin vests cut low will bo c> i regie, with a little fold of violet, buiV, ot ohio silk peeping beyond tho opening uud wo think it good tasto which permit? lavender or pearl-colored trowsers, ill stead of solemn black ones, so strictly adhering to tho original measure ns t< Riiggest Mephistopheles. Wo could never seo why tho full-drcssct man should not indulge iu .shoes, for i is quito possible that Homebody elsi j wishes to "stand in his shoes." BU wedding otiquetto .saya ho must wea boots, and wo leave it to thu Freuob am English to light it out between then whether they shall bo rouu?l or square i toed. Nuck-ties are of white satin, but ' notwithstanding sn nvich that is uc\ I about Byron hus lately turned up, th Byronic collar ?H still to bo turned down But, as wc said before, in general priu ciples, wo think tho bridegroom isa vcr I foolish mun if ho puts himself to an, ] trouble to bc in the fashion at his ow wedding; for. unless some of his guest ! wear fora coat-of-arms a goose a press I board, what earthly differouco eau i I make V I Thc greatest possible latitude is pe-r I mittcd just uow in thc choice < f an cn j tcrtuiutuent to follow tho marriage ecrc ? inouy, but thc stylish breakfast occur ri nj ' in the middle of the day nearly, is th I most distingue of all. It is particularl; j English, and to our infiuito credit bc i , said, that, though Paris supplies us s I many styles, wc Uko tho dignity nin solemnity of tho English murringo cut ; toms much better thau tho French. Many wedding d?jeuners take place a i fashionable hotels instead of at the hons I of ibo bride, Hms saving a great nmoilli i of trouble, not to say destruction of fin uiture and carpets, not pleasantly cou j tem plated by any housekeeper. Wo ar glad to hear that tho old-time custom c having tho bride's cake with a ring in i ' i? once moro allowable, and that the. luid herself outs tho first slice, and that th j girl that gets thc ring is just as incviti I bly doomed us if she had thought < : matrimony all her life, whereas BIIC nevi ? dreamed of such a thing. Quo thing t ' bo reminded of during this mutriinouif j epidemic is tho old superstition thu 1 autumn marriages aro happy ones. W do not know, however, that tho wmna who promises to love, honor and obey i October is any surer to keep her wor ! than if she had chosen thc first day t April for her wedding-day, nor that th Irishman that beats his wifo would nt have beaten her all the sumo if ho lin not married her on "Saint Patrick's du ; in thc morning." - - . "I wish I wns dead!" is an expressio \ not nnfrennently made uso of by tho dy j peptic and sufferer irom liver diseast ? lite depressed spirits unfitting tho min for anything, mid almost driving him t [despair. But bo of good cheer, there [life and health for you yet, so those th: have taken SIMMONS' LrVBR REGULATO I attest. It regulates the ?iver, dispels di spondency, and restores health. O30J A wonderful euro reported from Pent sylvania with HETNiTsn's Quent's DI I MOUT. A girl fifteen yours of age, pa ! and sickly, emaciated, no appetite, losin flesh, with soro oyo?, sore mouth, sud I general wasting away-all owing to pi ! verty of blood. After using four bott!? of tho Queen's Delight, her appetite r turned, digestion improved, increase i ' growth and flesh, sores removed, ski bright and clear, und every indication < i an improved condition of her whole ?y tom. This is ono of tho many cases v hear of tho wood rf ul results of Hoi i tah's Queen's 1 light. Everywher North aud South, wherever introduce it is spokcu of in the highest terms. Ol If yon have Dyspepsia, uso "Solomon Strengthening and Invigorating Bitters It is a certain ouro. 013 6 Zn O ?O GRUMOS.- Th O merita of the sol ubi o Pacific ganoo aro sot forth in a supple? ment this morning. George Cortie has been appointed by GOT. Scott a Magistrate for Hilton Head, Beaufort County. The "Industrial Iron Works" ia the title Mr. J. A. J. Derrick-the obliging superintendent of the gaa works-hu saleo ted for a new establishment which be bas just erected and equipped io this city. The work turned oat will, doubt? less, givo satisfaction. Among a party of Americana whose re? cent visit to Pompeii is notioed in the foreign papers were Hon. Henry Batst and wife and B. Odell Duncan, .Esq., of South Carolina. PATTERNS FOR GARMENTS.-We have reoeived from Mr. C. F. Jackson (who is tho ngont for Butt erick ?fc Co., of New York) a packago of patterns, which are pronounced by ladies generally os the mont perfect of anything of tho kind now in use. Tho following advantages are claimed for them : 1. They are reliable, each pattern having beeu practically tested before being ofTured for salo. 2. They aro of diffyrout sizes, ho that persons can obtain a pat? tern, requiring little variation. 3. .Each pattern has a printed label, showing its size, tho amount of cloth, trimming, Ap., required, with ?locessary instructions) for cutting aud making, and a piotr.ro o? tho garment when finished, i. They ?re moro perfectly ont than they caa oe by tho ordinary method, encA })art being perfect and JV led ; tho di Minuit parts aro notched so us to bo cosily put together. HOTEL ARRIVALS, October 20.-Kick erson J louse.-James A. August, Char lotto; Karl Strouse, Philadelphia; W. B. Wilson, Mifflin, Pa. ; Joseph H. Gay, Chester; Henry D. Carpenter, St. John's Berk cloy; Abraham H. Clark, Florence; H. G. Muirhead, Bichland; John B. Hubbard, Abboville; W. L. Morrell, Ma? con, Ga. ; George W. Connor, James R. Chatham, Newberry. Columbia Hotel.-li. Hopkins, Hop? kins; J. B. Martin, Cincinnati; W. H. Evana, T. II. Symmes, E. J. Brown, D. I ll. Chamberlain, Judge R. B. Carpenter, I J. M. Brawler, Jr., Charleston; F. W. ' I Claussen, J. E. Porkius, Kow York; J. J. ' Nelson, Georgetown; J. M. Blnkely and lady, city; D. Wyatt Aikeu, lady aud child, Abbeville; W. C. Anderson, Glenn .Springs; A. C. Carlington, Atlanta; B. F. Arring-ou, N. C.; W. A. Bradley, Au? gusta; Alex. Mo Bee, Greenville. National Hotel.-C. M. Richie, New? berry; D. C. Cooper, M. W. Miller, T. C. Lawson, O. & C. R. lt.; W. A. Ad? dington, North Carolina; H. S. Boozer, i Frog Lovel; John J. MaiTot, Newberry; F. P. Wesson, New York; A. H. Ellison, Oconee; Thos. L. Webb, Charleston; F. O. Blake, Ashville, N. C. ; P. H. Ellis, [Kentucky; J. R. Little, S. C. ; J. W. Yandin, Spnrtauburg; S. P. Worsham, j Johu Bruce, Jos. W. Hujdeu, Kentucky. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention is I called to tho following advertisements, iMihlishcd tho drat time this morning: Meeting of Typographical Union. J. & T. R. Agnew-Flour. Smoked Meats at Cnutweli's. BradBeld's Female Regulator. J. A. J. Derrick-Iron Works. Jacob Levin-Mules. Fisher ?t Ileinifsh-Burks, Pepsin, Ac. J. K Jillson-CV dar Springs Institut*. - --- 1 HAVE A TERRIELE Cocon.-You need not have it long; go to yonr druggist aud get a bottle of Du. Terr's CELEBRATED EXPECTORANT, it will soon cure yon. lt ?H dangerous to neglect coughs. Thin valnablo preparation may bo found in everv village and hamlet in the South aud'West. O306 DB. J. BRADFIELO'S REGULATOR.-At? tention is directed to Dr. BradQeld'a advertisement in another column. The "Female Regulator" bas reoeived many excellent testimonials from the best phy? sicians, many of whom prescribo it in their practico. It is sohl by all drug? gists. O30J3 S. T.-1860-X. -Tho unprecedented and extraordinary demand for PLANTA? TION BITTERS, is evidently owing to their being prepared with pure St. Croix Rum, Calisaya Burk, Seo. Our druggist* com? plain ?hat it i% almost impossible to keep a supply, and that their orders, owing to tho great demand, are but tardily oxo cnted. Do not become disooiiraged. Be sm o and got tbo genuine. MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to thu best imported German Cologne, and sold at half tho price. O80J3 THE SECRET OP BEAUTY lies in tho nso of Hogan's MAONOLIA BALM for the com? plexion. Roughness, Redness, Blotches, Snn burn, Freckles and Tau disnppeor where it is applied, and a beautiful complexion of pnro, Batin liko textnro is obtained. Tho plainest fe itu res aro mada to glow willi healthful bloom and youthful beauty. Remember Hagan'? MAONOLTA BALM is tho thing that produces these effects, and any lady eau seoure it for 75 cents at ?ny of our stores. To preserve and dress tho hnir uso Lyon's Kathairon. 017J13 Do you Rtiffer from Debility, or Loss of Appetite? Uso "Solomons" Strength? ening and Invigorating Bitters." 013 6