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cor?Mlf& M. c. Thursday Morning, February 84, 1870. Speech. OJT an Indiano Dcmocrn? ta tVc-w Orleans. o Tho Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, rocontly spoke io New Orleans, and gavd como wholesome adviceito oar people. Mr, i Hendrick* is well known aa ono o?' tho ablest of the Democrat io leaders. Alluding io the apathy which Mjaaaaaaaii ^ ia M 4 *'??have heard it said fey moo of this ?tate, and, of some ptfcei--; Southern States, that they would 'tafeo no part iu tho political controversies of th? times; that-it'wa? no uso to do so; that the Stoles- liad- settled tho question. Will fStfU?fr* mo to say that that sentiment ought not to be entertained by any citi? zen of tho United States? | Applause.] There ia no man BO high that he is above the co?s??erat?ou of those questions that touch the liberty ot his country. {.'Good'- and applause.] There is no mau so low that ho cannot exercise some inflaoneo for tho welfaro of his country. [Applauso. J Way shall tho mou of tho South a?y .they Will take no active, re? sponsible 'p?rfc i? tho discussion and decision lot tbn questions that- occupy tho. ptOfli? ..atfentfon? Tba Sondern States have a vast population. They haW?'? mighty resources'. Their fortuno? ar^ktiow w??hd up ih tho fortunes of all tue ' Sthies Of ;thia UD?OH, audi it io no timp now, wheu the institutiou8 of this ?^S?W-'&?!?wP9# i?*- any man to hesit? for onomorneut iu tho discharge of baa doty to his country. [Oh?ore.] Hq thus shaws' liow important is the influence of tho Southern States upon the financial affaira of tho Uuion : "In tho years 1857-8-9, the entire ex? ports from tho- United States amounted to $1,308,0^,00$ Of that $1,308,000, 000, about $181,000,000 was of gold and silver; that being deducted, leaves 01,127,000,000 Of the produits of the1 labor of the country which ware export? ed during those three years. Of that 31.127.000.000. thorn wno exported di rootly from tho ports of the South, and of-: Southern products from Northern p?rtflr $536,484.691; of that vast sum, a lit?le less than $1,000,000 was gold and silver. So that of the entire product of the conn try, exported abroad, excluding gold and silver, $595,487,050 were con? tributed by the South, while, the North (excluding gold and silver) contributed 3081,853,301. Thus, it appears, that of the entire exports of the country, exclu? siva of specie, during the years 1867-8-9, the products of the South constitute fifty-five per cent. ' Ho thus indicates the policy of the South, viz: to adhere to tho National Democracy : "Now you men of the South can con? tribute your part of the work. What have we to accomplish? We have our institutions to preserve, the Constitution to maintain, and the Union to perpetu? ate. This is the work for you, os it is tho work for tho men of the North. Upon what party, upou what association of men can you roly for this work? Will you roly upon radicalism, that is carry? ing us day by day further from tho path? way marked by the feet of the fathers of t'?o country? [No, and cheers.] Will you, then, rely upon tho Democratic party, with such conservatives as uro willing to co-operate with that party, for tho good work which is to bo accom? plished? [Yes, and applause.] I appeal to you to organize under the banner of the Democracy, because it is the uational party-not national iu tho souse alono that it has its supporters in every section of tho country, North and South-but national, because it supports the rights for every section of the country; national, because it upholds the bright banner ou which is written tho principles upon which our fathers ereoted the fabric of this Government. [Cheers.]" "We believe," the Louisville Courier Journal well says, "that 'investigation,' and not 'discussion,' is tbs right road to the development of 'truth.' Debutes breed confusion. They arouse the vain? glorious spirit of controversy. They beget intemperate language. They se? duce the mind from its chastity and its candor into the narrow paths of special pleading. They produce friction; and while friction may strike off sparks that now and then illuminate for a moment, it also ignites a flame of bad feeling, if it does not explode a magazine of moro or less combustible material. For many thousands of years statesmen and theo? logians have been cracking arguments and crowns, asserting and refuting, cre? ating and destroying, and we are to-day no better for their brutal and bloody work, except in the experience which tells us that it is not the proper method of roaching the goal of life. Would it not be better to chango the system, and, as wo cannot hope to exterminate our adversaries, to live and to lot live, each striving in his own way to express his convictions without regard to the other, and leaving tho final sum-total and ulti? mate judgment to the God of the uni? verse." John L. Phipps, a farmer, residing near Lincoln, Ul., in a lit of frenzy shot his wife through tho hoad with a re? volver on Friday night, and then put an cud to himself in the samo way. The ceremony of laying tho corner? stone of tho new hall of the Freund schaftsbund was performed yesterday afternoon, at the lot corner of Goorgo and Meeting streets.-Charleston Nexcs. Tto?. Bl?? &idf lUkUroad. AB then boa baan onnsiderable disous sion rdativo to the management of tho affairs " publia eial J a^es^Rt?O-D as also the report bf mittee, and President Harrison's state? ment of the bonds issued tufetoc rfte A?t of 1808. It appears to be ?fair exhibit, and will go very far towards removing the pr?judice which bas heretofore ex .iaWd: ? "**-. ,'CJoJIUMBXA, S. Q.% February 21, 1&70T; Tuc' Special Joint Committee, appoint? ed under- concurrent resolution of the General Assembly to investigate the af? fairs of tho Blue Ridge Baflroad Com? pany, met at the o file o of the company, in this city, Wednesday, February 16, 1870. They were courteously received by the President, Gen. J. W. Harrison, the Chief Engineer, Col. f. P. Low, and by the members of the Executive Commit? tee, bis Excellency GOT. fi. li. Scott, HOD. James Li. Orr, Wm. Gurney, Esq., J. H. Je?ks, Esq., nil of whom were present. The Committee, in. tba outset, desire to express their gratification for the courtesy with which they wore received, und tho readiness ??d disposion evinc? ed by the officers of the company and the members of tho Exeoutivo Commit tco to facilitate y Our committee in the object of thqip'.yi?iji,, and moot tho wishes of tho GoneraVAsiae.mWy. The committee found the records of the company oarefully kept, embracing a minute detail of the work, its history, the reports of, i I? former and present of? ficers ann engineers, also, tho proco od? in gs of tho Board.of Directors and Exe? cutive Committee, together with dil tho facts and information relative to the contract with Creswell & Co., and the causes whian resulted in the rescinding of that contract; After careful examination of tho re? cords of tho proceedings of tho several meetings of. the Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee, held at Charleston and Columbia, your commit? tee fully concurred in the opinion and request of the stockholders and direc? tors, that tbe proceedings, including tbe annual reports of the President and Chief Engineer, should not be published until a?nal adjustment of the contract with Creswell & Co., was made. The committee atso find that aaother reason why the annual reports to the General Assembly have been delayed, is, that the company have had in the field for the last two months, a corps of engineers running an experimental line, which it is believed will avoid all the tunnels in South Carolina, orosa the Blue Ridge, or Stump House Mountain, with a tunnel of but 300 foot io length, be a saving of two miles in distance, a great saving of time, and a large expenditure in con? struction. Owing to inclement weather, tho report of this corps' of engineers has been delayed, the company being desir? ous to include a statement of this now survey in their proceedings. The com? mittee, however, aro pleased to stato that all the reports and proceedings are now being prepared for publication iu pam? phlet form, and, it is hoped, will bo ready to be laid before the General Assembly prior to its adjournment. Your com? mittee, however, directed their principal inquiries iuto the facts and partiouhtrs connected with the award, aud rescind? ing of tho contract with Creswell Sc Co. After hearing tho explanations mudo by the Executive Committee and o iii ce rs of the road, your committee were fully con? vinced the company was fully warranted in withdrawing from that contract, and effecting a compromise, by which tho company, at the prices for which the work eau now bo let, save at least S 1,100, OOO, chiefly by the great decline in tho price of gold, and the prices at which labor can bo obtained, and the prices also at whioh iron and othor materials can now be purchased. As a further ex? planation of this great difference, tho attention of your committee was direct? ed to the price of gold in July last, when tho contract with Creswell & Co. was made, it then being nt 136, and tho pre sont price, which is 119. This decline, of itself, the officers and members of thc Exeoutivo Committee claimed, effected a saving to the company of nt least fifteen por cent. Your committee, with a view to bring to the attention of tho General Assem? bly more fully and particularly all the facts and details connected with this matter, submit with this report some ac? companying documents, including n re? port of Hon. James L. Orr, Chairman of tho Executive Committee. From the examination made by your committee, it apponrs that Creswell A Co., in their contract, undertook to com? plete the entire road, to make it ready for the rolliug stock, aod reoeive ia pay? ment, ut tho prices named in their con? tract, the bonds of the company, at par, and for reasons which are fully set forth io the above report alluded to, of tho Chairman of the Executive Committee, Creswell & Co. also undertook to ad? vance, from their own means, within the first eight months, to tho Blue Ridge Railroad Company, $1,000,000. Your committoo, aftor reviewing all the cir? cumstances connected with a considera? tion of the prices at which tho contract was awarded Creswell & Co., especially considering the price of gold, the cost of materials, price of labor, and the further fact that they were to be paid in bonds, at par, and whioh, at that time, it is shown, could not havo been sold for more than eighty-five cents on tho dol? lar, fool compelled to say, that tho prices, in their judgment, were at least not ex? travagant. It was, however, shown to your Committee, that the company wore not disposed to expend $1,000,000 of bonds on tho work, without providing securities of a similar character for the whole cost of the road, and at that time it was proposed to ask the General As dono, and a, certainty that these con? trae to rs Would completo tho entire road in the apace of two years. From all tho fuot3 and evidence- before them, jTonr cor?roiLtuo are satisfied that the Executive' Committee, in making the contract with Creswell & Co., neted with the nabal circumspection and good judg? ment, but could not guard against the rapidly occurring contingencies of fluctu? ations in the money market, the many difficulties in the negotiations of bonds, and the unexpected and oontinued low prices of State securities in the great money markets. The great advantages which the com? pany will reap by rescinding the con? tract with Creswell & Co. is shown in the negotiations now making with Mr. Steers for a portion of tho work from Walhalla to (he North Carolina line, a distance of about thirty-five miles, in? cluding the earth Work, tunneling and masonry at prices far below those stipu? lated for in tho Creswell contract. Even on tbat portion of worV the saving will be nearly $200,000; and taking thal as a basis, the Chief Engineer expresses the opinion, that at tbs same rates, the sav? ing on the whole line, at toe present rates of gold, would be $1,400,000; and should gold decljuo to a par with cur? rency, tho saving then would ,be flftotio per cont. more. In this connection, yonr committee would state that Mr. Steers comes highly recommended as HQ old and experienced railroad contractor, by some of the wealthiest capitalists and directors of Northern railroads, with which Mr. Steers was connected as contractor. Accompanying this report, the com? mittee submit a statement of bonds issued under Act of General Assembly, September, 18681 'Your eu m m ii iee, af tor patient and laborious examination of all the records ? of tho.company, dc sot hesitate to ex ! press their high appreciation of the zeal and management of this groat work, by the President, General J. Wi Harrison, and the devotion he bas exhibited in bia unwearied efforts to push it forward to completion. They also take pleasure in testifying to the energy anil abilities of the Chief Engineer, Col. J. P. Low, as manifested by the elaborate reporta, in detail, of the workings of his depart? ment. The committee feel assured that the officers of the company and the Board of Directors have displayed a commendable zeal in the prosecution of the work, and they eannot bat expresa I the hope that they will receive that en? couragement i rom the General Assembly which will inspire them with renewed energy and confidence, in pushing for? ward to completion a work which must bo of so much permanent advantage to tho State at large, and which it has been the highest wishes and* ambition of some of its wisest men and statesmen to com? plete. Tho committee asked to be dis? charged. H. E. HAYNE, Chairman, D. BILM AN, W. B. NASH. K lil'O RT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COLUMBIA, S. C., December 22, 1869. At a meeting of tho Board of Direc? tors, it was resolved that tho Executive Committee should consist of five mem? bers, three to bo elected, tho Governor of tho State and the President of the Compauy to bo exojficio members, and nt the sumo time Judge James L. Orr, Mr. Joseph H. Jenks and General Wm. Gurney were unanimously elected. At a meeting of tho Executivo Com? mittee, held at Columbia, December 3, 18G9-present: Judge James L. Orr, Mr. Joseph H. Jenks and General Wm. Gur? ney-tho following resolution-"Re? solved, That, in view of tho unexpected difficulties which have arisen to embar? rass the prosecution of the Blue Ridge Railroad under tho contract with Cres? well & Co., the Executive Committee be instructed to confer with the contractors in reference to rescinding the contract on terms just and equitable to both par? ties"-together with the resolutions of the Board of Directors and Stockholders at the annual ^meeting IQ Charleston, which were referred to this committee, and, being under consideration, Judge Orr moved the following report, which was adopted, and ordered to be submit? ted to the Board of Directors: The Executive Committee, to whom was referred a resolution: That, in view of the unexpected difficulties which have arisen to ombarrass tho prosecution of the Blue Ridge Railroad under thc con? tract with Creswell & Co., the Executive Committee bo instructed to confer with tho contractors in reference to rescind? ing the contract on terms just and equi? table to both parties-respectfully report: On tho 6th day of August, 1860, a contract was made with tho Blue Ridge Iluilroad Company by Messrs. Creswell ?fc Co., to construct the road at a price which, uccording to the estimate of the Engineer of the samo, was not to exceed tho sam of 88,700,000. When that con? tract was made, gold was worth 136. On their part, the contractors agreed to place to the credit of the oompany, on the first day of September, 1869, $300,000, to be used in liquidating the bonds, coupons, and floating debt of the company. Before that date they notified the President that ho conld druw against that sum. The said parties also entered into con? tract with Mr. Thomas Steers to do tho work, bnt a very small portion of the work had been performed, as the sequel will show when tho contract vri? annul? led. The contractors undertook to ox?ente, their .agreement, nut Ie? than 9700,000 Worth of work, which amount they agreed iofcdvanoe, t^hyoiilej ?riUteraian fiplvalent aum ijftbaMpda em the ojkn ^V^with tb|^deJjV^??th*jR^ ^^fl?lucement to make suoh a con? tract '3Bs the mot the Eugineer, having jjj^BMl that the ooat pf'ooastruojtioa would be between night and nine mil Hopa, of. dqUa?a,. that an absolute sale of any porlioii of the bonds necessary to o&xry oa-tha wo*k until the meeting of the Lvgislutujo would h ayo prevented that b^Qjr 'from adtborizihg, by en. afneaded/ ?fft, fcn/e iffre flt a sufflcionj; numbel1 of thie. P?o class of bonds, to wit: First mortgage bouda, to complete the undertaking. Tho company were fully convinced that if the road was to be finished, it could only be done by State aid through; guaran teed bonds and that a dis post t&n," absolutely, of any of the four millions would have compelled tho Legislature, in granting additional assistance, to issue a second olass of mortgage bonds, which would have ma? terially deteriorated in value and unne? cessarily injured the interests of the road and of the State. Hence, the object of the.agreement with Messrs. Creswell & Co., was to compel an advance by them of 8700.000 for work done, in addition to the 9300,000 first alluded to, and thus to save the Blue Ridge Railroad Compa? ny all of tho original bonds, to the end that when tho Legislature took further action in the matter, the additional issue of bonds r oquis it o to complete the road might be of the sumo olass. Up to tho 4th of December, the sub? contractor under Messrs.. Cresswell & Co., notwithstanding their agreement, had dpne but' little of the work, '?'be Directors qf tue Company met in Charleston on the 19th, nud the Stock? holders on the 20th of Novepi?Jer, and declared the contract of Creswell & Co. invalid, because bf their fail uro tb per? form its stipulations; but at tho samo time, in the resolutions which were adopted, they authorized the Executive Committee "to give to the contractors an opportunity to withdraw from said contract, if they prefer to do so, and also to make such indemnification for any outlay to which the said contractor may have been subject, which may be agieed upon by the two parties, and which, in the event of disagreoment, may be deemed to be just, hy disinterested per? sons selected by both parties." Subsequently, tho Executive Commit? tee met in Columbia, and the contract? ors made claim for very large indemnifi? cation for outlays, and expense* already incurred, as well as for profits, which they claimed would have been realized by them, had the contract been fulfilled. On an examination of tho contract, it was found that the Company had aright, ia case of "unreasonable neglect or fail? ure to perform the contract, to serve a written notice upon the said parties, setting forth the grounds of their appre? hensions, and specifying tho manner, together with a reasonable time, in which said parties might cause such grouuds to he removed, and if, nt thc expiration of such time, said grounds ol apprehension were not removed, then full power and authority was vested iu the Chief Engineer, to pince such force of men on said work as would, in his judgment, secure a completion of said work in tho manner aud timo specified by tho contract, deducting the expense so incurred from the estimate of tho amount duo, and payable to said partie of tho first part." Under this clauso of the contract, Creswell A: Co. having failed to do tht amount of work required, it would have been competent for tho Chief Engineci to have let tho work to other parties but it was found, in consequence of tht very groat depreciation ia tho price oi gold ut that time, as compared with thc prico of gold when tho contract wai made, that new contracts could bo en? tered iuto at so muoh lower rates a: would have saved tho Company mon than $1,000,000; yet, while thc Engineer had tho right, under th? contract with Creswell ? Co., to employ labor, he would havo been compelled bj its terms to pay them the full annum Hierein stipulated; hence, Messrs. Cres? well & Co., having the advantage, uudoi the contract, first, by reason of thei: advance of 8300,000, (although the Com pany have not deemed it prueout to us? tho same;) and, secondly, by reason o tho depreciation ia the price of gold have claimed largo damages, should tin contract with them be annulled. The Executive Committee, considering tho advantages which would aoerue fron annulling the contract, and making another that would savo more that 81,000,000, for tho causo already stated tho Attorney-General of the State ant the solicitor of Creswell & Co. wen invited to appear before the Board o Diroctors, and both of these gentlemei presented their views. The principa point of the controversy discussed was whether Messrs. Creswell & Co. hat forfeited their contract by failure ti commonco tho work within the perioc and in tho manner stipulated, On botl sides, tho arguments were able ant learned; and, without undertaking t< decide which view was correct, legally tho Executivo Committeo aro eatisfiet that there is sufficient material in tlx case for a long, tedious and doubtful lav suit, which will necessarily result in tin suspension of work on tho road. They therefore advise to avoid litiga tion, by compromising with tho cou tractors, which they recommend shal bo done by paying to Messrs. Creswel & Co. 875,000 to release their contraet and 83,700, being ono-half interest upoi tho sum deposited to the credit of tin President. This recommendation of tho Execu tive Committee is confirmed by the fae that tho'company was not in a conditioi to deposit tho bonds, and thus compl; with their part of the contract. authorized to be issued by the Legi ?la tare have been disposed of. A, small has been deposited in the office South? Carolina- Losan encl Trust ny, CnatlamoD. Aa fellateg?ls. to oney ne?eSary flor ne p jfrposes th^compaky, fit thftr hivo be||x used iff such a Ta?y ft not.to prevent the Legislators from putting any additional issue of bonds, which it may authorize in aid of the road, upon precisely the samo footing with tho original bonds, and thus create a. first class security. ! Tho Executive' Committee hope and believe that tho General Assembly will authorize an annrnnriatio" ?^f ?.dditiousl. guaranteed bonds*to complete the" oon ataructipn of the road, so. important to tho ootpmoroial, agricultural and mate? rial welfare of tho State. Ip all of these recommendations, they have kept in view, first, the interests of the road, (its capital being owned, chiefly, by the State and by the city of Charleston,) and, secondly, tho interests of the people: and they feel assured that results .will demonstrate ihe wisdom of the policy which is suggested. The Exeoutive Committee then ad? journed, for the purpose of submitting the above report to the Directors. (Sigued) JAMES L. ORR, Chairman. STATEMENT OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE ACT OF 8EFTE1IBEB., 1868. Tho Board of Directors, in April last, after much consideration and inquiry of capitalists, determined to make thc bonds authorized to bo issued by the Act of September, 1868, payablo iu gold, principal and interest, being convinced that tho increased price such bouds would command in foreign markets would more than compensate for any small excess of interest to be paid for the few years until United States currency should be at par with gold. A text of a gold bond was thereupon carefully prepared and placed in tho hands of the American Bank Note Com? pany, in New York, for engraving: but, owing to many causes, this work was delayed, and the first bonds were only received iu September last. 600 bonds, of ?1,000 each, seven per ceut. interest, h?ye been sigued by tbs President end Secretary of tho compauy, aud the usual form of guarantee of the State of South Carolina endorsed thereon by the Comptroller-General. It is duo to that officer to state that ho mado the point whether the compauy was authorized by law to soil bonds, and, as a prudent precaution, referred the question to tho Attorney-General, who furnished a writton opinion support? ing tho action of the company. The company have not, as yet, dis? posed of or sold any of these bonds, tho; low prioe of S tato securities, until very recently, rendering a sale injudi? cious. Tho bonds are uow in tho vaults of the State Treasury Department, in this. city, for safe-keeping. Respectfully, J. W. HARRISON, Presideut. THE FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT.-The Augusta papers contain lengthy accounts I of tho proceedings of tho firemen's tour? nament in that city on tho 22d. There wero in tho procession, besides detach? ments from eight or teu corupnnios, four hose companies, four hand engines and I seven fcteainers. Tho Constitutionalist The procession thus formed, passed in review beforo tho Mayor and City Coun? cil, lined ou Greene street, in front of tho City Hall, mutual salutations boiug exchanged iu evidence of tho general satisfaction experienced from tho happy occasion by tho entertained and enter? taining. The procession, in passing in review, occupied twenty-five minutos, and was uuquestianably tho most glitter? ing street pageant witnessed in Augustr for many years. Tho lino of march was marked down Greene street to Elbert, through Elbert to Broad, up North side of Broad to Marbury, and down South side of Broad to a poiut between Macar? ?an and Campbell streets, where tho pre? liminaries were arranged for the contest. To delineate, tho uniform and manly heariug of_ tho respectivo companies, with the exquisito taste displayed in the ornamentation of tho different engines, carriages and reels in the procession, would require more comprehensive de? tail than would bo entertaining to the thousands of our citizens and visitors who witnessed tho magnificent display, in the use of the very choicest superla? tives, but a poor conception of the real splendor of the event. Suffice it to say, that all which cultivated taste could sug? gest and skilled taper fingers could ex?? cute to lond eclat to tho occasion, graced the several engines and reels, both local and visiting, in tho peculiarly happy combinations of immortollo aud artifi? cial wreaths which adorned thom. Tho Richmond Enquirer and Examiner says : "Wo aro afraid there aro some who will mako the existence of the Demo? cratic party au apolojy for joining tho Republicans. We toll them it will be a great political blunder; wo aro going to carry tho State like a tornado-like Ken? tucky, where tho lost majority was about 100,000; like Maryland; liko Georgia; like Tennessee. And we advise thoso who are going to net with us to put themselves in motiou, aud avoid tho fate of all Trimmers." A man named J. L. Bryn uni was lynched in Richmond, Kentucky, re? cently. He was charged with an attempt at murder. Central City, Colorado, offers $2,000 por year for a minister, with u detail of two constables to proteot him. "I am strong and healthy, yet to pre? serve my good condition," I use SOLO? MON'S BITTERS. N21 s_i 5?S.O o ? X l?e J?MF<? A ' WEDDING O ARDS AWD ENVELOPES.-A fl lot ol wedding cards aud envelopes, of S latest styles, has just been received; which will ba printed in imitation of en? graving, and at less than one-tenth the cost. Call and see spooimens at PIKENIX office. . . I Cou HT os- GENERAL SESSIONS.-The Court met nt 10 a. m., Judgo Melton pre- L;r siding. * George Green Barber, stealing a mare. George ?Green Barber, stealing a male. Guilty. John T. Sloan, Jr., for "prison? er. * Solicitor Talley for the Stnje. \ Edwin Simpson and Henry Williams. Petri l?ro?ny. Goilty. H. W. Bice 'lor prisoner*.1 Solicitor T?fley for the State. Edward: Williams and.William Snifth. Marder. Messrs. Ja?. D. Trad o well aud ' Wigg & Boozer for prisoners. Solici? tor Talley for the State. At a late hour tho Court adjourned until to-day, at 10 o'clock. BEDUCTION IN PRICE-CLUBBING.-The WEEKLY GLEANER contains more reading I matter than any other family paper pub? lished in tho South-thirty-two long columns, printed in clear type. It is filled with original as well as seleoted matter-editorials, correspondence, gene? ral news, marie o ts. telegrams, interest? ing stories, sketches, poetry, etc- Its columns are now graced by a highly entertaining nouvelletle, the production of a lady of this city. As wo aro desirous of introducing the paper-which is in every senso a "home companion"'-'-into every family in the State, wo have de? termined to reduce tho yearly subsprjp- 1, tion price, ns follows-payable, in all cases, in advance: Single copy $2.75; ton copies, (to one post office,) S25.00; twenty copies $45.00; fifty copies $100. The GLEANER and the "Rural Caroli? nian"-the popular agricaltural monthly -will be furnished, for one year, at <rour (lollara. Address orders to PHOSNTX and GLISANtu Ginee, Columbia, S, C CRUMBS.-Remember, the Swiss Bell Ringers givo one of their charming en terments this evening, in Janney's Hall. Don't fail to see them. The music is good and tho delineations of ch ar noter are most excellent. The Little Corporal, for March, is a rich number. Wo do not see how it can possibly bo improved, but the publishers promise great improvements during the year. It is a most beautiful juvenile magazine. Ono dollar a yenr. Issued afc Chicago, 111., by Alfred L. Sewell & Co. Tho number of colored voters in the United States is estimated at 850,000. Of these 790,000 dwell in the sixteen late slave holding States, 7,500 in the six New England States, 41,000 in the five central States of New York, New Jersey, Penn? sylvania, Ohio and Indiana, and 8,500 in tho remaining ten Western States. The Watchman pronounces the recent reported Ku Klux outrages and corn crib burning in that County as without foundation. General Wade Hampton has accepted tho invitation of the Washington Light Infantry Charitable Association, and in May next sill deliver an address in Charleston, dedicating the monument now being constructed in honor of those of tho members of this gallant corps who fell during the lato war. HOTEL ABBIVALS, February 23.-Nickerson House-0 Cornell, W H Hill, New York; W O Monro, wife, threo children and servant,-; A W Davis, N C lt lt; \V Magill Fleming and wifo, Spartanhurg; J J Patterson, Pa; T J Moore, wife and child, Philadelphia; H P AdaniB, W W Davis, NC; 8 W Gorman, Balti? more; E M Law, Yorkville; J H Gay, J L Dea tou, Ga; J O Morodith, Helena. Columbia Hotel.-W L Dishor, H Logenald, Charleston; J A August, Edgofiold; J H Wil? liams and servant, South Carolina; J Ii Bar? ratt, Mississippi; J W Young, Augusta; C E Loaphart, Lexington; O H Spaulding, Augus? ta; C N Averill, Charleston; E G Foster, Brooklyn; A H Abrahams, Z B Oakes, Charles? ton; G Conkling, New York; J W O'Brien, Charleston; W B Jonos, Atlanta; W H Gunter, Baltimoro; A Austell, Atlanta; J Freedman, Now York; L A Bigger, South Carolina; S G Place, S R Adams, Camden; T M Barker, Bal? timoro; JP Adams, Bichland; W S Hardin, H S Kendall, Baltimoro; W H Loavell, Bock Hill: A K Durham, Camden; W H Gardiner, Sumter; E Shipperaon, Wilmington; W C Langley and servant, J H Wyman, New York; B D Townsend; J J Currie, Ohio; W H Town? send, Aiken; J E Thames, Charleston; DE Gilchrist, Marion; J Bruckman, Now York. LIST OF NEW ADVEBTISEMENTS. Acacia Lodge-Bogular Communication. S. W. Tortor A Co.-Spring Goods. J. S. McMahon-Notice to Tax-payers. WHY DO YOU Couon? -When it is in your power to relievo yourself; a tow doses of DB. TCTT'S EXPECTOUANT will cure you and allay tho apprehensions of your friends; more? over, it is pleasant to take, it producos no nausea, and strengthens tho lunga and throat to resist attacks in tho futuro. Mothers need not dread tho Croup when they havo a bottlo of thia valuablo compound on their mantol-pioce. J19 8 A FEMALE BEOULATOU.-Woman and her needs. For complaints and irregularities to which hor sex is exclusively liable, HEINITSH'S QUEEN'S DBUOHT is recommended on tho au? thority of wives, mothers and nurses, who have tested its tonio and regulating properties, and ?'know whereof thoy speak;" and also with the sanction of able .physicians, who have admi? nistered tho QUEEN'S DELIOIIT to their female patients, in obstinate caeos, with tho happiest results. Almost all female complaints are complicated with montai gloom and deapon doncy, tho gent?o and laeting exhilarating effeota of tho QUEEN'S DFTJOET is admirably adapted to 8ue.li cases. AB a remody for hys? teria and mental dopreeeion, it has no equal in tho world. Nursing mothors find it an ad? mirable invigorant. It is highly satisfactory that this preparation should prove so emi? nently beneflcial to tho sex. Young and old will find rolief always. For salo by FISHES A HEIMITBH. Feb 10